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The Village Santa Ana Specific Plan

Updated: October 17, 2025

Project Primary Address: 1561 W. Sunflower Avenue

conceptual site plan

Assigned Planner: Jerry C. Guevara, AICP — Senior Planner

Phone: (714)647-5481 

E-mail: JGuevara@santa-ana.org

Project Description:

South Coast Plaza (Applicant & Property Owner) is proposing a specific plan for a 17.2-acre site to allow up to 1,583 residential units, up to 300,000 square feet of office space, up to 80,000 square feet of retail space, and approximately 13.8 acres of public and private open space (7.5 acres of publicly accessible open space and common areas and 6.3 acres of private outdoor and amenity spaces. The project requires discretionary approval of an amendment application (zone change) for a specific plan, development agreement, and tentative tract map, by the City Council.

Current Status:

  • Entitlements Approved. See the Meetings Section below for more information

Past Meetings:

  • First Sunshine Ordinance Community Meeting, Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at Terrace Pavilion located as Westin South Coast Plaza, 686 Anton Blvd., Costa Mesa, CA 92626
  • Second Sunshine Ordinance Community Meeting, Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at Lido Room, Westin South Coast Plaza, 686 Anton Blvd., Costa Mesa, CA 92626
  • Environmental Impact Report Scoping Meeting, Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at McFadden Institute of Technology, 2701 S. Raitt Street, Santa Ana, CA 92704
  • Planning Commission Work Study Session, Monday, June 23, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. at City of Santa Ana Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
  • Planning Commission Public Hearing, Monday, August 11, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. at City of Santa Ana Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
  • City Council 1st Public Hearing, Scheduled for Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. at City of Santa Ana Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
  • City Council 2nd Reading, Tentatively Scheduled for Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. at City of Santa Ana Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 9270

Project Location

The Village Site Plan

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