The Shea/Baker Ranch community is a master planned community located in the
northwestern portion of the City of Lake Forest. The project is bounded by Borrego Canyon
Wash on the northwest, Bake Parkway and existing business park development on the south,
the Foothill Transportation Corridor and an Irvine Ranch Water District reservoir site on the
east, and Commercentre Drive on the west.
The proposed Area Plan for the Shea/Baker Ranch community provides for the following
land uses with a total of 2,379 residential units:
? Up to 1,638 for-sale homes, on approximately 308 acres, ranging from low density (2-7
units per net acre) to medium density (up to 25 units per net acre)
? A broad variety of home styles including single family detached, motor courts, cluster
homes, green courts, flats, townhomes and condominiums
? A maximum of 48.38 acres designated for mixed use development
? The mixed-use development contemplates commercial areas developed together with
multi-family residential units ranging from low-medium to high densities
o A maximum of 25,000 square feet of commercial development and up to 741
residential units (147 for-sale units, 414 market rate apartments and 180
affordable apartments)
The community provides over one hundred acres of parks and open spaces, as follows:
? 7.46 acres of community park and 12.0 acres of neighborhood parks, in addition to trails
and paseos
? The 8.37 gross acre Central Linear Park, with 7.0 useable acres
? The 12.58-acre Borrego Linear Park including a trail system that covers approximately
5.05 acres
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