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

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LAN D U SE E-EM EN T Mixed Use The Land Usa Plan providesfor two distinct mixed use land use designations These designationsallow for both vertical and horizontal mixed use dedelopments� with an emphasison linkagesto a range of transportation options The District Center (DC) land usedesgnationindudesthemajoractivity areasi n the City. Seven areasof the City, totaling 646.7 acres, are designated as District Center. The intensity standard for the District Center designati on ranges from a floor ratio of 1.0 to 5.0. District Centers are designed to serve as anchors to the City's commercial corridors, and to accommodate major de✓d opment activity District Centers areto bede✓el oped with an urban character that i nd udesa mi xtureof high- rise office, commercial, and residential uses which provide shopping, business, cultural, education, recreation, entertainment, and housing opportunities Residential de✓elopmentswithin some District Centersare allowed at a density of up to 90 unitsper acrewhen developed asan integral component of a master planned mixed useproject. In H arbor Corridor, Metro East, Downtown, and Transit Village District Centers residential de/dopment intensity is based on a combination of floor area ratio and zoning overlay and /or de/dopment standards Some D istrict Centersserveas major retail and employment centers locally and regionally, and should i nd ude dc/elopment which promotes the Ci ty as a regi onal activity center while creating an environment conducive to businesson a regional scale. District Centers in Santa Ana i Ind ude the folIowing: The Main Plaoe/City Plaoe District Center indudes a regional shopping center and officeoomplex, aswel I ashigh intensity hour ng and mixed- usede✓elopment. • The Museum District located between the Downtown and MainPlace/City Place District Centers is proposed as a major office /cultural center whi ch wi l l be de /doped over the next 15 to 20 years The area will focus upon the expanded Bowers Museum, the Discovery Science Center and the construction of additional museumsand cultural centers • The Downtown District serves as one of the County's major employment and governmental operations centers complemented with a mix of residential, commercial, and servi oes uses to enhance itsurban vi brancy. Emphassonstreetsthatacoommodateallmodes of transportation, induding masstransit, pedestrian and bicyclist is key in thisurban setting. JAUI- A -22 CITY OF SANTA ANA GEN ERAL PLAN