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The City wrapped up Workshop Series 4 and the Land Use Concepts Survey in August 2024. The Workshops and Survey focused on draft land use concepts for the FDC site and gathered community preference for various site layouts, access options, and land uses. Summaries of the Workshop Series 4 and the Survey are now live using the links below.
The City will host a study session with the Planning Commission toward the end of this year or early next year, where they will review the draft land use concepts and provide direction for developing a preferred plan.

Community participation is central to creating a plan for the Fairview Developmental Center that reflects the diversity, culture, and vision of the Costa Mesa Community. There are a variety of opportunities for participation throughout this process, including community workshops held at key project milestones. If you couldn’t join us for previous workshops, review materials below and join us for one of our upcoming workshops!

Outreach Process

Workshop #4

  • Open House/Workshop Night 1 – Wednesday, July 24, 2024
  • Open House/Workshop Night 2 – Thursday, July 25, 2024
  • Virtual Open House/Workshop – Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Workshop 4 was provided in a hybrid open house and workshop format. The community had the opportunity to browse stations at the beginning, followed by a short presentation to introduce the draft Land Use Concepts, describe key features, and introduce the analyses done for each concept. Participants were the released to further browse the stations where they could review analyses results and ask questions. The goal of the Open House/Workshop was to provide detailed information of the Land Use Concepts, so participants could take a Land Use Concepts preference survey. The survey was available in print at in-person events and was live online from July 24th through August 30th.

If you missed the Open House/Workshop, spend some time reviewing the materials at each station using the buttons below.

All linked documents are PDFs. Additionally, only the presentation portion of the virtual meeting was recorded. Survey summary coming soon.

Workshop Summary

Survey Summary

Welcome & Agenda

Presentation Slides

Station 1: Project Information & Land Use Concepts

Station 2: Housing

Station 3: Traffic and Mobility

Station 4: Parks and Open Space

Station 5: Infrastructure and Site Development

Comment Cards Night 1

Comment Cards Night 2

The following video recordings provide the presentation portion of Workshop #4 in English and Spanish.

City Meetings

March 25, 2024

Planning Commission Meeting

December 12, 2023

City Council Study Session

Workshop #3

  • Open House Night 1 – Thursday, February 29, 2024
  • Open House Night 2 – Monday, March 4, 2024
  • Virtual Open House – Wednesday, March 6, 2024

 

Workshop 3 was provided in an Open House format which gave the community the opportunity to walk through various stations to learn more about a variety of topics related to the FDC Specific Plan. If you missed the Open House, spend some time reviewing the materials at each station using the buttons below.

All linked documents are PDFs. Additionally, due to the nature of the virtual open house, the meeting was not recorded.

Workshop Summary

Welcome & Agenda

Station 1: Project Information

Station 2: Vision

Station 3: Housing

Station 4: Mobility and Traffic

Station 5: Site Design and Open Space

Comment Cards Night 1

Comment Cards Night 2

Workshop #2

  • English (in person) – Tuesday, January 23, 2024
  • Spanish (in person) – Thursday, January 25, 2024
  • English and Spanish (virtual) – Monday, January 29, 2024

 

The second workshop focused on the draft Vision and Guiding Principles, based on feedback from the first workshop. The workshop also gathered input and community preference on circulation and open space concepts.

The Workshop Summary button below provides an overview of the group exercise and comments received.

All linked documents are PDFs.

Workshop Summary

Presentation Slides

Comment Cards

The following video recordings provide the presentation portion of Workshop #2 in English and Spanish.

Workshop #1

  • English (in person) – Thursday, November 2, 2023
  • Spanish (in person) – Friday, November 3, 2023
  • English and Spanish (virtual) – Monday, November 6, 2023

 

The first workshop focused on idea generation for ingredients of a great neighborhood which will inform a draft vision statement and set of guiding principles.

The Workshop Summary button below provides an overview of the group exercise and comments received. All linked documents are PDFs.

Prior to Workshop #2 a draft of those documents will be available for community review. Continue to check back and email FDCHousingPlan@costamesaca.gov for updates.

Updated January 17, 2024 : Links to Existing Conditions StoryMap added to Workshop #2 and the Resources page. A page holding the Draft Vision & Guiding Principles document has also been added to this site.

Workshop Summary

Presentation Slides

Comment Cards

The following video recordings provide the presentation portion of Workshop #1 in English and Spanish. The segment is an overview of the FDC property, related City planning efforts, and housing options / product types for consideration.