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P~SOLUTIONNO. 79-137 subject site of the privilege of being developed for administrative and professional offices. Such development in the form of a building exceeding the height limitation is not otherwise at variance with the intent and purposes of the provisions of Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. 7. The granting of this variance from the height limitation, and allowing the use of residentially zoned properties for accessory setback purposes, is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of the right of the developer to obtain the most productive use of the property consistent with the public welfare and the objectives of the Santa Ana Redevelopment Agency, which constitutes a substantial property right. 8. The granting of this variance Will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to surrounding property.~ For reasons set forth at length hereafter, the benefit to the public outweighs minor adverse effects on residential property in the vicinity. 9. The variances is accompanied by an amendment to the Land Use Element of the City's General Plan which change the ultimate planned use designation of the subject site from High Density Residential to Professional Administrative Offices. As thus amended, the General Plan of the City would not be adversely affected by the granting of the variance. B. FeaSibilit~_~M%~i~ation Measures and Alternatives (EIR references are to that certain final Environmental Impact Report designated EIR 78-4, certified and approved by the City Council of the cit~ of SantaoA~a on July 2, 1979) 1. Intrusion of high rise building into existing buffer between residential area and professional administrative area (EIR $ 3.1.2). EXHIBIT