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ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXX <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA APPROVING AMENDMENT APPLICATION NO. <br />2025-01 TO ESTABLISH THE VILLAGE SANTA ANA <br />SPECIFIC PLAN AND TO APPROVE A ZONE CHANGE <br />FOR THE PROJECT SITE GENERALLY LOCATED AT 1561 <br />W. SUNFLOWER AVENUE, FROM SPECIFIC <br />DEVELOPMENT NO. 48 TO THE VILLAGE SANTA ANA <br />SPECIFIC PLAN (SP-6) <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines, <br />and declares as follows: <br />A. Justin McCusker, on behalf of South Coast Plaza, a California general <br />partnership ("Applicant" and "Property Owner"), is seeking approval of <br />various entitlements to facilitate the redevelopment of a 17.2-acre site into <br />a mixed -use urban village ("Project"). <br />B. The project site is located along the southern edge of the City of Santa Ana <br />("City"), on the northeast corner of West Sunflower Avenue and South Bear <br />Street, transected by South Plaza Drive. The project site includes 11 <br />addresses (1561, 1611, 1621, 1631, 1641, and 1661 W. Sunflower Avenue; <br />3820, 3840, and 3951 S. Plaza Drive; and 3811 and 3851 S. Bear Street) <br />and seven parcels (412-131-10, 412-131-20, 412-131-21, 412-451-01, 412- <br />451-02, 412-451-03, and 412-451-04), collectively referred to as 1561 W. <br />Sunflower Avenue ("Project Site"). <br />C. The Project entitlements include Amendment Application (AA) No. 2025-01 <br />to establish The Village Santa Ana Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 6 (SP- <br />6)) and to approve a zone change for the Project Site from Specific <br />Development No. 48 (SD-48) to SP-6; Vesting Tentative Tract Map (VTTM) <br />No. 2025-06 (County Map No. 2023-159) to subdivide the Project Site into <br />six buildable lots; and Development Agreement (DA) No. 2025-01 outlining <br />terms and conditions for the Project. <br />D. The Project entails, among other things, (1) demolition of the existing <br />structures on the Project Site and (2) redevelopment of the Project Site into <br />an urban village containing up to 1,583 residential units, 80,000 square feet <br />of commercial/retail space, and 300,000 square feet of office space, <br />including 7.5 acres of publicly accessible open space and on -site parking <br />and landscaping. <br />E. The Project Site is currently zoned as SD-48 and has a General Plan (GPU) <br />land use designation of District Center —High (DC-5). <br />Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br />Page 1 of 8 <br />