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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Policy LU-3.4
Compatible Development
Ensure that the scale and massing of new development is compatible and harmonious with the surrounding built environment.
- Policy LU-3.5
Adaptive Reuse
Encourage the preservation and reuse of historical buildings and sites through flexible land use policies.
- 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.
- Policy LU-3.7
Attractive Environment
Promote a clean, safe, and creative environment for Santa Ana’s residents, workers, and visitors.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.