Costa Mesa Council Approves 2,300 Homes at Former Fairview Developmental Center, Scaling Back 4,000-Unit Plan

The Costa Mesa City Council unanimously approved a land-use plan for the shuttered Fairview Developmental Center that clears the way for 2,300 homes — 920 of them affordable — capping a four-year review and pulling back from a blueprint that once envisioned as many as 4,000 units on the state-owned property.