Commission Turns Down 180 Homes

Chino Champion

By Marianne Napoles

A proposal to rezone 30 acres of rural land to build 180 residential units in northern Chino created the inevitable clash between a housing developer and a community holding fast to its roots.
After listening to more than 30 speakers in a crowd of 200, the Chino planning commission on Monday turned down D.R. Horton’s plan for a mixture of single family homes, detached condos, and detached homes north of the Chino Promenade where Cinemark Movies 8 is located.

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Over the course of his 30-year career, Michael Anderson has worked in the residential development industry in the Pacific Northwest, Northern California and Southern California. He has acquired residential land in excess of $300M for both land development and homebuilding entities and has overseen the construction of approximately 2500 homes. Currently, in semi-retirement, and based out of Newport Beach, CA, Michael continues to invest in and stay abreast of the land markets.

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