HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2003-236 RESOLUTION NO. 2003-236
(AGENCY RESOLUTION NO. 1823)
JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA DIRECTING STAFF TO INITIATE THE
PREPARATION OF AN URBAN CORE SPECIFIC PLAN
WHEREAS, the General Plan Vision for the Urban Core of the City states that the Urban
Core will contain the greatest diversity of public, commercial, civic, financial, cultural, and
residential uses emphasizing its role as the hub of the City; and
WHEREAS, the General Plan Vision for the traditional residential neighborhoods that
surround the Urban Core states that the attractiveness of living in these areas will be enhanced by
the Urban Core's diversity in character and architectural style and enhanced access to facilities
and services; and
WHEREAS, the Land Use Element of the General Plan calls for the use of precise
planning in the areas surrounding Town Centre I to encourage mixed land use; and
WHEREAS, Goal 1 of the Central Chula Vista Area Plan of the General Plan states, "It is
the goal of Chula Vista to foster the vitality and preeminence of Central Chula Vista and the
Urban Core in particular as the downtown and focus of the City"; and
WHEREAS, the Urban Core Specific Plan will serve as the precise planning mechanism
to direct and guide the development of the Urban Core, including the downtown and surrounding
areas, towards this goal by directly regulating land use and establishing a focused development
scheme and process for the area; and
WHEREAS, the preparation of the Urban Core Specific Plan will be closely coordinated
with the General Plan Update process to accomplish the necessary neighborhood-level planning
for the Urban Core that is envisioned in the update process; and
WHEREAS, Section 65301(b) of the California Government Code authorizes area plans
within a general plan to address a particular subject or geographic area in the planning area; and
WHEREAS, Chula Vista Municipal Code Section 19.07.010 adopts by reference
Sections 65450 through 65507 of the California Government Code that authorizes the local
legislative body to initiate the preparation of a specific plan to implement the policies of a
general plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council and Redevelopment
Agency of the City of Chula Vista do hereby adopt this resolution directing staff to initiate the
preparation of an Urban Core Specific Plan.
Resolution 2003-236
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Laurie Madigan J
Contmmunity Development Director cA~ ~It~o.g~r~ey/Agen C~ou el (~ --
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council and the Redevelopment
Agency of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 27th day of May, 2003, by the following vote:
AYES: Agency/Councilmembers: Davis, McCann, and Padilla
NAYS: Agency/Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Agency/Councilmembers: None
ABSTAIN: Agency/Councilmembers: Rindone and Salas
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StephertJPadilla, Mayor/~hair -
ATTEST:
Susan Bigelow, City Cler~
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 City
Council Resolution No. 2003-236/Redevelopment Agency Resolution No. 1823 was duly
passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council and Redevelopment Agency at a regular
meeting held on the 27th day of May, 2003.
Executed this 27th day of May, 2003.
Susan Bigelow, City Clerk