HomeMy WebLinkAboutMPA18-0013 RESOLUTION NO. MPA18-0013
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA PLANNING
COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT
THE OTAY RANCH PHASE 2 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN
UPDATE WHICH WILL BRING THE DOCUMENT UP-TO-DATE WITH
CURRENT OTAY RANCH PRESERVE MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE
AND ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET, OWNERSHIP, BIOLOGICAL
MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS AND
INCLUDES THE CURRENT STATUS OF OTAY RANCH
DEVELOPMENT AND OTAY RANCH PRESERVE ASSEMBLY AND
OTAY RANCH GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLANISUBREGIONAL
PLAN AND PHASE 1 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN POLICIES
RELATED TO BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
WHEREAS, on October 28, 1998, City Council adopted the Otay Ranch General
Development Plan (GDP) which provides major policies, recommendations and implementation
measures to guide development of stay Ranch; and
WHEREAS, on October 28, 1998, City Council also adopted the Otay Ranch Phase 1
Resource Management Plan(RMP 1) which provides policies, standards, and guidelines from the
GDP to reduce impacts from development and guide future management and monitoring
activities within the Otay Ranch Preserve (Preserve);and 3
WHEREAS, on June 4, 1996, City Council adopted the Otay Ranch Phase 2 Resource
Management Pian (RMP2) which provides an implementation strategy to meet the resource
protection goals, objectives, policies, standards, and guidelines established in the GDP and
RMP 1; and
WHEREAS, the City Council amended the RMP2 on November 10, 1998 and May 23, !
2006 to address changes in the circumstances related to the Otay Ranch since the approval of the
original RMP2 and acknowledging that the majority of prioritized land had already been
conveyed to the Preserve Owner/Manager(POM); and
WHEREAS, this is the first comprehensive update to RMP2 since its original approval
that will bring the document up-to-date with current Preserve management structure and annual
operating budget, ownership, biological monitoring and management requirements and includes
the current status of Otay Ranch development and Preserve assembly and GDPISubregional Plan
(SRP) and RMPI policies related to biological and cultural resources; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Development Services has reviewed the project for
compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and determined that the
project was adequately covered in previously certified Final Program Environmental Impact
Report for Otay Ranch, dated December 1992, and the Findings of Fact for Otay Ranch GDP,
dated October 28, 1993. Therefore, no further environmental review or documentation is
required; and
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WHEREAS, the Director of Development Services set the time and place for a hearing
on the project and notice of the said 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 time 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 makes the following findings:
1. That the proposed project is consistent with the Otay Ranch GDP and RMPI
The GDP contains a policy that acknowledges that Otay Ranch Implementation Documents
may be amended or updated in response to changing conditions. Many actions and changes
have occurred to land use plans, habitat conservation plans, ownership, and biological
management and monitoring standards since the GDP was adopted in 1993. Additionally, the
RMP1 acknowledges that the subsequent RMP2 would include additional studies and s
research to refine the Preserve boundary, which was mapped at a broad scale in the previous
RMP documents.
2, The proposed project is consistent with the City's Multiple Species Conservation
Program Subarea Plan
The City adopted its Multiple Species Conservation Program (MSCP) Subarea Plan on May
13, 2003. The City's MSCP Subarea Plan identifies a series of focused planning areas within
which some lands will be dedicated for preservation of native habitats, and provides take
authorization for Quina checkerspot butterfly and the 85 species covered by the MSCP
within specified areas. The City's MSCP Subarea Plan designates village developments in
Otay Ranch as a "Covered Project" and relies on the RMP1 and RMP2 as the framework for
the conservation and management of biological resources within Otay Ranch. Both RMP 1
and RMP2 are incorporated by reference in the City's MSCP Subarea Plan and are appended
as the Framework Management Plan for Otay Ranch. In anticipation of the need for updates,
the City's MSCP Subarea Plan states.that the RMP may be amended by the City through the
use of its jurisdictional authority without amendment to the City's MSCP Subarea Plan if
such amendments are consistent with the goals of both the MSCP and City's MSCP Subarea
Plan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Planning Commission, based on the findings
above, hereby makes the recommendation to City Council to adapt the Otay Ranch Phase 2
Resource Management Plan Update.
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PAKelly'G. Brougg
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Director of Development Servicest e
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA,this 10th day of October 2018, by the following vote,to-wit:
AYES: Burroughs, Calvo,Milburn,Nava, Zaker
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NOES: 0
ABSENT: Gutierrez
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ABSTAIN: 0
u ierrez, Chair
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Pa icia Salv cio , Secretary
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