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
Life on The Ranch@ranchomissionv