— Raffi Mangassarian | Associate Planner City of Vista Community Development Dept.
The Mar Vista Specific Plan homepage can be found here: Mar Vista Specific Plan | City of Vista
The Mar Vista Island area was located within Vista’s Sphere of Influence and is included in the City’s General Plan. The General Plan land use designation for this area is Rural Residential (RR), which permits a density of one dwelling unit per acre. The corresponding zoning for the RR Gen- eral Plan land use designation is Agriculture (A-1) Zone, which also permits a maximum density of one dwelling unit per acre. The previous County of San Diego zoning of this area was A70 (Agricultural), which was a County agricultural designation allowing a density of one dwelling unit per acre. County of San Diego had some additional agricultural/animal uses that will be carried over into the Mar Vista Specific Plan.
On June 22, 2021, the City of Vista City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021-116 per Planning Case No. P21-0200, making application to the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) for the annexation/reorganization of approximately 143 acres known as the Mar Vista Island. On November 7, 2022, LAFCO passed and adopted Resolution No. 2022-014 per LAFCO File No. RO21-04, making determinations, approving and ordering a reorganization and associated sphere of influence amendment for the Mar Vista Annexation.
The residents of the Mar Vista neighborhood were concerned that the land uses and standards that they enjoyed for decades un- der County of San Diego jurisdiction would not continue to be permitted under the City of Vista jurisdiction, once annexation was completed. However, the City of Vista made commitments to the residents that the City would maintain consistency with the County of San Diego standards related to land uses and development standards, via adoption of the Mar Vista Specific Plan. In keeping that commitment, the Vista Community Development Department began the process of developing the Mar Vista Specific Plan.
