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<br />City of Santa Ana Planning Commission <br />September 15, 2021 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />order to address this parkland deficiency and meet the needs of City residents, the City needs <br />more ambitious policies to facilitate parkland creation. <br />The City should increase the Open Space Element’s park standard to a ratio of three acres <br />per 1,000 residents, and should amend the Municipal Code to reflect this standard. In addition, as <br />outlined in the attached memo, we urge the City to revise the Open Space Element to: <br />(1) define the terms “parks,” “parkland,” “open space,” “park deficient area” and <br />“environmental justice area,” <br />(2) apply the “no net loss” policy to open space as well as to parkland and strengthen <br />provisions on replacement of lost open space, <br />(3) increase parkland dedication requirements for new development projects in order to <br />meet the City’s enhanced park standard, <br />(4) extend parkland dedication requirements to a broader range of market-rate <br />development projects, <br />(5) require that parkland created by dedication be located within a half-mile walking <br />distance of the associated development, and <br />(6) include more specific incentive mechanisms to create new parkland, especially within <br />park deficient and environmental justice areas. <br />The attached memo suggests language for General Plan policies and implementation <br />actions that would address each of these issues. We respectfully request that the City revise the <br />Open Space Element to reflect these proposals. Thank you for your consideration. <br /> Very truly yours, <br /> <br />Rise Up Willowick <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Cynthia Guerra <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />10/11/2021 <br />Planning Commission 1 –2