French Hotel
Summary
SCH Number
2026030917
Lead Agency
City of San Juan Capistrano
Document Title
French Hotel
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Vacant Adobes, unmaintained land, remnants of former outbuildings and storage areas/ Town Center/General Commercial
Document Description
The project applicant is requesting approval to rehabilitate and develop a hotel and ancillary uses on a 1.68-acre property located at 31861-31871 Camino Capistrano in the City of San Juan Capistrano, Orange County with a proposed 70-room boutique hotel consisting of six buildings with a restaurant, event spaces, fitness center, pool area, a public gathering space, and on-site valet parking. The Project involves the restoration and rehabilitation of the Domingo Yorba and Casa Manuel Garcia Adobes, both listed on the National Register of Historic Places, for use as guest rooms and dining areas integrated within the overall hotel design.
Contact Information
Name
Izzak Mireles
Agency Name
City of San Juan Capistrano
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Dan Almquist
Agency Name
Almquist Development + Investment
Job Title
CEO
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Name
William Halligan
Agency Name
Harris & Associates
Job Title
Senior Director
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
San Juan Capistrano
Counties
Orange
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Camino Capistrano and Yorba Street
Zip
92675
Total Acres
1.68
Parcel #
121-150-28, -29, -30
State Highways
I-5, SR-74
Railways
Metrolink and Amtrak
Schools
San Juan ES, Bridges HS, J Serra HS
Waterways
Trabuco Creek, San Juan Creek
Township
8S
Range
8W
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 Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 12 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region 8 (RWQCB), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), 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, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)
Development Types
Other (70-unit Boutique Hotel)
Local Actions
Site Plan, Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
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
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]
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