HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2020-005RESOLUTION NO. 2020-005
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING THE PARK MASTER PLAN FOR
D STREET PARK LOCATED WITHIN A PORTION OF D
STREET, WEST OF WOODLAWN AVENUE, AND THE NAME
PATTY DAVIS PARK
WHEREAS, the proposed 0.81-acre park site is located within the D Street right-of-way
west of Woodlawn Avenue in western Chula Vista; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista is the owner of that certain real property situated in
the City of Chula Vista, County of San Diego, State of California, currently known as D Street
west of Woodlawn Avenue which was dedicated to the City of Chula Vista for public use on Map
505 recorded March 13, 1888; and
WHEREAS, a portion of said D Street is no longer needed for use as a public street, as
more particularly described in a legal description thereof, marked Exhibit “A,” and as shown on a
sketch thereof, marked Exhibit “B,” both attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference;
and
WHEREAS, access to San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) transmission line 642 located
along the north side of the D Street right-of-way line shall be maintained; and
WHEREAS, the western portion of said Exhibit “A” includes a Health Risk Assessment
Zone, as defined by the Environmental Element of the City of Chula Vista’s General Plan, and
therefore required the completion of a Health Risk Assessment Study; and
WHEREAS, the Air Quality Analysis included in the Health Risk Assessment Study noted
no significant findings; and
WHEREAS, the Noise/Land Use compatibility guidelines listed in the City’s General Plan
pertaining to Neighborhood Parks does not apply to this Project because it is designated as an
Urban Park in accordance with the Chula Vista Park Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, a parking count for the project area was done in April 2018 and an update
completed in September - October 2019 which covered the streets south of C Street, west of
Broadway, north of E Street and east of I-5. The parking count shows that there was generally 9%
- 36% parking availability in the neighborhood and that if the existing parking spaces west of
Woodlawn Avenue are eliminated, it would represent a 4% - 23% parking availability in the
neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, the project proposes to convert existing asphalt into a park which would
reduce the amount of existing impervious areas by replacing them with pervious areas thus
improving water quality over existing conditions; and
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WHEREAS, considering the conclusions from the Air Quality Analysis, Parking Study and
Water Quality Analysis, and because the Noise/Land Use compatibility guidelines listed in the
City’s General Plan pertaining to Neighborhood Parks does not apply to Urban Parks, the Director
of Development Services has determined that the project qualifies for a Categorical Exemption
pursuant to Section 15332 [In-fill Development Projects] and Section 15304 [Minor Alterations to
Land] of the State California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines. Thus, no further
environmental review is required; and
WHEREAS, standard Park and Facilities Rules, as stated in Chapter 2.66 of Chula Vista
Municipal Code (CVMC), shall apply with an additional restriction that no balloons and flying of
kites be allowed in the park in order to protect the adjacent overhead power lines and associated
electrical transformers; and
WHEREAS, the D Street Park Master Plan provides amenities consistent with urban parks
of a similar size and configuration within western Chula Vista neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, the proposed park’s name is Westview; and
WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Commission recommended approval of the D Street
Park Master Plan and park name at its meeting on October 10th, 2019.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
that it approves the Park Master Plan for D Street Park, located within a portion of D Street, west
of Woodlawn Avenue, and the name Patty Davis Park.
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Kelly G. Broughton, FASLA Glen R. Googins
Director of Development Services City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 14th day of January 2020 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Diaz, Galvez, McCann, Padilla, and Casillas Salas
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Mary Casillas Salas, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2020-005 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 14th day of January 2020.
Executed this 14th day of January 2020.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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