DATE:
April 22, 2026
08
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
RESOLUTION TO SET ASIDE THE CERTIFICATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND RESCIND ALL PROJECT APPROVALS FOR THE ALPINE COMMUNITY PARK PROJECT AND RELATED CEQA DETERMINATION (DISTRICT: 2)
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OVERVIEW
On December 6, 2023 (3), the County of San Diego (County) Board of Supervisors (Board) approved the Alpine Community Park Project (Project) and certified the associated Environmental Impact Report (EIR) prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The unincorporated community of Alpine encompasses approximately 108 square miles with a population of 17,609. Alpine currently has no County-managed parks and only 1.83 acres of parkland per 1,000 residents, falling well short of the County General Plan goal of providing 10 acres of parkland per 1,000 residents.
The Project consists of a 25-acre park on an undeveloped 98-acre property, approved by the Board for purchase by the County Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) in 2019. The addition of the 25 acres of parkland would increase the parkland ratio to about 3.2 acres of parkland per 1,000 residents. The Project is the result of over a decade of work in partnership with community stakeholders and evaluating hundreds of properties. The Project site, which is next to and north of South Grade Road and east of Tavern Road, was acquired to develop a portion as an active park and conserve most of the property as open space. Active recreation is planned for 25 of the 98 acres and will connect to trails located on Wright's Field, a publicly accessible nature preserve owned and managed by Back County Land Trust. The remaining 73 acres will remain as an open space preserve and will serve as a natural barrier between the park and non-accessible areas of Wright's Field. The active park is expected to be constructed in phases, with the initial phase including amenities such as a dog park, playgrounds, picnic area...
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