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LAND USE ELEMENT and employment center, are likely to result in continued development pressure. The City is the fifth largest Orange County city in terms of land area, consisting of 27.3 square miles. Of this total, 58 percent is devoted to residential development, 15 percent to commercial uses, 14 percent to industrial, 11 percent to public and institutional uses, and two percent to public parkland and open space. The City's overall distribution of land use and development reflects its maturity as a commercial, employment, and governmental center. —Historically ,000 acres of land in Santa Ana was is eurrenfly included in one Merged Redevelopment Project Area. Further, a 11,790 -acre area has been designated as a California Enterprise Zone and that desi ng ationwill ----- — effe ` --fi' expired on December 13, 2013 . The Enterprise Zone is designatien provideds businesses with tax incentives intended to promote business development and growth, in addition to creating jobs. The City has been permitted to continue to process Enterprise Zone vouchers for existing companies until December 31, 2014. Baf affhese °--`- "-- The City of Santa Ana has adopted a number of specific plans to provide greater direction, and consistently high quality development standards for projects in these areas. These specific plans were established for those areas of the City which would benefit from a comprehensive development scheme not otherwise possible under existing land use regulations. Santa Ana is served by five freeways: the Santa Ana Freeway (I -5), the Garden Grove Freeway (SR -22), the Costa Mesa Freeway (SR -55), the San Diego Freeway (I -405), and the Orange Freeway (SR -57). Planned freeway enhancements and other regional transit improvements will further enhance accessibility to the City. The City's central location in relation to the regional transportation network contribute to its continued growth and economic vitality. DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS To fully understand the City's land use and development trends, the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the community must be considered. Key demographic trends likely to affect future land use and development include the following: The City experienced a dramatic increase in population growth from 1970 to 1990 in spite of its "built -out" character. During this time period, the City's population nearly doubled while the County's population increased by only 25 percent. 75A -37 CITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN