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CONDO continued from page 1 memberships allowed per condominium development. “If you live in the condos now you pay full assessments and have access to every amenity but the RSF Golf Club,� Smith said. All condo owners can join the RSF Tennis Club, are able to use the RSF Golf Club dining facilities and RSF Association trails and open space, but they cannot vote or serve on RSF Association committees. RSF Association Director Heather Slosar said it’s a bit like “taxation without representation.� There are 16 sub associations within the Covenant totaling 82 units — 34 have voting rights and 48 do not. Of the 34 condo owners who are eligible for RSF Golf Club memberships, 18 have them currently. Smith said that while less than 50 percent of Covenant homeowners who are eligible to be members of the RSF Golf Club are members, 50 percent of those who live in condominiums and are eligible to be RSF Golf Club members do have memberships. There is some potential for future condo units as there are 11 existing multi-
Rancho Santa Fe Review family units without a condo map and there are 17 acres currently zoned multifamily that have not been developed on Calzada del Bosque. The board discussed how granting the condos the memberships would be a plus for homeowners looking to downsize without leaving the Covenant and, as director Larry Spitcaufsky noted, it would also be a plus for developers looking at property to sell condos. One RSF resident, Dick Doughty, spoke up against the change. “There’s a very fundamental issue here that is being ignored and should have prime consideration,â€? Doughty said. “This is about land use. The uniqueness of Rancho Santa Fe is the density of development. This opens up so much opportunity for parcels to be subdivided, it tends to tear at the fabric of the Covenant‌the idea of making Rancho Santa Fe more dense is nonsense.â€? RSF Association Director Jerry Yahr disagreed that the change would put pressure on development. He said while the change may be an enticement to developers, they would still be held to the same Covenant standards regarding density. At the Dec. 5 meeting,
the board also reviewed the RSF Golf Club’s former resident membership category. Approved in 2011, currently nonmembers are allowed to retain their membership status if they have lived in the Covenant for at least 10 years. The RSF Golf Club board had approached the RSF Association board about the possibility of changing the policy from 10 years to five years but the matter had since been taken off the table to focus on the condo issue. The former resident category has proven to be a very successful with 28 members currently in that category, according to Al Castro, RSF Golf Club manager. Castro said the club plans to request a continuance for the category next year.
BRIDGES continued from page 1 Over the past seven years, Marsch and Lennar have battled in a series of lawsuits over their business dealings, which included the development of the Bridges community. Marsch didn’t attend the one-day trial. He told the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday that he stood by his allegations against Lennar,
saying, “We will review our options.� In an interview with the La Jolla Light in May, Marsch’s wife, Pat, said the couple formerly lived in Rancho Santa Fe, but moved south to La Jolla after their son began attending The Bishop’s School in the La Jolla Village. The Bridges is a masterplanned community in Rancho Santa Fe with 240 home lots, north of the Rancho Santa Fe Village off Aliso Canyon Road. Ground was broken on the first home in 1998, and the 18-hole golf course, with its two signature tall bridges, opened in 1999. U-T San Diego said Marsch was one of the original Bridges residents, “having moved into a $4 million, 9,100-square-foot house on Via Candela, complete with a custom library and built-in entertainment center.�
TRAIL continued from page 2 million and $7 million, to restore the fairgrounds’ south overflow lot to natural wetlands habitat. The 9.5acre dirt lot has in recent years been used by the 22nd DAA for parking during ma-
jor events such as the San Diego County Fair and annual horse-racing meet. Last month, the California Coastal Commission approved the restoration plan, which also allows the 22nd DAA to continue using its east overflow lot for parking and other activities for at least the next 10 years. The new segment of trail will be part of the Coast to Crest trail, which will eventually stretch from Volcan Mountain near Julian, to the beach at Del Mar, a distance of 55 miles. A planned future segment will complete the trail from the fairgrounds to the beach. Day said design work for the wetlands restoration project is completed, and work should begin soon. “I’d like to see this up and built as soon as possible,� he said. “It’s a great way to restore it back to its original status, and as a magnet for people to explore the river and natural environment, and (see) the wildlife that inhabits the lagoon area.�
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continued from page 1 price tag, wondering if they would need all of those services from the company. Director Heather Slosar said they could consider scaling down Club Mark’s consulting to just a couple of the phases rather than all five. “We have staff here and volunteers that will do the heavy lifting,� Slosar said. “We’re here to work too.� Director Rochelle Putnam said the Association would need the bulk of the proposed work, however, estimating they would need 80 percent of it to close the gap between idea and execution, especially to help get the RSF Association to a steering committee level. Director Jerry Yahr agreed that they would need a lot of Club Mark’s services to help guide them in this process and that those services would be very helpful. The board directed staff to work with Club Mark on costs and phasing possibilities. A tentative schedule from Club Mark had the first phase beginning in January or February, with the final phase — a presentation of the final plan for a community-wide vote — by May 2014.
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