75B - PH - AMEND DEVELOPMENT AGMT 2005-02

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2. Background The MacArthur Place South FEIR, certified in 2005, identified the project area as an existing office park formerly known as Hutton Centre. Since 1982, approximately 1,551,096 square feet of office, restaurant, theater, retail, and hotel land uses were developed in Hutton Centre. Existing structures ranged from single- story buildings to office towers ranging in height from 8 to 14 stories. The MacArthur Place South FEIR included analysis of the following project components: • Three 25-story residential towers, with a total of 501 residential units • One low-rise loft building with 14 residential units and 10,000 square feet of office space • A condominium complex including three low-rise buildings, with a total of 276 residential units • A restaurant and retail building totaling 13,871 square feet Based on the analysis provided in the 2005 EIR, the City of Santa Ana approved a project configuration that included the above components. Two of the residential high-rise towers, known as Skyline at MacArthur Place, have been constructed with a total of 349 units. The MacArthur Place South project site plan approved in 2005 is included herein for comparison purpose as Exhibit 3 - 2005 Site Plan. In 2009, an Addendum to the MacArthur Place South FEIR (2009 Addendum) was approved by the City. The Addendum proposed removal of the Cinema Lofts (14 units and 10,000 square feet of office use) and the retail (5,291 square feet)/restaurant (8,580 square feet) components, to be replaced by a 185-room hotel with surface parking. The Cinema Tower, with 154 residential units, was proposed to be relocated approximately 174 feet south from the original location analyzed in the FEIR. The hotel proposed in the 2009 Addendum was 4 stories in height, 185 rooms, with a pool and spa and support facilities. The City's final approval was for a 155-room hotel. A total of 615 parking spaces were identified in the 2009 Addendum, which included a combination of spaces in the existing parking structure and a surface parking lot and would be used on an interim basis. Future construction of the Cinema Tower will include a new parking structure that will then meet the needs of the hotel guests and the Cinema Tower residents. A Site Plan showing the hotel component is included herein as Exhibit 4- 2009 Site Plan. 3. Description of Proposed Project The project applicant is proposing a modification to the low-rise condominium component of the project. The condominiums, as approved in the FEIR, would include three buildings ranging in height from 50 to 60 feet (5 and 6 stories) containing 276 residential units. The unit types ranged from one to three bedrooms and baths. Residential styles included typical single-story condominiums, townhouses, and live/work units. An interior courtyard would contain a water feature and a recreation area including a tot lot, a swimming pool, a game table, a BBQ area, and a seating area. A total of 689 parking stalls would be provided on two levels of parking - one subterranean level and one above-ground level. The architectural design featured a staggered roofline, providing visual relief from that of a solid structure with a single roofline. MacArthur Place South EIR - 2011 Addendum 75B-53