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5. Adopt a resolution approving Transit Zoning Cade Architectural <br />Style Guidelines and Transit Zoning Code Street Network <br />Concepts. <br />B. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana held a duly noticed public hearing <br />on the above said actions for the Transit Zoning Code Specific Development <br />District SD -4 on ,dune 7, 201 , and at that ti me considered all testimony} <br />written and oral. <br />C. Amendment Application No. 2995 -99 has been filed with the City of Santa <br />Ana to change the zoning district designation of certain real property located <br />in the central urban core of Santa Ana and comprises over 100 blocks and <br />450 acres. The area is generally bounded by First Street, Flour Street, <br />Civic Center Drive, Grand Avenue and Interstate 5 1 -5 and includes the <br />Civic Center, Downtown, the Logan and Lacy neighborhoods, the First <br />Street commercial corridor, and industrial areas surrounding the Santa Ana <br />Regional Transportation Center SARTC . <br />D. The Transit Zoning Code SD -4 will establish separate zones that range <br />from transit - oriented compact development to less intense, neighborhood - <br />serving development Frith a mixture ture of land uses within them. SD-84 allows <br />for greater flexibility of parking provision by using the concept of shared <br />parking for non - residential uses and establishes parking ratios by district <br />with less emphasis on establishing parking by use. Additionally, S -4 <br />establishes detailed development standards for building and parking <br />location, building massing and open space, and regulates building <br />architecture through standards and guidelines. <br />E. The City Council has weighed and balanced the general plan's policies and <br />has determined that based upon this balancing that Amendment Application <br />No. 2905 -99 is consistent with the purpose of the General Plan, including <br />but not limited to its goals and policies t: <br />I Promote the balance of land uses to address basic community <br />needs. Land Use Element Goal No. 1.0. <br />2. Promote medium density housing in and around the downtown area. <br />Lanai Use Element Policy 1.1. <br />3. Support high density residential development within the City's District <br />Centers as a part of a mixed use development. Land Use Element <br />Policy 1.2. <br />4. Support "live/work" opportunities within specifically defined areas. <br />Land Use Element Policy 1.6. <br />5. Promote land uses which enhance the City's economic and fiscal <br />viability. Land Use Element Goal N. 2.9. <br />6. Support commercial land uses in adequate amounts to accommodate <br />the City's needs for goods and services. Land Use Element Policy <br />2.2. <br />Ordinance No. S-XX <br />Page 2 of 9 <br />