DATE:
December 10, 2025
03
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING:
Title
APPROVE ACQUISITION OF TWO CALTRANS PARCELS LOCATED IN THE OTAY COMMUNITY PLAN AREA FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS FOR OTAY BUSINESS PARK AND RELATED CEQA ADDENDUM (DISTRICT: 1)
Body
OVERVIEW
On June 25, 2025 (3), the Board of Supervisors (Board) directed the Clerk of the Board to give the required public notice and set a hearing for October 22, 2025, to consider the County's purchase of two California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) parcels (collectively, Property), totaling approximately 0.82 acres. On October 22, 2025, the Board set a new hearing for December 10, 2025, due to the delay in receiving the necessary appraisal from Caltrans and directed the Clerk of the Board to give the notice of the December 10, 2025, hearing as required by law. On October 14, 2025, Caltrans provided the County with its appraisal, which determined that the market value of the Property is $356,000.
The County's acquisition of the Caltrans parcels is necessary to allow for completion of Siempre Viva Road improvements, which are required for the Otay Business Park project. The Otay Business Park (Final Map No. 16562) is an approved subdivision of 121.9 acres into eleven (11) lots, including nine (9) commercial/industrial lots, one (1) public street lot, and one (1) sewer pump station. The Final Map was approved by the Director of Planning & Development Services on April 4, 2023. The County's purchase enables the developer to construct the required road improvements on what is currently Caltrans-owned land. All Property acquisition and improvement costs will be fully paid by the developer. The purchase of the Property will be executed via an escrow between the County of San Diego, Department of General Services and Caltrans, with the cost of the acquisition and associated purchase fees deposited into escrow by the private developer. Without the acquisition, the required road imp...
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