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<br />KO - 9/27/05 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2005-095 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA APPROVING A MITIGATED NEGATIVE <br />DECLARATION AND MITIGATION MONITORING <br />PROGRAM, APPROVING TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. <br />2005-08 AS CONDITIONED, AND APPROVING SITE PLAN <br />REVIEW NO. 2005-03 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT <br />1900 NORTH MAIN STREET (COUNTY MAP NO. 16848) <br /> <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines <br />and declares as follows: <br /> <br />A. The Applicant is requesting approval of Amendment Application No. <br />2005-07 to change the zoning designation from Community Commercial- <br />Museum District (C1-MD) to Specific Development No. 79 (SD-79), a <br />tentative parcel map to create for-sale residential condominiums, and a <br />site plan review, pursuant to the requirements of the SD-79, to allow <br />construction of a 45 for-sale residential and live-work condominium units <br />with ancillary retail uses, located at 1900 North Main Street. <br /> <br />B. The Steadfast project would demolish the existing surface parking lot for <br />the Bowers Museum and develop the property into a mixed use <br />residential/commercial project. The project would provide 45 for-sale <br />residential units at a gross overall density of 40 dwelling units per acre. <br />The housing mix for the project would consist of lofts, townhouses, and <br />stacked flats. Additionally the first floor of the building fronting Main Street <br />would provide live/work flex space that would allow up to 4,251 square <br />feet of retail area and 2,312 square feet of restaurant uses. It is <br />envisioned that commercial areas in the project would consist of uses <br />such as restaurant, coffee shop, hair salon, wine gallery and professional <br />offices. <br /> <br />C. The project would be comprised of two residential buildings with a <br />maximum building height of approximately 47 -feet. Along Main Street, the <br />two buildings would consist of three- and four-story heights to define a <br />strong urban edge. Extending west, the building would transition to two- <br />story house-like forms near the western boundary of the project site. <br /> <br />D. A series of four courtyards would connect the buildings on the project site. <br />The courtyard areas would consist of a variety of hardscape materials <br />such as tile, brick, cobblestone and flagstone paving. Additionally, the <br /> <br />75A-121 <br /> <br />Resolution No. 2005--095 <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />