Greg Stefflre

Protecting Our Rural Heritage

To Protect And Enhance Our Community Heritage

La Habra Heights is a unique city and has for its entire history relied on residents who have used their experience and knowledge to benefit the city by serving as volunteers, appointed committee members and elected officials. Margarita Mc Coy was one such resident who started me on a path to give my skills to protect our community’s rich rural heritage. My candidacy is my attempt to use my experience as a Planning Commissioner to assure that we continue to protect the goals of our general Plan.

Leadership

In 2001, I took on the role of CEO at the transportation company my wife founded, managing it until 2014. Throughout this period, I oversaw a team of over 200 employees and guided the company to $25 million in annual revenue, before transitioning leadership to the next generation.

Experience

I have a decade of land use planning experience specifically with the issues that face our city. During my time on the Planning Commission, I learned professional land use from Margarita McCoy, whose mentorship helped me understand the unique challenges of managing development in La Habra Heights.

Supportive

I strongly support enhancing fire prevention through a non-profit organization – Fire Watch – by coordinating our Fire Marshal effort with our Code Enforcement staff so that properties are made safer and pose less risk to us all in a coordinated and cost-effective manner.

Greg Stefflre

I will work to return our land use development to more closely reflect the goals expressed in our General Plan.

As you will see, our General Plan is the Constitution of our city and contains the goals necessary in order to protect our rural environment through one acre parcels, setbacks to protect our neighbors privacy, vegetative screening to minimize the visual intrusiveness of a property, a dark skies policy to better enjoy the beauty of our skies, and the requirement that land development must blend with its surrounding natural and man made settings in an harmonious manner. Enjoy the read. 

Goal 1

Protect, preserve, and enhance the residential rural character and individualistic lifestyle of La Habra Heights.

Goal 2

Minimize alteration of the natural terrain.

Goal 3

Preserve scenic views.

Goal 4

Preserve existing water courses, scenic beauty, mature trees, and vegetation.

Goal 5

Protect, preserve, and encourage open space within the City to ensure the maintenance of wildfire habitats, wildfire corridors, natural drainage courses, and passive recreational resources.

Goal 6

Encourage the expansion and use of the existing trail system for horseback riding, bicycling, and hiking.

Goal 7

Require that future residential development continues the present variety and diversity of structural design and appearance, maintains residents’ privacy with large distances between houses, and is harmonious with natural settings.

Goal 8

Allow and encourage agricultural uses including, but not limited to, citrus and avocado groves and tree farms.

Goal 9

Allow and encourage animal husbandry, including keeping of horses, animals used for 4-H projects, and other livestock as allowed by local ordinance.

Goal 10

Assure that local and regional traffic demands are accommodated in a manner consistent with the unique rural environment of La Habra Heights.

Goal 11

Resist and discourage urban features such as curbs, gutters, sidewalks, street lights, and traffic signals.

Goal 12

Reduce the potential fire hazards and recognize geological hazards.

What Our Supporters Say

I hope you can appreciate the importance of what I’m setting out to do, I’m honored that the following former residents support my candidacy.

I worked with Greg on our recent City Attorney search committee. He is an efficient and dedicated professional and was a great asset during our successful search process. I strongly endorse him for City Council this November.

Stan Carroll
Attorney and three-time Mayor of La Habra Heights

For the past decade, Greg Stefflre has been an invaluable advisor to the City of La Habra Heights. His unwavering support and countless volunteer hours have significantly contributed to the city’s success, regardless of the complexity of the issues at hand. Greg’s extensive knowledge of La Habra Heights, combined with his roles as a business owner and lawyer, make him a true asset to the community. His commitment to the betterment of La Habra Heights is evident.

Shauna Clark
former City Manager of La Habra Heights

I appointed Greg to the Planning Commission. He learned our General Plan, ordinances and application processes and became highly knowledgeable about the development process, ultimately serving ten years and moving the hearing process proactively so applicants designed their homes in a manner consistent with our General Plan’s goals. He is a great resource for our community. I gladly support his election in November

Roy Francis
former Fire Chief, Councilman and Mayor of La Habra Heights

It was my pleasure to work with Greg during his time as Chairman of the Planning Commission. He was an effective commissioner and managed our time well, he will make a fine City Council member.

Fred Klein
former Chairman of the La Habra Heights Planning Commission and former Mayor of La Habra Heights

My name is Ed Borrowe and my wife Cecelia, and I lived in La Habra Heights for twenty-five years. We left in 2015 and miss the heights and our neighbors very much. It is our pleasure to wholeheartedly endorse Greg Stefflre candidacy for the city council. His many years as a board member of Fire Watch, ten years on the planning commission, volunteering on various city projects and his personal qualifications as a lawyer and business owner qualify Greg for the city council. On a personal note, some years ago, Brea had an earthquake that was strongly felt in La Habra Heights. We had broken windows. Just a few minutes after the quake we received a call from Greg, are you ok, do you need anything? That is Greg, he is a thoughtful and considerate man!

Ed Borrowe
former Councilman and Mayor of La Habra Heights

I worked with Greg during our efforts to prevent Hacienda Blvd. from being turned into a “five-lane Highway”.  Greg’s legal analysis and research was instrumental to our successful efforts. Our efforts saved many homes and partial takings from imminent domain. “I wholeheartedly endorse his bid for City Council”

Tela Millsap
former Mayor of La Habra Heights

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