City of Chino Hills General Plan Update 13GPA02 Scoping Meeting. June 4, 2013

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1 13GPA02 Scoping Meeting June 4, 2013

2 Every California city must adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan. The General Plan is the City s constitution or blueprint for its long-range physical development. General Plans typically have a 20-year horizon. Existing Chino Hills General Plan 1994 to to 2035

3 Land Use Circulation Housing* Parks, Recreation, and Open Space* Conservation Safety Noise Economic Development Note: * Not included in

4 General Plan Issues Chino Hills nearing build-out. Remaining land largely hillside and/or constrained. Demand for retail space is shrinking. Existing facilities and infrastructure are aging.

5 General Plan Questions Opportunities for new commercial and employment generating land uses? Future State-mandated allocation of housing units? Future growth occur? Maintain neighborhoods? Maintain open spaces, services, infrastructure?

6 Updates to Land Use Map: Delineation of Open Space into Public Open Space, Private Open Space, and Public Park land use categories. Designation of Very High Density Residential Sites in compliance with state mandated Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) obligation. Addition of a Mixed Use land use category. Correction of land use designations for sites that have developed or are expected to develop at uses or densities that differ substantially from their existing General Plan land use category. Correction of mapping errors.

7 Existing Proposed Preliminary Draft

8 Major Land Use Changes Property Name Existing General Plan Designation Proposed General Plan Designation St. Josephs Hill of Hope Institutional Agriculture / Ranches The Santa Barbara Commercial Mixed Use Tres Hermanos (Site 1) Agriculture / Ranches Mixed Use Tres Hermanos (Site 2) Agriculture / Ranches Very High Density Residential Tres Hermanos (Site 3) Agriculture / Ranches & Commercial Commercial McCoy Equestrian Center Open Space Institutional B.A.P.S. Hindu Temple Very High Density Residential Institutional Sleepy Hollow Community Low Density Residential Institutional Building City Hall Parking Structure High Density Residential Institutional

9 Major Land Use Changes St. Josephs Hill of Hope St. Josephs Hill of Hope Existing General Plan Land Use Map Proposed General Plan Land Use Map

10 Major Land Use Changes The Santa Barbara The Santa Barbara Existing General Plan Land Use Map Proposed General Plan Land Use Map

11 Major Land Use Changes Tres Hermanos (Site 2) Tres Hermanos (Site 3) Tres Hermanos Tres Hermanos (Site 1) Existing General Plan Land Use Map Proposed General Plan Land Use Map

12 Major Land Use Changes McCoy Equestrian Center McCoy Equestrian Center Existing General Plan Land Use Map Proposed General Plan Land Use Map

13 Major Land Use Changes B.A.P.S. Hindu Temple B.A.P.S. Hindu Temple Existing General Plan Land Use Map Proposed General Plan Land Use Map

14 Major Land Use Changes Sleepy Hollow Community Building Existing General Plan Land Use Map Sleepy Hollow Community Building Proposed General Plan Land Use Map

15 Major Land Use Changes City Hall Parking Structure City Hall Parking Structure Existing General Plan Land Use Map Proposed General Plan Land Use Map

Public Open Space Open Space Private Open Space Public Park

16 Example of delineation of Open Space into Public Open Space, Private Open Space, and Public Park land use categories. Public Open Space Open Space Private Open Space Public Park Existing General Plan Land Use Map Proposed General Plan Land Use Map

differ substantially from their existing General Plan land use

17 Example of corrected land use designations for sites that have developed or are expected to develop at uses or densities that differ substantially from their existing General Plan land use category. Existing General Plan Land Use Map Proposed General Plan Land Use Map

18 Example of Mapping Error Corrections Existing General Plan Land Use Map Proposed General Plan Land Use Map

19 Update to Land Use Element Text: Transition Planned Development Plan designated properties to traditional zoning consistent with developed use and/or General Plan land use designation and Measure U and other applicable law. Permit clustering of Agriculture/Ranches and Rural Residential properties to protect environmental and visual resources, allowing for reduced minimum lot sizes provided the overall density of the parcel is not increased. Create Mixed Use land use policies.

20 Environmental Impact Report (EIR): Required by the State of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to address the potential environmental impacts of the Project Project is an activity that may case a physical change in the environment Adoption and implementation of the proposed General Plan Update is considered a Project pursuant to CEQA EIR is the most extensive environmental process available under CEQA

21 Purpose of Scoping Meeting: Beginning of the EIR process Inform interested public agencies and the community about the Project Provide information on the EIR process Solicit input on environmental issues to be studied in the EIR

22 EIR Process: City of Chino Hills Initial Study / Notice of Preparation Scoping Technical Studies Draft EIR Planning Commission Public Hearing City Council Public Hearing

23 Schedule: City of Chino Hills Initial Study / Notice of Preparation: May 23, 2013 June 25, 2013 Draft : October 2013 Draft EIR: October 2013 Draft EIR Public Review: 45 Days Public Hearings: December 2013 February 2014

24 Questions? City of Chino Hills EIR Scoping Comments Next Steps Thank you for your interest in the Chino Hills General Plan Update

1.0 PURPOSE AND FORMAT OF THE FINAL EIR

1.0 PURPOSE AND FORMAT OF THE FINAL EIR 1.1 PROJECT OVERVIEW CEMEX (RMC Pacific Materials, dba CEMEX) operates the Bonny Doon Shale and Limestone Quarries in Santa Cruz County for the production of Portland