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<br />Development Agreement No. 2004-02 <br />Conditional Use Permit No. 2002-16 <br />June 28, 2004 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />The subject site is zoned Specific Development No.4 (SD-4) and has a <br />General Plan Land Use designation of Low Density Residential (LR-7), which <br />permits single-family development at a density of seven units per acre. <br />Surrounding land uses include single-family residential and an elementary <br />school to the north; an elementary school, single-family and multi-family <br />residential to the south; the Shea Homes residential development to the <br />east; and Segerstrom High School (under construction) to the west <br />(Exhibits 1 and 2) . <br /> <br />Project Description <br /> <br />The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange is planning the construction of a new <br />Catholic cathedral. The project will include the construction of a 45,000 <br />square foot, 2,650-seat cathedral; a 30,000 square foot parish hall; and a <br />24,000 square foot administration/residence building. To accommodate the <br />various uses on the site, a total of 922 parking stalls are provided for <br />the project. Although an architectural design is included in the <br />development package, the Diocese is still exploring the option of a <br />national or international design competition for the cathedral (Exhibits <br />3, 4 and 5) . <br /> <br />Analysis of the Issues <br /> <br />On October 7, 2002, the City Council approved various entitlements for the <br />Armstrong Ranch project site. Included in these entitlements was <br />Conditional Use Permit No. 2002-16, which allowed the construction of the <br />Cathedral parish. Since that time, the Diocese has focused on fundraising <br />for this project as well as the completion of other development projects, <br />resulting in construction delays for Christ Our Savior. <br /> <br />Section 41-647 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) states that <br />conditional use permits become void after two years if no action has been <br />made to build on a property. Since the conditional use permit is due to <br />expire in October 2004, and the Diocese has no immediate plan to commence <br />construction of Christ Our Savior, the Diocese is requesting approval of a <br />development agreement. <br /> <br />Given that this represents <br />project, staff has met with <br />attached development agreement <br />the agreement include: <br /> <br />a continuation of an already approved <br />Diocese representatives to prepare the <br />(Exhibit 6). The primary deal points of <br /> <br />75C-3 <br />