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PLANNING CONTEXT <br />NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOUSING PROFILE <br />Neighborhood and housing characteristics define the nature of housing needs in <br />Santa Ana. This section analyzes general neighborhood characteristics, housing <br />type and tenure, housing supply characteristics, housing prices and affordability, <br />and housing problems. <br />NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTERISTICS <br />Santa Ana has a rich mosaic of neighborhoods, each distinguished by its history, <br />architecture, housing types, and amenities. More than 60 neighborhood <br />associations have been formed to address neighborhood issues. As is common <br />with many communities in Orange County, approximately 70 percent of all <br />residential areas within the City are single - family residential neighborhoods. <br />Many of these neighborhoods are established and well maintained, and several <br />neighborhoods contain state and local historic resources. <br />Santa Ana has many neighborhoods made up of <br />multiple - family residences: a mixture of single - <br />family, townhomes, apartments, and a <br />combination of industrial and residential uses. <br />1 The diversity of these neighborhoods is great, <br />and each neighborhood varies widely in <br />condition. The diverse urban and suburban <br />fabric of many of these neighborhoods has been <br />1 woven over time and reflects the complexity of <br />land use policies implemented over the long <br />history of Santa Ana. The City has undertaken <br />extensive efforts to stabilize residential neighborhoods through appropriate land <br />use direction and housing programs. <br />To protect and stabilize residential neighborhoods, support the City's economic <br />base, and provide housing for the local workforce, Santa Ana is developing new <br />residential neighborhoods in District Centers close to employment centers. These <br />District Centers include the Metro East Mixed Use Overlay Zone, MacArthur <br />Place, Downtown Santa Ana, City Place, and similar locations. Reflective of <br />modern employment centers, Santa Ana's District Centers are defined by eclectic <br />skylines of high -rise residential projects, multiple - family townhomes and <br />apartments, and mixed -use residential/commercial projects. These residential <br />neighborhoods are intensely urbanized, transit oriented, and explicitly designed to <br />support a full array of housing needs in Santa Ana. <br />Vintage home in Santa Ana <br />High -rise and mixed - uses define <br />Santa Ana's District Centers. <br />JA& <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT 15 <br />