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Rancho Santa Margarita Community Connection handles city requests
Rancho Santa Margarita separates general service requests, code concerns, and streetlight issues, with many streetlight outages routed through Southern California Edison.
Rancho Santa Margarita’s Report page separates three useful paths: code enforcement issues, Community Connection service requests, and streetlight issues.
Community Connection is the general city service-request path. Use it when a routine city maintenance issue needs staff review. Give the nearest address, cross street, trail or park name if relevant, and a photo when the location is not obvious.
Streetlights are a special case. Southern California Edison owns and maintains many streetlights in Rancho Santa Margarita, so a streetlight outage may need the SCE outage form instead of a city repair request.
That split is worth checking before you spend time on the wrong form. A trail, park, sidewalk, or city-maintained area may fit Community Connection, while a dark streetlight may belong with SCE.
For code concerns, use the code enforcement path on the Report page. Emergencies and active safety problems still belong with 911 or the proper public-safety number.
Where to see it
Rancho Santa Margarita Report page.
Official sources
Official pages
Reviewed July 4, 2026
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