Item 18 - Appeal Application Nos. 2023-02 and 2023-03 for Cabrillo Town Center project

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In addition, implementation of the Overlay Zone would include improvement/widening of existing sidewalks and certain existing roadways within the Overlay Zone. General Plan Amendment The General Plan was amended concurrently with the adoption of the Overlay Zone to include a new land use designation, Metro East Mixed Use (MEMU), which replaced the existing Professional and Administrative Office PAO) designation. The General Plan Amendment accomplished two primary objectives of the Overlay Zone: (1) to allow residential uses in order to facilitate mixed -use development, and (2) to increase the development intensity permitted within the Overlay Zone. These changes achieved the active, highly-amenitized urban village environment envisioned within the Overlay Zone. Specifically, the Land Use Element Policy Plan, which includes the Land Use Map and Development Intensity Standards, was amended to include the MEMU designation. In addition, text was added to the Land Use Implementation Section of the Land Use Element to discuss the general provisions of the MEMU designation including its purpose and objectives as well as the land uses envisioned within each of the four districts of the Overlay Zone: Neighborhood Transitional, Village Center, Active Urban, and Office. The General Plan Amendment changed the land use designation of properties within the Overlay Zone. However, uses specified under the PAO designation are included in the MEMU designation in addition to a variety of additional non-residential uses, including, but not limited to uses such as hotels, health clubs, studios, and art galleries. The MEMU designation permits these land uses subject to a development proposal's compliance with required provisions specified in the Overlay Zone. Proposed Zoning The Zoning Code and Zoning Map for the Overlay Zone was amended concurrently with the adoption of the Overlay Zone to include a mixed -use overlay zone to be offered in addition to the existing zoning for that area. Any issue not specifically covered in the Overlay Zone is subject to the provisions of the underlying zoning district specified in Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. Interpretations may be made by the applicable review authority if not specifically covered in the City's existing regulations. As proposed, property owners will have the option to develop to the provisions of the Overlay Zone at their discretion. They may also choose to develop to the existing underlying zone. BUILDOUT OF THE OVERLAY ZONE The City envisions the potential buildout of a mixed -use community within the Overlay Zone by 2030. The City anticipates that buildout of the Overlay Zone would occur at a rate of approximately 5 percent per year. Cabrillo Town Center City of Santa Ana TechQ" nno.,,,,r-Ji- nllpicr 2023 City Council 5 18 — 439 10/3/2023