Valley Center Road Corridor Concept Plan

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Project email address: pds.communityplanupdates@sdcounty.ca.gov 

Project phone line: (858) 505-6677

Upcoming Meetings

The Valley Center Community Planning Group’s (CPG) Mobility and Community Plan Update Subcommittees will hold a second combined meeting to review new Valley Center Road Corridor Concept Plan (VCRCCP) options and the Citygate Report on January 22. The Subcommittees intend to develop Draft Final VCRCCP recommendation(s) for consideration by the full CPG. The full CPG will meet on February 12 to consider the Subcommittee recommendation(s) and develop CPG recommendation(s) for the Draft Final VCRCCP. Here are the details for each meeting:

Combined Subcommittees Meeting

WHAT: Combined meeting of the Valley Center CPG’s Mobility and Community Plan Update Subcommittees

WHEN: Monday, January 22, 2024, 6:00 p.m.

WHERE: Adams Park Meeting Room, 28751 Cole Grade Road, Valley Center

Valley Center CPG Meeting

WHAT: Valley Center CPG Meeting

WHEN: Monday, February 12, 2024, 7:00 p.m.

WHERE: Valley Center Community Hall, 28246 Lilac Road, Valley Center

New Options and Citygate Report

In response to the input received on the 2022 Draft Valley Center Road Corridor Concept Plan (VCRCCP), additional roadway configuration options and supplemental analysis are available for review (see links below). The project team welcomes all input and recommendations. Please see the contact information below. 

To analyze the new options for emergency response and evacuation considerations, Citygate Associates (Citygate) joined the project team in early 2023. Citygate has conducted an analysis and prepared a detailed report. The author, Stewart Gary, is a retired Fire Chief with extensive experience in emergency response planning and analysis, including preparation of the 2017 Standards of Coverage Study for the Valley Center Fire Protection District (VCFPD). The Citygate Report has been reviewed for concurrence by the VCFPD Chief, County Fire Protection District, County Sheriff, and California Highway Patrol, and is now available for public review.

Upcoming milestones: 

• Stakeholder group meetings to gather input on all VCRCCP configuration options and the Citygate report.
• Combined meeting of the Valley Center Community Planning Group’s (VCCPG) Mobility and Community Plan Update Subcommittees to develop recommendations for the Draft Final VCRCCP. This will be a public meeting with meeting information posted on this page when available.
• Meeting of the full Valley Center Community Planning Group (VCCPG) to consider Subcommittee recommendations and develop CPG recommendations for the Draft Final VCRCCP. This will be a public meeting with meeting information posted on this page when available.
• Preparation of the Draft Final VCRCCP plans, report, and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) documentation.
• Public review and comment period for the Draft Final VCRCCP and CEQA documentation.
• County of San Diego Planning Commission hearing
• County of San Diego Board of Supervisors hearings (two hearings required for adopting an ordinance associated with the Final VCRCCP)

 Corridor Concept Plan

The Valley Center Road Village Corridor Concept Plan is a County-initiated project that seeks to formalize a corridor access management strategy for Valley Center Road in the area of the North and South Villages, from Woods Valley Road on the south to Cole Grade Road on the north.

The access management strategy will develop a full range of alternatives with recommendations related to intersection design/control (including signalization improvements and/or roundabouts), safe ingress and egress from adjacent streets/driveways, and operations from the perspective of all road users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, equestrians, and drivers.

Funding for the project is being provided through a grant from Caltrans and the project will run in parallel with a County-initiated community plan update. 

How to Get Involved

Similar to the parallel Community Plan Update process, there are many opportunities for stakeholder involvement throughout the process, including:

• Community Workshops
• Community Planning Group meetings
• Submitting comments during workshops and anytime via the project email address (noted below)
• Contacting staff to discuss the project, via the project email address or phone line (also noted below)
• Subscribing to email updates for the project,  using the link provided at the top and bottom of this page

When upcoming workshops and meetings are scheduled, they will be posted on this page. 

Previous Meetings

The third public workshop included a presentation on the Draft Corridor Concept Plan, and interactive stakeholder exercises to receive public input for the Final Corridor Concept Plan and priorities for implementation.

Draft Corridor Concept Plan Workshop – Thursday, July 21, 2022

The Draft Corridor Concept Plan (CCP) shown in links below, that was out for public review in 2022, is not the current proposed CCP. The project team will be presenting new CCP options and associated additional analysis for stakeholder consideration in 2023.

Draft CCP Links

Draft CCP One Page Full Corridor Plan Sheet

Draft CCP Zoomed In Plan Views

Draft CCP Cross Sections Exhibit

Draft CCP Analysis Report

Draft CCP Analysis Report Appendices

July 21 Workshop Links

Workshop Presentation

Workshop Guide

Workshop Guide Insert (interactive exercise 1 question prompts by station #)

Exercise 1 – Station 1 Exhibits

Exercise 1 – Station 2 Exhibits

Exercise 1 – Station 3 Exhibits

Exercise 1 – Station 4 Exhibits

Note: Exercise 1, Station 5 was focused on the overall Draft CCP, using the same exhibits found under the Draft CCP Links heading above

Exercise 2 Exhibits

Following the July 21 Workshop, the 2022 Draft CCP was discussed at a Valley Center Community Planning Group (CPG) meeting on September 12, 2022, and at a combined meeting of the Mobility and Community Plan Update Subcommittees of the CPG on August 17, 2022.

Exploring Themes Virtual Workshop - Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Stakeholders had two weeks following the workshop to complete an input exercise on the themes presented.- The workshop summary and input compilation is in the link below.

Input Compilation Summary

Click here to access the workshop webpage  for more information

Road Study Kickoff Workshop - Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Note: Some files are large and may download slowly.  

For More Information

For the Valley Center Community Plan Update website click here

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