The County of San Diego has completed a critical step in the General Plan Update. The Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the General Plan Update has been released for a 60-day public review and comment period, beginning July 1, 2009 through 4:00 pm, Augusts 31, 2009. Also released for public review are the revised draft General Plan Regional Elements, draft Community/Subregional Plan revisions, the draft Implementation Plan and responses to the comments received on the draft General Plan released on November 14, 2008, this information is available under Draft General Plan.
This draft EIR and draft General Plan can also be reviewed at the Department of Planning and Land Use (DPLU), Project Processing Counter, 5201 Ruffin Road, Suite B, San Diego, California 92123 (8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday) and at any County library in the unincorporated areas of San Diego County.
Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Report and Draft General Plan
Memo to Interested Individuals for submitting Comments
Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report and General Plan Update
The Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report, Draft General Plan, Community Plans and Implementation Plan are available on our website with imbedded links to each comment letter (pdf):
Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
Cover, Table of Contents, List of Acronyms
Summary
Chapter 1: Project Description, Location, and Environmental Setting
Chapter 2: Environmental Effects of the Proposed Project
Chapter 3: Other CEQA Considerations
Chapter 4: Project Alternatives
Chapter 5: References
Chapter 6: Preparers and Persons Contacted
Chapter 7: Proposed General Plan Update Policies and Mitigation Measures
Draft EIR Technical Appencies
Appendix A: NOP, Comments Received on the NOP, and Materials from the Scoping Meeting (18 mb)
Appendix B: Air Quality Technical Report
Appendix C: Biological Resources Tables
Appendix D: Groundwater Study (64 mb)
Groundwater Study Appendices (146 mb)
Appendix E: Proposed Road Construction/Widening Table
Appendix F: Noise Technical Report
Appendix G: Traffic and Circulation Assessment
Appendix H: Traffic Impacts to Adjacent City Jurisdiction Report
Appendix I: Rationale for Accepting Roadways with Level of Service E/F
Appendix J: Single Year, Normal-Year and Multiple Dry Water Year UWMP Supply and Demand Assessments
Appendix K: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory
Appendix L: Project Alternatives Areas of Difference (73 mb)
Appendix M: Environmentally Superior Map Comparison to Referral Map
Report from CBI - 2005
Notice of Preparation
The General Plan Update recently published its Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report. Staff held a Scoping Meeting on May 15, 2008 and the comment period ended on May 28, 2008. More information about the Scoping Meeting and Comments received are available below.
Public Scoping Meeting
On May 15, 2008 General Plan Update Staff held a Public Scoping Meeting at 5:30 in the DPLU Hearing Room. A presentation was given on the General Plan Update including the following topics: the opportunities for public input, an overview of the general plan update process, and a description of project alternatives. Additionally the meeting included a review of the California Environmental Quality Act and a Programmatic Environmental Impact Report. DPLU staff, County Counsel and PBS&J Representatives were also available for questions.
Comments on the Notice of Preparation
The Comments on the Notice of Preparation are available on our website in two forms, a List of Persons, Organizations and Public Agencies that commented on the Notice of Preparation with imbedded links to each comment (pdf), or that same list with all comments following in one document (9 mb). Both versions are below:
In addition to the Notice of Preparation issued April 28,2008, there were also comments made on the Notice of Preparation issued in November 2002, these comments are also available: 2002 Notice of Preparation Comments (7 mb)
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