Land Use

Community Element

• GOAL CM-3: Active Living and Well-being
  Promote the health and wellness of all Santa Ana residents.
• Policy CM-3.1
  Supporting Health Services
  Collaborate with and provide support to organizations engaged in improving public health and wellness, expanding access to affordable quality health care, and providing medical services for all segments of the community. Encourage greater emphasis on expanding or improving health services to underserved areas and populations.
  
• Policy CM-3.2
  Healthy Neighborhoods
  Continue to support the creation of healthy neighborhoods by addressing public safety, land use conflicts, hazardous soil contamination, incompatible uses, and maintaining building code standards.
  
• Policy CM-3.3
  Healthy Residential Programs
  Invest in programs and public improvements that educate residents about opportunities to increase their physical activity and improve their health, especially in environmental justice communities with higher risk of negative public health outcomes.
  
• Policy CM-3.4
  Safe Mobility
  Promote the overall safety of multimodal streets by developing local and regional programs that educate and inform motorists of nonmotorized roadway users.
  
• Policy CM-3.5
  Community Spaces
  Encourage positive community interactions and neighborhood pride to create secure communities and promote safe public spaces.
  
• Policy CM-3.6
  Healthy Options
  Promote access to affordable, fresh, and healthy food options citywide through efforts such as community gardens, culinary classes, and neighborhood farmers markets.
  
• Policy CM-3.7
  Active Lifestyles
  Support programs that promote sports, fitness, walking, biking and active lifestyles.
  
• Policy CM-3.8
  Underutilized Spaces
  Repurpose underutilized spaces and City-owned vacant land as a strategy to improve community health and increase the number and accessibility of opportunities for health and recreation activities. Prioritize the redevelopment of such sites within environmental justice area boundaries and other areas underserved by parks and recreation opportunities.
  
• Policy CM-3.9
  Prevention
  Coordinate with the County Health Care Agency to promote healthier communities through education, prevention, intervention programs, and other activities that address the root causes of health disparities and inequities in Santa Ana.
  
• Policy CM-3.10
  Public Health
  Explore the feasibility of establishing a City Public Health Department with a focus on enhancing local health care access and delivery of health services in the City.
  

Open Space Element

• Policy OS-1.6
  Park Access and Connectivity
  Create a Safe Routes to Parks program that establishes and enhances access to existing and new parks and recreation facilities through safe walking, bicycling, and transit routes.
   
• Policy OS-2.1
  Recreation Variety
  Provide a variety of recreation facilities and activities to meet the diverse needs of the community. Consider needs for indoor and outdoor recreation opportunities, as well as traditional and trending activities.
  
• Policy OS-2.2
  Healthy Parks and Public Spaces
  Invest in and activate parks, recreation facilities and greenspace to support active lifestyles, mental health, youth development, lifelong learning and environmental health benefits that support individual and community wellbeing.
  
• Policy OS-2.3
  Active Lifestyles
  Invest in parks, trails and programs that support sports, fitness, active transportation, and active lifestyles.
  
• Policy OS-2.6
  Connections to Nature
  Design and develop parks, greenspace, and trail corridors to support community respite, wellness, and the mental health benefits found in connections to nature.
  
• Policy OS-2.14
  ADA Accessibility
  Design new and renovate existing parks, recreation facilities, and trails to provide access to residents of varying abilities, including people with special needs.
  

Land Use Element

• 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-4.8
  Community Partnerships
  Collaborate with property owners, community organizations, and other local stakeholders to identify opportunities for additional open space and community services, such as community gardens and gathering places.
  

Housing Element

• Policy HE-1.3
  Complete Neighborhoods
  Improve neighborhood quality by locating or providing access to complementary services and public facilities, including the integration of community gardens and access to healthy food options in neighborhoods.
    
• Policy HE-1.4
  Healthy Neighborhoods
  Create and maintain parks and open spaces; plant trees, green parkways, and medians; support access to healthy food options; and maintain a continuous pattern of pathways that encourage an active and healthy lifestyle.
   

Mobility Element

GOAL M-3: Active Transportation
A safe, balanced, and integrated network of travelways for nonmotorized modes of transportation that connects people to activity centers, inspiring healthy and active lifestyles.

• Policy M-3.1
  Nonmotorized Travelway Network
  Expand and maintain a citywide network of nonmotorized travelways within both the public and private realms that create linkages between neighborhoods, recreational amenities, schools, employment centers, neighborhood serving commercial, and activity centers.
  
• Policy M-3.2
  Nonmotorized Travelway Amenities
  Enhance nonmotorized travelways with amenities such as landscaping, shade trees, lighting, benches, crosswalks, rest stops, bicycle parking, and support facilities that promote a pleasant and safe experience.
  
• Policy M-3.3
  Safe Routes to Schools and Parks
  Lead the development and implementation of safe routes to schools and parks by partnering with the school districts, residents, property owners, and community stakeholders.
  
• Policy M-3.4
  Regional Coordination
  Coordinate development of the City’s active transportation and transit network with adjacent jurisdictions, OCTA, and other appropriate agencies.
  
• Policy M-3.5
  Education and Encouragement
  Encourage active transportation choices through education, special events, and programs.
  
• Policy M-3.6
  Transit Connectivity
  Enhance first and last mile connectivity to transit facilities through safe, accessible, and convenient linkages.
  
• Policy M-3.7
  Complete Streets Design
  Enhance streets to facilitate safe walking, bicycling, and other nonmotorized forms of transportation through community participatory design.
  
• Policy M-3.8
  Santa Ana River and Golden Loop
  Proactively pursue the improvement and restoration of the Santa Ana River natural habitat and the completion of the Golden Loop to serve as a multiuse recreational amenity.
  
• Policy M-3.9
  Neighborhood Traffic
  Develop innovative strategies to calm neighborhood traffic, increase safety, and eliminate collisions, while also maintaining access for emergency response.
  

Community Element

• Policy CM-3.4
  Safe Mobility
  Promote the overall safety of multimodal streets by developing local and regional programs that educate and inform motorists of nonmotorized roadway users.
  
• Policy CM-3.7
  Active Lifestyles
  Support programs that promote sports, fitness, walking, biking and active lifestyles.
  

Open Space Element

• Policy OS-1.2
  Parks and Recreation System
  Provide and support a comprehensive and integrated network of parks, recreation facilities, trails, and open space that is diverse, with a variety of active and passive recreational opportunities.
  
• Policy OS-1.6
  Park Access and Connectivity
  Create a Safe Routes to Parks program that establishes and enhances access to existing and new parks and recreation facilities through safe walking, bicycling, and transit routes.
  
• Policy OS-1.7
  Trail Connectivity
  Collaborate with other City agencies, partners, and regional entities to provide, and connect regional and local trails, travelways, and access corridors to support recreation, active transportation, and park and program access. Consider greenways along the OC Streetcar route, flood control channels, and other underutilized sites.
  
• Policy OS-2.3
  Active Lifestyles
  Invest in parks, trails and programs that support sports, fitness, active transportation, and active lifestyles.
  

Land Use Element

• Policy LU-1.7
  Active Transportation Infrastructure
  Invest in active transportation connectivity between activity centers and residential neighborhoods to encourage healthy lifestyles.
     

Urban Design Element

• Policy UD-3.6
  Linear Park System
  Support open space improvements along roadways and nonvehicular paths, such as bike or multiuse trails, to create linear open space that connect to a network of parks and activity areas throughout the city.
  
• Policy UD-5.4
  Intersections for all Travel Modes
  Strengthen active transportation connections and amenities at focal intersections to promote a pleasant and safe experience for nonmotorized forms of travel.
  

Conservation Element

GOAL CN-1: Air Quality and Climate
Protect air resources, improve regional and local air quality, and minimize the impacts of climate change.

• Policy CN-1.1
  Regional Planning Efforts
  Coordinate air quality planning efforts with local and regional agencies to meet or exceed State and Federal ambient air quality standards in order to educate the community on and protect all residents from the health effects of air pollution.
  
• Policy CN-1.2
  Climate Action Plan
  Consistency with emission reduction goals highlighted in the Climate Action Plan shall be considered in all major decisions on land use and investments in public infrastructure.
  
• Policy CN-1.3
  Education
  Promote efforts to educate businesses and the general public about air quality standards, reducing the urban heat island effect, health effects from poor air quality and extreme heat, and best practices they can make to improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
  
• Policy CN-1.4
  Development Standards
  Support new development that meets or exceeds standards for energy-efficient building design and site planning.
  
• Policy CN-1.5
  Sensitive Receptor Decisions
  Study the impacts of stationary and non-stationary emission sources on existing and proposed sensitive uses and opportunities to minimize health and safety risks. Develop and adopt new regulations avoiding the siting of facilities that potentially emit increased pollution near sensitive receptors within environmental justice area boundaries.
  
• Policy CN-1.6
  New and Infill Residential Development
  Promote development that is mixed use, pedestrian friendly, transit oriented, and clustered around activity centers.
  
• Policy CN-1.7
  Housing and Employment Opportunities
  Improve the city’s jobs/housing balance ratio by supporting development that provides housing and employment opportunities to enable people to live and work in Santa Ana.
  
• Policy CN-1.8
  Promote Alternative Transportation
  Promote use of alternate modes of transportation in the City of Santa Ana, including pedestrian, bicycling, public transportation, car sharing programs, and emerging technologies.
  
• Policy CN-1.9
  Public Investment Alternative Transportation Infrastructure
  Continue to invest in infrastructure projects that support public transportation and alternate modes of transportation in the City of Santa Ana, including pedestrian, bicycling, public transportation, car sharing programs, and emerging technologies.
  
• Policy CN-1.10
  Transportation Management
  Continue to support and invest in improvements to the City’s Transportation Management System, including projects or programs that improve traffic flow and reduce traffic congestion.
  
• Policy CN-1.11
  Public Investment in Low- or Zero Emission Vehicles
  Continue to invest in low-emission or zero-emission vehicles to replace the City’s gasoline powered vehicle fleet and to transition to available clean fuel sources such as bio-diesel for trucks and heavy equipment.
  
• Policy CN-1.12
  Sustainable Infrastructure
  Encourage the use of low or zero emission vehicles, bicycles, nonmotorized vehicles, and car-sharing programs by supporting new and existing development that includes sustainable infrastructure and strategies such as vehicle charging stations, drop-off areas for ride-sharing services, secure bicycle parking, and transportation demand management programs.
  
• Policy CN-1.13
  City Contract Practices
  Support businesses and contractors that use reduced-emissions equipment for city construction projects and contracts for services, as well as businesses that practice sustainable operations.
  
• Policy CN-1.14
  Transportation Demand Management
  Require and incentivize projects to incorporate transportation demand management techniques.
  
• Policy CN-1.15
  Community Emissions Reduction
  Collaborate with the South Coast Air Quality Management District and local stakeholders in advance of designation as a priority community for air monitoring and reduction, and implement measures and strategies identified in other air monitoring and emissions reduction plans that are applicable to and feasible for Santa Ana.
  
• Policy CN-1.16
  Indirect source rules
  Support the development of regional legislation such as the drayage truck rule, advanced clean truck route, and heavy-duty low NOx rule by the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
  
• Policy CN-1.17
  Indoor Recreation
  Encourage new development to provide indoor recreation space when located in areas with high levels of localized air pollution or if site is adjacent to freeways or heavy industrial uses.
  
• Policy CN-1.18
  public investment in parks
  Coordinate with park renovation and new development to address air quality and climate impacts by reducing the heat island affect by providing green infrastructure and shade, and reducing air pollution by providing vegetation that removes pollutants and air particles.
  

Mobility Element

• Policy M-1.8
  Environmental Sustainability
  Consider air and water quality, noise reduction, neighborhood character, and street-level aesthetics when making improvements to travelways.
  
• Policy M-4.9
  Air Pollution Mitigation
  Utilize land use, building, site planning, and technology solutions to mitigate exposure to transportation-related air pollution, especially in environmental justice focus areas.
  

Economic Prosperity Element

• Policy EP-2.10
  Green Business
  Support the growth of a diverse green business sector that facilitates and promotes environmental sustainability and creates a competitive advantage for business attraction activities.
  

Open Space Element

• Policy OS-2.5
  Air Quality and Heat
  Coordinate park renovation and development to address air quality and climate impacts by reducing heat island effect by providing green infrastructure and shade, and reducing air pollution by providing vegetation that removes pollutants and air particles.
  
• Policy  OS-2.7
  Healthy Indoor Options
  Encourage or incentivize new commercial and residential development to provide private indoor recreation space when located in areas with high levels of localized air pollution or if site is adjacent to freeways or heavy industrial uses.
  
• Policy OS-2.8
  Hazardous Materials
  Reduce or eliminate, where feasible, the use of pesticides and herbicides that negatively impact human health at park facilities and publicly accessible open spaces.
  

Safety Element

• GOAL S-2: Hazardous Materials
  Protect residents and environmental resources from contaminated hazardous material sites and minimize risks associated with the use, production, storage, transport, and disposal of hazardous materials.
• Policy S-2.1
  Regional Collaboration
  Consult and collaborate with federal, state, and regional agencies to identify and regulate the use, storage and disposal of hazardous materials, prevent the illegal transportation and disposal of hazardous waste, and facilitate the cleanup of contaminated sites.
  
• Policy S-2.2
  Hazardous Waste Generators
  Collaborate with appropriate agencies to identify and inventory all users and handlers of hazardous materials to proactively mitigate potential impacts. Promote transparency and accountability by publishing city, regional, and state data and resources on toxic spills, water pollution, illegal discharges, industrial and commercial air violations on a dedicated Santa Ana Environmental Quality webpage.
  
• Policy S-2.3
  Transportation and Storage
  Coordinate with the County of Orange, the California Department of Transportation, and other relevant parties to enforce state and local laws regulating the storage and transport of hazardous materials within the City of Santa Ana, and limit truck routes through the city to arterials streets away from natural habitats and sensitive land uses.
  
• Policy S-2.4
  Planning and Remediation
  Determine the presence of hazardous materials and/or waste contamination prior to approval of new uses and require that appropriate measures be taken to protect the health and safety of site users and the community.
  
• Policy S-2.5
  Education and Best Practices
  Promote public awareness of best practices for and participation in household hazardous waste management and disposal.
  
• Policy S-2.6
  Existing Sensitive Uses
  Partner and collaborate with property owners, businesses, and community groups to develop strategies to protect and minimize risks from existing hazardous material sites to existing nearby sensitive uses, with priority given to discontinuing such uses within environmental justice area boundaries.
  

Land Use

• 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-4.3
  Sustainable Land Use Strategies
  Encourage land uses and strategies that reduce energy and water consumption, waste and noise generation, soil contamination, air quality impacts, and light pollution.
  

Urban Design

• Policy UD-2.10
  Greening the Built Environment
  Promote planting of shade trees and require, where feasible, preservation and site design that uses appropriate tree species to shade parking lots, streets, and other facilities, with the goal of reducing the heat island effect.
  

Safety Element

• GOAL S-4: Aircraft Hazards
  Protect the safety of the general public from aircraft hazards.
• Policy S-4.1
  Structures Above 200 Feet
  For development projects that include structures higher than 200 feet above existing grade, the City shall inform the Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) and submit materials to the ALUC for review. Proposed projects that would exceed a height of 200 feet above existing grade shall be required to file Form 7460-1 with the Federal Aviation Administration.
  
• Policy S-4.2
  Federal Aviation Regulation Part 77
  Do not approve buildings and structures that would penetrate Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 77 Imaginary Obstruction Surfaces, unless consistent with the California Public Utilities Code Section 21240, such building or structure is determined by FAA to pose “no hazard” to air aviation. Additionally, under this policy, applicants proposing buildings or structures that penetrate the 100:1 Notification Surface will be required to file a Form 7460-1 Notice of Proposed Construction or Alteration with FAA and provide a copy of the FAA determination to the City and the ALUC.
  
• Policy S-4.3
  Light, Glare, and Other Interference
  Minimize hazards to aeronautical operations by ensuring land uses do not emit excessive glare, light, steam, smoke, dust, or electronic interference in compliance with FAA regulations and the John Wayne Airport Environs Land Use Plan.
  
• Policy S-4.4
  Heliport/Helistop Approval and Requirements
  Any proposals for heliports/helipads within the City shall be submitted through the City to the Airport Land Use Commission for a consistency determination. Approve the development of a heliport or helistop only if it complies with the Airport Environs Land Use Plan for heliports. Ensure that each applicant seeking a conditional use permit or similar approval for the construction or operation of a heliport or helistop complies fully with the state permit procedure provided by law and with all conditions of approval imposed or recommended by the FAA, by Orange County Airport Land Use Commission, and by Caltrans/Division of Aeronautics. This requirement shall be in addition to all other City development requirements.
  
• Policy S-4.5
  Referral to ALUC
  Prior to the amendment of the City’s general plan or a specific plan, or the adoption or approval of a zoning ordinance or building regulation within the planning boundary established by the Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC), and pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 21676, the City shall first refer the proposed action to the ALUC.
  
• Policy S-4.6
  Deed Disclosure Notice
  Provide notice of airport in the vicinity where residential development is being proposed within the 60 dBA CNEL noise contours for the John Wayne Airport.
  

Noise Element

• GOAL N-3: Airport and Land Use Environs
  Protect sensitive land uses from airport related noise impacts.\
• Policy N-3.1
  Residential Development
  Residential development within the John Wayne Airport (JWA) 65 dB(A) CNEL Noise Contour or greater is not supported.
  
• Policy N-3.2
  Flight Paths
  Advocate that future flight path selection be directed away from existing noise sensitive land uses.
  
• Policy N-3.3
  Residential Mitigation
  Require all residential land uses in 60 dB(A) CNEL or 65 dB(A) CNEL Noise Contours to be sufficiently mitigated so as not to exceed an interior standard of 45 dB(A) CNEL.
  

Land Use Element

• Policy LU-1.1
  Compatible Uses
  Foster compatibility between land uses to enhance livability and promote healthy lifestyles.
   
• 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-3.8
  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.
  

Noise Element

• GOAL N-3 Airport and Land Use Environs
  Protect sensitive land uses from airport related noise impacts.
• Policy N-3.1
  Residential Development
  Residential development within the John Wayne Airport (JWA) 65 dB(A) CNEL Noise Contour or greater is not supported.
  
• Policy N-3.2
  Flight Paths
  Advocate that future flight path selection be directed away from existing noise sensitive land uses.
  
• Policy N-3.3
  Residential Mitigation
  Require all residential land uses in 60 dB(A) CNEL or 65 dB(A) CNEL Noise Contours to be sufficiently mitigated so as not to exceed an interior standard of 45 dB(A) CNEL.
  

Land Use Element

• Policy LU-1.1
  Compatible Uses
  Foster compatibility between land uses to enhance livability and promote healthy lifestyles.
   
• 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.
  

Urban Design Element

• GOAL UD-3: Attractive Travelways
  Create and maintain safe and attractive travelways through coordinated streetscape design.
• Policy UD-3.1
  Landscaped Travelways
  Promote visually appealing and sustainable landscaping along freeway corridors, roadway medians, and parkways.
  
• Policy UD-3.2
  Activate Paths
  Strengthen and activate the design of paths and adjacent development through enhanced and cohesive streetscapes, architectural themes, and landscaping.
  
• Policy UD-3.3
  Foster Community Building
  Promote a safe environment that facilitates social interaction and improves active transportation along corridors.
  
• Policy UD-3.4
  Improvements to Streetscape
  Promote streetscape improvement plans that are responsive to community needs, the nature of adjacent uses, path characteristics, street classification, pedestrian scale, and view corridors.
  
• Policy UD-3.5
  Activity Node Linkages
  Promote streetscape designs that link major destination points, landmarks, and local activity nodes.
  
• Policy UD-3.6
  Linear Park System
  Support open space improvements along roadways and nonvehicular paths, such as bike or multiuse trails, to create linear open space that connect to a network of parks and activity areas throughout the city.
  
• Policy UD-3.7
  Natural Recreational Amenities
  Enhance natural and recreational features of Santiago Creek and the Santa Ana River corridors and provide linkages throughout the community.
  
• Policy UD-3.8
  Pleasant Travel Experience
  Maximize the use of street trees and parkway landscaping to create a pleasant travel experience and positive city image.
  
• Policy UD-3.9
  Scenic Views
  Preserve and enhance scenic views along corridors and other travelways.
  
• Policy UD-3.10
  Coordinated Street Improvement Plans
  Coordinate citywide landscape medians and street trees with land use plans and development projects.
  
• Policy UD-3.11
  Urban Forest
  Create a diverse urban forest with a variety of sustainable trees in medians, parkways, public open space, and private development.
  

Mobility Element

• Policy M-4.5
  Land Use Development Design
  Ensure that building placement and design features create a desirable and active streetscape, by prioritizing pedestrian access directly from the street and placing parking lots to the rear of a development site.
  
• Policy M-5.1
  Enhanced Street Design
  Improve the beauty, character, and function of travelways with amenities such as landscaped parkways and medians, bike lanes, public art, and other amenities.
  
• Policy M-5.3
  Travel Views
  Promote the undergrounding of utilities and the reduction of visual clutter along travelways.
  
• Policy M-5.4
  Green Streets
  Leverage opportunities along streets and public rights-of-way to improve water quality through use of landscaping, permeable pavement, and other best management practices.
  
• Policy M-5.5
  Street Design
  Design and retrofit streets based on their combined land use context and road function to achieve safety objectives.
  

Economic Prosperity

• Policy EP-3.2
  City Branding
  Promote Santa Ana as a “Smart City” and regional leader in sustainability, equity, innovation, place making, collaboration, and community pride in products made in Santa Ana.
  
• Policy EP-3.11
  Improve Image
  Create vibrant public spaces through arts and culture projects that enhance urban quality of life, expand the tax base, and improve regional and community image.
  

Open Space Element

• Policy OS-1.7
  Trail Connectivity
  Collaborate with other City agencies, partners, and regional entities to provide, and connect regional and local trails, travelways, and access corridors to support recreation, active transportation, and park and program access. Consider greenways along the OC Streetcar route, flood control channels, and other underutilized sites.
  

Land Use Element

• Policy LU-3.7
  Attractive Environment
  Promote a clean, safe, and creative environment for Santa Ana’s residents, workers, and visitors.
  

Economic Prosperity Element

• GOAL EP-3: Business Friendly Development
  Promote a business friendly environment where businesses thrive and build on Santa Ana’s strengths and opportunities.
• Policy EP-3.1
  Leverage Historic and Cultural Assets
  Market the city’s historic and cultural assets to increase the attraction of businesses and their employees to Santa Ana’s places and destinations.
  
• Policy EP-3.2
  City Branding
  Promote Santa Ana as a “Smart City” and regional leader in sustainability, equity, innovation, place making, collaboration, and community pride in products made in Santa Ana.
  
• Policy EP-3.3
  Mitigate Impacts
  Promote the development of sustainable and equitable new land use plans that proactively reduces negative health and economic impacts on existing residents and businesses, especially in environmental justice communities.
  
• Policy EP-3.4
  Complete Communities
  Encourage the development of “complete communities” that provide a range of housing, services, amenities, and transportation options to support the retention and attraction of a skilled workforce and employment base.
  
• Policy EP-3.5
  Simplify the Process
  Provide a streamlined development process and assist businesses with permit processing.
  
• Policy EP-3.6
  Responsive to Trends
  Maintain flexible and up-to-date land use regulations that are responsive to changing business trends, best practices, technological advancements, and community needs.
  
• Policy EP-3.7
  Facilitating Investment
  Promote a solution-based customer focus in order to facilitate additional development and investment in the community.
  
• Policy EP-3.8
  Comprehensive Analysis of Land Use
  Pursue a balance of fiscal and qualitative community benefits when making land use decisions.
  
• Policy EP-3.9
  Civic Culture and Community Service
  Facilitate a business culture that encourages community service and wellness programs for residents and employees.
  
• Policy EP-3.10
  Rethinking Strip-commercial
  Promote the creation of distinctive neighborhood serving districts through the renovation or redevelopment of existing strip-commercial development.
  
• Policy EP-3.11
  Improve Image
  Create vibrant public spaces through arts and culture projects that enhance urban quality of life, expand the tax base, and improve regional and community image.
  

Land Use Element

• 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.
     
• Policy LU-2.8
  City Image
  Encourage land uses, development projects, and public art installations that promote the city’s image as a cultural, governmental, and business-friendly regional center.
  
• Policy LU-3.4
  Compatible Development
  Ensure that the scale and massing of new development is compatible and harmonious with the surrounding built environment.
  

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 life for all residents
      

Historic Preservation Element

• Policy HP-2.5
  Economic Development Tool
  Promote economic development through heritage education and the promotion of tourism.
  

Land Use Element

GOAL LU-3: Compatibility of Uses
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.
  

Economic Prosperity Element

• Policy EP-1.9
  Avoid Conflict of Uses
  Avoid potential land use conflicts by prohibiting the location of sensitive receptors and noxious land uses in close proximity.
  

• Policy EP-2.3
  Complementary Businesses
  Encourage the development of mutually beneficial and complementary business clusters within the community.
  

Conservation Element

• Policy CN-3.3
  Development Patterns
  Promote energy-efficient development patterns by clustering mixed use developments and compatible uses adjacent to public transportation.
  

Noise Element

• Policy N-2.2
  Stationary Related Noise
  Minimize noise impacts from commercial and industrial facilities adjacent to residential uses or zones where residential uses are permitted.
  
• GOAL N-3: Airport and Land Use Environs
  Protect sensitive land uses from airport related noise impacts.
• Policy N-3.1
  Residential Development
  Residential development within the John Wayne Airport (JWA) 65 dB(A) CNEL Noise Contour or greater is not supported.
  
• Policy N-3.2
  Flight Paths
  Advocate that future flight path selection be directed away from existing noise sensitive land uses.
  
• Policy N-3.3
  Residential Mitigation
  Require all residential land uses in 60 dB(A) CNEL or 65 dB(A) CNEL Noise Contours to be sufficiently mitigated so as not to exceed an interior standard of 45 dB(A) CNEL.
  

Historic Preservation Element

• Policy HP-1.4
  Protecting Resources
  Support land use plans and development proposals that actively protect historic and cultural resources. Preserve tribal, archeological, and paleontological resources for their cultural importance to communities as well as their research and educational potential.
  
• Policy HP-1.8
  Reuse of Historic Buildings
  Support flexible land use standards to facilitate the adaptive reuse of historic buildings with a variety of economically viable uses, while minimizing impacts to the historic value and character of sites and structures.
  

Urban Design Element

• GOAL UD-2: Sustainable Environment
  Improve the built environment through sustainable development that is proportional and aesthetically related to its setting.
• Policy UD-2.2
  Compatibility and use with Setting
  Employ buffers and other urban design strategies to encourage the compatibility of new development with the scale, bulk, and pattern of existing development.
  
• Policy UD-2.3
  New Life for Old Buildings
  Encourage the preservation and reuse of historic and architecturally significant structures to maintain urban fabric and reduce overall energy consumption associated with new construction.
  
• Policy UD-2.5
  Relation to Surroundings
  Ensure new development exhibits a functional, comfortable scale in relation to its neighborhood.
  
• Policy UD-2.6
  Preserve Neighborhood Character
  Preserve the character and uniqueness of existing districts and neighborhoods.
  
• 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.
  

Land Use Element

GOAL LU-4: Complete Communities
Support a sustainable Santa Ana through improvements to the built environment and a culture of collaboration.

• Policy LU-4.1
  Complementary Uses
  Promote complete neighborhoods by encouraging a mix of complementary uses, community services, and people places within a walkable area.
  
• Policy LU-4.2
  Public Realm
  Maintain and improve the public realm through quality architecture, street trees, landscaping, and other pedestrian-friendly amenities.
  
• Policy LU-4.3
  Sustainable Land Use Strategies
  Encourage land uses and strategies that reduce energy and water consumption, waste and noise generation, soil contamination, air quality impacts, and light pollution.
  
• Policy LU-4.4
  Natural Resource Capture
  Encourage the use of natural processes to capture rainwater runoff, sustainable electric power, and passive climate control.
  
• Policy LU-4.5
  VMT Reduction
  Concentrate development along high quality transit corridors to reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and transportation-related carbon emissions.
  
• Policy LU-4.6
  Healthy Living Conditions
  Support diverse and innovative housing types that improve living conditions and promote a healthy environment.
  
• Policy LU-4.7
  Diverse Communities
  Promote mixed-income developments with mixed housing types to create inclusive communities and economically diverse neighborhoods.
  
• Policy LU-4.8
  Community Partnerships
  Collaborate with property owners, community organizations, and other local stakeholders to identify opportunities for additional open space and community services, such as community gardens and gathering places.
  
• Policy LU-4.9
  Recreational Amenities
  Encourage public, private and commercial recreational facilities in areas that are park and open space deficient.
  
• Policy LU-4.10
  Thriving Downtown
  Encourage new development and enhancement of Downtown Santa Ana through creative, sustainable, and innovative design solutions.
  

Mobility Element

• Policy M-4.5
  Land Use Development Design
  Ensure that building placement and design features create a desirable and active streetscape, by prioritizing pedestrian access directly from the street and placing parking lots to the rear of a development site.
  
• Policy M-5.5
  Street Design
  Design and retrofit streets based on their combined land use context and road function to achieve safety objectives.
  

Economic Prosperity

• Policy EP-3.4
  Complete Communities
  Encourage the development of “complete communities” that provide a range of housing, services, amenities, and transportation options to support the retention and attraction of a skilled workforce and employment base.
  

Open Space Element

• Policy OS-1.4
  Park distribution
  Ensure that all City residents have access to public parks, recreation facilities, or trails in the City of Santa Ana, within a 10-minute walking and biking distance of their homes. Prioritize park provision, programs, and partnerships in park deficient and environmental justice areas.
  

Historic Preservation Element

GOAL HP-2: Cultural and Historic Resources
Promote the City’s cultural and historic resources to advance Santa Ana’s role in Southern California history.

• Policy HP-2.1
  Resource Stewardship
  Expand community outreach to educate property owners and businesses regarding responsibilities and stewardship requirements of the city’s historic resources.
  
• Policy HP-2.2
  Educational Awareness
  Provide educational opportunities to foster community awareness and pride in Santa Ana’s history.
  
• Policy HP-2.3
  Commemorating History
  Support efforts to identify and commemorate historic structures and sites, and historically sensitive areas in Santa Ana through murals, plaques, and educational exhibits.
  
• Policy HP-2.4
  Local and Regional Partnerships
  Strengthen relationships and programs with local and regional institutions and organizations to promote the appreciation, maintenance, rehabilitation, and preservation of Santa Ana’s historic and cultural resources.
  
• Policy HP-2.5
  Economic Development Tool
  Promote economic development through heritage education and the promotion of tourism.
  
• Policy HP-2.6
  Center Core
  Promote Santa Ana’s identity as the cultural and historic downtown of Orange County.
  

Community Element

• Policy CM-1.9
  Art and Cultural Programming  
  Promote art and cultural programs of local interest to provide educational and cultural awareness opportunities.
  

Economic Prosperity Element

• Policy EP-1.10
  Creative Class
  Target the attraction of arts and culture related industries to create jobs, attract investments, and stimulate the local economy through tourism.
   
• Policy EP-3.1
  Leverage Historic and Cultural Assets
  Market the city’s historic and cultural assets to increase the attraction of businesses and their employees to Santa Ana’s places and destinations.
   
• Policy EP-3.11
  Improve Image
  Create vibrant public spaces through arts and culture projects that enhance urban quality of life, expand the tax base, and improve regional and community image.
    

Public Services Element

• Policy PS-1.3
  Cultural and Community Centers
  Support the expansion, creation, and continued operation of cultural and community institutions and organizations that serve Santa Ana residents.
  

Land Use Element

• 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.
   
• Policy LU-2.8
  City Image
  Encourage land uses, development projects, and public art installations that promote the city’s image as a cultural, governmental, and business-friendly regional center.
    

Housing Element

• Policy HE-1.7
  Historic Preservation
  Support preservation and enhancement of residential structures, properties, street designs, lot patterns, and other visible reminders of neighborhoods that are considered local historic or cultural resources.
  
• 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.
      

Economic Prosperity Element

• GOAL EP-2
  Diverse Economic Base
  Maintain and enhance the diversity and regional significance of the city’s economic base.
• Policy EP-2.1
  High-growth Businesses
  Promote economic development opportunities in high-growth business clusters that match the changing skillset of the city’s resident population.
  
• Policy EP-2.2
  Deliberate Investment
  Pursue business attraction and retention prospects in sectors which broaden and strengthen the local economy.
  
• Policy EP-2.3
  Complementary Businesses
  Encourage the development o+f mutually beneficial and complementary business clusters within the community.
  
• Policy EP-2.4
  Community-led Economic Development
  Support community-based economic development initiatives, such as buy-local campaign, marketing strategies, and worker cooperatives.
  
• Policy EP-2.5
  Sufficient Industrial Land
  Ensure sufficient availability of industrial zoned properties and businesses that provide employment opportunities for the city’s resident population.
  
• Policy EP-2.6
  Small Business Assistance
  Support and encourage small business development, incubators, and microenterprises through start-up assistance and identification of fiscal resources for entrepreneurship.
  
• Policy EP-2.7
  Infrastructure as an Amenity
  Provide state-of-the-art infrastructure systems with sufficient capacity to attract emerging businesses, encourage efficient public service delivery, and foster a sustainable community.
  
• Policy EP-2.8
  Emerging Businesses
  Pursue and grow emerging business and industry that further fiscal and environmental sustainability of the community.
  
• Policy EP-2.9
  Energy Conservation
  Collaborate with utility providers and regional partners to encourage business and industry to improve performance in energy efficiency, water conservation, and waste reduction.
  
• Policy EP-2.10
  Green Business
  Support the growth of a diverse green business sector that facilitates and promotes environmental sustainability and creates a competitive advantage for business attraction activities.
  
• Policy EP-2.11
  Goods Producing Sector
  Support economic development initiatives and land use strategies that preserve and foster an environment that allows the goods producing sector to thrive.
  
• Policy EP-2.12
  Resiliency
  Collaborate with governmental agencies and businesses to develop, maintain, and deploy physical and financial strategies that enable businesses of all sizes and their employees to withstand and recover from the acute impacts of flooding, extreme weather events, and public health epidemics or pandemics.
  

Conservation Element

• Policy CN-1.10
  Transportation Management
  Continue to support and invest in improvements to the City’s Transportation Management System, including projects or programs that improve traffic flow and reduce traffic congestion.
  
• Policy CN-1.13
  City Contract Practices
  Support businesses and contractors that use reduced-emissions equipment for city construction projects and contracts for services, as well as businesses that practice sustainable operations.
  

Land Use Element

• Policy LU-1.8
  Development Tradeoffs
  Ensure that new development projects provide a net community benefit.
   
• 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.
   
• Policy LU-2.4
  Cost and Benefit of Development
  Balance the benefits of development with its fiscal impacts on the city and on quality of life for the community.
   
• Policy LU-2.6
  Encourage Investment
  Promote rehabilitation of properties and encourage increased levels of capital investment to create a safe and attractive environment.
   
• Policy LU-3.4
  Compatible Development
  Ensure that the scale and massing of new development is compatible and harmonious with the surrounding built environment.
  

Conservation Element

• GOAL CN-3: Energy Resources
  Reduce consumption of and reliance on nonrenewable energy, and support the development and use of renewable energy sources.
• Policy CN-3.1
  Interagency Coordination
  Consult with regional agencies and utility companies to pursue energy efficiency goals and expand renewable energy strategies.
  
• Policy CN-3.2
  Education Programs
  Support education programs to provide information on energy conservation and alternatives to nonrenewable energy sources.
  
• Policy CN-3.3
  Development Patterns
  Promote energy-efficient development patterns by clustering mixed use developments and compatible uses adjacent to public transportation.
  
• Policy CN-3.4
  Site Design
  Encourage site planning and subdivision design that incorporates the use of renewable energy systems.
  
• Policy CN-3.5
  Landscaping
  Promote and encourage the planting of native and diverse tree species to improve air quality, reduce heat island effect, reduce energy consumption, and contribute to carbon mitigation with special focus in environmental justice areas.
  
• Policy CN-3.6
  Life Cycle Costs
  Encourage construction and building development practices that use renewable resources and life cycle costing in construction and operating decisions.
  
• Policy CN-3.7
  Energy Conservation Design and Construction
  Incorporate energy conservation features in the design of new construction and rehabilitation projects.
  
• Policy CN-3.8
  Energy-Efficient Public Facilities
  Promote and encourage efficient use of energy and the conservation of available resources in the design, construction, maintenance, and operation of public facilities, infrastructure, and equipment.
  
• Policy CN-3.9
  Energy Generation in Public Facilities
  Encourage and support the generation, transmission, use, and storage of locally distributed renewable energy in order to promote energy independence, efficiency, and sustainability.
  
• Policy CN-3.10
  Energy Conservation in Public Projects
  Work with businesses and contractors that use energy-efficient practices in the provision of services and equipment for City construction projects.
  
• Policy CN-3.11
  Energy-Efficient Transportation Infrastructure
  Continue to support public and private infrastructure for public transportation such as bus routes, rail lines, and the OC Streetcar.
  

Mobility Element

• Policy M-5.6
  Clean Fuels and Vehicles
  Encourage the use of alternative fuel vehicles and mobility technologies through the installation of supporting infrastructure.
  

Economic Prosperity

• Policy EP-2.9
  Energy Conservation
  Collaborate with utility providers and regional partners to encourage business and industry to improve performance in energy efficiency, water conservation, and waste reduction.
  

Public Services Element

• Policy PS-1.7
  Sustainable and Resilient Practices
  Require the development or rehabilitation of any public facility or capital improvement to incorporate site design and building practices that promote sustainability, energy efficiency, and resiliency.
  

Open Space Element

• Policy OS-3.5
  Landscaping 
  Encourage the planting of native and diverse tree species in public and private spaces to reduce heat island effect, reduce energy consumption, and contribute to carbon mitigation.
  
• Policy OS-3.6
  Sustainable Parks and Facilities
  Integrate drought tolerant or native plantings, water-wise irrigation, design and maintenance efficiencies, and sustainable development practices to reduce water use and energy consumption.
  

Land Use Element

• Policy LU-4.3
  Sustainable Land Use Strategies
  Encourage land uses and strategies that reduce energy and water consumption, waste and noise generation, soil contamination, air quality impacts, and light pollution.
  

Urban Design Element

• Policy UD-2.11
  Sustainable Practices
  Encourage sustainable development through the use of drought-tolerant landscaping, permeable hardscape surfaces, and energy-efficient building design and construction.
  

Urban Design Element

• GOAL UD-5: Focus Intersections
  Create focal points at major intersections to enhance community identity and open space.
• Policy UD-5.1
  Building Presence at Intersections
  Create a strong presence at focus intersections by locating intense building mass and open space areas along the street that include high quality design and materials.
  
• Policy UD-5.2
  Linkages Between Public Art
  Promote public art in conveniently accessible and prominent places to physically and visually link development with streetscape and paths.
  
• Policy UD-5.3
  Activating Intersections
  Encourage projects at focal intersections that incorporate vertical design features or mixed-use development as a means to provide visual presence and encourage pedestrian activity in these areas.
  
• Policy UD-5.4
  Intersections for all Travel Modes
  Strengthen active transportation connections and amenities at focal intersections to promote a pleasant and safe experience for nonmotorized forms of travel.
  
• Policy UD-5.5
  Coordinate Features
  Ensure projects within focus intersections incorporate consistent architectural designs, enhanced landscaping, and coordinated signage.
  

Mobility Element

• Policy M-4.5
  Land Use Development Design
  Ensure that building placement and design features create a desirable and active streetscape, by prioritizing pedestrian access directly from the street and placing parking lots to the rear of a development site.
  
• Policy M-5.1
  Enhanced Street Design
  Improve the beauty, character, and function of travelways with amenities such as landscaped parkways and medians, bike lanes, public art, and other amenities.
  
• Policy M-5.3
  Travel Views
  Promote the undergrounding of utilities and the reduction of visual clutter along travelways.
  
• Policy M-5.4
  Green Streets
  Leverage opportunities along streets and public rights-of-way to improve water quality through use of landscaping, permeable pavement, and other best management practices.
  
• Policy M-5.5
  Street Design
  Design and retrofit streets based on their combined land use context and road function to achieve safety objectives.
  

Land Use Element

• Policy LU-3.7
  Attractive Environment
  Promote a clean, safe, and creative environment for Santa Ana’s residents, workers, and visitors.
  

Urban Design Element

• GOAL UD-7: Gateways
  Create and strengthen gateways into the City that promote a sense of arrival.
• Policy UD-7.1
  First Impression
  Strengthen the architectural design of developments near gateways to communicate a sense of arrival and inspire positive images of the City.
  
• Policy UD-7.2
  Streetscape Improvements
  Enhance Santa Ana’s gateways to include unique and distinctive streetscape improvements.
  
• Policy UD-7.3
  Improved Freeway Interface Design
  Collaborate with Caltrans and adjacent jurisdictions to enhance freeway interchanges that create a sense of place and arrival.
  
• Policy UD-7.4
  Monuments at Gateways
  Promote imaginative and distinctive features, such as entry monuments, public art, decorative landscape, directional signs, landscape statements, and architectural elements that project a positive image and community character at City gateways.
  
• Policy UD-7.5
  Transit Corridor Beautification
  Improve transit and rail corridors and interfaces to create a welcoming experience for all travelers.
  
• Policy UD-7.6
  Neighborhood Signage System
  Encourage the creation of a citywide signage system that identifies and promotes a sense of place for the city’s various neighborhoods.
  

Mobility Element

• Policy M-4.5
  Land Use Development Design
  Ensure that building placement and design features create a desirable and active streetscape, by prioritizing pedestrian access directly from the street and placing parking lots to the rear of a development site.
  
• Policy M-5.1
  Enhanced Street Design
  Improve the beauty, character, and function of travelways with amenities such as landscaped parkways and medians, bike lanes, public art, and other amenities.
  
• Policy M-5.3
  Travel Views
  Promote the undergrounding of utilities and the reduction of visual clutter along travelways.
  
• Policy M-5.4
  Green Streets
  Leverage opportunities along streets and public rights-of-way to improve water quality through use of landscaping, permeable pavement, and other best management practices.
  
• Policy M-5.5
  Street Design
  Design and retrofit streets based on their combined land use context and road function to achieve safety objectives.
  

Land Use Element

• Policy LU-3.7
  Attractive Environment
  Promote a clean, safe, and creative environment for Santa Ana’s residents, workers, and visitors.
  

Land Use Element

GOAL LU-1: Growing Responsibly
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.
   

Mobility Element

• GOAL M-4: Transportation, Land Use, and Design
  Coordinated transportation planning efforts with land use and design strategies that encourage sustainable development and achieve broader community goals.
• Policy M-4.1
  Intense Development Areas
  Program multimodal transportation and public realm improvements that support new development in areas along transit corridors and areas planned for high intensity development.
  

Economic Prosperity Element

• Policy EP-3.3
  Mitigate Impacts
  Promote the development of sustainable and equitable new land use plans that proactively reduces negative health and economic impacts on existing residents and businesses, especially in environmental justice communities.
  
• Policy EP-3.9
  Civic Culture and Community Service
  Facilitate a business culture that encourages community service and wellness programs for residents and employees.
  
• Policy EP-3.10
  Rethinking Strip-commercial
  Promote the creation of distinctive neighborhood serving districts through the renovation or redevelopment of existing strip-commercial development.
  

Public Services Element

• Policy PS-1.6
  Facility Locations
  Support land use decisions related to community facilities that preserve quality of life for the city’s residents and surrounding community.
  

Open Space Element

• Policy OS-1.8
  Land Acquisition and Equitable Distribution
  Acquire available lands for parks, open space, greenways and trail corridors, with priority given to sites that are within park deficient and environmental justice areas.
  

Noise Element

• Policy N-1.1
  Noise Standards
  Utilize established Citywide Noise Standards and guidelines to inform land use decisions and guide noise management strategies.
  
• Policy N-1.4
  Sensitive Uses
  Protect noise sensitive land uses from excessive, unsafe, or otherwise disruptive noise levels.
  

Safety Element

• Policy S-2.4
  Planning and Remediation
  Determine the presence of hazardous materials and/or waste contamination prior to approval of new uses and require that appropriate measures be taken to protect the health and safety of site users and the community.
  
• Policy S-2.6
  Existing Sensitive Uses
  Partner and collaborate with property owners, businesses, and community groups to develop strategies to protect and minimize risks from existing hazardous material sites to existing nearby sensitive uses, with priority given to discontinuing such uses within environmental justice area boundaries.
  

Safety Element

• GOAL S-2: Hazardous Materials
  Protect residents and environmental resources from contaminated hazardous material sites and minimize risks associated with the use, production, storage, transport, and disposal of hazardous materials.
• Policy S-2.1
  Regional Collaboration
  Consult and collaborate with federal, state, and regional agencies to identify and regulate the use, storage and disposal of hazardous materials, prevent the illegal transportation and disposal of hazardous waste, and facilitate the cleanup of contaminated sites.
  
• Policy S-2.2
  Hazardous Waste Generators
  Collaborate with appropriate agencies to identify and inventory all users and handlers of hazardous materials to proactively mitigate potential impacts. Promote transparency and accountability by publishing city, regional, and state data and resources on toxic spills, water pollution, illegal discharges, industrial and commercial air violations on a dedicated Santa Ana Environmental Quality webpage.
  
• Policy S-2.3
  Transportation and Storage
  Coordinate with the County of Orange, the California Department of Transportation, and other relevant parties to enforce state and local laws regulating the storage and transport of hazardous materials within the City of Santa Ana, and limit truck routes through the city to arterials streets away from natural habitats and sensitive land uses.
  
• Policy S-2.4
  Planning and Remediation
  Determine the presence of hazardous materials and/or waste contamination prior to approval of new uses and require that appropriate measures be taken to protect the health and safety of site users and the community.
  
• Policy S-2.5
  Education and Best Practices
  Promote public awareness of best practices for and participation in household hazardous waste management and disposal.
  
• Policy S-2.6
  Existing Sensitive Uses
  Partner and collaborate with property owners, businesses, and community groups to develop strategies to protect and minimize risks from existing hazardous material sites to existing nearby sensitive uses, with priority given to discontinuing such uses within environmental justice area boundaries.
  

Mobility Element

• Policy M-1.7
  Proactive Mitigation
  Proactively mitigate existing and new potential air quality, noise, congestion, safety, and other impacts from the transportation network on residents and business, especially in environmental justice communities.
  
• Policy M-2.9
  Goods Movement
  Maintain a network of truck routes limited to arterial streets to allow for goods movement and protect residential neighborhoods from adverse impacts.
  

Conservation Element

• GOAL CN-1: Air Quality and Climate
  Protect air resources, improve regional and local air quality, and minimize the impacts of climate change.
• Policy CN-1.1
  Regional Planning Efforts
  Coordinate air quality planning efforts with local and regional agencies to meet or exceed State and Federal ambient air quality standards in order to educate the community on and protect all residents from the health effects of air pollution.
  
• Policy CN-1.2
  Climate Action Plan
  Consistency with emission reduction goals highlighted in the Climate Action Plan shall be considered in all major decisions on land use and investments in public infrastructure.
  
• Policy CN-1.3
  Education
  Promote efforts to educate businesses and the general public about air quality standards, reducing the urban heat island effect, health effects from poor air quality and extreme heat, and best practices they can make to improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
  
• Policy CN-1.5
  Sensitive Receptor Decisions
  Study the impacts of stationary and non-stationary emission sources on existing and proposed sensitive uses and opportunities to minimize health and safety risks. Develop and adopt new regulations avoiding the siting of facilities that potentially emit increased pollution near sensitive receptors within environmental justice area boundaries.
  
• Policy CN-1.10
  Transportation Management
  Continue to support and invest in improvements to the City’s Transportation Management System, including projects or programs that improve traffic flow and reduce traffic congestion.
  

Open Space Element

• Policy OS-2.5
  Air Quality and Heat
  Coordinate park renovation and development to address air quality and climate impacts by reducing heat island effect by providing green infrastructure and shade, and reducing air pollution by providing vegetation that removes pollutants and air particles.
  
• Policy  OS-2.7
  Healthy Indoor Options
  Encourage or incentivize new commercial and residential development to provide private indoor recreation space when located in areas with high levels of localized air pollution or if site is adjacent to freeways or heavy industrial uses.
  
• Policy OS-2.8
  Hazardous Materials
  Reduce or eliminate, where feasible, the use of pesticides and herbicides that negatively impact human health at park facilities and publicly accessible open spaces.
  

Land Use Element

• 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-4.3
  Sustainable Land Use Strategies
  Encourage land uses and strategies that reduce energy and water consumption, waste and noise generation, soil contamination, air quality impacts, and light pollution.
  

Open Space Element

• GOAL OS-2: Healthy, Safe and Inclusive Opportunities
  Provide welcoming, inclusive, safe, and healthy parks, recreation facilities, and activities to serve Santa Ana residents regardless of age, ability, or income.
• Policy OS-2.1
  Recreation Variety
  Provide a variety of recreation facilities and activities to meet the diverse needs of the community. Consider needs for indoor and outdoor recreation opportunities, as well as traditional and trending activities.
  
• Policy OS-2.2
  Healthy Parks and Public Spaces
  Invest in and activate parks, recreation facilities and greenspace to support active lifestyles, mental health, youth development, lifelong learning and environmental health benefits that support individual and community wellbeing.
  
• Policy OS-2.3
  Active Lifestyles
  Invest in parks, trails and programs that support sports, fitness, active transportation, and active lifestyles.
  
• Policy OS-2.4
  Urban Agriculture and Healthy Foods
  Expand urban agriculture opportunities in private development and public spaces, including home gardens, community gardens, and urban farms. Support healthy food choices through amenities and programs.
  
• Policy OS-2.5
  Air Quality and Heat
  Coordinate park renovation and development to address air quality and climate impacts by reducing heat island effect by providing green infrastructure and shade, and reducing air pollution by providing vegetation that removes pollutants and air particles.
  
• Policy OS-2.6
  Connections to Nature
  Design and develop parks, greenspace, and trail corridors to support community respite, wellness, and the mental health benefits found in connections to nature.
  
• Policy  OS-2.7
  Healthy Indoor Options
  Encourage or incentivize new commercial and residential development to provide private indoor recreation space when located in areas with high levels of localized air pollution or if site is adjacent to freeways or heavy industrial uses.
  
• Policy OS-2.8
  Hazardous Materials
  Reduce or eliminate, where feasible, the use of pesticides and herbicides that negatively impact human health at park facilities and publicly accessible open spaces.
  
• Policy OS-2.9
  Safety through Design
  Create a safe environment through implementation of Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles in public spaces.
  
• Policy OS-2.10
  Safe Use
  Ensure the safety of park visitors and usability of facilities through facility upkeep, landscaping maintenance, surveillance, recreation and social service programs, and partnerships with public and private entities that address public safety and related issues in parks.
  
• Policy OS-2.11
  Community Involvement and Volunteerism
  Encourage residents, stakeholders, neighborhood groups, businesses, schools, social organizations, and public agencies to volunteer and partner in the development, maintenance, and activation of publicly-owned parks and recreation facilities.
  
• Policy OS-2.12
  Park and Facility Character
  Ensure that parks and recreation facilities incorporate placemaking elements that foster social connections and community pride such as art, landscaping, murals, and amenities and facilities that reflect site character and local needs.
  
• Policy OS-2.13
  Neighborhood Needs
  Consider unique neighborhood and demographic needs in the development of local parks, open spaces and programs. Balance these unique needs with efforts to ensure affordability and serve residents citywide.
  
• Policy OS-2.14
  ADA Accessibility
  Design new and renovate existing parks, recreation facilities, and trails to provide access to residents of varying abilities, including people with special needs.
  
• Policy OS-2.15
  Inclusive, Affordable Recreation
  Provide parks, recreation facilities and programs that reflect the different demographics of the Santa Ana community, including diverse races, ethnic groups, identities, family configurations, abilities, and incomes.
  

Community Element

• GOAL CM-3: Healthy, Safe and Inclusive Opportunities
  Promote the health and wellness of all Santa Ana residents.
• Policy CM-3.2
  Healthy Neighborhoods
  Continue to support the creation of healthy neighborhoods by addressing public safety, land use conflicts, hazardous soil contamination, incompatible uses, and maintaining building code standards.
  
• Policy CM-3.3
  Healthy Residential Programs
  Invest in programs and public improvements that educate residents about opportunities to increase their physical activity and improve their health, especially in environmental justice communities with higher risk of negative public health outcomes.
  
• Policy CM-3.5
  Community Spaces
  Encourage positive community interactions and neighborhood pride to create secure communities and promote safe public spaces.
  
• Policy CM-3.6
  Healthy Options
  Promote access to affordable, fresh, and healthy food options citywide through efforts such as community gardens, culinary classes, and neighborhood farmers markets.
  

Public Services Element

• Policy PS-1.8
  Access for All
  Improve connectivity and ADA special needs accessibility at all public facilities.
  

Land Use Element

• 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.
  

Housing Element

• Policy HE-1.3
  Complete Neighborhoods
  Support the rehabilitation, repair, and improvement of single-family, multiple-family, and mobile homes
    
• Policy HE-1.4
  Healthy Neighborhoods
  Create and maintain parks and open spaces; plant trees, green parkways, and medians; support access to healthy food options; and maintain a continuous pattern of pathways that encourage an active and healthy lifestyle.
   

Urban Design Element

• Policy UD-1.4
  Safety through Design
  Incorporate public safety design features into private and public developments to prevent loitering, vandalism, and other undesirable activities.
  
• Policy UD-3.11
  Urban Forest
  Create a diverse urban forest with a variety of sustainable trees in medians, parkways, public open space, and private development.
  

Historic Preservation Element

• GOAL HP-1: Historic Areas and Resources 
  Preserve and enhance Santa Ana’s historic areas and resources to maintain a unique sense of place.
• Policy HP-1.1
  Architectural and Design Standards
  Preserve unique neighborhoods and structures in Santa Ana through implementation of the Citywide Design Guidelines and historic preservation best practices.
  
• Policy HP-1.2
  Federal Standards for Rehabilitation
  Ensure rehabilitation of historic buildings complies with the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties and that new construction in historic districts is compatible with context.
  
• Policy HP-1.3
  Historic Districts and Design Standards
  Explore opportunities to preserve neighborhoods with largely intact historic buildings and character through the creation of historic districts, identification of historically sensitive areas, or neighborhood context-sensitive design standards.
  
• Policy HP-1.4
  Protecting Resources
  Support land use plans and development proposals that actively protect historic and cultural resources. Preserve tribal, archeological, and paleontological resources for their cultural importance to communities as well as their research and educational potential.
  
• Policy HP-1.5
  Structure and Systems Maintenance
  Encourage maintenance, care, and systems upgrades of historic resources to avoid the need for major rehabilitation, prevent loss of historic resources, and remediate health concerns such as lead based paint and mold.
  
• Policy HP-1.6
  Lead by Example
  Ensure that all City-owned historic resources and cultural facilities reflect exceptional architecture and historically appropriate features to celebrate Santa Ana as a world-class city.
  
• Policy HP-1.7
  Preserving Human Element
  Encourage participation in oral history programs to capture Santa Ana’s historic and cultural narrative.
  
• Policy HP-1.8
  Reuse of Historic Buildings
  Support flexible land use standards to facilitate the adaptive reuse of historic buildings with a variety of economically viable uses, while minimizing impacts to the historic value and character of sites and structures.
  
• Policy HP-1.9
  Historic Downtown
  Strengthen the image and identity of Downtown through unifying design and architectural themes that are compatible with existing historic fabric.
  

Land Use Element

• Policy LU-3.5
  Adaptive Reuse
  Encourage the preservation and reuse of historical buildings and sites through flexible land use policies.
  

Urban Design Element

• Policy UD-2.3
  New Life for Old Buildings
  Encourage the preservation and reuse of historic and architecturally significant structures to maintain urban fabric and reduce overall energy consumption associated with new construction.
   
• Policy UD-2.4
  Intentional Design
  Encourage design and architecture on private and public property that accentuate focal points, activity nodes, and historic areas.
  
• Policy UD-2.6
  Preserve Neighborhood Character
  Preserve the character and uniqueness of existing districts and neighborhoods.
   
• Policy UD-6.1
  Design with Landmarks
  Strengthen the design of development to frame and enhance landmarks, natural features, and view corridors.
   
• Policy UD-6.2
  Appropriate Design Near Landmarks
  Ensure development near existing landmarks is supportive and respectful of architecture, site, and other design features of the landmark.
    
• Policy UD-6.3
  Create New Landmarks
  Encourage new development that will lead to the creation of new landmarks in the City and bolster community pride.
  

Economic Prosperity

• GOAL EP-1: Job Creation and Retention
  Foster a dynamic local economy that provides and creates employment opportunities for all residents in the city.
• Policy EP-1.1
  Protect Industrial
  Protect industrial uses that provide quality job opportunities, including middle-income jobs; provide for secondary employment and supporting uses; and maintain areas where smaller emerging industrial uses can locate in a multitenant setting.
  
• Policy EP-1.2
  Attract Business
  Strengthen and expand citywide business attraction efforts in order to achieve the city’s full employment potential.
  
• Policy EP-1.3
  Living-wage Employment
  Promote new and retain existing job-producing businesses that provide living-wage employment opportunities.
  
• Policy EP-1.4
  Job Skills
  Pursue available financial and tax incentives to improve residents’ employment skills and workforce preparation.
  
• Policy EP-1.5
  Access through Education
  Support education and employment training on a citywide basis to improve access to higher-wage and emerging occupations.
  
• Policy EP-1.6
  Comprehensive Approach
  Collaborate with chambers of commerce, educational institutions, and other partners to prepare residents to seek and thrive in current and emerging employment environments.
  
• Policy EP-1.7
  Targeted Resources
  Target business attraction and retention resources to firms with high positive net revenue implications for local government, particularly those engaged in business-to-business taxable sales transactions.
  
• Policy EP-1.8
  Growing Tax Base
  Collaborate with the chambers of commerce to promote fiscal stability and growth of sales tax and employment generating businesses in the city.
  
• Policy EP-1.9
  Avoid Conflict of Uses
  Avoid potential land use conflicts by prohibiting the location of sensitive receptors and noxious land uses in close proximity.
  
• Policy EP-1.10
  Creative Class
  Target the attraction of arts and culture related industries to create jobs, attract investments, and stimulate the local economy through tourism.
  

Community Element

• Policy CM-2.5
  Training Opportunities
  Promote and partner with local businesses, schools, and nonprofits offering education, job training, internship, and apprenticeship opportunities for Santa Ana youth and residents.
  

Land Use Element

• 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 spending, and offer a range of employment opportunities.
  
• Policy LU-2.7
  Business Incubator
  Support land use decisions that encourage the creation, development, and retention of businesses in Santa Ana.
   

Noise Element

• GOAL N-1: Land Use Compatibility
  Ensure that existing and future land uses are compatible with current and projected local and regional noise conditions.
• Policy N-1.1
  Noise Standards
  Utilize established Citywide Noise Standards and guidelines to inform land use decisions and guide noise management strategies.
  
• Policy N-1.2
  Sound Design
  Encourage functional and attractive designs to mitigate excessive noise levels.
  
• Policy N-1.3
  Regional Noise Impacts
  Collaborate with local and regional transit agencies and other jurisdictions to minimize regional traffic noise and other sources of noise in the city.
  
• Policy N-1.4
  Sensitive Uses
  Protect noise sensitive land uses from excessive, unsafe, or otherwise disruptive noise levels.
  

Land Use Element

• Policy LU-1.1
  Compatible Uses
  Foster compatibility between land uses to enhance livability and promote healthy lifestyles.
   
• 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-4.3
  Sustainable Land Use Strategies
  Encourage land uses and strategies that reduce energy and water consumption, waste and noise generation, soil contamination, air quality impacts, and light pollution.
  

Land Use Element

GOAL LU-2: Land Use Needs
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 spending, and offer a range of employment opportunities.
  
• 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.
     
• Policy LU-2.4
  Cost and Benefit of Development
  Balance the benefits of development with its fiscal impacts on the city and on quality of life for the community.
   
• 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.
     
• Policy LU-2.6
  Encourage Investment
  Promote rehabilitation of properties and encourage increased levels of capital investment to create a safe and attractive environment.
   
• Policy LU-2.7
  Business Incubator
  Support land use decisions that encourage the creation, development, and retention of businesses in Santa Ana.
   
• Policy LU-2.8
  City Image
  Encourage land uses, development projects, and public art installations that promote the city’s image as a cultural, governmental, and business-friendly regional center.
  
• Policy LU-2.9
  Open Space Needs
  Establish and maintain public open space and recreation requirements for new residential and nonresidential uses to provide sufficient open space and recreational opportunities for Santa Ana residents and visitors.
   
• Policy LU-2.10
  Smart Growth
  Focus high density residential in mixed-use villages, designated planning focus areas, Downtown Santa Ana, and along major travel corridors.
  

Economic Prosperity Element

• Policy EP-2.5
  Sufficient Industrial Land
  Ensure sufficient availability of industrial zoned properties and businesses that provide employment opportunities for the city’s resident population.
  
• Policy EP-3.6
  Responsive to Trends
  Maintain flexible and up-to-date land use regulations that are responsive to changing business trends, best practices, technological advancements, and community needs.
  
• Policy EP-3.8
  Comprehensive Analysis of Land Use
  Pursue a balance of fiscal and qualitative community benefits when making land use decisions.
  

Open Space Element

• Policy OS-1.3
  Park Standard
  Establish and maintain public parks, open space and recreation requirements for new residential and nonresidential development to provide sufficient opportunities for Santa Ana residents and visitors. Attain a minimum of three acres of land per 1,000 persons residing in the City of Santa Ana.
  
• Policy OS-2.12
  Park and Facility Character
  Ensure that parks and recreation facilities incorporate placemaking elements that foster social connections and community pride such as art, landscaping, murals, and amenities and facilities that reflect site character and local needs.
  
• Policy OS-2.13
  Neighborhood Needs
  Consider unique neighborhood and demographic needs in the development of local parks, open spaces and programs. Balance these unique needs with efforts to ensure affordability and serve residents citywide.
  

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.
      
• 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.
     

Natural Resources

• Goal CN-2: Natural Resources
  Preserve and enhance Santa Ana’s natural and environmental resources while maintaining a balance between recreation, habitat restoration, and scenic resources.
• Policy CN-2.1
  Native Wildlife Habitat Protection
  Protect and enhance natural vegetation in parks and open spaces for wildlife habitat, erosion control, and to serve as noise and scenic buffers.
  
• Policy CN-2.2
  Biodiversity Preservation
  Collaborate with State and County agencies to promote biodiversity and protect sensitive biological resources.
  
• Policy CN-2.3
  Resource Management
  Efficiently manage soil and mineral resource operations to eliminate significant nuisances, hazards, or adverse environmental effects on neighboring land uses.
  
• Policy CN-2.4
  Scenic Preservation
  Ensure that development, open space and travelways surrounding key destinations, historic sites, recreational areas, and open space protects visual corridors, community aesthetics, and scenic preservation.
  

Mobility Element

• Policy M-3.8
  Santa Ana River and Golden Loop
  Proactively pursue the improvement and restoration of the Santa Ana River natural habitat and the completion of the Golden Loop to serve as a multiuse recreational amenity.
  

Open Space Element

• Policy OS-3.4
  Protection of Natural, Cultural, and Historic Resources
  Maintain, preserve, and interpret the City’s natural resources, landmarks, urban tree canopy, and designated historical and cultural features.
  
• Policy OS-3.7
  Urban Forest
  Maintain, preserve, and enhance the City’s urban forest as an environmental, economic, and aesthetic resource to improve residents’ quality of life.
  
• Policy OS-3.8
  Naturalizing the Santa Ana River
  Explore opportunities to reintroduce natural habitat along the Santa Ana River to provide natural habitat and educational and recreational opportunities.
  

Land Use Element

• Policy LU-4.4
  Natural Resource Capture
  Encourage the use of natural processes to capture rainwater runoff, sustainable electric power, and passive climate control.
  

Urban Design

• Policy UD-3.7
  Natural Recreational Amenities
  Enhance natural and recreational features of Santiago Creek and the Santa Ana River corridors and provide linkages throughout the community.
  

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.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• Policy UD-4.5
  Open Space at Nodes
  Promote creative, multipurpose public space within nodes, major development projects, and people places.
  
• 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.
  

Community Element

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

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.
  
• 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.
   
• 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.
     
• 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.
     
• 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-4.10
  Thriving Downtown
  Encourage new development and enhancement of Downtown Santa Ana through creative, sustainable, and innovative design solutions.
  

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.
      
• 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.
     

Open Space Element

• GOAL OS-1: Parks, Open Space, and Recreation
  Provide an integrated system of accessible parks, recreation facilities, trails, and open space to serve the City of Santa Ana.
• Policy OS-1.1
  Park Master Plan
  Create and regularly update a citywide parks master plan to provide guidance for the acquisition, development, maintenance and programing of parks, recreation facilities, trails and open space to meet community needs.
  
• Policy OS-1.2
  Parks and Recreation System
  Provide and support a comprehensive and integrated network of parks, recreation facilities, trails, and open space that is diverse, with a variety of active and passive recreational opportunities.
  
• Policy OS-1.3
  Park Standard
  Establish and maintain public parks, open space and recreation requirements for new residential and nonresidential development to provide sufficient opportunities for Santa Ana residents and visitors. Attain a minimum of three acres of land per 1,000 persons residing in the City of Santa Ana.
  
• Policy OS-1.4
  Park distribution
  Ensure that all City residents have access to public parks, recreation facilities, or trails in the City of Santa Ana, within a 10-minute walking and biking distance of their homes. Prioritize park provision, programs, and partnerships in park deficient and environmental justice areas.
  
• Policy OS-1.5
  Park and Open Space Types
  Provide a mix of community, neighborhood, and special-use parks, along with greenway corridors, natural areas, and landscape areas, to meet community needs for greenspace, recreation space, social space, and trail connectivity.
  
• Policy OS-1.6
  Park Access and Connectivity
  Create a Safe Routes to Parks program that establishes and enhances access to existing and new parks and recreation facilities through safe walking, bicycling, and transit routes.
  
• Policy OS-1.7
  Trail Connectivity
  Collaborate with other City agencies, partners, and regional entities to provide, and connect regional and local trails, travelways, and access corridors to support recreation, active transportation, and park and program access. Consider greenways along the OC Streetcar route, flood control channels, and other underutilized sites.
  
• Policy OS-1.8
  Land Acquisition and Equitable Distribution
  Acquire available lands for parks, open space, greenways and trail corridors, with priority given to sites that are within park deficient and environmental justice areas.
  
• Policy OS-1.9
  New Development
  Require all new development to provide adequate parks and open space, including via parkland dedication or development fees, in order to meet the City’s park standard. Ensure that new development includes pedestrian and multi-modal travelways to promote a quality living environment. For new development within park deficient and environmental justice areas, prioritize the creation and dedication of new public parkland over the collection of impact fees.
  
• Policy OS-1.10
  Creative Solutions for Deficiencies 
  Develop creative and flexible solutions to provide greenspace and recreation activities in park-deficient neighborhoods. Encourage private and commercial recreational facilities that are physically open to the public and are affordable to residents of surrounding neighborhoods, and serve community needs.
  
• Policy OS-1.11
  Funding Sources
  Explore and pursue all available funding, including nontraditional funding sources, for park acquisition, facility development, programming, maintenance of existing and new parks, and to increase investment per resident and meet the City’s park standard of three acres per 1,000 residents. Set aside park funding to have monies on hand to acquire and develop parkland when opportunities arise and to leverage grant options.
  
• Policy OS-1.12
  Shared Use
  Collaborate with school districts, faith-based communities, and community serving organizations to expand shared use facilities through cooperative agreements to maximize recreation options.
  
• Policy OS-1.13
  Water Features
  Maintain, protect, and program the City’s lakes, river and creek to support recreation, resource and water quality protection, and community aesthetics.
  

Community Element

• GOAL CM-1: Recreation and Culture
  Provide opportunities for public and private recreation and cultural programs that meet the needs of Santa Ana’s diverse population.
• Policy CM-1.1
  Access to Programs
  Provide and maintain access to recreational and cultural programs to serve residential areas. Prioritize the provision of programs for residents living within park deficient or environmental justice areas.
  
• Policy CM-1.3
  Equitable Programs 
  Encourage recreational and cultural programs and activities of local interest that are inclusive and affordable to all.
  
• Policy CM-1.4
  Shared Use 
  Expand community activities and programs provided through shared use or cooperative agreements at City facilities or partner sites.
  
• Policy CM-1.5
  Equitable Recreational Spaces 
  Promote the development and use of municipal buildings, indoor facilities, sports fields, and outdoor spaces for recreation that serve residents throughout the city, with priority given to areas that are underserved and/or within environmental justice area boundaries.
  
• Policy CM-1.10
  Community Attractions 
  Incorporate placemaking elements and technology into existing and new parks and facilities to encourage use of public spaces, access to educational resources, and community-led activities.
  

Public Services Element

• GOAL PS-1: Public Facilities
  Provide quality and efficient facilities that are adequately funded, accessible, safe, and strategically located.
• Policy PS-1.2
  Equitable Distribution
  Ensure public services and facilities reflect changing population needs and are equitably distributed and accessible, with priority assigned to improving areas that are underserved and/or within environmental justice area boundaries.
  
• Policy PS-1.3
  Cultural and Community Centers
  Support the expansion, creation, and continued operation of cultural and community institutions and organizations that serve Santa Ana residents.
  
• Policy PS-1.4
  Civic Center Enhancements
  Explore opportunities to activate the Civic Center by incorporating social, cultural, and entertainment venue programming, and improving infrastructure and connectivity to Downtown and surrounding neighborhoods.
  
• Policy PS-1.5
  Community Benefit
  Collaborate with community stakeholders to expand recreational, educational, and cultural opportunities; promote active lifestyles; and maximize community benefit.
  

Conservation Element

• Policy CN-1.17
  Indoor Recreation
  Encourage new development to provide indoor recreation space when located in areas with high levels of localized air pollution or if site is adjacent to freeways or heavy industrial uses.
  

Land Use Element

• 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-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.
     
• Policy LU-2.9
  Open Space Needs
  Establish and maintain public open space and recreation requirements for new residential and nonresidential uses to provide sufficient open space and recreational opportunities for Santa Ana residents and visitors.
   
• Policy LU-4.9
  Recreational Amenities
  Encourage public, private and commercial recreational facilities in areas that are park and open space deficient.
  

Urban Design Element

• Policy UD-1.5
  Attractive Public Spaces
  Encourage community interaction through the development and enhancement of plazas, open space, people places, and pedestrian connections with the public realm.
  
• 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.
  
• Policy UD-4.5
  Open Space at Nodes
  Promote creative, multipurpose public space within nodes, major development projects, and people places.
  
• 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.
  

Urban Design Element

• GOAL UD-1: Physical Character
  Improve the physical character and livability of the City to promote a sense of place, positive community image, and quality environment.
• Policy UD-1.1
  Design Quality
  Ensure all developments feature high quality design, materials, finishes, and construction.
  
• Policy UD-1.2
  Public Art
  Require public art as part of major developments and the public realm improvements.
  
• Policy UD-1.3
  Delineation of Public Spaces
  Encourage site design that clearly defines public spaces through building placement and orientation.
  
• Policy UD-1.4
  Safety through Design
  Incorporate public safety design features into private and public developments to prevent loitering, vandalism, and other undesirable activities.
  
• Policy UD-1.5
  Attractive Public Spaces
  Encourage community interaction through the development and enhancement of plazas, open space, people places, and pedestrian connections with the public realm.
  
• Policy UD-1.6
  Active Transportation Infrastructure
  Support the creation of citywide public street and site amenities that accommodate and promote an active transportation-friendly environment.
  
• Policy  UD-1.7
  Visual Clutter
  Promote the beautification and accessibility of the public realm through the undergrounding of utility lines and aboveground equipment.
  

Mobility Element

• Policy M-4.5
  Land Use Development Design
  Ensure that building placement and design features create a desirable and active streetscape, by prioritizing pedestrian access directly from the street and placing parking lots to the rear of a development site.
  
• Policy M-5.1
  Enhanced Street Design
  Improve the beauty, character, and function of travelways with amenities such as landscaped parkways and medians, bike lanes, public art, and other amenities.
  
• Policy M-5.4
  Green Streets
  Leverage opportunities along streets and public rights-of-way to improve water quality through use of landscaping, permeable pavement, and other best management practices.
  
• Policy M-5.5
  Street Design
  Design and retrofit streets based on their combined land use context and road function to achieve safety objectives.
  

Public Services Element

• Policy PS-1.1
  Maintenance and Design
  Provide and maintain public facilities that reinforce community identity through high quality design.
  
• Policy PS-2.1
  Public Safety Agencies
  Collaborate with the Police Department and the Fire Authority to promote greater public safety through implementing Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPETD) principles for all development projects.
  

Open Space Element

• Policy OS-2.9
  Safety through Design
  Create a safe environment through implementation of Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles in public spaces.
  
• Policy OS-2.14
  ADA Accessibility
  Design new and renovate existing parks, recreation facilities, and trails to provide access to residents of varying abilities, including people with special needs.
  

Land Use Element

• Policy LU-3.7
  Attractive Environment
  Promote a clean, safe, and creative environment for Santa Ana’s residents, workers, and visitors.
  
• Policy LU-4.2
  Public Realm
  Maintain and improve the public realm through quality architecture, street trees, landscaping, and other pedestrian-friendly amenities.
  

Housing Element

• Policy HE-1.1
  Housing Conditions
  Support the rehabilitation, repair, and improvement of single-family, multiple-family, and mobile homes.
   
• Policy HE-1.3
  Complete Neighborhoods
  Improve neighborhood quality by locating or providing access to complementary services and public facilities, including the integration of community gardens and access to healthy food options in neighborhoods.
    
• Policy HE-1.5
  Infrastructure and Public Services
  Provide quality community facilities, physical infrastructure, traffic management and parking control, and other public services to promote the livability, safety, and vitality of neighborhoods.
    
• Policy HE-1.8
  Public Safety
  Support efforts to improve neighborhood safety through environmental design, housing maintenance, rent stabilization, community-oriented policing, youth diversion activities, traffic safety, and other violence-prevention measures.
     

Historic Preservation Element

• Policy HP-1.1
  Architectural and Design Standards
  Preserve unique neighborhoods and structures in Santa Ana through implementation of the Citywide Design Guidelines and historic preservation best practices.
  
• Policy HP-2.2
  Educational Awareness
  Provide educational opportunities to foster community awareness and pride in Santa Ana’s history.
  

Public Services

• GOAL PS-1: Public Facilities
  Provide quality and efficient facilities that are adequately funded, accessible, safe, and strategically located.
• Policy PS-1.1
  Maintenance and Design
  Provide and maintain public facilities that reinforce community identity through high quality design.
  
• Policy PS-1.2
  Equitable Distribution
  Ensure public services and facilities reflect changing population needs and are equitably distributed and accessible, with priority assigned to improving areas that are underserved and/or within environmental justice area boundaries.
  
• Policy PS-1.3
  Cultural and Community Centers
  Support the expansion, creation, and continued operation of cultural and community institutions and organizations that serve Santa Ana residents.
  
• Policy PS-1.4
  Civic Center Enhancements
  Explore opportunities to activate the Civic Center by incorporating social, cultural, and entertainment venue programming, and improving infrastructure and connectivity to Downtown and surrounding neighborhoods.
  
• Policy PS-1.5
  Community Benefit
  Collaborate with community stakeholders to expand recreational, educational, and cultural opportunities; promote active lifestyles; and maximize community benefit.
  
• Policy PS-1.6
  Facility Locations
  Support land use decisions related to community facilities that preserve quality of life for the city’s residents and surrounding community.
  
• Policy PS-1.7
  Sustainable and Resilient Practices
  Require the development or rehabilitation of any public facility or capital improvement to incorporate site design and building practices that promote sustainability, energy efficiency, and resiliency.
  
• Policy PS-1.8
  Access for All
  Improve connectivity and ADA special needs accessibility at all public facilities.
  
• Policy PS-1.9
  Supportive Housing
  Collaborate with community stakeholders to identify and encourage the development of suitable sites for housing with support services.
  
• Policy PS-1.10
  Fair Share
  Require that new development pays its fair share of providing improvements to existing or creating new public facilities and their associated costs and services.
  
• Policy PS-1.11
  Safety
  Remove actual and perceived safety concerns that create barriers to physical activity by requiring adequate lighting, street visibility, and areas of clear connectivity, especially for new projects or improvements within environmental justice area boundaries.
  

Community Element

• Policy CM-1.2
  Community Input  
  Engage residents and community facility users with meaningful and effective participation to provide input and involve them in the decision-making process for community facility improvements and programming.
  
• Policy CM-1.4
  Shared Use 
  Expand community activities and programs provided through shared use or cooperative agreements at City facilities or partner sites.
  
• Policy CM-1.5
  Equitable Recreational Spaces 
  Promote the development and use of municipal buildings, indoor facilities, sports fields, and outdoor spaces for recreation that serve residents throughout the city, with priority given to areas that are underserved and/or within environmental justice area boundaries.
  
• Policy CM-1.7
  Connections to Facilities  
  Support efforts to connect residents and visitors to local and regional cultural, educational, and natural environments.
  
• Policy CM-1.8
  Developer Involvement 
  Promote developer participation in the provision of community facilities to meet the recreational needs of residents.
  
• Policy CM-2.2
  Educational Facilities Capacity
  Partner with local school districts, nonprofit organizations, and other educational providers regarding land use and policy changes to ensure available educational facilities.
  

Mobility Element

• Policy M-3.2
  Nonmotorized Travelway Amenities
  Enhance nonmotorized travelways with amenities such as landscaping, shade trees, lighting, benches, crosswalks, rest stops, bicycle parking, and support facilities that promote a pleasant and safe experience.
  
• Policy M-5.7
  Infrastructure Condition
  Enhance travelway safety by maintaining streets, alleys, bridges, sidewalks, lighting, and other transportation infrastructure in excellent condition.
  

Conservation Element

• Policy CN-3.9
  Energy Generation in Public Facilities
  Encourage and support the generation, transmission, use, and storage of locally distributed renewable energy in order to promote energy independence, efficiency, and sustainability.
  

Open Space Element

• Policy OS-2.14
  ADA Accessibility
  Design new and renovate existing parks, recreation facilities, and trails to provide access to residents of varying abilities, including people with special needs.
  
• Policy OS-3.1
  Park and Facility Maintenance
  Ensure all parks, recreation facilities and open spaces are well maintained.
  

Safety Element

• Policy S-1.4
  Critical Infrastructure
  Design, construct, and retrofit critical public facilities and utilities located in flood-prone areas to maintain their structural and operational integrity during floods.
  
• Policy S-3.1
  Hazard Identification
  Explore opportunities to identify and encourage the upgrade of structures and facilities that are at risk from seismic hazards.
  
• Policy S-3.3
  Key Public Facilities and Systems
  Coordinate with relevant utility service providers to ensure that major utility systems remain resilient in the event of a major earthquake and are seismically upgraded.
  

Land Use Element

• 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-4.9
  Recreational Amenities
  Encourage public, private and commercial recreational facilities in areas that are park and open space deficient.
  

Housing Element

• Policy HE-1.5
  Infrastructure and Public Services
  Provide quality community facilities, physical infrastructure, traffic management and parking control, and other public services to promote the livability, safety, and vitality of neighborhoods.
    

Urban Design Element

• Policy UD-2.10
  Greening the Built Environment
  Promote planting of shade trees and require, where feasible, preservation and site design that uses appropriate tree species to shade parking lots, streets, and other facilities, with the goal of reducing the heat island effect.
  

Community Element

• GOAL CM-1: Recreation and Culture
  Provide opportunities for public and private recreation and cultural programs that meet the needs of Santa Ana’s diverse population.
• Policy CM-1.1
  Access to Programs
  Provide and maintain access to recreational and cultural programs to serve residential areas. Prioritize the provision of programs for residents living within park deficient or environmental justice areas.
  
• Policy CM-1.2
  Community Input  
  Engage residents and community facility users with meaningful and effective participation to provide input and involve them in the decision-making process for community facility improvements and programming.
  
• Policy CM-1.3
  Equitable Programs 
  Encourage recreational and cultural programs and activities of local interest that are inclusive and affordable to all.
  
• Policy CM-1.4
  Shared Use 
  Expand community activities and programs provided through shared use or cooperative agreements at City facilities or partner sites.
  
• Policy CM-1.5
  Equitable Recreational Spaces 
  Promote the development and use of municipal buildings, indoor facilities, sports fields, and outdoor spaces for recreation that serve residents throughout the city, with priority given to areas that are underserved and/or within environmental justice area boundaries.
  
• Policy CM-1.6
  Recreation on Private Property
  Promote the development and use of privately-owned recreation and entertainment facilities that help meet the needs of Santa Ana residents.
  
• Policy CM-1.7
  Connections to Facilities  
  Support efforts to connect residents and visitors to local and regional cultural, educational, and natural environments.
  
• Policy CM-1.8
  Developer Involvement 
  Promote developer participation in the provision of community facilities to meet the recreational needs of residents.
  
• Policy CM-1.9
  Art and Cultural Programming  
  Promote art and cultural programs of local interest to provide educational and cultural awareness opportunities.
  
• Policy CM-1.10
  Community Attractions 
  Incorporate placemaking elements and technology into existing and new parks and facilities to encourage use of public spaces, access to educational resources, and community-led activities.
  
• Policy CM-1.11
  Program Incentives 
  Incentivize use of privately owned property to promote recreation, health, wellness, and art and culture programs.
  

Mobility Element

• Policy M-3.3
  Safe Routes to Schools and Parks
  Lead the development and implementation of safe routes to schools and parks by partnering with the school districts, residents, property owners, and community stakeholders.
  
• Policy M-3.5
  Education and Encouragement
  Encourage active transportation choices through education, special events, and programs.
  

Public Service Element

• GOAL PS-1: Public Facilities
  Provide quality and efficient facilities that are adequately funded, accessible, safe, and strategically located.

• Policy PS-1.1
  Maintenance and Design
  Provide and maintain public facilities that reinforce community identity through high quality design.
  
• Policy PS-1.3
  Cultural and Community Centers
  Support the expansion, creation, and continued operation of cultural and community institutions and organizations that serve Santa Ana residents.
  
• Policy PS-1.5
  Community Benefit
  Collaborate with community stakeholders to expand recreational, educational, and cultural opportunities; promote active lifestyles; and maximize community benefit.
  

Open Space Element

• GOAL OS-1: Parks, Open Space, and Recreation
  Provide an integrated system of accessible parks, recreation facilities, trails, and open space to serve the City of Santa Ana.
• Policy OS-1.1
  Park Master Plan
  Create and regularly update a citywide parks master plan to provide guidance for the acquisition, development, maintenance and programing of parks, recreation facilities, trails and open space to meet community needs.
  
• Policy OS-1.2
  Parks and Recreation System
  Provide and support a comprehensive and integrated network of parks, recreation facilities, trails, and open space that is diverse, with a variety of active and passive recreational opportunities.
  
• Policy OS-1.4
  Park distribution
  Ensure that all City residents have access to public parks, recreation facilities, or trails in the City of Santa Ana, within a 10-minute walking and biking distance of their homes. Prioritize park provision, programs, and partnerships in park deficient and environmental justice areas.
  
• Policy OS-1.10
  Creative Solutions for Deficiencies 
  Develop creative and flexible solutions to provide greenspace and recreation activities in park-deficient neighborhoods. Encourage private and commercial recreational facilities that are physically open to the public and are affordable to residents of surrounding neighborhoods, and serve community needs.
  
• Policy OS-1.12
  Shared Use
  Collaborate with school districts, faith-based communities, and community serving organizations to expand shared use facilities through cooperative agreements to maximize recreation options.
  
• Policy OS-2.1
  Recreation Variety
  Provide a variety of recreation facilities and activities to meet the diverse needs of the community. Consider needs for indoor and outdoor recreation opportunities, as well as traditional and trending activities.
  
• Policy OS-2.2
  Healthy Parks and Public Spaces
  Invest in and activate parks, recreation facilities and greenspace to support active lifestyles, mental health, youth development, lifelong learning and environmental health benefits that support individual and community wellbeing.
  
• Policy OS-2.3
  Active Lifestyles
  Invest in parks, trails and programs that support sports, fitness, active transportation, and active lifestyles.
  
• Policy OS-2.11
  Community Involvement and Volunteerism
  Encourage residents, stakeholders, neighborhood groups, businesses, schools, social organizations, and public agencies to volunteer and partner in the development, maintenance, and activation of publicly-owned parks and recreation facilities.
  
• Policy OS-2.12
  Park and Facility Character
  Ensure that parks and recreation facilities incorporate placemaking elements that foster social connections and community pride such as art, landscaping, murals, and amenities and facilities that reflect site character and local needs.
  
• Policy OS-2.13
  Neighborhood Needs
  Consider unique neighborhood and demographic needs in the development of local parks, open spaces and programs. Balance these unique needs with efforts to ensure affordability and serve residents citywide.
  
• Policy OS-2.14
  ADA Accessibility
  Design new and renovate existing parks, recreation facilities, and trails to provide access to residents of varying abilities, including people with special needs.
  
• Policy OS-2.15
  Inclusive, Affordable Recreation
  Provide parks, recreation facilities and programs that reflect the different demographics of the Santa Ana community, including diverse races, ethnic groups, identities, family configurations, abilities, and incomes.
  

Land Use Element

• 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.
     
• Policy LU-2.9
  Open Space Needs
  Establish and maintain public open space and recreation requirements for new residential and nonresidential uses to provide sufficient open space and recreational opportunities for Santa Ana residents and visitors.
   
• 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-4.9
  Recreational Amenities
  Encourage public, private and commercial recreational facilities in areas that are park and open space deficient.
  

Housing Element

• Policy HE-3.4
  Supportive Services
  Support the provision of employment training, child care services, rental assistance, youth services, and other community services that enable households to attain the greatest level of self-sufficiency and independence.
     

Urban Design Element

• GOAL UD-2: Sustainable Environment
  Improve the built environment through sustainable development that is proportional and aesthetically related to its setting.
• Policy UD-2.1
  Enhanced Public Realm Experience
  Encourage development to enhance the existing environment through the use of creative architectural design and sustainable streetscape treatments that are consistent on each corridor.
  
• Policy UD-2.2
  Compatibility and use with Setting
  Employ buffers and other urban design strategies to encourage the compatibility of new development with the scale, bulk, and pattern of existing development.
  
• Policy UD-2.3
  New Life for Old Buildings
  Encourage the preservation and reuse of historic and architecturally significant structures to maintain urban fabric and reduce overall energy consumption associated with new construction.
  
• Policy UD-2.4
  Intentional Design
  Encourage design and architecture on private and public property that accentuate focal points, activity nodes, and historic areas.
  
• Policy UD-2.5
  Relation to Surroundings
  Ensure new development exhibits a functional, comfortable scale in relation to its neighborhood.
  
• Policy UD-2.6
  Preserve Neighborhood Character
  Preserve the character and uniqueness of existing districts and neighborhoods.
  
• Policy UD-2.7
  Building and Strengthening Identity
  Collaborate with community stakeholders to strengthen and foster development of community and neighborhood identity and district character through complementary architecture, unique streetscapes, and programming.
  
• Policy UD-2.8
  Innovative Development Strategies
  Explore development and subdivision options that promote new opportunities for sustainable, livable, and affordable development.
  
• Policy UD-2.9
  Visual Aesthetic of Built Environment
  Ensure that on- and off-premise signs and communication equipment are situated to minimize detrimental impacts to the aesthetic quality, character, and image of the surrounding area.
  
• Policy UD-2.10
  Greening the Built Environment
  Promote planting of shade trees and require, where feasible, preservation and site design that uses appropriate tree species to shade parking lots, streets, and other facilities, with the goal of reducing the heat island effect.
  
• Policy UD-2.11
  Sustainable Practices
  Encourage sustainable development through the use of drought-tolerant landscaping, permeable hardscape surfaces, and energy-efficient building design and construction.
  

Mobility Element

• Policy M-5.5
  Street Design
  Design and retrofit streets based on their combined land use context and road function to achieve safety objectives.
  
• Policy PS-3.5
  Green Infrastructure
  Incorporate sustainable design and Low Impact Development (LID) techniques for stormwater facilities and new development to achieve multiple benefits, including enhancing, preserving, and creating open space and habitat; reducing flooding; and improving runoff water quality.
  

Conservation Element

• Policy CN-1.4
  Development Standards
  Support new development that meets or exceeds standards for energy-efficient building design and site planning.
  
• Policy CN-1.6
  New and Infill Residential Development
  Promote development that is mixed use, pedestrian friendly, transit oriented, and clustered around activity centers.
  

Open Space Element

• Policy OS-1.7
  Trail Connectivity
  Collaborate with other City agencies, partners, and regional entities to provide, and connect regional and local trails, travelways, and access corridors to support recreation, active transportation, and park and program access. Consider greenways along the OC Streetcar route, flood control channels, and other underutilized sites.
  
• Policy OS-3.6
  Sustainable Parks and Facilities
  Integrate drought tolerant or native plantings, water-wise irrigation, design and maintenance efficiencies, and sustainable development practices to reduce water use and energy consumption.
  

Land Use Elements

• Policy LU-3.5
  Adaptive Reuse
  Encourage the preservation and reuse of historical buildings and sites through flexible land use policies.
  
• Policy LU-4.10
  Thriving Downtown
  Encourage new development and enhancement of Downtown Santa Ana through creative, sustainable, and innovative design solutions.
  

Housing Element

• Policy HE-1.7
  Historic Preservation
  Support preservation and enhancement of residential structures, properties, street designs, lot patterns, and other visible reminders of neighborhoods that are considered local historic or cultural resources.
   
• Policy HE-2.5
  Diverse Housing Types
  Facilitate diverse types, prices, and sizes of housing, including single-family homes, apartments, townhomes, duplexes, mixed/multiuse housing, transit-
  oriented housing, multigenerational housing, accessory dwelling units, and live-work opportunities.
  

Historic Preservation Element

• Policy HP-1.3
  Historic Districts and Design Standards
  Explore opportunities to preserve neighborhoods with largely intact historic buildings and character through the creation of historic districts, identification of historically sensitive areas, or neighborhood context-sensitive design standards.
  
• Policy HP-1.4
  Protecting Resources
  Support land use plans and development proposals that actively protect historic and cultural resources. Preserve tribal, archeological, and paleontological resources for their cultural importance to communities as well as their research and educational potential.
  
• Policy HP-1.8
  Reuse of Historic Buildings
  Support flexible land use standards to facilitate the adaptive reuse of historic buildings with a variety of economically viable uses, while minimizing impacts to the historic value and character of sites and structures.
  
• Policy HP-1.9
  Historic Downtown
  Strengthen the image and identity of Downtown through unifying design and architectural themes that are compatible with existing historic fabric.
  

Mobility Element

GOAL M-4: Transportation, Land Use, and Design
Coordinated transportation planning efforts with land use and design strategies that encourage sustainable development and achieve broader community goals.

• Policy M-4.1
  Intense Development Areas
  Program multimodal transportation and public realm improvements that support new development in areas along transit corridors and areas planned for high intensity development.
  
• Policy M-4.2
  Project Review
  Encourage active transportation, transit use, and connectivity through physical improvements and public realm amenities identified during the City’s Development Review process.
  
• Policy M-4.3
  Transportation Management
  Coordinate with OCTA, employers, and developers to utilize TDM (transportation demand management) strategies and education to reduce vehicle trips and parking demands.
  
• Policy M-4.4
  Fair Share Impacts
  Ensure that all development projects pay their fair share of the system improvements necessary to accommodate the transportation needs of their projects.
  
• Policy M-4.5
  Land Use Development Design
  Ensure that building placement and design features create a desirable and active streetscape, by prioritizing pedestrian access directly from the street and placing parking lots to the rear of a development site.
  
• Policy M-4.6
  Roadway Capacity Alternatives
  Promote reductions in automobile trips and vehicle miles traveled by encouraging transit use and nonmotorized transportation as alternatives to augmenting roadway capacity.
  
• Policy M-4.7
  Parking
  Explore and implement a flexible menu of parking options and other strategies to efficiently coordinate the response to parking demands.
  
• Policy M-4.8
  Noise Mitigation
  Encourage physical and operational improvements to reduce noise levels around major roads, freeways, and rail corridors, in particular around sensitive land uses.
  
• Policy M-4.9
  Air Pollution Mitigation
  Utilize land use, building, site planning, and technology solutions to mitigate exposure to transportation-related air pollution, especially in environmental justice focus areas.
  

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.
  
• Policy LU-2.10
  Smart Growth
  Focus high density residential in mixed-use villages, designated planning focus areas, Downtown Santa Ana, and along major travel corridors.
  
• 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.
  

Housing Element

• Policy HE-1.5: Infrastructure and Public Services
  Provide quality community facilities, physical infrastructure, traffic management and parking control, and other public services to promote the livability, safety, and vitality of neighborhoods.
    

Urban Design Element

• Policy UD-3.4
  Improvements to Streetscape
  Promote streetscape improvement plans that are responsive to community needs, the nature of adjacent uses, path characteristics, street classification, pedestrian scale, and view corridors.
  
• Policy UD-3.5
  Activity Node Linkages
  Promote streetscape designs that link major destination points, landmarks, and local activity nodes.
  

Conservation Element

• Policy CN-4.1
  Water Use
  Encourage and educate residents, business owners, and operators of public facilities to use water wisely and efficiently.
  
• Policy CN-4.2
  Landscaping
  Encourage public and private property owners to plant native or drought-tolerant vegetation.
  
• Policy CN-4.3
  Recycled Water Systems
  Continue to coordinate with the Orange County Water District, Orange County Sanitation District, and developers for opportunities to expand use of reclaimed water systems.
  
• Policy CN-4.4
  Irrigation Systems
  Promote irrigation and rainwater capture systems that conserve water to support a sustainable community.
  
• Policy CN-4.5
  Water Supply
  Continue to collaborate with Orange County Water District and Metropolitan Water District to ensure reliable, adequate, and high quality sources of water supply at a reasonable cost.
  
• Policy CN-4.6
  Water Quality
  Work with public and private property owners to reduce storm water runoff and to protect the water quality percolating into the aquifer and into any established waterway.
  

Mobility Element

• POLICY M-1.8
  Environmental Sustainability
  Consider air and water quality, noise reduction, neighborhood character, and street-level aesthetics when making improvements to travelways.
  
• Policy M-5.4
  Green Streets
  Leverage opportunities along streets and public rights-of-way to improve water quality through use of landscaping, permeable pavement, and other best management practices.
  

Economic Prosperity

• Policy EP-2.9
  Energy Conservation
  Collaborate with utility providers and regional partners to encourage business and industry to improve performance in energy efficiency, water conservation, and waste reduction.
  

Public Services Element

• Policy PS-3.6
  Water Service
  Provide water quality and service that meets or exceeds State and Federal drinking water standards.
  
• Policy PS-3.8
  Conservation Strategies
  Promote cost-effective conservation strategies and programs that increase water use efficiency.
  

Open Space Element

• Policy OS-1.13
  Water Features
  Maintain, protect, and program the City’s lakes, river and creek to support recreation, resource and water quality protection, and community aesthetics.
  

• Policy OS-3.6
  Sustainable Parks and Facilities
  Integrate drought tolerant or native plantings, water-wise irrigation, design and maintenance efficiencies, and sustainable development practices to reduce water use and energy consumption.
  

Land Use Element

• Policy LU-4.3
  Sustainable Land Use Strategies
  Encourage land uses and strategies that reduce energy and water consumption, waste and noise generation, soil contamination, air quality impacts, and light pollution.