San Diego County

County may rezone Jacumba's main street to help restore its historic hot springs hotel

A Board proposal from Supervisor Joel Anderson and Chair Pro Tem Paloma Aguirre directs staff to draft new Village Regulations for Jacumba Hot Springs, a Rural Village in District 2, and report back within 12 months. Current zoning along Old Highway 80 is described as an impediment to restoring the resort hotel.

Planning Commission approves 397 apartments on 9.78 acres off Salk Avenue

A five-story, 397-unit apartment building with 548 parking spaces, at grade and in an attached five-story parking structure, on a 9.78-acre site on Salk Avenue between College Boulevard and El Camino Real, within the Fenton Carlsbad Center Specific Plan.

Preview compiled by hand from the Planning Commission's approved minutes. Automatic coverage starts when the Swagit adapter ships.

Chula Vista amends its zoning code and clarifies uses in the Freeway Commercial SPA

Recommendation to City Council to amend Municipal Code Titles 2, 17 and 19 (Administration, Environmental Quality, and Planning and Zoning) and approve a clarification to the use matrix of the Freeway Commercial Sectional Planning Area Plan, the district north of Birch Rd., east of SR-125, south of Olympic Pkwy. and west of Eastlake Pkwy. Common-sense CEQA exemption.

Parcel map would allow condominium ownership of four homes on G Avenue

A two-lot tentative parcel map for condominium ownership of four residential units at 756–762 G Avenue in the R-3 Multiple-Family Residential zone, with design review and four roof decks. Staff recommends approving the map and finding the project exempt as Class 32 infill.

Development agreement would keep La Atalaya's re-subdivision permits alive to 2031

A development agreement between the City and La Atalaya, LLC sets one expiration date, February 6, 2031, for the roadway and utility improvement permits tied to the La Atalaya re-subdivision (tentative tract map TTM18-004, approved in 2021). The Planning Commission recommends; the City Council adopts by ordinance.

Preview compiled by hand from the City's Agenda Center packet. Automatic coverage starts when the Agenda Center adapter ships.

Vacant downtown retail suite would become a taproom on East Main Street

EverBar asks to turn a vacant 859 sq ft retail suite at 172 East Main Street into a taproom with on-sale beer and wine and sidewalk dining, under a small-brewer license. Hours would be 3 to 10 p.m. daily.

Preview compiled by hand from the most recent El Cajon packet we can reach; the City's own site blocks automated requests. Automatic coverage starts when the Swagit adapter ships.

Toll Brothers seeks design review for 42 homes on La Costa Avenue

La Costa 48 / The Cove: a design review permit for 42 single-family homes, landscaping and site improvements at 510–514 La Costa Avenue, in the R-3 zone and the coastal zone (Coastal Commission appeal jurisdiction). The project's EIR was certified in 2022; the agenda says its conclusions are unchanged.

Preview compiled by hand from the City's Granicus agenda. Full detail from the staff report starts when the Granicus adapter ships.

Escondido walks through the rules that govern the 83-acre North County Mall

Staff briefed the Planning Commission on the planned-development master plan for the mall, now known as Mershops, at 210–272 E. Via Rancho Pkwy. east of I-15: how the 1983 center's permitted uses, signage and pads have changed, and where it stands today. The same meeting covered Escondido 2040, the citywide General Plan and specific plan update.

Preview compiled by hand from the City's agenda packet. Automatic coverage starts when the Municode Meetings adapter ships.

Three-story mixed-use building with six homes proposed at 829 Seacoast Drive

Far West Industries proposes one three-story building with 1,847 sq ft of commercial space, six dwelling units and 14 parking spaces at 829 Seacoast Drive in the C/MU-2 Seacoast Commercial and Mixed Use zone. Approvals: coastal permit, design review, site plan review and a tentative map; Class 32 infill exemption.

Office building at 5575 Lake Park Way would convert to commercial condominiums

A tentative tract map to convert an existing office building to a commercial condominium at 5575 Lake Park Way, in the CN-D Neighborhood Commercial / Urban Design Overlay zone. Staff recommends the commission adopt the resolution approving the map.

Lemon Grove sets a hearing on its Downtown Specific Plan and rezoning

The City Council will hold a public hearing on adopting the Downtown Specific Plan, with amendments to the General Plan, the General Plan Map, Municipal Code Title 17 (Zoning) and the Zoning Map. 6 p.m. at the Academy Middle School auditorium, 3121 School Lane.

Preview compiled by hand from the City's hearing notice; the staff report is available at City Hall. Automatic coverage starts when the city-website adapter ships.

Full liquor license and live entertainment for Manila Bistro on South Harbison

Public hearing on a conditional use permit for on-site sale of beer, wine and distilled spirits (ABC Type 47) and live entertainment at an existing restaurant, Manila Bistro, at 933 South Harbison Avenue. Planning Commission Resolution 2026-06 is attached.

Final map for Hillcrest Villas South, a 12-unit condominium project

Resolution approving the final map for Hillcrest Villas South, a 12-unit condominium development at the southeast corner of Acacia Avenue and Poplar Road. The same agenda carries the final map for Hillcrest Villas North, six condominiums at Hillcrest Place and Poplar Road (T17-00006).

Preview compiled by hand from Oceanside's public Legistar site. Automatic coverage starts once the City issues an API token.

Drive-through coffee pad proposed in the Lowe's parking lot on Poway Road

A 950 sq ft Dutch Bros Coffee with a two-lane drive-through, built within the existing Lowe's Home Improvement parking lot at 13740 Poway Road, in the Automotive General Commercial district of the Poway Road Corridor Specific Plan. Categorically exempt from CEQA. The City Manager recommended continuing the hearing to February 17.

Preview compiled by hand from the City's agenda. Full detail from the staff report starts when the Swagit adapter ships.

Nine apartments on Coronado Avenue would convert to condominiums

A tentative map to convert nine apartment units to nine condominium units at 1536–1558 Coronado Avenue, with a waiver of undergrounding existing overhead utilities. The 0.48-acre site is zoned RM-3-7 in the Otay-Nestor Community Plan, within airport land-use compatibility overlays for Brown Field and NOLF Imperial Beach. Report PC-26-021; exempt from CEQA.

Preview compiled by hand from the City's posted agenda. The same agenda had the SeaWorld Master Plan update (189.4 acres) and a 17-unit Pacific Beach appeal. Full detail starts when the city-website adapter ships.

257 homes and a 6.2-acre bike park proposed on 136 acres in Twin Oaks Valley

The Oakcrest Specific Plan would change 136.1 acres at 1010–1050 N. Twin Oaks Valley Rd. from rural residential and agricultural to a Specific Plan Area for 257 detached homes, a public park and about 38% preserved open space. The Planning Commission makes a recommendation; the City Council decides.

Santee moves its Land Use Element update forward, choosing no added density

A focused update of the General Plan Land Use Element, with zoning amendments to implement it. It updates the land use map, goals and policies and creates two new overlays, the Community Hub Overlay and the Community Corridor Overlay. The Council chose the alternative that adds no density.

Preview compiled by hand from the City's agenda packet. Automatic coverage starts when the city-website adapter ships.

Council approves restaurant, bar and expanded patio at 111 S. Cedros Avenue

Dellawolfe Brewing LLC (Culture Brewing) won approval to modify its use permits to add a restaurant and bar, an expanded outdoor dining patio, continued brewery and off-site alcohol sales, and live entertainment at 111 S. Cedros Avenue. The site is leased from the North County Transit District.