HomeMy WebLinkAboutDRC 2012-10RESOLUTION NO. DRC -12 -10
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA PLANNING
COMMISSION APPROVING A DESIGN REVIEW PERMIT, DRC -12 -10
TO CONSTRUCT 144 RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUMS FOR
INDIVIDUAL OWNERSHIP WITH ONE AND TWO CAR GARAGES,
OPEN PARKING, RECREATION AREA, AND ASSOCIATED OPEN
SPACE ON APPROXIMATELY 8.7 ACRES WITHIN THE OTAY RANCH
VILLAGE TWO, NEIGHBORHOOD R -11. APPLICANT: SUNRISE
COMPANY.
WHEREAS, on August 2, 2012, a duly verified application for a Design Review Permit
was filed with the City of Chula Vista Development Services Department by Sunrise Company
( "Applicant "); and
WHEREAS, the application requests approval of a Design Review Permit to allow
construction of a 144 residential condominiums for individual ownership with one and two car
garages, open parking, recreation area, and associated open space on approximately 8.7 acres
( "Project "); and
WHEREAS, the area of land which is the subject of this Resolution is an existing
parcel located in the Otay Ranch Village Two, Neighborhood R -11 ( "Project Site "); and
WHEREAS, Director of Development Services has reviewed the proposed project for
compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that the
project was adequately covered in previously adopted Final Second Tier EIR (EIR- 02 -02), for
the Otay Ranch Villages Two, Three and a Portion of Four Sectional Planning Area (SPA) Plan.
No further environmental review or documentation is necessary; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Development Services set the time and place for a hearing
on the Design Review Permit application, and notice of the 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 and residents 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 July 24,
2013 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 276 Fourth Avenue, before the Planning
Commission and the hearing was thereafter closed; and
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of
Chula Vista that it makes the following findings:
1. That the proposed project is consistent with the development regulations of the Village
Two Sectional Planning Area (SPA) Plan and Planned Community (PC) District
Regulations.
Neighborhood R -11 is designated Residential Multi - Family in the PC District regulations of
the Otay Ranch Village Two SPA Plan. The proposed multi - family use is permitted and
meets all of the development regulations as stipulated in the Otay Ranch Village Two PC
District Regulations as conditioned.
2. The proposed project is consistent with the design and development standards of the
Otay Ranch Village Two SPA Design Plan.
The project is in compliance with the Multi - Family Design Guidelines of the Otay Ranch
Village Two SPA Design Plan, and is consistent with the SPA density requirements. The
allowable density on the site is a total of 144 units. The Applicant is proposing to build a
total of 144 units.
Each home includes either a one -car garage or a two -car garage in addition to guest parking.
Enhanced architectural details are proposed along the street elevations and the layout of the
site provides for a pedestrian oriented design per the Otay Ranch Village 2 SPA Plan. A total
of 312 parking spaces are required. The project proposes 361 spaces. The maximum total
building height is 32 -ft, whereas the maximum building height per the Residential Guidelines
is 45 -ft. The lot area, floor area ratio, and setback requirements are subject to an
Administrative Design Review (DR).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION, BASED ON THE
FINDINGS ABOVE, approves the Design Review Permit subject to the following conditions:
I. The following shall be accomplished to the satisfaction of the City, prior to issuance
of building permits, unless otherwise specified:
Planning Division
1. The site shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the approved plans, which
include site plans, floor plan, and elevation plan on file in the Planning Division, the
conditions contained herein, and Title 19.
2. Prior to, or in conjunction with the issuance of the first building permit, pay all
applicable fees, including any unpaid balances of permit processing fees for deposit
account DQ -1698.
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3. The colors and materials specified on the building plans must be consistent with the
colors and materials shown on the site plan and materials board approved by the Planning
Commission on July 24, 2013.
4. A graffiti resistant treatment shall be specified for all wall and building surfaces. This
shall be noted for any building and wall plans and shall be reviewed and approved by the
Development Services Director prior to the issuance of building permits. Additionally,
the project shall conform to Sections 9.20.055 and 9.20.035 of the CVMC regarding
graffiti control.
5. All ground mounted utility appurtenances such as transformers, AC condensers, etc.,
shall be located out of public view and adequately screened through the use of a
combination of concrete or masonry walls, berming, and /or landscaping to the
satisfaction of the Development Services Director.
6. All exterior lighting shall include shielding to remove any glare from adjacent residents.
Details for said lighting shall be included in the architectural plans and shall be reviewed
and approved to the satisfaction of the Development Services Director, prior to the
issuance of the building permit.
Land Development Division/Landscape Architecture Division
7. The Applicant shall be required to pay Land Development Division Fees based on the
final approved building plans for the project.
• Sewer Connection and Capacity Fee
• Traffic Signal Fee
• Public Facilities Development Impact Fees
• Eastern Transportation Development Impact Fees
• Other Engineering Fees as applicable per Master Fee Schedule
8. The Applicant shall be required to pay additional deposits or fees in accordance with the
City Subdivision Manual, and Master Fee Schedule with the submittal of the following
items:
a. Grading Plans
b. Street Improvement Plans
c. Construction Permit
9. Payment of the Park Acquisition and Development (PAD) fee per dwelling unit is
required prior to the issuance of the first Building Permit in accordance with CVMC
17.10.100. The PAD fee is adjusted on an annual basis on October 1 based on the
Engineer Construction Cost Index.
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10. Prior to the approval of any building permit, the Applicant shall submit duplicate copies
of all commercial, industrial or multifamily Projects in digital format, such as (DXF)
graphic file, on a CD or through e -mail based on California State Plane Coordinate
System (NAD 83, Zone 6) in accordance with the City's Guidelines for Digital Submittal.
DXF file shall include a utility plan showing any and all proposed sewer or storm drains
on site.
11. Provide a circulation analysis demonstrating:
a. Solid waste truck movements
b. Turing movements of cars exiting garage
c. Location of visitor parking
12. Temporary improvements (such as fence, asphalt ramps, signs, etc.) located in street right
of way, city easements or City owned Open Space Lots will require an encroachment
permit.
13. The Applicant shall obtain a Land Development Permit prior to beginning any earthwork
activities at the site and before issuance of building permits in accordance with Municipal
Code Title 15.05. Applicant shall submit Grading Plans in conformance with the City's
Subdivision Manual and the City's Development Storm Water Manual requirements,
including, but not limited to the following:
a. Grading Plans shall be prepared by a registered Civil Engineer and approved by
the City Engineer.
b. Drainage Study and Geotechnical /Soils Investigations are required with the first
submittal of Grading Plans. The Drainage Study shall calculate the Pre -
Development and Post - Development flows and show how downstream properties
and storm drain facilities are impacted. Design shall incorporate detention of
storm water runoff if Post - Development flows exceed Pre - Development flows;
analysis shall include flows from 2 yr, 10 yr, and 50 yr return frequency storms.
c. Drainage study shall also demonstrate that no property damage will occur during
the 100 -year storm event.
d. Drainage study shall show any offsite flows.
e. All onsite drainage facilities shall be private.
f. Any offsite work will require Letters of Permission from the adjacent property
owner(s).
14. The Applicant shall provide 2 copies of the following technical reports with the Is'
submittal of Grading Plans:
• Drainage Study
• Water Quality Technical Report
• Geotechnical Report
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15. The project shall comply with all requirements of the Chula Vista Development Storm
Water Manual for both construction and post - construction phases of the project. Prior to
building permit approval, documentation shall be provided, to the satisfaction of the City
Engineer, to demonstrate such compliance.
16. A final Water Quality Technical Report (WQTR) and Drainage study shall be submitted
prior to building permit approval along with a Site Plan showing that project can meet the
City's Low Impact Development (LID), Source Control, Treatment Control, and
Hydromodification Control Best Management Practices (BMP) Requirements. The
Water Quality Technical Report shall include design features, such as bio- retention
facilities, and other high - efficiency BMPs per LID requirements under current City
Standard Urban Stormwater Mitigation Plan (SUSMP) standards, the City's Development
Storm Water Manual, and as imposed by the current NPDES Municipal Permit adopted
by the Regional Water Quality Control Board. LID principles must be incorporated into
the project's design. For additional information, refer to the Chula Vista Development
Storm Water Manual website. The County of San Diego Low Impact Development
Manual provides assistance with the selection of various design features.
17. Development of this Project shall comply with all requirements of State Water Resources
Control Board (SWRCB) NPDES General Permit No. CAS000002, Waste Discharge
Requirements for Discharges of Storm Water Runoff Associated with Construction
Activity, and any subsequent re- issuances thereof. In accordance with said Permit, a
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan ( SWPPP) and a Monitoring Program Plan shall be
developed and implemented concurrent with the commencement of grading activities.
The SWPPP shall specify construction structural and non - structural pollution prevention
measures.
18. A complete and accurate Notice -of- Intent (NOI) must be filed with the SWRCB. A copy
of the acknowledgement from the SWRCB that a NOI has been received for this project
shall be filed with the City of Chula Vista when received. Further, a copy of the
completed NOI from the SWRCB showing the Permit Number for this project shall be
filed with the City of Chula Vista when received.
19. Permanent storm water requirements, including site design, source control, treatment
control, and hydromodification control BMP's, all as shown in the approved WQTR,
shall be incorporated into the project design, and shall be shown on the plans. Provide
sizing calculations and specifications for each BMP's. Any structural and non - structural
BMP requirements that cannot be shown graphically must be either noted or stapled on
the plans.
20. Site design shall include features to meet NPDES Municipal Permit Standards. These
features shall maximize infiltration and minimize impervious land coverage while
conveying storm water runoff.
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21. Where feasible, storm water runoff from parking areas and roofs shall be directed to
landscaped areas before discharge to storm drainage systems.
22. Improvement Plans in conformance with the City's Subdivision Manual and a
Construction Permit will be required prior to issuance of any building permits. The
Improvement Plan shall include but not be limited to:
i. Additional asphalt paving for the replacement of the existing curb, gutter and
sidewalk.
23. For the proposed private sewer facilities, manholes shall be used where 6" mains or
larger are connected to public sewer.
24. Prior to Final Grading or Street Improvement Plan approval, the Applicant shall upload
copies of the Street Improvement Plan, Grading Plan, Final Map and Site Improvement
Plan in digital format such as AutoCAD DWG or DXF (AutoCAD version 2000 or
above), ESRI GIS shapefile, file, or personal geodatabase (ArcGIS version 9.0 or above).
The files should be transmitted directly to the GIS section using the city's digital
submittal file upload website at http : / /www.chulavistaca.gov /goto /GIS. The data upload
site only accepts zip formatted files.
25. Any private facilities within Public right -of -way or City easement will require an
Encroachment Permit prior to improvement plan or building permit approval.
26. The Applicant is responsible for the construction of the following streets as part of this
project; portions along frontage of Santa Victoria Road, Santa Alexia Avenue, and Santa
Diana Road.
27. The Applicant shall coordinate with the adjacent R -29 site to the east to line up the
proposed pedestrian connection between R -29 and R -11, located adjacent to Driveway G.
28. Prior to the approval of the building permit, the Applicant shall comply with the
minimum distance between any adjacent walk and the top of slope down into the swale
located in between the residential buildings.
Fire Department
29. The Fire Protection plan for Otay Ranch Village 2 shall be in place for this project.
30. The Project's fire flow will be determined when the building construction and square
footage for each building is supplied.
31. The Applicant shall provide a water flow letter from the applicable water agency having
jurisdiction indicating that the above mentioned fire flow is available to serve this project.
32. The Applicant shall provide a water supply analysis (technical report) to the Chula Vista
Fire Department for review and approval. This report shall be a node to node analysis
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using the Hazen- Williams formula. The analysis shall show that the required fire flow is
available at the hydrants and that simultaneously, the sprinkler demand is available at the
most demand sprinkler riser.
33. Prior to occupancy, the Applicant shall provide Fire Hydrants located not greater than
300 feet apart. The Applicant shall add additional fire hydrant adjacent to the entrance on
the west side of the Project. The minimum fire hydrant size shall be: 6" x 4" x 2" '/2x 2
1/2"
34. Prior to the approval of the building permit, a riser room will be required for each
building.
35. An Illuminated directory will be required at all entrances to the neighborhood.
36. Prior to approval of the building permit, show a turning radius diagram using Chula Vista
Fire Department detail.
37. Prior to any construction, all Fire Department access and water supply need to be
installed.
38. Prior to occupancy, fire lane signs will be required along the private drives.
39. The buildings shall be addressed in accordance with the following criteria:
• 0 -50 ft. from the building to the face of the curb = 6- inches in height with a 1 -inch
stroke
• 51 -150 ft. from the building to the face of the curb = 10- inches in height with a 1 '/2-
inch stroke
• 151 ft. from the building to the face of the curb = 16- inches in height with a 2 -inch
stroke
40. Prior to occupancy, an automatic fire sprinkler and fire alarm system will be required to
be installed per the Fire Department's regulations.
Public Works Department, Environmental Division
41. The Applicant shall submit a Performance Deposit and a Waste Management Report
demonstrating how they will meet the diversion requirements per the Demolition Debris
and Construction Debris Recycling Ordinance.
42. Prior to the building permit approval, the CC &R's shall provide an exhibit showing the
location of the trash and recycling bin for each homeowner. On dead end streets, the
owners shall locate their trash and recycling bin across the driveway, in order for the bins
to be serviced from the right side of the trash truck.
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II. The following on -going conditions shall apply to the Project Site as long as it relies
on this approval:
1. The site shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the approved plans,
which include site plans, floor plan, and elevation plan on file in the Planning
Division, the conditions contained herein, and Title 19.
2. The Applicant shall install all landscaping and hardscape improvements in
accordance with the approved landscape plan.
3. Approval of the Design Review Permit shall not waive compliance with all sections
of Title 19 of the Municipal Code, and all other applicable laws and regulations in
effect at the time of building permit issuance.
4. The Property Owner and Applicant shall and do agree to indemnify, protect, defend
and hold harmless City, its City Council members, officers, employees and
representatives, from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, demands,
claims and costs, including court costs and attorney's fees (collectively, liabilities)
incurred by the City arising, directly or indirectly, from (a) City's approval and
issuance of this Design Review Permit and (b) City's approval or issuance of any
other permit or action, whether discretionary or non - discretionary, in connection with
the use contemplated on the Project Site. The Property Owner and Applicant shall
acknowledge their agreement to this provision by executing a copy of this Design
Review Permit where indicated below. The Property Owner's and Applicant's
compliance with this provision shall be binding on any and all of the Property
Owner's and Applicant's successors and assigns.
5. This Design Review Permit shall become void and ineffective if not utilized within
three years from the effective date thereof, in accordance with Section 19.14.260 of
the Municipal Code.
III. EXECUTION OF RESOLUTION OF APPROVAL
The Property Owner and Applicant shall execute this document signing on the lines
provided below, indicating that the Property Owner and Applicant have each read,
understood and agreed to the conditions contained herein, and will implement same. Upon
execution, this document shall be signed and returned to the City's Development Services
Departme t
1116, y 13
Signature of Property Owner Date
OR Village 2 R -11
Signature of Applicant
Date
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IV. CONSEQUENCE OF FAILURE OF CONDITIONS
If any of the foregoing conditions fail to occur, or if they are, by their terms, to be
implemented and maintained over time, if any of such conditions fail to be so implemented
and maintained according to their terms, the City shall have the right to revoke or modify
all approvals herein granted, deny, or further condition issuance of all future building
permits, deny, revoke, or further condition all certificates of occupancy issued under the
authority of approvals herein granted, institute and prosecute litigation to compel their
compliance with said conditions or seek damages for their violation. Failure to satisfy the
conditions of this permit may also result in the imposition of civil or criminal penalties.
V. INVALIDITY; AUTOMATIC REVOCATION
It is the intention of the Planning Commission that its adoption of this Resolution is
dependent upon the enforceability of each and every term, provision and condition herein
stated; and that in the event that any one or more terms, provisions or conditions are
determined by a Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, this
resolution and the permit shall be deemed to be automatically revoked and of no further
force and effect.
Presented b
Eric Crockett
Assistant Director of Development Services
Approved as to form by:
91N&A19 1
;�roq Glen R. Googins
City Attorney
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, this 24th day of July 2013, by the following vote, to -wit:
AYES: Anava, Livag, Spethman, Vinson, Moctezuma
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN: Calvo i �' j
Listi Moctezu a, Chair
AT EST: �1
Pat Laughlin, Se etary
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