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Site Plan Review No. 2014 -01 Tentative Parcel Map No. 2014 -01 May 12, 2014 Page 3 An extensive menu of publicly accessible and private amenities is planned for the development. Residents will have access to a centralized open space amenity that will contain a tot lot, barbecue area, picnic tables, game tables and numerous seating options. In addition, an open space area at the southeast section of the site will feature decorative paving with seat walls, a raised stage, outdoor seating areas, and lush landscape features. This open space will serve residents, the retail uses and the community. It will also be used to provide additional outdoor dining areas, small events, art exhibits or food tasting events. Its location immediately adjacent to the SARTC will allow for a walkable amenity available to all residents and members of the public. A corner plaza will also be provided at the intersection of Santa Ana Boulevard and Santiago Avenue to allow for additional outdoor gathering areas and seating for future commercial uses. Finally, an area of the surface parking lot will be utilized as a temporary courtyard for special events or planned social gatherings (Exhibit 12). Interior amenities will also be provided for this project. These include a community space that will be available to residents and social services providers for meetings and similar functions, and a centrally located laundry room for use by residents, The apartments will have dishwashers, central air conditioning, high grade kitchen countertops and cabinets, and low volatile organic compound (VOC) building materials. The project has been designed to achieve a LEED Gold Certification. A parcel map has been filed for condominium purposes, which will allow the commercial component of the site to be subdivided into three parcels. Parcel 1 will contain the residential component of the project. Parcels 2 and 3 will create two separate individual air space condominium units for the non- residential portions of the development. Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC &R's) will be recorded with the parcel map to ensure that the property functions as an integrated development (Exhibit 13). Project Background In June 2010, the City adopted Specific Development No, 84 (SD -84), also known as the Transit Zoning Code, which created detailed regulations for development and land uses within the specific development area. The plan contemplated a mixture of development and open spaces that situate commerce, work places, residences, and civic buildings within walking distance of transit and one another. The plan also established an industrial overlay zone, which allowed existing industrial uses to continue until such time as the property owner applied to develop a project consistent with the Transit Zoning Code. As the owner has submitted a project within the industrial overlay zone area that is consistent with the Plan, the project is, subject to review and approval by the Planning Commission. In May 2013, the Santa Ana City Council approved a loan agreement with C &C Development for the development of this site. The 55 -year agreement targets the development of affordable housing and included provisions related to the retail and a partnership with a local social service provider to offer social services to residents of the community and surrounding neighborhood. 75A -5