Supervisors to consider warehouse in El Cajon
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday will consider approving the construction of a large distribution warehouse center in El Cajon.
The proposed project will be on a plot of land zoned for industrial use located at the northwest corner of Cuyamaca Street and Weld Boulevard in El Cajon.
The site is on open space that is behind and below a group of homes in Santee, where some residents have expressed concern about noise and traffic issues that will accompany the warehouse, which appears to be earmarked for Amazon.
Although the county owns the land, El Cajon has landuse authority. El Cajon City Manager Graham Mitchell said Friday that the city has not yet approved the project and is waiting for the developer to get clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration because of the site’s proximity to Gillespie Field.
Plans submitted to El Cajon by Chesnut Properties show a 142,746-square-foot warehouse that will include a 17,000-square-foot office, more than a dozen docking sites, and nearly 970 parking spots. There is a van loading area for 72 spaces west of the warehouse and a staging area for 72 vans next to the loading area.
At the supervisors’ March 3 meeting, board Chairman Nathan Fletcher said he wanted the board to reconsider environmental studies that have been done at the site, at 1756 Weld Blvd.
In a report prepared for the meeting, the county said it had reviewed the city of El Cajon’s approved environmental impact report for a previous project near the site from 2009 and an addendum from January of this year.
The report said, “there are no changes in the project ... no substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects ... and (that) no new information of substantial importance has become available” since the approved environmental impact report and addendum.
Some residents have objected to plans for 24-hour delivery services, seven days a week, citing concerns about backup beeping noise and traffic concerns.