Long Range Planning Projects

Regularly, amendments and updates are made to ordinances and policies to address recently discovered errors, address new state statutes, add new uses and directives or to add clarification language to address interpretation issues.

POD 10-007  Wind Turbine Development Information

Table Summary:

This table provides information related to POD 10‑007, which covers wind turbine development in the County of San Diego. The table includes a summary of the Wind Energy Ordinance and General Plan Amendment adopted in 2013, along with links to the ordinance itself. It also lists the history of public review periods, draft environmental documents, and public hearings held between 2010 and 2013.

The table includes links to several documents addressing health impacts associated with wind turbines, as well as links to staff reports, planning commission materials, and attachments relevant to the project.

Finally, the table provides contact information for the Long Range Planning division via an email address.

POD 10-003 Zoning Ordinance Update No. 30 and County Code Amendments

Table Summary:
This table provides information about POD 13‑003, which concerns Zoning Ordinance Update No. 30 and related County Code amendments. The summary section explains that the project proposes updates to the County’s Zoning Ordinance and County Code, including new definitions, revisions to several ordinance sections, updates to the Noise Ordinance, and the addition of a new chapter related to Reasonable Accommodation. It also proposes an amendment to the County’s Defense and Indemnification Agreement.

The table outlines the project’s status, including the public review period for draft ordinances and the Negative Declaration from June to August 2014, the Planning Commission hearing date in September 2014, and the Board of Supervisors meeting date in October 2014.

The table also provides links to related documents, such as the draft zoning ordinance amendment, draft county code amendment, draft Defense and Indemnification Agreement, the Negative Declaration, and a summary of proposed amendments. Finally, it lists the contact email for the Long Range Planning division.

POD 13-014 Property Zoning Cleanup

Table Summary:
This table provides information about POD 13‑014, a countywide property zoning cleanup effort. The project involves a rezoning action intended to correct minor property owner requests, errors, and oversights in zoning that were identified during the General Plan Update. A link is provided for users to view additional project information.

The table also includes the project’s status, noting that the Planning Commission hearing took place on February 28, 2014, and the Board of Supervisors meeting occurred on April 30, 2014.

Finally, the table lists contact information for the Long Range Planning division through an email address.

POD 12-008 Digital Billboards

Table Summary:
This table provides information about POD 12‑008, a project addressing digital billboards in the unincorporated areas of the County. The summary explains that on September 26, 2012, the Board of Supervisors directed County staff to collaborate with billboard operators, community planning groups, and other interested parties to explore potential changes to the County’s sign ordinance. The purpose was to evaluate whether traditional billboards could be converted to digital LED billboards and to report findings back to the Board within 120 days.

The summary further notes that revised ordinance options would include prohibiting animation, preventing any increase in the total number of existing billboards, and establishing appropriate conversion ratios for replacing traditional billboards with digital ones. These considerations include addressing associated impacts such as light pollution and driver safety.

The table also includes a link to the Board of Supervisors report and attachments related to the project, along with contact information for the Long Range Planning division through an email address.

POD 11-005 Design Review Checklists

Table Summary:
This table provides information about POD 11‑005, a project involving the creation of design review checklists. The summary explains that on October 23, 2013, the Board of Supervisors adopted a Zoning Ordinance Amendment that established a new design review checklist process. These checklists contain clear, objective design standards based on each community’s adopted design guidelines. Projects meeting the checklist standards may qualify for a waiver from the Site Plan Permit process.

The summary also notes that new design review checklists were required for eight communities with existing Community Design Guidelines: Alpine, Bonsall, the I‑15 Corridor, Lakeside, Spring Valley, Sweetwater, and Valley Center. The Ramona Design Review Checklist is processed concurrently with the Ramona Town Center project.

The table includes the project’s status, listing the Planning Commission hearing on August 16, 2013, and the Board of Supervisors hearing on October 23, 2013.

It also provides an extensive list of related documents, including adopted ordinance amendments, administrative code amendments, checklist instructions, and individual design review checklists for each community and for different land‑use categories, such as commercial, industrial, multifamily, and town center areas.

Finally, the table provides contact information for the Long Range Planning division via email.

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