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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2026-002 RESOLUTION NO. 2026-002 RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AMENDING PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2025-04 TO ADD CONDITIONS TO DESIGN REVIEW PERMIT DR22-0025 TO COMPLY WITH GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 66300 ET SEQ., OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE HOUSING CRISIS ACT OF 2019 WHEREAS, on September 14, 2022, a duly verified application for a Design Review Permit was filed with the City of Chula Vista Development Services Department by Urbana 2.0, LLC (“Applicant”); and WHEREAS, the property that is the subject of this Resolution is owned by Carmel Oaks Del Mar, LLC (“Property Owner”) and is located in the UC-2 (Gateway) subdistrict of the Urban Core Specific Plan (“UCSP”) area, at 355-365 H Street, and is otherwise identified by Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 568-450-50 and 568-450-51, totaling approximately 0.94 acre (the “Project Site”); and WHEREAS, the subject property is designated in the Chula Vista General Plan as a mixed- use transit focus area; and WHEREAS, the Applicant requested approval to construct a seven-story, 208-unit multifamily residential building with a rooftop pool deck/terrace and underground parking (“Project”); and WHEREAS, pursuant to Chula Vista Municipal Code (“CVMC”) 19.14.582(B), a public hearing before the Planning Commission is required for Design Review applications proposing more than 200 residential units; and WHEREAS, the Project was reviewed for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) and it was determined that the Project was adequately covered and addressed in the previously certified Final Environmental Impact Report for the Urban Core Specific Plan (EIR 06-01; SCH #2005081121; certified by City Council Resolution No. 2007-097 on April 26, 2007) in that the Project is within the scope of the program approved in 2007 and that Program Environmental Impact Report adequately described the Project for the purposes of CEQA; and WHEREAS, City staff recommended approval of the Consistency Evaluation for the Project under CEQA and DR22-0025 for the Project as proposed; and WHEREAS, the Director of Development Services set the time and place for a hearing on the Project before the Planning Commission to consider the Project, and notice of the hearing, together with its purpose, was given by its publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the City and its mailing to property owners and residents within 500 feet of the exterior boundaries of the property at least 10 days prior to the hearing; and Docusign Envelope ID: EE45413B-94CA-46D7-8F6C-1636D4298152 Resolution No. 2026-002 Page No. 2 WHEREAS, on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, the Planning Commission considered and approved the Project following a public hearing that was held as advertised at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, in the City Council Chambers, 276 Fourth Avenue, before the Planning Commission, and the hearing was thereafter closed; and WHEREAS, the Director of Development Services set the time and place for another hearing on the Project before the Planning Commission to consider a resolution amendment, and notice of the hearing, together with its purpose, was given by its publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the City and its mailing to property owners and residents within 500 feet of the exterior boundaries of the property at least 10 days prior to the hearing; and WHEREAS, on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 the Planning Commission approved a modification to Condition No. 22 of DR22-0025, reducing the required public-right-of-way dedication from 11 to 9 feet, following a public hearing that was held as advertised at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 in the City Council Chambers, 276 Fourth Avenue, before the Planning Commission, and the hearing was thereafter closed; and WHEREAS, following the Planning Commission’s approval of the modification to Condition No. 22 on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, staff identified that a condition of approval regarding Government Code Section 66300/Senate Bill 330 (Housing Crisis Act of 2019) with respect to the demolition of the existing apartment building was inadvertently not included as part of the original Resolution; and WHEREAS, the Director of Development Services set the time and place for a hearing on the Project before the Planning Commission to consider this resolution amendment (PLN 26-005), and notice of the hearing, together with its purpose, was given by its publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the City and its mailing to property owners and residents within 500 feet of the exterior boundaries of the property at least 10 days prior to the hearing; and WHEREAS, a public hearing on the Project was held as advertised at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, in the City Council Chambers, 276 Fourth Avenue, before the Planning Commission to consider the proposed Condition No. 7, and the hearing was thereafter closed; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed and considered all materials for the proposed resolution amendment. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of Chula Vista that it hereby approves the resolution amendment with the following added planning conditions: Planning 1. The applicant shall meet the requirements of Government Code Section 66300 et seq., otherwise known as the Housing Crisis Act of 2019, regarding determination and replacement of protected units on the project site. Any affordable housing obligation required pursuant to this condition shall be satisfied through a regulatory agreement Docusign Envelope ID: EE45413B-94CA-46D7-8F6C-1636D4298152 Resolution No. 2026-002 Page No. 3 with project owner, to be recorded in the official records of San Diego County prior to building permit issuance. 2. All other conditions of approval of Resolution No. 2025-04 shall remain in full force and effect. GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 66020(d)(1) NOTICE Pursuant to Government Code Section 66020(d) (1), NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 90-day period to protest the imposition of any impact fee, dedication, reservation, or other exaction described in this Resolution begins on the effective date of this Resolution, any such protest must be in a manner that complies with Government Code Section 66020(a), and failure to timely follow this procedure will bar any subsequent legal action to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul imposition. The right to protest the fees, dedications, reservations, or other exactions does not apply to planning, zoning, grading, or other similar application processing fees or service fees in connection with this Project, and it does not apply to any fees, dedication, reservations, or other exactions which have been given notice similar to this, nor does it revive challenges to any fees for which the statute of limitations has previously expired. EXECUTION OF RESOLUTION OF APPROVAL The Property Owner and Applicant shall execute this document signing on the lines provided below, indicating that the Property Owner and Applicant have each read, understood, and agreed to the conditions contained herein and will implement the same. Upon execution, this document shall be signed and returned to the City’s Development Services Department. Kevin O’Neill Date for Urbana 2.0, LLC Applicant Greg Scott Date for Carmel Oaks Del Mar, LLC Property Owner CONSEQUENCE OF FAILURE OF CONDITIONS If any of the foregoing conditions fails to be met, or if they are, by their terms, to be implemented and maintained over time, if any of such conditions fails to be so implemented and maintained according to their terms, the City shall have the right to revoke or modify all approvals herein granted; deny or further condition issuance of all future building permits; Docusign Envelope ID: EE45413B-94CA-46D7-8F6C-1636D4298152 1/30/2026 1/30/2026 Resolution No. 2026-002 Page No. 4 deny, revoke, or further condition all certificates of occupancy issued under the authority of approvals herein granted; institute and prosecute litigation to compel their compliance with said conditions; or seek damages for their violation. Failure to sat isfy the conditions of this permit may also result in the imposition of civil or criminal penalties. INVALIDITY; AUTOMATIC REVOCATION It is the intention of the Planning Commission that its adoption of this Resolution is dependent upon the enforceability of each and every term, provision, and condition herein stated and that in the event that any one or more terms, provisions, or conditions is determined by a Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, this Resolution and the permit shall be deemed to be automatically revoked and of no further force and effect. {SIGNATURES ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE] Docusign Envelope ID: EE45413B-94CA-46D7-8F6C-1636D4298152 Resolution No. 2026-002 Page No. 5 Presented by Approved as to form Roy Sapa’u Marco A. Verdugo Director of Development Services City Attorney PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the Planning Commission of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 28th day of January 2026, by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners: Combs, De La Rosa, Jones, Sanfilippo, Torres, and Leal NOES: Commissioners: None ABSENT: Commissioners: Felber Rodrigo Leal, Chair ATTEST: Mariluz Zepeda, Deputy City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) I, Mariluz Zepeda, Deputy City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2026-002 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the Planning Commission at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission held on the 28th of January 2026. Executed this 28th day of January 2026. Mariluz Zepeda, Deputy City Clerk Docusign Envelope ID: EE45413B-94CA-46D7-8F6C-1636D4298152