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