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HOUSING CONSTRAINTS <br />GOVERNMENTAL FACTORS <br />This section reviews potential governmental constraints, including land use <br />regulations, housing opportunities, development regulations, building codes and <br />their enforcement, permit processing, development fees and exactions, and <br />housing opportunities for people with disabilities. <br />LAND USE REGULATIONS <br />The General Plan Land Use Element sets forth land use designations to guide the <br />location, type, and intensity or density of permitted uses of land. The Zoning <br />Code implements the General Plan by providing specific direction and <br />development standards within each of the general land use categories. The <br />General Plan sets forth six goals for future land described below. <br />1) Promote a balance of land uses to address basic community needs <br />2) Promote land uses that enhance the City's economic and fiscal viability <br />3) Preserve and improve the character and integrity of neighborhoods <br />4) Protect and enhance development sites and districts which are unique <br />community assets that enhance the quality of life <br />5) Ensure that impacts of development are mitigated <br />6) Reduce residential overcrowding to promote public health and safety <br />To help meet these goals, the City of Santa Ana has 11 land use designations, <br />Table B -1 shows the five residential land uses, corresponding zoning districts, and <br />permitted densities allowed for residential development. <br />Table B -1 <br />General Plan Designations Allowing Housing <br />Source: City of Santa Ana, General Plan Land Use Element, 2008 <br />B -6 CITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT <br />Maximum <br />Designation <br />Description <br />Corresponding Zones <br />Density <br />Low Density <br />Primarily single - family homes in <br />Al — General Agriculture <br />7 units per <br />Residential <br />established residential <br />RE — Residential- Estate <br />acre <br />neighborhoods <br />R1 — Single - Family Residence <br />Low Medium <br />Mobile homes, mix of small <br />11 units per <br />Residential <br />multiple - family units, and small <br />R1— Single- Family Residence <br />acre <br />lot subdivisions <br />I 15 units per <br />Medium <br />Multiple - family uses, such as <br />Density <br />duplexes, apartments, or a <br />R2 — Two - Family Residence <br />Residential <br />combination of both uses <br />acre <br />District <br />Major activity centers that allow <br />SD — Specific <br />90 units per <br />Centers <br />high -rise office and commercial <br />Development Zone <br />acre <br />uses in a mixed -use setting <br />Primarily a mix of residential <br />0.5 to 1.5 <br />Urban <br />uses with pedestrian oriented <br />SD- Specific <br />FAR <br />Neighborhood <br />commercial, schools and small <br />Development Zone <br />5 to 30 units <br />parks <br />Der acre <br />Source: City of Santa Ana, General Plan Land Use Element, 2008 <br />B -6 CITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT <br />