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Midfown Specific Plan EXHIBIT 1 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Also shown for reference are major features of the concept plan, including major open spaces, planned parking facilities and pedestrian access ways. Permitted and Conditionally Permitted Uses Permitted Uses Building Height Permitted uses in the Broadway Corridor district shall be as follows. Height is specified by number of stories and feet as measured from 1. Multiple family dwellings in buildings used for this purpose at the the pedestrian ground plane of the site. time of adoption of this specific plan. The maximum height for all buildings is 35 feet, or three stories, 2. Professional, business and administrative offices, including whichever is less. government, nonprofit, and similar office uses. Bail bonds are not permitted. Setbacks 3. Medical and dental clinics, except psychology and counseling. Setbacks at ground level are established to enhance pedestrian 4. Day care facilities. space throughout the district, create compatible relationships between existing and future building street elevations and recognize 5. Museums, libraries, galleries. theaterand cinema. except opportunities to create new open space resources, such as plazas, those thaf require a conditional use permit (Uses added pedestrian ways and landscaped areas. Conditionally Permitted Uses The major setback conditions are discussed below by street: The following uses may be permitted subject to the issuance of a Broadway. A twenty foot setback is required throughout the district. Conditional Use Permit pursuant to the Santa Ana Municipal Code. The majority of existing structures meet this standard. A twenty 1. Places of worship provided they are located in freestanding foot setback is required throughout the district.. The generous buildings only. front yards is one of the most important characteristics of 2. Congregate care facilities, including convalescent homes, Broadway, and maintenance of these landscaped open spaces nursing homes, rest homes and extended care facilities. is crucial to preserving the streetscape. 3. Counseling and psychology offices. Sycamore Street. A 30 foot setback is required from Tenth Street to 4. Live-work studios with galleries. Washington. The long range land use policy is passive open space centrally located to the Midtown District. A 10 foot 5. Cafes, restaurants or coffee houses, not exceeding 2,500 setback is required from Washington to Fifteenth Street. square feet. For the block from Washington to Fifteenth Street, a ten foot setback i is required for new development. Several existing buildings likely to Building Envelopes remain have lesser setbacks. The parcels at the Washington Street corner are designated as open space. General The permitted building envelopes in the Broadway Corridor District Floor Area Ratio are defined by height and front yard setback requirements established for each block. Their primary purpose is to establish the The General Plan designates a 0.5 to 2.0 FAR for the Broadway relationship between public and private pedestrian space and the Corridor, while most small lot development, typical for the corridor, building wall which forms its edge. Setbacks define pedestrian space would not exceed 0.5 FAR. at the ground level and show where higher buildings (greater than 35 feet) can be sited. Exhibit 38, Broadway Corridor Height and Setbacks, defines the Parcel Size setback dimensions from property lines and other benchmarks throughout the district, and height limits and setbacks for buildings The minimum parcel area is 6,000 square feet with a minimum higher than 35 feet. Reference information on the exhibit shows frontage of 50 feet. existing buildings that are likely to remain, thereby indicating relationships between existing buildings an potential new development or revitalization. ....u~.,.,,. L1V{AUVV(A~ ..~..~u~.._..~~~~~~ 11A-3 71