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GPA No. 2016 -01, AA No. 2016 -01 & ER No. 2016 -14 <br />March 28, 2016 <br />Page 2 <br />Praiect Location and Site Description <br />The subject site is a 2.15 -acre, rectangular shaped parcel of land located on First Street between <br />McClay and Lyon streets approximately 0.3 miles west of the Santa Ana (1 -5) Freeway. The <br />property contains a four -story office building that is approximately 47,040 square feet in size that <br />was constructed between 1962 and 1963. The building currently contains a handful of office <br />uses that serve professional and medical - related tenants. Access to the site is currently provided <br />from two driveway entrances on First Street, as well as a rear easement through adjacent <br />properties to the east and west from McClay Street, <br />The General Plan land use designation for the property is currently General Commercial (GC), <br />and the property is currently located in the General Commercial (C -2) zoning district. The <br />proposed applications would amend the General Plan land use designation for the property to <br />Urban Neighborhood (UN) and the zoning designation to Specific Development (SD), making the <br />proposed project consistent with the General Plan and zoning district. The site is surrounded by <br />a variety of commercial developments to the north, west, and east, as well as the Raymond A. <br />Villa Fundamental Intermediate School to the south (Exhibits 1, 2 and 3). <br />Praiect Description <br />The applicant is requesting approval of several entitlements in order to construct a 69 -unit <br />affordable residential community. The rental units would be 100 percent affordable to family <br />households earning between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income (Exhibits 4 and 5). <br />Table 1, below, provides a summary of the proposed development, <br />Table 1: Project Summary <br />Site Characteristics <br />Size <br />Zoning <br />General Plan <br />Development <br />Approximately 2.15 <br />acres /92,869 sq. ft. <br />General <br />Commercial (C -2) <br />current; Specific <br />Development (SD) <br />proposed <br />General <br />Commercial (GC) <br />current; Urban <br />Neighborhood <br />UN pro osed <br />Currently four-story, 47,040 -sq. ft. office <br />building with surface parking; Proposed <br />69 -unit residential development in six <br />three -story buildings with 119 parking <br />s aces and onsite amenities /open space <br />Residential Units <br />Unit Type <br />Number Proposed <br />Percent of <br />Development <br />Square Footage <br />Two - Bedroom <br />35 <br />51 <br />758 -789 <br />Three - Bedroom <br />28 <br />40 <br />1,031 <br />Four- Bedroom <br />6 <br />9 <br />1,219 <br />75C -4 <br />