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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPCM 2011-09 RESOLUTION NO. PCM-11-09 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER THE ADDENDUM (15-11- 002) TO FEIR OS-02 AND APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE EASTLAKE III GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN, SECTIONAL PLANNING AREA (SPA) PLAN, EASTLAKE III PLANNED COMMUNITY DISTRICT REGULATIONS AND LAND USE DISTRICTS MAP, FISCAL IMPACT ANALYSIS AND ASSOCIATED REGULATORY DOCUMENTS TO ADD 38 ADDITIONAL UNITS TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED 389 UNIT OLYMPIC POINTE PROJECT AND INCREASE THE DEVELOPMENT AREA FROM 18.4 ACRES TO THE FULL 19..6 ACRES OF THE SITE. LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF OLYMPIC PARKWAY AND WUESTE ROAD, WHEREAS, on May 23, 2011 a duly verified application was filed with the City of Chula Vista Development Services Department by Integral Communities, LLC ("Applicant"), on behalf of Olympic Pointe East Communities LLC and Olympic Pointe West Communities LLC ("Owner" and "Developer") requesting approval of amendments to the Eastlake III SPA Plan and Eastlake III Planned Community District Regulations and associated regulatory documents for 19 6 acres located at the southeast corner of Olympic Parkway and Wueste Road ("Project"); and WHEREAS, The Development Services Director has reviewed the proposed project for j compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that the project was covered in previously adopted Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report, Eastlake III Senior Housing Project, FEIR OS-02. The Development Services Director has determined that only minor technical changes or additions to this document are necessary and that none of the conditions described in Section 15162 of the State CEQA Guidelines calling for the preparation of a subsequent document have occurred; therefore, the Development Service Director has prepared an addendum to this document, Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report, Eastlake III Senior Housing Project, FEIR OS-02; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission finds that the Addendum (IS 11-002) to FEIR OS-02 j has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of CEC~, 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 its 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 6:00 p m, - September 14, 2011, in the Council Chambers, 276 Fourth Avenue, before the Planning Commission and the hearing was thereafter closed Planning Commission Resolution PCM 1i-09 Page 2 NOW THEREFORE, THE CHULA VISTA PLANNING COMMISSION MAKES THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS: I SPA FINDINGS THE SECTIONAL PLANNING AREA (SPA) PLAN, AS AMENDED, IS IN CONFORMITY WITH THE EASTLAKE II GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND THE CHULA VISTA GENERAL PLAN AND ITS SEVERAL ELEMENTS The proposed amendments to the Eastlake 111 SPA Plan reflect land uses that are consistent with the Eastlake III General Development Plan and the City of Chula Vista General Plan The residential nature of the proposed use would be consistent with the adopted high-density residential designation for the project site and compatible with the surrounding residential and open space land uses of the Eastlake area The transfer of 1.2 acres of manufactured slope/open space into the developable portion of site would occur internally within the boundaries of the 19.6 acre project site, THE SPA PLAN, AS AMENDED, WILL PROMOTE THE ORDERLY SEQUENTIALIZED DEVELOPMENT OF THE INVOLVED SECTIONAL PLANNING AREAS. The requested amendments to the Eastlake III SPA Plan rely on the previously prepared and approved PFFP that outlines the required infrastructure required to serve the previously approved 389 unit project, along with the timing of installation and the financing mechanisms to promote the sequentialized development of the project, The requested 38 additional units, along with the transfer of 1,2 acres of manufactured slope/open space into the developable portion of the. site, will not affect the timeframes outlined in the previous PFFP Development of the 427 units will occur in an orderly sequentialized manner as outlined in the PFFP, The 427-unit Project is one of the last areas of Eastlake III to be developed i THE EASTLAKE III SPA PLAN, AS AMENDED, WILL NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT ADJACENT I LAND USES, RESIDENTIAL ENJOYMENT, CIRCULATION OR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, The proposed modifications to land use and development standard provisions within the Project Site have been fully analyzed and will not adversely affect the circulation system and overall land use as previously envisioned in the Eastlake III General Development Plan, In addition, the transfer of 1 2 acres of manufactured slope/open ' space into the developable portion of the site does create any expansion over the existing 19,6 acre project site boundary, An Addendum to FEIR-OS-02 has been prepared and the Development Services Director has determined that any impacts associated with the proposed amendments have been previously addressed in FEIR- OS-02; and thus, the requested amendments to the SPA will not adversely affect the adjacent land uses, residential enjoyment, circulation or environmental quality of the surrounding uses Planning Commission Resolution PCM 11-09 Page 3 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Draft City Council Resolution and Ordinance approving the Project in accordance with the findings and subject to the conditions contained therein BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA THAT a copy of this Resolution and the draft City Council Resolution and Ordinance be transmitted to the City Council. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, this 14th day of September, 2011, by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Spethman, Liuag, Moctezuma, Vinson, Felber, Tripp NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ~lis Michael Spethman, Chairperson AT%%T~~EST: , Diana Vargas, Secretar I Presented by: Approved as to for by: ~ f ~ f, ` i f 1. Gary H Ibe t, E , AVCP len R, Good n Assistant C ty anager/Development services Director City Attorney