The City is instilled with traditions that honor the heritage of our land. Other amenities such as Lake Santa Margarita, 24 parks, pools, community centers, and pedestrian/bicycle trails will also be protected and well-maintained to meet the needs of the community. The quality of environmental, open space, scenic resources, and our watershed shall be preserved to enhance the community’s distinct setting and natural beauty. Rancho Santa Margarita is a small city with the soul of a village.Īs the community looks toward the future, Rancho Santa Margarita will strive to ensure its small town village character is protected and enhanced by well-designed and well-maintained neighborhoods that complement the natural environment. The long range land use plan is the sustaining basis for its goals, policies, and programs, and an expression of what the community wants to maintain or become. View the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) interactive mapping to learn more about the location of the City.īuilding upon the City’s history and upon the vision statement for the original Rancho Santa Margarita Planned Community, the Vision for the Future provides the foundation for the City’s long range land use plan. The City is adjacent to the cities of Mission Viejo and Lake Forest and the communities of Coto de Caza, Las Flores and Ladera Ranch. The community is accessed easily by the Foothill Transportation Corridor and Interstate 5 Freeway which extends to the north connects the community to Irvine, Orange, Anaheim, Yorba Linda and Corona/Riverside on the north and San Juan Capistrano, Dana Point and San Clemente with easy access to San Diego County to the south. It is located about 10 miles northeast of the Pacific Ocean, in the foothills of the Santa Ana mountains. Rancho Santa Margarita contains approximately 13 square miles of land (or about 8,280 acres) within the City limits and 314 square miles within our immediately adjacent communities, including Coto de Caza. These complementary features have resulted in a high quality of life and enjoyment for the members of the community.

The City was master-planned and offers the best amenities of a small City, while maintaining the natural landscape of the area. Located in the heart of Saddleback Valley with mountains and lakes and easy access from anywhere in Orange County.

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