The City’s growth strategy is to concentrate new growth opportunities into key parts of the city while maintaining and enhancing its existing neighborhoods, employment centers, and intact industrial centers. Seven planning areas, including specific plans and other special zoning areas adopted before this General Plan, have remaining development capacity. These areas are shown on Figure … Continued
Table LU-2 reflects the reasonable long-term buildout potential for housing units, nonresidential building square footage, and jobs that could be generated by the overarching growth strategy and the Land Use Plan (Figure LU-1). While these estimates provide a tool to monitor growth in the City, the figures shown in Table LU-2 represent an informed but … Continued
Existing1 Growth2 Buildout Planning Area Housing Units Building Sq.Ft.3 Jobs Housing Units Building Sq.Ft.3 Jobs Housing Units Building Sq.Ft.3 Jobs Specific Plan/Special Zoning 4,685 13,924,891 38,548 15,839 3,033,554 1,154 20,524 16,958,445 39,702 Adaptive Reuse Overlay Zone4 260 976,935 3,043 1,000 0 -476 1,260 976,935 2,567 Bristol Street Corridor Specific Plan 136 140,348 294 -1 2,791 … Continued
The purpose of the Land Use Element is to provide a long-range guide for the physical development of the city, reflecting the community’s vision for a high quality of life. This element guides the distribution, location, and size of new development, ensuring that residential neighborhoods are protected and that future growth is sustainable and minimizes … Continued
Santa Ana has a long, dynamic history of growth and development, starting from its establishment in 1869 (and later incorporation in 1886) on just over 74 acres of land. The city has grown to encompass over 27 square miles, with a population of more than 330,000 residents and businesses and institutions employing over 160,000 workers … Continued
Through the community engagement process for this General Plan, participants identified numerous land use considerations and values that they believe should form the basis of and be addressed by this element. Specifically, participants highlighted the following topics, areas of concern, and community strengths: Maintain a strong sense of community Enhance quality of life with new … Continued
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 … Continued
Provide a balance of land uses that meet Santa Ana’s diverse needs. Policy LU-2.1 Employment Opportunities Provide a broad spectrum of land uses and development that offer employment opportunities for current and future Santa Ana residents. Policy LU-2.2 Capture Local Spending Encourage a range of commercial uses to capture a greater share of local … Continued
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