Aliso Creek Area Plan
Summary
SCH Number
2008041040
Lead Agency
City of Laguna Beach
Document Title
Aliso Creek Area Plan
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
The current zoning designations for the site are Commercial Hotel-Motel, Recreation, Residential Low Density, Residential/Hillside Protection, and Open Space/Conservation. The current General Plan land use designations for the project site are Commercial/Tourist Corridor, Public Recreation and Parks, Residential/Hillside Protection, Village Low Density, and Open Space.
Document Description
The proposed project would include the following components:
251.-4 acre Conservation Area - This area would be preserved pursuant to an approved Habitat Management Plan (HMP) and dedicated to the City of Laguna Beach or other approved entity. Public hiking trails and overlooks, consistent with the HMP, are anticipated.
51.6-acre Recreation Area - This area would include the new Aliso Creek public-use Golf Course that will improved, operated, and maintained by the applicant. It also includes areas owned by the County of Orange and South Coast Water District (SCWD) that are currently zoned Recreation. New improvements would include a new resort entry area, public trait bridge over Aliso Creek, and an upgraded (SCWD) maintenance facility.
14.7-acre Inn and Cottages Area - This area would include the Inn, Spa, Inn Residences, Guest Room Cottages, and Residence Cottages, as well as the associated underground parking facilities, restaurant, and banquet and meeting facilities, fitness center, golf clubhouse/pro shop, swimming pools, decks, tennis courts, lawns, footpaths, trails, and landscaped areas.
8.1 acre Aliso Lots Residential Area - This Area would be re-graded to provide geotechnical stability and subdivided for nine single-family lots. The lots range from approximate 10,000 to 53,100 square feet. No homes are proposed as part of this project; future development would be subject to separate City review and approval.
Contact Information
Name
Kathy Lottes
Agency Name
City of Laguna Beach
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Laguna Beach
Counties
Orange
Cross Streets
Pacific Coast Highway and Country Club Road, Northern Terminus of Driftwood Dr.
Zip
92651
Total Acres
325.8
Parcel #
056-240-04,35,36,40,47,48,49,50,51,57,61,65,66;656-191-40
State Highways
1
Schools
Annelisse's Elem.,St. Catherine of Siena, Moulton, Laguna...
Waterways
Aliso Creek, Pacific Ocean
Township
7,8S
Range
8W
Section
5,6...
Other Information
Schools: Laguna Niguel Junior, Academy Grades K10, Kid Care Brookie's Mom Day Care, Melody's Playhouse Day Care.
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Air Resources Board, Transportation Projects, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Highway Patrol, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region 9 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, Resources, Recycling and Recovery, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Transportation, District 12 (DOT)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Transportation, District 12 (DOT)
Development Types
Residential (Units 72, Acres 14.7), Recreational (37.2), Other (251.4)
Local Actions
General Plan Amendment, Rezone, Redevelopment, Coastal Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, 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.