Supes to review general plan modifications

When the San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved an update to the county’s general plan in 2011, the action included support for periodic updates to reflect corrections, changes of ownership, and new circumstances. On Jan. 24 the county’s Planning Commission recommended an update on a 6-0 vote with John Riess absent.

The Board of Supervisors directed county staff to develop a “clean-up” in the form of a general plan amendment every two years. Because the initial general plan update was a multi-year process with much of the analysis occurring on a macro scale, it was expected that oversi...