There are four land use map alternatives being evaluated during the EIR preparation process. The Board of Supervisors endorsed two land use maps (Referral Map and Draft Land Use Map). In addition, DPLU created the Hybrid Map and the Environmentally Superior Alternative to ensure a range of alternatives, as required by the California Environmental Quality Act. Each of these maps is described below.

The Referral Map is the map the Board of Supervisors created which incorporates a number of the property referrals that are not included in the Draft Land Use Map. This map has remained unchanged from when it was endorsed with only one modification relating to an expired Specific Plan that needed to be remapped.

The Draft Land Use Map is the other map endorsed by the Board of Supervisors. It is also the map where the Board directed continued refinements relating to meeting the Housing Element allocation and where additional modifications were made to achieve a more balanced road network.  Changes to the map relating to the road network were primarily made in Valley Center and Alpine as staff continued work with the community planning groups for these areas. 

The Draft Hybrid Map strikes a balance between the Referral Map and the Draft Land Use Alternative Map. It includes the Housing Element site, the road network land use changes, and the other refinements to the map. It also incorporates the Referral Map changes that meet the project objectives and reflect the policy direction of the Regional Elements.

The Environmentally Superior Alternative has been developed to complete a reasonable range of alternatives for the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the General Plan Update. The mapping portion of this reflects a more stringent application of the concepts and is more aggressive than the concepts in restricting growth in portions of the Semi-Rural and the Rural Lands Regional Categories.

Comparison of Alternatives – Land Use Distribution in Acres and Population in Valley Center

(1) 2008 estimated population for Valley Center  is 18,269 per SANDAG
To view the existing Land Use map (the one being revised) for Valley Center,

go to http://www.sangis.org/LibraryService/ DownloadedFiles/1gpcpavalleycen.jpg

Valley Center’s two villages are expected to hold much of the planned growth in GPU. The amount of acreage and population in the Villages varies by Land Use Map. Click here to see the maps of the Villages.

Comparison of Alternatives – Land Use Distribution in Acres and Population in Valley Center Villages