San Diego Community Profile: Rancho Peñasquitos
Community Overview:
The community of Rancho Peñasquitos is located west of Interstate 15, north of Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve, south of the community of Rancho Bernardo, and east of the Torrey Highlands community. Interstate Route 56 traverses east-west through the central portion of the community. Rancho Peñasquitos encompasses approximately 6,500 acres including Black Mountain Regional Park.
Rancho Peñasquitos is identified as a Planned Urbanized community in the City's Progress Guide and General Plan. Development of the community is nearly complete with only a limited number of sites still available for development. Approximately 51 percent of Rancho Peñasquitos is designated for residential development, 34 percent for parks and open space, and 2 percent for commercial. The community has a diverse topography that is characterized by numerous canyons, hillsides and ridges. The most prominent feature of the community is Black Mountain which rises to an elevation of 1,500 feet.
Community Planning Group Contact:
Rancho Peñasquitos Planning Board
Chair: Joost H. Bende
Meetings: The 1st Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Double Tree Golf Resort in the Sandpiper Room
14455 Peñasquitos Drive
Contact: Joost H. Bende, (858) 780-1696
RPPB@san.rr.com
City Planning Department:
202 C Street, MS 4A
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 235-5200
(619) 533-5951 (fax)
planning@sandiego.gov
Community Planner:
Jennifer Cordeau, (619) 235-5204
jcordeau@sandiego.gov
Facilities Financing Project Manager:
Jennifer Carroll, (619) 533-3673
(619) 533-3687 fax
E-mail: jcarroll@sandiego.gov
Public Facilities Financing Plan:
- Existing Conditions Data Collection: Information on the collection of citywide existing conditions data critical to effective and comprehensive planning.
- Rancho Penasquitos Existing Conditions Data: The Rancho Penasquitos Community Planning Group worked with City Planning Department to review and revise existing condition data for their community. The process was completed in May 2004. The maps below represent the compilation of that collection effort.
Current Community Plan:
The Rancho Peñasquitos Community Plan was updated and adopted by the City Council on March 30, 1993. The plan can be viewed from the following links, or purchased at the City of San Diego Planning Department, 202 C Street. For more information on purchasing the plan in CD format please call (619) 235-5200.
Next Community Plan Update:
Not yet scheduled
City Council Members:
District 1: Councilmember Scott Peters, (619) 236-6611, North County (858)484-3808
Community Services:
Rancho Bernardo Community Service Center
17110 Bernardo Center Dr., 2nd Floor
San Diego CA 92128
(858) 538-8070
www.sandiego.gov/servicecenters
Scripps Ranch Community Service Center
11885 Cypress Canyon Road,
San Diego, CA 92131
(858)538-8200
www.sandiego.gov/servicecenters
Rancho Peñasquitos Branch Library
1330 Salmon River Road
San Diego, CA 92129-2641
(858) 538-8159
www.sandiego.gov/public-library
Community Parks:
Black Mountain Regional Open Space Park
Canyonside Recreation Center & Community Park
12350 Black mountain Road
(858)538-8131
Canyonside Recreation Center
Hilltop Recreation Center & Community Park
9711 Oviedo Way
(858)0538-8198
Hilltop Recreation Center
Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve
Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve
Parks: Information for all Parks may be obtained by calling (619) 685-1300 or by visiting the Parks and Recreation website: www.sandiego.gov/park-and-recreation/
Community Demographic Information
For demographic data, visit the SANDAG Profile Warehouse. Select Census 2000, scroll to the community planning area from the "City of San Diego CPAs" pull-down menu on the right hand side of the screen and click on "submit".
What's Happening:
The community is currently working to develop a community skate park proposed to be located adjacent to the Park and Ride on Carmel Mountain Road. The community is also working to develop a banner district that would provide seasonal or special events banners along portions of some of the major roadways in the community.
Additional planning activities sponsored by or with participation of Rancho Peñasquitos: | 
