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LAND USE ELEMENT <br />LAND USE PLAN <br />The Land Use Plan is comprised of three components that direct and regulate <br />land use in Santa Ana. These include a Land Use Map, development intensity <br />standards, and adopted Specific Plans. These key components establish a <br />framework for land use and development in the City. The Land Use Plan <br />indicates the location, types, and extent ofdevelopment and land uses throughout <br />Santa Ana. It consists of a map which designates land use categories and their <br />relative location, as well as development intensity standards for each category. The <br />Land Use Plan is further supported by Specific Plans which correlate to the Land <br />Use Plan. <br />DEVELOPMENT INTENSITY STANDARDS <br />As required by State law, the Land Use Element also establishes standards for <br />development intensity. These standards ensure that the types of development <br />permitted under each land use designation are well understood by the property <br />owner, decision -makers, developer, and the general public. Development intensity <br />refers to the size or degree of development possible within a particular land use <br />category. <br />The development intensity standard used for nonresidential development is floor <br />area ratio, which is the ratio of the building's floor area to the total area of the lot <br />on which the building is located. The development intensity standard for <br />residential developments is "units per acre" which is a measure of the number of <br />units allowed for each acre of land - with the exception of Metro East District <br />Center, Transit Village District Center, Downtown District Center, Harbor <br />Corridor District Center, Heritage District Center, 2525 North Main District <br />Center, One Broadway Plaza District Center and Urban Neighborhood areas. To <br />encourage a dynamic mixture of residential, office and commercial uses, within <br />these areas both building intensity and residential density is based on floor area <br />ratio and zoning development standards. In calculating either the allowable floor <br />area or the allowable residential density, it is the City's policy to not allow upward <br />rounding. The Land Use Plan is illustrated in Exhibit 2. Additional information <br />concerning the Land Use Plan and the land use designations is provided in Table <br />1 (Land Use Development Intensity Standards), and in the Appendix. <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN 75A-435 75 <br />