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LAND USE ELEMENT <br />and employment center, are likely ro result in continued development <br />pressure. <br />The City is the fifth largest Orange County city in terms of land area, <br />consisting of 273 square miles, -- '' '"'° -----. Of chic total, 58 percent is <br />devoted co residential development, 15 percent co commercial uses, 14 percent <br />to industrial, 11 percent to public and institutional uses, and two percent to <br />public parkland and open space. The City's overall distribution of land use <br />and development reflects its maturity as a commercial, employment, and <br />governmental center. <br />Over Ci 000 ° _ ___~__ ___-, _ ,°= acres of land in Santa Ana is <br />currently included in one 1Vierged Ksi-srredevclopmcnc Pproject Areas. <br />Further, a 11,790-acre area has been designated as a Cnlifo~~zn <br />Enterprise lone and will remain in effect until Tune 8, 2023`x'-'r. "L'his <br />designation provides businesses with tax incentives intended to promote mwr <br />business development and growth, in addition to creatingjobs rm~ie~tt <br />Both of these designations provide <br />incentives for continued economic development in Santa Ana. <br />"I'he Cicy of Santa Ana has adopted a number of specific plans to provide <br />greater direction, and consistently high quality development standards for <br />projects in these arc-as. These specific plans were established fi~rthose areas of <br />the City which would benefit From a comprehensive development. scheme not <br />otherwise possible under existing land use regulations. <br />Santa Ana is served by five freeways: chc Santa Ana Freeway (I-S), the <br />Garden Grove Freeway (SK-22), the Costa lViesa Free~s~a}' (SIZ-55), the San <br />Diego Freeway (I-405), and the Orange Freeway (SK-57). Planned freeway <br />enhancements and other regional transit improvements will. further enhance <br />accessibility co the Cicy. The City's central location in relation to the. regional <br />transportation network contribute to its continued growth and economic <br />vitality. <br />DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS <br />s.~„t:, nnn ... th. Iart;,-t Clty In ~Io fully tmderscand the City's land use and development trends, the cemographic <br />o~:,~~;~ co,~nty In t«n,. of and socioeconomic characteristics of the community must be considered. Key <br />population ,end ra„ks s2"" .n the demographic trends likely to affect future land use and development include the <br />UnitcJ 9ta tc s. <br />c=.ss1lxin following: <br />"1'he City experienced a dramatic increase in population growth from 1970 to <br />1990 in spite oFits "built-out" character. During this time period, the City's <br />population nearly doubled while the County's population increased by only <br />25 percent. <br />cP', ~ '1'hc City's population as of January 1, 2009-1-tJ't37 is estimated by the <br />" - California Department of Finance to be 3S5.6Ci2"'fir persons. According <br />r ' l ~~-ry l'•y to 2006 Oran ~e County Pftrojcctions, it isRH~6#{SS~tc~lO.t~O~,@cAa`-~to <br />+....` ,,, ~..r Page 17 of 107 <br />6 CITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN <br />