Item 26 - Public Hearing Regarding Bristol Project

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Related Bristol Specific Plan Entitlements & Development Agreement (3600 S. Bristol St.) and Staff Resolution Modifying Parking Districts in the Surrounding Area October 1, 2024 Page 18 hotel, senior care, commercial, and open space land uses. Therefore, approval of the requested amendment application to establish the SP is required to implement the vision of the project and to establish consistency with the General Plan. The proposed SP will establish permitted uses that will be permitted by right, subject to a conditional use permit, or subject to other minor reviews. The uses are intended to create a dynamic, mixed -use environment anchored by a central commercial core and surrounded by complementary land uses. These uses differ from those allowed by the existing C2 and CR zoning district designations at the site, which permit a broader range of commercial activities, many of which do not support the stated goals and vision for the project site. The 2022 General Plan Update (GPU) provides long-term policy direction to guide the physical development, quality of life, economic health, and sustainability of the Santa Ana community through 2045, and provides a comprehensive land use, housing, circulation and infrastructure, public service, resource conservation, and public safety policies for the entire City. The updated GPU Land Use Element guides growth and development (e.g., infill development, redevelopment, use, and revitalization/restoration) by designating land uses. The Related Bristol development plan is consistent with, and implements, the City's vision for the DC-5 and the South Bristol Focus Area. The SP itself contains an Appendix B, which further details General Plan Consistency of the proposed zone change. Specifically, the SP and requested entitlements address General Plan consistency in the following manners: • The District Center -High is a mixed -use designation identified in the General Plan as including "high density urban villages consisting of visually striking and dynamic buildings and spaces with a wide range and mix of residential, live -work, commercial, hotel, and employment -generating uses." • Table LU-2 of the General Plan (Buildout) identifies an assumed housing growth of 5,272 units in the District; the proposed 3,750 falls within the assumed growth. • Table LU-8 of the General Plan identifies the DC-5 area as allowing a maximum Floor Area Ratio of 5.0, or 125 dwelling units per acre and a maximum height of 25 stories. The General Plan allows the FAR to be calculated on a gross basis for an individual development project. • The General Plan's District Center designation would allow up to 8,733,780 square feet of mixed uses, inclusive of residential uses, based on the maximum FAR of 5.0 over the 41.13-acre (gross) site. As proposed, the Related Bristol will result in an FAR of 2.7, well within the maximums allowed in the General Plan. No General Plan Amendment is required nor proposed. • The General Plan envisions "urban villages," "an intense multistory presence," and "mixed use opportunities". The Development Plan implements this vision