Planning Commission - Special Meeting
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- Government Body
- Planning Commission
- Meeting Type
- Planning Commission
- Location
- San Diego County, CA
- Meeting Date
- July 9, 2025
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Wednesday, July 9, 2025
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Start free trialNamoo Residence Variance Permit; PDS2024-VAR-24-086; Proposed conformance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) - Notice of Exemption (15305); Valle De Oro Community Plan Area (E. Scott)
The applicant requests a Standard Variance to reduce the required front yard setback from 40 feet to 20 feet to allow construction of a new 4,000-square-foot two-story single-family residence with associated site improvements on a 0.50-acre parcel located at 894 Bernita Road in the Valle de Oro Community Plan Area. The site is zoned Limited Agriculture (A70) and designated Semi-Rural Residential (SR-1) under the County General Plan. Due to the presence of a 20-foot-wide private road easement that bisects the front portion of the lot, the buildable area is significantly constrained, necessitating the variance. Site improvements include a 600-square-foot swimming pool, a septic system, and a permeable driveway. The parcel is currently vacant and surrounded by similar residential development. The project was reviewed for consistency with the County Zoning Ordinance, General Plan, and Valle de Oro Community Plan and was found to be compatible in scale, design, and character with the surrounding neighborhood. A Notice of Exemption (NOE) has been prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and is on file with PDS. The Planning Commission will determine whether to approve or deny the Standard Variance and whether to adopt the NOE. (APN: 493-400-39-00)
Cottonwood Sand Mine Project; PDS2018-MUP-18-023, PDS2018-RP-18-001, PDS2018-ER-18-19-007; Proposed conformance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) - Environmental Impact Report (if approved), Not subject to CEQA pursuant to CEQA Section 21080(b)(5) (if disapproved); Valle De Oro Community Plan Area (C. Jacobs)
The applicant requests a Major Use Permit (MUP) and Reclamation Plan (RP) for the conversion of the existing Cottonwood Golf Club golf courses to a ten-year sand mining operation with an additional two-year reclamation period. Approximately 214.4 acres of the approximately 280-acre site is proposed for extractive use and restoration which would occur in a total of four phases. The extraction process would occur in three phases over the span of ten years and the cleanup, equipment removal, and final reclamation would occur in the fourth phase over two years. The Project's mining operations would extract, process, and transport aggregate consisting primarily of sand suitable for Portland cement concrete. Approximately 4.3 million cubic yards (cy) (6.40 million tons) of material are proposed to be extracted, with approximately 3.8 million cy (5.7 million tons) produced for market use. Those materials undesirable for processing (approximately 427,000 cy) would be retained on site and utilized for backfilling. In addition, approximately 2.5 million cy would be imported to the site to meet the sites overall backfill requirements. Sand excavation and processing would occur Monday through Friday, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Trucking operations for material sales and backfill import would occur Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. There would be no processing of materials or trucking from the site on Saturdays, Sundays, and major holidays. Reclamation of the site would include the removal of all artificial structures, grading to achieve final landforms, incorporation of accumulated wash fines, salvaged topsoil, and imported backfill materials, as well as revegetation and monitoring. The project site is located at 3121 Willow Glen Drive in the Valle De Oro Community Plan Area. The project is subject to the Semi-Rural General Plan Regional Category, and Open Space-Recreation (OSR) Land Use Designation. Zoning for the site is Open Space (S80), Specific Plan (S88) and Holding Area (S90). The Planning Commission will determine whether to approve or deny the Major Use Permit (MUP) and Reclamation Plan (RP). The Planning Commission will also determine whether to certify the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR), which is on file with Planning & Development Services (PDS) and can be reviewed on the County website at https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/pds/ceqa/MUP-18-023.html. If the Planning Commission does not approve the Project, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) does not apply pursuant to CEQA Section 21080(b)(5). APNs: 506-021-19; 506-020-52; 518-012-13, 14; 518-030-05, 06, 07, 08, 10, 12; 518-030-$13,15,21,22 ; 519-010-15,17,20,21 ; 519-010-33,34,37 ; 519-011-07$.