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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRCC MIN 2001/07/30 .r- .~ MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION COMMISSION July 30, 2001 Mercy Building Conference Room 430 "F" Street MEETING CALLED TO ORDER by Chair Charles Bull at 6:30 p.m. ROLL CALUMOTION TO EXCUSE MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Charles Bull, Vice-Chair Doug Reid, Commissioners Cindy Burrascano, Teresa Thomas, Juan Diaz and Pamela Bensoussan (6:34) STAFF PRESENT: Edalia Olivo-Gomez, Environmental Projects Manager Maria Muett, Associate Planner Linda Bond, Recording Secretary OTHERS PRESENT: Philip Hinshaw, A.D. Hinshaw Associates Darren Bailey, Pacific Planning Group C.J. Amstrup, Pacific Planning Group APPROVAL OF MINUTES: June 11,18 and July 2,2001 Chair Bull stated that, if there are no objections to the June 11, 2001 minutes, they stand approved. Chair Bull stated that, if there are no objections to the June 18, 2001 minutes, they stand approved. Chair Bull stated that, if there are no objections to the July 2, 2001 minutes, they stand approved. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: None. OLD BUSINESS: None. NEW BUSINESS Agenda Item #2 was taken out of order as a courtesy to the applicant who was present. r- - RCC Minutes - 2- July 30. 2001 2. IS.01-49 - Public Storage, Inc., Chula Vista, 2317 Main Street Mr. Philip Hinshaw (A.D. Hinshaw Associates, P.O. Box 13200, EI Cajon, CA 92022) handed out a site plan, as it was not included in the packets. This site is on the south side of Main Street adjacent to Industrial Boulevard and the trolley tracks. The site is flat with no native vegetation and no listed plant or animal species. No cultural or paleontological resources are known to be present. The site is fully developed with three one-story public storage buildings containing a total of 60,470 square feet. The proposal is to demolish 47,091 square feet of the existing buildings and construct an 113,320 square foot three-story building. There will be traditional self-storage units and container storage. A very minimal amount of fill is required. The project is in compliance with the General Plan and zoning. There were no public comments received. In reviewing the project, staff identified two possible significant environmental impacts. a) The site is within the 100-year flood plain. The 100-year base flood elevation at this location is 29 feet above sea level. The finished floor elevation shown on the site plan is not 1-foot above the 100-year flood level required by City standards. Mitigation measures shall include the finished floor elevation to be 1-foot above the 100-year flood elevation of 29 feet; catch basin filters shall be installed to prevent trash and silt from entering the storm drain system, and; catch basin filters shall be maintained and inspected as scheduled by the Engineering Department. b) Demolition of the existing building could result in the release of airborne asbestos fibers. Mitigation measures shall include the applicant contracting with an environmental consultant certified by the Sate to conduct testing for the presence of asbestos in buildings to be demolished, and the applicant shall be responsible for obtaining all required permits prior to issuance of a demolition permit. Commissioner Thomas inquired about lead being included on the environmental checklist. She would be happy to provide staff with information. Ms. Edalia Olivo- Gomez (Environmental Projects Manager) indicated that including lead is under review. Commissioner Thomas asked, how often is "periodic" monitoring of storm drains done? Mr. Hinshaw stated that the Engineering Department had not yet finished the schedule. Inspectors will be hired to make sure property owners are doing what they have to do. Mr. C.J. Amstrup (Pacific Planning Group, 23412 Moulton Parkway, Suite 240, Laguna Hills, CA 92653) stated that the applicant is in agreement with the mitigation measures proposed by the City. MSC (Reid/Burrascano) to recommend certification of the Mitigated Negative Declaration. Vote: (6-0-0-0) ,~ - RCC Minutes - 3 - Julv 30. 2001 1. IS·01-039 - Country Club Villas, 25 Naples Avenue Ms. Maria Muett (Associate Planner) presented a plot plan that had just been revised as required by the Design Review Committee. The project site is located on the north side of Naples Street west of Hilltop Drive. The site is currently occupied by a vacant, fire-damaged commercial center. It is adjacent to an active shopping center to the east, a golf course and single-family residential to the west, and single- family residential to the north and south. The proposed project includes a rezone from Neighborhood Commercial to Apartment Residential, a General Plan Amendment from Retail Commercial to Residential Medium-High, a Tentative Subdivision Map and Design Review for the condominium development of 23 lots - 22 residential and one common area. The project will include common areas, a sand tot-lot, private drive, 6-foot high wooden fences separating the individual units, a two-car garage for each unit and 14 guest parking spaces with a total of 58 parking spaces. The internal circulation design and driveway access has been designed to meet the requirements of the Fire Department with a 24-foot width. The proposed project includes a 6-foot high decorative masonry-zoning wall, serving as an acoustical wall, between the commercial parcel along the east property line continuing along the front of the project. Development of the site will require some limited grading. During the demolition, staff does have it mitigated to deal with asbestos. The applicant will be demolishing the complete fire-damaged commercial center. This may result in the release of some hazardous materials. In order to mitigate those to a level below significant, the structures will be examined for the presence of asbestos prior to demolition. The applicant will be required to contract with a certified consultant by the State. The other mitigation is noise. A noise study was done per request of staff. There are mitigations dealing with noise - design layout, building materials, external walls, window treatments and exterior hardwood doors. Noise will have to be mitigated for the units facing Naples Street and the second row of units. Commissioner Reid inquired about the public comment letter received regarding traffic. Ms. Muett indicated that the comment letter was from a property owner on Vista Way concerned about access from the project site and would there be a need for a 4-way stop. Traffic Engineering reviewed that. The access is offset from Vista Way, so there is not a requirement for a 4-way stop. Commissioner Thomas was concerned about traffic and pedestrian safety at the intersection of Hilltop Drive and Naples Street during construction of the project. She requested that Traffic Engineering look at this safety issue. Commissioner Burrascano was confused about sound issues. At what point in time are levels so high that windows have to be shut? Ms. Muett indicated that it is between the 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. period of time when the noise ordinance takes place. (- - RCC Minutes -4- July 30. 2001 Chair Bull felt there were some serious problems with the noise. There are two noise sources: Naples Street and the commercial center to the east. There should be a condition in the report that air conditioning shall be provided in the units. It should be specified on the plan that it is a 6-foot high sound wall all the way around the front of the project on Naples Street. If there is not a 15-foot setback to put a sound wall along Naples Street, that is a significant and not mitigated impact. The mitigations need to be cleaned up. Ms. Muett indicated that the catch basin would be moved from its present location to a location not yet determined by Engineering. MSc (Burrascano/Reid) to recommend acceptance of the Mitigated Negative Declaration if it is modified to include the 6-foot high sound wall along Naples Street. Vote: (6-0-0-0) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COORDINATOR COMMENTS: Ms. Olivo-Gomez distributed a Press Release to the RCC regarding the Preservationist of the Year and the Environmentalist of the Year. CHAIR COMMENTS: None. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS Commissioner Thomas and Chair Bull asked to be excused from the August 13, 2001 RCC meeting. 3. Mills Act Workshop Designee Commissioner Burrascano stated that she had received a request from Laura Mulgren wanting to know about any Mills Act Workshop items so that they can be included in the Star-News. Commissioner Bensoussan stated that the Mills Act Workshop is not on the 13th of August. They are now looking at the 20th of September. Also, the RCC talked about inviting Marie Nelson from the State Office of Historic Preservation. Did the RCC vote on that? Chair Bull believed that Ms. Marilyn Ponseggi (Environmental Review Coordinator) was to come back with some information about that invitation. Ms. Linda Bond (Recording Secretary) indicated that all this information was on page 4 of the July 2, 2001 RCC minutes. Commissioner Bensoussan remembered that Ms. Ponseggi was going to come back with some proposed dates, and Commissioner Bensoussan was going to check with { - RCC Minutes - 5- July 30. 2001 the State Office as well. Does Ms. Ponseggi have any proposed dates? Ms. Olivo- Gomez did not have any proposed dates from Ms. Ponseggi. Chair Bull suggested that an item be placed on the August 13, 2001 agenda to address the dates and the invitations to the person giving the presentation and to the City Council and Planning Commission. The Commissioners agreed. MSC (Thomas/Burrascano) that Commissioner Bensoussan represent the RCC at the Mills Act Workshop on September 20, 2001. Vote: (6-0-0-0) Commissioner Bensoussan asked when the Mills Act Contract would be coming back to the RCC. Ms. Muett stated that the Contract would be coming back at the next meeting. Commissioner Bensoussan stated that people have been calling her about the Mills Act because they are very confused. The impression they are being given at the Planning Department counter is that staff does not know anything about it or how to advise them. The counter people need to be educated about the Mills Act application. Ms. Muett indicated that there is an organized file at the Planning counter, but applications are being turned in to the Environmental Section located in the Mercy Building. Commissioner Thomas re-introduced the idea of including a flowchart with the Mills Act application so people will know what to do and the process. ADJOURNMENT: Chair Bull adjourned the meeting at 7:49 p.m. to a regular meeting on Monday, August 13, 2001, at 6:30 p.m. in the Mercy Building Conference Room, 430 'F' Street, Chula Vista, CA. Prepared by: ~~ / a-/ cS3c?7f:.L.-- Lin Bond Recording Secretary (A:\lIb\RCC#1 \RCC073001 MINS.doc)