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Home My WebLink AboutReso 1987-13115 RESOLUTION NO. 13115 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATURE INTERPRETIVE CENTER TEMPORARY PARKING LOT WITHIN SDG&E RIGHT-OF-WAY The City Council of the City of Chula vista does hereby resolve as follows: WHEREAS, the City of Chula vista Local Coastal Program (LCP) has been certified by the California Coastal commission; and, WHEREAS, said LCP includes coastal development permit procedures determined by the Commission to be legally adequate for the issuance of coastal development permits and the city of Chula vista has assumed permit authority of the Chula vista Coastal Zone; and, WHEREAS, a public hearing was duly noticed and held on June 23, 1987 in accordance with said procedures; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the city of Chula vista, as the "approving authority" has reviewed and considered the information in IS-87-64 and the temporary parking lot development proposal. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the city of Chula vista as follows: A. The city council hereby adopts Negative Declaration IS-87-64; and B. The City Council hereby finds, based on the follow- ing findings, the proposed temorary parking facility has been found to be consistent with the policies of the certified Local Coastal Program. 1. The proposed off-site parking area for the Nature Interpretive Center is a temporary facility to accommo- date visitors to the Center until the development of the Midbayfront which is anticipated to provide a permanent parking facility. The subject project is consistent with the project proposal of Coastal Development Permit #1 (Nature Interpretive Center Development) which designated off-site parking for the center. -"---- - -----""" 2. The project site is designated in the Bayfront Specific Plan for parking. The project is located within proximity of the "E" StreetjInterstate-5 inter- change which will provide immediate access to the project site. Public transit-shuttle service will transport visitors between the parking lot and the Nature Center, thereby eliminating private vehicle trips and maximizing public transportation to provide public access to a coastal-educational facility. 3. Development of the site entails minimal site preparation which will result in minor grading (scraping) of the project area. This activity will occur prior to the months between November and April, in compliance with grading provisions stated in the certified Chula Vista LCP. 4. The Statewide and Regional Interpretive Guidelines have been reviewed and the proposed development, which enables public access to a coastal related resource by extension of public transit service and is a support facility to the visitor-serving Nature Center, has been found to be in conformance with the public access and public recreation policies in Chapter 3 of the Public Resources Code. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the city of Chula vista hereby issues Coastal Development Permit No. 021. Approved as to form by :- "'-- ----------"~-- ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, this 23rd day of June 19 ~, by the following vote, to_it: AYES: Counei 1 members McCand1iss, cox, Moore, Nader, Malcolm NAVES: Coune il members None Councilmembers None ABSTAIN: Couneilmembers None ABSENT: ~ !õ.y~",O Vo'o ATTEST ~~ ~ ~~ ?/ City - Clerk ¿1 S I RTE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) 55. 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 RESOLUT ION NO. 13115 ,and that the same has not been amended or repealed DATED City Clerk CI1V OF CHUIA VISTA CC-660 - --- - -- -----------,--- - ------ . (d ( -negative - eclaration PROJECT NAME: Temporary Parking within the SDG&E Easement PROJECT-LOCATION: Withi n the SDG&E transmi ssi on 1 i ne easement on the north side of "E" Street west of Bay Boulevard PROJECT APPLICANT: Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chula Vista CASE NO: IS-87-64 DATE: June 8, 1987 A. Proj ect Setti ng The projeet site is located within the San Diego Gas and Electric Company easement for transmission lines on the north side of "E" Street. The area to the nòrth i s vacant and withi n the same easement. The area to the south includes the "E" Street right-of-way and vaeant land farther to the south. To the east is a ra il road ri ght-of-way, the Bay Boul evard pub 1 i c right-of-way and additional vacant land. The area to the west is vacant. There are no significant geol ogi cal or soil conditions that woul d substantially affect the proposed project. There wi 11 be no substanti al change in drainage, ground water or water quality conditions due to the proposed project because of the use and its scale. There are no known mi nera1 resources in the area nor will the project si gnifi eantly reduce the quantity of prime agri cultura 1 lands. The 1 and form of the site is essentially level. The most substantial air quality problem is Interstate 5 which is located just to the east of the proposed project. This is also the nearest source of any significant acoustical impacts. However, due to intervening topography in the proposed use no significant impacts are anticipated. The property has been used for agrieu1tura1 purposes in the past and there are no biologieal or eultural resourees present. There will be no need for any substanti al inerease in eommunity infrastrueture eapaeity to serve the projeet. The projeet eould i ndi reet1y in an i nerease in traffie beeause of the inereased parking available to serve the Nature Interpreti ve Center on Gunpowder Point; however, that increase is expeeted to be minimal and will not substantially lower the serviee level of any aeeess road. B. projeet Deseription The projeet eonsi sts of the improvement of an area \1ithin an existing easement for use as a temporary parking lot for approximately 50 spaces. The parking lot would serve the Nature Interpretive Center on Gunpowder Poi nt for an i nterim peri od of time. Improvements to the property woul d inelude weed removal, minimal grading of the site, and plaeement of eompaeted, deeomposed granite (or simil ar materi al) on the site and the erection of a sign indicating the use of the parking facility. ~{~ ~ ::-~-: city of chula vista planning department -CllY of environmental review section - CHUlA VlsrA ------------------, II . ' ., . -2- C. Compatibility with Zoning and Plans The Bayfront Spec ifi e Plan designates the area of this projeet as landscaped parking. The provision of this temporary parking faeility is consistent with that land use control. D. Identifieation of Environmental Effeets The Initi a 1 Study on thi s proj eet i dentifi ed only one potentially signifieant environmental effect; that was "the reduction of currently or potentially productive agri eul tura 1 lands." The project site has been used for agricultural purposes in the past. However, under the adopted Local Coastal Program and the Bayfront Speeific Plan, conversion to other uses is fostered. There is no prime agricultural soil on the property. There a re no known other envi ronmental effeets whieh eould effeet this project or be effected by this projeet. E. Findings of Insignificant Impact 1. The projeet site eontains no natural or manmade resourees that would be significantly impaeted by this proposed interim parking facility. 2. This interim use will have no potenti al to effeet the long-term environmental goals of the Bayfront Plan. The Bayfront Plan- designates this area for landscaped parking. 3. Beeause of the mi nimal size of the proposed faeility, the minimal change in the envi ronment that wi 11 result from its impl ementati on and its basic consistency with the Bayfront Specifie Plan there are no ineremental effects that could be construed to be eumulative in nature. 4. There are no eonditions in the project environment whieh eould significantly affeet any human beings utilizing the facility nor would the operation of the facility substantially impact any human beings. G. Consultation 1. Individuals and Organizations City of Chula Vista: Julie Sehilling, Assistant Planner Roger Daoust, Senior Civil Engineer William Wheeler, Building and Housing Department Carol Gove, Fire r.larshal Chuck Glass, Traffic Engineer ~ ---------- -----"----------, , . . -3- Applicant's Agent: Pamela R. Buchan Community Development Department City of Chul a Vi sta P.O. Box 1087 Chula Vista, CA 92012 2. Doeuments Chula Vista General Plan I~unicipal Code of the Chula Vista Bayfront Specific Plan and Land Use Plan EIR-85-1 Bayfront Specific Plan EIR-86-1: Midbayfront Specifie Plan Amendment " The Initial Study application and evaluation forms documenting the findings of no significant impaet are on file and available for publie review at the Chula Vista Planning Department, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, CA 92010. ¿L P 1i2.-;/ ENVIRO~ ENTAL REVIEW COORDINATOR WPC 396 EN 6 (Rev. 5/85) ~!~ ~ city of chula vista planning department CllY OF environmental review section CHUlA VlsrA ". ~-- -------- -