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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2001-362 RESOLUTION NO. 2001-362 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE CHULA VISTA GENERAL PLAN AND THE 2001 AMENDMENTS TO THE OTAY RANCH GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND ASSOCIATED REGULATORY DOCUMENTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 1,540 ACRES LOCATED SOUTH OF OLYMPIC PARKWAY, EAST OF FUTURE STATE ROUT-125 AND WEST OF THE SALT CREEK OPEN SPACE CORRIDOR WHEREAS, the areas of land which are the subject of this Resolution are diagranmaatically represented in Exhibit A, and hereto incorporated herein by this Resolution, and commonly known as Villages Seven, Nine, Ten, Eleven and Planning Area Twelve of the Otay Ranch ("Project Site"); and WHEREAS, on January 13, 2000, New Millennium (now Brookfield Shea Otay LLC) (Owner) filed applications with the Planning and Building Department of the City of Chula Vista requesting amendments to the City of Chula Vista General Plan and the Otay Ranch General Development Plan ("Project"); and WHEREAS, the amendments to the General Plan consist of realignment and deletion of certain arterial roads and adjustments to village boundaries and reorganization of land use designations within the Otay Ranch; and WHEREAS, the amendments to the Otay Ranch General Development Plan consist of: 1) realignment of certain arterial roads; 2) re-arrangement of land uses and village boundaries 4) amendments to the Village Phasing Plan and 5) re-arrange the high school and middle school sites; and WHEREAS, prior discretionary action of the development of the Project has been the subject matter of a prior General Plan amendment resulting in the current land use designations on the Chula Vista General Plan; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held an advertised public heating on the Project on September 26, 2001, and October 17, 2001, and recommended that the City Council amend the City General Plan and Otay Ranch 2001 General Development Plan amendments; and WHEREAS, the proceedings and all evidence introduce before the Planning Commission at the public heating on this project held on September 26, 2001, and October 17, 2001, and the minutes and resolution resulting there from, are hereby incorporated into the record of this proceedings; and WHEREAS, the City Clerk set the time and place for the heating on the Project applications and notices of said hearings, together with its purposes given by its publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the city, and its mailing to property owners within 500 f. of the exterior boundaries of the Project Sites at least ten days prior to the hearing. WHEREAS, a duly called and noticed public heating was held before the City Council on October 23, 2001 on this Project. Resolution 2001-362 Page 2 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the City Cotmcil hereby find, determine and resolve as follows: I. PLANNING COMMISSION RECORD The proceedings and all evidence introduced before the Planning Commission at their public hearing held on September 26, 2001, and October 17, 2001, and the minutes and resolutions resulting therefrom, are hereby incorporated into the record of this proceeding. These documents, along with any documents submitted to the decision makers, shall comprise the entire record of the proceedings for any California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) claims. II. EIR-01-01 REVIEWED AND CONSIDERED FINDINGS; APPROVALS The City Council of the City of Chula Vista reviewed, analyzed, considered, approved and certified Final Second Tier EIR 01-01 with its attendant Addendum, made certain Findings of Fact, adopted a Statement of Overriding Considerations and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Project, pursuant to CEQA, by Resolution No.2001-361. III. APPROVAL OF GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT The City Council approves amendments to the Chula Vista General Plan Land Use Diagram and Circulation Element to rearrange the adopted land use districts and Otay Ranch village boundaries, and establishing new land use designations at various locations and to change certain roadway classifications in the form on file at the City Clerk's Office. iV. GENERAL PLAN INTERNAL CONSISTENCY The City Council hereby finds and determines that the General Plan is internally consistent and shall remain internally consistent following amendments thereof by this Resolution. V. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FINDINGS/APPROVAL A. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AS DESCRIBED BY THE GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS 1N CONFORMITY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHULA VISTA GENERAL PLAN, AS AMENDED. Otay Ranch 2001 GDP Amendments The amendments to the Otay Ranch General Development Plan are also the proposed changes to the General Plan and are in substantial conformance with the General Plan policies, as amended. The proposed GDP fully implements the concept envision in the General Plan by providing the necessary standards and guidelines for the preparation of implementing plans and regulatory documents for Village 11 Sectional Planning Area Plan. Resolution 2001-362 Page 3 An amendment to the adopted General Plan Diagram and Circulation Element of the General Plan is being processed concurrently, and is required to establish GDP consistency with the General Plan. The land use designations included in the Otay Ranch GDP are those proposed as amendment to the General Plan Diagram. With the adoption of the proposed amendments to the Land Use Diagram and Circulation Element of the General Plan, the Otay Ranch General Development Plan will be in substantial conformance with the amended General Plan. B. A PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CAN BE INITIATED BY ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIFIC USES OR SECTIONAL PLANNING AREA PLANS WITHIN TWO YEARS OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PLANNED COMMUNITY ZONE. Otay Ranch A new Sectional Planning Area (SPA) plan is included in the proposed project for the Otay Ranch residential neighborhoods. C. IN THE CASE OF PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, THAT SUCH DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSTITUTE A RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT OF SUSTAINED DESIRABILITY AND STABILITY; AND THAT IT WILL BE IN HARMONY WITH OR PROVIDE COMPATIBLE VARIETY TO THE CHARACTER OF THE SURROUNDING AREA AND THAT THE SITES PROPOSED FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES SUCH AS SCHOOLS, PLAYGROUNDS AND PARKS, ARE ADEQUATE TO SERVE THE ANTICIPATED POPULATION AND APPEAR ACCEPTABLE TO THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES HAVING JURISDICTION THEREOF. Otay Ranch 2001 Amendments The General Development Plan amendment proposes a residential community, with residential densities ranging from Overall, the residential densities reflected on the amended GDP are compatible with the pattern and character of development approved within the original GDP with the exception that the land use designations, which are being deleted. The overall average density is similar to the adopted GDP. The proposed densities and uses can be adequately served by the public facilities incorporated herein in the respective Public Facilities Financing Plan and therefore will constitute a residential and commercial environment of sustained durability and stability; Further, the proposed development will be in harmony with or provide compatible variety to the character of the surrounding area, and that the sites proposed for public facilities, such as schools, playgrounds and parks, are adequate to serve the anticipated population and acceptable to the public authorities having jurisdiction thereof. VI. ADOPTION OF AMENDED GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN Resolution 2001-362 Page 4 In light of the findings above, the amended Otay Ranch General Development Plans are hereby approved and adopted in the form on file in the City Clerk's Office. Presented by Approved as to form by Robert A. Leiter Johrf/~. Kaheny ~ Planning and Building Director ~fiI55 Attorney PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 23~d day of October, 2001, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: Davis, Rindone, Salas and Horton NAYS: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: Padilla Shirley Horto, fi, Mayor ATTEST: Susan Bigelow, City Clerk~' ~'-~cd/ STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2001-362 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 23rd day of October, 2001. Executed this 23rd day of October, 2001. Susan Bigelow, City Clerk u _ ATTACHMENT 1 ,,, ~ VILLAGE 1 I/ILIAGE 2< \ """' """" PROJECT / , II / qULA VISTA PLANNING AND BUILDING DEPARTM LOCATOR PROJECT McMillin Companies and PROJECT DESCRIPTION: APPUC,q,n': Brookfield Shea Otay (BSO) So. of Olympic Pkwy, E of future AMENDMENTS PROJECT SR125 W. of Salt Creek and Request: General Plan Amendment, Otay Ranch ADDRESS: N. of Otay River Valley General Development Plan (GDP) Amendment SCALE: FILE NUMBER: NORTH No Scale and Village Eleven Sectional Planning Area Plan. h:\home\planning\cados\locators\richwi01 .cdr 09.11.01