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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Statement 1980/02/12 Item 16 Item 16 02/12/80 Ordinance 1894 • c . COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT Item �;�,_� 16 �J��80 Meeting Date =� �� Public hearing - Consideration of amendm o in ordinance relating to : ITEM TITLE: alternatives to on-site parking. ��1�5 �EF9DING AND ADOPTION Ordinance l89y - Amending Chapter 19.62 of the P4unicipal Code. Resolution - Adopting in lieu parking fee for Subarea 1 of the Chula Vista Town Centre Project Area No. I. i — - - - SUBMITTED BY: Director of Planning �� (4/5ths Vote: Yes_ No X ) The City Council , in June 1978, instructed staff to evaluate the several methods available for the financing of public parking in Subarea 1 of the Town Centre No. I Project Area, and to recorrnnend a parking plan for official adoption. This plan, entitled Draft Town Centre Public Parking Development Plan, was completed by the Planning and Community Develop- ment Departments on May 21 , 1979, and, with minor changes, was subsequently approved by the Town Centre Business and Professional Association, the Town Centre Project Area Cormnittee, the Parking Place Cormnission, and the Chula Vista Redevelopment Agency. RECOM�4ENDATION: Concur with the recorrunendations of the City Planning Cormnission. PLANNING COFLNISSION RECOMMENDATION: 1 . Certify the Negative Declaration on IS-80-32. 2. Adopt the proposed amendment to Chapter 19.62 of the Municipal Code in accordance with Resolutian PCA-80-5. 3. Adopt the proposed in lieu parking fee policy for Subarea 1 of the Chula Vista Town Centre Nroject Area No. I in accordance with Exhibit A of Resolution PCA-80-5. DISCUSSION: 1 . The City Council , for several years, has expressed concern over the lack of off-street parking in the urban core of Chula Vista. The continuing success of Town Centre No. I redevelopment effort and the resultant increase in the demand for off-street parking have augmented the Council 's concern. 2. The parking problem in the urban core of Chula Vista (Subarea 1 of Town Centre No. 1 ) is predicated upon the core' s historical pattern of development. The subject area developed prior to the city's adoption of effective city planning policies and zoning regulations and, therefore, provided inadequate space for the on-site parking of automobiles. 3. The City Council , in 1963, created the Downtown Parking District in an effort to promote the development of public parking in the core. Section 19.62.040, which exempts the lands within the District from the off-street parking requirement of the Municipal Code, recognizes that, from a practical standpoint, the solution to the core's chronic parking problem lies in the development of ample public parking. 4. The Town Centre Public Parking Development Plan includes a statement of "In Lieu Parking Fee Policy for Subarea 1 of the Chula Vista Town Centre Project Area No. I," which is submitted as Exhibit A of Resolution PCA-80-5. The proposed amendment to Section 19.62.040, which would legislatively implement the said statement of policy, is embodied in Resolution PCA-80-5. The proposed amendment specifically applies to that part of the Downtown Parking District which is situated withir� Subarea 1 of the Town Centre No. I Project Area , except for those lands located within the Townsite Focus Area. I For the purposes of this report, the territory which would be governed by the proposed amendment is called the "Town Centre-Downtown Parking District. " Please refer to the attached locator map for the depiction of the "Toom Centre-Downtown Parking District. " y� Form A-113 (Rev. 11/79) Continued � ' 16 . . Page 2•, Iter�•=��,�b . � ' � 2/12/80 � Meeti ng Date =��#S(k 5. Under the proposed amendment a developer of a new comnercial building, or a cortmercial addition to an existing building, within the territory of the Town Centre- Downtown Parking District would be required to pay an in lieu parking fee to the City of Chula Vista. The revenue produced by the in lieu fees would be used to provide public parking for the urban core of this municipality. 6. Since the in lieu parking fee is predicated upon 25% of the cost of the land which would be required to accommadate the off-street parking which a developer would be required to provide if his real property were not situated within the Town Centre- Downtown Parking District, the proposed amendment would not place a heavy burden on developers within Subarea 1 . If the said developers built comnercial buildings out- side of Subarea 1 , their costs of providing the required off-street parking would be more than four times as great as the in lieu parking fee charged for corresponding development within the said subarea. 7. The proposed amendment would not be applicable to the seventeen acres of land constituent to the Townsite Focus Area. The developers of the Townsite will provide ample, private off-street parking, and are therefore exempted from the payment of the in lieu parking fee. 8. The proposed amendment does not affect residential construction in Subarea 1 , since residential uses must meet the off-street parking requirements of the Municipal Code even though the lands in question are located within the Town Centre-Downtown Parking District. It should also be noted that the proposed amendment would not be retroactive, and would not be operational with respect to authorized projects, in the absence of proposals to expand such. CONCLUSION: The proposed amendment would substantially help the City of Chula Vista provide adequate public parking in Subarea 1 of the Town Centre No. I Redevelopment Project Area, and thereby promote the revitalization of the area. While the arnendment would require comnercial developers to pay in lieu parking fees, the said fees would be fair and equitable under the circumstances. By fostering public off-street parking as a substitute for private off-street parking, the proposed amendment would protect the compact urban form of Chula Vista's core area and encourage the said area's physical , social and economic resurgence in accordance with the goal and objectives of the Town Centre No. I Redevelopment Plan and the criteria and guidelines of the To�an Centre No. I Design Manual . ��n� �'t,�`..�.�.1, by t�� City Council of by ttia Ci;y Ccun�il of Chula Vista, California Cnuia Vi;ia, Califomia Dat�d o? " 'j' 8L Dated d � /3 - �'O � � u � ,I - . ��-- f: , . � �� . . NEGATIVE DECLARATI�N . PROJCCT TZTLE: ZTA Alternative to Onsite Parking Project I.ocation : Town Centre No. I Redevelopment Area Project Proponent : City of Chula Vista/Redevelopment Agency CASE NO. IS-80-32 DATE: December 24, 1979 A. BACKGROUND 1 . The City Council , for several years, has expressed concern over the lack of off-street parking in the urban core of Chula Vista . The continuing success of the Town Centre No. I redevelopment effort, and the resultant increase in the demand for off-street parking, have augmented the Council 's concern. 2. The City Council , in 1963, created the Downtown Parking District, in an effort to promote the development of public parking in the core. Section 19.62.040, which exempts the lands within the District from the off-street parking requirement of the Municipal Code, recognizes that, from a practical standpoint, the solution to the core's chronic parking problen lies in the development of ample public parking. 3. The City Council , in June, 1978, instructed staff to evaluate the several methods available for the financing of public parking in Subarea 1 of the Town Centre No. I � Project Area , and to recomnen� a parking plan for official adoption. This plan, entitled Draft Town Centre Public Parking Development Plan, was completed by the Planning and Community Development Departments on May 21, 1979, and, with minor changes, was subsequently approved by the Town Centre Business and Professional Association, the 7uwn Centre Pro3ect Area Cortmittee, the Parking Place Commission, and the Chula Vista Redevelopment Agency. , 4. The Public Parking Development Plan includes a statement of "'In Lieu Parking fee Policy for Subarea 1 of the Chula Vista Town Centre Project Area No. I ," which this proposed amendment to the Chula Vista Municipal Code is intended to legislatively impldnent. B. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1 . The following amendment to Title 19 of the Municipal Code is proposed: Chapter 19.62 Off-Street Parking and Loading 14.62.040 Aiternatives to On-Site Parking For any new non-residential use, structure or building, required off-street parking which, due to the size or location of the parcel , cannot be provided on the premises., may be provided on other property not more than two-hundred feet distant by publicly available pedestrian access from said use, structure or buildin.g, subject to a binding agreement vrith the City as to permanent reservation of said space and access thereto; or if the proposed non-residential use lies within the boundary of a Il% Y - , . _ _2_ parking district, off-street parking requirements shall be considered to be met/. , provided that any developer of a new commercial buildinq within a parkinq district or a developer of a commercial addition to an existinq buildinq therein shall pav the requisite fee established under the Citv Council 's In Lieu Parkinq Fee ?olicy. C. COMPATiBILITY NITH ZONIN6 AND PLANS The proposed ZTA is not inconsistent with the Chula Vista Zoning Ordinance and is not at variance with the General Plan or associated elements. D. IDENTIFICA7ION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS Air Quality The anticipated concentration of pollutants eminating from future parking facilities has been examined in a previous Envirenmental Impact Report (EIR-79-10) . The subject parking facility, also Nlthin the Town Centre I Focus Area, displayed CO concentrations well below the Federal standards, as regista�•ad on adjacent property. Pollutants will decrease with increased distance from a parking area. Parking facilities constructed with funds generated from this ordinance amendment will likely be of a smaller scale than the Town Centre I Focus Area parking structure, and therefore will have a less severe impact. Site specific proposals will be subject to additional environmental revieN. Noise The potential for adverse noise impacts on areas ad,�acent to future parking facilities is one environmental effect that should be addressed. A previous noise analysis was conducted on the proposed parking facility located within the Town Centre I Focus Area (EIR-79-5) . The results of 4iiat analysis, should be consistent with future projects, funded through this ordinance amendment. Exterior noise levels in the vicinity of the parking facilities will be within the standards of the City of Chula. Vista and interior residential noise levels will be reduced by standard construction methods to acceptable levels 45 d6(A) . Aesthetics The parking, when concentrated into strategic locations, can be properly screened with landscaping and will free cortmercial building designs from the visual detriment of adjacent parking facilities. Social The convenience of additional parking facilities, proportional to added cortanercial uses in the Town Centre area, should provide a more desirable shopping atmosphere. E. FINDINGS OF INSIGNIFICANT IMPACTS 1. The project fs not site specific, therefore Nill not result in any adverse effect on any biological or other natural resource. Each proposed site wi11 be subject to additional environmental analysis. � 0 �� . . _,y_ 2. The p�oposed zoning text amendment is not inconsistent with .the goals and policies of the General Plan and is not anticipated to achieve short term to the disadvantage of long term environmental goals. ?. There are no impacts anticipated to occur which could result in a substantial cumulative effect on the environment. 4. The proposed ZTA is designed to provide adequate parking facilities for future patrons and is not expected to cause a substantial increase in traffic or related emissions. F. CONSULTATION 1. Individuals and Oraanizations City of Chula Vista Planning Department D. J. Peterson, Director Public Works Department Bill Ullrich, Associate Engineer • Environmental Control Loimnission , Merritt Hodson, Coimnissioner Building 8 Housing Department Gene Grady, Director Community Developnent Department Pam Buchan, Administrative Analyst 2. Documents City of Chula Vista Zoning Ordinance, Title 19 The Initial Study Application and evaluation forms documenting the findin9s of no significant impact are on file and available for public review at the Chula Vista Planning Dept. , 276 4th Ave. , Chula vista, CA. V�++""' � NVIR�M��AL REVIEW COORDINATOR % /7 rp� i ;CQ�.• e i��: . . .. . � � C _, ��a �i� ..n�.... 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WHEREAS, the City Council directed the staff to evaluate methods available ; � fic:- fin�i;c�ing public parking and, to recortunend a parking plan for official adop- , tion, and i WHEREAS, an Initial Study, IS-80-"s2, of possible adverse `environmental impacts of a proposed amendment to the Municipal Code relating to offstreet parking was conducYed oy the Environmental Review CoorAinator who concluded i:hat the proposed amendment would not-produce significant environmental effe�ts and on December 24, 1979 recormnended that the Planning Cortunission adopt a Negative DeclaraL•ion on the Initial SCudy, and WHEREAS, the City Planning Cortunission set the time .and place for a hearing , to consider the proposed amendment, and WHEREAS, a hearing was� held at said time and place, namely 7:00 p.m. , January 9, 1980 in the Council Chambers, 276 Fourth Avenue, before the Planning Coimnission and the hearing was thereafter closed, and WHEREAS, the Planning Cormnission found that in accordance with the findings in �the Negative Declaration on IS-80-32, the pa•oposed amendment to_the Municipal Lode will have no significant environmental. impact �pon the envi�•u�ment, �nd adopted the Negative Declaration. _ NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: " 1 . From facts presented to the Planning Commission, the ,Cr�rtmission finds that public necessity, convenience, genera} welfarp and good zoning practice require the amendment to Section 19.62.040 of the Municipal Code to read as follows: 19.62.040 Alternatives to on-site parking. � For any new non-residential use, structui-e or buildin9,_ required off-street parking which, due to the size or location of the parcel , cannot _ be provided on the premises, may be provided on other property nut more than two hundred feet distant by publicly available pedestrian access from said use, structure or building, subject to a binding agreement with the city as to permanent reservation of said space and access thereto; or if the proposed nonresidential use lies within the boundary of a parking district, \ �� - off-street parking requirements shall be considered to be met provided that _ . -. _ _ ., . � � , . � . � . � � : � . _ any, developer of a new cormnercial .building within a parking district, � ; . . or a developer of a comnercial addition to an existing building therein, shall pay the requisite fee established under the City Council 's in lieu f parking fee policy. r � 1 2. The Planning Cormnission recomnends to the City Council that said j amendment be adopted. i 3. 1'he Planning Cortmission further recortQnends the adoption of the "'�!� lieu i parR:iog fee. policy for Subarea 1 of the Chula Vista Town Centre .Project F.�c:a No. 1 " � � as set forth on :�he attached Exhibit A. ! 4. That this resolution be transmitted to the City Council . ' - PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY PLANNING CONAIISSION OF CHULA VISTA, CALIF"Gf:i�IA � , this 9th day of January, 1980 by the following vote, to-wit: % AYES: Commissioners G. Johnson, R. Johnson, Williams, Pressi�tti , Smith, � C'Ne i 11 a�id .Stevenson NUES: Nene ABSENT: Hone 1 � �airman ATTEST: � '_ ,/'Kt�'�.,� ,/��t�/e-P—�s/ . . Secretary . ��f I -- - - __ : In Lieu Parking Fee Policy for Subarea 1 of the ` Chula Vista Town Centre Project Area No. 1 1. Any developer of a new co�ercial building within the Downtown Parking District, in Subarea 1 of the Chula Vista Town Centre No. 1 Project Area , except for the lands situated within the Townsite Focus Area , or any developer of an addition to an existing commercial building therein, shall pay an In-lieu Parking Fee to the City of Chula Vista prior to the issuance of a Building Permit for such new building or addition. 2. The In Lieu Parking Fee, which shall - be computed by the Director of Finance in each applicable case, is predicated upon one-fourth of the fair market value of the land which the developer would normally be required to devote to off-street parking, and shall be based upon the following formula : In Lieu Fee (3) = No. of required spaces x 350 x fair market value of land (5/Sq.Ft. ) 4 Notes, Values, and Terms No. of required spaces = Offstreet parking spaces required for a new building or addition under the City of Chula Vista' s zoning regula��ons , if the building or addition were not within the Downtowr� Parking District. 350 = The square footage of a standard parking si,ace and its appurtenant maneuvering area , landscaping; and driveways. Fair market value = Recently appraised or estimated value. W�ere acceptabfe tn the developer, the Director of Finance shall accept $i0.00 per square foot as the fair market ralue of commercial land within the Town Centre No. I Project Area. If an appraisal is required, the developer shall �ay the cost of suc:li. 3. Al1 of the fees collected under this policy shall be credited ia the account of the Par�king Place Cummission , and shall be used for the purchase or development of parking sites which will generally and directly benefit Subarea 1 uf ihe Town Centre No. 1. Project Area . 4. The In Lieu Parking Fee Policy is nc�t appiicable to developme�i within the Townsite Focus Area . 5. The Director of Community Development shall have the continuinci responsibility of monitoring land values within the Town Centre Project :irea, and r�f !2commending chan��es in t�ie In Lieu Fee' s formula , where such are indicateu . EX.HIBI7 N /��