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Land Use Plan The development, use, and distribution of land are critical to achieving the city's vision and adhering to its core values. The City must plan for uses and development that create a sustainable, healthy, and livable city; ensure equitable outcomes and land use distributions; protect and enhance our cultural and community assets; and provide opportunities for growth and prosperity. Land is a finite and valuable resource, especially in Santa Ana; its use dictates the city's economic and fiscal future. Overarching Growth Strategy The City's growth strategy documented in the General Plan concentrates new growth opportunities into key parts of the city while maintaining and enhancing its existing neighborhoods, employment centers, and intact industrial centers. The General Plan identifies five Focus Areas suitable for new growth and development. They are as follows: • South Main Street • Grand Avenue/17th Street • West Santa Ana Boulevard • 55 Freeway/Dyer Road • South Bristol Street The focus areas are geographically distributed throughout the city, and each allows Santa Ana to meet its diverse needs in different ways. The purpose and intent, specific objectives, and custom land uses types of urban development, reimagine these areas, realize the community's vision, and further embody Santa Ana's core values. South Bristol Street Focus Area The South Bristol Street Focus Area represents Santa Ana's southern gateway and is a part of the successful South Coast Metro area. Between Sunflower and Alton Avenues, the General Plan land use designations will create opportunities to transform auto - oriented shopping plazas to walkable, bike -friendly, and transit -friendly urban villages that incorporate a mix of high intensity office and residential living with experiential commercial uses. 1^ »Above: Excerpts from the General Plan Land Use element. Left to right: location of the five focus areas; purpose and intent as well as envisioned character of the South Bristol Street Focus area; and land use map for the focus area. City Council 6 8 — 13 3/21/2023