HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2025-025RESOLUTION NO. 2025-025
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING THE PARK MASTER PLAN FOR
THE HALF-ACRE PARK AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF I
STREET AND 5TH AVENUE AND THE NAME CITRUS BAY
PARK
WHEREAS, the Tentative Subdivision Map TM22-0001 for the Citrus Bay development
(“Project”) was approved by the Planning Commission on January 25, 2023, by Resolution No.
2023-03; and
WHEREAS, park obligations for development projects are in accordance with Chula Vista
Municipal Code Chapter 17.10 which requires 3.0 acres of parkland per 1,000 residents. Thus, the
Project is required to provide 1.91 acres of developed parkland based on 244 attached townhomes; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista and CWC Broadway CV 256, LLC entered into the
Agreement for the Construction of a Public Park for the Chula Vista Center Residential
Development Project (the “Park Agreement”) adopted by the City Council on February 13, 2024,
by Resolution No. 2024-024; and
WHEREAS, CalWest Communities (the “Developer”) shall satisfy the 1.91-acre park
requirements by providing: a) the half-acre park site, b) the equivalent of 1.0 acre of Parkland
Acquisition and Development Fees (per CVMC Chapter 17.10) through park amenities and c) the
remaining 0.41-acre obligation will be met through payment of the in-lieu Parkland Acquisition
and Development Fees; and
WHEREAS, the Public Park is provided through the “turnkey” method where the
Developer constructs the park on behalf of the City; and
WHEREAS, CalWest Communities and the landscape consultants, GMP Landscape
Architecture, have entered into a two-party agreement for the design of the park; and
WHEREAS, following a community engagement process, GMP developed a Park Master
Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Commission approved the Park Master Plan and the
park name “Citrus Bay Park” at its meeting on December 12, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the Park Agreement acknowledges that the Citrus Bay Park shall be owned
and maintained by the City; and
WHEREAS, a one-time maintenance fee of $309,167 will be paid by the Developer to the
City and deposited to a Special Revenue Fund at the time that the City accepts the turnkey public
park; and
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WHEREAS, the Director of Development Services has reviewed the proposed project for
compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that the
Project was adequately covered in previously certified Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR
0601; SCH#2005081121) for the Urban Core Specific Plan. Thus, no further environmental review
or documentation is required.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that
it hereby approves the Park Master Plan for the half-acre Park located at the northeast corner of I Street
and 5th Avenue and the name “Citrus Bay Park.”
Presented by Approved as to Form by
Robert A. Vacchi Marco A. Verdugo
Interim Director of Development Services City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 25th day of February 2025 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Chavez, Fernandez, Inzunza, Preciado, and McCann
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
John McCann, 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. 2025-025 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 25th day of February 2025.
Executed this 25th day of February 2025.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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