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Santa Ana Renaissance Plan

Submitted by Joe Menard on Tue, 09/18/2007 - 3:58pm.
Location: Santa Ana, CANarrative & program: Santa Ana’s historic center is being transformed after a 40-year experiment with urban renewal-based practices scarred the county seat of Orange County, one of the wealthiest in the US. A new Specific Plan, with regulatory status, was developed... read more »

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Downtown Cotati Specific Plan

Submitted by Joe Menard on Fri, 09/14/2007 - 4:08pm.
Location: Cotati, CANarrative & program: Established in 1963 and dating from 1877, the 7,500 person city of Cotati is revitalizing its downtown through a charrette-led Specific Plan and form-based code that articulates historically-sensitive restoration and new development into its 54-acre... read more »

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