Friday, January 2, 2009

New Polo Field Approved for Coto Equestrian Center

The Orange County Register is reporting that construction of a new arena has been approved by an OC zoning administrator. The arena will be built on previously undeveloped land adjacent to the existing Coto de Caza Equestrian Center on Via Pajaro. The project is the culmination of 3 years of negotiations and discussions between Silver-Bronze, the group which ownes the land, and members of the Orange County Polo Club, which will lease the facility. The field has been opposed by local residents because of concerns over parking and impact on views.

Silver-Bronze plans to use the lease revenue generated to upgrade the existing facilities they own, including the Equestrian Center, the Coto Valley Sports Club, and Gentilles at Coto de Caza. Ken Agid of Silver-Bronze says he expects the new polo arena to be completed and in use by April 2009.

Neighborhoods potentially impacted by the new construction include parts of The Village, one of Coto's earliest developments, consisting of all custom or semi-custom homes set among the hills and oak groves of Coto's north-eastern section.

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