The Santa Ranch project has cleared its final hurdle with the
county after the county board today voted 4-1, with Supervisor Pat
Loe dissenting, to approve the development agreement.
The Santa Ranch project has cleared its final hurdle with the county after the county board today voted 4-1, with Supervisor Pat Loe dissenting, to approve the development agreement.
The agreement was the final item to go before the board about the project, and now the developers can plan for construction, County Administrative Officer Richard Inman said. Santana Ranch is a 1,092-unit housing project that would span 292 acres near the intersections of Fairview, Hillcrest and Sunnyslope roads. The project has been planned since the late 1980s.
The project’s general plan and zoning change was approved on Oct. 26 on the condition that the development agreement was completed. During last month’s meeting Loe asked for bond security on the prospective completion of low-incoming housing and possible bankruptcy.
During the following week’s negotiations of the document, the two sides agreed it wasn’t necessary and provisions in the agreement were already strong enough, Inman said. Overall, minor changes were made to the original development agreement presented to the board in October.
“There really wasn’t anything of significance,” Inman said.
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