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Catalog of City of Santa Ana Draft General Plan Update Comments Received Post February 15, 2022 <br />#Public Comments/Concerns Draft Policies and Implementation Actions Addressing Comments/Concerns City Response Source of Comment <br />87 Suggested Action Change: Action OS-1.7. Public parklands requirements for larger <br />residential projects. Update the Residential Development Fee Ordinance for Larger <br />Residential Projects to require public parkland v1ithin a 10 minute walking distance of <br />the new residential projects. Amend Municipal Code Chapter 34, Article VIII to require <br />that subdivision map approvals for residential subdivisions of more than 50 parcels <br />dedicate parkland sufficient to provide three acres of park area per 1,000 people <br />residing in the subdivision, consistent with Policy OS-1.3. Amend Municipal Code <br />Chapter 35, Article IV to require that pro jects including 100+ residential units that are <br />80 percent market-rate or more and do not require a subdivision dedicate three acres <br />of new public parkland concurrent with the completion of and within a 0.5-mile <br />walking radius of the new residential project, and to require non-subdivision pro jects <br />of 50 to 99 residential units that are 80 percent market-rate or more to dedicate two <br />acres of public parkland concurrent with the completion of and within a 0.5 mile <br />walking radius of the project. Consider allowing developers a reduction in on site <br />open space by giving credits for park development or the provision of private park <br />land. Establish provisions that allow these projects to reduce all onsite private and <br />common open space requirements by 50 percent if new public parkland is provided <br />within a 0.5-mile walking radius and by 80 percent if the new public parkland is <br />immediately adjacent to or on the residential project property. To the greatest extent <br />possible, parkland created via this dedication process shall be located in park- <br />deficient neighborhoods and environmental justice areas. Incentivize the creation of <br />public parks that exceed City requirements, especially within park deficient and <br />environmental justice areas. Establish incentives for coordination between two or <br />more residential project (of any size) to create larger and/or more centralized public <br />park space, such as a housing density bonus for the provision of open space as a <br />public benefit and leveraging of Residential Development fees to partner with <br />developers to create public open space. <br />Recommended Action Change: OS-1.7: Public Parklands Requirements for Larger Residential <br />Projects. Update the Residential Development Fee Ordinance for large residential projects, which <br />include projects of 100 residential units or more, to require public parkland within the City limits <br />and a 10-minute walking distance of the new residential projects. <br />Action has been revised to state the size of projects that would quality under this action, but <br />does not recommend providing the details included in the community comment. Specificity, <br />such as in the suggested language, is too specific to include in the General Plan and would be <br />addressed where feasible through the development of the Parks Master Plan as subsequent <br />revisions to the City's Acquisition and Development Ordinance. <br />Collaborative Letter <br />(MPNA, OCEJ, <br />THRIVE, & Rise Up <br />Willowick) received <br />3.14.2022 / Rise Up <br />Willowick letter dated <br />9.15.2021 <br />88 Suggested Policy Change: Policy OS-1.11: Funding Sources: Explore and pursue <br />all available funding, including nontraditional funding sources, for park <br />acquisition, facility development, programming, and maintenance of existing <br />and new parks, in order to increase park investment per resident and meet <br />the City's Park Standard of three acres per 1,000 residents (Policy OS-1.3). Set <br />aside park funding to have monies on hand to acquire and develop parkland <br />when opportunities arise and to leverage grant options. <br />Recommended Policy Change: OS-1.11: Funding Sources: Explore and pursue all available funding, <br />including nontraditional funding sources, for park acquisition, facility development, programming, <br />and maintenance of existing and new parks, to increase park investment per resident and meet the <br />City's Park Standard of 3 acres per 1,000 residents. Set aside park funding to have monies on hand <br />to acquire and develop parkland when opportunities arise and to leverage grant options. <br />Action has been modified to address community comment and new recommended goal of <br />three (3) acres per 1,000 residents. <br />Collaborative Letter <br />(MPNA, OCEJ, <br />THRIVE, & Rise Up <br />Willowick) received <br />3.14.2022 / Rise Up <br />Willowick letter dated <br />9.15.2021 <br />89 Suggested New Policy: Policy OS-1.14: Park Investment Per Resident. Increase <br />per-resident investment in park maintenance and upgrades in order to ensure <br />equitable access to well- maintained neighborhood parks for all City residents, <br />and increase per-resident investment on new park acquisition and <br />development to a level sufficient to achieve the City's Park Standard of three <br />acres per 1,000 residents (Policy OS- 1.3). <br />Funding and allocation priorities are determined by the City through the budget process. Collaborative Letter <br />(MPNA, OCEJ, <br />THRIVE, & Rise Up <br />Willowick) received <br />3.14.2022 / Rise Up <br />Willowick letter dated <br />9.15.2021 <br />Page 17