Presentation by Jeff Thompson, Vice President-Development Engineering at Rancho Mission Viejo, at the ASCE-OC "Sustainability in Site Development" seminar held in October 2015.

1. The Ranch Plan Development & Sustainability
Sustainability in Site
Development
October 23, 2015
OC & Beyond

2. The Ranch
We are the historic Rancho Mission Viejo

3. Established Communities
Mission Viejo Rancho Santa Margarita
Las Flores Ladera Ranch

4. • 23,000 acres
• 75% = The Reserve at
Rancho Mission Viejo
• 25% = Residential &
mixed use villages
• 14,000 homes
(including 6,000
55+ residences)
• Over five million
square feet of non-
residential uses
The Ranch
Plan

5. Village of Sendero
• Opened summer 2013
• 690 acres
• 655 attached/detached homes
• 286 homes in 55+ Gavilán
• 286 apartment units
• Amenities
• Age-Qualified and Market
Rate clubhouse
• Community Hall
• Recreational core
• 15-acre Community park
• Neighborhood parks
• Hiking/biking trails
• 10-acre Retail plaza
• Only 3 homes remaining

6. A. 2,800 +/- Units
• 800 +/- (55+)
• 1,700 +/- (All Age)
• 300 +/- Apartments
B. 3 Phases 2015 - 2017
C. 1st Phase
• Opened September 2015
D. Raising “the bar” for
sustainable living above
Typical Sustainability
Village of Esencia

7. A. Title 24 Compliance
B. Solar Roofs
C. Water Quality Runoff
D. Community Trails
Typical Sustainability

9. A. Healthy Living
B. Water Conservation
C. Transportation
D. Bonus Feature
Raising “the bar” of Sustainability

10. Healthy Living
Agrihood –Growing Deep Roots

11. Healthy Living
Oak Canyon –“In touch with nature”

12. • 17,000 acres of open space
• Invitations to select Reserve events
w/ exclusive benefits for residents
• Programs emphasize connection
between well-being and nature
Healthy Living
The Reserve –a Grand Backyard

13. • Integrated water quality, flood control,
groundwater recharge, and water reuse
• Partnership with County of Orange,
Santa Margarita Water District, and The
Ranch
Water Conservation
Gobernadora Multi‐Purpose Basin

14. • Repurposed sand mining pit for recycled water from tertiary treated sewage
• Recapture a portion of 2 MGD treated water from ocean outfall
Water Conservation
Regional Recycled Water Storage

15. • Centralized software irrigation control with flow monitoring, weather station
based, and a variety of localized data input
• Plant pallet with California natives and naturalized plants
• Productive plants – Farm to Table
Water Conservation
Advanced Irrigation Tech w/ Natural Plant

16. Transportation
Transportation Management Association

17. Transportation
Regional and Community Biking & Hiking Trails

18. Transportation
RanchRide – The zero‐emission
way to Ride the Ranch

19. Bonus Feature
Affordable
• 219 Affordable Housing units
underway
• Additional 550 to 1,100 planned
• Balanced with work force housing,
age qualified restrictions,
integrated into the villages

20. Life on The Ranch
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