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=*A:I1-1hdp� <br />Noise Element <br />SUMMARY <br />The new City of Santa Ana General Plan was developed through an extensive <br />process of public participation involving citizens, elected and appointed City <br />officials and City Staff. <br />The General Plan has been developed to conform to state law and to meet local <br />planning needs through the year 2000. Periodic updates ofthe new General Plan <br />are anticipated. <br />The General Plan builds upon Santa Ana's historical assets including the City's <br />heritage as the governmental and financial center of Orange County and the <br />buildings, districts and streetscapes which reflect this heritage. <br />The General Plan anticipates two major potentials that can shape Santa Ana over <br />the next several decades. The plan anticipates and maximizes the probability of <br />the Countywide rapid transit system to be located in Santa Ana and encourages <br />mixed use development and preservation m corridors and centers relating to this <br />new access and visibility. <br />The General Plan has three major sections: the Framework Plan, Policy Plan, and <br />Environmental Impact Report. <br />1. The Framework Plan describes Santa Ana's overall planning strategy and <br />program. This strategy reorganizes the City's land use and urban design <br />structure to take maximum advantage of: <br />• the economic development advantages offered by Santa Ana's historic <br />regional location and functions <br />• an improved multi -modal transportation system including: <br />— Countywide rapid transit access to Santa Ana <br />— improved local transit <br />— improved auto access to major activity centers <br />— a new Amtrak station <br />— a downtown multi -modal transportation and bus center <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN 75C-237 <br />