HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-07-28 PC MINS
MINUTES OF THE
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF
CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA
Council Chambers
6:00 p.m. Public Services Building
Wednesday, July 28, 2004 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista
ROLL CALU MOTIONS TO EXCUSE:
Present: Castaneda, Madrid, O'Neill, Hall, Cortes, Hom, Felber
Staff Present: Luis Hernandez, Deputy Planning Director
Marilyn ponseggi, Environmental Review Coordinator
Marni Borg, Environmental Projects Manager
Dave Hanson, Deputy City Attorney I
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/SILENT PRAYER
MOTION TO EXCUSE
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: No public input.
1. PUBLIC HEARING: PCC 04-58; Conditional Use Permit for Costco
Wholesale to expand an existing gas station from
three islands to four islands at 1190 Broadway.
Commissioner Cortes recused himself from the dais.
MSC (O'Neill/Madrid) (6-0-0-1) that the public hearing be opened and continued
to the August 18, 2004 Planning Commission meeting. Motion carried.
2. PUBLIC HEARING: Close of the Public Review Period for the Village 7
Sectional Planning Area (SPA) Plan and Tentative
Maps (M) Environmental Impact Report (EIR 04-06).
Background: Marni Borg, Environmental Projects Manager stated that the purpose
for tonight's meeting is to close the public comment period on the Draft Village 7 EIR.
Furthermore, all comments received this evening, including those made by the
Planning Commission will be considered and addressed as part of the Final EIR.
The draft EIR addresses implementation ofthe proposed Village 7 Sectional Planning
Area Plan and conceptual Tentative Maps. The SPA comprises 288 acres of the 424-
acre Village 7, which is located in approximately the center of the Otay Valley parcel
of Otay Ranch. The proposed SPA and Tentative Maps would allow the development
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of 1,204 single family and multi-family dwelling units, a 7.6-acre public park and
approximately 23 acres designated for a high school, approximately 11 acres
designated for an elementary school and 2.8 acres designated for CPF use.
The draft EIR was circulated for a 45-day public review period beginning on June 14th
and tonight's hearing will mark the close of the public review period. Staff is
requesting that comments be limited to issues related specifically to the information
presented in the EIR.
A public hearing will be scheduled before the Planning Commission in September for
consideration of the SPA Plan and the certification of the Final EIR. Staff requests
that any project-specific comments be held until such meeting.
No members of the public were present.
Commission Comments:
Cmr. Felber commented on the following issues:
· Questioned why the middle school was not consistently mentioned throughout the
report when the high school and elementary schools were mentioned,
· Was surprised to read in the freeway analysis that there was an increase in the
trip generation numbers for Telegraph Canyon Rd. and not Olympic Parkway.
· Questioned the report stating that the elementary school overflow would go to the
nearest school, Arroyo Vista, when the nearest school is McMillin Elementary
· Questioned the numbers cited on the impact analysis for utilities and public
services based on the density numbers and construction of units.
Marilyn Ponseggi clarified that the comments made tonight by the commission should
be limited to issues related specifically to the information presented in the EIR and
that any project-specific comments should be held until the public hearing in
September when the Commission will consider the SPA Plan and Final EIR. Ms.
Ponseggi further recommended that the comments raised by Commissioner Felber be
made, with the Commission's concurrence, as part of the motion in the form of
questions you would like to see answered in the Final EIR.
MSC (Felber/Horn) (7-0) that the public review period for Draft EIR 04-06 be
closed. Motion carried.
MSC (Felber/Hall) (7-0) that the Final EIR consider:
· To re-evaluate the traffic numbers in the freeway interchanges at
Telegraph Canyon Rd. and Olympic Parkway
· Clarify the closest elementary school that the overflow of children
would attend
· Re-evaluate the generation numbers in general throughout the
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document. Motion carried.
BUSINESS:
. Appointment of GMOC representative for FY 04-05.
MSC (Castaneda/Hom) (7-0) to appoint Commissioner O'Neill as the
representative to GMOC. Motion carried.
. Appointment of new Chair and Vice Chair of the Planning Commission for FY 04-05.
MSC (Castaneda/Felber) (7-0) to table this item to the August 18th Planning
Commission meeting. Motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT at 6:45 p.m. to the Planning Commission meeting of August 18, 2004.
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- Diana Vargas, Secretary to Planning Commission