Maybe the highest concern of the citizens of Ramona is the arbitrary defining of what one may or may not do with their property.  The County of San Diego, under the current proposed map for General Plan (GP) 2020, allows density of up to 24 dwelling units (DU) per acre in the town core, while vast tracts of outlying private property is down zoned to 1 DU per 40, 80, and 160 acres.  This is called "Smart Growth," or "Clustering."  The vision is 3 story buildings around Main street with apartments above shops.  This will relieve the burdon of traffic on our highways as people will now walk to work.  This "City of Villages" idea will mitigate the need for major road improvement projects.  A mastermind idea for controlling this future expense.  At the same time, this stratigy provides lots of vacant outlying land for future "smart growth."

Many feel that this vision for the future of Ramona is not in alignment with the desires of the people of Ramona.  We share this feeling.

Stay tuned, we will be building out this section of the site with all the particulars of GP2020.  The current map of the proposed zoning changes under GP2020 can be viewed at the Ramona Pharmacy. 

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