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2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report <br />March 21, 2023 <br />Page 2 <br />constructed in the City of Santa Ana in 2022, in addition to the status of the <br />implementation actions and programs to achieve the City's housing vision in the state <br />mandated form. <br />The Housing Element portion of the report also measures the City's progress to meet <br />state -mandated housing goals as set forth in our Regional Housing Needs Allocation <br />(RHNA) for the 61" cycle planning period (2021-2029). Through a process referred to as <br />"RHNA," each jurisdiction is given a target for how many permits to issue in four housing <br />income categories; ranging from very —low income (affordable to those who earn 50 <br />percent or less of the Area Median Income [AMI]), to above moderate income (more <br />than 120 percent of AMI). Based on the income limits published by State HCD in May of <br />2022, the Area Median Income for Orange County is $119,100. <br />The Housing Element portion of the report includes a summary of Santa Ana's progress <br />in meeting its share of the RHNA allocation for the 6t" cycle. There were a total of 901 <br />building permits issued for new housing units in 2022; of which 191 housing units are <br />affordable to very low-income and 102 to low-income households, respectively. With the <br />issuance of these permits, the City has issued 1,635 building permits toward its 3,137 <br />RHNA. <br />Progress Towards 2021-2029 RHNA Goal <br />(New Housing Units by Category and Year) <br />Total <br />Total Units <br />% of RHNA <br />Income <br />RHNA <br />2021 <br />2022 <br />2023 <br />2024 <br />2025 <br />2026 <br />2027 <br />2028 <br />2029 <br />Units <br />Remaining <br />Completed <br />Very <br />606 <br />41 <br />191 <br />232 <br />374 <br />38% <br />Low <br />Low <br />362 <br />43 <br />102 <br />145 <br />217 <br />40% <br />Mod. <br />545 <br />11 <br />41 <br />52 <br />493 <br />10% <br />Above <br />1,624 <br />639 <br />567 <br />1,206 <br />418 <br />74% <br />Mod. <br />Total: <br />3,137 <br />734 <br />901 <br />1,635 <br />1,502 <br />52% <br />Based on building permits issued. <br />EJ Action Committee <br />Senate Bill 1000 requires all cities and counties to update public policies to address <br />environmental justice. As part of the City's General Plan Update, a set of environmental <br />justice (EJ) implementation policies and actions have been established to respond to <br />the health and wellbeing of the City, including the 33 neighborhoods that fall within an <br />EJ disadvantaged community where residents have the highest risk of exposure to <br />pollution in the air, water, and soil and where they tend to be burdened by <br />socioeconomic and health issues, such as higher rates of language barriers, poverty, <br />and asthma. <br />