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Site Plan Review No. 2014 -01 Tentative Parcel Map No. 2014 -01 May 12, 2014 Page 4 The applicant, C &C Development, has developed other affordable housing projects in the city, including the recently completed Terraces at Santiago, a 36 -unit development on the 600 block of East Washington Avenue, a few blocks from the proposed project site. General Plan and Zoning Analysis The General Plan land use designation for the site is Urban Neighborhood (UN), which allows for a mixture of residential uses and housing types, including mid -rise multiple family projects with neighborhood serving retail and public spaces such as the proposed project. Urban Neighborhood Districts primarily focus on vertical or horizontal integration of uses with an emphasis on connecting uses with pedestrian linkages and street frontages. Street connectivity allows for a high degree of walkability, transit options and other forms of transportation. The project is consistent with this land use designation as The Depot at Santiago is located along a major transportation artery and is immediately adjacent to a major transportation center, the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center (SARTC). The zoning for the subject parcels is Specific Development No. 84 (Transit Zoning Code). One of the parcels, which contains the development for the site, is located within the Urban Neighborhood (UN -2) /Industrial Overlay (I -OZ) zone. The second parcel, containing the proposed open space park, is located within the Urban Neighborhood (UN -1) zone. The proposed project is consistent with these designations as well as the design and development standards for the sites, Project Analysis Site Plan Review The regulating plan for the Transit Zoning Code (SD -84) was adopted in June of 2010 and allows development projects that are consistent with the applicable standards of the code to be approved administratively. Examples of projects that received non - discretionary staff level review and approval include the recently completed Triada mixed -use project on East Santa Ana Boulevard and the Terraces at Santiago on East Washington Avenue. Additionally, properties within the SD -84 zoning area that contained industrial uses at the time the SD- 84 was adopted were approved with an Industrial Overlay Zone (I -OZ) designation that allowed the industrial uses to remain until such time as the property owner applies to modify the zoning district. The applicant is requesting approval of its site plan as the majority of the development site (Parcel 1) is located within an Industrial Overlay Zone (I -OZ). Projects that are located within an overlay zone area are required to be referred to the Planning Commission for their review and approval per Section 41 -2004, which allows the Planning Commission the ability to review 75A -6