TORREY HILLS, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

'Torrey Hills' is a community of 784 acres (317 hectares) located in northern San Diego, California.

Contents

Geography

History

Education

External links

Geography

Torrey Hills is bordered to the north by Ted Williams Parkway (CA-56) and Carmel Valley; to the northeast by Carmel Valley; to the south and southeast by Los Peñasquitos Canyon and Mira Mesa; and to the west by Interstate 5.

History

During 1979 when Carmel Valley was being planned, the city had conducted studies on the Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve as an open space park and had not determined the boundary of the park, so the City designated Torrey Hills as Future Urbanizing on the General Plan. In February 1980, Genstar-Peñasquitos (now AG Land Associates, LLC) dedicated a total of of Los Peñasquitos Canyon to the City. This created a border for the preserve. As a result, a community planning program was initiated, and the original plan area was transferred from Future Urbanizing to Planned Urbanizing on the General Plan, excluding adjacent to the Torrey Hills community planning area, which was designated as Future Urbanizing.
On November 4, 1986, San Diego voters approved a transfer of of government-owned land on the western boundary of Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve located adjacent to Interstate 5 to a private landholder in exchange for of land adjacent to the Los Peñasquitos Canyon preserve, north of the area referred to as "The Falls." Between the parcel and Interstate 5, 12 additional acres were incorporated into the ballot measure, which in total provided an additional to Torrey Hills. The ballot resulted in the city designating Torrey Hills as Planned Urbanizing. In 1994, the City Council approved an amendment to the Torrey Hills Community Plan.

Education

The Del Mar Union School District serves two elementary schools located in this community, Torrey Hills Elementary and Sage Canyon Elementary.

External links

★ The City of San Diego: Torrey Hills Community Profile