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To be inserted after the second paragraph on page 8 COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DENSITY STANDARDS The intensity of land use for commercial or industrial purposes varies from one type of use to another and may vary over time on the same site, but the intensity generally bears a relationship to square footage close enough for good planning purposes. Accordingly, general plan standards for commercial and industrial development are expressed in terms of maximum square footage of floor area per acre or "floor area ratio" (FAR). The zoning ordinance translates these general plan standards into minimum lot sizes and maximum floor area ratios for each zoning district. Although the intensity of use may vary from site to site, the maximum floor area standards should provide the desired average intensity of commercial and industrial use throughout the planning area. For property designated on the land use map as "Commercial and Offices," floor area per acre will vary up to a maximum of 32,670 sq. ft. per acre (FAR 0.75). All figures used are based on gross area for general plan purposes. Specific floor area limitations under Article 3 of the zoning ordinance are based on net area. An exception to this maximum floor area ratio shall be the C -C zoning district where floor area per acre can reach 130,680 sq. ft., for a FAR of 3.0. Central Commercial development is a special category for chiefly high intensity Central Business District projects. Zoning provides for a series of FAR limitations below 0.75 based on specific zoning classifications other than PUD or C -R. Neighborhood Commercial zoned projects (chiefly shopping centers of three to eight acres in size) are limited to a FAR of 0.30, Commercial Freeway zoned projects on a FAR of 0.40 and standard Office zoned projects to a FAR of 0.30. Res. 2323 A -2