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LAND USE ELEMENT <br />Reduce residential overcrowding to promote public health and safety. <br />Policy 6.1 Support legislative and regulatory changes to laws and codes <br />concerning safe occupancy standards. <br />Policy 6.2 Support reducing the number of units in multiple -family <br />developments by allowing the property owner to combine two or <br />more units into a larger unit. <br />Policy 6.3 Prohibit new development and building alterations which can readily <br />be converted to improper occupancy. <br />Policy 6.4 Target educational programs concerning overcrowding to tenants, <br />owners, and property managers. <br />Policy 6.5 Promote health and safety programs which address the occupancy of <br />housing units and overcrowding. <br />LAND USE PLAN <br />The Land Use Plan is comprised of three components that direct and regulate <br />land use in Santa Ana. These include a Land Use Map, development intensity <br />standards, and adopted Specific Plans. These key components establish a <br />framework for land use and development in the City. The Land Use Plan <br />indicates the location, types, and extent of development and land uses throughout <br />Santa Ana. It consists of a map which designates land use categories and their <br />relative location, as well as development intensity standards for each category. The <br />Land Use Plan is further supported by Specific Plans which correlate to the Land <br />Use Plan. <br />DEVELOPMENT INTENSITY STANDARDS <br />As required by State law, the Land Use Element also establishes standards for <br />development intensity. These standards ensure that the types of development <br />permitted under each land use designation are well understood by the property <br />owner, decision -makers, developer, and the general public. Development intensity <br />refers to the size or degree of development possible within a particular land use <br />category. <br />The development intensity standard used for nonresidential development is floor <br />area ratio, which is the ratio of the building's floor area to the total area of the lot <br />on which the building is located. The development intensity standard for <br />residential developments is "units per acre" which is a measure of the number of <br />units allowed for each acre of land - with the exception of Metro East District <br />Center, Transit Village District Center, Downtown District Center, Harbor <br />Corridor District Center, Heritage District Center, 2525 North Main District <br />14 <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN <br />