San Diego County Municipal Code Ch. 3 Existing Conditions

The County of San Diego General Plan guides the intensity, location, and distribution of land uses in the County. Land use designations are property specific and identify the type and intensity of land uses that are allowed. The land use designations are defined by the land use type – residential, commercial, or industrial – and the maximum allowable residential density or nonresidential building intensity.

The San Diego County General Plan has a land use pattern that is based on the Community Development Model. Schematically, this can begin with a central core or “Village” where the highest intensities of development are located surrounded by areas of lesser intensity including “Semi-Rural” and “Rural” lands.

Under the adopted 2011 General Plan, the majority of the site is located within the Rural Village Boundary with a portion of the northern site designated Semi-Rural. Land uses within the Rural Village Boundary are applied to large open space and very-low-density private and public owned lands that provide for agriculture, managed resource production, conservation, and recreation. Rural areas are not appropriate for intensive residential or commercial uses due to significant topographical or environmental constraints, limited access, and the lack of public services or facilities.

As shown in Figure 4, Existing General Plan Land Use Designation, the majority of the site is designated Public/Semi-Public Facilities with the exception of some Open Space (Conservation), Rural Commercial, and Semi-Rural Residential (SR-4). Development is only proposed within the Public/Semi-Public Facilities and Open Space (Conservation) land use designations. The site is generally surrounded by Rural Lands (RL-20 and RL-40) with the exception of Semi-Rural Rural Residential (SR-1 and SR-4) northeast of the site.

The County implements its General Plan primarily through the Zoning Ordinance. Zoning identifies the development standards governing a property, such as specific use types and building standards. Zoning can also protect and enhance property values, prevent incompatible uses from locating near each other, and help implement the long-term goals and objectives of the community.

As shown in Figure 5, Existing Zoning Designation, a variety of zoning governs the project site. It is essential to understand these constraints and how the constraints can influence the development potential of the Master Plan. As part of the Master Plan, the project site will be rezoned to customed Camp Lockett zones (CL 1-5) that will implement the existing Public/Semi-Public Facilities and Open Space (Conservation) land use designations studied in the baseline 2011 General Plan EIR. The project will be consistent with the development density established by the existing zoning, Campo/Lake Morena Community Plan, or County of San Diego General Plan for which an EIR was certified.

The Public/Semi-Public Facilities designation identifies major facilities built and maintained for public use. Examples includes institutional uses, academic facilities, governmental complexes, and community service facilities, such as County airports, public schools, correctional institutions, solid waste facilities, water facilities, and sewer facilities. This designation may include privately owned facilities built and maintained for public use, such as hospitals, cemeteries, and landfills.

The Open Space (Conservation) designation is primarily applied to large tracts of land, undeveloped and usually dedicated to open space, that are owned by a jurisdiction, public agency, or conservancy group. Allowed uses include habitat preserves, passive recreation, and reservoirs. Grazing and other uses or structures ancillary to the primary open space use may be permitted if they do not substantially diminish protected resources or alter the character of the area. Such ancillary uses within this designation will typically be controlled by use-permit limitations.

Except for the PSRM site, the rest of the development boundary is part of an existing historic district, the Camp Lockett Historic District, which was listed on the Local Register on October 25, 2003 (refer to Figure 5, Historic District). The Local Register nomination identifies 53 contributing buildings or structures from 1940 to 1949 that retain their historic integrity. A 122-acre portion of the project area was also designated as a California Historical Landmark (CHL) in October 2009. This historic landmark district encompasses 62 buildings, structures, and building remnants from 1941 through 1946.

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