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<br />. <br /> <br />SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT No. GO (SD-GO) AMENDMENT <br />INITIAL STUDY ER 2003-149 <br /> <br />PROPOSED PROJECT <br /> <br />The proposed project involves a zone change for multiple <br />properties along Edinger Avenue from Light Industrial to <br />Specific Development No. 60 lSD-GO) and a Zoning Ordinance <br />Amendment to amend provisions and standards within the Specific <br />Devèlopment No. GO Zoning Document and a request for the City's <br />Redevelopment Agency to purchase an approximate 2.0-acre <br />property located at 2101 E. Edinger Avenue, <br /> <br />SETTING <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The SD-GO project area is entirely composed of the Santa Ana Auto <br />Mall. The Santa Ana Auto Mall consists of 38-acres and is <br />subdivided into 12 parcels occupied by 9 'dealerships. The <br />property is bordered by the Orange County Flood Control Channel <br />to the North, the Costa Mesa (55) freeway ~ Auto Mall Drive to <br />the East, Edinger Avenue and industrial buildings to the South <br />and Ritchey Street to the West. The land uses within aD-GO have <br />a General Plan designation of Industrial. The project area is <br />located within the South Main Street Redevelopment project Area <br />and the City's Enterprise and Empowerment Zones. <br /> <br />PROJBCT DESCRIPTION <br /> <br />As shown on Exhibit 1, the proposed amèndment to SD-60 would <br />expand the boundaries of the SD-60 project area by approximately <br />6 ~-acres. Presently, located on the 6 ~-acres are two <br />industrial buildings, County of Orange office building and, a <br />restaurant/nightclub. The combined area of'these uses is 91,052 <br />squáre feet. The current General Plan designation for the <br />properties is Industrial. As part of the proposed project, the <br />City's Redevelopment Agency would purchase the 2.0-acre property <br />that is currently occupied by the existing restaurant/nightclub. <br />The purchased property would be included in the amended <br />boundaries for SD-60. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Additionally, the proposed project would amend the site <br />development standards within ,SD-60 zoning document, including <br />amending the list of permitted/conditionally permitted land <br />uses, height restrictions, setback requirements, landscape <br />standards, architectural design guidelines 'and signage <br />requirements. The amended standards would prohibit freestanding <br />office and light industrial land uses and land uses that would <br />not be complimentary to large automoti~e dealership environment. <br /> <br />EXHIBIT 2 <br />3 <br />19D-7 <br />