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Home My WebLink AboutOrd 2003-2917ORDINANCE NO. 2917 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE OTAY RANCH VILLAGE ELEVEN SECTIONAL PLANNING AREA PLAN TO ADD LANGUAGE TO THE PLANNED COMMUNITY DISTRICT REGULATIONS WHEREAS, the property which is the subject matter of this ordinance is identified as Exhibit "A" attached hereto and described on Chula Vista Tract 01-1lA, and is commonly known as Village 11 ("Property"); and WHEREAS, a duly verified application to amend the Otay Ranch Village 11 SPA Plan Planned Community District Regulations was fried with the City of Chula Vista Planning and Building Depa~hnent on July 29, 2002 by Brookfield Shea Otay LLC, ("Applicant"); and WHEREAS, the amendment to the Otay Ranch SPA One Planned Community District Regulations is intended to ensure that the Otay Ranch SPA One Plan is prepared in acx:ordance with the Otay Ranch General Development Plan (GDP), to implement the City of Chula Vista General Plan for castem Chula Vista, to promote the orderly planning and long term phased development of the Otay Ranch GDP and to establish conditions which will enable the amended Otay Ranch Village 11 SPA Plan area to exist in harmony within the community ("Project"); and WHEREAS, the amended Otay Ranch SPA One Planned Community District Regulations and Zoning District Map is established pursuant to Title 19 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code, specifically Chapter 19.48 (PC) Planned Community Zone, and are applicable to the Otay Ranch Village 11 Site Utilization Plan of the amended Village 11 SPA Plan; and WHEREAS, the amended Otay Ranch SPA One Planned Community District Regulations enhances the pedestrian-oriented neighborhood design in the village by adding footnotes to the Planned Community (PC) District Regulations, Table 11.3.3-2, "Residential Property Development Standards", to allow reduced minimum lot widths and reduced front yard setbacks for a "z-lot" and "zero lot-line" single-family design concept. The applicant proposes to apply for implementation of the z-lot configuration in Neighborhood R-1. The reduced lot widths and front yard setbacks provide design flexibility and implement several Otay Ranch goals and principles; and WHEREAS, the development of the Property has been the subject matter of a Sectional Planning Area Plan ("SPA Plan") previously approved by the City Council on October 23, 2001 by Resolution No. 2001-363, wherein the City Council, in the environmental evaluation of said Village 11 SPA Plan, relied in part on the original Otay Ranch General Development Plan (GDP) Amendment/Village 11 Sectional Planning Area Plan, Final Environmental Impact Report ("FEIR 01-02"); and WHEREAS, the City's Environmental Review Coordinator has reviewed the proposed project for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and has determined that the proposed project was adequately covered in previously adopted Otay Ranch GDP Amendment/Village 11 Sectional Planning Area Plan FEIR 01-02. Thus, no further environmental review or documentation is necessary; and I Ordinance 2917 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-03-06) 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 10 days prior to the hearing; and WHEREAS, the hearing was held at the time and place as advertised, namely 6:00 p.m. May 14, 2003, in the Council Chambers, 276 Fourth Avenue, before the Planning Commission and said hearing was thereafter closed. WHEREAS, by a vote of 4-0-0-2, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the project; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was scheduled for May 27, 2003, before the City Council of the City of Chula Vista on the Otay Ranch Village 11 SPA Amendment to add language (footnotes) to the PC District Regulations to allow reduced setbacks for "z-lot" single-family residential lot configurations. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby fred, determine, resolve and order as follows: I. PLANNING COMMISSION RECORD The proceedings and all evidence introduced before the Planning Commission at the FEIR public hearing on the amended Village 11 SPA Plan held on May 14, 2003 and the minutes and resolutions 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 approves an amendment to the Village 11 SPA Planned Community District Regulations adding footnotes to the Planned Community (PC) District Regulations, Table II.3.3-2, "Residential Property Development Standards", to allow reduced minimum lot widths and reduced front yard setbacks for a "z-lot" and "zero lot-line" single-family design concept, which implements several Otay Ranch goals and principles finding that they are consistent with the City of Chula Vista General Plan, the Otay Ranch General Development Plan, Otay Ranch Village 11 SPA Plan, and all other applicable Plans, and that the public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good planning and zoning practice support the FEIR approval and implementation. III. CERTIFICATION OF COMPLLANCE WITH CEQA The City Council hereby finds that the Project, as described and analyzed in the Otay Ranch GDP Amendment/Village 11 Sectional Planning Area Plan, FEIR 01-02, would have no new effects that were not examined in the Otay Ranch GDP Amendment/Village 11 Sectional Planning Area Plan, FEIR 01-02, [Guideline 15168 (0(2)]. IV. CEQA FINDING REGARDING PROJECT WITHIN SCOPE OF PRIOR FEIR The City Council hereby finds that: (1) there were no substantial changes in the Project from FEIR 01-02, which would require revisions of said report; (2) no substantial changes have Ordinance 2917 Page 3 occurred with respect to the circumstances under which the Project is undertaken since certification of FEIR 01-02; (3) and no new information of substantial importance to the Project has become available since the issuance and approval of FEIR 01-02; 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 FEIR 01-02 [Guideline 15168(c)(2) and 15162(a)]. V. INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT OF CITY COUNCIL The City Council hereby finds that the proposed project was adequately covered in previously adopted Otay Ranch GDP Amendment/Village 11 Sectional Planning Area Plan, FEIR 01-02. Thus, no further environmental review or documentation is necessary. VI. INCORPORATION OF ALL CONDITIONS, MITIGATION MEASURES AND ALTERNATIVES The City Council does hereby re-adopt and incorporate herein as conditions for this approval all applicable mitigation measures and alternatives, as set forth in the findings adopted in the Mitigation Monitoring Program for FEIR 01-02. VII. NOTICE WITH LATER ACTIVITIES The City Council does hereby give notice, to the extent required by law, that this Project was fully described and analyzed and is within the scope of the FEIR 01-02 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 consistem with the Otay Ranch Village 11 Sectional Planning Area Plan for the following reasons: A. THE PROPOSED 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 request to amend the Otay Ranch Village 11 SPA Plan to add language (footnotes) to the PC District Regulations to allow reduced setbacks for "z-lot" single-family residential lot configurations, 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. B. THE PROPOSED SETIONAL PLANNING AREA PLAN WOULD PROMOTE THE ORDERLY, SEQUENTIALIZED DEVELOPMENT OF THE INVOLVED SECTIONAL PLANNING AREA. The Otay Ranch Village 11 SPA Plan amendment contains provisions and requirements to ensure the orderly, phased development of the project. The amendment does not modify any phased development of the project and must comply with all development phase thresholds identified in the Otay Ranch Village 11 SPA Plan. I Ordinance 2917 Page 4 C. THE PROPOSED SECTIONAL PLANNING AREA PLAN WOULD NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT ADJACENT LAND USE, RESIDENTIAL ENJOYMENT, CIRCULATION OR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. The land uses within Otay Ranch are designed to promote pedestrian-oriented neighborhoods. The amendment does not modify any surrounding land uses and is consistent with the residential land use policies 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 will be required to implement all mitigation measures specified in the Otay Ranch GDP Amendment/Village 11 Sectional Planning Area Plan, FEIR 01-02. These mitigation measures will minimize or reduce any identified impacts to land use, circulation and environmental quality. Presented by Approved as to form by Robert Leiter Planning and Building Director Ordinance 2917 Page 5 PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 3rd day of June, 2003, by the following vote: ATTEST: Councilmembers: Councilmembers: Councilmembers: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: McCann, Rindone, Salas and Padilla None Davis Susan Bigelow, City Clei'k 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 Ordinance No. 2917 had its first reading at a regular meeting held on the 27th day of May, 2003 and its second reading and adoption at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 3rd day of June, 2003. Executed this 3rd day of June, 2003. Susan Bigelow, City Clerk~-~ I GREENS LOCATION OLYMPIC TRAINING CENTER CHULA VISTA PLANNING AND BUILDING DEPARTMENT LOCATOR PROJECT PROJECT DE$C:RIPTION: AR°UC, N,n': BROOKFIELD SHEA OTAY, LLC. PROJECT OTAY RANCH (;DP, VILLAGE I I ADDRESS: OF OR VALLEY j:\home\planning\cherrylc\locators\pcm0306.cdr 08.13.02 MISCELLANEOUS Request Village 11 Tentslive Mep revision to increase RI, R4 and maintenance of R2 at 47' units as shown on approved TM. R1 and R4 increases are within number of units approved in the SPA. TM revision includes grading improvements to lessen transport of cut and fill materials between areas to the east and west of the SDG&E/SDCWA easement. EXHIBIT "A" I