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In addition to updating and modernizing all aspects of the City's Zoning Code, the update <br /> will include retooling and updating development practices and processes. To inform the <br /> process, the City has outreached to and engaged with stakeholders. In 2025, the City <br /> hosted the second and third round of workshops, as well as meetings with property <br /> owners whose property may be rezoned, and began drafting nine new articles that will <br /> make up the new zoning code. <br /> FVJ The Village Santa Ana Specific Plan <br /> The City Council unanimously approved The <br /> Village Santa Ana Specific Plan on September <br /> 16, 2025, marking a transformative shift for a <br /> 17.2-acre commercial site near South Coast <br /> Plaza. This landmark redevelopment, led by <br /> the Segerstrom family, will replace an <br /> underperforming shopping center with a high- <br /> density, mixed-use community designed to <br /> serve as a modern urban hub. <br /> »Above: Rendering of the Village facing toward <br /> The project features up to 1,583 residential South Coast Plaza. <br /> units, 80,000 square feet of retail and dining, <br /> and 300,000 square feet of office space. Architecturally, the village will include buildings <br /> ranging from one to 25 stories, all centered around a communal plaza. A major highlight <br /> is 13.8 acres of open space, including 7.5 acres of publicly accessible parks. <br /> Crucially, the development agreement includes $16.4 million in direct community benefits: <br /> $9.3 million in flexible community benefit payments and $7.1 million in in-lieu fees <br /> specifically dedicated to funding future affordable housing opportunities. These funds <br /> ensure the project addresses the City's broader social and economic needs while creating <br /> thousands of construction and permanent jobs. <br /> To be developed in five phases over 20 years, <br /> The Village Santa Ana—located near the <br /> massive $2.9 billion Related Bristol project— <br /> solidifies Santa Ana's evolution into a premier <br /> economic and cultural destination in Orange <br /> County, balancing modern growth with <br /> substantial investments in public infrastructure <br /> and housing affordability. <br /> »Above: Rendering of a ground-level view <br /> inside the Village. <br /> 12 <br /> City Council 10 — 20 3/3/2026 <br />