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Transit Zoning Code /Proposed Development May 27, 2010 Page 2 Impact Report, adoption of the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, adoption of the CEQA Findings of Fact and the Statement of Overriding Considerations, two zone changes, a General Plan amendment and amendments to the Zoning Ordinance, and approval of the proposed development on Agency -owned properties. Proiect Location The area encompassed by the Transit Zoning Code is located in the central urban core of Santa Ana and comprises over 100 blocks and 450 acres. The subject area is generally bounded by First Street, Flower Street, Civic Center Drive, Grand Avenue and Interstate 5 (I -5) and includes the Civic Center, Downtown, the Logan and Lacy neighborhoods, the First Street commercial corridor, and industrial areas surrounding the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center (SARTC). The proposed development in the Station District consists of the construction of a maximum of 220 residential units and the potential addition of new public open space that could include a public park, a public tot lot, and a community center building on 49 parcels currently owned by the City of Santa Ana Redevelopment Agency (Agency -owned parcels) and 20 parcels under consideration for potential acquisition by the Agency. The proposed development is entirely located within the boundaries of the Transit Zoning Code (Exhibits 1 and 2). Most of the 450 acres are currently developed with a multitude of uses at varying intensities: from single- family dwellings developed at a density of seven dwelling units per acre to large multi- family developments at a density of over 100 dwellings per acre; from low intensity commercial and retail strip centers to multi -story buildings in the Downtown and the Civic Center; and from civic and institutional uses, such as churches and schools, to heavy industrial land uses. The proposed Transit Zoning Code area is surrounded by single - family residential, office and commercial uses, as well as the Santa Ana Freeway (I -5) to the north; commercial and residential uses to the east; institutional, educational, commercial, industrial and residential uses to the south; and civic, residential and commercial lases to the west. The existing general plan land use designations for the proposed project consist of a wide range of civic, commercial, industrial and residential land uses including LR -7, MR-15, R/1-15, GC, IND, INS, OS, DC and PAO. The existing zoning within the plan area also varies widely and includes GC, O, C21 C3, C3 A, C5, P, R1, R21 R31 M1, M27 SD -30, SD -37, SD -47 and SD -71 (Exhibits 3 and 4). Project Description The Transit Zoning Code (TZC) was initially drafted as a component of the Santa Ana Renaissance Specific Plan (SARSP) that was initiated in April 2006. The SARSP was a comprehensive planning document that established goals, policy- initiatives, regulations and standards that would guide the physical and economic development within the plan area.