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What is the Housing Opportunity Ordinance? <br />The Housing Opportunity Ordinance (HOO) is a City of Santa Ana policy where certain new <br />developments in Santa Ana are required to either create onsite affordable units, refurbish older <br />housing units, or contribute to an in -lieu fee reserved for building affordable housing. On <br />September 1st, the Santa Ana City Council will hold a second reading of an ordinance that <br />effectively destroys this program. <br />While most of the public conversation focused on the reduction of the in -lieu fee from $15 to $5, <br />other proposed changes completely eliminate the application of the HOO to new projects within <br />all zoning changes after November 28, 2011. The City Council did this in the most bureaucratic <br />and opaque way possible, by striking section 41-1902 (b) (2) and section 41-1902 (b) (4) of the <br />HOO. <br />These simple deletions mean that new projects within the Metro East Overlay Zone, the Transit <br />Zoning Code (Downtown), and the Harbor Transit Corridor will no longer have to contribute to <br />local affordable housing if they comply with the adopted plans. This current City Council is also <br />rushing the adoption of the new General Plan update before the November election. The HOO <br />will no longer cover `by -right' projects in the West Santa Ana/Streetcar Corridor, South Bristol <br />Street, Grand Avenue/17th Street, South Main Street, and the 55 Freeway/Dyer Road focus areas <br />once the City adopts its new General Plan. See the map below for the newly exempted areas. <br />0 0.5 1 <br />mmmoff-= LL rc <br />Ir Where the <br />HOO Will No <br />Longer Apply <br /><tn Legend <br />Specific Plans(SP), Focus Areas (FA). <br />Special Districts (SD), end Overlay Zones (OZ) <br />Metro East Mixed Use CZ <br />Harbor Mixed Use Transit Corridor SP <br />Downtown Santa Ana SD <br />01. South Main St. Focus Area <br />ger <br />2. Grand Ave/17th St Focus Area <br />Q 3. West Santa Ana Blvd. Focus Area <br />04. 55 Fwy/ Dyer Rd. Focus Area <br />Q 5. South Bristol St. <br />All other zones <br />Map by Peter Garcia <br />sources: <br />Focus Areas: Santa Ana Dart Gererel Plan update <br />Specific Pleas & Oe'erlays: City of Santa Ana Caning <br />Map <br />Zoning Sniper le: Santa Ana Open Data Portal <br />