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<br />Memo to City of Santa Ana Planning Commission <br />September 15, 2021 <br />Page 10 <br /> <br /> <br />Implementation Action [OS-]1.7. Public parkland requirements for larger <br />residential projects. Update the Residential Development Fee Ordinance for <br />Larger Residential Projects to require public parkland within a 10-minute walking <br />distance of the new residential projects. Consider allowing developers a reduction <br />in on-site open space by giving credits for park development or the provision of <br />private park land. Incentivize the creation of public parks that exceed City <br />requirements, especially within park deficient and environmental justice areas. <br />Establish incentives for coordination between two or more residential projects (of <br />any size) to create larger and/or more centralized public park space, such as <br />exploring housing density bonus options for the provision of open space as a <br />public benefit and leverage Residential Development fee to partner with <br />developers to create public open space. <br />Open Space Element at 17. The City proposes to implement the action in 2022. <br /> <br /> Implementation Action 1.7 has been modified extensively from the version <br />included in the previous 2020 draft Update, with many of the specifics have been deleted. <br />The earlier version (formerly Implementation Action 1.15) provided: <br /> <br />Implementation Action 1.15. Public parkland requirements for larger residential <br />projects. Amend the Residential Development Fee in the Municipal Code (Chapter <br />35, Article IV) to reflect requirements for Larger Residential Projects (100+ units, <br />residential only or mixed-use) to facilitate the creation two acres of new public <br />parkland within a 10-minute walking radius of the new residential project. <br />Establish provisions that allow the Larger Residential Projects to reduce all onsite <br />private and common open space requirements by 50 percent if new public <br />parkland is provided within a 10 minute walking radius and by 80 percent if the <br />new public parkland is immediately adjacent to or on the residential project <br />property. Work with property owners and new development projects within the <br />Focus Areas to identify options (e.g., 100 percent reduction of onsite private and <br />public open space requirements) that would incentivize the creation of public park <br />areas that are more than the minimum and/or if a location can expand park access <br />for an adjoining underserved neighborhood and/or environmental justice area. <br />Establish incentives for coordination between two or more residential projects (of <br />any size) to create larger and/or more centralized public park space. <br /> <br />2020 Draft Open Space Element at 16. The new draft weakens the Update by replacing <br />much of the action’s detail with general statements. The more detailed version should be <br />restored, with further changes as outlined below. <br /> <br />The Santa Ana Municipal Code already requires that subdivision map approvals <br />for residential subdivisions of more than 50 parcels dedicate parkland sufficient to