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HARBOR BLVD. MIXED USE TRANSIT CORRIDOR PLAN FINAL FIR
<br />CITY OF SANTA ANA
<br />5. Environmental Analysis
<br />POPULATION AND HOUSING
<br />Table 5.10 -6 Jobs - Housing Balance
<br />Soumz: CDR 2012.
<br />Regulatory Setting
<br />State Regulations
<br />California Housing Element Law
<br />California planning and zoning law requires each city and county to adopt a general plan for future growth
<br />(California Government Code Section 65300). This plan must include a housing element that identifies
<br />housing needs for all economic segments and provides opportunities for housing development to meet that
<br />need. At the state level, the Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) estimates the relative
<br />share of California's projected population growth that would occur in each county based on CDF population
<br />projections and historical growth trends. These figures are compiled by HCD in a Regional Housing Needs
<br />Assessment (RHNA) for each region of California. Where there is a regional council of governments, the
<br />HCD provides the RHNA to the council. The council then assigns a share of the regional housing need to
<br />each of its cities and counties. The process of assigning shares gives cities and counties the opportunity to
<br />comment on the proposed allocations. The HCD oversees the process to ensure that the council of
<br />governments distributes its share of the state's projected housing need.
<br />State law recognizes the vital role local governments play in the supply and affordability of housing. To that
<br />end, California Government Code requires that the housing element achieve legislative goals to:
<br />■ Identify adequate sites to facilitate and encourage the development, maintenance, and improvement of
<br />housing for households of all economic levels, including persons with disabilities.
<br />■ Remove, as legally feasible and appropriate, governmental constraints to the production, maintenance,
<br />and improvement of housing for persons of all incomes, including those with disabilities.
<br />■ Assist in the development of adequate housing to meet the needs of low and moderate income
<br />households.
<br />■ Conserve and improve the condition of housing and neighborhoods, including existing affordable
<br />housing. Promote housing opportunities for all persons regardless of race, religion, sex, marital status,
<br />ancestry, national origin, color, familial status, or disability.
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<br />Year
<br />Em to ment
<br />Housing Units
<br />Jobs-Housing Rata
<br />Santa Ana
<br />2010
<br />143,987
<br />76,918
<br />1.87
<br />2020
<br />146,001
<br />77,521
<br />1.88
<br />2035
<br />149,440
<br />78,323
<br />1.91
<br />Orange County
<br />2010
<br />1,490,296
<br />1,050,330
<br />1.42
<br />2020
<br />1,625,805
<br />1,105,238
<br />1.47
<br />2035
<br />1,778,845
<br />1,180,292
<br />1.51
<br />Soumz: CDR 2012.
<br />Regulatory Setting
<br />State Regulations
<br />California Housing Element Law
<br />California planning and zoning law requires each city and county to adopt a general plan for future growth
<br />(California Government Code Section 65300). This plan must include a housing element that identifies
<br />housing needs for all economic segments and provides opportunities for housing development to meet that
<br />need. At the state level, the Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) estimates the relative
<br />share of California's projected population growth that would occur in each county based on CDF population
<br />projections and historical growth trends. These figures are compiled by HCD in a Regional Housing Needs
<br />Assessment (RHNA) for each region of California. Where there is a regional council of governments, the
<br />HCD provides the RHNA to the council. The council then assigns a share of the regional housing need to
<br />each of its cities and counties. The process of assigning shares gives cities and counties the opportunity to
<br />comment on the proposed allocations. The HCD oversees the process to ensure that the council of
<br />governments distributes its share of the state's projected housing need.
<br />State law recognizes the vital role local governments play in the supply and affordability of housing. To that
<br />end, California Government Code requires that the housing element achieve legislative goals to:
<br />■ Identify adequate sites to facilitate and encourage the development, maintenance, and improvement of
<br />housing for households of all economic levels, including persons with disabilities.
<br />■ Remove, as legally feasible and appropriate, governmental constraints to the production, maintenance,
<br />and improvement of housing for persons of all incomes, including those with disabilities.
<br />■ Assist in the development of adequate housing to meet the needs of low and moderate income
<br />households.
<br />■ Conserve and improve the condition of housing and neighborhoods, including existing affordable
<br />housing. Promote housing opportunities for all persons regardless of race, religion, sex, marital status,
<br />ancestry, national origin, color, familial status, or disability.
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