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requirement be captured within the new development themselves and the Housing Opportunity Ordinance would enable the City to meet this mandate. J. Following the adoption of the Transit Zoning Code the City was awarded a Compass Blueprint Grant from the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) to study new development opportunities for the Harbor Boulevard Corridor that would improve access to housing served by transit, as well as to further various state and regional sustainability goals. This project was also embarked upon in furtherance of the Housing Element implementation measure to re-zone areas to create the opportunity for new housing creation. The Harbor Boulevard Corridor was specifically identified in the Housing Element as an opportunity area due to the availability of large underutilized and sometimes vacant parcels of land and its use as a major transit corridor (Housing Implementation Program 16). The outcome of the Harbor Boulevard Corridor Study will also result in the adoption of new zoning that will allow for the construction of new housing on property that currently has commercial zoning. Similar to the Transit Zoning Code M1 and M2 Industrial Overlay Zones, Harbor Boulevard corridor identified in the Housing Element is located within a redevelopment project area, North Harbor. The production of new housing in this area would also trigger the 15% affordable housing redevelopment requirement. With this in mind, as well as looking to the future, staff recommended that the Housing Opportunity Ordinance be developed on a city-wide basis. K. The draft ordinance was developed with the input of a variety of stakeholders and interest groups. The draft ordinance, entitled the Housing Opportunity Ordinance, was presented to the City Council during a study session held on January 18, 2011. At that meeting the City Council directed staff to complete the draft document and begin the public hearing adoption process. Section 2. Section 41-1900 is added to Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code to read in full as follows: Article XIX - Housing Opportunity Ordinance Sec. 41-1900. Purpose This Article establishes standards and procedures to encourage the development of housing that is affordable to a range of households with varying income levels. The purpose of this Article is to encourage the development and availability of affordable housing by requiring the inclusion of affordable housing units within Ordinance No. NS-XXX 1 1A-4 Page 4 of 17