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SECTION 3. GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT: The General Plan Amendment consists <br />of amendments to the Land Use Element and text updates, as shown in Exhibit A, <br />attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. <br />SECTION 4. LOCATION OF DOCUMENTS: The General Plan Amendment, <br />Environmental Impact Report and all supporting documents are on file and available <br />for public review at Santa Ana City Hall, 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California <br />92702. <br />SECTION 5. GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY: The City Council hereby finds that <br />the proposed General Plan Amendment is compatible with the objectives, policies, <br />and general plan land use programs specified in the General Plan for the City of <br />Santa Ana in that: <br />A. The City of Santa Ana has officially adopted a General Plan. <br />B. The land uses authorized by the General Plan Amendment, and the General <br />Plan Amendment itself, are compatible with the objectives, policies, general <br />land uses, and programs specified in the General Plan, for the following <br />reasons: <br />i. The existing General Plan land use designation for the site is Professional <br />and Administrative Office (PAO), which allows business and professional <br />offices uses with a floor area ratio of 1.5. In order to facilitate the construction <br />of a multi -family housing project with a maximum floor area ratio of 1.43, the <br />general plan land use designation is proposed to be changed to District <br />Center (DC), which permits high intensity, mixed -use urban villages and <br />pedestrian -oriented experiences that support mid- to high-rise office centers, <br />commercial activity, and cultural activities with floor area ratios ranging from <br />0.5 to 5.0. Focusing growth within District Centers and along major corridors <br />reduces the pressure for growth in low density residential neighborhoods. <br />ii. The proposed Project will support several goals/objectives and policies of <br />the General Plan. <br />Housing Element (HE) Goal 2: to create diversity of quality housing, <br />affordability levels, and living experiences that accommodate Santa <br />Ana's residents and workforce of all household types, income levels, <br />and age groups to foster an inclusive community. <br />HE Policy 2.2 District Centers. Create high intensity, mixed -use urban <br />villages and pedestrian -oriented experiences that support the mid- to <br />high-rise office centers, commercial activity, and cultural activities in the <br />varied District Centers. <br />HE Policy 2.4 to facilitate diverse types, prices and sizes of housing. <br />Resolution No. 2019-xx <br />Page 5 of 10 <br />