Fallbrook Sub-Area Plan

Project Contact: Timothy Vertino | PDS.LongRangePlanning@sdcounty.ca.gov | (858) 505-6677

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Project Updates | October 2024

The County of San Diego Planning Commission recommended approval of the Fallbrook Sub-Area Plan on Friday, September 20, 2024. Please see “Draft Sub-Area Plan” below to review the project materials.

Planning Commission Hearing

On September 20, 2024, the County of San Diego Planning Commission recommended that the Board of Supervisors accept the Fallbrook Sub-Area Plan. Please review the Planning Commission Staff Report for more information.

Draft Sub-Area Plan

The Draft Plan is the result of a collaborative effort between the community, various stakeholders, and County groups. The Draft Plan supports revitalization and beautification efforts for the Fallbrook downtown area. These efforts are intended to attract and retain residents, businesses, and tourism, as well as improve pedestrian access and mobility. 

The Draft Plan consists of three main components:

Fallbrook Village Zoning Ordinance Amendments
Updates to the Fallbrook Design Guidelines
Streetscape Plan for Main Avenue

The Plan also includes the rezone of a surface parking lot from S86 (Parking) zoning to Fallbrook Village 1 zoning to allow for future mixed-use development.

You can review the Draft Plan by following the link below:

Revised Draft Fallbrook Sub-Area Plan (March 2024)

First Draft Fallbrook Sub-Area Plan

Supporting Technical Appendices

Project Timeline

Item	Timeline	Status
Public Review of Draft Sub-Area Plan and Community Engagement	October 20 – December 22 2023	Complete
Review Public Input Received & Potential Revisions	Winter 23 – Spring 24	Complete
2nd Public Review of Revised Draft Sub-Area Plan	Spring - Summer 2024	Complete
Fallbrook Community Planning Group Meeting	August 19, 2024	Complete
Planning Commission Hearing	September 20, 2024	Complete
Board of Supervisors Hearing	Winter 2024	Upcoming

Project Background

In 2019, the County Board of Supervisors allocated $900,000 for development of a Fallbrook Form Based Code, and County Supervisor Jim Desmond (D5) initiated the coordination with community members representing a range of interests and Planning & Development Services to discuss a Fallbrook Form Based Code.

The project's boundary is roughly defined as View Street - North, Brandon Street - East, Fallbrook Street - South, Mission Road - West.

Phase 1 - Fallbrook Visioning

Planning & Development Services held seven (7) meetings from November 2019 to September 2020 to engage stakeholders on issues and opportunities and scope the future project. Please see the Visioning Report for a summary of these meetings.

On September 21, 2020, the Fallbrook Community Planning Group voted unanimously for Option 2 (Zoning Ordinance & Design Guideline Update with Streetscape Plan). This vote moved the project into Phase 2 - Project Development.

Phase 2 - Existing Conditions

From June 2021, to February 2023, county staff engaged stakeholders on Phase 2 - Existing Conditions. Phase 2 of the process involved initiating the planning process among the project team and community outreach and engagement efforts that contributed to the initial technical planning.

Phase 3 - Draft Plan

The Design Guidelines, Appendix G, was revised per stakeholder input. Appendix G: Design Guidelines Revised August 2024 incorporates feedback received from the public input period.

The revised Draft Plan incorporates changes derived from stakeholder and community comments received after the initial Draft Plan release. Comments on the revised Draft Plan were be accepted until April 12, 2024.

The Draft Plan was available for public input from October 20 through December 22, 2023. A second public input period was held from March 29 through April 12, 2024.