GOAL LU-1: Growing Responsibly

Provide a land use plan that improves quality of life and respects our existing community.

  • Policy LU-1.1
    Compatible Uses
    Foster compatibility between land uses to enhance livability and promote healthy lifestyles.
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  • Policy LU-1.2
    Homeownership Opportunities
    Support innovative development policies to expand homeownership opportunities at all income levels.
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  • Policy LU-1.3
    Equitable creation AND Distribution of Open Space
    Promote the creation of new open space and community-serving amenities in park-deficient areas that keeps pace with the increase in multi-unit housing development, with priority given to those that are also within environmental justice area boundaries.
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  • Policy LU-1.4
    County Seat
    Support the location of new and enhanced regional, state, and federal governmental facilities in the Civic Center to reinforce Santa Ana as the county seat.
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  • Policy LU-1.5
    Diverse housing types
    Incentivize quality infill residential development that provides a diversity of housing types and accommodates all income levels and age groups.
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  • Policy LU-1.6
    Transit oriented development
    Encourage residential mixed-use development, within the City’s District Centers, Urban Neighborhoods, and adjacent to high quality transit.
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  • Policy LU-1.7
    Active Transportation Infrastructure
    Invest in active transportation connectivity between activity centers and residential neighborhoods to encourage healthy lifestyles.
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  • Policy LU-1.8
    Development Tradeoffs
    Ensure that new development projects provide a net community benefit.
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  • Policy LU-1.9
    Public Facilities and Infrastructure
    Evaluate individual new development proposals to determine if the proposals are consistent with the General Plan and to ensure that they do not compound existing public facility and service deficiencies.
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  • Policy LU-1.10
    Downtown Orange County
    Balance development within the downtown to continue to serve as a cultural and economic hub for existing and future residents.
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