2021-2029 Housing Element Implementation Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025010827
Lead Agency
City of Villa Park
Document Title
2021-2029 Housing Element Implementation Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
5/29/2025
Document Description
The City’s 2021-2029 6th Cycle Housing Element Update (Housing Element) addresses the City’s identified housing needs and includes the City’s approach to addressing its share of the regional housing need. The Housing Element proposes to accommodate the City’s 6thCycle Regional Housing Needs Assessment allocation through multi-family or mixed-use development in the Towne Centre’s C-P Zone, rezoning of vacant land at the Smith Basin site, and accessory dwelling units (ADUs). The proposed Project would implement the Housing Element. The Project does not propose any housing development; however, it does propose land use, zoning, and policy changes that would facilitate housing development throughout the City. Specifically, the Project would facilitate housing development on two candidate housing sites (i.e., the Smith Basin site and the Towne Centre site), and as ADUs throughout the City. The Smith Basin site (APN 378-441-04) is an approximately 17.8-acre site located at the City’s southeastern boundary, in the north-central portion of the Smith Basin. The Towne Centre site (APNs 372-232-10 and 372-232-17) is an approximately 1.5-acre site located at the City’s east-central portion, in the Villa Park Towne Centre, at 17855 and 17871 Santiago Boulevard. The Towne Centre site is developed with commercial land uses (i.e., offices, City Hall, and the Orange County Public Library Villa Park Branch). The Project would increase the City’s development capacity by approximately 318 dwelling units (DUs), as follows: 204 DUs on the Smith Basin site; 28 DUs on the Towne Centre site; and 86 ADUs on sites throughout the City.
The Project involves the following: a General Plan Land Use Element amendment (GPA No. 2025-01) to reclassify the 17.8-acre Smith Basin site from Open Space to Commercial; a Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA No. 2025-01) to rename the Commercial Professional (C-P) zone to Commercial-Mixed-Use (C-MU) zone and revise applicable sections of Villa Park Municipal Code Article 23-7 – Commercial Zones concerning the C-MU zone’s development standards; and a Zoning Map amendment (ZMA No. 2025-01) to rezone the 17.8-acre Smith Basin site from Open Space (OS)
Zone to C-MU. Additionally, the California Department of Housing and Community Development has legislative authority to review and approve the City’s 2021-2029 Housing Element Implementation Actions.
Contact Information
Name
Raynald Pascua
Agency Name
City of Villa Park
Job Title
Planning Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Villa Park
Counties
Orange
Regions
Citywide, Countywide, Southern California
Zip
92861, -67
Parcel #
372-232-10, 372-232-17, 378-441-04
State Highways
CA-55, CA-91
Railways
Metrolink Orange County Line
Airports
N/A
Schools
Villa Park High School, Oakridge Private School
Waterways
Santiago Creek, Santiago Basins, Santa Ana River, Santa Ana Valley Canal, Collins Channel
Other Location Info
Other Waterways: El Modena Irvine Channel Other Schools: Cerro Villa Middle School, Orange Lutheran High School, Serrano Elementary School, Villa Park Elementary School, Explore Prime Academy, International School of Orange County, California Inspire Academy, Handy Elementary School, Orange County Classical Academy, Linda Vista Elementary School, Salem Lutheran School, La Purisima Catholic School, TLC Public Charter School, North Orange County Chinese School, Esplanade School, Santiago Charter Middle School
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
City of Villa Park
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Orange
Final Environmental Document Available at
City of Villa Park Planning Department, 17855 Santiago Boulevard, Villa Park, CA 92861
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
Yes
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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