Second Recirculated Sections of the Final Revised Environmental Impact Report for Fanita Ranch

Second Recirculated Sections of the Final Revised Environmental Impact Report for Fanita Ranch

The Second Recirculated Sections of the Final Revised Environmental Impact Report have been prepared for the Fanita Ranch project to revise the General Plan consistency analysis based on the September 2024 order of the San Diego County Superior Court. The Second Recirculated Sections include revisions to the Land Use and Planning section of the Final Revised EIR to correct deficiencies related to General Plan inconsistency, as identified in the trial court's 2024 ruling, judgment, and writ. The Second Recirculated Sections also include appendices which consist of: 1) the trial court's ruling, judgment, and writ; and 2) a memorandum providing additional legal support and analysis for the discussion found in Section 4.10, Land Use and Planning. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15088.5 (f)(2), the City requests that reviewers limit their comments to the second round of recirculated portions of the Final Revised EIR. Following the close of the public review period, responses to comments on the Second Recirculated Sections of the Final Revised EIR will be prepared. The City has determined that the remaining portions of the Final Revised EIR that were not found deficient will not be recirculated as they have been through the CEQA process and have withstood legal challenge. The City will not seek or entertain any further comments on unrevised portions of the Final Revised EIR. The Fanita Ranch project site is approximately 2,638 acres and is located in the northern portion of the City in eastern San Diego County. The description of the Fanita Ranch Project has not changed from the Final Recirculated Revised EIR. Discretionary actions include EIR Certification, Development Plan, Vesting Tentative Map, Development Review Permit and Conditional Use Permits. If approved, Fanita Ranch would be a planned community consisting of up to 2,949 housing units with a school, or 3,008 units without a school, up to 80,000 square feet of commercial uses, parks, open space, and agriculture uses. Habitat preserve would total approximately 1,650 acres.

Santee

San Diego

Citywide, Southern California

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), California Department of Education, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Habitat Conservation Planning (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marin Region 7 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 11 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region 9 (RWQCB), California San Diego River Conservancy (SDRC), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Colorado River Board, Department of General Services (DGS), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 14, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 26, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance

Residential (Low Density, Medium Density, Active Adult, Village Center)(Units 2949, Acres 375), Commercial (Village Center; includes a fire station site)(Sq. Ft. 80000, Acres 2, Employees 450), Educational (15-acre K-8 grade school), Recreational (78 acres of parks), Other (1650.4 acres Habitat Preserve; 31.9 acres Special Use area)

Use Permit, Land Division (Subdivision, etc.), Development Plan

Land Use/Planning