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2024 General Plan Annual Progress Report <br />May 6, 2025 <br />Page 2 <br />General Plan <br />Significant progress is underway in implementing the General Plan. As detailed in the City <br />of Santa Ana 2024 General Plan Annual Progress Report (Exhibit 1), highlights include: <br />• The Santa Ana City Council adoption of the largest and most expensive mixed - <br />use, master planned development in the City's history, the 41-acre, $2.9 billion <br />Related Bristol Specific Plan. The plan includes up to 3,750 residential units and <br />200 senior living units. <br />• The completion of Round 1 stakeholder engagement for the Comprehensive <br />Zoning Code Update from Spring to Fall 2024. Round 1 consisted of community <br />stakeholder interviews, six community workshops, and two business community <br />workshops. Through the outreach, the City reached over 30,000 residents, <br />property owners, business owners, and developers. The ongoing effort also <br />includes analysis of existing regulations and identification of opportunities to <br />modernize all aspects of the City's Zoning Code. <br />• The formation of the Environmental Justice Action Committee comprised of five <br />residents representing each of the Environmental Justice (EJ) clusters and two <br />representatives of Community -Based Organizations who advocate for <br />Environmental Justice. <br />• The launch of PBx, short for Planning and Building Express. The same -day permit <br />service is available for certain residential and commercial projects and was <br />awarded a Turning Red Tape into Red Carpet Award by the Orange County <br />Business Council. As part of the PBx same -day express services, the Planning <br />and Building Agency has expanded over-the-counter plan review services to <br />include Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). In addition, the agency offers seven - <br />days -or -less ADU permitting when applicants utilize City -owned standard sets. <br />• The opening of the new Gerardo Mouet Park in Cornerstone Village, addressing <br />the longstanding underdevelopment of parks/open space. <br />• The initiation of $19.3 million in renovations to and restoration of the Main Library, <br />which will transform the public resources into a modern space design to serve the <br />community's 21st-Century needs. <br />Exhibit 1 details additional accomplishments and highlights on 230 actions completed or <br />currently in progress. <br />Housing Element <br />As required by HCD, the Housing Element Annual Progress Report includes detailed <br />accounting of all housing projects submitted, reviewed, entitled, and constructed in the <br />