HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-20-2026 647 N. Rancho Santiago Bl - PH Notice
CITY OF ORANGE
LEGAL NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION
PUBLIC HEARING
MEETING LOCATION: City Council Chamber, 300 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange.
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website.
DATE: MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2026
TIME: 5:30 P.M. (or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard)
SUBJECT:
Zone Change No. 1318, Tentative Tract Map No. 0052, Conditional Use
Permit No. 3203, Design Review No. 5119, Major Site Plan Review No. 1137
| Rancho Ridge PUD Development
PROPERTY LOCATION: 647 N. Rancho Santiago Boulevard | 379-301-05
REQUEST:
To establish a Planned Unit Development (PUD) and subdivide a 2.02-acre
parcel into 14 lots: 11 numbered lots, each with a separate single-family home,
and 3 lettered lots for front yard setback areas, a private road, and common
open space area. The project will result in the construction of 11 new two-story
single-family homes with two-car garages that face a new private road. In
addition to single-family homes, 6 guest parking spaces and shared common
space will be provided. As part of this proposal, a zone change is requested
from the existing zoning designation of Single Family Residential 10,000 sq. ft.
(R1-10) to Single Family Residential 10,000 sq. ft. (R1-10 [PUD 3203]).
ENVIRONMENTAL
INFORMATION:
The proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA Guidelines
Section 15183 (Projects Consistent with a Community Plan, General Plan, or
Zoning) because the project proposed is consistent with the existing general
plan density and zoning. An initial study was provided in justification to verify
consistency with the existing certified General Plan EIR. There is no
environmental public review or notice required for this exemption.
PROPERTY OWNER: Rancho Ridge LLC – George Keith Mitchell, III
PROJECT APPLICANT: Rancho Ridge LLC – George Keith Mitchell, III
FURTHER INFORMATION:
All interested parties may submit comments and may be heard on any relevant
matter relating to the proposed actions by mail, email, voicemail, or in-person,
as set forth in the April 20, 2026, Planning Commission agenda to be posted on
the City’s website at www.cityoforange.org. To obtain further information about
the project, please contact Angelo Huang, Assistant Planner at the Planning
Division of the City of Orange, 300 East Chapman Avenue via telephone at (714)
744-7204 or ahuang@cityoforange.org.
If you challenge any decision to this request in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues
you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in a written correspondence
delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.