2010-025 - Create the Urban Neighborhood Land Use Designation

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LAND USE ELEMENT All properties arc subject to compliance with the development standards of the underlying zoning district or overlay zone, and are not guaranteed to achieve the designated intensity The Floor area ratio standard should therefore be interpreted as a maximum intensity standard, and not as a development right. When calculating the square Footage allowed for a proposed development, no upward rounding is permitted in determining the final permitted intensity. Likewise, no upv`~ard rounding is permitted in calculatingthc allawahle numherofresidential units. For example, a calculation yielding a permitted density of 12.7 units for a given development site, means that 12 units arc permitted. 'I'hc use of floor area ratio as a development standard allows a high degree of flexibility in both the location and design ofa structure. 'I'hc benefit of this flexibility co chc City is the possibility for the provision oFmore open space on a site without reducing the total square Footage of development. The following guiding principals apply to the floor area ratio definitions: Floor area ratio refer to the gross floor area ofa building divided by the gross lot area upon which it is located. Surface parking or parking structures are not included in the buildingarca to calculate the floor area ratio. with the exception of the area affected by the 7}ansit "Lonini Code. '1o encourage lot consolidation for optimal site design, the floor area ratio can br calculated on an area ~a~ide basis for contiguous parcels which arc part ofa large, multi-structure project. "lo qualify for an area wide floor area ratio calculation, a project must be integrated in design and Function, and the owner/developer must record deed restrictions limiting the project area to the legally allowed floor area ratio. LAND USE DESIGNATIONS '1"he Santa Ana Land Use Plan includes 12-t-1• land use designations. 'T'hese designations indicate the types and intensity ofdevelopment to be allov`~ed on the property which they covet Generally, the designation also reflects the predominant development character ofchc area. As is typical. in older, urbanized communities like Santa Ana, there are some areas where existing development does not completely reflect the land use designation. ofthe Land Use Plan. Where these occur the properties arc deemed legal non=conforming and may continue until such time as the property has been vacant for twelve months or more. Each land use designation and a bricfdescription arc discussed below Resolution No. 20'10-025 ?, 1 ~ ...,..r , ,` ,,. 7 ~ _ ~ 3 Page 58 of 107 ;r--v `; ~ _~.. .. CITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN A-15