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Chino Hills Land Use Decision Pending

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on February 24, 2015 with No Comments

Tonight the Chino Hills City Council will be considering an update of their old General Plan. There is disagreement as to the zoning of property in the undeveloped hills west of the 71 freeway in southern Chino Hills. City documents show the area is zoned 1 unit per 40 acres – a carry over from when the land was under the control of San Bernardino County. In fact, the City specifically left it that way though landowners proposed 9,300 units … Read More

General Plan Language Confusing

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on January 21, 2015 with No Comments

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

Chino Hills Commission Considers New General Plan

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on January 6, 2015 with No Comments

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