BONSALL COMMUNITY SPONSOR GROUP

Dedicated to enhancing and preserving a rural lifestyle

August 31, 2009

Devon Muto, Chief, Advanced Planning,

Department of Planning and Land Use

Re: Response to Draft Environmental Report (DEIR)

for the General Plan Update (GPU) County of San Diego

Devon;

The following attachments indicate the corrections in spelling, grammar and inserts of language in

some of the Goals and Policies submitted by the Bonsall Community Sponsor Group.

After reviewing all of the documents provided via CD and hard copy for this process some additional

observations were made by the Bonsall Community Sponsor Group. As you are more than aware of the primary purpose of CEQA regarding impacts a project will have on the environment, how much of an impact may occur, and what can be done to reduce those impacts. CEQA also establishes a duty for public agencies to avoid or minimize environmental damage, with an emphasis on prevention. We have found several Goals and Policies that do not support an emphasis on prevention.

As this DEIR provides the information needed for the staff, Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors to deny approval or require substantial changes to any project it does not protect the Bonsall community’s interest in its current form. The proposed impacts to Bonsall must be reduced to fullest extent possible, and example mitigation measures should be included in this DEIR. As we have proposed additional options for considerations we are sure that other Planning and Sponsor Groups have done the same with concerns of the proposed physical changes in our environment including traffic, noise availability of sewer, water, and other utilities, air quality, fire and police protection.

As staff’s conclusion regarding a potential significant impact may not be the same as for the community that is being impacted. Adequate information regarding proposed mitigation measures for any impact should be addressed in great detail in this DEIR.

We appreciate your time, staff’s time and all of the Communities in the County that have worked on these documents and look forward reviewing our recommendations with you and staff for inclusion in the final document.

We support the associated population numbers and the density of the Environmentally Sensitive Map

to be included in our comments.

Please feel free to contact the Chair with any questions you may have regarding this submission.

Sincerely,

Margarette Morgan, Chair

Bonsall Community Sponsor Group

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