2014-070 - Amending the Land Use Element and Urban Design Element of the General Plan

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LAND USE ELENI EN T Identlal The Land Use Plan providesfor threedi sti nct residential land use designati one, Residential de✓dopment is also permitted in two other designations District Center and Urban Neighborhood. The Santa Ana Land Use Plan indudesthe fol I owi ng residential land use designations • The Low Density Residential (LR -7) designation applies to those areas of the City which are developed with lower density residential land uses. The ad owabl emaxi mum de/dopment intensity is7 unitsper acre. Development in this category is characterized primarily by single - family homes. This designation applies to a large proportion of the City (6,459.4 acres) representing 47 percent of the City'stotal land area. • The Low-Medium Density Residential (LMR -11) designation applies to those sections of the City which are de/doped with residential uses at permitted densi tiesof up to 11 units per acre. The land area included i n this designation is approximately 420.6 acres The great majority of the land designated asLow- Medium Density Residential islocated in thewesterly portion of the City, north and south of First Street. Properties with this designation are typically characterized by mobile home parks, a mi xture of duplexesand singlefamily residences, or small lot subdivisions • The Medium Density Residential (MR -15) designation applies to those sectionsof the City which are de✓doped with residential usasat densi tiesof up to 15 unitsper acre. De✓dopment in thisdesignation ischaracterized by duplexesi apartments, or a combination of both. A total of 370.8 acres is designated asMedi um Density Residential. T he desi gnation appl i esto areas located in the vicinity of downtown, areas north and south of MacArthur Boule✓ard, and in other areas where there are establ i died multiple - family de✓dopment projects M B.- lv� v UNI CITY OF SANTA ANA G EN EFAL RAN A -19