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Lawsuit Blocking Housing in Fire-Prone Area of San Diego County is Settled

Deal for 2,700 units adds sprinklers, wider evacuation route and wildfire surveillance cameras.

By Jack Rogers | March 31, 2025 at 06:07 AM

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has announced a settlement with developer Baldwin & Sons of a lawsuit filed in 2020 by several environmental groups and joined by the state to block Otay Ranch Village 13, a massive housing project planned for an unincorporated, fire-prone area of San Diego County.

The settlement reduces the footprint of the project by 300 acres and allows the developer to build up to 2,750 homes at a rural site northeast of Chula Vista, an increase of 812 units over the 1,938 units that were approved by the county. The deal requires the developer to undertake a series of measures to reduce the wildfire risk.

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