canyon crest's NEXT MEETING
The Brea Planning Commission will consider the Canyon Crest project at its next meeting, Tuesday May 13th at 7:00 PM at the Brea Civic Center. This is located on Birch Street and Randolph next to the Brea Mall.

A public hearing was held on April 22 and the hearing was closed at that time. It may be opened again on May 13th. If it is not re-opened, the public can speak at the beginning of the meeting under Matters from the Audience. Each speaker is allowed 5 minutes.

No matter what the Planning Commission decides, the project will eventually go to the Brea City Council for approval or denial. It will be easier for the City council to deny the project if the Planning Commission has already denied it.

canyon crest - THE PROJECT
The proposed Canyon Crest project site is located on steep, landslide prone private land surrounded by open space in the City of Brea in northeastern Orange County. It is adjacent to Chino Hills State Park on the west, Firestone Boy Scout Reservation on the north, Hill of Hope (Chino Hills) on the east and the curvy two lane Carbon Canyon Road on the south. The State Park is part of the 18,000 acre four county Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor. To date over $200 million has been invested in conserving this area by federal, state, regional, county, city, and private agencies.

The project proposes 165 executive style houses that will sell for several million dollars a piece. Because the roads into the project are too steep to comply with Brea’s public road standards, the project will lie in a gated community with private roads. The gated aspect of this project also cuts off existing public access to Chino Hills State Park.

Nearly six million cubic yards of dirt will be moved and 1,900 oak and walnut tees will be bulldozed. This complex woodland community will be replaced with one gallon oak trees requiring a watering regimen that will use 6 times the average amount of water a typical Brea household uses. Each house will generate an additional 10 vehicle trips a day on the congested (level F) Carbon Canyon Road for a total of an additional 1,650 car trips a day.

Because the necessary paperwork on this project was filed in August, 2000, the City must apply the former versions of the Brea General Plan, the Carbon Canyon Specific Plan (“CCSP”) and the Hillside Management Ordinance (“HMO”). See our attorney’s letter.

Since we are engaged in other litigation to protect Carbon Canyon and the State Park, we could use your financial support. All donations are tax deductible.