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RDA RESOLUTION NO. 2004-1856
RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE
CITY OF CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING THE PRELIMINARY PLAN
FOR THE AMENDMENT TO THE MERGED CHULA VISTA
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND DIRECTING STAFF TO TAKE
REQUIRED ACTIONS UNDER HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
SECTIONS 33327 AND 33328
WHEREAS, on August 15, 1978, the City Council of the City of Chula Vista (City
Council) adopted Ordinance No. 1827 approving a redevelopment plan for the Town Centre II
Redevelopment Project and has subsequently amended said redevelopment plan on May 19, 1987,
by Ordinance No. 2207, on July 19, 1988, by Ordinance No. 2274, on November 8, 1994, by
Ordinance No. 2610, and on August 22, 2000, by Ordinance No. 2817 (Town Centre II Plan); and
WHEREAS, on December 29, 1983, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2059
approving a redevelopment plan for the Otay Valley Road Redevelopment Project and has
subsequently amended said redevelopment plan on November 8, 1994, by Ordinance No. 2611 and
on August 22,2000, by Ordinance No. 2818 (Otay Valley Plan); and
WHEREAS, on November 27, 1990, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2420
approving a redevelopment plan for the Southwest Redevelopment Project and has subsequently
amended said redevelopment plan on July 9, 1991, by Ordinance No. 2467, on November 8, 1994,
by Ordinance No. 2612, and on August 22,2000, by Ordinance No. 2819 (Southwest Plan); and
WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 2819, the Town Centre II Plan, Otay Valley Plan, and
Southwest Plan were merged to establish the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Plan to facilitate
the sharing of financial resources pursuant to Sections 33485 through 33489 of the California
Community Redevelopment Law, Health and Safety Code Section 33000 e1.se.q. (Law); and
WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 2947, the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Plan was
amended to eliminate the time limit on incurring indebtedness, pursuant to Senate Bill 211 codified
in Health and Safety Code Section 33333.6(e)(2)B); and
WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chula Vista (Agency) desires to
amend the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Plan to consolidate the constituent redevelopment
plans into a single redevelopment plan document, add property to the Merged Chula Vista
Redevelopment Project Area boundaries, and, subject to certain limitations, extend eminent domain
authority in the Town Centre II and Otay Valley constituent project areas (2004 Amendment); and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2004-008 on January 6, 2004,
designating a redevelopment survey area (Survey Area) to determine if a formation of a
redevelopment project area or project areas, or an amendment area or amendment areas, were
feasible; and
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WHEREAS, staff, legal counsel, and consultants have reviewed the Survey Area and
preliminarily determined that approximately 494 acres of territory (Added Area) could meet the
necessary requirements for a redevelopment project area as provided in the Law; and
WHEREAS, the Agency desires to amend the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Plan
in part to include the Added Area in the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project Area; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Chula Vista adopted Resolution No.
PCM-05-02 on January 21, 2004, approving the Preliminary Plan for the Merged Chula Vista
Redevelopment Project Area (Project Area) and to designate the boundary for the property to be
added to the Project Area (Added Area).
WHEREAS, approval of the resolution is not subject to review under the California
Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations including
Section 15060 (c) (2), as the approval of the resolution will not result in a direct or reasonably
foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and Section 15004 (b) (2) (B), in that
adoption of the resolution does not foreclose alternatives or mitigation measures.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Redevelopment Agency of the City of
Chula Vista as follows:
1. The Preliminary Plan prepared for the 2004 Amendment, as submitted herewith
and attached hereto as Exhibit, "A", is hereby accepted.
2. Staff is authorized and directed to make such transmittals and take such other
actions as may be required or appropriate pursuant to Health and Safety Code Sections 33327
and 33328, including delivery of all necessary notices and materials to affected taxing entities
and officials in the Project Area, and requesting that the 2003-04 equalized assessment roll be
established as the base year valuation roll for the Added Area.
Presented by
Approved as to form by
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Ann Moore
Agency Counsel
Madigan
unity Development Director
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the Redevelopment Agency of the City of
Chula Vista, California, this 2ih day of January 2004, by the following vote:
AYES:
Agency Members: Davis, Salas, and Padilla
NAYS:
Agency Members: None
ABSENT:
Agency Members: None
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Laurie A. Madigan, Secretary of the Chula Vista Redevelopment Agency, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution No. 2004-1856 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the
Redevelopment Agency at a regular meeting held on the 27th day of January 2004.
Executed this 27th day of January 2004.
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EXHIBIT A
Amendment to Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Plan
(Merged Town Centre II, OtayValley, and Southwest ProjectArea)
Preliminary Plan
December 19, 2003
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chula VISta
276 Fourth Avenue
Chula VIS1a, California 91910
217 North Main Street. Suite 300
Santa Ana, California 92701-4822
Phone: (714) 541-4585
Fax: (714) 836-1748
E-Mail: info@Webrsg.com
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Preliminary Plan
Amendment to Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Plan
(Merged Town Centre II, otay Valley, and Southwest ProjectArea)
Table of Contents
Introduction.... .... ......... .......... ............... ........... .................. ....... ..... 1
Project Area Location and Description ..................................... 2
Existing Project Area ...................... ..... ............. ................................ ........._.. 2
Proposed Added Area ................................................................................... 3
General Statement of Proposed Planning Elements ................. 3
Land Uses ...~..~... .... ... ....... .._.. .... ....................................._............_... ....... ... ._..... ..... 4
General Statement of Proposed Layout of Principal Streets .................... 4
General Statement of Proposed Population Densities .............................. 5
General Statement of Proposed Building Intensities........_....................... 5
General Statement of Proposed Building Standards................................. 5
Attainment of the Purposes of the Redevelopment Law.......... 6
Consistency with the General Plan of the City .........................6
General Impact of the Proposed Project upon the Residents of
the Project Area and Surrounding Neighborhoods ...................6
Exhibit A - Project Area Map and Legal DescriptIon ................8
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Preliminary Plan
Amendment to Merged Chula VISta Redevelopment Plan
(Merged Town Centre II, Otay VaUey, and Southwest ProjectArea)
Introduction
This document is the Preliminary Plan ("Planj for the proposed
amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the Merged Chula Vista
Redevelopment Project (consisting of the Merged Town Centre II. Otay
Valley, and Southwest Redevelopment Project Areas) ("Amendment"). Its
purpose is to provide a general description of the contemplated
redevelopment amendment, and to designate the boundaries of proposed
areas to be added to the existing Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment
Project Area.
If this Plan is approved by the City of Chula Vista Planning Commission
("Planning Commission") and the Redevelopment Agency of the City of
Chula VISta ("Agency"). the Agency would commence a process to amend
the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Plan as follows:
1) Consolidate the Town Centre II, Otay Valley, and Southwest
Redevelopment Plans into a single amended and restated
redevelopment plan document to be known as the Merged Chuta
Vista Redevelopment Plan ("Redevelopment Plan', including
updating the public improvement and facility projects ust in the
Plan;
2) Add approximately 494.37 acres of property located throughout the
western part of Chula Vista to the Merged Chula Vista
Redevelopment Project Area ("Added Area"); and
3) Reestablish eminent domain authority for a period of 12 years on
all property (except for residentially-occupied property in a
residential zone) in the Town Centre II constituent area of the
Project Area; and
4) Reestablish'eminent domain authority for a period of 12 years on
all property in the Otay Valley constituent area of the Project Area.
In accordance with Section 33324 of the Califomia Community
Redevelopment Law C'Law"), this Plan must
. Describe the boundaries of the Project Area;
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AMENDMENT TO MERGED CHULA VISTA REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
(MERGED TOWN CEflITRE II, OTAYVlill..fY. AND SOun;wEST PROJECT !>REA)
. Contain a general statement of land uses and of the layout of
principal streets, population densities, building intensities and
standards proposed as the basis for the redevelopment of the
Project Area;
. Show how the purposes of the Law would be attained by
redevelopment of the Project Area;
. Show how the proposed redevelopment of the Project Area is
consistent with the community's general plan; and
. Describe, generally, the impact of the project upon residents of the
Project Area and surrounding neighborhoods.
Project Area Location and Description
Chuta Vista is located in the South Bay area of the greater San Diego
metropolitan area, 7 miles south of the City of San Diego Downtown and 7
miles north of the US-Mexico border. Chuta Vista covers an area of
approximately 32,572 acres, contains 64,440 housing units, and the City's
population in 2002 was estimated at 191,090, making Chuta Vista the
second largest city in the County, according to reports from Geographical
Applied Solution.
Existillg Project Area
The existing Project Area consists of the previously merged Town Centre
n, Otay Valley, and Southwest Redevelopment Project Areas. The total
acreage of the existing Project Area is 1,896 acres, or 5.8% of the City;
most of this property is in commercial and industrial use.
What is now the existing Project Area (Town Centre II, Otay Valley and
Southwest) originated on August 15, 1978, when the ChuJa Vista City
Council approved a redevelopment plan for the Town Centre II
Redevelopment Project Area. The original Town Centre \I Project Area
was enlarged on May 19, 1987 to include several noncontiguous areas in
west Chula Vista. The Town Centre II Redevelopment Plan underwent
additional amendments in 1988, 1994, and most recently in 2000, though
none of these added territory to the Town Centre II Project Area. Major
land uses in the Town Centre n are the Chula Vista Shopping Center
regional mall, the CMc Center, and other commercial and residential uses.
The Otay Valley Redevelopment Plan was adopted on December 29,
1983 and includes commercial, industrial, and vacant properties along the
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PRELIMINARY PLAN
AMENDMENT TO MERGED CHULA VlST A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
(MERGED TOWN CENTRE II, OTAY VALLEY, AND SOUTHWEST PROJECT AREA)
south side of what is now referred to as Main Street, east of Interstate 805.
The Otay Valley Redevelopment Plan has been amended twice since its
adoption, though none of these amendments modified the boundaries of
the original Otay Valley Project Area.
The Southwest Redevelopment Project Area includes industrial,
commercial, and residential properties in the southern part of the City,
along Main Street (west of Interstate 805). Broadway and Third Avenue.
The Southwest Redevelopment Plan was originally adopted on November
27, 1990, and amended shortly thereafter on July 9, 1991 to include a
small amount of additional area. Several other amendments occurred
between 1994 and 2002, though none of these modified the boundaries of
the Southwest Project Area.
On August 22,2000, the City Council merged the Town Centre U, Otay
Valley, and Southwest redevelopment areas by adopting a series of plan
amendments. The area merger did not alter the existing redevelopment
plans themselves, but authorized the use of tax increment funds
throughout the three merged project areas.
Proposed Added Area
The Amendment proposes to incorporate additional territory (known as the
"Added Area") to the existing Project Area. The Added Area would
increase the size of the merged Project Area by approximately 494.37
acres (approximately 26%). bringing the total to 2,390 acres. The parcels
that comprise the Added Area lie along the major commercial and
industrial roadways in the western part of Chula Vista (Broadway, Third
Avenue, E Street, H Street, and other areas in the northern part of the
City) that is not already in the existing Project Area. A few residential
properties are also included in the Added Area, in order to potentially
consolidate the necessary land assembly and effectuate future
redevelopment projects. By including all the proposed properties,
redevelopment efforts such as infrastructure and capital project
improvements will be effective in developing the entire Project Area.
General Statement of Proposed Planning Elements
This Preliminary Plan envisions that the planning elements to be contained
in the Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan for the Project Area
will be identical to the applicable provisions of the General Plan and all
other state and local codes and guidelines, as they may be amended from
time to time. Implementation of the Redevelopment Plan may result in
changes to existing land uses, in accordance with General Plan policies
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PRELIMINARY PLAN
AMENDMENT TO MERGED CHULA VISTA REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
(MERGED TOWN CENTRE II. OTAY VALLEY, AND SOUTHWEST PROJECT AREA)
(and other applicable codes and guidelines), as such policies exist or are
hereafter amended.
Land Uses
Wrthin the Project Area, land uses shall be those permitted by 1I1e General
Plan, as they exist today or are hereafter amended. Currently, the
General Plan permits the following uses in the Project Area:
. Commercial- Thoroughfare (CT)
. Commercial- Retail (CR)
. Residential High (RH) [18-27+ dulac]
. Residential Low-Medium (RLM) [3-6 dufac]
. Residential Medium (RM) [6-11 dulac]
. Mercantile and Office Commercial (CMO)
. Residential Medium-High (RMH) [11/18 dulac]
. Indusbial- General (IL)
. Commercial - Visitor (CV)
. Commercial Office (CO)
. Public & Quasi Public (PQ)
. Open Space, Agriculture & Reserve (OSP)
. Right of Way (ROVl/)
General Statement of Proposed Layout of Principal Streets
The map in Exhibit A presents the principal streets within the Project Area.
These streets include: Broadway, Third Avenue, Main Street, Palomar
Street, and C Street. If the Amendment is adopted, existing streets within
the Project Area may be widened or otherwise modified and additional
streets may only be created as necessary for proper pedestrian anc:llor
vehicular circulation in a manner consistent with the General Plan.
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PRELIMINARY PLAN
AMENDMENT TO MERGED CHULA VISTA REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
(MERGED TOWN CENTRE II, OTAY VALLEY. AND SOUTHWEST PROJECT AREA)
The layout of principal streets and those that may be developed in the
Mure shall conform to the General Plan as currently adopted or hereafter
amended.
General Statement of Proposed Population Densities
If the Amendment is adopted, permitted densities within the Project Area
will conform to the General Plan and zoning code, as currently adopted or
as hereafter amended, and other applicable codes and ordinances.
Implementation of the Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan may
result in changes to existing land uses that may result in changes to
existing population densities in the Project Area. in accordance with
General Plan policies (and other applicable codes and guidelines); as
such policies exist or are hereafter amended.
General Statement of Proposed Building Intensities
Building intensity shall be controlled by limits on the:
. Percentag~ of the building site covered by. the building (land
coverage);
III Size and location of the buildable area on the building site; and
. Height of the building.
The limits on building intensity shall be established in accordance with the
provisions of the General Plan and zoning code, as they now exist or are
hereafter amended. Implementation of the Amended and Restated
Redevelopment Plan may result in changes to existing land uses that may
result in changes to existing building intensities in accordance with
General Plan policies (and other applicable codes and guidelines); as
such policies exist or are hereafter amended.
General Statement of Proposed Bw1ding Standards
Building standards shall conform to the building requirements of applicable
codes and ordinances. Implementation of the Amended and Restated
Redevelopment Plan may result in changes to existing land uses that may
result in changes to existing buildings in accordance with General Plan
policies (and other applicable codes and guidelines); as such policies exist
or are hereafter amended.
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PREUMINARY PLAN
AMENDMENT TO MERGED CHULA VISTA REDEVELOPMENT PlAN
(MERGED TOWN CENTRE II, OTA Y VALlEY. AND SOUTHWEST PROJECT AREA)
Attainment of the Purposes of the Redevelopment Law
The properties in the existing Project Area were determined to be blighted
and selected when the Town Centre II. Qtay Valley and Southwest
constitUent redevelopment plans were adopted. The properties in the
Added Area suffer from similar physical and economic problems; these
conditions will be more extensively evaluated and documented during the
process of preparing the Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan.
Redevelopment of the Amended Merged Project Area would attain the
purposes of the Law by alleviating blighting conditions that the private
sector, acting alone, has not remedied.
The purposes of the Law would be attained by the proposed Amendment
through the:
. Participation of owners and tenants in the revitalization of their
properties;
. Replanning, redesign and development of undeveloped or
underdeveloped areas which are stagnant or improperly utilized; and
. Encouragement of modem, integrated development with improved
pedestrian and vehicular circulation.
Consistency with the General Plan of the City
Because land uses, transportation, and other development standards
incorporate existing Genera! Plan policies, this Plan is consistent with the
General Plan. This Plan does not propose to institute additional land use
policies not otherwise pennitted by the General Plan.
General Impact of the Proposed Project upon the Residents of the
Project Area and Surrounding Neighborhoods
Project impacts on residents within, and adjacent to, the proposed P reject
Area will generally be improved economic and physical conditions.
Through the Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan, the Agency
desires to facilitate the redevelopment of the Project Area to better suit
surrounding areas.
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PREUMINARY PLAN
AMENDMENT TO MERGED CHULA VISTA REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
(MERGED TOWN CENTRE II. OTA YVAllEY. AND SOUTHWEST PROJECT AREA)
Project development and implementation will be subject to further review
and approval by the City Council, Planning Commission, Agency and
other non-City environmental and taxing agencies. Further, the Agency
will conduct a community outreach program during the plan amendment
process and implementation phases to gain the continued insight and
perspectives of affected property owners, business owners, residents, and
other interested parties.
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Exhibit A - Project Area Map and Legal Description
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