Ontario Ranch, California

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Ontario Ranch
Master-planned community
Ontario Ranch, California
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of California.svg  California
County Flag of San Bernardino County, California.svg San Bernardino
City Ontario
Website ontarioranch.com

Ontario Ranch is a master-planned community located in the southern portion of the city of Ontario, California. It is the largest master-planned community in Southern California. [1] The community is located south of E. Riverside Drive, north of Eastvale, and between Euclid and Milliken Avenues, 2 miles west of Interstate 15 (the Ontario Freeway) and south of State Route 60 (the Pomona Freeway). [2]

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History

The Sphere of Influence area, commonly referred to as the “Ag Preserve,” was the last significant underdeveloped area in the San Bernardino valley. In 1993, the San Bernardino Board of Supervisors voted to consider dissolving the Ag Preserve status, which allowed the transition from agricultural uses to residential and commercial development. On November 30, 1999, the Sphere of Influence was annexed, and became known as “New Model Colony”, [3] a working name used by the City of Ontario to refer to William Chaffey and George Chaffey's efforts planning Ontario as a model to other cities for layout and infrastructure. [4] The Chaffey brothers purchased the agricultural and ranch lands in 1881. [5]

Vision

Ontario Ranch is envisioned as an 8,069-acre mixed‐use development area. [3] There will be 1,000 acres of public open space, parks and schools that are connected via pathways and trails. [1] The community will be developed over a 20-year period. Once complete, Ontario Ranch will have 47,000 homes and 162,000 residents along with 16 million square feet of retail, office, medical and residential space and eight new schools. [6]

Planning

Currently, 2,900 acres have been approved for single-family residences, multi-family residences, commercial and business park uses. There are an additional 447 acres that have project applications in progress for additional single-family residences and industrial use. According to the City of Ontario, overall density cannot exceed 4.6 units per acre and average lot size is 6,728 square feet. [3]

Master-Planned Communities

Neighborhoods

The First "Gigabit" Community

Ontario Ranch is developing a connected gigabit infrastructure, which will make it the first “gigabit community” in the region, with fiber-optic cable built into the infrastructure to provide ultra-high speed Internet access to residents. [7] Park Place residents were the first residents to receive access to the gigabit service, costing $60 per month. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 Stephens, Charlie (2015-10-09). "Ontario Ranch: Southern California's First Gigabit Community". psfk.com. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
  2. ↑ Economic Development Agency Staff (2015-12-07). "Ontario Ranch Development Underway". City of Ontario EDA. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
  3. 1 2 3 "New Model Colony General Plan Amendment Summary". City of Ontario Planning Department. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  4. ↑ "New Model Colony now known as Ontario Ranch". Daily Bulletin. 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  5. ↑ "City History". City of Ontario Southern California. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  6. ↑ "Ontario Ranch Development Underway". City of Ontario EDA. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  7. ↑ "High-Tech Homes Of Tomorrow Are Here Today In San Bernardino County". CBS Local-Los Angeles. 2015-11-10. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  8. ↑ Andrew Khouri (2015-09-18). "Ontario Ranch: Southern California's First Gigabit Community". Los Angeles Times.

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