College Area Community Plan Update
15 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2021070359
Lead Agency
City of San Diego
Document Title
College Area Community Plan Update
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
1/23/2026
Document Description
City Council approval of the proposed College Area Community Plan Update (CPU project) and associated General Plan amendment and rezone, repeal of the Core sub-Area Design Manual, amendment to the Mid-City Communities Plan, and adoption of an Addendum to Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) SCH No. 2021070359 for the College Area Community Plan Update and the associated amended Mitigation, Monitoring and Reporting Program.
The College Area CPU ls a comprehensive update to the existing College Area Community Plan that was last updated in 1989. The College Area CPU provides a comprehensive policy framework for growth and development in the College Area Community Plan area over the next 30 years and provides an opportunity for an additional approximately 17,750 homes above the 1989 adopted Community Plan. The proposed CPU designates higher-density mixed-use and residential development along transit corridors, around the San Diego State University (SDSU} and UC San Diego Health East Trolley Stations, in mixed-use villages and nodes, and near SDSU to support transit-oriented development. The proposed CPU supports a revitalized commercial district to provide more opportunities to shop within the College Area and provides opportunities for innovative technology businesses related to SDSU.
The proposed CPU Identifies walking and biking improvements, transit accessibility and the use of intelligent technologies and management strategies to manage traffic.
The CPU proposes adding new multi-use paths, bus-bike lanes and separated bikeways along El Cajon Boulevard, Montezuma Road, Collwood Boulevard, College Avenue, and 70th Street, with bicycle routes and bike lanes on 55th Street, Campanile Drive, Baja Drive, 63rd Street, Catoctin Drive, Reservoir Drive, Alvarado Road, and Mohawk Street. Pedestrian enhancements are planned for Montezuma Road, El cajon Boulevard and College Avenue.
Other public facilities and infrastructure proposed under the College Area CPU include enhancements to existing parks and recreational facilities, and opportunities for additional parks, recreational facilities and public spaces through the acquisition of land, the reuse of City-owned land, the utilization of excess right-of-way, joint-use agreements with schools, and/or with new developments. The proposed CPU also contains policies to support a new fire station near SDSU and another on the east side of the community near 70th Street and El Cajon Boulevard. Additional future public infrastructure improvements, such as public utilities and facilities, could occur as part of the College Area CPU to accommodate future development in the CPU area.
Contact Information
Name
Nathan Causman
Agency Name
City of San Diego Planning Department
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Name
Elena Pascual
Agency Name
City of San Diego Planning Department
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
San Diego
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Citywide
Other Location Info
The CPU proposes adding new multi-use paths, bus-bike lanes and separated bikeways along El Cajon Boulevard, Montezuma Road, Collwood Boulevard, College Avenue, and 70th Street, with bicycle routes and bike lanes on 55th Street, Campanile Drive, Baja Drive, 63rd Street, Catoctin Drive, Reservoir Drive, Alvarado Road, and Mohawk Street. Pedestrian enhancements are planned for Montezuma Road, El cajon Boulevard and College Avenue.
• North side of El Cajon Boulevard between 54th Street and Keeny Street;
• Both sides of College Avenue between El cajon Boulevard and Cantina Way; and
• Both sides of Montezuma Road between 55th Street and El Cajon Boulevard.
Other Information
The activity in its approved form will not have significant effects on the environment beyond those identified in the Final PEIR for the Blueprint SD Initiative, Hillcrest Focused Plan Amendment to the Uptown Community Plan, and University Community Plan Update (CPU) and Local Coastal Program Update (SCH No. 2021070359) which was certified by the City of San Diego City Council on July 23, 2024 (Resolution No. R-315701).
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
City of San Diego City Council
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
San Diego
Final Environmental Document Available at
City of San Diego City Planning Department
202 C Street
San Diego, CA 92101
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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