The Ranch Plan Development & Sustainability

Sustainability in Site Development

October 23, 2015

OC & Beyond

The RanchWe are the historic Rancho Mission Viejo

Established Communities

Mission Viejo Rancho Santa Margarita

Las Flores Ladera Ranch

• 23,000 acres• 75% = The Reserve at

Rancho Mission Viejo• 25% = Residential &

mixed use villages• 14,000 homes

(including 6,000 55+ residences)

• Over five million square feet of non-residential uses

The Ranch Plan

Village of Sendero • Opened summer 2013• 690 acres • 655 attached/detached homes• 286 homes in 55+ Gavilán• 286 apartment units• Amenities

• Age-Qualified and Market Rate clubhouse

• Community Hall• Recreational core• 15-acre Community park• Neighborhood parks• Hiking/biking trails• 10-acre Retail plaza

• Only 3 homes remaining

A. 2,800 +/- Units• 800 +/- (55+)• 1,700 +/- (All Age)• 300 +/- Apartments

B. 3 Phases 2015 - 2017C. 1st Phase

• Opened September 2015

D. Raising “the bar” for sustainable living above Typical Sustainability

Village of Esencia

A. Title 24 ComplianceB. Solar RoofsC. Water Quality RunoffD. Community Trails

Typical Sustainability

A. Healthy LivingB. Water ConservationC. TransportationD. Bonus Feature

Raising “the bar” of Sustainability

Healthy Living 

Agrihood –Growing Deep Roots

Healthy Living 

Oak Canyon –“In touch with nature”

• 17,000 acres of open space

• Invitations to select Reserve events w/ exclusive benefits for residents

• Programs emphasize connection between well-being and nature

Healthy Living 

The Reserve –a Grand Backyard

• Integrated water quality, flood control, groundwater recharge, and water reuse

• Partnership with County of Orange, Santa Margarita Water District, and The Ranch

Water Conservation 

Gobernadora Multi‐Purpose Basin

• Repurposed sand mining pit for recycled water from tertiary treated sewage

• Recapture a portion of 2 MGD treated water from ocean outfall

Water Conservation 

Regional Recycled Water Storage

• Centralized software irrigation control with flow monitoring, weather station based, and a variety of localized data input

• Plant pallet with California natives and naturalized plants

• Productive plants – Farm to Table

Water Conservation 

Advanced Irrigation Tech w/ Natural Plant

Transportation

Transportation Management Association 

TransportationRegional and Community Biking & Hiking Trails 

Transportation

RanchRide – The zero‐emission way to Ride  the Ranch

Bonus Feature

Affordable• 219 Affordable Housing units

underway

• Additional 550 to 1,100 planned

• Balanced with work force housing, age qualified restrictions, integrated into the villages

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