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Warner Redhill Mixed -Use Development Project August 18, 2020 Page 7 Plan, a large master -planned community across Redhill Avenue in the City of Tustin that allows a mixture of land uses that are compatible with and complement the proposed development. If approved, the project would support several goals and policies of the Housing and Land Use elements of the General Plan. First, the project would be consistent with Goal 2 of the Housing Element, which encourages diversity of quality housing, affordability levels, and living experiences that accommodate Santa Ana's residents and workforce of all household types, income levels and age groups to foster an inclusive community. Second, the project would also be consistent with goals of the Land Use Element, including Goal 1 to promote a balance of land uses to address basic community needs and Goal 6 to reduce residential overcrowding to promote public health and safety. The proposed project will provide additional market rate housing in the City, thereby assisting in addressing the shortage of available housing within the region. In addition, the request for the proposed general plan amendment is consistent with the City's comprehensive General Plan update currently underway. A key component of the update is to focus new growth and development along major corridors reducing the pressure for growth in low -density neighborhoods and to identify areas for future development, including but not limited to higher density residential development. As part of the update, the City has evaluated new land use designations for the General Plan and development opportunities in the area surrounding the project site known as the 55 Freeway/Dyer Road Focus Area. Identified goals for this area include protecting the industrial and employment base, attracting economic activity into the area, providing complementary housing, and maintaining hotel and commercial uses. Amendment Application (Zone Chang The applicant's request to change the existing zoning of Light Industrial (M-1) to Specific Development (SD) will facilitate construction of the proposed development. The SD is the appropriate zoning designation for the subject site as the M-1 zoning allows primarily industrial activities with ancillary, supportive commercial uses such as restaurants. The SD zoning district allows flexibility for developments that are master -planned and often mixed -use in nature, such as the proposed project. The SD is established for the purpose of protecting and promoting the public health, safety and general welfare of the City and its residents. This new zoning designation for the site is crafted to be consistent with the proposed project. The project's draft SD zoning designation, if approved, would contain allowable uses, development standards, parking requirements, landscaping standards, and signage regulations that address the specific needs of the development. The SD document will be of a format consistent with recently -approved SD documents for similar projects such as The Heritage and Legacy Sunflower at 651 West Sunflower Avenue. In addition, the proposed SD to allow the use of the site for residential development is supported as the location has elements to make the site a viable mixed -use commercial and residential development. The elements include having regional access to freeway and transportation systems and being within proximity to employment centers and nearby retail and commercial shopping opportunities. The zone change is consistent with the goals identified in the 55 Freeway/Dyer Road Focus Area considered in the comprehensive General Plan update. 75C-7