HomeMy WebLinkAbout11A - BROADWAY CORRIDOR ORDINANCE NO. NS-X~CX
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA AMENDING THE MIDTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN
TO AMEND THE ALLOWED USES IN THE BROADWAY
CORRIDOR DISTRICT
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana does hereby find, determine
and declare as follows:
A. The Midtown Specific Plan was presented to the City Council at its meeting
of November 18, 1996, and approved and adopted by Ordinance No.
NS-2308 on or about December 2, 1996.
B. In the almost 13 years since adoption of the Midtown Specific Plan it has
been amended several times.
C. Staff has recommended amending the uses permitted in the Broadway
Corridor District of the Midtown Specific Plan to add the following uses:
"Museums, libraries, galleries, theater and cinema, except those that require
a conditional use permit." These uses are permitted in other Districts that
make up the Plan, but are not currently permitted in the Broadway Corridor
District.
Section 2. Page 71 of Chapter 7 of the Midtown Specific Plan, delineating
permitted uses in the Broadway Corridor is hereby amended as set forth in Exhibit 1 to this
Ordinance to add the following permitted uses as a new paragraph no. 5:
5. Museums, libraries, galleries, theater and cinema except those
that require a conditional use permit
Section 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this
ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that
it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
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ADOPTED this day of , 2009.
Miguel A. Pulido
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Joseph W. Fletcher
City Attorney
By:
Benjamin Kaufman
Chief Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers
NOES: Councilmembers
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, MARIA D. HUIZAR, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached
Ordinance No. NS- to be the original ordinance adopted by the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana on ,and that said ordinance was published in ~
accordance with the Charter of the City of Santa Ana.
Date:
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
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Midfown Specific
Plan
EXHIBIT 1
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Also shown for reference are major features of the concept plan,
including major open spaces, planned parking facilities and
pedestrian access ways.
Permitted and Conditionally Permitted Uses
Permitted Uses Building Height
Permitted uses in the Broadway Corridor district shall be as follows. Height is specified by number of stories and feet as measured from
1. Multiple family dwellings in buildings used for this purpose at the the pedestrian ground plane of the site.
time of adoption of this specific plan. The maximum height for all buildings is 35 feet, or three stories,
2. Professional, business and administrative offices, including whichever is less.
government, nonprofit, and similar office uses. Bail bonds are
not permitted. Setbacks
3. Medical and dental clinics, except psychology and counseling. Setbacks at ground level are established to enhance pedestrian
4. Day care facilities. space throughout the district, create compatible relationships
between existing and future building street elevations and recognize
5. Museums, libraries, galleries. theaterand cinema. except opportunities to create new open space resources, such as plazas,
those thaf require a conditional use permit (Uses added pedestrian ways and landscaped areas.
Conditionally Permitted Uses The major setback conditions are discussed below by street:
The following uses may be permitted subject to the issuance of a Broadway. A twenty foot setback is required throughout the district.
Conditional Use Permit pursuant to the Santa Ana Municipal Code. The majority of existing structures meet this standard. A twenty
1. Places of worship provided they are located in freestanding foot setback is required throughout the district.. The generous
buildings only. front yards is one of the most important characteristics of
2. Congregate care facilities, including convalescent homes, Broadway, and maintenance of these landscaped open spaces
nursing homes, rest homes and extended care facilities. is crucial to preserving the streetscape.
3. Counseling and psychology offices. Sycamore Street. A 30 foot setback is required from Tenth Street to
4. Live-work studios with galleries. Washington. The long range land use policy is passive open
space centrally located to the Midtown District. A 10 foot
5. Cafes, restaurants or coffee houses, not exceeding 2,500 setback is required from Washington to Fifteenth Street.
square feet.
For the block from Washington to Fifteenth Street, a ten foot setback i
is required for new development. Several existing buildings likely to
Building Envelopes remain have lesser setbacks. The parcels at the Washington Street
corner are designated as open space.
General
The permitted building envelopes in the Broadway Corridor District Floor Area Ratio
are defined by height and front yard setback requirements
established for each block. Their primary purpose is to establish the The General Plan designates a 0.5 to 2.0 FAR for the Broadway
relationship between public and private pedestrian space and the Corridor, while most small lot development, typical for the corridor,
building wall which forms its edge. Setbacks define pedestrian space would not exceed 0.5 FAR.
at the ground level and show where higher buildings (greater than 35
feet) can be sited.
Exhibit 38, Broadway Corridor Height and Setbacks, defines the Parcel Size
setback dimensions from property lines and other benchmarks
throughout the district, and height limits and setbacks for buildings The minimum parcel area is 6,000 square feet with a minimum
higher than 35 feet. Reference information on the exhibit shows frontage of 50 feet.
existing buildings that are likely to remain, thereby indicating
relationships between existing buildings an potential new
development or revitalization.
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Chapter 7: Broadway Corridor District
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