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General Plans, Specific Plans, Zoning Ordinances, Form-based Codes, and implementing ordinances.
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Woods Valley Ranch Specific Plan and Environmental Impact Report (EIR), Newlands Communities, Valley Center, San Diego County, CA
Project Director. Mr. Mooney managed the preparation of the Specific Plan, land plan and EIR for this 300-unit residential and golf course community on 800 acres in Valley Center. The project required a balance of biological and cultural resources factors to design a community in that mitigated all impacts. Key to the design was the designation of over 60% of the site in natural and active open space.
Mount Woodson Ranch Specific Plan and Environmental Impact Report (EIR), The Woodson Group, Ramona, San Diego County, CA
Project Director. Mr. Mooney managed the conceptual design studies, environmental constraints study, master land use plan, specific plan, EIR, and mitigation monitoring for the master-planned community of Mount Woodson Ranch, which includes a target-links golf course, executive homes, and a 100-unit inn. The specific plan and environmental program won an American Institute of Architects (AIA) award for environmental solutions.
Ranch San Diego Specific Plan and Environmental Impact Report (EIR), Rancho San Diego Partners, Rancho San Diego, CA.
Project Director. Mr. Mooney prepared an environmental constraints study, master community plan, specific plan, and master EIR for this 3,000-acre community. The master plan includes 6,000 mixed-residential units, a town center, an 18-hole championship golf course, parks, and schools. Key issues was included planning in conjunction with a number of sensitive biological habitats that contained endangered species, developing a mobility plan that accommodated autos, bicycles, pedestrian and horses and community urban design guidelines that integrated local history.
Town Center Specific Plan and EIR, City of Santee, San Diego County, CA.
Project Manager. Mr. Mooney prepared a specific plan and EIR for this702-acre downtown redevelopment area. The plan included commercial, civic, employment, residential, and recreational uses that would support an overall population of 11,000 and 4 million square feet of commercial/business uses. The plan also included design guidelines to define the future character of Santee’s Town Center and the extension of the metro light-rail system to create one of the earliest transit-oriented developments.
About Us
The Mooney Planning Collaborative (MPC) provides public agencies, tribal governments and developers with innovative, cost effective, city and town planning programs in association with exhaustive environmental studies required under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
MPC brings together experienced planning and environmental professionals who offer clients a broad suite of services to meet the needs of individual projects or visionary long range General Plans or Master Plans. Our team of professionals has extensive experience in working with local agencies and Tribes as extension of staff or with community developers focusing on unique properties with complicated environmental issues.
MPC team members have lead planning and the associated CEQA and NEPA documents in many of California” most unique settings. These include all of the communities of San Diego County, foothills of Caliveras County, the Central Valley, Imperial Valley, Pasadena and greater Sacramento. Work for Tribal Governments has spanned the entire western United States.