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CITY DECISION MAKERS & STAFF <br />The City Council, Planning Commission, other <br />advisory entities, and City staff will use the General <br />Plan when considering land use and planning - <br />related decisions, in administering regulations, and <br />when considering investments of time, money, or <br />other resources. <br />All decisions made by City decision makers and staff <br />is to be consistent with the Vision, Core Values, <br />goals, and policies of the General Plan. <br />THE UPDATE PROCESS <br />IDENTIFYING THE NEED FOR AN UPDATE <br />A key objective in the City of Santa Ana's 2014 <br />Strategic Plan was to complete a comprehensive <br />update of the City's existing General Plan, which <br />had not been comprehensively updated since <br />1982. An updated general plan would reflect <br />current conditions, establish a shared vision of <br />the community's aspirations, and create the policy <br />direction to guide Santa Ana's long-term planning <br />and growth over the next two decades. <br />CITY RESIDENTS & BUSINESSES <br />City residents and those who operate businesses <br />in Santa Ana can use the General Plan to better <br />understand current and future decisions and <br />investments made by the City government, other <br />agencies, service providers, property owners, and <br />other stakeholders. <br />Residents and business owners can also use the <br />General Plan as a guide to actions they can take to <br />take part in improving their community; whether it <br />is to simply create a better place to live and work, <br />promote environmental health, or to protect your <br />investment and achieve future success. <br />The City also sought to streamline and refine the <br />current General Plan, building on various updates <br />to the City's Land Use Element, Circulation Element, <br />Urban Design Element and Economic Development <br />that were completed in 1998. <br />The update process started in 2015 and took shape <br />over the course of six years and five phases, with <br />each phase including technical work and community <br />outreach. <br />in Do 71 <br />2019 7F' 2020MO <br />Land use survey <br />5 land use '- <br />survey, and <br />community - <br />virtual forums <br />workshops Recirculated <br />Chamber of <br />Commerce Mtg Final EIR <br />PC Study <br />Session Adoption <br />Hearings <br />CC - City Council, PC- Planning Commission, EJ -environmental justice, HRC - Historic Resources Commission, <br />EIR -environmental impact report <br />10 �r .�..• CITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN <br />