Complete Communities

Land Use Element

GOAL LU-4: Complete Communities
Support a sustainable Santa Ana through improvements to the built environment and a culture of collaboration.

  • Policy LU-4.1
    Complementary Uses
    Promote complete neighborhoods by encouraging a mix of complementary uses, community services, and people places within a walkable area.
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  • Policy LU-4.2
    Public Realm
    Maintain and improve the public realm through quality architecture, street trees, landscaping, and other pedestrian-friendly amenities.
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  • Policy LU-4.3
    Sustainable Land Use Strategies
    Encourage land uses and strategies that reduce energy and water consumption, waste and noise generation, soil contamination, air quality impacts, and light pollution.
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  • Policy LU-4.4
    Natural Resource Capture
    Encourage the use of natural processes to capture rainwater runoff, sustainable electric power, and passive climate control.
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  • Policy LU-4.5
    VMT Reduction
    Concentrate development along high quality transit corridors to reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and transportation-related carbon emissions.
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  • Policy LU-4.6
    Healthy Living Conditions
    Support diverse and innovative housing types that improve living conditions and promote a healthy environment.
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  • Policy LU-4.7
    Diverse Communities
    Promote mixed-income developments with mixed housing types to create inclusive communities and economically diverse neighborhoods.
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  • Policy LU-4.8
    Community Partnerships
    Collaborate with property owners, community organizations, and other local stakeholders to identify opportunities for additional open space and community services, such as community gardens and gathering places.
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  • Policy LU-4.9
    Recreational Amenities
    Encourage public, private and commercial recreational facilities in areas that are park and open space deficient.
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  • Policy LU-4.10
    Thriving Downtown
    Encourage new development and enhancement of Downtown Santa Ana through creative, sustainable, and innovative design solutions.
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Mobility Element

  • Policy M-4.5
    Land Use Development Design
    Ensure that building placement and design features create a desirable and active streetscape, by prioritizing pedestrian access directly from the street and placing parking lots to the rear of a development site.
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  • Policy M-5.5
    Street Design
    Design and retrofit streets based on their combined land use context and road function to achieve safety objectives.
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Economic Prosperity

  • Policy EP-3.4
    Complete Communities
    Encourage the development of “complete communities” that provide a range of housing, services, amenities, and transportation options to support the retention and attraction of a skilled workforce and employment base.
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Open Space Element

  • Policy OS-1.4
    Park distribution
    Ensure that all City residents have access to public parks, recreation facilities, or trails in the City of Santa Ana, within a 10-minute walking and biking distance of their homes. Prioritize park provision, programs, and partnerships in park deficient and environmental justice areas.
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