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Yorba Linda General Plan Available for Review

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on July 11, 2016 with No Comments

We wanted to make sure all our Yorba Linda friends had the opportunity to review and comment on the draft Environmental Impact Report and the 2016 Yorba Linda General Plan. Both can be downloaded from the City of Yorba Linda website. Tentative plans are to have the Planning Commission review it on July 13, make a recommendation to the City Council on July 27, and then have it go before the City Council in August. As a friendly reminder General … Read More

Chino Hills General Plan Update

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on March 3, 2015 with No Comments

Last week the Chino Hills City Council passed the long awaited update of the General Plan. They set aside the issue of zoning for the 3,000 acres of hills along the 71 freeway. Landowners have suggested the land is zoned one unit per five acres. However, Hills For Everyone provided City Council minutes from 1994 showing the Council voted 5-0 to leave the existing County zoning in place at one house per forty acres. This decision was not elegantly handled … Read More

Chino Hills Land Use Decision Pending

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on February 24, 2015 with No Comments

Tonight the Chino Hills City Council will be considering an update of their old General Plan. There is disagreement as to the zoning of property in the undeveloped hills west of the 71 freeway in southern Chino Hills. City documents show the area is zoned 1 unit per 40 acres – a carry over from when the land was under the control of San Bernardino County. In fact, the City specifically left it that way though landowners proposed 9,300 units … Read More

General Plan Language Confusing

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on January 21, 2015 with No Comments

The City of Chino Hills is undergoing a long awaited update on its General Plan. Years ago the battle over housing density was fought and won when a large swath of land along the 71 freeway was zoned 1 house per 40 acres. Residents and planners wanted to see how the rest of the quickly developing city turned out first. Then that zoning was frozen in place by Measure U which requires voter approval if density is increased. But wait, … Read More

Chino Hills Planning Commission

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on January 6, 2015 with No Comments

The Planning Commission for the City of Chino Hills is poised to recommend approval of the new General Plan on Wednesday, January 7, 2015. The Planning Commission staff report can be downloaded from the City of Chino Hills’ website. Members of the public are encouraged to attend and speak during public comments.

Chino Hills Commission Considers New General Plan

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on January 6, 2015 with No Comments

Did you know the Planning Commission for the City of Chino Hills is poised to recommend approval of the new General Plan tomorrow night (January 7)? The question of the day is… does the Plan remove the existing hillside protections and/or violate Measure U? We are researching it to find out, unfortunately we only got 48 hours notice about the meeting. In case you want to attend, the Planning Commission meets Wednesday night, January 7 at 7 PM (14000 City … Read More