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 SECTION 3: RIPTION 3.1 - Proiect Location The project site is approximately 2.5 acres in size, located within the larger 8.29 -acre Town and Country Manor Campus. Town and Country Manor is located in the North Main Street district area of the City of Santa Ana in Orange County, California (see Exhibit 3 -1). The site is situated at the northheast corner of Memory Lane and Lawson Way, across the street from Santiago Park and one block east of Main Street. The Santa Ana Freeway (1 -5) is to the west of the project site and the Garden Grove Freeway (SR -22) is to the north of the project site (see Exhibit 3 -2 and Exhibit 3 -3). 3.2 - Project Characteristics Town and Country Manor, built in 1973, is an existing "Continuing Care Residential Community" (CCRC) licensed by the California Department of Social Services. The proposed project will add 174 independent living units to the existing campus. The units will be marketed solely to seniors. Fees for each unit will be charged for services provided such as common dining, cleaning, laundry, and recreational activities. The proposed multi -story building to contain the 174 independent living units consists of an 8 -story, 123 -foot high tower, with three levels of subterranean parking (see Exhibit 3 -4). Also planned are a new expanded entry lobby totaling 914 square feet (attached to Building A), a covered pool area and fitness center proposed within an aquatic and wellness center, modifications to the existing parking lots, and creation of a main entrance driveway, connecting the two existing entrances on Memory Lane and Lawson Way and having one lane in each direction (see Exhibit 3 -4). The total lot size of the Town and Country Manor campus is 360,894 square feet (or 8.29 acres). Existing buildings total 219,556 square feet, which include 133 residential care units, 57 assisted living units, and 49 skilled nursing units. Also included within the existing facilities are 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 located in a two -story structure. The site also includes a chapel constructed of wood frame and stucco. With the proposed structures, a total 568,848 square feet of buildings will exist on the campus. There are 172 existing parking spaces on the site consisting of 91 spaces at the main entrance drive, 67 spaces at the north parking lot, and 14 spaces at the east parking lot. The 91 spaces at the main entrance will be removed and replaced with 12 spaces. At the north parking lot, 28 of the existing 67 spaces will be removed and 99 new spaces will be added for a total of 138 spaces. The east parking lot will remain unchanged in parking count. At the south parking lot, 31 guest parking spaces will be Michael Brandman Associates 3-1 H\Cl t(PN- JMb327b32]003MMVB2]0030 Sa03-0 Ryat De nptiou.d