The plan update considers increased densities in and adjacent to forest lands.
In Alpine s latest Community Plan Update, wildfire has its own standalone section, a result of changes to the environmental review process made by the state in 2018.
The idea was to put the brakes on development in places most prone to wildfire and other hazards. Alpine, 25 miles east of San Diego, has many such areas. Its long fire history includes the 2003 Cedar fire, among the state s worst. Last September, the Valley fire torched 76,067 acres.
But the update to the existing 1979 Alpine Community Plan considers increased densities in and adjacent to forest lands.