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PORTOLA CENTER AREA PLAN LAKE FOREST PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP May 23, 2013
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PORTOLA CENTER PROJECT TEAM Project Applicant:Stephen Haase, AICP, Baldwin & Sons Scott Molloy, Baldwin & Sons Land Planner & Designer:Robert Day, Design Fusion International, Inc. Civil Engineers:Joe Wightman, Hunsaker & Associates, Irvine Jennifer Maher, Hunsaker & Associates, Irvine Landscape Architects:Tom Picard, Tributary LA, Inc. Craig Cousins, Tributary LA, Inc.
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4 PROJECT HISTORY 1986:Approved for 3 million square feet of Commercial and Business Park Uses 2008:Opportunity Study Area Land Use Change to Residential, Mixed Use, & Public Park –OSA GPA & Program EIR –Portola Center Development Agreement 2008: Initial Submittal of Tentative Tract Maps (TTM) and Area Plan May 2012: Application Deemed Complete July 2012: EIR Scoping Meeting and Planning Commission Site Visit & Workshop
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7/12/20125 PROJECT DESCRIPTION Portola Northwest & Northeast Planning Areas 304 Single Family Homes with usable lot sizes between 5,500 & 6,500 sq. ft. 18 Attached Accessory Dwellings 2 Pedestrian Oriented Neighborhood Parks Single Gated Entrance to each Planning Area Emergency Access on Glenn Ranch Road Portola South Planning Area 313 Single Family Homes with usable lot sizes between 3,000 & 4,500 sq. ft. 256 Multifamily Homes 57 Affordable Homes 10,000 sq. ft. of Neighborhood-Serving Commercial 5-Acre Public Community Park & 2 Neighborhood Parks HOA Recreation Center 1.8 miles of “amenitized” public trails (“Perimeter Trail) Two Gated Entrances
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6 LAND USE PLAN
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OVERVIEW OF PUBLIC PROCESS 2009 – 2012: Community Meetings on Project Design June 2012: EIR Initial Study Public Review Period July 2012: EIR Scoping Meeting with Public July 2012: Planning Commission Site Visit & Workshop Sept 2012: 1 st Planning Commission Workshop on Retaining Walls October –December 2012: Community Traffic Workshops on Saddleback Ranch Road, Portola Hills Elementary School Driveway, & Project Access January 2013: 2 nd Planning Commission Workshop on Retaining Wall Changes, Project Access Changes
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OUTCOME OF TRAFFIC WORKSHOPS
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7/12/20129 GLENN RANCH ROAD COMMUNITY GATEWAY CONCEPT
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10 SADDLEBACK RANCH ROAD MAJOR COMMUNITY ENTRY CONCEPT
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11 PORTOLA CENTER SOUTH PRIMARY PROJECT ENTRY CONCEPT (New South Leg of Saddleback Ranch Road/Glenn Ranch Road Intersection)
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12 PORTOLA CENTER NORTH SECONDARY PROJECT ENTRY CONCEPT
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OUTCOME OF RETAINING WALL WORKSHOPS
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14 GRADING PLAN (LOOKING EAST)
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15 GRADING PLAN (LOOKING NORTHWEST)
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16 PARKS, TRAILS, & RECREATION PLAN
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Glenn Ranch Road Theme Wall Rural Style Equestrian Fence DECORATIVE RETAINING WALL Aliso Serrano Riding & Hiking Trail
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“PROMENADE” STREET (64 Ft. ROW with Enhanced Pedestrian Pathway)
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NEXT STEPS JUNE-JULY 2013: EIR PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD JUNE 20, 2013: PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION HEARING ON PARK & TRAIL DESIGN FINALIZE AREA PLAN & PROJECT DESIGN PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING & CONSIDERATION OF PROJECT RECOMMENDATION CITY COUNCIL HEARING ON AREA PLAN, TENTATIVE MAPS, & EIR
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