Rebuilding assistance sought for fire victims on 'illegitimate' lots

The wildfires of October 2003 and October 2007 destroyed or damaged more than 3,500 homes in San Diego County and forced those homeowners into the rebuilding process.

Some of those property owners have found that their homes were not on legal buildable lots, and on July 23 the San Diego County Board of Supervisors directed the county’s Chief Administrative Officer to explore remedies to allow those homeowners to rebuild.

The supervisors’ 5-0 vote directed the Chief Administrative Officer to investigate options which would allow property owners who lost structures in a declared natural disaster...