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DIRECTOR'S REPORT:
Information Item
Summary of FY 2013/2014 Planning Commission Activities
To be submitted to City Council on July 8, 2014
ANNUAL ACTIVITY REPORT
CITY OF CHULA VISTA BOARDS & COMMISSIONS
FISCAL YEAR 2013 -2014
Board /Commission: Planning Commission
GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION:
The Planning Commission is established by City Charter and consists of seven (7) members to be
appointed by the City Council from the qualified electors of the City, none of whom may hold
any paid office or employment in the City government. The Planning Commission has the
power and duty to: a) recommend to the City Council, after a public hearing, the adoption,
amendment, or repeal of a Master Plan or any part thereof for the physical development of the
City; and b) exercise functions related to land subdivisions, planning and zoning as may be
prescribed by the City Council through ordinance.
In 2013, as a result of continuous improvement the decision - making duties regarding design
review were delegated back to the Planning Commission. This change included a requirement
to have at least three members with experience in design and townscape matters and after a
recruitment process several new Commissioners were seated. In addition, the Planning
Commission was delegated approval authority of Tentative Maps and Vesting Tentative Maps.
HIGHLIGHTS OF ACTIVITIES DURING THE PAST YEAR:
During Fiscal Year 2013/14, the Planning Commission recommended for approval a new Specific
Plan and SPA Plan, and approved numerous development projects in the City of Chula Vista.
• Specific and SPA Plans
Palomar Gateway Specific Plan - The Palomar Gateway Specific Plan was
recommended for approval for a 100 -acre area surrounding the Palomar Trolley
Station in southwest Chula Vista. The Specific Plan will provide for up to 1,300
new multi - family units and 150,000 square feet of retail /office development
over a 20 year horizon. The Specific Plan includes form based development
regulations as well as private and public realm design guidelines for mixed use
transit focus and higher density residential development, and also identifies
opportunities for public parks, plazas and greenways.
Villages 8 West SPA Plan and associated implementing documents - The
Village 8 West SPA Plan and Tentative Map was recommended for approval and
would allow up to 2,050 single- and multi - family residential units within either a
mixed -use or traditional multi - family setting, and 300,000 square feet of non-
residential uses (commercial and office). Other land uses within the village
include parkland, Community Purpose Facility land, and a site for Middle and an
Elementary School along with open space. The SPA Plan was the first approved
under a Land Offer Agreement and provides the next step towards realizing the
City's vision for a University in Eastern Chula Vista.
• Development Projects
Urban Core:
• The Colony - A Rezone involving two (2) lots on the north side of
Alvarado Street, between Third and Del Mar Avenues in the Urban Core.
The rezone will allow development of a mixed -use building with ground
floor commercial and 162 multi - family units.
• The Lofts at Landis - A Design Review for a mixed -use project consisting
of 33 multi - family apartment units and 1,253 square feet of ground floor
office space at 240 Landis Avenue in the West Village subdistrict of the
Urban Core.
Millenia (Eastern Urban Center):
■ Fairfield — A Design Review for the first residential development in the
Millenia Master Planned Community includes 273 luxury rental
apartments, 2,000 square feet of retail space, a 7,000 square -feet leasing
office /club house, and associated parking, recreation areas, and open
space on a 9.27 acre site.
Otay Ranch Village 2 (Village of Montecito) - Two new multi - family residential
developments were approved in Village 2. A Design Review for a 48 -unit multi-
family attached alley condominium project in the Village's Secondary Core
District, and another Design Review for 144 residential condominiums in the
Village's Secondary Core District were approved.
Care Facilities:
■ St. Paul's Senior Residential Facility - A Design Review for a senior care
facility with assisted living, memory care, senior housing, and associated
uses and open space was approved on an approximately 4.5 acres
Community Purpose Facility site in Otay Ranch Village One Heritage
neighborhood.
■ ARC of San Diego — A Conditional Use Permit for the rehabilitation of an
existing private training facility site for mentally and physically disabled
preschoolers and adults was approved. The project consists of a multi-
purpose building and classrooms; a pre - school building; office space, and
associated open space.
Kelly Broughton, FAIC
Development Services Director