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PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD July 31, 2026-September 14, 2026
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the County of San Diego (County), Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), as lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), is recirculating sections of the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) (SCH#2021030196) for public review for the Alpine County Park Project (project), herein referred to as the 2026 Recirculated Draft EIR.
Project Location: The project area is in the eastern portion of San Diego County, California, approximately 1 mile south of the center of unincorporated community of Alpine, and approximately 1 mile south of Interstate (I-) 8. The project area is adjacent to the Back Country Land Trust’s (BCLT) Wright’s Field Preserve, to the north of South Grade Road and east of Tavern Road, south of Alpine Boulevard.
Project Description: The project would involve the development of an approximately 25-acre active park that would include potential multi-use turf areas, baseball field, all-wheel area, bike skills area, recreational courts, fitness stations, leash-free dog area, restroom facilities, administrative facility/ranger station, equestrian staging with corral, nature play area, community garden, volunteer pad, picnic areas with shade structures, picnic tables, game table plaza, and trails. The remaining approximately 70 acres would be open space/preserve that would allow for restoration/habitat enhancement.
Purpose of the 2026 Recirculated Draft EIR: On December 6, 2023, the County Board of Supervisors approved the project and certified the associated EIR prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). On January 5, 2024, the Cleveland National Forest Foundation and the California Native Plant Society (Petitioners) filed a lawsuit, alleging approval of the project violated CEQA, the California Planning and Zoning Law, and County Ordinances. The Petitioners also sought declaratory relief, or clarification on the parties’ rights and obligations, regarding the County’s Biological Mitigation Ordinance (BMO), including whether the project is exempt from the BMO as an essential park project.
The Superior Court of the State of California (Superior Court) ruled in the County’s favor for all issues except for the CEQA claim regarding the EIR’s analysis of potential impacts related to western spadefoot toad, pallid bat, wildfire, and vehicle traffic public safety. On January 20, 2026, the Superior Court entered a judgment granting the petition for writ of mandate solely as to these CEQA issues. On January 23, 2026, the Superior Court issued a peremptory writ of mandate, ordering the County to set aside the Board’s certification of the EIR for the project and rescind all project approvals. On April 22, 2026, the County Board of Supervisors set aside the certification of the 2023 Final EIR and rescinded all project approvals. In response to the Superior Court’s January 2026 writ of mandate, the County has prepared this 2026 Recirculated Draft EIR to update the applicable EIR sections to address the CEQA deficiencies identified by the Superior Court.
2026 Recirculated Draft EIR Includes: Table of Contents; EIR Section 4.4 Biological Resources; EIR Section 4.9 Hazards and Hazardous Materials; EIR Section 4.17 Transportation and Circulation; EIR Section 4.20 Wildfire; References; Appendix D2: Addendum to the Biological Resources Report for the Alpine County Park Project; Appendix I1: Addendum to the Alpine Community Park Transportation Impact Study; Appendix J1: Alpine County Park Project Fire Protection Memorandum; and Appendix M: Project Court Documents. A Reader’s Guide is also included that explains and outlines all updates and revisions to the recirculated Draft EIR sections.
Together, the previously certified 2023 EIR and this 2026 Recirculated Draft EIR identify potentially significant environmental impacts to the following environmental factors: Aesthetics and Visual Resources; Air Quality; Biological Resources; Cultural Resources; Geology and Soils; Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change; Hazards and Hazardous Materials; Noise and Vibration; Tribal Cultural Resources; and Utilities and Service Systems. Each of these potential significant impacts would be reduced to less than significant with implementation of mitigation measures.
2026 RECIRCULATED DRAFT EIR - currently being recirculated
DPR is recirculating the 2026 Recirculated Draft EIR for a 46-day public review period from Friday, July 31, 2026 - Monday, September 14, 2026. The 2026 Recirculated Draft EIR sections are linked below and are available in person at the following locations: County of San Diego, Department of Parks and Recreation, 5510 Overland Ave., Suite 270, San Diego, California 92123 or Alpine County Library, located at 1752 Alpine Blvd., Alpine, CA 91901.The 2026 Recirculated Draft EIR sections are accessible below:
The documents below were prepared to support the above analysis:
All documents linked above have been compiled into one PDF below for ease of reference
SUBMITTING COMMENTS
The County requests that reviewers limit their comments to only the revised portions of the recirculated EIR listed under “2026 Recirculated Draft EIR” above.
Written comments regarding should be directed to Megan Doran at, Project Manager, County of San Diego, Department of Parks and Recreation, 5510 Overland Avenue, Suite 270, San Diego, CA 92123, or emailed to CountyParksCEQA@sdcounty.ca.gov and must be received no later than Monday, September 14, 2026 at 5:00p.m.
Comments should reference the project name: Alpine County Park Project - SCH#2021030196. For additional information, email CountyParksCEQA@sdcounty.ca.gov in your preferred language or call Megan Doran at (619) 909-6309.
As noted above, in April 2026, the County Board of Supervisors set aside the certification of the 2023 Final EIR for the project. However, it is provided below solely for reference to allow public access to sections of the EIR that are not being recirculated.
Volume 1 – Environmental Impact Report
Volume 2 - Recirculated Sections of the Draft Environmental Impact Report
Volume 3 – Recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report Appendices
Volume 4 – Environmental Impact Report
Contents (currently recirculating, please use version linked under 2026 Recirculated Draft EIR Table of Contents above)
Section 4.4 Biological Resources (currently recirculating, please use version linked under 2026 Recirculated Draft EIR Section 4.4 Biological Resources above)
Section 4.9 Hazards and Hazardous Materials (currently recirculating, please use version linked under 2026 Recirculated Draft EIR Section 4.9 Hazardous and Hazardous Materials above)
Section 4.17 Transportation and Circulation (currently recirculating, please use version linked under 2026 Recirculated Draft EIR Section 4.17 Transportation and Circulation above)
Section 4.20 Wildfire (currently recirculating, please use version linked under 2026 Recirculated Draft EIR Section 4.20 Wildfire above)
Chapter 9 - References Cited (currently recirculating, please use version linked under 2026 Recirculated Draft EIR References above)
Volume 5 – Draft Environmental Impact Report Appendices
