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PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA STATEMENT
Item 2
Meeting Date 9/27/95
ITEM TITLE:
Public Hearing: PCC-90-25M; Request for five year extension to an
existing Conditional Use Permit for an RV Storage Yard at 1375
Broadway, within the S-94 zone - Broadway Palomar RV Storage
RECOMMENDATION: That the Planning Commission adopt the attached resolution, PCC-
90-25M, recommending that the City Council approve a five year extension for the RV Storage
Yard located at 1375 Broadway, based on the findings and subject to the conditions contained
in the attached draft Council Resolution.
The Environmental Review Coordinator has determined that this project is exempt from
environmental review under CEQA as a Class I exemption
DISCUSSION:
1. Site Characteristics
The project site consists of a rectangularly shaped property of 4.5 acres with utility
transmission towers bisecting the property from east to west. This existing storage lot
contains 356 storage spaces and 20 customer parking spaces, and is surrounded by slatted
chain-link fencing; the facility is open to customers from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The
interim zoning in effect for this property is S-94, a County designation for utility
transmission zones which allows open storage uses with approval of a use permit.
2. Zoning and Land Use
North -
South -
East -
West -
C-C-P -
C-T-P -
S-94
S-94 -
Commercial Center
Mini Storage/Auto Center
RV Storage
Vacant
3. Proposal
The proposal is for a five-year extension of the existing conditional use permit allowing
a storage yard for recreation vehicles. This CUP expired on June 12, 1995; however,
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the application for extension was filed prior to the expiration date. The applicant is
further requesting that the City Council requirement for payment of an in-lieu park
mitigation fee of $7,500.00 per year be discontinued.
4. Analvsis
The existing conditional use permit was approved by the City Council in June of 1990.
This approval was the culmination of a lengthy process beginning with the property's
allllexation from the County during the Montgomery allllexation of 1986. At that time
the property owner, Broadway Equities, was notified that the R.V. storage yard required
a conditional use permit from the City (it did not have the requisite major use permit
from the County and was therefore not considered "grandfathered").
In 1988 the Council, on appeal from a Plalllling Commission decision, approved the
recreational vehicle storage yard for an eighteen-month term, subject to certain
conditions. The conditional use permit was subsequently revoked by the Planning
Commission for applicant's failure to comply with the conditions of the permit, and a
new permit was applied for and was ultimately approved by the City Council in 1990.
The aforementioned proceedings primarily centered around the applicant's failure to meet
conditions of approval such as paving, screening, and landscaping, in a timely mallller.
Further, the SDG&E easement areas were, at that time, among areas in Montgomery
under study for consideration as open space and park areas.
By the time of the Council's final consideration in 1990, the applicant had met all of the
original conditions of approval. Further, Council members at that time expressed
concerns about the ability to plan for permanent usage of the easement areas given
unresolved public health concerns regarding the question of electro-magnetic fields
(EMF) effects. As a result, the conditional use permit was approved subject to a time
limitation of five years, which was intended to provide time for the studies which would
resolve the issue of appropriate land uses for this and other properties under the
easements (please see minutes from 1990 City Council consideration, as well as
approving Resolution No. 15674, attached)
Since the 1990 approval of the conditional use permit, the EMF issue remains largely
unresolved; there has been no definitive resolve of the question of potential health risks
associated with permanent usage of areas in and around electric transmission towers and
lines. As a result, the City has not concluded studies regarding permanent land uses for
the SDG&E easement areas, and the Parks and Recreation department has no plans for
park uses on this site for at least the next five years.
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The recreational vehicle storage facility has operated without incident for the past five
years and all conditions of approval have been met. The City has received no complaints
regarding the site and has had no code enforcement activities involving this property.
The storage yard is open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. After hours, a night watchman
is employed which has apparently provided effective security for the site. The paved
driveway leading to the entry gate is well maintained, as is the landscape buffer along
the property's Broadway frontage.
5. Conclusion
Based upon the existing condition of site, its operational history of the past five years,
and the fact that long-term planning for SDG&E easement areas is not concluded, staff
recommends approval of the five-year extension, subject to the conditions stated in the
draft Council Resolution.
The proposed conditions of approval include a provision for extension by the Planning
Commission, upon finding that the issues discussed above remain unresolved or, if
resolved, that the Commission determines that open storage uses are appropriate
permanent land uses for the area.
Additionally, the applicant has requested that the park in-lieu fee be discontinued; to
date, the applicant has paid in excess of $35,000.00 into this fund. Since this is a
Council-imposed fee and not a land use matter, we have drafted the Planning
Commission Resolution so as not to include a Commission recommendation on this issue.
However, since there are no plans for the usage of this site as a park through at least the
next five years, we will be recommending to Council that this fee be discontinued. The
Parks and Recreation Department has no objections to this recommendation.
Attachments
1. Commission and Draft Council Resolutions
2. Locator and Site Plan
3. Minutes of Original Council Consideration (1990)
4. Resolution No. 15764. approving existing Conditional Use Permit PCC-90-25
5. Disclosure Statement
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COMMISSION AND
DRAFT COUNCIL
RESOLUTIONS
RESOLUTION NO, PCC-90-25M
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA PLANNING
COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL GRANT A
FIVE YEAR EXTENSION FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PCC-90-25
TO BROADWAY PALOMAR RV STORAGE TO OPERATE A STORAGE YARD
FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AT 1375 BROADWAY
WHEREAS, a duly verified application for an extension of a
conditional use permit was filed with the City of Chula vista
Planning Department on May 23, 1995 by Broadway Palomar RV Storage
("Applicant"); and
WHEREAS, said application requested that the Applicant be
granted an extension of time for a recreational vehicle storage
yard located at 1375 Broadway ("Project Site"); and
WHEREAS, the Planning commission set the time and place for a
hearing on said conditional use permit application and notice of
said hearing, together with its purpose, was given by its
publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the city and
its mailing to property owners and residents within an area greater
than 500 feet of the exterior boundaries of the property at least
10 days prior to the hearing; and
WHEREAS, the hearing was held at the time and place as
advertised, namely September 27, 1995 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council
Chambers, 276 Fourth Avenue, before the Planning commission and
said hearing was thereafter closed.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION
hereby finds that the project is exempt from environmental review
under CEQA as a Class 1 exemption,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION hereby
recommends City Council approval of the extension in accordance
with the attached draft City Council Resolution and the findings
and conditions related to the extension (but not the parks in-lieu
fee) contained therein.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
transmitted to the applicant and the City Council.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF CHULA VISTA,
CALIFORNIA, this day 27th day of september 1995 by the following
vote, to-wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
William C. Tuchscher III, Chair
Nancy Ripley, Secretary
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA GRANTING A FIVE YEAR EXTENSION FOR CONDITIONAL
USE PERMIT PCC-90-25 TO BROADWAY PAWMAR RV STORAGE TO
OPERATE A STORAGE YARD FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AT
1375 BROADWAY
L RECITALS
A. Project Site
WHEREAS, the parcel which is the subject matter of this resolution is
diagrammatically represented in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein
by this reference, and commonly known as Broadway Palomar RV Storage and
for the purpose of general description herein consists of 4.5 acres of land located
at 1375 Broadway ("Project Site"); and,
B. Project Applicant
WHEREAS, on May 23, 1995 a duly verified application for extension of a
conditional use permit (PCC-90-25M) was filed with the City of Chula Vista
Planning Department by Broadway Palomar RV Storage ("Applicant"); and,
C. Project Description; Application for Conditional Use Permit
WHEREAS, Applicant requests the extension of an existing conditional use
permit to authorize the continued operation of an existing recreational vehicle
storage yard for a five-year period ("Project"), subject to extension at the end of
that term, and is also requesting that the previous condition requiring payment of
a park mitigation in-lieu fee be discontinued on the Project Site, ; and,
D. Planning Commission Record on Application
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held an advertised public hearing on the
Project on September 27, 1995 and voted _-_ to recommend that the City
Council approve the Project in accordance with Planning Commission Resolution
PCC-90-25M; and,
E. City Council Record of Application
WHEREAS, a duly called and noticed public hearing on the Project was held
before the City Council of the City of Chula Vista on 1995 to receive
the recommendation of the Planning Commission, and to hear public testimony
with regard to same.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council does hereby find,
determine and resolve as follows:
I. PLANNING COMMISSION RECORD
The proceedings and all evidence on the Project introduced before the Planning
Commission at their public hearing on this project held on September 27, 1995, and the
minutes and resolution resulting therefrom, are hereby incorporated into the record of
this proceeding.
II. ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION
The Environmental Review Coordinator has concluded that the Project is exempt from
environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") as a
Class I exemption.
Ill. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FINDINGS
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby make the findings required by
the City's rules and regulations for the issuance of conditional use permits, as
hereinbelow set forth, and sets forth, thereunder, the evidentiary basis that permits the
stated findings to be made.
A. That the proposed use at the location is necessary or desirable to provide a
service or facility which will contribute to the general well being of the
neighborhood or the community.
The recreational vehicle storage yard provides a facility which assists property
owners in keeping large recreational-type vehicles off of the public streets, which
is desirable and contributes to the well-being of the community. Landscaping
improvements made to the property by the applicant, have further contributed to
the well-being of the neighborhood in which this property is located.
B. That such use will not under the circumstances of the particular case, be
detrimental to the health, safety or general welfare of persons residing or
working in the vicinity or injurious to property or improvements in the
vicinity.
The existing RV storage yard has been legally operating under a conditional use
permit for the past five years, and has not proven to be detrimental to the health,
safety, or general welfare of persons or property within the vicinity. The project
will be similarly conditioned for the length of the five-year term of extension,
which will ensure that continued operations adhere to the same standards.
C. That the proposed use will comply with the regulations and conditions
specified in the code for such use,
Compliance with all applicable codes, conditions, and requirements shall be
required throughout the duration of this use.
D. That the granting of this conditional use permit will not adversely affect the
general plan of the City or the adopted plan of any government agency,
The approval of this permit is consistent with City policies, the Montgomery
Specific Plan, and the General Plan.
IV. TERMS OF GRANT OF PERMIT
The City Council hereby grants Conditional Use Permit PCC-90-25M subject to the
following conditions:
I. The term of the Conditional Use Permit shall be for a maximum of five years and
shall expire on . and thereafter, the Applicant will no longer be allowed
to continue the use herein permitted after this date, unless further extended.
Applicant is hereby advised that the duration of this permit may not provide the
Applicant with an opportunity to receive a reasonable return on any investment
that may require a longer amortization term than allowed by this permit. Any
such investment will be made at the Applicant's risk. Any subsequent extensions
of this permit may be approved or denied by the Planning Commission, in
accordance with Municipal Code Section 19.58.400. Any application for
extension shall be submitted to the Planning Department a minimum of three
months prior to the expiration date.
2. The Conditional Use Permit shall allow for the operation of a recreational vehicle
storage yard, as provided for in Section 19.58.400 of the Chula Vista Municipal
Code. Storage shall be limited to recreational vehicles, as well as a limited
number of automobiles, trucks, and other similar vehicles. All vehicles shall be
operable, and no dismantling or repair work shall be permitted on the Project
Site. The applicant shall provide a current list of types of vehicles which are
intended to be stored on site, which shall be subject to the review and approval
of the Director of Planning for conformance with this condition.
3. No vehicles over 14 feet in height, or stacking of vehicles or materials on
vehicles resulting in a height greater than 14 feet, shall be permitted on the
Project Site.
4. No vehicles or materials over 6 feet in height shall be located within 30 feet of
the fence along Broadway.
5. The hours of operation of the facility shall not be greater than 7 a.m. until 7 p.m
daily.
6. All improvements, including landscaping and screening, shall be maintained by
the applicant. Landscaping shall be maintained as originally approved and
installed, as indicated in the landscape plan dated May II, 1988 (Project No. 88-
03) on file in the office of the Planning Department.
7. The applicant shall maintain effective security measures for the purpose of
ensuring a Project Site.
8. The Applicant shall utilize a standard rental or lease agreement, to be approved
by the Planning Director, for all space rentals, which shall include the following
information relative to restrictions contained in the Conditional Use Permit:
a. Types of vehicles which are allowed to be stored on the site.
b. Height restrictions on vehicles within the facility.
c. Other use restrictions.
d. Notification that the use may be terminated with notice after completion
of the Montgomery Special Study.
9. A report shall be filed with the City on an annual basis by the applicant, as
required pursuant to Section 19.58.400 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code. The
report shall include the following:
a. A copy of the standard space rental or lease agreement, referenced in
Condition No.8, and verification that this agreement has been utilized for
all space rentals during the previous year;
b. Verification of property maintenance in accordance with conditions of
approval (e.g., photographs of site, copy of contract for landscape
maintenance);
c. Any other information which the City deems necessary and reasonable to
determine compliance with the conditions of the Conditional Use Permit,
as determined by the Director of Planning.
10. The previously required parks in-lieu fee, condition 10 of Resolution No. 15674,
is hereby discontinued for the period of this five year extension.
V. ADDITIONAL TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF GRANT
1. Comply with all City ordinances, standards, and policies except as otherwise
provided in this Resolution. Any violation of City ordinances, standards, and
policies, or any condition of approval of this Conditional Use Permit, or any
provision of the Municipal Code, as determined by the Director of Planning, shall
be grounds for revocation or modification of this Conditional Use Permit by the
City of Chula Vista.
2. This approval shall be subject to any and all new, modified, or deleted conditions
imposed after adoption of this resolution to advance a legitimate governmental
interest related to health, safety or welfare which City shall impose after advance
written notice to the grantee and after the City has given to the grantee the right
to be heard with regard thereto. However, the City, in exercising this reserved
right/condition, may not impose a substantial expense or deprive Grantee of a
substantial revenue source which the Grantee can not, in the normal operation of
the approval granted, be expected to economically recover.
3. This conditional use permit extension shall become void and ineffective if not
utilized within one year from the effective date thereof, in accordance with
Section 19.14.260 of the Municipal Code.
VI. EXECUTION AND RECORDATION OF RESOLUTION OF APPROVAL
This document shall be recorded with the County Clerk of the County of San Diego, at the sole
expense of the property owner and/or applicants, and a signed, stamped copy returned to the
Planning Department. Failure to return a signed and stamped copy of this recorded document
within thirty days of recordation to the Planning Department shall indicate the property
owner's/applicants' desire that the project be held in abeyance without approval.
VII. INVALIDITY; AUTOMATIC REVOCATION
It is the intention of the City Council that its adoption of this Resolution is dependent
upon the enforceability of each and every term, provision and condition herein stated;
and that in the event that anyone or more terms, provisions or conditions are determined
by a Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, this
resolution and the permit shall be deemed to be automatically revoked and of no further
force and effect ab initio.
Presented by
Approved as to form by
Robert A. Leiter
Director of Planning
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Bruce M. Boogaard
City Attorney
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MINUTES OF ORIGINAL
COUNCIL CONSIDERATION
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PUBLIC HEARING: FCC 9o-25M: APPEAL OF PLANNNING cn1MISSION"S DENIAL OF
CDNDITIONAL USE PERMIT: RECUEST FOR RV S'IDRAGE AT 1375 BROADWAY - BROADWAY
ECUITIES LTD. (continued from 5/8/90 at the request of the applicant). Staff
recommends denial of the appeal of FCC 9D--25M. (Director of Planning)
Staff report presented by Robert Leiter, Director of Planning.
Questions of staff:
McCandliss: Council had requested the special study to come back in about 18
months. Now it appears it will take another 18 months to complete the special
study for the area because of the issue of electromagnetic radiation from the
transmission lines. Depending on the result of this, what would they be
recoI!U11ending for use of the easement?
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Leiter: The original specific plan contemplates use of the SDG&E easement of
open space for recreational type of uses. Since the issue of electromagnetic
radiation hazard, there is a concern as to whether we should be designating
that for long-term recreational uses if it is a hazard. The purpose of the
additional time would be to allow for some studies which are currently being
conducted at State-wide level to be completed in order to get a better handle
on that issue. If the study indicates that certain types of recreational uses
would be appropriate, then they would be brought back for Council
consideration. If there are hazards, then Council may wish to consider other
uses.
McCandliss: What other types of land uses could be considered?
Leiter: Certain types of uses such as storage which do not allow for a lot of
continual public contact might be considered more appropriate if there is a
hazard. This needs to be studied more carefully first.
McCandliss: W)uld the SDG&E easement across the street be improved by the
City?
Leiter: This has not been planned. A decision would need to be made as to
how large an area would be used for this purpose. ThE;. City would have to look
at setting up some type of financing program for the' facilities. WOuld need
to look at it from a land use point of view and then how it could be financed
and maintained.
Malcolm: Had concerns dealing with people who do not live up to their
commitment. I might have voted for this if they had done the improvements.
The per capita of RVs would be east of the I-80S while expecting the people
west of I-80S to provide for the storage. However, if this is closed, it
might put the RVs back on the streets or stored in front of homes. Are there
sufficient storage areas available so these vehicles can move to?
Leiter: Staff has identified other facilities in Chula Vista but have not
done vacancy surveys. Staff has not heard that there has been a serious lack
of storage space. We have received petitions indicating that this is a
convenient facility.
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Malcolm: Are these with Conditional: Use Permits or under SDG&E easements?
Leiter: orhere was. one, which' was approved in the . County and was later annexed
into .the City. It is not under. a Conditional Use. Permit. Any new one would
require a Conditional Use Permit under the City.
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McCandliss: RV owners who store their vehicles there should be given
i1mtediate noticec.so that at the end of the year/eighteen rr::mths they would
have adequate time to relocate. One of the most damming pieces of evidence
against. the operat:ors"wasthat,the iJrprovements were not done. In addition, a
number of these conditions We.r.e allowed to slip before the City began to take
action.: . Anunt>er of :.the commissioners have expressed a lack. of confidence
tbat:evenif this,is allowed. to continue with conditions, they will not be met
and",-will. result in the same situation as present. Does staff have any
additional recommendations that if the Council were to place additional
conditions,., how ,better ..enfQr~nto"Could-be-provided than!n the past?
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Leiter; Any:a!'lditioIlal enfor~ment: 'would really come back to the City staff
to act!lally go. out, ,and monitor : conditions of enfQrcement. One thing to
consider would be... some sort_ of monitoring .program where there would be
periodic checks" as to -.tne . compliance with conditions. that it be paid for: by
the-applic,,"t; simila,!; tOe the .MiU<3a~ion Monitoring and Environmental Review,.
McCandliss:
compliance.
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Then unless _ someone, _complains., we just assume they are in
There is not some kind of regular way of checking periodically?
Leiter; . Our Conditional Use Permit process is primarily based on a complaint
basis.
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Moore~ If the usage is allowed to.. remain until long-term usage is decided,
who decides? Is.this done-by zoning or by enticing the property owner?
Leiter: The City Council, through the C11P, can set a time limit in which case
the City would decide how long the applicant could stay.
Moore: The electromagnetic issue came up a couple of years ago through
another source, and there have been a number of thi'.l9s written on it. Does
staff think they will come through with something definitive on
electromagnetic radiation?
Leiter: within a reasonable amount of time, the City would have to look at
the information available and make some decisions. I do not think they could
indefinitely hold back on land use decisions on an entire area like this and
my understanding is that there are studies being conducted by the State Public
Utilities Commission that are really targeted at this issue that should be
forthcoming within the next two years. Once these studies are out, the City
would then have to move forward and make decisions based on that information.
Moore: I would not be surprised if electromagnetic radiation would be
something like AGENT ORANGE which would go on for forty years and still be
questionable.
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Moore: What is the
motor home, a boat, a
above?
.<!finition of an RV storage yard? Does it include the
trailer, a pick-up truck, a camper, a car, or all of the
Leiter: There was a definition in our zoning code that included all but the
last two items. Pick-up trucks or cars and recreational vehicles typically
include vehicles that are owned by individuals that are stored between uses
rather than vehicles that are normally kept at home and used on a more regular
basis.
Moore: If I were to go to a normal storage yard I would find
boats, boats on trailers, boats not on trailers, empty
automobiles. Is this improper usage?
motor homes and
trailers and
Leiter: The main difference between an automobile storage yard and an RV
storage yard is it would be far more likely that an auto storage yard is going
to be used for storage of vehicles for a longer term period and in some cases,
would include storage of inoperable vehicles. This draws a fine line between
a towing yard and a junk yard. So an RV storage yard is typically storage of
vehicles that are used on a regular basis but are simply kept away from the
home when. they are not being used, and there are some differences in the two
uses. Normally, cities are much less likely to allow an auto storge yard or a
junk yard or towing yard in an area near a residential or commercial area.
Moore: Storage yards have automobiles to some decent number. As policy
makers, it seems that the primary concern would be what is the benefit to the
City? People live in the city. WOuld the removal of an RV storage be an
asset, as well as an empty lot? Whether clean or littered, would it be an
asset? I do not find too many under-utilized areas an asset to the City.
There are codes to be enforced but the question is to what degree should these
codes be enforced - - after one month of litter, three months. How long does
it take to clean up, and how soon will the litter re-occur? Parks certainly
are an asset if they can be used and not to have to worry about magnetism or
radiation of some type. What does it look like now and what will it look like
as anticipated when it is empty? Would it be an asset to the City to move a
bunch of RV's out of the storage? My feeling is they failed to fulfill what
we required and requested. ..
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Tom Beatty, representing Broadway Equities Ltd: We developed the Broadway
Palomar Auto center and self storage facility at 1403-1483 Broadway as well as
the RV storage facility in question at 1375 Broadway approximately five years
ago. In excess amount of $10 million dollars was spent of their own funds, as
well as loan funds, to build the auto center and mini-storage facility and
approximately $350,000 was spent to improve the RV storage facility. This
included approximately $140,000 that was spent for the improvements that were
required of them at the Council hearing in July 1988, in order to meet all the
conditions of the RV storage facility and to comply with their Conditional Use
Permit at that time. When the auto center, self-storage, and RV storage
facilities were built, all the necessary permits were obtained for the auto
and self-storage facility with the property in the County of San Diego.
Therefore, they did not receive a permit for the RV storage since they were
not aware a permit was required for the RV storage as a separate issue. When
-they were later notified that the property was annexed to the City of Chula
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Vista and a Conditional Use Permit was required, they immediately applied for
it and began processing for the necessary permit. They were denied by
Montgomery Planning and the Planning Commission in 1987 and 1988. They
appealed to City Council in July of 1988 and at tqat time received approval in
order to continue for an eighteen month period providing all conditions were
met.
Beatty: At the time the Conditional Use Permit was received (1: 00 a.m.), it
was not their understanding that the permit was for eighteen months or until
special studies were completed, whichever came sooner. However, they did not
complete the conditions within the time frame incurred by many delays with
their own consultants as well as the amount of time it took to go through the
normal processing channels with the City of Chula Vista. The 60 day time
frame (stated at the hearing of July 1988) was unreasonable because of the
amount of time it would take to do the designs, plans, obtain permits and
necessary work. They also ran into some financial and cashflow problems
during construction of the project which resulted in the consultants not
working as diligently as they should have had the funds been available at the
time to pay them and keep them moving along smoothly and efficiently. All
conditions at this point have been completed and were substantially completed
in October of 1989. The only two items at that time not completed was a small
portion of the screening fence around the property (areas between the Orange
Tree Mobile Home Park RV storage as well as areas abutting other existing
properties and buildings.)
(Mr. Beatty announced that he had a slide presentation and would have other
representatives speaking if time allowed,)
Beatty: We urge you to approve the Conditional Use Permit or at least allow
us to stay for a minimum of two years until the special study is completed so
that a determination could be made for the ultimate use of the open SDG&E
property that they have improved. If not allowed to remain, this would put at
least 200 to 300 people with RV's out on the street, Surveys have shown that
there is a definite need for this facility, and therefore, we should be
allowed to remain until the ultimate determination of the special study is
finalized. ~
Mccandliss: On July 12, it was part of the motion that the improvements be
made and that all recreational vehicle space renters be notified they would
have 18 months to remain at this location. Have you notified the renters of
this, and what was their response?
Beatty: Most of the renters were panicked, especially those in the military
who are often away from home. They were notified by letter.
MCCandliss: How many of the renters have relocated as a result of the notice?
Beatty: Not many renters have relocated in the hope that the facility would
be allowed to remain.
Cox: How long ago were the notifications sent out?
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Beatty:, Notifications were. sent out at least a year. ago and again recently,
Eric Larson, Mapager for Broadway Palomar Self storage and Broadway Palomar RV
Storage: I recieve two to three calls per" day from the .general public
inql,lidng about. the stoxage facilities. Thefacflity. has received numerous
compliments regarding the landscaping and the employees are .often picking up
trash on the empty lot.
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David . Barrett, 1404 .3roadl'!ay': ~Both mywif.e and I request tl1e storage .facility
be, aU.owed b:> stay. TheY have been 9oodneighbors and improved the property.
If the Councilc:does .not allow the facility. to remain, then. allow them to
remain !:II1tilanother us~ is~api)l~oved, so the .propei.ty aoes not deteriorate.
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Robert Kolodney, .Attorney representing Broadway Equities: This is an asset to
the. .City.that .. has the. support.of the neighbors and. businesses. sUl:rounding
to!!l!\,3.the Chamber of .commer-ce, and citizens of-the ..corranunity... .Mr. Beatty has
apqlog-iz~ for the delays; but 'the'bottomline. is that he. has spent $340,000
in making that the nicest.RV. storage. facility in the City.. EVery element
necessary for a congitional Use Permit exists iri thiS sitUation. Theproposed
use - 9fthe . location. ..for recreational.. vehicle. . storage. is . necessary and
desirable, to. provide.a.JnUch needed:servfce. desired by~the. c6i!1Jnt.lhity .... This
facility ~willcontribute to the .well being of the col11lllUnTty in.light of~ the
obvious - ~.eds for. such a faCility to provide a s.torage .location. This . was
previously established before the Planning Conunission and. the City Council
when Council granted the temporary use. The Conditional Use Permit will not,
under..these cir-cumstances, be detrimental. to .t)1e.health, safety, welfare. .of
personS-.workingaround: the facility, On' the cOntrary, the .facility will fill
a definite need since it I S clearly more convenient and desirable to those
owning RV's, boats, etc. to store them in such a facility. The proposed use
will. comply with conditions specified. in the Code for such use. All those
conditions have been met by the expenditure of the $340,000 by the applicant.
The Conditional Use Permit will not affect the General Plan of the City. When
the Mayor asked the staff in July 1988, "How long will it take to do your
study?", they replied, approximately eighteen months. We left thinking that
the applicant had the right to stay until the special study came back. He
began expending funds immediately. Immediately upon rour temporary approval,
the applicant commenced working, expending another 1140,000 and created a
real asset for the City. It is without question by. reading the Codes, the
Code requirements have been satisfied; all the conditions for RVs, boats, etc.
have been adhered to. They have expended considerable dollars and believe a
Conditional Use Permit should be granted, but we are willing to come back in a
couple of years when the special study is completed.
Mc:Candliss: The best thing you have going for you is the landscaping you have
in front. You still have equipment protruding over the fencing. It is really
not blocked from view. Do you feel the improvements you have made now are
long term improvements?
Kolodney: If the City felt it appropriate to grant a Conditional Use Permit
and wanted to condition it upon some additional landscaping and more permanent
screening in light of the applicant's $300,000 expenditure on a 25-year
license, he might very well consider that.
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Bob Greenwald: 1409 Broadway, owner of Greenwald Auto Repair: Several of us
in the automotive center use the lot to store customer vehicles overnight.
The storage lot looks good. If the storage lot has to be vacated, it creates
a huge problem for us. What will it be used for when it goes back to a vacant
lot? The storage protects them from vandalizm. Most motorhomes run between
10-14 feet in height so an 8 feet limit is ridiculous. At the Montgomery
Planning Committee meeting, no one spoke against the approval of the
Conditional Use Permit and yet it was no'_ approved. Was it in the best
interest vf the City; why was it turned down? For a future park site use, is
that appropriate with the water shortage?
Lee Whealand, 630 Walnut Drive: Not only did I speak against this use, but so
did other merrtJers. One of my main concerns was that it was illegal in the
beginning. This was denied twice. The promise to make certain improvements
was not fulfilled in time. The landscaping' was pretty, but there are many
storage areas in Montgomery, We do not want to give them another chance. An
RV storage area should be for RV's not for other type of storage,
Nader: At the last meeting when you discussed this, did the Committee
envision the lot vacant and is that acceptable for a long period of time?
Whealand: My reading of the Conunittee was that this was put into a special
study area for the purpose of studying it. They have some things they would
like to see happen, but nothing concrete. They were eager to see it go into a
special study area.
Nader: If we deny the permit while the special study is being conducted,
there are concerns that either the property goes vacant and goes uncared for.
Was there any discussion by the Montgomery Planning Committee regarding the
desirability of having the property go vacant while the study was gOing on.
Whealand: They did not discuss this officially other than the SDG&E property
was vacant.
Nader: Mr. KOlodney made the statement that it was his impression that his
client was being given eighteen months or until the special study was
completed or whichever was first. How do you think.. the Montgomery Planning
Committee would feel about allowing this use ta stay with some staff
conditions so long as the study is still pending?
Whealand: I would have some concerns with the track record of the applicant.
They had conditions before and look at what happened.
Malcolm: If I were to consider an extension, I would do it on a thirty-day
basis pending that the additional improvements be put in. According to my
information, the applicant is trying to sell the property, so we need to make
sure we get those improvements. Is this type of use, with the type of
conditions by staff, something that would not be recommended for approval by
the Montgomery Planning Committee or is this one of the possible uses that is
being considered in the special study area?
Whealand: We have talked in the past about some RV storage facilities, but
,they have not come to an agreement as to whether they would want any more.
They have thought of other things for the SDG&E property from parks to nursery
use.
Malcolm: Regarding storage of vehicles, the applicant has an obligation to
give the City of Chula Vista a list of all of the uses, including the
different parking which is in there, plus file an annual report with the City
which he has failed to do. There should be some type of tickler system by
staff.
Nancy Palmer: 9741 Fourth Avenue: We are trying to overcome a long history
of abuse and negl-ect.-: Regarding €lectromagnetic' radiation - originally the
MSPcalled for open space the entire length of the SDG&Eright-of-way, - She
shoWed some slides of the site from various angles.
Ma~or__declared the public hearing closed.
Mayor: In July 1988,- - Council gave 60 days to have the improvements done.
Clearly that was'not-done. What sort -of-action did staff initiate during that
60 .:lays or 1:mmediately afterward when it was evident theimprovemens Were not
completed. was that something that was aggressively purSued? It was August
1989 before it was brought up before the Montgomery Planning Col1ll1ittee.
Leite~' I-t was about a year before staff became aware of the non-compliance
arid began to ,actively pursue it. The City does not have a proactive
enforcement program. It is cnorinally by complaints being filed. and that was
the - case- here. - Once staff - was aware of it, they proceeded -to begin a
revocation hearing and di seuss ions with the applicant.
Mayor: The requirement we imposed to have the improvements completed in sixty
days was -probably unrealistic. I -think- that --maybe we knew that when we did
It.-Btlt; Ithiiik fifteen monthS is ludicrous. As I look at that land use,
it's' something we are considering whether there shouldn't be other land uses
on'the SDG&E easement that's why we iriitially considered a parks/recreation
designation, but in all fairness we should have a further evaluation and
modify it to be a special study area. The land use that is there now is
something I'm not sure I could support in the future. My preference would be
to have it as an open space corridor, but I think there are a number of
legitimate uses that the jury is .still out on. Even if we took action to
approve the staff recommendation to deny the conditional use permit, we still
wouldn't have an open space corridor. You have an ex~ting permitted use, and
I'm not sure what the duration is on the Orange Tree Mobile Home Park that has
a permitted use to have an RV storage right in the middle of that corridor.
The greatest concern I have is if we denied the appeal, you would have a
reversion of the landscaping that is there, and although it took a long period
of time to get there, from what I've seen over the past several months, it is
being well maintained, The fact that they didn't get their sign in until late
in the process doesn't bother me. If they wanted to take the sign down, it
wouldn't bother me either. I think that for right now the best thing that we
could do is to go ahead with the use that is there right now, I think that
there are a number of conditions that I would like to see imposed. At this
point, until that special study is completed, I don't see anything that we
gain by not allowing that use to continue. On the one hand, if we wanted to
take punitive action, and in some respects it may be appropriate, we could
deny the appeal because this particular applicant has not complied with the
requirements in a timely fashion. But I don't think that would really solve
'anything, I think that there are some legitimate answers that we need to have
regarding land use in that area. If the applicant can maintain that area in
an acceptable manner with landscaping and some additional conditions, I don't
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have a problem in allowing that use to continue. I would suggest that it
continue for-a period of 24 months. The reason I say that is that I hope we
can get the special study done in the next 18 months. But, given our track
record in the past, I'm not sure we will. Even. if we did get it done in
eighteen months, we are going to need a certain amount of time to take
whatever actions on recommendations that may be coming forward from staff, the
Montgomery Planning Committee, and the Planning Commission. I would think
that in any event, if this were allowed I would want some requirements that in
all their leases, in a certain size, bold type, that this use is on~y
permitted for a period of twenty-four months, and as had been represented in
the staff report, that if it was to be approved that there are some conditions
that they would want to have.
McCandliss: We started the special study some time ago, and now we have the
added dimension of the electromagnetic field. Why does it take another 12 to
18 months to make a determination on that and then decide on land use? I
don't understand why its taking so long.
Leiter: My understanding is that the concern on electromagnetic radiation has
reached state level where the state has now commissioned some research studies
which will not be completed for at least that period of time, and until those
are completed, it is our feeling that we should not be making any long-term
land use decisions in those areas.
Mccandliss: These are some of the questions I asked earlier. If we are
waiting for that as a determination, can we at least determine that if there
is a problem with the electromagnetic field, then the land use would be this;
and if there is not a problem, then the land use would be a grouping of
another, in a shorter period of time?
Leiter: We could do some of that. I guess the question would be the kind of
results we will see out of the sudies and whether they will give us some kind
of di recti on on certain types of land uses. I really don't know what the
results of the study are going to say and so we could do some contingency
planning. It may be wiser to wait until the studies are completed so we have
some real hard data to work from. I would think that within two years and a
better assessment of where these studies are, we shol/ld start making some of
these contingency decisions because you can't- wait- forever for scientific
studies. I would think that within a two year period we would have a pretty
good sense of that.
Rudolph: I think that Mr. Moore's comment about AGENT ORANGE and 40 years is
unfortunately humerous but accurate since it has been about forty years that
this has been in dispute. I think Mr. Leiter is correct that we are getting
to the point where somebody is finally going to make a definitive action at
the State level. Several other States have already outlawed any kind of human
use under wires because it has been so dangerous. So it is coming to a point
where the State is finally going to make some definite decisions about it
rather than us do it on a local level and on a case-by-case basis in an
environmental review context.
Mccandliss: I look at the easement across the street and as one of the
. biggest proponents of open space area, this is not particularly attractive.
If, over time we could decide that it was going to be retained as open space,
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and we could begin a program of improvement so that it could be turned into an
area more like we've seen in other easements around the City. That would be a
goal to go after. This use is meeting some need, but I find myself concerned
with compliance. I can't believe that the Counc.il grants a Conditional Use
Permit that is not valid until the conditions are met and that we don't even
go through an initial evaluation to see that those conditions have been met.
I can understand that we don't have annual monitoring to see that they are
continuing in compliance, but the Conditional Use Permit is not even valid
until those conditons have been met. I would like, as a follow-up motion, to
refer this back to the Planning staff to find out if this indeed is the case
and if it is, we need to legally and certainly ethically, with the corrunitments
we make to the neighborhoods and community when we grant a permit, make sure
that those conditions are met. The applicant did not meet the conditions, and
it is almost ironic to hear him say that .we have so much money invested in
the property. because it reminds me of someone who shoots themselves in the
foot and then wants sympathy because they're limp. Those conditions were
placed as a temporary solutions to an illegal use some time ago. But it is
difficult, until we have some decision as to what the land use should be, to
have them leave. As a minimum, I think we need to clear out some of the trash
that we see being stored. It does not meet the standard that we would set
anywhere else for an RV storage. Boats need places to be stored, RV's need
places to be stored, but we saw tarps that should not be acceptable.
Nader: I do not think we need to worry that it is going to take 40 years for
the state to complete its study on electromagnetic radiation, and I don't
think its taken 40 years to learn that AGENT ORANGE is a carcigenic. It may
take 40 years for the Government to get its act together on the issue. I have
to say that Ms. Palmer's presentation tonight is one of the most persuasive
that I've seen down here in quite a while. There is a marked difference
between the way this type of area is handled in Montgomery and in the rest of
this City. It also convinced me that if it is left open, it does not have to
be the eye-sore that I came in tonight concerned that it might be. It
certainly is not in other parts of our coITUIIUnity. However, if we do extend
the existing land use, there are a couple of conditions that I would want to
see a little different from what you are suggesting. One is I am not
comfortable with a fixed 24 month period. I am not convinced that we would
have to take that long. Staff is talking about 18 mol}ths. If we are going to
extend this land use on the premise that we want that. land use there until the
study is done, then lets say we are extending it until the study is done.
Assuming we can do that or perhaps with a certain period of notice by the City
upon which the existing tenants must vacate, The other condition that nothing
over 10 feet should be stored there. We have heard without contradiction
tonight is that there is not much out there in the way of need for a facility
that is less than 10 feet. If we are going to allow the use to continue at
all, I think we should put a more realistic condition on it. Personally, I
would tend to favor adopting the recommendation of the Montgomery Planning
Corrunittee.
Cox: I move to deny the appeal of the revocation of Conditional Use Permit.
Motion carried,
Cox: I move to continue the public hearing, and direct staff to come back
. with a resolution granting the Conditional Use Permit subject to conditions.
Motion died for lack of second.
COx: We have been working with SDG&E, and their representative, Pat Barnes,
and have identified those areas along the SDG&E easements throughout the City
of Chula Vista that are lacking some improvements." We have tried to
prioritize those that need to be done, and I ,think we are working in a
cooperative aim to ",make sure that. in a period of years those can be
acromplished in a relatively reasonable time frame..
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Malcolm: Let's poiIL,,". out that some of -the" land is owned by SDG&E andc some is
not., 'Thereisa' difference in the area, and .1 don't know. why. because I am
sure that the easement was. acquired, at the same time', but there, is private
ownership along there. '
Malrolm'requested' that Mr. Foncerrada come forward. What would it' -cost' to
plan and get ready a four and ~ half acre, green open space?
Foncerrada." I would estimate it-to be between $lOO,OOO-to '$125,000 per acre
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Malcolm: ,I would like to. see a., $10,000. to $20,000 fee, attached as.. a
mitigation fee' for' them to allow to rontinue there.", That would go into the
Montgomery Park Fund, 'to 'be spent in the area to develop open space and to
improve'the area. If we attach the .staff conditions and maybe the 6 feet
along the border of the fence, 14 feet on the interior, have them comply with
the ordinance regarding what kind of uses are going to be there, and get full
compliance with some kind of mitigation fee for the area, until we got that
study back or forced OUI: staff, I would be.willing to support moving forward.
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Cox:' I do not have a problem 'with your suggestions. Your raising the
question of.. trying to rome up with a nexus or rormection between. the
conditions and 'everything.SDG&E has previously agreed to put in the
improvements on the opposite side of the street, and listing the priorities, I
am not sure that was the first one on the list. SDG&E had previously made an
offer to put in those improvements on the westside of Broadway, Maybe if we
rould get SDG&E to move forward on those improvements, we could, as a
condition of approval, require the applicant to landscape the area directly
aocross the street within so many feet of the street improvements.
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Malcolm: My only concern is that we have the maintenance and I think that the
use of the funds and what the mitigation fee would be is something we ought to
be sending back to the Montgomery group. I think that it is appropriate for
us to set the fee of what we feel is the cost of mitigation. I would rather
keep the money designated for a park fund and let the rommunity group decide
what to do with it and come back with a recommendation. It seems to me then
that everyone can win. I don't think it is proper for me to base my decision
on a land use because of the applicant's lack of following through, We should
have penalized them, corrected it, so I take personally part of that blame
that we did not.
Moore: I think I could go with a conditional approval with a mitigation fee
to be retained for full development improvements. The question is how do we
arrive at that fee and what is best for Chula Vista?
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Malcolm: I move- that they be referred back' to staff for proper mitigations
and for a proper mitigation fee. When he sees the conditions, and if the fee
is appropriate and _ enough, I will make my' decision as to whether I will
support the project.
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Rl..ldolph: There,were- a couple of. legal questions to. address while everyone is
still pr~sent. You pointed out, when the original Conditional Use Permit was
granted, SDG&E graciously made an offer to make improvements across the street
and:. .t;hosechave not. been. done -either. Since their representative is here,
perhaps we carle find out what SDG&E I S intention is and address, if necessary,
the legal issue of whether SDG&E needs to be made a co-applicant with the
applicant with regard.to the. Conditional Use Permit since they are the owners
of the property. There may be some legal base to add that as an expressed
legal condition.
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ifuthi~HITasnurrbe~"OI1e on the priority list._
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McCandliss: We can go back to the tape of the meeting to check.
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RESOLUTION NO. 15764
APPROVING PCC-90-25
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RESOLUTION NO. 15674
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
GRANTING APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION DENIAL OF A
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT TO ALLOW OPERATION OF A PECREATION VEHICLE STORAGE
LOT OPERATING AT 1375 BROADWAY - BROADWAY EQUITIES, LTD.
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby resolve as
follows:
WHEREAS, in 1985 Broadway Equities Ltd, established an R,V. storage yard
in a then County area without obtaining the legally required major use permit
under County procedures, and
WHEREAS, in 1986 the area in which the R.V. storage yard was maintained
was annexed to the City of Chula Vista, and
WHEREAS, in February, 1986, Broadway Equities was notified that its use
was unlawful and required a conditional use permit, and
WHEREAS, in April, 1987 Broadway Equities applied for a conditfonal use
permit for said use, and
.: 'WHEREAS, on Ju~~ I j ~',: ~988' t~e, ~ity cpiu~~d '9r;~:nted the'app'eal ~ of Broadway
Equities from denial of the conditional use permit application 'by"the
Montgomery Area i Pl anni ng ,Conmi tt~@ r al1d,; Mle "Chul a V.i sta i' City -, Pl anni ng
Commi ssi on ~nd grantedCondi ti oflal Use Perml t PCC-87,.39M for, 18 \iloriths, silbje~t
to certain conditions, and -..,' ,... . "
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i WHEREAS, on Oc;tob~r ~5, ,1.989' ;the Chula ,Vista-City Planning,Commission
revoked. ,the Conditional i :Use i~ermi t ,PC~-~h'39,M , f9r ,appl icant' s , faU pr~ . ~o
timely comply wit~ thee<:pT,lditip[1s pf ~aiQ:p"''I,I1i'; ~"9 !lPplica~~[M'!Iely. appeal~d
said revocation, and . -,;, .-:, ~ '1'"
" WHEREAS. ,in i January 1~9q ,applical)t, filep" an, app\i~ation, rfor a new
cOT.1ditional. use .permit ,for> thei ,~al\1e "site for the same,us!!, a~d 011. ~anuar~ 24,
W90. i:the..:Ch\Jla, Vi'sta .pty Rlanni:ng"Col1ll\iss,iqn "d~~ieq i,!pp:ica~t~s, appl~i:at~9i1
for a new conditional use permit in PCC-90-25M, and applicant timelY~~Dpeal'ed
sa i d deni a 1, and . d,' ~ r .-
WHEREAS, 'said appeals have been combined for joint consideration and came
on for hearing on May 10 and May 17, 1990, and the Council having heard
evidence in a public hearing and being fully informed in the premises, and
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WHEREAS, staff was directed to bring back suitable findings to grant an
appeal, and
WHEREAS, an Initial Study IS 87-56101 of possible adverse environmental
impacts of the project was conducted by the Envi ronmental Revi ew Coordi nator
on May 22, 1987 who 'concluded that there would be no signifi;ant environmental
effects and recommended that a Negative Declaration be adopt~d.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista does find that it has considered the information contained in IS 87-56M
prior to making a decision on this project, and hereby certifies that said
Negative Declaration has been prepared in accordance with CEQA and the
Environmental Review Procedures of.the City of Chula Vista.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the appeal of the Planning Commission
Revocation of Conditional Use Permit PCC-87-37M is denied as both correct on
the merits and moot,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Ci ty Council of the City of Chul a Vi sta
does hereby grant the appeal of the Planning Commission denial of a
Conditional Use Permit and hereby grants a Conditional Use Permit to Broadway
Equities, Ltd. to allow operation of a recreation vehicle storage lot
operating at 1375 Broadway, based on the following findings:
1, The proposed use as conditioned is not in conflict with the adopted
specific plan for the Montgomery area, "Special Study Area."
2. Effective visual screening, landscaping and the provision of adequate
fire protection systems are a benefit to the property and are an improvements
to the area.
3. The proposed use does meet with the regulations and conditions
specified in the Code for landscaping, height limitations and visual screening
and as such complies with the regulations and conditions specified in the Code
for such use.
4. The granting of this major use permit as conditioned would not
conflict with the planning and design proposals of the Montgomery Specific
Plan and, therefore, will not adversely affect the General Plan of the City of
Chu1a Vista. -
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Conditional Use Permit No. PCC-90-25 is
subject to the following conditions:
1. No vehicles over 14 feet in height, or stacking of material on vehicles
resulti ng in a hei ght greater than 14 feet, shall be permi tted on the
site.
2. No vehicles or materials over 6 feet in height shall be located within 30
feet of the fence along Broadway.
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Page 3
3. The Conditional Use Permit shall allow for the operation of .a
recreational vehicle storage yard, as provided for in Section 19.58.400
of the Chula Vista Municipal Code. Storage shall be limited to
recreational vehicles, as well as a limited number of automobiles,
trucks, and other similar vehicles, which the City Council has determined
will provide a convenience to the residents of the area, and are similar
to and no more objectionable than recreational vehicles. All vehicles
shall be operable, and no dismantling or repair work shall be permitted
on site, The applicant shall provide a current list of types of vehicles
which are intended to be stored on site, which shall be subject to the
review and approval of the Director of Planning for conformance with this
condition.
4. The term of the Conditional Use Permit shall be for a maximum of five
years, or until sixty days after the applicant receives written
notification from the City that the City Council has made a determination
as to the proper use for the San Diego Gas & Electric utility easements
and fee ownerships after completion of the Montgomery Special Study,
whichever comes first.
5. The hours of operation of the facility shall not be greater than 7 a.m.
until 7 p.m.
6. All improvements, including landscaping, shall be maintained by the
applicant in a first-class condition.
7. The applicant shall utilize a standard rental or lease agreement for all
space rentals, which shall include the following information relative to
restrictions contained in the Conditional Use Permit:
a. Types of vehicles which are allowed to be stored on the site.
b. Height restrictions on vehicles within the facility.
c. Other use restrictions.
d. Notification that the use may be terminated with notice after
completion of the Montgomery Special StudY,
8. A report shall be filed with the City on an annual basis by the
applicant, as required pursuant to Section 19.58.400 of the Chula Vista
Municipal Code. The report shall include the following:
a. A copy of the standard space rental or lease agreement, referenced
in Condition No.7, and verification that this agreement has been
utilized for all space rentals during the previous year;
b. Veri fi cati on of .property mai ntenance in accordance wi th conditi ons
of approval (e.g., photographs of site, copy of contract for
landscape maintenance);
c. Any other information which the City deems necessary and reasonable
to determine compliance with the conditions of the Conditional Use
Permit, as determined by the Director of Planning,
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Page 4
9. San Diego Gas & Electric shall install curbs, gutters, sidewalks, and
other related improvements to that portion of the San Diego Gas &
El ectri c uti 1 ity easement fronti ng on the west si de of Broadway. SDG&E
shall submit plans for these improvements within sixty (60) days of this
approval, and shall construct these improvements in accordance with a
schedule to be approved by the City Engineer and Director of Planning.
The City of Chula Vista will cooperate with SDG&E to expedite processing
of plans for these improvements,
10. This Conditional Use Permit is expressly conditioned upon the payment by
the applicant of an in-lieu mitigation fee in the sum of $7,500 per year,
payable to the City Director of Finance at the rate of $625.00 per month
on or before the 10th of each calendar month, This in-lieu mitigation
fee is acknowledged by the applicant as arising out of a reasonable nexus
between the use of the property as an RV storage park instead of other
open space or parks and recreation use, for which the property is more
appropriate. Accordingly, the amounts paid by applicant during the life
of this Conditional Use Permit shall be placed in an appropriate fund or
funds related to acquisition and/or development of open space and/or
parks and recreation facilities in the Montgomery Community.
Presented by
Approved as to form by
,t:t/:tL
Bob Lel ter
Director of Planning
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the Ci ty Counci 1 of the City of Chu1 a
Vista, California, this 12th day of June, 1990 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Counci1members: McCand1iss, Moore, Nader, Cox
Counci1members: None
Counci1members: Malcolm
Counci1members: None
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r~;ory R. Cox,' r~ayor
ATTEST:
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ever y . u' ne et, 1,1 y erK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) ss,
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Beverly A. Authe1et, City Clerk of the City of Chu1a Vista, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 15674 was duly passed,
approved, and adopted by the City Council of the City of Chu1a Vista,
California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 12th day of
June, 1990.
Executed this 12th day of June, 1990,
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DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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THE CITY OF CHUl.A VISTA DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
You are required to file a Stalcmcnl of Disclosure of certain ownc~hip or nnancial interests, payments, or campaign
contrihutions, on all matte" which will requi,e discretionary acllon on Ihe part of the Cily Council, Planning o,mmission, and
all other official bodies, The following information muS! he d"closcd:
1. liS! the names of all persons having a nnancialtnteresl in the property which is Ihe suhjecl of the application or the
contract, e.g., owner, applicant, contractor, subcontractor, material supplier.
S n r-~V_PRnpVR~V nWNVR
BEATY INVESTMENT CORP. dba
BROADWAY PALOMAR RV S'I'ORAGE-LICENSEE
2. If any person' identified pursuanll" (I) above" a curpurali"n or partnership. liS! Ihe nam,,-' of all individuals owning
more lhan 10% of the shares In the corporation or owning any partnership intcrc...>;t in the partnership.
TOM BEATY
NANCY BEATY
:1 If any pe"on' identified pu"uanl 10 (I) ahove is non.pronl o'ganiz.ation or a trust, list the nam"" of any person
serving as dlfeclor of Ihe non.profit organj''''lion or "' t,USlce or benefteiary or trustor of the trusl.
N/A
4 Have you had more than $2511 worth of husiness transacted wilh any memher of the City staff, Boards, o,mmissions,
Committees, and Council within the past twelve monlhs' '1'''''_ Noll- Ir y"", please ind,,,,,,e person(s):_
5. Please identify each and every person, including any agenlS, employees. consultants, or independent contractors who
you have assigned to represent you hefore the Ctty in Ihis matter.
FRANK BRINEGAR
Tn NY MZU\1c:.nnR
ROBERT KOLODNY
VICKI WYATT
NANCY BEATY
h Have you and/or your office" or agen!;. in the aggregate, contributed more than $1,000 to a O)uneilmember in the
currenl or preceding elcclion period' '1'''-'_ No.!.... Ir yes, state which o,uneilmember(s):
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BROADWAY PALOMAR RV
'T'OM RFA'T'Y
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