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Development Policies The following policies are designed to promote quality in design, character and function in commercial districts. 0 Support developments that environment that is safe, to the community. create a business clean and convenient Promote rehabilitation of commercial properties and encourage capital investment. O Support development projects that create new employment opportunities. Provide specific plans for areas of unique character or function. Development Standards General Business Districts shall have a floor area ratio of .5 with the exception of the Freeway Business District which is 1.5; and Hid-Main Street District which is 1.0, and South Coast Village which is 1.0. See Table 2 and Exhibit E for specific area designations. PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE The Professional and Administrative Office areas are intended to provide a unique environment for the continuation of office development in areas of the City where office uses have been established as the predominant development character. The purpose for maintaining and supporting these areas exclusively for office and office-related uses are to encourage major employment centers at location! that significantly lessens the impact to the City's local street system. Location of the Freeway Office Center (PAO II) between the 5 and 55 freeways serves this purpose. In addition, the orderly, well-maintained quality of exisiing development supports a continuation of these areas as functional office/employment centers. The PAO designation includes PAO I, II and III to differentiate development intensity. PAO I areas are not major office centers, but rather have an established character of lower intensity office and professional service uses. These areas are typically adjacent to low density residential neighborhoods or are converted residential office