DATE:
August 27, 2025
03
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO TRACT NO. 5447-1 (FINAL MAP NO. 15938): APPROVAL OF SECOND AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT TO IMPROVE MAJOR SUBDIVISION (INCREASE AMOUNT OF SECURITY AND EXTENSION OF TIME) FOR QUANTUM ESTATES LOCATED IN THE SAN DIEGUITO COMMUNITY PLAN AREA (DISTRICT: 3)
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OVERVIEW
The San Diego County Code of Regulatory Ordinances establishes the requirements for time extensions for private developers to complete required improvements on their development projects, including new or improved roads, water, and sewer facilities. As conditions of their permits, private development applicants are often required to construct specific improvements that benefit the public, such as roads and stormwater drainage systems. In many cases, these improvements are accepted by the County of San Diego (County) into the County-maintained system to be owned, operated, and maintained by the Department of Public Works (DPW). Subdivision Improvement Agreements (IA) include the specific improvements that need to occur, when they need to be completed, and financial security requirements. The financial security requirements protect the County by ensuring any required improvements are constructed. In the event of a default by the applicant, the financial security can be used by the County to complete the required improvements. However, under certain circumstances, the County can grant time extensions to allow an applicant additional time to complete the improvements, while simultaneously preserving the County's rights to have the public improvements constructed by the applicant. The project developer has not started construction of housing project, as they are working to find a builder to construct the project, and therefore, the required improvements have also not begun.
The Quantum Estates project includes seven (7) single-family residential lots on 39.42 acres and is located in the San Dieguito Community Plan Ar...
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