Planning for this 4,700-acre
community in the northern portion of the City of San Diego was
multi-year effort led by Rick
Engineering Company's Urban
Design and Planning Division. The project required a city-wide
public vote to allow development to occur, scores of planning
studies, and a team of specialists in law, traffic, biology,
geology, archeology, public outreach, and economics. The project
is primarily residential with an extensive open space, park,
and recreation system. It includes 4,000 homes, two championship
golf courses, and two pedestrian-oriented town centers that mix
residential, office, and retail development. The
plan was awarded “Best Land Plan” and “Best
Master Planned Community in Southern California” by the
Building Industry Association of California
Before construction could begin, Rick
Engineering Company's Surveying
and Mapping Division performed
topographic mapping and boundary surveys. Using state-of-the-art
GPS survey techniques, aerial mapping control, boundary and
an ALTA Survey were provided. We are currently providing
construction staking services.
Rick
Engineering Company's Photogrammetry
Division was
responsible for the digital terrain mapping data and orthophotography.
Black Mountain Ranch environmental
tier mapping was performed by Specialized
Computer Services Division. To help establish an environmental
boundary, a GIS data base using ARC/INFO was prepared. The GIS
data base modeled existing roads, utilities, floodplains, sensitive
vegetation, steep slopes, soil types, and earthquake fault zones.
