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RESOLUTION OF IHE CITY OF CHULA VISTA PLANNING COMMISSION
RECOMMENDING IHAI IHE CII Y COUNCIL DENY AMENDMENI IO IHE
CITY'S GENERAL PLAN IO CHANGE IHE LAND USE DESIGNATION ON
46 0 ACRES (SUNBOW PLANNINGAREA 23) FROM LIMIIED INDUSTRIAL
IO .36..3 ACRES AS RESIDENIIAL MEDIUM HIGH (11-18 DU/AC) AND 6,7
ACRES AS OPEN SPACE, SOUIH OF OLYMPIC PARKWAY AND WESI OF
BRANDYWINE AVENUE
WHEREAS, on January 8, 2004, a duly verified application was filed with the City of Chula
Vista Planning and Building Department by ACI Sunbow, LLC ("Developer"), requesting approval '
of amendments to the City's General Plan for the 46.0 acres located south of Olympic Parkway and 1
west of Brandywine Avenue ("Project); and
WHEREAS, on November 30, 2005, Developer requested their General Plan Amendment
("GPA") application be detached from the General Plan Update ("GPU") and held in abeyance; and
WHEREAS, on September 9, 2006, Developer requested that the GPA application be
processed; and
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WFT6REAS, the area of land which is the subject of this Resolution is diagrammatically
represented in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, and commonly I
known as Planning Area 23, and for the purpose of general description consists of46 0 acres within the
Sunbow II Planned Community ("Project Site"); and
WHEREAS, the Environmental Review Coordinator has reviewed the proposed project for
compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and has conducted an Initial
Study, IS-OS-025 in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act. Based upon the 4
results of the Initial Study, the Envuonmental Review Coordinator has determined that the Project
was covered in the previously adopted Final Environmental Impact Report, General Plan Update,
FEIR OS-O1 the City's Environmental Review Coordinator has determined that only minor
technical changes or additions to this document axe necessary and that none of the conditions
described in Section 15162 ofthe State CEQA Guidelines calling for the preparation ofa subsequent
document have occurred; therefore, the Environmental Review Coordinator has prepared an ~
Addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Report, General Plan Update, FEIR OS-O1; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission finds that the Addendum to the Final Environmental
Impact Report (FEIR-OS-O1) and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program has been
prepared in accordance with the requirements of CEQA, and the Environmental Review Procedures
of the City of Chula Vista; and
WHEREAS, the Development Services Director set the time and place for a hearing on the
Project, and notice of'said hearing, together with its purpose, was given by its publication in a
newspaper of general circulation in the City and the mailing to property owners within 500 feet of
the exterior boundaries of the property, at least 10 days prior to the hearing; and
WHEREAS, the hearing was held at the time and place as advertised, namely b:00 p m, May
13, 2009 in the Council Chambers, 276 Fourth Avenue, before the Planning Commission and said
hearing was thereafter closed; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission having received certain evidence on May 13, 2009 as
set forth in the record of its proceedings and incorporated herein by this reference and having made
certain Findings, as set forth in the City Council Resolution GPA-04-02 also incorporated herein by
this reference recommends that the City Council deny the Project.
NOW, IHEREFORE, BE II RESOLVED IHAI IHE PLANNING COMMISSION
recommends that the City Council adopt the attached City Council Resolution denying the Project in
accordance with the Findings as set forth in the City Council Resolution GPA-04-02
BE II FURIHER RESOLVED THAI a copy of this Planning Commission Resolution be
transmitted to the City Council..
PASSED AND APPROVED BY IHE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CHULA I
VISIA, CALIFORNIA, this 13`h day of May, 2009, by the following vote, to-wit: I
AYES: .Felber, Moctezuma, Spethman, Thompson, Vinson
NOES: Clayton
ABSENT: Tripp i
ABSTAIN: I
ATIESI:
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Diana Vargas, Secretary ~~~William C. Iripp, Chairperson
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Presented by Approved as to form by
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Deputy Cit~Manager, Director of Development ~~r A
Services
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