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LAND USE ELEMENT <br />Land Use Characteristics <br />EXISTING <br />CONDITIONS <br />The City of Santa Ana contains a variety of land uses, reflecting its maturity <br />as a commercial, employment, and administrative center for Orange County. <br />Since, the City has very limited vacant land available for development, most <br />new projects consist primarily of infill development and redevelopment <br />activities on properties which are currently improved. Because of the City's <br />age, some properties are undergoing development for the second or third <br />time. <br />The City has a total land area of °°.__ 27-.2 square miles or 17,408 acres. <br />Total land use distribution is as follows: 10,216 acres (58.7%) is residential, <br />2,643 acres (15.2%) is commercial (retail, office, and mixed use), 2,481 acres <br />(14.3%) is industrial, and 1,538 acres (8.8%), contains public and <br />institutional uses. The remaining 530 acres (3.0%) is undeveloped and <br />open space areas. The distribution of existing land uses within the City is <br />summarized in Table A-5. <br />Table A-5 <br />Existing Land Use <br />Land Use Category Acres Percent <br />Single -Family Residential <br />7,255 <br />41.7% <br />Multiple -Family Residential <br />2,961 <br />17.0% <br />Commercial <br />2,643 <br />15.2% <br />Industrial <br />2,481 <br />14.3% <br />Public/Institutional/Parks <br />1,538 <br />8.8% <br />Vacant Agricultural <br />530 <br />3.0% <br />Total <br />17,408 <br />100.0% <br />Source: City of Santa Ana Land. <br />1997 <br />Demographic Characteristics <br />The City of Santa Ana is the largest in Orange County in terms of population <br />with an estimated 1990 population of 293,742 persons. The City's current <br />population is WM 306,961- persons according to the most recent _ <br />1997 California Department of Finance estimates. This represents an <br />increase of V9 13,219 persons (or M 475%) since the 1990 Census <br />was completed. <br />The City's population has nearly doubled since 1970. According to the 1970 <br />U. S. Census, 155,710 persons lived in the City. By 1980, the population <br />increased by 48,003 (31 %) to a total of 203,713 persons. The greatest <br />Page D of 28 <br />