Orange County LAFCO
Date: Location:
Thistle/Broadway Island
Fair Political Practices
|
You may contact LAFCO staff directly with any question regarding the OC/LA County Boundary Report:
|
Welcome to the OC LAFCO
"Orange/Los Angeles County
Boundary Report" Resource Page
OC/LA Boundary Report Resource Page includes:
Actual Boundary Report (including maps)
The Orange/Los Angeles County Boundary Report provides an initial overview of potential
adjustments to the county boundaries of Orange County and the neighboring counties of Los
Angeles, Riverside and San Diego. This report also provides a brief discussion of the history of
and issues associated with the identified boundary issues. The process of changing county
boundaries is complex, and a process for ensuring input from stakeholders has also been
proposed.
In July 2007, Orange County LAFCO completed a municipal service review for Northwest Orange County that included the cities of Buena Park, Cypress, Fullerton, La Habra, La Palma and Placentia. During the MSR process, the issue of an illogical boundary between Orange and Los Angeles counties was raised. The MSR process was not the first platform where the boundary issue has been raised. Inefficient boundaries along the shared border of the two counties have been the subject of past discussions among LAFCO, the staffs of several cities and both respective Board of Supervisors.
Discussions have revolved around confusion in delivery of municipal services, duplication of services, and the need for clarity regarding boundaries within many areas along the Orange and Los Angeles boundary. An alternative to resolving many of these issues may be to change jurisdictional boundaries for many of these areas. However, because current law (Government Code Section 56741) states that territory may not be annexed to a city unless it is located in the same county, future discussions on this issue should begin with consideration of adjustments to county boundaries.
It is recognized that LAFCOs do not have the authority to change county boundaries. Pursuant
to Government Code Section 23200 et. seq, the authority to adjust county boundaries rests
solely with the County Board of Supervisors. Information on this process is provided in detail
within the “PROCEDURES FOR CHANGING COUNTY BOUNDARIES” section of this report.
Summary of Potential Boundary Adjustments
The following table provides a summary of the areas of potential county boundary adjustments
discussed in this report. The table lists each city (by county), the adjustment area, and map
references as depicted in the report. The table also provides a brief discussion of issues
associated with each potential boundary adjustment. More details, including current land use,
population and location, are provided in a later section of this report.
Orange County LAFCO Boundary Report Summary of Potential County Boundary Adjustments |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
Orange/Los Angeles Potential Boundary Adjustments |
|||
City Affected (Orange County) |
City Affected (Los Angeles County) |
Area |
Notes |
Brea |
Diamond Bar/unincorporated LA City |
One area: 3,000 acres |
In planning stages for eventual development; not recommended to be included at this time |
Buena Park |
La Mirada |
Area 1 thru 8; residential, commerical, industrial uses |
Confusion regarding delivery of municipal services |
Buena Park, Fullerton |
La Mirada |
Area 9; commercial |
Adjustment involves 3 cities; primary access thru Fullerton |
Cypress |
Hawaiian Gardens |
Areas 1 & 65; mobile home park |
Development and individual parcels split between two cities |
Cypress, La Palma |
Cerritos, Lakewood |
Area 2 |
Includes Del Amo Bridge; current discussion among cities underway |
Cypress |
Unincorporated LA City |
Area 3; residential |
Small unincorporated island with access thru Cypress |
Cypress |
Lakewood |
Area 4; multi-family residential |
Gated development with access primary thru Cypress |
La Palma |
Cerritos |
Area 1 thru 4; public parks, commerical, residential |
Parks currently maintained by Cerritos; residential areas with primary access thru Cerritos |
Los Alamitos |
Long Beach |
Area 1 thru 4; public park, residential |
Confusion regarding delivery of municipal services; residential development and individual parcels split between two cities |
Seal Beach |
Long Beach |
Areas 1 thru 4; harbor area, mobile home park, residential, industrial, small public park |
Confusion regarding delivery of municipal services |
Orange/Riverside Potential Boundary Adjustment |
|||
City (Orange) |
City (Riverside) |
Area |
Notes |
San Juan Capistrano |
Rancho Carillo (unincorporated) |
One area; gated community with access only thru Orange County |
Resident-driven request to change boundaries |
Orange/San Diego Potential Boundary Adjustment |
|||
City (Orange) |
City (San Diego) |
Area |
Notes |
San Clemente |
Unincorporated San Diego City |
One area; San Onofre Power Plant, marine corps housing |
Past discussions were unsuccessful |