HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023.01.25 PC Comment - Amara Bay Project
January 25, 2023
VIA EMAIL
Planning Commission
City of Chula Vista
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
PC@chulavistaca.gov
Jeff Steichen, Associate Planner
Development Services Department
City of Chula Vista
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
jsteichen@chulavistaca.gov
Re: Comment on Amara Bay Project (Tentative Map CVT-14-01 (PCS14-01),
Coastal Development Permit CDP21-0005); January 25, 2023 Planning
Commission Agenda Item 5.2
Dear Honorable Planning Commissioners and Mr. Steichen:
I am writing on behalf of Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility
(“SAFER”) regarding the Amara Bay Project (Tentative Map CVT-14-01 (PCS14-01),
Coastal Development Permit CDP21-0005), including all actions related or referring to the
proposed development of 1,500 multi-family residential units, approximately 416,800 square
feet of office use, and a 250-room hotel, located at the northeast corner of J Street and
Marina Parkway (APNs 571-330-32 and -33) in the City of Chula Vista (“Project”), to be
heard as Agenda Item 5.2 at the Planning Commission’s January 25, 2023 meeting.
The City’s reliance on the Port Master Plan Amendment Final Environmental Impact
Report (UPD #83356EIR-658; SCH #2005081077), certified in 2010 (“2010 EIR”), for the
Project, is in violation of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”). The 2010
EIR is out of date and did not analyze the impacts of this project. A project-specific EIR is
required to analyze the Project and mitigate its impacts. SAFER therefore requests that the
Planning Commission decline to approve the Project at this time and, instead, direct city staff
to prepare an EIR for the Project and circulate the Draft EIR for public review and comment
in accordance with CEQA prior to any approval.
Sincerely,
Rebecca L. Davis