HomeMy WebLinkAboutWSA_MICROSOFT POWERPOINT - CC-10-15-07Santa Ana Renaissance
Specific Plan
City Council Study Session
Draft Release
October 15, 2007
What is the Renaissance Specific Plan?
Provides policy and regulatory
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framework
Translates the community vision into
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goals, policy-initiatives, regulations
and standards
Specific Plan Goals
Make the City’s core competitive in the
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region
Stabilize neighborhoods
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Capitalize on transit opportunities
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Transform the City’s core into Orange
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County’s downtown
The Vision Plan
Downtown District
Make downtown more competitive in the region to transform
Santa Ana’s core into Orange County’s Downtown.
•Maximize public parking
•Park-once district-
public garages
•On-street Parking
•Expand restaurant and
retail activity
•Create a variety of
housing
•Restore historic buildings
•Maintain existing scale
First Street Corridor
Strengthen the community connector
•Improve image and character
•Maintain pedestrian-friendly
city-wide connector
•Enable development compatible
with adjacent neighborhoods
Lacy Neighborhood
Stabilize the Neighborhood
•Neighborhood scaled infill
•Create varied open spaces
•Improve walkability and
connections with downtown
•Preserve historic structures
Logan Neighborhood
Stabilize the Neighborhood
•Neighborhood-scaled infill
development
•Connect with regional bike trail
•Balance between residential &
non-residential uses
The Rail Station District
•Leverage transportation
services through significant
transit-oriented development
•Create walkable blocks
•Create varied open spaces
•Connect with regional bike
trails
•Maximize public parking
Plan Implementation
Invest in:
Historic Preservation
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Mobility and Public Transportation
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Shared Parking
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Civic and Cultural Amenities
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Public Realm (i.e. streets, parks, open space)
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Employment
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Housing
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Retail Expansion
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Next Steps…
Community Outreach –Fall 2007
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Workshops
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Study Sessions
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Community Meetings
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Environmental Impact Report –December 2007
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Public Hearings and Adoption
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Planning Commission –1Quarter 2008
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City Council –2Quarter 2008
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