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COUNCIL ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
SEPTEMBER 2, 2008
CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY:
TITLE: APPROVED
^ As Recommended
PRELIMINARY CITY OF SANTA ANA ^ As Amended
GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT ^ Ordinance on 1S' Reading
UPDATE ^ Ordinance on 2"d Reading
^ Implementing Resolution
^ Set Public Hearing For_
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CITY MANAGER
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Receive and file the preliminary City of Santa Ana General Plan Housing
Element Update prior to submittal for review by the State Department of
Housing and Community Development.
DISCUSSION
State law requires all communities in California to update their General
Plan Housing Element, generally every five years, to address current and
future housing needs for their community and the growing region. One key
aspect of the update for cities is addressing the Regional Housing Needs
Assessment (RHNA), which for the City of Santa Ana is 3,393 housing units
for the planning period of 2008-2014.
The Draft Housing Element document is organized into two parts -- the
Framework and the Technical Appendices. The Framework, presented to the
City Council at the July 21, 2008 Study Session, is the essence of the
Housing Element containing the goals, policies and programs necessary to
plan for the community's housing needs. The Appendices portion of the
document includes a variety of supporting data and analysis of Santa Ana's
population, economic and housing stock characteristics; housing programs;
development constraints; and an inventory of the potential housing
development sites introduced in the Framework. Public participation in
this effort was encouraged through community workshops (noticing and
translations in Spanish and Vietnamese), stakeholder forums, and special
study sessions before Commissions and City Council.
The Draft Housing Element is required to be submitted to the California
Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for the required 60
day review. During the review, the Draft document will be made available
on the City web site for viewing, as well as the City library
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and Planning Division public counter. After HCD's comments are addressed,
the final Housing Element will be submitted for review and recommendation
by the Planning Commission and adoption by the City Council. Final
adoption is anticipated in December 2008.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
J M. Trevino
Executive Director
Planning & Building Agency
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