HomeMy WebLinkAboutNOP & NPSM 05-02-2007
21825 Copley Drive • Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4178
Steve Tye
Mayor
Jack Tanaka
Mayor Pro Tem
Wen P. Chang
Council Member
Ron Everett
Council Member
Carol Herrera
Council Member
City of Diamond Bar
(909) 839-7000 • Fax (909) 861-3117
www.CityofDiamondBar.com
Notice of Preparation
And
Notice of Public Scoping Meeting
DATE: May 2, 2007
TO: Interested Parties
FROM: City of Diamond Bar
SUBJECT: Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report
and Notice of Public Scoping Meeting
Aera Master Planned Community
The City of Diamond Bar will be the Lead Agency and will prepare an
environmental impact report for the proposed project identified above. We need to
know your views as to the scope and content of the upcoming EIR.
Project Location: The proposed project site is located on the border of Los
Angeles and Orange Counties, just west of San Bernardino County in southern
California. The majority of the 2,935-acre project site is located within an
unincorporated area of Los Angeles County (approximately 2,614 acres) and the
remaining portion is located within unincorporated Orange County (approximately
321 acres). The project site is generally bounded by the City of Diamond Bar to
the northeast, the unincorporated residential community of Rowland Heights to the
north, Harbor Boulevard/Fullerton Road and the City of La Habra Heights to the
west, the City of Brea to the south, and State Route 57 (SR-57) to the east.
Approximately 323 acres of the project site is located east of SR-57 within
unincorporated Los Angeles County, south of the City of Diamond Bar.
Project Description: As proposed, the project consists of a General Plan
Amendment, Pre-zoning, and Specific Plan to allow for the phased development of
a maximum of 3,600 dwelling units, a golf course and related uses, park uses,
commercial uses, internal greenbelts and open space preservation areas on a
2,935- acre site. The housing, commercial, and mixed uses will be clustered on
approximately one-half of the project site. The project site currently consists of an
active oil field and cattle grazing uses. These uses will be phased out, the wells
abandoned and facilities removed, and oil-impacted soils will be remediated.
A complete copy of the Initial Study and Notice of Preparation prepared for the
proposed project may be reviewed at the following location:
City of Diamond Bar City Hall, Community Development Services, 21825 Copley
Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4178
In addition, the Initial Study and Notice of Preparation may be viewed at the City’s
website at http://www.ci.diamond-bar.ca.us and go to the Community Development
Services page.
Due to the time limits mandated by State law, your response must be sent at the earliest possible
date but not later than Monday, June 4, 2007, at 5:00 p.m. (30-day review period)
Please send your response to the City of Diamond Bar at the address shown below. We will
need the name for a contact person in your agency.
Project Title: Aera Master Planned Community EIR
Project Applicant, if any: Aera Energy LLC
Scoping Meeting: The City of Diamond Bar will hold the following scoping meetings for
stakeholders and the public:
• Wed., May 16, 2007, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Diamond Bar Center
Diamond Bar Center is located at 1600 S. Grand Avenue, Diamond Bar, CA 91765
(located inside Summitridge Park at 1425 Summitridge Drive).
Send Responses to: Nancy Fong, AICP, Community Development Director, City of Diamond
Bar, 21825 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4178. Email: nancy.fong@ci.diamond-
bar.ca.us Telephone: (909) 839-7030. Fax: (909) 861-3117.