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Land Use Concepts show the potential future for a site. Concepts include different intensities and designs of:

• Land uses, like housing, commercial and open space;
• Urban design; and
• Circulation and access options.

Each concept has different impacts or outcomes related to the project goal.

The concepts for the FDC Specific Plan were developed using community feedback, input from city officials and decision-makers, and in consideration of existing surrounding uses.

The FDC Land Use Concepts have been studied for:

• Market feasibility
• Traffic impacts and access options
• Infrastructure impacts and timing for necessary updates

Costa Mesa is made up of you, the community. You live, work, travel, walk, and enjoy the City.

Your insight is valuable in understanding the opportunities and future impacts for consideration.

Scroll back up to click through the tabs to review each concept, then take the survey!

This concept creates a grand boulevard or promenade through the site, which will be a unique, highly landscaped entry road that then connects to a secondary roadway system (shown below). A distribution of green spaces with two neighborhood parks just south of Fair Drive creates a network of parks that allow for a variety of amenities.

This concept also includes:

• 2,300 housing units at all income levels
• 25,000 square feet of commercial space
• 14.1 total acres of parks and open space

Concept summary details are shown in the green box on the map. The concept illustrative, below the map, provides a reference for how development could look and occur.

This concept creates a more formal grid pattern of streets and blocks to maximize walkability throughout the site. There are two access roads, one at Fair Drive and a new road through the golf course, which intersects at the Harbor Shopping Center. The distribution of green space focuses on providing a large neighborhood park (OS-4) which could provide various sports fields and other recreational amenities.

This concept also includes:

• 3,450 housing units at all income levels, assuming a master developer uses density bonus
• 25,000 square feet of commercial space
• 18 total acres of parks and open space

Concept summary details are shown in the green box on the map. The concept illustrative, below the map, provides a reference for how development could look and occur.

This concept shifts Fair Drive slightly to the south which creates two larger parcels for the state (as opposed to three or four smaller parcels). It also allows the master developer to use the entire former school site and open space area for market-rate development adjacent to the golf course.

There are two access roads, one at Fair Drive and a new road through the golf course, which intersects at the Harbor Shopping Center.

This concept also includes:

• 4,000 housing units at all income levels, assuming a master developer uses density bonus
• 35,000 square feet of commercial space
• 7.9 total acres of parks and open space

Concept summary details are shown in the green box on the map. The concept illustrative, below the map, provides a reference for how development could look and occur.

The following summary is based on the results of analysis. Use the summary to guide you as you take the survey.

• Concepts 1 and 3 meet City Housing Element goals and state housing requirements (2,300 housing units, including 920 very low and low affordable housing units).
• Concept 2 would provide 20 fewer affordable housing units than designated in the Housing Element and requires the City to use other Housing Element-designated sites to accommodate the shortfall.
• Concepts 1 and 2 could support about 25,000 square feet of commercial/retail based on the new housing projection. This takes into account the amount of commercial already available along Harbor Boulevard.
• Concept 3 could support more commercial/retail based on the additional units.

• All 3 Concepts will require improvement of the intersection at Fair Drive and Harbor Boulevard.
• Concept 1 only requires the existing access point at Fair Dr. and Harbor Blvd.
• To support the proposed number of housing units for Concepts 2 and 3, a second access road is required.
• Concept 3 provides more housing and therefore generates more traffic, resulting in improvements (additional lane, turn signal adjustment, etc.) to 2 offsite intersections.

• All 3 concepts require new infrastructure improvements for sewer, storm drain, water and other utilities.
• All 3 concepts require demolition and remediation of the site, costs vary by concept.

• Concept 1 contains a linear park and distributes open space throughout the site.
• Concept 2 concentrates park/open space into one area of the plan.
• Concept 3 offers the potential for the most housing units and least amount of open space/parks.

Scroll to the intro tab to review the concepts before you take the survey!

Based on the information provided, please take a moment to provide your input on the Land Use Concepts for the Fairview Developmental Center Specific Plan. The feedback from the survey will be used to develop the preferred plan, which can consist of a mix of preferences from each category (housing, parks, mobility, etc.). Your input will direct the preferred plan and ultimately the plan selected by City Council.