HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2020-280RESOLUTION NO. 2020-280
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ADOPTING MITIGATED NEGATIVE
DECLARATION AND ASSOCIATED MITIGATION,
MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM IS18-0004
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) (Project); 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 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 townhomes 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, IS18-0004. 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, IS18-0004 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, upon considering the information presented on the Project, the Planning
Commission unanimously voted to approve the project; 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 (IS18-0004) which is represented as Exhibit C 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 on file in the City
Clerk's Office.
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Tiffany Allen 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 8th day of December 2020 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Cardenas, 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. 2020-280 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 8th day of December 2020.
Executed this 8th day of December 2020.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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