75A - PH - TINY TIM PLAZA GENERAL PLAN

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ER No. 2016-165, GPA No. 2017-02, AA No. 2017-03 November 27, 2017 Page 2 Item _ m 1lnforimation, 1 Nearest Intersection West Fifth and North Hawley streets General Plan Designation Existing Proposed Low -Density Residential (LR) General Commercial (GC) Urban .Neighborhood (UN), FAR 1.05 Zoning. Designation Single -Family Residence (R1) Specific Development No. 92 Two -Family Residence R2 Surrounding Land Uses North Single -Family Residences East Single -Family Residences South Commercial/Industrial West Commercial/l.ndustrial and Single -Family Residences Site Size (combined) '2.33 acres Existing Site Development The site is currently developed with commercial uses, including: • Two single -story commercial buildings (2223), and One single -story automotive repair facili 2237 Attachments Exhibit 1 (Vicinity Zoning and Aerial View), Exhibit 2 (Site Photo),, Exhibit 3 (Site Plan), Exhibit 4 (Floor Plans), Exhibit 5 (Elevations); Exhibit 6 (Renderings), Exhibit 7 (Landscape Plan), Exhibit '8 (Revised Land Use Element), .Exhibit 9 (Revised Zoning Map), Exhibit '10 (Specific Development No. 92), Exhibit 11 (Link to Draft Negative Declaration), Exhibit 12 (Resolution), and Exhibit 13 Ordinance Project Background Tiny Tim Plaza W6s.developed between 1962 and 1963 as a commercial center consisting of two freestanding, single -story commercial buildings and a separate automotive repair facility. Since its construction in the early 1960s, minor alterations to the site have been constructed, mostly in the form of interior tenant improvements to individual businesses. In 2013, following approval of a conditional use permit to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages for onsite consumption, the site's landscaping, parking lot, and trash enclosure were upgraded to bring the site into closer compliance with current standards in the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC)_ In late 2016 the applicant submitted plans to construct the proposed project. Following input from the community and from the City's Development Review Committee, the plans were revised to lessen the number of residential units, increase the number of onsite parking spaces for the residential component of the project, and to enhance the onsite amenities and architecture. In addition, the applicant eliminated all studio and one -bedroom units and revised the project to satisfy the City's goal of providing family-oriented affordable housing. The applicant is pursuing Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities program -("Cap -and - Trade") funds that require the units to be affordable at between 30 and 60 percent of area median income (AMI). These funds require that all units in the development (51), except the 75A-4