Fort Ord Area Issues & Actions:

Marina Station (Armstrong Ranch)

Marina Station includes 1,360 homes, located on 320 acres of the Armstrong Ranch, within the city limits of Marina is the best large-scale development ever proposed in Monterey County.

LandWatch Position: Supports the Project

Project Status: Approved

Quick Facts

• As of April 2010, the owners of Armstrong Ranch were seeking a new developer to move this project forward.

• The project expands the space for multiple use, office/research, and retail and permits 1,360 Neo-Traditional styled units.

• The City of Marina is the lead agency.

• This project is governed by City of Marina General Plan from 2005.

Project Status

• The project was approved by the City of Marina in 2008.

• The Final Environmental Impact Report (33.6M PDF file) was released in February 2008.

• The Draft Environmental Impact Report (79.9M PDF file) was released in March 2007.

• The comment period on the environmental documents was in June 2007.

• The Notice of Preparation was complete in 2005.

Project Location Map

This map shows Marina Station project land uses.

Full Size Map (422K PDF file)

Credit: City of Marina, Fact Sheet (January 2011)

Resources At Risk

• City-Centered Growth Is Responsible Growth
  The location of this project is within an incorporated city, and cities are better prepared to address the long-term needs of maintaining infrastructure and providing public services. If the same project were proposed in an unpopulated area of the unincorporated county it would not be a good idea, because the cost on-going maintenance and the provision of public services would be too expensive.

• Provides Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND)
  Marina Station is the best example of TND that Monterey County has ever seen. In addition to the three “neighborhood retail centers” it also has a 50 acres dedicated to a light-industrial business park with 12 of the acres for office and 38 acres for light industrial. This kind of planning encourages a real jobs/housing balance that allows people the opportunity of living close to their work.

• Incorporates Green Standards and Sustainability
  Marina Station will be a leading example of sustainable community design with many special features of green-building techniques that include: photovoltaic panels, LEED Gold or Silver ratings, and green streets.

LandWatch Involvement

LandWatch engages in the public process in a variety of ways. For this project, here is a list of our engagement strategies.

• Letter: Support for Project
  The comments focus on how the project is city-center growth and how neighborhoods should designed and sustainable. (03.14.08)

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