Dana Point OKs Concept for Headlands

City officials and the owner of the Dana Point Headlands have agreed on a conceptual plan for the 121-acre oceanfront property, a principal with the property owner said Monday.

The agreement calls for 125 homes to be built near the promontory for which the city is named. The development would include 62 acres of parks and public beaches, including 3 acres of open space near the ridge along Marguerite Avenue.

An earlier proposal for two 50-room hotels was scrapped in favor of a single 65-room facility.

The property’s owner must now prepare specific land-use plans, environmental reviews and other planning documents, a process that could take several years but which could begin as early as March, said Sanford Edward, a principal in Headlands Reserve LLC.

The final plan will require approval from Dana Point’s Planning Commission and City Council, and the California Coastal Commission.

Negotiations over the Headlands have continued for more than a decade. An early proposal for 370 homes and a 400-room hotel won City Council approval but was blocked by a 1994 voter referendum.

The city and the developer announced a preliminary land-use agreement in early October.