Santa Ana Heights Joint Use Channel Maintenance/Equestrian Facility
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2007061046
Lead Agency
City of Newport Beach
Document Title
Santa Ana Heights Joint Use Channel Maintenance/Equestrian Facility
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Vacant/Flood Control Easement
GP: Single-Unit Residential Detached
Z: R-A (Residential Agricultural)
Document Description
The applicant, the City of Newport Beach, is proposing to implement the Santa Ana Heights Joint Use Channel Maintenance/Equestrian Facility. The proposed equestrian facilities include three riding arenas of varying sizes, a redefined/relocated equestrian path, and a treatment train of storm water runoff treatment control BMPs situated throughout the 2.92-acre property. In addition to these features, an aspect of the proposed project that is equally important to note is the proposed habitat restoration project that would be implemented within the upper mesa area (i.e., off-site). Native plant habitat (i.e., coastal sage scrub) will be restored in the upper mesa area, which has, over time, been converted to an informal riding area. The denuded area will be fenced off from further use, replanted, and temporarily irrigated until native habitat is reestablished. Project implementation will necessitate the approval of a Use Permit (UP). The City will be required to obtain a Coastal Development Permit (CDP) from the California Coastal Commission approval of an encroachment permit from the Orange County Flood Control District.
Contact Information
Name
Rosalinh M. Ung
Agency Name
City of Newport Beach
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Newport Beach
Counties
Orange
Cross Streets
Mesa Drive / Irvine Avenue
Total Acres
2.92
State Highways
SR 55
Airports
John Wayne Airport
Waterways
Delhi Channel, Pacific Ocean
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 12 (DOT), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region 8 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW)
Development Types
Other (Equestrian Center / Water Quality Improvements)
Local Actions
Use Permit, Memorandum of Understanding (County of Orange)
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Schools/Universities, Sewer Capacity, Social, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife
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.