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Mountain Park Specific Plan Mountain Park Specific Plan I. INTRODUCTION A. Project Location The proposed Mountain Park Specific Plan project site is located generally in Gypsum Canyon, south of the Riverside (SR-91) Freeway, in the City of Anaheim and its sphere of influence, Orange County, California. The majority of the Mountain Park project site is in the jurisdiction of the City of Anaheim; however, the southern- and eastern-most portions of the project site are in unincorporated County of Orange in the City of Anaheim’s sphere-of-influence. SR-91 is immediately north of the project site, and the Eastern Transportation Corridor (SR-241) bisects the site into eastern and western segments. A regional location map and aerial perspective of the project site are depicted on Exhibits 1 (Location Map) and 2 (Aerial Perspective of Project Area), respectively. B. Existing Site Characteristics The Mountain Park Specific Plan encompasses approximately 3,001 acres. The project site is currently undeveloped with the exception of a 300-acre sand and gravel mining operation located in the northeastern portion of Gypsum Canyon which will be vacated in June 2005. Access to the project site is currently provided from Gypsum Canyon Road via Santa Ana Canyon Road and the Gypsum Canyon Road interchange with SR-91. The project site is gated and public access is not allowed. There are a number of unimproved dirt roads that traverse the site that were used for previous on-site operations and emergency access. The project site is topographically complex with several steep canyons and intervening ridges. Elevations within the project site range from 340 feet above mean sea level (amsl) in the northern portion of the project area to 2,200 feet amsl in the southern portion of the site. The central/northern portion of the site along Gypsum Canyon Creek slopes gently upward at approximately two percent from north to south. The slopes within the existing quarry area are generally zero to 45 percent. The majority of the remainder of the site consists of steep slopes ranging from 30 to 75 percent. Vegetation within the Mountain Park study area is predominantly composed of a wide variety of scrub and chaparral communities. In addition, several grassland, woodland, and riparian habitats exist within Gypsum Canyon Wash and the many tributaries that drain into it. The study area supports several sensitive plant communities: coastal sage scrub; riparian scrub; woodland; and forest; Tecate cypress forest; nolina chaparral; and needlegrass grassland. The coastal California gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica) is the only federally or state listed species known to exist on-site. Several streams occur on-site and are tributaries to Gypsum Canyon that bisects the site. The Mountain Park project site is bound on the west by The Summit of Anaheim Hills Specific Plan Community (2,117 existing residential units) and the Sycamore Canyon Specific Plan Community (1,180 existing residential units) in the City of Anaheim; on the south by unincorporated land in the County of Orange (City of Orange Sphere of Influence); on the east by the Coal Canyon Biological Corridors; and on the north by SR-91. Featherly Regional Park and residential communities in the City of Yorba Linda are located north of SR-91. C. Project Summary The Mountain Park Specific Plan establishes the framework for the development of the project site. In addition to describing the project’s purpose, vision, and features, the Specific Plan presents the project description, zoning and development standards. Specific project components addressed in the Specific Plan include: land use plan, circulation plan, landscape design concept, grading concept, and phasing. I-1 Introduction Lancaster o n i s d e l r ut395 e a g n 5 r ¨§ n e A Palmdale B s n Castaic o a Lake L S Victorville TS138 TS18 TS14 V 126 e TS n t Santa u Clarita r a Angeles ¨§15 S118 National Simi Valley T ¨§210 Forest Vicinity Map TS170 ut101 Glendale Rancho TS134 Cucamonga Calabasas TS2 TS30 Pasadena ¨§210 TS27 TS110 S710 TS2 T ¨§10 West Hollywood West Covina Santa Monica Ontario TS1 ¨§10 Los Angeles ¨§605 TS187 TS60 110 ¨§710 Riverside 405 ¨§ Whittier ¨§ TS142 TS72 Downey TS71 Project ¨§105 Orange Hawthorne Location TS91 90 TS Yorba Linda TS91 TS57 Corona Lakewood R 107 S19 [_ TS T iv Lake 213 Buena Park ¨§5 e TS Anaheim r Mathews Carson TS241 s id e Palos Verdes Long Beach Westminster TS22 ¨§15 Cleveland Seal Beach Santa Ana TS261 National 39 S55 TS T Forest Huntington Costa Mesa TS241 PAC I F I C Beach Irvine Rancho Santa O C E A N Margarita TS1 TS73 Mission Viejo TS74 TS133 Laguna Beach Legend San Juan Capistrano San Anaheim City Limits Diego Anaheim Sphere-of-Influence San Clemente Camp Anaheim City Boundary Santa Catalina Pendleton Island §5 ALocationnaheim Sphere-Influence Map ¨ Mountain Park Specific Plan (SP90-4, Amendment No. 1) March 11, 2005 Source: 10 5 0 10 FUSCOE ENGINEERING Miles P La City of Yorba Linda Rd on ver ny Ri Ca um Santa Ana ps Gy 1 Featherly -9 SR Coal Canyon Park Biological Corridor (Part of Chino Hills Sycamore State Park) Canyon Santa Ana Canyon Rd anyo Oa k C n Dr C W a e n ir R yo d n k e e The Summit of r C Anaheim Hills n o y n a C m u 1 s 4 p 2 y - G R S im e e h g a n ) n a e r im c A O e n f f h e o o a lu y y n f it t A n I C n f - u f o o o - y C t e i r C e ( h Sp Windy Ridge Legend Mountain Park Quarry Lease Area Robertson's Ready-Mix Parcel Project Site (Not a part of the project) The Summit of Anaheim Hills & Anaheim City Limits Existing Pipeline Alignment Sycamore Canyon Specific Plan Boundary Aerial Perspective of Project Area Mountain Park Specific Plan (SP90-4, Amendment No. 1) March 11, 2005 Source: Not To Scale Mountain Park Specific Plan In summary, the Mountain Park Specific Plan allows for the development of an 830-acre, gated residential community with a maximum of 2,500 residential units, public facilities, infrastructure, a fire station, public trails, trail staging area, concession store/interpretive center, school site, and public community park. Open space areas encompass approximately 2,163 acres consisting of Natural Community Conservation Plan (NCCP)/Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) Reserve, The Nature Conservancy Anaheim Conservation Easement (TNC ACE) and other open space areas. D. Organization of the Specific Plan Document – This Specific Plan is organized into the following five sections: 1. Introduction The Introduction describes the purpose and intent of the Specific Plan process, along with its enabling legislations, goals and objectives. It further describes the regional and community setting, surrounding land uses, the site’s existing condition, benefits of the Specific Plan, Open Space and Conservation Strategies, and the relationship of the Specific Plan to General Plan Goals and Policies. 2. Development Plan The Project Description outlines the development plan policies and guidelines for the project, including land use, circulation, housing/population, grading, phasing, open space/conservation and community design. 3. Zoning and Development Standards This section provides the zoning regulations and standards to govern uses within the site, including permitted land uses, setbacks, landscaping and all necessary development standards to ensure consistency with the provision of this Specific Plan. 4. Public Facilities Plan The Public Facilities Plan provides information regarding the infrastructure and public services required for project implementation. 5. Appendices Appendices include a general plan consistency analysis, a 1”=400’scale Development Plan, a 1”=400’scale Concept Grading Study, Explanation of Proposed Development Standards, Condition of Approval and Mitigation Monitoring Program. E. Purpose and Intent The City of Anaheim currently has 11 approved specific plans governing land use development in designated areas. Specific plans are customized regulatory documents that provide more focused guidance and regulation for identified areas. The City of Anaheim approved the Mountain Park Specific Plan (SP 90-4) in 1991. The Mountain Park Specific Plan involves an amendment to the SP90-4 (Amendment No. 1) to establish allowable land uses for the project site consistent with City’s current General Plan. The Specific Plan is a comprehensive document to guide future development of the Mountain Park property. It contains specialized planning and development regulations relating to the property’s unique features. It is the intent and purpose of this document to outline a comprehensive set of development plans, guidelines, development regulations and implementation programs. This will ensure a quality development consistent with the goals, objectives and policies of each element of the City of Anaheim General Plan. The Specific Plan is regulatory in nature and serves as zoning for the Mountain Park community. Subsequent development plans and subdivision maps must be consistent with both this Specific Plan and the City of Anaheim General Plan. Any situation or condition not specifically covered by the provisions contained within this Specific Plan shall be subject to the regulations of the City of Anaheim Municipal Code. I-4 Introduction Mountain Park Specific Plan F. Enabling Legislation The City of Anaheim’s authority to prepare, adopt and implement Specific Plans is assured by California Government Code Sections 65450 through 65457. As with General Plans, the Planning Commission must hold a public hearing before recommending the adoption of a Specific Plan by the City Council. The City Council may then adopt the Specific Plan by ordinance and/or resolution. Procedures for the adoption and implementation of Specific Plans are provided in Chapter 18.72 of the Anaheim Municipal Code.
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