Item 27 - Appeal Application Nos. 2020-03 and 2020-04 - Central Pointe Mixed-Use Development

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SPR No. 2020-04 October 26, 2020 Page 5 Analysis of the Issues Site Plan Review The SAMC and Section 8.2 of the MEMU Overlay Zone require that the Planning Commission review a site plan review application for any project proposed within an overlay zone. An analysis of the required MEMU Overlay Findings and the project's compliance with the MEMU is provided in Table 4 on the following page. Table 4; MEMU Findings for Site Plan Anprovall That the proposed The development will activate a vacant and underutilized 8-acre site in the MEMU development plan is consistent Overlay Zone. The project will create a new mixed -use development within close with and will further the proximity to office buildings, Cabrillo Park, Mabury Park, and less than two miles from objectives outlined in Section Downtown Santa Ana providing opportunities to live, work, and recreate. Each 1.2 for the MEMU Overlay building will be five -stories of residential units wrapped around a seven -level parking Zone. structure. The height of the buildings will blend in with the heights of the nearby office buildings which range from single -story, three-story and eight -story buildings and will create an interface with the Santa Ana (1-5) Freeway. The project will be built to California Building Code standards, which include energy and water conservation measures and will improve pedestrian mobility by providing new sidewalks and parkways along Fourth Street and Parkcourt Place. In addition, the publically accessible linear park will serve as a link to the meandering trail along Mabury Street and to Mabury Park to the north. Each building has a centrally located bike room, and there is a rideshare pick-up/drop-off in the middle of the project site. Additionally, the project is within walking distance of the OCTA Route 463 bus stop at Fourth Street and Cabrillo Park Drive. The commercial space has been designed with retail floor heights of 20 feet with storefronts that will be visible from Fourth Street. In addition, the commercial space links directly to an on -site public plaza at the corner of Fourth Street and Cabrillo Park Drive which will include outdoor dining opportunities, decorative hardscape, specimen trees and plantings, umbrellas, seating and lawn games. In addition, the ground floor residential units along Cabrillo Park Drive will have doors and patios with direct access to the street to help activate the street. That the proposed The project is consistent with the development standards specified in Section 4 of the development plan is consistent MEMU Overlay Zone including land use, stories, minimum development site area, with the development building frontages, publically accessible open space, privatelcommon open space, standards specified in Section building setbacks, and parking and access. The propose project is a mixed -use 4 of the MEMU Overlay Zone. development that has been well designed to fit within the Active Urban District. Further, the access and egress for the project has been thoroughly review by the Public works Agency for compliance with all applicable development standards. That the proposed The project is consistent with the development standards specified in Section 5 of the development plan is designed MEMU Overlay Zone. The building is desi ned with a high qualitydesign that includes