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<br />LAND USE ELEMENT <br /> <br />The General Commercial development standards are based upon the <br />character and intensity of development, as well as the degree of access and <br />market demand for these properties, The relationships to adjacent land <br />uses, are also considered. Uses typically located in this di~trict are: <br /> <br />· Business and professional offices; <br /> <br />· Retail and service establishments; <br /> <br />· Recreational, cultural, and entertainment uses; and <br /> <br />· Vocational schools. <br /> <br />General Commercial Districts have a floor area ratio of 0.5 with the <br />exception of the Mid-town area which has an floor area ratio of 1.0. <br /> <br />District Centers <br /> <br />The District Center (DC) land use designation includes. the major activity <br />areas in the City. Five areas of the City, totaling 359 acres, are designated <br />as District Center. The intensity standard for the District Center ranges from <br />a floor ratio of 1 .0 to 2.0. <br /> <br />District Centers are designed to serve as anchors to the City's commercial <br />corridors, and to accommodate major development activity. District Centers <br />are to be developed with an urban character that includes a mixture of high- <br />rise office, commercial, and residential uses which provide shopping, <br />business, cultural, education, recreation, entertainment, and housing <br />opportunities. Residential developments within District Centers are allowed <br />at a density of up to 90 units per acre when developed as an integral <br />component of a master planned, mixed-use project with the exception of the <br />One Broadway Plaza District Center. These areas serve as major <br />employment centers locally and regionally, and should include <br />development which promotes the City as a regional activity center while <br />creating an environment conducive to business on a regional scale. District <br />Centers in Santa Ana include the following: <br /> <br />. The Main Place District Centsr includes a regional shopping <br />center and office complex, Additional high intensity mixed-use <br />development is programmed for this district, <br /> <br />Resolution No. 2005-115 <br />Page 9 of 11 <br /> <br />Revised (December 5. 2005) <br /> <br />A-20 <br />