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5. Adopt a resolution approving Transit Zoning Code Architectural Style Guidelines and Transit Zoning Code Street Network Concepts. B. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana held a duly noticed public hearing on the above said actions for the Transit Zoning Code Specific Development District (SD-84) on June 7, 2010, and at that time considered all testimony, written and oral. C. Amendment Application No. 2005-09 has been filed with the City of Santa Ana to change the zoning district designation of certain real property located in the central urban core of Santa Ana and comprises over 100 blocks and 450 acres. The 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). D. The Transit Zoning Code (SD-84) will establish separate zones that range from transit-oriented compact development to less intense, neighborhood- serving development with a mixture of land uses within them. SD-84 allows for greater flexibility of parking provision by using the concept of shared parking for non-residential uses and establishes parking ratios by district with less emphasis on establishing parking by use. Additionally, SD-84 establishes detailed development standards for building and parking location, building massing and open space, and regulates building architecture through standards and guidelines. E. The City Council has weighed and balanced the general plan's policies and has determined that based upon this balancing that Amendment Application No. 2005-09 is consistent with the purpose of the General Plan, including but not limited to its goals and policies to: 1. Promote the balance of land uses to address basic community needs. Land Use Element Goal No. 1.0. 2. Promote medium density housing in and around the downtown area. Land Use Element Policy 1.1. 3. Support high density residential development within the City's District Centers as a part of a mixed use development. Land Use Element Policy 1.2. 4. Support "live/work" opportunities within specifically defined areas. Land Use Element Policy 1.6. 5. Promote land uses which enhance the City's economic and fiscal viability. Land Use Element Goal No. 2.0. 6. Support commercial land uses in adequate amounts to accommodate the City's needs for goods and services. Land Use Element Policy 2.2. Ordinance No. NS-XXX Page 2 of 11 11 B-18