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HOUSING NEEDS <br />NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOUSING PROFILE <br />Neighborhood and housing characteristics define the nature of housing needs in <br />Santa Ana. This section analyzes housing growth patterns, housing <br />characteristics, tenure and vacancy trends, housing prices, and affordability. <br />NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTERISTICS <br />Santa Ana has a rich mosaic of neighborhoods, each distinguished by its history, <br />architecture, housing types, and amenities. Sixty -four neighborhood associations <br />have been formed to address neighborhood issues. Approximately 70 percent of all <br />residential areas in the City are single - family neighborhoods. To preserve <br />neighborhoods, the 1998 Land Use Element redesignated some areas of the <br />community for single - family housing. Many of these neighborhoods are <br />established, well maintained, and contain historic resources. <br />Santa Ana has many neighborhoods made up of a variety of residential uses: a <br />mixture of single - family, townhouses, apartments, and a combination of industrial <br />and residential uses. The diversity of these neighborhoods is great, and each <br />neighborhood varies widely in condition. The diverse urban and suburban fabric <br />of many of these neighborhoods has been woven over time and reflects the <br />complexity of land use policies implemented over the long history of Santa Ana. <br />The City has undertaken extensive efforts to stabilize neighborhoods through <br />appropriate land use direction and housing programs. The City has also <br />introduced live -work opportunities in some areas. <br />To protect and stabilize residential neighborhoods, support the City's economic <br />base, and provide housing for the local workforce, Santa Ana is developing new <br />residential neighborhoods close to employment centers. These district centers <br />include the Metro East, MacArthur Place, Downtown, City Place, and similar <br />locations. Reflective of modern employment centers, Santa Ana's district centers <br />are defined by eclectic skylines of high -rise residential projects, townhouses and <br />apartments, and mixed -use residential/commercial projects. These residential <br />neighborhoods are intensely urbanized, transit oriented, and explicitly designed to <br />support the future economic development of Santa Ana. <br />Vintage Home in Santa Ana <br />Rowhouses in Santa Ana. <br />High -rise and mixed -uses define <br />Santa Ana's District Centers. <br />JA& <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT A -11 <br />