HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 3 - Attch 2 - PC ResolutionRESOLUTION MPA17-0001
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA PLANNING
COMMISSION RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AMENDING
CHAPTER 19.14 OF THE CHULA VISTA MUNICIPAL CODE
(CVMC) BY ADDING A NEW SECTION CREATING AN
INITIATION PROCESS FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL
PLAN, SECTIONAL PLANNING AREA PLANS, GENERAL
DEVELOPMENT PLANS, SPECIFIC PLANS, PRECISE PLANS
(LAND USE PLANS) AND FOR REZONING
WHEREAS, Chula Vista's Municipal Code provides for City Council adoption of the
General Plan, Sectional Planning Area Plans, General Development Plans, Specific Plans,
Precise Plans (Land Use Plans) and rezoning; and
WHEREAS, in cases where development project applicants seek to amend land use plans
or propose rezoning actions, there is no simplified process for them to determine whether City
Council feels there is merit enough in the applicant's proposal to authorize staff to accept their
application, conduct appropriate environmental impact analysis, and to process it through
Planning Commission and on to final decision by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, creating a new process allowing for the initiation of review by the City
Council of certain proposed land use plan amendments and rezoning actions will also allow for
earlier public notification and input on significant potential land use revisions; and
WHEREAS, a City Council decision to allow certain proposed land use plan amendments
and rezoning actions to move forward is not an approval of said proposed potential land use plan
amendments and rezoning actions nor is it any predetermination by the City Council of said
proposed potential land use plan amendments and rezoning actions as City Council will conduct
a complete review of said proposed potential land use plan amendments and rezoning actions
along with the merits of an accompanying proposed project; and
WHEREAS, because this activity will not result in any approval or denial of said
proposed potential land use plan amendments and rezoning actions and because City Council
will conduct a complete review of said proposed potential land use plan amendments and
rezoning actions along with the merits of an accompanying proposed project, the Director of
Development Services has determined that the activity is not a "Project" as defined under
Section 15378 of the State California Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines because it will not result
in a physical change in the environment; therefore, pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA
State Guidelines, the activity is not subject to CEQA. In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Director of Development Services has also determined that the activity qualifies for an
Exemption pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA State Guidelines. Thus, no
environmental review is required.
Attachment 2
PC Resolution DR] 6-0032
March 8, 2017
Page 2
WHEREAS, the Director of Development Services set the time and place for a hearing
on the subject activity, and notice of the hearing, together with its purpose, was given by its
publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the City at least 10 days prior to the hearing,
and
WHEREAS, the hearing was held at the tiane and place as advertised in the Council
Chambers, 276 Fourth Avenue, before the Planning Commission and the hearing was thereafter
closed.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of
Chula Vista that it hereby recommends the following be approved by City Council:
Amend Chapter 19.14 by adding Sections 19.14.800 thru 19.14.860 (attached hereto as
Exhibit 1) to add an initiation process to allow development project applicants to seek City
Council direction to authorize staff to work on proposed land use plan amendments or rezoning
actions.
Presented by: Approved as to form by:
Kelly Broughton Glen R. Googins
Director of Development Services City Attorney
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, this 8th day of March, 2017 by the following vote, to -wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Gabriel Gutierrez, Chair
ATTEST:
Patricia Laughlin, Secretary