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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2002-532- RESOLUTION NO. 2002-532 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE OTAY RANCH SECTIONAL PLANNING AREA (SPA) ONE PLAN MODIFYING NEIGHBORHOOD BOUNDARIES IN VILLAGE ONE WEST AND TRANSFERING OTAY RANCH SPA ONE DWELLING UNITS FROM VILLAGE FIVE TO VILLAGE ONE WEST WHEREAS, the property which is the subject matter of this resolution is identified as Exhibit "A" attached hereto and described on Chula Vista Tract 98-06B, and is commonly known as Village One West (South), ("Property"); and WHEREAS, a duly verified application to amend the Otay Ranch Sectional Planning Area (SPA) One Plan portion of Otay Ranch Village One West (South) was filed with the City of Chula Vista Planning and Building Depathnent on July 1, 2002 by Otay Project, L. P., ("Applicant"); and WHEREAS, the application requests to amend the Otay Ranch Sectional Planning Area (SPA) One Plan portion of Otay Ranch Village One West modifying neighborhood boundaries in Village One West and transferring Otay Ranch SPA One dwelling units from Village Five to Village One West; and - WHEREAS, the development of the Property has been the subject matter of the Otay Ranch General Development Plan ("GDP") previously approved by the City Council on October 28, 1993 by Resolution No. 17298, and as amended on November 10, 1998 by Resolution No. 19253 ("GDP Resolution") wherein the City Council, in the environmental evaluation of said GDP, relied in part on the Otay Ranch General Development Plan, Final Environmental Impact Report No. 90-01, SCH 69010154 ("Program FEIR 90-01"); and WHEREAS, the development of the Property has been the subject matter of a Sectional Planning Area One Plan ("SPA One Plan") previously approved by the City Council on June 4, 1996 by Resolution No. 18286, and as amended on February 16, 1999 by Resolution No. 19375, wherein the City Council, in the environmental evaluation of said SPA One Plan, relied in part on the original Otay Ranch SPA One Plan Final Environmental Impact Report No. 95-01, SCH 894101046 ("FEIR 95-01"), and the amended Otay Ranch SPA One Plan Final Environmental Impact Report No. 97-03, SCH 897091079 ('WEIR 97-0Y'); and WHEREAS, the Property is also the subject matter of an amendment to the Otay Ranch General Development Plan (GDP) adopted by City Council by Resolution No. 2002-531; and WHEREAS, the City's Environmental Review Coordinator has reviewed the Project for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and has determined that the project was covered in previously adopted FEIR 95-01 and FEIR 97-03. The Environmental Review Coordinator has determined that only minor technical changes or additions to this document are necessary and that none of the conditions described in Section 15162 and 15163 of the State CEQA Guidelines calling for the preparation of a subsequent document have occurred; therefore, the Environmental Review Coordinator has prepared an addendum to FEIR 95-01 and FEIR 97-03 in accordance with State CEQA Guidelines Section 15164 and adopted pursuant to Resolution No. 2002-531 (GPA-03-01); and Resolution 2002-532 Page 2 WHEREAS, the Planning Commission set the time and place for a hearing on said Otay Ranch Sectional Planning Area (SPA) One Plan amendment (PCM-03-01) 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 mailing to property owners within 500 feet of the exterior boundaries of the Project site at least ten days prior to the hearing; and WHEREAS, the hearing was held at the time and place as advertised, namely 6:00 p.m. on December 11, 2002, in the Council Chambers, 276 Fourth Avenue, before the Planning Commission and said heating was thereafter closed. WHEREAS, by a vote of 6-0 the Planning Commission approved the project; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was scheduled before the City Council of the City of Chula Vista on the Otay Ranch SPA One Amendment modifying the neighborhood boundaries in Village One West, and transferring Otay Ranch SPA One dwelling units from Village Five to Village One West; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby find, determine, resolve and order as follows: I. PLANNING COMMISSION RECORD The proceedings and all evidence introduced before the Planning Commission at their public hearing held on December 11, 2002, and the minutes and resolutions resulting therefrom, are hereby incorporated into the record of this proceeding. These documents, along with any documents submitted to the decision makers, shall comprise the entire record of the proceedings for any California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) claims. II. ACTION The City Council hereby adopts an amendment to the Otay Ranch SPA One Plan modifying neighborhood boundaries in Village One West and transferring 65 Otay Ranch SPA One dwelling units from Village Five to Village One West, as set forth on Exhibit "B" and Exhibit "C", attached hereto, finding it is consistent with the City of Chula Vista General Plan, the Otay Ranch General Development Plan, and all other applicable plans, and that the public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good planning and zoning practice support their approval and implementation. III. CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH CEQA The City Council hereby finds that the Project, as described and analyzed in the Otay Ranch Program FEIR 90-01, original Otay Ranch SPA One FEIR 95-01 and subsequent Otay Ranch SPA One FEIR 97-03, would have no new effects that were not examined in the preceding Program FEIR 90-01, SPA One FEIR 95-01, and subsequent SPA One FEIR 97-03 [Guideline 15168 (c)(2)]; and IV. CEQA FINDING REGARDING PROJECT WITHIN SCOPE OF PRIOR EIR The City Council hereby finds that: (1) there were no changes in the Project from the Program FEIR and the FEIR which would require revisions of said reports; (2) no substantial changes have occurred with respect to the circumstances under which the Project is undertaken since the previous reports; (3) and no new information of substantial impo~nce to the Project Resolution 2002-532 Page 3 _ has become available since the issuance and approval of the prior repons; and that, therefore, no new effects could occur or no new mitigation measures will be required in addition to those already in existence and made a condition for Project implementation. Therefore, the City Council approves the Project as an activity that is within the scope of the project covered by the Program EIR and FEIR, and an Addendum has been adopted pursuant to Resolution No. 2002- 531 (GPA-03-01) [Guideline 15168 (c)(2) and 15162 (a)]. IV. INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT OF CITY COUNCIL The City Council found that the Addendum prepared to Otay Ranch SPA One FEIR 95-01 and FEIR 97-03, identified as Exhibit "B", attached to Resolution No. 2002-531 (GPA-03- 01), and adopted thereto, reflects the independent judgment of the City Council of the City of Chula Vista. VI. INCORPORATION OF ALL MITIGATION MEASURES AND ALTERNATIVES The City Council re-adopted and incorporated herein as conditions for this approval all applicable mitigation measures and alternatives, as set forth in the findings adopted in the Otay Ranch GDP Program FEIR 90-01, Otay Ranch SPA One FEIR 95-01, and subsequent Otay Ranch SPA One FEIR 97-03. VII. NOTICE WITH LATER ACTIVITIES The City Council gave notice, to the extent required by law, that this Project was fully described and analyzed and is within the scope of the Otay Ranch GDP FEIR-90-01, the original - SPA One Plan FEIR-95-01, subsequent SPA One Plan FEIR-97-03, and Addendum adopted thereto, adequately describes and analyzes this project for the purposes of CEQA [Guideline 15168 (e)]. VIII. SECTIONAL PLANNING AREA (SPA) PLAN FINDINGS The proposed Project is consistent with the Otay Ranch Sectional Planning Area One Plan for the following reasons: A. THE PROPSED SECTIONAL PLANNING AREA PLAN IS IN CONFORMITY WITH THE GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF THE P-C ZONE, ANY ADOPTED SPECIFIC PLANS, AND THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA GENERAL PLAN AND ITS SEVERAL ELEMENTS. The SPA One area of Otay Ranch Village One West that modifies neighborhood boundaries in Village One West and transfers dwelling units from Village Five to Village One West reflects the land uses, circulation system, open space and recreational uses, and public facility uses consistent with the Otay Ranch General Development Plan and Chula Vista General Plan. The elememary school site in Village One West was added to the City's General Plan and Otay Ranch General Developmem Plan in the event that the primary school site identified in the nearby Sunbow Planned Community was unavailable. The Chula Vista Elementary School District (C.V.E.S.D.) has purchased the Sunbow site and determined that the Village One West site is no longer needed. B. THE PROPOSED SETIONAL PLANNING AREA PLAN WOULD PROMOTE - THE ORDERLY, SEQUENTIALIZED DEVELOPMENT OF THE INVOLVED SECTIONAL PLANNING AREA. Resolution 2002-532 Page 4 The Otay Ranch SPA One amendment contains provisions and requirements to ensure the orderly, phased development of the project. The underlying land use in Village One West is identified as single-family residential as described in the Otay Ranch SPA One document. C. THE PROPOSED SETIONAL PLANNING AREA PLAN WOULD NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT ADJACENT LAND USE, RESIDENTIAL ENJOYMENT, CIRCULATION OR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. The land uses within Otay Ranch are designed with an underlying land use in place in the event of the relocation or deletion of public facilities such as schools. The elementary school site in nearby Sunbow will serve the project residents, as required by the General Plan and Otay Ranch General Development Plan. A comprehensive street network serves the project and provides for access to off-site adjacent properties. The proposed plan closely follows all existing environmental protection guidelines and will avoid unacceptable off-site impacts through the provision of mitigation measures specified in the Otay Ranch Final Environmental Impact Reports FEIR-95-01 and FEIR-97-03. Presented by Approved as to form by Resolution 2002-532 Page 5 PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 17th day of December, 2002, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: Davis, Rindone, Salas, McCann and Padilla NAYS: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: None ATrEST: Susan Bigelow, City Clerl~ 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. 2002-532 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 17th day of December, 2002. Executed this 17th day of December, 2002. Susan Bigelow, City Clerk ~,SUNBOW n 5~ 59 CHULA VISTAPLANNING AND BUILDINGDEPARTMENT LOCATOR PrOJECt ~RO:ECT eESCRIP~ON: APPLICANT: OTAY PROJECT, L.R  PROJECT OTAY RANCH VILLAGE ONE, WEST MISCELLANEOUS ADDRESS: R59/R60; South of East Palomar St. GPA & GDP Amendment: ~ROPOSE ' to conved the West of Paseo Ranchero existing school site into single family neighborhood SCALE: I FILE NUMBER: NORTH No Scale PCM-03-01 Related Case(s): ~L;~-uz-u~ j:\home\planning\cherrylc\locators\pcm0301 .cdr 07.10 02 EXHIBIT "A" EXHIBIT "C"