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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2004-165 RESOLUTION NO. 2004-165 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AMENDING PART II, SECTION E.1 OF THE OTAY RANCH GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO ALLOW FOR THE SUBMITTAL OF SECTIONAL PLANNING AREA PLANS ON PROPERTIES COMPRISING LESS THAN THE WHOLE OF A VILLAGE WHEREAS, the Otay Ranch General Development Plan, at Part II, Section E ("Implementation") says that, with certain named locations of exception, "Each village must be master planned as a unit"; and WHEREAS, on July IS, 2003, the City Council of the City of Chula Vista adopted Resolution No. 2003-303, expediting the processing of Otay Ranch General Development Plan Village 7 Sectional Planning Area ("SPA") Entitlements, in support of the acquisition and development of High School No. 13 by the Sweetwater Union High School District, as well as addressing other issues; and WHEREAS, Village 7 of the Otay Ranch General Development Plan comprises five separate property ownerships, whose owners are at various states of readiness to participate as applicants in a SPA planning process, plan their own property, or seek local development entitlements; and WHEREAS, the multiple ownerships of Village 7 makes unified control of the property a practical impossibility; and WHEREAS, similar fractional ownership patterns exist in all of the remaining villages of the Otay Ranch General Development Plan, leading to the likelihood that partial-village applications will be desired and, in some cases, necessary for the fulfillment of the goals and objectives of the Otay Ranch General Development Plan; and WHEREAS, staff proposes to amend the Otay Ranch General Development Plan to allow for the submittal of SPA plans on properties comprising less than the whole of a village; and WHEREAS, the Environmental Review Coordinator has reviewed the proposed activity for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that the activity is not a "Project" as defined under Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines the activity is not subject to CEQA. Thus, no environmental review is necessary; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on said Otay Ranch General Development Plan Amendment and at least ten days prior to the hearing notice of said hearing, together with its purpose, was given by its publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the City and posting at not less than three locations within the City's jurisdiction, in accordance with Government Code Section 65090 etseq, as those sections pertain to the issuance of notice where the proposed amendment would otherwise require the mailing of notices to greater than one thousand property owners; and WHEREAS, the hearing was held at the time and place as advertised, namely 6:00 p.m. on March 24, 2004, in the Council Chambers, 276 Fourth Avenue, before the Planning Resolution 2004-165 Page 2 Commission and the Planning Commission recommended approval of the amendment and said hearing was thereafter closed; and WHEREAS, a duly noticed public hearing was scheduled before the City Council of the City of Chula Vista on the amendment of the Otay Ranch General Development Plan, namely 6:00 p.m. May 18, 2004. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista hereby amends the Otay Ranch General Development Plan at Part II, Section E.I in the manner indicated on the attached Exhibit A, which is made a part of this resolution as if fully set forth herein. Presented by Approved as to form by CA~ Ann Moore City Attorney Resolution 2004-165 Page 3 PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 18th day of May, 2004, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: NAYS: Councilmembers: ABSENT: Councilmembers: Davis, McCann, Rindone, Salas and Padilla None None ATTEST: ~, J /, I ~~. I In '--' Susan Bigelow, CMC, City lerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO CITY OF CHULA VISTA I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2004-165 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 18th day of May, 2004. Executed this 18th day of May, 2004. ~I 1 A I '~ìif ð. ,çy-.-// Susan Bigelow, CMC, City CI k EXIllBIT 'A' Otay Ranch GDPjSRP - Part n Section E - Implementation 1. Introduction This GDP/SRP will be implemented through the P-C (Planned Community) zoning in the City of Chula Vista or Specific Plan zolÙng in the County. A Sectional PlanlÙng Area (SPA) Plan for areas in Chula Vista will be prepared to provide detailed design and development criteria. A Specific Plan for uruncorporated areas will provide detailed design and development criteria. Any zoning, SPA, or Specific Plan subsequently adopted for Otay Ranch must be consistent with this GDP/SRP, and the General Plan of the applicable jurisdiction. This GDP/SRP will be used to evaluate development applications within Otay Ranch. This GDP/SRP will also be used by applicants to guide responses to changing market conditions, economic considerations and environmental research throughout the implementation period of the plan. 0 SPAs are required for all areas within the Otay Ranch GDP/SRPI. 0 Each village must be master-planned as a unit"~ 0 Exceptions to the requirement to master-plan each village as a unit: a. tIhe Inverted "L", the Ranch House property, the areas of Village One and Two West of Pas eo Ranchero and the Freeway Commercial area of the Eastern Urban Center (Planning Area 12), which may have their own SPA Plan approved prior to the development of the particular area. b. In instances when a village is not under unified control, in which case an application may be accepted and processed for a portion of a village if determined necessary by the Director of the PlanlÙng and Building Department. In making the admilÙstrative decision to accept the ilÙtiai application within a village, the Director shall first make a written determination that the property constitutes a siglÙficant and appropriate initial development area of the village and that the application complies with the requirements of this provision. It is encouraged that such applications comprise more than 40 acres, but lesser areas may be considered by the Director of the PlanlÙng and Building Department. The entire village shall be planned to a conceptual level to demonstrate the compatibility of the portion under the control of the rust applicant and the remainder of the village, which may include but not be limited to integration of land uses and infrastructure. As part of any SPA application submittal, the applicant will be required to demonstate that it has met or made good faith attempts to meet, with Except Planning Area 19, if processed in the County of San Diego. all other owners within the village to discuss the applicant's proposal and to comprehensively plan the village. The decision of the Director of the PlanlÙng and Building Department with respect to the SPA plan application shall be final. Following application submittal, the City, the applicant and other owners within the Village who wish to participate will meet and confer on a regular basis regarding issues of integration and compatibility in an effort to avoid conflicts where possible. Subsequent applicants within such Village may thereafer propose amendments to the intial SPA approval. 0 More than one village or planlÙng area may be combined within a single SPA; and should demonstrate a logical connection.