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RESOLUTION NO. 2004-198
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
REGULATORY AGREEMENT RELATED TO ROLLING
HILLS RANCH BETWEEN THE CITY AND SHEA HOMES
AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE
AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, on June 17, 1997, the City of Chula Vista and Pacific Bay Properties
("Pacific Bay") executed an Affordable Housing Agreement as Document No. 1997-0400741
(the "1997 Affordable Housing Agreement") as recorded by the San Diego County Recorder's
Office for the real property then known as Salt Creek Ranch for purposes of further
implementing the Developer's affordable housing obligation under the City's Balanced
Communities Policy of the Housing Element of the General Plan. The property is now
commonly known as Rolling Hills Ranch; and
WHEREAS, to satisfY the low-income housing requirements of the 1997 Affordable
Housing Agreement, the City and Pacific Bay entered into two project specific affordable
housing agreements. The first agreement, recorded April 17, 2000 as File No. 2000-0194442 of
Official Records ("First Agreement"), pertained to a 116-unit low-income senior apartment
complex, which has since been constructed and occupied and is now known as Rolling Hills
Garden. The second agreement, recorded June 13, 2001 as File No. 2001-0397488 of Official
Records pertained to a 168-unit apartment complex for Neighborhood 4A, of which 32 units
would be designated as affordable to low-income households. The I 68-unit apartment complex
was not constructed; and
WHEREAS, compliance with both the first and second agreement is necessary to satisfY
the low-income housing obligations of the project under the 1997 Affordable Housing
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, based on units constructed, final maps and tentative maps for Rolling Hills
Ranch to date, a total of 2,352 residential housing units are anticipated, and therefore, the
Developer has an obligation to provide 118 units affordable to low-income households and 118
affordable to moderate-income households; and
WHEREAS, to date, the Developer has constructed 86 units affordable to low-income
households and 118 units affordable to moderate-income households. Therefore, the remaining
affordable housing obligation is 32 units affordable to low-income households; and
WHEREAS, on October 21, 2003, the City Council approved the Developer's request to
amend and restate the Second Affordable Housing Agreement to provide the Developer with the
flexibility of developing the site with a for-sale or rental development and adjusting the timing
requirements for the provision of these units; and
WHEREAS, Shea Homes desires to satisfy the affordable housing obligation through a
for-sale project, the details of which are contained within the Affordable Housing Regulatory
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, this Affordable Housing Regulatory Agreement implements affordable
housing requirements and impacts previously analyzed in the certified Enivornmental Impact
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Report (EIR) for the Salt Creek Ranch General Development Plan (GDP) and Sectional Planning
Area (SPA) Plan, therefore, no additional action is required under the California Environmental
Quality Act.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council ofthe City ofChula Vista
that this City Council does hereby approve in the form presented the Affordable Housing
Regulatory Agreement related to Rolling Hills Ranch, a copy of which shall be kept on file in the
Office of the City Clerk.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor of the City of Chula Vista is hereby
authorized to execute said Affordable Housing Regulatory Agreement with Shea Homes for and
on behalf of the City of Chula Vista.
Presented by
Approved as to form by
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Ann Moore
City Attorney
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City ofChula Vista,
California, this 15th day of June, 2004, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers:
NAYS: Councilmembers:
ABSENT: Councilmembers:
Davis, McCann, Rindone, and Padilla
None
ATTEST:
Salas
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Susan Bigelow, CMC, City C erk
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. 2004-198 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 15th day of June, 2004.
Executed this 15th day of June, 2004.
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Susan Bigelow, CMC, Cit Clerk