Fire Evacuation Issues Force County Re-Do of 340-Home Development
Esperanza Hills
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An appeals court blocked the Esperanza Hills project because supervisors approved it without minimum evacuation standards.
Court of Appeals Stops Esperanza Hills Project—Again.
Press Releases
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The residents’ group Protect Our Homes and Hills (POHAH) has been engaged in a land use battle of monumental proportions with the County of Orange since 2012. The 4th District Court of Appeals ruled on Friday the 13th, that claims for a defective Environmental Impact Report (EIR) on Esperanza Hills were accurate.
Kanne: Will County Supervisors Gamble on Public Safety For Esperanza Hills?
Opinion
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Yorba Linda resident Bob Kanne challenges county supervisors on the latest plan before them on Tuesday for developing the Esperanza Hills tract, questioning whether only one road access in the plan adequately covers public safety needs. Kanne argues Tuesday’s vote will be a good indicator of whether county supervisors have absorbed lessons learned from the 2008 Freeway Complex Fire.
Drama on the Dais as Supervisors Narrowly Reject Development Plan
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The personality conflicts that often bubble just under the surface on the county Board of Supervisors spilled onto the public dais Tuesday as supervisors considered plans for a controversial development in Yorba Linda.
Nelson: Public Safety Issues Still Plague the Esperanza Hills Project
Community Columnists
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On December 13th the Orange County Board of Supervisors will attempt to comply with a court judgement which rescinded approvals and entitlements for the Esperanza Hills project.
340-Home Development Above Yorba Linda Gets Approval Amid Wildfire Concerns
County Government
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The approval came after an organized group of residents raised a series of concerns, especially regarding fire evacuations. But the developer argued his project would act as a buffer between existing homes and a wildfire.
Amid Wildfire Concerns, Proposed Housing Project Near Yorba Linda is Put on Hold
Yorba Linda
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The hotly contested project has been temporarily put on hold Tuesday, after a well-organized group of residents said lives would be put at even greater risk when the area faces another wildfire.