Item 31 - 2020 General Plan Annual Progress Report

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11 • Through the Development Review process and discretionary project entitlement conditions, the City continues to promote Transportation Demand Management to identify traffic reduction strategies related to new development. The Public Works Agency continues to require all new development applicants to contribute their fair share of the costs, as well as mitigation requirements, associated with their project. This is coordinated through the City’s Development Review and approval process, and inter-jurisdictional forums when impacts extend outside the City’s boundaries. • The City continues to require Development Phasing Plans, as needed, to ensure that infrastructure is constructed as development occurs so that the provision of road improvements is in balance with traffic demand. • In 2020, the required “Annual Monitoring” report was submitted to the OCTA evaluating City’s actions and practices that maintain eligibility to receive Measure M funds for use in local transportation infrastructure improvements and the maintenance of our travelways. 8. Housing Element The Housing Element portion of the General Plan Annual Progress Report has been prepared in accordance with State Housing and Community Development (HCD) requirements, and is provided as Attachment A to this report. 9. Land Use Element The Land Use Element serves as a long-range guide for land use and development in the City. The primary objective of this Element is to assist in the management of future growth, to improve the City’s overall physical appearance, to minimize potential land use conflicts, and to facilitate growth and development reflecting the community’s vision. • In 2020, the City approved four zoning amendment applications to facilitate new residential communities and to bring consistency between the zoning code and the general plan land use designation. In November 2020, State HCD granted the City of Santa Ana funding through the Local Early Action Program (LEAP) to update the Zoning Code to facilitate residential development. This will include reevaluation of existing residential development standards, and the development of new zoning and design standard options to be consistent with the proposed new General Plan designation for land use changes under consideration. • There are three design guideline tools to address residential/mixed-use projects along transit-ways. These include the Metro East Mixed Use Overlay Zone (MEMU), the Transit Zoning Code (SD-84), and the Harbor Mixed Use Transit Corridor Specific Plan (SP2). The Transit Zoning Code was amended in 2019 to address building height, massing and open space location to reflect current trends and best practices (ZOA No. 2019-03). In addition, a multi-departmental team comprised of City staff from the Planning Division, Building Division, and the Public Works Agency, along with MIG consultant firm, completed two public realm plans. The public realm plans provide design guidelines and treatments for the