2010-025 - Create the Urban Neighborhood Land Use Designation

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LAND USE ELEMENT interagency Development Review Committee (DRC) co ensure consistentand comprehensive application of City regulations and policies For all projects. Redevelopment Plans. T'he City will apply redevelopment tools associated with the implementation ofthe adopted redevelopment plans, as appropriate. The Cicy will encourage the further development of industrial, commercial, and residential projects in suitable locations to strengthen the City's tax and employment base. Special Studies. [n certain instances, a special study may be required co address a particular issue. In these cases, a specific effort ro identify staff resources needed to conduct the appropriate investigation and analysis will be identified. Zoning Code Review. The zoning code serves as a primary tool used by the City w regulate development_ The City will develop a program to revise the %oning Ordinance co ensure that development regulations and standards arc consistent with community needs and high quality development. The City will initiate appropriate changes to the ordinance to ensure, where appropriate, conformity between the Land Use Element and %oning Map. LAND USE PLAN BUILDOUT As indicated previously, the City of Santa Ana has been almost completely developed for many years. Asa result, any new development will necessarily consist of redevelopment and infill development on the remaining vacan[ and underutilized parcels. Many parcels with nonresidential land use designations will never be developed co the maximum intensity permitted under the General. Plan. 7ablc A-4 indicates the development possible under the build-out of the Land Use Plan. "I'hc build-out for residential land uses considered nvo scenarios. Effective build-out for residential development i calculated by adding the 14.8G08~~F3 units possible in the areas designated as District Center m the existing 74,588 units presently found in the City net Census 2000. "i'heorctical build-out For residential development considered the development possible ifall ofthe areas designated as residential. were developed according to the. permitted Land Usc Plan intensities. Since the Land Use Element does nut contemplate the elimination of existing housing in the City, the effective build-out figure represents a more realistic estimate of future residential development. As indicated in'Tab1eA-4, threefcsurofthe non-residential land use designations have a range. in FAR intensities. For the non-residential land use designations, effective build-out considered the development possible under the lower range of FAR intensities while theoretical build-out considered the upper FAR range. Typically, parking and landscaping requirements will result in signiFcandy less floor area For commercial and industrial dcwelopments than that which is pcfitesakyfi~rtdkz Qfi'16~8~a l I'la n. Page 76 of ~ 07 CITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN^ ~ A-33 !~ I 1, { f ' ~. - < ~__.