By Jay Wilson, DCAC Secretary
On December 2, the DCAC held a special meeting for an update on the proposed 26 homes to be built in the canyon area below the Chevron Station and east of College Avenue. Tony Pauker, the VP of Acquisitions for ColRich made the presentation. There are three basic house designs for the 26 homes that range between 1,800 and 2,200 square feet. The home designs will fit well within the community and all will have two-car garages. Each lot will be a minimum of 5,000 square feet. Several homes will be two stories. The homes will be in the $700,000 range.
One concern for the development is the location of the ingress and egress. Residents understood the development could only ingress/egress off Marne Avenue. Paulker confirmed all documents with the city were reviewed by ColRich and their attorneys, and that no such document exists. The ingress/egress approved by the city is to be south of the Chevron Station off College Avenue.
Paulker said the size of the project is below the threshold wherein the city requires a traffic study. However, ColRich has commissioned a second traffic study and it will be made available to the public. The initial survey indicated the total increase in traffic would be about 1 percent. Another question was the impact on the community. If new homeowners have an elementary school child attending Hearst, they would have to make a right onto Del Cerro Boulevard and then make a U-turn at Marne or Madra, or go up College Avenue to Lambda or Rockhurst for a U- or left turn. The challenge would be returning home. This will require a southbound trek on College Avenue up to at least Lindo Paseo (one block north of Montezuma Avenue) before making a U-turn.
Paulker requested the project be heard as an action item by Navajo Community Planners (NCPI) at their meeting on Jan. 13, at 6:30 p.m. at the Tifereth Israel Synagogue located at 6660 Cowles Mountain Blvd. More information is on the delcerroactioncoucil.org sitio web.
At the December NCPI meeting, our police community relations officer, Adam McElroy, again cautioned everyone to be diligent about locking cars and keeping valuables out of sight. In the past month, two small areas in San Carlos and Allied Gardens have been targeted with car prowls. In most cases it appears there was no forced entry and the cars may have been unlocked.
The community project to upgrade the median on Del Cerro Boulevard between Theta Drive and College Avenue is moving forward. Del Cerro resident, and landscape architect, Doug Livingston, who is donating his time, submitted a plant pallet to the city for approval. All plants must be native to San Diego and drought resistant. The $5,000 contributed by SDG&E will most likely be processed through the Grantville-Allied Gardens Kiwanis Club Foundation. This will provide an expanded labor force as they sponsor the very active Circle K Club at SDSU, the Key Club at Patrick Henry, the Builder’s Club at Lewis Middle School, and the K-Kids program at Hearst Elementary. We are targeting last two weekends in January. If you would like to help with our landscaping project, please email [email protected].
The DCAC Officers wish everyone a safe and happy holiday and a happy New Year!
––Jay Wilson is secretary of the Del Cerro Action Council. Write to him at [email protected].
