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2014 -2021 SANTA ANA HOUSING ELEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY ELEMENT UPDATES CITY OF SANTA ANA 1. Introduction years. The City has identified a potential of up to 4,600 units that could be built on 305 acres of land along Harbor Boulevard. While this plan guides and emphasizes mixed -use development, the plan contains a policy that requires approximately 10 acres of land be zoned exclusively for residential to accommodate all income levels of housing. This acreage within the Harbor Corridor Specific Plan would have a minimum density of 20 units per acre. Approximately 500 units are anticipated to be available for the RHNA allocation throughout the planning period. Development within the Harbor Corridor Specific Plan area will be subject to the City's Housing Opportunity Ordinance. This ordinance requires that at least 15 percent of the units in an eligible ownership project be set aside as affordable to moderate income households for at least 45 years. For eligible rental projects, at least 15 percent must be affordable to very low or lower income households for at least 55 years. The Harbor Corridor Specific Plan will be supported by a programmatic environmental impact report, also anticipated to be certified in early 2014. The FIR, currently under preparation will include technical reports for traffic, air quality, greenhouse gases, noise, hazards, drainage, sewer and water systems. A 1993 report (Boyle Engineering Report) concluded that the existing stormwater system is deficient and unable to convey current runoff. The recommendations made in the Boyle Engineering Report indicate upgrades to the existing conditions may be needed in order to convey existing runoff as well as future flows from the Harbor Corridor Specific Plan. The City's practice is to require all developers to pay a pro rata share of the costs to improve or replace the infrastructure (Santa Ana Municipal Code, Part II, Chapter 39, Water and Sewers, Article III, Sewers). Transit Corridors — Fifth Street and First Street The City of Santa Ana has identified two transportation corridors that could provide residential /mixed -use housing: Fifth Street and First Street. As previously noted, these sites are not required to achieve RHNA requirements and are not currently designated or zoned for residential development and would require GPAs and ZCs prior to housing development. These areas have been selected for the Housing Element because the placement of housing in these locations would improve mobility, reduce traffic congestion, and provide needed residential opportunities along the corridors while also serving to replace existing land uses that are less compatible with adjacent uses. The City may create a new general plan land use designation(s), zoning district, and development standards as part of an upcoming general plan update to allow for new residential /mixed -use and to encourage voluntary lot consolidation along these corridors. As summarized in Table 4, there is potential for up to 1,195 units to be built on 40 acres of land along Fifth Street and First Street. These sites were identified as candidates during the planning period due to their underutilized or vacant status, proximity to neighborhoods, housing developer interests, proximity to transit fines, and historic location within a former redevelopment project area. The presence of cavironmental constraints for Fifth Street and First Street parcels has not been thoroughly assessed. Along Fifth Street, which contains a number of industrial parcels, the potential for environmental contamination is possible and should be determined through future project approvals. The transportation infrastructure supports residential development along these corridors. Sites along Fifth Street are adjacent to the Pacific Electric right- of-way, Decee,rber 2093 The Planning Center I DC&E • Page 21 75A -43