Rancho Belago Estates Specific Plan & Annexation Project

The Rancho Belago Estates Specific Plan & Annexation Project proposes the development of approximately 3,000 single-family homes, 41 acres of mixed-use space including up to 150,250 square feet of commercial and hotel uses, 150 multi-family residential units, an elementary school, a park and clubhouse, and the revitalization of an existing 18-hole golf course alongside other recreational facilities. The project will also include water quality basins, manufactured slopes, roadways, and related infrastructure, with approximately 1,100 acres designated as open space, more than 650 acres of which will be preserved as natural habitat. The development is structured to unfold over six phases, with full buildout anticipated by 2035. As a housing project proceeding under California’s SB 330 preliminary application process, it is locked into the ordinances, policies, fees, and standards in effect at the time the preliminary application and fee were submitted, ensuring regulatory certainty. The project is situated within the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan area, requiring strict adherence to its conservation goals, including habitat connectivity, avoidance of impacts to sensitive species such as the burrowing owl, mountain lion, and kangaroo rat, and implementation of biologically equivalent or superior mitigation measures. Environmental compliance is governed by CEQA and state environmental laws, with required deliverables including a Definitive Environmental Impact Report, vegetation mapping consistent with The Manual of California Vegetation, species inventories, and long-term monitoring programs. The City of Moreno Valley serves as the lead agency under CEQA, with oversight from regulatory bodies including CDFW, USFWS, and RWQCB, while the project proponent, Highland Fairview Environmental Foundation, LLC/HF Rad, LLC, is responsible for implementing all mitigation and compliance measures. Public review periods are clearly defined, with submissions required in both electronic and 15 hardcopy formats, and responses must be submitted through designated mailing addresses or electronic portals. No federal acquisition regulations, contract clauses, or financial details such as pricing, contracting officer information, or appropriated funds are included in the documentation, as this is a local land use and environmental planning initiative rather than a federal procurement.