FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb. 26, 2020
SANTA ANA, CA – The City of Santa Ana is kicking off the environmental review process for the comprehensive update of its General Plan, bringing the City another step closer to completing this long-range policy and planning document that is to be considered for adoption later this year.
Today, Feb. 26, the City released a Notice of Preparation (NOP) for an environmental impact report (EIR) for the General Plan Update project. Using the theme Golden City Beyond: A Shared Vision for Santa Ana, the new General Plan will include 12 individual elements crafted to reflect the vision of the Santa Ana community, including the General Plan Core Values of Sustainability, Health, Equity, Culture and Education. In addition, the proposed General Plan Update identifies five key Focus Areas for potential new urban and transit-oriented mixed-use and housing development opportunities and will encourage pedestrian, bicycle and transit travel to reduce vehicle emissions.
A project description and proposed General Plan land use changes are included in the Notice of Preparation and are available for review on the City’s General Plan update webpage – https://www.santa-ana.org/general-plan. A public scoping meeting will be held to solicit input from agencies, organizations and the public on the scope and content of the environmental document that will evaluate the proposed land use alternatives.
Scoping Meeting:
Thursday, March 5, 2020
Santa Ana Police Community Room
60 Civic Center Plaza
6 p.m.
There will be additional opportunities for public review and comment through the environmental review process, as well as community workshops anticipated in April 2020.
For more information, contact Verny Carvajal, Principal Planner, at [email protected].
MEDIA CONTACT:
Paul Eakins
Public Affairs Information Officer
(714) 647-5200
[email protected]
