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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 1986-12316 RESOLUTION NO. 12316 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING PCC-84-11 FOR A CHURCH AND SCHOOL FACILITIES AT EAST "H" STREET AND BUENA VISTA WAY The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby resolve as follows: WHEREAS, the applicant proposes a church, day school and preschool on 9.5 acres located at the northwesterly corner of East "H" Street and Buena Vista Way in the P-C zone, and WHEREAS, this "unclassified use" of a private school may be considered for location in any zone subject to City Council approval, and WHEREAS, on November 13, 1985, the Planning Commission recertified EIR-83-2A with Addendum, and WHEREAS, by a vote of 5-1 with one absent, the Planning Commission recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution approving the request in accordance with Planning Commission Resolution PCC-84-11, and WHEREAS, the E1 Rancho del Rey Specific Plan designates the southerly two-thirds of the site for public facilities with the northern one-third designated as open space or park, and WHEREAS, an athletic field and turfed open area would occupy the northerly one-third of the property, and WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed and hereby certifies EIR-83-2A with Addendum as being in compliance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act, and WHEREAS, the City Council reviewed an environmental noise analysis dated October 1, 1985 prepared by San Diego Acoustics, Inc. which indicates that noise resulting from approval of the project will not be in violation of the Chula Vista Noise Ordinance limits. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista hereby approves PCC-84-11 subject to the following conditions: -1- 1. The applicant shall be responsible for all street improvements for the frontage along East 'H' Street to include, but not limited to, curb gutter, sidewalk driveway approaches, asphaltic surfacing, road transition, street lights, parking control signs, sanitary sewer facilities and any necessary dedication as determined by the City Engineer. 2. Buena Vista shall be improved to a width and length as determined to be necessary by the City Engineer with a minimum 30 ft. width dedication to extend to the northwesterly corner of the property to facilitate possible future access and service to the proposed open space park area designated for the immediate vicinity. Note: Buena Vista improvement shall include cul-de-sacing and paving to a sufficient width to provide two-way access in the event that the adjacent property to the east is not developed in conjunction with this project. Such improvements including the location of the cul-de-sac shall be at the discretion of the City Engineer. 3. Storm drainage requirements, street trees and the possible signalization at the intersection of East 'H' and Buena Vista shall be put in as required by the City Engineer. 4. The master plan shall be revised to reflect a minimum 30 ft. landscaped area to be provided from the edge of the property line to the end of any parking stall after the necessary dedication is determined by the Engineering Department. 5. A formal phasing plan shall be submitted subject to the approval of the City Planning Director. 6. Each building phase shall be submitted to the City's Design Review Committee for approval of site plan, landscaping, architecture, fencing and signing. 7. All development shall be subject to any fees and/or conditions as established by the City Council through the adoption of the E1 Rancho del Rey Specific Plan and any amendments thereto. -2- 8. No grading permit, building permit or other construction permit shall be issued for development of this site until the applicant has entered into a development agreement satisfactory to the City insuring that the necessary public improvements are in place in accordance with the proposed public facilities financing and phasing plan. 9. The developer shall participate in the East Street Development Program established by City Council. The extent of participation shall be determined by the City Engineer in accordance with criteria established in that program. 10. The private school shall be limited to 400 elementary (K-6) and preschool students. 11. Phase II (School Construction), Phase IV (Turfed Open Space), and the play facilities and gymnasium shall be constructed concurrently. 12. A grading plan shall be submitted to conform with the adjacent property. 13. A berm shall be built on the 30-foot landscaped section northerly of East "H" Street. 14. Failure of the project to conform with the Noise Standards of the City of Chula Vista will be grounds for revocation or amendment of Conditional Use Permit PCC-84-11. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council's approval of PCC-84-11 is based upon the following findings: 1. The proposed use will offer church and private school facilities in an area which is not presently served by such facilities. The site has been identified on the proposed E1 Rancho del Rey Specific Plan as appropriate for public facilities such as churches and private schools. 2. The property in question is nearly 9.5 acres in size thereby providing adequate land area to accommodate the combination of uses proposed without adversely impacting adjacent residential area with undue levels of noise, activity or on street parking. -3- 31¥ 3. A recommended condition of approval will require review and approval by the City's Design Review Committee to insure compliance with all City Codes. 4. The design and conditions as proposed will insure compliance with the various elements of the General Plan including Circulation, Noise, Open Space and Seismic Safety. The review by the Design Review Committee and any conditions related thereto will insure compliance with the Scenic Highway Element of the General Plan. Presented by Approved as to form by ~'e0rge ~Kre~lS1, Di~r~ctor of CS-arles R. Gill, Assistant Planning City Attorney 1135a -4- ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, this 7th day of January ..... 19 86 , by the following vote, to--wit: AYES: Councilmembers Cox, Moore, Scott, McCandliss NAYES: Councilmembers None ABSTAIN: Councilmembers None ABSENT: Counci 1 members Malcolm Meyo~r o he City of Chula -Vista ~ ~ City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) ss, CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) I, JENNIE M. FULASZ, CMC, CITY CLERK of the City of Chula Vista, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of RESOLUTION NO. 12316 ,and that the some has not been amended or repealed. DATED (seal) City Clerk CC-660 ADDENDUM £IR-83-2 EL RANCHO DEL RE¥ Prepared in Accordance with Section 15164 of the State CEQA Guidelines Section 1. Introduction This addendum to the EnvirOnmental Impact Report for the E1 Rancho . del Rey Specific Plan (EIR-82-2) is intended to'determine if the development of the subject propert~ could result in an9 significant environmental impacts that were not evaluated in the previous EIR. Section 2. Project Description The property is a vacant 9 1/2 acre site located on the north side of East 'N' Street, &ust west of the proposed extension of Buena Vista Way. The ~=--site is at approximately the same elevation as East 'N' Street and dropping some 75 feet into a canyon floor at the north end. The applicant is proposing to develop a church sanctuary of nearly 9,000 sq.ft, having a seating capacity for 435. In addition, a school building that would accommodate some 700 students, first grade through junior high, together with a gymnasium, various miscellaneous structures including living quarters, would constitute a total building area of just over 52,000 sq.ft. It is the applicant's intent to build this facility in a phased program; Phase I would consist of the construction of the pre-school and parish hall together with the storage building and garage and a portion of the parking lot to meet the City standards; Phase II would involve the construction of the school excluding the junior high wing, with~he third phase to follow calling for the construction of the main sanctuary. The fourth and final phase would involve construction of the gymnasium and junior high wing and the associated atheltic field shown at the north~end of the property. Section 3. Analysis The proposed project is to be deve, loped in accordance with the land use assumptions for the E1 Rancho del Rey EIR. This site is identified in the now certified final EIR as a public facilities location, and it was anticipated that a church type facility would utilize the property. Subsequent to the preparation of the EIR a more detailed biological survey was conducted on the site which concluded: SIGNIFICANT BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES The Inland Sage Scrub vegetation, as seen on-site, is considered to be sensitive due to the extensive destruction of that vegetation type and because of the 'several sensitive plant or animals often found there. '~ ~ The Scrub vegetation on-site is of moderate to good quality, based on the low level of disturbance, and does contain several sensitive plants. The small size of the site, however, speaks against its sensitivity, Similarly, the low numbers of coast barrel cacti and lack of young plants suggests that the population is declining or static in size. It would be useful if the plants on-site would be salvaged for cultural ..... purposes. Transplantation in the area may be useful, however, receptor ~ sites are becoming filled. One site in Spring Valley is known. That site should be available in late sp~ing of 1986. _ RECOMttENDED MITIGATION TO REDUCE BIOLOGICAL IMPACT Due to the small size of the parcel, low numbers of rare plants and · animals and low sensitivity of those plants and animals, no significant ' biological impacts appear to be associated with this development project; therefore, ho.mitigation recommendations are made. All other, impacts associated with this project have been evaluated in EIR-83-2 and no further environmental review is required. EnlEn:n:~vvv~g~e;t~i~;view~oordinator Date OCT :; -qS'S SAN DIEGO ACOUSTICS, Inc. PLANN N DEPARTUENT Report No. 85-0165 October 1, 1985 Environmental Noise Analysis Athletic Field Pilgrim Lutheran Church Chula Vista, California Introduction This environmental noise analysis was made to assess the noise impact of the proposed athletic field, a portion of the Pilgrim Lutheran Church located on East R Street (Parcel 1, Chula Vista Map 7416). The athletic field wil~be located on the most northern portion of the parcel. It will be used primarily for baseball and soccer. No formal spectator area is planned nor will a P.A. system be utilized. Thus, this analysis is based upon the expected noise from the usual number of participants and a small group of casual observers. Adjacent Conditions At present the adjacent land is zoned Open Space and as such would not be noise impacted as defined by the Chula Vista Noise Ordinance. Rowever, changes have been proposed to the General Plan which could take effect before this development is consummated. A current proposal (Figure 1) could result in single family residential development to the east and multifamily development to the west, with a "park" to the north and a strip of "open space" between the "park" and the two residential areas. As a result, this i environmental noise analysis was requested to indicate '~he~her the proposed athletic field .would still be in conformance with the Chula Vista Noise Ordinance should these zone changes take effect. Noise Analysis The school, which will utilize the proposed athletic field, will consist of 400 students in grades K through 6. There are other areas designated as "playgrounds," therefore it has been assumed that the athletic field will be primarily used by the older children participating in baseball or soccer games. Baseball and softball are not inherently noisy games. Spectators are the major noise source and the noise level generated naturally depends upon the number on onlookers and the excitement of the game. Soccer also has' its spectator noise but the participants also contribute to the overall noise. Coaches may shout instructions from the sidelines and the players may yell messages to one another during play. Thus, any noise impact at possible residences will consist of these types of sounds. In order to quantify t~e above playground noise data (measured by San Diego Acou~tics, Inc.) from three different schools is presented as representative of the expected condition. Table 1 Noise Levels Measured:at Boundary Fences of Elementary Schools No. of Playground Pupil ~ourly School Pupils Area - f2 Density Leq - dB(A) 1 9 2,700 1/300 ft2 56 2 81 25,000 1/309 ft2 63 3 500 100,000 1/200 ft2 58 I 2 Table 1 contains the noise resulting from elementary Bchool children playing during recess or lunch hour. Measurements of the noise resulting from a soccer game Conducted at Robb Field, in Point Loma, are not included as automobile traffic noise 160'feet away obscured the soccer noise. Rowever, it was subjectively concluded that playground activity (noise) easily exceeded the noise produced by the soccer game and greatly exceeds that produced at a baseball game. Thus, utilizing the measured values from Table 1 t:6 predict the effect of the Pilgrim Church athletic field noise will result in a conservative conclusion, i.e. the predicted noise will probably be higher than actually will occur. Only the property immediately east and west of baseball diamond is proposed for residential development (Figure 2). As the diamond area is potentially the most densely populated (6 defensive men/women and 3 base runners) it was used as the major noise source.location. The infield with its 9 participants has an approximate density of 1 person to 300 square feet, matching two of the school playgrounds noted in Table 1. Averaging the noise levels of schools 1 and 2, a level of 60 dB(A) would occur at the periphery of the "diamond." As the source is not a point source, the reduction with distance would decrease by only 3 dB until one "diamond" width was reached. Further increases in distance would result in source leve~s decreasing at a rate of 6 dB per doubling of distance. Therefore, the noise level of 60 dB(A) (hourly Leq) occurring at the edge of the "diamond" will be reduced to 49 dB(A) at the western property line and 50 dB(A) at the eastern property line. The Chula Vista Noise Ordinance states that the permissible noise limit at the receiving land use category may not exceed Leq 55 for single family residences and Leq 60 for multiple dwelling residential use, between the hours of 7 AM and 10 PM. Comparing the calculated noise levels at the western (proposed multifamily) and the eastern (proposed single family) boundaries, 49 dB(A) and 50 dB(A), respectively, with the corresponding Chula Vista limits of 60 and 55, it is seen that the expected levels wilI'be 11 and 5 dB below the ~rdinance limits. Conclusions The proposed athletic field will not result in property line noise levels which will be in violation of Chula Vista Noise Ordinance limits, 'even though adjacent zoning may be changed to include residential usage. Acoustician for San Diego Acoustics, Inc. RESOLUTION NO. PCC-84-11 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA PLANNING COMMISSION GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT WHEREAS, a duly verified application for a conditional use permit was filed with the Planning Department of the City of Chula Vista on February 16, 1984, by Pilgrim Lutheran Church, and WHEREAS, said application requested permission to establish a church day school, and'preschool at the northwesterly corner of East "H" Street and Buena Vista Way in the P-C zone, and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission set the time and place for a hearing on said conditional use permit application 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 300 feet of the exterior boundaries of the property at least ten days prior to the hearing, and WHEREAS, the hearing was held at the time and place as advertised, namely 7:00 p.m., November 13, 1985, in the Council Chambers, 276 Fourth Avenue, before the Planning Commission and said hearing was thereafter closed, and WHEREAS, the Commission certified that EIR-83-2A with Addendum had been prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 and that the information contained therein had been reviewed prior to making a decision on the project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION finds as follows: x 1. That the proposed use at the location is necessary or desirable to provide a service or facility which will contribute to the general well being of the neighborhood or the community. The proposed use will offer church and private school facilities in an area which is not p~esently served by such facilities. The site has been identified on the proposed E1 Rancho Del Rey Specific Plan as appropriate for public facilities such as churches and private schools. 2. That such use will not under the circumstances of the particular case, be detrimental to the health, safety or general welfare of persons residing or working in the vicinity or injurious to property or improvements in the vicinity. The property in question is nearly 9.5 acres in size, thereby providing adequate land area to accommodate the combination of uses proposed without adversely impacting adjacent residential area with undue levels of noise, activity or on-street parking. 3. That the proposed use will comply with the regulations and conditions specified in the Code for such use. A recommended condition of approval will require review and approval by the City's Design Review Committee to ensure compliance with all City Codes. 4. That the granting of this conditional use permit will not adversely affect the General Plan of the City or the adopted plan of any government agency~ T~ design and conditions as proposed will ensure compliance with the various elements of the General Plan, including circulation, noise, open space and seismic safety. The review by the Design Review Committee and any conditions related thereto will ensure compliance with the Scenic Highway Element of the General Plan. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION hereby grants the conditional use permit, subject to the following conditions: 1. The applicant shall be responsible for all street improvements for the frontage along East 'H' Street to include, but not limited to, curb gutter, sidewalk driveway approaches, asphaltic surfacing, road transition, street lights, parking control signs, sanitary sewer facilities and any necessary dedication as determined by the City Engineer. 2. Buena Vista shall be improved to a width and length as determined to be necessary by the City Engineer with a minimum 30 ft. width dedication to extend to the northwesterly corner of the property to facilitate possible future access and service to the proposed open space, park area designated for the immediate vicinity. Note: Buena Vista improvement shall include cul-de-sacing and paving to a sufficient width to provide two-way access in the event that the adjacent property to the east is not developed in conjunction with this project. Such improvements including the location of the cul-de-sac shall be at the discretion of the City Engineer. 3. Storm drainage requirements, street trees and the possible signalization at the intersection of East 'H' and Buena Vista shall be put in as required by the City Engineer. 4. The master plan shall be revised to reflect a minimum 30 ft. landscaped area to be provided from the edge of the property line to the end of any parking stall after the necessary dedication is determined by the Engineering Department. 5. A formal phasing plan shall be submitted subject to the approval of the City Planning Director. 6. Each building phase shall be submitted to the City's Design Review Committee for approval of site plan, landscaping, architecture, fencing and signing. ·" 7. All development shall be subject to any fees and/or conditions as established by the City Council through the adoption of the · ~ ' E1 Rancho del Rey Specific Plan and any amendments thereto. 8. No grading permit, building permit or other construction permit shall be issued for development of this site until the applicant has entered into a development agreement satisfactory to the City insuring that the necessary public improvements are in place in accordance with the proposed public facilities financing and phasing plan. 9. The developer shall participate in the East "H" Street Development Program established by City Council. The extent of participation shall be determined by the City Engineer in accordance with criteria established in that program. 10. The private school shall be limited to 400 elementar~ (K-6) and preschool students. ~- ll. Phase II (School Construction), Phase IV (Turfed Open Space), and the play facilities and gymnasium shall be constructed concurrently. 12. A grading plan shall be submitted to conform with the adjacent property. 13. A berm shall be built on the 30-foot landscaped section northerly of East "H" Street. 14. Failure of the project to conform with the Noise Standards of the City of Chula Vista will be grounds for revocation or amendment of Conditional Use Permit PCC-84-11. This conditional use permit shall~become void and ineffective if the same is not utilized within one year from the date of this resolution in accordance with Section 19.14.260 of the Municipal Code. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, this 13th day of November, 1985, by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Commissioners Carson, Green, ShipJ,' Cannon and Grasser__ NOES: Commissioner Tugenberg ~/ ABSENT: Commissioner Guiles ~ ATTEST: Ruth M. Smith, Secretary WPC 2362P $ 05 8-~ 05 CITY OF CHULA VISTA " -~ ~ - DISCLOSURE STATEMENT IAPPLICANT'S STATEMENT OF DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN OWNERSHIP INTERESTS O~ ALL APPLICATIONS WHICH WILL REQUIRE DISCRETIONARY ACTION ON THE PART OF THE CITY COUNCIL, PLANNING COMMISSION AND ALL OTHER OFFICIAL BODIES. The following information must be disclosed: 1. List the names of all persons having a financial interest in the application. List the names of all persons having any ownership interest in the property involved. 2. If any person identified pursuant to (1) above is a corporation or partnership, list the names of all individuals owning more than 10% of the shares in the corporation or owning any partnership interest in the partnership. 3. If any person identified pursuant to )l) above is a non-profit organization or a trust, list the names of any person serving as director of the non-profit organization or as trustee or beneficiary or trustor of the trust. 4. Have you had more than $250 worth of business transacted with any member of City staff, BR~ds~ Commissions, Committees and Council within the past twelve months? YesNo'~q. If yes, please indicate person(s) Person is defined as: "Any individual, firm, copartnership, joint venture, association, ~ club, fraternal organization, corporation, estate, trust, receiver, syndicate, this and any other county, city and county, city, municipality, district or other political subdivision, or any other group or combination acting as a unit." (NOTE: Attach additional pages as necessary.)~---'"/ . fl, r/r/ ~ignature of applicant/da.i~ WPC 0701P A-110 /_]Z_.~/~ Print or type name of applicant