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2014 -2021 SANTA ANA HOUSING ELEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY ELEMENT UPDATES
<br />CITY OF SANTA ANA
<br />1. Introduction
<br />Table 4 2014.2021 Development Potential Summary
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<br />i. Approximately 10 acres are reserved exclusively for m8ldentlal development at a minimum density of 20 units per acre.
<br />1.3.4 Public Safety Element Update
<br />Assembly Bill (AB) 162 strengthens flood protections by requiting jurisdictions to update flood related
<br />information in its General Plan during the mandatory revision to the housing element. More specifically, the
<br />legislation requires that "upon the next revision of the housing element, on or after January 1, 2009, the
<br />safety element to identify, among other things, information regarding flood hazards and to establish a set of
<br />comprehensive goals, policies, and objectives, based on specified information for the protection of the
<br />community from, among other things, the unreasonable risks of flooding."
<br />Flood hazard information is discussed in the City of Santa Ana General Plan Public Safety Element and was
<br />last updated in 1982. In order to comply with AB 162, the Public Safety Element has been updated
<br />concurrently with the Housing Element to include a more recent narrative about flood hazards, control, and
<br />improvements implemented since 1982, and policies or programs addressing updated Federal Emergency
<br />Management Agency (FEMA) maps. This update is included as part of the "proposed project" addressed in
<br />this Initial Study and the Negative Declaration will serve as the CEQA clearance for both the Housing
<br />Element and Public Safety Element Updates to the City's General Plan.
<br />The City's General Plan Public Safety Element sets forth policies and implementation programs for the
<br />following safety topics: Crime Management and Protection, Fire Safety, Emergency Medical Services,
<br />Hazardous Materials, Emergency Preparedness, and Flood Safety. Specific to flood hazards, the draft Public
<br />Safety Element includes programs that require developments within the 100 -year flood zone to implement
<br />mitigation measures to minimize risks associated with flood hazards; collect, maintain, and make available
<br />information regarding flooding hazards to remain aware of potential hazards and serve as an educational
<br />resource for the community; and actively cooperate with FEMA regarding amendments to local Flood
<br />Insurance Rate Maps, recognizing the importance of redesignation of the 100- and 500 -year flood plains
<br />within the City boundaries as facility improvements are completed. To supplement the programs, the Public
<br />Safety Element Update also includes a flood hazard map, shown in Figure 5, Flood Hatiard Map. According to
<br />the figure, the entire City of Santa Ana is outside of the 100 -year flood plain with the exception of a small
<br />portion of the City's western corner and the City is not within any CalFire designated fire hazard area (CAL
<br />FIRE 2011). Regardless, AB 162 requires the Public Safety Element to be updated concurrently with the
<br />Housing Element to ensure future development would be planned with public safety issues in mind.
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<br />Metro East
<br />Harbor Corridor
<br />Specific Plan
<br />Fifth Street
<br />First Street
<br />TZC
<br />Total
<br />Total Acres
<br />21.35
<br />305
<br />14.44
<br />25.56
<br />450
<br />816.35
<br />Density Range (du/ac)
<br />25-98
<br />5 -50
<br />23-35
<br />23-35
<br />5 -90
<br />••
<br />Density Assumed (dulac)
<br />45
<br />20-30
<br />30
<br />30
<br />7 -45
<br />••
<br />Residential Units
<br />964
<br />500'
<br />428
<br />767
<br />500
<br />3,159
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<br />i. Approximately 10 acres are reserved exclusively for m8ldentlal development at a minimum density of 20 units per acre.
<br />1.3.4 Public Safety Element Update
<br />Assembly Bill (AB) 162 strengthens flood protections by requiting jurisdictions to update flood related
<br />information in its General Plan during the mandatory revision to the housing element. More specifically, the
<br />legislation requires that "upon the next revision of the housing element, on or after January 1, 2009, the
<br />safety element to identify, among other things, information regarding flood hazards and to establish a set of
<br />comprehensive goals, policies, and objectives, based on specified information for the protection of the
<br />community from, among other things, the unreasonable risks of flooding."
<br />Flood hazard information is discussed in the City of Santa Ana General Plan Public Safety Element and was
<br />last updated in 1982. In order to comply with AB 162, the Public Safety Element has been updated
<br />concurrently with the Housing Element to include a more recent narrative about flood hazards, control, and
<br />improvements implemented since 1982, and policies or programs addressing updated Federal Emergency
<br />Management Agency (FEMA) maps. This update is included as part of the "proposed project" addressed in
<br />this Initial Study and the Negative Declaration will serve as the CEQA clearance for both the Housing
<br />Element and Public Safety Element Updates to the City's General Plan.
<br />The City's General Plan Public Safety Element sets forth policies and implementation programs for the
<br />following safety topics: Crime Management and Protection, Fire Safety, Emergency Medical Services,
<br />Hazardous Materials, Emergency Preparedness, and Flood Safety. Specific to flood hazards, the draft Public
<br />Safety Element includes programs that require developments within the 100 -year flood zone to implement
<br />mitigation measures to minimize risks associated with flood hazards; collect, maintain, and make available
<br />information regarding flooding hazards to remain aware of potential hazards and serve as an educational
<br />resource for the community; and actively cooperate with FEMA regarding amendments to local Flood
<br />Insurance Rate Maps, recognizing the importance of redesignation of the 100- and 500 -year flood plains
<br />within the City boundaries as facility improvements are completed. To supplement the programs, the Public
<br />Safety Element Update also includes a flood hazard map, shown in Figure 5, Flood Hatiard Map. According to
<br />the figure, the entire City of Santa Ana is outside of the 100 -year flood plain with the exception of a small
<br />portion of the City's western corner and the City is not within any CalFire designated fire hazard area (CAL
<br />FIRE 2011). Regardless, AB 162 requires the Public Safety Element to be updated concurrently with the
<br />Housing Element to ensure future development would be planned with public safety issues in mind.
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