Item 30 - Uncodified Ordinance Amending the List of Parcels

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Disability Persons with disabilities often have special housing needs because of the lack of accessible and affordable housing, and the higher health costs associated with their disability. In addition, many may be on fixed incomes that further limits their housing options. Persons with disabilities also tend to be more susceptible to housing discrimination due to their disability status and required accommodations associated with their disability. Regional Trend According to the 2021 ACS, 8.8 percent of Orange County residents experience a disability, while 8.2 percent of the Santa Ana population experiences a disability. Santa Ana has a smaller percentage of persons with disabilities compared to Garden Grove (10.9 percent) and Anaheim (8.8 percent) but larger than Irvine (5.6 percent) and Tustin (6.8 percent). As shown in Figure 9, less than 20 percent of the population in most tracts in Orange County experiences a disability. Tracts with disabled populations exceeding 20 percent are not concentrated in one specific area of the county. Santa Ana and areas to the east have the smallest concentration of persons with disabilities and this is due to resources and housing in the census tracts with higher populations. The tracts with the highest population are locations of senior communities, most notably Leisure World to the west. The concentration of persons with disabilities in Santa Ana is comparable to neighboring cities. Local Trend Most tracts in Santa Ana have populations of persons with disabilities below 10 percent. A handful of census tracts in the northern, central, and western part of the city have a higher percentage of persons with disabilities. These tracts are home to a higher proportion of senior -headed households and residential -care facilities than the other tracts in the City. Independent living and cognitive difficulties are the most common disability type in Santa Ana; 4.4 percent of the population experiences an independent living difficulty, 3.7 percent experiences a cognitive difficulty, 4.4 percent experiences an ambulatory difficulty, 2.3 percent experiences a hearing difficulty, 1.8 percent experiences a vision difficulty, and 2.4 percent experiences a self -care difficulty according to the 2021 ACS. According to the 2012 ACS Santa Ana had 7.1 percent of the population with a disability. The population with a disability is slowly growing, but does not show a drastic change since 2012. AB2011 Sites Inventory All AB2011 sites are in tracts where less than 20 percent of residents experience one or more disabilities as seen in Figure 10, Figure 11, and Table 3. A majority of these sites are located in the central and northern parts of the City where there is 10 percent or less of the population with a disability and where existing general plan land use designations and zoning districts permit multi -family development are located. These areas are also served by high quality transit, such as rapid transit bus lines, the OC Streetcar, and the Santa Ana Regional Transportation center (SARTC), which connect to the broader Metrolink system. The locations of the sites have the potential to improve existing conditions through increased investment and provision of new services that will not only benefit new residents but also improve the quality of life for all segments of the community, especially existing residents. The sites are also located in areas that have been designated for redevelopment through the City's General Plan and Focus Areas. The Focus Areas