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San Marcos · Planning Commission · Sep 9, 2026

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Pet cremation use would return to a 1,600 sq ft suite in an industrial condo park

CUPIndustrial Heard Sep 9 · outcome not yet posted CUP26-0001

A new conditional use permit to re-establish a pet cremation facility in Suite C-4 at 120 N. Pacific St., inside the 6.5-acre Pioneer Industrial Park. The owner, who held the original 2005 permit, is reapplying after the last operator's permit expired in 2020 and the City closed out code enforcement on the suite.

Key facts

Site
1,600 sq ft suite in a 6.5-acre park of 11 industrial condominium buildings · Staff report, Discussion
Zoning
Transitional Industrial/Business Park (I/BP); General Plan Business Park. Redevelopment may follow either Industrial or Business Park standards · Staff report, Discussion
Permit history
CUP approved 2005, renewed 2014 for a new operator, expired May 2020; odor complaints in 2016 and 2025, then eviction of the prior operator · Staff report, Previous Operations
Conditions
Household pets only, no horses or large animals; remains held in freezers; equipment under an Air Pollution Control District permit · Staff report, Health and Safety
Parking
4 dedicated spaces of 241 on site; meets code
Neighbors
SR-78 directly south; a mobile home park about 430 ft north
Public input
18 letters of support; no opposition received
CEQA
Notice of Exemption EX 26-046
Staff
Corina Flores, Associate Planner

APN

219-116-03-15

Source documents

Escondido · Planning Commission · Sep 8, 2026

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Escondido walks through the rules that govern the 83-acre North County Mall

Master planRetail Informational · no action taken

Staff briefed the Planning Commission on the planned-development master plan for the mall, now known as Mershops, at 210–272 E. Via Rancho Pkwy. east of I-15: how the 1983 center's permitted uses, signage and pads have changed, and where it stands today. The same meeting covered Escondido 2040, the citywide General Plan and specific plan update.

Key facts

Site
83 acres; General Plan Planned Development–Commercial (PD-C); zoned Planned Commercial (PC) · Staff report, p. 14
Origin
City-acquired land developed with Ernest W. Hahn, Inc.; built out in 1983
Last overhaul
2012 revitalization (PHG12-0005): about 20,000 sq ft added, parking and sign changes, revised permitted-use table · Staff report, p. 15
Recent changes
2025 CUP (PL25-0089) remodeling the former Nordstrom for Round One Entertainment; a 2015 multiplex theater plan was never built · Staff report, Table 1
CEQA
Not a project (§15378(b)(5))
Staff
Alex Rangel, Associate Planner

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County of San Diego · Board of Supervisors · Land Use · Oct 7, 2026

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County may rezone Jacumba's main street to help restore its historic hot springs hotel

Zoning amendmentHospitality Upcoming · Oct 7 Item 26-599

A Board proposal from Supervisor Joel Anderson and Chair Pro Tem Paloma Aguirre directs staff to draft new Village Regulations for Jacumba Hot Springs, a Rural Village in District 2, and report back within 12 months. Current zoning along Old Highway 80 is described as an impediment to restoring the resort hotel.

Key facts

Zones today
RR Rural Residential, C31 Residential-Office Professional, C36 General Commercial · Board letter, Current Zoning Discrepancies
Catalysts
Hotel and hot springs restoration, the adjacent 1,356-acre JVR Energy Park solar field, and Fire Station #43 under construction
Density
No more dwelling units than the General Plan already allows
Community
Jacumba Community Sponsor Group voted unanimously to request the update (Aug 12, 2024)
Next step
Community outreach on Village Regulations and objective design standards; return to the Board within 12 months

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San Marcos · Planning Commission · Sep 21, 2026

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257 homes and a 6.2-acre bike park proposed on 136 acres in Twin Oaks Valley

Specific planGPARezone Heard Sep 21 · recommendation to Council not yet posted SP25-0004

The Oakcrest Specific Plan would change 136.1 acres at 1010–1050 N. Twin Oaks Valley Rd. from rural residential and agricultural to a Specific Plan Area for 257 detached homes, a public park and about 38% preserved open space. The Planning Commission makes a recommendation; the City Council decides.

Key facts

Homes
257 detached, 1,900–3,300 sq ft, 3–5 bedrooms; 1.89 du/ac gross, 3.88 du/ac net · Staff report, Site Development Plan
Land use change
General Plan RR/AG and zoning R-1-20/A-1 → Specific Plan Area · Staff report, Recommendation
Open space
About 52.6 acres preserved; development on about 83.5 acres
Park
6.2-acre public park with a pump track and jump lines, dedicated to the City
Affordable
None on site; in-lieu fees under the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance · Staff report, Affordable Housing
CEQA
EIR25-004; traffic (VMT) impacts require a statement of overriding considerations · Staff report, responses to comments
Grading
About 662,300 cubic yards of cut and fill; temporary rock crusher (CUP25-0001)
Public input
Information meeting Aug 27, 2025 with about 75 attendees; wildfire and evacuation among the concerns
Staff
Chris Garcia, Principal Planner

APNs

218-110-02218-110-03218-330-05218-330-08218-330-09218-330-13218-330-26218-330-27218-330-28

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San Marcos · City Council · Sep 8, 2026

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Overlay would hold 1,443 mobilehome spaces in seven parks for residents 55+

RezoneOrdinance Introduced Sep 8 · outcome not yet posted Ord. 2026-1582

First reading of an ordinance creating a Senior Mobilehome Park Overlay Zone (S-RMHP on the Zoning Map) over the city's seven non-resident-owned senior parks. They hold 1,804 spaces; at least 80% must stay occupied by a resident 55 or older, blocking conversion to all-ages parks. The city's nine other parks are unaffected.

Key facts

Spaces
1,804 total; at least 1,443 (80%) held for 55+ · Staff report, Discussion
Planning Commission
Recommended approval unanimously, Jul 6, 2026 · Staff report, Planning Commission
CEQA
Not a project; also exempt under §15061(b)(3)
Public input
Workshop Sep 4, 2025 with 83 attendees; 6 written comments; 8 speakers at the PC hearing, generally supportive
Watch for
Pending litigation over cities' authority to impose senior overlays; AB 2596 awaiting the Governor's signature
Staff
Sarah Cluff, Senior Planner; Jacqueline Paterno, Deputy City Attorney

Parcels

Park Address APN
El Dorado 1515 Capalina Rd.
219-116-02-00
Lakeview Estates 809 Discovery St.
221-062-09-00
221-062-10-00
Palomar Estates East 650 S. Rancho Santa Fe Rd.
221-023-03-00
221-023-04-00
Palomar Estates West 1930 W. San Marcos Blvd.
221-023-15-00
Rancho Vallecitos 3535 Linda Vista Dr.
219-023-01-00
219-241-30-00
219-241-34-00
San Marcos Mobile Estates 1145 E. Barham Dr.
228-310-66-00
Valle Verde Estates 1286 Discovery St.
221-041-74-00

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Chula Vista · Planning Commission · Sep 23, 2026

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Chula Vista amends its zoning code and clarifies uses in the Freeway Commercial SPA

Code amendmentCommercial Heard Sep 23 · outcome not yet posted Item 6.1

Recommendation to City Council to amend Municipal Code Titles 2, 17 and 19 (Administration, Environmental Quality, and Planning and Zoning) and approve a clarification to the use matrix of the Freeway Commercial Sectional Planning Area Plan, the district north of Birch Rd., east of SR-125, south of Olympic Pkwy. and west of Eastlake Pkwy. Common-sense CEQA exemption.

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Built from public agendas and staff reports, October 2026. Facts were compiled for these samples; automated extraction is in development. "Outcome not yet posted" means the city hadn't recorded a decision when this page was prepared.