Sage Canyon Apartments
Summary
SCH Number
2026030232
Public Agency
City of Encinitas
Document Title
Sage Canyon Apartments
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/5/2026
Document Description
The project includes a density bonus, design review permit (DR), and coastal development permit (CDP) to construct a 120-unit multi-family apartment development on a 5.23-acre vacant site. Twenty-two (22) units will be deed restricted to low-income households (80% Area Median Income or AMI) in perpetuity and two (2) low income (80% AMI) units will be deed restricted to be available to low-income households for fifty-five (55) years, for a total of 24 Low Income (80% AMI) units. All units, market rate and low income, will be built in a single phase of the project. The applicant has chosen to provide additional units in accordance with State density bonus law which then qualifies the project to request to use waivers and concessions. Other characteristics of the project include a leasing office, a club room, a fitness room and a pool area. The project features one vehicular access point from Sage Canyon Drive. As conditioned, and with waivers allowed for qualifying density bonus projects through the State Density Bonus Law (reference Government Code Sections 65915 (d) and (e)), the project is consistent with the objectives and policies of the General Plan and demonstrates compliance with the Municipal Code, with the exception of the requirement to install frontage improvements. Below is a summary of the scope of work and associated planning applications approved for the proposed project. Project Numbers: MULTI-007196-2024, DR-007229-2024, CDP-007230-2024, APPEAL-008659-2026
Contact Information
Name
Christina M. Bustamante
Agency Name
City of Encinitas
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Dennis Szuberla
Agency Name
Sage Canyon Investors LLC
Job Title
CFO of R&V Management Investment Corporation Manager of Sage Canyon Investors, LLC
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Encinitas
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
South East corner of Sage Canyon Drive and South El Camino Real
Zip
92024
Total Acres
5.23
Parcel #
262-061-85
Schools
ICA San Diego North, The Grauer School
Waterways
Lux Canyon Creek
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
65583.2(h)
Reasons for Exemption
The project is statutorily exempt from CEQA under Government Code Sections 65583.2(h) and (i), which provide that, if a project is located on a site designated for ‘by right’ approval, contains at least 20 percent of the units affordable to lower income households, and is not requesting a subdivision, the City of Encinitas may only require design review and coastal development permit approval of the project, and approval shall not constitute a “project” under CEQA. The State Department of Housing and Community Development, in their letter to the City of Encinitas dated October 8, 2019, stated that the “20 percent calculation is based upon the total number of units in the development exclusive of additional units provided by a density bonus.”
The Sage Canyon project is statutorily exempt from CEQA in that it is located in the R-30 Overlay Zone, which is designated for ‘by right’ approval by Encinitas Municipal Code Chapter 30.09 (Zoning Use Matrix, Note 35), proposes that 24 of 120 units (20 percent of base density), will be affordable to lower income households; and is not requesting a subdivision.
County Clerk
San Diego
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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