City Rejects Proposal To Build DMV At Kaleidoscope

MISSION VIEJO, CA — Mission Viejo City Council members rejected an application to create a Department of Motor Vehicles service and office branch in the Kaleidoscope at 27741 Crown Valley.

The matter was discussed during a public hearing on Tuesday, where council members heard the applicants speak on their proposed project, while several residents spoke in opposition to the plans.

After deliberating, the council rejected the application by a vote of 4-0, with Council Member Wendy Bucknum absent.

Council members also unanimously adopted a new ordinance to establish inclusionary housing requirements as referenced in the Housing Plan of Mission Viejo's 6th Cycle Housing Element.

Council Members also discussed findings from the Community Opinion Survey presented last month and considered a potential ballot measure to increase the Transient Occupancy Tax.

Mission Viejo has a lower TOT than surrounding cities and the Orange County average, the city said. Survey results show that the community appears to favor making the TOT more in line with other Orange County cities.

Therefore, the Council voted 4-0 to place an item on the June 25 meeting to consider authorizing a “Special Tax Ballot Measure” for the TOT to be on the ballot in this November’s General Election.

In addition, Council Members voted to award a contract for law enforcement services for the upcoming fiscal year with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and renewed seven-year agreements to provide animal control and shelter services to the cities of Rancho Santa Margarita and Laguna Hills.

The City Council meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Meetings are streamed live on the City’s website and air on Cox Channel 30 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 99.

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