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LAND USE ELEMENT <br />Mixed Use <br />The Land Use Plan provides for two distinct mixed use land use <br />designations. These designations allow for both vertical and horizontal <br />mixed use developments, with an emphasis on linkages to a range of <br />transportation options: <br />A -22 <br />The District Center (DC) land use designation includes the major activity <br />areas in the City. Seven areas of the City, totaling 521.7 acres, are designated <br />as District Center. The intensity standard for the District Center designation <br />ranges from a floor ratio of 1.0 to 5.0. <br />District Centers are designed to serve as anchors to the City's commercial <br />corridors, and to accommodate major development activity. District Centers <br />are to be developed with an urban character that includes a mixture of high - <br />rise office, commercial, and residential uses which provide shopping, <br />business, cultural, education, recreation, entertainment, and housing <br />opportunities. Residential developments within some District Centers are <br />allowed at a density of up to 90 units per acre when developed as an integral <br />component of a master planned mixed use project. In Metro East, <br />Downtown, and Transit Village District Centers residential development <br />intensity is based on a combination of floor area ratio and zoning overlay <br />and /or development standards. Some District Centers serve as major retail <br />and employment centers locally and regionally, and should include <br />development which promotes the City as a regional activity center while <br />creating an environment conducive to business on a regional scale. District <br />Centers in Santa Ana include the following: <br />The Main Place /City Place District Center includes a regional <br />shopping center and office complex, as well as high intensity housing <br />and mixed -use development. <br />The Museum District located between the Downtown and <br />MainPlace/City Place District Centers is proposed as a major <br />office/cultural center which will be developed over the next 15 to 20 <br />years. The area will focus upon the expanded Bowers Museum, the <br />Discovery Science Center and the construction of additional <br />museums and cultural centers. <br />The Downtown District serves as one of the County's major <br />employment and governmental operations centers complemented <br />with a mix of residential, commercial, and services uses to enhance <br />its urban vibrancy. Emphasis on streets that accommodate all modes <br />of transportation, including mass transit, pedestrian and bicyclist is <br />key in this urban setting. <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN <br />