HomeMy WebLinkAboutAttachment 05h - Fire Protection Plan Addendum
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Justin Gipson, Fire Division Chief: Director of Fire Prevention and Support Services, Chula
Vista Fire Department
Dudek Fire Protection; Michael Huff, Principal Fire Protection Planner
Dudek Fire Protection; Noah Stamm, Fire Protection Planner III
Village 8 East Fire Protection Plan Addendum and Figures Updates
December 2023 (Updated January 2024)
Attachment 1 – Updated Site Plan and Site Utilization Plan
Attachment 2 – FPP Figure 12 – Updated Fuel Modification Zone Exhibit
Attachment 3a – FPP Figure 13 – Updated Perimeter Fence at Preserve Edge
Attachment 3b - V8 East Park Concept Section at P-2 Park Area
Attachment 4 – Updated FPP Attachment 2 – Approved Plant Palettes for Village 8 East
Interior Landscape and Fuel Modification Zones
Attachment 5 – Updated Prohibited Plant List
The University Villages, Village 8 East Fire Protection Plan (FPP) prepared by Dudek was approved by the City Chula
Vista Fire Department (CVFD) in 2014. In September 2022, Dudek was asked to evaluate proposed changes
related to the Village 8 East replanning effort. HomeFed Otay Land II, LLC (Applicant) has prepared a new tentative
map (TM) and amendments to the Village 8 East Sectional Planning Area Plan (SPA), which include an amendment
to the FPP. Dudek has evaluated the revised site plan (Attachment 1) and determined that the findings of the
approved Fire Protection Plan (FPP) dated July 2014 remain applicable and valid. The site changes do not impact
the analysis, results, or requirements of the FPP as long as the FPP’s requirements are maintained.
In addition to the revised site plan and SPA, the Village 8 East replanning effort includes an updated landscape
plan with a variety of newly proposed plant species along with an updated prohibited plant list. Dudek has reviewed
the proposed plant palette and prohibited plant list and provided opinions that required the removal of some
species, resulting in the proposed plant palettes which Dudek accepts as meeting the FPP requirements for fuel
modification zone areas and separately, for interior landscape areas.
As indicated, Dudek has determined that the findings of the approved 2014 FPP remain applicable with the
proposed site plan and SPA updates, with some minor FPP changes. First, the fire and buildings codes have been
updated since the FPP was prepared in 2014 with the most recent update adopted on January 1, 2023. The FPP
will be amended to incorporate consistency with the latest codes.
Items 1 through 5 below summarize the proposed addenda to the 2014 FPP. Additionally, Attachment 2 – FPP
Figure 12 – Village 8 East Fuel Modification Zone Exhibit has been updated to reflect the revised Village 8 East TM
with no FMZ width reductions except at the P-2 Park.
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. The approved FPP (December 2014) shall include the
application of all applicable Chapters of the 2022 California Fire Code (CFC), including Chapter 49 and all applicable
Chapters of the 2022 California Building Code (CBC), including Chapter 7A, for the entire University Villages, Village
8 East Project Site.
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The FPP is amended to include the following Project Description and Table 1:
Otay Ranch Village 8 East is south of the extension of Main Street, north of the Otay River Valley, east of
Village 8 West and west of SR-125. This urban village was originally approved by the Chula Vista City Council
in 2014 and subsequently amended in 2020. Current entitlements accommodate a total of 3,276
residential units, including 943 detached homes, 1,893 attached homes and 440 multi -family units in a
mixed-use setting, 20,000 square feet of retail/commercial uses, an elementary school site, a
neighborhood park and the 51.5-acre (gross) Otay Ranch Community Park South. Access to the village is
provided via the extension of Main Street and La Media Parkway with emergency and pedestrian access to
the community park provided along a utility corridor in the southeast portion of Village 8 East. Primary
access to the community park is via existing Avenida Caprise within Village 8 West.
HomeFed Otay Land II, LLC, (Applicant), proposes to amend the Village 8 East land use plan to reflect
current market conditions and housing needs and to ensure the community relates more closely to the
adjacent Village 8 West community and future Village 9 planned east of SR-125. The replanning effort also
addresses the redesign of the SR-125 interchanges at Main Street and La Media Parkway.
: The Proposed Village 8 East Land Use Plan would include a Village Core
area that would accommodate a mix of uses including multi -family residential and retail/commercial uses
along with an elementary school site and a centrally located neighborhood park. A future multi-modal
bridge, planned to accommodate Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEV), bicycles and pedestrians is also
planned in the Village Core linking Village 8 East and future Village 9.
The proposed project would include 20,000 square feet of commercial/retail uses and 1,348 multi -family
homes distributed across eight Village Core parcels. Other residential land uses include 1,664 multi-family
residential units in 10 parcels designated Medium-High Residential. The elementary school site has an
underlying “High” residential land use designation that could accommodate 2 64 multi-family units if the
site is not utilized as a school site. The project also includes an alternative elementary school
site/neighborhood park site configuration which would increase the size of the elementary school site and
correspondingly reduce the neighborhood park site. This alternative configuration would be implemented
based on the needs of the Chula Vista Elementary School District.
The project also includes 253.6 acres of Preserve Open Space, 16.4 acres of manufactured slopes/basins
and the 22.6-acre active recreation site (AR-11) located east of SR -125. Approximately 15.3 acres
comprising perimeter slope areas are included in the gross acres of development parcels. The Village 8
East Final Map(s) will include open space easements over perimeter slope areas based on final engineering
designs. The 43.3-acre (gross) Otay Ranch Community Park South is located south of Village 8 East. An
existing water quality basin that serves Village 8 West is located in the western portion of the community
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park and the proposed project includes an additional water quality basin in the eastern portion of the
community park to serve Village 8 East.
Parcel Permitted
Density Range
Estimated
Units1
Gross
Acres2
Estimated
Density3
Medium High Multi-Family
Residential
R-1 11-18 du/ac 154 9.9 15.6
R-2 11-18 du/ac 163 10.7 15.2
R-3 11-18 du/ac 162 11.4 14.2
R-4 11-18 du/ac 147 10.9 13.5
R-5 11-18 du/ac 155 11.0 14.1
R-6 11-18 du/ac 143 10.3 13.9
R-7 11-18 du/ac 226 15.8 14.3
R-8 11-18 du/ac 176 14.0 12.6
R-9 11-18 du/ac 196 15.4 12.7
R-10 11-18 du/ac 142 11.5 12.3
Total MH 1,664 120.9 13.8
Village Core4
VC-1 18-45 du/ac. 275 7.6 36.2
VC-2 18-45 du/ac. 430 11.3 38.1
VC-3A 18-45 du/ac. 161 5.5 29.3
VC-3B5 18-45 du/ac. 0 5.6 0.0
VC-4 18-45 du/ac. 192 4.5 42.7
VC-55 18-45 du/ac. 0 5.7 0.0
VC-6 18-45 du/ac. 142 5.3 26.8
VC-7 18-45 du/ac. 148 6.0 24.7
Total VC 1,348 51.5 26.2
Subtotal Residential 3,012 172.4
Other
Community Purpose Facility6
CPF-1 1.2
Subtotal CPF 1.2
Parks
P-17 7.3
P-211 43.3
AR-11 22.6
Total Parks 73.2
School
S-17 8 264 11.3
Parcel Permitted
Density Range
Estimated
Units1
Gross
Acres2
Estimated
Density3
Open Space
MSCP Preserve OS (Lots 1-4) 253.6
Manufactured/Basin OS (Lots 5-
8) 9 16.4
Total Open Space 270.0
Circulation
Internal 22.5
External 9.2
Total Circulation 31.7
CALTRANS LOTS
(to be dedicated)
CT-1 1.7
CT-2 0.1
CT-3 1.9
Total CALTRANS Lots 3.7
Future Development
Lot A 1.0
Lot B 8.4
Total Future Development 9.4
Subtotal Other 400.5
OVERALL SPA TOTAL10 3,276 572.9
NOTES:
1 Estimated Units are provided for planning purposes only, do not represent the final unit allocation for each
parcel and shall not be used to limit or restrict the final units allocated to any parcel.; The final unit allocation
must remain consistent with the permitted density range applicable to the parcel. The final unit allocation
shall be determined during Design Review and shall be documented in the Unit Tracking Table (Village 8
East SPA Plan, Attachment 1). Revisions to the Site Utilization Table shall not be required based on changes
to the Estimated Units presented herein.
2 Final acreage information to be determined during final engineering. Acreage may vary due to rounding.
Residential and Village Core gross acreage includes approximately 15.3 of perimeter open space areas. Open
space easements to be recorded over perimeter open space slopes to be maintained by the Master HOA or
Sub-Association, as determined during final design.
3 Estimated Density calculated based on gross parcel acreage. Final density to be determined during Design
Review.
4 20,000 SF of commercial uses are authorized within Village 8 East. Commercial SF may be developed
within a single parcel designated VC or distributed among any parcel designated VC (VC -1 through VC-7).
The final distribution of commercial SF to be determined during Design Review. The “Permitted Density
Range” is not applicable to VC parcels with no residential units.
5 VC-3B and VC-5 are anticipated to be developed with non-residential uses only, consistent with the Village
Core zoning district. The “Permitted Density Range” is not applicable to VC parcels with no residential units.
6 Per the Land Offer Agreement (7/8/2014), the Village 8 East SPA Plan shall designate 4.0 acres of CPF
land. The Applicant is proposing to meet a portion of the Village 8 East CPF obligation by designating the
1.2-acre CPF-1 site as a private recreation facility. The remaining 2.8 acre CPF obligation shall be addressed
in a separate agreement between the Applicant and the City of Chula Vista.
7 Both the Village 8 East SPA Plan and Tentative Map include the "Proposed” and “Alternative”
configuration and acreage for the S-1 School Site and P-1 Neighborhood Park. Either the Proposed or
Alternative may be implemented without the need for an amendment to the SPA Plan or TM. The final
neighborhood park acreage shall be addressed in the future Village 8 East Parks Construction Agreement.
8 The S-1 school site has an underlying residential land use designation of High Residential. If the site is not
developed as a school site, then it shall be developed as residential; however, if the site is developed as an
elementary school, then the 264 units may be reallocated to another Village 8 East parcel or transferred to
another village, as permitted in the Village 8 East PC District Regulations, Chapter 10, Implementation.
9 A portion of the Edge Trail and associated overlook features (approximately 1.76 acres) are included within
the 8.2-acre OS-7 parcel. The Edge Trail area shall be secured with a public access easement and the 1.76
acres shall satisfy a portion of the Village 8 East park obligation. The 1.76 -acre Edge Trail area is not counted
toward meeting the Village 8 East open space requirement.
10 Village 8 East acreage adjusted from approved 2014 development area to reflect changes in SR -125 ROW
and to facilitate the future SR-125 ROW Decertification process.
11 The P-2 Community Park / OS-6 Alternative would be implemented only upon City approval of the
Alternative Compliance Program (“ACP”) Permit and Rough Grading Storm Water Quality Management
Plan (“SWQMP”) (See TM Sheet 6 for additional details). This would increase the P-2 Community Park
parcel to 47.4 acres (gross) and 39.0 acres (net) and correspondingly decrease the OS-6 parcel to 4.8 acres
(gross) and 0.7 acres (gross).
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Local bus stops are provided on both sides of Main Street. Transit access would be provided in shared flow
travel lanes.
La Media Parkway, from its eastern terminus in Village 8 West, would continue through Village 8 East as a
four-lane major road with a 17-foot Chula Vista Regional Trail comprised of a 5-foot sidewalk and 12-foot-
wide, two-way NEV/Bike Route on the south side. On the north side of La Media Parkway, an 11-foot Chula
Vista Regional Trail is provided west of La Palmita Drive and 5-foot sidewalk is provided east of La Palmita
Drive. Transit access is planned in shared flow travel lanes.
Concurrent with the replanning effort in Village 8 East, CALTRANS has initiated a Project Study
Report-Project Development Support (PSR-PDS) to evaluate alternatives that provide new local street
connections, increase capacity, improve mobility, and relieve congestion on State Route 125 (SR-125)
between the Otay River and Birch Road. The PSR-PDS includes four preliminary designs for the SR-125
interchanges at Main Street and Otay Valley Road. The Village 8 East land use plan reflects Alternative B.
The TM will be revised to reflect the ultimate SR-125 ROW and design.
Alternative B: Couplet/Parallel Street System Interchange Alternative B consists of a couplet/parallel street
system interchange with ramps at Main Street and Otay Valley Road acting as a single freeway access point
via connected one-way frontage roads (Type L-5 per Caltrans Highway Design Manual (HDM) Section
502.2(C)). For this alternative, vehicles traveling northbound on SR-125 would exit at Otay Valley Road and
enter SR-125 at Main Street. Similarly, southbound vehicles would exit SR-125 at Main Street and enter
SR-125 at La Media Parkway. The on/off ramps at La Media Parkway and Main Street will be connected by
two-lane, one-way frontage roads. This alternative will include three La Media Parkway Valley Road
(approximately 94’-4” wide), and a new multi-modal bridge (22’ wide).
Discretionary actions which require City Council and Planning Commission
consideration and/or approval. The Proposed Project includes an Addendum to Otay Ranch University
Villages Project Comprehensive SPA Plan Amendment Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) (EIR 13-
01; SCH No. 2013071077); approved December 2014, amendments to the City of Chula Vista General
Plan, the Otay Ranch General Development Plan, the Otay Ranch Village 8 East Sectional Planning Area
Plan, and Appendices, a Rezone and approval of Village 8 East Tentative Map CVT No. 22-0005. A
Development Agreement amendment is also proposed as part of the Proposed Project.
: The following technical reports and memos would be prepared for the
proposed project:
•Biological Resources Technical Memorandum (Dudek)
•Air Quality and Global Climate Change Technical Memorandum (Dudek)
•Health Risk Assessment Screening Letter (Ldn Consulting, Inc.)
•Noise Assessment Technical Memorandum (Dudek)
•Comprehensive Project Information Form/Trip Generation Analysis Update (Chen Ryan)
•Archaeological Evaluation of Cultural Resources Letter (Dudek)
•Master Drainage Study (Hunsaker)
•PDP SWQMP (Hunsaker)
•Overview of Sewer Service Update (Wilson Engineering)
•Overview of Water Service Update (Wilson Engineering)
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• Geotechnical Investigation Letter (GEOCON)
• Fiscal Impact Analysis Update (Development Planning & Financing Group)
Fuel Modification Zones
will remain the same throughout the University Villages, Village 8 East Project area with the following exceptions:
1) a reduction of the 100-foot FMZ around the perimeter of the Otay Ranch Community Park South (P-2) to
30 feet (see Attachment 2). It should be noted that there will be a structure(s) proposed within the P-2 Park
area, however, the location of the structure(s) is not yet identified. Any structures located within the P-2
Park area will be provided with 100 feet or more of irrigated fuel modification around all sides.
2) the six-foot tall CMU fire wall that was previously proposed along the rear yards of the structures at the
southern edge of the development area, is now unnecessary and will instead be tubular steel or post & rail
(Attachment 3a). The six-foot CMU fire wall along the rear yards of the structures is being eliminated
because a full 100 feet of on-site fuel modification (i.e. Zones 0, 1, and 2) is achievable along exposed
sides of the structures along the southern boundary that are exposed to the naturally-vegetated open space
areas. Furthermore, within the fuel modification zones, there are multiple MSE/retaining walls proposed
that range in height between 3 and 12 feet, as well as multi -tiered edge trails/community park trails that
are between 8 feet and 20 feet wide. The inclusion of the MSE/retaining walls and the trails provide and
equivalent separation of fuels. Finally, the P-2 Park area that is south of the V8 East community provides
an irrigated fuel break that separates the fuels around V8 East. See Attachments 3a and 3b for cross
sections of the fuel modification zones adjacent to the southern portion of the development. and;
3) the inclusion of Zone “0”, which will be located on all sides of and directly adjacent to all structures. Zone
0 extends 5 feet from buildings, structures, decks, etc.
The 100 feet of FMZ around the Community Park South is considered unnecessary based on the park’s landscape,
maintenance, and ignition resistant conditions. Therefore, the FMZ has been reduced to 30 feet of maintained
zone around the perimeter of the P-2 Park to augment the already lower fuel, maintained and managed park
landscape. It should be noted that there will be a structure(s) proposed within the P-2 Park area, however, the
location of the structure(s) is not yet identified. Any structures located within the P-2 Park area will be provided with
100 feet or more of irrigated fuel modification around all sides.
The Zone “0” ember-resistant zone is currently not required by law, but science has proven it to be the most
important of all the defensible space zones. This zone includes the area under and around all attached decks, and
requires the most stringent wildfire fuel redu ction. The ember-resistant zone is designed to keep fire or embers
from igniting materials that can spread the fire to a home. The following provides guidance for this zone, which may
change based on the regulation developed by the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection.
• Use hardscape like gravel, pavers, concrete and other noncombustible mulch materials. No combustible bark
or mulch
• Remove all dead and dying weeds, grass, plants, shrubs, trees, branches and vegetative debris (leaves,
needles, cones, bark, etc.); Check and clear roofs, gutters, decks, porches, stairways, etc.
• Remove all branches within 10 feet of any chimney or stovepipe outlet
• Limit plants in this area to low growing, nonwoody, properly maintained plants
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• Limit combustible items (outdoor furniture, planters, etc.) on top of decks
• Relocate firewood and lumber at least 30-feet from structures
• Vegetation limited to no more than 6” to 18” in height
• Vegetation shall be irrigated
• Replace combustible fencing, gates, and arbors attach to the home with noncombustible alternatives
• Consider relocating garbage and recycling containers outside this zone
• Consider relocating boats, RVs, vehicles and other combustible items outside this zone
Zone 1 and 2 Fuel modification and fire safety standards will follow the recommendations of Section 4.1 through
4.1.3 of the Project’s approved FPP. Zone 1 will include all public and private areas located between a structure's
edge and 50 feet outward and Zone 2 will include all public and private areas located between the outside edge of
Zone 1 and a minimum of 50 feet outward to 100 feet, per the Project’s FPP (dated July 2014). FMZ consistent
landscape or hardscape is allowable and consistent with the intent of a 100-foot wide FMZ.
The Proposed plant palettes for all
areas including the landscape and fuel modification zone areas are provided as Attachment 4 to this technical
memorandum. These plant palettes shall supersede the palettes presented in the 2014 FPP (FPP Attachment 2).
The Proposed prohibited plant list (Attachment 5)
has been edited to remove California pepper (Schinus mole), camphor tree (Cinnamonum camphora), bottle brush
(Callistemon sp) with proper maintenance, olive tree (Olea europa), manzanita (Arctostaphylos sp.), coyote bush
(Baccharis sp.), iceplant (Carpobrotus sp), English ivy (Hedera helix) with maintenance, Mahonia (Mahonia sp),
Laurel sumac (Rhus lancea) at low densities, purple nightshade (Solanum xantii) and periwinkle (Vinca major).
These plants are proposed to be used in modest applications as isolated individuals within the interior landscape
areas and be subject to ongoing maintenance to address their accumulation of debris. This prohibited plant list
shall supersede the palettes presented in the 2014 FPP (FPP Attachment 3).
Dudek has reviewed the proposed changes to the site plan, plant palette and prohibited plant lists and find that
the proposed changes are acceptable and do not conflict with the intent of the 2014 FPP. In addition, the Project
will apply all applicable Chapters of the 2022 Fire and Building Codes, including Chapters 49 of the CFC and Chapter
7A of the CBC).
Please feel free to contact me at (619) 992-9161, if you have any questions or require any additional information.
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Attachment 1
Updated FPP Figure 1 –Site Plan and Updated Site
Utilization Plan
ATTACHMENT 1
Updated FPP Figure 1 - Site Plan
Village 8 East Fire Protection Plan Addendum
SOURCE: HUNSAKER &