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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
City of Anaheim
PLANNING AND BUILDING DEPARTMENT
DATE: JUNE 11, 2024
FROM: PLANNING AND BUILDING DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: CANCELLATION OF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT NO.
2010-00002, BASED ON MUTUAL CONSENT, FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MOUNTAIN PARK SPECIFIC
PLAN NO. 90-04
ATTACHMENT (Y/N): YES ITEM # 17
GOVERNMENT CODE § 84308 APPLIES: YES
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council, following a public hearing, introduce an Ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 6186 and with mutual consent canceling Development Agreement No. 2010-00002 by and between the City of Anaheim and The Irvine Land Company LLC and The Irvine Company LLC and determine that the proposed cancellation is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines under Section 15060(c)(2) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.
DISCUSSION:
The Mountain Park Specific Plan (Specific Plan) covers the approximately 3,001- acre area in Gypsum Canyon, south of the Riverside (SR-91) Freeway and east and west of the Eastern Transportation Corridor (SR-241). It was originally approved in 1991 and last amended in 2007 to carry out the development of a residential community with a maximum of 2,500 residential units, associated infrastructure, and amenities, in addition to open space.
In 2010, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 6186 approving Development Agreement No. 2010-00002 by and between the City of Anaheim, The Irvine Land Company LLC, and The Irvine Company LLC, collectively “The Irvine Company”, as Owner of the property covered by the Specific Plan. The Development Agreement provided The Irvine Company with a 20-year vested right to develop the property pursuant to the Specific Plan.
In 2014, rather than pursue development of the land, however, The Irvine Company conveyed the property planned for the residential units to the County of Orange to expand the County regional parks system for conservation and recreation purposes.
Specifically, Specific Plan Development Area (“DA”) 1 through 4 and DA 7 were Cancellation of Development Agreement No. 2010-00002
June 11, 2024
part of the donation and encumbered with a conservation easement to be held by the Orange County Parks Foundation while DA 5 was donated without use restrictions. In 2019, DA 5 was deeded to the Orange County Cemetery District for use as a cemetery.
On January 4, 2024, as an administrative item, The Irvine Company formally requested termination of its Development Agreement in advance of the City’s consideration of the development of the cemetery on DA 5 (Attachment 2).
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
There is no budgetary impact.
Respectfully submitted,
Ted White
Deputy City Manager/
Director of Planning and Building
Attachments:
1. Ordinance
2. Development Agreement Termination Request Letter
3. Development Agreement No. 2010-00002