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2. Environmental Checklist 2.1 BACKGROUND 1. Project Title: 2014 -2021 Santa Ana Housing Element Update 2. Lead Agency Name and Address: City of Santa Ana Planning Division 20 Civic Centex Plaza, M20 Santa Ana, CA 92701 3. Contact Person and Phone Number: Melanie McCann, Associate Planner (714) 667 -2746 4. Project Location: The City of Santa Ana is in central Orange County, bordered by the cities of Orange to the north, Garden Grove to the north and west, Fountain Valley to the west and southwest, Costa Mesa to the south, Irvine to the southeast, and Tustin to the east. State Route 22 (SR -22) parallels the City on the north, Interstate 5 (I -5) and State Route 55 (SR -55) run through the northeastern corners of the City, and Interstate 405 (I -405) is just south of the City boundaries. S. Project Sponsor's Name and Address: City of Santa Ana Planning Division 20 Civic Center Plaza, M20 Santa Ana, CA 92701 6. General Plan Designation: Implementation of the General Plan Housing Element as proposed would involve all residential and nixed -use General Plan land use designations within the City. 7. Zoning: Implementation of the General Plan Housing Element as proposed would involve all residential zoning districts and all districts that allow mixed -use development within the City. S. Description of Project: The City of Santa Ana's General Plan Housing Element details the City's eight - year strategy for enhancing and preserving the community's character; sets forth strategies for expanding housing opportunities for the City's various economics segments; and provides the primary policy guidance for local decision malting related to housing. The Housing Element also accommodates the required housing balance per the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA). Per state requirements, the City must accommodate 204 housing units for the 2014 -2021 planning period (45 very low income Decernber2013 75A -49 The Plantung Center I DCd9'E • Page 27