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Vista Planning Commission recommends council approve Mar Vista specific plan, negative declaration

2682384 · March 19, 2025
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Summary

The Vista Planning Commission on March 18 voted unanimously to recommend City Council adopt a negative declaration under CEQA and approve the Mar Vista Specific Plan covering 143 acres and 108 parcels, preserving the area's rural-residential character and incorporating County of San Diego A70 development standards into a City-specific SPI zone.

The Vista Planning Commission on March 18 unanimously voted to recommend that the City Council adopt a negative declaration under the California Environmental Quality Act and approve the Mar Vista Specific Plan, a planning document covering about 143 acres and 108 parcels in the Mar Vista neighborhood.

The commission's action was a recommendation to the City Council, not a final zoning or land-use change. Commissioner De Jesus moved the resolutions recommending council approval; Commissioner Martin seconded, and the motion passed with all commissioners present voting in favor.

Staff told the commission the specific plan is intended to preserve the neighborhood’s existing rural single-family character following its annexation to Vista. The proposal keeps the general plan designation as rural residential (RR), maintains a density of one dwelling unit per acre and minimum one-acre lot sizes, and replaces the County of San Diego A70 designation with a City-specific implementation zone (SPI) that