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City approves haul-permit framework for Milan development, accepts 30.75-acre open-space gift

City Council and Orange Redevelopment Agency (joint meeting) · January 13, 2026
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Summary

After hours of public testimony from Mayberry Ranch and Villa Park residents, the City of Orange approved a dirt-hauling permit framework for Tract 18163 that authorizes a land-bridge primary route and preserves a narrowly defined backup route; council also accepted a 30.75-acre open-space dedication from Milan REIX LLC.

The City of Orange on Jan. 13 approved staff—hanges to allow a dirt-haul permit for Tract 18163 while accepting a 30.75-acre dedication of open space from Milan REIX LLC.

City staff said the action before the council was ministerial: it authorizes issuance of a haul permit consistent with the project—ntitlements approved in 2020 and with conditions set in the staff report. The permit authorizes a primary land-bridge haul route across the Rio Santiago property (Scenario 1) and preserves a conditional backup route through Mayberry Ranch (Scenario 2) only if the public works director finds the primary route infeasible because of objective regulatory or physical constraints.

Residents from Mayberry Ranch and neighboring Villa Park told the council the backup route would endanger their neighborhoods. "Please vote to deny the developer's request to haul through our neighborhood," said Kelly Herbeck, a Mayberry Ranch…

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