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.
- Policy LU-1.2
Homeownership Opportunities
Support innovative development policies to expand homeownership opportunities at all income levels.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Policy LU-1.7
Active Transportation Infrastructure
Invest in active transportation connectivity between activity centers and residential neighborhoods to encourage healthy lifestyles.
- Policy LU-1.8
Development Tradeoffs
Ensure that new development projects provide a net community benefit.
- 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.
- 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.