Supervisors approve Newland Sierra development

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved the Newland Sierra development, Sept. 26.

The supervisors’ 4-0 vote with Dianne Jacob, whose husband died three days earlier, absent approved a specific plan, general plan amendment, rezone and tentative map which includes 2,135 dwelling units, 81,000 square feet of commercial space, 36 acres of public parks, 1,192 acres of on-site biological open space and 112 acres of off-site biological open space.

The 1,985 total acres include 97 acres in Bonsall which is designated as open space, and the general plan amendment includes changing the land u...