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LAND USE ELEMENT Reduce residential overcrowding to promote public health and safety. Policy 6.1 Support legislative and regulatory changes to laws and codes concerning safe occupancy standards. Policy 6.2 Support reducing the number of units in multiple - family developments by allowing the property owner to combine two or more units into a larger unit. Policy 6.3 Prohibit new development and building alterations which can readily be converted to improper occupancy. Policy 6.4 Target educational programs concerning overcrowding to tenants, owners, and property managers. Policy 6.5 Promote health and safety programs which address the occupancy of housing units and overcrowding. LAND USE PLAN The Land Use Plan is comprised of three components that direct and regulate land use in Santa Ana. These include a Land Use Map, development intensity standards, and adopted Specific Plans. These key components establish a framework for land use and development in the City. The Land Use Plan indicates the location, types, and extent of development and land uses throughout Santa Ana. It consists of a map which designates land use categories and their relative location, as well as development intensity standards for each category. The Land Use Plan is further supported by Specific Plans which correlate to the Land Use Plan. DEVELOPMENT INTENSITY STANDARDS As required by State law, the Land Use Element also establishes standards for development intensity. These standards ensure that the types of development permitted under each land use designation are well understood by the property owner, decision - makers, developer, and the general public. Development intensity refers to the size or degree of development possible within a particular land use category. The development intensity standard used for nonresidential development is floor area ratio, which is the ratio of the building's floor area to the total area of the lot on which the building is located. The development intensity standard for residential developments is "units per acre" which is a measure of the number of units allowed for each acre of land - with the exception of Metro East District Center, Transit Village District Center, Downtown District Center, Harbor Corridor District Center and Urban Neighborhood areas. To encourage a '" 75A -38 CITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN