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14 <br /> <br />are issued. Information on the City Housing Loan Program is made available to <br />property owners by Code Enforcement and Housing staff. <br /> Environmental Health Risk Assessments continue to be required for major <br />development projects located in close proximity (500 feet) of freeways, such as <br />Central Pointe at 1801 East Fourth Street (entitled in 2020). <br /> The December 2021 Draft General Plan Update identifies an Implementation <br />Action to revise the City’s zoning code and development standards to require <br />physical and/or distance buffers between heavy industrial uses and sensitive uses <br />like residences, schools and parks. <br /> Continue Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP) review for new and significant <br />redevelopment projects to ensure that storm water runoff is captured and treated <br />via the installation of infiltration, biotreatment, or harvest and reuse Best <br />Management Practices (BMPs). WQMPs minimize the quantity of storm water <br />runoff directed the City’s stormdrain system, while maximizing permeable surfaces <br />to promote percolation of storm water back into the ground. The City is focused on <br />improving water quality and maintaining downstream drainage facilities, flood <br />protection levels, and stream habitat. In the FY 20120-21, the City approved thirty- <br />four (34) private and public WQMPs covering 107.2 acres of treated development <br />project area. <br /> Continue ongoing education and safety programs that address overcrowding. The <br />CDBG program provides annual grants cities to develop viable urban communities <br />through decent housing and a suitable living environment for low- to moderate- <br />income persons. Initiatives. Several funded non -profits (Public Law Center, <br />Community Legal Aid SoCal) and coordinated with Fair Housing Council of OC to <br />provide Santa Ana residents with housing counseling which cover living conditions, <br />including overcrowding. The City continues to receive complaints or concerns <br />regarding overcrowded housing on private property, and code enforcement staff <br />responds and educates the property owner and residents regarding code <br />standards allowed in the residential unit. <br /> The City Code Enforcement continues to apply Healthy Housing Standards along <br />with other codes to promote safe/healthy homes in our community and ensure <br />good property maintenance continues. Enforcement tools to expedite and remedy <br />violations include: Administrative Citations, Notices of Violation, and Notice and <br />Orders. Severe substandard properties that required special attention were <br />handled through the Code Enforcement Receivership Program. This program <br />facilitates enforcement through the court system to ensure violations are abated <br />and community concerns are mitigated. T he Proactive Rental Enforcement <br />Program (PREP) staff continues providing City Loan Program information to <br />residential property owners when corrective notices are issued. <br /> The City’s present Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) ordinance is one tool to facilitate <br />more affordable housing options and accommodate extended family needs. In <br />2021 65 ADUs, also referred to as Granny Flats or Second Dwelling Units, were <br />constructed.