Developer of proposed Mission Viejo Garden Plaza Project to host virtual workshops and an in-person open house

With all these new buildings and apartments going up, has anyone made sure the hospitals have enough rooms and staff to support more citizens??

Nobody wants more apartments in Mission Viejo.

Will it be affordable housing

Will these meetings be recorded and posted?
These meeting times are somewhat inconvenient (5-6pm on weeknights) Where can we post comments beforehand and where can we find a link to the recording, if available?
Thank you.

Leave Mission Viejo alone. We don’t want high rise buildings here. If we did we would move to Anaheim or LA. That intersection is busy enough with all the schools nearby!

I see one problem with such a large housing development on such a small parcel of land. The impact on our city's public/private schools with more over clouded classrooms and perhaps the city's Library. Also making our city parks and open spaces more crowded with that extra population wanting open space.

I moved from the east coast for a reason and that was to get away from high rise buildings. This project will be a blight on our beautiful bedroom community. With the schools east and west and City Hall right across the street it will make a mess of our neighborhood.

What will be done to address the already crowded classrooms?

I f the City is suppose to be neutral, then why is it promoting this development?

Thank you for your comment on the City's News page. The City is not promoting this project, but in the spirit of transparency is doing due diligence to inform and educate the public about the developer’s proposal and ways that residents can get involved, understand the process of development applications, ask questions and provide input to the developer.

All of which will be to the developers advantage.

With large schools located on either side of this intersection it seems ridiculous that this would remotely be a good idea. Please look at other areas of MV that might be better suited, for example....lots of land off El Paseo. These meetings all seem suited to the developer convincing the community what a good idea this is, not for the community to be able to stop this from going forward.

I respect the City's interest in renovating old space, attempting to add additional housing options, as well as become a more innovative and exciting city. I purchased a home here however for the old town feel and charming community. I have no desire to live in Irvine where it takes an hour to drive from one end of the city to the other (and that's a master planned city designed with roads to handle the projected growth). La Paz and Marguerite is not a good intersection for this project. There is already too much traffic with no ability to expand the roads for enhanced congestion. I fear this will also delay response from our local Sheriff's department who will struggle to get out of their own driveway. The small business owners are constantly pushed out of an already limited market and need places to work and provide services. I frequent numerous businesses in this specific complex- many of whom are moving out of the city. That space may benefit from renovation. But I don't believe this is the best option for this space.

Extremely Disappointed to see this is even a discussion. Resident of MV for 50 Years and first time I have thought " there goes the neighborhood." Where can we find this Petition?

It is not possible to find a worse location for this project. Developers don't care how this plan will affect our lovely city. La Paz and Marguerite intersection is the center of our city with the beautiful library and city hall at the forefront. Children cross that intersection on their way to and from schools. Their safety will be jeopardized along with everyone else's if a densely populated housing project is constructed at that intersection. Not to mention the increased traffic and the additional strain on our already depleted water supply. What a monumentally lousy plan!!!

If the Council votes tonight, February 22, for only districts 1, 3 and 5 on Map A-1, 40% of our voters will not have a voice on the November 2022 council elections.

Those 40% of our voters are the ones negatively impacted by this proposed monster development.

I cannot imagine a worse intersection in this City to build this gigantic, high density monstrosity!

New Apartments in Mission Viejo?!!!
Totally Stuppid adea.
There is no infrastructure in La Paz for this monster building.
This means the quality of life is going down in Mission Viejo.

there is already too much traffic on la paz and marguerite.
we do need more affordable homes and more traffic lanes to be built

I am so for this development. Keep on building more dense building everywhere! build even bigger for the next project. thanks. This is awesome as a long time resident I want Mission viejo to be denser. No, I will not move to anaheim. I want mission viejo to be denser for more affordability. More density does not equal more crime people.

Definitely a bad idea! No thanks!

I feel your pain. My neighbors and I fought against the rezoning of land next to our homes from natural open space to residential. We lost, because developers and politicians always make back room deals. I purchased my home in part to be next to the natural beauty of California. Unfortunately, the animals who call this land home are being displaced and my beautiful views are being obstructed by a new high rise development that was approved despite residents saying we were against it. You can’t win against these developers.

DON'T DO IT!!! DO NOT DESTROY THE OR CITY.

This is very disappointing. Mission Viejo will lose its small town appeal. I moved here from west Los Angeles to get away from the big city. This is just wrong.

Yes! We need more housing! When the average cost of a home is over $1MM, we need places for our young people and our workforce. This housing crisis is making California a punchline. Our people are leaving! We can only build our way out of this crisis, and I much prefer this over a homeless shelter. Great work!