DATE:
June 24, 2026, and December 9, 2026
07
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING:
Title
CALL A SPECIAL ELECTION TO LEVY SPECIAL TAX IN PERMANENT ROAD DIVISION NO. 1000, ZONE NO. 13A PALA MESA ZONE A IN FALLBROOK AND RELATED CEQA EXEMPTION (DISTRICT: 5)
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OVERVIEW
A Permanent Road Division Zone (PRD Zone) is a district that provides property owners with a mechanism to pay for private road maintenance in a geographically defined area. There are 67 PRD Zones within the unincorporated county that provide maintenance of about 94 miles of roads that are not County-owned or maintained roads. There are 345 taxable parcels in the boundaries of Pala Mesa Zone A. Permanent Road Division Zone No. 13A - Pala Mesa Zone A is located within the Fallbrook community of the North County Metro Sub Region. The 5.77 miles of roads within Pala Mesa Zone A require maintenance and potential repairs to ensure safe access, and the existing assessment methodology for this PRD, which was established in the 1970s, is insufficient to fully fund these needs now and in the future.
PRD 13A currently collects approximately $150 per year from the average property, based on the PRD's longstanding Equivalent Benefit Unit structure. Staff has determined that this level of funding is not sufficient or sustainable to maintain the PRD's approximately 5.77 miles of private roads and associated infrastructure. On June 30, 2025, the Department of Public Works (DPW) conducted a Community Outreach event with the residents of PRD 13A. Notice of the meeting was provided to property owners, and staff presented multiple proposals outlining options for funding long-term road and drainage maintenance needs. The community feedback was mixed, reflecting a wide range of views on both the future structure and funding of PRD 13A. Subsequently, on February 2, 2026, an informal survey was mailed out to 355 property owners within PRD 13A. The purpose of the survey was to identify how m...
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