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Local 11 Comments RE: Village Santa Ana Specific Plan September 8,2025 Page 5 of 17 2. THE SEIR MAY NOT ADEQUATELY CONSIDER POTENTIAL INCONSISTENCIES WITH APPLICABLE GENERAL PLAN POLICIES The SEIR suggests the Village Specific Plan and Project is consistent or would have no conflict with various land use plans,goals, and policies under the General Plan. (See e.g., SEIR, PDF pp. 212, 371,425 [City Land Use Element Policies LU-1.5, 2.5], PDF pp. 425-426 [City Housing Element Goals 1,4, 5 and Policies HE-4.1, 4.2,and 5.6].) However, as discussed above,the Village Specific Plan may result in solely market-rate residential units without a single affordable unit despite the compelling need for affordable units.This could be inconsistent with a variety of General Plan measures, such as those listed below: General Land Use Element(emphasis added 1z • POLICY LU-1.2 HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: Support innovative development policies to expand homeownership opportunities at all income levels. • POLICY LU-1.5 DIVERSE HOUSING TYPES: Incentivize quality infill residential development that provides a diversity of housing types and accommodates all income levels and age groups • POLICY LU-2.5 BENEFITS OF MIXED-USE: Encourage infill mixed-use development at all ranges of affordabilitX to reduce vehicle miles traveled, improve jobs/housing balance, and promote social interaction. • POLICY LU-4.6 HEALTHY LIVING CONDITIONS: Support diverse and innovative housing types that improve living conditions and promote a healthy environment. • POLICY LU-4.7 DIVERSE COMMUNITIES: Promote mixed-income developments with mixed housing es to create inclusive communities and economically diverse neighborhoods. Housing Element (emphasis added 13 • GOAL HE-1 HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOODS: Livable and affordable neighborhoods with healthy and safehousing conditions,community services,well-maintained infrastructure, and public facilities that inspire neighborhood pride and ownership. • GOAL HE-2: HOUSING SUPPLY AND DIVERSITY.• Foster an inclusive community with a diversity of quality housing, affordability levels, and living experiences that accommodate Santa Ana's residents and workforce of all household types, income levels, and age groups. • POLICY HE-2.1 CITYWIDE: Designate adequate land in the General Plan Land Use Element and Zoning for the development of a range of housing types to meet the identified needs of all economic segments of the community while providing a high quality of life for all residents. • POLICY HE-2.4 RENTAL HOUSING: Facilitate the construction of rental housing for Santa Ana's residents and workforce,with a commitment to provide rental housing for extremely low-, very low-, and low-income residents as well as moderate-income Santa Ana workers. • POLICY HE-2.5 DIVERSE HOUSING TYPES: Facilitate diverse types, prices,and sizes of housing,including single-family homes,apartments,townhomes, duplexes,mixed/multiuse housing,transit-oriented housing,multigenerational housing,accessory dwelling units, and live-work opportunities. 11 See gen.,Santa Ana General Plan,Elements,https://general-plan-santa-ana- ca.proudcity.com/agencies/elements/. 12 See City Land Use Element,PDF pp. 10-11,https://storage.googleapis.com/proudcity/ generalplansantaanaca/uploads/2023/02/Vol03_LandUse_April2022_compressed-2.pdf. 13 See City Housing Element,PDF pp. 10-18,https://storage.googleapis.com/proudcity/ generalplansantaanaca/uploads/2023/02/Housing_Element_Excerpt.pdf. �1