Legislation Details

File #: 26-0214    Version: 1
Type: PC Public Hearing Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 4/13/2026 In control: Planning Commission
On agenda: 4/20/2026 Final action:
Title: A public hearing to consider a request to establish a Planned Unit Development (PUD) and subdivide a 2.02-acre parcel into 11 single-family homes at 647 N. Rancho Santiago Boulevard and finding of CEQA Exemption (ZC No. 1318, TTM No. 0052, CUP No. 3203, DR No. 5119, and MNSP No. 1137).
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Attachment 1 Planning Commission Resolution No. PC 11-26, 3. Attachment 2 Project Plans (Architectural, Landscaping, Preliminary Civil, and Renderings), 4. Attachment 3 Vicinity Map, 5. Attachment 4 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Initial Study, 6. Attachment 5 Existing and Proposed Zoning Map
TO: Chair and Members of the Planning Commission

THRU: Hayden Beckman, Planning Manager

FROM: Hayden Beckman, Planning Manager


1. SUBJECT
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A public hearing to consider a request to establish a Planned Unit Development (PUD) and subdivide a 2.02-acre parcel into 11 single-family homes at 647 N. Rancho Santiago Boulevard and finding of CEQA Exemption (ZC No. 1318, TTM No. 0052, CUP No. 3203, DR No. 5119, and MNSP No. 1137).
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2. SUMMARY
The proposed project would establish a Planned Unit Development (PUD) and subdivide a 2.02-acre parcel into 14 lots: 11 numbered lots, each with a separate single-family home, and three lettered lots for front yard setback areas, a private road, and common open space area. The project will result in the construction of 11 new two-story single-family homes and shared common space. As part of this proposal, a zone change is requested from the existing zoning designation of Single Family Residential 10,000 sq. ft. (R1-10) to Single Family Residential 10,000 sq. ft. (R1-10 [PUD 3203]).

3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
recommendation
1. Conduct and close the Public Hearing.
2. Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 11-26 entitled: A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Orange recommending City Council approval of Zone Change No. 1318, Tentative Tract Map No. 0052, Conditional Use Permit No. 3203, Design Review No. 5119, and Major Site Plan Review No. 1137, rezoning the property located at 647 N. Rancho Santiago Boulevard to Single Family Residential 10,000 square feet - PUD No. 3203 (R1-10 [PUD 3203]) to establish an 11-unit planned unit development.
3. Find the request categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Section 15183 of the State CEQA Guidelines (Projects consistent with a Community Plan, General Plan, or Zoning).

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4. PROJECT BACKGROUND


Property Information
Applicant
George Keith Mitchell, III, Rancho Ridge, LLC
Property Owner...

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