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Board approves Esperanza Hills specific plan with requirement for pre‑annexation and Board review of subdivision maps
Summary
After weeks of city‑level meetings and many public speakers focused on access, water and wildfire evacuation, the Board certified the EIR and adopted the Esperanza Hills specific plan for up to 340 homes but added conditions requiring a pre‑annexation agreement with Yorba Linda and that the Board—not the subdivision committee—review the first tentative subdivision map that sets the project's access configuration.
The Board certified Final EIR No. 616 and adopted the Esperanza Hills Specific Plan and the associated general plan amendment and zoning changes after lengthy public hearings about access, wildfire risks and water supply. The proposed gated residential project would allow up to 340 single‑family homes on roughly 469 acres with roughly 62 percent of the site preserved as open space and parks.
Public comment focused on access: the EIR analyzed four access configurations (Option 1 Stonehaven primary; Option 2/2a/2b San Antonio/Aspen alternatives). Neighbors and a…
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