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Main Street Concourse Entitlement Actions <br />April 19, 1993 <br />Page 2 of 12 <br />NOTE: ALL EXHIBITS REFERRED TO IN THIS REPORT ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW IN THE CITY <br />CLERK'S OFFICE. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Request of Applicant <br />The applicant, Shimizu Corporation of America, for Orient Corporation, is applying <br />to the City to construct a 1,964,770 square foot mixed use development on a 824,631 <br />square foot (17.14 acre) site. To facilitate the entitlement of this project, the <br />applicant requests approval of the following actions: <br />General Plan Amendment: To raise the allowable Floor Area Ratio <br />(F.A.R) from 1.5 to 2.54; <br />Amendment Application: To change the zone from General Commercial <br />(Zone Change) (C -2) to Specific Development No. 59 (SD -59) <br />to accommodate the mixed use nature of the <br />project; <br />Development Agreement: To establish the terms of development between <br />the property owner and the City; <br />Vesting Tentative Tract Map: To consolidate the site and reparcel it for <br />financing, phasing and condominium sales; <br />Conditional Use Permit: To permit a helistop on the proposed 32 -story <br />office tower; <br />Variance: To allow for a 20 percent parking reduction <br />based upon a shared parking concept for limit- <br />ed tandem parking and for limited valet park- <br />ing; and <br />Environmental Impact Report: To certify the adequacy of the Final EIR and <br />mitigation monitoring program. <br />Property Description <br />The subject site is in the MainPlace Area District Center abutting the City of <br />Orange to the north (Exhibit 1) . The area is primarily retail and office in nature <br />with multi - storied buildings in both the City of Santa Ana and the City of Orange. <br />North of the site is the Town and Country shopping center and a Tishman Executive <br />Center tower. An additional office tower is proposed for the Tishman Center in the <br />future. To the east of the project site is a senior citizen's retirement community <br />with various levels of care available. South of the site is Santiago Park and the <br />Lincoln Town Center office project. The Northeast neighborhood is south of Santiago <br />203 75A <br />