County of Orange Workforce Reentry Center Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025060043
Lead Agency
Orange County
Document Title
County of Orange Workforce Reentry Center Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
City of Orange Land Use: Public Facilities and Institutions (PFI)/General Commercial (GC), City of Orange Zoning: Public Institution (P-I) and Limited Business (C-1)
Document Description
The County of Orange (County) proposes to develop a Workforce Reentry Center (proposed project) on an approximately 4.6-acre property located at 561 The City Drive South in the City of Orange (City), California (Assessor’s Parcel Numbers [APNs] 231-091-02, 231-091-03, 231-091-07, 231-091-09, and 231-271-02). The proposed project would provide transitional housing and vocational training for adult individuals involved in the criminal justice system or other County systems of care to facilitate their transition into the workforce. The proposed project would develop the project site with three buildings: a 37,200 square foot office/vocational building, a 16,166 square foot retail/culinary building, and a 26,998 square foot supportive housing and services building. Ancillary site improvements would include utility infrastructure connections/relocations, landscaping, and hardscaping, including surface parking and a new internal circulation roadway. Minor off-site improvements are proposed for The City Drive South and West Metropolitan Drive to improve vehicular access to the project site, including traffic signal modifications, restriping, and median modifications. Construction activities under the proposed project would include excavation to a depth of up to 16 feet below ground surface.
Contact Information
Name
Ryan Rigali
Agency Name
County of Orange Executive Office/Real Estate/Land Development
Job Title
Real Estate Administrator
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Name
Ryan Bensley, AICP
Agency Name
LSA Associates, Inc.
Job Title
Principal
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Orange
Counties
Orange
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
The City Drive South, Metropolitan Drive
Zip
92868
Total Acres
4.6
Parcel #
231-091-02, 231-091-03, 231-091-07, 231-091-09, and 231-271-02
State Highways
I-5, SR-22, SR-57
Railways
None
Airports
UCI Medical Center Heliport
Schools
Multiple
Waterways
Santa Ana River
Township
4S
Range
10W
Section
36
Base
SB
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 12 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region 8 (RWQCB), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Colorado River Board, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 8, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance
Development Types
Residential (Units 54, Acres 4.6), Office (Proposed Office/Vocational Building)(Sq. Ft. 37200, Acres 4.6, Employees 26), Commercial (Proposed Retail/Culinary Building)(Sq. Ft. 16166, Acres 4.6, Employees 26), Educational (Vocational training facility to be provided for adults on-site.), Other (Institutional/Public Facility)
Local Actions
Site Plan
Project Issues
Cultural Resources, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Noise, Transportation
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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