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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013/08/06 Item 10 Additional Information (2)March 17, 2010 5:30 - 7:00 p,m, South Chula Vista Library Multi-Purpose Room B 389 Orange Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91911 Meeting Agenda 1 2 Introductions South Broadway/South Ihird Avenue Districts ,, Proposed Code Amendments - Central Commercial (CC) Zone; Mixed Use Development Standards and Commercial Ihoroughfb.e (CT) Zone Comments and Discussion • Mixed Use Design Guidelines - Comments and Discussion 3 Palomar Gateway District • SWOI Analysis 4 Other businesses 5 Adjourn CgY OF CHUIA VISTA Southwest Working Group Southwest Working Group Topics for Today's Meeting: South Third Avenue/South Broadway Districts: ProDosea amenamem [c CO Zone • Discussion of Design Guidelines March 17, 2010 ii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii;ii;iii G iii iii!iiiii !iiGiii i!;ii i i i;iiiiiiiiiii x 7 iI i, se t ,est m .,,m Vision South Third Ave. ,, Create "Town FOCUS rr • Link community oriented .... -ses with adjacent neighborhoods Add Oew Mixed Use - Local l Serving Retail with HigherDenSity Residential UseS : above ..... • Improve transit service - , link to areas east and west Upgrade appearance of ' commercial corridor .... :_ South Third Avenue Plans: Code changes; • Speci c Plan !• Update Non-Conforming Use regulations • MaSter Plans 1 Planning Toolbox , Streetscape Master Plans precise Plans * Update Zoning to Match nerel Plan Tncert v pruritus RE-do this slide for legibility Vision i J = South Broadway • Add New Mixed Use C0mmercial/Office with High Density Residential above • Upgrade Appearance of .......... Commercial C0n'idor I • Ensure compatihilffiy "- between existing residential r and new commercial uses I ,: • Transffiion auto repair to , . !industrial area along Main '" South-Broadway S6U hThi a South readway 2005 General Plan Mixed Use Definition: 'The Mixed Use Residential designation atlc vs a mix of multi-famtly residential; retail shops; financial; business and personaE services; restaurants; entertainment; and office opportunities in a pedestrian fdenffiy environment Ground goor uses are predominantly non-residential in order to promote pedestrian activity Plan policies or the City's Zoning Ordinance may require cedath uses, such as ground floor retail, in areas with this designation, Due to the more intense, compact nature of Mixed Use Residential development, these areas are typffially served by transit service and ether forms of ttanspodation including enhanced pedestrian and bicycle travel. The Mixed Use aesidenPal designation is intended to be less intense than development in the Mixed Use Transit Focus Area ' Proposed Amendments to CC Zone anc r Atxed Use Development Standards Internal Compatibility between Uses Purpose of CC Code Amendment: rcvMc g.3s} TO implement me wsion of the GeneraI Plan by a lowlng mixed uses commercial residential) by dght within GP areas Qeslgnatecl MUR To continue zo allow mixed uses by CUP {on a case-by case bas=s n CC areas designatea Dy GP as non-MUR To update tne ex sung (eve opment standards for mixed use pro.eels (cvMc 19 581 2 Common Open Space Among Mixed Uses Street Sidewalk . ; 4 Coordinate open space areas between commercial and residential uses Building Setback and Stepback Wall and Fence Treatment Butldlng setbacks may vary to create pedes ian friendly building fine alon9 the street frontage Address Lighting Spillover Wall with columns and cap detailing ts encourageo Landscaping Buffer between Uses Minimize light glare onto an adjoining property with fixture fype shielding and and location Add sufficient landscaping as a natural screen between new mixed use and existing residentiat uses 3 Mechanical Equipment Screening Trash Enclosure Treatment An appealing roof design should be used to screen mechanical equipment as viewed from adjacent properties ii Landscaping and a ire#is feature can !i .... ,, Building Stepback Stepback ...... ; d ! MIn/m/ze views onto adjacent propeP3es by stepping back balconies Proposed Zone Changes along Broadway iii il iill iii Discussion/Comments/Questions On proposed Amendments tO CC Zone and Mixed Use Development Standards Once CC zone is amended to incorporate mixed uses: ,, Commercial Thoroughfare (CT) zone in areas along Broadway designated MUR will be changed to Central Commercial ,, All other areas will remain with same zone designation 4 Discussion/Comments/Questions On Proposed Design Guidelines Urban Core Specific Plan SANDAG Smart Growth Design Guidelines Palomar Gateway District Introduction to SWOT analysis: SWOT = Strengt hsNVeaknesses/Opport unities/Const raints SWOT is pad of Specific Planning Process ii is in{ended to assess the internal and external envir0nments related to the area City s aft haspu some nforma On for SWWG Participants to review f0r 0u -next meeting Palornar Gateway District SWOT Analysis information packet included: , General Plan Vision Map ,, Land Use/Zoning Designations Map , List of Opportunities/Constraints from Design Workshop • ListofOppertunities/ConstraintsfromCityStaff Next Steps in Process • PinaTize Amendments to Zone and Mixed Use Development Standards ; Finalize list of Design Guidelines i " Present finalized amendments to city review bodies with recommendation from SWWG i i/End of Presentation Questions/Comments/Discussion Design Guidelines City has Design Manual which was last updated in 1994 Design of all public and private projects is evaluated based on the Citys Deslgn Manua$ guidelines Since 1994 design guidelines have evolved significantly due to a variety of factors Design Manual needs to be updated Des #n Guidelines Design Guidelines City staff proposes [o use aeslgn guidelines from two sources: City staff has consolidated all appllcable design guidelines into a single restructured document • SANDAG recently aGopted Smart Growth Design Guidelines: ana • Chuta Vista Urban Core Soecific Plan Desicq Guidelines city staff has selected most applicable guidelines from the wo sources and gave to SWWG participants for review and comment SWWG Participants to take new documents for further review comment and discussion at our next meetiRg 6 March 17, 2010 Southwest Working Group notes: Working gloup asked • If the e was a specific reason why West rakfield is not being addressed • If Los Vecinos was certified thlough LEED • if changes to code would make plesent businesses "noncomfbrming" • ff businesses will be labeled "pieviously conforming" and still be allowed to stay there, but will they be allowed to expandhemodel • What area of Main Street should auto-oriented businesses locate under new code • Ihat sidewalks be made wider, and not just move businesses fbrward • ffthe noise ordinance will be enforced in multi-use communities • That plazas not be considered open space and possibly make more residences studios ol cater to the elderly • What the regulation fbr the size of sidewalks is, and asked fbr wider ones • Whether a 45 ft building would shadow solar accessibility • To add language to protect for residential solar options • Whether a GOODWILL store would be considered a iunk sto e vs a bonafide antique store April 21, 2010 5:30-7:00 p m, South Chula Vista Library Multi-Purpose Room B 389 Orange Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91911 Meeting Agenda 2 3 Introductions Main Street Streetscape - Progress Update Palomm Gateway District • SWOI Analysis 4 South Broadway/South Ihird Avenue Districts • Final Code Amendments - Central Commercial (CC) Zone; Mixed Use Development Standards and Commercial Ihoroughfare (CI) Zone Process to follow • Mixed Use Design Guidelines - Comments and Discussion 5 Other businesses 6 Adjourn ii!iExlstlng 2 3 April 21, 2010 Southwest Working Group notes: MAIN STREET Working group suggested • Making a pullout area for buses to stop on third neat the proposed BR[ area in order to avoid traffic fiom coming to a halt whenever bus makes a stop • Making the bike lanes in the Otay Valley Regional Pmk (OVRP) south of Main Street wider so that riders could use this instead of highly trafficked street • lhat 6 years worth of traffic collisions was not relative, and we shouldn't institute "traffic calming" measmes just for this reason • Median is not needed and would be in the way • Adequate pmking for employees or businesses on that currently utilize Main St Working group asked ..... • How wide Main Street is currently Staff replied that the width varied but that at it's widest the street was appx 104 ft • Will the street itself be fixed ot just the sides Staff responded that the street itself had been fully rebuilt in the last 10 yeats, and so it was primarily the sides (sidewalk areas) that would be rebuilt, though some of the &ainage issues on Main St might necessitate laying pipe or other repairs that might require a street re-build in limited sections • How business owners on Main will be notified of meetings • Whether there would be translation equipment available PALOMAR Working group asked • Why doest the Palomat Gateway District "change area" encompass such a limited area? Many of the problems in that area ate created by the "bigger picture" Working group suggested .... • lhe City obtain ownership on corner lot of Ada and Industrial (Imge opportunity) • Widening the street off ofPalomat fbr cars coming off the I-5 • Brick promenade, a method of taking in solar and wind energy, building something to appreciate view • Sidewalks on Palomat and Orange • Another exit fiom fi'eeway after Palomar (or widening it) THIRD Working group asked • About the specifics of' 19 58 205 with the language of "intemally" and possibly "externally" • Ihat terminology and language be reviewed with them during meeting so they understand and know what they are looking at, very technical at times Working group commented • Diamond Jims brings problems, even to streets away from it • Irade Joes shopping cente in Eastlake is ovetlandscaped, several circulation problems, create confusion, do not iemeate this • They would like City Council's presence, like talking to people who make final decisions May 19, 2010 5:30-8:00 pm. South Chula Vista Library Multi-Purpose Room B 389 Orange Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91911 Meetin A enda 1 2 4 Introductions Main Street Streetscape • Design Workshop South Broadway/South Ihird Avenue Districts • Mixed Use Design Guidelines- Presentation and Discussion Other businesses 5 Adjourn 2 3 2 June 16, 2010 5:30-7:00 p,m, South Chula Vista Library Multi-Purpose Room B 389 Orange Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91911 Meeting Agenda 2 Introductions South lhitd Avenue/South Broadway District • Discussion about Bars and Cocktail Lounges in Central Commercial Zone • Feedback fiom SWWG on Design Guidelines Palomm Gateway District • Update on PGD Specific Plan Process and Activities Other businesses 5 Adjomn Issues Raised at SWWG Bats, night clubs & cocktail lounges in CC zone 6/16/10 Need to ensure that transition fiom restamant to bars is not allowed without review by the City of Chula Vista - ][his is aheady included as condition of' CUPs 27 Noise - Regulated by CVMC 19 68 Live Entertainment - what is permit approval process - Regulated by CVMC 9 13 Violence, Disorderly Conduct; people with knives - Police Depaltment - CVMC Iitle 9 ][taffic - reviewed with CUP Parking - reviewed with CUP Need to allow double doors to provide ventilation without causing noise impacts on neighbors - Building Code issue? CC zone needs to also refer to CVMC 19 68 (Noise Ordinance) in performance standards section - include as pint of CC Zone amendments Over concentration is an issue - need way to monitor Regulated by CVMC 5 09 (Alcohol Beverage Licenses) - determination of public convenience or necessity reviewed and requited by PD; Include requirement for assessment in Uses section (CVMC 19 58) SWWG 06/16/10 Meeting Update on Activities in Palomar Gateway District Discussion Guide Palomai Gateway Distlict tool box includes the preparation of a Specific Plan for the district Specific Plan is intended to have mole detail iegulations and guidelines to ploperly guide the development and implovement of'the alea We continue to wolk on our Work Proglam and I can Iepott on a couple activities we are CUliently working on Existin Conditions Analysis CulIently city staff is putting together and analyzing infolmation related to the atea's existing condition This information is an impoltant element of the Specific Plan document It is the basis foI the objectives and policies of the Specific Plan intended to guide the implovement of the alea In the next meeting we will bring you infolmation on this topic foi youi consideration Requests foi Proposals Specific Plans require the piepalation of an Envilonmental Impact Repolt accolding to and in compliance with CEQA Prepmation of this document is nolmally done by a specialized consultant that the city hires ]-his wolk will be paid foi with funds fiom the SANDAG Grant the city applied for and won We me currently preparing what is called a Request for' Proposals oI RI:P for short This is a document that is plepared and sent out publicly to films that participate in a competitive bid :he best and least expensive bid is chosen to do the wolk Othei studies that need to be done as pair of the plepatation ofthe Specific Plan include a Mobility Assessment oi T:affic Study In this case it has to be a mobility Assessment and not only a tlaffic study because it must look at and considei all types of mobility We aie also in the piocess of p:epa:ing those documents We have to p:esent those documents to SANDAG fbi theii ieview because they ale in essence paying for the studies Notes prepared by MZI June 16, 2010 Southwest Working Group notes: Group asked/stated • Why me we allowing/introducing Conditional Use Permits for bass? • Why do we have high density next to apts and school? Nothing makes sense in that area Area is haphazatd, patking goes stleets away from where it should be • A comptehensive view fbi the whole area is needed BAR topic inquiries, suggestions, complaints .... • Is theie a limit as to how many "permitted uses by sight" can come into an area? • Problem statts with testamants that turn into bats/nightclubs If the City could put limitatiordtestiictions on that (don't allow switching) • Noise levels keep you up all night/violence-knives found on lawns, urinating in public • Police avoid the atea because they don't want to drive by and they say the problem is ptimatily a patking issue • Cant we separate them as peimitted uses? • TtafIic, stereos, partying in the middle of the street, bad groups they're bringing • Put time constraints on them, a liquor store has to close early • Can I complain if people me selling fbod out of a track? • Cigatettes drive people to smoke outside---they should make space on their own property • Double doors, keep it cool, noise comes out (this has to do with their design) • Earl quoted 19 68 "Noise testtictions"o they need to keep their doors closed for noise? • It is the citizen's responsibility to prove noise problems? Can City do it? • Can't have live bands---updating City ordinances would help to know ira guy singing into a microphone is c0nsideted a "live band"/Be more specific • If the bat is inside the blue lines (map) they wouldn't need a CUP?! • Bras and nightclubs should always have CUP, never allowed "by sight" • Concentiation should be limited, iust b/c they meet regulations doesn't mean 20 should be allowed • If first foods ate being limited under health regulations, bat s can be limited too • Cutiently waiting for another mutdei (which is sad) so the ABC can do something for us • It business is aheady established, can tiaining be Iequiied mote than once a yeai, maybe twice--always have new employees, each should be tequiied to do it • Bats and nightclubs NEED CUP • Police have no interest in being heIe • Ordinances at e so old, not even kataoke is allowed • What have other cities done as tar as CUPs for bars and cocktail lounges? OLD CODE IS OUI O1: NORM • Why do we need another study? It's mote administiation and $ is going towatds wrong priority July 21, 2010 5:30 - 7:00 pm, South Chula Vista Library Multi-Purpose Room B 389 Orange Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91911 Meeting Agenda 2 . Introductions South Ihitd Avenue/South B1oadway Distlict • Discussion about Bals and Cocktail Lounges in Centlal Commercial Zone Palomat Gateway Distlict • Update on PGD Specific Plan Process and Activities Othet businesses 5 Adjourn September 15, 2010 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. South Chula Vista Library Multi-Purpose Room B 389 Orange Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91911 Meeting A enda 2 3 4 Introductions Presentation by HEAC - Defensible Space Planning Update on Southwest Planning Activities Other businesses 5 Adjourn October 20, 2010 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. South Chula Vista Library Multi-Purpose Room A 389 Orange Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91911 Meeting A enda 2 3 4 Introductions Report on status of Main Street Mastel Plan Update on other planning activities in the Southwest Mea Othei businesses 5 Adjourn December 15, 2010 5:30 - 7:00 p,m, South Chula Vista Library Multi-Purpose Room A 389 O ange Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91911 Meetin A enda l, 2 Introductions South third Avenue/South Bloadway Districts 4 Other businesses Status report on the processing of the following planning activities: • Amendments to Design Guidelines fbr Mixed Uses and Development Standards; • Amendments to Central Commercial Zone • Zone changes to certain properties along Broadway between L and Naples Streets Paloma[ Gateway District (PGD) Update on PGD process and activities Group hands-on participation on the following planning activities for the District: • Review Land Use Designations Map • Review Infrastructure Map • Review Mobility Infiastlucture Map • Review Preliminary List of Specific Land Uses • Review List of Opportunities and Constraints 5 Adjourn Southwest Working Group Meeting Notes December' 15, 2010 Palomar Gateway Discussion: Future Needs: Palomar Gateway -North/South road fiom Dorothy to Anita -Grade separation of trolley due to increased trolley service to reduce cat/trolley conflict Existing Challenges: -Industrial flom Broadway and Anita being used as dumping grounds -Creek overbuilt and filled with trash - Iemporary" asphalt on Industrial--remove (fred permanent solution) Opportunity: -Bayshore bikeway Follow Up Questions: -What does bike mastei plan call for in the area? -How many cyclists pet horn? -And bike resources?