2014-028 - Approving General Plan Amendement No. 2014-01

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City of Santa Ana -Park View at Town and Country Manor Draft EIR Land Use and 4.4 - Land Use and Plannina 4.4.1 - Introduction This section describes the existing land use and planning setting and potential effects from project implementation on the site and its surrounding area. Descriptions and analysis in this section are based on information contained in the individual Elements of the Santa Ana General Plan: Land Use, Airport Environs, Circulation, Conservation, Economic Development, Education, Energy, Growth Management, Housing, Noise, Open Space, Parks and Recreation, Public Facilities, Public Safety, Scenic Corridors, Seismic, and Urban Design. A comment letter on the Notice of Preparation of the FIR for the Park View at Town and Country Manor Project that addressed land use and planning, contained in Appendix A, was received by the City of Santa Ana from the City of Orange. The City of Orange requests that the Draft FIR evaluate land use compatibility in the context of existing and proposed developments in Orange, including the proposed Orange General Plan land use scenario that changes the land use designation for the property to the north of the project site to Urban Mixed Use. In particular, they request that use, development intensity, and scale issues be addressed. 4.4.2 - Existing Conditions Land Use Project Site The project site is approximately 2.5 acres in size, located within the larger 8.29 acre (360,894 square feet) Town and Country Manor Campus. Town and Country Manor is an existing "Continuing Care Residential Community" (CCRC) licensed by the California Department of Social Services. The existing Town and Country Manor was built in 1973. The triangular- shaped campus site currently contains 219,556 square feet of facilities, which consists of 133 residential care units, 57 assisted living units, and 49 skilled nursing units. Included within the facilities is a dining area, a library, lobbies, meeting rooms, a multi- purpose room, recreational areas, and administrative offices. The residential structures on the campus are three -story structures constructed of stucco over block. The dining facility and multi - purpose rooms are housed in one -story structures. The skilled nursing facility is approximately 46,347 square feet and is located in a two -story structure. The site also includes a 6,449 square -foot chapel constructed on wood flame and stucco. The residential care buildings vary from 12,557 square feet to 43,113 square feet in size. The proposed project consists of the development of an 8 -story, 123 -foot high tower with 174 independent living units, a new expanded entry lobby totaling 914 square feet, and subterranean parking on three levels. An enclosed aquatic and wellness center is also proposed. Existing buildings total 219,556 square feet. With the proposed structures, a total of 568,848 square feet of buildings will exist on the campus. Lot coverage for the entire Town and Country Manor campus after project implementation would be 59.7 percent. Floor Area Ratio (FAR, defined as the ratio between total Michael Brandman Associates 4.4 -1 HU imto? NJN )b327b32]0030\DEM \032]0030SeU Laud US a dP nmgd