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

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1.2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1.2.1 Project Location The 8.97-acre (390,657-square-foot) Project Site is located in the City at 1901, 1971 E. 4th Street and 515, 525 N. Cabrillo Park Drive. The Project Site location is shown in Figures 1 and 2. The Project Site is bounded by Cabrillo Park on the north, 4th Street on the south, commercial development on the east, and Cabrillo Park Drive on the west. Regional access to the Project Site is provided by Interstate 5 located approximately 750 feet west of the Project Site. 1.2.2 Existing Conditions The Project Site is zoned P-Professional and is identified with a "Village Center District' designation in the Metro East Mixed Use (MEMU) Overlay Zone (the "Overlay Zone"). The land use designation for the Project Site is GP-DC-3, 3.0. The Project Site is currently developed with four three-story office buildings with a total floor area of 173,025 square feet of floor area and approximately 617 surface parking spaces. 1.2.3 Surrounding Land Uses The Project Site is located in an urbanized area of the City. The greater Project Site area is largely developed with a mix of commercial and residential development. 1.3 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT 1.3.1 Project Overview The Project includes the demolition and removal of all existing improvements from the Project Site and development of the site with a mixed -use development including up to 507 residential dwelling units, approximately 26,800 square feet of commercial uses, and associated parking, utility infrastructure, landscaping, and open space. Project plans are shown in Figures 3 through 31. The Project Site would be separated into two distinct areas by a roadway (Parkcourt Place), which would traverse the site east/west. The southern portion of the Project Site (Parcel 1) would be developed with a five -story mixed -use building arranged around an internal parking structure and one subterranean level that includes residential storage. This building would include 449 apartment units and 26,800 square feet of ground -floor commercial uses, which could include retail, office, and shopkeeper uses. The northern portion of the Project Site (Parcel 2) would be developed with 58 townhomes in eight, three-story (37 feet and 1 inch in height) buildings arranged around a central open space area. Each townhome would include two, three, or four bedrooms, a parking garage, and private outdoor space. Cabrillo Town Center City of Santa Ana TechQ" nno.,,,,r— j — nllpicr 2023 City Council 6 18 — 440 10/3/2023