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1.0 Introduction Avion Project SEIR Page 1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter provides a brief description of the background and scope of the Avion Project (project), the purpose and legal authority for this Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR), the SEIR scope and process, and an explanation of how the SEIR is organized. 1.1 Project Background This SEIR updates the certified Environmental Impact Report No. 96-7902 (1998 EIR) prepared for the Black Mountain Ranch (Subarea I) Subarea Plan adopted in July 1998, and addresses the potential environmental effects of the proposed Avion Project (project). The Subarea Plan identifies several perimeter properties, which were originally held by 11 different ownerships. The Avion project site is within the area of the Subarea Plan referred to as the “Southeast Perimeter” properties, which are composed of four parcels (A, B, C, and D). The project site consists of Parcel C, totaling 41.48 acres, which is designated for 117 dwelling units. The anticipated development envelope for Parcel C would be approximately 17.74 acres. The remaining approximate 23.75 acres on-site would be preserved as Multi-Habitat Planning Area (MHPA) open space. The 1998 EIR provides analysis for the project site, based on these general development parameters, but because no specific project design was known or proposed at the time the 1998 EIR was certified, the analysis of certain impacts for the site was only done at a “program level”, and that future site-specific California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) analysis would be required for areas outside of the previously approved Black Mountain Ranch II Vesting Tentative Map (VTM)/Planned Residential Development (DEP No. 95-0173; SCH No. 95041041) project area. 1.2 Project Scope The project requires approval of a VTM, a Rezone from AR-1-1 (Agricultural – Residential, minimum 10-acre lots) to RS-1-14 (Residential Single Unit, minimum 5,000-square-foot lots), a Planned Development Permit (PDP), a Site Development Permit (SDP), and a MHPA Boundary Line Adjustment to subdivide and construct 84 detached multi-family residential units. The Black Mountain Ranch Subarea Plan allows 117 dwelling units on-site, including a requirement for 19 affordable units. The project proposes to construct 84 detached multi-family units on-site and transfer 19 affordable units to Lot X of Map 15919 in the Black Mountain Ranch North Village Town Center. In addition, the project proposes the transfer of 14 market rate dwelling units to Lots 12, 13, 18 and 19 of Map 15919 in the Black Mountain Ranch North Village Town Center. In total, the project proposes a combined 117 dwelling units, including 19 affordable units, on-site and off-site in conformance with the Black Mountain Ranch Subarea Plan. The San Diego Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) would act as a responsible agency in accordance with CEQA. The applicant would be required to obtain approval from LAFCO of a reorganization consisting of expansion of Olivenhain Municipal Water District's (OMWD’s) sewer latent powers and annexation to OMWD and the district's sewer service area.