Building Industry Association
of San Diego

The Project Green Light (PGL) supported Meadowood project was recommended for approval on Friday, October 7th, on a 5 to 1 vote by the San Diego County Planning Commission.  BIASD would like to thank all of the PGL members who turned-out in support of the Meadowood project: (more…)

Project Green Light Announces New Proposed Project

Meadowood Project: 844 residential units on 390 acres east of Interstate 15 and north of State Route 76 in the community of Fallbrook.  Also included in the project are plans for a 10-acre neighborhood park, a 12-acre elementary school site, six miles of recreational trails, infrastructure improvements and nearly 50 percent of the property will be preserved as permanent open space. (more…)

Saying the City of Chula Vista must prepare to reduce vulnerability to expected local climate change impacts such as rising sea levels, less rainfall,  and hotter weather, a Climate Change Working Group is proposing 11 recommendations for the city council to consider.  The Working Group has met since October 2009 to come up with recommendations at the council’s request.

Recommendations include ‘cool paving’ regulations on new parking lots, a shade tree ordinance, additional storm water regulations, and new CEQA land use regulations to address flooding from a rise in sea level.

Chula Vista already has the most stringent energy and climate change regulations is Southern California.  A workshop is scheduled for October 7th at Chula Vista City Hall.

Last night, BIA member Sudberry Properties, received UNANIMOUS APPROVAL from the Carlsbad City Council for its Palomar Commons project.  This PGL-supported project, is the redevelopment of the former Olympic Hotel, and work (new opportunities) is scheduled to begin as soon as 2011.   This was also the first retail project supported by PGL.  Project Green Light activists who lived or worked in Carlsbad attended the hearing and wrote letters to the City Council urging approval.  Congratulations to Sudberry and all of the PGL activists who helped secure its passage.  Get more information about Project Green Light.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously today to approve the Montecito Ranch Master Planned Community for the Western end of Ramona. Montecito Ranch was a charter member of the BIA’s Project Greenlight, a voluntary, member-driven effort to get development projects approved regionally and to get our members back to work!

Montecito Ranch spans 935 acres and will consist of 417 single-family homes, an 8-acre park and 576 acres of open space. The project spent 12 years in the county’s development services process.