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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2002-484RESOLUTION NO. 2002-484 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE EASTLAKE III SPA PLAN DESIGN GUIDELINES I. RECITALS A. Project Site WHEREAS, the area of land which is subject matter of this amendment is diagrammatically represented in Exhibit "1" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, and commonly known as a portion of EastLake III Planned Community, and for the purpose of general description herein consists of approximately 65.8 acres located in the easterly portion of the City of Chula Vista, ("Project Site"); and B. Project; Application for Discretionary Approval WHEREAS, on October 14, 2002, a duly verified application was filed with the City of Chula Vista Planning Department by the EastLake Company ("Developer"), requesting approval of an amendment to the EastLake III SPA Plan Design Guidelines to add an American Contemporary style to the permitted architectural styles in the WR-1 neighborhood within EastLake Woods; and C. Prior Discretionary Approvals WHEREAS, the development of the Project Site has been the subject matter of various entitlements, including: 1) a General Plan Amendment, General Development Plan and Sectional Planning Area Plan and Associated Design Guidelines, Public Facilities Financing Plan and Comprehensive Affordable Housing Plan previously approved by City Council Resolution No. 2002-220 on July 17, 2001; and 2) Planned Community District Regulations approved by Ordinance No. 2839 on July 24, 2001; and D. Planning Commission Record on Applications WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held an advertised public hearing on the project on November 13, 2002, and after staff presentation and public testimony, voted 4-0-1-1 to recommend that the City Council approve the project, in accordance with the findings listed below; and E. City Council Record of Applications WHEREAS, a duly called and noticed public heating on the project was held before the City Council of the City of Chula Vista on November 26, 2002, on the project and to receive the recommendations of the Planning Commission, and to hear public testimony with regard to same; and WHEREAS, the City Clerk set the time and place for a hearing on said EastLake III SPA Plan Design Guidelines amendment application and notice of said hearing, together with its purpose, was given by its publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the City, and its Resolution 2002-484 Page 2 mailing to property owners within 500 feet of the exterior boundary of the project at least 10 days prior to the hearing; and WHEREAS, the hearing was held at the time and place as advertised, namely 6:00 p.m., November 26, 2002, in the Council Chambers, 276 Fourth Avenue, before the City Council and said hearing was thereafter closed; and NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby find, determine and resolve as follows: II. PLANNING COMMISSION RECORD The proceedings and all evidence introduced before the Planning Commission at their public hearing on the project held on November 13, 2002, and the minutes and resolutions resulting therefrom are hereby incorporated into the record of this proceeding. III. PREVIOUS FSEIRg01-01 REVIEWED AND CONSIDERED; FINDINGS; APPROVALS The City Council of the City of Chula Vista has previously reviewed, analyzed, considered, and certified FSEIRgO1-01 (EastLake III GPA/GDP/SPA Plan). IV. COMPLIANCE WITH CEQA The Environmental Review Coordinator has reviewed the proposed activity for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that the activity will not have a significant effect on the environmental as defined under Section 15061 (General Rule Exemption) of the State CEQA Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to Section 15061 Subsection Co)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines the activity is not subject to CEQA. Thus, no environmental review is necessary. V. INDEPENDENT JUDGEMENT OF CITY COUNCIL The City Council finds that the proposed project has been reviewed in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, and the Environmental Review Procedures of the City of Chula Vista, and that the City Council finds that the proposed project is exempt from Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15061 Subsection (b)(3), and no further environmental review is necessary, and as such reflects the independent judgment of the City Council of the City of Chula Vista. VI. ADOPTION OF SPA AMENDMENT In light of the findings described herein, the amendment to the EastLake III SPA Design Guidelines, in the form attached hereto and incorporated heroin as Exhibit "2", is hereby approved. VII. SPA AMENDMENT FINDINGS APPROVAL A. THE EASTLAKE lII SPA PLAN DESIGN GUIDELINES (AS AMENDED), ARE IN CONFORMITY WITH THE EASTLAKE III GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND THE CHULA VISTA GENERAL PLAN. Resolution 2002-484 Page 3 The City Council has previously approved the EastLake III Sectional Planning Area (SPA) Plan and determined that it is consistent with the adopted EastLake Ill General Development Plan (GDP) and the Chula Vista General Plan. The EastLake III SPA Plan Design Guidelines are a component of the EastLake III Sectional Planning Area (SPA) Plan. Because the proposed amendment is intended to complement the adopted architectural design guidelines, the amended EastLake III SPA Plan Design Guidelines remain in substantial conformance with the adopted EastLake III General Development Plan (GDP) and the Chula Vista General Plan. B. THE EASTLAKE III SPA PLAN DESIGN GUIDELINES, AS AMENDED, WILL PROMOTE THE ORDERLY SEQUENTIALIZED DEVELOPMENT OF THE INVOLVED PLANNED COMMUNITY DISTRICT AREAS. The amended EastLake III SPA Plan Design Guidelines do not propose changes to the sequence or phasing of development of the Eastlake III Planned Community established by the EastLake III SPA Plan and the EastLake III Public Facilities Financing Plan. Therefore, the orderly sequentialized development of the involved Planned Community District areas, as previously adopted, will remain unchanged. C. THE EASTLAKE III SPA PLAN DESIGN GUIDELINES, AS AMENDED, WILL NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT ADJACENT LAND USE, RESIDENTIAL ENJOYMENT, CIRCULATION OR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. The added architectural style is subject to specific architectural design and site development standards to ensure the proper integration of these style within the previously approved list of architectural styles. A Site Plan and Architectural Review process to ensure that the design of homes does not adversely effect adjacent land use or residential enjoyment is presently required as a pre-requisite of building permit issuance. Circulation and environmental quality will not be effected by this amendment. D. IN THE CASE OF PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL USES, THAT SUCH DEVELOPMENT WILL BE APPROPRIATE IN AREA, LOCATION, AND OVERALL DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ARE SUCH AS TO CREATE A RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT OF SUSTAINED DESIRABILITY AND STABILITY; AND THAT SUCH DEVELOPMENT WILL MEET PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THIS TITLE. The added architectural style will enhance the variety of the housing designs offered in Eastlake III. The new design, as well as all other residential styles, must be designed to meet the adopted residential performance standards. E. IN THE CASE OF RESIDENTIAL USES, THAT SUCH DEVELOPMENT WILL BE APPROPRIATE IN THE AREA, LOCATION AND OVER-ALL PLANNING TO THE PURPOSE PROPOSED, AND THAT SURROUNDING AREAS ARE PROTECTED FROM ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS FROM SUCH DEVELOPMENT. The area where the new architectural style would be permitted is a residential area previously adopted as part of the EastLake III Master Planed Community. The proposed amendment to the Design Guidelines does not involve changes in land use. F. THE STREET AND THOROUGHFARES PROPOSED ARE SUITABLE AND ADEQUATE TO CARRY THE ANTICIPATED TRAFFIC THEREON. Resolution 2002-484 Page 4 The amendment to the EastLake III SPA Plan Design Guidelines does not involve the planned circulation system depicted on the General Plan Circulation Element. G. ANY PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CAN BE JUSTIFIED ECONOMICALLY AT THE LOCATION(S) PROPOSED AND WILL PROVIDE ADEQUATE RESIDENTIAL USES NEEDED AT SUCH PROPOSED LOCATION(S). The amendment to the EastLake III SPA Plan Design Guidelines does not involve creation of any new areas of residential development. H. THE AREA SURROUNDING SAID DEVELOPMENT CAN BE PLANNED AND ZONED IN COORDINATION AND SUBSTANTIAL COMPATIBILITY WITH SAID DEVELOPMENT. The amendment to the EastLake III SPA Plan Design Guidelines will be highly compatible with surrounding residential neighborhoods. Thus, these areas can be planned in substantial compatibility with the project. VIII. ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE EASTLAKE III SPA PLAN DESIGN GUIDELINES In light of the findings described herein, the City Council does hereby approve the amendment to the EastLake III SPA Plan Design Guidelines as more fully set forth in Exhibit IX. INVALIDITY; AUTOMATIC REVOCATION It is the intention of the City Council that its adoption of this resolution is dependent upon the enforceability of each and every term, provision, and condition herein stated; and that in the event that any one or more terms, provision, or conditions are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, this resolution shall be deemed to be automatically revoked and of no further force and effect ab initio. Presented by Approved as to form by Robert A. Leiter Planning and Building Director Jo~rl~)/[. Kaheny ~) C~j~Attomey Resolution 2002-484 Page 5 PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 26th day of November, 2002, by the following vote: ATI'EST: Councilmembers: Councilmembers: Councilmembers: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: Davis, Padilla, Rindone, Salas and Horton None None sii~fffi~flq-t°r t° n' May°r ~ Susan Bigelow, City Cleffc STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2002-484 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 26th day of November, 2002. Executed this 26th day of November, 2002. Susan Bigelow, City ClerlP