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 for more information..

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