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Council approves Otay Mesa rezone to industrial despite environmental group's request for an EIR
Summary
The council voted 7–0 to rezone a 5.58‑acre Otay Mesa site from medium residential to light industrial, concluding the site is within airport safety/noise zones that preclude housing; environmental advocates urged a project‑level EIR citing air quality and biological risks.
The City Council on June 3 approved a general plan amendment and rezone to change a 5.58‑acre site in Otay Mesa from medium residential to light industrial, concluding the property’s location within airport safety and noise overlays makes residential uses infeasible.
Sarah Osborne of Development Services told the council the site lies mostly within the Brown Field Municipal Airport safety zone and the 65–70 decibel noise contour, which, she said, prevents safe residential…
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