2014-006 - Santa Ana General Plan Housing Element and Public Safety Element Updates

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HOUSING PLAN and preserve neighborhoods or elements thereof that are locally considered worthy of preservation efforts, but not necessarily individually eligible for a formal state or national historic designation. HOUSING SUPPLY AND DIVERSITY HOUSING SUPPLY 16. Transit Zoning Code Santa Ana continues to pursue efforts to revitalize its historic core. In 2010, the City adopted the Transit Zoning Code to encourage residential/mixed -use housing opportunities and support transit goals. The Transit Zoning Code applies to properties adjacent to and near Santa Ana Boulevard, Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center, the Downtown, Civic Center area, and the Logan and Lacy neighborhoods. The Transit Zoning Code has provisions that will strengthen existing neighborhoods and allow for development that creates a walkable, transit - supportive environment. The Housing Authority continues to work with developers to build quality infill housing in downtown. 17. Metro East Mixed -Use Overlay Approved in 2007, the MEMU Overlay Zone is intended to introduce new development forms and land uses that will provide for the creation of a high - intensity, mixed -use urban village within a previously developed mid- to high -rise office environment near the intersection of the I -5 and SR -55. The plan provides a framework for the development of three mixed -use districts Neighborhood Transitional, Village Center, and Active Urban. Within the MEMU Overlay Zone, up to 5,500 multiple - family residential and live -work units are allowed. To facilitate development, residential land uses are permitted by right in the three districts subject to a Site Plan approval by the Planning Commission. The MEMU will be a primary location for new housing, mixed use, and commerce in Santa Ana. 18. District Centers Santa Ana District Centers at MacArthur Place, Metro East, City Place, and other areas are intended to accommodate high -rise office, commercial, residential, and mixed -uses. Residential uses in most District Centers allow up to 90 units per acre when developed as an integral component of a master - planned, mixed -use project. The Specific Development District (SD) is a key planning and zoning tool that is used to facilitate creative residential and mixed/multiuse developments in District Centers as well as other locations. Residential/mixed -use development standards are individually tailored to specific project needs. Santa Ana will continue to direct multiple - family, mixed -use housing, and commercial projects into select District Centers that further the City's housing, economic development, and other general plan objectives. CITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT 57