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 The proposed project will make modifications to existing campus parking areas to produce 79 less parking spaces near the main entrance, 71 more parking spaces in the north parking lot, and construct a new 31 -stall parking lot for guests. The result is a total of 195 spaces, which represents a net gain of 23 parking surface spaces. The project proposes to construct three levels of subterranean parking underneath the apartment building, totaling 275 spaces. The first level will have 93 spaces, the second level will have 115 spaces, and the third level 67 spaces. The total parking supply proposed is 470 spaces. 3.2.3 - Existing Land Use The project site is currently occupied by an open grassy area and parking lot within the Town and Country Manor campus. Land uses surrounding the project site consist of the following, as identified by aerial photographs and site reconnaissance. North To the north lies existing Town and Country Manor buildings, low -rise office buildings and parking lot in the City of Orange, and the SR -22 freeway. East To the east lies the balance of the Town and Country Manor campus, Memory Lane, Santiago Creek and Park, single - family residential uses, and the Orange Financial Center and parking structure. The Park is 23 acres in size and provides a combination of active and passive recreational uses. South To the south is Memory Lane and Santiago Creek and Park, located across Memory Lane. Single - family residential uses border the Park on the south. West To the west are Lawson Way and City Place, a 17.7 -acre mixed use development, a portion of which planned to contain a 31 -story high -rise structure is currently being processed by the City. Adjoining City Place on the north end is the 16 -story Orange Executive Tower and supporting 7 -story parking structure, and an apartment complex north of Town and Country Road. Further west across Main Street is the Westfield Main Place Mall, which includes movie theaters, retail uses, and restaurants, and the I -5 freeway. 3.2.4 - Land Use Designations 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 the District Center land use designation will be required to permit project implementation. Michael Brandman Associates 3-11 H\Clievt(PN- JMb327b32]003MMVB2]0030 Sa03-00 Ryat De=criptiou.doc