Planning Commission recommends approval of Fallbrook Oaks

The county’s Planning Commission has recommended approval of the Fallbrook Oaks subdivision.

The Planning Commission voted 7-0 October 7 to recommend approval of the tentative map and site plan for the 27.2-acre property at the northwest corner of Ranger Road and Reche Road. The Planning Commission has the authority to approve a tentative map and a site plan, but because part of that parcel has C36 general commercial zoning and the application requests a zoning reclassification of that 5.8-acre area to the A70 limited agricultural zoning which covers the rest of the property the rezone will need to be approved by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors.

The parcel would be subdivided into 18 lots with one-story and two-story residences; the gross size of the lots would range from 1 acre to 3.3 acres. The subdivision would also include 5.6 acres of permanent open space. An administrative permit would allow for lot area averaging; easements reduce the smallest lot size to 0.9 net acres. The semi-rural residential land use designation allows for up to 24 dwelling units.

The property is owned by RP Manager, LLC, and Rosetta Family Investments, LLC. Most of the site was an abandoned orchard prior to the 2007 Rice Fire, and that land has reverted to non-native grasses since the fire. The site is relatively flat; approximately 90 percent of the land has a slope of less than 25 percent. A drainage through the eastern portion discharges into the San Luis Rey River, and the biological open space easement over that drainage would include a 50 foot wide wetland buffer on both sides of the drainage with a 100-foot limited building zone easement adjacent to the open space easement. Some of the wetlands would be impacted by the improvements to Reche Road, which would include the addition of a 10 foot wide disintegrated granite pathway.

The project would also improve Valley Oaks Boulevard West and Keystone Oaks Road, both of which are private roads. Most of the homes would be accessed from the Keystone Oaks Road extension off Valley Oaks Boulevard West, while one lot on the eastern portion would be accessed by a private driveway off Ranger Road. Reche Road along the project frontage would be improved to a one-half graded width of 42 feet from the centerline with 20 feet of asphalt concrete pavement over an approved base, a six-inch asphalt concrete berm, and the pathway. An eight foot wide bicycle line would serve as an emergency parking shoulder as well as a bike lane. Ranger Road along the project frontage would be improved to a graded one-half width of 30 feet with 20 feet of asphalt concrete pavement and a six-inch berm. Valley Oaks Boulevard North would be built as a private road and would have a graded width of 42 feet with 32 feet of asphalt concrete pavement: 20 feet on the east side of the centerline and 12 feet on the west side of the centerline. Keystone Oaks Road would be improved to 40 feet of graded width including 32 feet of pavement while terminating at a cul-de-sac with a 44-foot radius including 42 feet of pavement.

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