SECTION IV: DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT

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The Preserve Specific Plan

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Section IV

This section provides an overall understanding and rationale for what is envisioned in The Pre-

serve, the intended quality and character of the uses, and the expected level of services and

infrastructure to be provided. The purpose of this Chapter is to lay the foundation for the de-

velopment regulations and guidelines provided in the next Chapter.

The following is a general description of the direction and intent of The Preserve Specific Plan.

The Land Use Plan illustrating this concept is shown on Figure 7, Land Use Plan, and a statisti-

cal summary of this concept is provided in Table 1, Land Use Plan Statistical Summary. The

Rancho Miramonte Land Use Plan is shown on Figure 8.

DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT

The Preserve is composed of the following main features interwoven into a single, dynamic

and unique community:

Multi-purpose passive and active recreation open space areas including active trails ad-

jacent to preserved natural open space . These areas are integrated into a large regional

open space system centered on the Santa Ana River,

A community of distinctive residential neighborhoods,

A major regional commercial center,

An employment center focused around the Chino Airport, and

A diverse community core with a mixture of retail, dining, civic and educational uses.

All these features are interconnected by a system of paseos and trails. The following is a brief

description of the major features of The Preserve.

Multi-Purpose Open Space Feature

The area below the 566-foot dam inundation elevation offers one of the most significant and

unique open space opportunities in the region and is envisioned as a dynamic combination

of active and passive recreation, wildlife habitat and preserved agricultural uses.

The active recreational portion may accommodate play areas and equestrian facilities,

while other areas provide for passive recreation, natural habitat and agricultural activities.

The Preserve contains one existing lake, as shown in Figure 7, derived from the Prado Dam.

This water feature is located in the area's regional park and is surrounded by open space

used either for recreation or natural habitat preservation. Uses associated with this lake will be

determined by the operation of the regional park.

Rancho Miramonte is a master-planned residential community nestled on a peninsula formed

by the 566’ Prado Dam inundation elevation contour and is surrounded on three sides by

open space. The serene open space and trails will make Rancho Miramonte a great place

for residents of all ages to call home.

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Approximately 47% of Rancho Miramonte is de-

voted to open space and recreational activities;

these include space set aside for community

gardens and active recreation. Pocket parks will

contain tot–lots, picnic areas and gathering

spaces. The trail system in Rancho Miramonte,

which is connected to the other neighborhoods

of the Preserve, offers over two linear miles of hik-

ing, bicycle, equestrian, and pedestrian trails.

Community Paseo and Open Space System

The Community Paseo and Open Space System

is the “glue” of The Preserve, interweaving the

various features of the plan and connecting the

entire community with the open space to the

south. The Community Paseo and Open Space

System is a system of trails and linear open spac-

es that connect the major features of The Pre-

serve.

The Community Paseo and Open Space System

encourages pedestrian access and provides a

convenient and viable mobility option to the car.

Walking, jogging, bicycling and, in some cases,

equestrian are all accommodated along a system that is enhanced by the scenic open

spaces and recreational areas located throughout The Preserve.

The Community Paseos and Open Space System provides distinctive edges and creates

identity for the various components and neighborhoods of the plan. The system components

also buffer, or separate, potentially incompatible uses.

In addition to the Community Paseo and Open Space System, parks and recreational ameni-

ties are provided for the development area itself.

The acreages and assumptions for the parkland

acreages are shown on Table 2, Calculation of

Adjusted Units.

Community Core

The Community Core is envisioned as a multi-

purpose “promenade” that serves as the back-

bone of the community and provides its most

prominent expression of uniqueness. It is in effect

a “main street” in the time-honored tradition of

the American small town. The Community Core

provides a rich mixture of entertainment, com-

mercial, civic, cultural, educational, religious

and residential uses.

Examples of a Community Core.

An example of a mixture of retail on the bot-

tom floor and office or residential on the sec-

ond floor in a Community Core.

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The Community Core is envisioned as an idyllic “main street” with a mix of uses, themed land-

scaping, street furniture, textured paving and tasteful signage. To stimulate pedestrian use,

the Community Core is envisioned as a unique street scene with vibrant uses that invite explo-

ration, such as cafes and outdoor dining. Uses allowed in the Community Core include a mix-

ture of commercial, retail, office, entertainment and residential uses. It is anticipated that

commercial uses will be concentrated in the central part of the core with educational and

higher density residential uses focused on the two ends of the core.

The Community Core accommodates neighborhood and community serving commercial

uses, such as: supermarkets, bookstores, restaurants and cafes; entertainment uses, such as

theaters or a community playhouse; cultural uses, such as a museum; as well as satellite civic

uses, such as a satellite city hall, police substation or recreation department. Offices would

ideally be located on the second or third floors above the commercial uses. Residential uses

could be located on the second or third floors above commercial uses in the Community

Core.

The Community Core also accommodates a learning center in conjunction with an elemen-

tary and/or junior high school and parks. The Learning Center may consist of a shared and co

-located school, day care, library, satellite civic uses, community center, fire station and rec-

reational facilities. Places of worship will also be encouraged and accommodated as part of

the focus of community life. If not treated properly, Pine Avenue, which is a major thorough-

fare, could divide the Community Core and The Preserve into two halves. In order to unify the

Community Core and community, careful consideration of the connection across Pine Ave-

nue is necessary. To this end, a special analysis of Pine Avenue is presented in the Mobility

Section, Section V. This is essential to reconcile two important but incompatible needs: region-

al movement along Pine Avenue and the calmer local focus of “Main Street.”

The greatest concentrations of residential densities are located within one-half mile of the

Community Core. This provides the necessary density to help maintain a viable downtown

core and maximize convenient access to shops and services without automobile use.

In addition, special consideration must also be given to the connectivity to and from Rancho

Miramonte and its distinctive open space amenities. Rancho Miramonte residences and rec-

reation amenities are all located just south of Chino-Corona Road, connecting south of Main

Street. Multi-use trials and The Preserve’s Community Paseo system encourage the mobility of

people from the Community Core south to Rancho Miramonte , and vice versa.

Euclid Regional Commercial Center

The Euclid Regional Commercial Center stretches along Euclid Avenue between Kimball and

Pine Avenues. This Center is envisioned as an area of intensive business, retail, office and en-

tertainment uses, providing an employment and commercial base for the region. The Euclid

Regional Commercial Center capitalizes on the strategic location of The Preserve by provid-

ing a regional employment base that is intended to improve the jobs-housing balance for the

City and the western Inland Empire.

The Regional Commercial Center is allowed to expand and intensify as this regionally strate-

gic location captures increased business activity. The intent is that uses on this site would de-

velop as early as possible yet expand and adjust as the economic attractiveness of this stra-

tegically located area increases.

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The depth of the Regional Commercial designa-

tion provides property owners and developers the

flexibility to respond to market trends with innova-

tive designs and uses.

The Euclid Commercial Center is proposed to par-

tially extend below the 566-foot dam inundation

elevation. Due to the potentially high value of the

land, this use could finance the necessary re-

placement of lost flood capacity in the Prado

Flood Basin. It is important to note that the inunda-

tion elevation in much of this area would be very

shallow and require a relatively small amount of

volume offset. In order to allow development with-

in the inundation area, the City and developer will

be required to work with the U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers.

Airport Related Business/Industrial Area

The Chino Airport provides an economic oppor-

tunity. To capitalize upon this opportunity and uti-

lize the property impacted by the airport’s noise and safety zones, a vibrant and diverse busi-

ness and industrial area is provided.

The Light Industrial and Airport Related designations allow for office, manufacturing, business

park and other uses compatible with the Chino Airport.

These uses, located along Kimball Avenue, would interact with the Euclid Regional Commer-

cial Center and Chino Airport as that facility takes on a more diversified air transportation

role.

Residential Neighborhoods

A broad range of housing types, each with a unique sense of place and identity, are strategi-

cally located among these major features.

A diversity of residential neighborhoods offering a variety of densities, housing types and price

ranges is accommodated in The Preserve. The rich mixture of housing designations provides

the opportunity for a “fine grain” blend of choices to appeal to many market and economic

segments.

Higher density residences, such as multi-family structures, townhomes and garden apart-

ments, are located in the Community Core, Euclid Regional Commercial Center and Kimball

Avenue. This provides the opportunity for access to employment and service uses as well as

convenient live-work opportunities. Lower-density residential uses are mainly located on the

eastern portion of The Preserve, south of Pine Avenue, and within the southern portion of Ran-

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cho Miramonte. Estate Residential uses are located in the southern portion of the developed

area.

Guiding Development Principles

The following principles are the fundamental, intent statements that drive every project and

use within The Preserve. These principles are so important to the future character of The Pre-

serve that every individual project/ application must comply with the intent of each of the fol-

lowing principles. Project approval can only occur if a finding is made to that effect.

There is to be a broad range of housing products, designs and types in every residential

project to create diversity and character. Finding: The project contributes directly to a

broad range of housing types and opportunities.

The Preserve is intended to be a vibrant and diverse community with a wide variety in the

design of structures. Finding: The project is characterized by design features that contrib-

ute to the quality and variety of the living environment.

The Community Core is the heart and soul of The Preserve. The intended high quality and

character of the Community Core must be maintained. Finding: The project contributes to

and does not detract from the character and viability of the Community Core.

The intent of the land use plan and its basic land use patterns must be preserved.

Finding: The project implements and is consistent with the land use concept in the plan.

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