Comments on: One man’s densification can be another man’s quality of life

By: Madam_S

Madam_S — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:36:43 +0000

Nice post, Jeff! It’s great to hear something other than “sprawling subdivisions are the best” out of the SCV. Don’t forget that OVOV is City and County. While City up-zones, rural areas in the County are being down-zoned to balance.

Personally, I think that “density” is something people are afraid of because they aren’t familiar with positive examples.

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By: v-town og

v-town og — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:54:59 +0000

wait, you mean to tell me Old Orchard = Ex-Orchard?

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By: spineflower2

spineflower2 — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:28:03 +0000

Most tracts and streets here are named for the trees that were cut down to pave the development. Take my old street: Sycamore Creek. Cut down trees, paved creek. At least they planted a FEW replacement sycamores.

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By: v-town og

v-town og — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:10:03 +0000

anyone grow olives out here? maybe EVOO production can get into the next revision of the OVOV. OG Valencia is all about Old Orchards.

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By: spineflower2

spineflower2 — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:25:04 +0000

SCOPE’s position on EVOO is OOH-LA-LA. Same as that cutie, Rachael Ray.

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By: v-town OG

v-town OG — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:36:13 +0000

where does scope stand on EVOO?

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By: spineflower2

spineflower2 — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:20:05 +0000

The density SCOPE is opposing is the up-zoning of property without comensurate mitigation in the form of increased infrastructure to support it, including roads, schools, public services, etc. OVOV includes wholesale rezoning of existing property without one smidgen of mitigation. It is a cover for the City and its buddies getting the zone changes that one-by-one project public review would doubtless deny. OVOV is a Trojan Horse.

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