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GOAL LU-2: Provide a balance of land uses that meet Santa Ana’s diverse needs. |
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2.1 |
Periodic evaluation. Review and, if necessary, update the General Plan every five years to affirm its vision remains consistent with the community’s values. |
PBA |
| 2.2 | Annual review. Prepare a general plan status report annually. Review the General Plan land use objectives and map to ensure they continue to support the community’s long-term land use vision. Amend the text, goals, policies, and map as necessary to address new concerns, legislation, and changing conditions. | PBA Annually April 1st |
| 2.3 | Projections. Review and adjust population assumptions and forecasts annually in conjunction with the Department of Finance, SCAG, and the County of Orange/Center for Demographic Research to adequately plan for the growth of housing and jobs. | PBA 2022 & Ongoing |
| 2.4 | School sites. Coordinate with local school districts and community colleges serving Santa Ana residents on the need for new sites as well as plans for surplus property. | CMA/PBA Annually |
| 2.5 | Developer outreach. Conduct an annual workshop with residential, mixed-use, commercial, and industrial real estate developers to discuss developing projects in Santa Ana; identify challenges that discourage quality development in the city; identify cost implications that impact affordability; implement a plan to address such challenges. | PBA/CDA 2023 & Ongoing |
| 2.6 | Fee assessment. Conduct a periodic review of developer fees and assessment districts to ensure fees are adequate to provide services and mitigate impacts of development, with consideration given to feasibility concerns of building new development. | PWA/PBA 2023 |
| 2.7 | Fiscal impact model. Develop a fiscal impact analysis model that incorporates the appropriate mix of land uses to achieve fiscal sustainability, or at a minimum, fiscal neutrality to make informed land use decisions. Require the completion of this analysis in mixed-use land use designations and in proposed conversion of commercial uses to residential or mixed-use projects. | PBA/CDA 2022 |
| 2.8 | City-owned land. Coordinate future disposition of City-owned property and remnant parcels, consistent with the Surplus Land Act. | PWA/CDA Ongoing |
| 2.9 | High-density housing. Collaborate with Orange County jurisdictions to prepare and distribute public information to explain the need and value of high-density housing in Santa Ana, combat misinformation about high-density housing, and clarify where high-density housing is planned and where it is prohibited. | PBA 2024 |
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Open space requirements. Evaluate public open space and park requirements in the zoning code for residential and nonresidential uses. Consider requirements and/or incentives to aggregate public open space areas required by two or more uses to form larger and more usable areas and facilities. | PBA/PRCSA 2022 -2027 |
| 2.11 | Antidisplacement strategies. Collaborate with community organizations and residents to identify, evaluate, and implement effective and appropriate antidisplacement strategies to address the unintended displacement of vulnerable tenants and property owners due to the introduction of new development. | PBA/CDA 2022 & Ongoing |
| 2.12 | Distinctive districts. Develop and adopt a specific plan or corridor plan for each of the land use focus areas to establish regulations and design standards with consideration of the character, history and uniqueness of existing corridors and neighborhoods. | PBA/ CDA 2022 -2027 |
| 2.13 | Housing Trust Fund. Coordinate and support applications by developers to the Orange County Housing Finance Trust for affordable housing rehabilitation projects in Santa Ana. | CDA Ongoing |
| 2.14 | Local preference. Require a first priority preference for Santa Ana residents and workers in tenant selection policies for affordable housing projects that receive financial assistance from the City or project that qualify for a density bonus. | CDA Ongoing |
| 2.15 | Community Serving Commercial Retail & Service Diversity Impact Analysis. Implement a requirement for mixed-use projects or proposals to convert commercial and other non-residential uses to residential or mixed-use projects to complete a community serving commercial retail & service diversity impact analysis to inform the decision making process and to ensure availability and diversity of commercial retail and service uses in Santa Ana as part of the development proposal. | PBA/CDA 2022 |
| Notes: CDA – Community Development Agency; CMO – City Manager’s Office; HR – Human Resources Department; PBA – Planning and Building Agency; PWA – Public Works Agency; PRCSA – Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency; PD – Police Department associated with environmental justice policies |
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