A 44-acre swath of land adjacent to the Otay Landfill has sat undeveloped for decades.
It will continue to do so after Chula Vista planning commissioners last week rejected a proposal to rezone the property to allow for more than 700 housing units.
Efforts to transform the site, located on the southeast corner of Brandywine Avenue and Olympic Parkway, started in January 2020 when developer ACI Sunbow LLC began the process to change the land use from industrial to residential.
Commissioners disliked the idea, however, and voted to deny the project, saying the best use for the land is for industrial or mixed-use purposes rather than solely residential. The commission is recommending the City Council also reject the project.