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

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LAND USE ELENI EN T • TheSouth Coast Metro District servesasaregional retail shopping area which includes a range of commercial services and office projects • The Maokthur Plaoe District Center contains an existing office/hotel complex and a proposed major mixed us; project which will include professions offioes, supporting commercial, and mid and high- rise resdential components • TheMetro East District isenvisonedasavibrant urban villagewith a balance of office, residential, and service uses Pedestrian and transportation linkagesarekey in thisurban setting. • The Transit Village Districtisenvisonedasavibrantintenseurban vi l Iagewi th a balance of employment centers, residential and service uses Pedest rian and transit linkages to the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center iskey in thisdistrict. • The Harbor Corridor M bed Use Transit Corridor creates a vi s on for a more livable, sustainable setting through higher intensity housing and mixed use development, convenient aocessto transit, complete streets, and amenities that promotes active I i festyl es, District Centers are considered to be the City's "major development areas" The most intensede✓elopment in the City is targeted to these areas The Tusti in Avenue corridor i s a major development area even though it is not a des gnated D i stri ct Center. T hisarea hasdeveloped over the years asa pri me off cecorridor and employment area. The P,AO designation fad Iitatesthe Conti nued development of thisareawith hi gh i ntensty, hi gh qual ity regional office projects • The Uroan Neighborhood (UN) land use designation applies to primarily residential areaswith pedestrian oriented commercial uses, school sand snal I parks The U rban N eighborhood al Iowsfor a mix of residential uses and housing types, such as mid to low rise mul ti plefami ly, townhousesand s ngl efami ly dwellings, with some opportunitiesfor I ive -work, neighborhood servi ng retai I and service, public spaces and use, and other amenities Either vertical or horizontal integration of uses is permitted based on zoning standards, with an emphasis on tying together the uses with pedestrian linkages and street frontages Street connectivity is desirable, allowing for a high degree of walkablity, transit options, and other formsof transportation including pedestrian and bicycle travel. The intensity standard for the Urban Neighborhood rangesfrom a floor area ration of 0.5 to 3.0; with residential density based on a combination of floor area ratio and zoning development standards CITY OF SANTA ANA G EN EFAL RAN