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zoning code update community workshop

How to get involved in the Zoning Code Update

The City is listening to residents, property owners, business owners and other stakeholders regarding their ideas on ways to update the Zoning Code. Community engagement focuses on sharing information about zoning and gathering input from stakeholders, which will influence how the Zoning Code is reimagined. Several opportunities for participation are part of the project timeline. Those opportunities have included:

  • Round 1 (completed from Spring to Fall 2024):

Planned opportunities include:

  • Planning Commission Study Session
  • Round 2 Opportunities
    • Community Planning Collaborative training
    • Grassroots outreach and engagement via Community Planning Collaborative members
    • Six Community Workshops
  • Planning Commission Workshops
  • Round 3 Opportunities
    • Community Planning Collaborative training
    • Grassroots outreach and engagement via Community Planning Collaborative members
    • Six Community Workshops
  • Planning Commission Public Hearing
  • City Council Public Hearings

Ongoing Opportunity to Engage

Virtual Community Workshop Experience

Dive into a virtual self-guided workshop to learn about regulations that guide development and share your ideas and concerns with the Comprehensive Zoning Code Update team. The virtual workshop mirrors the Round 1 Community Workshops that took place last summer. If you were not able to attend or if you would like to share more, this is your opportunity to influence new regulations. Please click on the link below to engage.

Future Events

Future events include a Planning Commission Study Session, Round 2 Community Workshops, Planning Commission Workshops, Round 3 Community Workshops, Planning Commission Public Hearing, and City Council Public Hearings.

During the second round of workshops, participants will have the opportunity to review preliminary draft recommendations for new zoning districts, permitted uses, standards, and application processes. During the third round of workshops, the project team will present the draft Comprehensive Zoning Code Update prior to the formal public hearing portion of the decision-making process.

Check back regularly for event dates and details! We hope to see you soon.

Past Events

Stakeholder Interviews

In the spring of 2024, the City’s consultant conducted 34 interviews with 45 individuals. A summary of the interviews is available here.

Community Planning Collaborative

On June 13, the City hosted a Community Planning Collaborative at the Southwest Senior Center. The Community Planning Collaborative brought together residents and community partners for a conversation about the City’s Zoning Code Update and ways to promote participation in the July Community Workshops. To view the presentation in English or Spanish, click on the buttons below. If you would like to view the presentation in an alternative language, please submit a request to the project  manager, Siri Champion, at SChampion@santa-ana.org.

Group photo Community Planning Collaborative

Community Workshops

In July 2024, the City hosted six open house-style community workshops, which made up round 1 of three for the project. Each open house covered the same content. Different dates, times, and locations were offered to make the workshops accessible to the broadest segment of the community possible. Nearly 120 people attended the workshops and expressed a variety of opinions with emergent themes including affordable housing, a walkable environment, parking, open space, and noxious uses.

 

The following buttons open boards from the open house. Click on one of the buttons below to see the boards and to submit your comments.

Community Workshop 1
July 9th, 2024 - 5:00 pm- 7:00 pm
Newhope Branch Library- 122 N Newhope St, Santa Ana, CA 92703

Community Workshop 2
July 10th, 2024 - 5:00 pm- 7:00 pm
Delhi Center- 505 E Central Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92707

Community Workshop 3
July 17th, 2024 - 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Village - 1505 17th St, Santa Ana, CA 92705

Community Workshop 4
July 18th, 2024 - 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
El Salvador Community Center- 1825 W Civic Center Dr., Santa Ana, CA 92703

Community Workshop 5
July 20th, 2024 - 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
McFadden Institute of Technology- 2701 S Raitt St, Santa Ana, CA 92704

Community Workshop 6
July 25th, 2024 - 5:00pm - 7:00 pm
Southwest Senior Center-2201 W McFadden Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92704

Zoning Code Update Community Workshop 4
Zoning Code Update Community Workshop
Zoning Code Update Community Workshop

Business Community Workshops

In November 2024, the City hosted two Business Community Workshops. The events focused on the needs and concerns of businesses who are instrumental to implementing the City’s policies relative to employment, private investment, and compatible development. Click below to view the Business Workshop presentation.  The presentation is available in Spanish, Vietnamese, and Khmer upon request.

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