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[AND U8r ELENNEhn Mixed Use The Land Use Plan provides for two distinct mixed use land use designations. These designations allow 1br hash vertical and horizontal mixed use developments, with an emphasis on linkages to a range of transportation options: The District Center (DC) land use designation includes the major activity areas in the City. Seven areas of the City, tootling 665.5 acres, are designated as District Center. The intensity standard for the District Center designation ranges from a floor ratio of 1.0 to 5.0. District Centers are designed to serve as anchors to the City's commercial corridors, and to accommodate major development activity. District Centers are to be developed with an urban character that includes a mixture of high - rise office, commercial, and residential uses which provide shopping, business, cultural, education, recreation, entertainment, and housing opportunities. Residentiat developments within some District Centers are allowed at a density of up to 90 units per acre when developed as an integral component ofa master planned mixed use project. In Harbor Corridor, Metro East, Downtown, and Transit Village District Centers residential development intensity is based on a combination of floor area ratio and zoning overlay and /or development standards. Some District Centers serve as major retail and employment centers locally and regionally, and should include development which promotes the City as a regional activity center while creating an environment conducive to business on a regional scale. District Centers in Santa Ana include the hollowing: a The Main Place /City Place District Center includes a regional shopping center and office cornplex, as well as high intensity housing and mixed -use development. The Museum District located between the Downtown and klainPlace /C:ity Place District Centers is proposed as a major aftice /ctdttu-al ceruer which will be developed over the next 15 to 20 years. The area will focus upon the. expanded tRawerS Museum, the Discovery Science Center and the construction of additinmrl museums and cultural centers. The Downtown District serves as one of the CoungI "s major employment and governmental operations centers complemented with a mix of "residential, commercial, and services uses to enhance its urban vibrancy. Emphasis onserrets that accommodawallmodes oftransport.Lion, including mass transit, pedestrian and bicyclist is key in this urban setring. ,Arll. dt, 01ER1'tHtIH 75A -52