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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 5.5 - Fall 2022 Code Updates_12-14-22 Municipal Code Update December 14, 2022Item 5.5 Planning Commission 1 Proposed Amendments Process Improvements•Land Use and Development•State Law Compliance•Procedural•Four (4) Categories Procedural of Development Services and Zoning Administrator.Department, and, depending on the context, change Titles to Director > Revise Department titles to Development Services –Solutionthroughout the Code, primarily in Title 19 (Planning & Zoning).(Planning and Building Dept., Director of Planning, etc.) exist > Outdated Department names and Director/Manager titles –Issue Topic: Department and Director Title Changes Procedural> Remove both groups entirely from the Code.–Solutionexist, are found in the Code. Review Committee (DRC), City groups/committees that no longer > Chula Vista Redevelopment Corporation (CVRC) and Design –Issue Corporation and Design Review CommitteeTopic: Removal of Chula Vista Redevelopment Procedural Schedule.> Add the Juneteenth Holiday to the Parking Holiday –olutionSmissing from the City’s Parking Holiday Schedule. This dateas a recognized City Holiday on June 14, 2022. > The City Council adopted the Federal holiday of Juneteenth –Issue Topic: Juneteenth Parking Holiday Procedural allow for an unlimited number of future definitions.section numbers for definitions within Title 19 to > Remove –Solutionbe future conflicts with running out of numbering options.will there definitions are added within Title 19 of the Code, When > –Issue(Planning & Zoning)19 Title –Topic: Remove Definition Section Numbers Procedural.intent of generally allowing nursing homes as an unclassified use> Remove the label entirely, while maintaining the original –Solutiondisabilities in the context of nursing homes.labeling what now could be perceived as persons with -& Zoning), mis> Outdated language currently exists within Title 19 (Planning –Issue PopulationsSpecificTopic: Removal of Outdated Labels for State Law Compliance.small and large family day care homes> Remove the discretionary permit requirement for both –Solutionuse. Therefore, discretionary approval is no longer applicable.family residential -family day care homes shall be treated as a single> State Senate Bill (SB) 234 specifies both small and large –Issue Topic: Small & Large Family Day Care Homes Land Use & Development zoning designations. Thoroughfare) -T (Commercial-Core) and C-C (Commercial-the C> Add Massage Parlors as a permitted by right use within –Solutionor unpermitted uses anywhere within Title 19.> The use is not listed as a permitted, conditionally permitted, –Issue Topic: Massage Parlors Land Use & Development zones requires a Design Review Permit.structures in all multifamily residential multifamilyalteration of > Clarify the establishment, location, expansion or –SolutionRes.) zoning designation triggers it.–3 (Apt. -within the Rfamily dwelling -Modifying a singleReview to residential projects. Dwelling type is not further specified when applying Design > –Issue Topic: Design Review Permit Requirement Land Use & Development L to the height standard.-3-Zone R3 zone; 2) Add -> 1) Standardize height standard within R–Solutionsmissing from the height standards. L is -3-G have different height standards. Zone R-3-T and R-3-M, R-3-3 is described by building story height. Zones R-llowed height in RA3 zoning designation. -eight standard discrepancy for RH> –Issue 3 Zone Height Standards-Topic: R Land Use & Development Retail.–Sales Logistics and Distribution Facility, and Warehousing –Warehousing Storage Facility, Warehousing Facility, -Center, Interested Person, SelfCommerce, Fulfilment -> Add the following definitions: E–Solutionindustrial buildings for storage and goods manufacturing.(Amazon, Walmart, etc.), and flexible business models using large on goods purchased on websites and smartphone applications ndustrial development has increased with a specific focus > I–Issue Topic: Definitions Land Use & Development performance standards. Clarify and delete certain uses; 4) Clarify interim uses and their Add development of affordable housing as an allowable use; 3) Services, Zoning Administrator, or a designee, to act on CPF uses; 2) > 1) Designate City Manager, Director of Development –SolutionsC zone.-Council, or both. Additionally, development of affordable housing not require a public hearing in front of Planning Commission, City designation and an approved Sectional Planning Area (SPA) plan may C (Planned Community) zoning -eveloping CPFs within P> D–Issue Topic: Community Purpose Facilities (CPFs) Process Improvements appeal application. within sixty (60) calendar days from the date of receiving a valid project appeals. The public hearing date for an appeal shall occur vise process to establish a consistent timeline for Re> –Solution.etc.) the timeline to conduct the public hearing on the appeal variesdepending on the project (Design Review, Conditional Use Permit, > Once a valid project appeal application has been received, –Issue for Project AppealsTopic: Scheduling and Timing of Public Hearings Process Improvements Permit, and causes to modify, suspend, or revoke an issued Permit.Term Rental -deployment; 2) Add reasons to deny and/or issue a Shortduty military members while on -requirements to include activeTerm Rental Permit eligibility -Expand the Short> 1) –Solutionssuspend, or revoke an issued Permit, are missing from this Chapter.Term Rental Permit, and, to modify, -deny and/or issue a Shortdeployed and sit vacant for months on end. Separately, causes to duty military members who are -> Dwellings owned by active–Issue Term Rental Permits-Topic: Short Process Improvements way.-of-line and curb area of the public rightproperty violations, and, any violations occurring between property and noise violations. Code Enforcement staff will handle most private way area -of-Department handles violations within street public rightChange enforcement responsibility to state Police > –SolutionCode Enforcement staff or Police Department.way, and, whether responsibility falls on -of-ightrublic pwithin the > Clarification needed regarding City enforcement of violations –Issue Way Enforcement-of-Topic: Public Right Development Oversight Committee to discuss the proposed package of code In August 2022, staff engaged with the committee •contractors. community organizations, engineers, architects, and Comprised of developers, business owners, • Stakeholder Engagement storage uses-warehousing/distribution and selfDevelopment standards for 4.Objective standards for large family daycare homes 3.3 zone -Higher maximum height standard for the R2.than sixty (60) days from appeal filing ublic hearing dates for project appeals no later P1.eedback ProvidedF RECOMMENDATION the Municipal Code.Ordinance approving the revisions to approval to the City Council to adopt an Adopt a Resolution, recommending