Members Lori Holt Pfeiler, Chair Mayor, Escondido (Representing North County Inland) Patty Davis, Vice Chair Deputy Mayor, Chula Vista (Representing South County) Matt Hall Mayor Pro Tem, Carlsbad (Representing North County Coastal) REGIONAL Jerry Jones Councilmember, Lemon Grove (Representing East County) PLANNING Scott Peters Councilmember, City of San Diego COMMITTEE Bill Horn Supervisor, County of San Diego Alternates Friday, July 1, 2005 Judy Ritter Councilmember, Vista Noon to 2 p.m. (Representing North County Inland) SANDAG Board Room Patricia McCoy th Councilmember, Imperial Beach 401 B Street, 7 Floor (Representing South County) San Diego Bud Lewis Mayor, Carlsbad (Representing North County Coastal) Barry Jantz Vice Mayor, La Mesa (Representing East County) Jim Madaffer AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS Councilmember, City of San Diego Pam Slater-Price Chairwoman, County of San Diego • CHARTER, CHAIR, AND MEMBERSHIP OF THE Advisory Members ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION PROGRAM (EMP) Susannah Aguilera WORKING GROUP U.S. Department of Defense Leon Williams Chairman, Metropolitan Transit System • SMART GROWTH IN THE BIRD ROCK COMMUNITY Dave Druker North San Diego County • DRAFT SMART GROWTH CONCEPT MAP Transit Development Board Howard Williams San Diego County Water Authority William Hall/Bill Briggs San Diego Unified Port District PLEASE TURN OFF CELL PHONES DURING THE MEETING Pedro Orso-Delgado District 11 Director, Caltrans Gail Goldberg YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE Regional Planning Technical Working Group MEETING BY VISITING OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.SANDAG.ORG Bill Anderson Regional Planning Stakeholders Working Group Environmental Mitigation Program MISSION STATEMENT Advisory Members The Regional Planning Committee provides oversight for the preparation and Therese O’Rourke implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Plan that is based on the local general U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service plans and regional plans and addresses interregional issues with surrounding counties Michael J. Mulligan and Mexico. The components of the plan include: transportation, housing, environment California Department of Fish & Game (shoreline, air quality, water quality, habitat), economy, borders, regional infrastructure Mark Durham needs and financing, and land use and design components of the regional growth U.S. Army Corps of Engineers management strategy. John Donnelly Wildlife Conservation Board San Diego Association of Governments ⋅ 401 B Street, Suite 800, San Diego, CA 92101-4231 Gary L. Gallegos (619) 699-1900 ⋅ Fax (619) 699-1905 ⋅ www.sandag.org Executive Director, SANDAG
Welcome to SANDAG. Members of the public may speak to the Regional Planning Committee on any item at the time the Committee is considering the item. Please complete a Speaker’s Slip, which is located in the rear of the room, and then present the slip to Committee staff. Also, members of the public are invited to address the Committee on any issue under the agenda item entitled Public Comments/Communications/Member Comments. Speakers are limited to three minutes. The Regional Planning Committee may take action on any item appearing on the agenda.
This agenda and related staff reports can be accessed at www.sandag.org under meetings on SANDAG’s Web site. Public comments regarding the agenda can be forwarded to SANDAG via the e- mail comment form also available on the Web site. E-mail comments should be received no later than noon, two working days prior to the Regional Planning Committee meeting.
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SANDAG offices are accessible by public transit. Phone 1-800-COMMUTE or see www.sdcommute.com for route information.
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ITEM # RECOMMENDATION
+1. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES APPROVE
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS/MEMBER COMMENTS
Members of the public will have the opportunity to address the Regional Planning Committee on any issue within the jurisdiction of the Committee. Speakers are limited to three minutes each and shall reserve time by completing a “Request to Speak” form and giving it to the Clerk prior to speaking. Committee members also may provide information and announcements under this agenda item.
CONSENT
+3. OVERVIEW OF COMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS REPORTING TO THE INFORMATION REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE (Kim Kawada)
SANDAG's Executive Committee has completed its annual review of committees and working groups to determine the need to maintain the committees/working groups and to approve any revisions in functions or membership. Some of these groups are designated to report to the Regional Planning Committee. This report provides a status report of those groups, with an emphasis on the Shoreline Preservation Working Group and the Regional Housing Working Group.
ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION PROGRAM (EMP) REPORTS
+4. APPROVING A CHARTER AND APPOINTING A CHAIR FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL APPROVE MITIGATION PROGRAM WORKING GROUP (Janet Fairbanks)
The TransNet Ordinance includes funding for an Environmental Mitigation Program (EMP), and sets forth principles for the implementation of that program. On May 27, 2005, the SANDAG Board of Directors designated the Regional Planning Committee (RPC) as the policy committee responsible for implementing certain provisions of the EMP, and provided direction regarding the establishment of an EMP Working Group to advise the Regional Planning Committee and Board of Directors on this program. It is recommended that the Regional Planning Committee approve a charter for the EMP Working Group, and appoint Councilmember Carrie Downey of the City of Coronado as Chair of this Working Group.
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REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE (RPC) REPORTS
5. SHOWCASING LOCAL SMART GROWTH PROJECTS: TRAFFIC CALMING EFFORTS INFORMATION IN THE BIRD ROCK COMMUNITY (Councilmember Scott Peters, City of San Diego; Siavash Pazargadi, Senior Transportation Engineer; Pamela Wagner, Chair, Citizens Traffic Calming Task Force)
The Regional Planning Committee has received periodic presentations featuring local smart growth efforts throughout the region. Representatives from the Bird Rock community within the City of San Diego will make a presentation on smart growth land use and transportation efforts happening in their community.
+6. DRAFT SMART GROWTH CONCEPT MAP AND INITIAL IDEAS FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION/ WORKSHOPS (Carolina Gregor) COMMENT
The Regional Comprehensive Plan (RCP) calls for the preparation of a Smart Growth Concept Map illustrating the location of existing, planned, and potential smart growth areas. The Smart Growth Concept Map will be used in the update of the 2030 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) and to determine eligibility to participate in the longer-term Smart Growth Incentive Program funded by TransNet. SANDAG has prepared a regional-scale Draft Smart Growth Concept Map and associated subregional-scale maps based on input by the Regional Planning Technical and Stakeholders Working Groups. The Regional Planning Committee is asked to provide input on the maps and discuss the initial ideas for the public workshops, which will be held this September.
7. UPCOMING MEETINGS
The next Regional Planning Committee meeting is scheduled for 12 to 2 p.m. on Friday, August 5, 2005.
8. ADJOURNMENT
+ next to an agenda item indicates an attachment
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July 1, 2005 AGENDA ITEM NO.: 1
Action Requested: APPROVE
REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND ACTIONS Meeting of June 3, 2005
The Regional Planning Committee meeting was called to order at 12:05 p.m. by Committee Chair Lori Holt Pfeiler (North County Inland). The attendance sheet for the meeting is attached.
Chair Holt Pfeiler thanked and welcomed all for attending today’s meeting.
1. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
Action: Councilmember Peters (City of San Diego) moved and Vice Chair Davis (South County) seconded the motion to approve the minutes of the May 6, 2005, meeting.
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS/MEMBERS COMMENTS
None.
CHAIR’S REPORT
3. URBAN LAND INSTITUTE (ULI) “SMART GROWTH WORKS” SYMPOSIUM (INFORMATION)
Bill Anderson (Regional Planning Stakeholders Working Group [SWG]) announced that on Friday, June 10, 2005, the Urban Land Institute (ULI) will be holding a “Smart Growth Works” Symposium at the Joan Kroc Center at the University of San Diego. This all-day Symposium will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and will focus on the mechanics of making smart growth projects work from economic, regulatory, infrastructure, and community values perspectives. He added that the audience will be included in the discussions. Mr. Anderson encouraged all Committee members to attend.
4. SHOWCASING LOCAL SMART GROWTH PROJECTS: SMART GROWTH PLANS IN ESCONDIDO (INFORMATION)
Charles Grimm, Community Development Director for the City of Escondido, provided the Committee with a presentation of smart growth efforts in downtown Escondido. Downtown Escondido was the hub of North County from 1890 to 1962. From 1962 to the 1980s, downtown Escondido experienced a series of setbacks, but managed to attract new developments including the Village Mall, North County Fair Mall, and the Promenade
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Center. In the early 1990s, the Escondido City Council created a new vision for downtown Escondido incorporating smart growth concepts. The vision promoted retaining the character of downtown Escondido, providing a balance of land uses, and promoting taller buildings in key locations. The City Council directed staff to develop a plan to implement the vision. Cornerstones were identified to help revitalize the downtown area, including a downtown theatre, a quality hotel and conference center, additional residential units, and dining and entertainment. The dilemma was one of whether downtown Escondido had the ability to attract high-quality retail and residential uses. Currently, downtown Escondido has a 1950s “main street” feel. There were some statues and art pieces strategically placed throughout the downtown area, and a new City Hall as well as the Escondido Center for Performing Arts were built in the area. More office buildings have been built, and various residential development projects in the downtown area are in progress. Mr. Grimm showed examples of proposed smart growth projects in downtown and noted that they all have an urban feel to them. The purpose is to promote walking and discourage driving in the downtown area. In addition, a hotel will be built in downtown, between City Hall and the Performing Arts Center.
Councilmember Peters (City of San Diego) mentioned that the advantage of pursuing smart growth in downtown is that this is a redevelopment area. He cautioned that cities' redevelopment funds are vulnerable to the status of the state's budget.
Chair Holt Pfeiler noted that all of the City of Escondido's redevelopment funds have been allocated to the Center for Performing Arts. Other projects within the redevelopment area will have to acquire funding from other sources.
Councilmember Peters asked if there was a height limit in downtown Escondido. Mr. Grimm responded that the height limit is 45 feet in the downtown area, which the City is currently working on getting adjusted. Most people have accepted the concept of a higher height limit.
Chair Holt Pfeiler stated that most citizens are comfortable with 7 stories; they are not sure about 9 stories.
Councilmember Peters asked why there is a height limit. Mr. Grimm replied that the height limit is based more on tradition than anything else.
Supervisor Horn (County of San Diego) asked if downtown Escondido is exempt from Proposition S. Mr. Grimm replied yes, that downtown is exempt from Proposition S.
Mayor Pro Tem Hall (North County Coastal) asked if the plans for some of the proposed projects that were highlighted showed 100 units per acre. Mr. Grimm responded that the plans are more in the range of 30 to 40 units per acre.
Mayor Pro Tem Hall questioned how the public has received the project proposals. Chair Holt Pfeiler indicated that the proposals, thus far, have not been a problem. In fact, the public has been enthusiastic because the proposed buildings are not near any existing residential areas.
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Mayor Pro Tem Hall asked if Escondido has a Business Improvement District (BID) and, if it does, who created it. Mr. Grimm replied that the City of Escondido does have a BID, but it is not affected by these downtown projects.
Chair Holt Pfeiler added that the business community established the Escondido BID in 1988.
Bill Anderson (SWG) asked how the parking situation is being approached. Mr. Grimm stated that parking is an issue. There is a separate parking standard for the downtown area, but it has not been applied. A big fear for a lot of the merchants is that there will not be enough parking. The City is currently trying to convince the merchants that bringing higher densities into this area will provide opportunities for people to walk, bike, and take transit to their businesses.
Chairwoman Slater-Price (County of San Diego) congratulated Chair Holt Pfeiler on this project. The proposed projects look visionary, and Proposition S may have had a positive effect in focusing higher-intensity development in the downtown area. Regarding the parking issue, she suggested that the planners for this project visit Santa Barbara and see what they have done with their parking. Parking structures are behind the buildings and are unnoticeable, which allows the quaint Spanish-style architecture to be the focus of the landscape. In addition, the parking is affordable. Santa Barbara has been able to eliminate a lot of surface parking and create a major walking district. She cautioned, however, that regardless of all the transit put into downtown areas, most people still want to drive.
Mayor Pro Tem Jones (East County) requested that this presentation be made available to the Committee members on compact disk or via the SANDAG Web site.
SANDAG staff briefed the Committee members on the Escondido Rapid Bus/Transit Priority Concept Study. The study will evaluate transit priority measures along a six-mile existing transit corridor in the City of Escondido. The goal is to improve transit trip times and reliability, while not adversely impacting local traffic. Staff is working in conjunction with the City of Escondido and North County Transit District (NCTD) on the study. SANDAG and NCTD are sharing the cost. A Federal Transit Administration (FTA) discretionary grant received from Caltrans is helping to finance the study.
Through evaluating a number of existing corridors, NCTD and SANDAG gave Route 350 priority for continued study. MOBILITY 2030, the current Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), identified this corridor for service improvements, evaluation of rapid bus service in the mid- term, and extension of the SPRINTER rail service in the long-term. Staff provided the Committee with a photo tour of the corridor, which included the Escondido Transit Center, the County’s portion of the route along Sunset Drive and turning west along Bear Valley Parkway, and termination of the route at North County Fair. Once the appropriate transit priority measures are identified, their impacts will be evaluated. Potential station changes also will be evaluated in terms of both existing service and future rapid bus service, and the plans will be integrated with local land use planning. Major milestones for the study include agency and public involvement, which will be ongoing; hiring a consultant; screenings, evaluation, and traffic simulations; cost estimates; conceptual designs; study completion; and advanced planning.
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Chairwoman Slater-Price asked if the buses were being coordinated with the school system. Staff replied that NCTD has adjusted its schedules to accommodate the students when school is out.
Supervisor Horn asked why the SPRINTER isn’t being extended to North County Fair. Chair Holt Pfeiler indicated that a lot of the right-of-way for the SPRINTER has been saved to go to North County Fair. However, at the time the project was being developed, NCTD could not afford to extend the project that far.
Councilmember Druker (NCTD) commented that the SPRINTER extension to North County Fair was one of the projects on the list that has been earmarked for future funding.
Chair Holt Pfeiler stated that this project is a good example of how land use and transit can be implemented together.
Mayor Pro Tem Jones indicated that he was glad to hear that the study is considering the impacts of transit improvements on the overall transportation flow within the downtown area.
Other Comments
Chair Holt Pfeiler noted that the local American Planning Association (APA) awards ceremony was held last night. She noted that SANDAG received an award for the Regional Comprehensive Plan (RCP), which SANDAG Board Chair Cafagna accepted on behalf of SANDAG, and that she received a Distinguished Leadership Award for her work on the RCP. She mentioned that these awards were received as a result of cooperative efforts of all members of the Committee and SANDAG staff. Chair Holt Pfeiler thanked all for their hard work.
REPORTS
5. STATUS REPORT ON THE SMART GROWTH CONCEPT MAP (INFORMATION/COMMENT)
Chair Holt Pfeiler stated that a key piece to implementing the RCP is to link land use and transportation through the Smart Growth Concept Map.
Staff provided the Committee with an overview of the status of the Smart Growth Concept Map. One of the key goals of the RCP is to identify opportunities for smart growth and place a higher priority on directing transportation facility improvements toward those areas. When preparing the RCP, a lot of time was spent defining several place types for smart growth, reflecting that smart growth occurs at different scales in different places within the region. A smart growth matrix, with seven place types ranging from the Metropolitan Center to Rural Villages, was developed. The Smart Growth Concept Map will include existing and planned smart growth areas and potential smart growth areas by place type. The Concept Map will be used in the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) update (including the evaluation of differing land use scenarios for environmental analyses and the update of the transportation project evaluation criteria) and the TransNet Smart Growth Incentive
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Program. The general approach for developing the map is to connect the smart growth place types and the existing and planned regional transit corridors.
SANDAG staff has been working with local planning staffs to gain input and identify the proposed smart growth areas. Schedule and milestones include the Draft Concept Map in June/July 2005; public workshops scheduled for September 2005; and the Final Concept Map in November 2005. Staff recognized Gail Goldberg and Bill Anderson from the Regional Planning Technical Working Group (TWG) and Regional Planning Stakeholders Working Group (SWG), and invited them to add comments from their respective groups.
Mr. Anderson (SWG) asked if parcel size is a criterion. Staff noted that currently parcel size is not a criterion, but rather net residential and employment intensities within the defined smart growth areas will be used in verifying the areas.
Mr. Anderson asked whether single-family lots within the smart growth areas would have to meet the minimum density thresholds. Staff responded no, that individual parcels would not be affected, and that the minimum thresholds apply to the overall average net residential densities within the defined areas, not to individual parcels.
Mr. Anderson stated it is important to make that clear when the map is created.
Gail Goldberg (City of San Diego Planning Director and TWG Chair) noted that local agency staffs have worked together with SANDAG staff on this project, and have put significant time into it. The Committee should be comfortable in knowing that the staffs have worked hard to make this map as accurate as possible.
Councilmember Peters cautioned that the City of San Diego issued a map that they thought the public would approve of, which ended up being just the opposite. The City wanted to present something to the public that provided an artful presentation as well as diagram where more housing could be built. The San Diego City Council deleted the extra densities off of the City’s map, which in retrospect was a mistake. He encouraged the Committee not to be too shy on what needs to be done. Some distress from the public is inevitable; however, that needs to be worked through.
Ms. Goldberg added that it is interesting that after the fact and over time, communities own more and more of the City of Villages plan, literally. Redeveloping takes time, and communities need to be assured that they have some say in the process—that way, communities will have buy-in.
Staff commented that it also is important to point out to the public that their opinions are valued and that incentives will be provided. When the call for projects is sent out, the communities need to be onboard and prepared to move forward.
Chair Holt Pfeiler reiterated staff’s comments.
Staff stated that the preliminary draft Smart Growth Concept Map will be brought to the Committee next month.
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Action: The Regional Planning Committee accepted this item for information.
6. INDEPENDENT TRANSIT PLANNING REVIEW (INFORMATION/COMMENT)
Staff noted that this presentation was made to the Transportation Committee on May 6, 2005, and felt it was necessary to bring it to the Regional Planning Committee for their information and comment. Staff stated that this report is part of a continuing series of presentations on the Independent Transit Planning Review, with today’s focus on the results of the first peer review meeting held last month. The aim of this review is to evaluate the regional transit system in light of global best practices. It will be a two-faceted approach, including a consultant study and a Peer Review Panel, designed to provide a capable, strong, and balanced assessment. This process is not designed to produce a new Regional Transit Vision (RTV), but to offer a critique to be used in the RTP update that is currently underway.
Staff provided information on the Peer Review Panel members and noted that at its first meeting the Peer Review Panel was provided with an overview of SANDAG’s RTP and RCP, and was taken on a tour of key transit corridors. The focus of the meeting was to refine the issues list. A key comment received from the panel was the need to better articulate the transit/land use connection in the RTV. The Peer Review Panel then took staff’s initial issues list and modified its framework to focus the issues on strengthening the relationship of the transit plans and projects to the existing and planned land uses. This will require staff to establish thresholds and standards for transit development related to land use that can be applied to each corridor.
Staff reviewed and revised the issues list. The revisions included strengthening the transit/land use connection in the RTV, and developing a series of problem statements to refine the guiding principles for our transit plan and evaluate the trade-offs between differing strategies for transit services and facility design. This information would then be used to refine the current Yellow/Red/Blue/Green Car transit concepts to reflect the range of corridor applications. The next issue would determine service type, network, and operating strategies to better define land use and service thresholds for transit concepts. This issue would also sharpen the definition of bus rapid transit (BRT) features. Modeling would incorporate market research insights into ridership forecasting. Finally, developing a methodology or model for establishing operating costs for BRT would allow staff to adequately estimate and compare costs of BRT service proposals. Staff mentioned that obtaining BRT operating cost information from other areas has been challenging.
Staff indicated that the next steps will be to hire a consultant in June 2005 and to conduct a second round of Peer Review meetings on June 20 and 21. The consultant study will begin by the end of June 2005, and should conclude in December 2005.
Councilmember Peters stated that it was his understanding that the FTA has done a lot of work on costs of BRT. Staff replied that there have been conversations on the subject but there are no hard, fast numbers or details on that issue.
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Councilmember Peters asked if the selected consultant will be from somewhere other than San Diego. Staff responded that one of the requirements in the Request for Proposals is that the consultant’s experience be from an area other than San Diego.
Councilmember Peters questioned if the results from the Peer Review will be incorporated into the RTP and RCP. Staff replied in the affirmative, and stated that we are requesting direction from the consultant on how best to do that.
Councilmember Peters asked what is the purpose of hiring a consultant. Staff noted that the consultant will help design and provide future transit and BRT improvements as well as provide staff with key issues and approaches to consider. This is an independent assessment of our regional transit plans.
Mr. Anderson mentioned that the SWG had a lengthy discussion regarding technology and what technological changes may take place over the next few years.
Chair Holt Pfeiler indicated that the Committee is looking forward to hearing this information.
7. UPCOMING MEETINGS
The next meeting of the Regional Planning Committee is scheduled for 12 to 2 p.m. on Friday, July 1, 2005.
8. ADJOURNMENT
Chair Holt Pfeiler adjourned the meeting at 1:17 p.m.
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CONFIRMED ATTENDANCE SANDAG REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING JUNE 3, 2005 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
ATTENDING
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA JURISDICTION NAME MEMBER/ Yes No ALTERNATE
North County Inland City of Escondido Lori Holt Pfeiler, Chair Member 3 City of Vista Judy Ritter Alternate 3 South County City of Chula Vista Patty Davis, Vice Chair Member 3 City of Imperial Beach Patricia McCoy Alternate 3 North County Coastal City of Carlsbad Matt Hall Member 3 City of Carlsbad Bud Lewis Alternate 3 East County City of Lemon Grove Jerry Jones Member 3 City of La Mesa Barry Jantz Alternate 3 City of San Diego ---- Scott Peters Member 3 ---- Jim Madaffer Alternate 3 County of San Diego ---- Bill Horn Member 3 ---- Pam Slater-Price Alternate 3 Advisory Member Caltrans, District 11 Pedro Orso-Delgado Member 3 Bill Figge Alternate 3 Advisory Member San Diego County Water Howard Williams Member 3 Authority Advisory Member Department of Defense Susannah Aguilera Member 3 Advisory Member San Diego Unified Port District William Hall Member 3 Bill Briggs Alternate 3 Advisory Member MTDB Leon Williams (Chairman) Member 3 Bob Emery Alternate 3 Advisory Member NCTD Dave Druker Member 3
Advisory Member Regional Planning Technical Gail Goldberg Member 3 Working Group Advisory Member Regional Planning Stakeholders Bill Anderson Member 3 Working Group
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July 1, 2005 AGENDA ITEM NO.: 3
Action Requested: INFORMATION
OVERVIEW OF COMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS REPORTING File Number 3000100 TO THE REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE
Introduction
In accordance with SANDAG Board Policy No. 001, the Executive Committee is responsible for annually reviewing a list of all of SANDAG’s committees and working groups to determine the need to maintain the committee or working group and to approve any revisions in functions or membership. In May, the Executive Committee completed its first annual review, and approved the continuation of all of SANDAG’s current committees and working groups, subject to changes to some of the groups. This item provides a status report on the groups that report to the Regional Planning Committee, with an emphasis on the Shoreline Preservation Working Group and the Regional Housing Working Group.
Discussion
Background
Currently, six working groups advise the Regional Planning Committee on a variety of planning and other issues related to SANDAG’s Regional Comprehensive Plan. These groups include: (1) Shoreline Preservation Working Group; (2) Regional Housing Working Group; (3) Energy Working Group; (4) Regional Planning Technical Working Group; (5) Regional Planning Stakeholders Working Group; and (6) Regional Forecast Technical Working Group.
Attachment 1 depicts the relationship between the Regional Planning Committee and its related working groups. Attachment 2 lists the membership, responsibilities, year established, frequency of meetings, and status of each of these groups. Action under Agenda Item No. 4 would create another group entitled the Environmental Mitigation Program (EMP) Working Group. The EMP Working Group will be added to the diagram (Attachment 1) and list of groups (Attachment 2) following the Regional Planning Committee’s action.
Status of Existing Working Groups
Shoreline Preservation Working Group (formerly the Shoreline Preservation Committee)
The Shoreline Preservation Committee (SPC) was established in the late 1980s as the Shoreline Erosion Committee and historically has reported directly to the SANDAG Board of Directors. It is comprised of 29 members, who include elected officials from the coastal cities in the region, technical staff, or representatives from interested organizations such as the North San Diego County
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Chamber of Commerce, Sierra Club, California Coastal Coalition, California Department of Boating and Waterways, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, among others. Its current role is to assist in the implementation of the Regional Shoreline Preservation Strategy adopted by SANDAG in 1993. Meetings are held bimonthly, and attendance levels typically average between 40 and 50 people per meeting.
In May, the Executive Committee approved the continuation of the group as well as changes in the group’s name and its reporting structure. The group will be renamed the Shoreline Preservation Working Group, and it will report to the Regional Planning Committee instead of to the Board of Directors. To strengthen the relationship between the Regional Planning Committee and the Shoreline Preservation Working Group, the Executive Committee noted that regular updates on the Working Group’s activities should be made to the Regional Planning Committee. Attachment 3 summarizes the Working Group’s activities during FY 2005.
Regional Housing Working Group (formerly Regional Housing Task Force)
The SANDAG Board of Directors established the Regional Housing Task Force (RHTF) in 2000 to address the impending housing crisis through a "regional housing task force that is action-oriented, involves the business community, educates the public about the need for housing, and focuses on increasing our workforce housing stock." Its current role is to serve as a forum for discussion of regional housing issues. The Board’s action to establish the RHTF also set a three-year sunset date (2003) for the group.
The RHTF is comprised of 42 members, who include elected officials from several of the local jurisdictions in the region; representatives of various housing-related industries, environmental groups, and civic organizations; and housing advocates. Over the past two years, the Task Force has held five or six meetings per year. Some of these have included housing workshops on issues such as construction defect litigation, local housing trust funds, condominium conversions, and housing element requirements. Workshop attendance has typically been high, ranging from 40 to 70 participants. Attendance at regular RHTF meetings has ranged from 15 to 40 attendees. At the more recent meetings, there frequently has not been a quorum of members in attendance.
At its last three meetings, the group has discussed changes to its membership and regular meeting schedule. Discussion has been focused in the form of a draft charter, including the proposed purpose, responsibilities, and membership of the group. There was consensus to reevaluate the group’s membership and to reduce its size from 42 to about 25 members in order to achieve a quorum at future meetings.
As proposed in the draft charter, the primary responsibilities of the new working group would be to review or make recommendations to the Regional Planning Committee on forums on housing issues of local or regional interest; implementation of a program to educate the public and elected officials about regional housing issues; the final report to the state legislature on implementation of the pilot self-certification program; select state and federal housing-related legislation; and housing information on SANDAG’s Web site. The members also agreed to meet on a quarterly basis, with the option of meeting more frequently, if needed, to accomplish its work priorities.
In May, the Executive Committee approved the continuation of the group as well as the change in the group’s name. The Task Force will be renamed the Regional Housing Working Group. Regular
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updates on the Working Group’s activities also will be made to the Regional Planning Committee. Attachment 4 summarizes the Working Group’s activities during FY 2005.
Other Working Groups
In May, the Executive Committee also approved the continuation of the four other working groups that report to the Regional Planning Committee (i.e., Energy Working Group, Regional Planning Technical Working Group, Regional Planning Stakeholders Working Group, and Regional Forecast Technical Working Group). Updates on the activities of these working groups are provided on a regular basis to the Regional Planning Committee.
BOB LEITER Director of Land Use and Transportation Planning
Attachments: 1. Relationship of Regional Planning Committee and its Working Groups 2. List of Committees and Working Groups 3. Shoreline Preservation Working Group FY 2005 Activities 4. Regional Housing Working Group FY 2005 Activities
Key Staff Contact: Kim Kawada (619) 699-6994; [email protected]
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Board of Directors
Regional Planning Committee
Shoreline
ELECTED OFFICIALS Regional Housing Regional Energy Preservation Working Group Working Group Working Group
Regional Planning Technical Working Group STANDING
Regional Planning Regionwide Forecast Stakeholders Technical Working Group Working Group AD HOC
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REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE OR YEAR CURRENT STATUS OF WORKING GROUP NAME MEMBERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES ESTABL. STATUS CHARTER 1 Shoreline Preservation Mayor Pro Tem Kulchin (Carlsbad), Mayor Pro Tem Advises on the 1980s Standing Scheduled for Working Group Janney and Mayor Rose (Imperial Beach), implementation of the September 2005
Councilmembers Tierney and Monroe (Coronado), Shoreline Preservation meeting Councilmember Peters (San Diego), Mayor Finnell Strategy adopted by Meeting Schedule: and Deputy Mayor Crawford (Del Mar), SANDAG in 1993 Bimonthly Councilmembers Roberts and Kellejian (Solana Beach), Councilmember Bond (Encinitas), Supervisor Slater-Price (County), Councilmember Feller (Oceanside); representatives from resource agencies, DOD, Port of San Diego, Surfrider, Sierra Club, California Coastal Coalition, and California Lobster and Trap Fisherman Association
2 Regional Housing Working Councilmember Atkins (San Diego), Mayor Pro Tem Serves as a forum for 2000 Standing Scheduled for Group Campbell and Councilmember Ritter (Vista), discussion of regional June 2005
Councilmember Davis (Chula Vista), Councilmember housing issues meeting Rexford (Poway), Mayor Holt-Pfeiler (Escondido), Meeting Schedule: Supervisor Horn (County), Councilmember Quarterly Natividad (National City), Councilmember Preston (San Marcos), Councilmember Houlihan (Encinitas), and Councilmember Ramos (El Cajon); UCSD Connect; housing industry representatives and housing advocates
3 Energy Working Group Councilmember Abarbanel (Del Mar, representing Advises on the 2004 On February 25, Scheduled for North County Coastal), Mayor Madrid (La Mesa, implementation of the 2005, BOD June 2005 representing East County), Mayor Pro Tem Regional Energy Strategy approved meeting Campbell (Vista, representing North County Inland), adopted by SANDAG in continuing EWG Deputy Mayor Zucchet and Councilmember Frye 2003 work program. (San Diego), Vacant (South Bay), Vacant (County);
representatives from San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), environmental groups, consumer Meeting Schedule: advocates, small and large businesses, labor, Monthly academia, and economic development agencies.
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COMMITTEE OR YEAR CURRENT STATUS OF WORKING GROUP NAME MEMBERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES ESTABL. STATUS CHARTER 4 Regional Planning Planning directors from local jurisdictions, and staff Advises on the 1990 Standing ; completed Technical Working Group from other agencies, including Port of San Diego, development and June 2005
(TWG) MTS, NCTD, County Water Authority (CWA), and implementation of the RCP Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) Meeting Schedule: Monthly
5 Regional Planning Interested citizens Advises on Regional 2005 Will terminate ; completed Stakeholders Working Comprehensive Plan (RCP) upon completion of March 2005 Group (SWG) implementation and RTP RTP update (2007) update issues
Meeting Schedule: Monthly 6 Regionwide Forecast Representatives of business, academia, and Review and evaluate the 2005 Will terminate ; completed Technical Working Group government agencies methods and assumptions upon completion of April 2005 contained in the forecast (Spring Demographic and 2006) Economic Forecasting Model to help update the Regional Growth Forecast to the year 2030.
18 Item 3, Attachment 3
June 14, 2005
TO: Regional Planning Committee
FROM: Shoreline Preservation Working Group
SUBJECT: FY 2005 Status Report
During FY 2005, the Shoreline Preservation Working Group continued in its role to advise SANDAG on the implementation of the Shoreline Preservation Strategy and the Regional Comprehensive Plan (RCP).
The Shoreline Preservation Working Group advises the Regional Planning Committee on issues related to the adopted Shoreline Preservation Strategy (1993) and opportunities for beach replenishment. Working Group members include elected officials from the coastal cities and county of San Diego, and representatives from community groups, environmental groups, state and federal resource agencies, U.S. Department of Defense, economic interests, and environmental organizations.
Specifically, the Shoreline Preservation Working Group (Working Group) spent a significant portion of FY 2005 working on a local pilot study to implement the State of California’s Coastal Sediment Management Master Plan (Master Plan). The Master Plan is a collaborative effort among federal, state, and local agencies and non-governmental organizations to evaluate California’s coastal sediment management needs on a regional, systemwide basis. The intent is to develop approaches to these coastal erosion and sedimentation issues that generate the greatest environmental and economic benefits for the State of California. The pilot study being managed by the Working Group is known as the Sand Compatibility and Opportunistic Use Program (SCOUP). The SCOUP project will develop a generic regional opportunistic sand program for California based on an application to the beach at South Oceanside. The SCOUP will enable local agencies to place small quantities of sand on the beach from small dredging or excavation projects when the material is suitable for beach placement. Lessons learned from the pilot project will be applied to other areas of the region and the state as one approach to address the state’s coastal erosion issues.
In addition, the Working Group has continued to monitor the conditions of the beaches in the region since. The Shoreline Monitoring Program provides physical measurements of the region’s beaches essential to the design and evaluation of efforts to replenish beaches and manage the region’s shoreline. Specifically, the Program measures the impacts of beach erosion over time, documents the benefits of sand replenishment projects, and helps to improve the design and effectiveness of beach fills. Funding for the basic monitoring portion of the Program has been provided by the region’s coastal cities since 1996. SANDAG is currently finalizing a contract to continue this effort through 2010.
The Working Group also coordinates with other agencies to implement the Shoreline Preservation Strategy, such as the recent dredging of San Diego Bay by the San Diego Unified Port District. This project resulted in the placement of 421,000 cubic yards of dredged sand in Imperial Beach’s nearshore.
19 Item 3, Attachment 4
June 17, 2005
TO: Regional Planning Committee
FROM: Regional Housing Task Force
SUBJECT: FY 2005 Status Report
During FY 2005, the Regional Housing Task Force (the name of which has been changed to the Regional Housing Working Group [RHWG]) has continued to advise SANDAG on regional housing- related issues. The group has been meeting between four and six times a year for the past few years. The Task Force has been chaired by Hon. Patty Davis (Chula Vista Councilmember) and Duane Roth (CONNECT Executive Director).
The RHWG is in the process of preparing its charter and reducing its size from 42 to 25 members. The Regional Housing Task Force (RHTF) was comprised of elected officials, local housing staff, and representatives of the housing industry, civic groups, housing advocates, and the business and environmental communities. The membership of the RHWG will have a similar make-up.
Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA)
During FY 2005, the RHTF participated in the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) for the 2005 – 2010 housing element cycle. Members of the Task Force participated in the Regional Housing Needs Working Group, an ad hoc working group made up of members of the RHTF and Regional Planning Technical Working Group. The RHTF made recommendations on the RHNA numbers and allocation methodologies to the Regional Planning Committee in August 2004.
Housing Element Workshop – October 2004
The RHTF sponsored and assisted in the planning of a Housing Element Workshop with staff from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) on October 28, 2004. The purpose of the workshop was to provide information for local jurisdiction staff and consultants, who are preparing the 2005 - 2010 housing elements that are due on June 30, 2005.
Other Housing-Related Work
Also, SANDAG staff has participated in a number of housing-related committees including the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce Housing Committee, San Diego Housing Federation Policy Committee, Housing Action Network (HAN), Civic Solutions Housing Committee, and the University of San Diego Workforce Housing Task Force. SANDAG sponsored three workshops and two conferences on the topic of workforce housing.
20 San Diego Association of Governments REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE
July 1, 2005 AGENDA ITEM NO.: 4
Action Requested: APPROVE
APPROVING A CHARTER AND APPOINTING A CHAIR File Number 3002700 FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION PROGRAM WORKING GROUP
Introduction
The TransNet Ordinance includes funding for an Environmental Mitigation Program (EMP), and sets forth principles for the implementation of that program. On May 27, 2005, the SANDAG Board of Directors designated the Regional Planning Committee (RPC) as the policy committee responsible for implementing certain provisions of the EMP, and provided direction regarding the establishment of an EMP Working Group to advise the Regional Planning Committee and Board of Directors on this program.
Recommendation
The Regional Planning Committee approve a charter for the EMP Working Group, which outlines its purpose and responsibilities, and designates organizations that would be included on it (Attachment 1). It is further recommended that the RPC appoint Carrie Downey, City of Coronado Councilmember, as Chair of the EMP Working Group.
Discussion
On September 24, 2004, the SANDAG Board of Directors approved a set of EMP implementation guidelines representing areas of agreement among SANDAG Board members, officials from the state and federal wildlife agencies, and representatives of environmental organizations. One of the guidelines states that a technical working group for the EMP, including staff members representing the wildlife agencies, environmental interests, and representatives from a consortium of habitat preserve land managers who are active within the county, should be established. Following the Board of Directors’ action last month designating the Regional Planning Committee as advisor on EMP policy matters, SANDAG staff met with staff representatives of the various stakeholders to the program to recommend the specific roles and responsibilities of an Environmental Mitigation Program Working Group, and to recommend the composition of the working group. These recommendations are set forth in the draft charter discussed below.
Proposed Charter
The responsibilities of the EMP Working Group would relate primarily to the allocation of the Regional Habitat Conservation Fund (RHCF), which is part of the Environmental Mitigation Program. The Working Group would participate in the preparation of a “needs assessment” addressing short- term and long-term activities necessary to implement the Multiple Species Conservation Plan (MSCP) and Multiple Habitat Conservation Plan (MHCP). It would also help to identify appropriate
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organizations to perform these activities, and recommend allocation of RHCF funds to these organizations for these purposes. In addition, the EMPWG will provide input into the development of the Transportation Project Mitigation Fund program and procedures.
The proposed membership of the Working Group would include staff representatives from the City of San Diego, County of San Diego, and the four SANDAG subregions (North County Coastal, North County Inland, East County, and South County). It would also include representatives of federal and state agencies that are directly involved in environmental permitting of transportation projects and implementation of the MSCP and MHCP (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, California Department of Fish and Game, California Wildlife Conservation Board, and Caltrans).
In addition, it is recommended that the following organizations, representing disciplines and interests involved in the implementation of the EMP, be included on the Working Group:
• The Nature Conservancy (Land Acquisition) • Conservation Resource Network (Land Management) • U.S. Geological Survey (Science & Technology) • Endangered Habitats League (Environmental Policy) • Building Industry Association (Business)
The Chair of the Working Group would be an elected official to be appointed by the Regional Planning Committee, and the members of the Working Group would select the Vice Chair from among their membership.
Working Group Chair
At the SANDAG Board retreat in January 2005, Board members and other elected officials from throughout the region discussed the implementation of TransNet and the EMP. At that retreat, Councilmember Carrie Downey expressed an interest in participating in the implementation of the EMP, due in part to her professional background in environmental law. Subsequently, she has indicated that she is willing to serve as the Chair of the EMP Working Group, and it is recommended that she be appointed to this position.
Next Steps
Once the organizations designated for membership select individuals to participate on the Working Group, SANDAG staff will schedule the group’s first meeting.
BOB LEITER Director of Land Use and Transportation Planning
Attachment: Proposed Charter for EMP Working Group
Key Staff Contact: Janet Fairbanks (619) 699-6970; [email protected]
22 Item 4, Attachment 1
DRAFT
WORKING GROUP CHARTER Environmental Mitigation Program Working Group
PURPOSE The Environmental Mitigation Program Working Group (EMPWG) advises the Regional Planning Committee (RPC) and the SANDAG Board on issues related to the coordination and implementation of the Environmental Mitigation Program (EMP), a component of the TransNet program approved by the voters in November 2004.
LINE OF REPORTING The EMPWG reports to the RPC, which reports directly to the SANDAG Board of Directors.
RESPONSIBILITIES The EMPWG provides advice on the implementation of the Environmental Mitigation Program, including input into the development of the Transportation Project Mitigation Fund (TPMF) program and procedures, as well as recommendations on the allocation of the Regional Habitat Conservation Fund (RHCF).
With regard to the RHCF, the EMPWG will participate in the preparation of a “needs assessment” that will identify the short-term and long-term activities necessary to implement the Multiple Species Conservation Program (MSCP) and Multiple Habitat Conservation Program (MHCP), such as biological monitoring, land management coordination, and supplemental land acquisitions. The EMPWG may also help to identify specific organizations to perform the monitoring, management, and acquisition activities identified in the needs assessment. Based on this analysis, the EMPWG will develop criteria and recommend priorities for allocation of RHCF funds.
The members of the EMPWG will include:
• Staff representatives from the City of San Diego, County of San Diego, and the four SANDAG subregions (North County Coastal, North County Inland, East County, and South County),
• Staff representatives of federal and state agencies that are directly involved in environmental permitting of transportation projects and implementation of the MSCP and MHCP (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, California Department of Fish and Game, California Wildlife Conservation Board, and Caltrans), and
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• Staff representatives of the following organizations, representing disciplines and interests involved in the implementation of the EMP:
o The Nature Conservancy (Land Acquisition) o Conservation Resource Network (Land Management) o U.S. Geological Survey (Science & Technology) o Endangered Habitats League (Environmental Policy) o Building Industry Association (Business)
If the organization can no longer serve, the RPC will appoint a replacement that can represent the specific discipline. In addition, the RPC can place additional members on the EMPWG by amending this charter.
MEETING TIME AND LOCATION Meeting times and locations will be determined by the EMPWG.
SELECTION OF THE CHAIR The Chair of the EMPWG will be selected by the Regional Planning Committee. The Vice Chair will be selected by the EMPWG from among its members.
DURATION OF EXISTENCE The EMPWG will continue throughout the duration of the implementation of the TransNet Environmental Mitigation Program.
24 San Diego Association of Governments REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE
July 1, 2005 AGENDA ITEM NO.: 6
Action Requested: DISCUSSION / COMMENT
DRAFT SMART GROWTH CONCEPT MAP AND INITIAL IDEAS FOR File Number 3000200 PUBLIC WORKSHOPS
Introduction
The Regional Comprehensive Plan (RCP) contains policy objectives and actions aimed at improving transportation and land use coordination. A key recommendation is to identify smart growth opportunity areas and place a higher priority on directing transportation facility improvements and other infrastructure resources toward those areas.
Toward that end, the RCP calls for the preparation of a Smart Growth Concept Map illustrating the location of existing, planned, and potential smart growth areas. The Concept Map will initially be used in relation to two key SANDAG initiatives: the update of the 2030 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), and determining eligibility to participate in the longer-term smart growth incentive program funded by TransNet.
This report describes the preliminary findings of the Smart Growth Concept Map, outlines additional stages of analysis, and recommends a proposed approach for the upcoming public outreach workshops. Comments and ideas by the Regional Planning Technical and Stakeholders Working Groups have been incorporated into this report.
Recommendation
The Regional Planning Committee is asked to discuss and comment on the following issues:
What observations do Committee members have on the draft regional-scale Smart Growth Concept Map and the subregional-scale maps? How can we improve the maps and materials to make them easy to understand?
Do Committee members agree with the "Open House" format suggested by staff for the upcoming public workshops on the Concept Map? If not, what other formats or public outreach mechanisms might work?
What role should the RPC members play at the workshops?
Discussion
Based on preliminary input by the planning staffs, SANDAG staff has prepared a draft regional-scale Smart Growth Concept Map and four subregional-scale maps (Enclosures 1-5). The maps are
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accompanied by two tables, one that summarizes the smart growth areas by place type (Attachment 1), and another that describes each smart growth area by jurisdiction (Attachment 2). In addition, for reference purposes, the RCP Smart Growth Matrix also is included (Attachment 3).
The RCP identifies seven smart growth place types, ranging from the most intense area in the region – the Metropolitan Center, to the least intense areas, Rural Villages. The remaining place types include Urban Centers, Town Centers, and Community Centers, as well as Transit Corridors and Special Use Centers. Each of the seven place types has recommended land use characteristics, intensity targets, transportation system characteristics, and public transit service levels.
Existing and Planned areas are places where existing development and/or planned land uses are consistent with the urban design characteristics and recommended residential and employment land use intensities described in the RCP Smart Growth Matrix, and are (or will be) served by appropriate levels of public transit. Potential areas are places where there are opportunities for smart growth, if changes are made to local land use plans and/or the transportation system and public transit services.
Preliminary Findings
The Draft Smart Growth Concept Map shows that jurisdictions have identified large- and small-scale opportunities for smart growth throughout the region. Attachment 1 provides a listing of the smart growth areas identified to date by place type. Excluding the City of San Diego areas1 that have not been confirmed, over 100 smart growth areas have been identified on the draft map.
The draft map includes one Metropolitan Center—downtown San Diego—and a half-dozen Urban Centers geographically-dispersed Urban Centers throughout the region in the Cities of San Diego, La Mesa, Chula Vista, and San Marcos. The map also shows a number of geographically-dispersed Town Centers. The Town Center place type is less intense than the Urban Center and draws mainly from immediate subregional areas. It includes residential and office/ commercial uses, including mixed uses, and civic/cultural facilities. Many of the smaller downtown areas, such as downtown La Mesa, and civic areas, such as the Civic Center in San Marcos, are examples of the Town Center place type.
The place type with the highest number of identified areas is the Community Center. Almost 50 Community Centers were identified (not including almost all of the City of San Diego's community centers. These are found throughout the region, with a concentration in the central and southern areas of the region. Several Community Centers also have been proposed in the unincorporated area.
The least conventional place types—Special Use Centers and Transit Corridors—are still being evaluated. Jurisdictions proposed a variety of land uses as Special Use Centers, including universities, regional shopping malls, industrial parks, and COASTER stations. Only a few jurisdictions proposed locations for the Transit Corridor place type, which is linear in shape and consists of higher densities
1 The draft maps and tables reflect the place types, boundaries, and descriptions provided by each jurisdiction to SANDAG, with the exception of the City of San Diego. Due to the magnitude of smart growth areas identified in the City of San Diego through their City of Villages plan, staff members from SANDAG and the City have been working together to translate the areas identified on the City of Villages map to SANDAG's RCP smart growth place types. Much work remains to be done, and many of the areas that the two staffs initially have discussed may need further refinements.
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along the corridor served by high frequency transit service. The Cities of San Diego, La Mesa, and Escondido identified the most Transit Corridors within their jurisdictions.
Finally, the County of San Diego identified five Existing/Planned Rural Villages—Fallbrook, Valley Center, Ramona, Alpine, and Lakeside. At the County's request, SANDAG will re-name the Rural Community place type to Rural Village to correlate more closely with the County's current General Plan 2020 Update terminology.
Stages of Analysis
There are several stages of analysis involved in producing the Smart Growth Concept Map. Stage 1, which is almost complete, includes input by local planning staffs on the proposed areas to be included on the Concept Map. The next two stages are Verification of Existing/Planned Smart Growth Areas (Stage 2) and Evaluation of Potential Smart Growth Areas (Stage 3), which will occur over the summer. This verification process will help ensure that the proposed Smart Growth areas are correctly categorized, and consistent with the land use and transportation/transit system characteristics in the RCP Smart Growth Matrix. The final stage is Analysis of Public Input (Stage 4), which includes assessing the possible additional smart growth areas identified through the public input process. Attachment 4 provides additional details about the production stages for the Concept Map.
Public Input / Workshops
The public review period on the draft Smart Growth Concept Map will extend from early September through mid-October. To facilitate input by the public and interested stakeholders, SANDAG will hold a series of subregional workshops on the draft Concept Map this fall. Workshops are proposed for the following subregions: North County Coastal, North County Inland, City of San Diego, South Bay, East County, and County of San Diego. Additional details about the proposed locations and format of the public workshops are included in Attachment 5.
The objectives of the workshops are twofold: (1) to generate greater awareness of the links between smart growth land uses and transportation choices, including transit, walking, and biking, and (2) to obtain public input on the transportation networks and transit services that connect the smart growth areas that have been identified by the local jurisdictions. The input received at the workshops will assist in developing and refining the transit networks to be included in the RTP update.
Ideally, the workshops will be held during the third and fourth weeks of September. The workshops are proposed to be held on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday evenings for two hours each, in an "Open House" style. The workshops could begin with a 30-minute introductory session, followed by smaller-scale geographically-based break-out sessions staffed by SANDAG and local jurisdiction planning staffs for the remaining 1.5 hours. SANDAG staff has been working with the TWG to coordinate the involvement of local planners and elected officials in this effort.
A key comment from the SWG was the need for SANDAG to provide additional opportunities besides the workshops to inform interested parties about the Smart Growth Concept Map (and its relationship to the RTP update), and to solicit input on both these efforts. As a result, staff proposes establishing a speakers' bureau, similar to that established during the development of the RCP. The
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speakers’ bureau would be available to make presentations to local chambers of commerce, economic development corporations, environmental groups, housing groups, local city councils and the Board of Supervisors, and other interested organizations. The presentations would complement the outreach efforts generated by the workshops.
The Regional Planning Committee should discuss the proposed focus and format of the workshops, and what role Committee members would like to play in the workshops. Staff will e-mail a tentative workshop schedule to the RPC as soon as it becomes available.
Concept Map Schedule
Key milestones for the production of the Smart Growth Concept Map remain the same as they did last month, and include: Preliminary Draft Concept Map – July 2005 Revised Draft Concept Map – July/August 2005 Verification of Smart Growth Areas (Intensity Thresholds and Transit Networks) – August 2005 Public Workshops – September 2005 Final Draft Concept Map – October/November 2005 SANDAG Board Action for Use in the Environmental Analysis of the RTP Update – November 2005 Although a final map is needed by November to generate the alternative land use scenarios for the environmental analysis of the RTP update, it is anticipated that the map will be updated on a regular basis to reflect local general plan updates. Updates will be coordinated with the issuance of calls for projects for the TransNet-funded Smart Growth Incentive Program.
BOB LEITER Director of Land Use and Transportation Planning
Attachments: 1. Smart Growth Areas by Jurisdiction 2. Smart Growth Areas by Place Type 3. RCP Smart Growth Matrix 4. Smart Growth Concept Map Production Stages 5. Proposed Smart Growth Concept Map Public Workshops
Key Staff Contact: Carolina Gregor (619) 699-1989; [email protected]
28 Item 6, Attachment 1 D R A F T Smart Growth Areas by Place Type1 June 22, 2005
PLACE TYPE # EXISTING/PLANNED # POTENTIAL
Metropolitan Center 1 Downtown San Diego 0 N/A
Urban Centers 4 University City Area, San Diego 2 Central Mission Valley (North of I-8, Urban Core of Downtown Chula between SR-163 and I-805), San Vista Diego Eastern Urban Center, Chula Vista University Mixed-Use Area in San Grossmont Trolley Station Area, La Marcos Mesa
Town Centers 12 La Jolla, San Diego 9 Kearny Mesa (South of Clairemont Kearny Mesa (Spectrum), San Diego Mesa Blvd. from I-805 to Convoy), Linda Vista, San Diego San Diego Midway-Pacific Highway (Sports Mission Valley (West of Fashion Arena/Rosecrans), San Diego Valley Road, south of Friars Road, Mission Valley (Fenton Marketplace and north of I-8), San Diego area west of Qualcomm and north Qualcomm Stadium Area, Mission and south of Friars Road), San Valley, San Diego Diego Grantville, San Diego Heart of Traditional Downtown Plaza Camino Real, Carlsbad Chula Vista at 3rd Ave. and F Street Centre City Gateway, Carlsbad Downtown Escondido Downtown El Cajon Downtown La Mesa Downtown National City Downtown Oceanside 100% Corner in Poway Civic Center in San Marcos Santee Town Center Vista Village
Community Centers 26 Carlsbad Village Coaster Station 23 Quarry Creek, Carlsbad Palomar Trolley Station, Chula Vista Ponto Beachfront, Carlsbad 3rd Avenue and Palomar Street, Camino Del Mar and 10th Street, Chula Vista Del Mar Heritage Village in Otay Ranch, El Cajon Trolley Station, El Cajon Chula Vista Parkway Plaza, El Cajon Otay Ranch Village Two, Chula Encinitas Coaster Station Vista Felicita and Centre City Parkway, Otay Ranch Village Five, Chula Escondido Vista Citracado and Centre City Parkway, Otay Ranch Village Six, Chula Vista Escondido Area next to Future University, Imperial Beach Boulevard and Chula Vista 13th Street Otay Ranch Village Eight, Chula 70th Street Trolley Station, La Mesa Vista Crouch Street Sprinter Station, Downtown Coronado Oceanside First Street and C Street, Coronado El Camino Real Sprinter Station, Oceanside
1 Note: This table does not include a full listing of smart growth areas in the City of San Diego. Due to the magnitude of existing, planned, and potential smart growth areas identified in the City of San Diego based on the City of Villages planning effort, SANDAG and City staff are working to identify and refine areas that should be included on the Smart Growth Concept Map. Additional areas are under discussion. In addition, the areas identified in this table may need further refinement.
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PLACE TYPE # EXISTING/PLANNED # POTENTIAL
Community Centers 9th and Palm Avenue/SR-75, Rancho Del Oro Sprinter Station, (continued) Imperial Beach Oceanside Amaya Trolley Station, La Mesa College Boulevard Sprinter Station, Spring Street Trolley Station, Oceanside La Mesa Melrose Sprinter Station, Oceanside Massachusetts Trolley Station, Area near Pomerado Hospital, Lemon Grove Poway Lemon Grove Depot Trolley Station San Elijo Ranch, San Marcos The Paseo @ SDSU, San Diego East Vista Way/Foothill, Vista The Boulevard Marketplace, North Santa Fe/Townsite at N. San Diego Santa Fe Ave. and Bobier Drive, North Park, San Diego Vista Village Center @ Euclid and West Vista Community Center, Market, San Diego Vista Mi Pueblo, San Ysidro, San Diego Campus Park/Fallbrook Hewlett- Carlton Hills Boulevard and Carlton Packard Site, Unincorporated Oaks Drive, Santee San Diego Mission Gorge Road and West Hills Lakeside (Pepper Drive/Bostonia Parkway, Santee area along Highway 67), Solana Beach Coaster Station Unincorporated San Diego North County Regional Court Spring Valley between Jamacha Facility, Vista Road, Jamacha Boulevard east of Escondido Avenue Sprinter Station, SR-15, and Grande Avenue in Vista Unincorporated San Diego North County Metro Sprinter Station, Unincorporated San Diego
Special Use Centers 6 Otay Ranch "Town Center," 5 Chula Vista Bayfront Chula Vista New Coaster Station at Future University, Chula Vista Del Mar Fairgrounds Plaza Bonita, National City Grossmont College, El Cajon UCSD, San Diego North County Fair, Escondido CSU, San Marcos Nordahl Sprinter Station, Escondido Palomar College, San Marcos
Transit Corridors 10 SR-75 in Coronado 6 El Camino Real, Encinitas Seacoast Drive, Imperial Beach Mission Road in Escondido Palm Avenue, Imperial Beach Lake Murray Boulevard, La Mesa La Mesa Boulevard, La Mesa Baltimore Drive and Fletcher Park- University Avenue, La Mesa way, La Mesa El Cajon Boulevard, La Mesa San Marcos Creek Specific Plan South Coast Highway, Oceanside Mission Road, San Marcos South Santa Fe/Mercantile Transit Corridor, Vista East Valley Parkway and Grand Avenue, Escondido South Escondido Boulevard, Escondido
Rural Villages 5 Fallbrook 0 N/A Valley Center Ramona Lakeside Alpine
30 Item 6, Attachment 2 D R A F T SMART GROWTH AREAS BY JURISDICTION1 June 22, 2005
Existing/ RCP Jurisdiction Location Planned or Description Place Type Potential2
Carlsbad CB 1 Plaza Camino Real at Potential Town Center The City has been meeting with Westfield to discuss a possible major redevelopment effort at the existing Marron Road and north Plaza Camino Real mall located at El Camino Real and SR-78. The discussions have pointed to the creation of Tamarack Avenue of a mixed-use complex that would add floor area to the existing retail development and from 200 to 400 multi-family units around the mall on the city-owned parking lot area, together with a relocated transit station.
CB 2 Quarry Creek Area at Potential Community The City has begun preliminary discussions with McMillin Development to develop a mixed-use project on Marron Road and north Center approximately a hundred acres of land at and west of the former rock quarry located South of Marron Road of Tamarack Avenue and West of College Avenue, near the Carlsbad boundary with the City of Oceanside. The very early discussions, are exploring a project that may include several hundred residential units with mid to high densities, together with commercial (office and/or retail) uses and possible public gathering places.
CB 3 Carlsbad Village Existing/ Community The Carlsbad Village Coaster Station is located in the heart of the Carlsbad Redevelopment Area at Grand Coaster Station at Planned Center Avenue and State Street. The entire redevelopment area is subject to the Village Area Master Plan. The plan Grand Avenue and allows residential development up to 23 units per acre through the entire area, but with special emphasis State Street around the coaster station. Mixed residential/retail development is also encouraged. Under Carlsbad’s growth management plan, 1,000 dwelling units of development have been allocated to the redevelopment plan area, although specific proposals have been approved for only a few of these units to date. The city is beginning an exploration of development standards for this area with an eye to increasing flexibility for mixed-use, parking, and higher density residential development.
CB 4 Centre City Gateway Potential Town Center This area consists of property on both sides of Cannon Road between I-5 and Faraday Avenue, overlooking along Cannon between the Agua Hedionda Lagoon. The city has started exploratory discussions with stakeholders to create a new I-5 and Faraday heart of the city to be a major mixed-used development that may include a new civic plaza (including city hall), retail and tourist-serving uses, and a major residential component utilizing varying densities. The site amenities include the south shoreline of Agua Hedionda Lagoon and open space areas throughout much of the planning area. These represent unique opportunities for creating public gathering places and a sense of community within a potential new town center.
CB 5 Ponto Beachfront at Potential Community This project is part of the South Carlsbad Redevelopment Area and consists of a 50-acre site, located west of Avenida Encinitas and Center the San Diego Northern Railroad and south of Poinsettia Avenue, across Carlsbad Boulevard from the South Carlsbad Boulevard Carlsbad State Beach and Campground. The City Council approved in June 2005 a “vision plan” for the area with a land use mix that combines tourist-serving uses (three hotels with time share units), a mixed-use core that provides for town homes, live-work units, and mixed residential/retail development, with a separate townhouse area with densities up to 23 units per acre.
1 Note: This table does not include a full listing of smart growth areas in the City of San Diego. Due to the magnitude of existing, planned, and potential smart growth areas identified in the City of San Diego, SANDAG and City staff are working to identify and refine areas that should be included on the Smart Growth Concept Map. Additional areas are under discussion. In addition, the areas identified in this table may need further refinement. 2 Because the verification process still needs to be undertaken, staff has combined all areas initially proposed as either existing or planned into one category –"Existing/Planned" smart growth. 31 Existing/ RCP Jurisdiction Location Planned or Description Place Type Potential2
Chula Vista CV 1 Urban Core, including Existing/ Urban Northwest Chula Vista contains Downtown Chula Vista and the broader Urban Core that is being addressed parts of area generally Planned Center in an Urban Core Specific Plan, building on the framework of Chula Vista’s updated General Plan. This area bounded by Interstate 5, encompasses two existing trolley stations (Bayfront/E Street and H Street stations) and several existing bus E Street, I Street, just routes, a planned H Street Corridor Bus Rapid Transit route, and a future shuttle route connecting key east of 3rd Avenue, and activity centers in the Urban Core and linking the Chula Vista Bayfront located across Interstate 5. Grade including the Broadway separation of the trolley and surface streets at H Street and E Street is being pursued, and a future yellow and H Street corridors car express route along Interstate 5 is also planned, with a station at H Street. A variety of land use designations and treatments are proposed in different parts of this broader area, which is divided into districts and focus areas. While stable, single family neighborhoods are protected through General Plan policies, other sites have been identified to accommodate more intense development and foster revitalization. The City’s updated General Plan includes Transit Focus Areas, which allow the most intensive development in Northwest Chula Vista, located around the two existing trolley stations, and along H Street generally between Third Avenue and Fourth Avenue. Higher intensity mixed use with housing, shops and offices is envisioned in mid to high-rise buildings within walking distance of the trolley stations. Higher density housing is proposed west of Broadway, with a new park to serve residents. A revitalized H Street corridor would include mid-rise office buildings. Important gateways at E Street, H Street and other strategic points would be enhanced. New mixed use and residential land use designations include densities of up to 60 dwelling units per acre in some cases. The circulation system emphasizes increased walkability in this part of the city.
CV 2 3rd Avenue and F Street; Existing/ Town Center This center includes the “heart” of traditional Downtown Chula Vista, with storefronts lining Third Avenue. adjacent to CV 1 (and Planned The City Civic Center is located just to the west, at Fourth Avenue and F Street. Existing transit routes also part of Urban Core) traverse this segment of both F Street and Third Avenue, as well as other streets nearby. The General Plan vision is that Third Avenue between E and G Streets remains a pedestrian-scaled area of specialty shops, services and restaurants, but with additional offices and housing above and behind the retail uses, adding to the district’s vitality. Building facades along the immediate street frontage would retain the traditional, predominantly low-rise character, with larger buildings sensitively stepped back from the façade, and stepped down to blend with the adjacent residential neighborhood to the east. The higher density residential development and increased appeal to visitors from outside the area is intended to increase market support for businesses and extend the hours of downtown activity. The Civic Center would be strengthened through linking of civic uses by parks, promenades and the local circulation system. In the Third Avenue District, residential densities within Mixed Use Residential designation are intended to have a district-wide gross residential density of 40 dwelling units per acre.
CV 3 Palomar Trolley Station Existing/ Community The Palomar Gateway District is the major southern gateway to the City of Chula Vista. The area currently at Palomar Street and Planned Center includes light industrial businesses and multi-family housing north of Palomar Street, and a mix of single- Industrial Boulevard family and multi-family housing south of Palomar Street. The General Plan objective for this area is to establish a Mixed Use Transit Focus Area around the Palomar Trolley Station, with a mix of shops, office and multi-family housing in low and mid-rise buildings. A more cohesive community would emerge through higher residential densities providing additional affordable housing, well-integrated design, and enhanced pedestrian opportunities, including improved connections with facilities such as the County Health and Human Services Agency South Region Center. Within the Mixed Use Transit Focus Area, residential designations are intended to have a district-wide gross residential density of 40 dwelling units per acre. A high density residential area is proposed south of the Mixed Use Transit Focus Area, between the trolley line and Interstate 5. A new park is planned in conjunction with the higher density housing proposed. The Palomar Trolley Station is also served by Chula Vista Transit bus routes and a regional bus route. A Bus Rapid Transit corridor transit route linking the station to a new community center near Palomar Street and Third Avenue, and then via Main Street to major activity centers in the southerly part of Otay Ranch, is also proposed.
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Chula Vista CV 4 3rd Avenue and Existing/ Community The General Plan vision for the South Third Avenue District is to create a vibrant, mixed use area and a focal (cont’d) Palomar Street Planned Center point for the community in Southwest Chula Vista. A mixed use area would be created with ground floor shops along Third Avenue and multi-family residential and some office uses above. A transit station at East Palomar Street and Third Avenue would serve a new Bus Rapid Transit corridor service route connecting to eastern Chula Vista and major activity centers there and with the Palomar Gateway District and the San Diego Trolley. This area is also served by Chula Vista Transit bus routes and a regional bus route. District-wide residential densities within the Mixed Use Residential designation are intended to be at 30 dwelling units per gross acre. Building heights along this portion of Third Avenue would be primarily low- rise. An Oxford Town Focus Area would be created around the intersection of Third Avenue and Oxford Street, within ¼-mile to the north of the proposed transit station, with mixed use extending to Naples Street.
CV 5 Heritage Village at E. Existing/ Community Heritage Village (Otay Ranch Village One) is the first transit-oriented village to be developed in the Otay Palomar Street, near Planned Center Ranch project, and serves as a prototype for smart growth planning and design. The Village Core contains Monarche Drive the village’s commercial, employment, service and civic uses, as well as the highest residential densities, ranging from 24 to 39 dwelling units per net acre, with 1,225 multi-family units within approximately a ¼- mile radius. The Village Core is anchored by a mixed use center with residential over retail, a public park that contains the Heritage Park Community Center, Sharp Medical Office Center, and an elementary school. Transit right-of-way is reserved in the East Palomar Street median, with a station site at the heart of the Village Core and a pedestrian activated crossing signal to accommodate future Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service. A system of pedestrian paseos also converges at the Village Core. Storefronts with wide village pathway sidewalks line East Palomar Street, which has diagonal on-street parking with additional parking behind the buildings. The City is working with SANDAG on initiating the bus rapid transit route that will serve the Otay Ranch transit-oriented villages. Chula Vista Transit currently provides “blue car” bus service, which uses the future BRT station location.
CV 6 Otay Ranch Village Two Existing/ Community Otay Ranch Village Two is planned as a pedestrian and transit-oriented village in the updated Chula Vista south of Olympic Planned Center General Plan. Because of Village Two’s central location, its village core will be larger and more intense than Parkway and west of La the typical village core in other previously developed parts of Otay Ranch, and serve nearby communities as Media Road well as Village Two residents. Of a planned total of over 2,500 dwelling units, some 1,800 will be in multi- family or mixed use area, and are planned at a density of 18 dwelling units per gross acre. The transit network envisioned in the Regional Transportation Plan and updated General Plan includes a bus rapid transit route with a station in Village Two. Higher density residential uses would emanate from the mixed use core that would also include commercial uses, affordable housing, and public/quasi-public uses. Village Two contains a high school and other institutional uses, and will have approximately 12 acres devoted to commercial uses. Build-out is currently expected by 2010.
CV 7 Otay Ranch Village Five Existing/ Community Otay Ranch Village Five is a transit-oriented village located northeast of Heritage Village (Village One). The at E. Palomar Street east Planned Center Village Core contains over 1,200 multi-family dwelling units within an approximately ¼-radius of the future of La Media Road bus rapid transit station, at densities of 13 to 30 dwelling units per acre. Immediately adjacent to the transit station is the Villagio, a four-story, mixed use town center with 10 suites of ground level retail and 72 townhome units. A 440-unit apartment complex (Teresina) with 88 affordable rental units is also located nearby. Five condominium complexes (Vista Sonrisa, Gold Rush, Stetson, Winchester and Silver Sage) are within a 10-minute walk.
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Chula Vista CV 8 Otay Ranch Village Six at Existing/ Community Otay Ranch Village Six, another transit-oriented village, is currently being developed, and is located south of (cont’d) E. Palomar Street and Planned Center Village Five. The Village Core contains over 1,200 planned multi-family dwelling units within an Magdalena Avenue approximately ¼-radius of the future bus rapid transit station, at densities of 12 to 28 dwelling units per acre. Immediately adjacent to the transit station are 158 condominium units, of which 39 are affordable units, with 17,000 square feet of retail space and shopkeeper suites on both sides of the terminus of East Palomar Street. Several other multi-family residential projects are located within a five-minute walk of the town center in the village core.
CV 9 Otay Ranch "Town Existing/ Special Use The Otay Ranch “Town Center” (also known as the “Freeway Commercial” site) is just north of the Eastern Center" east of SR-125 Planned Center Urban Center, with approximately 900,000 square feet under development, and an additional 400,000 and south of square feet planned (note: “town center” terminology has been used to describe the proposed Olympic Parkway development, but the area most closely meets the “special use center” classification being used in regional planning for the draft Smart Growth Concept Map). It includes a lifestyle commercial center, with two department store anchors, six sit-down restaurants, and a 16-screen movie theater complex and a book store. Right-of-way has been reserved for Bus Rapid Transit, and will be conveyed at SANDAG’s request. Two hundred parking spaces have been reserved for a park-and-ride facility to serve transit patrons. At least two Bus Rapid Transit routes are planned to serve this area and the surrounding land uses. This site is also adjacent to the higher density residential uses and mixed use Village Core of Otay Ranch Village Eleven, which is located on the east side of EastLake Parkway. Otay Ranch Village Six is located to the west of the site, across State Route 125. As part of the Eastern University District, this site is closely linked to the Eastern Urban Center and other major uses along State Route 125.
CV 10 The Eastern Urban Existing/ Urban This high intensity, mixed use, urban center will support the East Chula Vista / Otay Ranch and South San Center east of SR-125 Planned Center Diego County population, providing regional goods and services. It will be the most intensively developed and south of Birch part of Otay Ranch and East Chula Vista, integrating high density housing, low and mid to high-rise office uses, and community and regional serving commercial and entertainment uses. It is envisioned as a unique and symbolic focal point for Otay Ranch and the broader subregion. Over 4,000 dwelling units are proposed at a density of 35 dwelling units per gross acre. Building height can be up to 15 stories, and major office, retail and cultural uses are ultimately envisioned. The Eastern Urban Center (EUC) is about 300 acres in size. State Route 125 borders the area to the west, and other major roadways abut the area or lead to it. As an urban hub, it will be served by a Bus Rapid Transit system, with up to three routes reflected in local and regional transportation plans. Surrounding land uses that relate closely to the EUC include a planned University Campus, Regional Technology Park, and the Otay Ranch “Town Center” (Freeway Commercial) area (proposed as a “Special Use Area” using Regional Comprehensive Plan terminology).
CV 11 University (east of Existing/ Special Use This vacant, undeveloped area will accommodate a multi-institutional University Center or traditional Eastlake Parkway and Planned Center university and related facilities on approximately 530 acres. The campus and its related uses would attract south of Hunte Parkway) intellectual resources and spur innovation that help promote economic development and job opportunities for local and regional residents, and create an institution of civic distinction for Chula Vista and the South County. The University is envisioned to be accessible to students regionally and binationally, and is being planned to accommodate an enrollment of 15,000 full-time equivalent students. The University and supporting uses would be located and designed to achieve a cohesive and integrated campus environment, with a campus “core” linked to the University Village Town Center and the transit center established there. The campus would be designed to enhance pedestrian activity, respect the natural setting, and relate well to other adjoining uses. This site and related uses would create a University Park and Research Center.
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Chula Vista CV 12 Next to University site, Existing/ Community A University Village (Otay Ranch Village Nine) is planned that includes a pedestrian-oriented Town Center (cont’d) south of Rock Mountain Planned Center (note: “town center” terminology is used locally, but the proposed development most closely meets the Road (Hunte Parkway), “community center” classification being used in regional planning for the draft Smart Growth Concept between State Route Map) of mixed use and higher residential densities strongly tied to the planned campus. It would provide 125 and Eastlake housing, retail, and other commercial and related services necessary to support the University. It would also Parkway. be the interface and “common meeting ground” with the University. A future Bus Rapid Transit route (Palomar Trolley Station to EastLake) would include a transit station at this location, along with a link to the route connecting Otay Ranch to Downtown San Diego, and other activity centers to the north and south. Residential densities would be at 18 to 30 dwelling units per acre. The University Village is located east of the Regional Technology Park, across State Route 125.
CV 13 Otay Ranch Village Eight Existing/ Community A pedestrian-oriented, mixed use town center is proposed around the intersection of La Media Road and at future extension of La Planned Center Rock Mountain Road, where Otay Ranch Villages Four, Seven and Eight meet (note: “town center” Media Road and Rock terminology is used locally, but the proposed development most closely meets the “community center” Mountain Road classification being used in regional planning for the draft Smart Growth Concept Map). A future Bus Rapid Transit route (Palomar Trolley Station to EastLake) would include a transit station at this location. The Town Center is located west of a proposed Regional Technology Park of approximately 125 to 200 acres that would accommodate research and high tech manufacturing activities to provide high quality jobs, and take advantage of proximity to the University site. Higher density residential development in the Town Center would be at a gross density of 18 dwelling units per acre.
CV 14 Chula Vista Bayfront Potential (or Special Use The Chula Vista Bayfront generally located west of Interstate 5 contains industrial (including a power plant), perhaps Center storage, and visitor serving commercial and recreational uses, along with substantial vacant and open space “Planned” areas, A joint Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan effort involving the Port of San Diego and the City of Chula given Vista is under way. A world class Bayfront is envisioned to benefit both residents and visitors, and balancing advanced economic and environmental factors. Connections to the Chula Vista Urban Core would also be enhanced. status of the The Bayfront Master Plan study area encompasses approximately 550 acres, and the Master Plan is scheduled Master Plan) to be completed in 2006.
Coronado CO 1 Downtown Coronado at Existing/ Community This is the Coronado activity center oriented to the community’s primary transit lines operating on Orange Orange Avenue and 10th Planned Center Avenue, encompassing most of the community’s commercial development, lodging establishments such as Street the Hotel del Coronado, some mixed-use residential development, and the community’s library. While the intensity of activity and public transit service is not great enough to classify this area as a “Town Center”, it functions as Coronado’s town center. There is no potential for additional smart growth/mixed-use development in this area.
CO 2 First Street and C Street Existing/ Community This is the approximate center of a neighborhood and tourist serving commercial node that encompasses Planned Center the pedestrian/bicycle ferry terminal and mixed-use residential and medium density condominium complexes that are oriented to the community’s shuttle bus system. There is not a potential for significant additional smart growth/mixed-use development in this area beyond those projects presently under construction.
CO 3 SR-75 from Third Street Existing/ Transit This corridor has the City’s highest density residential uses and most intense commercial activity, and is to Amphibious Base Planned Corridor focused on the City’s Orange Avenue and Tenth Street Community Center. It also encompasses the City’s entrance new public community center facilities and the Naval Amphibious Base on the Silver Strand. There is very little potential for additional smart growth/mixed-use development in this area.
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Del Mar DM 1 New Coaster Station at Potential Special Use The Fairgrounds is proposing in their Master Plan to construct a coaster platform at the west edge of the Del Mar Fairgrounds Center fairgrounds that can be used by folks coming and going from the Fairgrounds during the Fair and Race
east of Camino Del Mar, events on the property. These events run from mid-June through the end of September. This platform south of Via de la Valle, would be used seasonally and is being proposed to help mitigate the increasing traffic congestion caused by north and west of Jimmy the increase in intensity of uses at the fairgrounds. It may be another two years before the City of Del Mar Durante Boulevard knows whether this platform will become a reality or not. The Del Mar Fairgrounds could have 50+ dwelling units/acre seasonally when the facility houses the fair employees and race track hired hands. The employment levels may also qualify the Fairgrounds as a special use center.
DM 2 Camino Del Mar Potential Community The City of Del Mar facilities at City Hall are aging and inadequate. The City has been considering the and 10th Street Center construction of a new City Hall and Civic Center for a few years now at the property owned by the City between 10th and 11th Street on Camino del Mar, or at property owned by the Del Mar Unified School District located at the corner of 9th Street and Camino del Mar. It has been contemplated that whichever location is chosen, it would be appropriate to locate some sort of transit facility at the Civic Center. It may be another two to four years before the City is able to identify the exact location and begin the planning for the facility. The City is currently working on a Specific Plan for the revitalization of its downtown core. The Specific Plan will include mixed use and new job opportunities, with potential for increased densities between 9th and 15th (or Plaza). Mixed use and density would be defined more liberally than they are today. The City hopes to have the Downtown Revitalization Strategy or Specific Plan in a tentative draft form by December of 2005, with a Final strategy approved by June or November of 2006, when it would take the Specific Plan to a vote of the people.
El Cajon EC 1 El Cajon Trolley Station Potential Community This 30+ acre area east of the Main/Marshall trolley station is currently developed into 7,000 square foot lots at Front Street and West Center which include single family residences, duplexes and triplexes. Many of these residences are over 50 years Palm Avenue old and not in good condition. The City’s Housing Element has identified this as an area for potential redevelopment (it’s within the redevelopment area) at a density of 30 dwelling units per acre or higher. Its proximity to the transit station will increase opportunities to use transit rather automobiles. Because there are numerous small lots, it will be necessary to combine lots to achieve maximum density and superior project design.
EC 2 Downtown El Cajon Potential Town Center The City’s town center at Main and Magnolia has been undergoing retail and office redevelopment, including new restaurants, for some time. This area has been identified as a potential mixed-use development area combining retail and office uses with multi-story residential development above or adjacent. It is anticipated that residential densities may reach 50 dwelling units per acre or more with superior project design. Although there is no existing transit node in the downtown area, the City is looking to create a bus transit node near the City/County government center. Higher residential densities will provide the nighttime customers for the downtown businesses and restaurants who will be able to reach them by walking. In addition, some of these downtown residents may also work in the area so they will be able to walk to work as well.
EC 3 Parkway Plaza at Potential Community This enclosed shopping mall is one of East County's largest regional shopping centers consisting of five Fletcher Parkway and Center major, anchor retailers and over 1.5 million square feet of total retail, service, eating and financial uses. An Johnson (SR-67 and I-8) existing City-based shuttle along with several regional bus routes use Parkway Plaza as a transit stop and connection to Downtown El Cajon and the El Cajon Trolley Transit Center.
EC 4 Grossmont Community Potential Special Use Grossmont College is the largest community college campus in East County with an enrollment of over College at SR-125 and Center 16,000 students. The college is currently in the process of a major campus upgrade including its transit Grossmont College Drive connections and onsite circulation.
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Encinitas EN 1 Encinitas Coaster Station Potential Community The Encinitas Coaster Station area has the potential to become a smart growth Community Center. The at Encinitas Boulevard Center Encinitas Transit Center is located along a regional transit line that offers service between Downtown San and South Vulcan Diego and Oceanside, as well provides bus service to other parts of North County. Typical buildings Avenue surrounding the Encinitas Coaster Station include the Historical La Paloma theatre, a variety of restaurants, boutique shops and other retail uses. This potential smart growth area is located within the Downtown Encinitas Specific Plan area. The Specific Plan provides zoning and development incentives to provide for transit-oriented and mixed-use development. The City has recently invested approximately $7 million in storm drain, alley and streetscape improvements, spurring private investment in infill and redevelopment. Recently a number of mixed-use development projects have been built within proximity to the transit center and further investment in residential and mixed-use projects are expected in the future. Refinements to the Downtown Encinitas Specific Plan may be needed in order to achieve the land use intensities for a planned Community Center Designation.
EN 2 El Camino Real from Potential Transit El Camino Real from Encinitas Blvd to Garden View Rd - Potential Transit Corridor: This area has the Encinitas Boulevard to Corridor potential to develop as a Transit Corridor. El Camino Real serves as a major regional traffic route for Garden View Road northbound and southbound commuters, and has existing and planned bus route services. Planned land uses include General Commercial, Mobile Home Park and Public/Semi-Public uses. Existing land uses within the corridor are primarily general retail, restaurant, offices, and two mobile home parks. Currently there are no mixed residential/commercial projects within this corridor. The Encinitas City Council has targeted this area for an analysis of the long-term viability of the commercial uses and an evaluation of potential land use strategies and infrastructure improvements to enhance the long-term economic vitality of the corridor. The El Camino Real Transit Corridor has the potential to provide unique opportunities for mixed-use development along a major thoroughfare. The El Camino Real Corridor has the opportunity to provide affordable dwelling units near a major transit thoroughfare. North County Transit District operates bus services along El Camino Real which link to other major bus routes and Coaster Service Stations.
Escondido ES 1 Downtown Specific Plan Existing/ Town Center Numerous civic and cultural facilities are located in downtown Escondido, including City Hall, Grape Day and Mercado Area Plan Planned Park, California Center for the Arts, Escondido (CCAE), a new multiplex movie theater, Boys and Girls Club, from Tulip Street to Children’s Museum, and the Main library. The traditional low rise downtown retail area is anchored by the Hickory Street, between Escondido Transit Center on the west end and Palomar Medical Center on the east end. Mid-rise mixed-use Washington Avenue and development with residential densities up to 45 dwelling units per acre is allowed in the Downtown Retail, Fifth Avenue Gateway Professional, Professional Office, Medical Office, Retail Overlay and Mercado Norte districts. Multi- family development up to 45 dwelling units per acre is allowed in the Neighborhood Professional and Urban Neighborhood districts. The adopted specific plan allows up to 875 units and includes incentives for mixed- use and affordable housing projects. An update to the specific plan is currently underway. A major hotel is proposed adjacent to City Hall and the CCAE, with an associated parking structure and mixed-use development proposed to replace an existing surface parking lot. Additional high density residential developments have been approved or proposed in the Civic Center Commercial district. Individual submittals are being processed with densities in excess of 120 dwelling units per acre through a planned development process, subject to amendments to the Downtown Specific Plan. The Sprinter line is under construction and will terminate at the Escondido Transit Center. Given the proximity to the transit center, the downtown area is well situated for a future shuttle service to the regional transit center.
ES 2 Mission Road from I-15 Potential Transit The Mission Road area is characterized by underutilized commercial and industrial development. The area is to Escondido Blvd., and Corridor served by high frequency local transit connecting I-15 with the downtown area. A number of potential infill Escondido Blvd. from reuse areas have been identified, including the former K-mart site, Mount Vernon Inn and swap meet. The Mission Road to West Mission Specific Plan, adopted in 2003, promotes revitalization efforts and intensification of land use Washington Avenue to take advantage of the site’s visibility, well-developed infrastructure, absence of environmental issues and potential fee credits.
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Escondido ES 3 East Valley Parkway Existing/ Transit East Valley Parkway is characterized by low intensity commercial uses served by high frequency local transit. (cont’d) from Hickory Street to Planned Corridor The commercial area extends approximately 2.5 miles east of downtown on both sides of East Valley Midway Drive, and Parkway, a Major Road, and is bisected by Highway 78 (Ash Street). The commercial area is bordered by Grand Avenue from existing multi-family developments with densities up to 18 dwelling units per acre, located to the south Hickory Street to east of along Grand Avenue, and north of the flood control channel. A cluster of educational uses exists near the Ash Street (includes East Midway Drive intersection, including Palomar College and the recently constructed charter high school. Valley Parkway Area Major retail development has occurred along the parkway in recent years. The Hospital Professional district, Plan and Palomar including Palomar Medical Center, is located south of East Valley Parkway. The high rise hospital is Hospital/HP Zone) supported by low scale medical office uses to the east, accessed by local transit along Grand Avenue. The East Valley Parkway Area Plan, adopted in 2004, promotes revitalization of the commercial area to attract high employment uses, support retail, educational and entertainment uses, and mixed use projects through a planned development process. The area plan eliminated a height restriction to allow mid-rise development. An estimated 100 additional units are anticipated as part of a mixed-use development. Due to seismic considerations, the hospital must be replaced; future intensification of neighboring medical office uses is dependent upon the hospital relocation.
ES 4 South Escondido Blvd. Existing/ Transit South Escondido Boulevard is characterized by low rise commercial uses served by high frequency local from Fifth Avenue to Planned Corridor transit. The commercial areas along this collector road are bordered by medium to high density residential Vermont Avenue zoning (ranging from 18-24 dwelling units per acre). A major capital improvement project was recently completed which provided enhanced streetscape improvements, including public art, landscaping, retained on-street parking in lieu of additional travel lanes, underground utilities, and reconstructed sidewalks. The South Escondido Boulevard Neighborhood Plan was amended in 1996 to allow mixed-use development with densities up to 24 dwelling units per acre and a maximum height of three stories. An estimated 250-300 additional units are anticipated within this area.
ES 5 Felicita Ave. and Centre Potential Community This area is characterized by existing low-rise commercial retail uses. Intensification of existing underutilized City Parkway Center properties should be evaluated in coordination with any future transit station planning. Mixed-use opportunities exist on the east side of Centre City Parkway.
ES 6 Citracado Parkway and Potential Community This area is characterized by existing low-rise commercial retail uses. Intensification of existing underutilized Centre City Parkway Center properties should be evaluated in coordination with any future transit station planning. The area is within the South Escondido Boulevard Neighborhood Plan, which allows mixed-use development with densities up to 24 du per acre and a maximum height of three stories.
ES 7 North County Fair (Bear Potential Special Use The site is located adjacent to I-15 and is developed as a regional shopping center with ample surface Valley Parkway and I-15) Center parking and high frequency local transit service. The existing park and ride lot on the west side of I-15 is anticipated to be reconstructed as a bus rapid transit station. Given the large amount of surface parking, opportunity exists for intensification of commercial and entertainment uses. Integration of transit service to improve access to the shopping center should be evaluated in coordination with any future transit station planning.
ES 8 Nordahl Sprinter Station Potential Special Use The Nordahl Sprinter Station is anticipated at the southwest corner of Mission Avenue and Nordahl Road. at Nordahl Road and Center The area is characterized by low intensity commercial and industrial uses. The 186-acre Escondido Research Mission Road and Technology Center (ERTC) is under construction to the southeast on Vineyard Avenue. The ERTC project includes a power plant currently under construction, with the balance of the site designated for industrial and office use. Due to its size, new infrastructure and proximity to the transit center, the site is well suited to attract high-density employment uses. In the event a major employment center is established in this area, the site is well situated for shuttle service from the Sprinter station.
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Imperial IB 1 9th Street and Existing/ Community Currently, the Imperial Beach Redevelopment Agency is pursuing redevelopment opportunities within this Beach Palm Avenue/SR-75 Planned Center corridor and is focusing on the property at the Palm Avenue SR-75 split (9th Street and Palm Avenue). It is hoped that redevelopment of this area will provide mixed-use, mixed-income development including retail, restaurant, entertainment, hospitality and residential uses along this transit corridor. Consideration is also
being given to establishment of a transit hub at this location to promote the area as a Community Center.
IB 2 Seacoast Drive from Existing/ Transit The vision for Seacoast Drive is that of a small-town, casual, tourist/visitor-oriented pedestrian-oriented Imperial Beach Blvd. to Planned Corridor waterfront district along a transit, beach-serving corridor, with an enhanced streetscape, widened sidewalks Palm Avenue, and providing residents and visitors with recreation, shopping, and dining opportunities as well as hotel Palm Avenue from accommodations for tourists. It is envisioned that the predominant type of development along this corridor Seacoast Drive to will be mixed-use and/or hotel development, along with short-term vacation rental opportunities. 3rd Street The Seacoast Commercial area provides for land to meet the demand for goods and services required primarily by the tourist population, as well as local residents who use the beach area. It is intended that the dominant type of commercial activity in this designation will be visitor-serving retail such as specialty stores, surf shops, restaurants, hotels and motels, etc. In order to promote a more pedestrian-oriented community character, as well as to reduce the high volume of vehicle trips attracted by drive-thru establishments, drive- thru services for restaurants, banks, dry cleaners, and other similar auto related business establishments shall be prohibited in this zone. Residential uses may be permitted above the first floor at a maximum density of one unit per every 1,500 square feet of land. It is envisioned that "Old Palm Avenue" (Palm Avenue from Seacoast Drive to 3rd Street) will be the historic, small-scale commercial center of Imperial Beach with an enhanced, landscaped streetscape, a pedestrian- orientated, walkable area, with shops, restaurants and boutiques with an emphasis on urban-infill, mixed- use development.
IB 3 Palm Avenue from Existing/ Transit The Vision Plan for the City of Imperial Beach calls for this area to be a neighborhood-friendly, active, 7th Street to 13th Street Planned Corridor beautifully landscaped, well-designed, and vibrant commercial corridor supporting community residents and visitors alike while generating necessary property tax, sales tax and transient occupancy tax. This area provides for land to meet the local demand for commercial goods and services. It is intended that the dominant type of commercial activity in this designation will be community and neighborhood serving retail and office uses such as markets, specialty stores, professional offices, personal service department stores, restaurants, liquor stores, hardware stores, etc. Residential uses may be permitted above the first floor at a maximum density of one unit per every 1,000 square feet of land.
IB 4 Imperial Beach Blvd. Potential Community This Neighborhood Commercial area provides land to meet the local neighborhood demand for commercial and13th Street Center goods and services, as opposed to the goods and services required primarily by the tourist population or city-wide. It is intended that the dominant type of commercial activity in this designation will be neighborhood serving retail and office uses such as markets, professional offices, personal services, restaurants, hardware stores, etc. In order to maintain and promote a more pedestrian-oriented community character, as well as to reduce the high volume of vehicle trips attracted by drive-thru establishments, drive- thru services for restaurants, banks, dry cleaners and other similar auto related business establishments shall be prohibited in this district. Residential uses may be permitted above the first floor at a maximum density of one unit per every 2,000 square feet of land. It is envisioned that this area will become a more vibrant, well-maintained commercial activity center to serve this neighborhood and become a more note-worthy "gateway" into the City. It is expected that mixed-use and, potentially, mixed-use/mixed-income development will be developed on vacant or underutilized lots. Currently, several mixed-use projects have been developed in this area that is also served by a transit stops on Imperial Beach Blvd. at 13th Street.
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La Mesa LM 1 Grossmont Trolley Existing/ Urban The City of La Mesa is working with a private sector developer and MTS to transform the transit stop and Station at Grossmont Planned Center parking lot at the Grossmont transit station into a transit oriented development. The project will include Center Drive south of 527 apartment units in three and four story structures over two levels of parking and 3,000 square feet of Fletcher Parkway and commercial uses oriented towards the transit station. Eighty rent-restricted affordable units are included in East of SR-125 the project. Two trolley lines and five bus routes connect at the trolley station. Structured parking for 600 spaces will support the parking needs of the transit station. Planned improvements to the transit station include pedestrian access via elevator to facilitate travel between the station and a nearby hospital and medical office complex and a regional shopping center.
LM 2 Amaya Trolley Station Existing/ Community Existing transit-oriented development, located adjacent to the Amaya Station, includes a 400-unit Planned Center condominium project. There is additional potential for infill or reuse of an obsolete neighborhood shopping center located within a quarter mile of the station site.
LM 3 Downtown La Mesa Existing/ Town Center Existing and planned infill development of residential and commercial uses exist in the historic La Mesa Planned Village, which is located adjacent to the Downtown La Mesa transit center. A trolley station and three bus routes serve this neighborhood.
LM 4 Spring Street Existing/ Community The Spring Street trolley station and 3 bus routes are adjacent to 300 military housing units. Additional Trolley Station Planned Center mixed-use infill development is planned in the neighborhood surrounding the trolley station.
LM 5 70th Street Potential Community Potential exists for a transit oriented mixed-use development located adjacent to the 70th Street Trolley Trolley Station Center Station.
LM 6 La Mesa Boulevard Existing/ Transit There is planned private sector driven redevelopment of under-utilized parcels located along the La Mesa between Spring Street Planned Corridor Blvd. transit corridor. Residential densities are anticipated at 40 dwelling units per acre with commercial and Fletcher Parkway mixed use.
LM 7 University Avenue Existing/ Transit There is planned private sector driven redevelopment of under-utilized parcels located along the University between 69th Street and Planned Corridor Avenue transit corridor. Residential densities are anticipated at 40 dwelling units per acre with commercial La Mesa Boulevard mixed use.
LM 8 El Cajon Boulevard Existing/ Transit There is planned private sector driven redevelopment of under-utilized parcels located along the El Cajon between 73rd Street and Planned Corridor Blvd. transit corridor. Residential densities are anticipated at 40 dwelling units per acre with commercial La Mesa Boulevard, mixed use. extending on La Mesa Boulevard until University Avenue.
LM 9 Lake Murray Boulevard Potential Transit Existing higher density residential development exists within this existing bus service corridor along Lake from El Cajon Boulevard Corridor Murray Blvd and Baltimore Drive. There is potential for infill or reuse of the neighborhood shopping center to Dallas Street. within a quarter mile of the corridor.
LM 10 Baltimore Drive and Existing/ Transit Existing residential at densities between 20 and 40 dwelling units per acre located along major arterials Fletcher Parkway from Planned Corridor served by two bus routes terminating at the Grossmont Trolley Station. Existing general commercial uses Lake Murray Blvd. to and regional and community serving health care services with a high density of employment located along Grossmont the corridor. Transit Center
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Lemon LM 1 Massachusetts Existing/ Community The Massachusetts Station Special Treatment Area encompasses the existing commercial site across from the Grove Trolley Station at Lemon Planned Center Massachusetts Avenue trolley station. Redevelopment of the site with a mix of residential and Grove Avenue and neighborhood commercial uses which concentrate residential density near an existing transit center is Massachusetts Avenue planned to achieve two primary goals: 1) increase the number of residents that can walk to the trolley station and use the trolley to commute, and 2) provide neighborhood shopping opportunities to reduce driving and encourage walking and bicycling. The General Plan land use designation for this Special Treatment Area provides for mixed use and allows for a maximum of 43 dwelling units per acre.
LM 2 Lemon Grove Depot Existing/ Community The Downtown Village Special Treatment Area contains the traditional downtown commercial district Trolley Station at Planned Center located around the intersection of Broadway and Lemon Grove Avenue. Mixes of retail and office uses Broadway and Main presently dominate the Special Treatment Area. Other important features include the downtown trolley Street station, City Hall and Fireman's Park. The Downtown retains its pedestrian-scale and is easily accessible from the SR 94 freeway, major roads and bus and trolley service. The Downtown Village is planned for a lively mix of retail, office, condominium and apartment development supported by a variety of transportation options. In addition to supporting the village residents, shops and restaurants will provide recreational opportunities for Lemon Grove residents and others from adjacent communities. The residential population will in turn increase the viability of the village shops. Trolley and bus lines traversing the village will allow residents to commute to regional work centers via transit while also providing access to the Downtown Village from nearby communities. To optimize the Downtown Village redevelopment efforts and achieve the community's objectives, the City has recently adopted a Specific Plan for the Downtown Village. This specific plan promotes mixed-use, accommodates increased residential densities and commercial intensities, provides for pedestrian amenities and promotes the village as an entry to Lemon Grove and a shopping destination. Land use designations in the Downtown Village Specific Plan area are established as minimum residential densities ranging from 25 dwelling units per acre to 45 minimum dwelling units per acre. Other residential land use designations in this area provide for a maximum 29 dwelling units per acre.
th National City NC 1 National City Boulevard Potential Town The center of Downtown National City is at the intersection of 8 Street and National City Boulevard. The th th from 8th Street to 24th Center/ area is generally bounded to west by Interstate-5 north of 8 Street and Roosevelt Avenue south of 8 th Street Trolley Station Transit Street. The boundary to the north is Division Street, D Avenue to the east; and 16 Street to the south. The Corridor civic center is within this area including City Hall, the Martin Luther King Community Center, the new City Library (opening July 2005), new Fire Station (opening June 2005), Police Station, and Kimball Park - the largest City park. There are designated historic structures (i.e. Brick Row) and a new regional education
facility. There are a variety of commercial and visitor serving businesses in the area surrounded by residential development.
The southern boundary of the downtown area stops at 16th Street. However, National City Boulevard th th th extends to the south to 30 Street. The area between 16 and 30 is known as the “National City Mile of Cars” where there are more than a dozen new car dealerships. This area is a regional draw for customers purchasing a vehicle. National City Boulevard is a main north-south arterial in the City of National City and connects to the City of San Diego to the north and the City of Chula Vista to the south. 8th Street and Plaza Boulevard are two east-west arterials that run through the downtown area.
There are two Trolley Stations; 8th Street which is several blocks to the west of National City Boulevard and the 24th Street Station which is approximately 3 blocks to the west of National City Boulevard. There are also several access points to Interstate-5 which is less than ¼ of a mile to the west of National City Boulevard.
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National City NC 1 National City Boulevard Potential Town There are more than a dozen bus stops along National City Boulevard which are served by both the local (cont’d) from 8th Street to 24th Center/ National City Transit and regional Metropolitan Transit System with transfer service to Chula Vista and San th Street Trolley Station Transit Diego. In addition, there are a half a dozen bus stops along 8 Street. All of these services operate every 30 th th Corridor minutes. These bus routes also serve the two Trolley Stations (8 Street and 24 Street) which serves as a th (cont’d) transfer station for both trolley and bus riders. The 8 Street Trolley Station is within close walking distance to the downtown area. Opportunities exist for a higher usage of both the existing 8th Street Trolley Station
and bus routes with the potential residential development planned for the Downtown area In February 2005, the City Council approved and adopted the Downtown Specific Plan. The Plan is “formed- based”, in that the Plan emphasizes building forms over individual land uses for achieving walkable neighborhoods and mixed-use and transit-oriented development. Based on the Plan, we expect a variety of low, mid and high rise buildings that would contain both commercial and residential uses. There could be residential densities ranging from 20-90 dwelling units an acre at the core (8th Street and National City Boulevard) with lesser density as you move away from the center of the Plan area. The Plan anticipates approximately 4,000 new dwelling units.
NC 2 Plaza Bonita, bounded Existing/ Special Use Plaza Bonita is an existing regional shopping center located on approximately 70 acres. There are two by Sweetwater Road Planned Center freeways adjacent to the site: Interstate-805 on the west side and State Route-54 to the north. The center and Ring Road comprises approximately 800,000 square-feet and employs several thousand people throughout the South Bay region. The designated land use for the site is Commercial Shopping Center. This land use type allows for a variety of large retailers, specialty shops and restaurants. There are a variety of retailers, both large (i.e. Robinsons-May) and small (i.e. clothing, beauty, jewelry) retailers and restaurants. These land uses serve the larger region as ell as the local community.
There are three bus stops within the site which are served by both the local National City Transit and regional Metropolitan Transit System with transfer service to Chula Vista and San Diego. These services operate every 30 minutes.
In the first quarter of 2005, the City received a proposal for the expansion/enhancement of Plaza Bonita. The expansion includes an additional 500,000 square-feet of retail space including two additional large retailers, a multi-screen theater and several new restaurants. This expansion will increase the capacity of this regional serving Shopping mall.
Oceanside OC 1 Downtown Oceanside at Existing/ Town Center The Downtown Transit Center is located within the heart of Oceanside Redevelopment Area just two blocks Mission Avenue and Planned southwest of the intersection of the main north-south and east-west transit corridors of Mission Avenue (links to I-5) and North Coast Highway. The intermodal Transit Center was completed in 1983 and is North Coast Highway strategically located as the northern terminus of the Coaster, the western terminus of the Oceanside to Escondido line, the intermediate station for the Surfliner as well as the southern terminus for the Metrolink. In addition, the transit center serves as the western hub of the North County Transit District bus line and is also serviced by Greyhound. Surrounding land uses include high density residential (43-du units per acre) located south of the transit center and commercial uses are located northwest, north and east of the transit center. The commercial zone allows for mixed-use projects at a maximum density of 43-dwelling units per acre. There are three mixed-use projects currently under construction located north and northeast of the transit center as well as a 453-space parking structure located immediately north of the transit center. The three projects are Ocean Village (35-units and approximately 10,000 square feet of commercial space); Oceanside Terraces (38-units and 26,660 square feet of commercial space) and 550 Seagaze (32-unit live- work loft). In addition, there are 5-City Blocks that are located east and west of the railroad line north of the transit center that are target for future mixed-use development. As illustrated, the downtown area is well positioned for current and future “smart-growth development and opportunities.
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Oceanside OC 2 South Coast Highway Existing/ Transit The South Coast Highway transit corridor is characterized by low rise commercial uses with an emphasis on (cont’d) from Mission Avenue to Planned Corridor automobile related uses including repair and vehicle sales. The commercial borders on high-density Vista Way residential (maximum of 43-du per acre) located west of the commercial corridor. However, mixed-use opportunities have been limited due to existing small lot sizes, which are under multiple ownerships. In addition, high-density residential opportunities are available along the Tremont and Cleveland streets corridor, which parallel the railway. The South Coast Transit Station is proposed one block southwest of the intersection of Oceanside Boulevard and North Coast Highway adjacent to the railway (Escondido Junction) and is surrounded by of underutilized. Due to the presence of the proposed station as well as the underlying land use and zoning designation the area is available for mixed-use developments. Currently under construction is a 13-unit single-family row home development (17 du. per acre) located two blocks northwest of the proposed station.
OC 3 Crouch Street Potential Community The Crouch Street Sprinter Station located at Oceanside Boulevard and Crouch streets is characterized by Sprinter Station at Center strip mall commercial uses and industrial uses. The surrounding land uses are commercial uses located Crouch Street and north, south and west of the station, and industrial uses are located northeast of the station. Mixed-use Oceanside Boulevard opportunities are available within the commercial zoning (maximum density of 29 du. per acre) as evident by a proposal for a mixed-use project (Ocean Creek) located at Crouch Street immediately south of the transit station, which proposes 266 condominium units and 20,000 square feet of commercial development. In addition, there are several underutilized industrial and commercial lands within a quarter mile of the station that do have the potential to be redeveloped as mixed-use properties.
OC 4 El Camino Real Potential Community The El Camino Real Sprinter Station is located southwest of the intersection of El Camino Real and Sprinter Station at El Center Oceanside Boulevard. The area is characterized by strip commercial and industrial uses as well as Camino Real and underutilized commercial and industrial lands. Industrial uses are located east and west of the station and Oceanside Boulevard low-density residential is located south of the station and commercial is located northwest of the station. The 450-acre City owned park site, El Corazon, which currently undergoing land use review and designation is located northeast of the transit site. Although land parcels in the immediate area are typically larger than usual, smart growth opportunities would be concentrated in the area of the underutilized commercial and industrial lands.
OC 5 Rancho Del Oro Potential Community The Rancho Del Oro Sprinter Station is located southwest of the intersection of Rancho Del Oro and Sprinter Station at Center Oceanside Boulevard. The area is generally characterized by existing and planned industrial uses to west Rancho Del Oro and and north. Low-density single-family residential and environmentally sensitive lands are located to the east Oceanside Boulevard and south. A large 450-acre park, El Corazon, is planned to the northwest that will include commercial uses, active and passive recreational uses, civic and community uses as well as protected natural habitat. However, due to existing and planned land uses and natural habitat constraints, opportunities for future mixed-use development in the immediate area is limited.
OC 6 College Boulevard Potential Community College Boulevard Sprinter Station is located southwest of the intersection of College and Oceanside Sprinter Station at Center Boulevard. The area is characterized by industrial uses located north, west of the transit station, commercial College Boulevard and uses are located east and low-density single-family residential uses are located south of the site. The Oceanside Boulevard surrounding area is an emerging industrial zone with several million square feet of industrial buildings planned or currently under construction that would limit. However, opportunities for mixed-use development is limited due to the existing and planned industrial and commercial development.
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Oceanside OC 7 Melrose Potential Community The Melrose Sprinter Station is located southwest of the intersection of Melrose Drive and Oceanside (cont’d) Sprinter Station at Center Boulevard. This station location is situated in the eastern most section of the City and adjacent to several Melrose Drive and existing industrially developed lands within the City of Vista. High intensity commercial uses do exist Oceanside Boulevard directly adjacent to the planned transit station. Low-density residential uses are located northeast of the transit site along with vacant low-density residential lands. Currently under consideration is a General Plan Amendment that would consolidate and change densities within the surrounding vacant lands that would allow for smart-growth opportunities.
Poway PW 1 100% Corner at Poway Potential Town Center The City of Poway is reviewing a mixed use concept adjacent to its Town Center area on Poway Road and in Road and Community close proximity to the City Civic Center, Library, Community Park and shopping centers. The project Road would include medical and professional office space, neighborhood serving commercial uses, for-sale and for-rent residential housing and affordable senior ownership units. The residential portion would include four different housing types, townhomes, rowhomes, and for-rent loft apartments. The commercial component would include three different products fronting Poway Road including commercial retail, a combination of restaurant and retail use and professional office (ownership).
PW 2 Area near Pomerado Potential Community This proposed Smart Growth node encompasses the City’s main core of medical and health care facilities. At Hospital on Pomerado Center the center of the node is Pomerado Hospital, which employees over 750 people. Plans have been submitted Road south of Bernardo that will double the size the current facility. South of the hospital, Monte Vista Road supports 6 medical Heights Parkway complexes, a Montessori School and several residential care facilities. Another 120,000 square feet of medical office uses are located immediately to the north and west of the hospital. Within a quarter of a mile to the north, Gateway Park Drive supports over 290 active and assisted senior housing units. Another 50 workforce housing units will be constructed on Monte Vista Road by 2007.
San Diego SD 1 Downtown San Diego Existing/ Metropolitan Planned Center
SD 2 University City Area Existing/ Urban Planned Center
SD 3 UCSD Existing/ Special Use Planned Center
SD 4 La Jolla Existing/ Town Center Planned
SD 5 Kearny Mesa (South of Potential Town Center Clairemont Mesa Blvd. from I-805 to Convoy)
SD 6 Kearny Mesa (Spectrum) Existing/ Town Center Planned
SD 7 Linda Vista Existing/ Town Center Planned
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San Diego SD 8 Midway-Pacific Highway Existing/ Town Center (cont’d) (Sports Arena/Rosecrans) Planned
SD 9 Mission Valley (West of Potential Town Center Fashion Valley Road, south of Friars Road, and north of I-8)
SD 10 Central Mission Valley Potential Urban (North of I-8, between Center SR-163 and I-805)
SD 11 Mission Valley (Fenton Existing/ Town Center Marketplace area west Planned of Qualcomm and north and south of Friars Road)
SD 12 Qualcomm Stadium Potential Town Center Area (Mission Valley)
SD 13 Grantville Potential Town Center
SD 14 The Paseo Existing/ Community The Paseo is located adjacent to San Diego State University at the corner of College Avenue and Planned Center Montezuma. There will be 461 residential units at a density of 46 dwelling units per acre and the building height will be approximately 75 feet. Commercial uses will consist of over 260,000 square feet of neighborhood and community serving retail as well as a movie theatre that will double as a lecture hall during the day. There will be several open court spaces for people to gather and a festival plaza for more formal events. This village will also be well served by transit. The new trolley station will open in summer 2005; six bus routes currently provide service to this area. The site planning emphasizes walkability and transit accessibility. This project will serve both the university and the community through an integration of many types of uses.
th th SD 15 The Boulevard Existing/ Community The Boulevard Marketplace is located on El Cajon Boulevard south of Meade Street between 38 and 40 Marketplace Planned Center Streets. There are 366 residential units planned at a density of 50 du/ac and building heights will range from 2–4 stories. Commercial space will include mixed use with retail serving uses, on the first floor and residential or office space on the second floor. There is also a 40,000 square foot office building and civic space planned for the site. The project is located near the Transit First Demonstration Project and is served by four major bus routes. Interstate 15 is also adjacent to the site. This plan provides many housing types and uses on a small site and will be well integrated into the surrounding neighborhood.
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San Diego SD 16 North Park at Existing/ Community The North Park Pilot Village is located between University Avenue from Idaho Street to Bancroft and North (cont’d) University Avenue Planned Center Park Way to Lincoln. The village area includes over 313 residential units and 16,000 square feet of and 30th Street commercial space. This space will be a mix of neighborhood commercial retail, art and artisan galleries and civic gathering spaces. The village area also includes the North Park Theatre, which is currently under renovation. The area is well served by public transit; the number 7 bus route is currently the busiest route in the City. Existing street design is excellent; the grid pattern promotes connectivity, walkability, and transit use.
SD 17 Village Center Existing/ Community The Village Center is located at Euclid and Market Streets at the conjunction of the neighborhoods of at Euclid and Market Planned Center Chollas View, Lincoln Park, Emerald Hills, and Valencia Park. There are 839 residential units planned at a density of 28.3 dwelling units per acre. Commercial space currently includes a grocery store, a neighborhood branch bank, a coffee house and restaurants. Other mixed uses such as drug stores as well as local and national retail are planned for the second phasing of this village area. The Euclid trolley station is located within the center of this project site and eight different bus routes connect this location to various other major destinations within the City. This future village is located near schools, parks libraries and cultural centers.
SD 18 Mi Pueblo Existing/ Community The Mi Pueblo Pilot Village, located in the community of San Ysidro, includes the historic commercial core Planned Center on San Ysidro Boulevard and crosses Interstate 5 to connect to Las Americas, an existing regional shopping area. It will include 1143 residential units with a density range from 10-64 du/ac. There will be approximately 425,600 square feet of commercial space, and proposed uses include neighborhood commercial, regional commercial, restaurants, a mercado, kiosks, and commercial office. Other land uses include public plazas, community gardens, a multi-purpose community center, public open spaces, a linear park, and a library. The village area is near public transit. Beyer Blvd trolley station is within walking distance of San Ysidro Boulevard, and the area is served by both routes 905 and 932. Pathways to Knowledge, an arts and culture component, will build upon the existing pedestrian mobility and provide a valuable linkage between the historic core and Las Americas.
San Marcos SM 1 CSU San Marcos, east of Existing/ Special Use Twin Oaks Valley Road Planned Center and south of E. Barham
SM 2 Palomar College north Existing/ Special Use of W. Mission Road and Planned Center east of Comet
SM 3 University Mixed Use Potential Urban Area bounded by the Center area west of Twin Oaks Valley Road, south of SR-78, north of Barham, and east of Craven
SM 4 San Marcos Creek Potential Transit Specific Plan on San Corridor Marcos Blvd between Discovery and SR-78
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San Marcos SM 5 Civic Center on Mission Existing/ Town Center (cont’d) Road, North of SR-78 Planned and East of Twin Oaks Valley Road
SM 6 Mission Road between Potential Transit Las Posas Road and Corridor Falcon Place
SM 7 San Elijo Ranch at San Potential Community Elijo Road and Elfin Center Forest Road
Santee ST 1 Santee Town Center at Existing/ Town Center Santee Town Center consists of 706 acres of master-planned development, incorporating commercial, Mission Gorge Road and Planned residential, transit and recreational uses. The Town Center, already half complete, includes major retailers Cuyamaca Street (670,000 square feet), a variety of housing, a 55-acre community park (aquatic and gymnastics center), and the first of many corporate offices to be constructed within a 104-acre corporate office park. A new skilled nursing facility is under construction and a library site has been reserved within Santee Trolley Square. All of these components are being tied together by a comprehensive, interlinked pedestrian and bikeway network of wide, landscaped pathways, pedestrian bridges, seating areas and fountains. Specifically, the recurring theme in the Town Center Specific Plan is that it is designed to create a people- oriented commercial, business, civic and residential hub along the San Diego River. Santee Trolley Square is one of several new transit-oriented developments in Town Center that was completed in 2002 with 450,000 square feet of retail/restaurant space. At the northern end of the site is the Santee Transit Center, a multi- modal facility serving as the hub for all bus services citywide and the terminus station for the San Diego Trolley linking Santee to downtown San Diego. It is surrounded by a food court, eating areas, a community safety center, and a 250-seat outdoor public amphitheater. Across the street from Trolley Square is a 97,000 square foot corporate office building, with an expansion phase that adds 20,000 square feet. The Specific Plan Office Park Overlay provides for high density residential development at a density ranging from 22 to 30 dwelling units per acre, within ¼-mile of the Transit Station. The City and County are finalizing a master plan with Ryan Companies of Arizona for the development of the 104 acres remaining in Town Center under County ownership. Project entitlements for development are expected in the fall of 2005 following certification of a Master Environmental Impact Report and Town Center Specific Plan Amendment. The corporate campus will have capability for over 1.5 million square feet of high tech office space. Roughly 22 acres are earmarked for a 3,300 square foot movie theater, 150,000 square feet of office space, and between 250 and 300 dwellings immediately north of Santee Trolley Square.
ST 2 Carlton Hills Boulevard Potential Community The intersection of Carlton Hills Boulevard and Carlton Oaks Drive contains commercial uses at each corner, and Carlton Oaks Drive Center to include a neighborhood shopping center. This shopping center houses a County library. Within this 1/4- mile radius is high density residential development approximately 22 dwelling units per acre, and Mast Park. Both streets have bus service. This area, already characterized by mixed use, has the potential to become a viable smart growth area given the proximity to Mast Park, the Carlton Oaks Golf Course and high density residential development.
47 Existing/ RCP Jurisdiction Location Planned or Description Place Type Potential2 Mission Gorge Road Santee ST 3 and West Hills Potential Community This community center is situated at Mission Gorge Road and West Hills Parkway, where 186 dwelling units (cont’d) Parkway Center are under construction and another 86 have been proposed on the south side of Mission Gorge Road. The area is characterized by a mix of commercial and high multiple-family residential uses (for example, up to 30 dwelling units per acre). Both Mission Gorge Road and West Hills Parkway are served by bus. Proximity to the Mission Trails Regional Park, the Carlton Oaks Golf Course, the West Hills High School, and commercial land uses along Mission Gorge Road combine to give this area the potential to become a viable smart growth area.
Solana SB 1 Solana Beach Existing/ Community This project calls for high density, mixed use, and pedestrian oriented development to surround the Solana Beach Coaster Station at Planned Center Beach Coaster Station at the area within Highway 101, Lomas Santa Fe Drive, North Cedros Avenue, and Cedros Avenue and Cliff Street. Highlights include: Lomas Santa Fe Drive Two- and three-story structures with live/work lofts and office above ground floor retail. 141 residential units at a density of 51 units per acre, with 14 units designated affordable. The North Coast Repertory Theatre. A below grade parking garage. A new visitor center. A pedestrian bridge providing beach access.
Vista VS 1 Vista Village (Main Existing/ Town Vista Village is a 60- acre entertainment oriented redevelopment project that when fully completed will Street and South Santa Planned Center have over 400,000 square feet of retail commercial development. The area is adjacent to historic Downtown
Fe Avenue) Vista and existing multi-family and single family neighborhoods. The project is anchored by a multi-model transit center which will include the Vista Village Sprinter Station.
VS 2 North County Regional Existing/ Community This area is anchored by the North County Regional Court House. It is located in a Specific Plan area which Court Facility (Melrose Planned Center includes residential, commercial and office professional developments. As a regional center, the project has Drive just south of a large daytime population. Existing NCTD bus service is provided to the area, and the site is only 1 mile to SR-78) the southwest of the Vista Village Transit Center (Bus and Light Rail). Significant development has occurred in the last 10 years and additional residential and commercial development is slated in the near future.
VS 3 South Santa Existing/ Transit This area, which is currently undergoing a Specific Plan Amendment process, is adjacent to the Vista Village Fe/Mercantile Transit Planned Corridor project (see above). The transit corridor is flanked by the Vista Village Sprinter Station on the north, and Corridor (Need southern the Escondido Avenue Sprinter Station on the east. The rail corridor will parallel S. Santa Fe Avenue, and boundary) the land uses in and around the rail will include high density residential and mixed use. Residential densities would be up to 40 units per acre.
VS 4 East Vista Way/Foothill Potential Community East Vista Way is a regional arterial serving the Bonsall Area to the north and connecting to the Vista Village Center Transit Center to the southwest. This area is characterized by a mix of mobile home parks, multi-family residential and single family residential developments. The City is currently pursuing with a private developer a live-work project at the intersection of E. Vista Way and Foothill Avenue. This area has a diversity of income levels and housing types ranging from mobile homes and apartments to large estate lots in the surrounding hillside areas. There has been significant reinvestment in the commercial centers in this area; however there remain some underutilized centers which may be redeveloped mixed use projects.
VS 5 North Santa Fe/Townsite Potential Community This area is characterized with dense single family and multi-family residential development, underutilized at North Santa Fe Center commercial centers and a lower income population which would most likely utilize public transportation, if Avenue and Bobier service to the area were improved. The area is currently served by NCTD bus service and is one mile north of Drive the Vista Village Transit Center. North Santa Fe Avenue is also a major north-east transit corridor from Oceanside to the north and San Marcos/Escondido (Mission Avenue) to the east.
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Vista VS 6 West Vista Community Potential Community This area to the north of W. Vista Way and east of Emerald Drive is characterized by a large concentration (cont’d) Center (Grapevine and Center of multi-family and single family residential. W. Vista Way is a major transit corridor in the City and is West Vista Way) served by NCTD bus service. The area is just east of the Tri-City Medical Center the major regional medical center for north coastal San Diego County. W. Vista Way is a regional arterial connecting this part of Vista to Oceanside to the west and the Vista Village project to the east. The Vista Village Transit Center is located approximately 2 miles to the east.
VS 7 Escondido Avenue Existing/ Community In anticipation of the Sprinter Station at this location, City Council has directed staff to look into smart Sprinter Station Planned Center growth development opportunities in and around the station. The area is largely developed with underutilized commercial developments which might be appropriately rezoned for residential/commercial mixed use development to take advantage of the public transportation opportunities.
County of CN 1 Fallbrook Existing/ Rural Village Fallbrook’s distinct village combines diverse commercial and employment districts in the center with high- San Diego Planned density residential gradating out to single-family neighborhoods. The core area of Fallbrook is about 300 acres of land bounded on the west by Camp Pendleton, and serviced by major roads such as Mission Road, Stage Coach Lane, and East Mission Road. The Fallbrook Revitalization Plan focuses on the core area of the Fallbrook village – which contains a mixture of commercial, residential, office, industrial and civic uses. The Revitalization Plan outlines a long-term vision for the core area, a vision that builds on Fallbrook’s local character and developing arts and cultural sector. It contains detailed design standards, a public infrastructure improvement plan, and revised mixed-use zoning categories. Fallbrook also has both developed and planned development that includes a range of housing types including multi-family (up to 29 du/acre) and medium-density alternatives. There is also a small-scale industrial area (planned for expansion) and a mix of civic uses such as parks, schools, and a sheriff substation.
CN 2 Campus Park (former Potential Community Campus Park in Fallbrook is an undeveloped 2,600-acre site at the northwest corner of Interstate15 and Hewlett-Packard Specific Center State Route 76 in the Fallbrook Community Planning Area. The planning goal for the site has been to allow Plan Area) in Fallbrook – for a residential and employment development that takes advantage of the site’s location and potential to northeast corner of the serve as a node on a north-south transit corridor between Riverside County and San Diego, Escondido and I-15 & Highway 76 Oceanside. Currently, the County is planning 1,400 and 1,800 residential units with densities ranging from interchange. 24 du/ac in the center of the site to 1 du/1, 2, or 40 acres on the periphery (and in environmentally constrained areas). A small commercial center, parks and schools complete the residential program. Developers are also working with Palomar College to develop a campus and/or light industrial use area. A transit node is proposed as part of the project, although the location will be determined in coordination with SANDAG and NCTD.
CN 3 Valley Center Existing/ Rural Village Two small commercial nodes located along Valley Center Road serve as a starting point for developing the Planned core areas of the Valley Center community. Under GP2020, two villages are being planned that will incorporate a combination of commercial, light industrial and medium to high-density residential development. The North Village is located near the intersection of Valley Center Road and Cole Grade Road. It will contain a mixture of residential, commercial, civic and light industrial uses. The South Village is located near the intersection of Woods Valley Road and Valley Center Road, and will contain a mixture of residential, commercial and civic uses. Approximately 1,400 units are planned for the North Village and 1,200 units are planned for the South Village.
CN 4 North County Metro Existing/ Community Substantial capital improvements are planned for an area within the North County Metro community Sprinter Station at South Planned Center containing a transit stop to serve the planned east/west Sprinter train. Planned improvements include the Santa Fe and Buena widening and realignment of South Santa Fe Road. High-density residential development of 24 du/ac is Creek Road planned within this area to complement and support the planned transit node. Approximately four multi- family complexes exist today that range from 2 to 3 stories in height. A baseball field, public school, church and a variety of commercial uses currently exist along the South Santa Fe corridor. Bus service of moderate frequency currently operates along the South Santa Fe corridor.
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County of CN 5 Ramona Existing/ Rural Village Ramona is centered along the State Route 67 regional highway corridor, which serves as the primary access San Diego Planned to this community as well as to many backcountry towns such as Julian. Ramona provides goods and (cont’d) services to a local population of over 30,000 as well as to the residents of the more rural communities to the east. Ramona’s historic town center, or core area, is located along Main Street (also known as SR 67). It contains a mixture of commercial, civic and residential uses situated within a traditional grid of existing or planned local streets. More than thirty multi-family complexes are located in the core of this community, some of which exceed a density of twenty dwelling units per acre. The Ramona community is currently undergoing a town center revitalization effort designed to resolve a variety of urban design and planning issues.
CN 6 Lakeside Existing/ Rural Village With a current population of 76,000, Lakeside-Pepper Drive/Bostonia is the largest community in the Planned unincorporated County of San Diego. Lakeside has a large, existing village surrounded by lower-density residential neighborhoods and undeveloped rural lands. The core area of Lakeside’s village is bounded by Hwy 67 to the north and Marilla Drive to the west, and continues south along Los Coches Rd and Winter Gardens Blvd. The historic center of Lakeside is located within its core area; it includes Lindo Lake and surrounding developments that contain a community park and civic center, multi-family housing, and retail facilities. The core area also contains commercial establishments along Woodside Avenue and multifamily housing with densities ranging from 14.5 to 24+ dwelling units per acre. The Riverway Specific Plan, a large industrial employment center, lies next to Lakeside’s core area. During the general plan update, several developers expressed an interest in converting some existing tracts of commercial land into mixed-use projects that combine multifamily housing with neighborhood commercial businesses. Economic development in Lakeside is supported through a revitalization plan and a strong business community.
CN 7 Lakeside Potential Community One portion of the Lakeside community – the Pepper Drive/Bostonia area along Highway 67 – has Center redevelopment potential that could take advantage of the area’s existing road network, multifamily housing, commercial uses and employment opportunities.
CN 8 Alpine Existing/ Rural Village Alpine is the primary commercial center for Alpine residents and for residents of nearby rural communities Planned that lack local services. Its village is primarily located south of Interstate 8, and its commercial businesses are located along Alpine Boulevard in a linear configuration. Alpine’s village contains interspersed pockets of higher density residential development, offices and community facilities. Its core area, bounded by Interstate-8 to the north, runs primarily east / west along Alpine Blvd. The western portion of the commercial core includes a medical/health related facility and two additional commercial centers. Additional retail and residential facilities are dispersed along Alpine Boulevard. Under GP2020 the residential density was increased to the north and south of the commercial core. A new grocery store and commercial center will soon be constructed that provides new services to the community and to the easternmost portions of the unincorporated County.
CN 9 Spring Valley Potential Community Spring Valley is a well-established community with redevelopment potential. It contains a potential Center community center located between Jamacha Road, Jamacha Blvd east of State Route 125 and Grand Avenue. Redevelopment opportunities would be built around undeveloped and underutilized land combined with existing schools and civic facilities located within a ½ mile radius of the identified boundary. An existing grid pattern supports walkability, and portions of the area are located within walking distance of potential express bus stops that could be supplemented by a local transit loop. Other uses within the area include a community shopping center, Sweetwater Park, a swap meet and a mixture of single family and multi-family housing with densities ranging up to 24 du/acre.
50 Item 6, Attachment 3 SMART GROWTH MATRIX REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN (RCP)
SMART GROWTH DESIGN PRINCIPLES The following design principles apply to all categories and are critical to the success of smart growth. Human-scale built environment that creates uniqueness and identity Vertically and horizontally mixed use development, with vertical mixed use located near transit stations Robust transportation choices that compliment the intensity of development within the Smart Growth Opportunity Area (SGOA) Strong pedestrian orientation: network of streets & pedestrian paths, narrower street scales, special designs to facilitate pedestrian crossings at intersections, and the walker having precedence Bike access/locker facilities and park-n-ride facilities woven in the human-scale design Transit station(s) located centrally within main activity area(s); transit user amenities located adjacent to stations (e.g. child care facilities, coffee bars, dry cleaning drop-off) Nearby recreational facilities and public plazas
CATEGORY/ LAND USE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICE LAND USE TYPE EXAMPLES INTENSITY TARGETS CHARACTERISTICS CHARACTERISTICS CHARACTERISTICS
Metropolitan Center
Draws from throughout the region Desired Building Types: Access from several Served by numerous corridor/ Downtown San Diego Mid- to high-rise freeways with multiple regional/local services Metropolitan center has several residential and office/ access points SGOA designations Very high frequency service (less commercial Hub transit system than 15 minute) throughout the Regional commercial/ retail center 75+ dwelling unit/ day on all corridor/ regional Regional hub for Regional civic/cultural center average net residential services numerous local, corridor, acre within ¼ mile radius regional transit lines High frequency service (15 of transit station minute) all day on most local Shuttle services and 80+ employees/average services pedestrian orientation for net acre within ¼ mile of internal trips Multiple station locations, with transit station several key transfer points
Internal shuttle system
Downtown San Diego
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CATEGORY/ LAND USE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICE LAND USE TYPE EXAMPLES INTENSITY TARGETS CHARACTERISTICS CHARACTERISTICS CHARACTERISTICS
Urban Center
Employment draws from Desired Building Types: Freeway connections with Served by several corridor/ Existing and Planned: throughout region, while other Mid-to high-rise multiple access points regional lines and several local Rio Vista uses draw mainly from subregional residential and office/ services Served by several corridor/ (Mission Valley) area commercial regional transit lines and High to very high frequency (San Diego) Urban centers likely located within 40-75+ dwelling several local services service (less than15 minute peak) Little Italy (San Diego) larger area that has several SGOA unit/average net acre on all corridor/regional services Possible shuttle routes for designations residential within ¼ mile Costa Verde (University internal trips High frequency throughout the radius of transit station City) Mixed use employment day on all lines Minimal park-and-ride (San Diego) 25+ dwelling unit/ acre for Civic/cultural facilities facilities; access should be • Key transit center, along with mixed use sites within ¼ The Boulevard handled by internal shuttle multiple smaller station locations mile radius of transit Marketplace system station • Possible internal shuttle system Pilot Village (San Diego) 50+ employees per net acre within ¼ mile of Morena Linda Vista transit station (San Diego) East Urban Center (Chula Vista)
University City
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CATEGORY/ LAND USE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICE LAND USE TYPE EXAMPLES INTENSITY TARGETS CHARACTERISTICS CHARACTERISTICS CHARACTERISTICS
Town Center
Draws mainly from immediate Desired Building Types: Served by one or more Served by 1 to 2 corridor or Existing and Planned: subregional area Low- to mid-rise corridor/ regional transit regional lines, or less than 5 Downtown Oceanside line and several local minute shuttle distance from Residential and office/ commercial, 20-45+ dwelling services corridor/regional station, and Downtown Escondido including mixed use unit/average net acre multiple local services within ¼ mile radius of May also be served by Downtown La Mesa Civic/cultural facilities transit station or regional arterials Very high frequency service (less Downtown El Cajon connecting transit service than 15 minute peak) on
corridor/regional service or Downtown 30-50 employees/ average connecting shuttle Chula Vista net acre within ¼ mile of transit station or High frequency throughout the La Jolla (San Diego) connecting transit service day on most lines Village Center Pilot Multiple station locations, some Village (Euclid/Market, with central access/transfer point San Diego)
Shared-use parking or dedicated Hillcrest (San Diego) Hillcrest park-and-ride facilities for Heart of the City regional transit services (San Marcos) Vista Village Transit Center
Santee Town Center Potential SGOA: Grantville Trolley Station (SD) San Marcos Creek Specific Plan
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CATEGORY/ LAND USE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICE LAND USE TYPE EXAMPLES INTENSITY TARGETS CHARACTERISTICS CHARACTERISTICS CHARACTERISTICS
Community Center
Draws from nearby community/ Desired Building Types: Served by at least one Served by at least one corridor/ Existing and Planned: neighborhoods Low- to mid-rise corridor or regional regional service Otay Ranch Villages transit line (Chula Vista) Residential and commercial, 20-45+ dwelling High frequency service (15 including mixed use unit/average net acre Served by arterials and/ or minute in peak hours) on Mercado within ¼ mile of transit collector streets corridor/ regional services (Barrio Logan, Possible community-serving station San Diego) civic uses Moderate to high frequency
throughout the day Mira Mesa Market Center (San One or more on-street stations Diego)
Pacific Highlands Ranch (San Diego) Downtown
Otay Ranch Heritage Village Lemon Grove
Downtown Coronado
San Elijo/ La Costa Meadows Community Center (San Marcos) Palm Avenue (Imperial Beach)
Potential SGOAs: Solana Beach/ NCTD Mixed Use Site North County Metro (Buena Creek Sprinter Station Area, County of San Diego)
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CATEGORY/ LAND USE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICE LAND USE TYPE EXAMPLES INTENSITY TARGETS CHARACTERISTICS CHARACTERISTICS CHARACTERISTICS
Transit Corridor
Draws mainly from several nearby Desired Building Types: Located along a Generally served by a corridor/ Existing and Planned: communities Variety of low-, mid-, and major arterial regional line and local services El Cajon Blvd and high-rise University Avenue Residential and office/ commercial, Served by a corridor or High frequency service (15 (Mid-City) including mixed use 25-75+ dwelling unit/ regional service, or local minute in peak hours) on (San Diego) average net acre along services with less than10 corridor/ regional and/or Linear size with length extending transit corridor and within minutes travel time to local services Washington Avenue from less than one mile long, and ¼ mile of transit stations corridor/ regional (Mission Hills) width extending 1 to 2 blocks Multiple station locations, with line station outward from corridor Employment: Commercial one or more on-street transfer University Avenue
and retail supportive uses Small shared-use park-and- locations with intersecting (La Mesa) ride facilities possible services. South Santa Fe Transit Corridor (Vista)
Potential SGOA: El Camino Real (Encinitas)
University Avenue in City Heights
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CATEGORY/ LAND USE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICE LAND USE TYPE EXAMPLES INTENSITY TARGETS CHARACTERISTICS CHARACTERISTICS CHARACTERISTICS
Special Use Center
Employment draws from through- Desired Building Types: Nearby freeway access Generally served by one or more Existing and Planned: out region, with other uses being Variety of low-, mid-, and corridor/ regional line and local Grossmont Center/ Served by one or more community serving high-rise services Hospital/ Trolley corridor/ regional lines and Station (La Mesa) Special use centers may be located 45+ employees/ average local services High to very high frequency within larger area that has several net acre within ¼ mile of service (15 minute or better in The Paseo at SDSU May be served by shuttle SGOA designations transit station peak) on corridor/ regional (San Diego) service for internal trips services Dominated by one non-residential Optional residential: 50+ Chula Vista Bayfront land use dwelling units/ average Moderate to high frequency Palomar College net residential acre throughout the day Retail support services (San Marcos)
Multiple station locations, with Potential residential element Cal State San Marcos possible central access/transfer point Potential SGOAs: Ocean Ranch/ Rancho Del Oro Industrial Complex (Oceanside) Vista County Courthouse Area
Proposed Paseo at San Diego State
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CATEGORY/ LAND USE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICE LAND USE TYPE EXAMPLES INTENSITY TARGETS CHARACTERISTICS CHARACTERISTICS CHARACTERISTICS
Rural Community
Distinct communities that include Within Village Cores, 10.9- Concentrated local road Village Cores should include or Existing, Planned, and Rural Villages defined by a village 24+ dwelling units/ acre network within village, allow for bus stops and an Potential SGOAs: limit line with concentrated areas (higher densities with regional connection expansion of bus service in Ramona of residential and commercial permitted for senior to urban areas higher density areas development housing) Fallbrook Bicycle and pedestrian- Served by one or more local Draws from nearby rural areas Desired Building Types: friendly street design in services with moderate Alpine Low-rise employment and Village Core frequencies throughout the day Includes semi-rural and rural areas Lakeside residential outside the village limit line Could include park-n-ride Possible peak period corridor/ Valley Center
facilities near major road regional service with transit or transit corridors stations located within village core Possible local transit service or central access point for possible corridor/ regional peak transit line
Main Street Ramona
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NOTES:
Potential Smart Growth Opportunity Areas (SGOAs): Areas discussed at local and regional meetings with local planning directors that are not currently included in existing plans and policies, but may offer the potential for additional smart growth
Computing Land Use Intensity Measurements per Net Acre: Residential: Total dwelling units divided by built or planned residential acreage net of public right-of-way Employment: Total employees divided by built or planned office, commercial, and retail acreage net of public right-of-way Mixed Use: Total dwelling units divided by built or planned residential acreage net of public right-of-way and any other non-residential uses (e.g., commercial, retail, etc.)
Land Use Building Type Definitions:
Low Rise = 2-3 stories Mid-Rise = 4-6 stories High Rise = 7+ stories
Public Transit Service Characteristics: Public transit service characteristics for Smart Growth Opportunity Areas apply to both existing and planned regional transit services as described in the Regional Transportation Plan. Shuttle services (Green Car) Designed for short-distance trips in neighborhood/employment areas, and feeder access to/from corridor and regional services Local services (Blue Car) Designed for shorter-distance trips with frequent stops (e.g., current local bus services) Corridor services (Red Car) Designed for medium distance trips with station spacing about every mile on average (e.g., trolley services, future arterial based bus rapid transit (BRT) routes) Regional services (Yellow Car) Designed for longer distance trips with stations spacing every 4-5 miles on average (e.g., Coaster, future freeway-based BRT routes)
Examples of Smart Growth Opportunity Areas: Examples of existing, planned, or potential Smart Growth Opportunity Areas are provided to illustrate the scale and character of the different smart growth area types. Actual Smart Growth Opportunity Areas will be identified in the first implementation phase of the RCP when the Smart Growth Area Concept Map is developed in consultation with local jurisdictions.
Rural Communities: For additional detail, see the County of San Diego’s General Plan 2020.
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SMART GROWTH CONCEPT MAP PRODUCTION STAGES
Stage 1: Input by Local Planning Staffs SANDAG and local planning staffs have been working together to identify areas within local jurisdictions that should be included on the Smart Growth Concept Map. As mentioned above, this stage has been completed for all of the jurisdictions, with the exception of the City of San Diego, which has identified over 140 possible smart growth areas as part of its City of Villages general plan effort. Staffs from the City of San Diego and SANDAG will continue to work together to refine the proposed areas within San Diego. Refinements and accompanying descriptions will be reflected on the next round of maps.
Stage 2: Verification of Existing/Planned Smart Growth Areas Verification of possible Existing/Planned smart growth areas needs to take place from both the land use and transportation perspectives. The RCP Smart Growth Matrix includes housing intensity targets for all of the place types, and employment intensity targets for some of the place types. The intensity targets are expressed in the form of average net residential densities and average net employment intensities (meaning that public right-of-way and other non-residential or non- employment lands will be excluded from the calculations).
This summer, SANDAG staff will calculate the net residential and employment intensities within existing and planned smart growth areas to verify whether the areas suggested by the local jurisdictions meet the minimum intensity thresholds included in the RCP. In addition to evaluating net residential and employment intensities, SANDAG staff also will need to examine the transit networks and service levels included in MOBILITY 2030 and the ongoing Comprehensive Operational Analysis (COA) currently being undertaken by the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) to ensure that the suggested smart growth areas are served by (or are planned to be served by) the appropriate transit services and station locations.
Upon completion of the verification process, some areas that currently are designated as "Existing/Planned" smart growth areas that do not meet the housing or employment intensity thresholds or are not currently served by (or planned to be served by) appropriate levels of transit may need to be changed to "Potential" smart growth areas.
Stage 3: Evaluation of Potential Smart Growth Areas Calculating net residential and employment intensities is not necessary for potential smart growth areas because, by definition, potential areas are not included in current local general plans, and thus, will not be reflected in the update of the regional growth forecast upon its completion. Potential smart growth areas can eventually “matriculate” into planned smart growth areas if local jurisdictions undertake planning processes that result in changes to local land use plans and/or SANDAG incorporates appropriate transit connections into the RTP or other transportation planning documents. The verification process would be undertaken at that time.
59 With this in mind, three types of potential smart growth areas are emerging: (1) those with the appropriate land uses, but without the appropriate transit characteristics (based on definitions included in the RCP Smart Growth Matrix); (2) those with the appropriate transit characteristics, but without the appropriate land uses; and (3) those with neither the appropriate land uses nor the appropriate transit characteristics, but with a potential for both.
Stage 4: Analysis of Public Input The fourth major stage of analysis includes assessing the possible additional smart growth areas identified through the public review process. Ideas for additional smart growth locations may be generated by the public, interested stakeholders, or policymakers at the upcoming fall workshops or through the public review period. Local planning staffs will be asked to attend the workshops within their subregions and help respond to inquiries regarding proposed smart growth areas in their jurisdictions. Any additional areas that are identified through the public input process would then need to undergo the verification process described above.
60 Item 6, Attachment 5
PROPOSED SMART GROWTH CONCEPT MAP PUBLIC WORKSHOPS
Ideally, the workshops will be held during the third and fourth weeks of September. In consultation with the consultant on this project, staff recommends that two-hour workshops be held on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday evenings for two hours each, in an "Open House" style. The workshops could begin with a 30-minute introductory session, consisting of a short introduction to SANDAG, an overview of the recently-adopted RCP, a description of the key elements of the RTP update currently underway, highlights of the regional-scale Smart Growth Concept Map, and features of the long-term Smart Growth Incentive Program. The introductory session would be followed by smaller-scale geographically-based break-out sessions staffed by SANDAG and local jurisdiction planning staffs for the remaining 1.5 hours.
Participants would receive an Orientation Packet upon arrival. The orientation packet would include the agenda for the evening, various background materials, and a number of focus questions, such as:
1. What benefits do you see to the approach of identifying smart growth areas within the region and prioritizing transportation and transit service enhancements for those areas?
2. What issues/concerns do you have about linking smart growth and transit?
3. What suggestions do you have to improve the overall concept of linking smart growth and transit?
4. Do you feel that current or planned transit services can effectively link the smart growth areas identified in your community? If so, why? If not, what improvements should be considered?
5. Do you see yourself or others you know (family, friends, co-workers) living in smart growth areas and either walking or making more trips by transit instead of an automobile either now or in the future?
Several techniques are proposed to facilitate discussion at the break-out sessions. First and foremost, SANDAG recommends that at a minimum, one or more local planning staff members be present at the workshops to staff the geographically-based break-out sessions. In addition, to the extent possible, an elected official from each jurisdiction within that subregion also should be present.
While SANDAG will provide the appropriate regional and subregional maps showing smart growth areas and transportation/transit networks, local planning staffs will be asked to provide appropriate local or community maps. Local planning staffs also will be asked to provide pictures, sketches, or illustrations of existing, planned, or potential land uses within their proposed smart growth areas. SANDAG staff can complement those images with images of successful transit applications both inside and outside the region. Finally, SANDAG will provide note pads, sticky pads, pens, pencils, and markers at each station for use by participants.
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Staff recommends that the workshops be organized along the following subregional groupings. The workshops could be held at the same locations at which RCP workshops were held over the past two years or could be held at locations suggested by the SWG or TWG. Locations selected should be convenient and accessible by public transit. Options identified to date are included in the table below. Staff is working to identify available venues and secure workshop locations.
A draft schedule will be e-mailed to the Regional Planning Committee and its Working Groups once available, and will be presented to the SANDAG Board of Directors at its July meeting.
SUBREGION POSSIBLE LOCATION North County Coastal Encinitas San Dieguito Boys and Girls Club or Oceanside Senior Center or Encinitas Senior Center
North County Inland Vista Wildwood Community Center or Escondido (Mitchell Room or Escondido Conference Center) or San Marcos Community Center or Cal State San Marcos City of San Diego City Hall or SDSU (East Commons or Presbyterian Church two blocks away from the new trolley stop) or Alternate Location South Bay Chula Vista Otay Recreation Center or Southwestern Community College or National City Community Building or the County Health and Human Services Agency in Chula Vista or in San Ysidro
East County El Cajon Community Center or El Cajon Renette Center County of San Diego To be Determined
62 This item relates to Agenda Item No. 6 Regional Planning Committee July 1, 2005
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