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<br />5 <br /> <br />Housing Development <br />Santa Ana faces issues such as adapting to changing housing market conditions, meeting <br />state mandated regional housing needs goals, furthering quality housing and <br />neighborhoods, accommodating social and economic diversity, assisting residents with <br />special housing needs, and supporting the City’s long-term economic development. The <br />Housing Element establishes a vision, goals, policies, and programs to address these <br />issues. This section highlights the various efforts completed in 2023 toward realizing <br />those goals and implementing the listed programs and actions. The complete Housing <br />Element Annual Progress Report is organized as a separate document (Attachment B) <br />with the required data and in the format required by state law. <br /> Regional Housing Needs Allocation <br />The City’s regional housing needs allocation (RHNA) determined by the Southern <br />California Association of Governments (SCAG) is 3,137 housing units for the 6th cycle <br />2021– 2029 planning period. Within this housing goal, the City is required to plan for four <br />income and affordability goals: very low, low, moderate, and above moderate. The City’s <br />RHNA by affordability level is 606 units of housing affordable to very low-income <br />households, 362 units of housing affordable to low-income households, 545 units of <br />housing affordable to moderate-income households, and 1,624 units of housing <br />affordable to above moderate income households. <br /> Permits Issued <br />There were a total of 2,542 building permits issued for new housing units in Santa Ana in <br />2023; of which 64 housing units are affordable to very low-income and 113 to low-income <br />households, respectively. With the issuance of these permits, the City is on pace to <br />substantially exceed its RHNA in all unit categories by the end of the planning period. <br />Progress Towards 2021-2029 RHNA Goal <br />(New Housing Units by Category and Year) <br />Income RHNA 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 Total <br />Units <br />Total Units <br />Remaining <br />% of RHNA <br />Completed <br />Very <br />Low 606 41 191 64 296 310 49% <br />Low 362 43 102 113 258 104 71% <br />Mod. 545 11 41 84 136 409 25% <br />Above <br />Mod. 1,624 639 567 2,281 3,487 (1,863) 215% <br />Total: 3,137 734 901 2,542 4,177 (1,040) 133% <br />Based on building permits issued. Parenthesis used to show number of units developed in excess of RHNA goal. <br />