Draft EIR on General Plan update available for review
The City has prepared a Draft Program Environmental Impact Report for its General Plan update that is now available for public review. The proposed plan deals with updates to the Land Use, Conservation/Open Space and Circulation elements of the General Plan. The General Plan is the blueprint for what Mission Viejo will be – it [...]
I/5-Ortega Highway work starts Monday
Construction on the I-5/Ortega Highway Interchange Improvement Project will begin on Monday, February 18 at 10 p.m. The project was initiated by Caltrans, the Orange County Transportation Authority and City of San Juan Capistrano. The project, which is expected to be completed by spring 2015, calls for constructing a new traffic interchange that will replace [...]
Landscape renovation on Marguerite Parkway, La Paz Road begins Jan. 28
Construction on the Marguerite Parkway Median Island Civic Core Improvements is expected to begin January 28. The project, which will help to beautify the area, picks up where the last phase of median island improvements left off near Estanciero Drive and moves north on Marguerite Parkway to Via Florecer. The project also includes the median [...]
Public hearing February 11 will address Housing Element Update
The City’s Planning and Transportation Commission on February 11 will host a public hearing to consider an update to the Housing Element of the City’s General Plan. The Housing Element identifies the City’s housing conditions, needs and establishes the goals, objectives and policies that are the foundation of Mission Viejo’s housing and growth strategy. The [...]
OCTA will discuss I-5 Widening Project in Mission Viejo this month, next
Representatives from the Orange County Transportation Authority will be in Mission Viejo to talk about the proposed I-5 Widening Project from SR-73 to El Toro Road. The first visit includes a brief presentation during the City Council’s January 21 meeting, which starts at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers. Then on February 27, OCTA will [...]
City Council to consider proposed Annexation Plan Jan. 21
The City Council on January 21 will consider the proposed Northeast Annexation Area and Skyridge Vesting Tentative Tract Map project. Standard Pacific Homes approached the City in early 2011 regarding the possible annexation of about 40 acres of undeveloped, unincorporated land along El Toro Road for single-family development and open space. The Planning and Transportation [...]
Sidewalk work starts on Alicia Parkway in August
The City’s Public Services Department will begin removing a 4-foot wide stretch of the sidewalk along the south side of Alicia Parkway from Trabuco Road west for roughly 900 feet as part of a landscape improvement project. The sidewalk has shifted over the years and some of the trees there are gone. Removing this section [...]
Tennis Center improvement project underway
The Marguerite Tennis Center Capital Improvement Project is underway with demolition of the existing clubhouse on Tuesday, making way for a new, larger facility to serve the community. The capital improvement project, which will improve the aging facility for the people of all ages its serves, started last week and is expected to be finished [...]
Residential resurfacing project begins Aug. 15
The City will begin resurfacing streets Monday as part of a project that will extend the life of and improve more than 160 Mission Viejo streets. The roughly $5 million project, fueled by Gas Tax and Measure M funds, will resurface all public residential streets between La Paz Road and Los Alisos Boulevard, east of [...]
Asphalt repairs begin Monday as part of major street improvement project
The City will begin making asphalt repairs Monday as part of a street resurfacing project that will help extend the life of and improve more than 160 Mission Viejo streets. The roughly $5 million project, fueled by Gas Tax and Measure M funds, will resurface all public residential streets between La Paz Road and Los [...]
