Nodes and People Places

Urban Design Element

  • GOAL UD-4: Nodes and People Places
    Create nodes and urban hubs throughout the city to foster community, education, arts and culture, business activities, and entertainment and establish Santa Ana as a vibrant center.
  • Policy UD-4.1
    Intentional Development
    Support development growth in nodes consistent with the City’s vision as the dynamic urban center of Orange County.
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  • Policy UD-4.2
    Image Making through Architecture
    Promote development within nodes to reflect the significance of the area and cultivate a positive image of Santa Ana through high quality architecture.
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  • Policy UD-4.3
    Activate Open Space
    Ensure architectural and landscape design activates open space as a means to promote community interaction and enhance the aesthetic quality of development.
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  • Policy UD-4.4
    Vibrant Street Life
    Encourage development within nodes that promotes pedestrian activities, enhanced amenities, and engaging designs that allow for discovery, excitement, and social interaction.
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  • Policy UD-4.5
    Open Space at Nodes
    Promote creative, multipurpose public space within nodes, major development projects, and people places.
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  • Policy UD-4.6
    Community-Led Installations
    Provide for opportunities to incorporate distinctive, innovative, and community-informed public art in plazas and open spaces to promote pedestrian activity.
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Community Element

  • Policy CM-3.5
    Community Spaces
    Encourage positive community interactions and neighborhood pride to create secure communities and promote safe public spaces.
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Land Use Element

  • 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-1.10
    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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  • Policy LU-2.3
    Supportive Spaces
    Provide a diversity of land uses that support residents, visitors, and businesses, such as open space, areas for community gatherings, and outdoor entertainment venues.
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  • Policy LU-2.5
    Benefits of Mixed-Use
    Encourage infill mixed-use development at all ranges of affordability to reduce vehicle miles traveled, improve jobs/housing balance, and promote social interaction.
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  • 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.
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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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Housing Element

  • Policy HE-2.1
    Citywide
    Designate adequate land in the General Plan Land Use Element and Zoning for the development of a range of housing types to meet the identified needs of all economic segments of the community while providing a high quality of life for all residents.
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  • Policy HE-2.2
    Downtown
    Strengthen Santa Ana’s core downtown as a vibrant mixed-use and mixed-income environment by capitalizing on the government center, arts district, historic downtown, transit-oriented housing, and diverse neighborhoods.
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