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RESOLUTION NO. 2020-048
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA DIRECTING STAFF TO INITIATE
AMENDING THE FORM BASED CODES OF THE
SECTIONAL PLANNING AREA PLANS FOR OTAY RANCH
VILLAGE 9, VILLAGE 10, AND THE UNIVERSITY AND
INNOVATION DISTRICT TO CREATE A UNIVERSITY AND
INNOVATION DISTRICT OVERLAY ZONE TO PROMOTE
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EDUCATIONAL USER IN
CHULA VISTA AND TO DEVELOP A PARTNERSHIP
AGREEMENT WITH HOMEFED CORPORATION TO
FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY
AND INNOVATION DISTRICT
WHEREAS, the area of land that is the subject of this Resolution is diagrammatically
represented in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, and commonly
known as the Village 9, Village 10 and University Innovation District, and for the purpose of
general description consists of three distinct properties totaling approximately 807 acres and located
south of the intersection of Eastlake Parkway and Hunte Parkway, north of the Otay River Valley,
and east of SR-125 (Project Site); and
WHEREAS, the City Council previously approved the Sectional Planning Area Plan (SPA
Plan) for Village 9 on June 3, 2014, for Village 10 on December 2, 2014 and for the University and
Innovation District (UID) on November 18, 2020; and
WHEREAS, as part of the approval of the UID, the City Council established a flex overlay
zone allowing development from one SPA plan to be transferred to another property in an adjacent
SPA plan to enhance development timing and improve the relationship of uses between SPA plans;
and
WHEREAS, City Council desires to further expand the area available for establishment of
academic and innovation users, currently limited to the UID SPA Plan area by the creation of a
University Innovation Overlay Zone (UI Overlay Zone) over the Project Site to increase opportunity
to attract educational users to the City of Chula Vista (Project). The UI Overlay Zone would be
applicable to the SPA Plan areas of Village 9, Village 10, and the University Innovation District --
an area of approximately 560 developable acres across 807.5 gross acres; and
WHEREAS, the City Council seeks to form a partnership with HomeFed Corporation to
facilitate future development of University and Innovation facilities and uses; and
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WHEREAS, the activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the California
Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section
15060(c)(3) no environmental review is required. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the initiation of
creating a UI Overlay Zone is also exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
based on State Guidelines Section 15061 (b)(3), which states that the activity is covered by the
common sense exemption that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a
significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility
that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not
subject to CEQA. Required environmental review will be completed for the development of the UI
Overlay Zone as part of future drafting of necessary ordinances, resolutions and agreements.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
that it hereby directs staff to initiate amending the form based codes of the Sectional Planning Area
Plans for Otay Ranch Village 9, Village 10, and the University and Innovation District to create a
University and Innovation District Overlay Zone to promote the establishment of an educational
user in Chula Vista and to develop a Partnership Agreement with HomeFed Corporation to facilitate
the development of the University and Innovation District.
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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 25th day of February 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. 2020-048 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 25th day of February 2020.
Executed this 25th day of February 2020.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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EXHIBIT A – SITE LOCATION MAP
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