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RESOLUTION NO. 2015-
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA CITY
COUNCIL CONSIDERING THE ADDENDUM (IS- 12 -03) TO
FEIR 02 -04; APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY'S
GENERAL PLAN AND THE OTAY RANCH GENERAL
DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO REFLECT LAND USE AND POLICY
CHANGES FOR APPROXIMATELY 35 ACRES WITHIN THE
OTAY RANCH PLANNED COMMUNITY, INCLUDING
ASSOCIATED TEXT, MAPS AND TABLES
I RECITALS
A. Project Site
WHEREAS, the areas of land which are the subject of this Resolution contain all lands
within the boundaries of Exhibit 1 attached hereto and incorporated into this Resolution by this
reference, and includes approximately 35 acres of land generally located south of Olympic
Parkway, west of EastLake Parkway and east of SR -125 within the Otay Ranch Planned
Community Freeway Commercial North (FC -2) area; and
B. Project; Application for Discretionary Approvals
WHEREAS, in July, 2012, the City of Chula Vista deemed the Baldwin and Sons, LLC
( "Applicant ") application complete and initiated a General Plan Amendment (GPA) and Otay
Ranch General Development Plan Amendment (GDPA) (the "Project "); and
WHEREAS, the proposed GPA involves amending portions of the Land Use and
Transportation element of the City's General Plan, including associated text, maps and tables; and
WHEREAS, the proposed GDPA involves amending portions of Part II of the Otay Ranch
General Development Plan (GDP), including associated text, maps and tables; and
WHEREAS, the proposed GPA and GDPA are contained in a document entitled "PA12 —
Freeway Commercial North (FC -2) Amendment (GPA 12 -13, PCM 12 -15), March 2015" as
represented in Exhibit 2 attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference; and
C. Prior Discretionary Approvals
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista's current General Plan was last comprehensively
updated in December 2005; and
WHEREAS, the Otay Ranch General Development Plan was approved on October 23,
1993, and most recently updated on December 2, 2014; and
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WHEREAS, the GPA and GDPA as presented are necessary to accommodate the land uses
anticipated in the associated Development Agreement (DA) between the City of Chula Vista and
Village II Town Center, LLC and Sunranch Capital Partners, LLC for Freeway Commercial North
(FC -2) ( "Development Agreement "); and
WHEREAS, the GPA and GDPA were designed to address and accommodate development
of a transit - supportive mixed use residential development with ancillary commercial and a highly
amenitized urban park; and
WHEREAS, the next step in the process would require the approval of an amendment to
the Sectional Planning Area (SPA) Plan, and a Tentative Map (TM) for Freeway Commercial
North (FC -2); and
D. Planning Commission Record of Application
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Government Code section 65090, the Planning
Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on the GPA and GDPA on April 22, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the proceedings and all evidence introduced before the Planning Commission
at the public hearing on this Project held on April 22, 2015, and the minutes and resolution
resulting there from, are hereby incorporated into the record subsequent to these proceedings; and
E. City Council Record of Application
WHEREAS, the City Clerk set the time and place for the hearing on the GPA and GDPA
and notice of said hearing, together with its purpose given by its publication in a newspaper of
general circulation in the City, at least ten days prior to the hearing; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Government Code section 65090, the City Council held
a duly noticed public hearing on May 5, 2015, on the subject GPA and GDPA.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council hereby finds and determines as
follows:
IL COMPLIANCE WITH CEQA
That the Development Services Director has reviewed the proposed project for compliance
with the California Environmental Quality Act and has determined that the project was covered in
the previously adopted Final Environmental Impact Report for the Otay Ranch Freeway
Commercial Sectional Planning Area (SPA) Plan — Planning Area 12 ( "FEIR- 02 -04 ")
(SCH #1989010154). The Development Services Director has determined that only minor technical
changes or additions to this document are necessary and that none of the conditions described in
Section 15162 of the State CEQA Guidelines calling for the preparation of a subsequent document
have occurred; therefore, the Development Services Director has prepared an Addendum to FEIR-
02-04.
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The City Council of the City of Chula Vista finds that, in the exercise of their independent
review and judgment, the Addendum to FEIR -02 -04 in the form presented, has been prepared in
accordance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act and the
Environmental Review Procedures of the City of Chula Vista and has considered the Addendum to
FEIR- 02 -04.
III. GENERAL PLAN INTERNAL CONSISTENCY
The City Council hereby finds and determines that the General Plan, as amended, is
internally consistent and shall remain internally consistent following amendment thereof by this
Resolution.
IV. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN INTERNAL CONSISTENCY
The City Council hereby finds and determines that the General Development Plan, as
amended, is internally consistent and shall remain internally consistent following amendment
thereof by this Resolution.
V. ADOPTION OF GENERAL PLAN AND GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
AMENDMENTS
In light of the findings above, the General Plan and General Development Plan Amendment
provisions are hereby approved and adopted in the form as presented in Exhibits 2 and 3 attached
hereto and incorporated herein by this reference and on file in the City Clerk's Office.
Presented by: Approved as to form by:
Kelly Broughton, FASLA Glen R. Googins
Development Services Director City Attorney
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 5th day of May, 2015, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers:
NAYS: Councilmembers:
ABSENT: Councilmembers:
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers:
Mary Casillas Salas, Mayor
ATTEST:
Donna Norris, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Donna Norris, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 5th day of May, 2015.
Executed this 5th day of May, 2015.
Donna Norris, City Clerk
CHULA VISTA DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
LOCATOR
PROJECT
Baldwin & Sons, LLC
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
APPLICANT:
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT
PROJECT OR PA 12 FC2
ADDRESS: FREEWAY COMMERICAL
Project Summary: General Plan and Otay Ranch General Development Plan Amendment to change 26.7
acres of Commercial Retail to Mixed Use, and 2.0 acres of Commercial Retail to Parks & Recreation /Park
on an approximate 35 -acre site. The project will accommodate 2 hotels, 600 multi - family units, and a
2-acre urban park on FC-2 (Freeway Commercial North). A Development Agreement is also part of the
SCALE:
FILE NUMBER:
project approvals. An Addendum to FOR 02 -04 must be considered.
NORTH
No Scale
GPA -12 -03
Related cases: PCM-1 2-16
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