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 The project site is currently zoned as Suburban Apartment (R -4), with a General Plan Land Use Designation of Medium Density Residential (MR -15), allowing 15 dwelling units /acre (see Exhibit 3- 5). The proposed project differs from the allowable uses of the current zoning code and maximum density allowed by the General Plan. A Zone Change to a Specific Development zoning designation and a General Plan Amendment (GPA) to District Center (DC) land use designation is required to permit project implementation. The DC designation allows up to 90 dwelling units per acre when developed as an integral component of a master planned mixed use project. The Main Place Mall, City Place development and this project can be said to form a master planned mixed use area. By extending the DC designation to include the project site, the additional density proposed with the 8- story residential structure is permitted. The northern boundary of the project site borders an area within the City of Orange currently designated in the Orange General Plan as Commercial 2.5 -3.0 FAR (see Exhibit 3 -5). The City of Orange is currently undertaking an update to their General Plan, and has identified an area bordering the project site on the north as a Focus Area for land use changes, entitled West Chapman Avenue /South Main Street Focus Area. This Focus Area generally encompasses West Chapman and Main Street, and areas between La Veta Avenue and the southern City limit, which forms the northern boundary of the project site. Orange's proposed land use scenario designates this Focus Area as a new Urban Mixed Use land use category that allows mixed use development up to a 3.0 FAR and a residential density of 30 -60 dwelling units /acre. The proposed project, as part of the master planned mixed use area that contains the Main Place Mall and City Place development, adds high- intensity residential use to the existing Town and Country Manor. The proposed project is considered compatible with existing and planned low- and mid -rise office buildings on the north, as well as the re- designation of the property to the north in the City of Orange as Urban Mixed Use. Proposed project uses, together with proposed mass and scale, as graphically illustrated in Section 4.1 Aesthetics, are considered compatible with Orange General Plan land use changes for the property to the north. The proposed residential structure will be compatible with the scale, size, and character of the surrounding existing urban and developing high- intensity area. The design of the multi -story building will be of high quality and will blend with existing architecture and style within the Town and Country Manor campus and surrounding areas. A less than significant impact is anticipated. Level of Significance Before Mitigation Less than significant. Mitigation Measures No mitigation measures required. Level of Significance After Mitigation Less than significant. Michael Brandman Associates 4.4 -13 HU imto? NJN )b327b32]0030\DEM \032]0030SeU Laud US a dP nmgd