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Transit Zoning Code Urgency Interim Ordinance (Moratorium) <br />April 16, 2024 <br />Page 4 <br />4 <br />1 <br />8 <br />7 <br />Historically Disadvantaged Communities <br />Prior to the adoption of the City’s Transit Zoning Code (TZC), the City permitted <br />industrial uses within the Logan and Lacy neighborhoods in close proximity to sensitive <br />land uses such as residences and schools. By way of context, the Logan neighborhood <br />represents the oldest Mexican and Mexican-American neighborhoods of Santa Ana and <br />one of the oldest barrios in Orange County, and one of the few places where Mexicans <br />and those of Mexican descent were allowed to buy land due to restrictions and <br />covenants based on race during the first half of the 20th century. Moreover, as a <br />neighborhood, the area was established before the modern practice of separating <br />impactful land uses, also known as zoning. The Logan neighborhood itself originated as <br />early as 1886 and was largely settled by 1900, before the practice of zoning was <br />enshrined by Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co. in 1926. By then, the neighborhood <br />comprised residential, industrial, commercial, and related land uses, with issues further <br />exacerbated by rail lines, fuel storage depots, and the construction of the Santa Ana <br />Freeway between 1947 and 1956. <br />Comprehensive data analysis and mapping tools generated by the California EPA <br />(CalEPA), the Center for Diseases Control/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease <br />Registry (CDC/ATSDR), the U.S. EPA (EPA), and California Healthy Places Index <br />(HPI), present concerning information regarding environmental conditions impacting <br />residents in the Logan and Lacy neighborhoods. Exhibit 3 of this report references EJ <br />maps showing rankings of at least 90% or higher in heavy air pollution attributed to <br />indicators describing exposure to Particulate Matter (PM) 2.5, Diesel Particulate Matter, <br />Air Toxics Cancer Risk, Toxic Releases to Air, and Hazardous Water Proximity <br />exposures. Multiple sources of environmental exposure and pollution burden into <br />communities of color, including the Logan and Lacy neighborhoods, presents an <br />alarming set of challenges and decline in healthy community conditions that will impact <br />their quality of life and life expectancy with continued heavy industrial uses nearby. <br />Implementation of Senate Bill (SB 1000), City General Plan Update (GPU), and <br />new Environmental Justice (EJ) Policies and Actions <br />SB 1000 went into effect in 2016, requiring local governments to address pollution and <br />other hazards that disproportionately impact low-income and communities of color <br />within their jurisdiction as a way to proactively plan for and address environmental <br />concerns when developing and updating components of the General Plan. During this <br />period, the City began and extended its comprehensive public engagement process for <br />the General Plan Update through its adoption in April 2022. The City and community <br />worked to ensure that the new General Plan included SB 1000 requirements of <br />addressing environmental justice in local general plans through facilitating transparency <br />and public engagement in the planning and decision-making processes, reducing