Planning Commission, October 15, 2026
Approves City View rezone, GPA/CPA and vesting tentative map at 11818 Bernardo Plaza Court, unanimous
What happened
The San Diego Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend that City Council approve KB Home's City View project at 11818 Bernardo Plaza Court (PRJ 1123397), covering a General Plan and Rancho Bernardo Community Plan amendment, a rezone of 5.5 acres from CC-2-3 to RM-2-5, a…
- Jurisdiction
- San Diego, CA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- October 15, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 3
City View rezone, GPA/CPA and vesting tentative map at 11818 Bernardo Plaza Court
The Commission recommended that City Council approve the following for a 5.5-acre site of existing office buildings: adoption of a single condition negative declaration; a General Plan and Rancho Bernardo Community Plan amendment from commercial to medium density residential (14-29 du/ac); a rezone from CC-2-3 to RM-2-5 allowing up to 160 units; and a vesting tentative map for 122 for-sale townhomes, including 13 affordable units. Three affordable-housing waivers were included: front setback reduced from 15 to 8 ft, retaining walls up to 20 ft, and elimination of loading spaces. The applicant is KB Home. The Rancho Bernardo Planning Group voted 8-0 to recommend denial. Motion by Vice Chair Boomhauer, second by Commissioner Mazzari; passed unanimously.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The San Diego Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend that City Council approve KB Home's City View project at 11818 Bernardo Plaza Court (PRJ 1123397), covering a General Plan and Rancho Bernardo Community Plan amendment, a rezone of 5.5 acres from CC-2-3 to RM-2-5, a…
Key Decisions (3)
City View rezone, GPA/CPA and vesting tentative map at 11818 Bernardo Plaza Court
Appeal of CDP for ADU at 991 Scott Street
3425 Wilshire Terrace small lot subdivision
Zoning Changes (1)
Development Activity (3)
City View
Residential
991 Scott Street ADU addition
Residential
3425 Wilshire Terrace small lot subdivision
Residential
Market Signals (3)
Housing Demand
Commissioners strongly favor converting vacant office space into for-sale missing-middle…
Commercial Demand
Aging office space in Rancho Bernardo town center is described…
Other
Rancho Bernardo and Otay Mesa-Nestor community plan update workshops are…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, 2 commissioners, 3 staff members, 2 applicants, the applicant's representative, and 3 members of the public.
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