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Housing Production <br /> Santa Ana faces issues such as adapting to changing housing market conditions, meeting <br /> state-mandated regional housing needs and goals, furthering quality housing and <br /> neighborhoods, accommodating social and economic diversity, assisting residents with <br /> special housing needs, and supporting the City's long-term economic development. The <br /> Housing Element establishes a vision, goals, policies, and programs to address these <br /> issues. This section highlights the various efforts completed in 2025 toward realizing <br /> those goals and implementing the listed programs and actions. The complete Housing <br /> Element Annual Progress Report is organized as a separate document (Attachment B) <br /> with the required data and in the format required by state law. <br /> Rj Regional Housing Needs Allocation <br /> The City's regional housing needs allocation (RHNA), determined by the Southern <br /> California Association of Governments (SCAG), is 3,137 housing units for the 6th cycle <br /> 2021-2029 planning period. Within this housing goal, the City is required to plan for four <br /> income and affordability goals: very low, low, moderate, and above moderate. The City's <br /> RHNA by affordability level is 606 units of housing affordable to very low-income <br /> households, 362 units of housing affordable to low-income households, 545 units of <br /> housing affordable to moderate-income households, and 1,624 units of housing <br /> affordable to above-moderate income households. <br /> Rj Permits Issued <br /> There were a total of 316 building permits issued for new housing units in Santa Ana in <br /> 2025, of which 81 housing units are affordable to very low-income and 101 to low-income <br /> households, respectively. With the issuance of these permits, the City is on pace to <br /> exceed its RHNA in all unit categories by the end of the planning period. <br /> Progress Towards 2021-2029 RHNA Goal <br /> (New Housing Units by Category and Year) <br /> Income RHNA 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 Total Total Units %of RHNA <br /> Units Remaining Completed <br /> Very 606 41 191 64 48 81 425 181 70% <br /> Low <br /> Low 362 43 102 113 81 101 440 (78) 122% <br /> Mod. 545 11 41 84 65 73 274 271 50% <br /> Above 1,624 639 567 2,281 70 61 3,618 (1,994) 223% <br /> Mod. <br /> Total: 3,137 734 901 2,542 264 316 4,757 1 (1,620) 152% <br /> Based on building permits issued. Parentheses are used to show the number of units developed in excess of the RHNA goal. <br /> 4 <br /> City Council 10 — 12 3/3/2026 <br />