Compatibility of Uses

Land Use Element

GOAL LU-3: Compatibility of Uses
Preserve and improve the character and integrity of existing neighborhoods and districts.

  • Policy LU-3.1
    Community Benefits
    Support new development which provides a net community benefit and contributes to neighborhood character and identity.
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  • Policy LU-3.2
    Empower Community
    Facilitate community engagement and dialogue in policy decisions and outcomes affecting land use and development, with supplemental opportunities for proposed planning activities within environmental justice area boundaries.
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  • Policy LU-3.3
    Enforcement of Standards
    Maintain a robust and proactive code enforcement program that partners with community stakeholders and is responsive to community needs.
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  • Policy LU-3.4
    Compatible Development
    Ensure that the scale and massing of new development is compatible and harmonious with the surrounding built environment.
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  • Policy LU-3.5
    Adaptive Reuse
    Encourage the preservation and reuse of historical buildings and sites through flexible land use policies.
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  • Policy LU-3.6
    Focused Development
    Facilitate the transformation of the transit corridors through focusing medium and high density pedestrian-oriented mixed-use development at key intersections.
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  • Policy LU-3.7
    Attractive Environment
    Promote a clean, safe, and creative environment for Santa Ana’s residents, workers, and visitors.
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  • Policy LU-3.8
    Sensitive Receptors
    Avoid the development of industry and sensitive receptors in close proximity to each other that could pose a hazard to human health and safety due to the quantity, concentration, or physical or chemical characteristics of the hazardous materials utilized, or the hazardous waste an operation may generate or emit.
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  • Policy LU-3.9
    Noxious, Hazardous, Dangerous, and Polluting Uses
    Improve the health of residents, students, and workers by limiting the impacts of construction activities and operation of noxious, hazardous, dangerous, and polluting uses that are in close proximity to sensitive receptors, with priority given to discontinuing such uses within environmental justice area boundaries.
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  • Policy LU-3.10
    Community Attractions
    Support the development of regional land uses that allow for entertainment, sports, and unique venues that benefit the local community and attract a wide range of visitors.
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  • Policy LU-3.11
    Air Pollution Buffers
    Work with the Environmental Justice Action Committee to develop and implement landscaping and other local land use and zoning buffer strategies, guided by the California Air Resources Board and Southern California Air Quality Management District best practices, to separate existing sensitive uses from rail lines, heavy industrial facilities, and other emissions sources. As feasible, apply more substantial buffers within environmental justice area boundaries.
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  • Policy LU-3.12
    Indoor Air Quality
    Require new sensitive land uses proposed in areas with high levels of localized air pollution to achieve good indoor air quality through landscaping, ventilation systems, or other measures.
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Economic Prosperity Element

  • Policy EP-1.9
    Avoid Conflict of Uses
    Avoid potential land use conflicts by prohibiting the location of sensitive receptors and noxious land uses in close proximity.
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  • Policy EP-2.3
    Complementary Businesses
    Encourage the development of mutually beneficial and complementary business clusters within the community.
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Conservation Element

  • Policy CN-3.3
    Development Patterns
    Promote energy-efficient development patterns by clustering mixed use developments and compatible uses adjacent to public transportation.
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Noise Element

  • Policy N-2.2
    Stationary Related Noise
    Minimize noise impacts from commercial and industrial facilities adjacent to residential uses or zones where residential uses are permitted.
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  • GOAL N-3: Airport and Land Use Environs
    Protect sensitive land uses from airport related noise impacts.
  • Policy N-3.1
    Residential Development
    Residential development within the John Wayne Airport (JWA) 65 dB(A) CNEL Noise Contour or greater is not supported.
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  • Policy N-3.2
    Flight Paths
    Advocate that future flight path selection be directed away from existing noise sensitive land uses.
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  • Policy N-3.3
    Residential Mitigation
    Require all residential land uses in 60 dB(A) CNEL or 65 dB(A) CNEL Noise Contours to be sufficiently mitigated so as not to exceed an interior standard of 45 dB(A) CNEL.
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Historic Preservation Element

  • Policy HP-1.4
    Protecting Resources
    Support land use plans and development proposals that actively protect historic and cultural resources. Preserve tribal, archeological, and paleontological resources for their cultural importance to communities as well as their research and educational potential.
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  • Policy HP-1.8
    Reuse of Historic Buildings
    Support flexible land use standards to facilitate the adaptive reuse of historic buildings with a variety of economically viable uses, while minimizing impacts to the historic value and character of sites and structures.
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Urban Design Element

  • GOAL UD-2: Sustainable Environment
    Improve the built environment through sustainable development that is proportional and aesthetically related to its setting.
  • Policy UD-2.2
    Compatibility and use with Setting
    Employ buffers and other urban design strategies to encourage the compatibility of new development with the scale, bulk, and pattern of existing development.
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  • Policy UD-2.3
    New Life for Old Buildings
    Encourage the preservation and reuse of historic and architecturally significant structures to maintain urban fabric and reduce overall energy consumption associated with new construction.
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  • Policy UD-2.5
    Relation to Surroundings
    Ensure new development exhibits a functional, comfortable scale in relation to its neighborhood.
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  • Policy UD-2.6
    Preserve Neighborhood Character
    Preserve the character and uniqueness of existing districts and neighborhoods.
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  • Policy UD-4.1
    Intentional Development
    Support development growth in nodes consistent with the City’s vision as the dynamic urban center of Orange County.
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