Type: report
Article abstract: This Concept Plan is the result of a multi-jurisdictional planning effort in the Otay River Valley by the County of San Diego and the cities of Chula Vista and San Diego. Much of the land within the Concept Plan is privately owned and has development potential based on existing zoning, land use plans and other development regulations. The Concept Plan does not change existing zoning, land use plans or add new development regulations. It does not preclude private development. It provides policy direction for the jurisdictions for coordinated land acquisition and development for the Regional Park, within this framework of private property rights.
Number of pages: 99
Year: 1997
Purpose: The planning area for OVRP is located in the southern portion of San Diego County, four miles north of the United States/Mexico International Border. The Regional Park will extend about 11 miles from the southeastern edge of the salt ponds, through the Otay River Valley, to the land surrounding both Lower and Upper Otay Lakes. Environmental and urban conditions considered in preparing this Concept Plan were topography/land form, hydrology, biological resources, cultural resources, General and Community Plans, zoning and other regulations, and existing and planned land uses. The Concept Plan proposes a boundary for OVRP and, following the direction of the Policy Committee in the OVRP Goal Statement adopted in 1990, it: • provides for the protection of environmentally sensitive areas and important cultural resources by identifying an open space core/preserve area, • identifies areas adjacent to the open space core for active and passive recreational development opportunities, • includes a trail system with staging areas, viewpoints and overlooks and connections to recreation areas and adjacent public lands and trails, and • envisions two interpretive centers for environmental and educational programs.
Prepared by: City of Chula Vista, Planning & Building Department; City of San Diego, Park and Recreation Department; County of San Diego, Department of Parks and Recreation; City of San Diego, Community and Economic Development;
Keywords: Joint Exercise of Powers (JEPA); MSCP; Otay Valley Regional Park;