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Skyline Heights. City of Corona Scoping Meeting March 4, 2014. Skyline Heights. Introductions Jason Moquin, Senior Planner, City of Corona Role: City Project Manager/Point of Contact David A. Crook, AICP, Principal Planner, PCR Services Corporation
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Skyline Heights City of Corona Scoping Meeting March 4, 2014
Skyline Heights Introductions • Jason Moquin, Senior Planner, City of Corona • Role: City Project Manager/Point of Contact • David A. Crook, AICP, Principal Planner, PCR Services Corporation • Role: City’s Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Consultant
Skyline Heights Overview of Scoping Meeting/Process • Overview of the Project • CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act). • Timeline • We are here to LISTEN!
Skyline Heights Project Area
Skyline Heights Overview of the Project • Applications • Annexation • 421.25 acres • General Plan Amendment • Designate 384 acres as LDR and 37 acres as Open Space • Change of Zone • Pre-zone the project site • 270.91 acres – R-1-7.2 (Single Family Residential. Minimum Lot Size 7,200 square feet). • 113.56 acres – Agriculture • 36.73 acres –Open Space
Skyline Heights Overview of the Project • Tentative Tract Map • Subdivide 270.91 acres into 292 lots • Lot Sizes • Range from 7,242 to 31,010 Sq. Ft. in area • Open Space • Approximately 149 acres • 48 acres of manufactured slopes • 101 acres of natural open space
Skyline Heights ProposedProject
Skyline Heights CEQA Overview • CEQA Process Overview • CEQA Timeline • Notice of Preparation (30-day comment period): February 4, 2013 – March 5, 2014 (extended to March 10th) • Public Scoping Meeting: March 4, 2014 • Draft EIR Public Review (45 day comment period): early July 2014 – mid/late August 2014 • Preparation of Final EIR: late August 2014 • Planning Commission Meeting: September 2014 • City Council Meeting: October 2014
BEFORE AFTER Skyline Heights Environmental Topics of Study • Aesthetics – visual simulations • Agricultural & Forestry Resources • Air Quality – traffic, global climate change • Biological Resources – direct and indirect impacts • Cultural and Paleontological Resources – direct and indirect impacts • Geology and Soils • Greehouse Gas Emissions • Hazards and Hazardous Materials
Skyline Heights Environmental Topics of Study (continued) • Hydrology/Water Quality • Land Use • Noise – construction, post-construction • Population and Housing • Public Services • Traffic, Circulation • Utilities • Cumulative Impacts and Alternative
Skyline Heights Closing • Questions? Comments? • Your Contact Information – please sign in • City Contact Information: Jason Moquin, City of Corona Community Development Department 400 South Vicentia Avenue Corona, California 92882 Phone: 951-736-2268 Fax: 951-279-3550 Email: Jason.Moquin@ci.corona.ca.us