Armstrong Ranch
3 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2001031004
Lead Agency
City of Santa Ana
Document Title
Armstrong Ranch
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
The project site consists of ~49 acres of agricultural land bordered by MacArthur Boulevard on the south, Bear Street on the east, Alton Avenue on the north, and institutional uses and Greenville Street on the west. The Land Use Element of the General Plan designates the site as Low Density Residential (LR-7), and the existing zoning is Specific Development-4 (SD-4). In 1977, the City adopted Ordinance No. NS-1362 providing specific development regulations for the project area. The site is not located within any adopted specific plan, redevelopment project area, or enterprise zone; however, the property has been identified as a District within the Urban Design Element of the General Plan.
Document Description
The proposed project includes the development and subdivision of a 49-acre parcel of land, known as the Armstrong Ranch, in the City of Santa Ana. The eastern portion of the project site will consist of 160 single-family homes, with an average lot area of nearly 6,200 square feet. Landscaping and recreational facilities will cover more than 2 acres, and streets and sidewalks will utilize about 7 acres, for a total of approximately 31.9 acres. A gated entrance from Bear Street will be landscaped, and a perimeter masonry wall with exterior landscaping will surround the development. Easements will be provided for connections to existing utilities, and emergency access routes will be provided. Development for the 15-acre central portion of the site will consist of church facilites for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange County. The church facilites will include a church, Bishop's residence, campanile (bell tower), hall, meeting rooms, day care and preschool facilites, and offices. The building complex will be connected by extensive landscaped plazas, fountains, and pedestrian walkways. The project will be served by vehicular entrances and exists at MacArthur Boulevard and Alton Avenue, a passenger drop-off area, and parking north and east of the church facilites. The western portion of Armstrong Ranch, comprising 38.9 acres, is reserved for future public use.
Contact Information
Name
Daniel Bott
Agency Name
City of Santa Ana
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Santa Ana
Counties
Orange
Cross Streets
MacArthur Boulevard/Bear Street
Total Acres
49
Parcel #
140-061-90, 20, 59, 75
State Highways
SR-55/SR-73
Railways
UPRR
Airports
Orange County
Waterways
Santa Ana River
Township
5S
Range
10W
Section
33
Base
NBQ
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Highway Patrol, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region 8 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, Resources, Recycling and Recovery, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Transportation, District 12 (DOT), Department of Toxic Substances Control, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Transportation, District 12 (DOT), Department of Toxic Substances Control, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW)
Development Types
Residential (Units 160, Acres 32), Other (Church Facilities of 15 acres)
Local Actions
General Plan Amendment, Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Wildfire
Disclaimer: The document was originally posted before CEQAnet had the capability to host attachments for the public. To obtain the original attachments for this document, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. You may also contact the OPR via email at state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov or via phone at (916) 445-0613.