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366 ssonu o 4-o 1 ' an area larger than the Specific Plan area. The study area is located in the northwest portion of the City of Santa Ana and is bounded by Westminster Avenue to the north, the northern Fountain Valley City limit to the south, Newhope Street to the west and the Santa Ana River to the east. The Specific Plan area encompasses a smaller portion of the study area and is 424.6 acres. The plan area includes parcels along Harbor Boulevard in the north/south direction, along Fifth and First Street in the east/west direction and along the Pacific Electric right-of-way, between Westminster Avenue and Fountain Valley City limits. The primary goal of the Specific Plan is to establish land use and development controls that would enhance the economic viability and residential character of the various sub-areas encompassed by the Redevelopment Plan. The objectives of the Plan are to achieve visual and design control of future redevelopment; enhance the economic viability of the area, expanding its role as a significant regional commercial district; eliminate blighting conditions; improve the quality of life in residential neighborhoods; achieve visual consistency throughout the project area by the use of design g~idelines and development standards;, improve vehicular and pedestrian circulation; and to provide adeqllate infrastructure to support proposed land uses. The North Harbor Boulevard Specific Plan contains the following components: Land use concept plan, land use standards, design standards, circulation improvements, and implementation mechanisms. No site specific redevelopment proposals are being considered at this time. The General Plan Land Use Map shall be amended by Resolution to assist in the success of the Specific Plan. This would make the zoning and land use proposals consistent with the General Plan. The City Zoning Ordinance must be amended by Ordinance to ensure conformance between the General Plan and the Zoning Ordinance. The entire Specific Plan area will be rezoned to SP-2 (Specific Plan NO. 2) which would regulate the proposed Specific Plan. ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED PLaN Three alternatives to the proposed plan were evaluated in the EIR. These alternatives included the No Project/No Development, Implement General Plan with Upgrades to Public Facilities and Aesthetic Improvements, and the Long Range Concept - More Intense Commercial and Office Development Alternatives. NO PROJECT/NO DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVE The No Project/No Development Alternative assumes the continuation