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<br />~mendment Application No. 2003-03 <br />. Zoning Ordinance Amendment 2003-03 <br />March 22, 2004 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />Mesa (SR-55) Freeway to the east, Edinger Avenue to the south and Ritchey <br />Street to the west. Surrounding land uses are primarily industrial with <br />some commercial uses in the vicinity (Exhibits 1 and 2). <br /> <br />Project Description <br /> <br />There are three parts to the overall project: the acquisition of property <br />by the Redevelopment Agency to facilitate the future expansion of the <br />existing BMW and Honda dealerships; an amendment application that will <br />change the zoning of 10 acres of land on the north side of Edinger Avenue <br />between the Costa Mesa (SR-55) freeway and Ritchey Street from Light <br />Industrial (M-1) to Specific Development No. 60; and a zoning ordinance <br />amendment to update allowed uses and various landscape and development <br />standards for the Auto Mall. The zone change and the zoning ordinance <br />amendment require Planning Commission action. <br /> <br />4IÞAnalysis of the issues <br /> <br />Amendment Application <br /> <br />The Community Redevelopment Agency is requesting approval of an <br />amendment application to change the zoning of 10 acres along Edinger <br />Avenue from Light Industrial (M-1) to Specific Development No. 60. The <br />zone change will affect three properties that are in the process of <br />being acquired by the Agency and seven uses occupying buildings on the <br />subject properties. Although the zoning of these properties will change <br />to SD-60, and amendments to SD-60 will eliminate industrial as an <br />allowed land use, existing industrial tenants will become legal <br />nonconforming and can remain until such time that the buildings become <br />vacant for 12 consecutive months. <br /> <br />The Auto Mall expansion will provide visibility to the Auto Mall from <br />Edinger Avenue, a major arterial street in the City. The adoption of <br />the zone change will increase the total acreage of the Auto Mall to <br />approximately 50 acres and will facilitate the proposed expansion of <br />Crevier BMW and the Santa Ana Honda dealerships. The action will <br />provide an economic benefit to the City by helping retain existing <br />dealerships within the Auto Mall by providing future expansion <br />4IÞopportunities. <br /> <br />758-27 <br />