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Amendment Application No. 2013 -04 Tentative Tract Map No. 2013 -05 Site Plan Review No. 2013 -04 September 23, 2013 Page 4 The zoning for the site is General Agricultural (A1). The Al standards are not applicable to this project as the applicant is seeking to develop pursuant to the density allowed by the LMR -11 land use designation. In order to develop to the LMR -11 density, the applicant must receive approval of a Specific Development (SD) zoning designation. The proposed project has been designed to be consistent with the Specific Development (SD) zoning designation. Proiect Analysis Amendment Application Section 41 -593 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code establishes the regulations for the creation of Specific Development (SD) zoning districts. The purpose of the specific development districts is to protect the health, safety and general welfare of the city by encouraging the use of innovative planning concepts and principles, promoting and enhancing the value of properties, and encouraging orderly development for a planned residential project. The applicant is proposing to rezone the subject site to an SD designation and construct a 28 -unit, single - family development. The current Al zoning designation allows single - family dwelling at a density of one dwelling unit per 6,000 square feet of lot area, which is equivalent to seven dwelling units per acre, while the Low Medium Density (LMR -11) land use designation allows 11 dwelling units per acre. The Al zoning designation was intended to accommodate agricultural and farming uses prevalent in the western section of the City, including the Cal -Va Dairy and Egg Ranch in the 1960s. As the area transitioned into a residential community, the Al zoning remained in place for these parcels as well as several adjacent parcels. The zoning for other nearby parcels was changed to residential zones as properties were developed. Since the proposed project is not a traditional single - family project, but an innovative approach to providing infill housing, staff is recommending that the property be rezoned to a specific development (SD) zoning designation. The SD is a tool used to allow for unique and innovative projects that are otherwise consistent with the General Plan land use designation, such as the proposed project, but do not conform to the current zoning standards for the site. The SD will contain development standards for the project, including setbacks, landscaping and parking, while allowing development of an innovative project. Approval of the SD will be consistent with the General Plan land use designation of Low Medium Density Residential at 11 dwelling units per acre since the proposed project will be built at a gross density of 10.5 dwelling units per acre (Exhibit 8). Tentative Tract Map Tentative tract map requests are governed by Sections 34 -119 through 34 -318 of the SAMC. Tentative tract map requests may be granted when it can be shown that the following can be established. 75C -6