Local San Diego ABC Affiliate Highlights Sierra Club’s Legal Challenge to Proposed Project in Very High Fire Severity Zone and Wildlife Corridor

Represented by Chatten-Brown Law Group, the San Diego chapter of the Sierra Club is suing San Diego county over an approved plan to build homes in an area of Lakeside known as Green Hills Ranch. However, this area is considered a wildlife corridor, and is deemed a very high fire risk zone per CalFire. Sierra Club alleges that the County incorrectly identified the property as being in a high fire zone, which is a downgrade from the actual fire risk level.

According to Dr. Peter Anderson, a Sierra Club member, "We want to see robust housing built in San Diego County, but we don't want it built in the high fire zone of the county.”
 
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