The City of Santa Ana’s Design Guidelines and Development Standards is the result of a comprehensive analysis of the City’s existing design and development guidance documents. The Guidelines contained within this document consolidate the City’s discretionary review documents and provide supplementary design guidance for issues not explicitly stated in the Santa Ana
Municipal Code.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Chapter 2 - How to Use This Document

Chapter 3 - RESERVED

Chapter 4 - RESERVED

Chapter 5 - Downtown Public Urban Design Guidelines

Chapter 6 - Residential Guidelines

Chapter 7 - General Design Objectives

Chapter 8 - Downtown Development Guidelines

Chapter 9 - Commercial Design Guidelines

Chapter 10 - Special Use Guidelines

Chapter 11 - Industrial Design Guidelines

Chapter 12 - Parking Structure Guidelines

Chapter 13 - Historic Structures Guidelines

Chapter 14 - Signage Guidelines

Chapter 15 - Public Art Guidelines

Chapter 16 - Bicycle Support Facilities

Chapter 17 - Graffiti Mitigation Guidelines

Appendix A - Architectural Styles

Appendix B - Fences

Appendix C - Secretary of the Interior's Standards

Appendix D - Glossay of Architectural Terms

Appendix E - Incentives for Historic Preservation

Appendix F - Historic Precedents for Color

Appendix G - Resources for Historic Preservation