General Plan

The City of Chino Hills is undergoing a long awaited update on its General Plan. Years ago the battle over housing density was fought and won when a large swath of land along the 71 freeway was zoned 1 house per 40 acres. Residents and planners wanted to see how the rest of the quickly developing city turned out first. Then that zoning was frozen in place by Measure U which requires voter approval if density is increased. But wait, … Read More

Did you know the Planning Commission for the City of Chino Hills is poised to recommend approval of the new General Plan tomorrow night (January 7)? The question of the day is… does the Plan remove the existing hillside protections and/or violate Measure U? We are researching it to find out, unfortunately we only got 48 hours notice about the meeting. In case you want to attend, the Planning Commission meets Wednesday night, January 7 at 7 PM (14000 City … Read More