HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 3 - Attachment 7 - Draft City Council General Plan Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 2020-
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA ADOPTING MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND
ASSOCIATED MITIGATION, MONITORING AND REPORTING
PROGRAM IS-18-0004 AND APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO
THE CHULA VISTA GENERAL PLAN INCLUDING ASSOCIATED
TEXT, MAPS AND TABLES TO REFLECT A LAND USE CHANGE
FROM LIMITED INDUSTRIAL TO RESIDENTIAL HIGH FOR
APPROXIMATELY 6.9 ACRES AT 676 MOSS STREET
WHEREAS, the area of land that is the subject of this Resolution is depicted in Exhibit A
attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, and for the purpose of general
description consists of approximately 6.9 acres generally located in western Chula Vista and
located at 676 Moss Street east of Industrial Boulevard, west of Broadway, and between L Street
to the north and fronting Moss Street(Project Site); and
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista's current General Plan was last comprehensively
updated in December 2005; and
WHEREAS, on December 7, 2018, a duly verified application requesting an amendment to the
Chula Vista General Plan (MPA18-0015), was filed with the City of Chula Vista Development
Services Department by Shopoff Realty Investments, LLC (Applicant); and
WHEREAS, the Applicant filed the request to initiate a General Plan Amendment (GPA)
(Proj ect); and
WHEREAS, the proposed GPA involves amending portions of the Land Use and
Transportation element of the City's General Plan, including associated maps and tables as
contained in a document entitled, "676 Moss Street - Proposed General Plan Amendments (May
2020)" as represented in Exhibit B and on file in the City Clerk's office; and
WHEREAS, the GPA as presented is necessary to accommodate the land use for 141
higher-density attached condominiums in a transit-friendly location; and
WHEREAS, the next step in the process would require the approval of a Rezone, Tentative
Map, Design Review and Variance; and
WHEREAS, the Development Services Director has reviewed the proposed project for
compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has conducted an Initial
Study, IS-18-004. Based upon the results of the Initial Study, the Director of Development
Services has determined that the Project could result in significant effects on the environment.
However, revisions to the Project made by or agreed to by the Applicant would avoid the effects or
mitigate the effects to a point where clearly no significant effects would occur; therefore, the
Director of Development Services has caused the preparation of a Mitigated Negative Declaration,
IS-18-0004 and associated Mitigation, Monitoring and Reporting Program; and
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WHEREAS, pursuant to California Government Code section 65090, the Planning
Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on the Project and recommended that the City
Council adopt the Resolution approving the GPA; and
WHEREAS, the proceedings and all evidence introduced before the Planning Commission
at the public hearing on this Project, and the minutes and resolution resulting therefrom, are hereby
incorporated into the record of these proceedings; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk set the time and place for the hearing on the Project and notice
of said hearing, together with its purposes given by its publication in a newspaper of general
circulation in the City, at least ten days prior to the hearing; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Government Code section 65090, the City Council held
a duly noticed public hearing on the Project.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
hereby finds and determines as follows:
II. COMPLIANCE WITH CEQA
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista finds that, in the exercise of their independent
review and judgment, the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation and Monitoring &
Reporting Program (IS 18-0004) which is represented as Exhibit C and on file in the City Clerk's
office meets all CEQA requirements and hereby adopts the same.
III. GENERAL PLAN INTERNAL CONSISTENCY
The City Council hereby finds and determines that the General Plan, as amended, is
internally consistent and shall remain internally consistent following amendments thereof by this
Resolution.
IV. ADOPTION OF GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT
In light of the findings above, the General Plan Amendment provisions are hereby approved
and adopted in the form as presented in Exhibits B and C attached hereto and on file in the City
Clerk's Office.
Presented by: Approved as to form by:
Kelly G. Broughton, FASLA Glen R. Googins
Development Services Director City Attorney