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rental housing for extremely low-, very low-, and low-income residents as <br /> well as moderate-income Santa Ana workers. <br /> o Policy HE-2.5 Diverse Housing Types. Facilitate diverse types, prices, and <br /> sizes of housing, including single-family homes, apartments, townhomes, <br /> duplexes, mixed/multiuse housing, transit-oriented housing, <br /> multigenerational housing, accessory dwelling units, and live-work <br /> opportunities. <br /> o Policy HE-2.6 Housing Design. Require excellence in architectural design <br /> through the use of materials and colors, building treatments, landscaping, <br /> open space, parking, and environmentally sensitive ("green") building and <br /> design practices. <br /> o Policy HE-2.8 Entitlement Process. Provide flexible development review <br /> and entitlement processes that facilitate innovative and creative housing <br /> solutions, offer a consistent approval process, and allow for appropriate <br /> oversight. <br /> o Policy HE-2.10 Overcrowding Conditions. Facilitate the development of <br /> accessory dwelling units and additions and improvements to existing <br /> homes to alleviate overcrowded housing conditions. <br /> • Goal HP-1: Historic Areas and Resources. Preserve and enhance Santa Ana's <br /> historic areas and resources to maintain a unique sense of place. <br /> o Policy HP-1.1 Architectural and Design Standards. Preserve unique <br /> neighborhoods and structures in Santa Ana through implementation of the <br /> Citywide Design Guidelines and historic preservation best practices. <br /> • Goal UD-1: Physical Character. Improve the physical character and livability <br /> of the City to promote a sense of place, positive community image, and quality <br /> environment. <br /> o Policy UD-1.1 Design Quality. Ensure all developments feature high quality <br /> design, materials, finishes, and construction. <br /> • Goal UD-2: Sustainable Environment. Improve the built environment through <br /> sustainable development that is proportional and aesthetically related to its <br /> setting. <br /> o Policy UD-2.2 Compatibility and use with Setting. Employ buffers and other <br /> urban design strategies to encourage the compatibility of new development <br /> with the scale, bulk, and pattern of existing development. <br /> o Policy UD-2.4 Intentional Design. Encourage design and architecture on <br /> private and public property that accentuate focal points, activity nodes, and <br /> historic areas. <br /> Ordinance No. NS-3076 <br /> 3 of 10 <br />