CITY OF SANTA ANA
HOUSING ELEMENT GOALS AND
POLICIES 2021–2029 HOUSING ELEMENT
I. GOAL 1 – HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOODS
Goal 1
Livable and affordable neighborhoods with healthy and safe housing conditions, community services, well-maintained infrastructure, and public facilities that inspire neighborhood pride and ownership.
Policies
HE-1.1 – Housing Conditions
Support the rehabilitation, repair, and improvement of single-family, multiple-family, and mobile homes.
HE-1.6 – Proactive Code Enforcement
Enforce building and property maintenance standards by proactively conducting property inspections, educating landlords and tenants, and removing blighted, unhealthy, or dangerous housing conditions while ensuring low-income residents are not criminalized.
II. GOAL 2 – HOUSING SUPPLY AND DIVERSITY
Goal 2
Foster an inclusive community with a diversity of quality housing, affordability levels, and living experiences that accommodate Santa Ana’s residents and workforce of all household types, income levels, and age groups.
Policies
HE-2.4 – Rental Housing
Facilitate the construction of rental housing for Santa Ana’s residents and workforce, with a commitment to provide rental housing for extremely low-, very low-, and low- income residents as well as moderate-income Santa Ana workers.
HE-2.5 – Diverse Housing Types
Facilitate diverse types, prices, and sizes of housing, including single-family homes, apartments, townhomes, duplexes, mixed/multiuse housing, transit-oriented housing, multigenerational housing, accessory dwelling units, and live-work opportunities.
HE-2.7 – Affordable Component
Pursuant to the Affordable Housing Opportunity and Creation Ordinance (AHOCO), require eligible rental and ownership housing projects to include at least 15 percent of EXHIBIT 2
the rental housing units as affordable for low-income households; or 10 percent of the rental units affordable to very low-income households; or 5 percent of rental units affordable to lower income households (5 percent to low-income, 3 percent to very low- income, and 2 percent to extremely low-income households); or at least 5 percent of the units in eligible ownership projects affordable to moderate-income households.
Implement various strategies using the in-lieu fees generated by AHOCO to provide a wide array of affordable housing options.
III. GOAL 3 – HOUSING ASSISTANCE
Goal 3
Increase opportunities for extremely low-, very low-, low-, and moderate-income individuals and families to find affordable housing, and afford a greater choice of rental and homeownership opportunities.
Policies
HE-3.2 – Homeownership
Expand homeownership opportunities for low- and moderate-income residents and workers in Santa Ana through the provision of financial assistance, education, and collaborative partnerships.
HE-3.3 – Housing Preservation
Initiate and support collaborative partnerships with nonprofit organizations with a mission to provide affordable housing, identify state and federal funding, subordinate existing loans, and offer technical assistance to preserve the low and moderate affordability of publicly subsidized affordable housing at risk of conversion.
HE-3.5 – Collaborative Partnerships
Collaborate with nonprofit organizations, community land trusts, developers, and other government agencies to develop and provide affordable housing for residents.
HE-3.7 – Workforce Housing
Explore opportunities for creating workforce housing, including for teachers, artists, and other residents working in Santa Ana.
IV. GOAL 4 – SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING
Goal 4
Provide sufficient rental and ownership housing opportunities and supportive services for seniors, people with disabilities, families with children, and people experiencing homelessness.
Policies
HE-4.1 – Senior Housing
Support development of affordable senior rental and ownership housing, readily EXHIBIT 2
accessible to support services; provide assistance for seniors to maintain and repair their homes to facilitate the maximum independent living.
HE-4.2 – Family Housing
Facilitate and encourage the development of larger rental and ownership units for large families, including extremely low-, very low-, and low-income families as well as the provision of childcare, after-school care, and other services on-site when feasible.
HE-4.3 – Housing for Disabled People
Support the development of permanent, affordable, and accessible housing that allows people with disabilities to live independent lives, and assist them in maintaining and repairing their homes.
HE-4.4 – Service-Enriched Housing
Support the provision of supportive services and service-enriched housing for persons with special needs, such as seniors, disabled people, homeless people, families, veterans, and people with medical conditions.
HE-4.5 – Healthy Homes
Support efforts to make homes healthier by addressing health hazards associated with lead-based paint and soil, asbestos, vermin, mold, and VOC-laden materials, and prohibiting smoking in multifamily projects, among others.
V. GOAL 5 – AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING
Goal 5
Affirm, promote, and implement social justice and equity in the provision, type, and affordability of housing and the availability of services for all residents.
Policies
HE-5.1 – Housing Opportunities
Ensure housing opportunities are available to all without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, marital status, familial status, age, gender, gender identity, disability, source of income, sexual orientation, military status, immigration status, or other arbitrary factors.
HE-5.5 – Community Development
Continue to administer municipal programs and activities relating to housing and community development in a manner that is consistent with the obligation to affirmatively further fair housing.
HE-5.6 – Preserve Housing
Seek to preserve housing opportunities for all residents through actions aimed at limiting displacement, preserving affordable housing, and expanding housing opportunities.
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