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RESOLUTION N0. 7525
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA ADOPTING THE SAFETY ELEP4ENT OF THE GENERAL
PLAN OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby
resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista has an adopted General
Plan, and
WHEREAS, Section 65302 (1) of the California Government
Code requires that a Safety Element be a part of all City and
County General Plans, and
WHEREAS, the City Planning Department conducted a work
program to insure that the Safety Element will fulfill the State
guidelines for the protection of the community from fires and
geologic hazards, and
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission considered the
proposed Safety Element at a public hearing held on October 23,
1974, notice of which was given in the manner prescribed by law,
and based upon said hearing has recommended that the City Council
adopt said Safety Element of the General Plan of the City of Chula
Vista, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has heretofore held a public
hearing on November 19, 1974 to consider said recommendation and
has heard testimony relating to said General Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of
the City of Chula Vista does hereby adopt the Safety Element of
the General Plan of the City of Chula Vista, a copy of which is
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as if set
forth in full.
Presented by Approved as to form by
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D. J. Pete on, Director of George D. Lindberg, City Atto ey
Planning
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ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, this 19th day of November
197 4 by the following vote, to-wit:
AYES Councilmen Scott, Hobel, Hamilton, Hyde, Egdahl
NAYES~ Councilmen None
ABSTAIN: Councilmen None
ABSENT: Councilmen None
Mayor of the City of Chula
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) s s .
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, JENNIE M. FULASZ, CMC, CITY CLERK of the City of Chula Vista, California,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
,and that the same has not been amended or repealed.
DATED
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RESOLUTION) NO • 7525
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNC.LL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA ADOFTING THE SAFETY ELET'iENT GF THE GENERAL
PLAN OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby
resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista has an adopted General
Plan, and
WHEREAS, Section 65302 (1) of the California Government
Code requires that a Safety Element be a part of all City and
County General Plans, and
WHEREAS, the City Planning Department conducted a work
program to insure that the Safety Element will fulfill the State
guidelines for the protection of the community from fires and
geologic hazards, and
WHEP.EAS, the City Planning Commission considered the
proposed Safety Element at a public hearing held on October 23,
1974, notice of which was given in the manner prescribed by law,
and based upon said hearing has recommended that the City Council
adopt said Safety Element of the General Plan of the City of Chula
Vista, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has heretofore held a public
hearing on November 19, 1974 to consider said recommendation and
Iias heard testimony relating to said General Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, 73E IT RESOLVED that the City Council of
the City of Chula Vista does hereby adopt the Safety Element of
the General Plan of the City of Chula Vista, a copy of which is
attached Hereto and incorporated herein by reference as if set
forth i.n full.
Presented by
ISM D, J, PETERSON
D. J. Peterson, Director of
Planning
Approved as to form by
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George D.`Lindberg, City Attorn~y~
ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE C3TY
OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, this ~C~TH day of ~pVFMRFR ,
1974, by the following vote, to-wit:
AYES : Councilmen, SCOTT. HOB I HAM I TnN . HYDE . EGDAHL
NAYES : Councilmen _._,~(~NF
ABSENT: Councilmen iVONE
ABSTAIN: CcunciZrren j~or~
' /S/ THOMAS D, HAMILTON, ~R, _
Mayor o f the Cz y c f C'hu Za Vi5 ~a
ATTEST /S/ .JENN I E ~`~ ~ FULASZ
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) ss.
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, JENNIE M, FULASZ, City Clerk of the City of Chula Vieta, California,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is u full, tr~+~;e and ccrreci Dopy of
RESOLUTION N0, 7525 and that the :-are hws not beer amended or
repealed.
DATED: NOVEMBER 19, 1974
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November, 1974
Safety Element/General Plan
City of Chula Vista California
Introduction
Pursuant to Chapter 1026 of the Statutes of 1971, the State Punning and Zoning
Law (Government Code) now requires that each city and county shall prepare and
adopt a Safety Elemente The complete legislative charge is embodied in Section
65302e1~ which reads
`"The general plan shall also include,, in addition to the elements specified
in Section 65302,. a safety element for the protection of the community from
fires and geologic hazards including features necessary for such protection
as evacuation routes peak load water supply requirementsT m`namum road
widths clearances around structures and geologic hazard mapping in areas
of known geologic hazards,°°
The City of Chula Vista and San Diego County have done much disaster; safety;
and emergency planning during the past decadeo The Emergency Plan of the City
of Chula Vista was adopted by the city in September X973,. and is a constituent
part of the Eme_ rgen~ Plan of the Unified San Diego County Emergency Services
Organi zati on o-~ r~ or to tie adopti on of Chula Ui s to ` s Emergency P l an the City
Council passed Ordinance No, 140 8 and thereby created the loca~ machinery
necessary for the execution of action programs during emergencies., This ordinance
established Chula Vista"s Disaster Council and Directory of Eme+~gency Services,
The Police and Fire Departments are the emergency-service agencies of this munici=
pality:, and have therefore developed extensive strategy and tactical plans for
the prevention and resolution of emergencies Other line departments such as
the Departments of Building and Housings Public Works, and Planning.,; have sponsored
legislation which has brought a high level of safety to Chula Vista The street
standards of the Subdivision Ordinance;, and the bulk and height requirements of
the Zoning Ordinance are examples of this leg~islationo The Uniform Bui"ding and
National Electrical Codes provide additional examp~es~
The purpose of the Safety Element is not the restatement of the City of Chula
Vista"s several safety plans and programs, The purpose of this general plan is
the establishment of long~range~ comprehensive.,, and general policy which will
provide existing and future safety programs direction.; continuity: order,;. and
substance, The de novo components of the Element will consist of the Intro-
duction~ Statements of Policy the Plan Diagram> and the Fire Safety Plan The
implementation Program will consist of Chula Vista°s existing city~planningx
safety, emergencyF disaster plans and ordinances> As the need arises the
Implementation Program can be augmented by the City Council"s adoption of effectu-
ative~ de novo subprograms.
Although the instant element includes basic seismic-safety policy, and the
element°s plan diagram indicates the principal seismic faints which traverse
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the China V~%s~ta Planning Area, the matter of geologic hazards wily be definitively
covered in the nascent Seismic Safety Elemento The Safety Element and the Seismic
Safety Element should be considered as complementary companion plans
Goal:; General Objectives and Statements of Policy
Goal
The primary goal of the Safety Element is the protect?on of the City of China Vista.,
the Chula Vista Planning Areas and their cons titutent communities from fires and
geologic hazardse
General Objectives
The preservati on of 1 i fe ~ health, and property; the continuity of government and order;
the maintenance of municipal servicesx the rapid resolution of emergencies; and the
rapid return of community normalcy and public tranquility are the general objectives of
the Safety Element
Statements of Policy
to The City of Chula Vista shall promote the establishment and maintenance of safe
and effective evacuation routes; an ample peak=load water supply, adequate road
i~~idths, and safe clearances around buildings.,. in accordance with the legislative
change embodied in Section 65302„l of the Government Code
20 The streets and rightszofmway of the City of Chula Vista shah be of adequate
width and construction to facilitate the movement of emergency vehicles during
fires and emergencies resulting from geologic hazards, Said streets and rightsa
of=way shall also be adequately designed to facilitate the evacuation of people
during fires and the said emergencies.:, if and when the authorities determine that
evacuation is the best course of actions
30 she open space surrounding structures shall be sufficient to promote fire safety,
4, The space separating buildings shall be consistent with the tenets and precepts
of fire safety and seismic=safety practices..,
5~ The peak. load water supply shall adequately meet the needs of the China Vista
Planning Area during periods of flood fire and natural disaster.,
5~ All major geologic. faults and areas susceptible to geologic hazards„ such as
ground movement.,. land slides..,. liquefaction;; ground failure:. seiches or tsunamis4
shall be identified on the Plan Diagram of the Seismic Safety Element of the
General Plano The Safety Element''s Plan Diagram sha'~l also identify the five
major- seismic faults in the Chula Vista Planning Area.
7. No land use shall be established no structure shall be constructed, and no
land shall be subdivided unless the proposed establishment,. construction,, or land
subdivision is consistent with the principles of seismic safety This policy shall
coven=: but not be limited to grading, and "cuts and fills,"'
8~ During periods of major emergency, the Emergency Plan of the City of~Chula Vista
shah become operatives The Disaster Council and Director of Emergency Services
shad execute the plan
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9. The Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances shall be amended, as required.: to
implement, the policies of the Safety and Seismic Safety Elements..
l0. While the Seismic Safety Element shall be the controlling plan with respect
to geologic hazards;. the Safety Element shall be paramount with respect to
emergencies involving fire
lla The Fire Code shall be consistent with the policies embodied herein: and %n
the Seism,`c Safety Element
Standards and Design Proposals
Fire Stations
1~ As a general rule;.. fire stations shall be distributed so as to provide an
average engine response time of four minutes after receipt of alarm.,. to all
urbanized parts of the municipality:
2. The precise location of fire stations shall be determined by the following
factors
a. Land ~_ise Pattern; residential density and building intensity.
b, Street patterns and traffic volume.
3, Fire stations should be sited on arterial streets or collectors. If cir=
cumstances require the location of a fire station on a minor street, the
said minor street should lead directly to an arterial street or collector
4, Fire stations where practicable should be located on cornea lots,. or lots
with primary and secondary (alleys accessesti Stations should be situated a
minimum of three hundred feet (300' from signalized ~ntersect~ons~
5~ Fire stat~~on sites must be large enough to accommodate a station off~ce~
living quarters for the onTduty personnel.: areas for apparatus storage and
ma~ntenance~ off street parking and environmental amenities:. such as
landscaping and walks, I~Jhere stations are located in areas of anticipated
growth;. the fire station site should be of adequate size to accommodate
planned expansion, Nevr fire stations should be built to house no less than
two apparatus,
6~ The design of fire stations should be environmentally and aesthetical~y
compatible with adjacent land uses,
7, Where practicable... fire station houses should be one story in heightu
8, The siting of fire stations within the city of Chula Vista shall be consonant
with the standards of professional fire-fighting practice The standards of
the insurance Service Office (ISOa shall, where practicable and responsive
to local circumstances be employed as preliminary guidelines.,
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Fire F1 ow
1. Where street patterns permit the installation of gridiron systems of water
distribution3 the following fire flows should be available during periods
of peak, domestic water demandw
Fire Flow Standards
Land Use Classification
A- Low and medium density
residential
B: High density residential
and cornmerc a1
C, Industrial
Gridiron Systems
Gallons~Minute (gpma
23000 gpm from 3 adjacent hydrants
flowing simultaneously
4 000 gpm from 4 adjacent hydrants
flowing simultaneously
63000x93000 gpm from 6 adjacent hydrants
flowing simultaneously
D, Major commercial 12000 gpm to any given b?ock,
2, bJhere street patterns necessitate the development of water distribution
systems on dead-end mains the following fire flows should be provided
Fire Flow Standards4 Dead=End ~1ains
Land Use Classification
A. Low and medium density
B, H~ gh density resi denti al
Gallons/Minute gpm)
13500 gpm*
2,000 gpm*
C_ Industrial 33000 gpm*
*Last 2 fire hydrants flowing simultaneously
Minimum P.oad Widths and Clearances Around Structures
le The road width standards for fire protection and evacuation routes are gener=
a~ay identical to the street vdidth standards embodied in Section 2oe903 Ba of
the Subdivision Ordinance of the City of Chula Vista3 to-wit:.
Classification
Min Min.
R/W Width ~ Width
Prime Arterial (6) Lane 126" 106'
Major Road (4) Lane 100' 82`
Collector Road (4) Lane 80" 64`
Residential Collector Street 55 `' 40"
Residential Street 51° 36`
Commercial=Industrial Road 72`' 52°
Frontage Road 46` 30"
Two-Way Hillside Local Street 44° 32°
One=Way Hillside Local Street 36°' 24°
Local Street (No•Parking) 34`' 24°
RlIAJ ~ right-of=way; T/W = travelway
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(18° Median)
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2, Notw?thstanding the above statement the diameter of the travelway of the
terminus o~` a cul=de=sac street should not be less than 80 feet,
0, dire engines,, as a general rule require a 26 awide path around str~~rtures
for proper maneuvering,. The provision of this clearance ar®und st+~uctures
is impracticable in most residential and commercial developmentsU With
respect to high density residential and commercial1 structures the Fire Chief
may accept on=site fire protection facilities in lieu of compliance with the
subject `'clearancezaroundsstruct.uses"' standard.
Evacuation Routes
While the prevailing view of disaster and emergency planners is that the evacuation
of neighborhoods and subneighborhoods during periods of emergency tends to com-
plicate the solution of the involved problemsy and actually precludes the effective
movement of emergency vehicles and personnel;. there may be times when evacuation
on a li^~ited scale is the only solutiono Under these circumstances, the people
should be evacuated to neighborhood and community schools hospitals. and public
faci~ities, where they could receive adequate care and treatment:.
In the event of a major disaster the Disaster Council might feel that a large part
of Chula Vista should be evacuated, This evacuation could best. be conducted o~rer
the following arteries
A, I-5 ;, I-805~ I-54 (proposed) and the San Miguel Freeway (proposedl.
B, E, Bonita Road., H>, J, L Streets and Telegraph Canyon Road,
C.. Naples.. Palomar and Main Streets, Orange Avenue
D. Broadway;; Fourth Avenue Hilltop Drive„ Oleander Avenue,: Otay Lakes Road.;
Third Avenue and Melrose Avenue
Fire Safety in 1990 ~ The Fire Safety Plan
According to the General Plan of the City of Chula Vista,, the population of the
Planning Area of this municipality will exceed 130;000 by 1990. Most of this
population wi l l be wi thi n the corporate 1 i mi is of Chul a Vista: 4Jhi le the Ci ty `~ s
present population of about 75,000 is primarily housed 1n the Centr~a~ Chula Vista
and Castle Park communities, the future growth will substantially occur to the
east.. in the Telegraph Canyon,, Bonita and Lakes communities This population
growth and Land use expansion will require the expansion and redeployment of fire
protection facilities. The precise size and location of fire facilities in 1990
will be governed by the precise patterns of population and land use by this
target. yearn
If the population projections of the Planning Department are supported by time
and eventsv the number of fire stations within Chula Vista will increase from
four to eight:, and the number of fire department personnel will jncrease from
~0 to about- 150. The new stationsi which will be located in accordance with
standards predicated upon response time will be sited in the Telegraph Canyon,
Tidelands;. and Bonita communitie s
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The Fire Department"s long range program is not solely governed by population
increases and land-use expansions Chula Vista like other viable cities.,.
manifests a propensity to grow vertically. High rise and medium rise structures
present enormous fire protection problemsa These problems will require the Fire
and Bui1d~ng Codes to include the following safety features,
1. Safe access by fire fighters to all. parts of high=rise and medium rise
bui~dings~
2. The installation of primary and secondary water and power systems in major
buildingsy including high-rise and medium=rise structures.
3v The installation of adequate fire=alarm systems and automatic fire=detection
and extinguishing systems in all major buildings and complexe s
The provision of effective fire protection is dependent on the extancy of adequate
Ovate r adequate water lines and adequate water pressure, Chula Vista''s growth,
therefore should be gauged by its sources of domestic water; and its capacity to
provide domestic avater during periods of peak demand and emergencies
The Fire Department and other municipal line agencies concerned with public
safety propose to effectuate the Element through the employment of concerted
actiona, research, and public and staff educational programs.
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Biblioaraohy
E~ergen_c„y P1anA City of Chula Vista, Caiifornia: Seoternber~ 1973
general Plan of the City of Cerritos, California: gassed and apnroired by
the City of Cerritos City Council by ~~~esoluton 73-21 on April 13 l^73
sire Protection Plan, City of Los Angeles, California: adopted by the Los
Angeles City Counci 1 on Aori 1 4, 1972
Ci ty of Mountain Vi e~~.~ (Cal i Form a ~ :aster P 1 an for Fi:,e Protecti or.
1973 Novata (Californ~ ~ General Plan: ?-%::eated by the Jovato City; Council
on June 12~ 973
general Plante Ci ~ of ~a~ta Clara, Cal iforr:ia: adopter.: by t'~e Santa Clara
Ci to Coor,c~ i on t~arc: 27, 1973, u^der ":esoh;~ti on IJo. 3312,.
_?rinci,nles and Practice of Jrban Plann~~^q, by Ulilliar~ ":o~~dnan & Er?c C.
~reund, -~~!ashi ngton, Do CC: IC~1A, 19Eo
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