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AA No. 07-01, EIR No. 06-01, GPA No. 07-01, ZOA No. 07-01, DA No. 07-01, SPR No. 07-1 and TTM No. 07-01 March 19, 2007 Page 8 Zoning Ordinance Amendment In order to facilitate the implementation of the Metro East Overlay Zone, an amendment to Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) Chapter 41 will be necessary. The zoning ordinance (Chapter 41) will be amended to allow the overlay zone suffix (-OZl) and a floor area ratio (-F) suffix. Specifically, the municipal code will be amended to allow properties within Metro East to add the -OZl and -F suffix' to the existing zoning. These properties would then be subject to both the base zoning and floor area ratio or the regulations found in the Metro East Overlay Zone and District Center designation (Exhibits 9 and 10). The creation of the Metro East Overlay Zone will introduce development forms and uses that will provide for the creation of a high-intensity, mixed-use urban village. Standards found within the Overlay Zone include allowable land uses, maximum number of stories, minimum development site area, minimum open space, building setbacks and parking (Exhibit 11). Additionally, standards have been developed to promote an active urban setting with emphasis on pedestrian oriented design or active uses on the ground level of buildings (Exhibit 12). Similar to specific development (SD) zones, development projects will be required to gain site plan review permit approval through the Planning Commission. Granting site plan review approval will be based on the findings that the proposal is consistent with the objectives, development standards, and design principles, as well as compatible and harmonious with the Overlay Zone. The overlay zone itself is comprised of four districts: Neighborhood Transitional, village Center, Active Urban and Office. The Neighborhood Transitional district is intended to provide opportunities for development that acts as a transition between the single-family residential to the north and the adjacent high-intensity Active Urban District. Designated for the lowest scale and the lowest intensity of uses in Metro East, development in this district is limited to residential, live/work, or office uses. These uses may combine office on the ground floor with residential above or in freestanding single-use buildings on the same site at between two and three stories in height. New development in this area will be designed to provide an appropriate interface with high levels of landscaping and design features that minimize impacts to the adjacent single family residential area to the north. 758-8