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AA No. 2011 -01, G PA No. 2011 -02, & VA No. 2011 -06 May 9, 2011 Page 3 General Plan and Zonina Analvsis The subject site has two different General Plan land use designations. Five of the parcels have a General Commercial (GC) designation, which allows for commercial and office uses such as the proposed medical and professional office uses. General Commercial districts are primarily located on commercial corridors and major arterial roadways in the City. They provide accessible commercial development along the City's arterials as well as provide support facilities and services, including medical office, restaurants and various other services. The westernmost parcel, located at 1312 West Santa Ana Boulevard, has a General Plan land use designation of Low Density Residential (LR). The approval of the general plan amendment will make the project consistent with the General Commercial General Plan land use designation (Exhibit 7). In addition to the discrepancy in the land use designation, the subject site also contains three different zoning designations. The properties at 1306 and 1308 West Santa Ana Boulevard have a C2 designation, which is a general commercial zone that allows for commercial and office uses, such as the proposed medical office building. The proposed use is consistent with this zoning. The three parcels with Bristol Street frontage (304 and 306 North Bristol Street and 1302 West Santa Ana Boulevard) have a zoning designation of SP -1, which is not consistent with the proposed use. This designation allows the properties to be used as a linear park. The westernmost property at 1312 West Santa Ana Boulevard has a zoning designation of Single - Family Residential (R -1), which allows one - family residential dwellings. This designation is also not consistent with the proposed use. The approval of the amendment application will make the project consistent with the zoning designation thereby allowing for the integrated use of the site (Exhibit 8). Proiect Analvsis General Plan Amendment The applicant is proposing to construct a new medical and professional office building on a site that will allow him the ability to serve the clientele the medical clinic has developed over the past 20 years. In order to facilitate the project, a general plan amendment for the parcel located at 1312 West Santa Ana Boulevard is needed. Currently, the existing Low Density Residential (LR) General Plan land use designation prohibits the use of the westernmost parcel as a parking lot for the medical and professional office uses. To allow the project to proceed, a general plan amendment to General Commercial (GC) is requested. The general plan amendment will allow the project to proceed and will assist in supporting numerous goals and objectives of the Land Use Element of the General Plan. First, the project will assist in promoting a balance of land uses that address community needs, as the residences in the area will continue to be served by a medical clinic that has been serving the local community for over 60 years. Second, the project will promote land uses, such as professional and medical office uses, that will 75D -5