ZONING
Per San Diego County Zoning, the large majority of the property is zoned Limited Agricultural Use (“A70”), with 8 acre minimum lot sizes. This zoning designation is intended primarily for agricultural crop production and would allow for a packing and processing facility subject to a major use permit. Parcel number 132-160-21-00 is comprised of 4.63 acres and is zoned Residential-Single Unit (“RS”) and has a minimum lot size of 10,000 square feet. This parcel provides access from Highway 76 to the ranch and would allow for the development of one residential dwelling.
AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT
The property will be sold subject to an agricultural conservation easement that will protect the conservation values of the property, including its current agricultural productive capacity, the future viability for agricultural use, its agricultural soils and other characteristics of the property.
ACCESS
Primary access to the ranch is provided from Highway 76 at Sam’s Mountain Road. Secondary access is from the northeastern boundary of the ranch along South Mesa Drive.
TOPOGRAPHY
The ranch has steep to rolling topography that is typical for avocado and citrus plantings in the area. The majority of the ranch faces to the south and southwest providing good sun exposure.
UTILITIES
The ranch has no municipal sewer system; however, it has septic systems for the residential improvements. Electricity is provided from San Diego Gas & Electric. Gas is provided from propane tanks.
WATER
Water is provided from Yuima Municipal Water District – Improvement District A. Current water rates are available upon request. The ranch has a total of 12 meter, most of which are 1”, 2” and 3” in size. Irrigation water is delivered to the farmed areas by way of surface hoses with one emitter per tree. Yuima Municipal Water District relies on two main sources for their irrigation water: Local groundwater, which is pumped from deep underground wells located throughout Pauma Valley. This underground aquifer is known as the Pauma Groundwater Basin. Imported water is purchased from the San Diego County Water Authority, which in turn purchases the majority of its water from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. MWD imports water into Southern California from two sources: a 242 mile-long aqueduct that brings water from the Colorado River’s Lake Havasu, and a 444 mile-long aqueduct that carries water from the State Water Project (SWP). Water from these sources is conveyed to the MWD system through pressurized large diameter pipes, open aqueduct canals and open reservoirs. The supply is then treated at the MWD Skinner Filtration Plant located in Western Riverside County. After treatment at the Skinner Filtration Plant, the water flows into an aqueduct pipeline and is delivered to the Yuima Municipal Water District. Once in the Yuima system, which includes 42 miles of water mains, 10 water storage tanks, and 9 pumping stations; the water remains in the pressurized pipelines and tanks, further protecting its quality.
