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Topic

Land use & development

Zoning rewrite remains in engagement

Zoning, development proposals, density bonuses, planning rules, tract maps, and environmental review.

Matching meetings
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Agenda records
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Summary

The recent arc

Newest records first

  1. An appeal sought to overturn the planning commission's approval of a seven-storey mixed-use development of 274 units at 2101 East Fourth Street.

    4:17:21

  2. The council approved a density bonus agreement for a residential development at Alton and Raitt, the arrangement that lets a builder add homes in exchange for including affordable ones.

    2:58:22

  3. This was the public hearing on a zoning amendment and a conditional use permit.

    6:05:51
Record

Recent council history

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  1. Aug42026
    Item 34Agenda and summary

    Appeal Application No. 2026-01 - Appealing the Decision of the Planning Commission to Approve Site Plan Review No. 2026-01 and Approve One Incentive/Concession and Two Waivers or Reductions of Development Standards for the Think Together Property Located at 2101 East Fourth Street

    • An appeal sought to overturn the planning commission's approval of a seven-storey mixed-use development of 274 units at 2101 East Fourth Street.4:17:21
    • Councilmember Phan recused herself because her firm has acted pro bono for Think Together.4:17:28
  2. Aug42026
    Item 32Agenda title · no cited summary

    Ordinance Amendment No. 2026-01 to Amend Several Sections of Chapter 30 (Places of Historical and Architectural Significance) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) Relating to Modification of Historic Properties, Demolition by Neglect, Historic Property Transfer Disclosure, and Other Amendments of an Administrative Nature

    No evidence-backed summary is available for this agenda record.

  3. Aug42026
    Item 30Agenda title

    Density Bonus Agreement No. 2026-03 – Watermarke Sandpointe Mixed-Use Development (200 East Sandpointe Ave.) (Continued from City Council Meeting of July 7, 2026; Item No. 18)

    • Councilmember Phan recused herself and left the dais because the applicant is a client of her employer.3:40:06
    • Councilmember Bacerra objected that the project provides 40 percent less parking than the municipal code requires, and that offering units at extremely low income let the developer avoid both the in-lieu fee and a skilled and trained workforce.3:40:18
  4. Aug42026
    Item 12Agenda and summary

    Certification of Approval by City Engineer of the Final Tract Map No. 2024-02, County Tract Map No. 19328 at 510 North Harbor Boulevard (Applicant: Century Communities of California, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

    • The city engineer's certification of a final tract map at 510 North Harbor Boulevard was received and filed.3:03:37
  5. Aug42026
    Item 11Agenda title

    Planning Commission’s Adoption of a Resolution Renaming Rosita Park, Located at 706 N. Newhope Street, as Frank and Irene Palomino Park

    • Councilmember Hernandez moved to rename Rosita Park as Frank and Irene Palomino Park.3:03:59
    • The Palominos were among the plaintiffs in the 1947 case Mendez v Westminster, which desegregated California schools.3:03:59
  6. Jul212026
    Item 19Agenda title · no cited summary

    Direction Regarding the Proposed Orange County Coordinated Reentry Center at the Former Youth Guidance Center Site in Santa Ana

    No evidence-backed summary is available for this agenda record.

  7. Jul212026
    Item 12Agenda and summary

    Certification of Approval by City Engineer of the Final Tract Map No. 2025-01, County Tract Map No. 19337 at 2020 East First Street (Applicant: Meritage Homes of California, Inc., a California Corporation)

    • The council accepted the city engineer's approval of a final tract map for a Meritage Homes development at 2020 East First Street.4:04:22
    • Councilmember Bacerra stepped aside from this vote, citing a possible financial conflict from a related housing agreement he had previously sat out.4:03:14
  8. Jul212026
    Item 9Agenda and summary

    Comprehensive Zoning Code Update Public Communications and Engagement

    • Councilmember Bacerra pulled this briefing off the consent calendar so that staff would present it out loud, saying the whole city should hear what outreach had been done on the zoning rewrite.4:06:32
    • The planning director said the city had made roughly 800,000 contacts with residents about the rewrite, far beyond the single newspaper advertisement state law requires.4:11:15