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LAND USE ELEMENT <br />Appendix A <br />BACKGROUND <br />"Phis section serves as the Appendix to the Land Use Element. It also discusses <br />related plans, describes land use standards in greater detail, and provides an <br />overview of existing conditions. 'I'hc Appendix also provides a context for <br />planning, and an overview of those trends affecting the City. <br />"I'he previous Land Usc Element was adopted by the City in 19824, with the next <br />comprehensive update more than I G3 years later in 1998xF.v. Major demographic <br />changes have occurred during this time including a shift in the City's ethnic <br />diversity, a lower median age, and a growth. in the average numberofpcrsons per <br />household. Other changes in this time period have included a growth in the <br />number of neighborhood associations in the City. 'T'hese neighl,~orhood <br />associations have had an active role in shaping land use and development in the <br />City. <br />I3ctwcen~imer 19824 and 1998, the City's population has increased From <br />Page 44 of ~ 07 <br />cITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN <br />A-1 <br />