The Board of Supervisors and the City of Chula Vista adopted the Otay Ranch General Development Plan/Subregional Plan (GDP/SRP) and certified the associated environmental documentation including the Final EIR, Technical Addendum and Otay Ranch Final CEQA Findings on October 28, 1993 (1), County General Plan Amendment (GPA) 92-04. GPA 92-04 adopted Volume 2 of the Otay Subregional Plan text , which contains major policies, recommendations and implementation measures,including the Village Phasing Plan, Facility Implementation Plans, Mitigation Monitoring Program and Resource Management Plan, Phase 1, guiding development of the Otay Ranch project.
Many of these policies, recommendations and implementation measures require continued coordination between the City of Chula Vista and the County of San Diego.
Otay Ranch is within the South County Segment of the MSCP that includes about 48,240 acres of open space within the County’s jurisdiction.
On March 6, 1996 (6), the San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved the Otay Ranch Conveyance Plan, a portion of the Otay Ranch Resource Management Plan, Phase 2 solely for the processing and conveyance of Preserve lands associated with Specific Plan Area (SPA) One (Villages 1 and 5). In addition, the Board directed that no other Village or SPA could be approved until further amendments were approved by the City and County. The Board also authorized the formation of a Preserve Owner/Manager (POM) (made up of the District 1 Supervisor and the Mayor of Chula Vista) through the execution of a Joint Exercise of Authority Agreement between the City and the County.
On August 7, 2002, the Board of Supervisors approved the expansion of the Preserve Initial Conveyance Area that was approved by the Board on March 6, 1996, in response changes in property ownerships and biological values due to the listing of the Quino checkerspot butterfly and other factors. The expanded preserve initial conveyance area will also provide more flexibility to property owners within the Otay Ranch in selecting required conveyance areas. The County of San Diego,in coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is processing an amendment to the MSCP Subarea Plan to provide “coverage” for the Quino checkerspot butterfly. The effect of this amendment on the Otay Ranch plan may occur in two ways: First, the County plan is intending to maintain the existing MSCP plan as the basis for coverage for the butterfly. However, there are likely to be some adjustments to development bubbles. The probable effect will be that there will be a net increase in area placed into open space preserve as a result of the project. Second, the butterfly has been found in significant numbers in some of the more easterly portions of the project. The ultimate effect of the listing of the butterfly and the identification of its populations may be that some lands that were considered of lower value when the conveyance plan was created will now be of higher value. The proposals listed under this project will have a positive effect on the conservation of the Quino checkerspot butterfly and are in conformance with the MSCP Subarea Plan.
CURRENT PROJECTS
Draft Long-Term Implementation Program
The County of San Diego Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) is pleased to announce the availability of the Draft Otay Ranch Preserve Long-Term Implementation Program (Program). This document was provided for a 30-day public review and comment period beginning December 31, 2007 and ending on February 4, 2008.
This Program implements the adopted monitoring and maintenance requirements included in the Otay Ranch General Development Plan/Subregional Plan, Phases 1 and 2 Resource Management Plans (RMPs), and Phase 2 RMP Appendices. It fulfills the requirement that the Otay Ranch Preserve Owner/Manager (POM) develop a plan to monitor and maintain the Otay Ranch Preserve. It should be noted that this Program will not be officially adopted until Phase 2 RMP is adopted in its entirety by the County of San Diego Board of Supervisors in 2008. At that time it is expected that Otay Ranch graphics will be updated to reflect current designations and ownerships.
The County of San Diego received comments regarding the Draft Otay Ranch Preserve Long-Term Implementation Program from the following entities and individuals:
If you have any questions, please contact Maeve Hanley, Group Program Manager, at (858) 966-1371. Please send your comments to the attention of Maeve Hanley, via mail at 9150 Chesapeake Drive, Suite 200 , San Diego , CA 92123 , via fax to (858) 495-5841, or via e-mail to maeve.hanley@sdcounty.ca.gov.
General Plan Amendment (GPA) 06-012
Approved by the County of San Diego Board of Supervisors on December 5, 2007.
Pursuant to Government Code Section 65352 (b), the attached general plan amendment information for GPA 06-012 is provided for a 45-day public review and comment period beginning August 17, 2007 and ending on October 1, 2007. Please contact the Project Manager, LeAnn Carmichael (leann.carmichael@sdcounty.ca.gov) for additional information regarding this action.
General Plan Amendment 06-012 Public Review Notice
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Addtional Resources:
General Plan Amendment Report, August, 2006
