Landmark Village and Mission Village Re-Approved by LA County Supervisors
The re-approval was necessary due to a 2015 California Supreme Court decision requiring a more detailed analysis of the projects’ greenhouse gas emissions, along with additional measures to protect the unarmored threespine stickleback fish during project construction. All other aspects of the County’s prior environmental review and approvals were upheld.
FivePoint, owner of the Newhall Ranch property, viewed the 2015 Supreme Court decision as an opportunity to set a new standard of environmental sustainability through Net Zero Newhall, the unprecedented commitment to make Newhall Ranch one of the nation’s most environmentally sustainable communities, with net zero greenhouse gas emissions.
The County approval comes after last month’s re-approval of Newhall Ranch by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). CDFW confirmed that the FivePoint proposal “…will be the largest net zero GHG emissions project in the nation.” The California Air Resources Board also noted that the Net Zero Newhall plan “…will not result in any net additional greenhouse gas emissions after the identified mitigation measures are fully implemented.”
“Los Angeles County and the State of California are leading on the issue of climate change on a global stage, and FivePoint is proud to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the Governor and the County as we move the Net Zero Newhall plan forward,” said Emile Haddad, Chairman and CEO of FivePoint. “This ambitious vision demonstrates that there are solutions to this pressing challenge that also address local needs such as housing, jobs and open space preservation. In that respect, today’s supportive vote by the L.A. County Board of Supervisors is a true win-win. We offer our most sincere thanks to our many supporters and partners who have stood with us to help make this vision a reality for the Santa Clarita Valley, Los Angeles County and the State of California.”
About FivePoint
FivePoint, headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, designs and develops mixed-use, master-planned communities in coastal California. FivePoint is developing vibrant and sustainable communities in Orange County, Los Angeles County, and San Francisco County that will offer homes, commercial, retail, educational, and recreational elements as well as civic areas, parks, and open spaces. FivePoint’s three communities are: Great Park Neighborhoods® in Irvine, Newhall Ranch® near Valencia, and The San Francisco Shipyard/Candlestick Point in the City of San Francisco. The communities are planned to include approximately 40,000 residential homes and approximately 21 million square feet of commercial space.
ContactsFivePoint Holdings, LLC
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Steve Churm, Chief Communications Officer
Office: (949) 349-1034
Cell: (714) 914-0611
[email protected]
ALISO VIEJO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FivePoint Holdings, LLC (“FivePoint”) (NYSE: FPH), owner and developer
of mixed-use master-planned communities in coastal California, today
welcomed the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors’ re-approval of
Landmark Village and Mission Village – the first two villages of the
approved Newhall Ranch Specific Plan.
The re-approval was necessary due to a 2015 California Supreme Court
decision requiring a more detailed analysis of the projects’ greenhouse
gas emissions, along with additional measures to protect the unarmored
threespine stickleback fish during project construction. All other
aspects of the County’s prior environmental review and approvals were
upheld.
FivePoint, owner of the Newhall Ranch property, viewed the 2015 Supreme
Court decision as an opportunity to set a new standard of environmental
sustainability through Net Zero Newhall, the unprecedented commitment to
make Newhall Ranch one of the nation’s most environmentally sustainable
communities, with net zero greenhouse gas emissions.
The County approval comes after last month’s re-approval of Newhall
Ranch by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). CDFW
confirmed that the FivePoint proposal “…will be the largest net zero GHG
emissions project in the nation.” The California Air Resources Board
also noted that the Net Zero Newhall plan “…will not result in any net
additional greenhouse gas emissions after the identified mitigation
measures are fully implemented.”
“Los Angeles County and the State of California are leading on the issue
of climate change on a global stage, and FivePoint is proud to stand
shoulder-to-shoulder with the Governor and the County as we move the Net
Zero Newhall plan forward,” said Emile Haddad, Chairman and CEO of
FivePoint. “This ambitious vision demonstrates that there are solutions
to this pressing challenge that also address local needs such as
housing, jobs and open space preservation. In that respect, today’s
supportive vote by the L.A. County Board of Supervisors is a true
win-win. We offer our most sincere thanks to our many supporters and
partners who have stood with us to help make this vision a reality for
the Santa Clarita Valley, Los Angeles County and the State of
California.”
About FivePoint
FivePoint, headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, designs and
develops mixed-use, master-planned communities in coastal California.
FivePoint is developing vibrant and sustainable communities in Orange
County, Los Angeles County, and San Francisco County that will offer
homes, commercial, retail, educational, and recreational elements as
well as civic areas, parks, and open spaces. FivePoint’s three
communities are: Great Park Neighborhoods® in Irvine, Newhall Ranch®
near Valencia, and The San Francisco Shipyard/Candlestick Point in the
City of San Francisco. The communities are planned to include
approximately 40,000 residential homes and approximately 21 million
square feet of commercial space.
Contacts
FivePoint Holdings, LLC
Steve Churm, Chief Communications Officer
Office:
(949) 349-1034
Cell: (714) 914-0611
[email protected]
