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Board adopts upzoning tied to housing element despite residents' warnings about water, parking and displacement risks
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved zoning amendments and a minimum-density standard intended to satisfy state housing-element requirements; residents from La Colonia Independencia and other neighborhoods warned the upzoning would be difficult to implement, cited infrastructure problems and asked the board to revisit maps but staff said the rezonings are required by HCD to demonstrate capacity.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt zoning code amendments and related general-plan changes aimed at meeting the county's regional housing needs allocation (RHNA) obligations, approving minimum-density changes (30 units per acre) and rezoning multiple unincorporated sites.
Residents from La Colonia Independencia and nearby communities urged caution. "These streets are very small...we have low water pressure and we have to get bigger piping," one resident said, urging staff to consider local water, parking and access constraints. Speakers described the neighborhood as a…
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