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sites with lower visibility on non-arterials. He then explained staff's rationale regarding the <br />issues enumerated in the memo proposing changes to the Nonconforming Code that had been <br />distributed to the Council at the previous meeting. <br /> <br />Following his explanation and responses to Council's questions on each issue, View indicated <br />the changes as discussed would be incorporated into the final planning document to be <br />prepared at the conclusion of the City Development policies and processes sessions. <br /> <br />Mayor Pro Tem Richardson noted the City of Orange had been particularly successful in <br />converting older residences to commercial uses and requested staff investigate the <br />commercial reuse potential of residences on North Broadway. <br /> <br />Planning Commissioner Alexander Nalle opined that City parking requirements should be <br />consistent with those of financial lending institutions. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION OF POLICIES FOR INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY THROUGHOUT THE CITY <br /> <br />Senior Planner Linda Hale reviewed the agenda for her presentation on the City's policies for <br />industrial property. From a map of the General Plan, she identified the industrial zones in <br />the Southeast, Southwest, and several smaller areas in the City. <br /> <br />Hale then discussed the primary, support, and "hybrid" uses allowed in Industrial zones and <br />explained the differences between M1 Light Manufacturing, M2 Heavy Manufacturing, and <br />CM Commercial Manufacturing zoning districts. She indicated staff's goal was to preserve <br />the City's industrial base, as well as to discourage support uses such as offices and retail <br />services from competing with true industrial uses. <br /> <br />Associate Planner Larry Yenglin showed slides demonstrating the differences between uses in <br />each of the zoning districts. <br /> <br />Councilmembers discussed several aspects of the presentation, focusing on some potential <br />difficulties relating to multi-tenant industrial complexes and business center parks. <br /> <br />Executive Director Uptegraff indicated staff would further analyze the ratio of support to <br />primary uses in each of the industrial zones. <br /> <br />ADJOURNMENT - 7:17 P.M. - To 5:30 p.m. on March 2, 1995 in the Conference Room <br /> of the Santa Ana Library, 26 Civic Center Plaza, <br /> Santa Ana <br /> <br />Clerk of the Council <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES <br /> <br />51 <br /> <br />FEBRUARY 23, 1995 <br /> <br /> <br />