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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 />