Environmental Consulting Services

City of Chula Vista and City of San Diego

The Nakano Project includes a 221-unit residential project on a vacant parcel in the city of Chula Vista. The site is bounded on the east, south, and west by the city of San Diego and is separated from the city of Chula Vista jurisdictional land to the north by the Otay River.

Due to the availability of access and public services from the city of San Diego, the project included an analysis to allow a reorganization of the property through an application to the San Diego Local Agency Formation Commission. This application proposed detachment from the city of Chula Vista and Otay Water District, and annexation into the city of San Diego. The EIR and associated technical reports prepared for the project analyzed an Annexation scenario and a No Annexation scenario. This effort required close coordination with both cities and all technical disciplines to facilitate environmental processing. 

The Nakano EIR received the 2025 Association of Environmental Professionals Outstanding Environmental Document Award.

City of San Diego, California

RECON prepared a Program EIR (PEIR) for the Blueprint SD Initiative (Blueprint SD), Hillcrest Focused Plan Amendment, and the University Community Plan Update to analyze all three documents concurrently. The primary document, Blueprint SD, included a comprehensive amendment to align the City of San Diego’s General Plan with the City of Villages Strategy, to reflect the latest goals, policies, and plans for housing, environmental protection, and climate change adaptation and sustainable growth. Blueprint SD also updated the citywide land use framework based on the 2050 San Diego Association of Governments Regional Plan transportation network, the City’s Climate Action Plan, and Climate Resilient SD Plan in order to promote reductions in per capita greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled.

RECON worked closely with the City to prepare the PEIR to ensure it was written to support future tiering of applicable projects through CEQA.

San Diego, California

RECON prepared a Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for the City of San Diego's Complete Communities: Housing Solutions and Mobility Choices program. The EIR evaluated amendments to the San Diego Municipal Code to incentivize multi-family housing construction and affordability by allowing qualifying development to occur without further discretionary review. The PEIR also addressed implementation of a fee program to fund multi-modal infrastructure improvements and evaluated adoption of a new threshold for evaluating vehicle miles traveled consistent with Senate Bill 743. The PEIR included analysis and assumptions for mobility improvements within road rights-of-way throughout the city.

Chula Vista, California

Since 2009, RECON has served as the Otay Ranch Preserve Steward/Biologist (PSB), managing 3,958 acres in Chula Vista under the Otay Ranch Resource Management Plan (RMP) and the City of Chula Vista Multiple Species Conservation Program (MSCP) Subarea Plan. We conduct focused surveys for rare plants and sensitive species, monitor site conditions, and address unauthorized access in coordination with local agencies. To support regional conservation efforts, RECON participates in preserve management meetings and prepares reports on annual activities and habitat management. Our biological monitoring, including invasive plant mapping and baseline surveys, informs management decisions, while programs like Early Detection Rapid Response and brown-headed cowbird trapping help protect native species and habitats.