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COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
Item 4, 4a
Meeting Date 1/29/85
ITEM TITLE: Consideration of Final EIR-84-1
a. Resolution ///y/p) Certifying EIR-84-1 , EastLake I
SUBMITTED BY: Planning Direct ce (4/5ths Vote: Yes No X )
REVIEWED BY: City Manager
This environmental document addresses the proposed 1267.9-acre Eastlake I
Sectional Planning Area. The project is located in an area zoned Planned
Community (PC) by the City of Chula Vista on August 24, 1982. The project
site is located approximately 7.5 miles east of downtown Chula Vista.
This EIR is designed to be a supplemental environmental impact report, a
subsequent document to the master EIR which was completed for the project in
February 1982. The project received its initial approvals from the City of
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EastLake I is the initial development phase of the overall EastLake project.
On August 24, 1982, the City of Chula Vista adopted the EastLake Policy Plan
for the entire 3,073-acre planned community. A provision of the planned
community zoning is that prior to the development of this property, a SPA Plan
would have to be approved for that planning area. This phase of the project
includes consideration of the sectional development plan and tentative
subdivision maps. The site's specific SPA and tentative maps are the primary
focus of this EIR. The discretionary action by the City in this case also
includes an amendment to the General Development Plan. Land use designations
for the Eastlake I SPA vary from the current General Development Plan in terms
of distribution but are in compliance with the intent of planned community
designations by type and density.
The objective of this report is to provide an updated base of information
regarding the resources and constraints of the project site and to discuss the
environmental effects of the proposed discretionary actions. This EIR
together with the master EIR (EIR-81-03), provide an assessment of the
probable short and long-term cumulative impacts of the project.
Future discretionary action for the EastLake I area include the consideration
of a precise plan for the Village Center and a supplemental SPA plan for the
EastLake Greens area. These actions will require further environmental review.
This Draft EIR was issued for public and agency review by the Environmental
Review Coordinator on September 27, 1984. The document has been circulated by
the State Clearinghouse and several local agencies have commented on the draft
EIR (pages CR-1 through CR-10) .
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RECOMMENDATION Certify that Final EIR-84-1 has been prepared in accordance
with the California Environmental Quality Act, the State CEQA Guidelines, the
Environmental Review Procedures of the City of Chula Vista and that the City
Council has reviewed and considered the information in the Final EIR.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Commission certified this
document on January 23, 1985.
DISCUSSION:
A. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The 1267.9-acre EastLake I project site is located in the eastern portion
of the City of Chula Vista. Telegraph Canyon Road (Otay Lakes Road)
bisects the site which is comprised of a topography of gently rolling
hills dry farmed for barley production.
The Eastlake I SPA plan as proposed would be developed to include a
mixture of residential , employment park, office, commercial, circulation,
recreational, educational , and open space land uses as specified in the
General Development Plan (see attached utilization plan). Two tentative
maps, one for Eastlake Hills and Eastlake Shores which would be
residential neighborhoods and one for East Village Center and EastLake
Business Center, are also proposed.
B. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
1. Land Use: The land uses outlined in the proposed SPA Plan and
tentative maps vary slightly from land use designations of the
Planned Community Regulations and General Development Plan in terms
of distribution. Types and density of land use remain the same,
however. The project would allow a maximum of 3683 dwelling units
within a total residential area of 619.9 acres (49 percent of the
total site area). The remaining 51 percent of the site would be
developed for a variety of non-residential land uses on 648 acres.
Although acreage within the non-residential land use categories will
vary somewhat from the General Development Plan designations, the SPA
Plan complies with the intent of the Planned Community Regulations.
The employment park acreage is slightly higher than that designated
on the General Development Plan, limitations in the Planned Community
Regulations will control the scale of the structures. No significant
land use impacts are expected to occur with complete implementation
of the SPA Plan.
2. Transportation and Circulation: The Transportation and Circulation
analysis indicates that a large number of streets in the East Chula
Vista area will need to be constructed or widened to accommodate
cumulative growth from projected area developments. EastLake I,
however, will not impact all of these streets. To evaluate which
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roads will be impacted, a special SANDAG model was used which
separates Eastlake I traffic from the rest of the study area.
Results of this information indicated that EastLake I, along with
existing traffic, will create the majority of traffic on the streets
within the project and on SR125 between the project and San Miguel
Road, and East "H" Street between the project and Otay Lakes Road.
Several existing streets will need to be expanded and the proposed
project traffic will also necessitate a minimum of two lanes for
SR125 north of San Miguel Road, and a minimum of four lanes on
Telegraph Canyon Road west of the project. Mitigation measures to
reduce significant traffic impacts to a level of insignificance are
provided in Section 3.2.
3. Water Availability: In order to provide water to onsite development,
the project site will be annexed to Otay Water District's Improvement
District 22. Project development will require the construction of
water distribution facilities both onsite and offsite. Financing of
the facilities will be accomplished through the combined use of
Improvement District annexation fees, OWD capacity charges, meter
fees and a form of bond funding. The use of reclaimed water for
irrigation of open space and recreation areas as well as conservation
measures, are proposed as part of the project to ultimately reduce
onsite water requirements. As indicated in the Planned Community
Regulations, the developer will construct a dual water system in each
phase of development, such that reclaimed water, when available and
where its use is determined to be feasible and practical , can be used
for irrigation of open space, parks and common areas. Even though
the project would incrementally increase regional water consumption,
implementation of the SPA Plan would represent an insignificant
impact to water availability.
4. Sewer Services: Project development would require the construction
of sewage facilities as outlined in the Wastewater Master Plan to
provide adequate service to the project site. Furthermore,
negotiations between the developer and the City of Chula Vista must
be continued to ensure the timely provision of future sewer service.
Development of Eastlake I would incrementally reduce the capacity at
the Point Loma Metro Sewer System. However, due to the large area
served by the system and the comparatively small increase generated
by EastLake 1 , the project will not represent a significant effect to
sewer services.
5. Educational Facilities: Students generated by project development
would create a need for additional school facilities within the
project area. Based on an Elementary School Draft Master Plan
prepared for EastLake I, two elementary school facilities are
required. The site for one elementary school is proposed in the
EastLake Hills neighborhood; the second site will be addressed by the
Supplemental SPA Plan for Eastlake Greens neighborhood. Negotiations
for a high school site at the south boundary of EastLake I (offsite)
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are currently underway with Sweetwater Union High School District.
The establishment of the high school would eliminate the potential
incremental effect of Eastlake I and other developments on
educational facilities. The provision of the facilities outlined
above would adequately serve students generated by EastLake I.
Assuming that the schools will be developed in the established time
frames and in accordance with need, the potential impacts to existing
facilities would be reduced to a level of insignificance.
6. Police Protection: An adverse though non-significant impact could
occur to police protection services due to an increased demand in a
service area currently operating above the optimum response time.
However, additional police staff is anticipated to be added with
funds generated by EastLake and other similar developments, and no
significant impacts would then occur.
7. Fire Protection: Development of EastLake I would constitute an
adverse impact initially, as existing facilities and personnel would
be required to provide fire protection services to a larger
geographical area and population. This short-term impact will
ultimately be mitigated to a level of insignificance through the
provision of an equipped fire station within Eastlake Village Center,
which is the responsibility of the developer.
8. Visual Resources: The proposed Eastlake I development would change
the appearance of the project site as the pastoral character of the
existing landscape would be replaced by urban development. The
project site has been designated in the Chula Vista General Plan for
urban development, however, and the SPA PLan does not present a
significant alteration to this commitment. To avoid potential visual
impacts the project has incorporated extensive design measures
including designation of open space and parks, providing a landscape
plan with visual buffer zones, landscape zones, a plant matrix, a
street tree plan, trails plan, signage plan, fencing plan and a
grading plan. The plan also seeks to maintain the intent of the
Scenic Highways Element. No significant visual impacts are expected
to occur with complete implementation of the SPA Plan.
9. Hydrology/Drainage: The project site is located within five drainage
basins that are tributary to the Sweetwater and Otay Rivers. Runoff
volumes from the site will increase slightly for each of these basins
while total sediment loads would be decreased after site
development. In the Long Canyon basin, there are existing downstream
flooding conditions for which improvements are planned. The proposed
project would avoid significant impacts to this basin by providing
drainage improvements that reduce the peak flows from the property.
In the Telegraph Canyon basin, the minor increase in surface runoff
during a 50-Year storm event would not have significant impacts once
the planned downstream improvements are in place. The peak 50-year
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flows from the project site in the Proctor Valley basin would
decrease after site development and no significant impacts would
result. No adverse impacts would be associated with project
development in the Salt Creek or Poggi Canyon basins, tributary to
the Otay River.
10. Air Quality: Air quality emissions resulting from project
implementation would conform to the regional air quality management
plan and the project would not impede the attainment of air quality
standards within the San Diego air basin. EastLake I includes
several measures to reduce vehicle travel and the consumption of
natural gas and electricity. The corresponding decrease in air
quality emissions is considered a beneficial effect associated with
project development. No adverse impacts are anticipated concerning
air quality.
11. Fiscal Analysis: Based on the fiscal analysis prepared by Public
Affairs Consultants, the EastLake I SPA Plan is estimated to provide
net operating revenues which, if developed in accordance with the
phasing plan including the non-residential areas, would result in a
beneficial fiscal impact to the City of Chula Vista. Capital costs
will be addressed and mitigated by the Public Facility and Finance
Plan and Development Agreement. No significant adverse impacts are
anticipated concerning the fiscal issue.
12. Noise: The noise analysis for EastLake I shows that nearly
one-quarter to one-third of the site development could be potentially
impacted by roadway noise levels above the City of Chula Vista's
maximum residential limit of 65 dB CNEL. The area of potential noise
impacts may be reduced considerably by the use of barriers (berms and
walls) and sensitive land use setbacks from major roadways. However,
both topography and the first "row" of development structures
adjacent to a roadway will have the potential to reduce noise impacts
without specific barrier construction or noise related property
development setbacks.
The noise impacts from the initial construction phases of the
proposed project are expected to be minimal since the project is in a
relatively unpopulated area with the exception of the residential
area 1 to 2000 feet to the southwest of the project area.
Construction of the major roadways and utilities services which will
occur either with or without the development of EastLake Phase I may
be expected to cause some impacts to existing residents. Since the
proposed project area would not be "built out" for a number of years,
it can be expected that after initial stages of development,
increasing numbers of "new" residents could be exposed to noise
impacts from interim and final stages of construction. Therefore,
the use of quiet equipment and good neighbor work schedules which
would initially be important only in the area of existing residents,
would in later stages be necessary throughout the project region.
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13. Biological Resources: The biological resources concentrated in the
northern and northwestern portions of the project site have been
placed in designated open space, retaining the majority of existing
native vegetation and the inclusive sensitive species. As this
habitat would be retained as natural , undisturbed open space, no
significant biological resource impacts would occur.
14. Archaeological Resources: Archaeological site CA-SDi-7179, composed
of 5 loci, is located within the EastLake Business Center. A data
recovery program has been conducted for Locus B of the site to
mitigate adverse effects of the SDG&E Interconnection Project. The
four remaining loci of the site would be impacted by EastLake I
development. Mitigation measures involve a two-stage investigative
data recovery program to avoid potential significant impacts of
project development.
15. Paleontological Resources: There is minimal potential for adverse
impacts to significant paleontological resources on the project
site. To ensure that significant and potentially unique fossils and
paleontological resources are not destroyed without examination and
analysis, it is recommended that a qualified paleontologist monitor
the initial grading activities in the Sweetwater Formation as it
appears in the drainage walls. The mitigation measures presented
would avoid potential adverse impacts to subsurface resources.
16. Growth Inducement: The EastLake I property site is adjacent to land
designated for urban growth. The western and northwestern portion of
the project site would be contiguous with existing or approved
development zone for low to medium density residential uses. The
southern and eastern portions of the project site would be contiguous
to land designated as future urban. Approval of the EastLake I SPA
would have some growth inducing effects on the existing undeveloped
land southwest, north, and northeast of the project boundaries and
may encourage surrounding plan development to take place sooner than
would otherwise occur without this project. Development of EastLake
I as an urban community in an area designated for urban growth does
not represent a significant adverse growth inducing impact and
complies with the intent of the City of Chula Vista's General Plan
and Growth Management Plan.
C. Because this EIR concludes that there will be potentially significant
environmental impacts, it is necessary for the City Council to adopt "CEQA
findings." These findings will be presented to the City Council when they
take final action on this project.
FISCAL IMPACT: None
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COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
Item 4 b, c, d
Meeting Date 1/29/85
ITEM TITLE: b• Public Hearing: Consideration of General Development Plan
Amendment, Sectional Planning Area (SPA) Plan, Public
Facilities and Financing Plan and Development Agreement;
EastLake Development Company
c. Resolution // / Adopting an amendment to the EastLake I
General Development Plan
d. Resolution Approving the EastLake I Section Planning
Area (SPA) "Plan, Public Facilities and Financing Plan and
Development Agreement
SUBMITTED BY: Director of Planning V' (4/5ths Vote: Yes No x )
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REVIEWED BY: City Managerff
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On January 9 and 23, the City Planning Commission held an advertised public
hearing on an amendment to the EastLake I General Development Plan, EastLake I
Sectional Planning Area (SPA) Plan, Public Facilities and Financing Plan and
Development Agreement. Due to the short time frame between the Commission's
continued hearing be and the Council 's forwarded to the Counciliseparat the Planning Commission
recommendation
RECOMMENDATION: That the Council adopt resolutions to:
a. Approve the amendment to the General Development Plans (Findings contained
in Attachment 1); and
b. Tentatively approve the Sectional Planning Area (SPA) Plan and the Public
} Facilities and Financing Plan and Development Agreement (Findings
contained in Attachment 2) and refer these items back to the Planning
Commission for their written recommendations prior to adoption.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Commission recommendation
will be forwarded to Council by separate memorandum.
DISCUSSION:
1 . EASTLAKE I GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDMENT
The EastLake I General Development Plan adopted by the City Council in
1982 contained 1 ,267.9 acres with a maximum of 3,683 dwelling units,
acres of employment park, 34.2 acres of office and commercial , 59.9 acres of
F schools, 301 .4 acres of parks and open space and 106.4 acres of streets.
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A Since 1982, the EastLake Development Company has completed more detailed
planning studies for the project which have resulted in some changes to the
original General Development Plan.
These changes are consistent with the original design and intent, however,
it they nevertheless require an amendment to ensure consistency between the
General Development Plan and the SPA Plan.
a The principal changes involve moving the proposed lake from the Village
Center to the EastLake Shores residential neighborhood and the rearrangement
of land uses in the EastLake Shores area and in the Village Center. There has
6 also been a shift of residential dwelling units from south of Telegraph Canyon
Road to the west side of future Route 125. Density transfers are permitted by
c the PC District Regulations.
The location of the future high school has been shifted from EastLake I to
r EastLake II based on the recommendation of the high school district. The
employment park as been increased in size slightly (8.4 acres) due to the
redesign of the Village Center. The overall number of residential units has
not changed.
z_ 2. EASTLAKE SECTIONAL PLANNING AREA (SPA) PLAN
x The General Development Plan and text requires the preparation and
approval of a Sectional Planning Area (SPA) Plan before subdivision maps and
site plans are considered. The purpose of the SPA Plan is to provide a more
s specific plan for the development of a planned community which, due to its
size or complexity cannot be subdivided and built in its entirety at one
time.
A second purpose of the SPA Plan is to provide the planning framework
(land use, density, open space, circulation, public facilities, and design
policy) to guide the preparation of individual project plans. Many building
X firms will be carrying out specific projects within EastLake I at different
times over the next several years. The SPA Plan will ensure that individual
,: projects will be consistent with the purpose and intent set forth in the SPA
P1 an.
The SPA Plan is a summary prepared by the City based on an extensive
amount of research submitted by the EastLake Development Company. Substantial
,- refinements were made by the City and other public agencies.
r Once adopted by the City Council , the SPA Plan establishes the basic
design, land use allocations and development guidelines for the project.
Plan Structure
ic EastLake is intended to be a balanced community with a broad range of
housing types and prices plus an employment park and village center. The
` structure of the community is organized into four residential neighborhoods
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with connecting open space, parks and trails. The high activity nodes are
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A located on the east side of future Route 125 and the residential areas are
* located on the west side. Each of the four neighborhoods contains a major
focal point such as elementary school/park, lake/beach club or water feature.
w Low density residential is located on the north side of "H" Street and
moderately higher densities are located on the south side of "H" Street. The
Village Center will contain mixed uses such as retail , office, senior citizen
0, residential , apartments and public facilities. The employment park is planned
to have principally high tech firms located around the nine (9) acre park and
a variety of non-high tech and multi-tenant uses on the periphery.
Transportation System
The initial access to the industrial area will be Otay Lakes Road (to be
L renamed Telegraph Canyon Road). Access to the residential areas will be East
"H" Street. The third major arterial will be a new road running north-south
which is referred to as Route 125. Although it is being planned as a future
* 8-lane freeway, initially it will be a two lane or four lane road extending to
the north. The road is designed as a link between I-54 to the north and the
it second border crossing area to the south.
The principal collector street within the boundaries of the project is
EastLake Parkway which will connect each of the residential neighborhoods and
extend over to the Village Center and southerly to the future high school .
EastLake Parkway will function as the main internal collector street providing
F access between all four neighborhoods. Special landscaping, trails, and bike
lanes are planned for EastLake Parkway.
e The major offsite streets include East "H" Street, Telegraph Canyon Road,
Rutgers, Otay Lakes Road and Route 125. The precise responsibilities for
improvements and time schedule are addressed in the Public Facilities and
c- Financing Plan. An area-wide benefit assessment analysis will be conducted by
r the City to establish the fair share obligation for improving major streets in
the area east of 1-805 by respective developers in the area,
In addition to automobile transportation facilities, EastLake will build a
transportation center within the Village Center to serve the expanded local
' and regional bus service. Park and ride facilities will be incorporated into
the Village Center parking areas.
Open Space and Recreation
The EastLake I SPA Plan provides for 250.8 acres of open space and 32.8
# acres of park land. A General Landscape Plan is included within the SPA Plan
which describes the various treatment of the open space lands. Some will be
left in a natural condition and other areas will be planted and irrigated to
achieve neighborhood identity and/or linkages between neighborhoods. Major
entries into the development will receive highly manicured treatment to
identify the community.
` Four private parks plus 3 mini-parks will be fully developed and
maintained by the Master Homeowners Association. The one public park is
proposed next to the future high school and will be treated in a future
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The major recreational facility for the project will be a 17 acre lake
located in the Eastlake Shores neighborhood. This lake will provide sailing
and fishing plus a trail system for jogging and walking around the lake.
Residential units will be sited back from the lake to allow people to use all
of the lake shoreline.
A beach-park facility i s planned adjacent to the 17 acre lake to provide
swimming, water sports, volleyball and outdoor picnicing.
Although privately funded and maintained by EastLake and the homeowners
association, all of the park facilities will be open to the public except the
,, swimming pools located in the neighborhood parks, which will be fenced for
safety purposes.
A system of bike lanes and pedestrian walkways are planned to provide
y access within the project from residential areas to recreational , shopping and
other community facilities.
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Public facilities such as roads, sewers, water facilities, drainage
facilities, fire station, library, transportation center and other required
facilities needed to serve the project will be provided by the EastLake
Development Company. The developer will install the necessary public
facilities within the project in accordance with the phasing plan for the
development.
Certain offsite facilities such as drainage facilities and major road
e widenings or extensions are outlined in the Public Facilities and Financing
Plan. The timing and method of building the transportation facility referred
to as Route 125 planned Eastlake offsite
'` f acility being p1 future development within the next 5-10 facility for
' Transportation studies have been conducted by the Eastlake Development
Company, the City Engineer and SANDAG, WESTEC Services, and a private traffic
x engineering consultant, Mr. Gary Hansen. Mr. Hansen's analysis of the other
studies has provided the bties and Financing y Engineer's recommendation
' contained in the Public
Design
The community design guidelines treat various design elements that
contribute to community character. Building scale, landscaping, fencing,
street design, lighting, signage and project design must work together to
. create a well designed community.
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Many of the community design guidelines included in the SPA Plan represent
• design principles to guide builders and City staff in reviewing more detailed
project plans at a later date. Those items that relate to community features
such as landscaping, fencing, lighting, signing, open space and recreation,
and the major and collector street system are treated in more detail to ensure
consistency with the overall project design. Future submittals involving site
plan and architectural review will address the remaining elements of site
design.
3. PUBLIC FACILITIES AND FINANCING PLAN
The requirement for preparation of a Public Facilities and Financing Plan
was established in 1982 with the City Council 's adoption of the Planned
{ Community District Regulation for EastLake I. The purpose of the plan was to
set forth the method and source of funding by the developer to finance the
public facilities required to support the project and a development phasing
plan setting forth capital improvement program elements and schedules for
implementation.
The actual preparation of the Public Facilities and Financing Plan was
carried out by a financial consultant retained by the City. The draft
facilities plan will require approval by the City Council before the project
can proceed.
The Public Facilities and Financing Plan is an essential component of the
SPA Plan. Together, these documents contain the City's official policy to
guide future decisions regarding public and private development of the
property.
The facilities required for the efficient and orderly development of the
project are as follows:
a. Road facilities
b. Water facilities
c. Sewer facilities
d. Educational facilities
e. Fire and Police facilities
f. Park and Recreation facilities
g. Library facilities
h. Public utility facilities
Road Facilities
All onsite road improvements will be built by the developer as conditions
of tentative subdivision map approval . Offsite road improvements identified
by the City's traffic analysis will be financed by developers or a Facilities
Benefit Assessment District, where each developer in the affected area will
participate in financing the improvements.
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The streets identified for improvement by 1995 are: East "H" Street,
Telegraph Canyon Road, Otay Lakes Road, Rutgers, Route 125, Proctor Valley
Road, Paseo Ranchero, Paseo Del Rey, and Corral Canyon Road. The level of
improvement and timing will be determined by the rate of cumulative
development in the area.
An annual monitoring program will be established to track actual traffic
generation rates from development to ensure that improvements are built in
accordance with need. Eastlake developers will construct offsite improvements
or will be assessed their fair share for the cost of offsite improvements.
Water Facilities
The Otay Municipal Water District will provide water service to the
project. EastLake will annex to Improvement District 22 and pay annexation
fees to the District. These fees will be used to construct water reservoirs,
pipelines, pump station,s and related facilities. All water facilities will
be financed by the developer.
Sewer Facilities
Since Eastlake lies in several drainage
basins, sewer
Valley lines
sy system and
connected to the Telegraph Canyon Trun k Line,
Long Canyon. On-site facilities wi ll be constructed by the developer. Fees
will be charged by the City for sewer connection and reimbursements for
capacity in the Telegraph Canyon Trunk Line.
ti. Educational Facilities
Eastlake I will generate approximately 875 elementary students and 418
secondary students. An elementary school will be built to serve the first
phase of Eastlake I. A second elementary school will be necessary to serve
future phases of the project.
A location for a on new
ava high available school has
capacity,new identified
school school
district, but based ool the will not be
needed for this first phase.
Separate agreements will be signed by the elementary and high school
districts with the EastLake Development Company to guarantee educational
facilities will be available concurrent with need.
Fire and Police Facilities
The City is adequately served by the central police facility, however,
additional staff and equipment will be needed once Eastlake I is occupied. No
new facilities are necessary to provide police services at this time.
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Fire protection facilities may need to be augmented with a new fire
station and start-up equipment to provide an adequate level of service to the
area.
EastLake Development Company is obligated to dedicate a site, build a
station and provide start-up equipment or contribute funds to a new station.
Further detailed analysis of the cost, demand, and location of the fire
station will be conducted prior to any final decision by the City Council .
Park and Recreation Facilities
There will be seven (7) private parks constructed and maintained by the
Master Homeowners Association. A complete range of facilities is planned
within the seven parks. All facilities will be open to the public except for
the swimming park which will be fenced.. A total of 32.8 acres of park land
will serve the project.
Library Facilities
A "store front" library site has been reserved within the Village Center
for future use. In addition,l a, one (1) acre
d future development ngi n reserved
the eastern
construction of a bra nch library,
area create the need for a larger facility.
Various options to provide service will for the total ereadied by the City in
conjunction with the General Plan update
Public Facilities
Telephone, gas, electricity and cable television facilities have been
planned in cooperation with the respective utility companies. Discussions
between EastLake Development Company and the City will continue with respect
to a telecommunications system to provide for traffic signal interconnections,
full service alarm pc ciohcaiofon telecommunications water
system telemetry and teleomnuniatnpabilty for high technology firms
within the industrial park.
4. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
A development agreement, as permitted by
California law, is a relatively
new tool that helps a public rge sums of public and/or private and a large scale development ate mo ey identifY
what the rules are before large
lace of a
invested in a project. A d i sm on map.ree It i sd an agreement that psets forth
general plan or zoning or su bdi v
the commitments the developer De Development Company the provides the public and
In short, elo ort, the EastLake p
private improvements identified agin rees n
the PA
to change planning
Plan and the
the Public Facilities i zoning
Financing Plan and the City ag
approvals applicable to EastLake I during a specified period of time.
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Future land use decisions must be made in accordance with the City's laws
and policies in i effect State theFederal laws.as entered into, with certain
exceptions regarding
Development agreements may be deliberately written to be flexible to allow
the City and the developer to solve specific problems in a cooperative manner.
The implications for the City are essentially that a development agreement
specifies the time during which the City agrees not to change its regulations,
the permitted uses of the property, the density or intensity of uses, and
provisions for dedication or reservation of land for public purposes. The
agreement may also include any other terms and conditions including time
schedules for development or additional public services and facilities to be
provided by the developer.
The law does not prevent the City from subsequently denying or
conditioning the project so long as such decisions are not based upon a zoning
or plan change which occurred after entering into the development agreement.
5. SUBSEQUENT ACTIONS
The subsequent actions scheduled for EastLake I implementation include
public hearings to adopt a more detailed set of zoning regulations (Planned
Community District Regulations) and master tentative subdivision maps.
The PC Zone has the flexibility to permit adoption of "custom" zoning
standards for large scale planned communities.
The two master tentative subdivision maps (one for residential n reas
and one for business areas) will be considered by y our
February 1985. These subdivision maps will show the total project. The
condominium parcels will be further subdivided as detailed project plans are
filed later on.
6. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL OF EASTLAKE I SPA PLAN
a. The lotting and street pattern shown on
and the CEa EastLake
Council SPA Plan
n
map may be modified by the Planning Commis o
tentative subdivision map consideration.
b. Street connections to the south in the EastLake Shores
neighborhood shall be as required on the tentative subdivision map.
c. The alignment of the street connection from EastLake Hills
neighborhood to Rutgers shall be as required on the tentative subdivision map.
d. Lot 64 located at the southeast quadrant of Route 125 and East
"H" Street shall be deleted.
e. The ultimate right-of-way width for future Route 125 shall be as
required on the tentative map to accommodate an eight lane freeway.
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e. The ultimate right-of-way width for future Route 125 shall be as
required on the tentative map to accommodate an eight lane freeway.
f. The Eastlake Development
Devel t C a P shall o five sie
the total dwelling units i n Eas tLake I SPA an to affordable housing units
for low income households and five percent of the total dwelling units for
moderate income households. The following definitions shall apply:
"Affordable Housing Units"the occupant household.d that do not exceed 30
percent of the monthly income of P
in
"Moderate-Income Households"of the HUD households medianlincomee for-
between 80 percent and 120 percent o
the San Diego Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
"Low-Income Households" means households whose annual income is not
more than 80 percent of the HUD - published median income for the San Diego
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
One-half of the total number of low and mo
units reaches n
de ae income uni
o
sshall
be constructed by the time the number of constructed
total project units (1192 du. ).
be
The remaining one-half mber the of low and
constructed moderat income units
75% of shall
the
constructed by the time the
total project units (1788 du. ).
The City of Chula Vista will endeavor to work with the project
sponsor of affordable housing through �a redevelopment financing mechanisms increment low including
an
tax exempt mortgage financing programs,
moderate income housing program and any other programs designed to provide
affordable housing.
Modifications of lotting, grading, street patterns and
g.
connections approved by the Planning Commission and City Council on a
tentative subdivision map may be subsequently reflected on the Eastlake I SPA
Plan as an administrative matter
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Attachment 1
EASTLAKE I GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDMENT
RECOMMENDED FINDINGS
1 . THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AS DESCRIBED BY THE
VISTA GENERAL PLAN.M NT PLAN IS
IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PROVISION OF THE
The amendment to the General Development Plan is consistent with the
original intent and purpose of the overall development plan, and is,
therefore, in conformity with the provisions of the General Plan. The
amendment does not change the overall density or intensity of use, nor the
circulation system. Relatively minor changes in the location of open
space uses and rearrangement of residential densities within the project
boundaries constitute the principal changes.
2. A PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CAN BE INITIATED BY ESTABLISHMENT OF
SPECIFIC USES OR SECTIONAL PLANNING AREAS WITHIN TWO YEARS OF THE .
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PLANNED COMMUNITY ZONE.
The applicant has submitted tentative subdivision maps and a phasing plan
indicating construction will begin within two years.
3. IN THE CASE OF PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, THAT SUCH DEVELOPMENT
WILL CONSTITUTE A RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT OF SUSTAINED DESIRABILITY AND
STABILITY; AND THAT IT WILL BE IN HARMONY WITH OR PROVIDE COMPATIBLE
VARIETY TO THE CHARACTER OF THE SURROUNDING AREA; AND THAT THE SITES
PROP� ED FOR PUBLIC SERVE FACILITIES, SUCH AS THE ANTICIPATED POPULATION ON�A AND PARKS,
ARE ADEQUATE TO SER APPEAR ACCEPTABLE TO
THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES HAVING JURISDICTION THEREOF.
The amendment to the General Development Plan enhances the quality of the
residential environment by providing a 17-acre lake and 3.8 acre beach
club facility in the largest residential neighborhood. The elementary
schools, playgrounds and parks are adequate to serve the projected
population.
4. IN THE CASE OF PROPOSED INDUSTRIAL AND RESEARCH USES, THAT SUCH
DEVELOPMENT WILL BE APPROPRIATE IN AREA, LOCATION, AND OVERALL DESIGN TO
THE PURPOSE INTENDED; THAT THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ARE SUCH
AS TO CREATE AND STABILITY; OR ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINED WILL MEET
DESIRABILITY
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THIS TITLE.
The amendment to the General Development Plan adds 8.9 acres of land to
the industrial park area which is a result of more precise design studies
of the Village Center and major street alignments. The overall quality of
} the industrial area is unchanged by the amendment.
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EASTLAKE I GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDMENT (cont'd)
5. IN THE CASE OF INSTITUTIONAL, RECREATIONAL, AND OTHER SIMILAR
NONRESIDENTIAL USES, THAT SUCH DEVELOPMENT WILL BE APPROPRIATE IN AREA,
LOCATION AND OVERALL PLANNING TO THE PURPOSE PROPOSED, AND THAT
SURROUNDING AREAS ARE PROTECTED FROM ANY ADVERSE AFFECTS FROM SUCH.
The amendment to the General Development Plan improves the relationship
between residential uses and park uses by relocating the man-made lake to
the center of the major residential neighborhood. The relocation of the
future high school site to a more central regional location was
recommended by the Sweetwater Union High School after completing master
plan studies for future high school facilities throughout the district.
6. THE STREETS AND THOROUGHFARES PROPOSED ARE SUITABLE AND ADEQUATE TO CARRY
THE ANTICIPATED TRAFFIC THEREON.
The amendment to the General Plan does not alter the planned system of
streets and thoroughfares to serve the project.
7, ANY PROPOSED COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT CAN BE JUSTIFIED ECONOMICALLY AT THE
LOCATION(S) PROPOSED AND WILL PROVIDE ADEQUATE COMMERCIAL FACILITIES OF
THE TYPES NEEDED AT SUCH PROPOSED LOCATION(S).
The amount and location of commercial development remains unchanged by
this amendment to the General Development Plan.
8. THE AREA SURROUNDING SAID DEVELOPMENT CAN BE PLANNED AND ZONED IN
COORDINATION AND SUBSTANTIAL COMPATIBILITY WITH SAID DEVELOPMENT.
The amendment to the General Development Plan will not alter the planned
land use pattern of EastLake I with respect to compatibility with adjacent
lands.
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Attachment 2
EASTLAKE I SECTIONAL PLANNING AREA PLAN
RECOMMENDED FINDINGS
WITH THE
1 . THE PROPOSED SECTIONAL PLA NTNPLAN EOF A THEN PC ZONE AND OTHETCHULA VISTA
EASTLAKE I GENERAL DEVELOPM
GENERAL PLAN.
The EastLake I Sectional Planning Area Plan u consistent with use,
circulation, open space, and public facility ses onsist
EastLake I General Development Plan, as amended.
2. THE PROPOSED SECLOF THE INVOLVED SECTIONAL PLANNING AREA,ORDERLY,
SEQUENTIALIZED DEVELOPMENT
The SPA Plan and Public Facilities and Financing Plan contain provisions
to ensure the orderly, phased ovements development hai phasing schedules project wi l lercont of y
period. Public road the
p
sequential development of the project.
3. THE PROPOSED SECTIONAL RESIDENTIALG ENJOYMENT, CIRCULATION OR ENVIRONMENTAL
ADJACENT LAND USE,
ENVIRONMENTAL
AD
QUALITY.
Perimeter open space and/or single family detached residential is planned
adjacent to existing residential areas to the west and south to ensure the
continued residential enjoyment of adjacent residents. Circulation is
provided by street connections to the west, north and south to ensure
orderly traffic movement. Supplemental environmental impact analysis
documents the overall benefits to the environment, including mitigation
measures to protect environmental quality of the region.
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