2019-040 - Mainplace Mall Transformation

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City of Santa Ana MainPlace Mall Transformation Project Traffic Impact Study 2 PROPOSED PROJECT DESCRIPTION 2.1 Project Location The approximately 49.04-acre project site is currently occupied by the existing MainPlace Mall in the City of Santa Ana (City). The project site location is shown in its regional setting on Figure 1, Vicinity Map. A site plan for the existing site is provided on Figure 2, Existing Site Plan. The site is in the northern portion of the City and is generally bordered on the north by State Route 22 (SR-22 — the Garden Grove Freeway); on the south by MainPlace Drive and commercial development south of MainPlace Drive; on the east by Main Street; and on the west by Interstate 5 (1-5 — the Santa Ana Freeway). Primary arterial access to the Specific Plan area is from Main Street, Town and Country Road, and Broadway, which provide access to 1-5 and SR-22. A four -lane perimeter access road, MainPlace Drive, serves as a ring road around the north, west, and south sides of MainPlace Mall, and connects to the surrounding street system in four locations: • A signalized intersection at Main Street, aligned with Town and Country Road, near the northeast corner of the project site; • A signalized intersection at Main Street, aligned with Memory Lane, at the southeast corner of the project site; • An unsignalized intersection with Bedford Road, on the north side of the site; and • A signalized intersection with North Broadway, on the south side of the site. In addition, access to the project site includes the following: One signalized driveway on Main Street, at the center of the MainPlace Mall frontage, aligned with East City Place Drive; Two unsignalized right-in/right-out only driveways on Main Street, and Several internal driveways along MainPlace Drive, which provide access to the parking areas around MainPlace Mall. The project site is currently designated in the City's General Plan as District Center and existing zoning is General Commercial (C2), which includes a range of commercial uses as well as all of the uses allowed in the Community Commercial (Cl) zone. Land uses surrounding the project site are predominantly large roadways and freeways and commercial uses, with limited residential in the vicinity. The Discovery Science Center is located approximately 800 feet to the south. 2.2 Proposed Project The total building area for MainPlace Mall is currently 1,130,000 sf of commercial / retail uses within an enclosed mall building. There are 4,882 parking spaces in surface parking lots and 3 parking structures. The MainPlace Mall is currently entitled for the following additional development: 379,255 sf of additional retail space, bringing the retail square footage to a total of 1,509,255 sf; 1,500,000 sf of office space, and 400 hotel rooms. Kimley>»Horn Page 13