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competing parking needs. Today, this historic city serves as Orange County's downtown rich <br />with a mix of shops, artist enclaves, restaurants, entertainment venues and loft housing. In <br />addition to the changing uses, the hours of operation for the downtown span over a wider <br />period of the day, from coffee shops which open early to retail businesses that are opened <br />during the day to restaurant and entertainment venues that are open into the evening hours. <br />The increased activity requires preserving the current level of parking availability to <br />accommodate all the surrounding uses. <br />For over three decades, the City of Santa Ana, private investors, business owners, various <br />organizations, and community residents have worked together to revitalize and promote urban <br />renewal in the downtown area while maintaining the historic and cultural traditions of the area. <br />Santa Ana's downtown area is becoming widely known as a dynamic urban center acclaimed for <br />the arts, theaters, galleries, and restaurants in the Artists Village, live/work housing <br />accommodations, and shopping along 4`h Street. The downtown area also boasts numerous art <br />deco style historical buildings that are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. <br />TRANSIT ZONING CODE <br />In 2010, the City adopted Specific Development 84 (Transit Zoning Code), a comprehensive land <br />use plan that incorporates approximately 450 acres extending from Grand Avenue to the City's <br />downtown core. The completed document can be viewed in its entirety at: <br />http://www.ci.santa-ana.org/pba/planning/Transit Zoning Code.asp. <br />The Transit Zoning Code envisions the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center as an <br />important transit center between Los Angeles and San Diego, offering Amtrak and Metrolink <br />service connecting to local light rail and bus service, all supported by housing, office, and <br />focused commercial development. <br />21Page <br />19H-10