The City of San Diego's City Planning Department has commenced the Rancho Bernardo Community Plan Update, and we want to hear what you love about your community and what you would like to see improved.
The Rancho Bernardo Atlas: Existing Conditions Report (The Atlas) provides a snapshot of existing conditions in the Rancho Bernardo community today, and highlights the area's strengths, challenges and opportunities to help guide future planning and growth.
The City Planning Department invites you to review the Atlas, share your feedback and complete our community visioning survey to tell us what you love about Rancho Bernardo and what you would like to see improved in the future. Your input will help shape the vision and priorities for the Rancho Bernardo Community Plan Update. You can also attend an upcoming meeting to learn more, ask questions and share your feedback.
- Community meeting with the Rancho Bernardo Community Planning Group Ad Hoc Community Plan Update Committee: Monday, November 2, 2026, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Join us at the Rancho Bernardo Library to review the Atlas, ask questions and provide feedback. The meeting is open to the public and will be livestreamed on Zoom for those who prefer to attend virtually - register here.
- Planning Commission meeting: Thursday, November 5, 2026. Staff will give a similar presentation to the Planning Commission. The meeting is open to the public and livestreamed for those who prefer to attend virtually. More information will be shared as it becomes available.
- View the Atlas using the blue button below.
- Submit feedback on the Atlas by December 31, 2026 using the black button below.
- Complete the community visioning survey using the orange button below.
The City of San Diego is updating the Rancho Bernardo Community Plan for the first time in over 45 years to identify opportunities for new homes, businesses and infrastructure to benefit everyone in Rancho Bernardo. The Rancho Bernardo Community Plan will be a part of the City's General Plan - the City's guide to long-term growth - and will implement the City's Climate Action Plan. The City looks forward to hearing from community members about what the community is like today, and their vision for the future growth and investment in Rancho Bernardo.
The Rancho Bernardo Community Plan Update will serve as the updated long-range vision for land use, mobility, urban design, public facilities and services, natural resources, historic and cultural resources and economic development.
Strategic Plan Priority Areas of Focus
This initiative focuses on the following priority areas of the Strategic Plan:
Create Homes for All of Us
Focuses opportunities for homes within mixed-use and residential areas near transit.
Protect & Enrich Every Neighborhood
Identifies opportunities for public spaces and pocket parks, trails and joint-use facilities.
Provides guidance for the future identification and preservation of historical resources and districts that embody architectural and cultural history.
Advance Mobility & Infrastructure
Identifies opportunities for mobility infrastructure that improve walking/rolling, biking and transit connections.
Champion Sustainability
Promotes opportunities for urban greening and street trees to address stormwater runoff and climate change.
Protects canyons, open spaces and sensitive habitats.
Foster Regional Prosperity
Promotes employment uses as economic drivers connected to regional transit.
Rancho Bernardo Community Planning Area
Community Plan Update Timeline and Process
Fall 2026 – Winter 2027 | Spring 2027 – Summer 2027 | Summer 2027 – Winter 2028 | Winter 2028 – Summer 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|
Community Ideas | Community Validation | Draft Community Plan | Adoption & Hearing Process |
| Collect input from people that live and work in Rancho Bernardo about how to improve the community | Collect input on early options and ideas based on community analyses and citywide goals | Opportunity for community to review and provide meaningful input on complete draft | Finalize Community Plan for adoption by City Council |
Ongoing Public Engagement | |||
Supporting Information and Materials
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Fact Sheet
- Community Plan Update Process and Timeline Presentation to Rancho Bernardo Community Planning Group (July 16, 2026)
Current Community Plan
1978 Rancho Bernardo Community Plan (Current Plan)
Existing Conditions
Rancho Bernardo Atlas: Existing Conditions Report - A snapshot of existing conditions, challenges and opportunities in Rancho Bernardo.
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Send additional comments, suggestions or questions to PlanRB@SanDiego.gov and a community planner will get back to you.