HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRESENTATION General Plan Update added 8-18-2020
Santa Ana General Plan Update
•Where we are today
•Objectives of the General Plan Update
•Overview of new topics and major changes
•Next steps
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WHAT IS A GENERAL PLAN
•A local government’s long-term blueprint for the
community’s vision of future growth.
•Long-range constitution that sets forth all of the goals,
policies, and programs to accomplish the City’s vision.
•Seven minimum required Elements / Total Eight Topics:
•Open Space
•Land Use
•Noise
•Circulation
•Safety
•Housing
•Environmental Justice*
•Conservation
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THE CURRENT GENERAL PLAN
•Adopted in 1982 with occasional updates last 30 years
•Contains 16 different Elements
•EIR based on assumptions in the early 1980’s
•Additional Elements included:
•Energy
•Airport Environs
•Growth Management
•Conservation
•Scenic Corridors
•Education
•Economic Development
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GOLDEN CITY BEYOND
THE NEW GENERAL PLAN
•Will contain a 25-year horizon (2045)
•Dynamic document with 12 elements
•New EIR studies growth assumptions and impacts
•Noise
•Open Space
•Land Use
•Community
•Conservation
•Urban Design
•Mobility/Circulation
•Safety
•Historic Preservation
•Housing
•Public Services
•Economic Prosperity
CULTURE SUSTAINABILITY HEALTH EDUCATION EQUITY
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NEW TOPICS
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Whatwe heard
•New Community Element
•Reduce exposure to particulate
matter (waste recycling sites) and
•HEALTH as a Core Value
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other forms of air pollution
•Provide access to healthy foods,
especially in underserved areas
POTENTIAL ACTION
•Increase public engagement
Collaborate with residents and industry
•Promote safe and sanitary housing
stakeholders to create an incentive and
amortization program to relocate existing heavy
•Remove conflicting and incompatible
industrial uses adjacent to sensitive uses.
land uses
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MAKING OF A GENERAL PLAN
GENERALPLANADVISORYGROUP
WHO WE HAVE HEARD FROM
COMMMUNICATIONLINKAGEFORUM
NEIGHBORHOODASSOCIATIONSINEJAREAS
ArtesiaPilarCedarEvergreenCentennialCentralCityCornerstoneVillageDelhiDowntown
FlowerParkFrenchCourtFrenchParkHeningerParkLacyLoganLyonStMadisonPark
MemorialParkPacificParkPicoLowellRiverviewWestSandpointeWillard
YOUTHPROGRAMS
CityofSantaAnaYouthCommissionSantaAnaPublicLibraryTeenSpaceNicolasAcademicCenter
ResilienceOrangeCountyInvestinYouthSantaAna
BUSINESSES
SantaAnaChamberofCouncilSantaAnaBusinessCouncilSantaAnaMerchantsAssociationSouthMain
StreetbusinessesDowntownInc
COMMUNITYBASEDORGANIZATIONSANDCOALITIONS
DelhiCenterElCentroCulturaldeMexicoLatinoHealthAccessKennedyCommissionKidWorks
OrangeCountyCommunitiesOrganizedforResponsibleDevelopmentOrangeCountyEnvironmentalJustice
SantaAnaBuildingHealthyCommunitiesSantaAnaSeniorCenterSouthwestSeniorCenterTheLGBT
CenterOrangeCounty
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MAKING OF A GENERAL PLAN
WHAT WE HEARD
•Protect and enhance our cultural, historic, and community assets
•Create a land use pattern that promotes healthy/active lifestyles that
addresses current and future needs
•Ensure equitable distribution of resources
•Create a sustainable and livable city
•Promote lifelong education and economic prosperity
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LAND USE FOCUS AREAS
AND ADOPTED PLANNING AREAS
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SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN UPDATE
NEXT STEPS
•Draft General Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
Released for 45 day review –August 3, 2020
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•Draft General Plan Policies & Land Use Maps -August 3, 2020
•City Council Study Sessions –August & September
•Planning Commission Study Sessions –August & September
•Adoption Hearings -Target Fall 2020
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SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN UPDATE
VIRTUAL COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS
Virtual Community Workshops
•July 31, 2020 –70 participants
•August 1, 2020 –50 participants
Virtual Community Outreach Roundtable
Overarching Feedback
•Environmental Justice•Multi-language access
•GP Timeline –COVID 19•Increased transparency
•Increased community •Arts/Culture, Open Space,
outreach/engagementand Displacement
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SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN UPDATE
LEARN MORE & SHARE IDEAS
www.santa-ana.org/general-plan
newgeneralplan@santa-ana.org
(714) 667-2781
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