This month, instead of putting the final touches on plans for a 1,200-acre addition, Rancho Cucamonga officials are unsure whether the planned acquisition of the former flood control property will happen.
Plans to turn 1,200 acres of the 4,115 acres making up the North Eastern Sphere Annexation Specific Plan into a community may not come to fruition. According to Rancho Cucamonga City Manager John Gillison, the city has yet to determine if annexation and zoning will be worth it.
Negative attributes of the proposed annex have hindered its development thus far and may continue to do so. Among the drawbacks of annexation is that parts are designated a special flood hazard zone or a fire hazard severity zone. Moreover, the lion’s share is a protected conservation habitat.
A framework drawn up two years ago laid out a walkable neighborhood, with parks, a new elementary school, and restoration of natural waterways. In the latest time frame, a decision should be made by August regarding whether the annexation process will proceed, as well as how much of the available land will be zoned for residential development.
Developers wishing to submit Presentation Folders to the city of Rancho Cucamonga for the development of the proposed annexation have plenty of preparation time. Projects such as this one move at a glacial pace and, if annexation approval takes place in August, construction will still be about seven years away.
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