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CHULA VISTA
TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2004 COUNCIL CHAMBERS
6:00 P.M. PUBLIC SERVICES BUILDING
(immediately following the City Council meeting)
JOINT MEETING OF THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY / CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
Agency /Council Members Davis, McCann, Rindone, Salas; Chair /Mayor Padilla
CONSENT CALENDAR
The staff recommendations regarding the following item(s) listed under the Consent Calendar will be enacted
by the Agency /Council by one motion without discussion unless an Agency /Council member, a member of the
public or City staff requests that the item be pulled for discussion. If you wish to speak on one of these items,
please fill out a "Request to Speak Form" available in the lobby and submit it to the Secretary of the
Redevelopment Agency or the City Clerk prior to the meeting. Items pulled from the Consent Calendar will be
discussed after Action items. Items pulled by the public will be the first items of business.
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES — March 16, 2004
2. CONSIDERATION OF VARIOUS ACTIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT
PREVIOUSLY APPROVED DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
WITH CHBD CHULA VISTA, LLC FOR DEVELOPMENT OF BROADWAY
URBAN VILLAGE PROJECT AT 760 BROADWAY, CHULA VISTA
On 6/10/03, the City Council and Redevelopment Agency approved a
Disposition and Development Agreement that provided for the sale of
Agency owned property at 760 Broadway, and the development of a mixed
use project. Efforts to complete the entitlement process and to satisfy the
various conditions to close escrow have been ongoing. These further
actions are needed in order to close escrow and begin construction of the
Broadway Urban Village Project. [City Attorney; Community Development
Director]
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: That (1) Council adopt resolution a); (2)
Agency and Council adopt resolution b); and (3) Agency adopt resolution c).
a) RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
APPROVING A QUITCLAIM OF PROPERTY AT 760 BROADWAY TO
THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR SALE TO CHBD CHULA VISTA,
LLC
b) RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING A RECESSION
AGREEMENT TO ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY CITY AND AGENCY
INTERESTS IN PROPERTY AT 760 BROADWAY
c) RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT IN FAVOR
OF KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, THE BROADWAY VILLAGE
PROJECT CONSTRUCTION LENDER
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This is an opportunity for the general public to address the Redevelopment Agency on any subject matter
within the Agency's jurisdiction that is not an item on this agenda. (State law, however, generally prohibits
the Redevelopment Agency from taking action on any issues not included on the posted agenda.) If you wish
to address the Agency on such a subject, please complete the "Request to Speak Under Oral Communications
Form" available in the lobby and submit it to the Secretary to the Redevelopment Agency or City Clerk prior to
the meeting. Those who wish to speak, please give your name and address for record purposes and follow up
action.
ACTION ITEMS
The items listed in this section of the agenda are expected to elicit substantial discussions and deliberations by
the Council /Agency, staff, or members of the general public. The items will be considered individually by the
Council /Agency and staff recommendation may in certain cases be presented in the alternative. Those who
wish to speak, please fill out a Request to Speak form available in the lobby and submit it to the Secretary to
the Redevelopment Agency or City Clerk prior to the meeting.
3. CONSIDERATION OF THE ADOPTION OF THE NECESSARY RESOLUTIONS
AND ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CHULA VISTA REDEVELOPMENT
PROJECT, IN THE FORM OF AN AMENDED AND RESTATED
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, TO THE MERGED CHULA VISTA
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
The Redevelopment Agency initiated the process to amend the Merged
Chula Vista Redevelopment Project to facilitate extension of redevelopment
and economic development tools throughout commercial and industrial areas
in the western portion of Chula Vista. The 2004 Amendment is presented
to the City Council and Redevelopment Agency for consideration following
previous consideration of certain procedural and policy matters involving the
Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project Area. [Community Development
Director]
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: (1) Council adopt resolutions a), b), c), and d);
(2) Agency adopt resolutions e) and f); and (3) Council place on first reading
the Ordinance (g)•
a) RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
ADOPTING WRITTEN RESPONSES TO WRITTEN OBJECTIONS TO THE
2004 AMENDMENT, IN THE FORM OF THE AMENDED AND
Redevelopment Agency, April 20, 2004 Page 2
RESTATED REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, TO THE MERGED CHULA VISTA
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
b) RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
CERTIFYING THE FINAL PROGRAM EIR FOR THE 2004 AMENDMENT,
IN THE FORM OF AN AMENDED AND RESTATED REDEVELOPMENT
PLAN, TO THE MERGED CHULA VISTA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
0 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
ELECTING TO RECEIVE ALL OR A PORTION OF THE TAX INCREMENT
REVENUES PURSUANT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION
33676 AND THE CITY'S SHARE OF TAX INCREMENT PURSUANT TO
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 33607.5 WITH RESPECT TO
THE AMENDED AND RESTATED REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE
MERGED CHULA VISTA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA
d) RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
FINDING THAT THE USE OF LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING
FUNDS FROM THE MERGED CHULA VISTA REDEVELOPMENT
PROJECT AREA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING, IMPROVING,
AND PRESERVING THE COMMUNITY'S SUPPLY OF LOW- AND
MODERATE - INCOME HOUSING OUTSIDE THE PROJECT AREA, WILL
BE OF BENEFIT TO THE PROJECT AREA
e) RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA FINDING THAT THE USE OF LOW AND MODERATE
INCOME HOUSING FUNDS FROM THE MERGED CHULA VISTA
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
INCREASING, IMPROVING, AND PRESERVING THE COMMUNITY'S
SUPPLY OF LOW- AND MODERATE - INCOME HOUSING OUTSIDE THE
PROJECT AREA, WILL BE OF BENEFIT TO THE PROJECT AREA
f) RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ADOPTING A METHOD OF RELOCATION FOR THE
MERGED CHULA VISTA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE 2004 AMENDMENT THERETO
g) ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE 2004 AMENDMENT (IN THE FORM
OF AN AMENDED AND RESTATED REDEVELOPMENT PLAN) TO THE
MERGED CHULA VISTA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT (FIRST READING)
OTHER BUSINESS
4. DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Redevelopment Agency, April 20, 2004
Page 3
5. CHAIR REPORT
6. AGENCY COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting will adjourn to a regular meeting of the Redevelopment Agency on
May 4, 2004, at 4:00 p.m., immediately following the City Council meeting in the
City Council Chambers.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
The City of Chula Vista, in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), request individuals who
require special accommodates to access, attend, and /or participate in a City meeting, activity, or service
request such accommodation at least 48 hours in advance for meetings and five days for scheduled services
and activities. Please contact the Secretary to the Redevelopment Agency for specific information at (619)
691 -5047 or Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf (TDD) at (619) 585 -5647. California Relay Service is
also available for the hearing impaired.
Redevelopment Agency, April 20, 2004
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MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
AND A REGULAR MEETING OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
March 16, 2004 6:00 p.m
An Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council and a Regular Meeting of the
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chula Vista were called to order at 6:15 p.m. in the
Council Chambers, located in the Public Services Building, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista,
California.
ROLL CALL:
PRESENT: Agency /Councilmembers: Davis, McCann, Rindone, Salas and
Chair/Mayor Padilla
ABSENT: Agency /Councilmembers: None
ALSO PRESENT: Executive Director /City Manager Rowlands, Agency /City
Attorney Moore, and City Clerk Bigelow
CONSENT CALENDAR
APPROVAL OF MINUTES — February 17, 2004; February 24, 2004; March 2, 2004
Staff recommendation: Agency /Council approve the minutes.
ACTION: Chair/Mayor Padilla moved to approve staff's recommendation and offered the
Consent Calendar, heading read, text waived. The motion carried 5 -0, except
with regard to the minutes of February 24, 2004, which carried 4 -0 -1, with
Chair/Mayor Padilla abstaining due to his absence at the meeting.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
There were none.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
2. CONSIDERATION OF THE PUBLIC NECESSITY TO ACQUIRE CERTAIN REAL
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 293 NAPLES STREET (APN 619 - 121- 02 -00) AND 1101
THIRD AVENUE (APN 619 - 121 -01), FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A 14,360
SQUARE FOOT WALGREEN'S RETAIL STORE WITH DRIVE THRU PHARMACY
AND ASSOCIATED PARKING WITHIN THE SOUTHWEST REDEVELOPMENT
AREA
The Agency offered the property owner the opportunity to participate within the
redevelopment project area on January 13, 2003. The property owner did not submit a
statement of interest to participate within the redevelopment project area. On October 31,
2003, the Agency presented an initial offer to purchase the property. The initial offer was
rejected. The Agency then prepared an update to the appraisal and presented another
offer to the property owner on February 12, 2004. To -date, no counter offer has been
received. As a result, staff is presenting the Agency with the Resolution of Necessity to
authorize the commencement of condemnation proceedings for the necessary parcels to
move forward with the redevelopment project. (Director of Community Development)
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PUBLIC HEARINGS (Continued)
Notice of the hearing was given in accordance with legal requirements, and the hearing was held
on the date and at the time specified in the notice.
This hearing was conducted simultaneously with the hearing on Item 3, below.
3. CONSIDERATION OF AND PURSUANT TO, CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND
SAFETY CODE SECTIONS 33431 AND 33433, A DISPOSITION AND
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH 3RD AND NAPLES, LLC, FOR THE
ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY, AND DEVELOPMENT OF A
14,360 SQUARE FOOT WALGREEN'S RETAIL STORE WITH DRIVE THRU
PHARMACY AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THIRD AVENUE AND NAPLES
STREET WITHIN THE SOUTHWEST REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA
The development firm of 3`d and Naples, LLC proposes to develop a 14,360 square -foot
Walgreen's retail store with drive -thru pharmacy and associated parking at the southeast
corner of Third Avenue and Naples Street. The developer has prepared the formal
concept plans and has processed them through the City's review process. The site is
within the Southwest Redevelopment Project Area, which is under the jurisdiction of the
Redevelopment Agency and subject to the requirements of California Health and Safety
Code Sections 33431 and 33433. (Director of Community Development)
Notice of the hearing was given in accordance with legal requirements, and the hearing was held
on the date and at the time specified in the notice.
This hearing was conducted simultaneously with the hearing on Item 2, above.
Chair/Mayor Padilla opened the public hearings.
Community Development Specialist De Valle presented the condemnation portion of the project.
Chair/Mayor Padilla noted correspondence received from Haskins & Associates, dated March
16, 2004, representing the owners of the parcels being condemned and objecting to the proposed
resolution of necessity. Chair/Mayor Padilla also noted that John Moot, applicant; and Sandra
Brower, representing the developer, were present and available for questions.
Principal Community Development Specialist Tapia presented the site plan and disposition and
development agreement for the project.
Agency /Councilmember Rindone asked whether the proposed project would be the same size as
the present Walgreens located at the corner of Broadway and I Street. Staffinember De Valle
responded affirmatively.
With no members of the public wishing to speak, Chair/Mayor Padilla closed the public
hearings. Chair/Mayor Padilla, by a consensus of the Agency /Council, re- opened the public
hearings for a member of the public.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS (Continued)
Ms. Flores stated that she was in agreement with the proposed project but felt it was unjust not to
offer a fair price for the properties being condemned. She said that she had contacted the City on
various occasions regarding her property but has not received adequate information. She
explained that she would like to settle matters without taking legal action. She has invested in
her property for her retirement, and the City's offer of approximately $250,000 for her property
would not even purchase a condominium in the current market. She believed that she should be
paid a fair and just price for her property or, alternatively, be provided with another commercial
property of equal value. She added that she has received two separate offers for her property,
one for $525,000 and the other for $480,000, and she requested further Council consideration of
the matter.
Linda Bartz, attorney for the City on the project, explained that the purpose of the public hearing
was to approve the project, rather than consider the compensation issues. The offer was made
based upon a M.A.I independent appraisal. Ms. Bartz added that it was her understanding that
Ms. Flores' attorney is also in the process of obtaining an appraisal, and the City welcomes
further negotiations. Ms. Bartz added that compensation issues would be decided in Superior
Court.
At the request of Chair/Mayor Padilla, the abovementioned comments by Ms. Bartz were
translated by staff into Spanish.
Real Property Manager Ryals stated that he has been in contact with Mr. Haskins, attorney for
Ms. Flores, to discuss the matter. He explained that Mr. Haskins has had an appraisal done that
is not yet ready to present. Mr. Ryals stated that the City would be open to discussion once they
receive the counter offer from Mr. Haskins.
With no further members of the public wishing to speak, Mayor Padilla again closed the public
hearing.
ACTION: Deputy Mayor Salas offered Agency Resolution Nos. 1866 and 1867 and Council
Resolution No. 2004 -092, headings read, texts waived:
AGENCY RESOLUTION NO. 1866, RESOLUTION OF THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
APPROVING MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION IS -04 -010 FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A 14,360 SQUARE FOOT WALGREEN'S RETAIL
STORE WITH DRIVE THRU PHARMACY AND ASSOCIATED PARKING
WITHIN THE SOUTHWEST REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA; AND
DETERMINING AND DECLARING THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND
NECESSITY FOR ACQUIRING AND AUTHORIZING CONDEMNATION
AND IMMEDIATE POSSESSION OF ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBERS 619-
121-01 AND 619 - 121 -02, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 1101 THIRD AVENUE
AND 293 NAPLES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A REDEVELOPMENT
PROJECT (DZ -001) AND AUTHORIZING THE COMMENCEMENT OF
CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS BY OUTSIDE COUNSEL TO ACQUIRE
SAID PROPERTIES IN THE MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW
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PUBLIC HEARINGS (Continued)
COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2004 -092, AND AGENCY RESOLUTION NO.
1867, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA MAKING
THE REQUIRED REDEVELOPMENT ACT FINDINGS AND APPROVING A
DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND JOINT ESCROW
INSTRUCTIONS WITH 3'm AND NAPLES, LLC, FOR THE ACQUISITION
AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY, AND DEVELOPMENT OF A 14,360
SQUARE FOOT WALGREEN'S RETAIL STORE WITH DRIVE THRU
PHARMACY AND ASSOCIATED PARKING AT THE SOUTHEAST
CORNER OF THIRD AVENUE AND NAPLES STREET WITHIN THE
SOUTHWEST REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA
The motion carried 5 -0.
OTHER BUSINESS
4. DIRECTOR/CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS
There were none.
5. CHAIR/MAYOR'S REPORTS
There were none.
6. AGENCY /COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
There were none.
CLOSED SESSION
Closed Session was cancelled, and the following item was not discussed:
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING EXISTING LITIGATION —
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a)
• City /Agency vs. IT Group, Inc. et. al. [USBC #02 10118]
ADJOURNMENT
At 6:50 p.m., Chair/Mayor Padilla adjourned the meeting to an adjourned regular meeting of the
Redevelopment Agency on March 23, 2004, at 6:00 p.m., immediately following the City
Council Meeting in the Council Chambers.
Susan Bigelow, CMC, ty Clerk
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MEETING DATE: 04/20/04
JOINT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY / CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA STATEMENT
ITEM TITLE: CONSIDERATION OF VARIOUS ACTIONS NECESSARY TO
IMPLEMENT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED DISPOSITION AND
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH CHBD CHULA VISTA, LLC FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF BROADWAY URBAN VILLAGE PROJECT AT 760
BROADWAY, CHULA VISTA
a) CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION APPROVING A QUITCLAIM OF
PROPERTY AT 760 BROADWAY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY FOR SALE TO CHBD CHULA VISTA, LLC
b) JOINT RESOLUTION APPROVING A RECESSION AGREEMENT
TO ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY CITY AND AGENCY INTERESTS
IN PROPERTY AT 760 BROADWAY
c) REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY RESOLUTION APPROVING
SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT IN FAVOR OF KEYBANK
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, THE BROADWAY VILLAGE PROJECT
CONSTRUCTION LENDER
SUBMITTED BY: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR er
REVIEWED BY: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
4 /STNS VOTE: YES ❑ NO [X
BACKGROUND
On June 10, 2003 the City Council and Redevelopment Agency approved a Disposition and
Development Agreement ( "DDA ") that provided for the sale of Agency -owned property at 760
Broadway ( "Property "), and the development of mixed used project comprised of 40 -1ane homes" 9
apartments, and approximately 10,000 square feet of retail space ( "Project"). Agency staff and the
Developer have been working to complete the entitlement process and to satisfy the various
conditions to close of escrow. Some issues have arisen during escrow that requires further City
Council and Agency Board action to resolve. These issues include: Developer's request that
City /Agency "clean -up" title to the Properly to extinguish unintended and outdated City /Agency
interests [Resolutions (A) and (B), above], and the Project construction lender's request that the
Agency subordinate certain rights under the DDA to the lender's security interest in the Property
[Resolution (C), above].
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RECOMMENDATION
In order to close escrow and begin construction of the Broadway Urban Village Project, City and
Agency staffs recommend that the City Council and Redevelopment Agency, approve the
following resolutions:
a) City Council Resolution approving a Quitclaim of Property at 760 Broadway to the
Redevelopment Agency for Sale to CHBD Chula Vista, LLC;
b) Joint Resolution approving a Recession Agreement to Eliminate Unnecessary City and
Agency Interests in Property at 760 Broadway; and
c) Redevelopment Agency Resolution approving Subordination Agreement in Favor of
Keybank National Association, the Broadway Village Project Construction Lender.
BOARDS /COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION
Not applicable.
DISCUSSION
The Quitclaim of a portion of the Property from the City to the Agency is necessary to place the
property back in the Agency's rightful ownership in preparation for the Agency approved transfer
of all the Property to the Developer. The City took title to one half of the Property back in 1998
when the City (not the Agency, as should have been the case) foreclosed on that parcel following
the Citron's default under the Broadway Village Business Homes DDA.
The Recession of various interests in the Property held by the City and Agency under various
recorded documents is necessary to fulfill the Agency's agreement to convey "clean title' to the
Property. The various interests to be rescinded are no longer necessary as they also relate back
to the Citron's abandoned project.
The Subordination Agreement is necessary to accommodate the interests of the Project's
construction lender Keybank National Association. Ideally, until a project is built, the Agency
would like to have all of its rights and remedies under a DDA be in a first priority position, such
that they would survive a lender's foreclosure. Frequently, however, sophisticated lenders object
to this, particularly as it relates to the Agency's special "right of reentry" remedy. The Agency's
right of reentry remedy allows the Agency to take back the Property in the event of a developer
material default. If a developer defaults under a loan, and a construction lender forecloses on
the property and takes possession itself, the lender does not want the Agency to be able to
exercise its right of reentry with respect to the lender. In the lender's view, this would put the
Agency too much in control of when and how much the lender would be repaid. Because of this,
Keybank has proposed that a lender foreclosure would extinguish the Agency's right of reentry
and some related rights and remedies.
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Although Keybank's proposed subordination agreement would eliminate the Agency's right of
reentry in the event of a foreclosure, Agency staff recommends approval of the proposal for the
following reasons:
1. Staff modifications to the DDA, to go into effect concurrent with the Subordination
Agreement, will allow the Agency, if it so elects, to exercise its reentry rights prior to
the lender's foreclosure.
2. Various provisions in the proposed Subordination Agreement would give the Agency
notice and opportunity to purchase the loan, or the Property, prior to a foreclosure
transfer to a third party.
3. Even if a foreclosure transfer were to occur, the key development obligations for the
Project would not be extinguished and would remain in effect (although up to a 12
month delay would be allowed).
4. Where a sophisticated lender is involved, some form of subordination is typical and
reasonable for this type of transaction.
5. Keybank is a quality, experienced lender that is loaning the Developer over $12
million to construct the Project; Keybank's involvement makes it more likely the Project
will be constructed and that no right of reentry remedy will be necessary in the first
place.
The Environmental Review Coordinator has reviewed the proposed project for compliance with
the California Environmental Quality Act and has determined that the proposed project was
adequately covered in previously adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration IS -03 -016. Thus, no
further environmental review or documentation is necessary.
FISCAL IMPACT
The sale of the Agency Property will generate a one -time payment in the amount of $1,350,000,
which represents the Fair Market Price of the property. In addition, the proposed privatization of
the Property and the construction of the proposed Project will create an estimated $10.35 million
of property tax value (land sale price of $1.35 million plus an estimated project value of $9.0
million). This would generate approximately $103,500 in annual tax - increment revenue. This
amount would be divided as follows: Twenty percent ($20,700) for the Housing Set -Aside fund;
of the remaining $82,800, fifty three percent ($43,884) will be allocated to other taxing entities
as part of the tax sharing pass thru agreements; the rest ($38,916) will accrue to the Southwest
Redevelopment Project Area fund. An unspecified amount of sales tax revenues will accrue to the
City's General Fund from the retail establishments that will be set up as part of the Project's
commercial component.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A - Quitclaim Deed
Attachment B - Rescission Agreement
Attachment C - Subordination Agreement
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COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA APPROVING A QUITCLAIM OF PROPERTY AT 760
BROADWAY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR SALE TO
CHBD CHULA VISTA, LLC
WHEREAS, on June 10, 2003, the City Council and Redevelopment Agency held all required
hearing and approved a Disposition and Development Agreement ( "DDA ") that provided for the sale
of Agency owned property at 760 Broadway ( "Property'), and the development of mixed used project
comprised of 40 "lane homes ", 9 apartments, and approximately 10,000 square feet of retail space
( "Project "); and
WHEREAS, Agency staff and the Developer have been working to complete the entitlement
process and to satisfy the various conditions to close of escrow; and
WHEREAS, the Quitclaim of a portion of the Property from the City to the Agency is
necessary to place the property back in the Agency's rightful ownership in preparation for the
Agency approve transfer of all the Property to the Developer; and
WHEREAS, the City took title to one half of the Property back in 1998 when the City
foreclosed on that parcel following the Citron's default under the Broadway Village Business Homes
DDA.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that it
hereby approve the Quitclaim of Property at 760 Broadway to the Redevelopment Agency for sale to
CHBD Chula Vista, LLC.
Presented by Approved as to form by
Laurie Madigan
Director of Community Development
J:\Attorney \Reso \Quitclaim 760 Broadway
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Annfloore
CK Attorney
AGENCY RESOLUTION NO.
AND
COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO.
JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
APPROVING A RECESSION AGREEMENT TO ELIMINATE
UNNECESSARY CITY AND AGENCY INTERESTS IN PROPERTY AT
760 BROADWAY.
WHEREAS, on June 10, 2003, the City Council and Redevelopment Agency held all required
hearing and approved a Disposition and Development Agreement ( "DDA ") that provided for the sale
of Agency owned property at 760 Broadway ( "Property "), and the development of mixed used project
comprised of 40 "lane homes ", 9 apartments, and approximately 10,000 square feet of retail space
( "Project "); and
WHEREAS, Agency staff and the Developer have been working to complete the entitlement
process and to satisfy the various conditions to close of escrow; and
WHEREAS, the Recession of various interests in the Property held by the City and Agency
under various recorded documents is necessary to fulfill the Agency's agreement to convey "clean
title" to the Property; and
WHEREAS, the various interests to be rescinded are no longer necessary as they relate
back to the Citron's abandoned project Broadway Village Business Homes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council and the Redevelopment
Agency of the City of Chula Vista do hereby approve a Recession Agreement to eliminate
unnecessary City and Agency interests in Property at 760 Broadway.
Presented by
Laurie Madigan
Director of Community Development
J:\ Attorney \Reso\Agreements \Recession Agreement
Approved as to form by
Ann Woore
Cit Attorney and Agency unsel
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RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY
OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING SUBORDINATION AGREEEMNT
IN FAVOR OF KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, THE
BROADWAY VILLAGE PROJECT CONSTRUCTION LENDER
WHEREAS, on June 10, 2003, the City Council and Redevelopment Agency held all required
hearing and approved a Disposition and Development Agreement ( "DDA ") that provided for the sale
of Agency owned property at 760 Broadway ( "Property "), and the development of mixed used project
comprised of 40 "lane homes', 9 apartments, and approximately 10,000 square feet of retail space
( "Project "), and
WHEREAS, Agency staff and the Developer have been working to complete the entitlement
process and to satisfy the various conditions to close of escrow; and
WHEREAS, the Subordination Agreement is necessary to accommodate the interests of the
Project's construction lender Keybank National Association; and
WHEREAS, Staff recommends approval of the subordination agreement for the following
reasons:
1. Staff modifications to the DDA, to go into effect concurrent with the Subordination
Agreement, will allow the Agency, if it so elects, to exercise its reentry rights prior to the
lender's foreclosure.
2. Various provisions in the proposed Subordination Agreement would give the Agency
notice and opportunity to purchase the loan, or the Property, prior to a foreclosure
transfer to a third party.
3. Even if a foreclosure transfer were to occur, the key development obligations for the
Project would not be extinguished and would remain in effect (although up to a 12 month
delay would be allowed).
4. Where a sophisticated lender is involved, some form of subordination is typical and
reasonable for this type of transaction.
5. Keybank is a quality, experienced lender that is loaning the Developer over $12 million to
construct the Project; Keybank's involvement makes it more likely the Project will be
constructed and that no right of reentry remedy will be necessary in the first place.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chula
Vista does hereby approve the Subordination Agreement in favor of Keybank National Association,
the Broadway Village Project Construction Lender.
PRESENTED BY APPROVED AS TO FORM BY
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Laurie Madigan An oore
Director of Community Development A ency Attorney
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ATTACHMENT A
RECORDING REQUESTED BY
Commonwealth Land Title Company
WHEN RECORDED MAIL THIS DOCUMENT
AND TAX STATEMENTS TO:
Redevelopment Agency of the City
of Chula Vista
APN:
Escrow No: 04750483- 609 -CG1
Title No:
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QUITCLAIM DEED
THE UNDERSIGNED GRANTOR(S) DECLARE(S)
DOCUMENTARY TRANSFER TAX IS $2- CITY TAX $
• computed on full value of property conveyed, OR
• computed on full value less value of liens or encumbrances remaining at time of sale
• unincorporated area ❑ City of Chula Vista, AND
FOR A VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged,
City of Chula Vista
do(es) hereby REMISE, RELEASE AND FOREVER QUITCLAIM to
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chula Vista
the following real property in the city of Chula Vista, county of San Diego, state of California:
Lots "A ", "B ", "C" and "D" of Parcel Map No. 17701, in the city of Chula Vista, County of San Diego, State of
California, filed in the Office of the County Recorder of San Diego, County, May 31, 1996
Dated: April 8, 2004
City of Chula Vista
Stephen C. Padilla, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
Agency General Counsel /City Attorney City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF
} SS:
On , before me, Notary Public,
personally appeared
personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person(s) whose name(s) is /are
subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he /she /they executed the same in his /her /their authorized
capacity(ies), and that by his /her /their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the
person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature
MAIL TAX STATEMENTS AS DIRECTED ABOVE
a -7
EAL OR STAMP
PRELIMINARY CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP REPORT
FOR RECORDER'S USE ONLY
To be completed by transferee (buyer) prior to transfer of subject property in accordance with Section 480.03 of
the Revenuc and Taxation Code. A Preliminary Change of Ownership Report must be filed with each conveyance
in the County Recorder's office for the county where the property is located; this particular form may be used in
all 58 counties of California.
THIS REPORT IS NOT A PUBLIC DOCUMENT
SELLER /TRANSFEROR: Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chula Vista
BUYER /TRANSFEREE: CHBD Chula Vista, LLC
ASSESSOR'S PARCELNUMBER(S):
PROPERTY ADDRESS OR LOCATION: 760 Broadway, Chula Vista, CA
MAIL TAX INFORMATION TO:
Name CHBD Chula Vista, LLC
Address
NOTICE: A lien for property taxes applies to your property on March I of each year for the taxes owing in the following fiscal year, July I
through June 30. One -half of these taxes is due November I, and one -half is due February I. The first installment becomes delinquent on
December 10, and the second installment becomes delinquent on April 10. One tax bill is mailed before November I to the owner of record. IF
THIS TRANSFER OCCURS AFTER MARCH 1 AND ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, YOU MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
SECOND INSTALLMENT OF TAXES DUE FEBRUARY 1.
The property which you acquired may be subject to a supplemental assessment in an amount to be determined by the San Diego County
Assessor. For further information on your supplemental roll obligation, please call the San Diego County Assessor .
PART 1: TRANSFER INFORMATION Please answer all questions.
YES NO
❑ ❑ A. Is this transfer solely between husband and wife (Addition of a spouse, death of a spouse, divorce settlement, etc.)?
❑ ❑ B. Is this transaction only a correction of the names) of the person(s) holding title to the property (For example, a name change upon
marriage)?
❑ ❑ C. Is this document recorded to create, terminate, or reconvey a lender's interest in the property^
❑ ❑ D. Is this transaction recorded only to create, terminate, or reconvey a security interest (e.g. cosigner)^
13 11 E- Is this document recorded to substitute a trustee under a deed of trust, mortgage, or other similar document'.'
❑ ❑ F- Did this transfer result in the creation of ajoint tenancy in which the seller (transferor) remains as one of the joint tenants?
❑ ❑ G. Does this transfer return property to the person who created the joint tenancy (original transferor)?
❑ ❑ H. Is this transfer of property:
❑ ❑ I. to a trust for the benefit of the grantor, or grantor's spouse?
❑ ❑ 2. to a trust revocable by the transferor?
❑ ❑ 3. to a trust from which the property reverts to the grantor within 12 years?
❑ ❑ I. If this property is subject to a lease, is the remaining lease term 35 years or more including written options'
❑ ❑ .1. Is this a transfer from parents to children or from children to parents'.
❑ ❑ K Is this transaction to replace a principal residence by a person 55 years of age or older?
❑ ❑ L Is this transaction to replace a principal residence by a person who is severely disabled as defined by Revenue and Code Section 69.5°
It you checked yes to J, K. or L, an applicable claim form must be filed with the County Assessor.
Please provide any other information that would help the Assessors to understand the nature of the transfer.
IF YOU HAVE ANSWERED "YES" TO ANY OF THE ABOVE QUESTIONS EXCEPT J, K, OR L, PLEASE SIGN AND DATE,
OTHERWISE COMPLETE BALANCE OF THE FORM.
PART 11: OTHER TRANSFER INFORMATION
A. Date of transfer if other than recording date
B- Type of transfer- Please check appropriate box.
❑ Purchase ❑ Foreclosure ❑ Gift ❑ Trade or Exchange ❑ Merger, Stock, or Partnership Acquisition
❑ Con nact of Sale - Date of Contract
❑ Inheritance- Date of Death ❑ Other: Please explain:
❑ Creation of Lease ❑ Assignment of a Lease ❑ Termination of a Lease
Date lease began
Original term in years (including written options)
Remaining term in years (including written options)
C Was only a partial interest in the property transferred'. ❑ Yes ❑ No If yes, indicate the percentage transferred
RECORDING REQUESTED BY
Commonwealth Land Title Company
AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO:
CHBD Chula Vista, LLC
ATTN:Don Underwood
1903 Wright Place, Suite 120
Carlsbad, CA 92008
APN:
Escrow No: 04750483- 609 -CG1
ATTACHMENT B
ne for Recorder's use
RESCISSION OF DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS,
TERMINATION OF AGREEMENTS AND REVOCATION OF TEMPORARY ACCESS
AGREEMENT
By this document, The Redevelopment Agency of Chula Vista, a public body, corporate and politic aka City of Chula
Vista Redevelopment Agency and the City of Chula Vista, being the record owner(s) of the property ("Property")
located in the City of Chula Vista, County of San Diego, State of California as more particularly described in Exhibit
"A" attached hereto and made a part hereof, hereby declare that the following documents recorded in the Office of
the County Recorder of San Diego County are hereby rescinded, cancelled, terminated and revoked in full:
That certain Parcel Map Agreement dated March 21, 1996, executed by the City of Chula Vista, a Municipal
Corporation and Broadway Village Business Homes, L.P., a California limited partnership recorded May 31, 1966 as
File No. 1996- 0275110 of Official Records.
That certain Agreement between the City of Chula Vista and Broadway Village Business Homes, L.P. dated May 14,
1996, executed by the City of Chula Vista and Broadway Village Business Homes, L.P., recorded May 31, 1996 as
File No. 1996 - 0275111 of Official Records.
That certain Temporary Access Easement, recorded May 31, 1996 as File No. 1996- 0275112 of Official Records as
delineated on Parcel Map No. 17701.
Those certain Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions dated May 31, 1996 executed by the Redevelopment Agency
of the City of Chula Vista and Broadway Village Business Homes, L.P., a California limited partnership, recorded
May 31, 1996 as File No. 1996 - 0275114 of Official Records.
Dated: April 9, 2004
Record Owner:
SELLER:
The Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chula Vista, The City of Chula Vista
a public body, corporate politic aka City of Chula Vista
Redevelopment Agency
By: Stephen C. Padilla, Chairman
Attest
City Clerk
By: Stephen C. Padilla, Mayor
Approved as to Form
City /Agency Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF
} SS:
On before me, Notary Public,
personally appeared
personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person(s) whose name(s) is /are
subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he /she /they executed the same in his /her /their authorized
capacity(ies), and that by his /her /their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the
person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature
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FOR NOTARY SEAL OR STAMP
Exhibit A
All that certain real property situated in the County of San Diego, State of California, described as
follows:
PARCEL A: (571- 200 -37 through 58)
Parcels 1 through 18 inclusive and Lots "A ", "B ", "C" and "D" of Parcel Map No. 17701, in the City of
Chula Vista, County of San Diego, State of California, filed in the Office of the County Recorder of San
Diego County May 31, 1996.
PARCEL B: (571- 200 -36)
The Westerly 210 feet of the Easterly 270.00 feet of the South Half of the Northeast Quarter of the
Southeast Quarter of Quarter Section 164 and the Westerly 210.00 feet of the Easterly 270.00 feet of
the North Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Quarter Section 164, of
Rancho De La Nacion, in the City of Chula Vista, County of San Diego, State of California, according to
Map thereof No. 166, made by Morrill and filed in the Office of the County Recorder of San Diego
County, May 11, 1869.
EXCEPTING FROM above described portion of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of
Quarter Section 164, the Northerly 275.00 feet thereof. AND EXCEPTING FROM above described
portion of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Quarter Section 164, the Southerly 60
feet thereof.
ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM Parcels 1 through 18 and Lots A, B, C and D of Parcel Map No. 17701, in
the City of Chula Vista, County of San Diego, State of California, filed in the Office of the County
Recorder of San Diego County May 31, 1996.
PARCEL C: (571 - 200 -13)
The South 75.00 feet of the North 150 feet of the West 210.00 feet of the East 270.00 feet of the South
Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Quarter Section 164 of Rancho De La Nacion,
in the City of Chula Vista, County of San Diego, State of California, according to Map thereof No. 166,
made by Morrill, filed in the Office of the County Recorder of San Diego County, May 11, 1869.
PARCEL D: (571- 200 -14)
The South 75.00 feet of the North 225.00 feet of the West 210.00 feet of the East 270.00 feet of the
South Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Quarter Section 164 of the Rancho De
La Nacion, in the City of Chula Vista, County of San Diego, State of California, according to Map thereof
No. 166, made by Morrill and filed in the Office of the County Recorder, May 11, 1869.
PARCEL E: (571- 200 -15)
The South 50.00 feet of the North 275.00 feet of the West 210.00 feet of the East 270.00 feet of the
South Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Quarter Section 164 of the Rancho De
La Nacion in the City of Chula Vista, County of San Diego, State of California, according to Map thereof
No. 166 made by Morrill and filed in the Office of the County Recorder of San Diego County, May 11,
1869.
Recording requested by, and
when recorded return to
ATTACHMENT C
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Home Builder Group
Mail Code: CA -04 -20 -0950
2029 Century Park East, Suite 950
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Attn: Ms. Josie Hidalgo
SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT
(Redevelopment Agency Rights)
NOTICE: THIS SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT RESULTS IN YOUR INTEREST IN THE
PROPERTY BECOMING SUBJECT TO AND OF LOWER PRIORITY THAN THE LIEN OF SOME OTHER
OR LATER SECURITY INSTRUMENT OR OTHER INSTRUMENT.
This Subordination Agreement ( "Subordination Agreement ") is dated for reference purposes this 30th day
of March, 2004, by CHBD CHULA VISTA, LLC, a California limited liability company ( "Developer "),
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, a public body, corporate and politic
( "Redevelopment Agency" or "Agency "), in favor of KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking
association ( "Bank "), with reference to the following facts:
RECITALS:
A. Developer has purchased or will be purchasing that certain real property (together with all
improvements now or hereinafter located or constructed thereon, the "Property") located in the City of Chula Vista,
County of San Diego, State of California, which is more particularly described in EXHIBIT A attached hereto and
incorporated herein by this reference, from Agency.
B. Developer intends to develop 40 detached single family residences, each separately conveyable as a
condominium, and 3 separate mixed use buildings, each containing 3 loft apartments, and together containing
approximately 9,957 sq. ft. of retail/commercial space beneath the loft residences (the "Project ").
C. To finance acquisition of the Property and construction of the Project, Developer is obtaining a loan
from Bank in the principal amount of $12,216,000 (the "Loan ") The Loan is evidenced by a Promissory Note
(Construction) (the "Note ") and a Residential Condominium Construction Loan Agreement (the "Loan
Agreement "), both dated concurrently herewith, and secured by a Construction Deed of Trust, Security Agreement,
Assignment of Rents, and Fixture Filing (the "Deed of Trust ") to be recorded in the Official Records of San Diego
County, California (the "Official Records ") immediately prior to the recordation of this Subordination Agreement.
The Note, the Loan Agreement, the Deed of Trust and all the other documents executed by Developer in connection
with the Loan, as they may subsequently be extended, amended, or otherwise modified, are sometimes hereinafter
referred to collectively as the "Loan Documents ".
D. In connection with the development of the Property, Developer's predecessors, as "Developer," and
the Redevelopment Agency, as "Agency," entered into that certain Disposition and Development Agreement (the
"DDA ") dated as of June 10, 2003 and amended by those certain letter agreements dated November 19, 2003 and
April , 2004. The rights and obligations of Developer's predecessors under the DDA have subsequently been
assigned to and assumed by Developer pursuant to Assignments dated as of November 18, 2003 and November 19,
2003, both of which have been approved by the Redevelopment Agency.
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E. Certain covenants contained in the DDA are also included in the grant deed under which Agency has
conveyed title to the Property to Developer (the "Grant Deed "). Among other rights contained in the DDA and
Grant Deed, the Redevelopment Agency holds an option to purchase the Property from Bank pursuant to Section 6.4
of the DDA (the "Option") and a right of re -entry as described in Section 5.7 of the DDA and Section 7 of the Grant
Deed (the "Right of Re- Entry "). The DDA or a Memorandum thereof (the "Memorandum ") has been or will be
recorded against the Property prior to recording of Bank's Deed of Trust. The DDA, the Grant Deed, any
Memorandum that is recorded to memorialize the DDA, and all other documents executed pursuant thereto, or in
connection therewith, as each may subsequently be extended, amended, or otherwise modified, are sometimes
hereinafter collectively referred to as the `Agency Documents." The Option, Right of Re -Entry and all other rights
and remedies of the Redevelopment Agency with respect to the Property under the Agency Documents are
sometimes hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Agency Rights. "
F. It is a condition precedent to Developer's obtaining the Loan that (i) the Deed of Trust and the other
Loan Documents shall unconditionally be and remain at all times a lien and charge upon the Property prior and
superior to the lien and charge of the Agency Rights and the Agency Documents, and (ii) the Redevelopment
Agency specifically and unconditionally subordinates the lien and charge of the Agency Rights and Agency
Documents to the Deed of Trust and the other Loan Documents, subject to the terms and conditions herein.
AGREEMENT:
In consideration of the mutual benefits accruing to the parties hereto and other valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which consideration is hereby acknowledged, and in order to induce Bank to execute and
deliver the Loan Documents and to disburse the proceeds of the Loan, it is hereby declared, understood and agreed
as follows:
I. Subordination of Agency Rights and Agency Documents. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth
below, the Redevelopment Agency hereby subordinates all of its Agency Rights under the Agency Documents to the
Deed of Trust and all other Loan Documents, and hereby confirms that the Bank's Deed of Trust and Loan
Documents shall unconditionally be and remain at all times liens and charges on the Property prior and superior to
the lien and charge of the Agency Rights and the Agency Documents.
1.1 Deed of Trust Survives Right of Reentry. So long as such Loan and Deed of Trust have not
been cancelled, terminated, or extinguished as a result of payment in full of all obligations owing under the Loan
Documents or as a result of the completion of a judicial or non - judicial foreclosure of the Deed of Trust, any
exercise by the Redevelopment Agency of its Agency Rights under the Agency Documents shall be subject to the
Loan and the Deed of Trust, and Agency specifically confirms that the title that shall transfer upon exercise of the
Agency's Right of Reentry shall be subject to the Bank's Deed of Trust.
1.2 Deed of Trust Foreclosure Extinguishes Agency Rights Except Those Specifically
Designated to Survive. So long as (i) Redevelopment Agency has been given concurrent Notice of Default, and
Notice of Trustee's Sale, Notice of Sheriff's Sale, or other statutory notices of such foreclosure, or, (it) in the case of
a deed in lieu of foreclosure following a Notice of Trustee's Sale, Bank or its successor has given Redevelopment
Agency at least 30 days advance written notice of its intention to accept a deed in lieu of foreclosure, the
consummation of any foreclosure sale (judicial or non - judicial) and/or any deed in lieu of foreclosure under the
Bank's Deed of Trust (in either case, a "Foreclosure Transfer ") shall immediately terminate all Agency Rights
under the Agency Documents, except only for the following rights and remedies that shall be preserved and shall
survive such Foreclosure Transfer:
1.2.1 Any owner of the Property following a Foreclosure Transfer (a "Post- Foreclosure
Transferee ") shall, subject to the qualifications in this section and in Section 2, continue to be obligated to
construct, maintain, insure, and otherwise complete the Project according to the Redevelopment Plan, Project
Description, Scope of Development, and Project Schedule (as those terms are defined in the DDA) and to comply
with the prohibitions on discrimination and the obligations relating to use or leasing of the Property, all in
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accordance with the following sections of the DDA and Grant Deed , which such sections shall survive a
Foreclosure Transfer:
DDA
2.11, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4, 3.1.5, 3.1.6, 3.1.7, 3.1.8, 3.1.9, 3.2, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.5,
4.6, 5.2, Exhibit B, and Exhibit C
Grant Deed
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12(b) and 14
In addition to the above - referenced sections, the following sections shall survive a Foreclosure Transfer, but, at any
time following a Foreclosure Transfer (but not prior to a Foreclosure Transfer) shall be subject to the additional
qualifications and /or limitations specified:
Section
Additional Qualification/Limitation
DDA Section 2.14
Post - Foreclosure Transferees shall not be liable for any acts or omissions of prior
owners
DDA Section 4.4
Only the provisions of the DDA and Grant Deed that specifically survive under
this Section 1.2.1 shall be covenants that run with the land and, therefore, binding
on successors. Sections of the DDA and Grant Deed that are not specified in this
Section 1.2.1 as surviving provisions shall not be applicable to any Post -
Foreclosure Transferee.
DDA Section 5.1
The first sentence of this section shall revised to state, "Subject to the extensions
of time set forth in Section 7.4, failure or delay by either party to perform any
term or provisions of this Agreement that specifically survive under Section 1.2.1
of this Subordination Agreement constitutes a default under this Agreement."
DDA Section 5.3
Although all of the remedies that specifically survive under this Section 1.2.1
shall be cumulative, only the such remedies that specifically survive shall be
available to the parties. Remedies in the DDA and Grant Deed that are included
within sections not specified in this Section 1.2.1 as surviving shall not be
available.
DDA Section 5.4
Only a default under the provisions of the DDA that specifically survive under
this Section 1.2.1 shall constitute a default. The provisions of Section 5.4.1
relating to notice, cure and ability to commence an action shall only apply with
respect to defaults under the provisions of the DDA that specifically survive
under this Section 1.2.1.
DDA Section 5.5
Only a default under the provisions of the DDA that specifically survive under
this Section 1.2.1 shall constitute a default. Parties may only pursue actions for
specific performance for defaults under the provisions of the DDA that
specifically survive under this Section 1.2.1.
Grant Deed Section 11
Only the provisions of the DDA and Grant Deed that specifically survive under
this Section 1.2.1 shall be covenants that run with the land and, therefore, binding
on successors. Sections of the DDA and Grant Deed that are not specified in this
Section 1.2.1 as surviving provisions shall not be applicable to any Post -
Foreclosure Transferee.
Grant Deed
Section 12(a)
Post - Foreclosure Transferees shall not be liable for any acts or omissions of prior
owners
Grant Deed Section 13
Only the provisions of the DDA and Grant Deed that specifically survive under
this Section 1.2.1 shall be covenants that run with the land and, therefore, binding
on successors. Sections of the DDA and Grant Deed that are not specified in this
Section 1.2.1 as surviving provisions shall not be applicable to any Post -
Foreclosure Transferee.
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All of the sections of the DDA and Grant Deed that survive, in whole or in part, under the terms of this Section 1.2.1
shall be subject to the following additional terms: (i) the provisions of the DDA and Grant Deed listed above
constitute the only Agency Rights that shall survive a Foreclosure Transfer, (ii) this list of surviving Agency Rights
is not intended to deprive any Post Foreclosure Transferee of the benefits of any other provisions of the DDA or
Grant Deed that are intended to grant any rights or protections to any Post Foreclosure Transferee, including Bank,
and (iii) with respect to such Post Foreclosure Transferee's obligation to complete the Project in accordance with the
Project Schedule:
(a) all deadlines in such Project Schedule shall be extended and all prescribed
periods of time for completion of certain aspects of the Project shall be tolled for a "grace period" that includes
(i) an initial period of time to enable Bank to obtain control of the Property equal to the lesser of 6 months or the
time needed by Bank to complete a Foreclosure Transfer, plus (ii) an additional period of time for remarketing the
Property to another builder and mobilization of such builder to complete the Project, which shall be equal to the
lesser of 6 months or 60 days following a transfer by Bank or its Affiliate to a new builder for completion of the
Project, and
(b) all deadlines shall be further extended and all periods of time shall be further
tolled by any period during which any bankruptcy stay, restraining order, or other legally binding prohibition or
restraint is or was in effect with respect to Developer, any Post - Foreclosure Transferee, or the Property.
1.2.2 Bank agrees that Redevelopment Agency shall have ordinary contract remedies for
failure by a Post - Foreclosure Transferee to comply with the obligations under Section 1.2.1 above, such as a right to
recover damages or specific enforcement, but the Option and Right of Reentry contained in the DDA and/or Grant
Deed shall have been fully extinguished by a Foreclosure Transfer and shall not be available to the Redevelopment
Agency. However, the Redevelopment Agency shall have the additional rights set forth in Sections 1.3 and 1.4
below.
1.2.3 Notwithstanding the obligation of any Post Foreclosure Transferee to complete the
Project as described in Section 1.2.1 above, such Post Foreclosure Transferee shall not be liable for damages arising
from the breach of any covenants, conditions, or restrictions performed or which were required to have been
performed prior to the time such Post Foreclosure Transferee acquired title to the Property, including but not limited
to (i) Developer's non - payments of fees, penalties, or reimbursements relating to damages suffered due to actions or
omissions of the Developer prior to the Foreclosure Transfer, or indemnifications made by Developer with respect
thereto, (it) claims for breach of any representations or warranties made by Developer, or (iii) claims for defaults
that are no longer susceptible of an effective cure. Without limiting the foregoing, Bank acknowledges and agrees
that (a) any such Post Foreclosure Transferee shall not be entitled to the benefits intended to directly result from
Developer's performance of certain actions or payments if such actions or payments have not occurred (e.g., if
permit fees have not been paid for certain permits, a Post Foreclosure Transferee would not be entitled to such
permits without paying the applicable fee); (b) Redevelopment Agency shall continue to have the right to pursue any
and all claims for damages or reimbursement it may hav ewith respect to Developer which such claims shall not be
extinguished by a Foreclosure Transfer.
Redevelopment Agency specifically confirms that the Option to purchase the Property (Section 6.4), Right of
Reentry (Section 5.7), and prohibitions against transfer (Section 3.3) contained in the DDA, among all other Agency
Rights not specifically preserved above, shall be forever extinguished by a Foreclosure Transfer subject to the terns
and conditions of this Subordination Agreement.
1.3 Make Whole Option. Notwithstanding extinguishment of all Agency Rights that are not
specifically designated to survive a Foreclosure Transfer under Section 1.2, if a Bank or its affiliate becomes the
owner of the Property through a Foreclosure Transfer, Redevelopment Agency shall, for a period of 30 days
following such Foreclosure Transfer, have a new option (the "Make -Whole Option") to purchase the Property for a
cash price equal to the sum of:
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(i) the total amount of indebtedness owed under the Loan at the time of the Foreclosure
Transfer (including, but not limited to, all principal, interest, costs and expenses (including all foreclosure
costs and expenses and legal costs and expenses) to which Bank is entitled to reimbursement), less any
rental income or other revenues received by Bank from the Property that has not already been applied to
reduce such indebtedness; plus
(ii) all costs incurred by Bank following such Foreclosure to operate, construct, complete,
maintain, manage, protect, or preserve the Property or the improvements thereon, including but not limited
to preservation actions, real property taxes, insurance, management fees, security fees, etc. (but without
double counting if such amounts were included in item (i) above); plus
(iii) all legal fees, recording costs, and other expenses incurred by Bank in connection
with the conveyance of the Property to the Agency pursuant to this Make Whole Option; plus
(iv) interest on the foregoing amounts at the Note Rate under the Loan Documents from
the date of the Foreclosure Transfer or from the date when such additional costs were incurred to the date
of closing the Make -Whole Option.
Redevelopment Agency must notify Bank of its intention to exercise such Make -Whole Option within 30 days after
the Foreclosure Transfer and must close its purchase of the Property pursuant to such Make -Whole Option within 30
days following Bank's receipt of such notice of intent. Time is of the essence and Agency's failure to meet either
such deadline shall result in the lapse and termination of the Make -Whole Option. Upon the closing of the Make -
Whole Option, the Property shall be conveyed in the condition of title that Bank or its Affiliate acquired through
such Foreclosure Transfer.
1.4 Right of First Refusal.
1.4.1 Furthermore, and notwithstanding the extinguishment of the Agency Rights in
accordance with Section 1.2 and the non - exercise of the Make -Whole Option by the Redevelopment Agency under
Section 1.3, if Bank or an affiliate of Bank becomes the owner of the Property through a Foreclosure Transfer,
Redevelopment Agency shall have a right of first refusal for the purchase of the Property in accordance with the
terms of this Section 1.4 (the "Right of First Refusal "). Accordingly, prior to selling the Property to any other
builder or other person, the Bank (or its affiliate) shall give Redevelopment Agency notice of the terms of such sale,
including copies of the applicable sale documents, as soon as such sale terms have been negotiated and documented,
and in any event at least 45 days in advance of the target closing date for such sale, and Redevelopment Agency
shall have the right, upon timely notification of its exercise of such Right of First Refusal and timely closing, to
acquire the Property in bulk on the same terms as have been offered by or agreed to by such builder or other person.
1.4.2 To exercise the Right of First Refusal, Redevelopment Agency shall give written
notice of its election to exercise such Right of First Refusal within 30 days after receiving notice of the terms of such
proposed sale by Bank or its affiliate to the builder or other person, and Bank (or its affiliate) and Redevelopment
Agency shall then enter into a binding agreement on the same terms as were offered or agreed to by the other builder
or other person, including price, condition of title, condition of property, and other terms (and the parties will agree
to a modified or substituted term other than the essential terms listed above if by its special nature a term to another
party is not reasonably capable of being met by Redevelopment Agency). Redevelopment Agency shall close its
purchase of the Property under the Right of First Refusal by the later of (i) 15 days after the date the Agency
provided notice to Bank of its election to exercise the Right of First Refusal, or (ii) the period of time for closing set
forth in the purchase documentation between Bank and the builder or other person, unless, after having executed a
purchase and sale agreement, such closing deadline is extended by mutual agreement of Agency and Bank. Bank
understands that Redevelopment Agency may attempt to arrange a sale to a successor builder, which may be a sale
by the Redevelopment Agency that closes simultaneously with the sale by the applicable Bank to the
Redevelopment Agency, but Bank shall not be required to assume any additional obligations as a result of or in
connection with such simultaneous closing to another builder and shall be defended and indemnified by Agency
against any additional costs relating thereto.
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1.4.3 Redevelopment Agency's failure to issue a written notice of its election to exercise
the Right of First Refusal or Redevelopment Agency's refusal to accept such terms and agree in writing to purchase
the Property on such terms shall enable Bank (or its affiliate) to sell the Property to such other purchaser on
substantially the same terms (or more advantageous to such Bank or affiliate) as were offered to Redevelopment
Agency for a period of 6 months from the date when such terms were offered to Redevelopment Agency until the
closing of the sale, and such other purchaser shall be permitted to acquire the Property on such terms and free and
clear of the Agency Rights (except the provisions of the DDA and the Grant Deed that are specifically designated to
survive pursuant to Section 1.2), the Make -Whole Option, the Right of First Refusal, and any other option or right of
first refusal in favor of Redevelopment Agency. If the closing fails to occur within the 6 month period as provided
herein, Redevelopment Agency shall continue to have its right of first refusal set forth in this Section 1.4.
2. Technical Clarifications and Amendments Relating to DDA. Bank, Agency, and Developer agree and
confirm as follows:
2.1 The outside date for "Close of Escrow" as described in Sections 2.1(d), 2.4.3, 2.6(d), Exhibit
C, and any other reference thereto in the DDA has been changed to no earlier than "April 14, 2004."
2.2 The right of the Agency to give a notice to Developer pursuant to Section 5.7(a) of the DDA
that requires completion of the improvements may only be given on or after the date when Developer was obligated
to have completed the improvements, as such deadline has been or may have been extended pursuant to
Section 3.1.2 of the DDA.
2.3 If Redevelopment Agency exercises its Right of Reentry as against Developer, Bank's Deed
of Trust shall survive as a lien against the Property and shall be paid from any proceeds from the Redevelopment
Agency's resale of the Property that are available under payment tier (a) under the provisions of Section 5.7 relating
to Redevelopment Agency's resale of the Property.
2.4 Section 6.3 of the DDA and Section 9 of the Grant Deed shall not be interpreted to prevent
Bank, acting under the powers given to it under the Loan Documents, and whether acting through a receiver, on its
own behalf, or otherwise, from continuing or completing construction of improvements on the Property in order to
cure any default by Developer under the DDA, and in doing so, Bank shall not be deemed to have assumed any or
all obligations of Developer unless Bank in its sole discretion specifically assumes such obligations in writing.
However, if Bank undetakes to continue or complete any improvements with respect to a particular lot or building, it
shall do so in accordance with the Redevelopment Plan, Project Description, Scope of Development, and approved
Drawings.
2.5 It is specifically acknowledged that a material uncured default by Developer under the DDA,
Grant Deed or any other Agency Documents shall constitute an Event of Default under the Loan Documents. Bank
specifically agrees that following such an Event of Default and prior to any Foreclosure Transfer, Redevelopment
Agency shall have the right to purchase the Loan from Bank, without discount and without recourse, at a price equal
to the total amount of indebtedness outstanding under the Loan as of the date on which the purchase of the Loan is
consummated. Developer, on behalf of itself and any of its successors, assigns, trustees, receivers, or other
representatives, hereby waives any claims that it might have against Bank or Redevelopment Agency for sale of the
Loan to Redevelopment Agency as described herein.
2.6 Redevelopment Agency confirms that the lien granted to it under Section 6.5 of the DDA for
any expense incurred by it in curing a default by Developer under the Loan Documents is and shall be subordinate
and inferior to the Deed of Trust held by Bank.
2.7 If Bank acquires the Property through a Foreclosure Transfer and subsequently transfers it to
another party (other than an affiliate of the Bank) within 9 months after such Foreclosure Transfer and without
undertaking any substantial construction or other activities on the Property other than preservation actions which are
properly performed, then, upon such transfer, Bank shall be fully and automatically released of any and all liabilities
and obligations to Redevelopment Agency with respect to the Property except for obligations and Agency Rights
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under the DDA that survive in accordance with Section 1.2.1 herein and as applicable to Bank's period of
ownership.
2.8 The notice provisions of the DDA, including but not limited to Section 7.1 of the DDA, are
hereby incorporated herein by reference, and Bank and Redevelopment Agency acknowledge and agree that any
notice required to be provided under the terms of this Agreement shall be sufficient if provided to the addresses and
in the manner specified for notices in the DDA. Notices to Bank shall be delivered to the address set forth in the
Deed of Trust.
3. Bank's Reliance. Bank would not execute and deliver the Loan Agreement, the other Loan Documents
or otherwise make the Loan without this Subordination Agreement.
4. No Other Agreements. This Subordination Agreement shall be the whole and only agreement with
regard to the subordination of the lien and charge of the Agency Rights and the Agency Documents to the lien and
charge of the Deed of Trust. This Subordination Agreement shall supersede and cancel (but only insofar as would
affect the priority between (i) the Agency Rights and the Agency Documents and (ii) the Deed of Trust) any prior
agreements as to any provisions in the Agency Documents which relate to the relative priorities of the Agency
Documents and any mortgages or deeds of trust. Furthermore, as between Bank and Redevelopment Agency, to the
extent that any provisions herein are inconsistent with the provisions of the Agency Documents, the provisions of
this Subordination Agreement shall supersede and control, and Redevelopment Agency may not enforce any
provisions of the Agency Documents that are inconsistent with this Subordination Agreement if Bank objects thereto
in writing. However, this Subordination Agreement is not intended for the benefit of Developer, and Developer, in
its own right and without any action or assistance by Bank, shall not have any right to assert any rights under this
Subordination Agreement in an attempt to avoid any obligations under the DDA or other Agency Documents.
5. Redevelopment Agency's Acknowledgement. The Redevelopment Agency acknowledges receipt of a
copy of (a) the Loan Agreement, the other Loan Documents and all instruments and documents recorded or to be
recorded in connection with the Deed of Trust, and (b) all agreements, including, but not limited to, any loan or
escrow agreements between Developer, Bank or any other party in connection with the making of the Loan.
Redevelopment Agency hereby confirms that the Loan is "Approved Financing" pursuant to Section 2.4.1 of the
DDA.
6. No Duty Regarding Application of Loan Proceeds. Bank is not under any obligation or duty to, nor
has any such entity represented that it will, supervise the application of the Loan proceeds by the person or persons
to whom such proceeds are disbursed. Bank, in making any disbursements, shall be under no obligation or duty to,
nor has it represented that it will, supervise the application of such proceeds by the person or persons to whom such
proceeds are disbursed. No application or use of the Loan proceeds shall defeat the subordination herein made in
whole or in part.
7. Modification of Loan Documents.
7.1 Loan Modifications Requiring Reaffirmation By Agency. Subject to the provisions of
Section 7.2, the following modifications to the Loan Documents shall constitute "Reviewable Modifications," and,
as a condition of the continued effectiveness of this Agreement, shall require the Redevelopment Agency's
reaffirmation of the subordination provisions of this Agreement, in writing, which prior reaffirmation shall not be
unreasonably withheld by Agency so long as it is not sought under Section 7.1.3 in which case Agency may rpovide
or withhold reaffirmation in its sole discretion.
7.1.1 increasing the interest rate charged under the Loan (other than an increase to a
default rate and imposition of late charges after default or increases in the interest rate as a result of increases of the
index rate that is used by Bank as its base or index rate under the Loan);
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7.1.2 increasing the total amount of the Loan by more than five percent (5.0 %), at any
one time, or in the aggregate or amending the loan -to- value, loan- to-cost, or other disbursement controls under the
Loan such that the amount per home that Bank advances under its loan is increased by more than five percent (5.0 %)
(or
7.1.3 authorizing disbursements of the Loan to be used for properties other than the
Property described herein or for purposes other than the acquisition, development, financing, construction,
operation, marketing, sale, leasing, or other uses of the Property permitted under the DDA.
7.2 Modifications Not Requiring Reaffirmation. The terms of this Agreement shall automatically
apply to the following additional advances, extensions, amendments, or other modifications of the Loan Documents,
without the need for any written reaffirmation or other written agreement by Redevelopment Agency:
7.2.1 any and all additional advances, extensions, amendments, or other modifications of
the Loan Documents or Deed of Trust that do not constitute or contain any Reviewable Modifications as defined in
Section 7.1;
7.2.2 after an event of default under the Loan and until such default is completely cured,
Bank's election to advance funds sufficient to cure such defaults or to complete the construction, marketing, and sale
of all of the homes in the Project, even though such additional advances may result in the aggregate amount
advanced by Bank exceeding the original principal amount of the Loan or the amount of increase permitted in
Section 7.1.2 above; and/or
7.2.3 regardless of whether a default has occurred under the Loan Documents, Bank's
election to advance additional funds to preserve or protect the Project and its security in the Project, including but
not limited to advances to prevent waste or destruction, to pay or prevent hens, to pay taxes, insurance premiums, or
other assessments or charges against the Project, to defend Developers title or Bank's lien priority, to pay collection
costs or other expenses reimbursable by Developer under the Loan Documents, or to address any other risks
reasonably perceived by Bank as jeopardizing its security interest in the Project.
7.3 Provisions Regarding Protective Advances. All advances made by Bank under Sections 7.2.2
and 7.2.3 shall be referred to as the "Protective Advances. " Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement
to the contrary, (a) the loan- to-value and/or loan -to -cost requirements set forth in the Loan Documents need not be
maintained if such Protective Advances are made by Bank, and (b) if Bank makes Protective Advances that conform
to the terms and conditions set forth in Sections 7.2.2 and 7.2.3 above or otherwise modifies the Loan Documents as
permitted in Section 7.2.1 above, the reaffirmation of this Agreement by the Redevelopment Agency shall not be a
condition to the ongoing effectiveness of this Agreement, which ongoing effectiveness shall be automatic.
8. Release of Agency Rights and Agency Documents. Without limitation on the foregoing, the
Redevelopment Agency hereby agrees, upon Bank's request, to execute, acknowledge and deliver to Bank a written
release of the lien of the Agency Documents with respect to any condominium unit or other portion of the Property
conveyed to any third party purchaser or homeowner's association.
9. Waiver of Marshalling Rights. The Redevelopment Agency, for itself and for all of the persons and
entities hereafter claiming through it or who at any time hereafter become holders of the Agency Rights and/or the
Agency Documents, hereby expressly waives and releases all rights to have the Property marshalled upon any
foreclosure of the Deed of Trust. The trustee under the Deed of Trust, or any court in which the foreclosure of the
Deed of Trust is sought, shall have the right to sell the Property encumbered by the Deed of Trust as a whole or in
one or more parcels. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Bank agrees that prior to (i) recording of a final parcel map
against the Property to segregate the Property into separate parcels and/or units in a manner that is materially
compliant with the terms and requirements of the Agency Documents; and (ii) recording of "Covenants, Conditions
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and Restrictions" against the Property (the title of which may differ) that has been approved by the Agency required
under the approved tentative parcel map for the Project, Bank agrees that any judicial, non - judicial or other
Foreclosure Transfer of the Property will include all of the Property and that Property will not be transferred in
separate parcels prior to satisfaction of such conditions.
10. Restrictions on Foreclosure Rights and Right of Re -Entry.
10.1 Bank agrees that it will not commence proceedings or effectuate a Foreclosure Transfer, and
Redevelopment Agency agrees that it will not commence proceedings to exercise its Right of Re- Entry, unless and
until the following conditions have been satisfied: (a) such party (Bank, in the event it intends to commence
proceedings or effectuate a Foreclosure Transfer, or Redevelopment Agency, in the event it intends to exercise its
Right of Re -Entry) shall have given written notice to the other party (Redevelopment Agency, in the event Bank
intends to commence proceedings or effectuate a Foreclosure Transfer, or Bank, in the event Redevelopment
Agency intends to exercise its Right of Re -Entry) of its intent to take such action, and (b) Bank and Redevelopment
Agency shall have consulted with each other regarding such action for a period of not less than 10 days and made
good faith efforts to comply with any reasonable requests from the other party in connection with such action.
10.2 Notwithstanding the foregoing, this provision shall not prevent Bank from declaring an event
of default nor shall it impose any delay or waiting period for Bank to begin accruing interest at the default rate under
the Loan Documents. Also, this provision shall not prevent Bank from taking emergency action to protect the
collateral for the Loan from damage, waste, misappropriation of funds by Developer, threats of liens or adverse title
challenges, or other jeopardy; provided that Bank has first given notice of its intention to take such protective
measure to Redevelopment Agency.
10.3 The restrictions imposed on Bank and Redevelopment Agency in this Section 10 are
intended to benefit Bank and Redevelopment Agency, but not Developer. Developer agrees that Bank and Agency
may communicate directly about any and all matters relating to their respective rights under the Loan Documents or
Agency documents, including, after an event of default under either such documents, communication between Bank
and Agency relating to any default remedies that may be pursued or possible loan restructurings or workout
arrangements. Developer hereby authorizes such communications, waives any and all rights to prior notice of such
communications, waives any right to demand to be present at any such discussions, and waives any right to assert
claims that such meetings or discussions were improper or constitute a basis for a claim of lender liability or other
tortious activity.
11. Successors and Assigns. This Subordination Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the Redevelopment Agency, Developer and Bank and their respective successors and assigns.
12. Counterparts. This Subordination Agreement and any subsequent modifications, amendments,
waivers, consents or supplements thereof, if any, may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
when executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
13. No Third Party Beneficiaries. There shall be no third party beneficiaries to any of the rights or
obligations under the terms of this Subordination Agreement.
14. Developer's Continuing Obligations Post Foreclosure Transfer. Notwithstanding the occurrence of a
Foreclosure Transfer, Developer shall continue to be (a) liable to the City of Chula Vista and Redevelopment
Agency for damages caused by a Developer default under the DDA, and (b) obligated to fulfill Developer's
obligations to indemnify, protect defend and/or hold harmless the City of Chula Vista and Redevelopment Agency
under the DDA.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Subordination Agreement as of the date
first set forth above.
Developer:
CHBD CHULA VISTA, LLC,
a California limited liability company
By: Concordia Communities, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
its Manager
Donald P. Underwood
Its Manager
Redevelopment Agency:
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA, a public body, corporate and politic
By
Name:
Title:
Approved as to form this _ day of March, 2004
City Attorney of City of Chula Vista and General Counsel
for the Redevelopment Agency of City of Chula Vista,
California
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
All that certain real property situated in the City of Chula Vista, County of San Diego, State of California,
described as follows:
PARCEL A: (571- 200 -37 through 58)
Parcels 1 through 18 inclusive and Lots `A ", `B ", °C and "D" of Parcel Map No. 17701, in the
City of Chula Vista, County of San Diego, State of California, filed in the Office of the County
Recorder of San Diego County May 31, 1996.
PARCEL B: (571- 200 -36)
The Westerly 210 feet of the Easterly 270.00 feet of the South Half of the Northeast Quarter of the
Southeast Quarter of Quarter Section 164 and the Westerly 210.00 feet of the Easterly 270.00 feet
of the North Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Quarter Section 164, of
Rancho De La Nacion, in the City of Chula Vista, County of San Diego, State of California,
according to Map thereof No. 166, made by Morrill and filed in the Office of the County Recorder
of San Diego County, May 11, 1869.
EXCEPTING FROM above described portion of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of
Quarter Section 164, the Northerly 275.00 feet thereof.
AND EXCEPTING FROM above described portion of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast
Quarter of Quarter Section 164, the Southerly 60 feet thereof.
ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM Parcels 1 through 18 and Lots A, B, C and D of Parcel Map
No. 17701, in the City of Chula Vista, County of San Diego, State of California, flied in the Office
of the County Recorder of San Diego County May 31, 1996.
PARCEL C: (571- 200 -13)
The South 75.00 feet of the North 150 feet of the West 210.00 feet of the East 270.00 feet of the
South Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Quarter Section 164 of Rancho
De La Nacion, in the City of Chula Vista, County of San Diego, State of California, according to
Map thereof No. 166, made by Morrill, filed in the Office of the County Recorder of San Diego
County, May 11, 1869.
PARCEL D: (571- 200 -14)
The South 75.00 feet of the North 225.00 feet of the West 210.00 feet of the East 270.00 feet of
the South Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Quarter Section 164 of the
Rancho De La Nacion, in the City of Chula Vista, County of San Diego, State of California,
according to Map thereof No. 166, made by Morrill and filed in the Office of the County
Recorder, May 11, 1869.
PARCEL E: (571- 200 -15)
The South 50.00 feet of the North 275.00 feet of the West 210.00 feet of the East 270.00 feet of
the South Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Quarter Section 164 of the
Rancho De La Nacion in the City of Chula Vista, County of San Diego, State of California,
according to Map thereof No. 166 made by Morrill and filed in the Office of the County Recorder
of San Diego County, May 11, 1869.
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Exhibit A
ALL- PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF
COUNTY OF SS.
On before me,
DATE NAME, TITLE OF OFFICE- E.G., "JANE DOE, NOTARY PUBLIC
personally appeared
o personally known to me - OR -
o proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is /are
subscribed to the within instrument
and acknowledged to me that he /she /they executed the same in his /her /their authorized capacity(ies), and that by
his /her /their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the persons) acted,
executed the instrument.
CAPACITY CLAIMED BY SIGNER:
o INDIVIDUAL(S)
o CORPORATE OFFICER(S)
TITLE
TITLE
o PARTNER(S)
o ATTORNEY -IN -FACT
o TRUSTEE(S)
o SUBSCRIBING WITNESS
GUARDIAN /CONSERVATOR
o OTHER
Witness my hand and official seal.
SIGNATURE OF NOTARY
SIGNER IS REPRESENTING:
NAME OF PERSON(S) OR ENTITY(IES)
ATTENTION NOTARY: Although the information requested below is OPTIONAL, it could prevent fraudulent attachment of this
certificate to unauthorized document.
THIS CERTIFICATE Title or Type of Document
MUST BE ATTACHED Number of Pages Date of Document
TO THE DOCUMENT Signer(s) Other Than Named Above
DESCRIBED AT RIGHT:
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ALL - PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF +
COUNTY OF Itj SS.
On before me,
DATE NAME, TITLE OF OFFICE - E.G., "JANE DOE, NOTARY PUBLIC'
personally appeared
o personally known to me - OR -
o proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are
subscribed to the within instrument
and acknowledged to me that he /she /they executed the same in his /her /their authorized capacity(ies), and that by
his/her /their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted,
executed the instrument.
CAPACITY CLAIMED BY SIGNER:
o INDIVIDUAL(S)
o CORPORATE OFFICER(S)
TITLE
TITLE
o PARTNER(S)
o ATTORNEY -IN -FACT
o TRUSTEE(S)
o SUBSCRIBING WITNESS
GUARDIAN /CONSERVATOR
o OTHER
Witness my hand and official seal.
SIGNATURE OF NOTARY
SIGNER IS REPRESENTING:
NAME OF PERSON(S) OR ENTITY(IES)
ATTENTION NOTARY: Although the information requested below is OPTIONAL, it could prevent fraudulent attachment of this
certificate to unauthorized document.
THIS CERTIFICATE
MUST BE ATTACHED
TO THE DOCUMENT
DESCRIBED AT RIGHT:
Title or Type of Document
Number of Pages Date of Document
Signer(s) Other Than Named Above
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Acknowledgements
ALL- PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF
COUNTY OF SS.
On before me,
DATE NAME., TITLE OF OFFICE - E.G., "JANE DOE, NOTARY PUBLIC"
personally appeared
o personally known to me - OR -
o proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is /are
subscribed to the within instrument
and acknowledged to me that he /she /they executed the same in his /her /their authorized capacity(ies), and that by
his /her /their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted,
executed the instrument.
CAPACITY CLAIMED BY SIGNER:
o INDIVIDUAL(S)
o CORPORATE OFFICER(S)
TITLE
TITLE
o PARTNER(S)
o ATTORNEY -IN -FACT
o TRUSTEE(S)
o SUBSCRIBING WITNESS
GUARDIAN /CONSERVATOR
o OTHER
Witness my hand and official seal.
SIGNATURE OF NOTARY
SIGNER IS REPRESENTING:
NAME OF PERSON(S) OR ENTITY(IES)
ATTENTION NOTARY: Although the information requested below is OPTIONAL, it could prevent fraudulent attachment of This
certificate to unauthorized document.
THIS CERTIFICATE
Title or Type of Document
MUST BE ATTACHED
Number of Pages Date of Document
TO THE DOCUMENT
Signer(s) Other Than Named Above
DESCRIBED AT RIGHT:
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PAGE 1, ITEM NO.: 3
MEETING DATE: 04 -20 -04
CITY COUNCIL /REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
AGENDA STATEMENT
ITEM TITLE:
CONSIDERATION OF VARIOUS ACTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE
PROPOSED 2004 AMENDED AND RESTATED REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
FOR THE MERGED CHULA VISTA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
1) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
ADOPTING WRITTEN RESPONSES TO WRITTEN OBJECTIONS TO THE
2004 AMENDMENT, IN THE FORM OF THE AMENDED AND
RESTATED REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, TO THE MERGED CHULA VISTA
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
2) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
CERTIFYING THE FINAL PROGRAM EIR FOR THE 2004 AMENDMENT,
IN THE FORM OF AN AMENDED AND RESTATED REDEVELOPMENT
PLAN, TO THE MERGED CHULA VISTA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
3) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
ELECTING TO RECEIVE ALL OR A PORTION OF THE TAX INCREMENT
REVENUES PURSUANT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION
33676 AND THE CITY'S SHARE OF TAX INCREMENT PURSUANT TO
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 33607.5 WITH RESPECT TO
THE AMENDED AND RESTATED REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE
MERGED CHULA VISTA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA
4) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
FINDING THAT THE USE OF LOW AND MODERATE INCOME
HOUSING FUNDS FROM THE MERGED CHULA VISTA
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
INCREASING, IMPROVING, AND PRESERVING THE COMMUNITY'S
SUPPLY OF LOW- AND MODERATE- INCOME HOUSING OUTSIDE
THE PROJECT AREA, WILL BE OF BENEFIT TO THE PROJECT AREA
5) A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA FINDING THAT THE USE OF LOW AND MODERATE
INCOME HOUSING FUNDS FROM THE MERGED CHULA VISTA
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
INCREASING, IMPROVING, AND PRESERVING THE COMMUNITY'S
SUPPLY OF LOW- AND MODERATE- INCOME HOUSING OUTSIDE
THE PROJECT AREA, WILL BE OF BENEFIT TO THE PROJECT AREA
6) A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ADOPTING A METHOD OF RELOCATION FOR THE
MERGED CHULA VISTA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE 2004 AMENDMENT THERETO
7) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE 2004 AMENDMENT (IN
THE FORM OF AN AMENDED AND RESTATED REDEVELOPMENT
PLAN) TO THE MERGED CHULA VISTA RED PMENT PROJECT
SUBMITTED BY:
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTO
REVIEWED BY:
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [/'L''
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4 /5TNS VOTE: YES F1 NO XX
PAGE 2, ITEM NO.: 3
MEETING DATE: 04 -20 -04
BACKGROUND
The Redevelopment Agency has initiated the process to amend the Merged Chula Vista
Redevelopment Project (comprised of the Town Centre II, CMay Valley, and Southwest Redevelopment
Plans) to facilitate extension of redevelopment and economic development tools throughout
commercial and industrial areas in the western part of Chula Vista. The proposed 2004 Amendment
modifies the merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project as follows:
1) Consolidate the three existing redevelopment plans into a single document to expedite
administration and implementation of redevelopment in the western part of Chula Vista.
The Town Centre II, Otay Valley, and Southwest Redevelopment Plans were prepared at
different times over a 15 -year period, based on practices and legal requirements in affect
at the time. Consequently, the documents vary dramatically; their financial merger in
2000 highlighted these inconsistencies. Additionally, the proposed Added Area (see #2
below) incorporation into the redevelopment plan creates an opportune time to update
and consolidate the existing Redevelopment Plans.
2) To achieve a comprehensive redevelopment program, add the necessary properties along
Broadway, Third Avenue and other west Chula Vista commercial and industrial corridors
to the Project Area. The Added Area consists of 494 acres of property that is generally
contiguous to the existing Project Areas. Adding this property enables the Agency to more
effectively implement projects like revitalization of the Broadway corridor as part of the
City's overall efforts to attend to the acute needs in older parts of Chula Vista.
3) Extend eminent domain authority, consistent with Agency policy in its Redevelopment
Project Areas, in the Otay Valley and Town Centre II constituent areas, except for
occupied residential properties in a residential zone. Eminent domain authority, though
rarely used by the Agency, is an essential component of the redevelopment program,
particularly where lot assembly is needed to consolidate undersized lots under mixed
ownership. As recently as last year when it extended eminent domain authority in the
Southwest constituent area, the Agency has sought to maintain its eminent domain
authority. However, the existing Redevelopment Plan's time limit on commencing eminent
domain has expired in the Town Centre II and Otay Valley constituent areas. Consistent
with Agency policy, the 2004 Amendment proposes to extend eminent domain on all
property in the Otay Valley and Town Centre II constituent areas, while exempting from
eminent domain occupied residential property in a residential zone in the Town Centre II
area. (Otay Valley has no residentially zoned property and therefore does not need a
special exemption.)
On March 23, 2004, the City Council and Agency held a joint public hearing on the 2004
Amendment, during which 2 written objections were received and 15 individuals provided a variety
of oral comments on the Amendment. On April 20, 2004, the 2004 Amendment is presented to the
City Council for consideration following consideration of certain procedural and policy matters
involving the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project Area.
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RECOMMENDA TIONS
1) That the City Council adopt the following resolutions:
a. Resolution adopting written responses to written objections to the 2004
Amendment, in the form of the Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan, to
the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project;
b. Resolution certifying the Final Program EIR for the 2004 Amendment, in the form
of an Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan, to the Merged Chula Vista
Redevelopment Project;
c. Resolution electing to receive all or a portion of the tax increment revenues
pursuant to Section 33676 and the City's share of tax increment pursuant to
Health and Safety Code Section 33607.5, with respect to the Amended and
Restated Redevelopment Plan for the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project
Area; and
d. Resolution finding that the use of low and moderate income housing funds from
the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project Area, for the purpose of
increasing, improving, and preserving the community's supply of low- and
moderate - income housing outside the Project Area, will be of benefit to the Project
Area.
2) That the Redevelopment Agency adopt the following resolutions:
a. Resolution finding that the use of low and moderate income housing funds from
the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project Area, for the purpose of
increasing, improving, and preserving the community's supply of low- and
moderate- income housing outside the Project Area, will be of benefit to the Project
Area;
b. Resolution adopting a Method of Relocation for the Merged Chula Vista
Redevelopment Project in conjunction with the 2004 Amendment thereto;
3) That the City Council conduct the first reading of the Ordinance approving and adopting
the 2004 Amendment (in the form of an amended and restated redevelopment plan) to
the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project.
BOARDS /COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION:
The Report to the City Council (presented at the March 23, 2004 public hearing) includes reports
and recommendations on the 2004 Amendment from the Town Centre Project Area Committee,
the Added Area Project Area Committee, and the Planning Commission. A summary of each of
these reports and recommendations is presented below:
Town Centre Project Area Committee
On September 17, 2003 the Town Centre Project Area Committee received and reviewed the
draft Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan, as well as the Owner Participation Rules and
Method of Relocation. At that meeting, the Town Centre PAC adopted their Resolution No.
2003 -003 recommending that the City Council adopt the Amendment in the form of the
Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan, the Owner Participation Rules, and the Method of
Relocation.
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Added Area Proied Area Committee
In January 2003, the Added Area PAC was formed by an election process, and subsequently
conducted twelve public meetings to review the proposed Amendment. The majority of the
Added Area PAC's time was spent reviewing the Agency's Method of Relocation, in light of
several specific concerns regarding how relocates would be treated if the Redevelopment Agency
exercised eminent domain. Generally, the Added Area PAC expressed their position that the
limits in State Relocation Law and the Relocation Guidelines (which formed the Redevelopment
Agency's Method of Relocation) were insufficient to meet all of the costs and impacts of
relocation. A relocation consultant was brought into these meetings to explain the relocation
process, and staff, consultants and attorneys also worked with the PAC to elaborate and explain
specific relocation benefits.
At their final meeting on October 9, 2003, the Added Area PAC adopted Resolution No. 2003-
01 recommending that the City Council adopt the 2004 Amendment and the Owner
Participation Rules. The same resolution also recommended approval of the Method of
Relocation subiect to Redevelopment Agency approval of seven specific supplemental relocation
policies, which go beyond the requirements of State Relocation Law and the Method of
Relocation. These supplemental relocation policies, as well as staff's recommendations, are
described in the Method of Relocation section of this report.
If the 2004 Amendment is adopted by the City Council, the Added Area PAC would continue to
operate for a three -year period.
Planning Commission
The Planning Commission has also participated extensively throughout the plan amendment
process as required by Redevelopment Law. On March 3, 2004, the Planning Commission
received the Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan, and adopted Resolution No.
PCM0414 approving its report and recommendation on the 2004 Amendment. This resolution
included a finding that the Redevelopment Plan, as amended by the 2004 Amendment conforms
to the City's General Plan.
Also on March 3, 2004, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 04 -01 certifying the
Program Environmental Impact Report for the Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan for
the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project as amended by the 2004 Amendment, and
recommended that the City Council certify the EIR.
DISCUSSION
The joint agenda includes six separate items relating to the 2004 Amendment:
1) Adopting written responses to written objections submitted at the joint public hearing;
2) Certifying the Final Program EIR for the 2004 Amendment;
3) Electing to receive the City's share of property tax increment revenue;
4) Finding that the use of housing funds outside the Project Area are of benefit to the Project
Area (City Council and Agency actions);
5) Adopting a Method of Relocation;
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6) Conducting the first reading of the Ordinance adopting the 2004 Amendment.
Before discussing the actions before the City Council and Agency tonight, it is appropriate to
recap the extensive plan amendment process, culminating with the joint public hearing on March
23.
The proposed Amendment presents an important opportunity for Chula Vista in the City's efforts
to more effectively respond to the overwhelming community development needs in the western
part of Chula Vista. In spite of all the City's efforts to provide the necessary infrastructure (such
as street improvements to Broadway, Fifth Avenue, Orange, Palomar Street, H Street, etc.) and
capital improvements (such as the South Chula Vista Library, Otay Recreation Center, etc.) many
parts of the area still require much needed improvements, particularly to private property. These
needs are further emphasized by the booming development taking place first in Eastlake and
then in other new neighborhoods in the eastern part of the City. In many ways, while the
community recognized the growing disparity between the quality of life in these other areas as
compared to older parts of the City, little could be done about it because the City lacked the
financial resources to help property owners, businesses, and residents with capital and public
improvements. These issues became a reoccurring theme in the City's General Plan and the
Economic Development Strategy, and led to several (albeit under funded) initiatives like the
Broadway Revitalization Plan. The proposed expansion of the Redevelopment Area may provide
the financial resources for the Redevelopment Agency and the City to assist on the renovation of
the western part of the City.
Over the years, property owners, businesses, and residents from west Chula Vista have
demanded more attention from the City, more investments in public infrastructure, and incentives
to redevelop. Indeed, the City proceeded cautiously into redevelopment; it was not until 1990
that the Agency made its largest expansion of redevelopment into west Chula Vista commercial
areas into its redevelopment program. Still, less than half of the Broadway and Third Avenue
commercial corridors are included in a redevelopment area, leaving the City severely
handicapped to offer to community development programs in areas where they are needed most.
In an effort to address these issues, the Agency initiated a process to adopt the 2004
Amendment. As this process progressed, some sectors of the public expressed concern about the
expansion of the redevelopment area (known as the "Added Area ") and the proposed inclusion
of eminent domain. Trailer Park residents (seven of which are within the Added Area, all in
commercial zones) heard rumors that they should sell and move out before the Amendment
would be adopted. Business owners in the northern part of the Added Area were convinced that
the City desired to remove industrial businesses in favor of retail developments. Even the
members of Added Area Project Area Committee came in with a predisposition that
redevelopment would only be injurious to local property owners and businesses.
In response to each of these concerns, the Community Development Department staff undertook
the largest scale community outreach program for redevelopment in the City's history, meeting
extensively with residents, business groups, and others to allay these concerns and present the
facts. Several informational handouts were prepared by staff and consultants to assist the
community's understanding. Slowly, the public seemed to respond to staff's presentations
positively, as evidenced by the fact that initially hundreds of people expressed fears, confusion,
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and anger, but only 15 people spoke at the March 23 public hearing, and among that number
were those posing questions and one business owner who spoke in support of the Amendment.
Redevelopment has its opponents. Not everyone likes the idea of "government' redeveloping
private property under any circumstances. There are false impressions in every community that
redevelopment does more harm than good. Indeed, not everyone will be convinced that
redevelopment of the Added Area, or any other part of west Chula Vista, is essential. However,
the City must respond to the needs of the community as a whole, particularly those in west Chula
Vista that demand more resources and public investment. The City has delayed for a long time
this relatively modest expansion of the redevelopment area into commercial areas in the City, an
expansion that is critical and necessary if the City is to ever have the dedicated funding source
that only redevelopment can provide.
Redevelopment indeed provides significant benefits to the community, particularly the property
owners, residents, and businesses located within the Project Area. The goal of Redevelopment is
first and foremost to improve the area. Redevelopment has proven, throughout the State during
the past thirty years, that it is an effective tool to improve communities. Many cities have been
greatly improved through the use of Redevelopment tools.
Through Redevelopment, property tax increment revenue (which comes from a portion of the
taxes paid by Project Area property owners) remains within the area. These funds by law must be
expended on capital projects that benefit the Project Area. This is significantly different from how
most property tax revenues are used, since taxing agencies like the County, school districts, and
the City are not held to expending any particular level of funds within the Project Area, and most
dollars are used to cover operational costs. Revenues generated by Redevelopment are not
additional taxes imposed on property owners; the flow of revenues is generated by distributing
monies in a different manner between the Redevelopment Agency and other taxing agencies.
When a redevelopment area is adopted, part of the taxes paid by property owners go to the
Redevelopment Agency instead of going to the State, County or other agencies. This allows the
Agency to spend those revenues within the redevelopment area.
This leads to other benefits, namely, due to the dedicated flow of funds for capital projects that
comes from tax increment revenues, the Redevelopment Agency will be able to do more in the
way of traffic, on- street parking, utility, accessibility, and other infrastructure improvements for the
Project Area. This means that Project Area properties will see more being done to improve
circulation, public safety hazards, and the visual appeal of the area in the future. Finally,
redevelopment provides additional funds for commercial rehabilitation projects, incentives to
redevelop obsolete and incompatible properties, and mandatory set - asides for affordable
housing development, improvement and preservation. During its implementation in Chula Vista,
Redevelopment has provided a variety of programs, such as street and landscape improvements,
private building fagode loans and grants, sign improvement funds that have greatly improved
various areas of the western part of the city. The Redevelopment Agency has also partnered with
property owners and developers to undertake a variety of new projects that have created
significant investment, physical improvements, jobs, and economic activity in the city. With the
adoption of the proposed 2004 Amendment, similar programs will be made available to the
property owners and tenants of the Added Area.
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Written Resaonses
Redevelopment Law requires that before the City Council adopt or amend a redevelopment plan,
it shall prepare written responses to all written objections submitted at or prior to the public
hearing. A total of two written objections were received by the close of the March 23 joint public
hearing. In general, most of the objections requested that the City Council not adopt the
Amendment. Both of the written objections generally expressed disagreement over the merits of
expanding redevelopment into the Added Area and the inclusion of eminent domain over Added
Area property.
The letter from Angela Maidment on behalf of Estes Express Lines documented concerns that
eminent domain authority for redevelopment purposes would leave their business "powerless in
holding on to (their) property or (their) ability to financially afford the cost of redevelopment
elsewhere." The same letter also implied that the Agency sought to remove industrial businesses
from the Project Area.
The letter from Kent and Alicia Thompson also expressed reservations about extending eminent
domain authority in the Added Area, as well as their desire to rezone their home to a residential
use.
The written responses respond to these objections by correcting some misstatements contained in
the objection letters and clarifying the purpose and intent of the Amendment. Moreover, the
responses explain that eminent domain is rarely used by the Agency, but can be essential if the
City is to achieve its long term goals to revitalize west Chula Vista, where small lots and mixed
ownership have caused much of the area to stagnate. Finally, the responses explain that the
Redevelopment Plan would conform to the City's General Plan and other zoning codes, and does
not impose a different set of land use controls on Project Area properties. If a property is
consistent with the land uses designated by the General Plan, the Redevelopment Plan would not
alter these policies. On the other hand, if a property does not conform to the City's designation,
the Redevelopment Plan itself does not force an owner to redevelop their property or change the
use. If an owner desires to change the land use designation for their property, they could pursue
such a change via the City's planning process to effect a General Plan amendment and zone
change. The Redevelopment Plan (and 2004 Amendment) would not alter this process.
Attached to the resolution are the two objection letters and the City Council's response to these
written objections. Included with each written response are findings overruling each objection.
Certification of Final EIR
As presented at the joint public hearing, a program EIR was prepared for the 2004 Amendment.
The EIR reviewed all potential environmental impacts associated with the implementation of the plan.
Topics addressed in the EIR include: Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural
Resources, Geology /Soils, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use /Planning, Noise,
Transportation/Traffic, Public Services /Utilities /Service Systems, Hazards and Hazardous Materials,
Population and Housing, and Recreation. Additionally, the EIR addressed all other sections as
required by the CEQA. The EIR includes information gathered from the Initial Study /Notice of
Preparation correspondence from utility /service providers, available literature /reference documents,
and consultation with potentially affected public agencies.
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The EIR analyzes the significant, short and long -term impacts related to the adoption of the 2004
Amendment. The EIR is a program -level EIR as there is no specific development project associated
with the 2004 Amendment. The Program EIR provides as much environmental analysis as possible
at this time without being speculative, and it is anticipated that subsequent environmental analysis
pursuant to CEQA will be required in the future once more detailed information for public
improvement and private development projects become available.
In general, the EIR concluded that because of consistency with the City's General Plan, adoption of
the 2004 Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan would not result in any significant unmitigated
environmental impacts provided that the mitigation measures identified in the EIR are implemented.
The EIR acknowledges that the Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan may indirectly
encourage and potentially expedite development in the Project Area; however, the resulting
development and impacts are not anticipated to be beyond policy as set forth in the City's General
Plan. The issues identified in the EIR are described in more detail in Section K of the Report to the
City Council presented to the City Council at the March 23, 2004 meeting.
Three project alternatives were analyzed in the EIR, though none of these alternatives were
determined to eliminate any indirect adverse environmental impacts that could occur with adoption
of the Amendments. Of the three project alternatives to the EIR; the Modified Project Area, No
Eminent Domain, and the CEQA- required No Project, none are preferred to the proposed 2004
Amendment. Each of the rejected alternatives was carefully evaluated to determine their relative
environmental impacts and how they could meet redevelopment objectives. The selection of the
recommended project has substantial environmental, planning, social, fiscal and other benefits that
the alternatives cannot provide. The 2004 Amendment will not create or generate any significant
irreversible environmental changes that cannot be mitigated to a level of less than significant.
The Draft Program EIR was prepared and made available for a 45 -day public review period on
August 25, 2003. In accordance with City environmental review procedures, the Resource
Conservation Commission held a hearing during the review period on September 15, 2003, and
was among seven parties that submitted comments on the Draft EIR. Other parties submitting
comments included the Sweetwater Authority, the City of San Diego, the County of San Diego, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, SDG &E, and SANDAG. The Planning Commission closed the 45 -day
review period for the EIR on October 8, 2003. Responses to the comments received have been
mailed to the appropriate parties and incorporated into the Final EIR, and a mitigation monitoring
reporting program and findings of fact have been prepared and incorporated into the Final EIR.
On March 3, 2004, pursuant to City policy, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 04-
01 certifying the EIR and recommending that the City Council also certify the EIR. No comments on
the EIR were submitted at the March 23 joint public hearing. The enclosed City Council resolution
would certify the Final EIR.
City Council Election on Property Tax Revenues
Pursuant to Redevelopment Law, the Redevelopment Agency receives revenue generated by
increases in the value of property within the Redevelopment Project Area. This revenue has to be
distributed into three categories: Housing Set - Aside, Redevelopment Agency and Other Taxing
Agencies. Among the Taxing Agencies is the City of Chula Vista, which receives a certain portion
independently of the Redevelopment Agency. As one of the affected taxing agencies within the
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Project Area, the City of Chula Vista might impose a tax rate increase in the future that it does not
wish to be paid to the Redevelopment Agency in the form of tax increment revenue. In order for
the City to receive taxes from such tax rate increases, Redevelopment Law requires the City to
adopt a resolution electing to receive such taxes. To preserve this option, this resolution must be
adopted before the 2004 Amendment is adopted, even if the City has no plans to increase
property tax rates.
In addition, if the 2004 Amendment is approved, the City is entitled to receive a portion of the
statutory pass through payments allocated to the Agency from the Added Area. In order to
receive these payments (instead of such revenues being apportioned to other affected taxing
agencies), the City must formally elect to receive its share of the statutory pass through payments.
Based on the current distribution of property taxes in the Project Area, the share of annual tax
increment to be received by all the taxing agencies is approximately 25% of the non - housing
portion. Of this 25 %, the City's share is approximately 15% (according to the County of San
Diego Auditor - Controller's base year report for the Added Area). The accompanying resolution
provides the City's election to receive these amounts from Project Area tax increment revenues.
The projections and analysis contained in all Agency reports on the adoption of the
Redevelopment Plan assumed the City would elect to keep its share of the property taxes
described above. Assuming the City does not levy any new property taxes, the City General Fund
share of the projected statutory pass through payments is anticipated to amount to approximately
$6 million over the 45 year period the Agency would collect tax increment revenue from the
Added Area. This revenue collected by the City could be used for any General Fund purpose.
Use of Housing Funds Outside Project Area
The Added Area, as much of the existing Merged Project Area, contains very little land available
for residential use, leaving the Agency with the issue of what to do with the estimated $40 million
of affordable housing fund revenue projected for the Added Area. Redevelopment Law permits
agencies to expend housing funds outside a project area, provided that the agency and
legislative body adopt a resolution finding that such expenditures are of benefit to the Project
Area. In the past, several affordable housing projects have been funded by revenues from the
low and moderate- income housing fund. Among those projects are: Heritage Town Centre in
Otay Ranch, Villa Serena in Sunbow and Cordova Village in Rancho del Rey.
The Agency has made similar findings for its existing Project Areas, and has used housing funds
outside that Project Areas in the past. Upon the Agency and City Council approving the
accompanying resolutions, the Agency would have the flexibility to use housing set aside tax
revenues to increase, improve and preserve the community's supply of low and moderate income
housing outside of the Project Area.
Method of Relocation
In connection with the 2004 Amendment, the Agency is proposing an updated Method of Relocation
that would apply to the entire Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project Area. The updated Method
of Relocation would provide uniformity throughout the Merged Project Area and consistency with all
applicable laws, including State Relocation Law and the State Relocation Guidelines. As a public
agency, the Agency is required to adhere to these State laws and guidelines.
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The Method of Relocation sets forth the general policies that will guide the Agency if an Agency
project causes any family, individual, business, or non - profit local community institution to be
displaced. This document should be considered as only a general plan. As recommended in an
October 1982 State Department of Housing and Community Development study entitled "A Study of
Relocation and Housing Development in California Redevelopment Agencies;' a comprehensive and
detailed plan need not be developed until relocation is imminent. At that time, a more specific
analysis may be prepared, pursuant to Section 6038 of Title 25 of the California Code of
Regulations.
Relocation of displaced persons, families, businesses, and community organizations within the
Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project Area will be accomplished in full compliance with the
State Relocation Law and State Relocation Guidelines as then in effect. Consistent with the State
Relocation Law and State Relocation Guidelines, it is the policy of the City Council and the Agency
that:
• Uniform, fair, equitable treatments shall be afforded to persons, families, businesses, and
community organizations displaced as a result of an Agency project.
• No persons or families of low- and moderate - income shall be displaced unless and until there is
a suitable housing unit available and ready for occupancy by such persons that is safe, decent
and sanitary and available at comparable rents.
• All displaced families and individuals will be afforded the opportunity to live in a decent, safe
and sanitary dwelling without overcrowding.
• The cost of such housing shall be reasonable relative to family income.
• There will be no discrimination based upon race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
marital status, national origin or ancestry in relocation activities.
• Displaced households will be offered the opportunity to occupy housing that is reasonably
accessible to their places of employment, public transportation, shopping and public facilities.
• Business concerns and nonprofit organizations to be displaced will be provided assistance to aid
in their reestablishment in the new location.
• To assist in the relocation process, each eligible person and business will be provided advanced
notice concerning the possible displacement and relocation requirement, as well as pertinent
information as mandated by the State Relocation Law and State Relocation Guidelines.
Representatives of the Agency will provide assistance, counseling, and referral services.
The rules and regulations detailing procedures for providing services and making relocation
payments are set forth in the State Relocation Law and State Relocation Guidelines.
As stated earlier, while the Town Centre Project Area Committee recommended approval of the
Method of Relocation as presented, the Added Area PAC had seven specific policies they desire to
incorporate into the Method of Relocation as part of their approval.
Staff and legal counsel have studied these recommendations and appreciate the PAC's concern
for the treatment of potential displacees if the Agency undertakes a project in the future that
requires relocation. However, many of the suggestions made by the PAC create conflicts with
State Law, certain economic protections already part of the Agency's acquisition procedures, and
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good industry practices, which are flexible enough to offer additional economic assistance when
appropriate.
The seven policies in question, including the Added Area PAC recommendation, background
information on the policy statement, and staff's recommendations, are presented in the matrix
below:
ADDED AREA PAC
BACKGROUND
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
RECOMMENDATION
1. Remove $10,000 limit on
$10,000 limit was established in
Maintain the current $10,000
reestablishment expenses.
State law (Gov. Code
re- establishment limit as
§ 7262(a)(4) and the State
established in State law,
relocation guidelines (25 C.C.R.
recognizing that the agency has
§ 6090(i)1) on reestablishment
discretion to exceed said limit
expenses for small businesses
when the Agency determines
(i.e., businesses with 500 or
appropriate.
fewer employees).
The Agency may exercise
discretion to exceed the
reestablishment expense limit
where the Agency determines it is
appropriate on a case -by -case
basis.
2. Establish an up to a ten -year
State law and State Relocation
Maintain consistency with State
tenure -based formula to
Guidelines limit rent differential
law. Rent differential amounts
provide displaced resident
payments for businesses within
for business tenants during the
and business occupants with
the $10,000 reestablishment
first two years at the replacement
compensation for any rent
expense limit without regard to
site are included in
differential.
the duration of tenancy. For
reestablishment expenses
residents the State Law and the
discussed in the previous
Guidelines establish a formula
recommendation (and as noted
for determining the rent
there, the $10,000 limit on
differential amount without
reestablishment expenses may be
regard to the duration of
exceeded by the Agency where
tenancy. Tenants with
appropriate on a case -by -case
established businesses may also
basis).
claim compensation for loss of
goodwill.
3. Cover costs of permits and
The cost of permits for the
Maintain consistency with State
assist in acquisition of
relocation site is part of
law. New permit costs should be
permits in timely manner.
reestablishment and relocation
kept as part of reestablishment
expenses pursuant to State
expenses (see above). In regard
Relocation Guidelines.
to City of Chula Vista permits,
Agency staff will work with the
appropriate City Departments to
expedite procurement of permits.
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ADDED AREA PAC
BACKGROUND
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
RECOMMENDATION
4. Provide a minimum of 3
Current law specifies that
Staff concurs with
optional premises for each
reasonable alternatives must be
recommendation if stated as
displaced resident or
provided, but does not require a
follows:
business, unless waived by
minimum number of optional
Agency to provide a reasonable
the occupant.
premises.
number of relocation options for
business and residential
occupants, including providing a
minimum of three relocation
locations where feasible.
5. In projects involving
The Agency is required by State
Staff recommends this
condemnation, if the
law to make an offer to acquire
recommendation not be
replacement value under the
real property based on the
included. State laws already
cost approach exceeds the
appraised "fair market value."
provide adequate protection in
appraised value, Agency will
This definition of fair market
the determination of value. The
compensate using the
value already includes the
PAC's recommendation may
replacement value of the
general concept of the "highest
interfere with an appraiser's
structure plus land value.
price." Appraisers use their
independent professional duties
professional discretion to value
and yield values not supported
different properties in different
by sound legal and industry
ways.
practices. The Agency has
discretion to pay additional
amounts in unique
circumstances.
6. In projects involving
The Agency is required by State
Staff recommends this
condemnation, establish
law to make an offer to acquire
recommendation not be
purchase price based on
real property based on the
included. State laws already
highest value identified in
appraised fair market value. That
provide adequate protection in
appraisal, irrespective of
includes the concept of the
the determination of value. The
appraiser's final opinion of
"highest price." Appraisers use
PAC's recommendation may
value to the extent permitted
their professional discretion to
interfere with on appraiser's
by State law.
value different properties in
independent professional duties
different ways.
and yield values not supported
An Agency cannot mandate an
by sound legal and industry
appraiser to determine fair
practices. The Agency has
market value in a particular
discretion to pay additional
manner and thus is contrary to
amounts in unique
established appraisal
circumstances.
methodology
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ADDED AREA PAC
RECOMMENDATION
BACKGROUND
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
7. In projects involving
State law provides discretion to
Staff does not recommend an
condemnation, Agency shall
the court to direct the Agency to
upfront Agency commitment to
provide reasonable legal
reimburse a property owner's
fund legal costs. Staff does
costs for involved owners
legal costs if the owner prevails
recommend that language be
and tenants, and advise
in a right to take challenge or if it
added that assures that staff
owners and tenants that they
determines the Agency's offer is
advises owners and tenants that
are entitled to independent
unreasonably low.
they are entitled to independent
legal counsel.
State Relocation Guidelines
legal counsel.
provide that owners and tenant,
at their cost, are entitled to have
their own legal counsel.
In summary, staff concurs with portions of PAC recommendations 3, 4 and 7 above, and has
modified the Method of Relocation under the Agency's consideration accordingly. Staff
recommends keeping existing relocation policies, in accordance with State Law, on the remaining
Added Area PAC recommendations. The proposed Method of Relocation is attached to the
resolution that adopts it.
Amending Ordinance
Once all of the above resolutions are approved, the City Council may consider adoption of the
2004 Amendment by conducting the first of two readings of the Ordinance. The 2004
Amendment would be approved upon completion of its second reading, scheduled for April 27,
2004, and would be effective 30 days thereafter.
The ordinance contains various findings, based on information in the record including the
Agency's Report to the City Council, which would be made by the City Council with respect to the
Amendment. These include the following:
• That the Added Area is a blighted area and that similar findings were made in connection
with the original adoption of the Town Centre II, Otay Valley and Southwest constituent
areas,
• That the redevelopment in the Added Area is economically feasible,
• That the proposed Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan conforms to the City's
General Plan,
• That condemnation is necessary to carry out the Amended and Restated Redevelopment
Plan,
• That the Agency has a method of relocation in place for the Project Area,
• That the provision of tax increment revenue is necessary for redevelopment,
• That the private sector, governmental agencies, or both cannot carryout redevelopment,
• That the Added Area is predominantly urbanized as defined by Law, and
That time limitations proposed by the Amendment are reasonably related to the time needed to
the completion of projects in the Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan.
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FISCAL IMPACT
The costs associated with the 2004 Amendment have been included in the Agency's budget, and
involve consultant and legal services, direct and indirect costs of publishing and mailing public
hearing notices, and other incidental staff and overhead costs. Future tax increment revenues
from the Added Area could offset these costs if the 2004 Amendment is adopted by the City
Council.
Approval of the various actions would avail the Agency of tax increment revenues for
redevelopment and affordable housing improvements in the Added Area over a 45 -year period.
Based on conservative forecast of these revenues, the Agency could collect approximately $200
million is gross tax increment, which would be distributed as follows: $40 million (20 %) would be
allocated to the Housing Set -Aside fund for affordable housing projects; of the remaining $160
million, $120 million (75 %) would be allocated for general redevelopment projects and $40
million (25 %) would be allocated for statutory taxing agency payments, including a portion for the
City's General Fund. The Agency's general allocation of tax increment must be used in, or for
the benefit of, the Project Area from which it was generated. As proposed, affordable housing set
aside funds could be used on projects both inside and outside the Project Area.
The City's General Fund would be entitled to receive approximately $6 million of the $40 million
of statutory pass -thru payments anticipated from the Added Area.
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RESOLUTION NO,
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA ADOPTING
WRITTEN RESPONSES TO WRITTEN OBJECTIONS TO THE 2004 AMENDMENT,
IN THE FORM OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, TO
THE MERGED CHULA VISTA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
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 (collectively, the "Plans') were merged to establish the Merged Chula Vista
Redevelopment Project 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 et sue.
( "Law"); and
WHEREAS, on January 13, 2004, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2947 amending
the Plans 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, on February 3, 2004, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2949 amending
the Plans to extend the duration of the plan's effectiveness and time limit to collect tax increment revenue
by one year, pursuant to Senate Bill 1045 codified in Health and Safety Code Section 33333.6(e)(2)(C);
and
WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chula Vista ( "Agency ") is proposing
to amend the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project to consolidate the constituent Plans into a single
redevelopment plan document, add property to the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project
boundaries ( "Added Area'), and, subject to certain limitations, extend eminent domain authority in the
Town Centre II and Otay Valley constituent project areas, which amendment as generally described above
is in the form of an Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan for the Merged Chula Vista
Redevelopment Project Area ( "2004 Amendment ") and
WHEREAS, on March 23, 2004, the Agency and City Council held a joint public hearing,
duly noticed and held in accordance with applicable law, on the proposed 2004 Amendment; and
WHEREAS, at or prior to the time of the joint public hearing, the City Council received two
written objections to the adoption of the 2004 Amendment, which written objections were contained in: (1)
a letter dated September 30, 2003 from Angela J. Maidment, Director of Real Estate and Economic
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Development for Estes Express Lines, an owner of property located in the Added Area at 120 Press
Lane, and (2) a letter received on November 11, 2003 from Kent and Alicia Thompson, owners of
property located in the Added Area at 507 Jefferson Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the Law requires that prior to the adoption of a redevelopment plan
amendment that the City Council respond in writing to any written objections received by adopting written
responses to the written objections; and
WHEREAS, following the closure of the March 23, 2004 joint public hearing of the Agency
and City Council, the proposed certification of the Final Program Environmental Impact Report prepared in
connection with the 2004 Amendment and the proposed adoption of the 2004 Amendment , were
continued to the April 20, 2004 Agency and City Council meetings, to permit the preparation of written
responses to the written objections and to allow the City Council to first consider and evaluate the written
objections and to consider the adoption of written responses to the written objections; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed, evaluated, and fully considered the Report to
City Council prepared by the Agency in connection with the 2004 Amendment and submitted to the City
Council and all other oral and written staff reports and information presented, all evidence and testimony
for and against the adoption of the 2004 Amendment, and all objections to the adoption of the 2004
Amendment, including the two written objections; and
WHEREAS, written responses to the two written objections received to the 2004
Amendment have been prepared and have been fully reviewed, evaluated, and considered by the City
Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
has reviewed, evaluated, and fully considered the two written objections to the 2004 Amendment received
at or prior to the joint public hearing, which objections are set forth in Exhibit "A" hereto, and the City
Council hereby finds and determines that such objections are without merit and are hereby overruled for
the reasons set forth in the written responses to these two written objections also set forth in Exhibit "A"
hereto. The written responses included in Exhibit "A" are hereby adopted as the written findings of the City
Council in response to the two written objections received. All oral and written objections to the 2004
Amendment received at or prior to the joint public hearing are hereby overruled. The City Clerk is hereby
directed to transmit, by prepaid first class mail, a certified copy of this Resolution, including Exhibit "A," to
Angela J. Maidment and to Kent and Alicia Thompson, at their respective addresses.
Presented by
Laurie Madigan
Community Development Director
Approved as to form by
An oore
Ci y Attorney
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EXHIBIT "K
2004 Amendment to the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment
Project
Written Objections and
Responses to Written Objections
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City of Chula Vista
276 Fourth Street
Chula Vista, Califomia 91910
Rosenow Spevacek Group, Inc.
217 North Main Street, Suite 300
Santa Ana, California 92701
Phone: (714) 541 -4585
Fax: (714) 836 -1748
E -Mail: info @webrsg.com
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Written Objections and Responses to Written
Objections
2004 Amendment to the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project
Introduction................................................. ..............................1
Written Objections and Responses ............. ..............................1
Angela J. Maidment, Estes Express Lines ................... ............................... 2
Kent and Alicia Thompson
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Written Objections and Responses to Written
Objections
2004 Amendment to the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project
On March 23, 2004, the City of Chula Vista City Council ( "City Council ") and
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chula Vista ( "Agency") held a joint public
hearing on the proposed 2004 Amendment to the Merged Chula Vista
Redevelopment Project ( "Amendment').
During the hearing, two written objections were presented on the Amendment.
The California Community Redevelopment Law ('Redevelopment Law") requires
that before considering an amendment to a redevelopment plan, the legislative
body (City Council) shall evaluate all evidence and testimony, both for and
against the adoption of the amendment, and make written findings in response to
each written objection of an affected property owner or taxing entity. Further, the
legislative body is to respond in writing to the written objections received before or
at the noticed public hearing and that these responses shall describe the
disposition of the issues raised, and address in detail the reasons for not
accepting specified objections and suggestions.
This document is the written response of the City Council to the written objections
submitted at the public hearing ('Response ").
Two written objections were filed at the public hearing:
Letter dated September 30, 2003 from Angela J. Maidment, Director of
Real Estate and Economic Development for Estes Express Lines, an
owner of property located at 120 Press Lane in the proposed Added Area
to the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project Area.
2. Letter received on November 11, 2003 from Kent and Alicia Thompson,
owners of property located at 507 Jefferson Avenue in the proposed
Added Area.
This Response addresses these two written objections separately on the
following pages.
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RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
CERTIFYING THE FINAL PROGRAM EIR FOR THE 2004 AMENDMENT, IN
THE FORM OF AN AMENDED AND RESTATED REDEVELOPMENT PLAN,
TO THE MERGED CHULA VISTA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
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 (collectively, the "Plans") were merged to establish the Merged Chula Vista
Redevelopment Project 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 et sea. ("Law"); and
WHEREAS, on January 13, 2004, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2947
amending the Plans 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, on February 3, 2004, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2949
amending the Plans to extend the duration of the plan's effectiveness and time limit to collect tax
increment revenue by one year, pursuant to Senate Bill 1045 codified in Health and Safety Code
Section 33333.6(e)(2)(C); and
WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chula Vista ("Agency") is
proposing to amend the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project to consolidate the
constituent Plans into a single redevelopment plan document, add property to the Merged Chula
Vista Redevelopment Project boundaries, and, subject to certain limitations, extend eminent
domain authority in the Town Centre II and Otay Valley constituent project areas, which
amendment as generally described above is in the form of an Amended and Restated
Redevelopment Plan for the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project ("2004 Amendment");
and
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WHEREAS, the Agency has prepared a Program Environmental Impact Report
("EIR") on the proposed 2004 Amendment pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act
(Public Resources Code Sections 21000, et. seq., "CEQA"), and the Guidelines for
Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (Title 14, California Code of
Regulations, Sections 15000 et. Seq., the "Guidelines") and City CEQA Guidelines and City
Environmental Review Procedures; and,
WHEREAS, all action required to be taken by applicable law related to the
preparation, circulation, and review of the EIR have been taken; and,
WHEREAS, the Final EIR consists of the Draft EIR, as revised and supplemented
to incorporate all comments received during the public review period and the response of the
Agency and the City thereto; and,
WHEREAS, the Findings of Fact for the 2004 Amendment, dated October 22, 2003
(Exhibit "A" of this Resolution) conclude that proposed mitigation measures outlined in the EIR
are feasible and have not been modified, superceded or withdrawn. These findings are not
merely information or advisory, but constitute a binding set of obligations that will come into effect
when the City Council adopts the ordinances adopting the 2004 Amendment. The adopted
mitigation measures contained within the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program of the
Final EIR are expressed as conditions of approval. Other requirements are referenced in the
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program adopted concurrently with the Findings of Fact and
will be effectuated through the process of implementing the 2004 Amendment; and
WHEREAS, on March 3, 2004, the Planning Commission of the City of Chula Vista
adopted Resolution No. 04-01 certifying the Final EIR and recommending that the City Council
certify the Final EIR as well.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista as follows:
I. FINAL EIR 04-01 CONTENTS
That the Final EIR 04-01 consists of the following:
1. Program EIR for the 2004 Amendment to the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment
Project, in the form of an Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan for the
Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project; and
2. Comments and Responses to Comments; and
3. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program.
(All hereafter collectively referred to as "Final EIR")
II. ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS TO THE FINAL EIR
1. Findings of Fact; and
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2. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program.
III. CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ACT
That the City Council does hereby finds that the Final EIR, the Findings of Fact (Exhibit
"A") and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (Exhibit "S") have been
prepared in accordance with the requirements of CEQA (Public Resources Code Section
21000 et seq.), the CEQA Guidelines (California Code Regs. Title 14 Section 15000 et
seq.), City CEQA Guidelines, and the Environmental Review Procedures of the City of
Chula Vista.
IV. INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT OF CITY COUNCIL
That the Final EIR reflects the independent judgment of the City Council of the City of
Chula Vista.
V. CEQA FINDINGS OF FACT, AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING
PROGRAM
A. Adoption of Findings of Fact
The City Council hereby makes each and every one of the findings contained in the
Findings of Fact (Exhibit "A")
S. Mitigation Measures Feasible and Adopted
As more fully identified and set forth in the Final EIR and in the Findings of Fact for this
Project, the City Council hereby finds pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21081
and CEQA Guidelines Section 15091 that the mitigation measures described in the above-
referenced documents are feasible and will become binding upon the entity (Agency or
City) assigned thereby to implement the same.
C. Infeasibility of Alternatives
As more fully identified and set forth in the Final EIR and in the Findings of Fact Section
XI, the City Council hereby finds pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21081 and
CEQA Guidelines 15091 that alternatives to the Project, which were identified in the Final
EIR, were not found to reduce impacts to a less than significant level and/or meet Project
objectives and/or were found to be infeasible based upon specific economic, social, or
other considerations.
D. Adoption of Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
As required by the Public Resources Code Section 21081.6, the City Council hereby
adopts the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (Exhibit "S"). The City Council
further finds that the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program is designed to ensure
that, during project implementation, the Agency, City, and any other responsible parties
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implement the project components and comply with the mitigation measures identified in
the Findings of Fact and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the City Council of the City of Chula Vista certifies
that the documents constituting the City's record of proceedings on which its decision is based
are contained in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Chula Vista and the City Clerk is the
custodian of records of those documents; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the City Council of the City of Chula Vista ,
hereby certifies and adopts the Final EIRfor the 2004 Amendment to the Merged Chula Vista
Redevelopment Project, in the form of an Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan for the
Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project Area, in accordance with the CEQA, the CEQA
Guidelines, City CEQA Guidelines, and the Environmental Review Procedures of the City of
Chula Vista.
Presented by
Apprpved as to form by
- h~'/f-hll fC~.
An Moore I
City Attorney l
Laurie Madigan
Community Development Director
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EXHIBIT A
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
FOR THE
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDMENT
(Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Plan)
CEQA FINDINGS OF FACT
January, 2004
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INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................1
DEFINITIONS ..... ..... ................ ... .......... ... ............ ......................... .................... ... ............... ............ 1
PROJECT DESCRIPTION .... .............. ........ ................ ... ........... ........ ... ...... ..... ............ ... ................. 2
BACKGROUND..............................................................................................................................5
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS .......................................................................................................6
FINDINGS REQUIRED UNDER CEQA ....................................................................................... 7
LEGAL EFFECTS OF FINDINGS .................................................................................................8
MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM ..................................................................................9
SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ......................................................9
LAND USE........... .........................................................................................................................11
GEOLOGy/SOILS........... .............................................................................................................12
DRAINAGE AND WATER QUALITY........... ............................................................................14
TRAFFIC AND CIRCULATION..................................................................................................18
AESTHETICS. ...... .... ............ ....... ........ .... ............. ............ ..... ...... ...................... .......... ... .......... .....21
NOISE.... ... .... .. ..... ..... ........ ......................... .... ... ............................................. ....... ........... .............. 22
AIR QUALITY....... .... ................. ....... ..... ............................ ............... ................ ..... ... ................... 24
PUBLIC SERVICES AND UTILITIES........... .............................................................................26
HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS........... ...............................................................36
RECREATION ........ .... .... ...... ........... ..... ..... ............................... ....... ............. ........ .... ...... ....... .......38
CULTURAL RESOURCES ..........................................................................................................39
CUMULATIVE SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES .........................41
DRAINAGE AND WATER QUALITY .......................................................................................41
TRAFFIC AND CIRCULATION........... .......................................................................................45
NOISE..... ...... ... ........ ..... .......... ....... .... ..... .... .......... .... ....... ......... ....... .... ........ ........ .... ...... .... ......... ... 46
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PUBLIC SERVICES AND UTILITIES ........................................................................................48
POPULATION AND HOUSING ..................................................................................................50
RECREATION ..............................................................................................................................51
FEASIBILITY OF POTENTIAL PROJECT ALTERNATIVES..................................................52
NO PROJECT ALTERNATIVE ...... ............... .................... .......... .......... ....... .............. ...... .... ....... 54
MODIFIED PROJECT AREA........ .............. ... ........... ................... ...... ............ ........ ................ ...... 55
NO EMINENT DOMAlN..............................................................................................................55
PROJECT SUMMARY .................................................................................................................56
FINDINGS OF FACT. ... ... ......... ... ..... ........ ..................... ...... ... ... .... ...... .... ............ ................ ......... 56
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I. INTRODUCTION
The Fina] Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR) prepared for this project addressed the potentia]
environmental effects of a proposed project known as the Redevelopment Plan Amendment (Merged
Chula Vista Redevelopment Plan) for an area in western Chu]a Vista that includes approximately 2,446
acres, including approximately 494 acres of Added Territory.
In addition, the EIR evaluated three alternatives to the proposed project: the No Project, a Modified
Project Area, and No Eminent Domain.
These findings have been prepared to comply with requirements of the California Environmenta] Quality
Act (CEQA) (Pub. Resources Code, ~2]000 et seq.) and the CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., title ]4,
~15000 et seq.).
II. DEFINITIONS
"Added Territory" means the areas totaling approximately 494 acres, which is proposed to be included
within the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project by the Amendment.
"Agency" means the Redevelopment Agency of the City ofChula Vista.
"Amendment" means the Redeve]opment Plan Amendments, specifically the merged Town Centre II,
Otay Valley, Southwest and the 2003 Amendment Redeve]opment Project Area.
"City" means the City ofChula Vista.
"City Council" means the City Council of the City of Chula Vista. The members of the City Council are
also members of the Agency Board.
"Draft Program EIR" means the Draft Program Environmenta] Impact Report prepared for the
Amendment.
"General Plan" means the general plan of the City of Chula Vista, adopted Ju]y ]], ] 989 and revised
]995.
"Merged Redeve]opment P]an" means the Merged Chula Vista Redeve]opment Plan for the areas also
known as the Town Centre II, Otay Valley, Southwest and Added Territory, as enacted by the Chula Vista
City Council.
"Merged Project Area" means the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project Area, consisting of the
Town Centre II, Otay Valley, Southwest, and Added Territory subareas, that is subject to the provisions
of the Merged Redevelopment Plan.
"Original Redevelopment P]ans" means the Redeve]opment Plans Merged Town Centre II, Otay
Valley, and Southwest Redevelopment Plans, as they exist prior to the adoption of the proposed
Amendment.
"Origin a] Project Areas" means the existing Merged Town Centre II, Otay Valley and Southwest
Redevelopment Projects, as they exist prior to the inclusion of the Added Territory and the Amendment.
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"Project Areas" means the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project Areas, as amended by the
Amendment.
"Tax Increment" means the funds allocated to the Agency from the Project Areas pursuant to Section
33670 of the California Community Redevelopment Law (CCRL).
III. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Agency is proposing to merge Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Plan (formerly known as and
consisting of the Town Centre II, Otay Valley, and Southwest Redevelopment Plans, plus the Added
Territory).
The proposed Amendment will not result in any direct physical impacts. The Amendment is primarily
procedural and development of individual projects within the Project Areas that could result in direct or
indirect physical impacts will be evaluated in future CEQA documents. No specific development projects
have been submitted for formal consideration. For any of the projects that are pending pre-submittal
review by the City, those projects are too speculative and unspecified to allow for a detailed
environmental analysis at this time. The analysis in the Program EIR focuses on the Added Territory
(550 acres) only.
The Amendment address the following major components:
Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Plan
. Consolidate the Town Centre II, Otay Valley, and Southwest redevelopment plans into a single
amended, merged, and restated redevelopment plan (to be known as the Merged Chula Vista
Redevelopment Plan), including updating the public improvement and facility projects list in the
Plan;
. Incorporate 494 acres of Added Territory within the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project
Area;
. Reestablish eminent domain authority on all property within the Otay Valley subarea of the Merged
Project Area; and
. Reestablish eminent domain authority on all property (except for residentially-occupied property in a
residential zone) in the Town Centre II subarea of the Merged Project Area.
Improvement Projects - As described above, both amended and restated redevelopment plans
would feature a new list of public improvement and facility projects. In addition to these
projects, staff has identified other projects that may be implemented over the duration of the
respective Redevelopment Plans.
Below is a list of improvement projects and programs that could, at the Agency's discretion, be funded
should adequate revenue become available. While the Agency is not required to fund the listed projects
and programs, the Agency could fund all or a portion of the projects or programs as revenue becomes
available throughout the life of the Plans. The list identifies projects and programs that appear, at the time
of adoption of the Amendment, to have the potential to achieve the goals and objectives of the
Amendment, but do not represent commitments by the Agency. As redevelopment needs and
opportunities evolve over the life of the Amendment the Agency may determine not to undertake certain
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projects and programs listed and/or undertake other projects and programs consistent with the
Amendment that are not listed, as permitted by law. The list of public improvement projects and
programs are only possible projects that mayor may not ultimately be undertaken by the Agency pursuant
to the Amendment. This Program EIR analyzes impacts likely to be caused by proposed improvements
based on information about such projects as is available at this time. Due to the lack of project specific
information available at this time, further environmental analysis of the public improvement projects may
be required to comply with CEQA at the time individual projects are submitted for approval. The
proposed projects and programs for the Amendment include:
1) Merged Chula Vista Redevelopmeut Project Area
Except where noted, most of these projects are in the conceptual stages and no formal proposals
have been submitted to the City of Chula Vista or the Agency. Thus, each of these projects are
subject to further discretionary actions by the City and/or Agency, and are not being specifically
reviewed as a part of the adoption of the Amendment. Further compliance with General Plan,
zoning standards, and environmental review may be necessary for these projects as proposals
come forward. In addition, further environmental review of project impacts based on the actual
project may be required to comply with CEQA.
Public Infrastructure Projects:
Improvements to the public infrastructure are intended to alleviate traffic congestion and improve
public safety, remove costly impediments to development, and upgrade infrastructure to
contemporary standards to stimulate private development. The proposed traffic/circulation
improvement projects shall include, but are not limited to roadways, landscape, street lights,
pedestrian walkways, bridges, interchanges, roadways, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, parking, street
widening, street lights, traffic signals, over or underpasses, utility undergrounding, bicycle paths,
street medians, trails, and trolley crossings.
The proposed sewer and drainage improvement projects shall include, but are not limited to,
monitoring systems, sewer parallels, drainage, sewer lines, wastewater treatment facilities,
flooding systems, floor control dikes, and sewer systems. The proposed utility and
communication improvement projects shall include, but are not limited to, electrical distribution
systems, natural gas distribution systems; cable TV and fiber optic communication systems, water
distribution systems, and windbreakers.
Further compliance with General Plan, zoning standards, and environmental review may be
necessary for these projects as proposals come forward. Projects include, but are not limited to
the following:
Street/Entrvwav Beautification. Construct streetscape improvements at key locations, including Fourth
Avenue and Highway 54.
Main Street Improvements. Construct street improvements along Main Street to improve traffic flows
and upgrade character of right-of-way.
Broadwav Revitalization. Implement a variety of street and other applicable improvements along
Broadway, from H Street to L Street.
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Community Facilities
The proposed community facilities improvement projects shall include, but not limited to parks,
open spaces, schools, school facilities, fire and police facilities, communication systems, libraries,
fire protection, cultural centers, community centers, City maintenance facilities, plazas,
recreational facilities, playgrounds, and civic center. Further compliance with General Plan,
zoning standards, and environmental review may be necessary for these projects as proposals
come forward.
Other Potential Redevelopment Proiects
These projects include, but are not limited to, the following:
E Street Transit Village Proiect. Mixed-use project in the vicinity of the E Street transit station east of
Interstate 5.
Watt Commercial Proiect. Redevelopment of property at the comers of Third A venue and E Street for
retail and other commercial use.
KOA Soccer FaCIlIty and Hotel. Redevelopment of KOA campground east of Second Avenue for
recreational fields and possible hotel facility.
Walgreen's Proiect. Parcel assembly and development of drug store at the southwest comer of Naples
Street and 1bird Avenue, in the existing Southwest Redevelopment Project Area.
SBC/Davies Site. Redevelopment of Main Street properties for commercial uses in the existing Otay
Valley Redevelopment Project Area.
SUHSD Joint Proiects. Agency and Sweetwater Union High School District may consider one or more
planning agreements to implement a series of improvements to current and future SUHSD properties
serving the Project Area. These may include: a) development of a new District corporate yard at Main
Street and Albany Avenue, b) redevelopment of the Windmill Farms property at Third Avenue and
Alvarado Street for District headquarters, residential and commercial uses, c) redevelopment of the
District's Moss Street property for single family residential use., and d) redevelopment of the existing
District headquarters and corporate yard on Fifth Avenue to a 200-unit residential project.
Discretionary Actions
The discretionary action to be taken by the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chula Vista (Agency)
includes the adoption of the Amendment. The Agency will also determine whether the Final ErR is
complete and in compliance with CEQA as part of the certification process.
The Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chula Vista is the lead agency and has discretionary power of
approval for all the actions sought by the proposed Amendments. The Final EIR is intended to satisfY
CEQA requirements for environmental review of the action.
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Project Goals and Objectives
As specified in the Final EIR, the objectives of this project include:
The primary objective of the Amendment is to remove blight and increase the economic viability of the
Project Areas. The proposed Amendments will allow the Agency to work with the City of Chula Vista to
accomplish these objectives by: I) constructing some or all of the improvement projects listed in the
amended Redevelopment Plans to benefit the Project Areas and the City of Chula Vista; and 2) providing
a variety of funding sources for use by the Agency to allow the option to fund projects that can reduce or
eliminate blight, provide additional low and moderate income housing and improve the economic
viability of the Project Areas.
IV. BACKGROUND
The Merged Project Area includes the adopted Town Centre II, Otay Valley, and Southwest Project
Areas, as well as the Added Territory are proposed to be incorporated into the Merged Project Area by the
Amendment. Table I, Redevelopment Plans list the existing redevelopment plans that are proposed to be
merged and restated, the years they were established and/or amended, and the acreage contained within
the Project Area.
The proposed Amendment involves expansion of the Merged Project Area to include the Added Territory,
reestablishing eminent domain authority within the Otay Valley and Town Centre II Project Areas, and
consolidating the existing redevelopment plans into the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project Area.
The Amendment would reestablish the Agency's authority in the Redevelopment Plans to use eminent
domain to acquire property. The establishment of the authority in the Plan must be done by amendment,
despite the fact that the Agency has no plans to use eminent domain to acquire property in the Town
Centre II, Otay Valley or Added Territory areas at this time. Should eminent domain be necessary as a
part of project implementation, the Agency would need to comply with applicable state laws, including
any CEQA review for such a project, good faith negotiations with the property owner to acquire the
property without eminent domain based upon an independent appraisal, and noticed public hearings. A
more detailed description of the Amendment related actions are discussed in the Project Description
section of this Program EIR.
Table 1
Redevelopment Plans
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Project Area Year(s) Established Total Acreage
Town Centre II (I) (2) 1978,1988 75
i Otay Valley (I) 1983 771
i Southwest (I) (3) 1990,1991 1,050
Notes:
(1) Town Centre II, Otay Valley and Southwest merged for financial purposes on August 22, 2000 by Ordinance Nos. 2817, 2818, and 2819,
respectively.
(2) Original 65~acre area (Chula Vista Shopping Center) established on August 15, 1978 by Ordinance No. 1827; 10 acres of noncontiguous
property added in July 1988 by Ordinance No. 2274.
(3) Original 1,040-acre area established on November 27, 1990 by Ordinance No. 2420; IO-acre amendment adopted on July 9, 1991 by
Ordinance No. 2467.
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V. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
For purposes of CEQA and the findings set forth below, the administrative record of the Redevelopment
Agency decision on the environmental analysis of this project shall consist of the following:
. The Notice of Preparation and all other public notices issued by the Agency in conjunction with
the project;
. The Draft and Final ErR for the project (ErR #04-01), including appendices and technical reports;
. All reports, applications, memoranda, maps, letters, and other planning documents prepared by
the Agency, the redevelopment consultant, and the environmental consultant that are before the
decision makers as determined by the City Clerk;
. All documents, comments, and correspondence submitted by members of the public and public
agencies in connection with this project, in addition to comments on the ErR for the project;
· All documents submitted to the Agency by other public agencies or members of the public in
connection with this project, up through the close ofthe public hearing;
. Minutes and verbatim transcripts of all workshops, public meetings, and public hearings held by
the Agency and City, or videotapes where transcripts are not available or adequate, with respect
to this project or the ErR for the project;
. Any documentary or other evidence submitted at workshops, public meetings, and public
hearings for this project;
. All findings and resolutions adopted by Agency and City decision makers in connection with this
project, and all documents cited or referred to therein; and
· Matters of common knowledge to the Agency, which the members of the Agency considered
regarding this project, including federal, state, and local laws and regulations, and including but
not limited to the following:
. Chula Vista General Plan;
. Relevant portions of the Zoning Code of the City;
. Merged Town Centre II, Otay Valley and Southwest Redevelopment Plan;
. Any other materials required to be in the record of proceedings by
Public Resources Code section 21167.6, subdivision (e).
The custodian of the documents comprising the record of proceedings is Susan Bigelow, Clerk to the City
Council, whose office is located at 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, California 91910.
The Agency has relied on all of the documents listed above in reaching its decision on the Amendments,
even if every document was not formally presented to the Agency or Agency staff as part of the Agency
files generated in connection with the Amendment.
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VI. FINDINGS REQUIRED UNDER CEQA
Public Resources Code section 21002 provides that "public agencies should not approve projects as
proposed if there are feasible alternatives or feasible mitigation measures available which would
substantially lessen the significant environmental effects of such projects." (Emphasis added.) The same
statute states that the procedures required by CEQA "are intended to assist public agencies in
systematically identifYing both the significant effects of proposed projects and the feasible alternatives or
feasible mitigation measures which will avoid or substantially lessen such significant effects" (emphasis
added). Section 21002 goes on to state that "in the event [that] specific economic, social, or other
conditions make infeasible such project alternatives or such mitigation measures, individual projects may
be approved in spite of one or more significant effects."
The mandate and principles announced in Public Resources Code section 21002 are implemented, in part,
through the requirement that agencies must adopt findings before approving projects for which EIRs are
required (see Pub. Resources Code, 921081, subd. (a); CEQA Guidelines, 915091, subd. (a)). For each
significant environmental effect identified in an EIR for a proposed project, the approving agency must
issue a written Findings reaching one or more of three permissible conclusions. The first such finding is
that "[c]hanges or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the project which avoid or
substantially lessen the significant environmental effect as identified in the final EIR" (CEQA Guidelines,
95091, subd. (a)(I)). The second permissible finding is that "[s]uch changes or alterations are within the
responsibility and jurisdiction of another public agency and not the agency making the Findings. Such
changes have been adopted by such other agency or can and should be adopted by such other agency"
(CEQA Guidelines, 915091, subd. (a)(2)). The third potential finding is that "[s]pecific economic, legal,
social, technological, or other considerations, including provision of employment opportunities for highly
trained workers, make infeasible the mitigation measures or project alternatives identified in the final
EIR" (CEQA Guidelines, 915091, subd. (a)(3)). Public Resources Code section 21061.1 defines
"feasible" to mean "capable of being accomplished in a successful manner within a reasonable period of
time, taking into account economic, environmental, social and technological factors." CEQA Guidelines
section 15364 adds another factor: "legal" considerations (see also Citizens of G01eta Valley V. Board of
Supervisors (1990) 52 Cal.3d 553, 565 [276 Cal.Rptr. 410]).
The concept of "feasibility" also encompasses the question of whether a particular alternative or
mitigation measure promotes the underlying goals and objectives of a project (see City of Del Mar v. City
of San Diego (1982) 133 Cal.App.3d 410, 417 ['83 Cal.Rptr. 898]). "'[F]easibility' under CEQA
encompasses 'desirability' to the extent that desirability is based on a reasonable balancing of the relevant
economic, environmental, social, and technological factors" (Ibid.; see also Sequoyah Hills Homeowners
Assn. v. City of Oakland (1993) 23 Cal.AppAth 704, 715 [29 Cal.Rptr.2d 182]).
The CEQA Guidelines do not define the difference between "avoiding" a significant environmental effect
and merely "substantially lessening" such an effect. The Agency must therefore glean the meaning of
these terms from the other contexts in which the terms are used. Public Resources Code section 21081,
on which CEQA Guidelines section 15091 is based, uses the term "mitigate" rather than "substantially
lessen." The CEQA Guidelines therefore equate "mitigating" with "substantially lessening." Such an
understanding of the statutory term is consistent with the policies underlying CEQA, which include the
policy that "public agencies should not approve projects as proposed if there are feasible alternatives or
feasible mitigation measures available which would substantially lessen the significant environmental
effects of such projects" (Pub. Resources Code 921002).
For purposes of these findings, the term "avoid" refers to the effectiveness of one or more mitigation
measures to reduce an otherwise significant effect to a less than significant level. In contrast, the term
"substantially lessen" refers to the effectiveness of such measure or measures to substantially reduce the
severity of a significant effect, but not to reduce that effect to a less than significant level. These
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interpretations appear to be mandated by the holding in Laurel Hills Homeowners Association v. City
Council (1978) 83 Cal.App.3d 515, 519-527 [147 Cal.Rptr. 842], in which the Court of Appeal held that
an agency had satisfied its obligation to substantially lessen or avoid significant effects by adopting
numerous mitigation measures, not all of which rendered the significant impacts in question less than
significant.
Although CEQA Guidelines section 15091 requires only that approving agencies specify that a particular
significant effect is "avoid[ed] or substantially lessen[ed]," these findings, for purposes of clarity, in each
case will specify whether the effect in question has been reduced to a less than significant level or has
simply been substantially lessened but remains significant.
Moreover, although CEQA Guideline Section 15091, read literally, does not require findings to address
environmental effects that an EIR identifies as merely "potentially significant," these findings will
nevertheless fully account for all such effects identified in the Final EIR (FEIR).
In short, CEQA requires that the lead agency adopt mitigation measures or alternatives, where feasible, to
substantially lessen or avoid significant environmental impacts that would otherwise occur. Project
modification or alternatives are not required, however, where such changes are infeasible or where the
responsibility for modifying the project lies with some other agency (CEQA Guidelines, !i 15091, subd.
(a), (b)).
With respect to a project for which significant impacts are not avoided or substantially lessened either
through the adoption of feasible mitigation measures or feasible environmentally superior alternative, a
public agency, after adopting proper findings, may nevertheless approve the project if the agency first
adopts a statement of overriding considerations setting forth the specific reasons why the agency found
that the project's "benefits" rendered "acceptable" its "unavoidable adverse environmental effects" (CEQA
Guidelines, !i!i 15093, 15043, subd. (b); see also Pub. Resources Code, !i21081, subd. (b)). The
California Supreme Court has stated that, "[t]he wisdom of approving. . . any development project, a
delicate task which requires a balancing of interests, is necessarily left to the sound discretion of the local
officials and their constituents who are responsible for such decisions. The law as we interpret and apply
it simply requires that those decisions be informed, and therefore balanced" (Goleta, supra, 52 Ca1.3d 553,
576).
VII. LEGAL EFFECTS OF FINDINGS
To the extent that these findings conclude that proposed mitigation measures outlined in the Final EIR are
feasible and have not been modified, superseded or withdrawn, the Agency (or "decision makers") hereby
binds itself and any other responsible parties, including the applicant and its successors in interest
(hereinafter referred to as "Applicant"), to implement those measures. These findings, in other words, are
not merely informational or hortatory, but constitute a binding set of obligations that will come into effect
when the Agency adopts the resolution(s) approving the Amendment.
The adopted mitigation measures are express conditions of approval. Other requirements are referenced
in the mitigation monitoring reporting program adopted concurrently with these findings and will be
effectuated through the process of implementing the project.
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VIII. MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM
As required by Public Resources Code section 21081.6, subd. (a)(I), the Agency, in adopting these
findings, also adopts a mitigation monitoring and reporting program (MMRP) as prepared by the
environmental consultant under the direction of the Agency. The program is designed to ensure that
during project implementation, the applicant and any other responsible parties comply with the feasible
mitigation measures identified below. The MMRP is included in the Final EIR, Section 12.0.
IX. SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES
The Final EIR identified a number of direct and indirect significant environmental effects (or "impacts")
that the project will cause; all can be fully avoided through the adoption of feasible mitigation measures.
The decision maker, having independently reviewed and considered the information contained in the
Final EIR for the project and the public record, finds that there are no changes or alterations to the project
which avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effects and that are within the
responsibility and jurisdiction of another public agency have been outlined in the Final EIR (Public
Resources Code, Section 21081 (b)).
The project will result in significant environmental changes with regard to the following issues: land use;
geology/soils, hydrology/drainage and water quality; traffic and circulation; aesthetics; noise; air quality;
public services and utilities (water service, police service, fire protection, school facilities, sewage
services, library, natural gas and electricity), hazards and hazardous materials, recreation, and cultural
resources. These significant environmental changes or impacts are discussed in the ErR 04-0 I in Section
4.0, Environmental Impact Analysis.
Land Use
Indirect land use impacts would occur if the infrastructure necessary to serve future projects is not
available.
Geology/Soils
Future development would be exposed to geologic hazards due to seismic activity and earthquake induced
ground failure such as liquefaction and differential settlement.
Drainage and Water Quality
Future development could result in drainage impacts due to the alteration of existing drainage patterns
and/or increases in surface water runoff. The development of properties in the 100-yer flood plain near
the Sweetwater River would have to be protected from a 100-year flood. An increase in surface water
quantity due to development could impact existing storm drain facilities downstream of the project.
Development could also increase the amount of urban pollutants, including hydrocarbons, organic wastes,
nutrients, litter, hazardous chemicals, pesticides, and fertilizers that enter local bodies of water. Potential
erosion impacts could increase sediments and silt to further degrade storm water runoff, if not mitigated.
Urban pollutants could impact the water quality of the storm drain channels and the ocean, if the surface
water runoff is not pre-treated prior to discharge from a site.
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Traffic and Circulation
Development could be encouraged that could have significant traffic and circulation impacts to the area
transportation and circulation system. The development of projects could generate traffic that reduces
roadway segments and/or intersections to unacceptable City levels of service.
Aesthetics
Future development could have aesthetic impacts, including architecture, urban design, landscaping,
andlor landforms that negatively detract from the aesthetic character of a site, or surrounding area.
Projects could have light and glare impacts on existing land uses. Development along F Street and Fourth
Avenue could impact the scenic qualities of these roadways because they are scenic roadways.
Noise
The development of projects in the future could increase both the short- and long-term noise levels that
exceed adopted noise levels. Increased noise levels could impact noise sensitive land uses in the project
vicinity.
Air Quality
The construction and operation of future development would generate both short- and long-tenn air
emissions, which could violate air quality thresholds.
Public Services and Utilities
Water Service - Additional development may increase the demand for potable water for drinking,
fire suppression, and landscape maintenance and impact existing water facilities, reqUiring
upgrades to the existing distribution system to provide adequate water supplies.
Police Service - Additional development would increase the need for police protection services
which could increase the response time to Priority One and Priority Two Urgent calls and impact
the ability of the police department to maintain its desired levels of police service.
Fire Protection - Additional development will increase the need for fire protection and
emergency medical services, which could impact the ability of the fire department and medical
units to respond to calls for service.
School Facilities - Additional development could have a significant impact on public schools due
to increases in students that would attend schools.
Sewage Services - Additional development could increase sewage flows that cannot be handled
by existing facilities, requiring construction of new or larger facilities.
Library - Additional development could impact existing library facilities due to an increase in
their useage by residents.
Gas and Electricity - Additional development would consume natural gas and electricity, which
could require upgrades or extension of existing facilities.
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Hazards and Hazardous Materials
Additional development of sites that used hazardous materials in the past could expose the public or
environment to hazards.
Recreation
Additional development could increase the need for parks and recreational facilities and impact existing
facilities requiring the need to provide additional parkland.
Cultural Resources
Development could impact cultural resources since archaeological and paleontological resource a low to
moderate potential to exist.
A. LAND USE
Standards of Significance:
A significant land use impact is identified if the Amendment could:
. Conflict with land uses designated by the General Plan; or
. Conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy, or applicable agency regulation;
. Conflict with any applicable habitat conservation plan.
Impact:
Increased development, although consistent with the General Plan, could require the need for
infrastructure facilities that are necessary to serve the project.
Findings:
Pursuant to section l5091(a)(I) of the CEQA Guidelines, changes or alterations are required in, or
incorporated into, the project that will substantially lessen or avoid the significant environmental effect as
identified in the EIR to a level of insignificance. Moreover, pursuant to Guidelines, 915091, subd.
(a)(2), certain changes or alterations are within the responsibility and jurisdiction of another
public agency and not the agency making the Findings. Such changes have been adopted by
such other agency or can and should be adopted by such other agency" (CEQA ).
Explanation:
Implementation of the Amendment is anticipated to encourage development in the Project Area, including
the Added Territory. As a result, development may occur that cannot be adequately served by the
existing infrastructure. Adequate infrastructure would have to be available to serve development, which
could require upgrades to existing facilities or the extension of existing facilities. The development of
some infrastructure, however is under the control of other governmental entities such as CalTrans, San
Diego Gas and Electric, Otay Water District, Sweetwater Water District, The City of San Diego Waste
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Water Department, and other governmental entities over whom the City ofChula Vista has no control and
thus no ability to implement any required mitigation measures.
Mitigation Measures:
The following mitigation measure is feasible and required as a condition of approval and is made binding
on future development through these findings (EIR, Section 4.1.3, page 58).
I. As noted in Section 4.0 of the EIR, No specific development projects have yet been proposed.
An EIR need not attempt to predict future environmental consequences when future development
is unspecified and uncertain. Given the lack of an proposed projects, predicting the likely
environmental consequences of future unknown projects is too speculative for further analysis.
(Guidelines Section 15145). Accordingly, once a specific project is proposed, it will be analyzed
to determine whether and to what extent the project causes any existing infrastructure to operate
at less than an acceptable level as established by the applicable adopted City, Agency or other
governmental standards. Mitigation measures will be imposed upon projects to ensure that the
applicant funds or constructs the infrastructure necessary to serve the project and to ensure that
any such necessary infrastructure will be developed in a manner and time to ensure that the
projects do not cause a significant impact on the infrastructure systems that serve the projects. To
the extent that the infrastructure is within the sole control of another governmental agency,
project proponent will be required to demonstrate to the City that they have a determination form
that governmental agency that there exists sufficient infrastructure capacity to serve the proposed
project without causing a significant impact on that infrastructure system. If such assurances
cannot be obtained, the applicant shall be required to demonstrate that, have paid their
proportionate share of the cost to mitigate that impact (if the project causes a cumulative impact),
or that the applicable agency will provide the infrastructure necessary mitigate that impact to
below that agency's adopted standard of significance unless subsequent environmental analysis is
conducted and a statement of overriding considerations is then adopted.
Significance After Mitigation
No significant land use impacts are anticipated with adoption and implementation of the Amendment and
incorporation of the recommended mitigation measure.
B. GEOLOGYY/SOILS
Standards of Significance:
The threshold criteria for determining significant impact on geology/soils are based on whether or not the
adoption and implementation of the Amendment will:
. Expose people or structures to potential substantial adverse effects involving rupture of a known
earthquake fault, strong seismic ground shaking, seismic-related ground failure, or landslides;
. Result in substantial soil erosion or the loss of topsoil; or
. Be located on expansive soils or on a geologic unit or soil that is unstable, or that would become
unstable as a result of the project.
Impact:
Future development would be exposed to geologic hazards due to seismic activity and earthquake induced
ground failure such as liquefaction and differential settlement.
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Findings:
Pursuant to section 15091(a)(I) of the CEQA Guidelines, changes or alterations are required in, or
incorporated into, the project that will substantially lessen or avoid the significant environmental effect as
identified in the ElR to a level of insignificance.
Explanation:
As with any development in Chula Vista, future development would be exposed to geologic hazards and
seismic activity due to the presence of active faults that affect Chula Vista. Although there are no known
active faults in Chula Vista, there are active faults outside the City that could impact development in the
Project Areas. Seismic activity could impact future development. Projects are not anticipated to increase
or be impacted by soil erosion. The incorporation of City required erosion control measures into future
projects would minimize soil erosion. Earthquake induced ground failure such as liquefaction and
differential settlement could impact future development. The City follows State regulations and has
programs that implement the geologic and seismic policies of the general plan, and the Uniform Building
Code to protect property and City residents from geologic hazards such as liquefaction and differential
settlement. Implementation of these programs relative to the geologic and seismic constraints of
development will reduce impacts to a level of insignificance.
No specific development projects have been submitted for formal consideration. For any of the projects
that are pending pre-submittal review by the City, those projects are too speculative and unspecified to
allow for a detailed environmental analysis at this time. An EIR need not attempt to predict future
environmental consequences when future development is unspecified and uncertain. Given the lack of an
proposed projects, predicting the likely environmental consequences of future unknown projects is too
speculative for further analysis. (Guidelines Section 15145). Accordingly, once a specific project is
proposed, it will be analyzed to determine whether and to what extent any direct and/or indirect soils and
geologic impacts may occur with their construction. The City would determine if additional
environmental analysis would be required for compliance with CEQA at the time plans for individual
projects are submitted for approval. The City would prepare additional environmental analysis to identifY
any direct and indirect soils and geologic impacts that would be associated with the construction of
projects and recommend measures accordingly to reduce significant impacts to a level at or below the
adopted level of significance, pursuant to CEQA and local/state building regulations.
Mitigation Measures:
The following mitigation measures are feasible and are required as a condition of approval and are made
binding on the applicant through these findings (EIR, Section 4.2.3, pages 67 to 68).
I. Prior to the issuance of a final grading permit for development, a detailed geotechnical
investigation shall be approved by the City of Chula Vista. The investigation shall include field
work (e.g., subsurface exploration, sampling) and laboratory analysis to determine the exact
location and extend of potential geologic/seismic hazards. All applicable remedial grading
measures and seismic design parameters recommended by the geotechnical investigation shall be
shown on the final grading plans and/or incorporated into contractor specifications prior to award
of construction contracts, to the satisfaction of the City of Chula Vista.
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2. The City or Agency, as appropriate, shall review all development plans for potential liquefaction
impacts and require the incorporation of all applicable liquefaction prevention measures deemed
appropriate by the Building Official to comply with the Uniform Building Code and Title 24.
3. The City or Agency, as appropriate, shall review all development plans for potential differential
settlement impacts and require the incorporation of all applicable lateral spreading prevention
measures deemed appropriate by the Building Official to comply with the Uniform Building
Code and Title 24.
Significance After Mitigation:
No significant geology/soils impacts are anticipated with adoption and implementation of the Amendment
and incorporation of the recommended mitigation measures.
C. DRAINAGE AND WATER QUALITY
Standards of Significance:
The threshold criteria for determining significant impact on drainage and water quality are whether or not
the adoption and implementation of the Amendment will:
. Violate any water quality standards or waste discharge requirements;
. Substantially impact groundwater;
. Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern ofthe site or area;
. Result in runoff that exceeds the capacity of existing or planned storm water drainage systems;
. Provide substantial additional sources of polluted runoff; or
· Expose people or structures to flooding or inundation by seiche, tsunami, or mudflow.
Impact:
Future development could result in drainage impacts due to the alteration of existing drainage patterns
and/or increases in surface water runoff. The development of properties in the 100-year flood plain near
the Sweetwater River would have to be protected from a 100-year flood. An increase in surface water
quantity due to development could impact existing storm drain facilities downstream of the project.
Development could also increase the amount of urban pollutants, including hydrocarbons, organic wastes,
nutrients, litter, hazardous chemicals, pesticides, and fertilizers that enter local bodies of water. Potential
erosion impacts could increase sediments and silt to further degrade storm water runoff, if not mitigated.
Urban pollutants could impact the water quality of the storm drain channels and the ocean, if the surface
water runoff is not pre-treated prior to discharge from a site.
Findings:
Pursuant to section l5091(a)(1) of the CEQA Guidelines, changes or alterations are required in, or
incorporated into, the project that will substantially lessen or avoid the significant environmental effect as
identified in the EIR to a level of insignificance.
Explanation:
Future development could result in drainage impacts due to the alteration of existing drainage patterns
and/or an increase in surface water runoff. The development of properties in the 100-year flood plain
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near the Sweetwater River would have to be protected from a lOa-year flood. Development could also
increase the amount of surface water runoff generated to the storm drain collection system due to an
increase in the amount of impervious surfaces, such as rooftops, parking lots, and other hardscape. An
increase in surface water quantity could impact existing storm drain facilities downstream of the project.
Development could also increase the amount of urban pollutants, including hydrocarbons, organic wastes,
nutrients, litter, hazardous chemicals, and pesticides and fertilizers that enter local bodies of water.
Potential erosion impacts could increase sediments and silt to further degrade storm water runoff, if not
mitigated. These urban pollutants could impact the water quality of the storm drain channels and the
ocean, if the surface water runoff is not pre-treated prior to discharge from a site. Development would not
be significantly impacted by a seiche or tsunami.
No specific development projects have been submitted for formal consideration. For any of the projects
that are pending pre-submittal review by the City, those projects are too speculative and unspecified to
allow for a detailed environmental analysis at this time. An EIR need not attempt to predict future
environmental consequences when future development is unspecified and uncertain. Given the lack of an
proposed projects, predicting the likely environmental consequences of future unknown projects is too
speculative for further analysis. (Guidelines Section 15145). Accordingly, once a specific project is
proposed, it will be analyzed to determine whether and to what extent the project causes any existing
infrastructure to operate at less than an acceptable level and to ensure compliance with the City's NPDES
requirements and Chula Vista Municipal Code Section 14.20.120.A through all stages of planning,
design, construction, and post construction, including structural and nonstructural pollution control
measures to limit urban pollutants reaching the waters of the United States to the maximum extent
practical. A NPDES permit would be required for all projects that discharge to surface waters, or a Waste
Discharge Requirements permit for any discharge of wastes to land as required by the California Water
Code. The City has construction and post construction Best Management Practices (BMPs) to mitigate
and reduce water quality impacts. All applicable BMPs would be incorporated into projects to control the
discharge of pollutants, prevent sewage spills, and avoid the discharge of sediments into the streets, storm
water conveyance channels or waterways.
Mitigation Measures:
The following mitigation measures are feasible and are required as a condition of approval and are made
binding on the applicant through these findings (EIR, Section 4.3.3, pages 77 to 80).
I. Prior to approval of project plans for development and public improvement projects in the Project
Areas, a site-specific hydrology study shall be approved by the City of Chula Vista. This study
shall identify the on-and off-site facilities necessary to adequately convey surface runoff to avoid
or minimize on-site ponding, which could impact the integrity of building footings, and/or off-site
flooding at downstream properties. This study shall also evaluate measures to avoid or minimize
flooding of low-lying areas during high tide conditions, the effects of wind-driven waves
generated from within San Diego Bay, flooding from the Sweetwater River, and erosion from
inland or coastal flooding. All applicable measures recommended by the hydrology study shall
be shown on the face of final grading and building plans and/or incorporated into contractor
specifications prior to award of construction contracts, to the satisfaction of the City of Chula
Vista. The hydrology study and mitigation measures shall be in conformance with criteria set
forth by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for design of coastal structures. To the extent that the
construction of necessary drainage facilities is within the sole control of another governmental
agency, the project proponent will be required to demonstrate to the City that they have a
determination from that governmental agency that there exists sufficient storm water facilities to
serve the proposed project without causing a significant impact on that infrastructure system. If
such assurances cannot be obtained, the applicant shall be required to demonstrate that, have paid
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their proportionate share of the cost to mitigate that impact (if the project causes a cumulative
impact), or that the applicable agency will provide the infrastructure necessary mitigate that
impact to below that agency's adopted standard of significance unless subsequent environmental
analysis is conducted and a statement of oveniding considerations is then adopted.
2. Prior to issuance of a grading permit for subsequent development or redevelopment activities
within the Project Areas, a detailed erosion/siltation control plan shall be approved by the City of
Chula Vista. The plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following measures to protect
existing downstream areas from erosion, scour, and sediment deposition:
a) Install energy dissipaters, riprap aprons, water bars, or drop structures at all drainage outlets
(e.g. subdrains, storm drains, culverts, brow ditches, and drainage crossings, or swales) to
protect downstream areas from erosion, channel scour, siltation, and sedimentation;
b) Implement short-and long-tern stabilization (erosion control) and structural (sediment control)
measures to: (I) limit the exposure of graded areas to the shortest duration possible, (2) divert
upslope runoff around graded areas, and (3) sore flows and remove sediment from runoff
before it leaves the construction site. Stabilization measures may include dust control,
surface roughening, hydro seeding, temporary and permanent landscaping, mulching,
matting, blankets, geotextiles, sod stabilization, slope protection (e.g., geogrid fabric), tree
protection (e.g., caging), and vegetative buffer strips. In addition, rubber hypalon liners shall
be placed on bare soil disturbed by construction activities when weather conditions indicate
any possibility of rain and the activities are temporarily suspended for any reason.
Structural measures may include slope drains and benching, subdrains, storm drains, culverts,
brow ditches, vegetation-lined drainage crossings, or swales, silt fencing, brush baniers, hay
bales, gravel bags, berms, dikes, check dams, sediment traps, infiltration trenches, French
drains, catch basins, desilting and detention basins, and vegetative controls. Such controls
would likely be required at the base of manufactured slopes and/or areas adjacent to, or
upstream of major drainage courses and wetlands;
c) Maintain temporary and permanent landscaping on manufactured slopes, and use native or
drought-tolerant vegetation, where applicable to reduce irrigation requirements
d) Prevent tracking of soil from the construction site via gravel strips, temporary pavmg,
sediment trapping devices, and/or wheel washing facilities at access points;
e) Install/maintain gravel filters at all temporary drainage inlets; and
f) Inspect/maintain all erosion and sediment control measures to ensure that they function
properly during the entire construction period. All desilting trapslbasins shall be cleaned
when filled to 10% of their capacity, and all silt baniers shall be cleaned when accumulated
sediment reaches six inches in depth. All areas planted with erosion-control vegetation shall
be monitored daily for vegetation establishment and erosion problems, and any repairs and/or
replacement of vegetation made promptly. Stabilization and structural controls shall be
inspected at least monthly and after every significant storm event, and shall be repaired or
maintained as needed to reduce sediment discharge. Access to these facilities shall be
maintained during wet weather.
3. Prior to issuance of a grading permit for subsequent development or redevelopment activities
within the Project Areas, a Notice of Intent shall be submitted to the State Water Resources
Control Board, and a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) shall be developed and
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implemented in compliance with the California General Construction Activity Storm Water
Permit of the NPDES. In addition, to the stabilization and structural controls specified above, the
SWPPP shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following BMPs;
a) Implement material and waste management programs during grading and
construction, including solid, sanitary, septic, hazardous, contaminated soil,
concrete and construction waste management, spill prevention, appropriate
material delivery and storage, employee training, dust control, and vehicle and
equipment cleaning, maintenance and fueling;
b) Implement routine procedures or practices after grading and construction to
reduce the amount of pollutants available for transport in the typical
rainfalllrunoff process such as a material use control program including proper
storage and disposal practices for potential pollutants (e.g., motor oils and
antifreeze); prohibiting storage of uncovered hazardous substances in outdoor
areas; prohibiting the use of pesticides and herbicides listed by the
Environmental Protection Agency, and spill prevention/responses and
shipping/receiving practices.
c) Install/maintain grease and oil traps or other filtration systems (e.g., fossil filters)
at all permanent storm drain inlets; and
d) Implement a monitoring program involving the following inspection and
maintenance procedures for all post-construction storm water pollution control
measures to ensure that they continue to function properly:
. If utilized onsite, permanent detention basins shall be cleaned when filled to
10% of their capacity;
. Drainage inlet filters shall be inspected and maintained at a frequency
appropriate to the type of filter system used;
. Landscaping sprinkler systems shall be maintained to prevent excess runoff
due to leaking or broken sprinkler heads;
. Drainage facilities shall be routinely inspected and repaired as needed; and
. Records shall be kept of all control measure implementation, inspection, and
maintenance.
4. Prior to issuance of a grading permit for subsequent development or redevelopment activities
within the Project Areas, all applicable short- and long-term stabilization (erosion control) and
structural (sediment control) measures and BMPs recommended by the erosion/siltation control
plan and SWPPP shall be shown on the face of final grading plans and/or incorporated into
contractor specifications prior to award of construction contracts, to the satisfaction of the City of
Chula Vista.
5. During and after grading and construction, random periodic field inspections shall be conducted
by the City or designated monitor to verify implementation of applicable stabilization and
structural controls and BMPs in accordance with approved plans and permits. If observed
conditions and/or grading/construction activities vary significantly from those documented in
approved plans and permits, such activities shall be halted temporarily or diverted away from
affected area(s) and the City notified immediately to determine appropriate mitigation.
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6. Prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy, the applicant, as applicable, shall provide evidence
to the City of Chula Vista that: I) a hazardous materials business plan has been prepared and
implemented in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations; and 2) all local, state, and
permit requirements to generate, use, store, and transport hazardous materials have been satisfied.
7. All subdivisions shall comply with Chula Vista Subdivision Manual Section 3-201.2(2) that
requires subdivisions to provide on-site storm detention facilities such that the post-development
flow rate for a given design storm does not exceed the pre-development flow rate at the outlet of
the subdivision. Preliminary hydrology studies shall demonstrate that runoff flow rate does not
increase as a result of development.
Significance After Mitigation:
There will be no significant drainage or water quality impacts with adoption and implementation of the
Amendments and incorporation of the recommended mitigation measures.
D. TRAFFIC AND CIRCULATION
Standards of Significance:
The threshold criteria for determining whether or not the Amendment could have significant traffic
impacts are based on City of Chula Vista standards. The criteria differ depending on whether the timing
of impacts is near-term (0-4 years) or long-term (5 years or longer). The criteria is:
Near Term (0-4 years)
Intersections
A direct impact project impact to an intersection would occur ifboth of the following criteria are met:
I. Level of service is LOS E or LOS F; and
2. Project trips comprise five percent or more of entering volume;
3. A cumulative impact to an intersection would occur only if Criteria #1 is met.
Street Segments
If Average Daily Trips (ADT) methodology indicates LOS C or better for a street segment, an impact is
not significant; if ADT methodology indicates LOS D, E or F for a street segment, the Growth
Management Oversight Committee (GMOC) method should be utilized, which uses the following criteria:
A direct project impact would occur to a street segment if all of the following criteria are met:
1. Level of service is LOS D for more than two hours or LOS Elf for one hour based on GMOC
criteria;
2. Project trips comprise five percent or more of segment volume; and
3. Project adds greater than 800 ADT to segment;
4. A cumulative impact to a street segment would occur only if Criteria #1 is met.
Long Term (5 years or longer)
Intersections
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A direct project impact to an intersection would occur ifboth of the following criteria are met:
1. Level of service is LOS E or LOS F; and
2. Project trips comprise five percent or more of entering volume;
3. A cumulative impact to an intersection would occur only if Criteria #1 is met
Street Segments
Using the ADT methodology, an impact considered significant; if the following criteria are met:
1. Level of service is LOS D, LOS E, or LOS F;
2. Project trips comprise five percent or more of segment volume; and
3. Project adds greater than 800 ADT to segment;
4. A cumulative impact to a street segment would occur only if Criteria #1 is met.
Impact:
Development could be encouraged that could have significant traffic and circulation impacts to the area
transportation and circulation system. The development of projects could generate traffic that reduces
roadway segments and/or intersections to unacceptable City levels of service.
Findings:
Pursuant to section 15091(a)(I) of the CEQA Guidelines, changes or alterations are required in, or
incorporated into, the project that will substantially lessen or avoid the significant effect as identified in
the EIR to a level of insignificance. Moreover, pursuant to Guidelines, 915091, subd. (a)(2) certain
changes or alterations may be within the responsibility and jurisdiction of another public agency and not
the agency making the Findings. Such changes have been adopted by such other agency or can and
should be adopted by such other agency.
Explanation:
Based on the threshold criteria the adoption and implementation of the Amendment could encourage
development that could have significant traffic and circulation impacts to the area transportation and
circulation system. The development of projects could generate traffic that reduces roadway segments
and/or intersections to unacceptable City levels of service. However, no specific development projects
have yet been proposed. No specific development projects have been submitted for formal consideration.
For any of the projects that are pending pre-submittal review by the City, those projects are too
speculative and unspecified to allow for a detailed environmental analysis at this time. An EIR need not
attempt to predict future environmental consequences when future development is unspecified and
uncertain. Given the lack of an proposed projects, predicting the likely environmental consequences of
future unknown projects is too speculative for further analysis. (Guidelines Section 15145).
Accordingly, once a specific project is proposed, it will be analyzed to determine whether and to what
extent the project causes any existing infrastructure to operate at less than an acceptable level and to
ensure all projects are evaluated for traffic impacts pursuant to the February 13,2001 City of Chula Vista
Guidelines for Traffic Impact Studies If traffic impacts are identified pursuant to the City of Chula Vista
Guidelines for Traffic Impact Studies, a traffic study will be required to identify traffic impacts and
measures will be required to mitigate the impacts.
The Amendment will provide the Agency the ability to fund the construction of needed street
improvements with tax increment funds.. If the Agency is able to construct needed street and circulation
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improvements the Amendment would have positive impacts by Improvmg traffic flow, reducing
congestion and improving traffic safety.
Mitigation Measures:
The following mitigation measures are feasible and are required as a condition of approval and are made
binding on the applicant through these findings (EIR, Section 4.4.3, pages 91 to 92).
I. Prior to approval of project plans for development or redevelopment activities in the Project
Areas that are anticipated to generate substantial traffic volumes based on criteria in the
February 13, 2001 City of Chula Vista Guidelines for Traffic Impact Studies, a detailed
traffic study shall be approved by the City of Chula Vista. For projects that would generate
2,440 or more ADT, or 200 or more peak-hour trips, the traffic study shall be prepared in
accordance with the Guidelines for Congestion Management Program (SANDAG 1994).
Based upon studies, mitigation measures shall be implemented to reduce all traffic impacts to
below the level of insignificance established by the City. To the extent that the study shows
that an affected intersection or roadway segment within the control of another governmental
agency (such as CalTrans or another city), the project proponent will be required to
demonstrate to the City that they have a determination from that governmental agency that
the specific project will not cause a significant impact to the intersection or segment. If such
assurances cannot be obtained, the applicant shall be required to demonstrate that, have paid
their proportionate share of the cost to mitigate that impact (if the project causes a cumulative
impact), or that the applicable agency will provide the infrastructure necessary mitigate that
impact to below that agency's adopted standard of significance unless subsequent
environmental analysis is conducted and a statement of overriding considerations is then
adopted.
The traffic study may also address the following transportation/circulation issues, as
appropriate and determined by the City Engineer, or his designee: (I) in addition to geometric
improvements (e.g., road widening, lane restriping, intersection reconfiguration), traffic flow
improvements to reduce congestion should include traffic signal installation, timing, and
phasing; (2) bicycle and pedestrian pathways should be developed, at a minimum to meet
standards; and (3) the City of Chula Vista should encourage the extension of public transit
into the expanded Added Territory. To further reduce traffic impacts, the following
transportation demand management strategies (IDM) shall be addressed in the traffic study
for possible incorporation as conditions subsequent permits for future development or
redevelopment activities with the Project Areas:
. Promote the use of public transportation, including increased bus and trolley
service/usage and possible extension of light rail transit service into the Added Territory;
. Create park and ride lots;
. Provide bicycle storage facilities;
. Promote a ride sharing program; and
. Promote flexible work shifts from area businesses.
2. Prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy for future development or redevelopment within
the Project Areas, construction of the circulation system improvements identified in the
recommended traffic study in Mitigation Measure I. above, ifrequired, shall be completed to the
satisfaction of the City of Chula Vista and, when applicable, Caltrans.
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Significance After Mitigation:
There will be no significant traffic and circulation impacts with adoption and implementation of the
Amendment and incorporation of the recommended mitigation measures.
E. AESTHETICS
Standards of Significance
The threshold criteria for determining potential significant aesthetic impacts are if the adoption and
implementation of the Amendment will:
. Substantially impact a scenic vista;
. Substantially damage scenic resources, including, but not limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, and
historic buildings with a state scenic highway;
. Substantially degrade the existing visual character or quality of the site and its surroundings;
. Introduce a new source of substantial light or glare that adversely affects day or nighttime views in
the area; or
. Result in architecture, urban design, landscaping, and/or landforms that negatively detract from the
prevailing aesthetic character of the site or surrounding area.
Impact:
No specific development projects have been submitted for formal consideration. For any of the projects
that are pending pre-submittal review by the City, those projects are too speculative and unspecified to
allow for a detailed environmental analysis at this time. An EIR need not attempt to predict future
environmental consequences when future development is unspecified and uncertain. Given the lack of an
proposed projects, predicting the likely environmental consequences of future unknown projects is too
speculative for further analysis. (Guidelines Section 15145). Accordingly, once a specific project is
proposed, it will be analyzed to determine whether and to what extent Future development could have
aesthetic impacts, including architecture, urban design, landscaping, and/or landforms that negatively
detract from the aesthetic character of a site, or surrounding area. Projects could have light and glare
impacts on existing land uses. Development along F Street and Fourth Avenue could impact the scenic
qualities of these roadways because they are scenic roadways.
Findings:
Pursuant to section 15091(a)(l) of the CEQA Guidelines, changes or alterations are required in, or
incorporated into, the project that will substantially lessen or avoid the significant effect as identified in
the EIR to a level of insignificance.
Explanation:
Future development could have aesthetic impacts, including architecture, urban design, landscaping,
and/or landforms that negatively detract from the aesthetic character of a site, or surrounding area. In
addition, projects could increase light and glare and impact existing land uses in the vicinity that are
sensitive to light and glare. Development along F Street and Fourth Avenue could impact the scenic
qualities of these two roadways because they are designated as scenic roadways.
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One of the objectives of the Amendment is to reduce and eliminate blight. The adoption and
implementation of the Amendment will encourage the removal of existing blighted and deteriorated
buildings and replace them with new buildings. The Amendment will also encourage construction of
public improvements that could improve the aesthetics of the Project Areas. All future private and public
improvement projects will be evaluated for consistency with the City's standards and guidelines,
including the design manual, to reduce aesthetic impacts and mitigation measures will be imposed as
appropriate to minimize and reduce aesthetic impacts to a level of insignificance in compliance with
CEQA.
Mitigation Measures:
The following mitigation measures are feasible and are required as a condition of approval and are made
binding on the applicant through these findings (EIR, Section 4.5.3, pages 96 to 97).
I. Prior to approval of project plans for subsequent development or redevelopment activities in the
Project Areas, the City of Chula Vista shall review individual project plans and building design.
Design review shall include plan/architecture modification, if necessary, to protect the aesthetics
and character ofthe area of the project and scenic roadways.
2. All private and public improvement projects shall be reviewed by the City for consistency with
the City's standards and guidelines for aesthetics and design, including the design manual, and all
private and public improvement projects, shall be required to comply with those standards and
guidelines, including the design manual.
Significance After Mitigation:
No significant aesthetic impacts are anticipated with adoption and implementation of the Amendment and
incorporation of the recommended mitigation measures.
F. NOISE
Standards of Significance:
The threshold criteria for determining whether or not the project could have significant noise impacts are
based on whether or not adoption and implementation of the Amendment will:
. Result in exterior noise levels that exceed 65 CNEL in residential areas and outdoor recreational
areas;
. Result in interior noise levels that exceed 45 dB CNEL for single-family and multi-family
residential homes;
. Result in noise levels that violate the City's Noise Ordinance (Chapter 19.68 of the Municipal
Zoning Code);
. Create a substantial permanent or temporary increase in ambient noise levels in the project
vicinity above levels existing without the project.
. Generate a one-hour average noise level in excess of 60 dBA at adjacent wildlife habitat during a
nesting season.
Impact:
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The development of projects in the future could increase both the short- and long-term noise levels that
exceed adopted noise levels. Increased noise levels could impact noise sensitive land uses in the project
vicinity.
Findings:
Pursuant to section 1509I(a)(I) of the CEQA Guidelines, changes or alterations are required in, or
incorporated into, the project that will substantially lessen or avoid the significant environmental effects
as identified in the EIR.
Explanation:
No specific development projects have been submitted for formal consideration. For any of the projects
that are pending pre-submittal review by the City, those projects are too speculative and unspecified to
allow for a detailed environmental analysis at this time. An ErR need not attempt to predict future
environmental consequences when future development is unspecified and uncertain. Given the lack of an
proposed projects, predicting the likely environmental consequences of future unknown projects is too
speculative for further analysis. (Guidelines Section 15145). Accordingly, once a specific project is
proposed, it will be analyzed to determine whether and to what extent the development of both public and
private projects could increase noise levels in the project vicinity that exceed adopted noise levels. The
development of future projects could increase both short-term (construction) and long-term (operational)
noise levels beyond City standards. The increased noise levels could impact noise sensitive land uses in
the vicinity of the project. Potential noise impacts could include both interior and exterior noise levels
impacts as well as increasing the ambient, or background noise levels beyond City acceptable limits.
The City or Agency, as appropriate, will review all future projects for potential noise impacts at the time
plans are submitted for approval. When applicable, noise studies will be required to determine whether or
not a project will have noise impacts as determined by the City's Noise Control Ordinance. Mitigation
measures to reduce noise impacts would be imposed on projects when applicable to meet the noise
ordinance and reduce noise impacts to a level of insignificance to comply with CEQA. Based on the
threshold criteria the Amendment could have significant noise impacts due to the development of public
and private projects in the Project Areas.
Mitigation Measures:
The following mitigation measures are feasible and are required as a condition of approval and are made
binding on the applicant through these findings (EIR, Section 4.6.3, pages 101 to 102).
I. The City or Agency, as appropriate, shall review all projects for compliance with the Noise
Control Ordinance and the City's CEQA significance threshold. If it is determined that a project
could have significant noise impacts, an acoustical analysis shall be required. Measures to reduce
noise levels in compliance with the noise standards and recommendations of the acoustical
analysis shall be incorporated into the project. Prior to issuance of certificates of occupancy, the
required mitigation measures specified in the approved noise analysis shall be implemented
and/or constructed to the satisfaction of the City ofChula Vista.
2. Development activity shall comply with the applicable City of Chula Vista nuisance ordinance,
which limits construction activity to the weekday hours of 7 A.M. to 7 P.M. Items a) through e)
below shall also be shown on the face of final grading plans and/or incorporated into contractor
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specifications as necessary prior to award of construction contracts, to the satisfaction of the City
ofChula Vista.
a) When siting stationary equipment such as generators and compressors, sensitive receptors
shall be sheltered from construction noise. This can be accomplished using existing
barriers such as ground elevation change and buildings, or temporary barriers such as
plywood walls or noise blankets.
b) Several loud operations should occur simultaneously to decrease the duration of impacts
resulting from each of the actions completed separately.
c) When pile driving, alternative and less intrusive construction methods such as vibration
or hydraulic insertion should be used (as available) to lower noise levels.
d) Each internal combustion engine used for project construction shall be equipped with a
muffler as required by Caltrans Standard Specifications 7-1.011, January 1988.
e) During grading and construction, random periodic field inspections shall be conducted by
the City or designated monitor to verify implementation of applicable noise requirements.
Significance After Mitigation:
There will be no significant noise impacts associated with adoption and implementation of the
Amendment and incorporation of the recommended mitigation measures.
G. AIR QUALITY
Standards of Significance:
The State CEQA guidelines defines a potentially significant air quality impact as one that would:
. Conflict with or obstruct implementation of the applicable air quality plan;
. Violate any air quality standard or contribute substantially to an existing or projected air quality
violation;
. Result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of any criteria pollutant for which the project
region is non-attainment under an applicable federal or state ambient air quality standard;
. Expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant concentrations; or,
. Create objectionable odors affecting a substantial number of people.
Impact:
The construction and operation of future development would generate both short- and long-term air
emissions, which could violate air quality thresholds.
Findings:
Pursuant to section 15091(a)(1) of the CEQA Guidelines, changes or alterations are required in, or
incorporated into, the project that will substantially lessen or avoid the significant environmental effect as
identified in the EIR to a level of insignificance.
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Explanation:
The adoption and implementation of the Amendment will allow the Agency to fund the construction of
both public and private projects. The construction and operation of public and private projects will have
both short and long-term air emission impacts and contribute to air quality violations. Development
could violate air quality thresholds. No specific development projects have been submitted for formal
consideration. For any of the projects that are pending pre-submittal review by the City, those projects
are too speculative and unspecified to allow for a detailed environmental analysis at this time. An EIR
need not attempt to predict future environmental consequences when future development is unspecified
and uncertain. Given the lack of an proposed projects, predicting the likely environmental consequences
of future unlolOwn projects is too speculative for further analysis. (Guidelines Section 15145).
Accordingly, once a specific project is proposed, it will be analyzed to determine whether and to what
extent the project has the potential to cause air quality impacts. Measures to reduce air emissions will be
incorporated when required to reduce both short and long-term air quality impacts for compliance with air
emission thresholds enforced by SDAPCD. Based on the threshold criteria, the Amendment could have
significant air quality impacts with the construction and operation of public and private projects that
generate air emissions and exceed thresholds.
Mitigation Measures:
The following mitigation measures are feasible and are required as a condition of approval and are made
binding on the applicant through these findings (EIR, Section 4.7.3, page 114 to 116).
While the following measures will serve to reduce air emissions typically associated with development
activities, the measures are not all-inclusive. As new air emission reduction measures are identified in the
future, the City or Agency, as appropriate, shall incorporate those air emission reduction measures into
projects to further reduce air emissions. The following mitigation measures will serve to reduce air
emISSIons:
I. All projects shall be reviewed by the City or Agency, as appropriate, for potential air quality impacts
based on threshold criteria adopted by the SDAPCD. The City or Agency, as appropriate, shall
incorporate all applicable air emission reduction measures to reduce air emissions to comply with air
emission thresholds adopted by the SDAPCD when it is determined a project would exceed SDAPCD
thresholds. In addition, the City or Agency, as appropriate, shall incorporate new short and long-term
air emission reduction measures in the future as applicable to further reduce project air emissions.
2. Prior to issuance of a final grading permit for development or redevelopment projects, the following
measures shall be included in the grading specifications, to the satisfaction of the City of Chula Vista:
a) Water all active grading areas, including the exposed soil involved in the excavation and
compaction operations, and active haul roads, with adequate frequency to keep soil moist at
all times.
b) Cover all trucks hauling dirt, sand, soil or other lose materials, or maintain at least two feet of
clearance between top of piled material and truck bed, in accordance with the requirements of
the California Vehicle Code, Section 23114.
c) Limit truck speeds on unpaved areas to 15 mph or less via temporary signage, speed bumps
or other speed control measures.
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d) Sweep streets adjacent to the construction site at least once a day if visible soil materials are
carried onto the streets by project vehicles and equipment.
e) Pave or apply water four times daily to all unpaved parking or staging areas.
1) Cover or water twice daily anyon-site stockpiles of debris, dirt or other dusty material.
g) Suspend all operations on any unpaved surface if winds exceed 25 mph.
h) Hydroseed or otherwise stabilize any cleared area which is to remain inactive for more
than 96 hours after clearing is completed.
3. Random periodic field inspections shall be conducted to verifY implementation of applicable
construction-related measures identified in Mitigation Measure I in accordance with approved plans
and permits. If observed conditions and/or grading/construction activities vary significantly from
those documented in approved plans and permits, such activities shall be halted temporarily or
diverted away from affected area(s) and the City shall be notified immediately to determine the
appropriate mitigation.
4. Prior to the issuance of a building permit for any facility containing stationary sources large enough
to require APCD permits, future project applications shall provide evidence to the satisfaction of the
City of Chula Vista that an "Authority to Construct" has been issued by the APCD for any such
applicable equipment.
5. Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, future project applicants shall provide evidence to
the satisfaction of the City of Chula Vista that the facilities and processes which require APCD
permits have been reviewed by the APCD, and that all required permits have been issued.
6. Project construction shall implement enhanced dust control measures to maintain a less-than-significant
impact associated with air quality during construction. Enhanced dust control measures shall be called
out as notes on the project grading plan(s) and shall include the following:
Significance After Mitigation:
There will not be any significant air quality impacts associated with adoption and implementation of the
Amendment with incorporation of the recommended mitigation measures.
H. PUBLIC SERVICES AND UTILITIES
Water Service
Standards of Significance:
In accordance with the State CEQA Guidelines, the threshold criteria for determining whether or not the
Amendments could have potential water service impacts is if development:
. Cannot be served from existing entitlements and resources and would require the construction
of new water facilities or expansion of existing facilities, the construction of which could
cause significant environmental effects; or
. Disrupts water service or causes water purveyors to provide inadequate levels of service.
Substantially degrade or deplete groundwater resources.
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In accordance with the City's Threshold Standards Policy:
. Developer will request and deliver to the City a service availability letter from the Water
District for each project.
. The City shall annually provide the San Diego County Water Authority, the Sweetwater
Authority, and the Otay Municipa] Water district with a 12 to ] 8 month development forecast
and request an evaluation of their ability to accommodate the forecast and continuing growth.
The Districts' replies should address the following:
a) Water availability to the City and Planning Area, considering both short and long term
perspectives.
b) Amount of current capacity, including storage capacity, now used or committed.
c) Ability of affected facilities to absorb forecast growth.
d) Evaluation of funding and site availability for projected new facilities.
e) Other relevant information the District(s) desire(s) to communicate to the City and
GMOC.
Impact:
Additional development may increase the demand for potable water for drinking, fire suppression, and
landscape maintenance and impact existing water facilities, requiring upgrades to the existing distribution
system to provide adequate water supplies.
Findings:
Pursuant to section l509](a)(]) of the CEQA Guidelines, changes or alterations are required in, or
incorporated into, the project that will substantially lessen or avoid the significant environmental effect as
identified in the EIR to a level of insignificance. Moreover, pursuant to Guide]ines, 9]509], subd. (a)(2)
certain changes or alterations may be within the responsibility and jurisdiction of another public agency
and not the agency making the Findings. Such changes have been adopted by such other agency or can
and should be adopted by such other agency.
Explanation:
The Amendment will encourage development that may increase the demand for potable water for
drinking, fire suppression, and landscape maintenance and impact existing water facilities. New
development and/or redevelopment could require upgrades to the existing distribution system in order for
development to have an adequate supply of water. No specific development projects have been submitted
for forma] consideration. For any of the projects that are pending pre-submittal review by the City, those
projects are too speculative and unspecified to allow for a detailed environmental analysis at this time.
An E]R need not attempt to predict future environmental consequences when future development is
unspecified and uncertain. Given the lack of an proposed projects, predicting the likely environmental
consequences of future unknown projects is too speculative for further analysis. (Guidelines Section
]5]45). Accordingly, once a specific project is proposed, it will be analyzed to determine whether and to
what extent the proposed project impacts water service. Development projects will be required to
incorporate all state mandated and City required water conservation measures as applicable to reduce
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water consumption. The incorporation of the state mandated and City required water conservation
measures will reduce water consumption.
Mitigation Measures:
The following mitigation measures are feasible and are required as a condition of approval and are made
binding on the applicant through these findings (ErR, Section 4.8.1.3, page 120).
I. Prior to the approval of utility plans for development or redevelopment projects, all water
plans shall be submitted to the Sweetwater Authority for their review to ensure that adequate
water service is provided to the development. No permits shall be issued to any development
or redevelopment project unless the Sweetwater Authority determines that adequate water
exists or that the project has been amended to include all improvements to ensure an adequate
water supply to the project or unless subsequent environmental analysis is conducted and
a statement of overriding considerations is then adopted.
2. The City shall require the incorporation of all state mandated water conservation measures as
well as all applicable water conservation required by the City of Chula Vista Growth
Management Ordinance.
Significance After Mitigation:
No significant water supply impacts are anticipated with adoption and implementation of the Amendment
and incorporation of the recommended mitigation measures.
Police Service
Standards of Significance
According to the City of Chula Vista's Quality of Life Threshold Standards, the proposed project would
have direct adverse impacts on police protection if the proposed Amendments would:
. Result in the CVPD's inability to implement the following regulations:
1. Properly equipped and staffed police units shall respond to 81 percent of "Priority One"
emergency calls within seven (7) minutes and maintain an average response time to all
"Priority One" emergency calls of 5.5 minutes or less.
2. Response to 57 percent of "Priority Two Urgent" calls within seven (7) minutes and
maintain an average response time to all "Priority Two" calls of 7.5 minutes or less.
Impact:
Additional development would increase the need for police protection services which could increase the
response time to Priority One and Priority Two Urgent calls and impact the ability of the police
department to maintain its desired levels of police service.
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Findings:
Pursuant to section 15091(a)(1) of the CEQA Guidelines, changes or alterations are required in, or
incorporated into, the project that will substantially lessen or avoid the significant environmental effects
as identified in the EIR to a level of insignificance.
Explanation:
The Amendment is anticipated to encourage development and increase the need the police protection
services. Although measures can be incorporated into future projects to improve police safety, additional
development will increase calls for service. Additional service calls could increase the time it takes for
police personnel to respond to Priority One and Priority Two Urgent calls and impact CVPD's ability to
maintain desired levels of police service. No specific development projects have been submitted for
formal consideration. For any of the projects that are pending pre-submittal review by the City, those
projects are too speculative and unspecified to allow for a detailed environmental analysis at this time.
An EIR need not attempt to predict future environmental consequences when future development is
unspecified and uncertain. Given the lack of an proposed projects, predicting the likely environmental
consequences of future unknown projects is too speculative for further analysis. (Guidelines Section
15145). Accordingly, once a specific project is proposed, it will be analyzed to determine whether and to
what extent the proposed project impacts police services to whether design changes or safety hardware
can be incorporated to reduce calls for service. The incorporation of the CVPD's recommendations could
reduce calls for police protection. The CVPD would also review development plans for potential impacts
to emergency response and/or evacuation plans and make recommendations accordingly to reduce
impacts to emergency response and/or evacuation routes. Future projects may require additional police
protection personnel and/or equipment requiring a developer to provide the funds to secure the personnel
and/or equipment necessary to assure adequate police protection services are available for the project.
Based on the threshold criteria, the Amendments could have significant impacts on police protection
servIces.
Mitigation Measures:
The following mitigation measures are feasible and are required as a condition of approval and are made
binding on the applicant through these findings (EIR, Section 4.8.2.3, page 122) for impacts associated
police protection.
I. Prior to the approval of a project, the developer shall pay impact fees for police protection
services to help finance the needed facilities and services
2. The City shall monitor Police Department responses to emergency calls and report the results to
the GMOC on an annual basis.
Significance After Mitigation:
No significant police protection impacts are anticipated with adoption
Amendment and incorporation of the recommended mitigation measures.
and implementation of the
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Fire Protection
Standards of Significance:
According to the City of Chula Vista's Quality of Life Threshold Standards the Amendment would have
an adverse impact on fire and emergency medical services if they would;
. Not implement regulations set forth from the following criteria:
I. Properly equipped and staffed fire and medical units shall respond to calls throughout the
City within seven (7) minutes in 80 percent of the cases (measured annually).
Impact:
Additional development will increase the need for fire protection and emergency medical services, which
could impact the ability of the fire department and medical units to respond to calls for service.
Findings:
Pursuant to section l5091(a)(1) of the CEQA Guidelines, changes or alterations are required in, or
incorporated into, the project that will substantially lessen or avoid the significant environmental effect as
identified in the EIR to a level of insignificance.
Explanation:
The Amendment are anticipated to encourage new development and redevelopment of existing uses and
increase the need for fire protection and emergency medical services. Additional demand for fire
protection services could impact the CVFD by reducing the ability of fire and medical units to respond to
calls throughout the City within seven minutes in 85 percent of the calls. No specific development
projects have been submitted for formal consideration. For any of the projects that are pending pre-
submittal review by the City, those projects are too speculative and unspecified to allow for a detailed
environmental analysis at this time. An EIR need not attempt to predict future environmental
consequences when future development is unspecified and uncertain. Given the lack of an proposed
projects, predicting the likely environmental consequences of future unknown projects is too speculative
for further analysis. (Guidelines Section 15145). Accordingly, once a specific project is proposed, it will
be analyzed to determine whether and to what extent the proposed project impacts fire services. In
addition, development plans will be review for compliance with the fire code and other measures that can
be incorporated to improve fire safety and reduce service calls. The CVFD would also review
development plans for impacts to emergency response and/or evacuation routes. The Amendment may
have positive impacts on the CVFD if the Agency is able to construct needed upgrades to the water
distribution system to improve water pressure and flow for fire suppression. The construction of street
improvements may also have positive impacts by allowing faster response time to emergency calls.
Projects may require additional fire protection personnel and/or equipment requiring a developer to
provide the funds necessary to secure the personnel and/or equipment necessary to assure adequate fire
protection services are available for the project. Based on the threshold criteria, the Amendment could
have significant impacts on fire and emergency medical services.
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Mitigation Measures:
The following mitigation measures are feasible and are required as a condition of approval and are made
binding on the applicant through these findings (EIR, Section 4.8.3.3, page 125) for impacts associated
fire protection.
I. Prior to approval of plans for individual projects, the City of Chula Vista Fire Department shall
review the project plans and building design and include plan modifications, if necessary, to
ensure compliance with all applicable fire code requirements and properly equipped and staffed
fire and medical units respond to calls throughout the City within seven minutes in 85 percent of
the calls. The applicant shall be required to incorporate all recommended changes into the project
prior to the issuance of permits.
Significance After Mitigation:
No significant fire protection impacts are anticipated with adoption and implementation of the
Amendment and incorporation of the recommended mitigation measure.
School Facilities
Standards of Significance:
According to Appendix G of the CEQA Guidelines, a project could have a significant adverse impact on
the provision of public services and facilities, such as school services, ifit would:
. Result in a need for new or physically altered governmental facilities, the construction of which
may cause significant environmental impacts, in order to maintain acceptable service ratios,
response times or other performance objectives.
In accordance with the City's Threshold Policy:
. The City shall annually provide the two local school districts with a 12 to 18 month development
forecast and request an evaluation of their ability to accommodate the forecast and continuing
growth. The growth forecast and school district response letters shall be provided to the GMOC
for inclusion in its review.
Impact:
Additional development could have a significant impact on public schools due to increases in students
that would attend schools.
Findings:
Pursuant to section 15091(a)(1) of the CEQA Guidelines, changes or alterations are required in, or
incorporated into, the project that will substantially lessen or avoid the significant environmental effect as
identified in the EIR to a level of insignificance. Moreover, pursuant to Guidelines, S15091, subd. (a)(2)
certain changes or alterations may be within the responsibility and jurisdiction of another public agency
and not the agency making the Findings. Such changes have been adopted by such other agency or can
and should be adopted by such other agency.
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Explanation:
Based on the threshold criteria the Amendment could have a significant impact on public schools due to
future development that is expected to occur. No specific development projects have been submitted for
formal consideration. For any of the projects that are pending pre-submittal review by the City, those
projects are too speculative and unspecified to allow for a detailed environmental analysis at this time.
An ErR need not attempt to predict future environmental consequences when future development is
unspecified and uncertain. Given the lack of an proposed projects, predicting the likely environmental
consequences of future unknown projects is too speculative for further analysis. (Guidelines Section
15145). Accordingly, once a specific project is proposed, it will be analyzed to determine whether and to
what extent the proposed project impacts schools. Future projects will be reviewed at the time plans are
submitted for approval to determine the impact, if any, a project would have on school facilities. The
payment of developer impact fees as allowed by state law would mitigate the impact to student capacity
of the schools affected.
Mitigation Measures:
The following mitigation measure is feasible and is required as a condition of approval and are made
binding on the applicant through these findings (E1R, Section 4.8.4.3, page 128) for impacts associated
school facilities.
I. Prior to the issuance of building permits, the project applicant shall pay school impact fees or
participate in an alternative financing mechanism to help finance the needed facilities and
services for the Chula Vista Elementary and the Sweetwater Union High School Districts to the
satisfaction of the School Districts.
Significance After Mitigation:
There will be no significant school impacts with adoption and implementation of the Amendment and
incorporation of the recommended mitigation measure.
Sewage Services
Standards of Significance:
According to Appendix G of the CEQA Guidelines, a project could have a significant adverse impact on
sewer services if it would:
. Exceed wastewater treatment requirements of the San Diego Regional Water Control Board;
. Require or result in the construction of new wastewater treatment facilities or expansion of
existing facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental effects;
. Require sewer service where additional sewage treatment capacity is not presently available; or
. Result in the deterioration of the quality of service provided to the area.
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Additionally, the City's Threshold Standards Policy require the following:
1. Sewage flows and volumes shall not exceed City Engineering Standards as set fourth in the
Subdivision Manual adopted by City Council Resolution Number 11175 on February 12, 1983, as
may be amended from time to time.
2. The City shall annually provide the San Diego Metropolitan Sewer Authority with a 12 to 18 month
development forecast and request confirmation that the projection is within the City's purchases
capacity rights and an evaluation of their ability to accommodate the forecast and continuing growth,
or the City Engineering Department staff shall gather the necessary data.
Impact:
Additional development could increase sewage flows that cannot be handled by existing facilities,
requiring construction of new or larger facilities.
Findings:
Pursuant to section 15091(a)(I) of the CEQA Guidelines, changes or alterations are required in, or
incorporated into, the project that will substantially lessen or avoid the significant environmental effect as
identified in the ErR to a level of insignificance. Moreover, pursuant to Guidelines, ~15091, subd. (a)(2)
certain changes or alterations may be within the responsibility and jurisdiction of another public agency
and not the agency making the Findings. Such changes have been adopted by such other agency or can
and should be adopted by such other agency.
Explanation:
The Amendment could impact the existing sewage collection and treatment systems if new development
increases sewage flows that cannot be handled by existing facilities. No specific development projects
have been submitted for formal consideration. For any of the projects that are pending pre-submittal
review by the City, those projects are too speculative and unspecified to allow for a detailed
environmental analysis at this time. An ErR need not attempt to predict future environmental
consequences when future development is unspecified and uncertain. Given the lack of an proposed
projects, predicting the likely environmental consequences of future UnlOlOWll projects is too speculative
for further analysis. (Guidelines Section 15145). Accordingly, once a specific project is proposed, it will
be analyzed to determine whether and to what extent the proposed project impacts the provision of sewer
services. All development plans will be reviewed by the City to make sure sewage flows do not exceed
City Engineering Standards and determine if existing facilities are adequate or improvements would be
required. The construction of new sewage facilities could have construction impacts, which would have
to be determined at the time improvement plans are submitted to the City for approval. The City would
conduct environmental analysis at that time to comply with CEQA if it suspected that environmental
impacts could occur. If private development projects require upgrades to existing facilities to serve new
development the project developer may have to pay the cost to upgrade the facilities in conjunction with
project construction. The Amendment may have positive impacts on wastewater collection facilities if
the Agency is able to construct needed upgrades to the local wastewater collection facilities and improve
sewer collection service.
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Mitigation Measures:
The following mitigation measure is feasible and is required as a condition of approval and is made
binding on the applicant through these findings (EIR, Section 4.8.5.3, page I3I) for impacts associated
sewage servlces.
1. All private development projects shall be reviewed by the City of Chula Vista at the time the
project is submitted for approval to make sure that adequate sewer collection facilities are
available to serve the project. If it is determined the existing sewer collection facilities are not
adequate the project developer shall construct the facilities necessary to the satisfaction of the
City Engineer, or his designee, and assure that adequate sewer collection facilities are available
prior to the issuance of occupancy permits unless subsequent environmental analysis is conducted
and a statement of overriding considerations is then adopted.
Significance After Mitigation:
There will be no significant sewage impacts with adoption and implementation of the Amendment and
incorporation of the recommended mitigation measure.
Library
Standards of Significance:
According to the City ofChula Vista's Quality of Life Threshold Standards, the Amendment would have
an adverse impact on library services if the Amendment would:
. The City shall construct 60,000 gross square feet (GSF) of additional library space, over the June
30, 2000 GSF total, in the area east of Interstate 805 by build out. The construction of said
facilities shall be phased such that the City will not fall below the city-wide ratio of 500 GSF per
1,000 population. Library facilities are to be adequately equipped and staffed.
Impact:
Additional development could impact existing library facilities due to an increase in their useage by
residents.
Findings:
Pursuant to section 15091(a)(1) of the CEQA Guidelines, changes or alterations are required in, or
incorporated into, the project that will substantially lessen or avoid the significant environmental effect as
identified in the EIR to a level of insignificance.
Explanation:
The Amendment will encourage development that could impact exiting library facilities. No specific
development projects have been submitted for formal consideration. For any of the projects that are
pending pre-submittal review by the City, those projects are too speculative and unspecified to allow for a
detailed environmental analysis at this time. An EIR need not attempt to predict future environmental
consequences when future development is unspecified and uncertain. Given the lack of an proposed
projects, predicting the likely environmental consequences of future unknown projects is too speculative
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for further analysis. (Guidelines Section 15145). Accordingly, once a specific project is proposed, it will
be analyzed to determine whether and to what extent the proposed project impacts the provision of library
services. New residential development will require the payment of developer fees that will be partially
applied towards providing additional library facilities to meet the recommendations of the City of Chula
Vista's Quality of Life TIrreshold Standards of 500 square feet of adequately equipped and staffed library
facility per 1,000 population. Payment of the applicable fee by the developer to provide additional library
facilities to meet the threshold criteria will mitigate the impact to library facilities.
Mitigation Measures:
The following mitigation measure is feasible and is required as a condition of approval and is made
binding on the applicant through these findings (EIR, Section 4.8.6.3, page 133) for impacts associated
library services.
1. All development, as applicable shall pay the impact fee necessary to finance the needed library
facilities for compliance with the City of Chula Vista's Quality of Life TIrreshold Standard for
library facilities.
Significance After Mitigation:
There will be no significant library impacts with adoption and implementation of the Amendment and
incorporation of the recommended mitigation measure.
Gas and Electricity
Standards of Significance:
According to Appendix G of the CEQA Guidelines, the Amendments could have a significant adverse
impact on the enviromnent if it would:
. Use fuel or energy in a wasteful manner;
The Amendment could also have a significant adverse impact on power and gas services, if the project:
. Cannot be served from existing resources and would require the construction of new facilities or
expansion of existing facilities, the construction of which could cause significant enviromnental
effects;
. Disrupts existing service or causes utility agencies to provide inadequate levels of service.
Impact:
Additional development would consume natural gas and electricity, which could require upgrades or
extension of existing facilities.
Findings:
Pursuant to section 15091(a)(I) of the CEQA Guidelines, changes or alterations are required in, or
incorporated into, the project that will substantially lessen or avoid the significant environmental effect as
identified in the ErR to a level of insignificance. Moreover, pursuant to Guidelines, 915091, subd. (a)(2)
certain changes or alterations may be within the responsibility and jurisdiction of another public agency
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and not the agency making the Findings. Such changes have been adopted by such other agency or can
and should be adopted by such other agency.
Explanation:
Future development would consume both natural gas and electricity. No specific development projects
have been submitted for formal consideration. For any of the projects that are pending pre-submittal
review by the City, those projects are too speculative and unspecified to allow for a detailed
environmental analysis at this time. An EIR need not attempt to predict future environmental
consequences when future development is unspecified and uncertain. Given the lack of an proposed
projects, predicting the likely environmental consequences of future unknown projects is too speculative
for further analysis. (Guidelines Section ]5145). Accordingly, once a specific project is proposed, it will
be analyzed to determine whether and to what extent the proposed project impacts the provision of gas
and electrical services. Although upgrades and/or extensions to existing facilities may be required for
specific projects, generally the existing facilities are adequate to serve new development without any
significant impacts.
Mitigation Measures:
The following mitigation measure is feasible and is required as a condition of approval and is made
binding on the applicant through these findings (EIR, Section 4.8.8.3, page 137) for impacts associated
gas and electricity.
1. The City shall require the proponent of any future project to demonstrate construction,
installation, or modification of existing facilities, which are necessary to provide adequate gas
and electricity to the project. Natural gas and electricity generation and transmission facilities are
controlled by Sempra Energy. The project proponent will be required to demonstrate to the City
that they have a determination from Sempra Energy that there exists sufficient infrastructure
capacity to serve the proposed project without causing a significant impact on that infrastructure
system. If such assurances cannot be obtained, the applicant shall be required to demonstrate
that, have paid their proportionate share of the cost to mitigate that impact (if the project causes a
cumulative impact), or that the applicable agency will provide the infrastructure necessary
mitigate that impact to below that agency's adopted standard of significance unless subsequent
environmental analysis is conducted and a statement of overriding considerations is then adopted.
Significance After Mitigation:
There will be no significant natural gas or electricity impacts with adoption and implementation of the
Amendment and implementation of the recommended mitigation measure.
1. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERlALS
Standards of Significance:
According to the State CEQA Guidelines, the Amendment could result in significant adverse hazards and
hazardous materials impacts if the Amendment:
Create a significant hazard to the public or to the environment.
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Impact:
Additional development of sites that used hazardous materials in the past could expose the public or
environment to hazards.
Findings:
Pursuant to section 15091(a)(I) of the CEQA Guidelines, changes or alterations are required in, or
incorporated into, the project that will substantially lessen or avoid the significant environmental effect as
identified in the EIR to a level of insignificance.
Explanation:
The Amendment will not directly create a significant potential public health hazard or involve the use,
manufacture, or disposal of materials that would pose a hazard to people and planned populations. The
adoption and implementation of the Amendment will encourage the development of both public and
private projects. No specific development projects have been submitted for formal consideration. For
any of the projects that are pending pre-submittal review by the City, those projects are too speculative
and unspecified to allow for a detailed environmental analysis at this time. An EIR need not attempt to
predict future environmental consequences when future development is unspecified and uncertain. Given
the lack of an proposed projects, predicting the likely environmental consequences of future unknown
projects is too speculative for further analysis. (Guidelines Section 15145). Accordingly, once a specific
project is proposed, it will be analyzed to determine whether and to what extent the proposed project
could expose humans to significant health hazards, if hazardous materials have been spilled. The
development of sites that used hazardous materials in the past could expose the public or the environment
to hazards. All properties proposed for development with spilled hazardous materials will have to comply
with all applicable local, county, state and federal laws regarding the remediation of the hazardous
materials prior to development. The Amendment will not change the requirements to remediate
contaminated properties prior to development. Assistance by the Agency to construct public or private
projects will not change or alter any local, county, State or federal requirements to remove hazardous
materials in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. Based on the threshold criteria the
Amendment could develop sites with hazardous materials that could result in significant adverse hazards
and hazardous material impacts to the public or the environment.
Mitigation Measures:
The following mitigation measures are feasible and are required as a condition of approval and are made
binding on the applicant through these findings (EIR, Section 4.9.3, page 145) for impacts associated
hazardous materials.
I. Prior to development of any property formerly occupied by or adjacent to existing facilities that
used or stored hazardous materials, a detailed Phase I Environmental Site Assessment shall be
approved by the City of Chula Vista to evaluate the potential for soil and groundwater
contamination. If warranted by the Phase I environmental site assessment, soil and possibly
groundwater sampling will be required.
2. Asbestos and lead-based paint survey of existing buildings shall be conducted prior to any
renovation or demolition activities, to the satisfaction of the City ofChula Vista.
3. Prior to issuance of a grading permit for any property where the results of the Phase I, Phase n,
and/or asbestos evaluation indicate the potential for hazardous materials at levels requiring
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mitigation, all remedial measures identified in those studies shall be shown on the face of the
grading plans and/or incorporated into contractor specifications prior to awarding the construction
contracts, to the satisfaction of the City of Chula Vista. Those remedial measures shall be
implemented prior to the issuance of grading permits.
4. All business that use hazardous materials in conjunction with their business, shall store, use, and
dispose of all hazardous materials in compliance with all applicable local, county, state and
federal laws and regulations.
Significance After Mitigation:
There will be no significant hazardous waste impacts with adoption and implementation of the
Amendment and implementation of the above mitigation measures.
J. RECREATION
Standards of Significance:
The threshold criteria for determining whether or not the Amendment will have recreational impacts
according to the City ofChula Vista's Quality of Life Threshold Standards:
· Individual impacts will be assessed on a project by project basis. Payment of PAD fees will assist the
City among other mechanisms, including possible redevelopment fees, for addressing future park
facility needs west of the 805.
Impact:
Additional development could increase the need for parks and recreational facilities and impact existing
facilities requiring the need to provide additional parkland.
Findings:
Pursuant to section 15091(a)(I) of the CEQA Guidelines, changes or alterations are required in, or
incorporated into, the project that will substantially lessen or avoid the significant environmental effect as
identified in the EIR to a level of insignificance.
Explanation:
The Amendment could encourage new development that could increase the need for parks and
recreational facilities and impact existing facilities requiring the need to provide additional parkland to
meet the threshold criteria. No specific development projects have been submitted for formal
consideration. For any of the projects that are pending pre-submittal review by the City, those projects
are too speculative and unspecified to allow for a detailed environmental analysis at this time. An EIR
need not attempt to predict future environmental consequences when future development is unspecified
and uncertain. Given the lack of an proposed projects, predicting the likely environmental consequences
of future unknown projects is too speculative for further analysis. (Guidelines Section 15 I 45).
Accordingly, once a specific project is proposed, it will be analyzed to determine whether and to what
extent the proposed project impacts the provision of recreation services. All projects would have to pay
the applicable PAD fee or dedicate parkland per City parkland requirements. The payment of a park fee
or dedication of parkland will mitigate the impacts of the project on park and recreational resources.
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There are no activities associated with the Amendment that will reduce or eliminate existing park or
recreational facilities. The adoption and implementation of the Amendment will allow the Agency the
authority to participate in the construction of recreational facilities, thus having positive impacts on the
City.
Mitigation Measures:
The following mitigation measure is feasible and is required as a condition of approval and is made
binding on the applicant through these findings (EIR, Section 4.11.3, page 165) for impacts associated
recreation.
I. Prior to the issuance of building permits the developer shall pay all applicable Park Acquisition
and Development (PAD) fees.
Significance After Mitigation:
No significant park and recreational impacts are anticipated with adoption and implementation of the
Amendments and incorporation of the recommended mitigation measure.
K. CULTURAL RESOURCES
Standards of Significance:
According to the State CEQA Guidelines, a project could have a significant effect on cultural resources if
the project would:
. Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource defined in
~ 15064.5;
. Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of an archaeological resource pursuant to
~ 15064.5;
. Disturb any human remains, including those interred outside of formal cemeteries; or
. Directly or indirectly disturb a unique paleontological resource or site or unique geological
feature.
Impact:
Development could impact cultural resources since archaeological and paleontological resource a low to
moderate potential to exist.
Findings:
Pursuant to section 15091(a)(I) of the CEQA Guidelines, changes or alterations are required in, or
incorporated into, the project that will substantially lessen or avoid the significant environmental effect as
identified in the EIR to a level of insignificance.
Explanation:
Based on the threshold criteria, development could significantly impact cultural resources since
archaeological and paleontological resources have a low to moderate potential to exist in the Added
Territory. No specific development projects have been submitted for formal consideration. For any of
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the projects that are pending pre-submittal review by the City, those projects are too speculative and
unspecified to allow for a detailed environmental analysis at this time. An ErR need not attempt to
predict future environmental consequences when future development is unspecified and uncertain. Given
the lack of an proposed projects, predicting the likely environmental consequences of future unknown
projects is too speculative for further analysis. (Guidelines Section 15145). Accordingly, once a specific
project is proposed, it will be analyzed to determine whether and to what extent the proposed project
impacts archaeological and paleontological resources. Although there are not any known historical
buildings in the Added Territory, some buildings may be candidates as a historical resource and could be
significantly impacted if demolished or remodeled.
Mitigation Measures:
The following mitigation measure is feasible and is required as a condition of approval and is made
binding on the applicant through these findings (EIR, Section 4.13.3, page 171) for impacts associated
cultural resources.
I. Implementation as required by the City or Agency, as appropriate, of the following measures
associated with grading and construction of a site with the potential to contain archaeological
and/or paleontological resources:
Phase 1: Phase I shall consist of a qualified archaeologist or paleontologist doing a literature and
records search, surface study, subsurface testing if necessary, the recordation of any sites, and a
recommendation regarding the need for further work.
Phase 2: If it is determined during Phase I that further work is necessary, it shall consist of the
following:
a) A qualified archaeological or paleontologist monitor shall be present at a pre-grading
conference with the developer, grading contractor, and the City's Enviromnental Review
Coordinator. The purpose of this meeting will be to consult and coordinate the role of the
archaeologist or paleontologist in the grading of the site.
b) An archaeologist/paleontologist or designate shall be present during those relative phases
of grading as determined at the pre-grading conference. The monitor shall have the authority
to temporarily direct, divert or halt grading to allow recovery of historical or fossil remains.
The developer shall authorize the deposit of any resources found on the project site in an
institution staffed by qualified archaeologist or paleontologist as determined by the Planning
Director. The contractor shall be aware of the random nature of archaeological and
paleontolgical resource occurrences and the possibility of a discovery of such scientific
and/or educational importance that might warrant a long-term salvage operation or
preservation. The Planning Director shall resolve any conflicts regarding the role of the
archaeologist or paleontologist and/or recovery times.
All projects shall be reviewed by the City or Agency, as appropriate, to determine if there are any
known historical resources that would be impacted by a project. If a project would impact a
historical resource, the City or Agency, as appropriate, shall require the project developer to
preserve or photo document the resource before its demolition, or implement other measures to be
determined by the Planning Director to mitigate the impact.
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Significance After Mitigation:
No significant impacts to archaeological, historical, or paleontological resources are anticipated with
adoption and implementation of the Amendment and incorporation of the recommended mitigation
measures.
X. CUMULATIVE SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS & MITIGATION MEASURES
Cumulative impacts are those which "are considered when viewed in connection with the effects of past
projects, the effect of other current projects, and the effects of probable future projects" (Pub. Resources
Code Section 21082.2 subd. (b)). A list of individual cumulative projects (Table 10, page 174) was
included in the cumulative analysis.
While the extent of environmental changes that would occur with the individual developments may not be
significant, the sum of the related projects, including the adoption and implementation of the Amendment,
has the potential to create significant cumulative environmental impacts in the Project Areas. Based on
the analysis contained in Section 4.0 Environmental Impact Analysis, of this EIR, the project may
contribute to cumulative impacts for hydrology/drainage and water quality, traffic and circulation, noise,
public services and utilities, population and housing, and recreation. The project, along with other related
projects, will result in the following irreversible cumulative enviromnental changes. All page numbers
following the impacts refer to pages in the EIR.
A. DRAINAGE AND WATER QUALITY
Impact:
The construction of the cumulative projects in addition to development that is anticipated in the Added
Territory could increase the amount of surface runoff that is generated to the area storm drain collection
system.
Findings:
Pursuant to section 15091(a)(I) of the CEQA Guidelines, changes or alterations are required in, or
incorporated into, the project that will substantially lessen or avoid the significant environmental effect as
identified in the EIR to a level of insignificance.
Explanation:
Increased surface flows due to the construction of cumulative projects could impact the storm drain
system and its ability to adequately carry storm water. For those areas where the existing facilities may
be near or at their design capacity, additional surface water quantity could significantly impact the
facilities. No specific development projects have been submitted for formal consideration. For any of the
projects that are pending pre-submittal review by the City, those projects are too speculative and
unspecified to allow for a detailed enviromnental analysis at this time. An EIR need not attempt to
predict future enviromnental consequences when future development is unspecified and uncertain. Given
the lack of an proposed projects, predicting the likely environmental consequences of future unknown
projects is too speculative for further analysis. (Guidelines Section 15145). Accordingly, once a specific
project is proposed, it will be analyzed to determine whether and to what extent the project, in
conjunction with other planned or approved projects, causes any significant storm water or water quality
impacts.. If it's determined the existing facilities are not adequate, the City will require the developer to
construct the improvements necessary to handle the storm water, obtain from the developer evidence that
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the appropriate agency will construct the improvements necessary to handle the storm water at the
appropriate time, or obtain form the developer evidence that the developer has paid its proportional share
of the costs to construct such improvements. Although cumulative projects could significantly impact
the existing storm drain facilities, improvements would be provided as required by the various regulators
(City and state) to mitigate the impact to a level of insignificance.
Mitigation Measures:
Although no specific cumulative drainage and water quality mitigation measures are listed in the Draft
EIR, the following measure will ensure that adequate drainage and water quality facilities are provided in
conjunction with the development of cumulative projects. The recommended mitigation measures are
similar to those proposed for the Amendment, however, they have been revised accordingly to
specifically address cumulative projects. The following mitigation measures are feasible and are required
as a condition of approval and are made binding on the project proponent through these findings.
I. Once a specific project is proposed, it will be analyzed to determine whether and to what extent
the project, in conjunction with other planned or approved projects, causes any storm water or
water quality infrastructure to operate at less than an acceptable level. This study shall identify
the on-and off-site facilities necessary to adequately convey surface runoff to avoid or minimize
on-site ponding, which could impact the integrity of building footings, and/or off-site flooding at
downstream properties. This study shall also evaluate measures to avoid or minimize flooding of
low-lying areas during high tide conditions, the effects of wind-driven waves generated from
within San Diego Bay, flooding from the Sweetwater River, and erosion from inland or coastal
flooding. All applicable measures recommended by the hydrology study shall be shown on the
face of final grading and building plans and/or incorporated into contractor specifications prior to
award of construction contracts, to the satisfaction of the City of Chula Vista. The hydrology
study and mitigation measures shall be in conformance with criteria set forth by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers for design of coastal structures. If it is determined that the project will, in
conjunction with other approved or planned projects cause a significant impact on necessary
storm water or drainage infrastructure, the City will require the developer to construct the
improvements necessary to handle the storm water, obtain from the developer evidence that the
appropriate agency will construct the improvements necessary to handle the storm water at the
appropriate time, or obtain form the developer evidence that the developer has paid its
proportional share of the costs to construct such improvements, as appropriate, unless subsequent
environmental analysis is conducted and a statement of overriding considerations is then adopted.
2. Prior to issuance of a grading permit for subsequent development, a detailed erosion/siltation
control plan shall be approved by the City of Chula Vista. The plan shall include, but not be
limited to, the following measures to protect existing downstream areas from erosion, scour, and
sediment deposition:
g) Install energy dissipaters, riprap aprons, water bars, or drop structures at all drainage outlets
(e.g. subdrains, storm drains, culverts, brow ditches, and drainage crossings, or swales) to
protect downstream areas from erosion, channel scour, siltation, and sedimentation;
h) Implement short-and long-tem stabilization (erosion control) and structural (sediment control)
measures to: (1) limit the exposure of graded areas to the shortest duration possible, (2) divert
upslope runoff around graded areas, and (3) sore flows and remove sediment from runoff
before it leaves the construction site. Stabilization measures may include dust control,
surface roughening, hydro seeding, temporary and permanent landscaping, mulching,
matting, blankets, geotextiles, sod stabilization, slope protection (e.g., geogrid fabric), tree
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protection (e.g., caging), and vegetative buffer strips. In addition, rubber hypalon liners shall
be placed on bare soil disturbed by construction activities when weather conditions indicate
any possibility of rain and the activities are temporarily suspended for any reason.
Structural measures may include slope drains and benching, subdrains, storm drains, culverts,
brow ditches, vegetation-lined drainage crossings, or swales, silt fencing, brush barriers, hay
bales, gravel bags, berms, dikes, check dams, sediment traps, infiltration trenches, French
drains, catch basins, desilting and detention basins, and vegetative controls. Such controls
would likely be required at the base of manufactured slopes and/or areas adjacent to, or
upstream of major drainage courses and wetlands;
i) Maintain temporary and permanent landscaping on manufactured slopes, and use native or
drought-tolerant vegetation, where applicable to reduce irrigation requirements
j) Prevent tracking of soil from the construction site via gravel strips, temporary paVIng,
sediment trapping devices, and/or wheel washing facilities at access points;
k) Install/maintain gravel filters at all temporary drainage inlets; and
I) Inspect/maintain all erosion and sediment control measures to ensure that they function
properly during the entire construction period. All desilting traps/basins shall be cleaned
when filled to 10% of their capacity, and all silt barriers shall be cleaned when accumulated
sediment reaches six inches in depth. All areas planted with erosion-control vegetation shall
be monitored daily for vegetation establishment and erosion problems, and any repairs and/or
replacement of vegetation made promptly. Stabilization and structural controls shall be
inspected at least monthly and after every significant storm event, and shall be repaired or
maintained as needed to reduce sediment discharge. Access to these facilities shall be
maintained during wet weather.
3. Prior to issuance of a grading permit, a Notice of Intent shall be submitted to the State Water
Resources Control Board, and a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) shall be
developed and implemented in compliance with the California General Construction Activity
Storm Water Permit of the NPDES. In addition, to the stabilization and structural controls
specified above, the SWPPP shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following BMPs;
a) Implement material and waste management programs during grading and
construction, including solid, sanitary, septic, hazardous, contaminated soil,
concrete and construction waste management, spill prevention, appropriate
material delivery and storage, employee training, dust control, and vehicle and
equipment cleaning, maintenance and fueling;
b) Implement routine procedures or practices after grading and construction to
reduce the amount of pollutants available for transport in the typical
rainfall/runoff process such as a material use control program including proper
storage and disposal practices for potential pollutants (e.g., motor oils and
antifreeze); prohibiting storage of uncovered hazardous substances in outdoor
areas; prohibiting the use of pesticides and herbicides listed by the
Environmental Protection Agency, and spill prevention/responses and
shipping/receiving practices.
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c) Install/maintain grease and oil traps or other filtration systems (e.g., fossil filters)
at all permanent storm drain inlets; and
d) Implement a monitoring program involving the following inspection and
maintenance procedures for all post-construction storm water pollution control
measures to ensure that they continue to function properly:
. If utilized onsite, permanent detention basins shall be cleaned when filled to
10% of their capacity;
. Drainage inlet filters shall be inspected and maintained at a frequency
appropriate to the type of filter system used;
. Landscaping sprinkler systems shall be maintained to prevent excess runoff
due to leaking or broken sprinkler heads;
. Drainage facilities shall be routinely inspected and repaired as needed; and
. Records shall be kept of all control measure implementation, inspection, and
maintenance.
4. Prior to issuance of a grading permit, all applicable short- and long-term stabilization (erosion
control) and structural (sediment control) measures and BMPs recommended by the
erosion/siltation control plan and SWPPP shall be shown on the face of final grading plans and/or
incorporated into contractor specifications prior to award of construction contracts, to the
satisfaction of the City of Chula Vista.
5. During and after grading and construction, random periodic field inspections shall be conducted
by the City or designated monitor to verify implementation of applicable stabilization and
structural controls and BMPs in accordance with approved plans and permits. If observed
conditions and/or grading/construction activities vary significantly from those documented in
approved plans and permits, such activities shall be halted temporarily or diverted away from
affected area(s) and the City notified immediately to determine appropriate mitigation.
6. Prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy, the applicant, as applicable, shall provide evidence
to the City of Chula Vista that: I) a hazardous materials business plan has been prepared and
implemented in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations; and 2) all local, state, and
permit requirements to generate, use, store, and transport hazardous materials have been satisfied.
7. All subdivisions shall comply with Chula Vista Subdivision Manual Section 3-201.2(2) that
requires subdivisions to provide on-site storm detention facilities such that the post-development
flow rate for a given design storm does not exceed the pre-development flow rate at the outlet of
the subdivision. Preliminary hydrology studies shall demonstrate that runoff flow rate does not
increase as a result of development.
Significance After Mitigation:
There will be no significant cumulative drainage or water quality impacts with incorporation of the
recommended mitigation measures.
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B. TRAFFIC AND CIRCULATION
Impact:
The development of the cumulative projects in Table 10 of the EIR (page 174 to 175) would generate a
significant amount of traffic to the city roadway system.
Findings:
Pursuant to section l5091(a)(I) of the CEQA Guidelines, changes or alterations are required in, or
incorporated into, the project that will substantially lessen or avoid the significant effect as identified in
the EIR to a level of insignificance. Moreover, pursuant to Guidelines, ~15091, subd. (a)(2) certain
changes or alterations may be within the responsibility and jurisdiction of another public agency and not
the agency making the Findings. Such changes have been adopted by such other agency or can and
should be adopted by such other agency.
Explanation:
The cumulative effect due to increased traffic could significantly impact city threshold levels of service
for intersections and roadways throughout the City, including the Added Territory. No specific
development projects have been submitted for formal consideration. For any of the projects that are
pending pre-submittal review by the City, those projects are too speculative and unspecified to allow for a
detailed environmental analysis at this time. An EIR need not attempt to predict future environmental
consequences when future development is unspecified and uncertain. Given the lack of an proposed
projects, predicting the likely enviromnental consequences of future unknown projects is too speculative
for further analysis. (Guidelines Section 15145). Accordingly, once a specific project is proposed, it will
be analyzed to determine whether and to what extent the project, in conjunction with other approved and
planned project, cumulatively causes any significant impact to any street segment or intersection. In
cases where projects would impact the roadway system the City would require the project developer to
construct the roadway improvements necessary to provide acceptable levels of service to meet City
threshold requirements. The construction of roadway improvements required by the City to master plan
design standards would mitigate traffic and circulation impacts.
Mitigation Measure:
Although no specific cumulative traffic and circulation mitigation measures are listed in the Draft EIR,
the following measures will ensure that adequate transportation facilities are provided in conjunction with
the development of cumulative projects to serve future traffic. The recommended mitigation measures
are similar to those proposed for the Amendment, however, they have been revised accordingly to
specifically address cumulative projects. The following mitigation measures are feasible and are required
as a condition of approval and are made binding on the project proponent through these findings.
I. Prior to approval of projects that are anticipated to generate substantial traffic volumes based on
criteria in the February 13, 2001 City ofChula Vista Guidelines for Traffic Impact Studies, a detailed
traffic study shall be approved by the City of Chula Vista. For projects that would generate 2,440 or
more ADT, or 200 or more peak-hour trips, the traffic study shall be prepared in accordance with the
Guidelines for Congestion Management Program (SANDAG 1994). Based upon studies, mitigation
measures shall be implemented to reduce all traffic impacts to below the level of insignificance
established by the City. All City required traffic studies analyze both the project traffic as well as
potential cumulative project traffic impacts. Additionally, the latest SANDAG (San Diego
Association of Government) models are referenced when preparing traffic studies, which take into
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account land use and zoning designations. To the extent that the traffic study shows that an affected
intersection or roadway segment within the control of another governmental agency (such as
CalTrans or another city), the project proponent will be required to demonstrate to the City that they
have a determination from that governmental agency that the specific project, when combined with
other planned and approved projects will not cause a significant impact to the intersection or segment.
rf such assurances cannot be obtained, the applicant shall be required to demonstrate that, have paid
their proportionate share of the cost to mitigate that impact unless subsequent environmental analysis
is conducted and a statement of overriding considerations is then adopted.
The traffic study may also address the following transportation/circulation issues, as appropriate and
determined by the City Engineer, or his designee: (I) in addition to geometric improvements (e.g.,
road widening, lane restriping, intersection reconfiguration), traffic flow improvements to reduce
congestion should include traffic signal installation, timing, and phasing; (2) bicycle and pedestrian
pathways should be developed, at a minimum to meet standards; and (3) the City of Chula Vista
should encourage the extension of public transit into areas not served by public transit, when feasible.
To further reduce traffic impacts, the following transportation demand management strategies (TDM)
shall be addressed in the traffic study for possible incorporation as conditions of subsequent permits
for future development:
. Promote the use of public transportation, including increased bus and trolley
service/usage and possible extension of light rail transit service;
. Create park and ride lots;
. Provide bicycle storage facilities;
. Promote a ride sharing program; and
. Promote flexible work shifts from area businesses.
2. Prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy for future development, construction of the circulation
system improvements identified in the recommended traffic study in Mitigation Measure I. above, if
required, shall be completed to the satisfaction of the City of Chula Vista and, when applicable,
Caltrans.
Significance After Mitigation:
There will be no significant cumulative traffic and circulation impacts with incorporation of the
recommended mitigation measures.
C. NOISE
Impact:
The short and long-term noise levels that can be expected from the development of the cumulative
projects in conjunction with projects that may occur in the Added Territory could be significant.
Findings:
Pursuant to section 15091(a)(I) of the CEQA Guidelines, changes or alterations are required in, or
incorporated into, the project that will substantially lessen or avoid the significant effect as identified in
the EIR to a level of insignificance
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Explanation:
The cumulative noise levels that would occur during construction of cumulative projects would certainly
increase the ambient noise level in the vicinity of each project. If there are several projects under
construction simultaneously in one area the ambient noise level could increase significantly. Although
the city has noise level criteria that must be met, the short-term cumulative noise impact could be
significant. The long-term ambient noise level could also increase due to additional noise from the
operation of cumulative projects. Additional traffic noise, operation of mechanical equipment and
activities associated with the daily operation of business will increase the ambient, or background noise
levels. The city has a noise ordinance that restricts interior and exterior noise levels. Although individual
projects will have to provide measures accordingly to meet the city's noise criteria, the ambient noise
level in the city could, and is expected to increase. No specific development projects have been submitted
for formal consideration. For any of the projects that are pending pre-submittal review by the City, those
projects are too speculative and unspecified to allow for a detailed environmental analysis at this time.
An EIR need not attempt to predict future environmental consequences when future development is
unspecified and uncertain. Given the lack of an proposed projects, predicting the likely environmental
consequences of future unknown projects is too speculative for further analysis. (Guidelines Section
15145). Accordingly, once a specific project is proposed, it will be analyzed to determine whether and to
what extent the project, in conjunction with other planned or approved projects, causes any significant
noise impacts.
Mitigation Measure:
Although no specific cumulative noise mitigation measures are listed in the Draft EIR, the following
measures will reduce potential cumulative noise impacts associated with the development of cumulative
projects. The recommended mitigation measures are similar to those proposed for the Amendment;
however, they have been revised accordingly to specifically address cumulative projects. The following
mitigation measures are feasible and are required as a condition of approval and are made binding on the
project proponent through these findings.
I. The City shall review all projects for compliance with the Noise Control Ordinance and the City's
CEQA significance threshold. If it is determined that a project could have significant noise
impacts, measures to reduce noise levels in compliance with the noise standards shall be
incorporated into the project, through the preparation of a noise analysis. Prior to issuance of a
certificate of occupancy, the required mitigation measures specified in the approved noise
analysis shall be constructed to the satisfaction of the City ofChula Vista.
2. Development activity shall comply with the applicable City of Chula Vista nuisance ordinance,
which limits construction activity to the weekday hours of7 A.M. to 7 P.M. Items a) through e)
below shall also be shown on the face of final grading plans and/or incorporated into contractor
specifications as necessary prior to award of construction contracts, to the satisfaction of the City
ofChula Vista.
a) When siting stationary equipment such as generators and compressors, sensitive
receptors shall be sheltered from construction noise. This can be accomplished
using existing barriers such as ground elevation change and buildings, or
temporary barriers such as plywood walls or noise blankets.
b) Several loud operations should occur simultaneously to decrease the duration of
impacts resulting from each of the actions completed separately.
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c) When pile driving, alternative and less intrusive construction methods such as
vibration or hydraulic insertion should be used Cas available) to lower noise
levels.
d) Each internal combustion engine used for project construction shall be equipped
with a muffler as required by Caltrans Standard Specifications 7-1.011, January
1988.
e) During grading and construction, random periodic field inspections shall be
conducted by the City or designated monitor to verify implementation of
applicable noise requirements.
Significance After Mitigation:
There will be no significant cumulative noise impacts with incorporation of the recommended mitigation
measures.
D. PUBLIC SERVICES AND UTILITIES
Impact:
The development of the cumulative projects In conjunction with future development in the Added
Territory would increase the demand on public services and utilities.
Findings:
Pursuant to section 15091(a)(I) of the CEQA Guidelines, changes or alterations are required in, or
incorporated into, the project that will substantially lessen or avoid the significant effect as identified in
the EIR to a level of insignificance. Moreover, pursuant to Guidelines, ~ 15091, subd. (a)(2) certain
changes or alterations are within the responsibility and jurisdiction of another public agency and not the
agency making the Findings. Such changes have been adopted by such other agency or can and should be
adopted by such other agency.
Explanation:
For those services and utilities that may be near their capacities, additional demand could significantly
impact the ability of the service or utility company to meet the demand. In the case of water and sewage
service, the city would require the project developer to construct the improvements necessary to serve the
project. In the case of services such as police, fire, and libraries the city collects impact fees that would
be used to provide additional personnel, facilities, and/or equipment to serve the project. School districts
require developers to pay school impact fees that are used to provide additional classroom space when
needed. Measures that are required by the city and the respective utility to reduce and mitigate impacts of
projects on public services and utilities will mitigate cumulative public service and utility impacts. No
specific development projects have been submitted for formal consideration. For any of the projects that
are pending pre-submittal review by the City, those projects are too speculative and unspecified to allow
for a detailed environmental analysis' at this time. An EIR need not attempt to predict future
environmental consequences when future development is unspecified and uncertain. Given the lack of an
proposed proJects, predicting the likely environmental consequences of future unknown projects is too
speculative for further analysis. (Guidelines Section 15145). Accordingly, once a specific project is
proposed, it will be analyzed to determine whether and to what extent the project, in conjunction with
other planned or approved projects, causes any significant impacts the aforementioned pubic services.
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Mitigation Measures:
Although no specific cumulative public service and utility mitigation measures are listed in the Draft EIR,
the following measures will reduce potential cumulative public service and utility impacts associated with
the development of cumulative projects. The recommended mitigation measures are similar to those
proposed for the Amendment, however, they have been revised accordingly to specifically address
cumulative projects. The following mitigation measures are feasible and are required as a condition of
approval and are made binding on the project proponent through these findings.
Water Service
I. Prior to the approval of utility plans for development or redevelopment projects, all water
plans shall be submitted to the Sweetwater Authority for their review to ensure that when the
impacts of the project are combined with other approved and planned projects, adequate
water service can continue to be provided.. No permits shall be issued to any development or
redevelopment project unless the Sweetwater Authority determines that the project will not
have a cumulative impact on the provision of water or the developer has paid its
proportionate fair share of the cost of improvements necessary to reduce the impacts to a
level of insignificance.
2. The City shall require the incorporation of all state mandated water conservation measures as
well as all applicable water conservation required by the City of Chula Vista Growth
Management Ordinance.
Police Service
3. Prior to the approval of a project, the developer shall pay impact fees for police protection
services to help finance the needed facilities and services
4. The City shall monitor Police Department responses to emergency calls and report the results
to the GMOC on an annual basis.
Fire Protection
5. Prior to approval of plans for individual projects, the City of Chula Vista Fire Department
shall review the project plans and building design and include plan modifications, if
necessary, to ensure compliance with all applicable fire code requirements and properly
equipped and staffed fire and medical units respond to calls throughout the City within seven
minutes in 85 percent of the calls. The applicant shall be required to incorporate all
recommended changes into the project prior to the issuance of permits.
School Facilities
6. Prior to the issuance of building permits, the project applicant shall pay school impact fees or
participate in an alternative financing mechanism to help finance the needed facilities and
services for the Chula Vista Elementary and the Sweetwater Union High School Districts to
the satisfaction of the School Districts.
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Sewal2e Services
7. All private development projects shall be reviewed by both the City of Chula Vista and [and
the San Diego Metropolitan Sewer Authority?] at the time the project is submitted for
approval to make sure that the project, in conjunction with all other planned and approved
projects, does not cause a significant impact on sewer collection facilities. If it is determined
the existing sewer collection facilities are not adequate to serve the project in conjunction
with all other planned and approved projects, the project developer shall pay it proportionate
fair share of the cost of the necessary improvements.
Librarv
8. All development, as applicable shall pay the impact fee necessary to finance the needed
library facilities for compliance with the City of Chula Vista's Quality of Life Threshold
Standard for library facilities.
Gas and Electricity
9. The City shall require the construction, installation, or modification of existing facilities,
which are necessary to provide adequate gas and electricity to the project.
Significance After Mitigation:
There will be no significant cumulative public service and utility impacts with incorporation of the
recommended mitigation measures.
E. POPULATION AND HOUSING
Impact:
The population and the number of housing units will increase in Chula Vista with development of the
cumulative projects.
Findings:
Pursuant to section 15091(a)(I) of the CEQA Guidelines, changes or alterations are required in, or
incorporated into, the project that will substantially lessen or avoid the significant effect as identified in
the EIR to a level of insignificance.
Explanation:
The Amendment will allow the Agency to use a percentage of tax increment revenue to provide, upgrade,
improve and construct low and moderate income housing as well as participate with developers to provide
other types of housing. The cumulative impact with the development of the projects in Table 6 and
residential units that may be developed in the Added Territory could result in a significant increase in the
population and number of housing units in Chula Vista. Although residential development must be
consistent with the general plan, additional residential development could have a significant impact on the
population of Chula Vista. As the population increases the city may have revise their future population
estimates to account for any increase.
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Mitigation Measures:
Although no specific cumulative public service and utility mitigation measures are listed in the Draft EIR,
the following measure will reduce potential cumulative population and housing impacts associated with
the development of cumulative projects. The following mitigation measure is feasible and is required as a
condition of approval and is made binding on the project proponent through these findings.
I. The City shall review all projects for consistency with the City's Housing Element.
Significance After Mitigation:
There will be no significant cumulative housing impacts with incorporation of the recommended
mitigation measure.
F. RECREATION
Impact:
The development of the cumulative residential projects in conjunction with development that is
anticipated to occur in the Amended Territory will increase the demand for recreational facilities,
including parks, bicycle trails, and other recreational activities.
Findings:
Pursuant to section 15091(a)(I) of the CEQA Guidelines, changes or alterations are required in, or
incorporated into, the project that will substantially lessen or avoid the significant effect as identified in
the EIR to a level of insignificance.
Explanation:
The city requires developers to provide parkland or pay fees to provide parkland to serve residents. The
use of developer fees or development of dedicated parkland will meet the recreational needs of city
residents. Although the city requires developer fees to provide parkland, additional parkland beyond that
provided by developers may be necessary resulting in a significant impact.
Mitigation Measures:
Although no specific cumulative recreation mitigation measures are listed in the Draft EIR, the following
measure will reduce potential cumulative recreation impacts associated with the development of
cumulative projects. The recommended mitigation measure is the same measure proposed for the
Amendments because it is applicable as suitable mitigation for cumulative projects. The following
mitigation measure is feasible and is required as a condition of approval and is made binding on the
project proponent through these findings.
I. Prior to the issuance of building permits the developer shall pay all applicable Park Acquisition
and Development (PAD) fees.
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Significance After Mitigation:
There will be no significant cumulative recreation impacts with incorporation of the recommended
mitigation measure.
XI. FEASIBILITY OF POTENTrAL PROJECT ALTERNATIVES
Because the project will cause some significant environmental effects, as outlined above, the Agency
must consider the feasibility of any environmentally superior alternative to the project as finally
approved. The Agency must evaluate whether one or more of these altematives could avoid or
substantially lessen the significant environmental effects. Where, as in this project, no significant
environmental effects remain after application of all feasible mitigation measures identified in the ErR,
the decision makers must still evaluate the project alternatives identified in the EIR. Under these
circumstances, CEQA requires findings on the feasibility of project alternatives.
In general, in preparing and adopting findings, a lead agency need not necessarily address feasibility
when contemplating the approval of a project with significant impacts. Where the significant impacts can
be mitigated to an acceptable (insignificant) level solely by the adoption of mitigation measures, the
agency, in drafting its findings, has no obligation to consider the feasibility of environmentally superior
alternatives, even if their impacts would be less severe than those of the projects as mitigated (Laurel
Heights Improvement Association v. Regents of the University of California (1988) 47 Ca1.3d 376 [253
Cal.Rptr. 426]; Laurel Hills Homeowners Association v. City Council (1978) 83 Cal.App.3d 515 [147
Cal.Rptr. 842]; Kings County Farm Bureau v. City of Hanford (1990) 221 Cal.App.3d 692 [270 Cal.Rptr.
650]). Accordingly, for this project, in adopting the findings concerning project alternatives, the Agency
considers only those environmental impacts that, for the finally approved projects, are significant and
cannot be avoided or substantially lessened through mitigation.
If project alternatives are feasible, the decision makers must adopt a Statement of Overriding
Considerations with regard to the project. If there is a feasible alternative to the project, the decision
makers must decide whether it is environmentally superior to the project. Proposed project alternatives
considered must be ones that "could feasibly attain the basic objectives of the project." However, the
CEQA Guidelines also require an EIR to examine alternatives "capable of eliminating" enviromnental
effects even if these alternatives "would impede to some degree the attainment of the project objectives"
(CEQA Guidelines, section 15126).
The Agency has properly considered and reasonably rejected project alternatives as "infeasible" pursuant
to CEQA. CEQA provides the following definition of the term "feasible" as it applies to the findings
requirement: "feasible means capable of being accomplished in a successful manner within a reasonable
period of time, taking into account economic, environmental, social, and technological factors" (Pub.
Resources Code, section 21061.1). The CEQA Guidelines provide a broader definition of "feasibility"
that also encompasses "legal" factors. CEQA Guidelines section 15364 states, "the lack oflegal powers
of an agency to use in imposing an alternative or mitigation measure may be as great a limitation as any
economic, environmental, social, or technological factor" (see also Citizens of Goleta Valley v. Board of
Supervisors (1990) 52 Ca1.3d 553, 565 [276 CaI.RptrAIO]).
Accordingly, "feasibility" is a term of art under CEQA and thus may not be afforded a different meaning
as may be provided by Webster's dictionary or any other sources. Moreover, Public Resources Code
section 21081 govems the "findings" requirement under CEQA with regard to the feasibility of
alternatives. Specifically, no public agency shall approve or carry out a project for which an
environmental impact report has been certified which identifies one or more significant effects on the
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environment that would occur if the project is approved or carried out unless the public agency makes one
or more of the following findings:
1. "Changes or alternations have been required in, or incorporated into, the project which avoid or
substantially lessen the significant enviromnental effect as identified in the final EIR" (CEQA Guidelines,
section 15091, subd. (a)(I)).
2. "Such changes or alterations are within the responsibility and jurisdiction of another public agency and
not the agency making the Findings. Such changes have been adopted by such other agency or can and
should be adopted by such other agency" (CEQA Guidelines, section 15091, subd. (a)(3)).
3. "Specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other considerations, including provisions of
employment opportunities for highly trained workers, make infeasible the mitigation measures or project
alternatives identified in the final EIR" (CEQA Guidelines, section 15091, subd. (a)(3)).
The concept of "feasibility" also encompasses the question of whether a particular alternative or
mitigation measure promotes the underlying goals and objectives of a project (City of Del Mar V. City of
San Diego (1982) 133 Cal.App.3d 410, 417 [183 Cal. Rptr. 898]). "'[F]easibility' under CEQA
encompasses 'desirability' to the extent that desirability is based on a reasonable balancing of the relevant
economic, environmental, social, and technological factors" (Ibid.; see also Sequoyah Hills Homeowners
Assn. V. City of Oakland (1993) 23 Cal.AppAth 704, 715 [29 Cal.Rptr.2d 182]).
These findings contrast and compare the alternatives where appropriate in order to demonstrate that the
selection of the finally approved project, while still resulting in significant enviromnental impacts, has
substantial environmental, planning, fiscal, and other benefits. In rejecting certain alternatives, the
decision makers have examined the finally approved project objectives and weighed the ability of the
various alternatives to meet objectives. The decision makers believe that the Amendment best meet the
finally approved project objectives with the least environmental impact.
The detailed discussion in Section IX and Section X demonstrate that all environmental effects of the
project have been either substantially lessened or avoided through the imposition of existing policies or
regulations or by the adoption of additional, formal mitigation measures recommended in the EIR. No
unmitigated impacts remain.
Thus, the Agency can fully satisfY its CEQA obligations by determining whether any altematives
identified in the EIR are both feasible and environmentally superior with respect to the impacts listed
above (Laurel Hills, supra, 83 Cal.App.3d at 519-527 [147 Cal. Rptr842]; Kings County Farm Bureau v.
City of Hanford (1990) 221 Cal.App.3d 692, 730-731 [270 Cal. Rptr. 650]; and Laurel Heights
Improvement Association V. Regents of the University of Cali fomi a (1988) 47 Ca1.3d 376, 400-403 [253
Cal. Rptr. 426]). As the following discussion will show, no identified altemative qualifies as both
feasible and environmentally superior with respect to the unmitigated impacts.
The City's review of project alternatives is guided primarily by the need to reduce potential impacts
associated with the Amendment, while still achieving the basic objectives of the project. Here, the
Agency's primary objective is to comprehensively plan, coordinate, and implement development over a
large area. More specific objectives include those previously listed in Section III.
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A. NO PROJECT ALTERNATIVE
Section 15126, subdivision (e), of the CEQA Guidelines requires the evaluation of the "No Project"
alternative. The No Project alternative assumes the existing project areas would not be merged and the
Added Territory would not be added to the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project Area.
The No Project alternative will preclude the Agency from adopting the Amendment, eliminating the
opportunities and abilities for the Agency to assist with the removal and/or upgrading of blighted
properties in the Added Territory. Since some blighted properties in the Added Territory have been slow
to be redeveloped on their own, the trend for the slow improvement of the properties would likely
continue under the this alternative. The opportunity for the Agency to participate with a property owner,
or developer, in the rehabilitation and/or demolition of the blighted properties will not be available with
the No Project alternative.
This project alternative will prevent the Agency from capturing additional tax increment from the Added
Territory over the life of the plan. The tax increment from the Added Territory could be used by the
Agency to upgrade and improve blighted conditions, including the construction of needed public
improvements.
The Agency is required by law to set aside at least 20% of the tax increment revenue from the Added
Territory into a fund to provide, preserve and construct low and moderate income housing. The
additional tax increment would allow the Agency the opportunity to provide additional revenue to provide
additional low and moderate-income housing. The No Project alternative could prevent the Agency from
assisting Chula Vista to provide more low- and moderate-income housing.
The No Project alternative would reduce the ability of the Agency to upgrade and improve blighted
properties in the Added Territory. There are numerous properties that need financial assistance in order
to be redeveloped. The No Project alternative will prevent the Agency from assisting with the
redevelopment of key properties that could provide jobs and increase the economic viability of Chula
Vista.
The No Project alternative does not totally eliminate the significant environmental impacts of the
Amendments because property can still be developed as allowed by the General Plan, whether the
property is in a redevelopment project area or not. The No Project alternative would not accomplish the
goals and objectives of the proposed Amendments.
Findings:
I. The No Project alternative would not meet the project objectives listed In Section 3.5, Project
Objective, on page 40 of the EIR.
2. The No Project alternative would not eliminate the significant environmental impacts indirectly
associated with future development in the Added Territory.
3. The No Project alternative will preclude the Agency from adopting the Amendment, eliminating the
opportunities and abilities for the Agency to assist with the removal and/or upgrading of blighted
properties in the Added Territory.
4. This project alternative will prevent the Agency from capturing additional tax increment from the
Added Territory, which could be used to upgrade and improve blighted conditions, including
construction of needed public improvements.
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5. The No Project alternative could prevent the Agency from assisting the city to provide more low- and
moderate-income housing.
B. ALTERNATIVE TWO - MODIFIED PROJECT AREA
The proposed Amendment includes adding approximately 494 acres to be included with the Merged
Town Centre II, Otay Valley and Southwest redevelopment plans. The Added Territory would increase
the amount of property in the redevelopment project areas. This alternative evaluates eliminating some of
the proposed added territory.
The elimination of property from the Added Territory would not necessarily reduce or eliminate
significant enviromnental effects that may occur by development specifically because the property is
located in a redevelopment area. Project impacts, if applicable, will occur whether the project is in a
redevelopment area or not. The removal of property from a redevelopment project area would eliminate
the ability for the Agency to assist with its redevelopment. The enviromnental impacts associated with
development of a property would exist whether the property is in a redevelopment area or not. Therefore,
eliminating territory from a redevelopment area would not eliminate enviromnental impacts.
The removal of property from a redevelopment project area could delay development of the property.
Because some of the property in the Added Territory has not been able to be redeveloped by the private
sector acting alone, its removal could further delay development.
The removal of property could have an economic impact on the success of the redevelopment plan by
eliminating tax increment that would be generated from the development of the property. The loss of tax
increment would reduce the amount of revenue the Agency has available throughout the life to use
towards removing blight.
Findings:
I. The Modified Project Area Altemative would not reduce or eliminate any significant environmental
effects that may occur due to development specifically because the property is located in a
redevelopment area.
2. The removal of. property from a redevelopment project area could delay the development of the
property.
3. The Modified Project Area Altemative could result in an economic impact on the success of the
redevelopment plan by eliminating tax increment that would be generated from the development of
the property in the project area.
C. AL TERNA TIVE THREE - NO EMINENT DOMAIN
This project alternative would eliminate the use of eminent domain. Although it is the intent of the
Agency not to use eminent domain, there may be situations where its use is necessary to acquire property,
or assemble parcels to complete a large project. The elimination of the use of eminent domain to
assemble parcels could prevent development and opportunities to eliminate blight and improve the
economic viability of the community.
The unavailability of the use of eminent domain by the Agency mayor may not eliminate environmental
impacts. On the one hand the private sector could still build projects, however they would have to acquire
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and, if necessary, assemble properties on their own without Agency assistance. If properties are
assembled and developed without the use of eminent domain the environmental issues would exist
independently of the use of eminent domain. Thus, the lack or unavailability of eminent domain would
not eliminate the environmental impacts associated with future development. In a situation when a
project doesn't move forward because the private sector could not purchase properties through
negotiations with the landowner, the lack of the ability to use eminent domain to acquire property would
eliminate the impacts that may have been associated with the project.
Private projects may move forward at a slower pace, or not at all without eminent domain. In this case,
the environmental impacts associated with a specific project would be eliminated, if the project is not
constructed.
This alternative could reduce the effectiveness of the Agency to eliminate blight, which is an objective of
the Amendment. This alternative mayor may not eliminate environmental impacts depending upon
whether or not the private section is able to obtain and assemble parcels for development without Agency
assistance.
Findings:
I. The No Eminent Domain alternative would prevent the Agency from usmg eminent domain to
acquire property for development.
2. The elimination of the use of eminent domain could prevent development and opportunities to
eliminate blight and improve the economic viability of the community.
3. The unavailability of eminent domain mayor may not eliminate environmental impacts.
D. PROJECT ALTERNATIVE SUMMARY
The project alternatives addressed in this ErR would not eliminate the indirect adverse environmental
impacts that could occur with adoption of the Amendments. Property can be developed according to the
Chula Vista General Plan EIR whether it is in the Added Territory or not. Any impacts due to that
development would occur independently of being in a redevelopment project area. The only real
altemative that would eliminate all significant environmental effects would be no development at all,
which is not feasible. Development will occur whether properties are in a redevelopment area or not.
XII. FINDINGS OF FACT
In summary, none of the Project Altematives will completely eliminate any significant environmental
impacts that have been identified with the adoption and implementation of the Amendment. For these
reasons, the Agency concludes that the No Project, Modified Project Area, and No Eminent Domain
alternatives are not feasible (see City of Del Mar, supra, 133 Cal.App3d at 417; Sequoyah Hills, supa, 23
Cal.App.4th at 715).
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COMMUNtTY DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT
Chula Vista Redevelopment Agel. c) AUG .~. ..~2~03J
PLANNING & ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDMENT
(Bayfront/Town Centre I Redevelopment Plan
Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Plan)
DRAFT PROGRAM
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
EIR-04-01
Prepared for:
Chula Vista Redevelopment Agency
276 Fourth Avenue
Chula Vista, California 91910
(619) 476-5311
Prepared by:
Phil Martin & Associates
18195 McDurmott East, Suite C
Irvine, California 92614
(949) 250-0503
STATE CLEARINGHOUSE NO. 2002121034
AUGUST 2003
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section
Pal!e
1.0 INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................1
1.1 OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................... 1
1.2 DEFINITIONS......... ............. ... ... ............................................ ...... ........ ... ........ .... ....2
1.3 BRIEF PROJECT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................3
1.4 STATUTORY AUTHORITY ................................................................................4
1.5 ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED ..............................................................................5
1.6 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE ................................................................. 5
2.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...............................................................................................7
2.1 PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL SUMMARY ...................................................... 7
2.2 PROJECT ALTERNA TIVES............................................................................... 28
2.3 AREAS OF CONTROVERSY/ISSUES TO BE RESOLVED.............................28
3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................... 30
3.1 PROJECT LOCATION AND BOUNDARIES ....................................................30
3.2 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING .......................................................................... 30
3.3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION..... .... ... .............. ........................... ... ... ... ............. .... .... 35
3.4 THE INTENDED USE OF THIS PROGRAM EIR..............................................39
3.5 PROJECT OBJECTIVE.............. ................................................ ... ... ... ....... .... ..... 40
4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS.................................................................42
4.1 LAND USE ...........................................................................................................42
4.2. GEOLOGy/SOILS...... ............................ ................................................ ............. 59
4.3 DRAINAGE AND WATER QUALITY .............................................................. 69
4.4 TRAFFIC AND CIRCULATION ........................................................................81
4.5 AESTHETICS.............. ......... ... ... ................................. ........... .............................. 93
4.6 NOISE.... ...... ................. .......................................................................... .... ... ....... 98
4.7 AIR QUALITy............. ...... ..................................................................... ... ... ..... 103
4.8 PUBLIC SERVICES fUTILITIES ...................................................................... 117
4.9 HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS .............................................. 140
4.10 POPULATION AND HOUSING.......................................................................147
4.11 RECREATION ................................................................................................... 157
4.12 BIOLOGY RESOURCES ..................................................................................166
4.13 CULTURAL RESOURCES ............................................................................... 170
5.0 OTHER CEQA MANDATED EIR SECTIONS.........................................................173
5.1 CUMULATIVE IMP ACTS ..........................................................................1 72
6.0 GROWTH-INDUCING IMPACTS ............................................................................. 178
7.0 PROJECT AL TERNA TIVES ......................................................................................180
7.1 NO PROJECT ..................................................................................................... 189
7.2 MODIFIED PROJECT AREA ........................................................................... 189
7.3 NO EMINENT DOMAIN ..................................................................................190
8.0 ANY SIGNIFICANT IRREVERSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES WHICH
WILL BE INVOLVED IN THE PROPOSED ACTION SHOULD IT BE
IMPLEMENTED ...........................................................................................................193
9.0 EFFECTS FOUND NOT TO BE SIGNIFICANT......................................................195
10.0 ORGANIZATIONS AND PERSONS CONSULTED................................................196
11.0 BIBLIOGRAPHY ..........................................................................................................197
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LIST OF APPENDICIES
Appendix
A - Initial StudyfNotice of Preparation
B - Notice of Preparation Responses
LIST OF FIGURES
~re hR
1. Regional Map.............................. ....... ..... .......................................... .................... ......... ....31
2. Redevelopment Project Area Map .....................................................................................32
3. Redevelopment Project Area Map .....................................................................................33
4. Redevelopment Project Area Map .....................................................................................34
5. Photograph Orientation Map.. ...... ........ ..... .................................................... ....... ......... .....43
6. Site Photographs.................... ................... ............ .............................................................44
7. Site Photographs.................... ...... ........ .... ............. ................................................... ..........45
8. Site Photographs................ ... ....... ... .... .......... ... ....................................................... .... ..... ..46
9. Site Photographs............................. ............. ......................................................................4 7
10. Site Photographs.......................... ... ..................................................... ................... ......... ..48
II. Site Photographs................... .............. .................................................................. ..... ...... ..49
12. Site Photographs.......... .................................... ................................................. .... ..... .... ... .50
13. Existing General Plan Land Use Map................................................................................51
14. Community Plan Areas Map................. ..... ............................................ .............. ......... .... .53
15. Fault Map .................................................. ............ .......................................... .... .............. .61
16. 100- Year Flood Plain Map.................. ............. .... .................................... ............... ...........70
17. Existing Roadways Map... ... ............................ ................................. ................. ..... ......... ..82
18. Designated Truck Routes..... .................. ......... ............................................................ ..... ..87
19. Hazardous Materials Sites Map .......................................................................................142
20. Existing and Proposed Parks Map ...................................................................................158
21. Multiple Species Conservation Program Preserve Map ..................................................168
LIST OF TABLES
Table Page
I. Redevelopment Plans....... ................. .... .... ......... .................................................. ................4
2. General Level of Service Descriptions ..............................................................................84
3. Exterior Noise Limits....................................................................................................... ..99
4. Interior Noise Limits............................... ......... ............................................................... ...99
5. Ambient Air Quality Standards .......................................................................................105
6. Chula Vista Air Quality Monitoring Summary ...............................................................1 07
7. San Diego Air Basin Emissions Inventory ......................................................................1 08
8. Threshold Levels for Project Operations .........................................................................110
9. Regional Housing Share-Chula Vista-1990-2004 ...........................................................154
10. Cumulative Proj ect List.............................. .... .................................................. ......... ..... .174
II. Comparison of Alternatives to the Amendments.............................................................182
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1.0 INTRODUCTION AND PROJECT DESCRIPTION
1.1 OVERVIEW
This Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) has been prepared for the Redevelopment
Agency of the City of Chula Vista("Agency") to evaluate the potential environmental impacts
that could occur with the adoption and implementation of the proposed amended and restated
Bayfront/Town Centre I and Merged Redevelopment Plans. The proposed 2003 Amendments
involve the following actions:
Bayfront/Town Centre I Redevelopment Plan
a) Merge the two existing (Bayfront and Town Centre I) redevelopment plans into one restated
redevelopment plan.
Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Proiect Area (consisting of the Town Centre II, Otay
Valley, Southwest Redevelopment and 2003 Amendment Proiect Areas)
a) Merge the three (Town Centre II, Otay Valley, and Southwest) redevelopment plans into
a single restated redevelopment plan;
b) Amend the Merged Project Area to include the Added Territory (also known as the 2003
Amendment Area) of approximately 22 noncontiguous areas (550 acres), consisting
mostly of commercially and industrially zoned property in west Chula Vista (west of
Interstate 805);
c) Reestablish eminent domain authority for a 12 year period in the Otay Valley area; and
d) Reestablish eminent domain authority for a 12 year period in the Town Centre II area
(except on occupied residential property in a residential zone).
The proposed merged redevelopment plans for the (Bayfront/Town Centre I Redevelopment
Area and the Merged Town Centre II, Otay Valley, Southwest, and 2003 Amendment
Redevelopment Project Area) are referred to herein as the "Redevelopment Plans". Capitalized
terms used in this EIR are defined in Section 1.2 below.
It is the intent of this environmental document to address, as thoroughly as possible, the potential
environmental impacts that could be expected to occur with adopting and implementing the
Amendments based on information available at this time. As individual projects are more
specifically defined and detailed information becomes available in the future and throughout the
life of the redevelopment plans additional environmental documentation will be required by the
Agency or the City of Chula Vista ("City") as required by the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA), Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq. and the CEQA Guidelines California
Code of Regulations Title 14, Chapter 3, Section 15000 et seq. This Program EIR will provide
as much environmental analysis as possible at this time without being speculative, but it is
anticipated that subsequent environmental analysis pursuant to CEQA will be required in the
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future once more detailed information for public improvement and private development projects
become available.
1.2 DEFINITIONS
The following bold and capitalized terms shall have the following meanings unless the context in
which they are used clearly requires otherwise:
"Added Territory" means the areas totaling approximately 550 acres, which is proposed to be
included within the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project by the Amendment.
"Agency" means the Redevelopment Agency of the City ofChula Vista.
"Amendments" means the Redevelopment Plan Amendments, specifically the merged
Bayfront/Town Centre Redevelopment Plan, and the merged Town Centre II, Otay Valley,
Southwest and the 2003 Amendment Redevelopment Project Area.
"Bayfront/Town Centre I Redevelopment Plan" means the merged Bayfront and Town Centre
I Redevelopment Plans, as enacted by the Chula Vista City Council.
"Bayfront/Town Centre I Project Area" means the territory that is subject to the provisions of
the Bayfront/Town Centre I Redevelopment Plan.
"City" means the City ofChula Vista.
"City Council" means the City Council of the City of Chula Vista. The members of the City
Council are also members of the Agency Board.
"Draft Program EIR" means the Draft Program Environmental Impact Report prepared for the
Amendments.
"General Plan" means the general plan of the City of Chula Vista, adopted July II, 1989 and
revised 1995.
"Merged Redevelopment Plan" means the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Plan for the
areas also known as the Town Centre II, Otay Valley, Southwest and Added Territory, as enacted
by the Chula Vista City Council.
"Merged Project Area" means the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project Area, consisting
of the Town Centre II, Otay Valley, Southwest, and Added Territory subareas, that is subject to
the provisions of the Merged Redevelopment Plan.
"Original Redevelopment Plans" means the Redevelopment Plans for the Bayfront and Town
Centre I and Merged Town Centre II, Otay Valley, and Southwest Redevelopment Plans, as they
exist prior to the adoption of the proposed Amendments.
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"Original Project Areas" means the existing Bayfront/Town Centre I, Merged Town Centre n,
Otay Valley and Southwest Redevelopment Projects, as they exist prior to the inclusion of the
Added Territory and the Amendments.
"Project Areas" means both the Bayfront/Town Centre I and Merged Chula Vista
Redevelopment Project Areas, as amended by the Amendment.
"Tax Increment" means the funds allocated to the Agency from the Project Areas pursuant to
Section 33670 of the California Community Redevelopment Law (CCRL).
1.3 BRIEF PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Agency proposes to encourage both public and private rehabilitation and development in the
Project Areas to reduce and eliminate blight. The Bayfront and Town Centre I Project Areas
were the first established by the Agency, and were merged by special legislation for financial
purposes in July 1979; yet still maintain separate redevelopment plans. The Merged Project
Area includes the adopted Town Centre II, Otay Valley, and Southwest Project Areas, as well as
the Added Territory that is proposed to be incorporated into the Merged Project Area by the
Amendments. Table 1, Redevelopment Plans list the existing redevelopment plans that are
proposed to be merged and restated, the years they were established and/or amended, and the
acreage contained within the Project Area.
The proposed Amendments involve expansion of the Merged Project Area to include the Added
Territory, reestablishing eminent domain authority within the Otay Valley and Town Centre II
Project Areas, and consolidating the existing redevelopment plans into two separate
redevelopment plans for the Bayfront/Town Centre I Redevelopment Project Area and the
Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project Area. The Amendments would reestablish the
Agency's authority in the Redevelopment Plans to use eminent domain to acquire property. The
establishment of the authority in the Plan must be done by amendment, despite the fact that the
Agency has no plans to use eminent domain to acquire property in the Town Centre II, Otay
Valley or Added Territory areas at this time. Should eminent domain be necessary as a part of
project implementation, the Agency would need to comply with applicable state laws, including
any CEQA review for such a project, good faith negotiations with the property owner to acquire
the property without eminent domain based upon an independent appraisal, and noticed public
hearings. A more detailed description of the Amendments related actions are discussed in the
Project Description section of this Program EIR.
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Table 1
Redevelopment Plans
Project Area Year(s) Established Total Acreage
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Bayfront (1)(2) 1974, 1998 1035
Town Centre I (2) I 1976 I 136
Town Centre II (3) (4) I 1978, 1988 I 75
OtayValley(3) 1983 771
Southwest (3) (5) I 1990,1991 1,050
Notes:
(I) Original 637-acre area established on July 16, 1974 by Ordinance No. 1541; 398 acres added by amendment
adopted by Ordinance No. 2734 on July 7, 1998.
(2) Bayfront and Town Centre I merged for financial purposes pursuant to special legislation (Article IS of the
Redevelopment Law) and Ordinance No. 1872 on July 17, 1979.
(3) Town Centre II, Otay Valley and Southwest merged for financial purposes on August 22, 2000 by Ordinance
Nos. 2817, 2818, and 2819, respectively.
(4) Original 65-acre area (Chula Vista Shopping Center) established on August 15,1978 by Ordinance No. 1827; 10
acres of noncontiguous property added in July 1988 by Ordinance No. 2274.
(5) Original 1,040-acre area established on November 27, 1990 by Ordinance No. 2420; IO-acre amendment
adopted on July 9, 1991 by Ordinance No. 2467.
1.4 STATUTORY AUTHORITY
Health and Safety Code Section 33352 requires that "Every redevelopment plan submitted by the
agency to the legislative body shall be accompanied by a report containing all of the following."
The one requirement of Section 33352 relating to the environmental document is subsection (k)
that states, "The report required by Section 21151 of the Public Resources Code." California
Public Resources Code 2115l(a) states, "All local agencies shall prepare, or cause to be prepared
by contract, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on any project that
they intend to carry out or approve which may have a significant effect on the environment.
When a report is required by Section 65402 of the Government Code, the environmental impact
report may be submitted as a part of that report."
CEQA Public Resource Code Section 21090(a) states "(a) An environmental impact report for a
redevelopment plan may be a master environmental impact report, program environmental
impact report, or a project environmental impact report. Any environmental impact report for a
redevelopment plan shall specify the type of environmental impact report that is prepared for the
redevelopment plan".
Pursuant to CEQA Public Resource Code Section 2l090(a), a Program EIR has been prepared
for the proposed Amendments. Furthermore, it is the understanding and intent of the Agency
that further environmental documentation in compliance with CEQA, unless exempt by CEQA,
will be prepared in the future for all public and private development projects assisted by the
Agency.
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This Program EIR has been prepared in accordance with CEQA, Public Resources Code Section
21000 et seq. and as allowed by the CEQA Guidelines, Administrative Code Title 14, Chapter 3,
Section 15000 et seq. Based on Section 15168(a), a Program EIR may be prepared on a series of
actions that can be characterized as one large project and are related either: geographically; as
logical parts in the chain of contemplated actions; in connection with issuance of rules,
regulations, plans, or other general criteria to govern the conduct of a continuing program; or as
individual activities carried out under the same authorizing statutory or regulatory authority and
having generally similar environmental effects which can be mitigated in similar ways. Thus,
this Program EIR has been prepared for the proposed Amendments as authorized by Health and
Safety Code Section 33352 and CEQA Section 21090.
The City of Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chula Vista is the Lead Agency for the
preparation of this Program EIR. This Program EIR has been subjected to the Agency's own
review and analysis and reflects the independent judgment of the Agency. An Initial Study was
prepared for the proposed Chula Vista Redevelopment Plan Amendments. Once the Initial
Study was prepared, a Notice of Preparation (NOP) and Initial Study were mailed to various
Responsible, Taxing, Trustee Agencies, County of San Diego County Clerk, State
Clearinghouse, and interested persons for a 30-day review that began December 6, 2002 and
ended January 6, 2003. A copy of the Initial Study and Notice of Preparation is included as
Appendix A of thi.s Program EIR. A list of organizations and persons that received a copy of the
Initial Study and Notice of Preparation is included as Section 10.0 of this Program EIR. Letters
received by those public agencies that responded to the Notice of Preparation are included in
Appendix B of this document.
1.S ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED
The environmental issues addressed in this Program EIR have been determined based on the
completion of the Initial Study and correspondence with public agencies, organizations, and
individuals through the Notice of Preparation and Initial Study review and comment process.
The issues addressed in this Program EIR include the evaluation of potential environmental
impacts on: Aesthetics; Air Quality; Cultural Resources; Geology/Soils; Hydrology/Water
Quality; Transportation/Traffic; Public Services/Utilities/Service Systems; Land Use; Hazards
and Hazardous Materials; Population and Housing; Recreation; Biology Resources; and Noise.
In addition, this Program EIR addresses all other sections as required by CEQA.
1.6 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
As permitted by Section 15150 of the CEQA Guidelines, this EIR references several technical
studies, analyses, reports, and EIRs. Information from the documents, which has been
incorporated by reference into this PEIR, has been briefly summarized; the relationship between
the incorporated part of the referenced document and this EIR is described. The documents and
other sources, which have been used in the preparation of this EIR, are identified in Section 11.0,
BIBLIOGRAPHY. In accordance with Section 15150(b) of the CEQA Guidelines, the location
where the public may obtain and review these referenced documents and other sources used in
the preparation of the EIR is also identified.
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The analysis in this Program EIR focuses on the Added Territory (550 acres). Environmental
analysis of previous redevelopment project areas was completed pursuant to their respective
environmental documents on file with the City of Chula Vista Planning and Building Department
located at 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, California.
The current City of Chula Vista General Plan was adopted on July II, 1989 by Resolution No.
15176. The General Plan was reprinted in September 1995 with revisions through September 5,
1995. Throughout this Program EIR reference will be made to the General Plan. For purposes
of clarification the reference is to the adopted City of Chula Vista General Plan reprinted
September 1995 and is incorporated by reference. A copy of the Chula Vista General Plan is
available at the City of Chula Vista Planning and Building Department located at 276 Fourth
Avenue, Chula Vista, California.
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2.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
2.1 PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL SUMMARY
The purpose of the project summary is to provide the reader with a summary of the potential
environmental project impacts and suggested mitigation measures, if any, that may be associated
with adoption and implementation of the proposed Chula Vista Amended and Restated
Redevelopment Plan Amendments. For a complete discussion, it is suggested that the reader
refer to the text of this document, which addresses potential project impacts, issues and proposed
mitigation measures. The summary of the potential project impacts and recommended
mitigation measures as discussed in the Program EIR is presented below.
Project Summary
2.1.1 LAND USEI PLANNING
Project Impacts
The Amendments conform to the general plan because they incorporate the Chula Vista General
Plan by reference, thus the Amendments would not conflict with land uses designated by the
General Plan. In addition, the Amendments do not conflict with any land use plans, policies, or
applicable agency regulations because no land use, policy or agency regulation changes are
proposed. There will be no increase in densities with adoption of the Amendments. The
Amendments will allow the Agency the authority to acquire and assemble property by eminent
domain. The ability for the Agency to acquire property to remove blight by demolishing
buildings, constructing new buildings, upgrading buildings to meet current building and fire
codes could have positive land use effects for the community. The adoption and implementation
of the Amendments could have positive impacts by allowing the Agency the ability to assist the
private sector to upgrade and improve both the economic and physical viability of the project
area. The adoption and implementation of the Amendments will not have any significant direct
land use impacts based on the land use threshold criteria. The City or Agency, as appropriate,
will evaluate all private and public projects in the future for potential land use impacts at the time
development plans are submitted for approval. The City or Agency will ensure that all projects
comply with the general plan.
Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measure is recommended:
I. As noted in Section 4.0 of the EIR, mitigation measures will be imposed upon projects to
ensure that the infrastructure necessary to serve the projects will be developed in a
manner and time to ensure that the projects do not cause a significant impact on the
infrastructure systems serving the proj ects.
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Significance After Mitigation
No significant land use impacts are anticipated with adoption and implementation of the
Amendments and incorporation of the recommended mitigation measure.
2.1.2 GEOLOGY/SOILS
Project Impacts
Conclusion
As with any development in Chula Vista, future development would be exposed to geologic
hazards and seismic activity due to the presence of active faults that affect Chula Vista.
Although there are no known active faults in Chula Vista, there are active faults outside the City
that could impact development in the Project Areas. Seismic activity could impact future
development. Projects are not anticipated to increase or be impacted by soil erosion. The
incorporation of City required erosion control measures into future projects would minimize soil
erosion. Earthquake induced ground failure such as liquefaction and differential settlement
could impact future development. The City follows state regulations and has programs that
implement the geologic and seismic policies of the general plan to protect property and City
residents from geologic hazards such as liquefaction and differential settlement. Implementation
of these programs relative to the geologic and seismic constraints of development will reduce
impacts to a level of insignificance.
Since specific development plans for public and private projects are not available at this time it is
speculative to identify with any accuracy the direct and indirect soils and geologic impacts that
may occur with their construction. The City would determine if additional environmental
analysis would be required for compliance with CEQA at the time plans for individual projects
are submitted for approval. The City would prepare additional environmental analysis to identify
any direct and indirect soils and geologic impacts that would be associated with the construction
of projects and recommend measures accordingly to reduce significant impacts, pursuant to
CEQA and local/state building regulations.
Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measures are recommended to reduce potential geologic hazard and
soil erosion impacts associated with the construction of projects.
1. Prior to the issuance of a final grading permit for development, a detailed geotechnical
investigation shall be approved by the City of Chula Vista. The investigation shall
include field work (e.g., subsurface exploration, sampling) and laboratory analysis to
determine the exact location and extend of potential geologic/seismic hazards. All
applicable remedial grading measures and seismic design parameters recommended by
the geotechnical investigation shall be shown on the final grading plans and/or
incorporated into contractor specifications prior to award of construction contracts, to the
satisfaction of the City ofChula Vista.
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2. The City or Agency, as appropriate, shall review all development plans for potential
liquefaction impacts and require the incorporation of all applicable liquefaction
prevention measures deemed appropriate by the Building Official to comply with the
Uniform Building Code and Title 24.
3. The City or Agency, as appropriate, shall review all development plans for potential
differential settlement impacts and require the incorporation of all applicable lateral
spreading prevention measures deemed appropriate by the Building Official to comply
with the Uniform Building Code and Title 24.
Significance After Mitigation
No significant geology/soils impacts are anticipated with adoption and implementation of the
Amendments and incorporation ofthe recommended mitigation measures.
2.1.3 HYDROLOGY /DRAINAGE AND WATER QUALITY
Project Impacts
Future development could result in drainage impacts due to the alteration of existing drainage
patterns and/or an increase in surface water runoff. The development of properties in the 100-
year flood plain near the Sweetwater River would have to be protected from a 1 DO-year flood.
Development could also increase the amount of surface water runoff generated to the storm drain
collection system due to an increase in the amount of impervious surfaces, such as rooftops,
parking lots, and other hardscape. An increase in surface water quantity could impact existing
storm drain facilities downstream of the project. Development could also increase the amount of
urban pollutants, including hydrocarbons, organic wastes, nutrients, litter, hazardous chemicals,
and pesticides and fertilizers that enter local bodies of water. Potential erosion impacts could
increase sediments and silt to further degrade storm water runoff, if not mitigated. These urban
pollutants could impact the water quality of the storm drain channels and the ocean, if the surface
water runoff is not pre-treated prior to discharge from a site. Development would not be
significantly impacted by a seiche or tsunami.
All development will be required to comply with the City's NPDES requirements and Chula
Vista Municipal Code Section l4.20.l20.A through all stages of planning, design, construction,
and post construction, including structural and nonstructural pollution control measures to limit
urban pollutants reaching the waters of the United States to the maximum extent practical. A
NPDES permit would be required for all projects that discharge to surface waters, or a Waste
Discharge Requirements permit for any discharge of wastes to land as required by the California
Water Code. The City has construction and post construction Best Management Practices
(BMPs) to mitigate and reduce water quality impacts. All applicable BMPs would be
incorporated into projects to control the discharge of pollutants, prevent sewage spills, and avoid
the discharge of sediments into the streets, storm water conveyance channels or waterways.
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Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measures are recommended to reduce drainage and water quality
impacts associated with development in the Project Areas:
I. Prior to approval of project plans for development and public improvement projects in
the Project Areas, a site-specific hydrology study shall be approved by the City of Chula
Vista. This study shall identify the on-and off-site facilities necessary to adequately
convey surface runoff to avoid or minimize on-site ponding, which could impact the
integrity of building footings, and/or off-site flooding at downstream properties. This
study shall also evaluate measures to avoid or minimize flooding of low-lying areas
during high tide conditions, the effects of wind-driven waves generated from within San
Diego Bay, flooding from the Sweetwater River, and erosion from inland or coastal
flooding. All applicable measures recommended by the hydrology study shall be shown
on the face of final grading and building plans and/or incorporated into contractor
specifications prior to award of construction contracts, to the satisfaction of the City of
Chula Vista. The hydrology study and mitigation measures shall be in conformance with
criteria set forth by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for design of coastal structures.
2. Prior to issuance of a grading permit for subsequent development or redevelopment
activities within the Project Areas, a detailed erosion/siltation control plan shall be
approved by the City of Chula Vista. The plan shall include, but not be limited to, the
following measures to protect existing downstream areas from erosion, scour, and
sediment deposition:
a) Install energy dissipaters, riprap aprons, water bars, or drop structures at all
drainage outlets (e.g. sub drains, storm drains, culverts, brow ditches, and drainage
crossings, or swales) to protect downstream areas from erosion, channel scour,
siltation, and sedimentation;
b) Implement short-and long-tem stabilization (erosion control) and structural
(sediment control) measures to: (I) limit the exposure of graded areas to the
shortest duration possible, (2) divert upslope runoff around graded areas, and (3)
sore flows and remove sediment from runoff before it leaves the construction site.
Stabilization measures may include dust control, surface roughening, hydro
seeding, temporary and permanent landscaping, mulching, matting, blankets,
geotextiles, sod stabilization, slope protection (e.g., geogrid fabric), tree
protection (e.g., caging), and vegetative buffer strips. In addition, rubber hypalon
liners shall be placed on bare soil disturbed by construction activities when
weather conditions indicate any possibility of rain and the activities are
temporarily suspended for any reason.
Structural measures may include slope drains and benching, sub drains, storm
drains, culverts, brow ditches, vegetation-lined drainage crossings, or swales, silt
fencing, brush barriers, hay bales, gravel bags, berms, dikes, check dams,
sediment traps, infiltration trenches, French drains, catch basins, desilting and
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detention basins, and vegetative controls. Such controls would likely be required
at the base of manufactured slopes and/or areas adjacent to, or upstream of major
drainage courses and wetlands;
c) Maintain temporary and permanent landscaping on manufactured slopes, and use
native or drought-tolerant vegetation, where applicable to reduce irrigation
requirements
d) Prevent tracking of soil from the construction site via gravel strips, temporary
paving, sediment trapping devices, and/or wheel washing facilities at access
points;
e) Install/maintain gravel filters at all temporary drainage inlets; and
f) Inspect/maintain all erosion and sediment control measures to ensure that they
function properly during the entire construction period. All desilting trapslbasins
shall be cleaned when filled to 10% of their capacity, and all silt barriers shall be
cleaned when accumulated sediment reaches six inches in depth. All areas
planted with erosion-control vegetation shall be monitored daily for vegetation
establishment and erosion problems, and any repairs and/or replacement of
vegetation made promptly. Stabilization and structural controls shall be inspected
at least monthly and after every significant storm event, and shall be repaired or
maintained as needed to reduce sediment discharge. Access to these facilities
shall be maintained during wet weather.
3. Prior to issuance of a grading permit for subsequent development or redevelopment
activities within the Project Areas, a Notice of Intent shall be submitted to the State
Water Resources Control Board, and a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)
shall be developed and implemented in compliance with the California General
Construction Activity Storm Water Permit of the NPDES. In addition, to the stabilization
and structural controls specified above, the SWPPP shall include, but shall not be limited
to, the following BMPs;
a) hnplement material and waste management programs during grading and
construction, including solid, sanitary, septic, hazardous, contaminated soil,
concrete and construction waste management, spill prevention, appropriate
material delivery and storage, employee training, dust control, and vehicle and
equipment cleaning, maintenance and fueling;
b) hnplement routine procedures or practices after grading and construction to
reduce the amount of pollutants available for transport in the typical
rainfall/runoff process such as a material use control program including proper
storage and disposal practices for potential pollutants (e.g., motor oils and
antifreeze); prohibiting storage of uncovered hazardous substances in outdoor
areas; prohibiting the use of pesticides and herbicides listed by the Environmental
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Protection Agency, and spill prevention/responses and shipping/receiving
practices.
c) Install/maintain grease and oil traps or other filtration systems (e.g., fossil filters)
at all permanent storm drain inlets; and
d) Implement a monitoring program involving the following inspection and
maintenance procedures for all post-construction storm water pollution control
measures to ensure that they continue to function properly:
· If utilized onsite, permanent detention basins shall be cleaned when filled to
10% of their capacity;
· Drainage inlet filters shall be inspected and maintained at a frequency
appropriate to the type of filter system used;
· Landscaping sprinkler systems shall be maintained to prevent excess runoff
due to leaking or broken sprinkler heads;
· Drainage facilities shall be routinely inspected and repaired as needed; and
· Records shall be kept of all control measure implementation, inspection, and
maintenance.
4. Prior to issuance of a grading permit for subsequent development or redevelopment
activities within the Project Areas, all applicable short- and long-term stabilization
(erosion control) and structural (sediment control) measures and BMPs recommended by
the erosion/siltation control plan and SWPPP shall be shown on the face of final grading
plans and/or incorporated into contractor specifications prior to award of construction
contracts, to the satisfaction of the City of Chula Vista.
5. During and after grading and construction, random periodic field inspections shall be
conducted by the City or designated monitor to verify implementation of applicable
stabilization and structural controls and BMPs in accordance with approved plans and
permits. If observed conditions and/or grading/construction activities vary significantly
from those documented in approved plans and permits, such activities shall be halted
temporarily or diverted away from affected area(s) and the City notified immediately to
determine appropriate mitigation.
6. Prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy, the applicant, as applicable, shall provide
evidence to the City of Chula Vista that: I) a hazardous materials business plan has been
prepared and implemented in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations; and 2)
all local, state, and permit requirements to generate, use, store, and transport hazardous
materials have been satisfied.
7. All subdivisions shall comply with Chula Vista Subdivision Manual Section 3-201.2(2)
that requires subdivisions to provide on-site storm detention facilities such that the post-
development flow rate for a given design storm does not exceed the pre-development
flow rate at the outlet of the subdivision. Preliminary hydrology studies shall
demonstrate that runoff flow rate does not increase as a result of development.
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T'
Significance After Mitigation
There will be no significant drainage or water quality impacts with adoption and implementation
of the Amendments and incorporation of the recommended mitigation measures.
2.1.4 TRAFFIC AND CIRCULATION
Project Impacts
Based on the threshold criteria the adoption and implementation of the Amendments could
encourage development that could have significant traffic and circulation impacts to the area
transportation and circulation system. The development of projects could generate traffic that
reduces roadway segments and/or intersections to unacceptable City levels of service. The City
or Agency, as appropriate, will evaluate all private projects for traffic impacts pursuant to the
February 13, 2001 City ofChula Vista Guidelines for Traffic Impact Studies at the time projects
are submitted to the City for approval. If traffic impacts are identified pursuant to the City of
Chula Vista Guidelines for Traffic Impact Studies, a traffic study will be required to identify
traffic impacts and measures will be required to mitigate the impacts.
The Amendments will allow the Agency the ability to construct needed street improvements as
tax increment becomes available. If the Agency is able to construct needed street and circulation
improvements the Amendments would have positive impacts by improving traffic flow, reducing
congestion and improving traffic safety.
Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measures are recommended:
I. Prior to approval of project plans for development or redevelopment activities in the
Project Areas that are anticipated to generate substantial traffic volumes based on
criteria in the February 13, 2001 City of Chula Vista Guidelines for Traffic Impact
Studies, a detailed traffic study shall be approved by the City of Chula Vista. For
projects that would generate 2,440 or more ADT, or 200 or more peak-hour trips, the
traffic study shall be prepared in accordance with the Guidelines for Congestion
Management Program (SANDAG 1994). Based upon studies, mitigation measures
shall be implemented to reduce all traffic impacts to below the level of insignificance
established by the City.
The traffic study may also address the following transportation/circulation issues, as
appropriate and determined by the City Engineer, or his designee: (I) in addition to
geometric improvements (e.g., road widening, lane restriping, intersection
reconfiguration), traffic flow improvements to reduce congestion should include
traffic signal installation, timing, and phasing; (2) bicycle and pedestrian pathways
should be developed, at a minimum to meet standards; and (3) the City of Chula Vista
should encourage the extension of public transit into the expanded Added Territory.
To further reduce traffic impacts, the following transportation demand management
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strategies (TDM) shall be addressed in the traffic study for possible incorporation as
conditions of subsequent permits for future development or redevelopment activities
with the Project Areas:
. Promote the use of public transportation, including increased bus and trolley
service/usage and possible extension oflight rail transit service into the Added
Territory;
. Create park and ride lots;
. Provide bicycle storage facilities;
. Promote a ride sharing program; and
. Promote flexible work shifts from area businesses.
2. Prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy for future development or
redevelopment within the Project Areas, construction of the circulation system
improvements identified in the recommended traffic study in Mitigation Measure
I. above, if required, shall be completed to the satisfaction of the City of Chula
Vista and, when applicable, Caltrans.
Significance After Mitigation
There will be no significant traffic and circulation impacts with adoption and implementation of
the Amendments and incorporation of the recommended mitigation measures.
2.1.5 AESTHETICS
Project Impacts
Future development could have aesthetic impacts, including architecture, urban design,
landscaping, and/or landforms that negatively detract from the aesthetic character of a site, or
surrounding area. In addition, proj ects could increase light and glare and impact existing land
uses in the vicinity that are sensitive to light and glare. Development along F Street, Fourth
Avenue, and Marina Parkway could impact the scenic qualities of these two roadways because
they are designated as scenic roadways.
One of the objectives of the Amendments is to reduce and eliminate blight. The adoption and
implementation of the Amendments will encourage the removal of existing blighted and
deteriorated buildings and replace them with new buildings. The Amendments will also
encourage construction of public improvements that could improve the aesthetics of the Project
Areas. All future private and public improvement projects will be evaluated for consistency with
the City's standards and guidelines, including the design manual, to reduce aesthetic impacts and
mitigation measures will be imposed as appropriate to minimize and reduce aesthetic impacts to
a level of insignificance in compliance with CEQA.
Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measure is recommended:
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I. Prior to approval of project plans for subsequent development or redevelopment activities
in the Project Areas, the City of Chula Vista shall review individual project plans and
building design. Design review shall include plan/architecture modification, if necessary,
to protect the aesthetics and character of the area of the project and scenic roadways.
2. All private and public improvement projects shall be reviewed by the City for
consistency with the City's standards and guidelines for aesthetics and design, including
the design manual, and all private and public improvement projects, shall be required to
comply with those standards and guidelines, including the design manual.
Significance After Mitigation
No significant aesthetic impacts are anticipated with adoption and implementation of the
Amendments and incorporation of the recommended mitigation measures.
2.1.6 NOISE
Project Impacts
The development of both public and private projects could increase noise levels in the project
vicinity that exceed adopted noise levels. The development of future projects could increase
both short-term (construction) and long-term (operational) noise levels beyond City standards.
The increased noise levels could impact noise sensitive land uses in the vicinity of the project.
Potential noise impacts could include both interior and exterior noise levels impacts as well as
increasing the ambient, or background noise levels beyond City acceptable limits. Because
specific development plans of future public and private projects are not available at this time it is
speculative to determine project specific noise impacts, including short or long-term impacts.
The City or Agency, as appropriate, will review all future projects for potential noise impacts at
the time plans are submitted for approval. When applicable, noise studies will be required to
determine whether or not a project will have noise impacts as determined by the City's Noise
Control Ordinance. Mitigation measures to reduce noise impacts would be imposed on projects
when applicable to meet the noise ordinance and reduce noise impacts to a level of insignificance
to comply with CEQA. Based on the threshold criteria the Amendments could have significant
noise impacts due to the development of public and private projects in the Project Areas.
Mitigation Measures
Upon evaluation of specific redevelopment projects by the City or the Agency, as appropriate, if
potential significant noise impacts are anticipated the following measure shall be implemented
where appropriate:
1. The City or Agency, as appropriate, shall review all projects for compliance with the
Noise Control Ordinance and the City's CEQA significance threshold. rfit is determined
that a project could have significant noise impacts, measures to reduce noise levels in
compliance with the noise standards shall be incorporated into the proj ect, through the
preparation of a noise analysis. Prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy, the
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required mtltgation measures specified in the approved nOIse analysis shall be
constructed to the satisfaction of the City ofChula Vista.
2. Development activity shall comply with the applicable City of Chula Vista nuisance
ordinance, which limits construction activity to the weekday hours of 7 A.M. to 7 P.M.
Items a) through d) below shall also be shown on the face of final grading plans and/or
incorporated into contractor specifications as necessary prior to award of construction
contracts, to the satisfaction of the City of Chula Vista.
a) When siting stationary equipment such as generators and compressors, sensitive
receptors shall be sheltered from construction noise. This can be accomplished
using existing barriers such as ground elevation change and buildings, or
temporary barriers such as plywood walls or noise blankets.
b) Several loud operations should occur simultaneously to decrease the duration of
impacts resulting from each ofthe actions completed separately.
c) When pile driving, alternative and less intrusive construction methods such as
vibration or hydraulic insertion should be used (as available) to lower noise
levels.
d) Each internal combustion engine used for project construction shall be equipped
with a muffler as required by Caltrans Standard Specifications 7-1.011, January
1988.
e) During grading and construction, random periodic field inspections shall be
conducted by the City or designated monitor to verify implementation of
applicable noise requirements.
Significance After Mitigation
There will be no significant noise impacts associated with adoption and implementation of the
Amendments and incorporation of the recommended mitigation measures.
2.1.7 AIR QUALITY
Project Impacts
The adoption and implementation of the Amendments will allow the Agency to fund the
construction of both public and private projects. The construction and operation of public and
private projects will have both short and long-term air emission impacts and contribute to air
quality violations. Development could violate air quality thresholds. The City or Agency, as
appropriate, will evaluate all projects for potential air quality impacts at the time plans are
submitted for approval. Measures to reduce air emissions will be incorporated when required to
reduce both short and long-term air quality impacts for compliance with air emission thresholds
enforced by SDAPCD. Based on the threshold criteria, the Amendments could have significant
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air quality impacts with the construction and operation of public and private projects that
generate air emissions and exceed thresholds.
Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measures are recommended to reduce air emiSSIOns. While the
following measures will serve to reduce air emissions typically associated with development
activities, the measures are not all-inclusive. As new air emission reduction measures are
identified in the future, the City or Agency, as appropriate, shall incorporate those air emission
reduction measures into projects to further reduce air emissions. The following mitigation
measures will serve to reduce air emissions:
1. All projects shall be reviewed by the City or Agency, as appropriate, for potential air
quality impacts based on threshold criteria adopted by the SDAPCD. The City or
Agency, as appropriate, shall incorporate all applicable air emission reduction measures
to reduce air emissions to comply with air emission thresholds adopted by the SDAPCD
when it is determined a project would exceed SDAPCD thresholds. In addition, the City
or Agency, as appropriate, shall incorporate new short and long-term air emission
reduction measures in the future as applicable to further reduce project air emissions.
2. Prior to issuance of a final grading permit for development or redevelopment projects, the
following measures shall be included in the grading specifications, to the satisfaction of
the City ofChula Vista:
a) Water all active grading areas, including the exposed soil involved in the
excavation and compaction operations, and active haul roads, with adequate
frequency to keep soil moist at all times.
b) Cover all trucks hauling dirt, sand, soil or other lose materials, or maintain at least
two feet of clearance between top of piled material and truck bed, in accordance
with the requirements ofthe California Vehicle Code, Section 23114.
c) Limit truck speeds on unpaved areas to 15 mph or less via temporary signage,
speed bumps or other speed control measures.
d) Sweep streets adjacent to the construction site at least once a day if visible soil
materials are carried onto the streets by project vehicles and equipment.
e) Pave or apply water four times daily to all unpaved parking or staging areas.
f) Cover or water twice daily anyon-site stockpiles of debris, dirt or other dusty
material.
g) Suspend all operations on any unpaved surface if winds exceed 25 mph.
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h) Hydroseed or otherwise stabilize any cleared area which is to remain inactive for
more than 96 hours after clearing is completed.
3. Random periodic field inspections shall be conducted to verify implementation of
applicable construction-related measures identified in Mitigation Measure I in
accordance with approved plans and permits. If observed conditions and/or
grading/construction activities vary significantly from those documented in approved
plans and permits, such activities shall be halted temporarily or diverted away from
affected area(s) and the City shall be notified immediately to determine the appropriate
mitigation.
4. Prior to the issuance of a building permit for any facility containing stationary sources
large enough to require APCD permits, future project applications shall provide evidence
to the satisfaction of the City of Chula Vista that an "Authority to Construct" has been
issued by the APCD for any such applicable equipment.
5. Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, future project applicants shall provide
evidence to the satisfaction of the City of Chula Vista that the facilities and processes
which require APCD permits have been reviewed by the APCD, and that all required
permits have been issued.
6. Project construction shall implement enhanced dust control measures to maintain a less-
than-significant impact associated with air quality during construction. Enhanced dust
control measures shall be called out as notes on the project grading plan(s) and shall
include the following:
Significance After Mitigation
There will not be any significant air quality impacts associated with adoption and
implementation of the Amendments with incorporation of the recommended mitigation
measures.
2.1.8 PUBLIC SERVICES
Water Service
Project Impacts
The Amendments will encourage development that may increase the demand for potable water
for drinking, fire suppression, and landscape maintenance and impact existing water facilities.
New development and/or redevelopment could require upgrades to the existing distribution
system in order for development to have an adequate supply of water. Development projects will
be required to incorporate all state mandated and City required water conservation measures as
applicable to reduce water consumption. The incorporation of the state mandated and City
required water conservation measures will reduce water consumption.
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Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measures are recommended:
I. Prior to the approval of utility plans for development or redevelopment projects, all water
plans shall be submitted to the Sweetwater Authority for their review to ensure that
adequate water service is provided to the development. No permits shall be issued to any
development or redevelopment project unless the Sweetwater Authority determines that
adequate water exists or that the project has been amended to include all improvements to
ensure an adequate water supply to the project.
2. The City shall require the incorporation of all state mandated water conservation
measures as well as all applicable water conservation required by the City of Chula Vista
Growth Management Ordinance.
Significance After Mitigation
No significant water supply impacts are anticipated with adoption and implementation of the
Amendments and incorporation of the recommended mitigation measures.
Police Service
Project Impacts
The Amendments are anticipated to encourage development and increase the need the police
protection services. Although measures can be incorporated into future projects to improve
police safety, additional development will increase calls for service. Additional service calls
could increase the time it takes for police personnel to respond to Priority One and Priority Two
Urgent calls and impact CVPD's ability to maintain desired levels of police service.
Development plans will be reviewed by the CVPD at the time they are submitted for approval to
determine if design changes or safety hardware can be incorporated to reduce calls for service.
The incorporation of the CVPD's recommendations could reduce calls for police protection. The
CVPD would also review development plans for potential impacts to emergency response and/or
evacuation plans and make recommendations accordingly to reduce impacts to emergency
response and/or evacuation routes. Future projects may require additional police protection
personnel and/or equipment requiring a developer to provide the funds to secure the personnel
and/or equipment necessary to assure adequate police protection services are available for the
project. Based on the threshold criteria, the Amendments could have significant impacts on
police protection services.
Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measures are recommended to reduce police protection impacts:
I. Prior to the approval of a project, the developer shall pay impact fees for police
protection services to help finance the needed facilities and services
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2. The City shall monitor Police Department responses to emergency calls and report the
results to the GMOC on an annual basis.
Significance After Mitigation
No significant police protection impacts are anticipated with adoption and implementation of the
Amendments and incorporation of the recommended mitigation measures.
Fire Protection
Project Impacts
The Amendments are anticipated to encourage new development and redevelopment of existing
uses and increase the need for fire protection and emergency medical services. Additional
demand for fire protection services could impact the CVFD by reducing the ability of fire and
medical units to respond to calls throughout the City within seven minutes in 85 percent of the
calls. Development plans will be review for compliance with the fire code and other measures
that can be incorporated to improve fire safety and reduce service calls. The CVFD would also
review development plans for impacts to emergency response and/or evacuation routes. The
Amendments may have positive impacts on the CVFD if the Agency is able to construct needed
upgrades to the water distribution system to improve water pressure and flow for fire
suppression. The construction of street improvements may also have positive impacts by
allowing faster response time to emergency calls. Projects may require additional fire protection
personnel and/or equipment requiring a developer to provide the funds necessary to secure the
personnel and/or equipment necessary to assure adequate fire protection services are available
for the project. Based on the threshold criteria, the Amendments could have significant impacts
on fire and emergency medical services.
Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measure is recommended:
I. Prior to approval of plans for individual projects, the City ofChula Vista Fire Department
shall review the project plans and building design and include plan modifications, if
necessary, to ensure compliance with all applicable fire code requirements and properly
equipped and staffed fire and medical units respond to calls throughout the City within
seven minutes in 85 percent of the calls. The applicant shall be required to incorporate
all recommended changes into the project prior to the issuance of permits.
Significance After Mitigation
No significant fire protection impacts are anticipated with adoption and implementation of the
Amendments and incorporation of the recommended mitigation measure.
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School Facilities
Based on the threshold criteria the Amendments could have a significant impact on public
schools due to future development that is expected to occur. Future projects will be reviewed at
the time plans are submitted for approval to determine the impact, if any, a project would have
on school facilities. The payment of developer impact fees as allowed by state law would
mitigate the impact to student capacity of the schools affected.
Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measure is recommended:
1. Prior to the issuance of building permits, the project applicant shall pay school impact
fees or participate in an alternative financing mechanism to help finance the needed
facilities and services for the Chula Vista Elementary and the Sweetwater Union High
School Districts to the satisfaction of the School Districts.
Significance After Mitigation
There will be no significant school impacts with adoption and implementation of the
Amendments and incorporation of the recommended mitigation measure.
Sewage Services
Project Impacts
The Amendments could impact the existing sewage collection and treatment systems if new
development increases sewage flows that cannot be handled by existing facilities. All
development plans will be reviewed by the City to make sure sewage flows do not exceed City
Engineering Standards and determine if existing facilities are adequate or improvements would
be required. The construction of new sewage facilities could have construction impacts, which
would have to be determined at the time improvement plans are submitted to the City for
approval. The City would conduct environmental analysis at that time to comply with CEQA if
it suspected that environmental impacts could occur. If private development projects require
upgrades to existing facilities to serve new development the project developer may have to pay
the cost to upgrade the facilities in conjunction with project construction. The Amendments may
have positive impacts on wastewater collection facilities if the Agency is able to construct
needed upgrades to the local wastewater collection facilities and improve sewer collection
service.
Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measure is recommended to ensure that adequate sewage collection
facilities are available to serve new development that may occur indirectly with adoption of the
Amendments.
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I. All private development projects shall be reviewed by both the City of Chula Vista and
Engineering Departments at the time the project is submitted for approval to make sure
that adequate sewer collection facilities are available to serve the project. If it is
determined the existing sewer collection facilities are not adequate the project developer
shall construct the facilities necessary to the satisfaction of the City Engineer, or his
designee, and assure that adequate sewer collection facilities are available prior to the
issuance of occupancy permits.
Significance After Mitigation
There will be no significant sewage impacts with adoption and implementation of the
Amendments and incorporation ofthe recommended mitigation measure.
Library
Project Impacts
The Amendments will encourage development that could impact exiting library facilities. New
residential development will require the payment of developer fees that will be partially applied
towards providing additional library facilities to meet the recommendations of the City of Chula
Vista's Quality of Life Threshold Standards of 500 square feet of adequately equipped and
staffed library facility per 1,000 population. Payment of the applicable fee by the developer to
provide additional library facilities to meet the threshold criteria will mitigate the impact to
library facilities.
Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measure is recommended:
I. All development, as applicable shall pay the impact fee necessary to finance the needed
library facilities for compliance with the City of Chula Vista's Quality of Life Threshold
Standard for library facilities.
Significance After Mitigation
There will be no significant library impacts with adoption and implementation of the
Amendments and incorporation ofthe recommended mitigation measure.
Solid Waste Disposal
Project Impacts
New development that would occur in the Project Areas would not significantly impact the Otay
Landfill. The Otay Landfill has capacity to serve the solid waste that would be generated within
the Project Areas without significantly impact the life expectancy and capacity of the landfill.
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Mitigation Measnres
Since no significant solid waste impacts have been identified, no mitigation measures are
required.
Significance After Mitigation
There will be no significant solid waste impacts with adoption and implementation of the
Amendments.
Gas and Electricity
Project Impacts
Conclusion
Future development would consume both natural gas and electricity. Although upgrades and/or
extensions to existing facilities may be required for specific projects, generally the existing
facilities are adequate to serve new development without any significant impacts.
Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measure is recommended:
I. The City shall require the construction, installation, or modification of existing facilities
which are necessary to provide adequate gas and electricity to the project.
Significance After Mitigation
There will be no significant natural gas or electricity impacts with adoption and implementation
of the Amendments and implementation of the recommended mitigation measure.
Cable and Telephone Service
Project Impacts
Conclusion
The Amendments are not anticipated to result in any development that would significantly
impact the ability of existing communication companies to continue to provide an adequate level
of service or require upgrades or improvements that due to construction could cause significant
environmental effects.
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Mitigation Measures
Since no significant communication impacts have been identified, no mitigation measures are
required.
Significance After Mitigation
There will be no significant communication impacts with the Amendments.
2.1.9 HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Project Impacts
The Amendments will not directly create a significant potential public health hazard or involve
the use, manufacture, or disposal of materials that would pose a hazard to people and planned
populations. The adoption and implementation of the Amendments will encourage the
development of both public and private projects. It is too speculative, however to determine if
the Amendments could expose humans to significant health hazards, if hazardous materials have
been spilled. The development of sites that used hazardous materials in the past could expose
the public or the environment to hazards. All properties proposed for development with spilled
hazardous materials will have to comply with all applicable local, county, state and federal laws
regarding the remediation of the hazardous materials prior to development. The Amendments
will not change the requirements to remediate contaminated properties prior to development.
Assistance by the Agency to construct public or private projects will not change or alter any
local, county, State or federal requirements to remove hazardous materials in compliance with all
applicable laws and regulations. Based on the threshold criteria the Amendments could develop
sites with hazardous materials that could result in significant adverse hazards and hazardous
material impacts to the public or the environment.
Mitigation Measures
The following measures are recommended to mitigate potential hazardous material impacts of
redevelopment due to the Amendments:
I. Prior to development of any property formerly occupied by or adjacent to extstmg
facilities that used or stored hazardous materials, a detailed Phase I Environmental Site
Assessment shall be approved by the City of Chula Vista to evaluate the potential for soil
and groundwater contamination. If warranted by the Phase I environmental site
assessment, soil and possibly groundwater sampling will be required.
2. Asbestos and lead-based paint survey of existing buildings shall be conducted prior to
any renovation or demolition activities, to the satisfaction of the City ofChula Vista.
3. Prior to issuance of a grading permit for any property where the results of the Phase I,
Phase n, and/or asbestos evaluation indicate the potential for hazardous materials at
levels requiring mitigation, all remedial measures identified in those studies shall be
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shown on the face of the grading plans and/or incorporated into contractor specifications
prior to awarding the construction contracts, to the satisfaction of the City of Chula Vista.
Those remedial measures shall be implemented prior to the issuance of grading permits.
4. All business that use hazardous materials in conjunction with their business, shall store,
use, and dispose of all hazardous materials in compliance with all applicable local,
county, state and federal laws and regulations.
Significance After Mitigation
There will be no significant hazardous waste impacts with adoption and implementation of the
Amendments and implementation of the above mitigation measures.
2.1.10 POPULATION AND HOUSING
Project Impacts
The adoption and implementation of the Amendments will allow the Agency the ability to
provide financial assistance to upgrade, improve and provide additional residential housing,
including low and moderate housing. Since all development must be in compliance with the
General Plan, the Amendments will not result in the construction of more residential units than
allowed by the General Plan and as amended from time to time in the future. The availability of
additional housing set-aside revenue will allow the Agency the ability to construct additional
housing for low and moderate-income families, which will be a positive impact on low and
moderate-income families. Based on the threshold criteria the adoption of the Amendments will
not have any significant population or housing impacts because the Amendments will not
increase housing or population numbers beyond the amounts planned for by the City and
regional planning agencies.
Mitigation Measures
Since no significant housing or population impacts have been identified with adoption and
implementation of the Amendments, no mitigation measures are recommended.
Significance After Mitigation
No significant population or housing impacts are anticipated with adoption and implementation
of the Amendments, therefore no mitigation measures are recommended.
2.1.11 RECREATION
Project Impacts
The Amendments could encourage new development that could increase the need for parks and
recreational facilities and impact existing facilities requiring the need to provide additional
parkland to meet the threshold criteria. All projects would have to pay the applicable PAD fee or
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dedicate parkland per City parkland requirements. The payment of a park fee or dedication of
parkland will mitigate the impacts of the project on park and recreational resources. There are
no activities associated with the Amendments that will reduce or eliminate existing park or
recreational facilities. The adoption and implementation of the Amendments will allow the
Agency the authority to participate in the construction of recreational facilities, thus having
positive impacts on the City.
Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measure is recommended:
I. Prior to the issuance of building permits the developer shall pay all applicable Park
Acquisition and Development (PAD) fees.
Significance After Mitigation
No significant park and recreational impacts are anticipated with adoption and implementation of
the Amendments and incorporation of the recommended mitigation measure. \
2.1.12 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
Project Impacts
Because there are no known sensitive wildlife species or habitat m the Added Territory,
development would not have any significant biological impacts.
Mitigation Measures
Since no significant biological resource impacts have been identified no mitigation measures are
recommended.
Significance After Mitigation
There will be no significant biological impacts with adoption and implementation of the
Amendments.
2.1.13 CULTURAL RESOURCES
Project Impacts
Based on the threshold criteria, development could significantly impact cultural resources since
archaeological and paleontological resources have a low to moderate potential to exist in the
Added Territory. Although there are not any known historical buildings in the Added Territory,
some buildings may be candidates as a historical resource and could be significantly impacted if
demolished or remodeled.
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Mitigation Measures
The following measures are recommended to mitigate potential impacts to archaeological,
paleontological, and historical resources:
1. implementation as required by the City or Agency, as appropriate, of the following
measures associated with grading and construction of a site with the potential to contain
archaeological and/or paleontological resources:
Phase 1: Phase 1 shall consist of a qualified archaeologist or paleontologist doing a
literature and records search, surface study, subsurface testing if necessary, the
recordation of any sites, and a recommendation regarding the need for further work.
Phase 2: If it is determined during Phase I that further work is necessary, it shall consist
of the following:
a) A qualified archaeological or paleontologist monitor shall be present at a pre-
grading conference with the developer, grading contractor, and the City's
Environmental Review Coordinator. The purpose of this meeting will be to consult
and coordinate the role of the archaeologist or paleontologist in the grading of the
site.
b) An archaeologist/paleontologist or designate shall be present during those relative
phases of grading as determined at the pre-grading conference. The monitor shall
have the authority to temporarily direct, divert or halt grading to allow recovery of
historical or fossil remains. The developer shall authorize the deposit of any
resources found on the project site in an institution staffed by qualified archaeologist
or paleontologist as determined by the Planning Director. The contractor shall be
aware of the random nature of archaeological and paleontolgical resource occurrences
and the possibility of a discovery of such scientific and/or educational importance that
might warrant a long-term salvage operation or preservation. The Planning Director
shall resolve any conflicts regarding the role of the archaeologist or paleontologist
and/or recovery times.
All projects shall be reviewed by the City or Agency, as appropriate, to determine ifthere
are any known historical resources that would be impacted by a project. If a project
would impact a historical resource, the City or Agency, as appropriate, shall require the
project developer to preserve or photo document the resource before its demolition, or
implement other measures to be determined by the Planning Director to mitigate the
impact.
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Significance After Mitigation
No significant impacts to archaeological, historical, or paleontological resources are anticipated
with adoption and implementation of the Amendments and incorporation of the recommended
mitigation measures.
2.2 PROJECT ALTERNATIVES
The Project Alternatives presented in Section 7.0 of this document were provided as required by
Section 15126.6 of the CEQA Guidelines. Alternatives to the project are provided to reduce
potential significant environmental effects that may be associated with adoption and
implementation of the proposed Chula Vista Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan
Amendments as well as feasible project alternatives. The project alternatives discussed in this
Program EIR include the "No Project", as required by CEQA, Changing the Project Area and No
Eminent Domain.
Project alternatives are required to reduce potential environmental impacts associated with a
proposed project. The Program EIR identified several potentially significant impacts with
adoption and implementation of the Amendments. However, mitigation measures are
recommended accordingly to reduce the impacts to levels of insignificance in almost all
instances. The environmental discipline that was identified to have potential significant
environmental impacts is air quality.
The project alternatives discuss changes to the Chula Vista Amended and Restated
Redevelopment Plan Amendments that could reduce potential environmental impacts. None of
the project alternatives are preferred to the proposed Amendments because none of the
alternatives would completely eliminate project impacts and accomplish the goals of the
Amendments.
2.3 AREAS OF CONTROVERSY/ISSUES TO BE RESOLVED
CEQA requires the EIR Summary to identify areas of controversy known to the lead agency,
including issues raised by public agencies, issues to be resolved including the choice among
alternatives, and how to mitigate potential significant effects. A copy of the Notice of
Preparation/Initial Study was mailed to all responsible, trustee and taxing agencies as required by
CEQA to solicit their environmental concerns with the project. The responses received by the
responsible, trustee and taxing agencies to the Notice of Preparation/Initial Study discussing their
issues or concerns with adoption of the Amendments are presented in Appendix B. Responses
were received from the following public agencies during the 30-day Notice of Preparation/Initial
Study review period:
William E. Tippets, California Department ofFish and Game
Silvester Evetovich, City of Chula Vista, Engineering Department
Willie Gaters, City of Chula Vista, Conservation and Environmental Services Department
Rod Hastie, City of Chula Vista, Fire Marshall
Richard E. Preuss, City ofChula Vista, Police Department
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Bill Ullrich, City of Chula Vista, Public Works Department
Brad Remp, City of Chula Vista, Planning and Building Department
Bill Figge, State of California, Department of Transportation District II
Pat Zoller, San Diego County Office of Education
Becky Frank, State of California Governor's Office of Planning and Research
James Smyth, Sweetwater Authority
Katherine Turner, Sweetwater Union High School District
Peter Sorensen, US Fish and Wildlife Service
This Program EIR presents as much information as possible regarding the issues raised by the
public agencies listed above. Information such as the specific location of future development
sites, whether or not the Agency will need to acquire specific property, the types of uses
anticipated to occur on future development sites, etc. is not known at this time. Therefore, it is
speculative to determine land use density, number ofresidential units, height of buildings, square
footage of commercial or industrial use, site access, etc. associated with the development of
property acquired by the Agency or otherwise redeveloped within the Project Areas pursuant to
the Chula Vista Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan Amendments. Detailed project
information will be available for further analysis at the time specific projects are submitted to the
City or Agency, as appropriate, for approval. The City or Agency, as required, will determine
whether or not subsequent environmental evaluation as required by CEQA will be undertaken at
the time each project is submitted for approval.
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3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION
3.1 PROJECT LOCATION AND BOUNDARIES
The Amendments are located in the City of Chula Vista (with the exception of a small area west
of Interstate 5 that is in the City of San Diego) as shown in Figure I, Regional Location Map.
More specifically, the Amendments include five existing redevelopment project areas (Bayfront,
Town Centre I, Merged Town Centre II, Otay Valley, Southwest) along with 550 acres of
additional property (Added Territory). The Added Territory consists of several noncontiguous
areas, shown in Figures 2, 3, and 4..
The Original Project Areas total approximately 3,067 acres. The Added Territory totals
approximately 550 acres, resulting in a total of approximately 3,617 acres within the Project
Areas, as amended by the Amendments. The existing elevations within the Project Areas range
from a low of sea level adjacent to the San Diego Bay in the Southwest subarea of the Merged
Project Area to 100 feet above sea level in the eastern areas of the Town Centre n subarea of the
Merged Project Area.
3.2 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING
The City of Chula Vista is located in the southwest part of San Diego County approximately 10
miles southeast of the City of San Diego downtown. The City of Chula Vista is bordered by the
City of National City and County of San Diego on the north, the County of San Diego on the
east, the cities of San Diego and Imperial Beach to the south, and the San Diego Bay to the west.
The City of Chula Vista comprises approximately 44,470 acres of land, including the
incorporated area, the existing sphere of influence and additional unincorporated area, which has
significant planning relationship to the City. The incorporated area located within the City's
jurisdiction is approximately 33,024 acres. Based on information from the State of California,
Department of Finance, the City of Chula Vista is estimated to have a population of 199,700
people in 20031
For the most part, the Added Territory has been disturbed and developed in the past. There are a
few parcels in both the Original Project Areas as well as the Added Territory that are vacant.
The Added Territory consists of vacant land, light industrial, office, mixed retail and residential
use. The Original Project Areas have a variety of existing businesses and residential uses
including automotive repair shops, single-family detached and attached units, office space, retail
use, vacant land and manufacturing.
I State of California, Department of Finance, E-l City/County Population Estimates, with Annual Percentage
Change, January I, 2002 and 2003. Sacramento, Califomia, May 2003.
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3.3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Agency is proposing two separate Amendments, one involving the Bayfront/Town Centre I
Redevelopment Plan, and a second involving the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Plan
(formerly known as and consisting of the Town Centre II, Otay Valley, and Southwest
Redevelopment Plans, plus the Added Territory).
The proposed Amendments will not result in any direct physical impacts. The Amendments are
primarily procedural and development of individual projects within the Project Areas that could
result in direct or indirect physical impacts will be evaluated in future CEQA documents.
Previous analysis is addressed in summary in Section 1.6. The analysis in the Program EIR
focuses on the Added Territory (550 acres) only.
The Amendments address the following major components:
Bavfront/Town Centre I Redevelopment Plan
· Consolidate the Bayfront and Town Centre I redevelopment plans into a single amended,
merged, and restated redevelopment plan (to be known as the Bayfront/Town Centre I
Redevelopment Plan), including updating the public improvement and facility projects
list in the Plan.
Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Plan
· Consolidate the Town Centre n, Otay Valley, and Southwest redevelopment plans into a
single amended, merged, and restated redevelopment plan (to be known as the Merged Chula
Vista Redevelopment Plan), including updating the public improvement and facility projects
list in the Plan;
· Incorporate 550 acres of Added Territory within the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment
Project Area;
· Reestablish eminent domain authority on all property within the Otay Valley subarea of the
Merged Project Area; and
· Reestablish eminent domain authority on all property (except for residentially-occupied
property in a residential zone) in the Town Centre II subarea of the Merged Project Area.
Improvement Projects - As described above, both amended and restated redevelopment
plans would feature a new list of public improvement and facility projects. In addition to
these projects, staff has identified other projects that may be implemented over the
duration of the respective Redevelopment Plans.
Below is a list of improvement projects and programs that could, at the Agency's
discretion, be funded should adequate revenue become available. While the Agency is
not required to fund the listed projects and programs, the Agency could fund all or a
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portion of the projects or programs as revenue becomes available throughout the life of
the Plans. The list identifies projects and programs that appear, at the time of adoption of
the Amendments, to have the potential to achieve the goals and objectives of the
Amendments, but do not represent commitments by the Agency. As redevelopment
needs and opportunities evolve over the life of the Amendments the Agency may
determine not to undertake certain projects and programs listed and/or undertake other
projects and programs consistent with the Amendments that are not listed, as permitted
by law. The list of public improvement projects and programs are only possible projects
that mayor may not ultimately be undertaken by the Agency pursuant to the
Amendments. This Program EIR analyzes impacts likely to be caused by proposed
improvements based on information about such projects as is available at this time. Due
to the lack of project specific information available at this time, further environmental
analysis of the public improvement projects may be required to comply with CEQA at the
time individual projects are submitted for approval. The proposed projects and programs
for the Amendments include:
1) BayfrontlTown Centre I Redevelopment Project Area
Except where noted, most of these proj ects are in the conceptual stages and no formal
proposals have been submitted to the City of Chula Vista or the Agency. Thus, each of
these projects are subject to further discretionary actions by the City and/or Agency, and
are not being specifically reviewed as a part of the adoption of the Amendments. Further
. compliance with General Plan, zoning standards, and environmental review may be
necessary for these proj ects as proposals come forward. In addition, further
environmental review of project impacts based on the actual project may be required to
comply with CEQA.
Public Infrastructure Proiects
Improvements to the public infrastructure are intended to alleviate traffic congestion and
improve public safety, remove costly impediments to development, and upgrade infrastructure
to contemporary standards to stimulate private development. The proposed traffic/circulation
improvement projects shall include, but are not limited to roadways, landscape, street lights,
pedestrian walkways, bridges, interchanges, roadways, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, parking,
street widening, street lights, traffic signals, over or underpasses, utility undergrounding,
bicycle paths, street medians, trails, and trolley crossings.
The proposed sewer and drainage improvement projects shall include, but are not limited to,
monitoring systems, sewer parallels, drainage, sewer lines, wastewater treatment facilities,
flooding systems, flood control dikes, and sewer systems. The proposed utility and
communication improvement projects shall include, but are not limited to, electrical
distribution systems, natural gas distribution systems; cable TV and fiber optic communication
systems, water distribution systems, and windbreakers.
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StreetJEntrvwav Beautification. Construct streetscape improvements at key Project Area
locations, including E Street at Interstate 5, Third Avenue, and H Street.
Community Facilities
The proposed community facilities improvement projects shall include, but not limited to
parks, open spaces, schools, school facilities, fire and police facilities, communication
systems, libraries, fire protection, cultural centers, community centers, City maintenance
facilities, plazas, recreational facilities, and playgrounds. Further compliance with General
Plan, zoning standards, and environmental review may be necessary for these projects as
proposals come forward.
Other Potential Redevelopment Proiects:
These projects include, but are not limited to, the following:
Duke Energy Plant Relocation. Facilitate reuse and/or relocation of power generating facility
within Project Area.
Watt Commercial Proiect. Redevelopment of property at the comers of Third Avenue and E
Street for retail and other commercial use.
Landis/Pacific Scene. Adoption of specific plan and development of approximately 152
residential units at the comer of Third Avenue and Davidson Street.
SUHSD Joint Proiects. The Agency and the Sweetwater Union High School District may
consider one or more planning agreements to implement a series of improvements to current
and future SUHSD properties that serve the Amended Project Area. The projects may include
redevelopment of the Windmill Farms property at Third Avenue and Alvarado Street for
District headquarters, residential and commercial uses.
BavfrontIPort Master Plan. Participation by both the City of Chula Vista and the Port of San
Diego to develop and implement the Port Master Plan for the Bayfront area.
Bavfront Commons. Develop approximately 2,000 residential units, 3 hotels, and 150,000
square feet of supporting retail commercial use within the Bayfront area.
Bavfront'Port Master Plan. Participate with CIUlla Vista and the Port of San Diego on development and
implementation ofPort Master Plan for Bayfiunt area
2) Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project Area
Except where noted, most of these projects are in the conceptual stages and no formal
proposals have been submitted to the City of Chula Vista or the Agency. Thus, each of
these projects are subject to further discretionary actions by the City and/or Agency, and
are not being specifically reviewed as a part of the adoption of the Amendments. Further
compliance with General Plan, zoning standards, and environmental review may be
necessary for these projects as proposals come forward. In addition, further
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environmental review of project impacts based on the actual project may be required to
comply with CEQA.
Public Infrastructure Proiects:
improvements to the public infrastructure are intended to alleviate traffic congestion and
improve public safety, remove costly impediments to development, and upgrade
infrastructure to contemporary standards to stimulate private development. The proposed
traffic/circulation improvement projects shall include, but are not limited to roadways,
landscape, street lights, pedestrian walkways, bridges, interchanges, roadways, curbs,
gutters, sidewalks, parking, street widening, street lights, traffic signals, over or
underpasses, utility undergrounding, bicycle paths, street medians, trails, and trolley
crossmgs.
The proposed sewer and drainage improvement projects shall include, but are not limited
to, monitoring systems, sewer parallels, drainage, sewer lines, wastewater treatment
facilities, flooding systems, floor control dikes, and sewer systems. The proposed utility
and communication improvement projects shall include, but are not limited to, electrical
distribution systems, natural gas distribution systems; cable TV and fiber optic
communication systems, water distribution systems, and windbreakers.
Further compliance with General Plan, zoning standards, and environmental review may
be necessary for these proj ects as proposals come forward. Proj ects include, but are not
limited to the following:
StreetJEntrvwav Beautification. Construct streetscape improvements at key locations,
including Fourth Avenue and Highway 54.
Main Street improvements. Construct street improvements along Main Street to improve
traffic flows and upgrade character of right-of-way.
Broadwav Revitalization. implement a variety of street and other applicable improvements
along Broadway, from H Street to L Street.
Community Facilities
The proposed community facilities improvement projects shall include, but not limited to
parks, open spaces, schools, school facilities, fire and police facilities, communication
systems, libraries, fire protection, cultural centers, community centers, City maintenance
facilities, plazas, recreational facilities, playgrounds, and civic center. Further compliance with
General Plan, zoning standards, and environmental review may be necessary for these projects
as proposals come fOrward.
Other Potential Redevelopment Proiects
These projects include, but are not limited to, the following:
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E Street Transit Village Proiect. Mixed-use project in the vicinity of the E Street transit station
east of lot erst ate 5.
Gateway Phase ill. As necessary, facilitate implementation of a specific plan for the area on
the north side ofH Street west ofthe existing Gateway commercial complex.
Espaiiada Proiect. Preparation of a specific plan and development of two, l2-story
condominiums and mixed uses on the north side of H Street, west of Gateway Phase ill
Project.
Watt Commercial Proiect. Redevelopment of property at the comers of Third Avenue and E
Street for retail and other commercial use.
KOA Soccer Facility and Hotel. Redevelopment of KOA campground east of Second
Avenue for recreational fields and possible hotel facility.
Walgreen's Proiect. Parcel assembly and development of drug store at the southwest comer
of Naples Street and Third Avenue, in the existing Southwest Redevelopment Project Area.
SBC/Davies Site. Redevelopment of Main Street properties for commercial uses in the
existing Otay Valley Redevelopment Project Area.
West Fairfield Development. Redevelopment of property in the West Fairfield area (west of
loterstate 5, from Palomar Avenue to Main Street).
SUHSD Joint Proiects. Agency and Sweetwater Union High School District may consider
one or more planning agreements to implement a series of improvements to current and future
SUHSD properties serving the Project Area. These may include: a) development of a new
District corporate yard at Main Street and Albany Avenue, b) redevelopment of the Windmill
Farms property at Third A venue and Alvarado Street for District headquarters, residential and
commercial uses, c) redevelopment of the District's Moss Street property for single family
residential use., and d) redevelopment of the existing District headquarters and corporate yard
on Fifth Avenue to a 200-unit residential project.
Duke Energy Plant Relocation. Facilitate reuse and/or relocation of power generating facility
within the Amended Project Area.
3.4 THE INTENDED USE OF THIS PROGRAM EIR
The intended use of this Program EIR is fivefold:
I. The proposed Amendments meet the definition of a "Project" according to the
CEQA Public Resources Code 21065.
2. This is a Program EIR pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21 090(a).
3. This Program EIR meets the requirement of the Health and Safety Code 33352 (k)
whereby the Program EIR for the Amendments is included as part of the report to
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the legislative body and describes the existing environmental conditions in the
Project Areas, assesses the potential environmental impacts that may be
associated with the adoption and implementation of the proposed Amendments
and recommends mitigation measures to mitigate potential significant impacts
when required by CEQA.
4. The Program EIR will be referenced in the future should the Agency I) utilize
eminent domain to acquire property; 2) fund the construction of improvement
projects in the Project Areas; or 3) fund the construction of approved public and
private projects consistent with the Amended Redevelopment Plan. While the
Program EIR need only be as specific as the listed projects, the adequacy of the
coverage of the Program EIR as to future public and private development
activities and acquisition of property by eminent domain will determine the extent
to which those future development activities may require further environmental
assessment. It is the intent of the Agency at this time that additional
environmental review will be conducted in compliance with CEQA in conjunction
with all future Agency sponsored/assisted development projects and/or
acquisitions of property for development utilizing eminent domain, unless
specifically exempt by CEQA.
5. The Program EIR will be referenced by the City of Chula Vista or the Agency, as
appropriate, for project approvals and/or issuance of permits as otherwise required
when applicable. When required to comply with CEQA, the City Councilor
Agency, as appropriate, will prepare additional environmental documentation in
conjunction with the approval of Agency sponsored or assisted projects pursuant
to the Amendments.
3.5 PROJECT OBJECTIVE
The primary objectives of the Amendments are to remove blight and increase the economic
viability of the Project Areas. The proposed Amendments will allow the Agency to work with
the City of Chula Vista to accomplish these objectives by: 1) constructing some or all of the
improvement projects listed in the amended Redevelopment Plans to benefit the Project Areas
and the City of Chula Vista; and 2) providing a variety of funding sources for use by the Agency
to allow the option to fund projects that can reduce or eliminate blight, provide additional low
and moderate income housing and improve the economic viability of the Project Areas.
The major goals of the Amendments are to: eliminate physical blight; create new employment
opportunities; improve recreational facilities; plan and encourage uniform and consistent land
use patterns; encourage private commerciaVresidential rehabilitation; and encourage
development and capital investment. The tools of the Amended Redevelopment Plans, including
the use of tax increment revenue to assist the private sector and fund proposed improvement
projects, can be used by the Agency to meet the goals of the Amendments.
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Specifically, the Amendments are intended to achieve the following goals:
· Eliminate physical and economic blight and environmental deficiencies in the Project
Areas.
. Assemble land into parcels suitable for modern, integrated development and tmprove
pedestrian and vehicular circulation in the Proj ect Areas.
· Re-plan, redesign, and redevelop properties that are stagnant or improperly utilized.
. Increase, improve, and preserve the community's supply of housing affordable to very
low, low, and moderate-income households.
· Enhance commercial and recreational functions.
· Strengthen the economic base of the Project Areas and the community with the
installation of needed on- and off-site public improvements to stimulate new
commercial/industrial expansion, employment, and economic growth.
· Implement performance criteria to assure quality site design standards to provide unity
and integrity to development in the Project Areas.
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4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS
Introduction
In an effort to provide as much environmental analysis as possible regarding the adoption and
implementation of the Amendments, the proposed public improvement projects and anticipated
private development projects are discussed below. The proposed redevelopment projects will be
evaluated in as much detail as possible based on the information that is readily available without
being speculative in regards to density, design, building elevations, time of construction, etc.
Because this is a Program ,EIR, subsequent or supplemental CEQA documentation is anticipated
to be required in the future at the time individual projects are submitted to the City of Chula
Vista for approval, unless specifically exempt from CEQA.
4.1 LAND USE
4.1.1 Environmental Setting and Environmental Impact Analysis
Existing Land Uses
The Added Territory is comprised of existing light industrial, mixed retail/commercial, and
residential uses. The mixture of land uses changes the character of the community throughout
the Added Territory. There are areas where there is mostly commercial uses such as Broadway
and other areas where residential use is mixed with commercial and industrial such as the east
side of 3rd Avenue south of J Street. Surface level photographs showing a representative of the
existing land uses are provided. Figure 5, Photograph Orientation Map shows the location of
the photographs of the Added Territory that are shown in Figures 6 through 12, Site
Photographs.
Chula Vista General Plan
The land use designations in the Added Territory are designated by the General Plan and include
the following: Residential Low-Medium (RLM 3-6 dwelling units per acre (du/ac.); Residential
Medium (RM 6-11 dulac.); Residential Medium High (RMH 11-18 dulac); Residential High (RH
18-27+ dulac.); Commercial Thoroughfare (CT); Commercial Retail (CR); Mercantile and
Office Commercial (CMO); Commercial-Visitor (CV); Commercial Office (CO); Industrial-
General (IL); Open Space, Agriculture & Reserve (OSP); and Public and Quasi Public (PQ).
The land use designations of the property in the Added Territory are shown in Figure 13,
Existing General Plan Land Use Map. The types of uses allowed by each land use designation
are discussed below.
Residential Low-Medium (RLM 3-6 dulac.): This category includes single-family detached
dwellings on medium size lots. Although not a minimum or a standard, these are typically 7,000
square foot lots. In addition, under the concept of cluster development, single-family dwellings
on smaller lots, zero lot line houses, and some single-family attached units (town homes and
patio homes) could also be consistent with this designation.
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Source: 2003 Thomas Bros. Maps
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Photograph 1: Looking toward a motel located on the northeast comer of D Street at
Broadway in Proposed Added Territory" Area A."
Photograph 2: Looking at a vacant parcel along the east side of Brisbane Street, east of 4th
Avenue in Proposed Added Territory "Area A-I"
Figure 6
Site Photographs
Photograph 3: Looking at a small mobile home park on the west side of Broadway between E
Street and Flower Street in the existing Town Centre n Project Area.
Photograph 4: Looking toward a vacant parcel on the southwest comer of Flower Street at
Broadway in the existing Town Centre n Project Area.
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Residential Medium (RM 6-11 du/ac.l: This category includes small single-family, detached
units on smaller lots, zero lot line homes, patio homes, and attached units, such as duplexes and
town homes. This category also includes mobile home parks.
Residential Medium High (RMH 11-18 du/ac.): This category includes multi-family units, such
as townhouses and garden apartments. This category also includes mobile home parks.
Residential High (RH 18-27+ du/ac.): This designation is essentially for apartment type
dwellings ranging from low-rise to high-rise structures. Any new project under this category
must contain substantial landscaped open space for use by residents of the project. There is no
maximum density for this category. The density shown as maximum only indicates that the
projects that exist in the City have traditionally been constructed below this density. Higher
densities are permitted, if specific conditions are satisfied.
Commercial Thoroughfare (CT): This designation includes uses identified for Retail Commercial
plus thoroughfare retail and automobile-oriented services.
Commercial Retail (CR): This designation includes all neighborhood, community, and regional
shopping centers, retail establishments typical of traditional downtowns, such as the shops on
Third Avenue between E and G Streets and service commercial. This category may include
limited thoroughfare retail and automobile-oriented services, if they constitute a small part of a
planned commercial development.
Professional and Administrative 0: This category is intended for professional and administrative
uses. Limited retail uses, which serve the nearby office employees, are also permitted. Retail
uses which predominantly serve residential neighborhoods or shoppers from outside the
immediate area are excluded from this category.
Commercial-Visitor (CV): This category includes transient lodging, such as hotels, and motels,
restaurants, commercial recreation, and retail establishments.
Industrial-General (IL): This category includes all uses identified for Research and Limited
Industrial plus light manufacturing operations, large-scale warehousing, transportation centers,
and public utilities.
Open Space. Agriculture & Reserve (aSp): Typical uses for this category are open space such as
floodplains and mountains, limited recreation uses, rural residential, and agricultural uses such as
farms, orchards, pastures, and livestock raising.
Public and Ouasi Public (PO): This designation is applied to existing areas used by schools,
churches, hospitals, civic centers, fire stations, and libraries.
Community Plan Areas
The City is divided into five Community Plan Areas as shown in Figure 14, Community Plan
Areas Map. The five Community Plan Areas are Bayfront, Central Chula Vista, Montgomery,
Figure 14, Community Plan Areas Map
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Sweetwater, and Eastern Territories. Of the five planning areas, three are located in the Added
Territory and include Bayfront, Central Chula Vista, and Montgomery. A description of the
three planning areas is described below.
Bavfront: The Bayfront Planning Area comprises approximately 790 acres and is comprised of
vacant, formerly agricultural land, industrial and commercial uses. Vacant areas, scattered
throughout include wetlands, stockpiled and hydraulic fills and both neighborhood and
community parks. Some of the specific uses include a power plant, park site and marina,
industrial park, railroad, ship repair, and commercial uses.
Central Chula Vista: The Central Chula Vista Planning Area comprises approximately 4,040
acres, which are mostly developed. Over half of the planning area is developed with residential
use, approximately one-fifth with commercial, industrial, and institutional uses and the
remainder in streets and freeways.
Montgomery: The Montgomery Planning Area consists of residential, commercial, and industrial
land uses. Residential uses are scattered throughout the planning area and occupy 50 percent of
the land area. The residential uses in this planning area include single-family, mobile homes,
multiple-family and duplex. The commercial uses are located in a strip pattern along Broadway,
Main Street, and Third Avenue. The industrial uses include a wide range of industrial uses. The
remaining land uses in the Montgomery Planning Area include public parkland, a ISO-acre golf
course, vacant land and agricultural land.
Montgomery Specific Plan: The Montgomery Specific Plan covers approximately 3.5 square
miles of area in the southwesterly part of the City. It lies in an area generally bounded by
Interstate 5 on the west, "L" Street on the north, Interstate 805 on the east and the San Diego
City limits on the south. The purpose of the Montgomery Specific Plan is to provide a detailed
guide for the orderly growth, development, redevelopment, and conservation of the Montgomery
Community. Portions of the Added Territory are located in the area covered by the Montgomery
Specific Plan.
California Coastal Act and Chula Vista Bavfront Local Coastal Program: The entire Bayfront
Redevelopment Area is within the coastal zone as designated by the California Coastal Act of
1976. The Act establishes the following basic goals for the coastal zone:
· Protect, maintain, and where feasible, enhance and restore the overall quality of the coastal
zone environment and its natural and manmade resources;
. Assure orderly, balanced utilization and conservation of coastal zone resources taking into
account the social and economic needs of the people of the state;
· Maximize public access to and along the coast and maximize public recreational
opportunities in the coastal zone consistent with sound resource conservation principles and
constitutionally protected rights of private property owners;
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. Assure priority for coastal-dependent development over other development on the coast; and
. Encourage state and local initiatives and cooperation in preparing procedures to implement
coordinated planning and development for mutually beneficial uses, including educational
uses, in the coastal zone.
The Coastal Act requires that every coastal city and county prepare a local coastal program
(LCP) to be submitted to and approved by the California Coastal Commission. The Act defines
an LCP as "local government's land use plans, zoning ordinances, zoning district maps, and
implementing actions which, when taken together, meet the requirements of, and implement the
provisions and policies of the Coastal Act at the local level."
Sections 30251 and 30253(5) of the Coastal Act require the protection of scenic and visual
qualities of coastal areas, and the preservation of unique visitor-destination communities. The
potential visual and scenic qualities of the Bayfront are currently not being fully realized because
views of portions of the area from I-5 are impaired by visual blight conditions, including
dilapidated vacant and burnt-out buildings, remnant foundations, trash piles, open storage areas,
expansive parking lots, unkept or overgrown vegetation, and denuded transmission line
corridors. 1
4.1.2 Project Impacts
. The threshold criteria for determining if the Amendments will have potentially significant land
use impacts are:
. Conflict with land uses designated by the General Plan; or
. Conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy, or applicable agency regulation;
. Conflict with any applicable habitat conservation plan.
Chula Vista General Plan
The Amendments are consistent with the General Plan because they do not propose to change
any of the existing land use designations in the Added Territory or institute additional land use
polices not otherwise allowed or permitted by the General Plan. The Amendments incorporate
the City of Chula Vista General Plan by reference as it now exists and is amended in
the future from time to time. The land use designations of property in the Amendments will
remain as designated by the General Plan, or as amended by the City in the future from time to
time.
I Final Program ErR, EIR 98-2, Town Centre I/Bayfront Redevelopment Plan Amendment, May 1998, pages 3-4, 3-
6.
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In addition to complying with all applicable land use and zoning designations, all future projects
will have to comply with and be consistent with the various elements of the general plan and all-
applicable goals and policies of each element of the general plan. Building type, number of
structures, square footage, height, and design will also have to comply with the zoning
ordinance. All public and private projects, when submitted to the City or Agency, as
appropriate,
for approval will be reviewed for compliance and consistency with the various elements and
policies of the general plan and zoning ordinance.
The Amendments are anticipated to encourage development of projects much sooner than the
private sector acting alone. As noted in Section 4.0 of the EIR, mitigation measures will be
imposed upon proj ects to ensure that the infrastructure necessary to serve the proj ects will be
developed in a manner and time to ensure that the proj ects do not cause a significant impact on
the infrastructure systems serving the projects. The ability of the Agency to: I) provide financial
incentives, 2) acquire and assemble property; 3) provide funding for public infrastructure
improvements; 4) use redevelopment funds to rehabilitate and upgrade existing buildings; and 5)
provide additional low and moderate income housing would be an impetus for private and/or
public projects to proceed and move forward to reduce blight and improve the physical and
economic viability of property in the Added Territory. As has occurred in the past and is
presently occurring, neither the private nor public sectors acting alone are able to upgrade and
improve the economic viability and reduce blight in the Added Territory.
The adoption and implementation of the Amendments is anticipated to have positive land use
impacts by encouraging the Agency and the private community to work together to reduce
blight, upgrade buildings to meet current building and fire codes, construct needed public
infrastructure, and improve the physical and economic viability of the Added Territory.
Eliminating blighted property will have positive land use impacts to the community as a whole
by allowing land uses to be consistent with surrounding land uses, ensure that new development
meets current building design and building codes and improve landscaping. The Amendments
are expected to facilitate funding and construction of needed infrastructure improvements that
the City is not able to accomplish due to the lack of funds.
The rehabilitation of existing blighted buildings, construction of new buildings, and elimination
of existing buildings that are not in conformance with current building and fire codes, as updated
periodically, will have positive land use impacts for the City. Some existing buildings need to be
upgraded to comply with current building and fire codes while other buildings require structural
and earthquake upgrades. Still other buildings need cosmetic improvements such as painting,
improved landscaping, minor repairs, etc. The Amendments will allow the Agency the ability to
assist property owners as revenue become available to improve property, reduce and eliminate
blight with positive land use impacts.
The development of public and private projects could indirectly lead to secondary environmental
impacts. Although much of the Added Territory is urbanized and developed, there are scattered
vacant and underutilized parcels that if developed will increase the demand for public services
and utilities, generate traffic and increase noise. The potential for land use impacts between
future and existing development will depend upon the type of new development, the
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compatibility of new development with adjacent land uses. The City or Agency will evaluate
potential land use compatibility impacts at the time specific development plans are submitted for
approval.
Although property within the Added Territory has to be developed consistent with the general
plan, land use impacts could still result due to future construction projects and existing land
uses. The City or Agency, as appropriate, will evaluate potential land use impacts at the time
projects are submitted for approval and require the incorporation of measures as required by
CEQA to mitigate significant land use impacts.
It is speculative at this time to discuss and evaluate in detail the potential land use impacts that
may be associated with the development of private and public projects in the future because
detailed development plans are not presently available. However, proper review of all projects
will be conducted in the future as necessary to comply with CEQA at the time development plans
are submitted to the City for approval.
Communitv Plan Areas
The Amendments will not change or alter the type of projects that can be developed in the
Planning Areas. The land use and zoning designations of the property in the Amended Project
Area will continue and not change with adoption and implementation of the Amendments. The
Planning Areas will not be impacted, revised, or altered with the adoption and implementation of
the Amendments.
Montgomery Specific Plan
The Amendments will not impact implementation of the Montgomery Specific Plan. The
detailed guide for the orderly growth, development, redevelopment, and conservation of the
Montgomery Community will not change with adoption of the Amendments.
California Costal Act and Chula Vista BayfIont Local Coastal Program
The Amendments will not impact or change the basic goals of the California Costal Act and the
Chula Vista Bayfront Local Coastal Program or the way the Coastal Act is implemented. The
Act will continue to serve the same geographical area with adoption of the Amendments and
continue to protect coastal resources pursuant to the Coastal Act.
Level of Significance Before Mitigation
The Amendments conform to the general plan because they incorporate the Chula Vista General
Plan by reference, thus the Amendments would not conflict with land uses designated by the
General Plan. In addition, the Amendments do not conflict with any land use plans, policies, or
applicable agency regulations because no land use, policy or agency regulation changes are
proposed. There will be no increase in densities with adoption of the Amendments. The
Amendments will allow the Agency the authority to acquire and assemble property by eminent
domain. The ability for the Agency to acquire property to remove blight by demolishing
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buildings, constructing new buildings, upgrading buildings to meet current building and fire
codes could have positive land use effects for the community. The adoption and implementation
of the Amendments could have positive impacts by allowing the Agency the ability to assist the
private sector to upgrade and improve both the economic and physical viability of the project
area. The adoption and implementation of the Amendments will not have any significant direct
land use impacts based on the land use threshold criteria. The City or Agency, as appropriate,
will evaluate all private and public projects in the future for potential land use impacts at the time
development plans are submitted for approval. The City or Agency will ensure that all projects
comply with the general plan.
4.1.3 Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measure is recommended:
I. As noted in Section 4.0 of the EIR, mitigation measures will be imposed upon projects to
ensure that the infrastructure necessary to serve the projects will be developed in a
manner and time to ensure that the proj ects do not cause a significant impact on the
infrastructure systems serving the projects.
4.1.4 Significance After Mitigation
No significant land use impacts are anticipated with adoption and implementation of the
Amendments and incorporation of the recommended mitigation measure.
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4.2. GEOLOGY/SOILS
4.2.1 Existing Conditions
Topography
The topography is generally flat with elevations ranging from near sea level in the southwest to
approximately 50 feet above sea in the northeast portion of the Added Territory.
Soils
The City of Chula Vista lies within the coastal plains area of San Diego County as defined by the
Natural Resources Conservation Service. Soils consist of alluvium, colluvium, slopewash and
some expansive topsoil. Alluvial soil which range from clays to pervious sand are found in the
major and minor drainages including Salt Creek, Sweetwater River, Otay River and several other
UIll1amed canyon tributaries. The clayey, expansive soils include bentonite, which is used in
refining petroleum products. Other soils are described as fine-grained sandstone with minor
pebble conglomeration.
The Added Territory is located within the coastal plain geologic province, which extends from
the Pacific Ocean to the mountainous areas of San Diego County. This province is generally
characterized by relatively flat plains rising up to dissected, mesa-like-terraces, which graduate
into rolling hills. This area is underlain by various formations composed primarily of sandstone,
shale and conglomerate beds. The sandstone formations include, among others, the Rosarito
Beach formation, which can be used as base material for streets and road construction, and the
San Diego formation, which has some expansive characteristics and can be susceptible to
erosion. The Santiago Peak formation is located at Rock Mountain and Mother Miguel
Mountain in the Eastern Territories; it is hard, volcanic rock. Some marine formations of
sandstone and terrace deposits, including the Mission Valley formation and the Linda Vista
formation have also been identified. The coastal plain, which is dominated by marine terraces in
the western portion of the plan area and by mesas to the east, is comprised of two sub-areas. The
relatively flat plain west of I-80S is currently mostly urbanized.
All of the soils have been rated by the Natural Resource Conservation Service for their crop
suitability with respect to major crops, namely avocados, citrus, vegetables, truck crops,
tomatoes, and flowers. In Chula Vista, specifically Eastern Territories, there is a substantial
amount of acreage rated good or fair for agricultural production. In general, these soils are level
(0-9% slope). There is essentially no agricultural production in the Added Territory.
Seismic Characteristics
Major southern California and San Diego fault systems form a northwest-southeast trending
regional structural fabric extending between the Gulf of California and Point Reyes, north of San
Francisco. These fault systems generally parallel the San Andreas Fault zone. As a result, the
southern California region is subject to significant hazards from moderate to large earthquakes.
Ground shaking is a hazard everywhere in California. Fault displacement of the ground is a
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potential hazard at and near faults. Tsunamis (ocean tidal waves caused by submarine earth
movement), earthquake-induced flooding, and liquefaction (mixing of solid and liquid soil
components creating a slurry incapable of structural support) are all hazards in the San Diego
Bay area?
Active Faults:
The City of Chula Vista is considered to be in a seismically active area, as is most of southern
California. The City is not underlain by known active fault splays (i.e., faults that exhibit
evidence of ground displacement during the last 11,000 years), but is underlain by the La Nacion
fault zone. The La Nacion Fault Zone is considered "potentially active" by the City of Chula
Vista and criteria of the State of California. The greatest magnitude earthquake expected on the
La Nacion fault is estimated at 6.0.3
The nearest 'active' fault zones and faults include the offshore Coronado Banks Fault Zone
(approximately 10 miles to the southwest), the Elsinore Fault Zone (approximately 40 miles to
the northeast), the Rose Canyon Fault Zone (approximately 14 miles to the northwest), and the
offshore San Diego Bay faults (approximately one to two miles to the west). Active faults are
defined as those that exhibit Holocene displacement (i.e., surface displacement within
approximately the last 11,000 years) or historical seismicity4
No faults that are currently classified as "active" by the State of California are known to cross
the City of Chula Vista. However, the Rose Canyon fault, located approximately 14 miles
northwest of the City is currently classified as "active" by the State of California, and lies within
an Earthquake Fault Zone. The Rose Canyon fault zone is most likely to affect the city.5
According to the City's General Plan, the City of Chula Vista is traversed by a total of five
"potentially active" faults, the Sweetwater and La Nacion, and three inferred faults, the Otay
River Valley Fault, the Telegraph Canyon Fault, and the San Diego Bay-Tijuana Fault. Figure
15, Fault Map, shows the faults in the area. A description of each of the faults is provided
below.
2 Final Program ErR, ErR 98-2, Town Centre I/Bayfront Redevelopment Plan Amendment, May 1998, pages 3-15,
3-16.
J Ninyo & Moore Draft Natural Hazards/Geology Baseline Study, City of Chula Vista General Plan Update, January
6, 2003.
4 Final Program ErR, EIR 98-2, Town Centre I/Bayfront Redevelopment Plan Amendment, May 1998, pages 3-15,
3-16.
5 Ninyo & Moore Draft Natural Hazards/Geology Baseline Study, City of Chula Vista General Plan Update, January
6, 2003.
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Potentially Active Faults:
La Nacion Fault
Traces of the La Nacion fault zone are known to cross the City in a generally north-south
direction roughly through the center of the City. At the time of this study,6 this fault has been
classified as "potentially active" by criteria of the State of California. However, the City of San
Diego recommends the fault be treated as "active", and the current standard-of-care within the
San Diego area would require, for projects located within the La Nacion fault zone, trenching
studies to address possible "active" faulting or other investigations to evaluate recency of fault
movement.
Sweetwater Fault
The Sweetwater Fault is located parallel to the La Nacion Fault for at least 15 kilometers and
varies in distance from I to 3-1/8 kilometers to the west of La Nacion. This fault could also be
considered to be a southern extension of the Newport-Inglewood Rose Canyon Fault and a part
of the previously mentioned fault system, including La Nacion7
Inferred Faults:
San Diego Bay- Tijuana Fault
The San Diego Coastal Area is a zone of moderate seismic risk within a region of high risk.
Further, there appears to be a zone of faults extending from San Y sidro through San Diego and
Mission Bay into Rose Canyon. Although these faults do not appear to have been recently
active, the possibility of movement should be considered. It has been suggested that the faults in
Rose Canyon and the Bay Areas continue north and offshore to connect with the Newport-
Inglewood Fault. It has also been suggested that this zone may also be connected with the active
San Miguel Fault in Baja California.
Telegraph Canyon Fault
In 1967 the Lockheed Company conducted a geological survey of the San Diego Bay. The
Lockheed Report #20867 in part indicates that an apparent east-west trending fault intersects the
bedrock surface in Chula Vista. The fault does not appear to traverse the entire area of Chula
Vista, as it is not picked up on cross sections that were prepared for other areas in Chula Vista.
Its continuation to the west is unknown, but it is assumed that it continues beyond the Silver
Strand into the Pacific Ocean.
6 Ninyo & Moore Draft Natural Hazards/Geology Baseline Study, City of Chula Vista General Plan Update, January
6, 2003.
7 City ofChula Vista General Plan Safety Element, page 8-8, 8-9.
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Otay River Vallev Fault
The Otay Valley is an inferred fault of small displacement. This fault is believed to be beneath
the alluvium of the Otay Valley, based on a report by George Cleveland8. Cleveland bases his
suspicion upon the discovery of the extensive outcrops of the Swietzer formation on the south
side of the valley, and the relative scarcity of outcroppings of the formation on the north side of
the valley. In addition, he observed that the difference in the elevation of the thickest clay bed,
which occupies the same startographic location on both sides of the valley, varies from 20-25
feet.
Earthquake-Induced Ground Failure
Secondary earthquake hazards such as landslides, liquefaction, and differential settlement are
generally associated with relatively high intensities of ground shaking. Landslides, liquefaction
and differential settlement are also associated with shallow groundwater conditions, and loose,
sandy soils. Liquefaction and its related effects pose one of the greatest dangers to the City
during a future large magnitude earthquake. These types of ground failure are discussed in detail
below.
Landslides
A landslide is the movement of earth materials down a hillside or steep slope area. Landslide
problems usually occur when a hillside is over steepened, the support at the base is moved,
additional material or fill is loaded onto the hillside or water saturates into the slide mass.
Landslide problems and other ground failures occur during earthquakes, triggered by the strain
induced in soil and rock by the ground shaking vibrations and during non-earthquake conditions,
most frequently during the rainy season.
The San Diego Formation, which is found in southern San Diego County is its sandstone form
(TSDS), will very adequately hold a slope of 1.5:1, but will erode severely if it remains
unplanted. This same formation in the breccia (sharp fragments imbedded in the
sandstone/bentonite matrix) (TSDB) will not hold effectively a slope of 1.5:1, while the
tuffaceous part (porous rock formed from stream deposits) (TSDT) will adequately hold such.9
Liquefaction
This form of ground failure usually accompanies earthquakes in loose, saturated sand soils.
Liquefaction can only occur if the three following factors are present: (I) shallow water table; (2)
loose sand, or silt; and (3) some form of seismic activity. When these conditions are preset
vibration causes the soil to compact. If the vibration is strong enough and long enough in
duration, the load of over-lying soil and buildings is transferred from the soil grains to the water
between the grains. For a short time the vibrated water saturated soil acts as a liquid and
improperly designed buildings may sink, tilt, or be carried toward the unsupported side of the
area.
8 Ibid, page 8-10.
9 City of Chula Vista General Plan Safety Element, page 8-11.
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The review of mapping showing the areas of liquefaction hazard areas in Chula Vista indicates
the liquefaction areas are located primarily along the Sweetwater and Otay Rivers and the east
shore of the San Diego Bay inland approximately one and one-half mile. Liquefaction hazard
areas are located in all three redevelopment proj ect areas based on information on the Ninyo &
Moore Geologic Hazards Map.
Differential Settlement
This type of ground failure is most often associated with earthquake activity in areas consisting
of loose to medium dense granular soils, which compact as a result of settlement due to
earthquake activity and are subject to vibration. If the amount of settlement is uniform in any
given structure, the amount of damage could be negligible. Due to heterogeneous soil-density
conditions, and the fluctuation in the frequency of vibration, considerable structural damage
often results. Settlement can occur in all granular soils, and may be triggered by other earthquake
induced ground failures. In such areas, damage is much more severe than that caused simply by
compaction.
Seiches and Tsunamis
Seiches, or the oscillations of inland bodies of water could, in the event of a major seismic shock
occur in the San Diego Bay. These seiches could destroy marinas, wharves, and littoral
buildings, dikes and earthworks.
Due to the location of the Continental Shelf in the San Diego Region, there is only a remote
possibility that the Chula Vista Planning Area's littoral territories and structures would suffer
appreciable damage from seismically-induced tsunamis.
4.2.2 Project Impacts
The threshold criteria for determining significant impact on geology/soils are based on whether
or not the adoption and implementation of the Amendments will:
· Expose people or structures to potential substantial adverse effects involving rupture of a
known earthquake fault, strong seismic ground shaking, seismic-related ground failure, or
landslides.
. Result in substantial soil erosion or the loss of topsoil; or
· Be located on expansive soils or on a geologic unit or soil that is unstable, or that would
become unstable as a result of the project.
Topography
The construction of public improvement projects will require grading which could change the
existing topography. The significance of any change in topography due to grading and
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construction is not known at this time since grading plans and geotechnical reports for specific
projects are not available. However, the construction of underground utility projects are not
anticipated to have significant topography impacts because the trenches required to place utilities
underground will be covered with the same material that is removed from the trench and the
ground surface will be restored to the original topographic condition as much as possible upon
completion of construction. It is anticipated that minimal grading will be required to construct
most of the public improvement projects resulting in minimal topographic change to the existing
environment.
The Amendments are anticipated to encourage new private development. Private development
will, in all likelihood result in changes to existing topography in order to grade sites for building
pads and construct new roads. Site-specific development plans are not available at this time for
private development projects that may be developed throughout the life of the Amendments.
Therefore, it is speculative to evaluate potential impacts to the topography and the local geology
with the development of private projects. Potential impacts to the topography and local geology
due to the construction of public projects will be evaluated when they are submitted to the City
for approval.
Soils
The lack of information about the nature and extent of future development or redevelopment
activities that may occur on a specific parcel in the Added Territory precludes the identification
of specific impacts. However, the subsurface soils appear to be adequate to support the
construction of the types of public and private projects allowed by the general plan based on
existing soils information. There are no unusual soil or geologic conditions that at the present
time would preclude development in the Added Territory. Soils and geotechnical reports for
future projects will have to be approved by the City or Agency, as appropriate, for all public and
private projects prior to the issuance of grading or building permits, whichever is issued first.
Soils and geotechnical reports will identify the types of soil on the site, determine if the soil can
safely support the type of development proposed and list any measures that must be incorporated
into the project to provide soil that is suitable for development. Based on the type of
development allowed by the general plan, it is anticipated the existing soils have the ability to
support future development without significant soil impacts.
Seismic Characteristics
There are no active faults in the Added Territory. The Rose Canyon fault, located approximately
14 miles northwest is the closest active fault most likely to affect development in the Added
Territory.
Future public and private development will be exposed to the same geologic hazards and seismic
activity that exists for all development in Chula Vista, independent of the adoption of the
Amendments. The Amendments will not change, cause new, or increase the exposure of future
development to geologic hazards. While the Amendments are expected to encourage
redevelopment to occur sooner, all redevelopment projects will be exposed to the geologic
hazards that presently exist.
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Earthquake-Induced Ground Failure
Landslides
There is no property that is suspected to be subject to landslides, thus development would have a
low risk to landslides.1o Future development in areas where slopes do exist would be reviewed
for potential landslide hazards. If landslide impacts are identified, measures to reduce the
impacts to acceptable levels would be incorporated into the project. While earthquake-induced
landslides are not anticipated, measures can be incorporated to reduce the impacts to less than
significant levels. Landslides are not anticipated to significantly impact future development in
the Added Territory.
Liquefaction
Liquefaction Hazard Areas are present in the Southwest and Town Centre n Project Areas,
which could impact development in the Added Territory if development is located adjacent to or
in close proximity to areas with liquefaction. The development of future public and private
proj ects that require grading, trenching or excavation in these areas will be required by the City
to prepare soils and geotechnical report to address liquefaction issues prior to the issuance of
grading or building permits. The City or Agency, as appropriate, will review the geotechnical
reports for all projects, both public and private, and make a determination whether or not
corrective measures will be required to reduce or minimize potential liquefaction effects. The
incorporation of all City or Agency required measures to reduce potential liquefaction impacts
when identified will minimize liquefaction impacts.
Differential Settlement
Differential settlement could impact buildings in areas that consist of loose to medium dense
granular soils that compact and are subject to vibration.
Seiches and Tsunamis
A seiche due a major seismic shock in the San Diego Bay could destroy marinas, wharves,
buildings and other development in close proximity to the San Diego Bay. There is a remote
possibility that Chula Vista would suffer appreciable damage from a seismically-induced
tsunamis due the distance the Continental Shelf is located from the city.
Soil Erosion
Soil erosion due to wind and water could occur during construction of both public and private
projects. The effects of wind and water erosion during construction include generation of dust
by the wind and soil erosion and siltation from the rain. Depending upon the project, the length
of its construction and the measures that are incorporated into the project to reduce erosion, soil
erosion impacts could be significant.
10 Ninyo & Moore Geologic Hazards Map, City ofChula General Plan Update, January 2003.
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Level of Significance Before Mitigation
As with any development in Chula Vista, future development would be exposed to geologic
hazards and seismic activity due to the presence of active faults that affect Chula Vista.
Although there are no known active faults in Chula Vista, there are active faults outside the City
that could impact development in the Project Areas. Seismic activity could impact future
development. Proj ects are not anticipated to increase or be impacted by soil erosion. The
incorporation of City required erosion control measures into future projects would minimize soil
erosion. Earthquake induced ground failure such as liquefaction and differential settlement
could impact future development. The City follows state regulations and has programs that
implement the geologic and seismic policies of the general plan to protect property and City
residents from geologic hazards such as liquefaction and differential settlement. Implementation
of these programs relative to the geologic and seismic constraints of development will reduce
impacts to a level of insignificance.
Since specific development plans for public and private projects are not available at this time it is
speculative to identify with any accuracy the direct and indirect soils and geologic impacts that
may occur with their construction. The City would determine if additional environmental
analysis would be required for compliance with CEQA at the time plans for individual projects
are submitted for approval. The City would prepare additional environmental analysis to identify
any direct and indirect soils and geologic impacts that would be associated with the construction
of projects and recommend measures accordingly to reduce significant impacts, pursuant to
CEQA and local/state building regulations.
4.2.3 Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measures are recommended to reduce potential geologic hazard and
soil erosion impacts associated with the construction of projects.
I. Prior to the issuance of a final grading permit for development, a detailed geotechnical
investigation shall be approved by the City of Chula Vista. The investigation shall
include field work (e.g., subsurface exploration, sampling) and laboratory analysis to
determine the exact location and extend of potential geologic/seismic hazards. All
applicable remedial grading measures and seismic design parameters recommended by
the geotechnical investigation shall be shown on the final grading plans and/or
incorporated into contractor specifications prior to award of construction contracts, to the
satisfaction of the City of Chula Vista.
2. The City or Agency, as appropriate, shall review all development plans for potential
liquefaction impacts and require the incorporation of all applicable liquefaction
prevention measures deemed appropriate by the Building Official to comply with the
Uniform Building Code and Title 24.
3. The City or Agency, as appropriate, shall review all development plans for potential
differential settlement impacts and require the incorporation of all applicable lateral
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spreading prevention measures deemed appropriate by the Building Official to comply
with the Uniform Building Code and Title 24.
4.2.4 Significance After Mitigation
No significant geology/soils impacts are anticipated with adoption and implementation of the
Amendments and incorporation of the recommended mitigation measures.
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4.3 DRAINAGE AND WATER QUALITY
4.3.1 Existing Conditions
Drainage
There are areas in Chula Vista that are subject to flooding based on Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Insurance Rate maps (1997). These areas are designated as
Special Flood Hazard Areas inundated by a IOO-year storm. The flood hazard areas that are
located in the Amended Project Area are generally located along the major drainages, including
Otay River, Sweetwater River, and Telegraph Canyon as shown in Figure 16, 100-Year Flood
Plain Map.
Areas outside of the IOO-year storm limits may also be subject to periodic localized flooding due
to poor storm drain facilities. Flood risks in Chula Vista will remain high until portions of the
existing storm drain system are improved. Long-term planning for drainage devices is necessary
to control runoff and prevent local ponding.
The City operates and maintains its own drainage and flood control facilities. The system
includes improved and unimproved flood control channels, storm drains, bridge crossings,
detention basins and various other facilities. In general, the existing structures are in good
condition and free of debris and sediment.
The City of Chula Vista Department of Engineering is currently updating its Master Plan of
Drainage. The updated Master Plan of Drainage will determine the adequacy of all drainage
facilities in the City, including the Added Territory, and recommend improvements and set
criteria for future drainage facilities and development as necessary.
The largest single storm drain issue facing Chula Vista is the downstream portions of the
numerous natural drainage channels, which have been developed over the years. Initially, runoff
was directed into the natural or improved channels or storm drain trunk lines. As the upstream
portions of the drainage areas develop the load on the downstream system increases. In some
instances the increase has resulted in occasional downstream flooding because the existing
systems are not able to adequately convey the runoff.
The major drainage courses that affect the Added Territory are described below:
Palm Canyon - Palm Canyon is located in southeast Chula Vista and drains to the Otay River.
The upstream portion has been lined through the developed areas and is in good condition. The
downstream section with an outfall to the Otay River is heavily vegetated and there are
significant flow constrictions at several culverts.
Poggi Canyon - Poggi Canyon is located in southeast Chula Vista and drains to the Otay River.
The upstream portion has been lined through the developed areas. The downstream portion and
the outfall to Otay River are heavily covered by brush. Sediment deposition in a box culvert at
Otay Valley Road is left unattended and will reduce the effective hydraulic capacity of this
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undeveloped land in the upper canyon.
Telegraph Canyon - Telegraph Canyon is located in central Chula Vista and drains to San Diego
Bay. The portion of channel above Hilltop Drive has been lined through the developed area and
is in good condition. Sections of the downstream portion below Hilltop Avenue appear
undersized as evidenced by recent high waters through the channel. There is a potential for
substantially increased flows in this channel due to new development in the upper canyon.
Due to new development that drains into Telegraph Canyon, a Telegraph Canyon Development
Impact Fee system has been established. Funds available from the Telegraph Canyon
Development Impact Fee system are used to upgrade existing drainage system components of
Telegraph Canyon to handle increased flows due to new upstream development.
Central Area Basin - Central Area Basin is located in north Central Chula Vista and drains to
San Diego Bay. The channel has a few areas of lining but nothing significant. This area is not
subject to substantial new development so runoff should not be increased greatly in the future.
Hydraulic analysis conducted on a section of the Central Area Basin main channel downstream
of Second Avenue has shown that this channel has adequate capacity to handle a 50-year flood.
Although this channel is not recognized by the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) as a source of potential lOa-year flooding, it may be concluded that lOa-year flood
flows will be contained within the existing channel cross-section.
Water Quality
Categories of Water Pollution
Runoff from developed sites has the potential to contribute pollutants including oil and grease,
suspended solids, metals, gasoline, pesticides, and pathogens to the storm water collection
system and receiving waters. Pollutants are generally included in one of nine categories
including:
. Sediments
. Nutrients
. Metals
. Organic Compounds
. Trash and debris
. Oxygen-demanding substances
. Oil and grease
. Bacteria and viruses
. Pesticides
Urbanization causes significant adverse impacts on surface water quality and groundwater in two
ways: I) by increasing the types and amounts of pollutants generated by human activities in a
watershed; and 2) by reducing the volume of water that percolates into the soil. An increase in
impervious surface decreases the amount of surface water available to allow water to infiltrate
into the ground, and thereby increases the amount of runoff to surface waters.
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Water Quality Laws and Regulations
The Clean Water Act (CWA) is the primary federal law that protects our nation's waters,
including lakes, rivers, aquifers, and coastal areas. The CW A's primary objective is to restore
and maintain the integrity of the nations waters. This objective translates into two fundamental
national goals:
. Eliminate the discharge of pollutants into the nation's waters
. Achieve water quality levels that are fishable and swimable
In recent years, federal and state environmental regulations have evolved to require the control of
pollutants from municipal storm water systems, construction sites, and industrial activities.
Discharge from such sources were brought under the National Pollution Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) permit process by the 1987 amendments to the federal CW A and subsequent
1990 promulgation of federal storm water regulations by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA). In California, the EPA has delegated administration of federal NPDES programs
to the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) and the nine Regional Water Quality
Control Boards (RWQCB). The SWRCB has issued statewide general New Point Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) storm water permits for designated types of construction (one acre
or more) and industrial activities. The SWRCB also issued the Municipal NPDES Storm water
Permit, adopted February 21, 2001, that applies to the County of San Diego.
NPDES Regulation
The Municipal Storm Water National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit (Municipal
Permit), issued on February 21. 2001 to the City of Chula Vista, the County of San Diego, the
Port of San Diego, and 17 other cities in the region by the San Diego Regional Water Quality
Control Board (Regional Branch), requires the development and implementation of storm water
regulations addressing storm water pollution issues in development planning and construction
associated with private and public development projects. Specifically, private and public
development projects are required to include storm water best management practices (BMPs)
both during construction, and in the projects permanent design, to reduce pollutants discharged
from the project site, to the maximum extent practicable. The primary objectives of the Storm
Water Standards manual requirements are to: (I) Effectively prohibit non-storm water
discharges; and (2) Reduce the discharge of pollutants from storm water conveyance systems to
the Maximum Extent Practicable (MEP statutory standard) both during construction and
throughout the use of a developed site. To address pollutants that may be generated from new
development once the sit is in use, the Municipal Permit further requires the City to require
implementation of a series of permanent BMPs described in a document called the Chula Vista
Standard Urban Storm Water Mitigation Plan (SUSMP) based on a Model SUSMP that was
approved by the Regional Board on June 12,2002.
The City's Storm Water Standards manual is intended to generally provide information on how
to comply with the City's permanent and construction storm water BMP requirements, including
the SUSMP requirements, for new private and public development projects in the City ofChula
Vista. The effective date ofthe Storm Water Standards manual is December 9, 2002, and applies
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to all proj ects requiring any permit approvals on or after December 9, 2002, regardless if the
project is currently under review or if previous approvals have been obtained.
City of Chula Vista Municipal Code Section 14.20.120.A. makes it unlawful for any person not
to comply with the Best Management Practices(BMPs) and pollution control requirements
established by the City or other responsible agency to eliminate or reduce pollutants entering the
City's storm water conveyance systems. It further provides that BMPs shall be complied with
throughout the life of the activity.
Public projects are also subject to the requirements of the Storm Water Standards manual, and
although this manual is designed to address the development review process for private projects,
City project managers will use this document to identify storm water requirements to be
incorporated into capital improvement projects. The San Diego RWQCB issued its first
municipal permit for the San Diego region (Order 90-42) in 1990, prior to the finalization of the
NPDES Phase I regulations. The Municipal Permit named the 18 municipalities, the County of
San Diego and the San Diego Unified Port District as co-permittees. More recently, on February
21, 2001 the San Diego RWQCB adopted Order No. 2001-01, NPDES Permit Number
CAS0108758, Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR) for Discharges of Urban Runoff form the
Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems, herein referred to as the Municipal Permit.
The San Diego Municipal Permit
The City of Chula Vista is currently regulated by Order No. 2001-01, NPDES No. CASOl08758
Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharge of Urban Runoff from the Municipal Separate
Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s) Draining the Watersheds of the County of San Diego, the
incorporated cities of San Diego County :md the Unified Port District. The NPDES permit
program is administered and enforced by the San Diego RWQCB. Storm water runoff issues are
covered under the San Diego Municipal Pennit.
The minimum requirement is to ensure that pollutants in discharges from storm drain systems
owned or operated by the co-permittees are reduced to the maximum extent practicable (MEP)
and that pollutants in discharges from construction activities covered by the State of California
General Permit for Storm water Discharges Associated with Construction Activities are reduced
by employing BAT/BCT (Best Available Technology/Best Conventional Technology)
performance standards. The Municipal Permit outlines the individual responsibilities of the co-
permittees including, but not limited to, the implementation of: 1) management programs; 2)
Best Management Practices (BMPs); and 3) monitoring programs.
Construction Permits
All construction activities will have to comply with all applicable regulations established by the
EP A, as set forth in Section 402 NPDES permit requirements for urban runoff and storm water
discharge. Compliance with NPDES includes meeting the requirements of the General Permit
for Storm water Discharges Associated with Construction Activity (General Construction
Permit). In order to be covered under the General Construction Permit, a Notice of Intent must
be filed with the RWQCB. Compliance with the permit requires that a storm water pollution
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prevention plan (SWPPP) be prepared and implemented for any project larger than one-acre in
size. Best Management Practices, design, treatment, and monitoring for storm water quality
must be addressed with respect to municipal and construction permits.
Industrial Permit
Along with the establishment of the Municipal Permit, the EP A published final regulations that
establish application requirements for storm water permits associated with industrial activity (CA
97-03-DWQ General Industrial Storm water Permit). The regulations require that storm water
associated with industrial activity, which discharges either directly to surface waters or indirectly
through municipal separate storm waters, must be regulated by an NPDES permit.
The water quality laws, regulations and permits described above are applicable to future
development in the Project Areas.
4.3.2 Project Impacts
The threshold criteria for determining significant impact on drainage and water quality are
whether or not the adoption and implementation of the Amendments will:
· Violate any water quality standards or waste discharge requirements;
. Substantially impact groundwater;
· Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern ofthe site or area;
· Result in runoff that exceeds the capacity of existing or planned storm water drainage
systems;
· Provide substantial additional sources of polluted runoff; or
· Expose people or structures to flooding or inundation by seiche, tsunami, or mudflow.
Drainage
The development of property could alter or change the existing drainage pattern of the site.
Because specific development plans are not available at this time, it is speculative to determine if
existing drainage patterns would be altered or changed and if so, the impact associated with the
drainage alternation. Altering existing drainage patterns of some sites could result in significant
drainage impacts to local and downstream drainage facilities. The City, or Agency as
appropriate would review all projects for potential drainage impacts at the time grading plans are
submitted for approval and issuance of a grading permit.
The conversion of presently unpaved vacant parcels to impervious surfaces (e.g., rooftops,
parking lots, and other hardscape) would increase storm water runoff. If uncontrolled, this
increase in runoff volumes could result in erosive velocities at storm drain outlet facilities.
Under a 'worst-case' analysis, erosive runoff velocities at these outlet structures could result in a
significant impact with respect to scouring effects. In addition, runoff from unprotected graded
areas could have significant water quality impacts relative to deposits of siltation/sedimentation
downstream of the graded areas.
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The Amendments include public storm drain improvement projects that if constructed would
have positive impacts by improving the ability of the storm water system to adequately convey
flows and reduce flooding. The construction of storm drain improvements that are needed to
improve storm water flows would have positive impacts on people and property.
The development of the storm drain improvement projects could indirectly result in impacts
during the construction of storm drain improvements. Some of the short-term construction
impacts include noise from the operation of the construction equipment, traffic delays and
congestion due to the rerouting of traffic for storm drain projects that are constructed in
roadways and air emissions from the short-term operation of construction equipment. Other
short-term impacts could also occur during the construction of storm drain improvements and
they would be specifically identified at the time the plans are submitted to the City for approval.
The impacts that could occur during the construction of storm drain improvement proj ects will
be short-term and cease upon the completion of the projects. The City or Agency, as
appropriate, will prepare an initial study when storm drain improvement projects are submitted
for approval to determine whether or not there will be any impacts (construction or operational)
as required by CEQA. If impacts are identified measures will be incorporated into the project to
reduce the impacts pursuant to CEQA.
All development will have to be protected from flooding in compliance with all local and federal
laws. The portion of the Added Territory near the Sweetwater River at State Highway 54 is in an
area subject to a I DO-year flood. Development within this lOO-year flood plain would have to be
protected from a flood as required by the City.
Increased surface water runoff quantities due indirectly by development could impact existing
storm drain facilities and require upgrades or the construction of new storm drain facilities to
handle the storm water. Since development plans for future projects are not available at this time
the City or Agency will review plans in the future for potential flooding impacts once plans are
submitted for approval. An initial study will be prepared for each development project as
required by CEQA to determine if the project would impact the storm water collection system or
be impacted by the system. If it is determined a project would be impacted or impact the storm
drain system measures would be imposed accordingly to mitigate the impact to an insignificant
level to comply with CEQA.
The Chula Vista General Plan does not identify any areas within the City that are subject to
flooding by a tsunami or seiche. Therefore, future development would not be significantly
impacted by a tsunami or seiche.
Water Quality
Future development would increase the potential for urban runoff pollutants, including
hydrocarbons, organic wastes, nutrients, litter, hazardous chemicals, and pesticides and fertilizers
to enter local bodies of water. As a result, future development could increase the volume,
velocity and pollutant load transported by the storm drain system, which ultimately discharges
into the San Diego Bay. Because no site-specific development plans are presently proposed in
conjunction with the Amendments, the exact extent of such potential water quality impacts
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cannot be determined at this time without speculation. Therefore, under a 'worst-case'
condition, future development or redevelopment activities could result in significant impacts
with respect to potential erosion, siltation, sedimentation and water quality degradation from
storm water runoff, if not mitigated. These types of urban pollutants could impact the water
quality of the storm drain channels and the ocean, if the surface water runoff is not pre-treated
prior to discharge from a site.
Surface water quality impacts can occur during the construction of both public and private
development projects. The impacts can occur during the construction phase as well as after the
project is completed and continue throughout the life of the project. All applicable projects
would require a NPDES permit for discharge of runoff to surface waters from the State Water
Resources Control Board through the Regional Water Quality Control Board. The discharge of
water can be associated with, but not limited to, dewatering during construction, dredging
activities or storm water runoff from construction sites.
As part of the NPDES Municipal Permit, Order No. 2001-01, all development, both private and
public, is required to comply with its requirements through all stages of planning, design,
construction, and post construction. An example of the requirements include implementing
structural and nonstructural pollution cOhtrol measures to limit urban pollutants reaching the
waters of the United States to the maximum extent practical. A NPDES permit would be
required for all projects that discharge to surface waters, or a Waste Discharge Requirements
permit for any discharge of wastes to land as required by the California Water Code.
All projects, as applicable, must comply with Chula Vista Municipal Code Section 14.20.120.A
regarding compliance with implementing BMPs and pollution control requirements. The City
has identified construction and post construction Best Management Practices (BMPs) that can be
used to mitigate and reduce water quality impacts. The appropriate BMPs would be required to
be incorporated into all projects to control the discharge of pollutants, prevent sewage spills, and
avoid the discharge of sediments into the streets, storm water conveyance channels or
waterways. Projects will be required to implement all applicable BMPs as recommended by the
City, which will reduce water quality impacts.
Because specific development plans for development that may occur are not available at this
time, it is speculative to determine whether or not future projects mayor may not impact
groundwater. As with all projects, the City or Agency, as appropriate, will review all future
projects for potential groundwater impacts as required by CEQA when submitted for approval.
If potential groundwater impacts are identified the City or Agency will impose mitigation
measures to reduce the impacts to a level of insignificance in compliance with CEQA.
Level of Significance Before Mitigation
Future development could result in drainage impacts due to the alteration of existing drainage
patterns and/or an increase in surface water runoff. The development of properties in the 100-
year flood plain near the Sweetwater River would have to be protected from a 100-year flood.
Development could also increase the amount of surface water runoff generated to the storm drain
collection system due to an increase in the amount of impervious surfaces, such as rooftops,
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parking lots, and other hardscape. An increase in surface water quantity could impact existing
storm drain facilities downstream of the project. Development could also increase the amount of
urban pollutants, including hydrocarbons, organic wastes, nutrients, litter, hazardous chemicals,
and pesticides and fertilizers that enter local bodies of water. Potential erosion impacts could
increase sediments and silt to further degrade storm water runoff, if not mitigated. These urban
pollutants could impact the water quality of the storm drain channels and the ocean, if the surface
water runoff is not pre-treated prior to discharge from a site. Development would not be
significantly impacted by a seiche or tsunami.
All development will be required to comply with the City's NPDES requirements and Chula
Vista Municipal Code Section 14.20.120.A through all stages of planning, design, construction,
and post construction, including structural and nonstructural pollution control measures to limit
urban pollutants reaching the waters of the United States to the maximum extent practical. A
NPDES permit would be required for all projects that discharge to surface waters, or a Waste
Discharge Requirements permit for any discharge of wastes to land as required by the Califomia
Water Code. The City has construction and post construction Best Management Practices
(BMPs) to mitigate and reduce water quality impacts. All applicable BMPs would be
incorporated into projects to control the discharge of pollutants, prevent sewage spills, and avoid
the discharge of sediments into the streets, storm water conveyance channels or waterways.
4.3.3 Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measures are recommended to reduce drainage and water quality
impacts associated with development in the Project Areas:
1. Prior to approval of project plans for development and public improvement projects in
the Project Areas, a site-specific hydrology study shall be approved by the City of Chula
Vista. This study shall identify the on-and off-site facilities necessary to adequately
convey surface runoff to avoid or minimize on-site ponding, which could impact the
integrity of building footings, and/or off-site flooding at downstream properties. This
study shall also evaluate measures to avoid or minimize flooding of low-lying areas
during high tide conditions, the effects of wind-driven waves generated from within San
Diego Bay, flooding from the Sweetwater River, and erosion from inland or coastal
flooding. All applicable measures recommended by the hydrology study shall be shown
on the face of final grading and building plans and/or incorporated into contractor
specifications prior to award of construction contracts, to the satisfaction of the City of
Chula Vista. The hydrology study and mitigation measures shall be in conformance with
criteria set forth by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for design of coastal structures.
2. Prior to issuance of a grading permit for subsequent development or redevelopment
activities within the Project Areas, a detailed erosion/siltation control plan shall be
approved by the City of Chula Vista. The plan shall include, but not be limited to, the
following measures to protect existing downstream areas from erosion, scour, and
sediment deposition:
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a) Install energy dissipaters, riprap aprons, water bars, or drop structures at all
drainage outlets (e.g. sub drains, storm drains, culverts, brow ditches, and
drainage crossings, or swales) to protect downstream areas from erosion, channel
scour, siltation, and sedimentation;
b) Implement short-and long-tem stabilization (erosion control) and structural
(sediment control) measures to: (1) limit the exposure of graded areas to the
shortest duration possible, (2) divert upslope runoff around graded areas, and (3)
sore flows and remove sediment from runoff before it leaves the construction site.
Stabilization measures may include dust control, surface roughening, hydro
seeding, temporary and permanent landscaping, mulching, matting, blankets,
geotextiles, sod stabilization, slope protection (e.g., geogrid fabric), tree
protection (e.g., caging), and vegetative buffer strips. In addition, rubber hypalon
liners shall be placed on bare soil disturbed by construction activities when
weather conditions indicate any possibility of rain and the activities are
temporarily suspended for any reason.
Structural measures may include slope drains and benching, sub drains, storm
drains, culverts, brow ditches, vegetation-lined drainage crossings, or swales, silt
fencing, brush barriers, hay bales, gravel bags, berms, dikes, check dams,
sediment traps, infiltration trenches, French drains, catch basins, desilting and
detention basins, and vegetative controls. Such controls would likely be required
at the base of manufactured slopes and/or areas adjacent to, or upstream of major
drainage courses and wetlands;
c) Maintain temporary and permanent landscaping on manufactured slopes, and use
native or drought-tolerant vegetation, where applicable to reduce irrigation
requirements
d) Prevent tracking of soil from the construction site via gravel strips, temporary
paving, sediment trapping devices, and/or wheel washing facilities at access
points;
e) Install/maintain gravel filters at all temporary drainage inlets; and
f) Inspect/maintain all erosion and sediment control measures to ensure that they
function properly during the entire construction period. All desilting traps/basins
shall be cleaned when filled to 10% of their capacity, and all silt barriers shall be
cleaned when accumulated sediment reaches six inches in depth. All areas
planted with erosion-control vegetation shall be monitored daily for vegetation
establishment and erosion problems, and any repairs and/or replacement of
vegetation made promptly. Stabilization and structural controls shall be inspected
at least monthly and after every significant storm event, and shall be repaired or
maintained as needed to reduce sediment discharge. Access to these facilities
shall be maintained during wet weather.
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3. Prior to issuance of a grading permit for subsequent development or redevelopment
activities within the Project Areas, a Notice of Intent shall be submitted to the State
Water Resources Control Board, and a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)
shall be developed and implemented in compliance with the California General
Construction Activity Storm Water Permit of the NPDES. In addition, to the stabilization
and structural controls specified above, the SWPPP shall include, but shall not be limited
to, the following BMPs;
a) Implement material and waste management programs during grading and
construction, including solid, sanitary, septic, hazardous, contaminated soil,
concrete and construction waste management, spill prevention, appropriate
material delivery and storage, employee training, dust control, and vehicle and
equipment cleaning, maintenance and fueling;
b) Implement routine procedures or practices after grading and construction to
reduce the amount of pollutants available for transport in the typical
rainfall/runoff process such as a material use control program including proper
storage and disposal practices for potential pollutants (e.g., motor oils and
antifreeze); prohibiting storage of uncovered hazardous substances in outdoor
areas; prohibiting the use of pesticides and herbicides listed by the Environmental
Protection Agency, and spill prevention/responses and shipping/receiving
practices.
c) Install/maintain grease and oil traps or other filtration systems (e.g., fossil filters)
at all permanent storm drain inlets; and
d) Implement a monitoring program involving the following inspection and
maintenance procedures for all post-construction storm water pollution control
measures to ensure that they continue to function properly:
· If utilized onsite, permanent detention basins shall be cleaned when
filled to 10% of their capacity;
· Drainage inlet filters shall be inspected and maintained at a
frequency appropriate to the type of filter system used;
· Landscaping sprinkler systems shall be maintained to prevent excess
runoff due to leaking or broken sprinkler heads:
· Drainage facilities shall be routinely inspected and repaired as
needed; and
· Records shall be kept of all control measure implementation,
inspection, and maintenance.
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4. Prior to issuance of a grading permit for subsequent development or redevelopment
activities within the Project Areas, all applicable short- and long-term stabilization
(erosion control) and structural (sediment control) measures and BMPs recommended by
the erosion/siltation control plan and SWPPP shall be shown on the face of final grading
plans and/or incorporated into contractor specifications prior to award of construction
contracts, to the satisfaction of the City of Chula Vista.
5. During and after grading and construction, random periodic field inspections shall be
conducted by the City or designated monitor to verify implementation of applicable
stabilization and structural controls and BMPs in accordance with approved plans and
permits. If observed conditions and/or grading/construction activities vary significantly
from those documented in approved plans and permits, such activities shall be halted
temporarily or diverted away from affected area(s) and the City notified immediately to
determine appropriate mitigation.
6. Prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy, the applicant, as applicable, shall provide
evidence to the City of Chula Vista that: I) a hazardous materials business plan has been
prepared and implemented in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations; and 2)
all local, state, and permit requirements to generate, use, store, and transport hazardous
materials have been satisfied.
7. All subdivisions shall comply with Chula Vista Subdivision Manual Section 3-201.2(2)
that requires subdivisions to provide on-site storm detention facilities such that the post-
development flow rate for a given design storm does not exceed the pre-development
flow rate at the outlet of the subdivision. Preliminary hydrology studies shall
demonstrate that runoff flow rate does not increase as a result of development.
4.3.4 Significance After Mitigation
There will be no significant drainage or water quality impacts with adoption and implementation
ofthe Amendments and incorporation of the recommended mitigation measures.
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4.4 TRAFFIC AND CIRCULATION
4.4.1 Existing Conditions
Background
In May 2000 the City of Chula Vista initiated an effort to establish written guidelines for
identification of project traffic impacts in environmental impact report documents. The City has
written guidelines for determining the need and scope of traffic studies and identifying impacts.
The use of the guidelines will ensure uniformity in the preparation and review of traffic studies
for development within the City of Chula Vista. The guidelines also help determine the timeline
for implementation of specific improvement strategies to address identified deficiencies. I I
Roadways
The streets and highways in the City are described and classified according to their primary
function. The City has a hierarchical system of several street classifications including freeways,
prime arterials, major streets, and collector streets. A brief description of the classifications of
roadways that either serve or are located in the Added Territory is provided below. Figure 17,
Existing Roadways Map, shows the roadways that serve the western portion ofChula Vista.
Freeways - Freeways include those facilities that are an important part of the overall circulation
system serving as a means of bypassing regional through traffic as well as supplementing the
local thoroughfare system. Freeways provide regional access to the City and are capable of
carrying large volumes of unimpeded traffic at high speeds and serve as primary corridors
between communities and other major traffic generators such as large commercial, industrial,
recreational, and residential areas. The freeways that serve the Added Territory include
Interstate 5, Interstate 805, and State Route 54.
Prime Arterials - A prime arterial is a six-lane facility and is designed to carry high volumes of
traffic and serves to distribute traffic to and from the freeway system and expressways. A prime
arterial is designed to move traffic between major traffic generators. A raised median is usually
required to separate the two directions of travel and improve the visual appearance of the arterial
corridor. There are no prime arterials in the Added Territory.
Major Streets - Major streets are either six or four lanes of traffic and designed to carry high
volumes of traffic and serve to distribute traffic to and from the freeway system, expressways,
and arterials. Major streets are primarily designed to distribute localized trips. A raised median
is required to separate the two directions of travel and to improve the visual appearance of the
arterial corridor.
Access to and from four-lane or six lane major streets from abutting properties shall typically be
controlled, but not restricted. Parking along these roadways is typically allowed, however if a
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bike lane is to be provided along with parking, an additional 10 feet of right-of-way will be
required to allow for a 10-foot widening of the roadway cross section. Major arterial facilities
shall provide landscaped buffer areas and pedestrian crossings should be well planned, focused
and controlled to direct pedestrians to designated crossing points at signalized intersections.
The following general plan designated six and four lane major streets are located in the Project
Areas:
Six Lane Roads
· Broadway - from E Street in Central Chula Vista to State Route 54,
· F ourth Avenue - from State Route 54 to C Street in Central Chula Vista.
. H Street - from 1-5 to 1-805 in Central Chula Vista.
. Palomar Street - from 1-5 east to the intersection of Orange AvenueIPalomar Street.
Four lane Roads
· Broadway - from E Street in Central Chula Vista to the southern edge of the general plan
boundary.
. Fourth Avenue - between C Street and E Street in the northern portion of Central Chula
Vista, and between Palomar Street and the southern edge of the general plan boundary.
· E Street - from Marina Boulevard to Broadway in the Bayfront.
· Marina Boulevard - from E Street to J Street in the Bayfront.
. G Street - from Marina Boulevard to 1-5 in the Bayfront.
· J Street - from Marina Boulevard to Broadway in the Bayfront.
· Orange Avenue - between Palomar Street and 1-805
· Main Street - between 1-5 and 1-805
Collector Streets - Collector streets complete the circulation system by providing service to
residential areas and relieving traffic pressure on arterials and major streets by providing
alternative routes for short trips. This classification includes three subclasses of collector streets:
a four-lane collector street with a center left turn lane; a two-lane collector street with a center
left turn lane; and a two lane collector street. There are many collector streets in the Added
Territory, including Class I, II, and Ill.
Class I Collector Street - These streets serve primarily to circulate localized traffic and to
distribute traffic to and from arterials and major streets. Class I collectors are designed to
accommodate four lanes of traffic, however they carry lower traffic volumes at slower speeds
than major arterials and have a continuous left-turn lane separating the two directions of traffic
flow. Parking is typically allowed and if a bike lane is to be provided along with parking, an
additional 1 0 feet of right-of-way will be required.
Class II Collector Street - Class II collector streets with two-way center turn lanes serve
primarily to circulate localize traffic and to distribute traffic to and from arterials, major streets,
and Class I collectors. Class II collectors are designed to accommodate two lanes of traffic,
however they carry lower traffic volumes at slower speeds than Class 1 collector streets. These
streets provide access to properties and circulation to residential neighborhoods. Parking on
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Class II streets is typically allowed and if a bike lane is provided and parking retained, an
additional 1 O-feet of right-of-way will be required,
Class III Collector Street - Class III collector streets also circulate localized traffic as well as
distribute traffic to and from arterials and other collectors to access residential areas. Class III
collector streets accommodate low volume levels, Direct access to abutting properties is
unrestricted and parking is typically allowed. If a bike lane is to be provided and parking is also
allowed, an additional 10 feet of right-of-way will be required.
Level of Service
Level of Service (LOS) is a qualitative measure to describe the operational conditions within a
traffic stream and a motorist and/or passenger's perception of the roadway's performance. LOS
is designated a letter from A to F, with LOS A representing the best traffic conditions and LOS F
representing the worst conditions, In general, LOS A represents free flow traffic conditions;
LOS B represents a stable flow wit operating speeds beginning to be affected by traffic volumes;
LOS C represents a stable flow with increased restrictions so that speed and maneuverability are
more closely controlled by higher traffic volumes; LOS D represents conditions approaching
unstable flow, in which traffic volumes profoundly affect arterial flow; LOS E represents
unstable flow and some stoppages; and LOS F represents forced flow, many stoppages, and low
operating speeds. Brief LOS definitions are show below in Table 2, General Level of Service
Descriptions. The current standards for acceptable traffic conditions are recognized by the City
of Chula Vista as LOS C for daily roadway segment operations and LOS D for peak-hour
intersection operations.
Table 2
General Level of Service Descriptions
Level of Serviee Trame Conditions
A Excellent, light traffic
B Good, light to moderate traffic
C Moderate traffic, with insignificant delay
D Heavy traffic, with significant delay
E Severe congestion and delay
F Failed, indicated levels cannot be handled
Source: Final Program EIR, Town Centre I1Bayfront Redevelopment Plan Amendment
Congestion Management Program (CMP)
A CMP analysis of CMP freeways and arterials is required for all projects that generate 2,400
daily or 200 peak hour trips as detailed in the 1991 Congestion Management Program, For
projects that do not satisfy the requirements for a CMP analysis, a traffic study may be required
based on direction from the City Engineer, or his designee and the City's Environmental Review
Coordinator. The City has specific criteria and methodology for the preparation of CMP analysis
for freeway and arterial facilities,
The City's analysis criteria includes the study of area freeway segments, roadway segments, and
intersections using the following scenarios: existing conditions; existing conditions plus the
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proposed project; eXlstmg conditions plus approved and pending projects plus the proposed
project (for non-master planned projects only); horizon years (defined as five year incremental
study years for the project, i.e. 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 and build out. The final determination on
the years to be studied may vary based on direction from the City engineer); regional build out
year plus the proposed project.
Growth Management Oversight Committee (GMOC) Near-Term Analysis
In November 1987, the City Council adopted the original Thresholds Standards Policy for Chula
Vista establishing "quality-of-life" indicators for eleven public facility and service topics. The
Policy addresses each topic in terms of a goal, objective(s), a "threshold" or standard, and
implementing measures. Adherence to these City-wide standards is intended to preserve and
enhance both the environment and residents' quality of life as growth occurs. To provide an
independent, annual, City-wide Threshold Standards compliance review, the Growth
Management Oversight Commission was created. It is composed of nine members representing
each of the City's four major geographic areas, a member of the Planning Commission, and a
cross section of interests, including education, environment, business, and development.
A traffic analysis of roadway segments under the near-term conditions (0-4 years) may be
required for some projects as part of the GMOC requirements. Classification of roadway
facilities and the definition of segment lengths should be consistent with the City's Growth
Management Traffic Monitoring Program. The threshold standard for arterial analysis requires
an acceptable level of service or better as measured by observed average travel speed on all
signalized arterial segments except during peak hours LOS 'D' can occur for no more than any
two hours of the day.
Project required traffic studies evaluate a future time period, which corresponds to San Diego
Association of Governments model years and are meant to synchronize traffic study impacts to
be in line with typical study years of 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 and build out. The criteria to
determine whether the project results in either project specific or cumulative impacts on freeway
segments, roadway segments, or intersections are either Short-Term (Study Horizon Year 0 to 4)
or Long-Term (Study Horizon Year 5 and later), For the purpose of the analysis, roadway
sections may be defined as either links or segments. A link is typically that section of roadway
between two adjacent Circulation Element intersections and a segment is defined as that
combination of contiguous links used in the Growth Management Plan Traffic Monitoring
Program, Specific impact criteria has been established for intersections, street links/segments,
and freeways and include exceeding a specific level of service, project generated trips exceeding
a specific percentage of the street segment volume and a project generating a specific number of
average daily trips.
Transit
The Chula Vista Transit (CVT) has been providing public transportation in Chula Vista since
1971. CVT provides 12 fixed bus routes along arterial streets in the city. CVT is part of the
Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) that provides transit services to the larger San Diego region,
MTS coordinates fares, transfers, routes and information services to the region. CVT interfaces
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with the San Diego Trolley's Blue Line at the Bayfront/E Street, H Street, and Palomar Street
Trolley Stations. CVT is managed by the Chula Vista Department of Public Works Transit
Division and operated under contract. The contractor is responsible for the daily operations of
the system and the maintenance of the fleet. CVT operates a fleet of 37 buses of which 25 are
new, low-floor, clean burning Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses,
CVT coordinates its service with the San Diego Trolley, San Diego Transit Corporation (SDTC),
National City Transit (NCT), and Route 923 operated by Southwest coaches. Coordination
between CVT and other area operators is accomplished through the Metropolitan Transit
Development Board (MTDB) primarily by timed transfers at specific location, a regional transfer
policy agreement and a regional monthly pass program agreement. Dial-A-Ride for senior
citizens and disabled citizens is available in Chula Vista,
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) combines the quality of rail transit and the flexibility ofbuses. It can
operate on exclusive transit ways, High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes, expressways, or
ordinary streets. A BRT system combines intelligent transportation systems technology, priority
for transit, cleaner and quieter vehicles, rapid and convenient fare collection, and integration with
land use policy.
Several key concepts that are involved in making ordinary bus service into BRT include I)
reducing travel time and 2) user friendly service, Reducing travel time will provide a benefit to
all users of transit. In addition, faster friendly service, combined with better information and
better marketing to improve transit's image will increase transit rider ship. BRT can help in the
effort to promote transit-oriented land development. BRT features offers new transit options to
the public to combine the ease-of-use of some rail service with the flexibility of bus service.
Future BRT systems are proposed for H Street, E Street, and Palomar,
Truck Routes
The City has adopted 12 a truck route schedule to provide access to those land uses requiring truck
transportation, while protecting those land uses sensitive to the impacts of truck travel. Many of
the designated truck routes are located within the Added Territory as shown in Figure 18,
Designated Truck Routes.
Bicycle Facilities
Chula Vista is committed to implementing a well-planned bicycle network. Western Chula
Vista, which includes property in the Added Territory, links the regional Bike Trail with the rest
of the city. The Cities of San Diego and Chula Vista, and the County of San Diego, are jointly
preparing a Trails Master Plan for the Otay Valley Regional Park Concept Plan and a major
segment of the Chula Vista Greenbelt trail system linking the Bayshore Bikeway to the Otay
Lakes. The master plan is scheduled to be completed this year. Some of the future bike trails
will extend through the Added Territory.
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There are three classifications of bicycle facilities that are incorporated into the street system,
The three classifications are as follows:
Shared Route - A shared route is a street identified as a bicycle route by signing only. There are
no special lane markings and bicycle traffic shares the roadway with motor vehicles,
Bike Lane - A bike lane is a lane on the paved area of a street for preferential use by bicycles. It
is usually located along the edge of the paved area or between the parking lane and the first
motor vehicle lane. It is identified by "Bike Lane" signing, special lane lines and other
pavement markings. Bicycles have exclusive use of a bike lane for longitudinal travel, but must
share the facility with motor vehicles and pedestrians crossing it. Bike lanes shall be one-way
facilities.
Bike Path - A bike path is a special pathway facility for the exclusive use of bicycles, which is
separated from motor vehicles by space or a physical barrier. A bike path may be on a portion of
street or highway right-of-way or special right-of-way not related to a motor vehicle facility, It
may be grade separated or have street crossings at designated locations. It is identified with
guide signing and also may have pavement markings. 13
4.4.2 Project Impact
The threshold criteria for determining whether or not the Amendments could have significant
traffic impacts is based on City of Chula Vista standards, The criteria differs depending on
whether the timing of impacts are near-term (0-4 years) or long-term (5 years or longer). The
criteria is:
Near Term (0-4 years)
Intersections
A direct impact project impact to an intersection would occur if both of the following criteria are
met:
1. Level of service is LOS E or LOS F; and
2. Project trips comprise five percent or more of entering volume;
3. A cumulative impact to an intersection would occur only if Criteria #1 is met.
Street Segments
If Average Daily Trips (ADT) methodology indicates LOS C or better for a street segment, an
impact is not significant; if ADT methodology indicates LOS D, E or F for a street segment, the
Growth Management Oversight Committee (GMOC) method should be utilized, which uses the
following criteria:
13 City ofChula Vista General Plan, page 2-31.
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A direct project impact would occur to a street segment if all of the following criteria are met:
1. Level of service is LOS D for more than two hours or LOS E/F for one hour based on
GMOC criteria;
2. Project trips comprise five percent or more of segment volume; and
3. Project adds greater than 800 ADT to segment;
4. A cumulative impact to a street segment would occur only if Criteria #1 is met.
Long Term (5 years or longer)
Intersections
A direct project impact to an intersection would occur if both of the following criteria are met:
1. Level of service is LOS E or LOS F; and
2. Project trips comprise five percent or more of entering volume;
3. A cumulative impact to an intersection would occur only if Criteria #1 is met
Street Segments
Using the ADT methodology, an impact considered significant; ifthe following criteria are met:
1. Level of service is LOS D, LOS E, or LOS F;
2, Project trips comprise five percent or more of segment volume; and
3. Project adds greater than 800 ADT to segment;
4. A cumulative impact to a street segment would occur only if Criteria #1 is met.
The Amendments will allow the Agency to assist in the construction of private projects in the
Added Territory. The development of projects could cause an increase in traffic, which is
substantial in relation to the existing traffic and capacity of the street system. An increase in
traffic could decrease the existing levels of service of intersections and impact street segments to
unacceptable City levels, Since development plans of future private projects are not available,
specific traffic analysis cannot be conducted at this time, The City will conduct further
environmental analysis as identified in the Guidelines for Traffic Impact Studies in the City of
Chula Vista to determine whether or not a project could have traffic and circulation impacts at
the time development plans are submitted for approval. If impacts are identified, based on the
threshold criteria, traffic studies will be required to identify impacts and mitigation measures will
be imposed to reduce impacts to levels of insignificance in compliance with CEQA,
The Amendments would not change the existing land use designations of properties as
designated by the Chula Vista General Plan. The development of private projects must be
consistent with and in compliance with the Chula Vista General Plan, as amended from time to
time. Thus, the traffic generated to the area circulation system based on development consistent
with the General Plan would not change with adoption of the Amendments.
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The construction of the traffic and circulation improvement projects listed in the Amendments
consistent with the Chula Vista General Plan would have positive circulation impacts to the
community to improve traffic flow, reduce congestion and improve traffic safety and air quality,
Development plans for future transportation improvement projects are not available at this time.
Thus, the potential impacts that may be associated with their construction cannot be evaluated at
this time without speculation. Additional analysis as required by CEQA will be conducted for all
public transportation projects by the City at the time development plans are submitted for
approval to determine whether the projects will have a significant impact based upon the criteria
noted above. If impacts are identified as significant, the City will require mitigation measures
to reduce the impacts to a level of insignificance as established by the above noted City criteria.
The following discussion evaluates whether or not the Amendments will impact the listed topic.
Level of Service
The adoption and implementation of the Amendments could impact current levels of service
along roadways and controlled intersections. The traffic generated by private projects could
impact traffic levels of local transportation systems during both the short-term (project
construction) and the long-term (project operation/life of the project) if a street segment or
intersection operates at unacceptable levels of service. The City or Agency, as appropriate, will
require traffic studies when necessary to determine if a project could have significant traffic
impacts. Traffic reports will be prepared to estimate the amount of traffic that will be generated
by the project, the impact of the traffic on the transportation system and recommend traffic
improvements and other mitigation measures when required to reduce traffic impacts to a level
of insignificance. All traffic reports will be prepared pursuant to the February 13, 2001 City of
Chula Vista Guidelines for Traffic Impact Studies and include a CMP analysis, if applicable,
short-term and/or a long-term analysis as determined appropriate by the City Engineer, or his
designee.
The construction of public transportation system projects listed in the Amendments could have
positive impacts to the circulation system by improving traffic flow, reducing congestion and
traffic delays and improving traffic safety and air quality. Although the construction of the
public street improvement projects may have some short-term construction impacts, the street
improvement projects overall are anticipated to improve traffic circulation for the long-term.
Transit
The Amendments will not change or impact existing or planned bus routes/bus stops because the
Amendments do not include any projects that would change or modify existing bus routes or bus
stops. As new or redevelopment occurs, future bus routes and bus stops will be planned to serve
increased rider ship, Future street-widening projects in the Added Territory could allow the
construction or relocation of bus stops and/or turnout bays and BRT Systems, which would serve
transit users and improve traffic flow, The construction of additional bus stops/turnouts, or the
relocation of bus stops and/or turnout bays that better serve the city would have positive impacts
on the mass transit system by improving bus flow along transit routes in the Added Territory and
indirectly improving overall traffic circulation.
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Truck Routes
The Amendments do not propose to change eXlstmg truck routes in Chula Vista, The
construction of public street improvement projects could improve the circulation of truck traffic,
if they are located on existing truck routes. Improvements to truck circulation along truck routes
could have positive impacts to traffic overall by reducing traffic delays and congestion.
Bicycle Facilities
The future construction of the street improvement proj ects including street widening,
construction of curbs and gutters, and sidewalks could also improve bicycle facilities throughout
the Project Areas, Because the City of Chula Vista is committed to implementing a well planned
bicycle network, the incorporation of bicycle facilities into future traffic and circulation projects
would have positive impacts for people that use the bicycle network system and possibly link the
city with a bike trail. Participation by the Agency to construct bicycle trails in the Added
Territory would assist the City towards improving bicycle trails throughout the community,
Level of Significance Before Mitigation
Based on the threshold criteria the adoption and implementation of the Amendments could
encourage development that could have significant traffic and circulation impacts to the area
transportation and circulation system. The development of projects could generate traffic that
reduces roadway segments and/or intersections to unacceptable City levels of service. The City
or Agency, as appropriate, will evaluate all private projects for traffic impacts pursuant to the
February 13, 2001 City ofChula Vista Guidelines for Traffic Impact Studies at the time projects
are submitted to the City for approval. If traffic impacts are identified pursuant to the City of
Chula Vista Guidelines for Traffic Impact Studies, a traffic study will be required to identify
traffic impacts and measures will be required to mitigate the impacts.
The Amendments will allow the Agency the ability to construct needed street improvements as
tax increment becomes available. If the Agency is able to construct needed street and circulation
improvements the Amendments would have positive impacts by improving traffic flow, reducing
congestion and improving traffic safety.
4.4.3 Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measure is recommended:
1. Prior to approval of project plans for development or redevelopment activities in the
Project Areas that are anticipated to generate substantial traffic volumes based on criteria
in the February 13, 2001 City of Chula Vista Guidelines for Traffic Impact Studies, a
detailed traffic study shall be approved by the City of Chula Vista. For projects that
would generate 2,440 or more ADT, or 200 or more peak-hour trips, the traffic study
shall be prepared in accordance with the Guidelines for Congestion Management
Program (SANDAG 1994), Based upon studies, mitigation measures shall be
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implemented to reduce all traffic impacts to below the level of insignificance established
by the City.
The traffic study may also address the following transportation/circulation issues, as
appropriate and determined by the City Engineer, or his designee: (1) in addition to
geometric improvements (e.g., road widening, lane restriping, intersection
reconfiguration), traffic flow improvements to reduce congestion should include traffic
signal installation, timing, and phasing; (2) bicycle and pedestrian pathways should be
developed, at a minimum to meet standards; and (3) the City of Chula Vista should
encourage the extension of public transit into the expanded Added Territory. To further
reduce traffic impacts, the following transportation demand management strategies
(TDM) shall be addressed in the traffic study for possible incorporation as conditions
subsequent permits for future development or redevelopment activities with the Project
Areas:
· Promote the use of public transportation, including increased bus and trolley
service/usage and possible extension of light rail transit service into the Added
Territory;
· Create park and ride lots;
. Provide bicycle storage facilities;
. Promote a ride sharing program; and
· Promote flexible work shifts from area businesses,
2. Prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy for future development or redevelopment
within the Project Areas, construction of the circulation system improvements identified
in the recommended traffic study in Mitigation Measure 1. above, if required, shall be
completed to the satisfaction of the City ofChula Vista and, when applicable, Caltrans.
4.4.4 Significance After Mitigation
There will be no significant traffic and circulation impacts with adoption and implementation of
the Amendments and incorporation of the recommended mitigation measures.
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4.5 AESTHETICS
4.5.1 Existing Conditions
The Added Territory includes a variety of land uses including residential, light industrial,
commercial, public, vacant and underutilized parcels. The existing residential uses are
comprised of single-family detached and multi-family units. The light industrial uses include
warehousing, development and light manufacturing uses in concrete tilt-up structures. The
commercial uses include a mixture of restaurants, fast food outlets, super markets, video stores,
medical offices, and banks.
Some of the buildings are blighted due to the lack of regular maintenance including painting and
landscaping and do not meet building and fire codes, earthquake standards. In some locations,
the existing uses are not compatible with the surrounding land uses in terms of types ofland use,
architecture and design,
Design
The Chula Vista Design Manual14 provides guidelines to assist the City and the development
community to achieve a high quality of aesthetic and functional design. The guidelines are
applied in conjunction with development standards to implement the City's design review
process.
Design review is intended to achieve orderly and attractive development, to protect and enhance
the City's unique character and ensure the stability and growth of public and private investment
in land and improvements.
Design Review Process
Design review involves a comprehensive evaluation of the site plan, architectural and landscape
design components of development. Generally, multiple family, commercial, industrial, and
institutional development are subject to design review.
Development Standards
The Design Manual is used in conjunction with the City's development standards and includes
building and fire codes, site and facility accessibility requirements for the disabled, zoning and
planned community district regulations, grading and subdivision regulations and a separate
Landscape Manual, among others. There are also specific and precise plans, redevelopment
plans, and project specific design guidelines, which may supplement or supersede the guidelines
or the otherwise applicable standards and regulations.
14 Adopted by Resolution No. 17647 on September 6, 1994.
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Design Criteria
Each development type (single family, multiple family, commercial, industrial, and institutional)
has guidelines that are intended to be attractive and integrate the project with surrounding
development, create visual interest and variety, or reducing the mass of large buildings, Each
development type has criteria for site planning, architecture, and landscaping.
In addition, the Design Manual also includes design guidelines for signs for a project. The
guidelines for signs are intended to: encourage signs which are used primarily to "identify"
businesses and provide directional information rather than advertise products; limit the number
of signs to only those necessary to properly identify the business and legible in the circumstances
in which they are seen; promote signs which are compatible with the nature, character, and
design of the area in which they are located and are appropriate to the type of activity to which
they pertain.
The Sign Design Guidelines include criteria for the following: sign concept; compatibility;
placement; size and shape; copy; colors and materials; and lighting.
Scenic Highways
The City of Chula Vista General Plan designates two roadways in the Added Territory as scenic
highways. F Street from Marina Parkway east to Third Street and Fourth Avenue from State
Route 54 to the Chula Vista Greenbelt near the southern part of the city are scenic highways. As
such, all development adjacent to scenic routes should be subject to design review to insure that
the design of the development will enhance the scenic quality of the highway,
4.5.2 Project Impacts
The threshold criteria for determining potential significant aesthetic impacts are if the adoption
and implementation of the Amendments will:
· Substantially impact a scenic vista;
· Substantially damage scenic resources, including, but not limited to, trees, rock outcroppings,
and historic buildings with a state scenic highway;
· Substantially degrade the existing visual character or quality ofthe site and its surroundings;
· Introduce a new source of substantial light or glare that adversely affects day or nighttime
views in the area; or
· Result in architecture, urban design, landscaping, and/or landforms that negatively detract
from the prevailing aesthetic character of the site or surrounding area.
The adoption and implementation of the Amendments will allow the Agency to participate in the
construction of needed public improvement projects and private projects. The construction of
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public improvement projects such as street widening, gutters and curbs, sidewalks, streetlights,
landscaping, under grounding overhead power lines would improve the aesthetics of the streets
upon completion of construction. The construction of other public improvement projects such as
entryway beautification would also improve the aesthetics of the Project Areas.
The construction of public improvement projects will have short-term aesthetic impacts, These
short-term aesthetic impacts would be due to the presence of construction equipment, open
trenches, piles of dirt, stock piling materials, etc, Once construction is completed the
construction equipment will be removed, the trenches will be backfilled and graded close to pre-
construction conditions and the short-term aesthetic impacts of construction will be eliminated.
The development plans for private and public improvement projects have not been prepared.
Therefore, it is speculative to analyze the aesthetic impacts that may be associated with the
development of future projects at this time, Some projects could have an aesthetic impact on the
visual character of the area surrounding the proj ect. The City or Agency, as appropriate, will
review the plans for private and public improvement projects for compliance with the City's
design manual. Compliance with the design manual will ensure that development does not have
a significant aesthetic impact based upon project design. Mitigation measures will be imposed
on development to reduce potential aesthetic impacts to a level of insignificance in compliance
with CEQA. If potential aesthetic impacts are identified the City or Agency, as appropriate, will
recommend mitigation measures to reduce the aesthetic impacts.
The construction of public improvement and private projects could increase glare and lighting.
Glare and lighting could impact light and glare sensitive land uses in the immediate area.
Because development plans are not available for either specific public or private projects, it is
speculative to determine if future projects would have light and/or glare impacts. The City
would review development plans in the future for light and glare impacts at the time they are
submitted for approval. Measures to reduce or eliminate light or glare impacts would be
incorporated into the proj ects to reduce impact to surrounding land uses.
There could be historical resources, or buildings that are candidates for historical resources that
if redeveloped or demolished could result in impacts. The City will review future development
plans for impacts to buildings that are known or suspected to be of historical value.
The construction of public improvement projects such as sewer lines and storm drains for the
most part will be located underground and as a result will not have any significant long-term
aesthetic impacts. There could be short-term aesthetic impacts during construction of
underground public improvement projects associated with the presence of construction
equipment, stockpiles of supplies and materials, open trenches, and piles of dirt. Once
construction is complete the trenches will be filled, the land graded and the construction
equipment will be removed, Once the construction is completed the short-term aesthetic impacts
associated with construction activity will be eliminated.
The adoption and implementation of the Amendments is anticipated to encourage private
development in the Added Territory. It is not known at this time which properties will be
developed and when they will be developed. Therefore, it is speculative to determine which
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existing buildings may be redeveloped, refurbished, or demolished and the aesthetic impacts that
may occur with future development. As with all projects, development plans will be submitted
to the City or Agency, as appropriate, for approval. Implementation of the City's design manual
will ensure that development will not have a significant aesthetic impact. The City, or the
Agency, as appropriate, will review the plans and make a determination whether or not the
project will have aesthetic impacts based on conformance with the City's design manual and
impose the incorporation of mitigation measures accordingly to reduce significant aesthetic
impacts to a level of insignificance in compliance with CEQA.
Scenic Roadways
Future development along F Street, Fourth Avenue, and Marina Parkway could impact the
scenic roadway designation of these roadways. Because these are scenic highways, future
development must consider specific factors to ensure that future proj ects do not impact the scenic
quality of the highways, but rather enhance the scenic qualities. Future development along these
scenic highways will be reviewed by the City for compliance with specific factors to protect the
scenic qualities of these roadways.
Level of Significance Before Mitigation
Fourth Avenue development could have aesthetic impacts, including architecture, urban design,
landscaping, and/or landforms that negatively detract from the aesthetic character of a site, or
surrounding area, In addition, projects could increase light and glare and impact existing land
uses in the vicinity that are sensitive to light and glare. Development along F Street, Fourth
Avenue, and Marina Parkway could impact the scenic qualities of these two roadways because
they are designated as scenic roadways.
One of the objectives of the Amendments is to reduce and eliminate blight. The adoption and
implementation of the Amendments will encourage the removal of existing blighted and
deteriorated buildings and replace them with new buildings, The Amendments will also
encourage construction of public improvements that could improve the aesthetics of the Project
Areas. All future private and public improvement projects will be evaluated for consistency with
the City's standards and guidelines, including the design manual, to reduce aesthetic impacts and
mitigation measures will be imposed as appropriate to minimize and reduce aesthetic impacts to
a level of insignificance in compliance with CEQA.
4.5.3 Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measure is recommended:
1. Prior to approval of project plans for subsequent development or redevelopment activities
in the Project Areas, the City of Chula Vista shall review individual project plans and
building design. Design review shall include plan/architecture modification, if necessary,
to protect the aesthetics and character of the area of the project and scenic roadways.
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2. All private and public improvement projects shall be reviewed by the City for
consistency with the City's standards and guidelines for aesthetics and design, including
the design manual, and all private and public improvement projects, shall be required to
comply with those standards and guidelines, including the design manual.
4.5,4 Significance After Mitigation
No significant aesthetic impacts are anticipated with adoption and implementation of the
Amendments and incorporation of the recommended mitigation measures.
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4.6 NOISE
4.6.1 Existing Conditions
Noise is defined as any sound that is undesirable or interferes with normal hearing processes.
The decibel (dB) scale is used to quantify sound intensity and represents the ratio between a
given sound and the faintest sound detectable by human hearing. Because sound pressure levels
vary widely within the range of human hearing, decibels are measured on a logarithmic scale,
which quantifies sound intensity in a manner similar to the Richter scale used for earthquake
magnitudes. Thus, an increase of 3 dB doubles the noise level; a decrease of 3 dB halves the
noise level. The human ear is not equally sensitive to all sound frequencies within the entire
noise spectrum. Accordingly, noise measurements within the frequencies of maximum human
sensitivity are weighted more heavily in a process called "A-weighing," written as dB(A).
Because cumulative noise exposure typically involves a number of distinct and isolated noise
events, the following qualifies are used to describe ambient noise. Time variations in noise
exposure are typically described as the constant energy level equivalent for a give time period,
expressed as 4q. Specifically, Leq is the steady-state noise level, which has an equal acoustical
energy level as a noise event varying over a given time. Additionally, because community
receptors are more sensitive to unwanted noise intrusion during the evening and at night, Title 24
of the California Code of Regulations requires use of the Community Noise Equivalent Level
(CNEL) for planning purposes. CNEL is defined as an average sound level during a 2-hour day,
obtained after addition of five decibels to sound levels in the evening from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00
p,m., and after addition often decibels to sound levels in the night between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00
a.m.. Title 24 also requires that interior noise levels (attributable to exterior sources) in habitable
rooms of all new multi-family residences, hotels, and motels be limited to 45 dB(A) CNEL or
below.
The Noise Element of the Chula Vista General Plan states that noise exposure should be
considered in land use decisions, but does not provide specific standards. For noise-sensitive
land uses such as residential areas, the City considers an exterior noise level of 65 dB(A) CNEL
as the criterion of acceptability. Less sensitive land uses such as commercial and industrial areas
are not considered noise impacted up to an exterior noise level of 80 dB(A) CNEL. The adopted
Chula Vista 'Performance Standards and Noise Control' Ordinancel5 establishes maximum
allowed exterior noise limits as shown in Table 3, Exterior Noise Limits. The maximum interior
noise limits allowed are shown in Table 4, Interior Noise Limits. If the ambient noise level
already exceeds these standards, the allowable noise level is equivalent to the ambient level.
Although construction noise is exempted from the exterior noise standards, the General Plan
Noise Element states that "abatement in this category will be achieved in part by federal
regulations governing decibel output of various types of equipment, while City control occurs
through nuisance ordinances which limit construction to daylight hours..." Construction noise
levels are not strictly relatable to a 24-hour community noise standard because they occur only
during selected times and the source strength varies sharply with time. The penalty associated
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Table 3
Exterior Noise Limits
Noise Level [Db(A)]
Receiving Land Use Category
All residential (except multiple dwelling)
Multiple dwelling residential
Conunercial
Light industry - I-R and I-L zone
Heav indus - I zone
Notes;
Environmental Noise - Leq in any hour.
Nuisance Noise - Not to be exceeded any time.
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70
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Interior Noise Limits
Noise Level [Db(A) Not to be Exceeded
Type of Land Use Time Interval Any Time I minute in I hr. 5 minutes in 1 hr.
Multi-family 10 P.M. -7 A. M. 45 40 35
Residential 7 A.M. - 10 P.M. 55 50 45
with nOIse disturbance during quiet hours and the nuisance factor accompanying such
disturbance usually leads to time limits on construction activities imposed as conditions on
construction and use permits. The weekday hours from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. are typically the allowed
times for construction activities if there are noise sensitive areas within a reasonable exposure
zone around the construction site.
4.6.2 Project Impact
The threshold criteria for determining whether or not the project could have significant noise
impacts are based on whether or not adoption and implementation of the Amendments will:
· Result in exterior noise levels that exceed 65 CNEL in residential areas and outdoor
recreational areas;
· Result in interior noise levels that exceed 45 dB CNEL for single-family and multi-family
residential homes;
· Result in noise levels that violate !be City's Noise Ordinance (Chapter 19.68 of the
Municipal Zoning Code);
· Create a substantial permanent or temporary increase in ambient noise levels in !be project
vicinity above levels existing without the project.
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· Generate a one-hour average noise level in excess of 60 dBA at adjacent wildlife habitat
during a nesting season.
The adoption and implementation of the Amendments would result in development that will
have both short and long-term noise impacts. New development, including remodeling of
existing buildings will generate short-term (construction) and long-term (operation) noise levels
!bat could impact noise sensitive land uses adjacent to or in close proximity to the project.
The short-term noise impacts that typically occur during construction include noise associated
with the operation of mechanical and electrical construction equipment, traffic noise with the
delivery of materials to construction sites, traffic noise from workers commuting to the site,
operation of grading equipment, backhoes, compactors, generators, motor vehicles and air
compressors. Although !bese types of construction noise impacts will be short-term, they could
impact noise sensitive land uses adjacent to or in the immediate vicinity of the site. Even if noise
sensitive land uses are not located adjacent to or in close proximity to the site, construction
activities will increase the ambient background noise levels, which could have short-term noise
impacts to noise sensitive land uses.
Long-term operational noise impacts typically include the operation of vehicular traffic by
employees driving to and from work, customers driving to and from a business, the operation of
mechanical equipment to heat and cool buildings, and in !be case of industrial facilities the
operation of machinery, and forklifts. The development and redevelopment of private projects
could increase exterior noise levels !bat exceed City adopted noise threshold criteria, including
65 CNEL in residential areas and outdoor recreational areas, interior noise levels greater than 45
dB CNEL for single and multi-family noise levels, violate the City's Noise Ordinance, or create
a substantial permanent or temporary increase in the ambient noise levels in the project vicinity.
Noise impacts with individual projects could be associated with increased traffic, operations of a
specific use, or both. Because development plans for future public improvement and private
development projects are not available, it is speculative at this time to evaluate specific noise
impacts that may be associated with future projects. The City will evaluate all projects for
potential noise impacts at the time plans are submitted for approval and impose mitigation
measures as necessary to reduce noise impacts to a level of insignificance as provided by the
City's noise ordinance in compliance with CEQA.
Most proj ects will result in some noise level increases during construction and throughout the
life of the project. All projects must comply with !be City noise ordinance to reduce noise
impacts during both project construction and the life of the project to a level of insignificance.
Although projects must comply wi!b !be noise ordinance for operation activities, increased
development throughout the life of the Amendments could result in an increase in the ambient
noise level and exceed the 65 CNEL noise level adopted by the City.
Level of Significance Before Mitigation
The development of both public and private projects could increase noise levels in the project
vicinity that exceed adopted noise levels. The development of future projects could increase
both short-term (construction) and long-term (operational) noise levels beyond City standards.
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The increased noise levels could impact noise sensitive land uses in the vicinity of the project.
Potential noise impacts could include both interior and exterior noise levels impacts as well as
increasing the ambient, or background noise levels beyond City acceptable limits. Because
specific development plans of future public and private projects are not available at this time it is
speculative to determine project specific noise impacts, including short or long-term impacts.
The City or Agency, as appropriate, will review all future projects for potential noise impacts at
the time plans are submitted for approval. When applicable, noise studies will be required to
determine whether or not a project will have noise impacts as determined by the City's Noise
Control Ordinance. Mitigation measures to reduce noise impacts would be imposed on projects
when applicable to meet the noise ordinance and reduce noise impacts to a level of insignificance
to comply with CEQA. Based on the threshold criteria the Amendments could have significant
noise impacts due to the development of public and private projects in the Project Areas.
4.6.3 Mitigation Measures
Upon evaluation of specific redevelopment projects by the City or the Agency, as appropriate, if
potential significant noise impacts are anticipated the following measure shall be implemented
where appropriate:
I. The City or Agency, as appropriate, shall review all projects for compliance with the
Noise Control Ordinance and the City's CEQA significance threshold. Ifit is determined
that a proj ect could have significant noise impacts, an acoustical analysis shall be
required. Measures to reduce noise levels in compliance with the noise standards and
recommendations of the acoustical analysis shall be incorporated into the project. Prior
to issuance of certificates of occupancy, the required mitigation measures specified in the
approved noise analysis shall be implemented and/or constructed to the satisfaction of the
City of Chula Vista.
2. Development activity shall comply with the applicable City of Chula Vista nuisance
ordinance, which limits construction activity to the weekday hours of 7 A.M. to 7 P.M.
Items a) through d) below shall also be shown on the face of final grading plans and/or
incorporated into contractor specifications as necessary prior to award of construction
contracts, to the satisfaction of the City of Chula Vista.
a) When siting stationary equipment such as generators and compressors, sensitive
receptors shall be sheltered from construction noise. This can be accomplished
using existing barriers such as ground elevation change and buildings, or
temporary barriers such as plywood walls or noise blankets.
b) Several loud operations should occur simultaneously to decrease the duration of
impacts resulting from each of the actions completed separately.
c) When pile driving, alternative and less intrusive construction methods such as
vibration or hydraulic insertion should be used (as available) to lower noise
levels.
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d) Each internal combustion engine used for project construction shall be equipped
with a muffler as required by Caltrans Standard Specifications 7-1.011, January
1988.
e) During grading and construction, random periodic field inspections shall be
conducted by the City or designated monitor to verify implementation of
applicable noise requirements.
4.6.4 Significance After Mitigation
There will be no significant noise impacts associated with adoption and implementation of the
Amendments and incorporation of the recommended mitigation measures.
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4.7 AIR QUALITY
4.7.1 Existing Conditions
Air quality is based on levels of contaminants, such as ozone, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide
and particulate matter, in the air. Air quality is also largely dependent on the climatic conditions
(e.g., rainfall, wind speeds, temperature inversions). Air quality issues are rooted with the health
problems that arise from exposure to air pollution. As a public health issue, the preservation of
good air quality has gained importance in all levels of planning,
Climate
Air quality can be affected by the climate of an area. The climate of Chula Vista, as with all of
Southem California, is largely controlled by the strength and position of the semi-permanent high-
pressure center over the Pacific Ocean. The high-pressure ridge over the West Coast results in the
typical early morning cloudiness, hazy afternoon sunshine, clean daytime onshore breezes and
steady temperature characteristic of Southern California. Limited rainfall occurs in winter, and
summers are often completely dry. The average annual rainfall at Lower Otay Reservoir, the nearest
climate station is 10.3 inches and occurs each year from November to early April.
The same atmospheric conditions that create a desirable living climate contribute to limiting the
dispersal of air pollution generated by the population. The onshore winds across the coastline
diminish quickly when they reach the foothill communities east of San Diego, and the sinking air
within the offshore high pressure system forms a strong temperature inversion that traps all air
pollutants near the ground, The resulting horizontal and vertical stagnation, in conjunction with
ample sunlight, cause a number of reactive pollutants to undergo photochemical reactions and
form smog Occasionally high smog levels in coastal communities may occur when polluted air
from the South Coast (Los Angeles) Air Basin drifts seaward and southward at night, and then
blows onshore the next day. Such weather patterns are particularly frustrating because no matter
what San Diego County does to achieve clean air, such interbasin transport will cause
occasionally unhealthy air over much of the County despite its best air pollution control efforts,
Meteorological
Local meteorological conditions in the project vicinity have not been routinely monitored, but they
likely conform to the regional pattern of strong onshore winds by day, especially in summer, and
weak offshore winds at night, especially in winter. These local wind patterns are driven by the
temperature difference between the normally cool ocean and the warm interior and steered by any
local topography. In summer, moderate breezes of eight to 12 miles per hour (mph) blow onshore
and up-valley from the southwest by day, and may continue all night as a light onshore breeze when
the land remains warmer than the ocean, In winter, the onshore flow is weaker and reverses to blow
from the northeast in the evening, as the land becomes cooler than the ocean.
Both the onshore flow of marine air and the nocturnal drainage winds are accompanied by two
characteristic temperature inversion conditions that further control the rate of air pollution dispersal
throughout the air basin. A deep layer of warm caps the cool daytime onshore flow, sinking air.
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Along the coastline, the marine air layer beneath the inversion cap is deep enough to accommodate
any locally generated emissions. However, as the layer moves inland, pollution sources (especially
automobiles) add pollutants from below without any dilution from above through the inversion
interface. When this progressively polluted layer approaches foothill communities east of coastal
developments, it becomes shallower and exposes residents in those areas to the concentrated reacted
by-products of coastal area sources.
A second inversion type occurs when slow drainage or stagnation of cool air at night creates
localized cold "pools" while the air above the surface remains warm. Such radiation inversions
occur throughout the San Diego area but are strongest within low, channelized river valleys. They
may trap vehicular exhaust pollutants such as carbon monoxide (CO) near their source until these
inversions are destroyed by surface warming the next morning. Any such CO "hot spots" are highly
localized in space and time (if they occur at all), but occasionally stagnant dispersion conditions are
certainly an important air quality concern in combination with continued intensive development of
the Chula Vista area, The intensity of development near the project site is extremely low such that
non-local background pollution levels during nocturnal stagnation periods are also low. The local
air shed, therefore, has considerable excess disperse capacity that limits the potential for any
localized air pollution "hot spots" from project implementation.
Air Quality
Air pollutants that pose public health risks include ozone, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, and
particulate matter. Ozone (0)) is a nearly colorless gas that irritates the lungs and damages
materials and vegetation. It is formed by photochemical reaction (when nitrogen dioxide is broken
down by sunlight). Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless toxic gas that interferes with the
transfer of oxygen to the brain and is produced by the incomplete combustion of carbon-containing
fuels emitted as vehicle exhaust. Nitrogen dioxide (NOz) is a yellowish-brown gas, which at high
levels can cause breathing difficulties. NOz is formed when nitric oxide (pollutant from burning
processes) combines with oxygen. PMIO is particulate matter, which are less than 10 microns in
diameter. It causes a greater health risk than larger sized particles, since these fine particles can
more easily penetrate the defenses of the human respiratory system and cause irritation by
themselves and in combination with gases. The concem for even smaller particles (PMz.s) to cause
respiratory problems has also been raised.
These pollutants come from a variety of stationary and mobile sources such as vehicle exhaust,
power generation, natural gas generation and the operation of certain equipment in construction and
industry. Exhaust emissions from vehicles vary according to speed, type of engine (gasoline or
diesel), the length of use, and the power available. Emissions from stationary sources occur at off-
site power plants and are estimated by the amount of natural gas and electric power consumed,
Construction and industrial equipment generate pollutant emissions that are highly variable
according to the type and technology of a specific equipment.
Ambient Air Ouality Standards (AAOS)
In order to gauge the significance of the air quality impacts associated with future development in
the Added Territory, those impacts, together with existing background air quality levels, must be
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compared to the applicable ambient air quality standards. These standards are the levels of air
quality considered safe, with an adequate margin of safety, to protect the public health and welfare.
They are designed to protect those people whose current health condition makes them most
susceptible to further respiratory distress, such as asthmatics, the elderly, very young children,
people already weakened by other diseases or ilIness and persons engaged in strenuous work or
exercise, called "sensitive receptors."
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (AAQS) were established in 1971 for six pollution species.
Because California had established state AAQS before the federal action and because of unique air
quality problems introduced by the restrictive dispersion meteorology, there is considerable
difference between state and national clean air standards. Those standards currently in effect in
California are shown in Table 5, Ambient Air Quality Standards,
Table 5
Ambient Air Quality Standards
Pollutant Averaging California Standards Federal Standards
Time Concentration Method PrimarY SecondaTV Method
Ozone (03) I Hour 009 ppm (180 pglm) Ultraviolet 012 ppm (235 Same as Ethylene
Photometry pglm') Primary Chemiluminescence
Standard
8 Hour 008 ,;~; (157
ni m')
Respirable Annual 30 pglm
Particulate Geometric Size Selective - Inertial
Matter Mean Inlet Sampler Separation and
(PM,,) 24 Hour 50 pglm ARP Method 150 pglm' Sarneas Gravimetic
P (8/22/85) Primary Analysis
Standard
50 pglm
Annual
Arithmetic
Mean
Fine 24 Hour 6511p"/m Same as Inertial
Particulate Annual No Separate State Standard 15 pglm Primary Separation and
Matter Arithmetic Standard Gravimetic
(PM~) Mean Analysis
Carbon 8 Hour 9.0 ppm (10 pglm') ~./mr;m (10
Monoxide Non-dispersive Non-dispersive Infrared
(CO) 1 Hour 20 ppm (23 pglm') Infrared ~~m~pm (40 Photometry
Photometry None (NDlR)
8 Hour 6 ppm (7 pglm ) (NDlR)
(Lake Tahoe) -
Nitrogen 8 Hour - I ~~~ ppm (100
Dioxide (Lake Tahoe) Gas Phase m') Same as Gas Phase
(NO,) Annual 0.25 ppm (470 pg/m') Chemiluminescence Primary Chemiluminescence
Arithmetic - Standard
Mean
Lead 30 days 1.5 pglm' AIHL Method 54 - - High Volume
averaQ:e (12/74) Sampler and
Calendar - Atomic Absorption 1.5 pglm' Same as Atomic Absorption
Quarter Primary
Standard
Sulfur Annual 0030 ppm (80
Dioxide Arithmetic - pglm') -
(SO,) Mean
24 Hour 0.04 ppm (105 pglm ) I ~~/; ppm (365 Parosoaniline
Fluorescence m')' -
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Pollutant Averaging California Standards Federal Standards
Time Concentration Method PrimarY Secondary Method
3 Hour 0.5 ppm (1300
'u'gfrn')
1 Hour 0.25 oorn 1655 ugfrn')
Visibility 8 Hour In sufficient amount to produce an extinction
Reducing (lOamto coefficient of 0.23 per kilometer. visibility of ten
Particles 6pm. PST) miles or more (007-30 miles or more for Lake
Tahoe) due to particles when the relative humidity is No Federal Standards
less than 70 percent Method; ARB Method V
8/18/89).
Sulfates 24 Hour 25 ugl;;;' Turbidimetric
Barium Sulfate-AWL
Method 61 (2/76)
Hydrogen I Hour 003 pprn (42 Cadmium
Sulfide uglrn') Hydroxide
Stractan
The table above includes the most recently (1997) adopted federal standards for chronic (eight-hour)
ozone exposure or for ultra-small diameter particulate matter of 2.5 microns or less in diameter
(PM2.5). Implementation of these standards had been put on hold through an order issued by the
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. That stay was appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. In a unanimous
decision, the Supreme Court ruled in February 2001, that the Environmental Protection Agency
(EP A) did indeed have the proper authority to adopt national clean air standards, and that a
cost/benefit analysis need not accompany such new rules, However, the Court ruled that attainment
schedules for new standards were inconsistent, and that new schedules must be prepared. Data
collection is therefore continuing, but no enforcement or attainment actions are currently ongoing
for these standards until the attainment schedule coordination issue is resolved.
Baseline Air Oualitv
The nearest air quality measurements to the project site are made in downtown Chula Vista by the
San Diego County Air Pollution Control District (APCD), the agency responsible for air quality
planning, monitoring and enforcement in the San Diego Air Basin (SDAB), Table 6, Chula Vista
Air Quality Monitoring Summary, summarizes the last seven years of published monitoring data
from the Chula Vista (80 East J Street) station.
As shown by Table 6, progress towards cleaner air is seen in almost every pollution category. The
only federal clean air standard that was exceeded throughout the seven-year monitoring period was
the hourly ozone standard. This standard was exceeded once in 1995. The more stringent State
standards for ozone and for PMIO were exceeded on a somewhat higher frequency; but overall air
quality in Chula Vista, as representative ofthe project area, is nevertheless very good in comparison
to other areas of the SDAB.
There are no clear-cut trends in the Chula Vista baseline air quality data. Improvement of the few
standards routinely exceeded is relatively slow, In the last four years, Chula Vista recorded the
following air pollution records in its monitoring history:
. Fewest violations of the California hourly ozone standard (2000);
. Fewest violations offederal ozone standard (1996 through 2000);
. Lowest annual I-hour ozone maximum (2000);
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· Lowest annual I-hour CO maximum (1998 and 1999);
· Lowest annual 8-hour CO maximum (1998);
· Lowest annual I-hour N02 maximum (2000); and
· Fewest violations ofPM-10 standard (1998).
Table 6
Chula Vista Air Quality Monitoring Summary
PollutantlStandard I Number of Davs Standards Were Exceeded and Maximum Levels During Such Violations
I 1994 I 1995 I 1996 I t997 I 1998 I 1999 I 2000
Ozone:
I-Hour> 0.09 onm 4 7 I 10 2 4 0
I-Hour>O.12oom 0 I 0 0 0 0 0
8-Hour> 0.08 nom 0 I 0 3 0 0 0
Max. I-Hour Cone. (oom) 0.10 0.14 0.10 0.12 0.10 0.10 0.10
Carbon Monoxide:
I-Hour>20. Porn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8-Hour> 9. Porn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Max. I-Hour Cone. (oom) 7 5 6 5 4 5 6
Max. 8-Hour Cone. (Dom) 3.8 4.0 3.2 3.6 2.7 3.0 3.1
Nitrorren Dioxide:
I-Hour> 0.25 oom I 0 I 0 I 0 I 0 I 0 I 0 I 0
Max. I-Hour Cone. (oom) I 0.10 I 0.10 I 0.08 I 0.11 I 0.10 I 0.10 I 0.07
IDhalable Particulates: (PM1Cl
24.Hour> 50 ulY'm) 2/6 5159 2/60 2/60 0159 2/49 1154
24-Hour> 150 ulZlm3 0/60 0159 0/60 0/60 0159 0149 0154
Max. 24-HourConc~ 61 100 62 58 39 59 52
Ultrafine Particulates: M1.5
24-Hour> 65 uI!:Jrn1 --- I u._ I - I -- - I 01108 I 0/101
Max. Daily Cone. (u2lm1) - I - T - - I I - - I 47 -r 40
Note; Standards for sulfur dioxide, particulate sulfate and particulate lead have been met with a wide margin of safety in 1994-2000 and are therefore not
shown.
--= PM-2.5 measurements begun in 1999.
Source: California Air Resources Board, Summary of Air Quality Data, 1994M2000. Chula Vista APCD Monitoring Station.
Extrapolation of the pollution trend line suggests that limited violations of standards could occur
into the future, but with decreasing frequency. Since observed San Diego County ozone air quality
sometimes derives from the southward drift of pollution from the South Coast Air Basin (which is
forecast to continue to exceed ozone standards to the year 201O), some ozone standard violations
will likely occur in the County within this decade despite County-wide pollution control efforts. A
further improvement in ambient air quality from County-generated emissions reductions will thus
occur within the next decade, but complete attainment of all standards may not happen until closer
to 2010.
Federal attainment criteria allow for one violation of national clean air standards per year averaged
over three years. Inspection of Table 6, ChuZa Vista Air Quality Monitoring Summary, shows that
the federal ozone standard of 0,12 ppm for one hour was exceeded only once in seven years.
Although not recognized as such in basin-wide attainment classification, the Chula Vista area
technically is an attainment sub-area within the larger San Diego Air Basin non-attainment area.
Except in foothill communities most affected by air stagnation at the base of the summer inversion,
attainment of the federal ozone standard is close at hand throughout the air basin, The federal ozone
standard was met throughout the entire air basin for the first time in basin wide monitoring history
in 1999, and was met again in 2000. Preliminary data for 2001 again shows basin-wide attainment
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of the one-hour ozone standard. Redesignation of the basin as an "attainment" air shed for the
federal one-hour ozone standard is anticipated within the next few years if the clean air trend
persists.
Some air quality concern has been raised about pollutant transport from Mexico with its
considerably less stringent pollution control laws. An air quality station was established on Otay
Mesa in part to monitor this phenomenon. Some slight differences in ozone distribution on Otay
Mesa are seen compared to Chula Vista. However, these differences do not indicate any substantial
cross-border pollution transport.
Sources of Pollution
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) and reactive organic gases (ROG) are the two precursors to photochemical
smog formation. Table 7, San Diego Air Basin Emissions Inventory, shows that in San Diego
County, 63 percent of the of ROG emitted comes from mobile sources (i.e., cars, ships, planes,
heavy equipment, etc.). For NOx emissions, 91 percent comes from mobile sources. Computer
modeling of smog formation has shown that all existing programs to reduce NOx and ROG would
allow the San Diego Air Basin to meet the federal ozone standard by 1999 on days when there is no
substantial transport of pollution from the South Coast Air Basin or other air shed. As noted above,
there was not a single violation of the federal ozone standard anywhere within the entire SDAB
from 1999 to 2001.
Table 7 also shows that emission levels are forecast to decline further for those pollutants where
standards are currently met. However, particulate levels are forecast to increase, and the basin is a
non-attainment air shed for the State PMIO standard. Accelerated PMIO control must be
implemented in order to meet the State PMIO standard in the future,
Table 7
San Diego Air Basin Emissions Inventory
Year 2000 Inventory: (tons/dav)
NOx ROG CO PM"
Stationary Sources 17 47 40 9
Area Sources 3 43 67 101
On-Road Mobile 106 114 1135 4
Gasoline
Diesel 40 3 II I
Other Mobile 68 33 276 7
TOTAL 234 239 1529 121'
2005 Forecast 186 201 1109 134
2010 Forecast 152 188 895 143
Notes:
.
federal one-hour standard is met at this emission level.
all federal and State standards are met at this emission level.
State PM-I 0 standard is exceeded at this emission level.
Source: California ARB, 2000: The 2001 California Almanac of Emissions & Air Quality.
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.
Air Quality Management Planning
The historic (until 1999) violations of national Ambient Air Quality Standards (AAQS) in the
SDAB, particularly those for ozone in inland foothill areas, required that a plan be developed
outlining the pollution controls that were to be undertaken to improve air quality, In San Diego
County, this attainment planning process is embodied in a regional air quality management plan
developed jointly by the Air Pollution Control District (APCD) and SANDAG. Several plans had
been adopted in the late 1970s and early 1980s under the title Regional Air Quality Strategies
(RAQS). More recent planning efforts have been modifications, improvements and updates of the
earlier RAQS efforts.
The California Clean Air Act (AB-2595) required that a state clean air plan be developed to address
meeting state standards as well as the often less stringent federal criteria. As a result, a basin plan
was developed and adopted in 1991 that predicted attainment of all national standards by the end of
1997 from pollution sources within the air basin. However, little could be done about the problem
of interbasin transport. Violations of State ozone and PM-l 0 standards were anticipated to occur for
much ofthe current decade,
A plan to meet the federal standard for ozone was developed in 1994 through an update of the 1991
State Plan. This local plan was combined with those from all other California non-attainment areas
with serious (or worse) ozone problems to create the California State Implementation Plan (SIP).
The SIP was adopted by the Air Resources Board (ARB) in 1994, and forwarded to the U.S. EPA
for their approval. After considerable analysis and debate, particularly regarding air sheds with the
worst smog problems, EP A finally approved the SIP in mid-1996.
In the current SIP, all progress towards attainment, including offsetting the effects of growth, is
expected to derive from existing local, state and federal rules and regulations. Controversial
rules previously evaluated and judged by some people as overly intrusive into personal lifestyles
(mandatory trip reduction programs or minimum average vehicle occupancy goals) are not
needed to predict attainment. Any violations of federal ozone standards in the year 2000 or
beyond are forecast to occur only on days when transport from the Los Angeles Basin creates
substantially elevated baseline levels upon which any local basin impacts would be
superimposed.
In general, single-family residential developments are not of themselves emitters of air pollutants.
They generate air pollution almost exclusively through commuting, shopping or other personal
travel. Traffic-generating sources are called "indirect sources." Project consistency with any
regional air quality planning is determined in terms of whether overall growth has been correctly
anticipated in a given sub-region. If a given project represents an increment of growth predicted by
SANDAG in its growth forecasts, and if any applicable emissions control measures applicable on a
project-specific basis are implemented, then the regional air quality impact of project
implementation is less than significant.
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4.7.2 Project Impacts
The State CEQA guidelines defines a potentially significant air quality impact as one that would:
. Conflict with or obstruct implementation of the applicable air quality plan;
· Violate any air quality standard or contribute substantially to an existing or projected air
quality violation;
· Result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of any criteria pollutant for which the
project region is non-attainment under an applicable federal or state ambient air quality
standard;
· Expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant concentrations; or,
· Create objectionable odors affecting a substantial number of people.
For projects that create primarily automobile traffic, whose emissions require complex
photochemical reactions to reach their most harmful stage, there is no way to measure the impact
to establish a "measurable contribution." Various air pollution control/management agencies
have developed guidelines using total project emissions as a surrogate for determining regional
impact potential. The City of Chula Vista has no such threshold levels, but relies on guidance
from other agencies. Candidate significance threshold levels for the operations of private and
public projects that will be constructed in the future are included in Table 8, Threshold Levels for
Project Operations.
Table 8
Threshold Levels for Project Operations
Ageney Significant Emissions (Ib/day)
CO ROC NOx SOx PMIO
SDAPCD Rule 20.2 (a) 550 --- 250 250 100
City of San Diego (b) 550 100 --- -- ---
South CoastAQMD (c) 550 55 55 150 150
Notes: (a) requires ambient air quality analysIs
(b) Significance Detennination Guidelines (1991)
(c) SCAQMD CEQA Air Quality Handbook (1993)
. in areas of congested traffic
.. in areas of free-flow traffic
Because of the temporary nature of construction emissions,
criteria is used for construction activities, as follows:
a less stringent set of significance
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. ROC - 2.5 tons/quarter
· PMIO - 6.75 tons/quarter
. NOx - 2,5 tons/quarter
. CO - 24.75 tons/quarter
. SOx - 6.75 tons/quarter
Sources ofImpact
Future development would impact air quality mostly from motor vehicular traffic. Mobile
source impacts occur on both a regional scale and a local scale. Regionally, site-related travel
would add to regional trip generation and increase the vehicle miles traveled (VMT) within the
local air shed. Locally, project traffic, would be added to the Chula Vista roadway system near a
proj ect site, If such traffic occurs during periods of poor atmospheric ventilation that are
comprised of a large number of vehicles "cold-started" and operating at pollution inefficient
speeds, and is driving on roadways already crowded with non-project traffic, there is a potential
for the formation of micro scale air pollution "hot spots" in the area immediately around points of
congested traffic. With continued improvement in vehicular emissions at a rate faster than the
rate of vehicle growth and/or congestion, air pollution "hot spot" potential is steadily decreasing.
Standards for carbon monoxide (CO), the most typical indicator of any "hot spot" potential, have
not been exceeded at any air basin monitoring station since 1990.
Secondary project-related atmospheric impacts derive from a number of other small, growth-
connected emissions sources such as temporary emissions of dusts and fumes during project
construction, increased fossil-fuel combustion in power plants from project electricity requirements,
evaporative emissions at gas stations or from paints, thinners or solvents used in construction and
maintenance, increased air travel from area visitors, dust from tire wear and re-suspended roadway
dust, etc. All these emission points are either temporary, or they are so small in comparison to
project-related automotive sources such that their impact is less important. However, growth is
associated with increased air pollution emissions from a wide variety of sources, which further
inhibits the near-term attainment of all clean air standards in the San Diego Air Basin (SDAB).
Construction Impacts
New development and redevelopment of existing uses will generate dust. Dust lofting rates
from construction activities average approximately 1,2 tons of dust per month per acre disturbed,
This rate is for total suspended particulate (TSP), which contains a limited fraction of particulate
matter (PMIO) small enough to enter into human lung tissue. The above factor does not consider
the dust control efficiency due to normal construction practice for controlling dust. Dust control
through regular watering and other fugitive dust abatement measures required by the San Diego
APCD can reduce dust emission levels from 50 to 75 percent. Dust emissions rates, therefore,
depend on the site development rate and the care with which dust abatement procedures are
implemented.
Regardless of the magnitude of PMIO emissions, recent research has shown that adverse health
impacts from particulate inhalation derive almost completely from PM2.5. A new national air
quality standard for PM2.5 was adopted in 1997, PM2.5 is made from combustion sources or from
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chemical reactions among chemically active gaseous pollutants, Soil disturbance contributes
negligibly to PM2.5, and soil disturbance material is normally chemically inert. "Regardless of the
total magnitude of fugitive construction dust emissions, a finding of air quality impact
insignificance can be supported by the almost total absence ofPM2.5 and the low chemical reactivity
ofthe emissions themselves in such dust.
In addition to small dust particles that remain suspended in the air semi-indefinitely, construction
also generates many large diameter particles that are easily filtered by human breathing passages,
but settle out rapidly on parked cars and other nearby horizontal surfaces. These large particle
emissions comprise more of a soiling nuisance rather than any potentially unhealthful air quality
impact. EP A studies on particulate deposition have shown that the primary zone of impact is less
than 50 feet from the source, and secondary soiling impacts occur within several hundred feet.
Good control of fine particulates also results in reduction in nuisance potential from larger
particulate matter. While dust deposition can be minimized, it often cannot be completely
eliminated. Temporary soiling nuisance is thus considered adverse, but it does not constitute a
significant air quality impact.
Equipment exhaust would also be released during temporary construction activities, particularly
from mobile sources during site preparation and from on-site equipment during actual construction.
The NOx from diesel-fueled trucks and on-site vehicles can be significant and exceed threshold
levels. Such emissions would be widely dispersed in space and time by the mobile nature of much
of the equipment itself. Furthermore, daytime ventilation during much ofthe year in Chula Vista is
usually more than adequate to disperse any local pollution accumulations near the project site. Any
perceptible impacts from construction activity exhaust would be confined to an occasional "whiff'
of characteristic diesel exhaust odor, but not in sufficient concentration to expose any nearby
receptors to air pollution levels above acceptable standards. Truck exhaust impacts can be
minimized by controlling construction routes to reduce interference with non-project traffic pattems
and to preclude truck quelling or idling near sensitive receptor sites.
Construction equipment exhaust contains carcinogenic compounds within the diesel exhaust
particulates. The toxicity of diesel exhaust is evaluated relative to a 24 hour per day, 365 day per
year, 70-year lifetime exposure. Public exposure to heavy equipment operating in the distance
would be an extremely small fraction of the above dosage assumption. Diesel equipment is also
becoming progressively "cleaner" in response to air quality rules on new off-road equipment. Any
public health risk associated with project related heavy equipment operations exhaust is therefore
unquantifiable, but small.
Clearing of the project sites, excavating for utilities, the preparation of building foundations and
footings, and construction of any "hardscape" would create temporary emissions of dusts, fumes,
equipment exhaust and other air contaminants during construction. In order to reduce air emissions,
the City of Chula Vista has developed recommended construction measures for new development
projects, which include the following:
· Minimize simultaneous operation of multiple construction equipment units (i.e., phase
construction to minimize impacts);
· Use low pollutant-emitting construction equipment;
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. Use electrical construction equipment as practical;
. Use catalytic reduction for gasoline-powered equipment;
· Use injection timing retard for diesel-powered equipment;
· Water the construction area twice daily to minimize fugitive dust;
· Stabilize (for example, hydroseed) graded areas as quickly as possible to minimize
fugitive dust;
. Pave permanent roads as quickly as possible to minimize dust;
. Use electricity from power poles instead of temporary generators during building
construction;
. Implement track-out control as follows:
a. Apply chemical stabilizer or pave the last 100 feet of internal travel path within a
construction site prior to public road entry;
b. Install wheel washers adjacent to a paved apron prior to vehicle entry on public roads;
c. Remove any visible track-out into traveled public streets within 30 minutes of
occurrence;
d, Wet wash the construction access point at the end of each workday if any vehicle
travel on unpaved surfaces has occurred;
e. Provide sufficient perimeter erosion control to prevent washout of silty material onto
public roads;
f. Cover haul trucks or maintain at least 12 inches of freeboard to reduce blow off during
hauling; and
g. Suspend all soil disturbance and travel on unpaved surfaces if winds exceed 25 mph
Implementation of the above measures applicable to future projects would reduce air pollution from
construction activities, including dust generated during clearing, excavation and site preparation.
However, dust associated with construction of projects could have a significant impact on air
quality,
Operational Impacts
Similar to construction impacts, the City of Chula Vista has developed operational actlVlty
mitigation measures for new projects, An example of some of the measures that the City can
incorporate into projects include the following:
. Provide bike lanes to encourage use ofbicyc1es;
· Provide sidewalks and curbs to ensure safe pedestrian travel within residential areas and to
commercial centers;
. Require street designs that promote pedestrian safety (i.e., safe islands in center of major
arterials, "Walk" signals, night lighting, etc,);
· Use solar energy systems, as practical;
. Use 10w-NOx residential water heaters; and
. Enhance energy efficiency in building designs and landscaping plans.
1. The implementation of these measures as well as other can further reduce air emissions.
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Mobile Sources
Locally, air quality "hot spots" (especially carbon monoxide, or "CO") could form if traffic from
future projects create highly congested intersections, where vehicles sit idling through several
traffic light cycles, With cleaner cars and declining background CO levels, major intersections
must currently operate almost at Level of Service F before hot spot formation occurs, With
continued vehicular emissions reductions from newer cars, future hot spot formation is even less
likely than any near-term concerns.
The development of future projects could result in potentially significant short-term impacts
associated with project demolition and clearing of a site, excavating for utilities, the preparation
of foundations and footings, and construction of any "hardscape," which would create temporary
emissions of dusts, fumes, equipment exhaust and other air contaminants during the project
construction period. After construction, proj ects could result in an incremental contribution to
air pollution resulting from the introduction of human activity and motor vehicles.
Level of Significance Before Mitigation
The adoption and implementation of the Amendments will allow the Agency to fund the
construction of both public and private projects. The construction and operation of public and
private projects will have both short and long-term air emission impacts and contribute to air
quality violations. Development could violate air quality thresholds. The City or Agency, as
appropriate, will evaluate all projects for potential air quality impacts at the time plans are
submitted for approval. Measures to reduce air emissions will be incorporated when required to
reduce both short and long-term air quality impacts for compliance with air emission thresholds
enforced by SDAPCD. Based on the threshold criteria, the Amendments could have significant
air quality impacts with the construction and operation of public and private projects that
generate air emissions and exceed thresholds. It can be argued that new road construction may
alleviate traffic congestion in those areas experiencing traffic impacts, however, new roads often
invite more traffic from diverse sources and sometimes encourage additional development.
Minor or insignificant positive results would occur from the construction of roadways over an
indefinite time period.
4.7.3 Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measures are recommended to reduce air emiSSiOns. While the
following measures will serve to reduce air emissions typically associated with development
activities, the measures are not all-inclusive. As new air emission reduction measures are
identified in the future, the City or Agency, as appropriate, shall incorporate those air emission
reduction measures into projects to further reduce air emissions. The following mitigation
measures will serve to reduce air emissions:
1. All projects shall be reviewed by the City or Agency, as appropriate, for potential air
quality impacts based on threshold criteria adopted by the SDAPCD, The City or
Agency, as appropriate, shall incorporate all applicable air emission reduction measures
to reduce air emissions to comply with air emission thresholds adopted by the SDAPCD
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when it is determined a project would exceed SDAPCD thresholds, In addition, the City
or Agency, as appropriate, shall incorporate new short and long-term air emission
reduction measures in the future as applicable to further reduce project air emissions.
2, Prior to issuance of a final grading permit for development or redevelopment projects, the
following measures shall be included in the grading specifications, to the satisfaction of
the City of Chula Vista:
a) Water all active grading areas, including the exposed soil involved in the excavation
and compaction operations, and active haul roads, with adequate frequency to keep
soil moist at all times.
b) Cover all trucks hauling dirt, sand, soil or other lose materials, or maintain at least
two feet of clearance between top of piled material and truck bed, in accordance with
the requirements of the California Vehicle Code, Section 23114.
c) Limit truck speeds on unpaved areas to 15 mph or less via temporary signage, speed
bumps or other speed control measures.
d) Sweep streets adjacent to the construction site at least once a day if visible soil
materials are carried onto the streets by project vehicles and equipment.
e) Pave or apply water four times daily to all unpaved parking or staging areas,
f) Cover or water twice daily anyon-site stockpiles of debris, dirt or other dusty
material.
g) Suspend all operations on any unpaved surface if winds exceed 25 mph.
h) Hydroseed or otherwise stabilize any cleared area which is to remain inactive for
more than 96 hours after clearing is completed.
3, Random periodic field inspections shall be conducted to verify implementation of
applicable construction-related measures identified in Mitigation Measure 1 in
accordance with approved plans and permits. If observed conditions and/or
grading/construction activities vary significantly from those documented in approved
plans and permits, such activities shall be halted temporarily or diverted away from
affected area(s) and the City shall be notified immediately to determine the appropriate
mitigation,
4. Prior to the issuance of a building permit for any facility containing stationary sources
large enough to require APeD permits, future project applications shall provide evidence
to the satisfaction of the City of Chula Vista that an "Authority to Construct" has been
issued by the APCD for any such applicable equipment.
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5, Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, future project applicants shall provide
evidence to the satisfaction of the City of Chula Vista that the facilities and processes
which require APCD permits have been reviewed by the APCD, and that all required
permits have been issued.
6. Project construction shall implement enhanced dust control measures to maintain a less-
than-significant impact associated with air quality during construction. Enhanced dust
control measures shall be called out as notes on the project grading plan(s) and shall
include the following:
4.7.4 Significance After Mitigation
There will not be any significant air quality impacts associated with adoption and
implementation of the Amendments with incorporation of the recommended mitigation
measures.
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4.8 PUBLIC SERVICES
4,8.1 Water Service
4.8.1.1 Existing Conditions
The Sweetwater Authority provides potable water to the Project Areas. The Sweetwater
Authority provides water to the western portion of Chula Vista, as well as National City and the
unincorporated community of Bonita.16 The Sweetwater Authority's service area is bounded by
1-805 and the Sweetwater Reservoir to the east, San Diego Bay to the west, the Otay River
Valley to the south and SR 54 Bonita Road to the north, The source of the water supply is from
surface water runoff and collection at the Sweetwater Reservoir and is augmented by the San
Diego County Water Authority aqueduct system as necessary. Daily and seasonal peak flow
requirements such as fire flow are offset by operational storage reservoirs located throughout the
City. Approximately 10 to 20% of Sweetwater Authority's water supply is from groundwater
from the R,A. Reynolds Demineralization Plant in the northern portion of Chula Vista and the
National City wells,l7
Water Conservation Plan
The subject of water conservation has been given increased attention in recent years due to local
and regional water purveyors concerned about meeting the future water demands of their
customer, especially in time of drought. Water conservation provides an alternative approach to
meeting the water demand for a proposed community by managing water demand so that
customers receive adequate service, but use less water, The City of Chula Vista Growth
Management Ordinance requires that all major development projects (50 dwelling units or
greater) prepare a Water Conservation Plan,
4,8,1.2 Project Impacts
In accordance with the State CEQA Guidelines, the threshold criteria for determining whether or
not the Amendments could have potential water service impacts is if development:
. Cannot be served from existing entitlements and resources and would require the
construction of new water facilities or expansion of existing facilities, the construction of
which could cause significant environmental effects; or
. Disrupts water service or causes water purveyors to provide inadequate levels of service,
Substantially degrade or deplete groundwater resources,
In accordance with the City's Threshold Standards Policy:
. Developer will request and deliver to the City a service availability letter from the Water
District for each project.
16 James Smyth, Sweetwater Authority, letter dated December 20, 2002.
17 Ibid.
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· The City shall annually provide the San Diego County Water Authority, the Sweetwater
Authority, and the Otay Municipal Water district with a 12 to 18 month development forecast
and request an evaluation of their ability to accommodate the forecast and continuing growth.
The Districts' replies should address the following:
a) Water availability to the City and Planning Area, considering both short and long
term perspectives.
b) Amount of current capacity, including storage capacity, now used or committed.
c) Ability of affected facilities to absorb forecast growth.
d) Evaluation of funding and site availability for projected new facilities.
e) Other relevant information the District(s) desire(s) to communicate to the City and
GMOC.
The Amendments will encourage new development as well as redevelopment. New
development will increase the demand for potable water. Redevelopment mayor may not
increase the demand for potable water, depending if the use requires more or less water than the
previous use. An overall increase in the consumption of water could impact the Sweetwater
Authority and its ability to meet long-term commitments to provide potable water.
The Amendments will allow the Agency to participate in the construction of needed water
distribution facilities at the Agency's discretion, As revenue becomes available, the Agency can
assist the Sweetwater Authority to construct water distribution upgrades and improvements.
Presently there are older metallic and small diameter water mains in the Sweetwater system
scheduled for replacement over the next 20 years. The construction of needed water main
improvements such as the replacement of older metallic and small diameter water mains with
assistance by the Agency would have positive impacts on the water distribution system.
The Agency can also assist in the construction of private projects. New development will require
water for drinking, fire suppression and landscape maintenance. The demand for water by new
development could impact the ability of Sweetwater Authority to provide an adequate source of
water if the water distribution system is not adequate. New development may require upgrades
and extensions to the existing distribution system so new development has adequate water
service.
Because development plans for future private projects are not available at this time it is
speculative to determine if new development or redevelopment would require upgrades to the
existing distribution system to serve development. If upgrades are necessary to the existing
water distribution system, additional environmental analysis may be required by CEQA to
evaluate the potential environmental effects of the required improvements. The City or Agency,
as appropriate, will provide to the Sweetwater Authority all development plans for their review
to determine whether an adequate supply of potable water can be provided to the project prior to
its approval. The City or Agency, as appropriate, will require applicants to provide to the City
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information from Sweetwater Authority to assure that an adequate supply of water is available to
serve the project. As a condition of project approval a developer may be required to construct
any new or upgraded water distribution facilities required to provide adequate water service as
determined by the Sweetwater Authority.
All development, as applicable, will be required to incorporate all state mandated water
conservation measures required by Titles 20 and 24 of the California Administrative Code.
These water conservation measures include, but are not limited to, low flush toilets, drought
tolerant landscaping, and water conserving fixtures. In addition, development would be required
to incorporate, as applicable, all non-mandated water conservation measures for both indoor and
outdoor activities to meet the City of Chula Vista Growth Management Ordinance. Some of the
non-mandated water conservation measures for residential uses include water efficient
dishwashers, water pressure reducing valves, hot water pipe insulation, and hot water on-demand
units,
The Agency can also participate in the construction of community facilities including, but not
limited to parks, open spaces, schools, school facilities, fire and police facilities, communication
systems, libraries, fire protection, cultural centers, community centers, city maintenance
facilities, plazas, recreational facilities, and playgrounds some which may require water for
drinking, fire suppression, and landscape maintenance. The additional water demand by the
construction of community facilities could impact the ability of the Sweetwater Authority to
provide an adequate supply of water.
It is speculative to determine the impact, if any of future private and public development on
Sweetwater Authority and its ability to provide an adequate supply of potable water because
plans are not available at this time, The City, in conjunction with the Sweetwater Authority, will
determine whether or not an adequate supply of water can be provided at the time plans are
submitted for approval. The Sweetwater Authority may require improvements to the existing
water distribution system in order for a project to have an adequate supply of water. In addition,
the City will require the incorporation of all state mandated water conservation measures
pursuant to Titles 20 and 24 of the California Administrative Code and non-mandated water
conservation measures pursuant to the City of Chula Vista Growth Management Ordinance to
reduce water consumption, The incorporation of all state mandated and City non-mandated
water conservation measures will minimize water consumption.
Level of Significance Before Mitigation
The Amendments will encourage development that may increase the demand for potable water
for drinking, fire suppression, and landscape maintenance and impact existing water facilities,
New development and/or redevelopment could require upgrades to the existing distribution
system in order for development to have an adequate supply of water. Development projects will
be required to incorporate all state mandated and City required water conservation measures as
applicable to reduce water consumption. The incorporation of the state mandated and City
required water conservation measures will reduce water consumption,
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4,8.1.3 Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measures are recommended:
1, Prior to the approval of utility plans for development or redevelopment projects, all water
plans shall be submitted to the Sweetwater Authority for their review to ensure that
adequate water service is provided to the development. No permits shall be issued to any
development or redevelopment project unless the Sweetwater Authority determines that
adequate water exists or that the project has been amended to include all improvements to
ensure an adequate water supply to the project.
2. The City shall require the incorporation of all state mandated water conservation
measures as well as all applicable water conservation required by the City of Chula Vista
Growth Management Ordinance.
4,8.1.4 Significance After Mitigation
No significant water supply impacts are anticipated with adoption and implementation of the
Amendments and incorporation of the recommended mitigation measures.
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4,8,2 Police Protection
4.8.2.1 Existing Conditions
The Chula Vista Police Department (CVPD) provides police protection for the City of Chula
Vista, The Police Department is headquartered in the City's Civic Center with five sub-stations
located throughout the city.
The CVPD participates in the law enforcement mutual aid agreement, which is activated through
the San Diego County Sheriff in the event of major critical incidents or natural disasters. A
mutual aid agreement is an arrangement between the City and the San Diego Count Sheriff to
assist one another in emergency responses and police protection,
4.8.2.2 Project Impacts
According to the City of Chula Vista's Quality of Life Threshold Standards, the proposed project
would have direct adverse impacts on police protection ifthe proposed Amendments would:
. Result in the CVPD's inability to implement the following regulations:
1. Properly equipped and staffed police units shall respond to 81 percent of "Priority One"
emergency calls within seven (7) minutes and maintain an average response time to all
"Priority One" emergency calls of 5.5 minutes or less.
2. Response to 57 percent of "Priority Two Urgent" calls within seven (7) minutes and
maintain an average response time to all "Priority Two" calls of 7,5 minutes or less.
The Amendments will encourage new development and redevelopment of existing uses. As new
development or redevelopment of existing uses occurs, there will be increased demand for police
protection services, including calls for service such as theft, burglary, vandalism, motor vehicle
violations, etc. An increase in calls for service could impact the response time of CVPD by
increasing the time it takes to respond to Priority One and Priority Two Urgent calls. Additional
calls for service could reduce the Department's desired percentage average response time.
The CVPD does not anticipate that adoption and implementation of the Amendments will
directly have a significant effect on police personnel or response times, However, future
development in conjunction with development in other parts of the City could cumulatively
increase the need for additional police personnel and equipment.
Development plans are not available for projects that may be developed in the future. Therefore,
it is speculative to determine if projects would significantly impact police services. All
development projects are submitted to the City for approval. The plans will also be submitted to
the CVPD for review to determine if the design or operation of the project could impact the
CVPD, The CVPD will review development plans and suggest design changes or other
measures that can be incorporated into the project to improve public safety and reduce service
calls. The incorporation ofCVPD's improvements and changes could reduce impacts to CVPD.
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The CVPD will also review development plans to determine if additional personnel and/or
equipment are needed for an acceptable level of police service. It may be possible that future
projects could require additional police protection personnel and/or equipment, which could
require a developer to provide the funds necessary to secure the personnel or equipment.
Because development plans for individual projects are not available it is speculative to determine
the impacts at this time future development could have on the CVPD. Plans will be reviewed by
the City and the CVPD at the time they are submitted for approval and identify design changes
or measures that can be incorporated into the project to improve police safety and reduce
potential service calls, The incorporation of the suggested changes could reduce calls for police
protection services and reduce impacts to the CVPD. In addition, the City and the CVPD will
review development plans for consistency with adopted emergency response and evacuation
plans. If it is determined a project may interfere with an evacuation plan or emergency response
plan changes to the project would be required to reduce and minimize the impact.
Level of Significance Before Mitigation
The Amendments are anticipated to encourage development and increase the need the police
protection services. Although measures can be incorporated into future projects to improve
police safety, additional development will increase calls for service. Additional service calls
could increase the time it takes for police personnel to respond to Priority One and Priority Two
Urgent calls and impact CVPD's ability to maintain desired levels of police service.
Development plans will be reviewed by the CVPD at the time they are submitted for approval to
determine if design changes or safety hardware can be incorporated to reduce calls for service.
The incorporation of the CVPD's recommendations could reduce calls for police protection, The
CVPD would also review development plans for potential impacts to emergency response and/or
evacuation plans and make recommendations accordingly to reduce impacts to emergency
response and/or evacuation routes. Future projects may require additional police protection
personnel and/or equipment requiring a developer to provide the funds to secure the personnel
and/or equipment necessary to assure adequate police protection services are available for the
project. Based on the threshold criteria, the Amendments could have significant impacts on
police protection services.
4.8.2.3 Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measures are recommended to reduce police protection impacts:
1. Prior to the approval of a project, the developer shall pay impact fees for police
protection services to help finance the needed facilities and services.
2. The City shall monitor Police Department responses to emergency calls and report the
results to the GMOC on an annual basis.
4.8.2.4 Significance After Mitigation
No significant police protection impacts are anticipated with adoption and implementation of the
Amendments and incorporation ofthe recommended mitigation measures.
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4.8.3 Fire and Emergency Medical Services
4.8.3.1 Existing Conditions
The Chula Vista Fire Department (CVFD) provides fire protection services throughout the City.
The City has six fire stations that serve the community and the seventh station is currently under
construction, While each stations "first-in" response averages approximately 2.5 square miles,
all units may respond anywhere within the City's eighteen square mile area.
The CVFD maintains a comprehensive Automatic Aid Agreement for fire protection services
with the surrounding cities, as well as the County of San Diego, The City is also a signatory to
the California Mutual Aid Fire Protection System. This agreement was established to provide
assistance for major emergency incidents. All protected jurisdictions have mutually agreed to
dedicate their resources, to the extent feasible, to major incidents in the state.
The City of Chula Vista Fire Department has been given an ISO rating of Class 2. The water
system was also given a Class 2 rating, The ISO uses a scale of 1 (best protection or lowest
threat) to 10 (least protection or highest threat).
America Medical Response (AMR) provides emergency medical service for the City of Chula
Vista. AMR is the nation's largest provider of medical transportation. Patients that require
emergency medical treatment are transported to either Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center or
Scripps Memorial Hospital.
4.8.3,2 Project Impacts
According to the City of Chula Vista's Quality of Life Threshold Standards the Amendments
would have an adverse impact on fire and emergency medical services if they would:
· Not implement regulations set forth from the following criteria:
I. Properly equipped and staffed fire and medical units shall respond to calls throughout the
City within seven (7) minutes in 80 percent of the cases (measured annually).
The Amendments will encourage new development and redevelopment of existing uses. As new
development or redevelopment of existing uses occurs, there will an increased demand for fire
protection and emergency medical services, The calls would include fire protection services as
well as emergency medical attention, An increase in service calls could impact the ability of the
CVFD to respond to calls in less than seven minutes in 85 percent of their calls. This could
impact the City's Quality of Life Threshold Standards for both fire and emergency medical
services.
Because development plans are not available at this time it is speculative to determine if projects
in the future would impact fire protection or emergency medical services. When plans are
submitted to the City for approval the CVFD will review the projects for compliance with the
fire code and determine if the project will impact the CVFD. At that time the CVFD will
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recommend changes and the addition of fire protection measures to meet the fire code, and
improve fire safety to reduce service calls. The CVFD will also review development plans to
determine if additional personnel and/or equipment are needed to provide an acceptable level of
fire and emergency medical service. It may be possible that future projects could require
additional fire protection personnel and/or equipment, which could require a developer to
provide the funds necessary to secure the personnel and/or equipment.
The Amendments include public infrastructure projects that could have a positive impact on fire
protection services. The construction of street improvements including street widening,
streetlights, and traffic signals could reduce travel time for fire and medical emergency personnel
responding to emergency calls. The construction of water distribution systems could improve
fire flow, which would have a positive impact on the ability of the CVFD to control fires. The
construction of these public infrastructure projects could have a positive impact to fire safety by
allowing the CVFD to meet the threshold for staffed fire and medical units to respond to calls
within seven minutes in 85 percent of the calls,
All new development as well as redevelopment of existing buildings would be required to
comply with all applicable fire codes. The compliance with the fire code would reduce service
calls because of the fire safety measures that are required. The demolition of buildings that may
not meet current fire codes to replace them with buildings that meet the fire code would have a
positive impact on the fire department with the construction of fire retardant materials, fire
sprinklers, and other fire protection measures to suppress fires.
The adoption and implementation of the Amendments does not propose changes to existing
emergency response or emergency evacuation plans in use by the City. The Amendments would
not impact existing emergency response or evacuation plans that would impact the CVFD.
Level of Significance Before Mitigation
The Amendments are anticipated to encourage new development and redevelopment of existing
uses and increase the need for fire protection and emergency medical services. Additional
demand for fire protection services could impact the CVFD by reducing the ability of fire and
medical units to respond to calls throughout the City within seven minutes in 85 percent of the
calls. Development plans will be review for compliance with the fire code and other measures
that can be incorporated to improve fire safety and reduce service calls. The CVFD would also
review development plans for impacts to emergency response and/or evacuation routes. The
Amendments may have positive impacts on the CVFD if the Agency is able to construct needed
upgrades to the water distribution system to improve water pressure and flow for fire
suppression. The construction of street improvements may also have positive impacts by
allowing faster response time to emergency calls. Projects may require additional fire protection
personnel and/or equipment requiring a developer to provide the funds necessary to secure the
personnel and/or equipment necessary to assure adequate fire protection services are available
for the project. Based on the threshold criteria, the Amendments could have significant impacts
on fire and emergency medical services,
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4.8.3.3 Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measure is recommended:
1. Prior to approval of plans for individual projects, the City of Chula Vista Fire Department
shall review the project plans and building design and include plan modifications, if
necessary, to ensure compliance with all applicable fire code requirements and properly
equipped and staffed fire and medical units respond to calls throughout the City within
seven minutes in 85 percent of the calls. The applicant shall be required to incorporate
all recommended changes into the project prior to the issuance of permits,
4.8.3.4 Significance After Mitigation
No significant fire protection impacts are anticipated with adoption and implementation of the
Amendments and incorporation of the recommended mitigation measure.
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4.8.4 School Facilities
4.8.4.1 Existing Conditions
The City ofChula Vista is served by two school districts and one community college. The Chula
Vista Elementary School District serves grades K-6 and the Sweetwater Union High School
District grades 7-12. Southwestern College is a community college with the main campus in
Chula Vista. Most of the public schools (K-12) serving the students in Chula Vista are either at
or over-capacity. The school districts have installed portable classrooms at many of the schools
to provide adequate classroom space for the existing student enrollment.
The school districts collect school impact fees for new development as allowed by state law.
The school impact fee is used by the districts to provide classroom space for additional students.
Presently, the Sweetwater Union High School District collects $1.51 per square foot for
residential development and $0.18 per square foot for commercial/industrial use. The Chula
Vista Elementary School District collects $1.49 per square foot for residential use and $0,16 per
square foot for commercial/industrial use. Senior housing in the Chula Vista Elementary School
District use the commercial/industrial rate.
Southwestern Community College does not collect school impact fees. Students pay tuition that
is used by the college to pay for classroom space, and teaching facilities. Some of the tuition is
used to provide additional classroom space based on the enrollment. Students in Chula Vista are
not required to attend Southwestern College. Rather, students are allowed to attend the college
of their choice and are not restricted to attend only Southwestern College.
The San Diego Office of Education provides a variety of school and educational services to
County residents, including residents of Chula Vista. Some of the programs provided by San
Diego Office of Education are direct services to students, including children (infants, preschool
and students grades K-12), and adults. Other services are provided through public schools,
including forty-two school districts and five community college districts in San Diego County.
The services provided include staff development for teachers and administrators as well as
numerous management support services.18
4.8.4.2 Project Impacts
According to Appendix G of the CEQA Guidelines, a project could have a significant adverse
impact on the provision of public services and facilities, such as school services, if it would:
· Result in a need for new or physically altered governmental facilities, the construction of
which may cause significant environmental impacts, in order to maintain acceptable service
ratios, response times or other performance objectives.
"Pat Zoller, School Facilities Planning Coordinator, letter dated January 6, 2003.
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In accordance with the City's Threshold Policy:
. The City shall annually provide the two local school districts with a 12 to 18 month
development forecast and request an evaluation of their ability to accommodate the forecast
and continuing growth. The growth forecast and school district response letters shall be
provided to the GMOC for inclusion in its review.
The Amendments will encourage new development as well as redevelopment of existing uses.
New development or redevelopment of existing uses could occur with both residential and
commercial/industrial projects, The construction of non-senior residential housing could
increase the number of students that attend area schools, which could impact the schools
depending upon their capacity and ability to handle additional students at that time. Since most
of the schools are either near or over capacity, the generation of additional students would have a
significant impact on the schools. Payment of the school impact fees would reduce the impact of
residential development on the affected schools to a level of insignificance. Senior housing
typically does not generate students and would not significantly impact schools.
The development of industrial and commercial (non-residential) uses will not directly generate
students, however they could indirectly generate students. Students could be indirectly generated
if people relocate to Chula Vista to work at commercial or industrial projects. However, the
development of new industrial and commercial uses is not anticipated to significantly impact
schools because there would not be a significant number of students generated by these types of
uses. The school impact fees that are required for commercial and industrial development will
be used to mitigate the impact of additional students that may be generated by these uses,
The Amendments allow the Agency to assist in the construction of public infrastructure projects.
The construction of public improvement projects will not directly result in any impacts to the
school districts because they would not directly generate students. Indirectly, the construction of
public infrastructure projects such as water distribution facilities, sewer collection lines, street
improvements, or storm drain facilities that have restricted growth in the past could encourage
new development, including residential projects that could generate students. Although the
construction of public infrastructure projects may encourage development sooner than if the
improvements were not constructed, all development must be consistent with the general plan,
which would not generate more students than evaluated by the Chula Vista General Plan EIR,
All development would have to pay the applicable school impact fee, which would be used to
off-set the impact of students by providing funds to provide classrooms for additional students.
An increase in the general population could impact San Diego Office of Education programs
such as the Regional Occupation Program, Hope Infant Handicapped Program, Migrant
Education Program, Outdoor Education Program, Teacher Training and Development/
Administration and Development, and COE Administration, The potential impact of the
Amendments on San Diego Office of Education programs would depend upon a number of
factors including the population increase in Chula Vista due to new development and the number
of people of that population increase that needs the programs, the ability of the San Diego Office
of Education programs to accommodate additional people. Because no specific development
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projects are proposed at this time it is speculative to determine whether or not the Amendments
would impact San Diego Office of Education programs,
The Amendments do not propose any land use changes to the General Plan beyond that
previously analyzed in the General Plan EIR. The Amendments would not increase any impacts
that presently exist for San Diego Office of Education programs. However, the adoption and
implementation of the Amendments could encourage development to occur sooner, which could
indirectly impact COE by requiring the need for programs much earlier than planned.
Level of Significance Before Mitigation
Based on the threshold criteria the Amendments could have a significant impact on public
schools due to future development that is expected to occur. Future projects will be reviewed at
the time plans are submitted for approval to determine the impact, if any, a project would have
on school facilities. The payment of developer impact fees as allowed by state law would
mitigate the impact to student capacity of the schools affected.
4.8.4.3 Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measure is recommended:
1. Prior to the issuance of building permits, the project applicant shall pay school impact
fees or participate in an alternative financing mechanism to help finance the needed
facilities and services for the Chula Vista Elementary and the Sweetwater Union High
School Districts to the satisfaction of the School Districts.
4.8.4.4 Significance After Mitigation
There will be no significant school impacts with adoption and implementation of the
Amendments and incorporation ofthe recommended mitigation measure,
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4.8.5 Sewer Services
4.8.5.1 Existing Conditions
San Diego Metro Sewer System
The Chula Vista Sanitary District owns and operates the local sewer lines that collects and
transports city-generated wastewater to the City of San Diego Metro Sewer System (Metro). The
wastewater collection system in Chula Vista consists of approximately 400 miles of sewer lines,
consisting of pipes varying in size from 6 to 48 inches, In addition, the system also has 12
pump stations and 12 metered connections located at point where the City's local system either
connects to the City of San Diego Metro Interceptor or the County of San Diego Spring Valley
Outfall. Wastewater generated in Chula Vista is treated at the Point Lorna wastewater treatment
plant.
The City of Chula Vista prepared a Wastewater Master Plan in 1989 (by Engineering Science),
which evaluated the adequacy of its existing facilities, The City has retained the services of a
consultant (PBS&J) to update the Master Plan.
Based on the 1989 Wastewater Master Plan, projected ultimate average daily flows will be 25.20
million gallons per day (mgd). . Currently the City generates approximately 16.351 mgd and
has capacity rights within the METRO system of 20.875 mgd, Although the City has
approximately 7,1 mgd of capacity, additional wastewater capacity will be necessary to
accommodate ultimate build out flow of29.6 mgd,
4.8.5.2 Project Impacts
According to Appendix G of the CEQA Guidelines, a project could have a significant adverse
impact on sewer services ifit would:
· Exceed wastewater treatment requirements of the San Diego Regional Water Control Board;
· Require or result in the construction of new wastewater treatment facilities or expansion of
existing facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental effects;
· Require sewer service where additional sewage treatment capacity is not presently available;
or
· Result in the deterioration of the quality of service provided to the area,
Additionally, the City's Threshold Standards Policy require the following:
1. Sewage flows and volumes shall not exceed City Engineering Standards as set fourth in
the Subdivision Manual adopted by City Council Resolution Number 11175 on February
12,1983, as maybe amended from time to time.
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2. The City shall annually provide the San Diego Metropolitan Sewer Authority with a 12 to
18 month development forecast and request confirmation that the projection is within the
City's purchases capacity rights and an evaluation of their ability to accommodate the
forecast and continuing growth, or the City Engineering Department staff shall gather the
necessary data,
The Amendments will encourage new development and redevelopment of existing uses,
increasing sewage flows. The increased sewage flows could impact existing sewage collection
facilities if they do not have to capacity to handle the increased flow. One of the objectives of
the Chula Vista General Plan is to "Assure that new development meets or exceeds a standard of
high quality in wastewater facility planning and design that existing downstream facilities are not
adversely impacted by the addition of new development upstream".19 All development will be
required to have adequate wastewater collection and treatment plant capacity prior to project
approval. Development plans for both private and public projects are not available at this time to
determine if adequate wastewater collection and treatment facilities are available or if
improvements would be necessary. New development or redevelopment could significantly
impact existing facilities and require the construction of new facilities or upgrades to existing
facilities to provide adequate sewage treatment. The City or Agency, as appropriate, will
determine if adequate sewage collection and treatment facilities are available at the time plans
are submitted for approval and to make sure sewage flows do not exceed City Engineering
Standards. If adequate facilities are not available, the developer may have to provide the
necessary facilities to serve his project.
The Amendments will allow the Agency to assist in the construction of infrastructure
improvements, including sewer lines and wastewater treatment facilities. The construction of
needed facilities will have a positive impact by improving wastewater service for existing and
future development. It is possible the construction of new sewage facilities could have
construction impacts, depending upon the location and size of the facilities. It is speculative at
this time to evaluate the potential environmental impacts that may occur with the construction of
sewer facilities since plans are not available at this time, Some of the short-term construction
impacts that could be anticipated include soil erosion, traffic congestion and delays for those
projects that are constructed in existing streets, and noise due to the operation of construction
equipment. The City would determine if additional environmental analysis would be required
for compliance with CEQA at the time sewage improvement plans are submitted for approval. If
required to comply with CEQA, the City would prepare additional environmental analysis to the
environmental impacts with the construction of new sewer improvements and recommend
measures accordingly to reduce significant impacts.
Level of Significance Before Mitigation
The Amendments could impact the existing sewage collection and treatment systems if new
development increases sewage flows that cannot be handled by existing facilities. All
development plans will be reviewed by the City to make sure sewage flows do not exceed City
Engineering Standards and determine if existing facilities are adequate or improvements would
be required. The construction of new sewage facilities could have construction impacts, which
19 City ofChula Vista General Plan, September 1995, Objective 8, page 3~4.
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would have to be determined at the time improvement plans are submitted to the City for
approval. The City would conduct environmental analysis at that time to comply with CEQA if
it suspected that environmental impacts could occur. If private development proj ects require
upgrades to existing facilities to serve new development the project developer may have to pay
the cost to upgrade the facilities in conjunction with project construction, The Amendments may
have positive impacts on wastewater collection facilities if the Agency is able to construct
needed upgrades to the local wastewater collection facilities and improve sewer collection
service,
4.8.5.3 Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measure is recommended to ensure that adequate sewage collection
facilities are available to serve new development that may occur indirectly with adoption of the
Amendments,
1. All private development projects shall be reviewed by both the City of Chula Vista and
Engineering Departments at the time the project is submitted for approval to make sure
that adequate sewer collection facilities are available to serve the project. If it is
determined the existing sewer collection facilities are not adequate the project developer
shall construct the facilities necessary to the satisfaction of the City Engineer, or his
designee, and assure that adequate sewer collection facilities are available prior to the
issuance of occupancy permits.
4.8.5.4 Significance After Mitigation
There will be no significant sewage impacts with adoption and implementation of the
Amendments and incorporation of the recommended mitigation measure.
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4,8.6 Library
4,8.5.1 Existing Conditions
The City of Chula Vista operates the Civic Center Branch Library on F Street in Central Chula
Vista, and two neighborhood libraries: the South Chula Vista Branch, located at 389 Orange
Avenue, and the Eastlake Branch Library, located at 1120 East Lake Parkway. The existing
library space meets the City's recommendations for library services.
4.8.6.2 Project Impacts
According to the City of Chula Vista's Quality of Life Threshold Standards, the Amendments
would have an adverse impact on library services if the Amendments would:
· The City shall construct 60,000 gross square feet (GSF) of additional library space, over the
June 30, 2000 GSF total, in the area east of Interstate 805 by build out. The construction of
said facilities shall be phased such that the City will not fall below the city-wide ratio of 500
GSF per 1,000 population. Library facilities are to be adequately equipped and staffed.
The Amendments would encourage new development as well as redevelopment of existing uses.
New development mayor may not result in an increase in the population, which mayor may not
require additional library space to meet the City's recommended ratio for library facilities.
Development in the Project Areas could impact existing library facilities requiring the need to
provide additional facilities,
All new residential development is required to pay a development fee. A portion of the
development fee is used to provide additional library space as required to meet the City's
recommended ratio for library facilities.
Level of Significance Before Mitigation
The Amendments will encourage development that could impact exiting library facilities. New
residential development will require the payment of developer fees that will be partially applied
towards providing additional library facilities to meet the recommendations of the City of Chula
Vista's Quality of Life Threshold Standards of 500 square feet of adequately equipped and
staffed library facility per 1,000 population. Payment of the applicable fee by the developer to
provide additional library facilities to meet the threshold criteria will mitigate the impact to
library facilities,
4.8.6.3 Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measure is recommended:
1. All development, as applicable shall pay the impact fee necessary to finance the needed
library facilities for compliance with the City ofChula Vista's Quality of Life Threshold
Standard for library facilities.
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4.8.6.4 Significance After Mitigation
There will be no significant library impacts with adoption and implementation of the
Amendments and incorporation of the recommended mitigation measure.
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4.8.7 Solid Waste Disposal
4.8.7.1 Existing Conditions
Solid waste generated in the City of Chula Vista is transported to the Otay Landfill. The landfill
was opened in February 1966 and encompasses approximately 516 acres, with 294 acres of total
area for disposal purposes. It has a remaining landfill capacity of approximately 25,800 cubic
yards.
4.8.7,2 Project Impacts
According to Appendix G of the CEQA Guidelines, the Amendments would impact solid waste
disposal services ifthe Amendments:
· Is served by a landfill with insufficient permitted capacity to accommodate the project's solid
waste disposal needs.
New development as well as redevelopment of existing uses would generate solid waste that
would be transported to the Otay Landfill. The type of solid waste that would be generated
includes paper and typical office waste, consumer waste from residences, construction debris
associated with demolition and construction of new buildings, and inert materials. Some of the
solid waste can be recycled and the remaining materials would be transported to the Otay
Landfill.
The solid waste generated by development would incrementally reduce the life expectancy of the
Otay Landfill. Because plans for future development are not available at this time, it is
speculative to estimate the amount of solid waste and its impact on the Otay Landfill. However,
there are no activities associated with the Amendments that are suspected of significantly
impacting the capacity and life expectancy of the landfill, The land uses allowed by the general
plan are uses that typically do not generate a large volume of solid waste that would significantly
impact the landfill. The Otay Landfill has adequate capacity to serve development in the Project
Areas without any significant capacity impacts.
Level of Significance Before Mitigation
New development that would occur in the Project Areas would not significantly impact the Otay
Landfill. The Otay Landfill has capacity to serve the solid waste that would be generated within
the Project Areas without significantly impact the life expectancy and capacity of the landfill.
4.8.7.3 Mitigation Measures
Since no significant solid waste impacts have been identified, no mitigation
required.
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4.8.7.4 Significance After Mitigation
There will be no significant solid waste impacts with adoption and implementation of the
Amendments.
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4.8.8 Gas and Electricity
4,8.8.1 Existing Conditions
Sempra Energy provides natural gas and electricity to the Project Areas. An underground
network of transmission and distribution pipelines provides natural gas. Electricity is provided
by a combination of overhead and underground electrical lines.
4.8,8.2 Project Impacts
According to Appendix G of the CEQA Guidelines, the Amendments could have a significant
adverse impact on the environment ifit would:
. Use fuel or energy in a wasteful manner;
The Amendments could also have a significant adverse impact on power and gas services, if the
project:
· Cannot be served from existing resources and would require the construction of new facilities
or expansion of existing facilities, the construction of which could cause significant
environmental effects;
· Disrupts existing service or causes utility agencies to provide inadequate levels of service.
New development as well as redevelopment of existing uses would consume both natural gas and
electricity. Because development plans for future projects are not available, it is speculative to
estimate at this time the amount of energy that may be consumed. The Project Areas are
developed for the most part. There is an extensive system of underground natural gas pipelines
and combination overhead and underground electrical lines that provide natural gas and
electricity to development, respectively. It is possible that upgrades and/or extensions to existing
utilities may be required to provide natural gas or electricity for specific projects, However, the
existing natural gas and electrical infrastructure is generally adequate to serve the type and
density of development that is allowed based on the general plan. The City along with Sempra
Energy would review future development plans to ensure that adequate natural gas and electrical
facilities are available to serve development. If the existing facilities are not adequate the project
developer would be required to provide the facilities necessary to serve the project.
A lot of the natural gas and electrical facilities in the Project Areas are underground. Future
construction in street rights-of-way and other public easements could encounter underground
facilities causing interruption of service. If caution is not used during construction near
underground and overhead natural gas and electrical facilities, significant impacts to service
could occur,
The City has an energy conservation program to reduce energy consumption. The incorporation
of City recommended energy conservation measures into all future development would
incrementally reduce energy consumption.
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Level of Significance Before Mitigation
Future development would consume both natural gas and electricity. Although upgrades and/or
extensions to existing facilities may be required for specific projects, generally the existing
facilities are adequate to serve new development without any significant impacts.
4.8.8.3 Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measure is recommended:
1. The City shall require the construction, installation, or modification of existing facilities
which are necessary to provide adequate gas and electricity to the project.
4.8.8.4 Significance After Mitigation
There will be no significant natural gas or electricity impacts with adoption and implementation
of the Amendments and implementation of the recommended mitigation measure.
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4.8.9 Cable and Telephone Service
4.8,8.1 Existing Conditions
Pacific Bell and Cox Communications and other independent cable companies provide
communication systems for telephone and cable television, respectively. Pacific Bell has
telephone service throughout the Project Areas and Cox Communications and other independent
cable operators provide cable service.
4.8.9.2 Project Impacts
According to Appendix G of the CEQA Guidelines, the Amendments could normally have a
significant adverse impact on cable or television services, if the project:
. Cannot be served from existing resources and would require the construction of new facilities
or expansion of existing facilities, the construction of which could cause significant
environmental effects;
. Disrupts existing services or causes utility agencies to provide inadequate levels of service.
The Amendments will encourage development in the Project Areas. New development as well
as redevelopment of existing uses would require telephone and cable service. Because
development plans are not available at this time for future projects it is speculative to determine
if the existing telephone and cable facilities can adequately serve development without upgrades
and/or extension of existing facilities. The City will review plans at the time they are submitted
for approval to determine if the existing facilities are capable to serve development, or if
improvements would be necessary, Since the Project Areas are developed, the existing
telephone and cable facilities would serve most of the development that would occur. It is
anticipated at this time that any upgrades or improvements that would be required could be
provide without constructing new facilities that could cause significant environmental effects.
The uses that are allowed based on the general plan are not anticipated to require telephone or
cable services that would disrupt existing services or cause utility agencies to provide an
inadequate level of service.
Level of Significance Before Mitigation
The Amendments are not anticipated to result in any development that would significantly
impact the ability of existing communication companies to continue to provide an adequate level
of service or require upgrades or improvements that due to construction could cause significant
environmental effects.
4.8.9.3 Mitigation Measures
Since no significant communication impacts have been identified, no mitigation measures are
required.
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4.8.9.4 Significance After Mitigation
There will be no significant communication impacts with the Amendments.
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4.9 HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
4.9.1 Existing Conditions
The Added Territory includes a variety of land uses including vacant land, residential homes,
mixed-commercial and light industrial uses. The residential homes and the smaller commercial
businesses typically use small quantities of hazardous materials for routine cleaning. Some of
the light industrial uses may use hazardous materials in their daily business operations.
Some businesses generate, use, treat, store, transport, and dispose of substances that are
classified as either 'hazardous wastes' or 'hazardous materials' by the California Department of
Health Services (CDHS). As defined in Section 25117 of the California Public Resources Code
Division 30, Waste Management, "Hazardous waste means either ofthe following:
1. A waste, or combination of wastes, which because of its quantity, concentration, or
physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics may either:
a. Cause, or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in
serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible, illness; or
b. Pose a substantially present or potential hazard to human health or environment
when improperly treated, stored, transported, or disposed of, or otherwise
managed; or
2, A waste which meets any of the criteria for the identification of a hazardous waste
adopted by the department pursuant to Section 25141."
A hazardous material is any material that, because of its quantity, concentration, physical or
chemical characteristics, poses a significant present or potential hazard to human health and
safety or to the environment if released into the work place or the environment.
The CVFD has a list of all businesses that use hazardous materials as required by the Fire Code.
The CVFD regulates the use and storage of hazardous materials and provides emergency
response to accidental release of hazardous substances. The Fire Department is a member of the
Joint Power Authority that supports hazardous materials response units. Hazardous materials are
transported through the City on railways, surface streets, and the freeways. In the event of an
accident and a release of hazardous materials, the Chula Vista Fire Department is the first
responder to a hazardous waste incident and if assistance is required, a hazardous materials
response team from another city is dispatched to the site.
There are businesses in the Added Territory that handle and use hazardous materials, Businesses
that use hazardous materials are required to obtain a permit from the County of San Diego. The
City of Chula Vista Fire Department has information on the businesses in Chula Vista that
handle hazardous materials. A smaller number of businesses handle acutely or highly hazardous
materials. Because there are businesses in the Project Areas that have hazardous materials there
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is the likelihood that hazardous materials have been released. Figure 19, Hazardous Materials
Site Map, shows the known hazardous materials sites in Chula Vista,
Regulatory Compliance - Overview of the Management of Hazardous Substances
Federal Agencies:
Federal agencies that regulate hazardous substances include the Environmental Protection
Agency (EP A), Occupations Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC), Department of Transportation (DOT), and the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). Hazardous substances handled in the City of Chula Vista, as with all cities, must comply
with the following applicable regulations:
Federal Water Pollution Control Act
Clean Air Act
Occupational Safety and Health Act
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
Guidelines for Carcinogens and Biohazards
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act Title III
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Safe Drinking Water Act, and
Toxic Substances Control Act
Up until August 1992, the principal agency at the federal level regulating the generation,
transport and disposal of hazardous waste was the EP A under the authority of the Conservation
and Recovery Act (RCRA). As of August 1, 1992 the California Environmental Protection
Agency (CalEPA) Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) was authorized to
implement the State's hazardous waste management in lieu of the EPA.
State Agencies:
The Cal-EPA and the State Water Resources Control Board govern the use of hazardous
materials and the management of hazardous waste. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) and
the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) enforce hazardous substance
transportation regulations.
Under Cal-EP A, DTSC has primary regulatory responsibility, with delegation of enforcement to
local jurisdictions that enter into agreements with the state agency, for the management of
hazardous substances and the generation, transport and disposal of hazardous waste under the
authority of the Hazardous Waste Control Law (HWCL). State regulations applicable to
hazardous substances are indexed in Title 6 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR).
The State Office of Planning and Research maintains a list of the various known hazardous waste
and substance sites in California pursuant to AB 3750 (Cortese, Chapter 1048, Statute 1986).
The list is updated and distributed to City and county planning agencies on a semi-annual basis.
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Added Territory only. Analysis of previous redevelopment
project areas was completed pursuant to their respective
environmental documents.
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Information on the list is provided by the State Department of Health Services, State Water
Resources Control Board and the California Integrated Waste Management Board.
In Chula Vista, 27 hazardous material sites have been identified, The majority of the hazardous
waste sites are former service stations that are located in the central core of Chula Vista.
Hazardous wastes associated with service stations include petroleum products such as gasoline,
oils and transmission fluid.
Regional:
The San Diego Air Pollution Control District works with the California Air Resources Board
(CARB) and is responsible for developing and implementing rules and regulations regarding air
toxics on a local level. The SDAPCD establishes permitting requirements, inspects emission
sources, and enforces measures through educational programs and/or fines.
4.9.2 Project Impacts
According to the State CEQA Guidelines, the Amendment could result in significant adverse
hazards and hazardous materials impacts if the Amendments:
. Create a significant hazard to the public or to the environment.
There are existing businesses with the potential to have had hazardous materials spilled on the
property. Automotive repair and other businesses that use hazardous materials in their daily
business activity may have spilled hazardous materials in the past. Development of property that
has been contaminated with hazardous materials could have a significant impact on the proposed
use. As development or redevelopment occur, the City or Agency, as appropriate, will require
proper documentation from the owners of property that use or have used hazardous materials in
the past to determine whether or not hazardous materials have been spilled on the property, If
hazardous materials have been spilled, the City or Agency, as appropriate, will require the
property owner to remediate the property in compliance with all applicable local, county, state
and federal laws and provide proof the site has been properly remediated prior to its
development.
The Amendments will encourage redevelopment of property, which could include contaminated
property, If development is proposed for a site with the potential to have contaminated soil or
groundwater, the City will require a study to identify whether or not the site is contaminated and
ifso, the extent of the contamination. If the site is contaminated, it would have to be remediated
in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations prior to development.
New businesses could be started that use or store hazardous materials as part of their normal
business practices. The City's zoning ordinance restricts the use and storage of hazardous
materials to specific areas. The zoning ordinance also restricts the types of businesses that can
use hazardous materials. The potential risk of a hazardous material release and subsequent
exposure of employees and adjacent properties to the hazardous materials is minimized.
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The federal, state, county, and local agencies that regulate and oversee the storage and use of
hazardous materials would have jurisdiction of the proper use and storage of hazardous materials
by private companies. The laws and regulations that restrict the storage, use and transportation
of hazardous materials along with the oversight of the public agencies that respond to hazardous
waste spill are considered adequate to reduce potential hazardous waste impacts to a level less
than significant.
The Chula Vista Fire Department would be the first agency responding to a hazardous waste
release or spill in the Added Territory, The Fire Department would request back-up support
services from other agencies as necessary to minimize the impact of a hazardous waste spill.
As a state agency, the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has jurisdiction over the
clean up of any hazardous materials that have been released. If hazardous materials are
encountered in association with redevelopment, all site characterization, clean-up plans, removal
and disposal would have to be approved by and completed in compliance with DTSC
requirements and laws prior to the issuance of any demolition, grading or building permits,
Because there are no development projects proposed as part of the Amendments, it is not known
at this time whether or not there would be any acutely hazardous materials used within one-
quarter mile of an existing or proposed school. The City would review all future development
proposals to determine if a proj ect is located within one-quarter mile of an existing or proposed
school. If a project that emits or handles hazardous materials is located with one-quarter mile of
a school, the appropriate studies would have to be prepared to identify the potential impacts of
emissions on the students and measures would be incorporated into the project accordingly to
protect the sensitive receptors,
In addition to reviewing development proposal for the presence of hazardous materials in the soil
and/or groundwater, the City would also review all project applications for the use or storage of
hazardous materials, If a business proposes to store or use hazardous materials, a hazardous
materials storage permit may be required from the County of San Diego. The need for a
hazardous storage permit would depend upon the type and quantity of hazardous material. If a
business proposes to use or store a material that requires a hazardous storage permit the City
would require the business owner obtain the necessary permit prior to the issuance of an
occupancy permit.
If any contaminated soils are encountered during the grading or construction of any project
including public and private, construction in the area would be suspended until the contamination
is properly investigated, Remediation, if required, would be completed in compliance with all
applicable laws and regulations of the appropriate regulatory oversight agency before
construction could commence.
The existing laws and regulations that restrict the storage, use and transportation of hazardous
materials along with the public agencies that respond to emergencies are adequate to reduce
potential hazardous waste impacts of future development in the Added Territory to a level less
than significant.
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Level of Significance Before Mitigation
The Amendments will not directly create a significant potential public health hazard or involve
the use, manufacture, or disposal of materials that would pose a hazard to people and planned
populations, The adoption and implementation of the Amendments will encourage the
development of both public and private projects. It is too speculative, however to determine if
the Amendments could expose humans to significant health hazards, if hazardous materials have
been spilled. The development of sites that used hazardous materials in the past could expose
the public or the environment to hazards. All properties proposed for development with spilled
hazardous materials will have to comply with all applicable local, county, state and federal laws
regarding the remediation of the hazardous materials prior to development. The Amendments
will not change the requirements to remediate contaminated properties prior to development.
Assistance by the Agency to construct public or private projects will not change or alter any
local, county, State or federal requirements to remove hazardous materials in compliance with all
applicable laws and regulations. Based on the threshold criteria the Amendments could develop
sites with hazardous materials that could result in significant adverse hazards and hazardous
material impacts to the public or the environment.
4.9.3 Mitigation Measures
The following measures are recommended to mitigate potential hazardous material impacts of
redevelopment due to the Amendments:
1. Prior to development of any property formerly occupied by or adjacent to eXlstmg
facilities that used or stored hazardous materials, a detailed Phase I Environmental Site
Assessment shall be approved by the City of Chula Vista to evaluate the potential for soil
and groundwater contamination. If warranted by the Phase 1 environmental site
assessment, soil and possibly groundwater sampling will be required.
2, Asbestos and lead-based paint survey of existing buildings shall be conducted prior to
any renovation or demolition activities, to the satisfaction of the City ofChula Vista,
3. Prior to issuance of a grading permit for any property where the results of the Phase I,
Phase II, and/or asbestos evaluation indicate the potential for hazardous materials at
levels requiring mitigation, all remedial measures identified in those studies shall be
shown on the face of the grading plans and/or incorporated into contractor specifications
prior to awarding the construction contract, to the satisfaction of the City of Chula Vista.
Those remedial measures shall be implemented prior to the issuance of grading permits.
4, All business that use hazardous materials in conjunction with their business, shall store,
use, and dispose of all hazardous materials in compliance with all applicable local,
county, state and federal laws and regulations.
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4.9.4 Significance After Mitigation
There will be no significant hazardous waste impacts with adoption and implementation of the
Amendments and implementation of the above mitigation measures.
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4.10 POPULATION, HOUSING and EMPLOYMENT
4.10.1 Existing Conditions
The City of Chula Vista adopted Housing Element, updated in April 2002, and extends from
January 2000 to June 2005.20 The Housing Element provides the City the opportunity to plan for
the existing and future housing needs in the community and has been prepared in compliance
with the five-year update cycle required by State law.
As ofJanuary 2003, the estimated population of City ofChula Vista was 201,21021 The City had
approximately 66,540 residential dwelling units. According to the San Diego Association of
Governments (SANDAG's) Preliminary 2020 Cities/County Forecast, Chula Vista is expected to
gain 46,000 new residents and 13,801 new households. The characteristics of the City's
population, housing and employment that affects its housing goals, policies and programs
include:
Population/Household Characteristics
Chula Vista residents have household income and age characteristics that nearly match the
regional median, The population has more diversity in race/ethnicity than the region, in that 31
percent of the population is white (non-Hispanic) and 49 percent is Hispanic (all races), this
compares to 73 percent and 27 percent, respectively, Household size is slightly larger than the
region, at 3.08 persons per household for Chula Vista, compared to 2.73 persons per household
for the region.
Land Use Characteristics
A large supply of vacant developable land is planned for communities with a wide variety of
densities and land use types. The well-established neighborhoods and master planned
neighborhoods create different opportunities and require a different set of policies and programs
to address housing needs.
Employment Characteristics
The City's diverse employment base will grow by more than 47 percent between 1995 and 2005,
with the majority of growth in the retail, service, and govemmental sectors.
Housing Stock Characteristics
A high rate of new home construction is anticipated due to the many approved master planned
communities in the City. Reinvestment in the well-established neighborhoods of Western Chula
Vista continues to be needed. Approximately 13,000 units will be 50 years or older by 2004. A
home ownership rate of 53 percent is nearly the same as the region's rate of 54 percent. A very
low rental vacancy rate of 1.1 percent indicates likely increased housing costs and greater
20 City of Chula Vista Housing Element 1999-2004, Revised April 2002.
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likelihood of over-crowding. A median housing cost (resale) of $ 343,000 is $ 114,225 less than
the region's median cost of $457,22522. Average rents are 10 percent to 30 percent lower than
the region wide average rents. Assisted housing units are at risk of converting to market rate
units. There are two projects that have at-risk units that were created through the density bonus
program, There are 41 units that could be converted to market rate units in 2000 and 2008.
Goals and Policies
The primary goal of the City is to ensure that decent, safe housing is available at an affordable
cost. The priority is the provision of housing for families, particularly large families, of all
income levels. The goals are:
Goal 1, Conserve existing affordable housing opportunities
Goal 2, Maintain and enhance the quality of residential neighborhoods in Chula Vista
Goal 3. Ensure that an adequate and diverse housing supply is available to meet the City's
existing and future needs.
Goal 4, Increase home ownership opportunities for low-and moderate-income households.
Goal 5. Enable homeless individuals and families to find permanent housing.
Goal 6, Encourage energy and waste conservation as an integral part of homes.
Goal 7. Promote equal opportunity for all residents to reside in housing of their choice.
Goal 8. Reduction and/or removal to the greatest extent possible of identified constraints to the
development, maintenance, and improvement of housing.
The City has two sets of numerical housing goals established by SANDAG; the City's share of
the region's future housing needs (regional share goals) and the affordable housing goal for self-
certification, The total regional share goal is 10,401 new housing units and the estimated total
affordable housing opportunities for self certification in 2004 is 1,029.
Needs Assessment
The major components of needs assessment are the city's population, household, special needs
groups, land use, employment, and housing stock characteristics, A brief discussion of each
component is provided below.
Population Characteristics
Chula Vista's population is expected to increase by 82.28 percent between 1995 and 2020, an
increase of approximately 124,362 people, compared with 44 percent growth for the region.
Housing demand within the market is often determined by the preference of certain age groups.
Traditionally, both the young adult population (20-34 years of age) and the elderly population
tend to favor apartments, low-to moderate condominiums, and smaller single-family units.
Persons between 35 and 65 years often provide the major market for moderate-to high-cost
apartments and condominiums and larger single-family units because they tend to have higher
incomes and larger sized households,
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Chula Vista's largest population group consists of persons between the ages of 35 and 45 (27
percent of the population), compared to approximately 24 percent for the region. The median
age in Chula Vista is 35 years; the County median is 33.2,
Household Characteristics
A household includes all the persons who occupy a housing unit. The size of a household is
usually expressed in terms of number of persons per unit. An analysis of household
characteristics is useful to determine household size, trends, incomes, overcrowding or
underutilization of housing as well as the amount of special needs households, such as large
families and those headed by females. By 2005, there are expected to be 67,769 households in
Chula Vista.
Household size is a significant factor in meeting housing demand. Often household size can be
used to predict the unit size that a household will select. In 2000, the average in the San Diego
region was 2.83 persons per household. As of April 2003, Chula Vista had an average of 3.08
persons per household, Single-family homes are typically large, have more bedrooms, and
therefore, are able to house a larger number of people than a smaller unit.
Household Income
Income levels influence the range of housing prices within a community and the ability of the
population to afford housing. Based on the 2000 Census, the median household income in
Chula Vista was $44,861, which is very close to the region's median of $47,067. The
distribution of income in Chula Vista is very close to that of the region.
Overcrowding
According to SANDAG's review of overcrowding region wide, the combination of low income
and high housing costs has forced many households to live in overcrowded conditions. The term
"overcrowded" is applied to units with 1.01 or more persons per room exclusive of the kitchen
and bathroom(s). Identifying the extent of overcrowded problems can serve as a warning sign
that the community does not have an adequate supply of affordable housing and/or housing units
for large families.
According to the 2000 Census, there are 8,269 overcrowded housing units (defined as more than
1.01 persons per room) in Chula Vista, representing about 14,3 percent of the 57,728 total
housing units. Region wide, 11.8 percent of all housing units are overcrowded indicating that
there is comparatively more overcrowding in Chula Vista than region wide. Of those
overcrowded units in Chula Vista, 2,655 (32 percent) are owner-occupied and 5,614 (68 percent)
are renter occupied, whereas for the region the numbers are 27.3 percent and 72.6 percent,
respectively,
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Overpavrnent
State and federal programs typically define housing cost burden as those lower-income
households paying over 30 percent of household income for housing costs, Based upon the 2000
Census data, 10,178 (41.5 percent) rental households in Chula Vista pay more than 30 percent of
their household income for rent as compared to 188,218 (42.6 percent) in the region, In
addition, 4,562 of these households experience a severe housing cost burden, paying more than
50 percent of their income towards housing costs.
Special Needs Groups
The segments in the City of Chula Vista that are considered to have special needs for affordable
housing include elderly households, disabled persons, large families, single parents, homeless,
farm workers and day laborers, and students. A brief description of each segment is provided
below.
Elderlv
The limited income of many elderly persons makes it difficult to find affordable housing. In the
San Diego region the elderly spend a higher percentage of their income for food, housing,
medical care, and personal care than non-elderly families. In 2000, 6.07 percent of the residents
aged 65 and over in the San Diego region had income below the poverty level. Approximately
1,778 (9.68 percent) of the residents aged 65 and over in Chula Vista had income below the
poverty level.
Disabled Persons
According to the U.S. Bureau of Census, a person is considered to have a disability if he or she
has difficulty performing certain functions (seeing, hearing, talking, walking, climbing stairs, and
lifting and carrying), or has difficulty with certain social roles. A person who is unable to
perform one of more activities, uses an assistive device to get around, or who needs assistance
from another person to perform basic activities is considered to have a severe disability. The
2000 U.S, Census lists 34,764 people that live in Chula Vista, between the ages of 16 and 64, as
having a sensory, physical, mental, self-care, go-outside-home, and employment disability.
There are four factors that significantly limit the supply of housing available to households of
persons with disabilities and these factors are affordability, design, location, and discrimination.
Most homes are inaccessible to people with mobility and sensory limitations. The location of
housing in close proximity to public transportation is important because many people with
disabilities often rely on public transportation to travel. Group housing, shared housing, and
other supportive housing options can help meet the needs of persons with disabilities. These
housing options have the advantage of social service support on-site or readily accessible.
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Large Families
A large family is defined as having five or more members. According to the 2000 Census, there
are 9,867 large family households in Chula Vista. Of those, 6,172 are owners and 3,695 are
renter households.
Single Parent
The housing needs of single-parent households have increased in recent years. Single-parent
households, and in particular those headed by females, face challenges in finding affordable
housing. Female-headed households with children tend to have lower incomes than other types
of households, a situation that limits their housing options.
The 2000 Census data reported that (percent) of the City's total households are headed by
single parents. Of these, are headed by males and by females. Of the female single-parent
households, 6,643 live below the poverty level.
Homeless
Homelessness is becoming an increasing problem in the San Diego region, The most recent
legislation governing housing elements mandates that municipalities address the special needs of
homeless persons within their jurisdictional boundaries. Within Chula Vista, the homeless
population is estimated at 500 urban homeless and 100 homeless day laborers, According to
South Bay Community Services (SBCS), the homeless in Chula Vista are primarily families and
many of those are the result of domestic violence. For the past few years, the City has allocated
Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) funds to SBCS for youth and family support
services, housing services, and economic development opportunities. Located in Chula Vista,
SBCS offers assistance to persons who are "near homeless" through coordination of available
services and financial resources and counseling in such matters as financial management and
family support.
Farm Workers and Dav Laborers
Farm workers and day laborers are traditionally defined as persons whose primary incomes are
earned through regular agricultural work or in casual labor situations, Farm workers have
special housing needs because they earn lower incomes than many other workers and move
throughout the season from one harvest to the next. Due to the rapid urbanization in Chula
Vista, very little of the County's agricultural employment base is left in the area. According to
California Employment Development Department May 2003, there are 180 agricultural workers
in Chula Vista, which is 0.2 percent of the employment base of the workers in agriculture,
fishing, forestry, and mining.
Chula Vista's day laborers may work on small construction jobs and odd jobs. Similar to the
farm workers, day laborers are often here temporarily and may choose to be homeless in order to
send their earnings home to their families rather than using there resources for housing. It is
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difficult to estimate this population, but the Regional Task Force on the Homeless estimates the
rural homeless population to be one hundred day laborers in Chula Vista.
Students
Students can impact housing demands that surround universll1es and colleges. Typically
students are low-income and are therefore affected by a lack of affordable hosing, especially
within easy commuting distance from campus.
Chula Vista is the location of Southwestern Community College. Most (70 percent) are part time
students and only 27 percent are new enrollees. The majority of the students employed and
approximately 37 percent live in Chula Vista.
Employment Characteristics
Chula Vista is anticipated to be one of the fastest growing employment areas in the region
because of land available for employment center development, access to major transportation
corridors such as Interstate 5 and 805, and its proximity to the U.s. - Mexico International
Border. Employment is projected to increase by 21,647 jobs between 1995 and 2005, with the
greatest increase in the service, government and retail sectors. Given that retail trade and service
jobs are traditionally lower paying, the need for affordability in the local housing market for
these employees may be magnified, assuming that the retail trade and service employees also
reside in the community. Housing should be created to match the growth of jobs and the
corresponding average wages.
Housing Stock Characteristics
As of April 2003 Chula Vista had a housing stock of 66,540 units. By the year 2020, Chula
Vista is estimated to have a need for approximately 96,518 housing units, an increase of29,978
units, As of January 1, 2003 , the largest percentage (58 percent) of housing units in Chula Vista
was single-family detached units followed by multi-family units of five units or more, which was
36 percent. Between 1998 and 2020 all types of housing in Chula Vista is anticipated to
significantly increase, with the exception of mobile homes.
The age of the housing is often an indicator of the housing conditions in a city, Based on the
2000 Census, approximately 13,282 units in Chula Vista will be 50 years of age or older by
2009, which means that older housing comprised approximately 22 percent of the total 2000
housing stock. The older homes are primarily located in western Chula Vista. These older units
are a source of affordable housing stock for low-and moderate income residents as rents and
sales prices are usually lower the older the home. It is important for Chula Vista to preserve
these units as affordable housing stock through careful monitoring, code enforcement, and
rehabilitation,23
Housing condition is often defined in terms of substandard housing, Substandard housing units
include those in need of repair and those in need of replacement. Indicators of the number of
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substandard housing units within a jurisdiction can include units built before 1940 or those
lacking plumbing facilities, Units may be considered substandard by the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development if they were built before 1940 and have a value of less than
$35,000, Only two percent of Chula Vista's housing stock was built prior to 1940. The pre-
1940 homes are primarily located in western Chula Vista,
Vacancy rates are an indication of housing supply and demand. High vacancy rates may
indicated an over supply of housing and/or low demand for such housing. Vacancy rates
between two to three percent are usually considered healthy for single-family housing, and five
to six percent for multi-family housing, However, vacancy rates are not the sole indicator of
market conditions, they must be viewed in the context of all the characteristics of the local and
regional market.
Constraints To Housing Provision
There are many constraints on the production of housing to meet the needs of Chula Vista
residents. Some of the constraints are discussed below.
Govemmental Constraints
Various govemmental constraints can limit the operations of the public, private and nonprofit
sectors making it difficult to meet the demand for affordable housing and limiting supply in the
region. Governmental constraints include growth management measures, land use controls,
building codes, processing fees, and site improvement costs,
Non-Governmental Constraints
A number of private sector factors contribute to the cost of housing. These include land and site
improvements, developer overhead, marketing, profit, building fees, and financing. These
constraints are out of the control of govemment influence, but affect the cost, supply, and
distribution of housing.
Housing Opportunities
Availability of Suitable Sites
According to state law, a local jurisdiction's housing needs must include their fair share of the
projected needs for housing in the region (regional share). SANDAG has identified Chula Vistas
share of regional housing needs for 1999-2004. The figures are contained in the Regional
Housing Needs Statement adopted 1999. Chula Vista's regional share goal and the income
distribution of the goal is presented in Table 9, Regional Housing Share - Chula Vista - 1999-
2004.
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Table 9
Regional Housing Share - Chula Vista - 1999-2004
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I :Very low income (<50% area median income) 1,889
'Low income (50-80% area median income) 1,535
,Moderate Income (80-120% area median income 2,388
JAbove median income 4,589
ITotal 10,401
Source: City of Chula Vista Housing Element 1999-2004, Revised April 2002
There are several sources of land to provide the housing needed in the near future. These sources
include vacant land as well as underutilized parcels. Most of the vacant land suitable for
residential development is located in eastern Chula Vista. The underutilized parcels, which
includes parcels that were developed at a lower residential density than could be accommodated
with the existing public facilities, infrastructure and zoning are located primarily in the western
part of Chula Vista, These parcels are presently developed with single-family residences or
lower density multifamily units.
Redevelopment Housing Obligations
Health and Safety Code Section 33334.2(a) states "Not less than 20 percent of all taxes which
are allocated to the agency pursuant to Section 33670 shall be used by the agency for the
purposes of increasing, improving and preserving the community's supply oflow- and moderate-
income housing available at affordable housing cost, as defined by Section 50052.5, to persons
and families of low or moderate income, as defined in Section 50093, and very low income
households, as defined in Section 50105, unless a specific finding in made annually by
resolution. The City has a program to provide and increase the amount of affordable housing to
households with low and moderate incomes.
The Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chula Vista has established a Redevelopment
Housing Set-Aside Fund using 20 percent of the tax increment revenue from the redevelopment
project areas as part of the Agency's efforts to meets its unmet housing needs. The total tax
increment revenues to be deposited into the set aside fund over a five year period from 1999-
2004 is estimated to be $8,120,690, Based on existing programs and pro-forma cost projections
for new and rehabilitated units, up to 725 additional units could be created through the
leveraging of Redevelopment Housing Set-Aside Funds over a five-year period.
There are residential dwelling units including single-family detached, attached units, and mobile
homes in both the Added Territory,
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4.10.2 Project Impacts
The threshold criteria for determining whether or not the project will have population and/or
housing impacts is whether or not the Amendments will:
. Result in non-compliance with population and housing allocations for the region.
. Displace a large number of people.
. Create a substantial demand for additional housing,
The Amendments are anticipated to encourage new development, including the construction of
residential units. There are parcels of vacant land that could be developed with residential use
based on existing residential land use designations of the General Plan. The construction of new
residential units consistent with the General Plan will not impact projected housing or population
numbers because future housing and population estimates are based on the number of residential
units that can be constructed based on the General Plan, The Amendments will not change the
amount of land designated for residential use by the General Plan. Therefore, the Amendments
will not increase or decrease the number of residential dwelling units that can be developed and
not impact SANDAG's housing or population projections for Chula Vista,
If new units are developed it is speculative to determine where people moving into the new
residential will move from. It is possible that people both outside and within Chula Vista will
move into the residences. Therefore, additional residential development mayor may not
increase the City's population. The population is not expected to increase beyond the level
planned if future residential development is consistent with the General Plan. Since development
must be consistent with the General Plan, any residential development has been planned by
SANDAG based on development consistent with the General Plan and no significant increase is
population or housing numbers are anticipated.
The construction of light industrial and commercial use and the rehabilitation of existing
industrial uses could indirectly increase the number of city residents, The construction of new
commercial or light industrial buildings, or the expansion of existing businesses could indirectly
increase the population due to workers moving to Chula Vista. It is expected that most of the
employees of new businesses either live in Chula Vista or would commute from their current
residence, Although a few people may relocate, it is anticipated that most employees will
commute and not move to Chula Vista.
Health and Safety Code Section 33334.2 requires agencies adopting a Redevelopment Project
Area after 1976 to set aside at least 20 percent of the tax increment generated from within the
Project Area to increase, preserve and improve the community's supply of affordable housing for
persons of low and moderate income. Therefore, 20 percent of the tax increment revenue
collected throughout the life of the Amendments must be set aside for use to increase, preserve
and improve affordable housing, However, the Amendments will not in and of themselves
generate new residential units, The Agency can use the required housing set aside monies to
either construct new housing, preserve or provide housing that meets the needs of persons and
families of low, very low, and moderate income. The City has a variety of housing programs the
Agency could participate in to provide additional low and moderate-income housing. The set
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aside money can be used to either construct new residential units or rehabilitate existing units.
The money can also be used outside the project area to provide low and moderate-income
housing as long as the Agency can show a benefit to the project area.
The development of additional low and moderate income housing due to adoption and
implementation of the Amendments will have positive benefits to the community, Since the City
has not yet met its requirement for producing additional low and moderate income housing and
does not have adequate revenue at this time to develop or assist in the provision of additional
needed low and moderate income housing within the community, the opportunity for the Agency
to allocate tax increment revenue towards providing more low and moderate income housing due
to the Amendments will be beneficial to the City,
The conversion of existing housing stock to meet the needs of low and moderate income persons
or families will not change the number of houses in the City, but could change the number of
houses available in a particular price range and to a particular income group. For instance, if the
Agency purchases existing houses at market price and converts them to low and moderate
income housing there will be a decrease in market rate housing, However, the conversion of
market rate housing to provide additional low and moderate-income housing will have a positive
impact for the City towards meeting more the housing needs for the low and moderate income
family sector,
Level of Significance Before Mitigation
The adoption and implementation of the Amendments will allow the Agency the ability to
provide financial assistance to upgrade, improve and provide additional residential housing,
including low and moderate housing. Since all development must be in compliance with the
General Plan, the Amendments will not result in the construction of more residential units than
allowed by the General Plan and as amended from time to time in the future. The availability of
additional housing set-aside revenue will allow the Agency the ability to construct additional
housing for low and moderate-income families, which will be a positive impact on low and
moderate-income families. Based on the threshold criteria the adoption of the Amendments will
not have any significant population or housing impacts because the Amendments will not
increase housing or population numbers beyond the amounts planned for by the City and
regional planning agencies.
4.10,3 Mitigation Measures
Since no significant housing or population impacts have been identified with adoption and
implementation of the Amendments, no mitigation measures are recommended.
4,10.4 Significance After Mitigation
No significant population or housing impacts are anticipated with adoption and implementation
of the Amendments, therefore no mitigation measures are recommended.
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4.11 RECREATION
4,11.1 Existing Conditions
The City of Chula Vista's park system is divided into five park categories: regional parks;
community parks; neighborhood parks; mini-parks and special purpose parks. In addition, Chula
Vista has private neighborhoods and mini-parks owned and maintained by homeowner
association, and regional parks maintained by the County and State. A brief description of each
park category is described below. Figure 20, Existing and Proposed Parks Map, shows the park
sites in the City.
Regional Parks
Regional parks are large open space and recreational facilities provided either partially or wholly
by the County of San Diego. These regional parks are a major component of the Chula Vista
Greenbelt Plan and include the Sweetwater Regional Park and Otay Lake County Park. Uses of
these parks include golf courses, beaches, lakes, hiking trails, athletic sports fields, picnic
facilities, campgrounds, swimming pools, and wildlife refuges,
The guidelines for providing more regional parks in Chula Vista include:
. Support and work with the County of San Diego and the State in the future development of
regional and state parks. Encourage the creation of a single entity for the regional parks that
are part of the Chula Vista Greenbelt.
. Create a system of trails, bicycle ways, and pedestrian-oriented street corridors that link the
community parks to the Chula Vista Greenbelt.
Community Parks
A community park is designed to serve more than one neighborhood. They vary in size, but are
generally 15 or more acres, excluding greenbelts, trails, and adjoining school lands. These parks
are planned to meet the needs of all age groups by providing a wide variety of land uses,
including swimming pools, playing fields for team sports, recreation enters, cultural centers,
picnic areas, gardens, and similar uses.
Guidelines
Develop community parks with facilities appropriate for citizens. of various ages and interest. In
addition to the facilities noted for neighborhood parks, community parks should include:
. Swimming pool for each 20,000 people
. Community center and gymnasium for each 24,000 people
. Lighted softball field for each 5,000 people
. Restroom facility
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Create a system of trails, bicycle ways and pedestrian oriented corridors that link together the
community parks.
· Encourage the development of special areas in community parks that will enhance the
recreational and leisure opportunities of the City such as an interpretive center or nature
center.
Neighborhood Parks
Neighborhood parks are public or private are intended to serve local residents and should be
within walking distance of the households it serves, A public neighborhood park should range in
size from 5 to 15 acres, excluding off-street trails, greenbelts, and school lands. When possible,
neighborhood parks adjoin public elementary schools and serve a minimum of 1,000 people
each. Primary uses include passive open space, active play area for children, including tot lots,
playground apparatus, and picnic areas.
Private neighborhood parks are typically smaller than public neighborhood parks. With a few
exceptions, private parks range in size from 0.5 to 4 acres, excluding greenbelts, trails and
setbacks. Generally, private parks are located in the interior of residential developments or
condominium complexes rather than on public streets. They are designed to exclusively serve
residents belonging to the specific association and are often more intensely developed than
comparably sized public parks. Uses include swimming pools, spas, club houses, and tennis
courts.
The system of neighborhood parks is intended to serve the more local park needs of citizens and
be in close proximity to the homes served.
Guidelines
Develop neighborhood parks with facilities appropriate for the local neighborhood, such as:
. Play areas
· Park signage, tables, benches
· Landscaping and irrigation system
· Security lighting
· Utility and drainage systems
· Parking as necessary
· Restrooms as necessary
Based on population served, neighborhood parks should also contain facilities such as:
· Picnic shelters for each 1,000 people
· Tennis courts for each 2,000 people
· Baseball/softball fields for each 5,000 people
· Multi-purpose courts for each 5,000 people
· Soccer fields for each 10,000 people
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Mini Parks
A mini park is also designed to serve local residents and be within walking distance of the
households it serves. These parks typically serve a smaller number of houses than a
neighborhood park and contain a very limited range of facilities, The'mini park contains a tot lot
or play structure and some grass play area. In many neighborhoods, particularly in the newer
developed areas, mini parks are owned and maintained by a homeowners association.
Mini parks are intended to serve local park requirements where there is a need for small-scale
facilities and access to a neighborhood or community park is limited. These facilities are
expected to exist primarily in older areas of Chula Vista where it is difficult to meet adequate
standards for other park facilities.
Guidelines
Mini parks, play lots or vest pocket parks are not the normal public park facilities for Chula Vista
to provide necessary facilities and they should be used in existing developed areas of Chula Vista
where land for larger parks is difficult to acquire.
In new residential neighborhoods, mini parks should be owned and maintained by a homeowners
association for the benefit of local residents.
Commercial Parks and Recreation
A wide variety of recreation and leisure opportunities are available to the residents of Chula
Vista because of its location in the south San Diego County region. Public beaches, local
mountains, and deserts are all within short traveling distance from Chula Vista. In addition,
commercial recreation facilities such as movie theaters, arcades, bowling alleys, skating rinks
and miniature golf courses are just a few of the many additional recreational options available in
the City and the region.
The City has a variety of policies and guidelines to assist in the implementation of the Parks and
Recreation Element of the General Plan, Below is a discussion of some of the policies and
guidelines for specific projects or actions that requires conformance with the general plan.
The commercial parks and recreation facilities in the City and the San Diego region are an
important dimension of the local recreation experience to residents. The City encourages the
development of such facilities in areas where the activities are not impacted by, and so do not
interfere with, nearby land uses,
Guidelines
Commercial parks and recreation activities should be sited to be accessible to residents but
adequately screened from residential areas or other sensitive areas if the activities produce
substantial light, noise, or odors.
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Commercial parks and recreation activities may be considered for inclusion in public park areas,
the Chula Vista Greenbelt or other open space areas if the use is determined to be compatible
with the surrounding area and provides a further expansion of the recreation opportunities for
area residents,
Chula Vista Greenbelt Plan
The Chula Vista Greenbelt is a system of active and passive parks, undeveloped open space,
stream valleys and flood plains, wetlands, water and agricultural areas that form a continuous 28-
mile system around the City. To implement this continuous system it is seen as desirable to have
the existing park facilities that would be part of the greenbelt and those land areas that in the
future become part of the greenbelt to be under one management and maintenance entity.
Therefore, the City encourages the creation of a single regional park entity for the entire Chula
Vista Greenbelt Plan,z4
Special Purpose Parks or Recreation Areas
The City will consider the creation of special purpose parks or recreation areas, either public or
private, at the time that suitable property may become available for such a use and there is a
sufficient resident demand for the specialized activity.
Guidelines
Include as part of long-range park master planning candidate types and locations of specialized
parks,
Identify the potential community need or desire for special purpose parks and relate this to the
physical opportunities and locations that may become available in the future.
Park Standards and Criteria
The City standard for the provision of neighborhood and community parks is a total of 3.0 acres
of developed neighborhood and community park for each 1,000 persons.
Park and Acquisition Administration
The land for park facilities will be acquired through dedication of land in lieu of fees, payment of
park fees and purchase.
Guidelines
New large-scale planned development should be encouraged to dedicate parkland in accordance
with the general plan and park master plan.
24 City ofChula Vista General Plan Parks and Recreation Element, page 7-12.
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New smaller scale developments are encouraged to either dedicate parkland or pay appropriate
park fees to allow acquisition of parkland elsewhere in accordance with the general plan and
park master plan.
Parks in existing development areas that are inadequate in size should be expanded where
appropriate, through the purchase of additional available land.
The future redevelopment process in Central Chula Vista and Montgomery should include the
provision of additional park facilities,
Park Location Criteria
The distribution of parks and recreation facilities should occur in a manner that facilitates have
access by residents, including private and public transit and non-vehicular access via pedestrian
and bicycle ways along open space corridors and local roadways. The guidelines for the location
of park and recreation facilities are as follows:
Community Parks
. Community parks should be located adjacent to or near major circulation
roadways to facilitate local and area-wide access,
. The active areas of community parks should be located away from adjacent
residential land uses. Passive park areas should be used as a buffer between active
park areas and residential areas. Community parks should be located with direct
connection to the Citywide trail, open space and greenbelt network,
. To the extent feasible, new community centers/gymnasiums should be located in
community parks.
Neighborhood Parks
. Wherever feasible, neighborhood parks should be located adjacent to elementary
schools to increase the potential for joint use as a neighborhood activity center.
. New neighborhood parks, and possible companion elementary schools, should be
located as close as possible to the center ofthe area they are designed to serve.
. Neighborhood parks should be linked to the neighborhood served by a system of
trails, sidewalks or open space.
. To the extent feasible, the neighborhood trails and open space should relate to the
community and Citywide train and open space network.
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Special Purpose Parks
. Consider special purpose parks to be located in the more remote sections of the
Chula Vista Greenbelt where typical community and neighborhood parks may not
be appropriate.
· Consider special purpose parks for areas with particular environmental or
aesthetic characteristics and oriented to both allowing access, enjoyment and
education while protecting any sensitive areas.
Open Space Maintenance Districts
Open space maintenance districts have been used to administer and maintain specific open space
areas of the City. These districts range from neighborhood open space to open space along
major circulation element roadways. The City currently has a total of 15 districts.
Park Acquisition and Development Fee
Park Acquisition and Development (PAD) fees are collected by the City of Chula Vista in lieu of
donated land and developer-built park improvements. The Parkland Dedication Ordinance
(PDO), first adopted in 1971, details requirements for land dedication, park improvements and in
lieu fees. The PDO applies to all applicable development on a citywide basis.
PAD fees cover parkland acquisition and the cost of related capital items associated with
parkland development, including: drainage systems; street improvements; lighted parking lots;
concrete circulation systems; security lighting; park fixtures; landscaping; irrigation systems;
restrooms and maintenance storage; play areas; picnic shelters, tables, and benches; utilities; and
outdoor sports venues.
PAD Fee Calculations
The PAD fees are calculated based on:
. Person per household factors which are updated to conform wit the latest available
population and housing data from SANDAG;
. The updated factors are then applied to the City's Park Development Ordinance standard of 3
acres per 1,000 population. This will determine the number of new dwelling units that would
generate a I-acre parkland requirement.
. This new dwelling unit number, together with updated land and construction costs, are then
used to calculate individual fees for site acquisition/credit and for park development.
The City standard for parks, based on the Quimby Act, is 3 acres of parkland per 1,000 people.
This standard can also be stated in terms of square feet per-capita, which is 130.68 square feet of
parkland for each resident. Parkland dedication in lieu of fees is based on the 3 acres per 1,000
people pursuant to Chapter 17.10, Section 17.1O.040 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code,
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4.11,2 Project Impacts
The threshold criteria for determining whether or not the Amendments will have recreational
impacts according to the City ofChula Vista's Quality of Life Threshold Standards:
· Individual impacts will be assessed on a project by project basis. Payment of PAD fees will
assist the City among other mechanisms, including possible redevelopment fees, for
addressing future park facility needs west of the 805.
The Amendments include public infrastructure projects including pedestrian walkways, bicycle
paths, and trails, The construction of these projects would serve some of the recreational needs
of the community. Assistance by the Agency to fund the construction of these projects would
have positive benefits to the community.
The potential impacts associated with construction of the pedestrian walkways, bicycle paths,
and trails cannot be fully evaluated because plans have not been prepared. However, the types of
potential impacts that could be anticipated include short-term impacts such as construction noise,
traffic congestion and delays, and soil erosion, Long-term impacts could include, but not be
limited to, safety issues if bicycle trails are located in existing streets adjacent to vehicle travel
lanes, construction close to sensitive habitat, and lighting impacts if trails extending through or
close to residential areas. These projects will be evaluated by the City for compliance with
CEQA at the time plans are submitted for approval. The City would determine if additional
environmental analysis would be required to mitigate potential significant impacts to comply
with CEQA.
Additional development, especially residential construction, could require the construction of
park and recreational facilities as required by the PDO, Depending upon the project, additional
park or recreational facilities may be required to serve the residents. The PDO would require the
project developer to either dedicate 3 acres of parkland for every 1,000 people generated or pay
an in lieu fee. Due to the unavailability of suitable parkland in the project areas most developers
may be required to pay the PAD fee rather than donate parkland. The PAD fee would be used by
the City to upgrade or improve existing facilities or purchase parkland and recreational facilities
in strategic locations that would serve both the project residents and the community,
Development plans are not available at this time for projects that will be developed throughout
the life of the Amendments. Therefore, it is speculative to determine the PAD fee or the size and
location of parkland that may be donated to the City, The City will determine if a project must
pay the mandated PAD fee or donate parkland at the time individual projects are submitted for
approval.
If a project developer donates land for park and recreational facilities the City would have to
conduct additional environmental analysis to identify potential impacts with what the donation of
future development of the park facility as required by CEQA. Since the size and location of
parkland that may be developed in the future is not known at this time it is speculative to conduct
any type of environmental analysis of a park site pursuant to CEQA. The City will conduct the
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proper environmental analysis of the development of parkland in the future at the time specific
development plans are submitted for approval.
The development of commercial and industrial development within the Added Territory will
have a minimal impact on existing recreational facilities or demand for new facilities. Unlike
residential development, employees of commercial and industrial uses typically do not create a
demand for recreational facilities, whereas residential uses directly create a demand for active
and passive recreational uses, Although a few employees may use local parks or recreational
facilities before, during or after work, the number would be minimal and is not anticipated to
impact existing facilities. In addition, the development of new commercial and industrial
projects also will not significantly increase the demand for park and recreational facilities. The
existing park and recreational facilities would probably serve the needs of most employees
without impacting those facilities.
Level of Significance Before Mitigation
The Amendments could encourage new development that could increase the need for parks and
recreational facilities and impact existing facilities requiring the need to provide additional
parkland to meet the threshold criteria, All projects would have to pay the applicable PAD fee or
dedicate parkland per City parkland requirements. The payment of a park fee or dedication of
parkland will mitigate the impacts of the project on park and recreational resources. There are
no activities associated with the Amendments that will reduce or eliminate existing park or
recreational facilities. The adoption and implementation of the Amendments will allow the
Agency the authority to participate in the construction of recreational facilities, thus having
positive impacts on the City,
4.11.3 Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measure is recommended:
1. Prior to the issuance of building permits the developer shall pay all applicable Park
Acquisition and Development (PAD) fees.
4.11.4 Significance After Mitigation
No significant park and recreational impacts are anticipated with adoption and implementation of
the Amendments and incorporation of the recommended mitigation measure.
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4.12 BIOLOGY RESOURCES
4.12.1 Existing Conditions
The Added Territory is urbanized and most of the properties are either developed or have been
disturbed in the past. Although there are several vacant parcels, most of the property is either
developed or has been developed in the past.
The river corridors through Chula Vista have been altered by high floodwater as well as human
disturbances. In general, native riparian/oak woodland and non-native/ruderal vegetation exist in
the undeveloped drainages while chaparral and inland sage scrub dominate the upper slopes.
The remaining areas have either been developed or support native and non-native grasses and
ruderal shrubs.
Riparian/oak woodland vegetation is considered significant wildlife habitat, particularly for
many bird species. This resource is declining rapidly in San Diego and should be protected.
This particular vegetation community in Chula Vista is somewhat disturbed and occurs in
relatively small areas along the Sweetwater and other rivers. Freshwater aquatic vegetation is
found around manmade ponds (associated with park development and sand extraction). This
freshwater habitat is considered valuable to wildlife particularly in combination with streamside
woodlands. Chaparral and inland sage scrub communities occurring on large undeveloped
acreage provides valuable wildlife habitat.
The primary habitats in Chula Vista that are important include woodland/aquatic and undisturbed
chaparral/sage scrub vegetation communities, Specific areas in the City remain relatively
undisturbed by urban development and contain adequate resources to support high interest floral
or fauna species.
The Multiple Species Conservation Program (MSCP) is a comprehensive, long-term habitat
conservation plan developed to address the needs of multiple species and the preservation of
natural vegetation communities in southwestern San Diego County. The MSCP Sub regional
Plan, a "framework" plan for the 12 participating jurisdictions, was adopted by the City of San
Diego and County of San Diego in 1997. The MSCP Sub regional Plan addresses the potential
impacts of urban growth, natural habitat loss and species endangerment, and creates a plan to
mitigate for the potential loss of "covered species" and their habitat due to the direct, indirect and
cumulative impacts of future development of both public and private lands within the MSCP's
approximately 900-square mile study area.
The City of Chula Vista MSCP Subarea Plan will be the policy document through which the
MSCP Sub regional Plan is implemented within the City's jurisdiction, The City's MSCP
Subarea Plan will provide a blueprint for habitat preservation and will form the basis for federal
and state incidental "take " permits for 86 plant and animal species within the City. The
incidental take permits will be issued by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the
California Department ofFish and Game, also referred to as the "Wildlife Agencies".
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Over the last several years, the City has been working on the preparation of a Subarea Plan in
order to receive incidental take permits from the Wildlife Agencies. A draft Subarea Plan (dated
September II, 2000) was conditionally approved at a joint meeting with the Chula Vista
Planning Commission and City Council on October 17, 2000. However, since then the City has
prepared numerous revisions to the Subarea Plan including several enhancements resulting in an
increase in the conservation of covered species and their associated habitats, Specifically, the
City has: I) prepared a Quino checkerspot butterfly Recovery Component sufficient to warrant
coverage for the species and making it the "86th" covered species under the City's requested
incidental take permit; 2) provided additional conservation on a number of properties increasing
the City's overall Preserve acreage; and 3) drafted implementing ordinances and an implementing
agreement to provide further assurance that the Subarea Plan will be implemented as described in
the Plan,
The City's Preserve will eventually encompass approximately 5,000 acres of the City's most
sensitive open space areas. In addition, another approximately 4,200 acres outside the City's
jurisdiction will be preserved as a result of development occurring within the City's urban
boundaries. Lands set aside within the Preserve will be appropriately managed while still
providing passive recreational opportunities for area residents and the public at large.
The City of Chula Vista's Draft MSCP Subarea Plan was conditionally approved in May 2003.
The City, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and California Department of Fish and Game are
finalizing and preparing to issue federal and state incidental take permits. Figure 21, Multiple
Species Conservation Program Preserve Map Within the Redevelopment Areas shows there are
no Conservation Areas in the Added Territory.
4.12.2 Project Impacts
According the State CEQA Guidelines, a project could have a significant effect on biological
resources if it would:
. Affect sensitive or species of special concern or their habitats, sensitive natural communities,
or federally protected wetlands, or interfere with the movement of wildlife species within
wildlife corridors or nursery sites; or
. Conflict with any local policies or ordinances protecting biological resources, such as a tree
preservation policy or ordinance, or with the provisions of an adopted Habitat Conservation
Plan, Natural Community Conservation Plan, or other approved local, regional, or state
habitat conservation plan.
There are no sensitive biological resources in the Added Territory. There are not any
Conservation Areas in the Added Territory based on information in Figure 21. Therefore,
development in the Added Territory would not have any significant biological resource impacts.
The previously referenced environmental documents have adequately addressed the biological
issues associated with future development and redevelopment of the existing Redevelopment
Project Areas. Therefore, this EIR only addresses the potential biological issues with the Added
Territory.
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Level of Significance Before Mitigation
Because there are no known sensitive wildlife species or habitat In the Added Territory,
development would not have any significant biological impacts.
4.12.3 Mitigation Measures
Since no significant biological resource impacts have been identified no mitigation measures are
recommended.
4.12.4 Significance After Mitigation
There will be no significant biological impacts with adoption and implementation of the
Amendments.
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4.13 CULTURAL RESOURCES
4.13.1 Existing Conditions
Both archaeological and historical sites have been identified within the City of Chula Vista with
exploitable resources, including water and lithic sources, are most likely to have archaeological
remains present. These sites are expected to occur along ridge tops and terraces above river
valleys. The types of sites that have been identified in the Chula Vista area range from isolated
artifacts, such as ceramic sherds and stone tools, to multi-component campsites.
Because the Added Territory is built-out any archaeological sites that may have been present
have either been disturbed or covered during previous construction activity. The Added
Territory is identified by the general plan as having areas of low and moderate potential for
cultural resources. The areas of the City where archaeological resources are known to mostly
exist include the undeveloped eastern section of the City. In addition, there are archaeological
sites located in or near the Otay River Valley and the upper Otay area and Proctor Valley. Other
areas that contain known cultural resources or are considered to be archaeologically sensitive
include: the Poggi, Wolf and Telegraph Canyon areas, the lower Otay area, the south Sweetwater
area (J anal Ranch area), and other areas where fauna and floral resources would have been
available in prehistoric times to support a foraging subsistence pattern.
The City of Chula Vista prepared a historical home survey in 1985 and includes 61 homes.
Many of the historic sites consist of early homesteads and features associated with late 19th and
early 20th century farming activities. Historic homesteads are known to be located generally in
the Proctor Valley area. Other known homesteads occur in Bird Ranch and Otay Ranch.
Paleontological resources also exist in Chula Vista. Based on the General Plan, most of the City
has either high or moderate paleontological resource potential with some pockets of low resource
potential. The property within the Added Territory is primarily of moderate paleontological
resource potential.
4.13.2 Project Impacts
According to the State CEQA Guidelines, a project could have a significant effect on cultural
resources if the project would::
. Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource defined in
915064.5;
. Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of an archaeological resource pursuant
to 915064.5;
. Disturb any human remains, including those interred outside of formal cemeteries; or
. Directly or indirectly disturb a unique paleontological resource or site or unique geological
feature.
Development in the Added Territory could impact existing archaeological and historical
resources that are present. Although most of the property has been developed and disturbed in
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the past associated with previous development, it is possible that maybe new construction could
uncover archaeological and/or paleontological resources that were not uncovered in the past.
Depending upon the significance of a discovered resource the impact could be significant. The
significance of the resource would be evaluated by a qualified archaeologist and measures would
be incorporated to protect the resource in compliance with Section 21083.2 of the California
Public Resources Code. Pursuant to Public Resources Code 21083.2, an archaeologist and the
City will determine the measures that will be implemented to either protect the resources in
place, or excavate and relocate the resource to an appropriate location for preservation or display.
There are no known historical buildings in the Added Territory that would be impacted by future
development activity. However, there may be buildings that could be candidates as historical
buildings that if demolished or remodeled could be impacted. When development plans that
require the demolition or remodeling an existing building are submitted for approval, the City
will determine whether or not the building could be historical. If a building has the potential to
be historic, the City would require a historical building survey. If the survey concludes the
building could be historically significant, the City would require measures to protect and
preserve the building. At this time, there are no known buildings in the Added Territory that
would be impacted due to development, thus the Amendments are not anticipated to have any
impacts to historical resources.
Level of Significance Before Mitigation
Based on the threshold criteria, development could significantly impact cultural resources since
archaeological and paleontological resources have a low to moderate potential to exist in the
Added Territory. Although there are not any known historical buildings in the Added Territory,
some buildings may be candidates as a historical resource and could be significantly impacted if
demolished or remodeled.
4.13.3 Mitigation Measures
The following measures are recommended to mitigate potential impacts to archaeological,
paleontological, and historical resources:
1. Implementation as required by the City or Agency, as appropriate, of the following
measures associated with grading and construction of a site with the potential to contain
archaeological and/or paleontological resources:
Phase 1: Phase I shall consist of a qualified archaeologist or paleontologist doing a
literature and records search, surface study, subsurface testing if necessary, the
recordation of any sites, and a recommendation regarding the need for further work.
Phase 2: If it is determined during Phase I that further work is necessary, it shall consist
of the following:
a) A qualified archaeological or paleontologist monitor shall be present at a pre-
grading conference with the developer, grading contractor, and the City's
Environmental Review Coordinator. The purpose of this meeting will be to consult
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and coordinate the role of the archaeologist or paleontologist in the grading of the
site.
b) An archaeologist/paleontologist or designate shall be present during those relative
phases of grading as determined at the pre-grading conference. The monitor shall
have the authority to temporarily direct, divert or halt grading to allow recovery of
historical or fossil remains. The developer shall authorize the deposit of any
resources found on the project site in an institution staffed by qualified archaeologist
or paleontologist as determined by the Planning Director. The contractor shall be
aware of the random nature of archaeological and paleontolgical resource occurrences
and the possibility of a discovery of such scientific and/or educational importance that
might warrant a long-term salvage operation or preservation. The Planning Director
shall resolve any conflicts regarding the role of the archaeologist or paleontologist
and/or recovery times.
All projects shall be reviewed by the City or Agency, as appropriate, to determine ifthere
are any known historical resources that would be impacted by a project. If a project
would impact a historical resource, the City or Agency, as appropriate, shall require the
project developer to preserve or photo document the resource before its demolition, or
implement other measures to be determined by the Planning Director to mitigate the
impact.
4.13.4 Significance After Mitigation
No significant impacts to archaeological, historical, or paleontological resources are anticipated
with adoption and implementation of the Amendments and incorporation of the recommended
mitigation measures.
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5.0 OTHER CEQA MANDATED EIR SECTIONS
5.1 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS
Section 15130(a) of the CEQA Guidelines states "An EIR shall discuss cumulative impacts of a
project when the project's incremental effect is cumulatively considerable, as defined in Section
15065(c)". Purther, Section 15355 of the Guidelines describes cumulative impacts as two or
more individual effects which, when considered together, are considerable or which compound
or increase other environmental impacts. The cumulative impact from several projects is the
change in the environment that results from the incremental impact of the project when added to
other closely related past, present, and reasonable foreseeable probable future projects.
Cumulative impacts can result from individually minor but collectively significant projects
taking place over a period of time.
Section 15130(b) of the Guidelines describes an adequate discussion of cumulative impacts as
one which includes either of the following elements:
I. A list of past, present, and probable future projects producing related or cumulative
impacts, including, if necessary, those projects outside the control of the agency; or
2. A summary of projections contained in an adopted general plan or related planning
document, or in a prior environmental document which has been adopted or certified,
which described or evaluated regional or area-wide conditions contributing to the
cumulative impact.
5.1.1 Projects Evaluated for Cumulative Impacts Analysis
This section examines cumulative impacts on a local basis. Por the purposes of this cumulative
impact analysis, several scenarios of potential cumulative impacts were considered. Buildout of
the City's General Plan, and more specifically, a list of individual projects that would not have
been considered in the general plan have also been considered.
Chula Vista General Plan. The General Plan designates land uses and anticipates development
within the city into the future consistent with the General Plan. The Pinal Environmental Impact
Report for the General Plan Update, herein incorporated by reference (Pinal Environmental
Impact Report City of Chula Vista General Plan SCH 1988052511, EIR #88-2), projected the
build-out of the General Plan. A copy of Pinal Environmental Impact Report City ofChula Vista
General Plan SCH 1988052511, EIR #88-2 is available for review at the City of Chula Vista, 276
Pourth Avenue, Chula Vista, CA. The Pinal EIR for the General Plan evaluated the cumulative
impacts related to the build out of the designated land uses and analyzed impacts. The General
Plan EIR identified several significant and unavoidable cumulative impacts with build-out
consistent with the General Plan. The environmental disciplines that were identified to have
significant and unavoidable cumulative impacts upon build out of the General Plan included land
use, population, housing, and employment.
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Individual Cumulative Projects. A list of individual cumulative projects was prepared for
evaluation in this DEIR. The City of Chula Vista Planning Department was contacted to identify
individual projects for inclusion in the cumulative analysis. The list of cumulative projects
includes projects that are in the planning process, but have not been approved as well as projects
that have been approved, but not constructed. The individual projects that are included in the
cumulative analysis are listed in Table 10, Cumulative Projects List.
Table 10
Cumulative Projects List
i Date Case Address and Project Title Project Description
Submitted
1-25-02 Eastlake III R-IO III condominium units
1 2-6-02 2515 Faivre Street Two 18,000 square foot metal buildings
2-8-02 Sonoma 119 single family residences
J 3-5-02 Meridian 135 single family residences
1 3-11-02 Otay Ranch Village 5-Neighborhood R30A 150 multifamily condominiums
. 3-11-02 IHitatchi Home ElectrOniCs 85,00 square foot two story tilt-up
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. building with 308 parking spaces
3-14-02 60 I E. Palomar Street, Eastlake Village 378,000 square foot commercial
i Marketplace shopping center
j 3-14-02 . Altamira 68 single family detached homes that are
,
i part of a previously approved master
i .plan.
i 3-26-02 R-8, Village Six 336 apartments, a recreation center, 24
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i offices for residents use as a home office
,
j or storage space.
l 4-4-02 Multi-unit-triplex and cluster units 300 housing units comprised of III
cluster courtyard units and 189 triplex
units and a recreation center.
i 4-15-02 Eastlake VR3 liS single family detached homes.
5-16-02 841 Kuhn Drive - Eastlake Medical Center 19,200 square foot, two story medical
office with 96 parking spaces.
, 5-29-02 995 Bay Boulevard - Bay View Industrial 31,781 square foot single story tilt up
j Center building for a warehouse and office.
5-31-02 Eastlake III GDP 172 detached condominium units.
6-25-02 Lost Creek at Eastlake Vistas 82 single family residences.
I 7-01-02 980 Broadway - Karina's Seafood Remove existing restaurant to construct
Restaurant . new 8300 square foot restaurant.
7-11-02 1242 Blue Sage Way - Bridgepark at 93 single family detached units.
Eastlake Vistas
8-9-02 Rosewood 139 single family residences in Otay
, Ranch
I 8-12-02 Cedar Creek R-9D 139 single family residences in Otay
Ranch
8-12-02 830 Bay Boulevard - Marina Gateway 30,000 square foot single story concrete
i tilt up building with 190 parking spaces
for retail/warehouse use.
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Date Case Address and Project Title Project Description
( Submitted
i 8-21-02 815 Ada Street- ADA Villas #2 15 town homes.
I 9-04-02 Eastlake Terrace 420,000 square foot commercial
j shopping center.
. 8-22-02 Otay Ranch - R-10,_ Village 6 212 condominiums.
, 9-12-02 Oakwood Development 106 single family residential units
10-21-02 881 Kuhn Drive, Eastlake, Lot 23 2 multi-tenant industrial buildings
10-29-02 910 Hale Place, Eastlake 34,000 square foot, two story building
11-13-02 732 Broadway - Broadway Village Mixed Use, retail, commercial,
i residential.
11-19-02 i364 G Street - The Village G Street 19 units - three story condo/apartment.
: 11-19-02 242 Kennedy Street - Tuscony Townbomes 21 garden-type residential units.
. 12-18-02 Sienna 163 single family homes.
1-10-03 833 Broadway - Seniors on Broadway 41 one-bedroom units
. 1-17-03 IWillo\Vs II - - - .55 single family detached units
I 1-21-03 Eastlake Commerce Park Two multi tenant buildings for
I commercial, industrial and warehousing
. 1-22-03 Otay Ranch - R-9B Village 6 Multi-family residential site-town homes
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1-23-03 Auburn Lane 92 single family units
1-28-03 Otay Ranch Village II-Neighborhood R-4 55 single family units
5.1.2 Cumulative Impacts Analysis
While the extent of environmental changes that would occur with the individual developments
identified above may not be significant, the sum of these related projects, including the adoption
and implementation of the Amendments, has the potential to create significant cumulative
environmental impacts in the Project Areas. Based on the analysis contained in Section 4.0
Environmental Impact Analysis, of this EIR, the project may contribute to cumulative impacts
for hydrology/drainage and water quality, traffic and circulation, noise, public services and
utilities, population and housing, and recreation.
Hydrology/Drainage and Water Quality
The construction of the cumulative projects in addition to development that is anticipated in the
Added Territory, including new development as well as redevelopment of existing uses, could
increase the amount of surface runoff that is generated to the area storm drain collection system.
Increased surface flows due to the construction of cumulative projects could impact the storm
drain system and its ability to adequately carry storm water. Por those areas where the existing
facilities may be near or at their design capacity, additional surface water quantity could
significantly impact the facilities. Projects will be reviewed by the city at the time plans are
submitted for approval to determine if the existing storm drain system can handle the surface
water that would be generated by the project. If it's determined the existing facilities are not
adequate, the city would require the developer to construct the improvements necessary to handle
the storm water. Although cumulative projects could significantly impact the existing storm
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drain facilities, improvements would be provided as required by the various regulators (city and
state) to mitigate the impact to a level of insignificance.
Traffic and Circulation
The development of the cumulative projects listed above in Table 6 would generate a significant
amount of traffic to the city roadway system. Puture development in the Added Territory due to
new development and redevelopment of existing uses would also generate traffic trips to the
roadway system. The cumulative effect could significantly impact city threshold levels of
service for intersections and roadways. In cases where projects would impact the roadway
system the city would require the project developer to construct the roadway improvements
necessary to provide acceptable levels of service. The construction of roadway improvements
required by the city to master plan design standards would mitigate traffic and circulation
impacts.
Noise
The short and long-term noise levels that can be expected from the development of the
cumulative projects in conjunction with projects that may occur in the Added Territory could be
significant. The cumulative noise levels that would occur during construction of cumulative
projects would certainly increase the ambient noise level in the vicinity of each project. If there
are several projects under construction simultaneously in one area the ambient noise level could
increase significantly. Although the city has noise level criteria that must be met, the short-term
cumulative noise impact could be significant. The long-term ambient noise level could also
increase due to additional noise from the operation of cumulative projects. Additional traffic
noise, operation of mechanical equipment and activities associated with the daily operation of
business will increase the ambient, or background noise levels. The city has a noise ordinance
that restricts interior and exterior noise levels. Although individual projects will have to provide
measures accordingly to meet the city's noise criteria, the ambient noise level in the city could,
and is expected to increase.
Public Services and Utilities
The development of the cumulative projects in conjunction with future development in the
Added Territory would increase the demand on public services and utilities. Por those services
and utilities that may be near their capacities, additional demand could significantly impact the
ability of the service or utility company to meet the demand. In the case of water and sewage
service, the city would require the proj ect developer to construct the improvements necessary to
serve the project. In the case of services such as police, fire, and libraries the city collects impact
fees that would be used to provide additional personnel, facilities, and/or equipment to serve the
project. School districts require developers to pay school impact fees that are used to provide
additional classroom space when needed. Measures that are required by the city and the
respective utility to reduce and mitigate impacts of projects on public services and utilities will
mitigate cumulative public service and utility impacts.
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Population and Housing
The population and the number of housing units will increase in Chula Vista with development
of the cumulative projects. The Amendments will allow the Agency to use a percentage of tax
increment revenue to provide, upgrade, improve and construct low and moderate income housing
as well as participate with developers to provide other types of housing. The cumulative impact
with the development of the projects in Table 6 and residential units that may be developed in
the Added Territory could result in a significant increase in the population and number of
housing units in Chula Vista. Although residential development must be consistent with the
general plan, additional residential development could have a significant impact on the
population of Chula Vista. As the population increases the city may have revise their future
population estimates to account for any increase.
Recreation
The development of the cumulative residential projects in conjunction with development that is
anticipated to occur in the Amended Territory will increase the demand for recreational facilities,
including parks, bicycle trails, and other recreational activities. The city requires developers to
provide parkland or pay fees to provide parkland to serve residents. The use of developer fees or
development of dedicated parkland will meet the recreational needs of city residents. Although
the city requires developer fees to provide parkland, additional parkland beyond that provided by
developers may be necessary resulting in a significant impact.
While it is speculative at this time to identify and determine which environmental effects would
or would not be significantly impacted due to cumulative project development (build-out of the
City of Chula Vista General Plan and the listed cumulative projects), it can be stated with some
certainty that Chula Vista would be impacted to some degree. The level of impact and its
significance would be based upon the existing conditions and environmental setting in and near
each project at the time of development. For those projects that have been approved, but not
constructed, it is anticipated that appropriate mitigation measures have been incorporated into
those proj ects accordingly to reduce potential significant environmental effects, or proper
overrides have been adopted. For instance, when adequate public services or utilities are not
available for a specific project, the city may require the project developer to provide the
improvements or services necessary to serve the project and keep pace with development. The
cumulative projects could have a significant impact on the existing infrastructure unless upgrades
and improvements are completed at the time projects are constructed or the city completes
upgrades on a large scale to serve future projects.
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6.0 GROWTH-INDUCING IMPACTS
Section 15126.2(d) of the CEQA Guidelines requires an EIR to discuss the ways in which the
proposed project could foster economic or population growth or the construction of additional
housing, either directly or indirectly in the surrounding environment. Included in this analysis
would be the potential for a project to remove obstacles to population growth. To illustrate this
point, the CEQA Guidelines use as an example, the major expansion of a wastewater treatment
plant that may allow for more construction and development with the service area. Increases in
the population may tax existing community service facilities, requiring construction of new
facilities that could cause significant environmental effects. In addition, the growth-inducing
effects should include an assessment of how the project may encourage and facilitate other
activities that could significantly affect the environment, either individually or cumulatively.
The Guidelines further state that it should not be assumed that growth in any area is necessarily
beneficial, detrimental, or of little significance to the environment. The following discussion
considers ways the proposed Amendments could encourage economic or population growth,
either directly or indirectly.
Generally, growth-inducing impacts refer to impacts from projects that possess such
characteristics as being located in isolated, undeveloped or underdeveloped areas, necessitating
the extension of major infrastructure (e.g., roadways, sewer and water lines and facilities, etc.) or
other services or infrastructure that encourage "premature" or unplanned growth (i.e., "leap frog"
development). In addition, projects that induce new development in nearby areas due to the
provisions of major infrastructure, employment centers, or residential communities may be
considered to have growth-inducing impacts.
The objective of the Amendments is to reduce and eliminate blight in the Amended Project Area,
encourage new development and improve the economic stability of Chula Vista. The adoption
and implementation of the Amendments will provide the Agency with the ability to assist both
the city and the private sector to upgrade and improve properties in the Amended Project Area
that are blighted.
Upgrading and improving blighted properties not only includes remodeling and reconstruction,
but also demolition and construction of new buildings. Through the Amendments there are ways
the Agency, in conjunction with property owners and the private sector, can reduce and eliminate
blight for the good of the community. The adoption and implementation of the Amendments is
anticipated to be the impetus to encourage new development in the Amended Project Area since
it has not been redeveloped by the private community acting alone to date.
Future growth within the Amended Project Area must be consistent with current land use and
zoning designations based on the General Plan and zoning ordinance as amended from time to
time. The private sector can remove blighted buildings and construct new buildings without the
Amendments. However, the Amendments will allow the Agency the ability to participate with
the private sector, including the use of eminent domain as restricted, to redevelop properties
sooner than may occur with the private sector acting alone.
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Although the Amendments are considered growth inducing, it will not change the amount of
development that can occur in the Amended Project Area based on the General Plan. The
Amendments will not change the density or type of development that can occur. All
development, whether assisted by the Agency or not, must be consistent with the General Plan
that is in effect at the time projects are submitted to the City or Agency, as appropriate, for
approval. The intensity of development that can occur currently would be the same with
adoption of the Amendments. The difference is that the adoption and implementation of the
Amendments is expected to encourage new development to occur sooner than presently exists.
The adoption and implementation of the Amendments will encourage new development and
redevelopment of blighted and underutilized properties and foster economic and population
growth. There would be impacts associated with new development and redevelopment of
properties. For those impacts that can be identified and anticipated at this time, mitigation
measures have been recommended in this Program EIR to reduce the impacts to levels of
insignificance or otherwise address the impacts. Some impacts are speculative to identify at this
time due to the lack of detailed project information. The City or Agency, as appropriate, will
evaluate proj ects for potential impacts at the time they are submitted for approval and conduct
further review when required to comply with CEQA.
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7.0 PROJECT ALTERNATIVES
In accordance with Section 15126.6(a) of the CEQA Guidelines, an EIR must contain "a range of
reasonable alternatives to the project, or to the location of the project, which would feasibly
attain most of the basic objectives of the project," as well as an evaluation of the "comparative
merits of the alternatives." In addition, Section 15 I 26.6(b) of the CEQA Guidelines states that
"the discussion of alternatives shall focus on altematives to the project or its location which are
capable of avoiding or substantially lessening any significant effects of the project, even if these
alternatives would impede to some degree the attainment of the project objectives, or would be
more costly."
This EIR concludes that the proposed Amendments would result in significant impacts to
geology and soils, hydrology/drainage and water quality, traffic and circulation, aesthetics, noise,
air quality, water service, police protection, fire protection, school facilities, wastewater service,
hazards and hazardous materials, recreation and cultural resources; however, mitigation
measures would reduce impacts to below a level of significance. No impacts to land use, solid
waste, gas and electricity, cable and telephone, population and housing, and biological resources
or City threshold and standards policy were identified in this EIR, and no significant,
unavoidable impacts were identified. The alternatives described below have the potential to
meet the objectives of the proposed Amendments. Each alternative is considered within this EIR
for its ability to avoid, reduce, or mitigate significant physical environmental effects associated
with the proposed Amendments, even in the event project objectives may be modified or such
alternative is more costly.
Three alternatives for the Amendments are considered and discussed in this section. These
include the No Project alternative that is mandated by CEQA, Modified Project Area, and No
Eminent Domain Alternative.
The impacts of each project alternative are analyzed in Sections 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3 of this EIR.
The review of alternatives include an evaluation to determine if any specific environmental
characteristics would have an effect that is "significantly" different than the proposed project. A
significant effect is defined in Section 15382 of the CEQA Guidelines as "a substantial, or
potentially substantial, adverse change in any of the physical conditions within the area affected
by the project." The discussion of alternatives provides:
. A description of alternatives considered;
. The identification of the impacts of the alternative;
. A comparative analysis of the impacts of the alternative under consideration and the
proposed project. The focus of this comparative is to determine if the alternative is capable
of eliminating or reducing the significant environmental effects of the proposed project to a
less than significant level;
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· An analysis of whether the alternatives are feasible (as defined by State CEQA Guidelines,
Section 15364, meet the objectives of the project (described in Section 3.0 of this EIR), and
remain under consideration.
Table 11, Comparison of Alternatives to the Amendments, summanzes the environmental
impacts of the project altematives.
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7.1 ALTERNATIVE ONE - NO PROJECT
The No Project alternative will preclude the Agency from adopting the Amendments, eliminating
the opportunities and abilities for the Agency to assist with the removal and/or upgrading of
blighted properties in the Added Territory. The existing blighted conditions in the Added
Territory will in all likelihood remain and continue well into the future. Since blighted
properties in the Added Territory have been slow to be redeveloped on their own, the trend for
the slow improvement of the properties will likely continue well into the future. The opportunity
for the Agency to participate with a property owner, or developer, in the rehabilitation and/or
demolition of the blighted properties will not be available with the No Project alternative.
This project alternative will prevent the Agency from capturing additional tax increment from
the Added Territory over the life of the plan. The tax increment from the Added Territory could
be used by the Agency to upgrade and improve blighted conditions, including the construction of
needed public improvements. The No Project alternative will prevent the Agency from
collecting increased tax increment from the Added Territory and increasing bonded indebtedness
limits, possibly preventing the Agency from having the monies necessary to assist with the
construction of needed public infrastructure improvements and assist the private community to
redevelop blighted properties.
The No Project alternative will prevent the Agency from having the tools and funding necessary
to improve the Added Territory to eliminate and reduce blight during this period. Existing
blighted conditions, and lack of adequate public infrastructure will continue to exist well into the
future making it more difficult for the city to upgrade and improve the economic and social
climate within the Added Territory.
The Agency is required by law to set aside at least 20% of the tax increment revenue from the
Added Territory into a fund to provide, preserve and construct low and moderate income
housing. The additional tax increment would allow the Agency the opportunity to provide
additional revenue to provide additional low and moderate-income housing. The No Project
alternative could prevent the Agency from assisting the city to provide more low and moderate
income housing.
The No Project alternative will significantly reduce the ability of the city to upgrade and improve
blighted properties. There are numerous properties that need financial assistance in order to be
redeveloped. The No Project alternative will prevent the Agency from assisting with the
redevelopment of key properties that could provide jobs and increase the economic viability of
the city.
7.2 ALTERNATIVE TWO - MODIFIED PROJECT AREA
This alternative evaluates eliminating property from the Added Territory. The proposed
Amendments include adding approximately 550 acres to be included with the Merged Town
Centre II, Otay Valley and Southwest redevelopment plans. The Added Territory would increase
the amount of property in redevelopment project areas. This alternative evaluates eliminating
some of the proposed added territory.
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The elimination of property from the Added Territory would not reduce or eliminate any
significant environmental effects that may occur due to development specifically because the
property is located in a redevelopment area. Project impacts, if applicable, will occur whether
the project site is in a redevelopment area or not. Removing property from a project area would
not prevent it from being developed. The removal of property from a redevelopment project area
would eliminate the redevelopment of the property with assistance from the Agency. The
property could be developed consistent with the Chula Vista General Plan whether or not it is in
a redevelopment project area. Development of property that is not included in a redevelopment
project area would not eliminate environmental effects. Therefore, impacts are the same whether
a project is in a redevelopment area or not.
The removal of property from a redevelopment project area could delay the development of the
property. Because some of the property has not been able to be redeveloped by the private sector
acting alone, its removal could further delay development. The environmental effects that may
occur due to development of the property would be delayed until a future date.
The removal of property could have an economic impact on the success of the redevelopment
plan by eliminating tax increment that would be generated from the project area. The loss of tax
increment would reduce the amount ofrevenue the Agency has throughout the life of the project
to redevelop the area.
The area recommended to be included in the Added Territory was based on the need to develop
the property and eliminate blight and improve the economic viability of the area. The removal of
property from the project area could delay its development and eliminate long-term benefits such
as eliminating blight. Again, there are no benefits from an environmental standpoint of
eliminating any of the property because the potential environmental effects associated with their
development would occur whether they are in the Added Territory or not.
7.3 ALTERNATIVE THREE - NO EMINENT DOMAIN
This project alternative considers the adoption of the Amendments with no use of eminent
domain. Although it is the intent of the Agency not to use eminent domain, there may be
situations where its use is necessary to assemble parcels to complete a large project. Under this
project alternative the elimination of the use of eminent domain by the Agency to assemble
parcels could prevent development opportunities, which could include chances to eliminate
blight and improve the economic viability of the community.
The unavailability of eminent domain for the Agency mayor may not eliminate environmental
impacts. On the one hand the private sector could still build projects, however they would have
to acquire and assemble properties on their own without any assistance by the Agency. If they
purchase and assemble properties and develop their projects the environmental issues associated
with the project would exist independently of whether the Agency or developer purchases and
assembles the property. For projects that do move forward, there could be significant
environmental impacts associated with their development. Thus, the lack of the ability to use
eminent domain to assemble a property for development would not eliminate the environmental
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impacts associated with the proj ect. In a case when a proj ect doesn't move forward because the
private sector could not purchase properties through negotiations with the landowner, the lack of
the ability to use eminent domain to acquire property would eliminate the impacts that would
have been associated with the project.
The main difference is without the authority to use eminent domain, private projects may move
forward at a slower pace, or not at all. Because it may take the private sector longer to acquire
and assemble properties, development may move forward at a slower pace than if the Agency
has eminent domain authority to acquire property. Or, the private sector may not be able to
negotiate the purchase of property and development would not occur at all. In this case, any
environmental impacts associated with a specific project would be eliminated since the project
would not be constructed.
This project alternative could prevent or significantly reduce the effectiveness of the Agency to
eliminate blight, which is an objective of the Amendments. Ifthe private sector wants to develop
blighted properties and cannot purchase the properties, the projects would not move forward. If
the Agency cannot assist the private sector to purchase the blighted properties with the use of
eminent domain the blighted properties could remain for many years, which could continue to
discourage future development. However, if the Agency has the authority to use eminent domain
to acquire the properties, development could occur and blighted properties could be improved.
Project Alternative Summary
This Program EIR provides a range of viable project alternatives to the proposed Amendments.
The adoption and implementation of the Amendments would not directly have any significant
adverse environmental effects. The Amendments would indirectly result in significant
environmental effects associated with the future development that is likely to occur based on the
land uses allowed by the General Plan. The City of Chula Vista General Plan EIR identified
significant adverse impacts that would occur with development consistent with the General Plan.
Although future development would have significant environmental impacts, the impacts would
occur with or without properties being placed in a redevelopment area.
The project alternatives addressed in this EIR would not eliminate the indirect adverse
environmental impacts that could occur with adoption of the Amendments. The adoption of the
Amendments would encourage development in the Added Territory. As noted, development
consistent with the General Plan would result in significant environmental impacts as identified
in the Chula Vista General Plan EIR. The only alternative that would eliminate all significant
environmental effects associated indirectly with adoption of the Amendments would be no
development. Development will occur whether properties are in a redevelopment area or not.
Thus, there will be environmental impacts independent of property in a redevelopment area or
not.
None of the alternatives presented have eliminated any significant adverse impacts. The No
Project alternative could eliminate short-term impacts associated with the construction of needed
public improvement projects such as storm drains, street improvements, water system upgrades,
etc. However, the inability of the Agency to construct needed public improvements could have
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greater impacts in the long-term by not improving the economic viability and removing blight if
the improvements are not completed than the short-term impacts that could occur with their
construction.
The city can construct public improvement projects when funding becomes whether the projects
are in a redevelopment area or not and any impacts due to construction would occur whether the
project is funded by the city, Agency, or both. Although the city can construct the projects now
financial assistance by the Agency could result in their construction much sooner than the city
acting alone.
In summary, none of the Project Alternatives will completely eliminate any significant
environmental impacts that have been identified with the adoption and implementation of the
Amendments.
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8.0 SIGNIFICANT IRREVERSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES
As required by Section 15126.2(c) of the CEQA Guidelines, the significant effects of a project
shall be identified. Irreversible commitments of resources are evaluated to assure that their use is
justified. Irreversible environmental changes fall into three categories: primary impacts, such as
the use of nomenewable resources; secondary impacts, such as highway improvements which
provide access to previously inaccessible areas; and environmental accidents associated with a
project.
The adoption of the Amendments will not directly have any significant irreversible
environmental changes since development would not occur directly upon the adoption of the
Amendments. In the long-term the adoption and implementation of the Amendments will
encourage development. Future development may include remodeling and rehabilitation of
existing buildings or the demolition of existing buildings and the construction of new buildings.
Development may also include the construction of public improvement projects including the
construction of infrastructure improvements.
The construction of public and private projects are anticipated to have environmental effects as
discussed above in Section 4.0 of the Program EIR. It is too speculative at this time to identify
the specific irreversible environmental impacts that may occur with future public and private
development because plans are not available at this time.
The potential impacts that could be identified without speculation have been identified above and
measures suggested as appropriate to reduce potential impacts in compliance with CEQA.
Further environmental review for individual public and private projects may be required by
CEQA at the time development plans are submitted to the city for approval. The city will
conduct additional environmental analysis as required by CEQA at the time projects are
submitted for approval.
Potential environmental effects that could be associated with new private and public projects
include increase traffic and traffic congestion, increased air quality emissions during grading and
construction and throughout the life of the project, increased noise levels during project grading
and construction and throughout the life of the project, land use impacts associated with
incompatible land use or inconsistent density, aesthetic impacts, and an increased need for public
services and utilities that extend beyond their capacity. Once a project is submitted for approval,
the city or Agency, as appropriate, will review the project and make a determination whether or
not the project could have significant environmental effects as defined by CEQA. If the city or
Agency, as appropriate, determines a proj ect could have significant impacts subsequent
environmental studies may be required. In that case, the city will prepare the necessary
environmental documents to evaluate the potential impacts in compliance with CEQA.
The Amendments will not create or generate any significant irreversible environmental changes
that would not occur without the adoption and implementation of the Amendments.
Development that occurs after adoption of the Amendments can occur without the property being
in a redevelopment area. The adoption and implementation of the Amendments will not have
any significant irreversible environmental changes that are unique or solely associated with the
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Program EIR
August 2003
Page 193
Amendments. The irreversible environmental changes that may occur with development under
the Amendments can occur without property being in a redevelopment area.
Chula Vista Redevelopment Plan Amendment and Merger
Program EIR
August 2003
Page 194
9.0 EFFECTS FOUND NOT TO BE SIGNIFICANT
Based on completion of an Initial Study and Notice of Preparation the following environmental
disciplines were identified as not having the potential to be impacted with adoption and
implementation of the Amendments: energy; and mineral resources. A copy of the completed
Initial Study and associated explanations as to why these environmental disciplines would not be
impacted by the adoption and implementation of the Amendments is included as Appendix A of
this document for review.
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Program EIR
August 2003
Page 195
10.0 ORGANIZATIONS AND PERSONS CONSULTED
The following persons and organizations were consulted and contacted during the preparation of
this Program EIR:
Lead Agency/Applicant:
City of Redevelopment Agency of the City ofChula Vista
Mr. Miguel Tapia
Principal Community Development Specialist
276 Fourth Avenue
Chula Vista, CA 91910
(619) 691-5291
Redevelopment Consultant:
Mr. Jim Simon
Rosenow Spevacek Group, Inc.
217 North Main, Suite 300
Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 541-4585
Environmental Consultant:
Mr. Phil Martin
Phil Martin & Associates
18195 Mc Durmott East, Suite C
Irvine, CA 92614
(949) 250-0503
City of Chula Vista:
. Benjamin Guerrero, Environmental Projects Manager
. Mary Ladiana, Environmental Projects Manager
. David Kaplan, Transportation Engineer
. Nancy Ross, GIS Specialist
. Dennis Larson, GIS Specialist
. Efraim Iribe, Engineering Technician
Chula Vista Redevelopment Plan Amendment and Merger
Program EIR
August 2003
Page 196
11.0 BIBLIOGRAPHY
The following documents were referenced for preparation of this Program EIR. Copies of these
documents are on file with the City of Chula Vista Planning and Building Department, 276
Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, CA:
1. City of Chula Vista General Plan, Originally Adopted by Resolution No. 15176 July II,
1989, Reprinted September 1995 with Revisions through September 5,1995.
2. City of Chula Vista General Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR #88-2) SCH
#88052511.
3. City of Chula Vista Housing Element of the General Plan 1999-2004, Revised April
2002.
4. Bella Lago Precise Plan, Rezone, & Tentative Tract Map Final Environmental Impact
Report, SCH No. 2002051138, March 2003.
5. Town Centre I/Bayfront Redevelopment Plan Amendment, EIR 98-2, SCH No.
98021056, May 1998.
6. Montgomery Specific Plan, Part One & Two, January 12, 1988, Resolution No. 13413,
Part Three, September 13, 1988, Resolution No. 13780.
7. . Draft Natural Hazards/Geology Baseline Study, City of Chula Vista General Plan
Update, Ninyo & Moore, January 6,2003.
8. Otay Valley Redevelopment Plan
9. Town Centre II Redevelopment Plan
10. Southwest Redevelopment Plan
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APPENDICES
APPENDIX A
INITIAL STUDY/NOTICE OF PREPARATION
NOTICE OF PREPARATION
To: Taxing/Reviewing Agencies
From: Benjamin Guerrero
Environmental Projects Manager
City of Chula Vista
Community Development Department
276 Fourth Avenue
Chula Vista, CA 91911
Subject: Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report
Project Title: Redevelopment Plan Amendment and Merger
Project Applicant: Chula Vista Redevelopment Agency
The Chula Vista Redevelopment Agency will be the Lead Agency and will prepare an environmental
impact report for the proposed amendment and merger of the Chula Vista Redevelopment Plan. We
are requesting the views of your agency as to the scope and content of the environmental information
that is germane to your agency's statutory responsibilities in connection with the proposed project.
The project description, location and the probable environmental effects are contained in the attached
materials. A copy of the Initial Study is attached for your review.
Due to the time mandated by State law, your response must be sent at the earliest possible date, but not
later than 30 days after receipt of this notice, or no later than January 6, 2003.
Please send your response to Mr. Benjamin Guerrero at the address above. We will need the name for
a contact person in your agency.
Signature:
Benja 'n Guerrero
Title: vironmental Projects Manager
Telephone: (619) 476-5311
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
ENVIRONMNETAL CHECKLIST FORM
1. Project Title: Redevelopment Plan Amendment and Merger
2. Lead Agency Name and Address: Chula Vista Redevelopment Agency, 276 Fourth Street,
ChulaVista,CA 91911
3. Contact Persons and Phone Number: Benjamin Guerrero - (619) 476-5311
Project Description: The proposed amendment and merger of the Agency's five existing
redevelopment projects ("Amendment") would commence a process to amend the five
redevelopmenl plans as follows:
1) Merge the Redevelopment Plans for the Bayfront, Town Centre I, Town Centre II,
Otay Valley, and Southwest Redevelopment Projects to create the Merged Chula
Vista Redevelopment Project and Project Area ("Merged Project Area");
2) Add approximately 400 acres of noncontiguous commercially and industrially
zoned property in wesl Chula Visla inlo the Merged Project Area; and
3) Establish an amended and restated Redevelopment Plan for the Merged Project
Area 10 aggregate tax increment revenues among the constituent redevelopment
projecl areas, establishes uniform redevelopment plan policies, and designates
distincl planning areas tailored to serve the needs of the various components of
the Merged Project Area. The law would preserve each constituent
redevelopment project's accounting, tax sharing formulas, and limitations. A
map showing the proposed Merged Merged and Added Project Area is
presented in Figures 1-3.
Issue
Potentially
Significant
hrpacl
Potentially
Significant
Unless Mitigalion
Incorporated
less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
I. AESTHETICS. Would the project:
a)
Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista? 0 . 0 0
Subslantially damage scenic resources, including bul
not limited to, trees, rock outcroppings. and historic
buildings within a state scenic highway? 0 . 0 0
Substantially degrade the existing visual character or
quality of lhe site and its surroundings? 0 0 . 0
Create a new source of substantial light or glare, which
would adversely affect day or nighttime views in the area? 0 . 0 0
b)
c)
d)
Comments:
Response to la. Potentially Significant Unless Mitigation Incorporated. The City's general plan identifies
all Major Thoroughfares as scenic corridors. Objectives and policies set forth in the General Plan regarding
Scenic Corridors include, but are not limited to the enhancement of visual amenllies of local and regionai
highway travel, preservation of scenic vislas, the encouragement of landscape medians, the construction of
bike trail links, etc.
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The proposed Amendment and Merger would not directly have any substanlial adverse effects on scenic
vistas known to exist in the City. There is no development directly proposed with the adoption and
implementalion of the Amendment and Merger. Therefore, the project would not directly have any adverse
effects on scenic vistas.
Indirectly, the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Merged and Added Project Areas. Although all development would have to comply
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with the land use and density allowed by the Chula Vista General Plan there could be significant impacts to
scenic vistas. The Draft Program EIR will evaluate the potential impacts that could occur to scenic resources
in the City due to development with the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger.
Response to lb. Potentially Significant Unless Mitigation Incorporated. There are scenic resources in the
City based on information in the General Plan. Scenic resources in Chula Vista include critical landforms such
as Mother Miguel Mountain, the Bay. and open space elements such as greenbelts and trails.
The proposed Amendment and Merger would not directly have any substantial adverse effects on scenic
vistas in the City because development is not directly proposed with the adoplion and implementation of the
Amendment and Merger. Therefore, the project would not directly have any adverse effecls on scenic vistas.
The adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could indirectly encourage development in
the Merged and Added Merged and Added Project Areas. Even though all developmenl would have to comply
with the land use and density allowed by the Chula Visla General Plan, there could be significant impacts to
existing scenic resources. The scenic resource impacts that could occur indirectly with the adoption and
implementation of the Amendment and Merger will be addressed in the Draft Program EIR.
Response to Ic. Less Than Significant Impact. Some of the property in the Merged and Added Merged and
Added Project Areas is blighted, by definition. The redevelopment of blighted property would not have any
significant adverse aesthetic impacts, The redevelopment of blighted property would have positive aesthetic
impacts for the area immediately adjacent to the site and the City overall. The redevelopment of blighted
property would not have any adverse aesthetic impacts. All projects would have to be reviewed by City staff
for compliance with City mandated codes and ordinances regarding building design. lighting, landscaping, etc.
to ensure that all projects do not have any significant aesthetic impacts.
Response to Id. Potentially Significant Unless Mitigation Incorporated. The proposed Amendment and
Merger would not directly generate or cause any new sources of light or glare to existing uses within or
adjacent to the Merged and Added Merged and Added Project Areas because development is not proposed
directly and in conjunction with the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger. Therefore,
the project would not directly have any adverse effects on light or glare.
The adoption and implementation of the Amendmenl and Merger could indirectly encourage development in
the Merged and Added Merged and Added Project Areas. New development andlor the redevelopment of
existing uses would generate light and glare that could Impact surrounding land uses. The light and glare of
new development would have to comply with all applicable City standards to minimize light and glare impacts
to acceptable levels, The potential light and glare impacts that could occur indirectly with the adoption and
implementation of the Amendment and Merger will be addressed in the Draft Program EIR.
Issue
Potentially
Significant
Impact
Potentially
Significant
Unless Mitigalion
Incorporated
less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
II. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES. In determining whether
impacts to agricultural resources are significant environmenlal
effects, lead agencies may refer to the California Agricultural
Land Evaluation and Site Assessment Model (1997) prepared
by the California Departmenl of Conservation as an optional
model to use in assessing impacts on agriculIural and farmland.
Would the project:
a)
Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland
of Statewide Importance (Farmland), as shown on the
maps prepared pursuant to the Farmland Mapping and
Monitoring Program (FMMP) of the California Resources
Agency, to non-agricultural use? 0
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b)
Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use, or a
Wiillamson Act contract? 0
o
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.
c)
Involve olher changes in the existing environment which,
due to their location or nature, could result in conversion
of Farmland to non-agricultural use? 0
.
o
o
Comments:
Response to Ita. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. There are some
existing agricultural uses in Chula Vista. Most of the agricullural operations are located in the eastern part of
the city. The existing agricultural operations include land that is used primarily for dry land farming, such as
barley. The agriculture uses in the Project Area include small acreages of strawberry fields. There is no
prime agricultural land in the City of Chula Vista. The Amendment and Merger wouid not directly have any
effect or impact the existing agricultural operations in the Projecl Area. However, development in the future
couid COnvert land used to grow strawberries to other uses as designated by the General Plan.
Response to lib. NO IMPACT. There is no property in the existing Merged and Added Projecl Areas or areas
to be added that are zoned for agricultural use, or in a Williamson Act contract. Therefore. lhe a90ption and
implemenlation of the Amendment and Merger would not impact any agriculturally zoned land or property that
is in a Williamson Act contract.
Response to lie. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. As stated in lIa
above there are strawberries growing in lhe Projecl Areas. The adoption and implementation of the
Amendment and Merger would not directiy impact the land used to grow strawberries, but indirectly the project
could encourage the conversion of farmland to non-agricultural use as designated by the general plan.
Issue
potentially
Significant
Impact
Potential
Significant
Unless Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Irrpact
No
Impact
III. AIR QUALITY. Where available, the significance criteria
established by the applicable air quality management or
air pollution control district may be relied upon to make
the following determinations. Wouid the project:
a) Conflict with or obstruct implementation of the
applicable air quality plan? 0 0 0 .
b) Violate any air quality standard or contribute substantially
to an existing or projected air quality violalion? 0 . 0 0
c) Result in cumulatively considerable net increase of any
criteria pollutant for which the project region is non-attainment
under an applicable federal or stale ambient air quality
standard (including releasing emissions which exceed
quantitative thresholds for ozone precursors)? 0 . 0 0
d) Expose sensitive receplors to substantial pollutant
concentrations? 0 . 0 0
e) Create objectionable odors affecting a substantial number
of people? 0 . 0 0
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Comments:
Response to ilia. NO IMPACT. The Amendmenl and Merger would not directly conflict or obstruct
implementation of any applicable air quality implementation plans. There is no develop men I direclly proposed
with the adoption and implementalion of the Amendment and Merger lhat could cause a conflict or obstruction
of any air quality plans. Therefore, the project would not directly have any adverse effects on air quality.
The adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could indirectly encourage development in
the Merged and Added Merged and Added Project Areas. New development or redeveiopment of existing
uses in the Merged and Added Project Areas wouid generate air emissions. but not in grealer amounts than
planned for by the City of Chula Vista General Plan since all development would have to comply with the
General Plan. Thus, indirectly the Amendment and Merger would not conflict with or obstruct the San Diego
County Air Pollution Control District from implementing all applicable air quality plans.
Response to IIIb. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. The Amendment
and Merger would not directly violate any air quality standard or contribute to an air quality violation because
there is no development proposed with the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger. The
project would nol directly generate air emissions that would cause a violation of any air emission or have an
adverse effect on air quality.
The adoption and implementation of lhe Amendment and Merger could indirectly encourage development.
New development or the redevelopment of existing uses would generate air emissions that could exceed air
quality standards, The potential air quality impacts that could occur indirectly with the adoption and
implementation of the Amendment and Merger will be addressed in the Draft Program EIR.
Response to lIIe. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. The San Diego
County Air Pollution Control District is atlainment for all air emissions, except carbon monoxide and particulate
matler (PM,o). The Amendment and Merger would not directly violate any air quality standard or contribute to
an air quality violation because there is no development proposed with the adoption and implementation of the
Amendment and Merger. The project would not directly generate air emissions that would cause a cumulative
impact to the District and cause the District to become non-atlainment for any pollutants.
The adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could indirectly encourage development that
would generate air emissions. T he air emissions generated indirectly by d eveiopment would increase
pollutants that could impact the air quality of the region. The potenlial air quality impacts that could occur
indirectly with the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger will be addressed in the Draft
Program EIR.
Response to IIId. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. The Amendment
and Merger would not directly generate air emissions lhat wouid expose sensitive receptors to substantial
pollutant concentrations because development is not proposed with the adoplion and implementalion of the
Amendment and Merger. The project would not directly generate air emissions that would expose any person
to substantial pollutant concentrations.
The adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could indirectly encourage development that
could expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollution concentrations, especially if there are sensitive
receptors in close proximity to the project. The air quality impacts that could occur indirectly with the adoption
and implementation of the Amendment and Merger will be addressed in the Draft Program EIR.
Response to lIIe. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. The Amendment
and Merger would not directly expose anyone to objectionable odors because development is not proposed
with the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger. Therefore, the project would not directly
generate air emissions and odors that could be objectionable.
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The adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could indirectly encourage development.
New development or redevelopment of existing uses could generate air emissions that could be objectionable
to some people. The types of projecls lhat could be developed in the Merged and Added Project Areas would
be based on the existing zoning for the property. The odor and the potential impacts of the odor to
surrounding land uses will be addressed in the Draft Program EIR.
Potentially
Potentially Significant less Than
Issue Significant Unless Miligalion Significant No
Impact Incorporated Impact Impact
IV. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES. Would the project:
a) Have a substantial adverse effect, either directly or
through habit modifications, on any species identified
as a candidate, sensitive. or special status species in local
or regional plans. policies, or regulations or by the
California Department of Fish and Game or U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service? 0 . 0 0
b) Have a substantial adverse effect on any riparian habital
or other sensitive natural community idenlified in local or
regional plans, policies. or regulations or by the California
Department of Fish and Game or U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service? 0 . 0 0
c) Have a substantial adverse effect on federally protected
wetlands as defined by Section 404 of the Clean Waler Act
(including, but not limited to. marsh, vernal pool, coaslal,
etc.) through direct removal. filling, hydrological interruption.
or other means? 0
.
o
o
d) Interfere substantially with the movement of any native
resident or migratory fish or wildlife species or with
established native resident or migratory wildlife corridors,
or impede the use of native wildlife nursery sites? 0 . 0 0
e) Conflicl with any local policies or ordinances protecting
biological resources, such as a tree preservation policy
or ordinance? 0 . 0 0
f) Conflict with the provisions of an adopted Habitat
Conservation Plan, Natural Community Conservation
Plan, or other approved local, regional, or state habitat
Conservation plan? 0 0 0 .
Comments:
Response to IVa. POTENTIAllY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATTED. The
Amendment and Merger would not directly effect any species that is identified as candidate, sensitive, or
special status species because no development is proposed with the adoption and implementation of the
Amendmenl and Merger. Therefore, the project would not have any direct impacts to biological resources.
The adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could indirectly encourage development in
the Merged and Added Merged and Added Project Area, which could impact biological resources. Some of
the property in the Merged and Added Project Areas is considered to be sensitive and development that
removes or indirectly impacts sensitive habitat would have potential significant impacts. T he potential
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biological impacts that could occur indirectly with lhe adoption and implementation of the Amendment arid
Merger will be addressed in lhe Draft Program EIR.
Response to IVb. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATTED. The proposed
Amendment and Merger would not directly resull in any developmenl thai would directly impact riparian or
other sensitive habitat because no development is proposed with the adoption and implementation of the
Amendment and Merger.
The adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could indireclly encourage development in
the Merged and Added Merged and Added Project Area, which could impact riparian habitat. There is riparian
habitat in some of the Merged and Added Project Areas that could be impacted indirectly due to future
development. The potential impacts that could occur indirectly to riparian and other sensitive habitat with the
adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger will be addressed in the Draft Program EIR.
Response to IVc. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATTED. The
Amendment and Merger would not result in any development lhat would directly impact native resident or
migratory defined wetland habilat because there is no development proposed wilh the adoption and
implementation of the Amendment and Merger. Thus. the project would not directly have any impacts to
wetland habitat.
The adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could indirectly encourage development in
the Merged and Added Merged and Added Project Area, which could impact wetland habitat. The potential
impacts that could occur indirectly 10 wetland habitat in and adjacent to the Merged and Added Project Area
due to the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger will be addressed in lhe Draft Program
EIR.
Response to IVd. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATTED. The
Amendment and Merger would not result in any development that would directly impact migratory fish or
wildlife species because there is no developmenl proposed with the adoption and implementation of the
Amendment and Merger.
The adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could indirectly encourage development in
the Merged and Added Merged and Added Project Area, which could impact migratory fish and wildlife
species. The habitat in some of lhe Merged and Added Project Area thaI serves migratory fish and wildlife
species could be impacted indirectly with development. The potential impacts that could occur indirectly to
migratory species with the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger will be addressed in
the Draft Program EIR.
Response to IVe. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATTED. The
Amendment and Merger would not result in any development that would directly impact local ordinances that
protect local biological resources because there is no development proposed with the adoption and
implementation of the Amendment and Merger.
The adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could indirectly encourage development in
the Merged and Added Merged and Added Project Area, which could impact local biological resources. The
existing woodland habitat known to exist in some of the Merged and Added Project Area could be impacted
indirectly due to development. Developmenl in the Merged and Added Merged and Added Project Area that
impacts trees and other local biological resources could be in conflict wilh local ordinances that protect these
resources. The potential impacts to local biological resources that are protecled by ordinance due indirectly to
adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger will be addressed in the Draft Program EIR.
Response to IVf. NO IMPACT. The proposed Amendment and Merger would not result in any development
that would directly or indirectly impact adopted habitat conservation plans since there are no adopted plans in
the City of Chula Vista.
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Potentially
Potentially Significant Less Than
Issue Significant Unless Miligation Significant No
Impact Incorporated Impact IlTlJact
V. CULTURAL RESOURCES. Would the project:
a) Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance
of a historical resource as defined In 915064.5? 0 . 0 0
b) Cause a substanlial adverse change in the significance
of an archaeological resource pursuant to 915064.5? 0 . 0 0
c) Directly or indirectly destroy a unique paleontological
resource or site or unique geologic feature? 0 . 0 0
d) Disturb any human remains, including those interred
outside of formal cemeteries? 0 0 0 .
Comments:
Response to Va. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. There are known
historical resources in the City. In addition to know historical resources, there are areas in the city, including
the Merged and Added Project Area, where historical resources exist even though they have not been
identified.
The Amendment and Merger would not result in development that would directly impact historical resources
because no development is proposed with the adoplion and implemenlation of the Amendment and Merger.
The project would not directly have any impacts to historical resources.
Indirectly the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Merged and Added Project Area and impact historical resources. Any historical
resource as defined in 915064.5 of the CEOA Guidelines that are indirectly Impacted by development would
have to be protected or preserved. The Impacts that could occur indirectly to local historical resources in and
adjacent to the Merged and Added Merged and Added Project Area due to the adoption and implementalion of
the Amendment and Merger will be addressed in the Draft Program EIR.
Response to Vb. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. There are known
archaeological resources in the C ily. I n addition, t here a re areas w here archaeological resources are
suspected to exist although they have not been identified.
The Amendmenl and Merger would not result in any development that would directly impact archaeological
resources because there is no development proposed with lhe adoption and Implementation of the
Amendment and Merger.
Indirectly the adoplion and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Projecl Area, which could impact archaeological resources that are present. An
impact to archaeological resource as defined in 915064.5 of the CEOA Guidelines would have to be protected
or preserved in compliance with CEOA. The impacts that could occur indirectly to archaeological resources in
and adjacenl to the Merged and Added Project Area due to the adoption and Implementation of the
Amendment and Merger will be addressed in the Draft Program EIR.
Response to Vc. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. There are areas
in the Project Area that are suspected to have paleontological resources. based on information in the Chula
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Vista General Plan. Therefore, the adoption and implementation of lhe Amendment could directly or indirectly
Impact paleontological resources.
Response to Vd. NO IMPACT. There are no known cemeteries in the Merged and Added Project Area. The
adoption and implementation of the Amendment would not have any direct or indirect impacts to cemeteries.
Potentially
Potentially Significant less Than
Issue Significant Unless Mitlgation Significant No
Impact Incorporated Impact Impact
VI. GEOLOGY AND SOilS. Would the project:
a) Expose people or structures to potential substantial
adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death
Involving:
i) Rupture of a known earthquake faull, as delineated
on the most recent Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault
Zoning Map issued by the State Geologist for the
Area or based on other substantial evidence of a
known fault? Refer to Division of Mines and
Geology Special Publication 42. . 0 0 0
ii) Strong seismic ground shaking? . 0 0 0
iii) Seismic related ground failure, including liquefaction? . 0 0 0
iv) landslides? . 0 0 0
b) Result in substantial soil erosion or the loss of topsoil? 0 . 0 0
c) Be located on a geologic unit or soil that is unstable, or that
would become unstable as a result of the project, and
potentially result in on-sile or off-site landslide, lateral
spreading, subsidence. liquefaction, or collapse? 0 . 0 0
d) Be located on expansive soil, as defined in Table 18-1-B
of the Uniform Building Code (1994), creating substantial
risks to life or property? 0 . 0 0
e) Have soils incapable of adequately supporting the use of
septic tanks or alternative wastewater disposal systems
where sewers are not available for the disposal of
wastewater? 0 0 0 .
Comments:
Response to Vial. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. The City of Chula Vista is traversed by five faults,
including two potentially active faults. These faults affect all development in the City. The Amendment and
Merger would not directly resull in any development. Therefore, the five faults that are known to traverse
Chula Vista would not direclly impact or be impacted by development.
Indirectly the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Projecl Area, which could impact or be impacted by faults known to exist in the area.
The potential impacts to development thai could occur indirectly with the adoption and implementation of the
Amendment and Merger due to faults will be addressed in the Draft Program EIR.
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Response to Vlaii. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. Faults are known to exist in the City of Chula
Vista. which can cause seismic ground shaking and affect development in the City. Seismic ground shaking
would not directly impact development in the Merged and Added Project Area because the Amendment and
Merger would not directly result in any development.
Indirectly the adoption and implementation of lhe Amendmenl and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Project Area, which could be impacted by groundshaking. The potential impacts that
could occur indirectly to development due to faults will be addressed in the Draft Program EIR.
Response to Vlaili. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. The City of Chula Vista has areas that are
subject to liquefaction and subsidence. Some of these areas are located in the Merged and Added Project
Area, particularly in the coastal area closest to the San Diego Bay. The Amendmenl and Merger would not
directly result in any development. Therefore, areas known to have liquefaction and subsidence would not
directly impact future development.
Indirectly lhe adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Project Area, which could be impacted by liquefaction and/or subsidence. Future
development in the Merged and Added Project Area with liquefaction or subsidence could indirectly be
impacted by the seismic related conditions. The potential impacts that could occur indirectly to development
due to the presence of liquefaction and subsidence will be addressed in the Draft Program EIR.
Response to Vlaiv. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. There are areas in Chula Vista where the
physical and chemical properties of soil materials and their geologic setting can cause landslides. The City of
Chula Vista planning area appears to contain a unique combination of bentonite malerial intermingled with the
geological formation known as lhe San Diego Formation. which is extremely susceptible to landslides. The
presence of bentonite and other sedimentary clay deposits is directly related to susceptibility to sliding.
The Amendment and Merger would nol directly result in any development. Therefore, areas in the Merged
and Added Project Area that are susceptible to landslides would not impact or be impacted by development
associated with the Amendment and Merger.
Indirectly the adoption and impiementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Project Area, which could impact or be impacted by landslides if development occurs
in areas susceptible to landslides. The potential impact of landslides on development that could occur
indirectly with adoption and implementation of the Amendment will be addressed in lhe Draft Program EIR.
Response to Vlb. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. The
Amendmenl and Merger would not directly result in development. Therefore, there would not be any soil
erosion impacts to development in the Merged and Added Project Area.
Indirectly the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Project Area, which could cause or be impacted by soil erosion. Measures to reduce
and prevent soil erosion would have to be incorporated into future projects accordingiyto minimize soil erosion
impacts. The potential soil erosion and topsoil impacts that could occur indirectly due to development in the
Merged and Added Projecl Area will be addressed in the Draft Program EIR.
Response to Vie. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. The Amendment
and Merger would not directly result in development. There would not be any geotechnical impacts directly to
development since development would not occur with adoption of the Amendment and Merger.
Indirectly the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Project Area, which could be impacled by geotechnical conditions in the Merged and
Added Project Area. Future development in the Merged and Added Project Area would have to be evaluated
for potential geotechnical impacts at the time development plans are submitted to the City for approval. The
potential geotechnical impacts on development that could occur indirectly with adoption and implementation of
the Amendment will be addressed in the Draft Program EIR.
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Response to Vld. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. The
Amendment and Merger would not directly result in development. Therefore, there would not be any impacts
to development in the Merged and Added Project Area due to expansive soil
Indirectly the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Project Area, which could be impacted by expansive soil. Expansive soil exists
throughout the City, including the Merged and Added Project Area. Future development in the Merged and
Added Project Area would have 10 be evaluated for potential impacts due to expansive soil at the time
development plans are submitted to the City for approval. The potential impacts 0 f expansive s oilt 0
development that could occur indirectly with adoption and implementation of the Amendment will be
addressed in the Draft Program EI R.
Response to Vie. NO IMPACT. The City of Chula Vista requires all development to be connected to the
existing public sewer system. Therefore, the adoption and implementation of the Amendment would not have
any impacts to soils directly or indirectly since septic tanks are not permitted for new development.
Potentially
Potentially Significant Less Than
Issue Significant Unless Mitigation Significant No
I~act Incorporated Irrpact Impact
VII. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. Would the project:
a) Create a significant hazard to the public or the
environment through the routine transport. use. or disposal
of hazardous materials? 0 0 . 0
b) Create a significant hazard to the public or the
environment through reasonably foreseeable upset and
accident conditions involving the release of hazardous
materiais into the environment? 0 0 . 0
c) Emit hazardous emissions of handle hazardous or acutely
hazardous materials, substances, or waste within one-quarter
mile of an existing or proposed school? 0 0 . 0
d) Be located on a site which is included on a list of hazardous
materials siles compiled pursuant to Government Code
Section 65962.5 and, as a result, would it create a
significanl hazard to the public or the environment? 0 . 0 0
e) For a project located within an airport land use plan or,
where such a plan has not been adopted, within \WO miles
of a public airport or public use airport, would the project
result in any safety hazard for people residing or working
in the Merged and Added Project Area? 0 0 . 0
f) For a project within the vicinity of a private airstrip, would
the project result in a safety hazard for people residing
or working in the Merged and Added Project Area? 0 0 0 .
g) Impair impiementation of or physically interfere with an
adopted emergency response plan or emergency
evacuation plan? 0 0 0 .
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h) Expose people or structures to a significant risk of loss,
injury, or death involving wildland fires, including where
wildlands are adjacent to urbanized areas or where
residences are intermixed with wildlands?
o
o
o
.
Comments:
Response to Vila. LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. The Amendment and Merger would not direclly
result in development. Therefore, lhere would not be any impacts directly associated with the physical
transport, use or disposal of hazardous materials with adoption of the Amendment and Merger.
Indireclly the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development,
which could involve the transport, use or disposal of hazardous materials. The type of businesses lhat are
allowed in the Merged and Added Project Area consistent with the zoning ordinance includes the use of
hazardous materials. Local, state and federal regulations require the safe use, transportation and disposal of
all hazardous materials and compliance with all applicable laws and regulations would minimize hazardous
material impacts.
Response to Vllb. LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. The Amendment and Merger would not directly
result in development. Therefore, there would not be any impacts direclly associated with an upset or accident
involving the release of hazardous materials into the environment.
Indirectly the adoption and implemenlation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Projecl Area. There are uses in the Merged and Added Project Area lhat allow the use
of hazardous materials. All land uses in the Merged and Added Project Area must comply with applicable
local, state and federal laws and regulations. Compliance with all laws and regulations for the safe storage
and use of hazardous materials would reduce potential impacts to a level less than significant.
Response to Vile. LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. The Amendment and Merger would not direclly
result in development. Therefore, the adoption of the Amendment would not directly result in the emission of
hazardous materials, substances, or waste within one-quarter mile of an existing or proposed school.
Indirectly the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Project Area. If existing hazardous sites within one-quarter mile of existing or
proposed schools are developed studenls and administrators could potenlially be exposed to hazardous
emissions. Compliance with all applicable local, state and federal regulations would minimize potential
impacts to schools with the use of hazardous materials or the accidental release of a hazardous material
during projecl demolition and construction.
Response to Vlld. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. There are
several hazardous sites in the Project Area. One known superfund site is the Otay Valley Land bank site
located on lhe north side of Main Street. There is the possibility that there are other hazardous siles in the
project area that are unknown and may remain unknown until development occurs. The adoption and
implementation of the Amendment and Merger could indireclly result in new development that uncovers
unknown hazardous waste sites sooner than without the project.
Response to Vile. LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. The Merged and Added Project Area is located
within two miles of Brown Field airport. Development that is anticipated to occur with the proposed
Amendment and Merger is not anticipated 10 have any impacts on lhe Brown Field or its airport land use plan.
Response to Vllf. NO IMPACT. As stated in Vile above. there are no private airstrips in the Merged and
Added Project Area. Thus, the Amendment and Merger would not impact people residing or working in the
Merged and Added Project Area.
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Response to Vllg. NO IMPACT. The Amendment and Merger would not directly result in development. The
adoption of the Amendment and Merger would not directly impair the implementation of or physically interfere
with an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan.
Indirectly the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Project Area. All development would have to meel and comply with City adopted
emergency evacuation plans and emergency response plans. Because all development In the Merged and
Added Project Area must be consistent with and comply with the Cily of Chula Vista General Plan,
development that 0 ccurs indirectly d ue tot he A mendmenl and Merger would not have any impacts to
emergency response or evacuation plans.
Response to Vllh. NO IMPACT. Based on the Chula Vista General Plan, none of the Merged and Added
Project Area is exposed to risk of loss, injury, or death involving wildland fires. The Amendment and Merger
would nol indirectly expose future development to wildland fires.
Issue
Potentially
Significant
Impact
Potentially
Significant
Unless Miligation
Incorporated
No
Impact
Less Than
Significant
Impact
VIII. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY. Would the project
a)
Violate any water quality standards or waste discharge
requirements? 0
o
o
.
b)
Substantially deplete groundwater supplies or interfere
substantially with groundwater recharge such that there
would be a net deficit in aquifer volume or a lowering of the
local groundwater table level (e.g., the production rate of
preexisting nearby wells would drop 10 a level, which would
not support existing land uses or planned uses for which
permits have been granted)? 0
.
o
o
c)
Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the site
or area. including through the alteration of lhe course of a
stream or river, or subslantially increase the rate or
amount of surface runoff in a manner, which would result
in flooding on- or off-site? 0
.
o
o
d)
Create or contribute runoff water which would exceed the
capacity of exisling or planned slorm waler drainage
systems or provide substanlial additional sources of
polluted runoff? 0
o
.
o
e)
f)
OthelWise substantially degrade water quality? 0
o
.
o
Place housing within a 1 DO-year flood hazard area as
mapped on a federal Flood Hazard Boundary or Flood
Insurance Rate Map or other flood hazard
delineation map? 0
.
o
o
g)
Place within a 1 DO-year flood hazard area slructures,
which would impede or redirect flood flows? 0
.
o
o
h)
Expose people or structures to a significant risk of loss.
injury. or death involving flooding, including flooding as
a result of the failure of a levee or dam? 0
.
o
o
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i)
Inundation by seiche, lsunami, or mudflow?
D
.
D
D
Comments:
Response to Villa. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. The
Amendment and Merger would not directly violate any water qualily standards or waste discharge
requirements because no development is proposed as part of the Amendment.
Indirectly the adoption and implementalion of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Project Area that could resull in the discharge of surface water and violate water
quality or waste discharge standards. The runoff from development sites would have to meet and comply with
all applicable surface water discharge requirements adopted by the San Diego Regional Water Quality Conlrol
Board. There could be surface water quality impacts associated with some projects. The surface water
quality impacts due to development indirectly with the adoption and implementation of the Amendment will be
addressed in the Draft Program EI R.
Response to Vlllb. LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. The Amendment and Merger would not directly
result in any development or other activities that would deplete or interfere with groundwater recharge.
Therefore, lhe adoption of the Amendment would not result in any impacts to local groundwater.
Indirectiy the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Project Area. Development could reduce the area available for groundwater recharge
and indirectly affect groundwater supplies. Since the City of Chula Vista does nol obtain its water supply from
the local groundwaler it is not anlicipated that future development in the Merged and Added Project Area
would significantly impact the local groundwater or the City of Chula Visla's source of water supply.
Response to Vlllc. LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. The Amendment and Merger would not directly
result in development or other activilies that would impact or alter existing drainage patterns within the Merged
and Added Project Area. Therefore, the adoption of the Amendment would not directly have any impacts to
drainage pallerns in the Merged and Added Project Area.
Indireclly the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Project Area. New development or redevelopment of existing uses would have to
meet and comply with the General Plan. Since developmenl must be consistenl with the General Plan. it is
not anticipated that development that would Occur indirectly with adoplion of the Amendment and Merger
would significantly alter existing drainage pallerns or the course of a stream or river and result in flooding.
Response to Vllld. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. The
Amendment and Merger would not directly result in any developmenl or olher activities that would contribute
runoff that could impact the capacity of the existing or planned storm drain system serving the Merged and
Added Project Area. The adoption and implementation of the Amendment would not directly have any impact
to the existing storm drain system in the City.
Indirectly the adoption and implementalion of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
lhe Merged and Added Project Area. New development or redevelopment of existing uses could increase
runoff and impact the capacity of the slorm drain system serving the site. The impact of runoff in the Merged
and Added Project Area due indirectly with the adoption and implementation of the Amendment will be
addressed in the Draft Program EIR.
Response to Vllle. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. Please see
Response Villa above.
Response to VII If. NO IMPACT. The Amendment and Merger would not directly result in development or
other activities that would place housing in a 1 DO-year flood zone. The Amendment would not directly have'
any flooding impacls to housing.
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Indirectly the adoplion and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Project Area. Although there are areas of the City of Chula Vista that are subject to
flooding by a 1 OO-year storm, development that may occur indirectly with the adoption and implementation of
the Amendment and Merger would not place housing in a 1 DO-year flood zone. The City requires that all
development, including residential, be protected from a 1 DO-year slorm.
Response to VlIIg. NO IMPACT. Please see Response Vllle above.
Response to Vlllh. NO IMPACT. The Amendment and Merger would not directly result in any development or
other activities that would expose residents or businesses to inundation due to the failure of a dam or levee.
The adoption of the Amendment would not directly impact people or structures due to the failure of a levee or
dam.
The Chula Vista Planning Area has three major dams, including the Sweelwater, the Upper Otay, and the
Savage (Lower Otay). Indirectly the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could
encourage development in the Merged and Added Project Area that could be exposed to inundation due to the
failure of one of the three dams. The potential impacts of flooding due to the failure of a dam due indirectly
with the adoption and implementation of the Amendmenl will be addressed in lhe Draft Program EIR.
Response to Villi. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. The
Amendment and Merger would not directly result in any development or other activities that would be impacted
by a seiche or tsunami,
Indirectly the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Project Area. Development in close proximity of the San Diego Bay could be impacted
bya seiche based on information in the Chula Vista General Plan. The potential impact of a seiche or tsunami
on development in the San Diego Bay area due indirectly with the adoption and implementation of the
Amendment will be addressed in the Draft Program EIR.
Potentially
Potentially Significant Less Than
Issue Significant Unless Miligation Significant No
Impact Incorporated Impact l!'T1:lact
IX, LAND USE PLANNING. Would the project:
a) Physically divide an established community? 0 0 0 .
b) Conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy, or
regulation or an agency wit jurisdiction over the project
(including but not limited to the general plan. specific
plan, local coastal program, or zoning ordinance)
adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an
environmental effect? 0 0 0 .
c) Conflict with any applicable habitat conservation plan
or natural community conservation plan? 0 0 0 .
Comments:
Response to IXa. NO IMPACT. The Amendment and Merger would not directly result in any develop men I or
other activities that would physically divide an. established community.
Indirectly the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Project Area. All new development or redevelopment must be consistent with and in
compliance with the adopted City of Chula Vista General Plan. Therefore, the Amendment would not indirectly
conflict with the Chula Vista General Plan, zoning ordinance, or any other City adopted plan or policy.
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Response to IXb. NO IMPACT. The Amendment and Merger would not directly result in any development or
other activities that would conflicl with any land use plan or other adopted planning document
Indirectly the adoption and implementalion of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Project Area. All new development or redevelopment of existing uses must be
consistent with and in compliance with the adopted City of Chula Vista General Plan and zoning ordinance.
Therefore, the Amendment would not indirectly conflict with any City planning documenls that have been
adopted to mitigate or avoid environmental effects.
Response to IXc. NO IMPACT. The Amendment and Merger would not directly result in any development or
other activities that would conflict with any habitat conservation plan or nalural community conservalion plan.
Indirectly the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Project Area. All new development or redevelopment must be consislent with and in
compliance with the adopted City of Chula Vista General Plan, zoning ordinance and other documents to
protect habitat. The Amendment would not indirectiy conflict with any adopted conservation plan or natural
community conservation plan.
Issue
Potentially
Significant
Impact
Potentially
Significant
Unless Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
X. MINERAL RESOURCES. Would the project
a)
Result in the loss of availability of a known minerai
resource that would be of value to the region and the
residents of the state?
o
o
.
o
b)
Resull in the ioss of availability of a locally
Important mineral resource recovery site delinealed
on a local general plan, specific plan, or other
land use plan?
o
o
.
o
Comments:
Response Xa. LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. The Amendment and Merger would not directly result in
any development or other activities that wouid directly result in the loss of a mineral resource that wouid be of
value to the region and state residents.
Indirectly the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Project Area. There are mineral resources in Chula Visla that are being mined and
are considered valuable to the City and the region. These mineral resources include sand and gravel and
rock. The Chula Vlsla General Plan acknowledges these resources and has planned forlhe continued mining
of these resources for the near fulure. Future development in the Merged and Added Project Area due
indirectly with the adoption and implementation of the Amendment would protect the mineral resources in
compliance with the General Plan.
Response Xb. LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. See Response Xa above.
Issue
Potentially
Significant
Impact
Potentially
Significant
Unless Miligation
Incorporated
less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
XI. NOISE. Would the project resull in:
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a) Exposure of persons to or generation of noise levels in
excess of standards established in the local general plan
or noise ordinance. or applicable standards of other
agencies? 0 . 0 0
b) Exposure of persons to or generation of excessive
ground borne vibration or ground borne noise levels? 0 . 0 0
c) A substantial permanent increase in ambient noise
levels in the project vicinity above levels existing without
the project? 0 0 . 0
d) A substantial temporary or periodic increase in ambient
noise levels in the project vicinity above levels existing
without the project? 0 . 0 0
e) For a project located within an airport land use plan. or
where such a plan has not been adopted, within lwo miles
of a public airport or public use airport, would lhe project
expose people residing or working in the Merged and Added Project Area
to excessive noise levels? 0 0 0 .
f) For a project within the vicinity of a private airslrip, would
the project expose people residing or working in the
Merged and Added Project Area to excessive noise leveis? 0 0 0 .
Comments:
Response Xla. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. The Amendment
and Merger would not directly expose people to noise levels in excess of standards or the noise ordinance
because development is not directly proposed in conjunction with the adoption of the Amendment and Merger.
Indirectly the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Project Area. The Noise Control Ordinance of the City of Chula Vista provides policies
to prevent noise and vibration. which may jeopardize the health or welfare of its citizens or degrade he quality
of life. The development of property could expose people to noise levels during project construction aclivities
and would be short-term impacts as well as the duration of the project, which would be long-term noise
impacts. Although projects must comply with the Noise Control Ordinance of the City of Chula Vista people
could be exposed to noise levels during short-term construction activities or long-term throughout the life of a
project Potential noise impacts due indirectly to adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger
will be addressed in the Draft Program EIR.
Response Xlb. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. The Amendment
and Merger would not directly expose people to excessive ground borne vibration or ground borne noise levels
because development is not directly proposed in conjunction wilh the adoption of the Amendment and Merger.
Indirectly the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Project Area. The development of property could expose people to excessive ground
borne vibration or ground borne noise levels. All development activities, including construction and operational
phases. must comply with the General Plan and Noise Control Ordinance of the Cily of Chula Vista as it
relates to vibration. Potential vibration impacts due indirectly to adoption and implementation of the
Amendment and Merger will be addressed in the Draft Program EIR.
Response Xlc. LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. The Amendment and Mergerwould not directly result in
any development or other activities that would directly result in a permanent increase in the ambient noise
level in the Merged and Added Project Area.
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Indirectly the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Project Area. The development of property could expose people to an increase in the
ambient noise level. All development activities including the construction and operation phases must comply
with the Noise Control Ordinance of the City of Chula Vista. Therefore, future development due indirectly to
the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger is not anticipated to result in any permanent
increase in ambient noise levels greater than the levels allowed by lhe noise ordinance.
Response Xld. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. The Amendment
and Merger would not directly result in any development or other activities that would direclly result in a
temporary increase in the ambient noise level in the Merged and Added Project Area.
Indirectly the adoption and implementation of lhe Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Project Area. The development of property could expose people to a short-term
increase in the noise level, especially during demolition and construction. All development activities including
the conslruction and operalion phases must comply with the Noise Control Ordinance of the City of Chula
Vista, however, short-term noise impacts could occur. The polential short-term noise impacts due indirectiy to
the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger will be addressed in the Draft Program ElR.
Response Xle. NO IMPACT. There are no public or private airports in the City of Chula Vista. The adoption
of the Amendment would not direclly or indireclly expose people residing or working in the Merged and Added
Project Area to excessive noise levels.
Response Xlf. NO IMPACT. See Response Xie above.
Issue
Potentially
Significant
Irrpacl
Potentially
Significant
Unless Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
XII. POPULATION AND HOUSING. Would the project:
a) Induce substantial population growth in an area either
directly (e.g., by proposing new homes and
businesses) or indireclly (e.g., through extension of
roads or other infrastructure)?
o
.
o
o
b) Displace substantial numbers of existing housing,
necessilating the construction of replacement housing
elsewhere?
o
.
o
o
c) Displace substantial numbers of people, necessitating
the construction of replacement housing elsewhere?
o
.
o
o
Comments:
Response Xlla. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. The Amendment
and Merger would not directly result in any development or other activities that would directly induce a
significant population growth.
Indirectly the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Project Area to eliminate blight, upgrade existing deteriorated and underutilized
buildings, etc.. could result in population growth. Future development in the Merged and Added Projecl Area
due indireclly to the adoption and implementation of the Amendmenl and Merger must be consistent with the
General Plan. Even though the General Plan has planned growth, il could occur sooner than planned due to
the Amendment and Merger. The potential population growth due indirectly with the adoption and
implementation of the Amendment will be addressed in the Draft Program EIR.
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Response Xllb. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. The Amendment
and Merger would not directly result in any development or other activities that would displace existing housing
requiring the construction of replacement housing elsewhere in the Merged and Added Project Area, or City of
Chula Vista.
Indirectly the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Project Area to eliminate blight and upgrade existing deteriorated residences. This
development could require the demolition of existing housing units and construction of replacement housing
elsewhere in the City. The potential impact of displacing existing housing due indirectly with the adoption and
implementation of the Amendment will be addressed in the Draf! Program EIR.
Response X lie. P OTENTIALL Y SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION I NCORPORATED. Please see
Response Xllb above.
Issue
Potentially
Significant
Impact
Potentially
Significant
Unless Miligation
Incorporated
less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
XIII. PUBLIC SERVICES. Would the project result in substanliai
adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new
or physically altered governmental facililies or the need for new
or physically altered governmental facilities, the conslruclion of
which could cause significant environmental impacls, in order to
maintain acceptable service ratios, response times, or other
performance objectives for any of the public services:
a) Fire protection? 0 . 0 0
b) Police protection? 0 . 0 0
c) Schools? 0 . 0 0
d) Parks? 0 . 0 0
e) Other public facilities? 0 0 0 .
Comments:
Response to Xllla. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. The
Amendment and Merger would not have any significanl impacts on the need for or provisions of new or
physically altered fire prolection facilities to maintain acceptable response times because development is not
directly proposed with the adoption of the Amendment and Merger.
Indirectly the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Project Area. Depending upon lhe type of development, the density, and the abilily of
the Fire Department to adequalely serve the development additional equipmenl and/or manpower may be
required. The fire protection impacts due indirectly with the adoplion and implementation of the Amendment
and Merger will be addressed in the Draf! Program EIR.
Response to Xlllb. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. The
Amendment and Merger would not have any significant impacts on the need for or provisions of new or
physically altered police protection facilities to maintain acceptable response times or other performance
objectives because development is not directly proposed with the adoption of the Amendment and Merger.
Indirectly the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Project Area. Depending upon the type of development, the density, and the ability of
the Police Department to serve the development additionai equipment and/or manpower may be required.
The police protection impacts due indirectly wilh the adoption and implementation of the Amendment will be
addressed in the Draf! Program EIR.
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Response to Xlllc. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. The
Amendment and Merger would not have any significant impacts on schools because development is not
directly proposed with the adoption of the Amendment and Merger.
Indirectly t he a doption and implementation of lhe Amendment and Merger could encourage residential
development in the Merged and Added Project Area. New development could generate new students to area
schools either directly from residential development or indirectly with commercial or industrial development.
The generation of additional sludents either directly or indireclly could impact schools if they are at or over
capacity. The indirect Impact of the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger on schools
will be addressed in the Draft Program EIR.
Response to Xllld. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. The
Amendment and Merger would not directly result in any development or other activities that would directly
result in the need for new parks or the expansion of existing parks.
Indirectly the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Project Area creating an additional demand for park facilities. Depending upon the type
of development. the increased demand for parks and recreation facilities couid require construction of new
parks or the expansion of existing facilities. The potential impact to parks and recreational facilities due
indirectly with the adoption and implementation of the Amendment will be addressed in the Draft Program EIR.
Response to Xllle. NO IMPACT. There are no other public facilities that would be impacted either directly or
indirectly with the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger.
Issue
Potentially
Significant
Illl'act
Potentially
Significant
Unless Mitigation
incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
lrrpacl
XIV. RECREATION.
a) Would the project increase the use of existing
neighborhood and regional parks or other
recreational facilities such that substantial physical
deterioration of the facility would occur or be
accelerated?
o
.
o
o
b) Does the project include recrealional facilities or
require the construction or expansion of recreational
facililies which might have an adverse physical effecl
on the environment?
o
.
o
o
Comments:
Response to XIVa. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. See Response
Xllld above.
Response to XIVb. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. See Response
Xllld above.
Issue
Potentially
Significant
Impact
Potentially
Significant
Unless Miligation
Incorporated
less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
XIV. TRANSPORTATlONfTRAFFIC
a) Cause an increase in traffic, which is substantial in
relation to the existing traffic load and capacity of the
street system (i.e., resull in a substanlial increase in
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Comments:
b)
either the number of vehicle trips, the volume to capacity
ratio on roads, or congestion at intersections)? 0 . 0 0
Exceed, either individually or cumulatively, a level of
service standard established by the county congestion
managemenl agency for designaled roads or highways? 0 . 0 0
Result in a change in air traffic patterns, including either
an increase in traffic levels or a change in iocation that
results in substantial safety risks? 0 0 0 .
Substantially increase hazards due to a design feature
(e.g., sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or
incompatible uses (e.g., farm equipment)? 0 0 . 0
Result in inadequate emergency access? 0 0 0 .
Result in inadequate parking capacity? 0 . 0 0
Conflict with adopted policies. plans, or programs
supporting alternalive transportation (e.g., bus turnouts,
bicycle racks)? 0 0 0 .
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
Response to XVa. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. The
Amendment and Merger would nol directly cause a significanl increase in traffic because development is not
proposed in conjunction with the adoption of the Amendment and Merger.
Indirectly the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development and
generate traffic that could impact the capacity of the slreet system. The potential traffic impacts that could
indirectly occur with the adoption and impiementation of the Amendment will be addressed in the Draft
Program EIR.
Response to XVb. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORTED. The Amendment
and Merger would not directly exceed service levels of roads or highways because development is not
proposed in conjunction with the adoption of the Amendment and Merger.
Indirectly the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development that
could generate traffic that exceeds, either individually or cumulatively, the service level of the streets. The
potential impacts of lraffic on roads and highways thai could indirectly occur with lhe adoption and
implementation of the Amendment will be addressed in the Draft Program EIR.
Response to XVc. NO IMPACT. The Brown Field airport is localed within two miles of the Project Area.
However, development that can occur in the Project Area consistent with lhe General Pian is not anticipated to
impact directly or indirectly Brown Field with the adoption and implementalion of the Amendment and Merger.
Response to XVd. LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. The Amendment and Merger would not directly
result in any development or other activities that could impact design features.
indirectly the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development In
the Merged and Added Project Area, which could require the design and construction of new intersections or
roadways, The City would review all plans for new roadways and interseclions to assure their design is safe.
It is not anticipated that the design and construction of new roadways or intersections due indirectly to the
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adoption and implementation of the Amendment would result in any significanl impacts to roadways or
intersections.
Response to XVe. NO IMPACT. The Amendment and Merger would not directly result in development or
other activities that would result in impacts for emergency access.
Indirectly the adoption and implementalion of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development.
New development or redevelopment could require emergency vehicle access. The City of Chula Vista Police
and Fire Departments reviews all developmenl plans for proper emergency vehicle access as standard
procedure. Development lhatwould occur indirectly with the adoption and implementalion of the Amendmenl
and Merger would have be required to provide safe and effeclive emergency vehicle access prior to or in
conjunction with project approval. The adoption and implementalion of the Amendment and Merger would nol
have any indirect impacts on emergency vehicle access.
Response to XVf. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORTED. The Amendment
and Merger would not result in any developmenl or other activities that would directly impact parking.
Indirectly the adoplion and implementalion of the Amendment and Merger could encourage developmenl in
the Merged and Added Project Area and require parking. All development would be reviewed by the City for
compliance wilh the City parking code. Depending upon the project there could be parking impacts if
adequate parking is not provided. The potential parking impacts due indirectly wilh the adoption and
implementation of the Amendment will be addressed in the Draft Program EIR.
Response to XVg. NO IMPACT. The Amendment and Merger would not result in any development or other
activities that would directly conflict with any adopted policies or plans supporting alternative transportation.
Indirectly the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Project Area. All new development must comply wilh the General Plan, therefore
future development is not anticipated to conflicl with City adopted policies or plans supporting altern alive forms
of transportation.
Issue
Potentially
Significant
Impact
Potentially
Significant
Unless Mitigation
Incorporated
less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Il'11lacl
XVI. UTILITIES & SERVICE SYSTEMS.
a) Exceed wastewater treatment requirements of the
applicable Regional Water Quality Control Board? 0
o
.
o
b) Require or result in the construction of new water or
waslewaler treatment facilities or expansion of existing
facilities, the conslruction of which could cause significant
environmental effects? 0
.
o
o
c) Require or result in the construcllon of new storm water
drainage facilities or expansion of existing facilities, the
construction of which could cause significant
environmental effects? 0
.
o
o
d) Have sufficient water supplies available to serve the
project from existing entitlemenls and resources, or are
new or expanded enlitlements needed? 0
.
o
o
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e) Result in a determination by the wastewater treatmenl
provider which serves or may serve the project that it has
adequate capacity to serve the project's projected demand
in addition to the provider's existing commitments? 0
.
o
o
f) Be served by a landfill with sufficient permitted capacity
to accommodate the project's solid waste disposal needs? 0
o
.
o
g) Comply with federal, state, and local statues and
regulations related to solid waste?
o
o
.
o
Comments:
Response to XVla. LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. The Amendment and Merger would not directly
exceed wastewater treatment requirements of the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board because
development is not proposed with the adoption of the Amendment and Merger.
Indirectly the adoption and implementation of lhe Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Project Area consistent with the General plan. Wastewater that is generated in the
City of Chula Vista is treated at the City of San Diego Point Loma trealment plant. Development that occurs in
the Merged and Added Project Area due indirectly to the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and
Merger would not require the Point Loma plant to exceed wastewaler treatment requirements based on
information in the General Plan. The Point Loma treatment plant would continue to meet discharge treatment
requirements with or without the project.
Response to XVlb. POENTIALL Y SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. The
Amendment and Merger would not directly require the construction of water or wastewaler treatment facilities
or the expansion of existing facilities because development is nol proposed.
Indirectly the adoption and implementation of lhe Amendment and Merger could encourage development.
Some areas within the Merged and Added Project Area could require the extension of existing sewer and
water facilities to serve new development. The extension of the facilities could indirectly have significant
environmental effects, The potential impacts of expanding or extending sewer or water facilities due indirectly
with lhe adoption and implementation of the Amendment will be addressed in the Draft Program EIR.
Response to XVlc. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. See
Response Vllld.
Response to XVld. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. The
Amendment and Merger would not directly result in development or other activities that would impact existing
or future water supplies.
Indirectly the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Project Area. Addilional development may require the City to obtain additional water
supplies in order to properly serve development. The potential impacts of the adoption and implementation of
the Amendment on water supplies will be addressed in the Draft Program EIR.
Response to XVle. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. The
Amendment and Merger would not directly result in any development or other aclivities that would require the
expansion of the Point Loma wastewater treatment plant.
Indirectly the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development.
Additional development could require the expansion of the Point Lama treatment plant to accommodate the
additional wastewater generated by new development. The potential impacts of additional development on
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wastewater treatment capacity due indireclly wilh the adoption and implementation of lhe Amendment and
Merger will be addressed in the Draft Program EI R.
Response to XVlf. LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. The Amendment and Merger would not directly
resuit in any development or other activities that wouid generate solid waste. Therefore, the adoption of the
Amendment would not direclly have any impacts on the capacity of landfills since no development is proposed
in conjunction wilh the adoption of the Amendment.
Indireclly the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Project Area. Additionai development could generate a net increase in solid wasle thai
couid impact area landfills. The Chula Visla General Plan indicates there is adequate landfill capacily to serve
the solid waste needs of the City based on build-out of the General Plan. Thus, the adoption and
implementation of the Amendment and Merger is not anticipated to have indirect impacts on soiid waste.
Response to XVlg. LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. The Amendment and Merger would not directly
result in any development or other activities that wouid generate solid waste and impact the City's ability to
meet and comply with solid waste regulations.
The adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger would not impact the ability of the Cily to
continue to meet all regulations and statues reiating to the collection, recycling, and disposal of solid waste.
Potentially
Potentially Significant less Than
Issue Significant Unless Miligation Significant No
Impact Incorporated IfllJacl Impact
XVII. THRESHOLD ANALYSIS
a) Exceed the Cily's fire/EMS Threshold Standards? 0 . 0 0
b) Exceed lhe City's police Threshold Standards? 0 . 0 0
c) Exceed the City's traffic Threshold Standards? 0 . 0 0
d) Exceed lhe Cily's park/recreation Threshold Slandards? 0 . 0 0
e) Exceed the Cily's drainage Threshold Standards? 0 . 0 0
f) Exceed the City's sewer Threshold Standards? 0 . 0 0
g) Exceed the City's water Threshold Standards? 0 . 0 0
h) Exceed lhe City's air quality Threshoid Standards? 0 . 0 0
i) Exceed the City's economics Threshold Standards? 0 0 0 .
j) Exceed the City's schools Threshold Standards? 0 . 0 0
k) Exceed the City's libraries Threshold Slandards? 0 0 . 0
Comments:
Response to XVlla. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. See
Response Xilla.
Response to XVllb. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. See
Response Xillb.
Response to XVllc. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. See
Response XIVa and XIVb.
Response to XVlld. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. See
Response Xlild.
Response to XVlle. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. See
Response Villd.
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Response to XVI/f. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. See
Response XVlb and XVle.
Response to XVI/g. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. See
Response XVlb and XVld.
Response to XVI/h. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. See
Response IIlb, I/Ic, II/d, and IlIe.
Response to XViii. NO IMPACT. The adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger would not
have any adverse economic impact to the City or Agency. The projecl would have positive economic impacts
by providing the Agency additional sources of funds to obtain needed funding to construct needed projects in
the Merged and Added Project Area as funds become available.
Response to XVI/j. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. See
Response XII/c.
Response to XVI/k. LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. The Amendment and Merger would not directly
result in any development or other activities that would impact libraries.
Indirectly the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Project Area. Additional development. especially residential, could increase the use of
the three existing libraries. An increase in residential development would have to be consistenl with the
General Plan. It is nol anticipated at this time that development in the Merged and Added Project Area in the
future would significantly impact the existing libraries.
Issue
Potentially
Significant
Impact
Potentially
Significant
Unless Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
,,,,,,,ct
XVIII. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE.
a) Does the project have the potential to degrade the
quality of the environment. substantially reduce the
habitat of fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or
wildlife population to drop below self-suslaining levels,
threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community,
reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or
endangered plant or animal. or eliminate important
examples of the major periods of California history
or prehistory?
o
.
o
o
b) Does the project have the impacls that are individually
limited. but cumulalively considerable? ("Cumulative
considerable" means lhat the incrementai effects of a
project is considerable when viewed in connection with
the effects of past projects, the effects of other current
projects. and the effects of probable future projects?
o
.
o
o
c) Does the project have environmentai effects, which will
cause substantial adverse effects on human beings,
either directly or indirectly?
o
.
o
o
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Comments:
Response to XVllla. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. The
Amendment and Merger is anticipated to encourage development in the Merged and Added Project Area,
which could include properly adjacent to sensitive habitat, including riparian habitat along river corridors that
are designated as open space by the General Plan. Future development that may occur indirectly with the
adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could resulI in development that impacts fish and
wiidlife habitat. The potential impacts lhat could occur indirectiy wilh the adoption and implementation of the
Amendment and Merger will be addressed in the Draft Program EIR.
Response to XVlllb. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. The adoption
and implementation of lhe Amendmenl and Merger would indirectly encourage development within the Merged
and Added Project Area that could have individuai impacts that could be considered cumuiatively significant.
For instance, individual projects may not have significant impacts, but t he cumulative effects could be
significant. Although future development in the Merged and Added Project Area must be consistent with the
Generai Pian, increased development couid result in significant cumulative impacts. The Amendment, on the
other hand, could have positive impacts by eliminating exisling blighted conditions on a project-by-project
basis that cumulatively throughout the life of the Plan improves the Merged and Added Project Area and the
City of Chula Vista.
Response to XVlllc. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. The adoption
and implementation of the Amendment and Merger would not cause substanlial adverse effects on human
beings directly because no development is proposed in conjunction with the adoption of the Amendment and
Merger.
The implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development within the Merged and
Added Project Area that could indirectly cause adverse effects on human beings. The indirect impacts on
humans due to new development could include, but not be limited to noise, air quality, traffic, etc. The indirect
effects to human beings wilh the adoption and implementation of t he A mendment a nd Merger will be
addressed in the Draft Program EIR.
4. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED
The environmental factors checked below would be potentially affected by this Project, involving at least one
impact that is a "Potentially Significant Impact" or "Potenlially Significant Unless Mitigated", as indicated by the
checklist on the preceding pages.
o Aesthetics
o Biological Resources
o Hazards & Hazardous Materials
o Mineral Resources
o Public Services
0Utilities/Service Systems
o Agricultural Resources
o CulIural/Paleontological Resources
0Hydrology/Water Quality
o Noise
o Recreation
o Mandalory Findings of Significance
o Air Quality
o Geology/Soils
o Land Use/Planning
0Populalion/Housing
0Transporlation/Traffic
6. DETERMINATION
On the basis of this initial evaluation:
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Comments:
Response to XVlIJa. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. The
Amendment and Merger is anlicipated to encourage development in the Merged and Added Project Area,
which could include property adjacent to sensitive habitat. including riparian habitat along river corridors that
are designated as open space by the General Plan. Future development that may occur indirectly with lhe
adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could result in development that impacts fish and
wildlife habitat. The potential impacts that could occur indirectly with the adoplion and implementation of the
Amendment and Merger will be addressed in the Draft Program EIR.
Response to XVlllb. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. The adoption
and implemenlation of the Amendment and Merger would indirectly encourage development within the Merged
and Added Project Area that could have individual impacts that could be considered cumulatively significant.
For instance, individual projects may n at have significant impacts, but t he cumulative effects could be
significant. Although future development in the Merged and Added Project Area must be consistent with the
General Plan, increased development could result in significant cumulative impacts. The Amendment, on the
other hand. could have positive impacts by eliminating existing blighled conditions on a project-by-project
basis that cumulatively throughout the life of the Plan improves the Merged and Added Project Area and the
City of Chula Vista.
Response to XVlllc. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNLESS MITIGATION INCORPORATED. The adoption
and implementation of the Amendment and Merger would not cause substantial adverse effects on human
beings directly because no development is proposed in conjunction with the adoption of the Amendment and
Merger.
The implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development within lhe Merged and
Added Project Area that could indireclly cause adverse effects on human beings. The indirect impacts on
humans due to new development could include, but not be limited to noise, air quality. lraffic, elc. The indirect
effects to human beings with the adoption and implementation of t he A mendment a nd Merger w ill be
addressed in the Draft Program EIR.
4. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED
The environmental factors checked below would be potentially affected by this Project, involving at least one
impact that is a "Potentially Significant Impact" or "Potentially Significant Unless Mitigated", as indicated by the
checklist on the preceding pages.
o Aesthetics
o Biological Resources
o Hazards & Hazardous Materials
o Mineral Resources
o Public Services
0Utilities/Service Systems
o AgriculIural Resources
o Cultural/Paleontological Resources
0HydrologyIWater Quality
o Noise
o Recreation
o Mandatory Findings of Significance
o Air Quality
o Geology/Soils
o Land Use/Planning
0Population/Housing
0T ransportation/T raffic
6. DETERMINATION
On the basis of this initial evaluation:
o I find that the proposed project COULD NOT have a significant effect on the environment, and a
NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared.
o I find that alIhough the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, there WILL
NOT be a significanl effect in this case because the mitigation measures described on an allached
sheet have been added to the project. A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared.
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o I find that the proposed project COULD NOT have a significant effect on the environment, and a
NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared.
o I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, there WILL
NOT be a significant effect in this case because the mitigation measures described on an attached
sheet have been added to the project. A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared.
1>:1 I find that although the proposed project MAY have a significant effect on the environment. an
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required.
o I find that the proposed project MAY have a significant effect(s) on the environment. but at least one
effect" 1) has been analyzed adequately in an earlier EI R pursuant to applicable standards, and 2) has
been addressed by mitigation measures based on the earlier analysis as described on attached sheets.
if the effect is a "potentially significant impact" or "potentially significant unless mitigated." An
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required, but it must analyze only the effects that remain to be
addressed.
o I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, lhere WILL
NOT be a significant effect in this case because all potentially significant effects (a) have been analyzed
adequately in an earlier EIR pursuant to applicable standards and (b) have been avoided or mitigated
pursuant to that earlier ElR, including revisions or mitigation measures that are imposed upon the
proposed project. a dendum has been prepared to provide a record of this determination.
[)pc, c;,'LOD~
,
Date
Benjamin Guerrero
Printed Name
Chula Vista Redevelopment Aqencv
Agent For
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APPENDIX B
NOTICE OF PREPARATION RESPONSES
~ ~~NLlN~I~~?RO~D~~ND~O, ~~F~~S~ 9~1~-7~9~~8~t'~~~~
Superinrendenr of Schools
f\udy M COSTrulTO, Ed D
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT
~u~. 7~~1 I
PLANNING & ENVIRONMENTAL I
SERVICES
January 6. 2003
Mr. Benjamin Guerrero
Environmental Projects Manager
City of Chula Vista
Community Development Department
216 Fourth Avenue
Chula Vista, Ca 91911
Re: Response to Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Chula
Vista Redevelopment Plan Amendment and Merger
Dear Mr. Guerrero:
The San Diego County Office of Education (COE) is in receipt of the Notice of Preparation for
the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Chula Vista Redevelopment Plan Amendment
and Merger. This letter constitutes our response to the Notice.
The COE provides a variety of school and educational services to County residents. Unlike
local school districts, the COE provides its services throughout the County making it the
equivalent of a countywide school district. As a result, the COE is affected by new
development wherever it occurs in the County of San Diego.
Some of the COE programs provide direct services to students, including children (infants,
preschool and students in grades K-12) as well as adults. Other COE services are provided
through public schools, including all forty-two school districts and all five community college
districts in the County of San Diego. These services include staff development for teachers and
administrators:as well as numerous management support services. The amendment and
merger to the Chula Vista Plan may affect the following COE programs:
Regional Occupation Program
Hope Infant Handicapped Program
Migrant Education Program
Outdoor Education Program
Teacher Training and Development\Administration and Development
COE Administration
Board of Education
Nlcl, Aguilar Ernesr J Dronenburg. Jr Susen Fay Jim Kelly John W'Tr
SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP
Letter to Mr. Benjamin Guerrero
City of Chula Vista. January 6, 2003
Re: Response to Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report for the
City of Chula Vista
Pace 2
In order to provide an accurate analysis of potential impacts to the COE resulting from the
proposed amendments to the Chula Vista Redevelopment Plan Amendment and Merger the
Draft EIR should:
o Quantify the scope and build out of anticipated commercial and residential development
at all densities
o Quantify the projects direct and indirect effects on population, on student generation, and
on the costs of facilities to accommodate these new students
o Include a discussion of the possibility for the use of joint use facilities by schools, public,
and private agencies
We encourage and support cities and counties in the use of the redevelopment process and tax '
increment revenues for the elimination if blight and to improve the economic viability of areas.
School districts and the COE, however, will be impacted due to the increases in population. We
look forward to working with the Agency to reduce or fully mitigate these impacts in creative and
mutually beneficial ways when possible.
We are also interested in the proposed merger and its affect, if any, on the existing "Southwest
Redevelopment Project Area Agreement For the Cooperation between the San Diego County
Office of Education. the City of Chula Vista and the Chula Vista Redevelopment Agency", dated
Dec 10, 1993. Please provide an analysis of what affect, if any, the merger will have to the
existing Southwest Redevelopment agreement that was adopted prior to Chapter 942, effect
January 1, 1994 (Assembly Bill 1290).
If you have any questions regarding this correspondence, please telephone me at (858) 292-
3884. -
Sinn _ '
f;:J: ;?~/J tL/'<--.J
Pat Zolleu
School ~acili ies Planning Coordinator
Facility Ptan"ning Services
Cc: Thomas E. Robinson, Senior Director, Facility Planning Services
,
(~\~
SVVEETUI'ATE
UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRIC
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT
JAN 0 8 2003J
PLANNING c. ENVIRONMEN-, .'L
SERVICES
Kathy Tanner
Assistant Director of Planning & Construction
January 6, 2003
Mr. Benjamin Guerrero
Environmental Projects Manager
City of Chula Vista
Community Development Department
276 Fourth Avenue
Chula Vista. CA 91911
RE: Redevelopment Plan Amendment and Merger, Notice of Preparation ofa Draft
Environmental Impact Report
SENT VIA FACSIMILE AND REGULAR MAIL
Dear Mr. Guerrero:
The Sweetwater Union High School District ("District") received your request for information
concerning the Redevelopment Plan Amendment and Merger for the Chula Vista Redevelopment
Agency and is submitting the following response.
Air Quality and Hazards and Hazardous Materials
The District is required by Education Code Section 17210 to determine if a new school site
meets the guidelines developed for Air Quality (hazardous air emissions) and hazardous
materials. III addition, the California Health and Safety Code Section 901(1) required the Office
of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to develop and publish a guidance document for
use by the Department of Toxic Substances Controf and other state and local environmental and
public health agencies to assess exposures and health risks at existing and proposed school sites.
The District is interested in Air Quality and Hazards and Hazardous Materials as they relate to
existing and potential school sites and will comment on these for the Draft Program EIR.
Noise
The American National Standards Institute has adopted new standards for classroom acoustics
and these standards are currently being reviewed by California organizations. The District is
interested in noise levels near school facilities and will comment on noise for the Draft Program
EIR.
1130 FIFTH AVENUE CHULA VISTA CALIFORNIA 91911
PHONE (619) 691.5553 FAX (619) 420-0339
NOP.DEIR.CVRede..1.06.03
Public Services - c) Schools
The District has determined that if there is development, either residential or
commercial/industrial, there will be a direct impact on the school facilities providing seventh
through twelfth grade educational programs for students in the Chula Vista Redevelopment
Agency area. Currently, District high schools and middle schools are at capacity and do not have
sufficient resources to build additional schools. The District will work with the Chula Vista
Redevelopment Agency to define the school impacts in the Draft Program EIR.
The District appreciates the opportunity to respond to the Notice of Preparation and will work
with the Chula Vista Redevelopment Agency to develop the Draft Program EIR.
The District is interested in the Redevelopment Plan Amendment and Merger and how the Chula
Vista Redevelopment Agency plans to administer the Amended and Restated Southwest
Redevelopment Project Area Agreement for Cooperation Between the Sweetwater Union High
School District. the Citv ofChula Vista and the Chula Vista Redevelopment Agencv
("Agreement"). The District would appreciate the opportunity to discuss the administration of
this Agreement with the Chula Vista Redevelopment Agency at their earliest convenience.
Please call me at (619) 691-5553 if there are any questions or comments concerning this letter.
Sincerely,
~
K therine Tanner
Assistant Director of Planning and Construction
Cc: Katy Wright, Director
ll30 FIFTH AVENUE CHULA VISTA CALIFORNIA 91.9ll
PHONE (61.9) 691.-5553 FAX (61.9) 42()'()339
NOP.OEIR.CVRedev.1.06.03
CITY OF CHULA VISTA CO~1MUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEIj~-&~VED
276 FOURTH AVENUE, CHULA VISTA, CA 91910 (619) 476-531P ULA VISTA
NOTICE OF PREPARATION
DOCUME!'>.T REVIEW ROUTING
PROJECT CASE NAME:
PROJECT ACCOUNT:
TO: John Schmitz -Planning
Marilyn Ponseggi - Envl Review Coord
Paul Hellman - Envl Proj. Mgr.
Duane Bazzel/Frank Herrera Ping.
Ed Batchelder - Principal Planner
Frank Rivera - Adv. EngfNPDES
Brad Remp - Ass!. Building Official
Majed AI-Ghafry - Traffic
Silvester Evetovich - Land DevlPermits
Willie Gaters - Envl. Res. Mgr.
"LANNING ,~ND BUILDING DEPT.
BlJli.C:NG DIVISiON
Redevelopment Plan Amendment & Merger
SWOOl
Bill Ullrich - Pub. WkslOps
Buck Martin - Recreation
'Michael Meacham - Conservation Coord.
Glen Googins - Asst City Atty.
Jim Geering - Fire Marshall
Richard ?reus - Crime Prev.
Byron Estes - Redev. Mgr.
Miguel Tapia - Princ. Corndev Spec.
Raymond Pe - Senior Planner CD
Cheryl Dye - Econ. Dev. Mgr.
FROM: BENJAMIN GUERRER~
DATE: December 10,2002
COMMENTS DUE BACK: JANUARY 9, 2002
PROJECT LOCATION: Redevelopment Project Areas
DESCRIPTION: Redevelopment Plan amendment and merger of Agency's five
existing Redevelopment Project Areas by adding approximately
400 acres of non-contiguous commercially and industrially zoned
property in West Chula Vista into the Merged Project Area.
APPLICANT: CITY OF CHULA VISTA
APN: V ARlOUS
COMMENTS: (use additional sheets as necessary)
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Vista General Plan. Therefore, the adoption and implementation of the Amendment could directly or indirectly
impacl paleontological resources.
Response to Vd. NO IMPACT. There are no known cemeteries in the Merged and Added Project Area, The
adoption and implementation of the Amendment would not have any direct or indirect impacts to cemeteries,
Issue
POlen1l311y
S'gn,fl(:~nl
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Polenhally
S,gmf,cant
Unless M'logahon
Inccwpor31ed
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VI. GEOLOGY AND SOilS. Would the project
a)
Expose people or structures to potential substantial
adverse effects. including the risk of loss, injury. or death
Involving:
i) Rupture of a known earthquake fault. as delineated
on the most recent Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault
Zoning Map issued by lhe State Geologist for the
Area or based on other substantial evidence of a
known fault? Refer to Division of Mines and
Geology Special Publication 42. _
o
o
o
ii) Slrong seismic ground shaking?
o
o
o
-
iii) Seismic related ground failure, including liquefaction? _
o
o
o
iv) landslides?
o
-
o
o
b)
Result in substantial soil erosion or the loss of topsoil?
o
o
o
-
c)
Be located on a geologic unit or soil that is unstable. or that
would become unstable as a result of the project. and
potentially result in on-site or off-site landslide. lateral
spreading, subsidence, liquefaction, or collapse? .. ""'- 0
C../,f!v",-.. le~8
Be located o'l)!xpansive soil, as defined in Table 18-1-B
of the.lln;fnmfBuilding Code{(1.Il!t.f}.creating substantial
risks to life or property? l ~H{ 1 0
-
o
o
-
d)
o
o
e)
Have soils incapable of adequately supporting the use of
septic tanks or alternative wastewater disposal systems
where sewers are not available for the disposal of
wastewater? 0
-
o
o
Comments:
Response to ViaL POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. The City of Chula Vista is traversed by five faults,
including two potentially active faults. These faults affect all development in the City. The Amendmenl and
Merger would not directly result in any development. Therefore. the five faults that are known to traverse
Chula Vista would not directly impact or be impacted by development.
Indirectly the adoption and implementation of the Amendment and Merger could encourage development in
the Merged and Added Project Area, which could impact or be impacted by faults known to exist in the area.
The potential impacts to development that could occur indirectly with the adoption and implementation of the
Amendment and Merger due to faults will be addressed in the Draft Program EIR.
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SEIlV1C&
ij
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office
60 I 0 Hidden Valley Road
Carlsbad. California 92009
(760) 431-9440
FAX (760) 431-9624
California Department of Fish & Game
South Coast Regional Office
4949 Viewridge Avenue
San Diego. California 92123
(858) 467-4201
FAX (858) 467-4299
In Reply Refer to:
FWS-SDG-3l24.2
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT
Mr. Benjamin Guerrero
Environmental Projects Manager
City of Chula Vista
Community Development Department
276 Fourth Avenue
Chula Vista, California91911
JAN 0 8 2003
JAN - 3 2003
PLANNING & ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES
Re: Comments on the Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report for the
proposed Chula Vista Redevelopment Plan Amendment and Merger, in the City of Chula
Vista, San Diego County, California
Dear Mr. Guerrero:
The California Department of Fish and Game (Department) and U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service), collectively the "Wildlife Agencies," have reviewed the above-referenced Notice of
Preparation (NOP). The proposed Amendment and Merger would: (I) merge the Redevelopment
Plans for the Bayfront, Town Centre I. Town Centre II, Otay Valley, and Southwest Redevelopment
projects to create the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project and Project Area (Merged Project
Area); (2) add approximately 522 acres of noncontiguous commercially and industrially zoned areas
in west Chula Vista into the Merged Project Area; (3) establish an amended and restated
Redevelopment Plan for the Merged Project Area; and (4) re-establish the Chub Vista
Redevelopment Agency's authority to use eminent domain on nonresidential property in the Town
Centre II and Otay Valley constituent project areas.
The primary concern and mandate of the Service is the protection of public fish and wildlife
resources and their habitats. The Service has legal responsibility for the welfare of migratory
birds, anadromous fish, and endangered animals and plants occurring in the United States. The
Service is also responsible for administering the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended
(Act) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The Department is a Trustee Agency and a Responsible Agency
pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Sections 15386 and 15381
respectively. The Department is responsible for the conservation, protection, and management of
the State's biological resources, including rare, threatened, and endangered plant and animal
species, pursuant to the California Endangered Species Act (CESA), and administers the Natural
Community Conservation Planning Program (NCCP).
Mr. Benjamin Guerrero (FWS-SDG-3124.2)
2
The Wildlife Agencies offer the following specific information and recommendations to assist you
in planning for the preservation of sensitive wildlife species and habitat types within the Merged
Project Area and to assist you in complying with pertinent State and Federal statutes and laws. In
order to facilitate the evaluation of the proposed Amendment and Merger from the standpoint of
fish and wildlife protection, we request that the Environmental Impact Report contain the following
information:
I. A complete discussion of the need and purpose for the proposed Amendment and Merger,
including each of the project alternatives.
2. A complete description of the proposed Amendment and Merger. including all practicable
alternatives that have been considered to reduce project impacts to wetland, riparian,
woodland, and other sensitive habitat types, and fish and wildlife resources. Alternatives
should include development proposals with reduced footprints that would further minimize
and avoid impacts to sensitive species and habitat types on-site.
3. An assessment of direct, indirect, and cumulative project impacts to fish and wildlife species
and associated habitats. All facets of the proposed Amendment and Merger (e.g. construction,
implementation. operation, domestic pets, night lighting, noise, increased human activity)
should be included in this assessment. The Wildlife Agencies are interested in any potential
or known impacts to currently listed, proposed. and narrow endemic species that are found
within or adjacent to the proposed Merged Project Area. We are particularly concerned with
potential impacts to the Sweetwater Marsh National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) from
redevelopment activities associated with the existing Bayfront Redevelopment Area and to the
South San Diego Bay Unit of the San Diego NWR from redevelopment activities associated
with the proposed amendment area "C-14." The ElR should include a thorough analysis of
potential impacts to the protected species and habitats within each of these Refuges, and
should include measures to mitigate any adverse direct, indirect, or cumulative impacts. The
impact analysis should specifically address the potential for increased disturbance (e.g.,
human and pet intrusion, night lighting and glare, noise, physical barriers to migrating birds
due to buildings and towers, and the increased presence of predators attracted to urban
activitil?s) to the federally endangered light-footed clapper rail. other resident and migratory
birds, nesting seabirds, and the sensitive coastal habitats protected within the adjacent
Refuges. Additionally, the EIR should assess potential impacts to the Otay Valley Regional
Park from proposed amendment areas "C-14" and "C-13."
The EIR should also address the Service's current Comprehensive Conservation Planning
effort for the two south bay refuges, including the identification of impacts on future habitat
enhancement and restoration proposals for both the Sweetwater Marsh NWR and the South
San Diego Bay Unit. .
4. Feasible and enforceable mitigation measures that would avoid and/or substantially reduce
direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts to Refuge resources. These mitigation measures,
which should be incorporated in the Redevelopment Plan, General Plan, Local Coastal Plan,
and/or other appropriate planning document, might include development standards, general
controls and limitations, or conditions of future project approval. Guidelines and other
development "recommendations" that are not enforceable would not be considered adequate
mitigation for potentially significant impacts.
Mr. Benjamin Guerrero (FWS-SDG-3124.2)
3
5. An assessment of the consistency of the proposed Amendment and Merger with the City's
draft Multiple Species Conservation Program (MSCP) Subarea Plan. Although that plan is
not yet formally adopted, it has completed public review and is anticipated to be certified by
the City Council in February..
6. Specific acreage and descriptions of the types of wetland. riparian. woodland, coastal sage
scrub, and other sensitive habitats that may be affected by the proposed Amendment and
Merger or project alternatives. Maps and tables should be included to summarize such
information.
7. A description of the biological resources associated with each habitat type. These,'
descriptions should include both qualitative and quantitative assessments of the resources
present within the proposed Merged Project Area and alternative sites. and include complete
species lists for all biological resources on the proposed sites.
8. A list of federally proposed listed or candidate species, state listed and candidate species, and
locally sensitive species including, but not limited to, narrow endemic species that are on or
near the proposed Merged Project Area. A detailed discussion of these species, including
information pertaining to their local status and distribution. should also be included.
9. An analysis of how impacts from the proposed Amendment and Merger may affect
fragmentation and isolation of aquatic and terrestrial wildlife and plants at a local and regional
scale.
10. Specific mitigation measures should be considered to fully offset impacts related to the
proposed Amendment and Merger. including proposals for mitigating the cumulative impacts
of direct and indirect habitat loss, degradation, or modification. Project impacts should be
mitigated through the preservation. restoration. or revegetation of affected habitat types
consistent with MSCP guidelines. If restoration or revegetation is proposed, the objective
should be to offset the project-induced qualitative and quantitative losses of wildlife habitat
values.: Restoration and revegetation plans should be prepared by persons with specific
expertise on southern California ecosystems and native plant revegetation techniques. Each
plan should include, at a minimum: (a) the location of the mitigation site; (b) the plant species
to be used; (c) a schematic layout depicting the mitigation area; (d) time of year that planting
will occur; (e) a description of the irrigation methodology to be employed; (f) measures to
control exotic vegetation on-site; (g) a detailed monitoring program which includes provisions
for replanting areas where planted materials have not survived; and (h) identification of the
agency that will guarantee successful creation of the mitigation habitat and provide for the
conservation of the restoration site in perpetuity.
Mitigation sites should be selected that result in no net loss of the functions and values.
Habitat restoration for mitigation purposes on refuge lands, except in cases where previous
legal rights have been granted, can not be used to fulfill this requirement.
Mr. Benjamin Guerrero (FWS-SDG-3l242)
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11. An analysis of the consequences of the proposed Amendment and Merger on the hydrology of
any and aU riparian or wetland communities within the sphere of influence of the project. Of
particular importance is an analysis of the adequacy of proposed means to convey major flood or
runoff flows without impacting or adding pollutants to vegetation off-site or the restoration area
Portions of Area C-14 are included within the 100-year floodplain of the Otay Rivet: drainage
basin, The ElR should assess potential impacts to the habitats and Refuge property located to the
south of this area as a result of any future filling of the floodplain to accommodate
redevelopment.
12, Include methods to prevent soil erosion and siltation ofbabitats off-site, particularly adjacent tc
the proposed Merged Project Area Also, include erosion control methods during and post-
construction.
13, Identification of methods to he employed to prevent discharge and disposal of toxic iud/or
caustic substances, including oil and gasoline, on the proposed Merger Project Area, especially
during coo.struction.
14.. Measures to be taken to perpetually protect habitat values, on-site and off-site, that are created
during restoration (mitigation). Issues that should be addressed include, restrictions on vehicle
and people access, proposed land dedications, monitcring and management programs, control of
illegal dumping, and restrictions on lighting near mitigation areas, etc.
The Wildlife Agencies appreciate the opportunity to comment on the NOP for the proposed Chula
Vista Redevelopment Plan Amendment and Merger. We are available to work with the City of
Chula Vista to address our concerns. Please contact Sandra Marquez oftbe Service at (760) 431-
9440 extension 268 or David Mayer of the Department at (858) 467-4234 if you have any
questions or corrunents concerning this letter. For issues related to the adjacent Refuges, please
contact Mendel Stewart (760) 930-0168 or Tom Reed (619) 575-2704.
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December 30, 2002
GOVERNING BOARD
JAl,AES 'JIM" DOVO. CHAIR
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BUD POCKLINGTON
GEORGE H. WATERS
MARGARET COOK WELSH
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CARY F. WRIGHT
WANDA AVERY
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MARl SA FAAPON-FR/EDMAN
SECRETARY
SWEETWATER AUTHORITY
505 GARRETT AVENUE
POST OFFICE BOX 2328
CHULA VISTA. CALIFORNIA 91912-2328
(619) 420-1413
FAX (619) 425-7469
Mp://www.sweetwater.org
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT
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PLANNING & ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES
Mr. Benjamin Guerrero
Environmental Projects Manager
City of Chula Vista
Community Development Department
276 Fourth Avenue
Chula Vista, CA 91910
Subject:
Notice of Preparation of Draft EIR
Redevelopment Plan Amendment and Merger
SWA Gen. File: City of Chula Vista Redevelopment Agency
Dear Mr. Guerrero:
Sweetwater Authority has reviewed the Notice of Preparation (NOP) of a Draft EIR for
the Redevelopment Plan Amendment and Merger and requests the discussion of the
following issues in the Draft EIR: .
Section VIII, Item b (Groundwater impacts):
Please note that Sweetwater Authority provides water service to the western
portion of Chula Vista, as well as National City and the unincorporated
community of Bonita. Approximately 10 to 20% of Sweetwater Authority's water
supply is from groundwater from the R.A. Reynolds Demineralization Plant in the
northem portion of Chula Vista and the National City Wells, so is concerned with
groundwater quantity and quality. As stated in the NOP, development could
reduce the area available for groundwater recharge. The EIR should discuss
options for reducing impacts through minimization of impermeable surfaces, use
of detention basins, and native and drought tolerant landscaping to reduce
fertilizer, pesticide and water use.
Section XVI, Item b (Utilities and Service Systems-Infrastructure):
The Draft EIR should address the indirect impacts to the existing water
infrastructure that would be caused when the plan is implemented. Older metallic
and small diameter water mains in the Sweetwater system are scheduled for
replacement over the next 20 years. Redevelopment could cause a change in the
domestic and fire flow demands prior to the scheduled replacement. The EIR
should state that the City of Chula Vista and/or developer would be required to
A Public Water Agency
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Mr. Benjamin Guerrero
Re: Notice of Preparation of Draft E1R-Redevelopment Plan Amendment and Merger
December 30, 2002
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should state that the City of Chula Vista and/or developer would be required to
replace any mains impacted in this manner.
Section XVI, Item d (Utilities and Service Systems water supply):
To ensure that the project will have minimal impact on water suppl.ies, please
include water conservation requirements for developments within the project
area. You may contact our Conservation Coordinator, Sandra Lozano at
extension 625, for further information. .
The R.A Reynolds Demineralization plant uses reverse osmosis to treat
groundwater. Although the current product is blended with our treated water from
the Robert A. Perdue Treatment Plant at Sweetwater Reservoir, this is a potential
source of high quality waler for businesses with a specific water quality need.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this project. We would appreciate copies
of the planning and environmental documents, as they become available.
If you have any questions please contact me at (619) 422-8395, extension 612.
Sincerely,
SWEE1WATER AUTHORITY
James L. Smyth
Chief Engineer
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Chula Vista Redevelopment Plan Amendments and Merger
Pursuant to the attached letter, the Lead Agency has corrected information regarding the
above-mentioned project. All other project information remains the same.
cc: Benjamin Guerrero
City of Chula Vista
Community Development Department
276 Fourth Avenue
Chula Vista, CA 91911
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To \Vhom It :\Iay Concem:
You recently received a copy of a ;-.Jotice of Preparation of a Draft En\'ironmentallmpact
Report from the Chula Vista Redevelopment Agency for a proposed amendment and
merger of the Chula Vista Redevelopment Plan.
Please note the following two changes: I) the Agency proposes to add approximately 522
acres of generally noncontiguous commercially and industrial areas in west Chula Vista
into t he "-I erged Project A rea, not -+ 00 a crcs ass tated 0 n pagc 1; and 2) the proposed
Rc:dcveloprrlcnt Plan A.inendinent and ~1ergel also \vo"Jid n::-esLablisl1 the Agency's
authority to use eminent domain on nonresidential property in the Town Centre II and
Otay Valley constituent project areas.
Please keep these changes in mind during your review of the 010tice of Preparation. If
you ha\'e questions please call:
:-'lr. Bcnjamin Guerrcro
En\.ironmental Projects :Vlanager
City of Chula Vista
Community Development Department
276 Fourth Avenue
Chula Vista, CA 91911
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276 FOURTH AVENUE, CHULA VISTA, CA 91910 (619) 476-5311
NOTICE OF PREPARATION
DOCUMENT REVIEW ROUTING
PROJECT CASE NAME:
PROJECT ACCOUNT:
TO: John Schmitz -Planning
Marilyn Ponseggi - Envl Review Coord
Paul Hellman - Envl Proj. Mgr.
Duane BazzellFrank Herrera Ping.
Ed Batchelder - Principal Planner
Frank Rivera - Adv. EngfNPDES
Brad Remp - Ass!. Building Official
Majed AI-Ghafry - Traffic
Silvester Evetovich - Land DevlPermits
Willie Gaters - Envl. Res. Mgr.
Redevelopment Plan Amendment & Merger
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Bill Ullrich - Pub. WkslOps
Buck Manin - Recreation
'Michael Meacham - Conservation Coord.
Glen Googins - Asst City Atty.
Jim Geering - Fire Marshall
Richard Preus - Crime Prev.
Byron Estes,.. Redev. Mgr.
Miguel Tapia - Princ. Comdev Spec.
Raymond Pe - Senior Planner CD
Cheryl Dye - Econ. Dev. Mgr.
FROM: BENJAMIN GUERRER~
DATE: December 10. 2002
COMMENTS DUE BACK: JANUARY 9, 2002
PROJECT LOCATION: Redevelopment Project Areas
DESCRIPTION: Redevelopment Plan amendment and merger of Agency's five
existing Redevelopment Project Areas by adding approximately
400 acres of non-<:ontiguous commercially and industrially zoned
property in West Chula Vista into the Merged Project Area.
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Marilyn Ponseggi - Envl Review Coord
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Duane BazzellFrank Herrera Ping.
Ed Batchelder - Principal Planner
Frank Rivera - Adv. EngfNPDES
Brad Remp - Ass!. Building Official
Majed AI-Ghafry - Traffic
Silvesler Evewvich - Land DevlPermirs
Willie Galers - Envl. Res. Mgr.
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DATE: December 10,2002
COMMENTS DUE BACK: JANUARY 9, 2002
PROJECT LOCATION: Redevelopment Project Areas
DESCRIPTION: Redevelopment Plan amendment and merger of Agency's five
existing Redevelopment Project Areas by adding approximately
400 acres of non-contiguous corrunercially and industrially zoned
property in West Chula Vista into the Merged Project Area.
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276 FOURTH AVENUE, CHULA VISTA, CA 9191lf (619) 476-5311
NOTICE OF PREPARATION
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PROJECT CASE NAME: Redevelopment Plan Amendment & Merger
PROJECT ACCOUNT: SWOOl
J.0/ John Schmitz -Planning Bill Ullrich - Pub. WkslOps
t/ -^I A " ~arilyn Ponseggi - Envl Review Coord Buck Martin - R~reation
!IV-V Jl'..~~aul Hellman - Envl Proj. Mgr. Michael Meacham - Conservation Coord.
J r Duane BazzellFrank Herrera PIng. Glen Googins - Asst City Atty.
Ed Batchelder - Principal Planner Jim Geering - Fire Marshall
Frank Rivera - Adv. EnglNPDES Richard Preus - Crime Prev.
Brad Remp - Ass!. Building Official Byron Estes - Redev. Mgr.
Majed Al-Ghafry - Traffic Miguel Tapia - Princ. Comdev Spec.
Silvester Evetovich - Land Dev/PermiLS Raymond Pe - Senior Planner CD
;(( I Willie Gaters - Envl. Res. Mgr. Cheryl Dye - 8:on. Dev. Mgr.
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DATE: December 10,2002
COl'vL\IENTS DUE BACK: JANUARY 9. 2002
PROJECT LOCATION: Redevelopment Project Areas
DESCRIPTION: Redevelopment Plan amendment and merger of Agency's five
existing Redevelopment Proj~t Areas by adding approximately
400 acres of non-contiguous commercially and industrially zoned
property in West Chula Vista into the Merged Project Area.
APPLICANT: CITY OF CHULA VISTA
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COMMUNITY RELATIONS UNIT
PLAN REVIEW
Date:
December 10, 2002
To:
Benjamin Guerrero, Environmental Projects Manager
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Richard E. Preuss, Crime Free Multi-Housing Coordinator
From:
Project:
Redevelopment Plan Amendment and Merger
_ The Community Relations Unit does not have any comments at this time.
_ Information on this project, or within the plans, does not provide enough detail to pennit
crime prevention analysis,
xx See comments below regarding this project.
COMMENTS:
Regarding Public Services section XIIIb I concur that the reorganization described in the
Redevelopment Plan Amendment and Merger alone would not have significant impact on the
Police Department.
On the other hand the redevelopment of residential and / or commercial projects in the proposed
Redevelopment Area will likely significantly impact the Police Department and well could require
additional equipment and / or personnel.
Thank you for the opportunity to have input into the planning process. If you have any questions
or if I can be of further assistance please call me at the Community Relations Unit at 691-5127.
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CITY OF CllliLA VISTA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
276 FOURTH AVENUE, ClillLA VISTA, CA 91910 (619) 476-5311
NOTICE OF PREPARATION
DOCUMENT REVIEW ROUTING
PROJECT CASE NAME:
PROJECT ACCOUNT:
TO: John Schmitz -Planning
Marilyn Ponseggi - Envl Review Coord
Paul Hellman - Envl Proj. Mgr.
Duane BazzellFrank Herrera Ping.
Ed Batchelder - Principal Planner
Frank Rivera - Adv. Eng/NPDES
Brad Remp - Ass!. Building Official
Majed AI-Ghafry - Traffic
Silvester Evetovich - Land DevlPermits
Willie Gaters - Envl. Res. Mgr.
Redevelopment Plan Amendment & Merger
SWOOl
Bill Ullrich - Pub. WkslOps
Buck Manin - Recreation
Michael Meacham - Conservation Coord.
Glen Googins - Asst City Atty.
Jim Geeting - Fire Marshall
Richaid Preus ,,., Crime Prev'
Byron Estes - Redev. Mgr.
Miguel Tapia - Princ. Comdev Spec.
Raymond Pe - Senior Planner CD
Cheryl Dye - Econ. Dev. Mgr.
FROM: BENJAMIN GUERRER~
DATE: December 10, 2002 '
COMMENTS DUE BACK: JANUARY 9, 2002
PROJECT LOCATION: Redevelopment Project Areas
DESCRIPTION: Redevelopment Plan amendment and merger of Agency's five
existing Redevelopment Project Areas by adding approximately
400 acres of non-contiguous commercially and industrially zoned
property in West Chula Vista into the Merged Project Area.
APPLICANT: CITYOFCHULA VISTA
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Agency Secretary
California Environmental
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Edwin F. Lowry, Director
5796 Corporate Avenue
Cypress, Califomia 90630
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Mr. Benjamin Guerrero
Environmental Projects Manager
Cfiula Vista Redevefophienf Agency
City of Chula Vista
276 Fourth Avenue
Chula Vista, California 91910
NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE
CHULA VISTA REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDMENT AND MERGER PROJECT
(SCH #2002121034)
Dear Mr. Guerrero:
The Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has received your Notice of
Preparation (NOP) of a draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the above-
mentioned project.
Based on the review of the document, DTSC's comments are as follows:
1) The draft EIR needs to identify and determine whether current or historic uses at
the Project site have resulted in any release of hazardous wastes/substances at
the Project area.
2) The draft EIR needs to identify any known or potentially contaminated site within
the proposed Project area. For all identified sites, the ND needs to evaluate
whether conditions at the site pose a threat to human health or the environment.
3) The draft EIR should identify the mechanism to initiate any required investigation
and/or remediation for any site that may require remediation, and the
government agency to provide appropriate regulatory oversight.
4) The NOP indicates that there are several hazardous sites in the Project Area.
One known superfund site is the Otay Valley Land bank site. The Nap also
states that there is the possibility that there are other hazardous sites in the
project area that are unknown and remain unknown until development occurs.
Therefore, an environmental assessment should be conducted at the project
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area to evaluate whether the site is contaminated with hazardous substances
from the potential past and current uses including storage, transport, generation
and disposal of toxic and hazardous waste/materials.
5) The NOP states that there are strawberries growing in the Project Areas. If the
., . site. was.previously.used"for vegetatioo or agricultUfal.,onsne 'seils-colfld-eomain'--
pesticide residues and the site may have contributed contamination to soil and/or
groundwater. Proper investigation and remedial actions should be conducted at
the site prior to the new development.
6) The project construction may require soil excavation and/or soil filling in certain
areas. Appropriate sampling is required prior to disposal oOhe excavated soil. If
the soil is contaminated, properly dispose it rather than placing it in another
location. Land Disposal Restrictions (LDRs) may be applicable to these soils.
Also, if the project is planning to import soil to backfill the areas excavated,
proper sampling should be conducted to make sure that the imported soil is free
of contamination.
7) If the proposed project is planning to demolish any old buildings during the
development, investigate the presence of lead paints and asbestos containing
materials (ACMs) in the currently existing building structures. If the presence of
lead or ACMs is suspected, proper precautions should be taken during any
future demolition activities. Additionally, the contaminants should be remediated
in compliance with the California environmental regulations.
8) .If.any of the adjacent properties are contaminated with hazardous chemicals,
and if the proposed project is within 2,000 feet from a contaminated site, then
the proposed development may fall under the "Border Zone of a 90ntaminated
Property." Appropriate precautions should be taken prior to construction if the
proposed project is on a "Border Zone Property."
9) Any hazardous wastes/materials encountered during construction should be
remediated in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations. Prior to
initiating any construction activities, an environmental assessment should be
conducted to determine if a release of hazardous wastes/substances exists at
the site. If so, further studies should be carried out to delineate the nature and
extent of the contamination. Also, it is necessary to estimate the potential threat
to public health and/or the environment posed by the site. It may be necessary
to determine if an expedited response action is required to reduce existing or
potential threats to public health or the environment. If no immediate threat
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exists, the final remedy should be implemented in compliance with state
regulations and policies rather than excavation of soil prior to any assessments.
10) All environmental investigation and/or remediation should be conducted under a
Workplan which is approved by a regulatory agency who has jurisdiction to
_ OlleIsee hazardous. wastecleanu,os~ Completechar-acterfzatia&0f-ti=le- seH is.-
needed prior to any excavation or removal action.
11) If it is determined that hazardous wastes are, or will be, generated by the
proposed project, the wastes must be managed in accordance with the Califomia
Hazardous Waste Control Law (California Health and Safety Code, Division 20,
Chapter 6.5) and the Hazardous Waste Control Regulations (Califomia Code of
Regulations, Title 22, Division 4.5).
12) If it is determined that hazardous wastes are or will be generated and the wastes
are (a) stored in tanks or containers for more than ninety days, (b) treated onsite,
or (c) disposed of onsite, then a permit from DTSC may be required. The facility
should contact DTSC at (818) 551-2171 to initiate pre application discussions
and determine the permitting process applicable to the facility.
13) If it is determined that hazardous wastes will be generated, the facility should
obtain a United States Environmental Protection Agency Identification Number
by phoning (800) 618-6942.
14) Certain hazardous waste treatment processes may require authorization from
the local Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA). Information about the
requirement for authorization can be obtained by contacting Ms. Martha Bahia,
Riverside County Environmental Health, the CUPA designated agency at
(909) 358-5055.
15) A groundwater investigation may also be necessary based on the nature of on-
site contaminants and the depth to the groundwater.
16) If during construction/demolition of the project, soil and/or groundwater
contamination is suspected, construction/demolition in the area should cease
and appropriate Health and Safety procedures should be implemented. If it is
determined that contaminated soil and/or groundwater exist, the draft EIR should
identify how any required investigation and/or remediation will be conducted, and
the government agency to provide appropriate regulatory oversight.
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DTSC provides guidance for the Preliminary Endangerment Assessment (PEA)
preparation and cleanup oversight through the Voluntary Cleanup Program (YCP).
For additional information on the VCP, please visit DTSC's web site at
www.dtsc.Ga.oav.
IL}lo.\Lhave any, questions. regard ll.1g,this-Jetter.;-.please ooRtaet-Mr-.-dotmson-P .-Abraham,
Project Manager at (714) 484-5476.
Sincerely,
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Unit Chief
Southern California Cleanup Operations Branch
Cypress Office
cc: Governor's Office of Planning and Research
State Clearinghouse
P,O. Box 3044
Sacramento, California 95812-3044
Mr. Guenther W, Moskat, Chief
Planning and Environmental Analysis Section
CEQA Tracking Center
Department of Toxic Substances Control
P.O. Box 806
Sacramento, California 95812-0806
RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA ELECTING
TO RECEIVE ALL OR A PORTION OF THE TAX INCREMENT REVENUES
PURSUANT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 33676 AND THE CITY'S
SHARE OF TAX INCREMENT PURSUANT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
SECTION 33607.5, WITH RESPECT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE MERGED CHULA VISTA REDEVELOPMENT
PROJECT AREA
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 (collectively, the "Plans") were merged to establish the Merged Chula Vista
Redevelopment Project 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 et sea.
("Law"); and
WHEREAS, on January 13, 2004, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2947 amending
the Plans 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, on February 3, 2004, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2949 amending
the Plans to extend the duration of the plan's effectiveness and time limit to collect tax increment revenue
by one year, pursuant to Senate Bill 1045 codified in Health and Safety Code Section 33333.6(e)(2)(C);
and
WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chula Vista ("Agency") is proposing
to amend the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project to consolidate the constituent 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, which amendment as generally described above is in the form of an
Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan for the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project Area
("Project Area") which would permit in the allocation of taxes from the Project Area to the Agency for the
purposes of redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, Section 33676 of the Health and Safety Code provides that prior to the
adoption of a redevelopment plan, an affected taxing agency may elect to receive, in addition to the portion
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of taxes allocated to the affected taxing agency pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33670(a), all
or any portion of the property tax revenues allocated to the Agency pursuant to Health and Safety Code
Section 33670(b) ("Tax Increment") which are attributable to the tax rate increases imposed for the benefit
of the taxing agency after the tax year in which the ordinance adopting the redevelopment plan becomes
effective ("Increases"); and,
WHEREAS, for redevelopment plans adopted on or after January 1, 1994, Section 33607.5
of the Health and Safety Code provides that in any fiscal year in which a redevelopment agency receives
Tax Increment from the Project Area, the community that has adopted the redevelopment plan may elect
to receive, and the Agency shall pay to it, an amount equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the
community's proportional share of the Tax Increment received by the Agency after the amount required to
deposited in the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund has been deducted ("City Election").
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
hereby elects to receive all Increases and the City Election as defined herein with respect to Tax Increment
received by the Agency from the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project Area, and directs staff to
transmit a copy of this resolution to the Executive Director of the Agency and the Auditor Controller of the
County of San Diego.
Presented by
Laurie Madigan
Community Development Director
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RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA FINDING THAT THE USE OF LOW AND MODERATE INCOME
HOUSING FUNDS FROM THE MERGED CHULA VISTA
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
INCREASING, IMPROVING, AND PRESERVING THE COMMUNITY'S
SUPPLY OF LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME HOUSING OUTSIDE
THE PROJECT AREA, WILL BE OF BENEFIT TO THE PROJECT
AREA
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 (collectively, the "Plans") were merged to establish the Merged
Chula Vista Redevelopment Project 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 et sea. ("Law"); and
WHEREAS, on January 13, 2004, the City Council adopted Ordinance No.
2947 amending the Plans 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, on February 3, 2004, the City Council adopted Ordinance No.
2949 amending the Plans to extend the duration of the plan's effectiveness and time limit
to collect tax increment revenue by one year, pursuant to Senate Bill 1045 codified in
Health and Safety Code Section 33333.6(e)(2)(C); and
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WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chula Vista
("Agency") is proposing to amend the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project to
consolidate the constituent Plans into a single redevelopment plan document, add
property to the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project boundaries, and, subject to
certain limitations, extend eminent domain authority in the Town Centre II and Otay Valley
constituent project areas, which amendment as generally described above is in the form of
an Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan for the Merged Chula Vista
Redevelopment Project Area ("Project Area") which would permit in the allocation of taxes
from the Project Area to the Agency in accordance with Health and Safety Code Section
33670 for the purposes of redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, Section 33334.2 of the Law requires that not less than twenty
percent (20%) of all taxes so allocated to the Agency be used by the Agency for the
purpose of increasing, improving, and preserving the community's supply of low- and
moderate-income housing available at affordable housing cost; and
WHEREAS, the foregoing described portion of the taxes so allocated to the
Agency to be used by the Agency for affordable housing purposes is hereinafter referred
to as the "Low and Moderate Income Housing Funds;" and
WHEREAS, Section 33334.2(g) of the Law provides that the Agency may
use such Low and Moderate Income Housing Funds outside the Project Area if a finding is
made by resolution of the Agency and the City Council that such use will be of benefit to
the Project Area.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Chula Vista hereby find, determines, and declares that the use of Low and Moderate
Income Housing Funds from the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project Area, for the
purpose of increasing, improving, and preserving the community's supply of low- and
moderate-income housing available at affordable housing cost, outside the Project Area
will be of benefit to the Project Area.
Presented by
APP<Od~ /kP
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City Attorney
Laurie Madigan
Community Development Director
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RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA FINDING THAT THE USE OF LOW AND MODERATE INCOME
HOUSING FUNDS FROM THE MERGED CHULA VISTA REDEVELOPMENT
PROJECT AREA. FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING. IMPROVING. AND
PRESERVING THE COMMUNITY'S SUPPLY OF LOW- AND MODERATE-
INCOME HOUSING OUTSIDE THE PROJECT AREA, WILL BE OF BENEFIT
TO THE PROJECT AREA
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 (collectively, the "Plans") were merged to establish the Merged Chula Vista
Redevelopment Project 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 et sea. ("Law"); and
WHEREAS, on January 13, 2004, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2947
amending the Plans 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, on February 3, 2004, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2949
amending the Plans to extend the duration of the plan's effectiveness and time limit to collect tax
increment revenue by one year, pursuant to Senate Bill 1045 codified in Health and Safety Code
Section 33333.6(e)(2)(C); and
WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chula Vista ("Agency") is
proposing to amend the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project to consolidate the
constituent Plans into a single redevelopment plan document, add property to the Merged Chula
Vista Redevelopment Project boundaries, and, subject to certain limitations, extend eminent
domain authority in the Town Centre II and Otay Valley constituent project areas, which
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amendment as generally described above is in the form of an Amended and Restated
Redevelopment Plan for the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project Area ("Project Area")
which would permit in the allocation of taxes from the Project Area to the Agency in accordance
with Health and Safety Code Section 33670 for the purposes of redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, Section 33334.2 of the Law requires that not less than twenty percent
(20%) of all taxes so allocated to the Agency be used by the Agency for the purpose of
increasing, improving, and preserving the community's supply of low- and moderate-income
housing available at affordable housing cost; and
WHEREAS, the foregoing described portion of the taxes so allocated to the Agency
to be used by the Agency for affordable housing purposes is hereinafter referred to as the "Low
and Moderate Income Housing Funds;" and
WHEREAS, Section 33334.2(g) of the Law provides that the Agency may use such
Low and Moderate Income Housing Funds outside the Project Area if a finding is made by
resolution of the Agency and the City Council that such use will be of benefit to the Project Area.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Redevelopment Agency of the
City of Chula Vista hereby find, determines, and declares that the use of Low and Moderate
Income Housing Funds from the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project Area, for the
purpose of increasing, improving, and preserving the community's supply of low- and moderate-
income housing available at affordable housing cost, outside the Project Area will be of benefit to
the Project Area.
Presented by
Laurie Madigan
Community Development Director
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RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ADOPTING A METHOD OF RELOCATION FOR THE MERGED
CHULA VISTA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
2004 AMENDMENT THERETO
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 (collectively, the "Plans") were merged to establish the Merged Chula Vista
Redevelopment Project 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 et seQ. ("Law"); and
WHEREAS, on January 13, 2004, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2947
amending the Plans 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, on February 3, 2004, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2949
amending the Plans to extend the duration of the plan's effectiveness and time limit to collect tax
increment revenue by one year, pursuant to Senate Bill 1045 codified in Health and Safety Code
Section 33333.6(e)(2)(C); and
WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chula Vista ("Agency") is
proposing to amend the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project to consolidate the
constituent Plans into a single redevelopment plan document, add property to the Merged Chula
Vista Redevelopment Project Area boundaries ("Added Area:), and, subject to certain limitations,
extend eminent domain authority in the Town Centre II and Otay Valley constituent project areas,
which amendment as generally described above is in the form of an Amended and Restated
Redevelopment Plan for the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project ("2004 Amendment");
and
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WHEREAS, Section 33352(f) of the Law requires that with each redevelopment
plan a redevelopment agency prepare a method or plan for relocation of families and persons to
be temporarily or permanently displaced from housing facilities in the project area, which method
or plan shall include the provision that no persons or families of low and moderate income shall
be displaced unless and until there is a suitable housing unit available and ready for occupancy
by the displaced person or family at rents comparable to those at the time of displacement; and
WHEREAS, Agency staff prepared a method of relocation which would apply to the
Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project as amended by the 2004 Amendment ("Draft
Method of Relocation"), and thus would supersede the separate current methods of relocation
applicable to the various constituent project areas of the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment
Project and
WHEREAS, the Town Centre II Project Area Committee did receive and review the
Draft Method of Relocation, and on September 17, 2003 adopted Resolution No. 2003-003 and
recommended that the Agency adopt the Draft Method of Relocation as proposed; and
WHEREAS, the Added Area Project Area Committee did receive and review the
proposed Draft Method of Relocation, and on October 9, 2003 adopted Resolution No, 2003-001
and proposed several modifications to the Draft Method of Relocation and thereupon
recommended its approval; and
WHEREAS, the Agency, incorporating input from the Town Centre II and Added
Area Project Area Committees, amended the Draft Method of Relocation and prepared the
Method of Relocation in the form attached herewith as Exhibit A .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Redevelopment Agency of the
City of Chula Vista hereby adopts the Method of Relocation for the Merged Chula Vista
Redevelopment Project, as amended by the 2004 Amendment, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A, which shall, with respect to the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project as
amended by the 2004 Amendment, supersede all previously adopted methods of relocation
applicable to the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project or any portion thereof.
Presented by
Laurie Madigan
Community Development Director
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EXHIBIT A
Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project
Method of Relocation
March 9, 2004
RedevelopmentAgency of the City of Chula VISta
276 Fourth Avenue
Chula Vista, California 91910
Rosenow Spevacek Group, Inc.
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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Method of Relocation
Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project
Table of Contents
Section I. Purpose and Intent ..................................................1
Section II. Statutory Requirements .........................................1
Section III. Analysis .................................................................1
Section IV. Relocation Policies and Procedures .....................2
Section V. Methods for Assuring Availability of Relocation
Housing......................................................................................4
Section VI. Relocation Payments............................................. 4
Section VII. Consistency with State Relocation Law and State
Relocation Guidelines ...............................................................4
Exhibit A . State Relocation Law.............................................. 5
Exhibit B . State Relocation Guidelines .................................... 6
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Method of Relocation
Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project
Section I. Purpose and Intent
This Method of Relocation ("Method") sets forth the general policies of the
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chula Vista ("Agency") that will guide the
Agency if an Agency project causes any family, individual, business, or non-profit
local community institution to be displaced. This document should be considered
as only a general plan. As recommended in an October 1982 State Department
of Housing and Community Development study entitled "A Study of Relocation
and Housing Development in California Redevelopment Agencies," a
comprehensive and detailed plan need not be developed until relocation is
imminent. At that time, a more specific analysis will be prepared, pursuant to
Section 6038 of Title 25 of the California Code of Regulations.
Section II. Statutory Requirements
As part of the Califomia Community Redevelopment Law, Health & Safety Code
Section 33000 et sea. ("Law"), Health and Safety Code Section 33411 requires
the Agency to prepare a feasible method or plan for relocation. In addition,
Section 33352(f) requires that the Agency to include in its Report to the City
Council a method or plan of relocation, which is defined in Section 33352(f) as:
"A method or plan for the relocation of families and persons to be temporarily or
permanently displaced from housing facilities in the project area, which method or
plan shall include the provision required by Section 33411.1 of the Law that no
persons or families of low- or moderate-income shall be displaced unless and
until there is a suitable housing unit available and ready for occupancy by the
displaced person or family at rents comparable to those at the time of their
displacements."
The foregoing provision and the requirements thereof are incorporated into this
Method of Relocation and made a part hereof.
Section III. Analysis
It should be noted at the outset that the Agency does not currently contemplate
any relocation of any specific households or businesses. Furthermore, relocation
will only be required by the Agency if it is reasonably necessary to affect an
Agency project. The Agency would not commence any relocation until it has firm
commitments from public or private funding sources that sufficient resources will
be available to effect relocation consistent with applicable law if any such
relocation is necessary for the Agency project being proposed.
ROSENOW SPEVACEK GROUP. INC.
MARCH 9. 2004
REOEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
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The Agency has established this Method for relocation of persons, families,
businesses, and community organizations to be displaced in connection with an
Agency project. This adopted Agency relocation Method is consistent with
Sections 33411, 33352(f), and Section 33367(d) (7) of the Law, all of which
require that redevelopment agencies have a feasible relocation method or plan if
the Agency's plans for redevelopment are to result in the displacement of any
occupants of housing or businesses in an Agency redevelopment project area.
If relocation becomes necessary, specific relocation plans containing detailed
household and housing availability surveys, will be prepared if, and as, required
pursuant to Section 6038 of Title 25 of the California Code of Regulations.
Projects involving relocation will be authorized by the Agency only if any required
meets the requirements of this Method, the State Relocation Law and State
Relocation Guidelines incorporated herein, and any other applicable law or
regulations.
Section IV. Relocation Policies and Procedures
To implement the State Relocation Law (Gov. Code ~ 7260 et sea.) in the
Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project Area, the Agency hereby adopts for
local use the "State Relocation Guidelines," which are relocation guidelines
issued by the State of California, Department of Housing and Community
Development, pursuant to Government Code Section 7260 et sea. and Health
and Safety Code Section 50460. The State Relocation Guidelines are set forth in
Title 25 of the California Code of Regulations, Section 6000 et~. The State
Relocation Law and the State Relocation Guidelines, as now existing and as may
be amended from time to time in the future, are incorporated fully herein by this
reference. A copy of the State Relocation Law as existing on the date this
Method is adopted by the Agency attached hereto as Exhibit "A." A copy of the
State Relocation Guidelines as existing on the date this Method is adopted by the
Agency is attached hereto as Exhibit "8." These copies are attached for
informational purposes only as the applicable versions of the State Relocation
Law and State Relocation Guidelines shall be those in effect at the time a person
or business receives notice of possible displacement.
Relocation of displaced persons, families, businesses, and community
organizations within the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project Area will be
accomplished in full compliance with the State Relocation Law and State
Relocation Guidelines as then in effect. Consistent with the State Relocation Law
and State Relocation Guidelines, it is the policy of the City Council and the
Agency that:
1) Uniform, fair, equitable treatments shall be afforded to persons, families,
businesses, and community organizations displaced as a result of an Agency
project.
2) No persons or families of low- and moderate-income shall be displaced
unless and until there is a suitable housing unit available and ready for
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occupancy by such persons that is safe, decent and sanitary and available at
comparable rents.
3) All displaced families and individuals will be afforded the opportunity to live in
a decent, safe and sanitary dwelling without overcrowding.
4) The cost of such housing shall be reasonable relative to family income.
5) There will be no discrimination based upon race, color, creed, religion, sex,
sexual orientation, marital status, national origin or ancestry in relocation
activities.
6) Displaced households will be offered the opportunity to occupy housing that is
reasonably accessible to their places of employment, public transportation,
shopping and public facilities.
7) Business concerns and nonprofit organizations to be displaced will be
provided assistance to aid in their reestablishment in the new location.
8) Each eligible person and business will be provided advanced notice
concerning the possible displacement and relocation requirement, as well as
pertinent information as mandated by the State Relocation Law and State
Relocation Guidelines to assist in the relocation process. Representatives of
the Agency will provide assistance, counseling, and referral services.
Supplemental Relocation Policies Recommended by Staff:
9) Cover costs of new City of Chula Vista permits for the relocation site and
facilitate the acquisition of such permits in a timely manner.
10) Agency to provide a reasonable number of relocation options for businesses
and residential occupants, including providing a minimum of three relocation
locations where feasible.
11) Inform affected occupants of their right to retain legal counsel at their own
expense.
In addition, at the time of adoption of the Amendment, the Agency may adopt
rules that provide certain greater relocation benefits than provided under the State
Relocation Law and State Relocation Guidelines. If the Agency does so, those
additional rules will be made part of this Relocation Method.
The rules and regulations detailing procedures for providing services and making
relocation payments are set forth in the State Relocation Law and State
Relocation Guidelines.
ROSENOW SPEVACEK GROUP. INC.
MARCH 9. 2004
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
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Section V. Methods for Assuring Availability of Relocation Housing
The State Relocation Law and State Relocation Guidelines set forth requirements
the Agency must follow with respect to the provision of replacement housing,
including replacement affordable housing. In meeting those requirements, the
Agency will work with local housing authorities and nonprofit sponsors of other
subsidized housing to assist eligible persons in applying for priority placement in
affordable housing within the City.
Section VI. Relocation Payments
Relocation payments will be made to all eligible displaced persons, businesses
and nonprofit organizations in accordance with the State Relocation Law and
State Relocation Guidelines.
Section VII. Consistency with State Relocation Law and State
Relocation Guidelines
This Method has been prepared in accordance with, and is in compliance with,
the requirements of the Law. In the event of any inconsistency between the
terms of this Method, on the one hand, and the terms of the State Relocation Law
and State Relocation Guidelines on the other hand, the latter shall control, except
to the extent the Agency adopts rules that provide any greater relocation benefits
to a displaced person than that provided under the State Relocation Law and
State Relocation Guidelines.
ROSENOW SPEVACEK GROUP. INC.
MARCH 9. 2004
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
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Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project
Exhibit A . State Relocation Law
ROSENOW SPEVACEK GROUP. INC.
MARCH 9. 2004
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
MERGED CHULA VISTA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
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CALIFORNIA CODES
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SECTION 7260-7277
7260. As used in this chapter:
(a) "Public entity" includes the state, the Regents of the
University of California, a county, city, city and county, district,
public authority, public agency, and any other political subdivision
or public corporation in the state or any entity acting on behalf of
these agencies when acquiring real property, or any interest therein,
in any city or county for public use, and any person who has the'
authority to acquire property by eminent domain under state law.
(b) "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation,
limited liability company, or association.
(c) (1) "Displaced person" means both of the following:
(A) Any person who moves from real property, or who moves his or
her personal property from real property, either:
(i) As a direct result of a written notice of intent to acquire,
or the acquisition of, the real property, in whole or in part,' for a
program or project undertaken by a public entity or by any.person
having an agreement with, or acting on behalf of, a public entity.
(ii) As a direct result of the rehabilitation, demolition, or
other displacing activity, as the public entity' may prescribe under a
program or project undertaken by a public entity, of real property
on which the person is a residential tenant or conducts a business or
farm operation, if the public entity determines that the
displacement is permanent. For purposes of this subparagraph,
"residential tenant" includes any occupant of a residential hotel
unit, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 50669 of the Health
and Safety Cod,., and any occupant of employee housing, as defined in
Section 17008 of the Health and Safety COde, but does not include any
person who has been determined to be in unlawful occupancy of the
displacement dwelling.
(B) Solely for the purposes of Sections 7261 and 7262, any person
who moves from real property, or moves his or her personal property
from real property, either:
(i) As a direct result of a written notice of intent to acquire,
or the acquisition of, other real property, in whole or in part, on
which the person conducts a business or farm operation for a program
or project undertaken by a public entity.
(ii) As a direct result of the rehabilitation, demolition, or
other displacing activity as the public entity may prescribe under a
program or project undertaken by a public entity, of other real
property on which the person conducts a business or farm operation,
in any case in which the public entity determines that the
displacement is permanent.
(2) This subdivision shall be construed so that persons displaced
as a result of public action receive relocation benefits' .in cases'
wh~re they are displaced as a result of an owner participation
agreement or an acquisition carried out by a private person for, or
in connection with, a public use where the public entity is otherwise
empowered to acquire the property to carry out the public use.
Except for persons or families of low and moderate income, as
defined in Section 50093 of the Health and Safety COdll, who are
occupants of housing that was made available to them on a permanent
basis by a public agency and who are required to move from the
housing, a "displaced person" shall not include any of the following:
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(A) Any person who has been determined to be in unlawful occupancy
of the displacement dwellings.
(B) Any person whose right of possession at the time of moving
arose after the date of the public entity's acquisition of the real
property.
(C) Any person who has occupied the real property for the purpose
of obtaining assistance under this chapter.
(D) In any case in which the public entity acquires property for a
progr.m or project (other than a person who was an occupant of the
. property at the time it was acquired), any person who occupies the
property for a period subject to termination when the property is
needed for the program or project.
(d) "Business" means any lawful activity, except a farm operation,
conducted for any of the following,
(1) Primarily for the purchase, sale, lease, or rental of personal
and real property, and for the manufacture, processing, or marketing
of products, commodities, or any other personal property.
(2) Primarily for the sale of services to the public.
(3) Primarily by a nonprofit organization.
(4) Solely for the purpose of Section 7262 for assisting in the
purchase, sale, resale, manufacture,' processing, or marketing of
products, commodities, personal property, or s~rvices by the erection
and maintenance of an outdoor advertising display, whether or not
the display is located on' the premises on which any of the above
activities are conducted.
(e) "Farm operation" means any activity conducted solely or
primarily for the production of one or more agricultural products or
commodities, including timber, for sale or home use, and customarily
producing these products or commodities in sufficient quantity to be
capable of contributing materially to the operator's support.
(f) "Affected property" means any real property that actually
declines in fair market value because of acquisition by a public
entity for public use of other real property and a change in the use
of the real property acquired by the public entity.
(g) "Public use" means a use for which real property may be
acquired by eminent domain.
(h) "Mortgage" meanS classes of liens that are commonly given to
secure advances on, or the unpaid purchase price of, real property,
together with the credit instruments, if any, secured thereby.
(i) .Comparable replacement dwelling" means any dwelling that is
all of the following:
(1) Decent, safe, and sanitary.
(2) Adequate in size to accommodate the occupants.
(3) In the case of a displaced person who is a. renter, within the
financial means of the displaced person. A comparable replacement
dwelling is within the financial means of a displaced person if the
monthly rental cost of the dwelling, including estimated average
monthly utility costs, minus any replacement housing payment
available to the person, does not exceed 30 percent of the person's
average monthly income, unless the displaced person meets one or more
of the following conditions, in which case the payment of the
monthly rental cost of the comparable replacement dwelling, including
estimated average monthly utility costs, minus any replacement
housing payment available to the person, shall not exceed 2S percent
of the person's average monthly income: .
(A) Prior to January 1, 1998, the displaced.person received a
notice to vacate from a public entity, or from a person having an
agreement with a public entity.
(B) The displaced person resides on property that was acquired by
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a public entity, or by a person having an agreement with a public
entity, prior to January 1, 1998.
(C) Prior to January 1, 1998, a public entity, or a person having
an agreement with a public entity, .initiated negotiations to acquire
the property on which the displaced person resides.
(D) Prior to January 1, 1998, a public entity, or a person having
an agreement with a public entity, entered into an agreement to
acquire the property on which the displaced person resides.
IE) Prior to January 1, 1998, a public entity, or a person having
an agreement with a public entity, gave written notice of intent to
acquire the property on which the displaced person resides.
(F) The displaced person is covered by, or resides in an area or
project covered by, a-final relocation plan that was adopted by the
legislative body prior to January 1, 1998, pursuant to this chapter
and the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter.
(G) The displaced person is covered by, or resides in an area or
project covered by, a proposed relocation plan that was required to
have been submitted prior to January 1, 1998, to the Department of
Housing and Community Development or to a local relocation committee,
or for which notice was required to have been provided to occupants
of the property prior to January 1, 1998, pursuant to this chapter
and the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter.
(H) The displaced person is covered by, or resides in an area or
project covered by, a proposed relocation plan that was submitted
prior to January 1, 1998, to the Department of Housing and Community
Development or to a local relocation committee, or for which notice
was provided to the public or to occupants of the property prior to
January 1, 1998, pursuant to this chapter and the regulations adopted
pursuant to this chapter, and the person is eventually displaced by
the project covered in the proposed relocation plan.
(I) The displaced person resides on' property' for which a contract
for acquisition, rehabilitation, demolition, construction, or other
displacing activity was 'entered into by a public entity, or by a
person having an agreement with a public entity, prior to January
1998. _
(J) The displaced person resides on property where an owner
participation agreement, or other agreement between a public entity
and a private party that will result in the acquisition,
rehabilitation, demolition, or development of the property or other
displacement, was entered into prior to January 1, 1998, and the
displaced person resides in the property at the time of the
agreement, provides information to the public entity, or person
having an agreement with the public entity showing that he or she did
reside in the property at the time of the agreement and is
eventually displaced by the project covered in the agreement.
(4) Comparable with respect to the number of rooms, habitable
space, and type and quality of construction. Comparability under
this paragraph shall not require strict adherence to a detailed,
feature-by-feature comparison. While a comparable replacement
dwelling need not possess every feature of the displacement dwelling,
the principal features shall be present. . .
(5) In an area not subject to unreasonable adverse environmental
conditions.
(6) In a location generally not less desirable than the location
of the displaced person's dwelling with respect to public utilities,
facilities, services, and the displaced person's place of employment.
(j) "Displacing agency" means any public entity or person carrying
out a program or project which causes a person to be a displaced
person for a public project.
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(k) "Appraisal" means a written statement independently and
impartially prepared by a qualified appraiser setting forth an
opinion of defined value of an adequately described property as of a
specific date, supported by the presentation and analysis of relevant
market information.
(1) "small business. means a business as defined in Part 24 of
Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(m) "Lead agency" means the Department of Housing and Community
Development.
7260.5. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following:
(1) Displacement as a direct result of programs or projects
undertaken by a public entity is caused by a number of activities,
including rehabilitation, demolition, code enforcement, and
acquisition.
(2) Relocation assistance policies must provide for fair, uniform,
and equitable treatment of all affected persons.
(3) The displacement of businesses often results in their closure.
(4) Minimizing the adverse impact of displacement is essential to
maintaining the economic and social well-being of communities.
(5) Implementation of this chapter has resulted in burdensome,
inefficient, and inconsistent compliance requirements and procedures
which may be improved by establishing a lead agency.
(b) This chapter establishes a uniform policy for the fair and
equitable treatment of persons displaced as a direct result of
programs or projects undertaken by a public entity.' The primary
purpose of this chapter is to ensure that these persons shall not
suffer disproportionate injuries as a result of programs and projects
designed for the benefit of the public as a whole and to minimize
the hardship of displacement on these persons.
(c) The Legislature intends all of the fOllowing,
(1) Public entities shall carry out this chapter in a manner which
minimizes waste, fraud, and mismanagement and reduces unnecessary
administrative costs.
(2) Uniform procedures for the administration of relocation
assistance shall, to the maximum extent feasible, assure that the
unique circumstances of any displaced person are taken into account
and that persons in essentially similar circumstances are accorded
equal treatment under this chapter.
(3) The improvement of housing conditions of economically
disadvantaged persons under this chapter shall be undertaken, to the
maximum extent feasible, in coordination with existing federal,
state, and local gov.r.amant programs for accomplishing these goals.
(4) The policies and procedures of this. chapter shall be
administered in a manner which is consistent with fair housing
requirements and which assures all persons their rights under Title
VIII of that act of April 11, 1968 (Public Law 90-284), commonly
known as the civil Rights Act of 1968 and Title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964.
7260.7. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in furtherance'
of the goal set forth in paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section
7260.5, nonprofit facilities subsidized pursuant to any federal or
state program for the benefit of low-income tenants that restrict
rent increases based on operating cost increases, and that also if.
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temporary relocation of those tenants, shall be exempt from any
restrictions on rents imposed pursuant to this chapter.
7261. (a) Programs or projects undertaken by a public entity shall
be planned in a manner that (1) recognizes, at an early stage in the
planning of the programs or projects and before the commencement of
any actions which will cause displacements, the problems associated
with the displacement of individuals, families, businesses, and farm
operations, and (2) provides for the resolution of these problems in
order to minimize adverse impacts on displaced persons and to
expedite program or project advancement and completion. The head of
the displacing agency shall ensure the relocation assistance
advisory services described in subdivision (c) are made available to
all persons displaced by the public entity. If the agency determines
that any person occupying property immediately adjacent to the
property where the displacing activity Occurs is caused substantial
economic injury as a result thereof, the agency may make the advisory
services available to the person.
(b) In giving this assistance, the public entity may establish
local relocation advisory assistance offices to assist in obtaining
replacement facilities for persons, businesses, and farm operations
which find that it is necessarY to relocate because of the
acquisition of real property by the public entity.
(c) This advisory assistance shall include those measures,
facilities, or services which are necessary or appropriate to do all
of the following:
(1) Determine and make timely recommendations on the needs and
preferences,. if any, of displaced persons for relocation assistance.
(2) Provide current and continuing information on the
availability, sales prices, and rentals of comparable replacement
dwellings for displaced homeowners and tenants, and suitable
locations for businesses and farm. operations.
(3) Assure that, within. a reasonable time period prior to
displacement, to the extent that it can be reasonably accomplished,
there will be available in areas not generally less desirable in
regard to public utilities and public and commercial facilities, and
at rents or prices within the financial means of displaced families
and individuals, decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings, sufficient in
number to meet the needs of, and available to, those displaced
persons requiring those dwellings and reasonably accessible to their
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places of employment, except that, 1n the case of a federally funded
project, a waiver may be obtained from the federal gOVllrnm8nt.
(4) Assure that a person shall not be required to move from a
dwelling unless the person has had a reasonable opportunity to
relocate to a comparable replacement dwelling, except in the case of
any of. the following:
(A) A major disaster as defined in Section 102(2) of the federal
Disaster Relief Act of 1974.
(B) A'state of emergency declared by the President or Governor.
(C) Any other emergency which requires the person to move
immediately from the dwelling because continued occupancy of the
dwelling by the person constitutes a substantial danger to the health
or safety of the person.
(5) Assist a person displaced from a business or farm operation in
obtaining and becoming established in a suitable replacement
location.
(6) Supply information concerning other federal and state programs
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which may be of assistance to those persons in applying for
assistance under the program.
(7) Provide other advisory services to displaced persons in order
to minimize hardships to those persons.
(d) The head. of the displacing agency shall coordinate its
relocation assistance program with the project work necessitating the
displacement and with other planned or proposed activities of other
public entities in the community or nearby areas which may affect the
implementation of its relocation assistance program.
(e) Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 7260, in any case
in which a displacing agency acquires property for a program or
project, any person who occupies the property on a rental basis for a
short term or a period subject to termination when the property is
needed for the program or project, shall be eligible for advisory
services to the extent determined by the displacing agency.
7261.5. In order to prevent unnecessary expenses and duplications
of functions, and to promote uniform and effective administration of
relocation assistance programs for displaced persons under this
chapter, a public entity may enter into a contract with any
individual~ firm, association, or corporation for services in
connection with such program, or may carry. out its functions under
this chapter through any federal, state, or local governmental agency
having an established organization for conducting' relocation
assistance programs. Any public entity may, in carrying out its
relocation assistance activities, utilize the services of state or
local housing agencies or other agencies having experience in the
administration or conduct of similar housing assistance activities.
7262. (a) Whenever a program or project to be undertaken by a
public entity will result in the displacement of any person, the
displaced person is.entitled to payment for actual moving and related
expenses as the public entity determines to be reasonable and
necessary, including expenses for all of the following.:
(1) Actual and reasonable expenses in moving himself or herself,
his or her family, business, or farm operation, or his or her, or his
or her family's, personal property.
(2) Actual direct losses of tangible personal property as a result
of moving or discontinuing a business or farm operation, but not to
exceed an amount equal to the reasonable expenses that would have
been required to relocate the property, as determined by the public
entity_ .
(3) Actual and reasonable expenses in searching for a replacement
business or farm, not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(4) Actual and reasonable expenses necessary to reestablish a
displaced farm, nonprofit organization, or small business at its new
site, but not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(b) Any displaced person eligible for payments under subdivision
(a) who is displaced from a dwelling and who elects to accept the
payments authorized by this subdivision in lieu of the payments
authorized by subdivision (a) shall receive a moving expense and
dislocation allowance which shall be determined according to a
schedule established by the head of the lead agency. The schedule
shall be consistent with the Residential Moving Expense and
Dislocation Allowance PaYment Schedule established by Part 24 of
Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
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(e) Any displaced person who moves or discontinues his or her
business or farm operation and elects to accept the payment
authorized by this subdivision in lieu of the payment authorized by
subdivision (a), shall receive a fixed relocation payment in an
amount equal to the average annual net earnings o.f the business or
farm operation, except that the payment shall not be less than one
thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than twenty thousand dollars
($20,000). In the case of a business, no payment shall be made under
this subdivision, unless the public entity is satisfied that. the
business cannot be relocated without substantial loss of patronage
and is not part of a commercial enterprise having at least one other
establishment not being acquired, engaged in the same or similar
business. For purposes of this subdivision, the term "average annual
net earnings" means one-half of any net earnings of the business or
farm operation before federal, state, and local income taxes during
the two taxable years ill1lllediately preceding the taxable year in which
the business or farm operation moves from the real property being
acquired, or during any other period as the public entity determines
to be more eqUitable for establishing earnings, and includes any
compensation paid by the business or farm operation to the owner, his
or her spouse, or his or her dependents during the two-year or other
period. To be eligible for the payment authorized by this
subdivision, the business or farm operation shall make available its
state income tax records, financial statements, and accounting
records, for confidential use pursuant to an audit to determine the
payment pursuant to this subdivision. In regard to an outdoor
advertising display, payment pursuant to this subdivision shall be
limited to the amount necessary to physically move, or replace that
display. Any displaced person eligible for payments under
subdivision (a) who is displaced from the person's place of business
or farm operation and who is eligible under criteria established by
the public entity, may elect to accept a fixed payment in lieu of the
payment authorized by subdivision (a). The fixed payment shall not
be less than.one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than twenty
thousand dollars ($20,000). A person whose sole business at the
displacement dwelling is the rental of the property to others shall
not qualify for a payment under this subdivision.
(d) Whenever the acquisition of real property used for a business
or farm operation causes the person conducting the business or farm
operation to move from other real property, or to move his or her
personal property from other. real property, the person shall receive
. payments for moving arid related expenses under subdivision (a) or (b)
and relocation advisory assistance under Section 7261 for moving
from the other property.
(e) Whenever a public entity must pay the cost of moving a
displaced person under paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), or
subdivision (d):
(1) The costs of the move shall be exempt from regulation by the
Public Utilities Commission.
(2) The public entity may solicit competitive bids from qualified
bidders for performance of the work. Bids submitted in response to
the SOlicitations shall be exempt from regulation by the Public
Utilities Conunission. .
(f) No provision of this chapter shall be construed to require a
public entity to provide any relocation assistance to a lessee if the
property acquired for a program or project is subject to a lease for
purposes of conducting farm operations and the public entity agrees
to assume all of the terms of that lease.
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7262.5. Notwithstanding Section 7265.3 or any other prOV1S10n of
law, tenants residing in any rental project who are displaced from
the project for a perioq of one year or less as part of a
rehabilitation of that project, that is funded in whole or in part by
a public entity, shall not be eligible for permanent housing
assistance benefits pursuant to Sections 7264 and 7264.5 if all of
the following criteria are satisfied:
(a) The project is a "qualified affordable housing preservation
project," which means any complex of two or more units whose owners
enter into a recorded regulatory agreement, having a term for the
useful life of the project, with any entity for the provision of
project rehabilitation financing. For this purpose, the regulatory
agreement shall require of the owner and all successors and assigns
of the owner, as long as the regulatory agreement is in effect, that
at least 49 percent of the tenants in the project have, at the time
of the recordation of the regulatory agreement, incomes not in excess
of 60 percent of the area median income, adjusted by household size,
as determined by the appropriate agency of the'state. In addition,
a project is a qualified affordable housing preservation project only
if the beneficiary of the regulatory agreement elects this
designation by so indicating on the regulatory agreement.
(b) The resident is offered the right to return to his or her
original unit, or a comparable unit in the.same complex if his or her
original unit is not otherwise available due to the rehabilitation,
with rent for the first 12 months subsequent to that return being the
lower of the following: up to 5 percent higher than the rent at the
time of dis~lacement; or up to 30 percent of household income.
(c) The estimated time of displacement is reasonable, and the
temporary unit is not unreasonably impacted by the effects of the
construction, taking into consideration the ages and physical
conditions of the members of the displaced household.
'(d) All other financial benefits arid services otherwise required
under this chapter are' provided to the residents temporarily
displaced from their units, including relocation to a comparable
replacement unit. Residents shall be temporarily relocated to a unit
within the same complex, or to a unit located reasonably near the
complex if that unit is in a location generally not less desirable
than the location of the displaced person's dwelling with respect to
public utilities, services, and the displaced person's place of
employment.
7263. (a) ~n addition to the payments required by Section 7262, the
public entity, as a part of the cost of acquisition, shall make a
payment to the owner of real property acquired for public use which
is improved with a dwelling actually owned and occupied by the owner
as a permanent or customary and usual place of abode for not less
than 180 days prior to the initiation of negotiation for the
acquisition of that property. .
(b) The payment, not to exceed twenty-two thousand five hundred
dollars ($22,500), shall be based on the following factors:
(1) The amount, if any, which, when added to the acquisition cost
of the dwelling acquired by the public entity equals the reasonable
cost of a comparable replacement dwelling.
(2) The amount, if any, which will compensate the displaced owner
for any increased interest costs which the owner is required to pay
for financing the acquisition of a comparable replacement dwelling. '7 -50
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displacing agency was encumbered by a bona fide mortgage which was a
valid lien on the dwelling for not less than. 180 days immediately
prior to the initiation of negotiations for the acquisition of the
dwelling. All of the mortgages on the acquired dwelling shall be
used to compute the payment. The amount shall be computed using the
lesser of the principal balance of the mortgage on the replacement
dwelling or the outstanding principal halance of the mortgage on the
acquired dwelling and the lesser of the remaining term on the
acquired dwelling or the actual term of the new mortgage. The
present value of the increased interest costs shall be computed based
on the lesser of the prevailing interest rate or the actual interest
rate on the replacement property. The amount shall also include
other reasonable debt service costs incurred by the displaced owner.
For the purposes of this subdivision, if the replacement dwelling
is a mobilehome, the term "mortgage," as defined in subdivision (h)
of Section 7260, shall include those liens as are commonly given to
secure advances on, or the' unpaid purchase price of, mobilehomes,
together with the credit instruments, if any, secured thereby.
(3) Reasonable expenses incurred by the displaced owner for
evidence of title, recording fees, and other closing costs incident
to the purchase of the replacement dwelling, but not inclUding
prepaid expenses.
(c) The additional payment authorized by this section shall be
made only to a displaced owner who purchases and occupies a decent,
safe, and sanitary replacement dwelling within one year from the
later of the following:
(1) The date the displaced person receives final payment for the
displacement dwelling, or in the case of condemnation, the date the
full amount of estimated just compensation is deposited in court.
(2) The date the displacing agency fulfulls its obligation to make
available at least one comparable replacement dwelling to the
displaced person.
However, the displacing agency may extend the period for good
cause. Also, the displaced owner and the public entity may agree in
writing that the displaced owner may remain in occupancy of the
acquired dwelling as a tenant of the public entity on the conditions
that the displaced owner shall only be entitled to the payment
authorized by this section on the date on which the owner moves from
the acquired dwelling and that the payment shall be in an amount
equal to that to which the owner would have been entitled if the
owner had pUrchased and occupied a replacement dwelling one year
subsequent to the date on which final payment was received for the
acquired dwelling from the public entity.
(d) In implementing this chapter, it is the intent of the
Legislature that special consideration be given to the financing and
location of a comparable replacement dwelling for displaced persons
62 years of age or older.
7263.5. For purposes of Section 7263, the leasing of a condominium
for a 99-year period, or for a term which exceeds the life expectancy
of the displaced person as determined from the most recent life
tables in Vital Statistics of the United States, as published by the
Public Health Service of the Department of Health, Education. and'
Welfare, shall be deemed a purchase of the condominium.
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7264. (a) In addition to the payments required by Section 7262, as
a part of the cost of acquisition, the public entity shall make a
payment to any displaced person displaced from any dwelling not
eligible eo receive a payment under Section 7263 which was actually
and lawfully occupied by the person as a permanent or customary and
usual place of abode for not less than 90 days prior to the
initiation of negotiation by the public entity for the acquisition of
the dwelling, or in any case in which displacement is not a direct
result of acquisition, or any other event which the public entity
shall prescribe.
(b) The payment, not to exceed five thousand two hundred fifty
dollars ($5,250), shall be the additional amount which is necessary
to enable the person to lease or rent a comparable replacement
dwelling for a period not to exceed 42 months, unless the displaced
. person meets one or more of the conditions set forth in paragraph (3)
of subdivision (i) of Section 7260, in which case the payment, which
shall not exceed five thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($5,250),
shall be the additional amount which is necessary to enable the
person to lease or rent a comparable replacement dwelling for a
period not to exceed 48 months. However, publicly funded
transportation projects shall make payments enabling the person to
lease or rent a comparable replacement dwelling for a period not to
exceed 42 months, including compensation for utilities, as provided
in subdivision (b) of Section 24.402 of Part 24 of Title 49 of the
Cod. of Federal Regulations. Payments up to the maximum of five
thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($5,250) shall be made in a lump
sum. Should an agency pay pursuant to Section 7264. 5_Han amount
exceeding the maximum amount, payment may be made periodically.
Computation of a payment under this subdivision to a low-income
displaced person for a comparable replacement dwelling shall take
into account the person's income.
(c) Any person eligible for a payment under Subdivision (a) may
elect to apply the payment to a downpayment on, and other incidental
expenses pursuant to, the purchase of a decent, safe,and sanitary
replacement dwelling. The person may, at the discretion of the
public entity, be eligible under this subdivision for the maximum
payment allowed under sUbdivision (b), except that, in the case of a
displaced homeowner who has owned and occupied the displacement
dwelling for at least 90 days but not more than 180 days immediately
prior to the initiation of negotiations for the acquisition of the
dwelling, the payment shall not exceed the payment which the person
would otherwise have received under subdivision (b) of Section 7263
had the person. owned and occupied the displacement dwelling 180 days
immediately prior to the initiation of the negotiations.
(d) In implementing this chapter, .itis the intent of the
Legislature that special consideration shall be given to assisting
any displaced person 62 years of age or older to locate or lease or
rent a comparable replacement dwelling.
7264.5. (a) If a program or project undertaken by the public entity
cannot proceed on a timely basis because comparable replacement
housing is not available and the public entity determines that
comparable replacement housing cannot otherwise be made available,
the public entity shall take any action necessary or appropriate to
provide the dwellings by use of funds authorized for the project.
This section shall be construed to authorize the public entity to
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accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the public entity.
Where a displacing agency is undertaking a project with funds
administered by a state agency or board, and where 'the displacing
agency has adopted rules and regulations in accordance with Section
7267.8 for the implementation of this chapter, the determination of
payments to be made pursuant to this subdivision shall be pursuant to
those rules and regulations.
(b) No person shall be required to move from his or her dwelling
because of its acquisition by a public entity, unless comparable
replacement housing is available to the person.
(c) For purposes of determining the applicability of subdivision
(a), the public entity is hereby designated as a duly authorized
administrative body of the state for the purposes of Subdivision (c)
of Section 408 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
(d) Subdivision (b) shall not apply to a displaced owner who
agrees in writing with the public entity to remain in occupancy of
the acquired dwelling as provided in subdivision (c) of Section 7263.
7265. (a) In addition to the payments required by Section 7262, as
a cost of acquisition, the public entity shall make a payment to any
affected property owner meeting the requirements of this section.
(b) The affected property shall be immediately contiguous to
property acquired for airport purposes and the owner shall have owned
the property affected by acquisition by the pUblic entity not less
than ~80 days prior to the initiation of negotiation for acquisition
of the acquired property.
(c) The payment, not to exceed twenty-two thousand five hundred
dollars ($22,500), shall be the amount, if any, which equals the
actual decline in the fair market value of the property of the
affected property owner caused by the acquisition by the public
entity for airport purposes of other real property and a change in
the use of the property.
(d) The amount, if any, of actual decline in fair market value of
affected property shall be determined according to rules and
regulations adopted by the public entity pursuant to this chapter.
The rules and regulations shall limit payment under this section only
to those circumstances in which the decline in fair market value of
affected property is reasonably related to objective physical change
in the use of acquired property.
7265.3. (a) A public entity may make payments in the amounts it
deems appropriate, and may provide advisory assistance under this
chapter, to a person who moves from a dwelling, or who moves or
discontinues his business, as a result of impending rehabilitation or
demolition of a residential or commercial structure, or enforcement
of building, housing, or health codes bya public entity, or because
of systematic enforcement pursuant to Section 37924.5 of the Health
and Safety Cod., or who moves from a dwelling or who moves or
discontinues a business as a result of a rehabilitation or demolition
program or enforcement of building codes by the public entity, or
because of increased rents to result from such rehabilitation or cod.
enforcement. Payments prescribed by subdivision (b) of Section 7264
may also be made to persons who remain in a dwelling during
rehabilitation. Payments authorized by this section and made
pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 7264 may, .at the option of the
public entity, be computed and reviewed annually based on actual
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rental increases, and may be paid monthly or annually. A public
entity may also give priority to a person who moves from a dwelling,
or who remains in a dwelling during rehabilitation, in utilization of
local, state, or federal rental assistance programs, either to
enable the person to pay increased rents or to move to other suitable
housing.
A public entity assisting in the financing of rehabilitation may
provide some or all of the payments authorized by this section as
part of the loan for rehabilitation costs, provided that the. public
entity makes payments directly to the person who moves or who remains
in the dwelling during rehabilitation.
(b) A public entity shall make payments in the amounts prescribed
by this chapter, and shall provide advisory assistance under this
chapter, to persons and famiiies of low or moderate income, as
defined in Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code, whose .rent,
within one year after the rehabilitation of their dwelling is
completed, is increased to an amount exceeding 25 percent of their
gross income, or who move from their dwelling, as the result of a
rehabilitation program in which the rehabilitation work is wholly or
partially financed or assisted with public funds provided by or
through the public entity.
(c) A public entity shall provide temporary housing for up to 90
days to persons displaced by rehabilitation work which is wholly or
partially financed or assisted with public funds provided by or
through the public entity.
(d) A person displaced by rehabilitation work which is wholly or
partially financed or assisted with public funds provided by or
through the public entity shall, as a condition of the financing or
assistance, be given the option of relocating, after rehabilitation,
in the dwelling from which the person was displaced.
(e) A public entity may limit the amounts of payments .made
pursuant to subdivision (b), otherwise calculated pursuant to
subdivision (b) of Section 7264, to the lesser of: (i) the
difference between the increased rent and 25 percent of gross income;
or (ii) the difference between the increased rent and the rent
immediately before the rehabilitation which was greater than 25
percent of gross income. .
(f) The payments and advisory assistance as required in this
section shall be mandatory only if federal or state funds are
available. However, nothing shall preclude the public entity from
using local funds.
7265.4. In addition to the payments required by Section 7262, as a
cost of acquisition, the public entity, as soon as practicable after
the date of payment of the purchase price or the date of deposit in
court of funds to satisfy the award of compensation in a condemnation
proceeding to acquire real property, whichever is the earlier, shall
reimburse the owner, to the extent the public.entity deems fair and
reasonable, for expenses the.owner necessarily incurred for recording
fees, transfer taxes, and similar expenses incidental to conveying
such real property to the public entity. .
7266. (a) If a relocation appeals board has been established
pursuant to Section 33417.5 of the Health and Safety Coda, a city by
ordinance may designate the board .to hear appeals from all public
entities, except those state agencies which have an appeal process,
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on the eligibility for, or the amount of, a payment authorized by
this chapter.
(b) Any person aggrieved by a determination as to eligibility for,
or the amount of, a payment authorized by this chapter may have the
application reviewed by the public entity or by the relocation
appeals board if authorized under subdivision (a). The review of a
determination by a community redevelopment agency may only be made by
a relocation appeals board established pursuant to Section 33417.5
of the Health and Safety Codll.
7267. In order to encourage and expedite the acquisition of real
property by agreements with owners, to avoid litigation and relieve
congestion in the courts, to assure consistent treatment for owners
in the public programs, and to promote public confidence in public
land acquisition practices, public entities shall, to the greatest
extent practicable, be guided by the provisions of Sections 7267.1 to
7267.7, inclusive, except that the provisions of. subdivision (b) of
Section 7267.1 and Section 7267.2 shall not apply to the acquisition
of any easement, right-af-way, covenant, or other nonpossessory
interest in real property to be acquired for the construction,
reconstruction, alteration, enlargement, maintenance, renewal,
repair, or replacement of subsurface sewers, waterlines or
appurtenances, drains, septic tanks, or storm water drains.
7267.1. (a) The public entity shall make every reasonable effort to
acquire expeditiously real property by negotiation.
(b) Real property shall be appraised before the initiation of
negotiations, and the-owner, or the owner's designated
representative, shall be given an opportunity to accompany the
appraiser during his or her inspection of the property. However, the
public entity may prescribe a procedure to waive the appraisal in
cases involving the acquisition by sale or donation of property with
a low fair market value.
7267.2. (a) Prior to adopting a resolution of necessity pursuant to
Section 1245.230 of the Code of Civil Procedure and initiating
negotiations for the acquisition of real property, the public entity
shall establish an amount which it believes to be just compensation
therefor, and shall make an offer to the owner or owners of record to
acquire the property for the full amount so established, unless the
owner cannot be located with reasonable diligence. The offer may be
conditioned upon the legislative body'S ratification of the offer by
execution of a contract of acquisition or adoption of a resolution of
necessity or both. In no event shall the amount be less than the
public entity'S approved appraisal of the fair market value of the
property. Any decrease or increase in the fair market value of real
property to be acquired prior to the date of valuation caused by the
public improvement for which the property is acquired, or by the
likelihood that the property would be acquired for the improvement,
other than that due to physical deterioration within the reasonable
control of the owner or occupant, shall be disregarded in detetm1ning
the compensation for the property.
(b) The public entity shall provide the owner of real property to
be acquired with a written statement of, and summary of the basis
for, the amount it established as just compensation. The written
statement and summary shall contain detail sufficient to indicate
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clearly the basis for the offer, including, but not limited to, all
of the following information:
(1) The date of valuation, highest and best use, and applicable
zoning of property.
(2) The principal transactions, reproduction or replacement cost
analysis, or capitalization analysis, supporting the determination of
value.
(3) Where appropriate, the just compensation for the real property
acquired and for damages to remaining real property shall be
separately stated and shall include the calculations and narrative
explanation supporting the compensation, including any offsetting
benefits.
(c) Where the property involved is owner occupied residential
property and contains no more than four residential units, the
homeowner shall, upon request, be allowed to review a copy of the
appraisal upon which the offer is based. The public entity may, but
is not required to, satisfy the written statement, summary, and
review requirements of this section by providing the owner a copy of
the appraisal on which the offer is based.
(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a public entity may make an
offer to the owner or owners of record to acquire real property for
less than an amount which it believes to be just compensation
therefor if (1) the real property is offered for sale by the owner at
a specified price less than the amount the public entity believes to
be just compensation therefor, (2) the public entity offers a price
which is equal to the specified price for which the property is being
offered by the landowner, and (3) no fede4al funds are involved in
the acquisition, construction, or project development.
(e) As used in subdivision (d), "offered for sale" means any of
the following:
(1) Directly offered by the landowner to the public entity for a
specified price in advance of negotiations by the public entity.
(2) Offered for sale to the general public at an advertised or
publiShed, specified price set no more than six months prior to and
still available at the time the public. entity initiates contact with
the landowner regarding the public en~ity's possible acquisition of
the property.
7267.3. The construction or development of a public improvement
shall be so scheduled that, to the greatest extent practicable, no
person lawfully occupying real property shall be required to move
from a dwelling, assuming a replacement dwelling will be available,
or to move his business or farm operation, without at least 90 days'
written notice from the public entity of the date by which such move
is required.
7267.4. If the public entity permits an owner or tenant to occupy
the real property acquired on a rental basis for a short term, or for
a period subject to termination by the public entity on short
notice, the amount of rent required shall not exceed the fair rental
value of the property to a short-term occupier.
7267.5. In no event shall the public entity either advance the
of condemnation, or defer negotiations or condemnation and the
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deposit of funds in court for the use of the owner, or take any other
action coercive in nature, in order to compel an agreement on the
price to be paid for the property.
7267.6. If any interest in real property is to be acquired by
exercise of the power of eminent domain, the public entity shall
institute formal condemnation proceedings. No public entity shall
intentionally make it necessary for an owner to institute legal
proceedings to prove the fact of the taking of his real property.
7267.7. (a) If the acquisition of only a portion of a property
would leave the remaining portion in such a shape or condition as to
constitute an uneconomic remnant, the public entity shall offer to
acquire the entire property if the owner so desires.
(b) A person whose real property is being acquired in accordance
with this chapter may, after the person has been fully informed of
his or her right to receive just compensation for the property,
donate the property, any part thereof, any interest therein, or any
compensation paid therefor to a public entity determined by the
person.
7267.8. (a) All public entities shall. adopt rules and regulations
to implement payments and to administer relocation assistance under
this chapter. These rules and regulations shall be in accordance.with
the rules and regulations adopted by the Department of Housing and
Community Development.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), with respect to a federally
funded project, a public entity shall make relocation assistance
payments and provide relocation advisory assistance as required under
federal law.
7267.9. (a) Prior to the initiation of negotiations for acquisition
by a public entity or public utility of nonprofit, special use
property, as defined by Section 1235.155 of the Cod. of civil
Procedure, the acquiring public entity or public utility shall make
every reasonable effort to seek alternative property which is other
than nonprofit, special use property. However, this requirement
shall not apply to properties acquired by public entities for
transportation purposes, including, but not limited to, the
construction, expansion, or improvement of streets, highways, or
railways.
(b) This section does not apply to actions or proceedings
commenced by a public entity or public utility to acquire real
property or any interest in real property for the use of water,
sewer, electricity, telephone, natural gas, or flood control
facilities or rights-of-way where those acquisitions neither require
removal or destruction of existing improvements, nor render the
property unfit for the owner's present or proposed use.
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7269. (a) No payment received by any person under this chapter or
as tenant relocation assistance required by any state statute or
local ordinance shall be considered as income for the purposes of the
Personal Income Tax Law, Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) of
Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Coda, or the Bank and
Corporation Tax Law, Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001) of
Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
(b) No payment received by any person under this chapter shall be
considered as income or resources to any recipient of public
assistance and such payments shall not be deducted from the amount of
aid to which the recipient would otherwise be entitled under any
other provisions of law.
7269.1. Where a recipient of relocation benefits payments under
federal or state law is also a general assistance recipient under
Part 5 (commencing with Section 17000) of Division 9 of the Welfare
and Institutions Cod. and two or more rent schedules apply to the.
recipient, the highest shall prevail and any excess amount over lower
rent schedule shall not be counted as income or resources for
general assistance purposes under Part 5 (commencing with Section
17000) of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Cod..
7270. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as
creating in any condemnation proceedings brought under the power of
eminent domain any element of damages not in existence on the date of
enactment of this chapter.
7271. If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof
to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall
not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which
can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and
to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.
7272. If under any other provision of law of this state the owner
or occupant of real property acquired by a public entity for public
use is given greater protection than is provided by Sections 7265.3
to 7267.8, inclusive, the public entity shall also comply with such
other provision of law.
7272.3. It is the .intent of the Legislature, by this chapter, to
establish minimum requirements for relocation assistance payments by
public entities. This chapter shall not be construed to limit any
other authority which a public entity may have to make other
relocation assistance payments, or to make any relocation assistance
payment in an amount which exceeds the maximum amount for such
payment authorized by this chapter.
Any public entity may, also, make any other relocation assistance
payment, or may make any relocation assistance payment in an amount
which exceeds the maximum amount for such payment authorized by this
chapter, if the making of such payment, or the payment in such
amount, is required under federal law to secure federal funds.
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7272.5. Nothing contained in this article shall be construed as
creating in any condemnation proceeding brought under the power of
eminent domain, any element of damages not in existence on the date
the public entity commences to make payments under the provisions of
this article as amended by the act which enacted this section at the
1971 Regular Session of the Legislature.
7273. Funds received pursuant to Sections 2106 and 2107 of the
Streets and Highways Code may be expended by any city to provide
relocation advisory assistance, and to make relocation assistance
payments, to displaced persons displaced because of the construction
of city highways or streets.
7274. Sections 7267 to 7267.7, inclusive, create no rights or
liabilities and shall not affect the validity of any property
acquisitions by purchase or condemnation.
7275. Whenever any public entity acquires real property by eminent
domain, purchase, or exchange, the ..purchase price and other
consideration paid by such entity is public information and shall be
made available upon request from the entity concerned.
7276. (a) If a resolution is adopted under Section 1245.330 of the
Code of civil Procedure consenting to the acquisition of property by
eminent domain and the person authorized by the resolution to acquire
the property by eminent domain acquires the property by purchase,
eminent domain, or otherwise, that person shall provide relocation
advisory assistance and shall make any of the payments required to be
made by public entities pursuant to the provisions of this chapter
in conformity with this chapter and the guidelines adopted by the
Commission of Housing and Community Development pursuant to Section
7268.
(b) This section does not apply to public utilities which are
subject to the provisions of Article 6 (commencing with Section 600)
of Chapter 3 of Part 1 of Division 1 of the Public utilities Code or
to public entities which are subject to this chapter.
7277. (a) The requirement to provide relocation assistance and
benefits imposed by this chapter shall not apply to a purchase of
property which is offered for sale by the owner, property being sold
at execution or foreclosure sale, or property being sold pursuant to
court order or under court supervision if the property in any of the
foregoing situations is either occupied by the owner or is
unoccupied, and if the offer for sale is not induced by public entity
disposition, planned condemnation, or redevelopment of surrounding
lands, and if the sales price is fair market value or less, as
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determined by a qualified appraiser, and if no federal funds are
involved in the acquisition, construction, or project development.
"Offered for sale" means either advertised for sale in a publication
of general circulation published at least Once a week or listed with
a licensed real estate broker and published in a multiple listing,
pursuant to Section 1087 of the Civil Code.
(b) At the time of making an offer to acquire property under
subdivision (a), public entities shall notify the property owner in
writing, of the following:
(1) The public entity's plans for developing the property to be
acquired or the su=ounding property.
(2) Any relocation assistance and benefits provided pursuant to
state law which the property owner may be forgoing.
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Method of Relocation
Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project
Exhibit B . State Relocation Guidelines
ROSENOW SPEVACEK GROUP, INC.
MARCH 9, 2004
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
MERGED CHULA VISTA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
METHOD OF RELOCATION
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Community Development Programs
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Subchepter 1. '. Relocation. Assistance end
. . Real Property Acquisition Guldellnea
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placed pcncm'i praa1llll' plIIeIIIiaI pJaz of empI~ iloOridlld lhaI
a P""""ll.lpJazofempl~ D1lI)'IIIII be"-III UIisf)i!be aa:euIbiI-
IIJ ..............t If !be "'op1--' pcnlID ab,ioclL' .'
~ActIllll~_~IIIII~lhaI!be~~1
be JlCIlCAIlJ . deainIbIe .. tbo acquIied dweIIIJI& with IIlIpocl to llIIYi-
....._ c:bacleriaIica..'IbDu8h .. dlapl-' penaa doea DOt IIPl: to
aa:cpl a cI1'dIiD& IUbject to 1I1II1l8r'0hLo ~....;.._..,,,,,,,O! c:aadi.
Iicms, uoiIhc:riu pubIi<: eadlJ requbecI to dqpl~ 1lII.'1.~ .. ...1 cbar- .
8CIIlri1lico, 1IICb.1CCIIic vi... oi-pralimIty 10 !be CK:eaD, laItes..ri.......
fareau otOlba' DauraI pbenomaIL .
If Ibe dilplal:ed penaa ao wisbcs,' """Y'lellIOIIIIble elfon ahaII be
made to rdacalClUChpcnon within lI1'uearlO biJ exiaIing nei&bbOrbGod.
WbeIlew:r prICIicab1e Ibe replacCment dwellln&. abidl be reasOnabIJ
c1CJl!C.1O reloIl-. fiicndl, acniceaor orpnizaliOlll wilb wbom.tbeoc II.
an exiIliag ~ rbncy r-'''u...wp. . .
(3) AvalIabIe liD !be prlvale mari<et lD lbedilplaced penaa and nail-
able to all penclIII reganJJcu of race. color, -, marital....., reliJioD,
or tlllliClDll! oriain in a manuer ccmaiJlIlIIt wllb TIde Vjll of !be Cl\'il
RiJhta AI:l of 1!l6B or lIlY otber applicable IUIIe or.fedonI anIi-disc:rim!-
naIioa Jaw. . .
(4) To Ibe exlIlIIl prIICIicable and wbere lXIIIIiat=t with paiapapb
(cXl) of1l!il 1eCli0ll, flmclicnWlJ cquivalelll aod Iabawl1l.llY!he ame
u the acquIted dwelJlD&, but 1IIII~udia& -~......
(S)(A) Within Ibe fiDlnclaI mcinI of!be diJpJaced pCnOIL A replace-
ment dwellin& II within \be /iIIImciaI uiemo of a dilplac:ed JlOrIlIIIlftbo
montblJ reataI caat(lncludiD& uIlIi1Iea lIIIlo!ben....cmablereciDriDaea.
penaea) minua 1IIYrep1............. bouIiD&paJIIIllIIl moi1abJe.lillbe JlOrIlIII
(u ...u~ inleClion 6104) doea DCit exceed tbirIJ perceiIt OK)! of.
lbepel1Oll'iaWftF ~ iDcaaIe (. cIeIiDed in IUbIeclioa6l108(1)).
(B) For hu......"__.; a Jq'1........... dweI1IDI is within !be fi"""",ol
meam of. dltpI-ed ""'- if'lbepurchaiC priceof!be dweIIilll bic:Ju6.
btg nl1aIIld IDaeaed b1II:rest aliIa and otberrai_.h~ ex.peD* 1DCJud.
btg c1oliD& c:oaIl (u deac:nbed in IeCliCXI61(2)doea Dotex.c=I!be total .
of the IIIIIOUIIl of}ust cOmpeusadon provided for \be d~ acquired
aod thereplacement.bouliDg JlBl'1IIIlIII nailable 10 !be penaa (. pr0-
vided in aiclloa61(2). . .'
If'. dwd!ing wbicb 1lIIisfi.. _1WIdardo is DOt .vaiJable ihe public
entity may CODIidcr a lhIe1Iln& which ex.ceeda 1bem. .
(d) Deceat. Safe IIIIl Samtal)'.
(1) Houainalll IOU1IlI. clean and weaIber tight conditiOll, in &GOd repair
and adequaIeIJ .....b.WIcd. in coarClllllaDCC with the applicable IUIIe and
local >on...., )lIumIiia& eIec:lricaJ. bouIiD& and OCCII)ImlCJ' codca or
aiml1ar CIIdIlIIacea onqulllliollllllll wbich __ Ibe foUowiD& miDI~
mum .......011: . .
(A) Bach bJ'on~' jiIDi miit ahaII iDc1ude.1ciIdien with. fuIIJ lIIabIe
lliDk.a_...COIIDeclI...for._.aepcaleaod~i"'I...-c;
bot 8Dd oo1d IIlIlIIin& _ in bco b8tbmom aDd IdtcbeD. .. ~-
and aafe wiriq.l)'llllIIIf...Ugbtiq and oIberelecaical acrvicea 1IIIl...."
ilia u required bf cIIm* ~0lI" IIIIllocal oodeL
. (B)Bach~~lIIIitallll1belllc:oafontlmcewithllaleaod'
local codellalllllida for boardia& bauaea, boIe1a and otber dweIIiDp f...
ClIIIjpepIC IiYlD&- .
(2) WbeII!be Ia'Dl decem. are and iIDilaryis imcrprelecI, mider local;
_orfederallaw,..eilthll~abIPlIaiJdard, \bee1_ oflbtil.
bi&ber lllIDIIilrd. wbichexceed Ibe pIOYiaIoa ofJllll1llOlllh (I) ofdda ~
aecIi~ me b....."",.d>A berlli,1I. A oaIt wblch is' , .IM by 11II_
tb8II!be .....d.......1IIIIDber ofJieople aDowed 1IIIder!be. Stale Bui!dIn&
Codeahall~~tobelll~ willi !be.-- '1'" Jpiovl-
.mn..,M"dtUt_ _t.. ~Lw1 .
(e) DtporlmeaL o...-tu-4 ol HoIiaIaa oad(). 1\7 DneIop-
.-- ...
(f) DiapIaced J'aam; ADy pcncm'. _.liam"') JlaopeltJ. ...
wbo _ biJ pcnoIIIl pI1IplIl)' fmm mal JlI1lPIIl1. cIIhIir:
(I) ItA ._ofa writIea IIIIIice of~....,.preby. pabIIc 0IIIity
..... _ oldle..,.palliOll of.a mal JIIIIPSlJ.1II wide or iDpmt,
by . public eatII)' ... b)' 8!IJ peioaD ... an ..._ willi... lama
llIIbebalfof.~_, ....!belaUllof.wd-.im:rfmm.public
eatllJ lD _ die mal JIIDPCI\J, for public -:... .'.
. (2) 1tA._oflhe..-I.... "'-lln-...Cllbirrdi1lpl""""ac-
tivllJ IIlIdoIIaic1l bJ apubliclllllilJ... byf!ityJlllllllli........... ...-..em
wilb or lama 011 bebaIf' ofa pubIlc llIlIiIJol'" ..__t.7 em wbicb !be
penaa is in Jawfu1 occupaIIC)'...........,." . '-'- 1Dd!be diaplacc-
-. eicept u pro\'lded in (l(,_.......4CQdDIICIiaD 7262.S.1a11s Ioag-
~~~~ ....
. Tbja dofinilion sha11 becoallrueho_penoIII"'opi..,.... .reau1t
'of public acIi... reoei... relocation beaeIita III caalia wbelilbey are diI-
p1aced. a reau1t of an OWDefpanlclJ*lcm 11&I-- 01'''' accjuiaIllon
cirried out b)' a prlvale penon f... or in ~ with a pubtic UIe
where !be public eadlJ is oIberwiae ......-"...cd III acqgiI<i \be property
10 carry 0Ul1be pubUcu.... . .,' .
(3) Ilxcepl penclIII orfamiliea ollow IIIIlIllDClenlc 1DcoJi,e, liaclefmed
in SecIioII SOO!l3 of !be Hea1Ib aDd'Safet)' CacIe, wbo ate (.n . .-... of
bouain& wbicb _ made IlYIIiIaIJie to lbem OD. pe.~ baaia by a
public lIpDC)' aDd wbo are requbed to __ &om lhaI ~ a diI-
placed penon IbaI1 11III lDOIude lIlY of !be I'oIIDwID,s: . . .
(A)ADy JlOrIlIII wbobaa been delamiDedlDbellllllllawful O""''P''''''Y
of !be dilplal:anem ..........t~ u'defiDlld '11I. ...~ ~y).' .
. (B) AIry JlOrIlIII who II . poal-acquilidoa ~'P"'" of !be displace-
meDtdwe11lD&. upto\idecI i1I aiclloa 6034(b); . .
(C) AIry penon who occupled !be prIlpCIty for !be pIIEjlOIe of ob1aln-
iDa relOC111loa beaelita lIIIlonl-=.. . . .
(D)AIry)ierianwbois....,.'<l.... p ota"Qo-Mfi"" atrclnIaIiJebouliD& .
preaenaIion prvject" aod all ~ ofao.... ... CQdD leClion
7262.5 are mel; or' .
. (B) Any perIOD ClC:ICI1J'JiD8 prI- .........1) (llllloiberwiIe ead1led to
telocalion benefita. areauJtofllQ ooquIailIoa. ,.,w,nlt.i;"" ...cIemaII-
tioa prupam) wbo is required to __ ... niadt 01 !be CIIapl.....1
lIpDC)". tOUlineear...~ofholtdl"l, boaaIDaOl'besIlhCildea uDIeu
\be code ear.............4 is IIIIdenabn for !be JIUIPCIIC of....... disp1ace-
ment in ""';dillIIIoa with IlQ ideDtified rebabI\I1aIIoII'CXIIIIIlIICIlaa or
demoIi1I... JII'OIIUl or project. .
(P) A penaa wbO ia DOl required lD JIlllVIi)lellll..-ljl or""""",...iIy
U. reauJt oftheprOJec:( uloq U tbeJ are IIOlIfied lbeylire_required
10 moVe and.!be project cIciea DOIlmpoae In _.r .. "'" c:ban&e in !be
cbaracIer..... of \be JIIIIPSlJ. '. . .' .
. (GJAIi_~'P"'" wbomovaUalaultof_lUlIJUIaItIoa..--
iD8 !be ..q~ of 001.....,.&ul Code IICIiaD TJ;17.
(&)DweIIiq.1be pJaz of jlCiUu.4 ...~ -.am IIIUa! abode
or. penaa, m..""""I.liDaIe.famII1dwd11Da. a ......,- . fllWilJ IIIIItlll
.~dweIIIiI&.JIIll1tUlonol\J....IIIIJId}...._d- ...... .lIIIitof
.a(>\)j~-;.I..I""''''~llIheboaaiqJim.jelll,'.'''''''''' -""V"I.
. _ow-. .........u.....I~.. daai1led lD 1Ica1Ib IIIIl Safety
COcIe see.;.., 18l10....111Y otber- u .I.i IIIIit Wbidl'eI1beI'iu:olllid-
'creelto be mal ........v IIIIdcr SIaIe......._ be...-d wiIboaIlIIb-
DIIIia1 damaae'" ua-"-l>It __ A """""""" ~ DOt be decan.
aaf'e 1IIIl"""'1O be. dweI1Iq. .' '.: . '. .
A IllCOIId home sha11 be COIIIicIenld 10 be. cIweI1ID& CIIlIy for !be pur-
pooe of eatabIlablq eJlsIbl1ItJ for pa~_ for 1IIlJYID&1IIIl tela1ed ex.-
'pema (. JIIIIvlded In aecdaa li09O). . . '.'
(h)fI..---mlclleat.1belllllOlllllofn:at.II:DaDtOl'b.--wac; wiIWd ,
haw lD p.,. for.dwe11iD& aIlIIIJarlil!beacqulred dWeUbocill...........,..
b1e~y HoP,""",~ A h",..w.l~ in wbichlbebed'ofl1ciw-ho1dor .
apoaaeia 62 JelII'I ciro1der. . '3 -"'3
0.. ~. ..l~......... .
'Jlde 25
DeparlmeJJt oi Bauiiac lIIIlI c...........dt) n...-*>. ..-1....._
1'012
(I) PimlIy. Two ... - iDdiYidaaJa - by blood, ....m.ae.1IIop,.
.liaa. ...1IIIIlIIIII....-a1iYe 1IlpIber.. a famI1J 1IIIiL .
(k)Fama Oporaioa. ADy acll~ '.....IlIIeJy...JIIlmadIJ fw!be
.prodaaiao of CJDe"'iDaI'e. ~ piudacgor.~ .......II.....IDcIud-
iDI timber. fw laleor hame DIe, 1IIIl......--lIy pnlducina aJCb prad-
. UCII or COuu.~ ill IIIfIiciaII QIIIIIIlt)' lD be CIpClJ. of contn"boq
mIimiaBy to !be "1""...."..."1'1'011. . . .
(/) Groa Iucomo. Gmo. iDc:umC _tho UIllIIIIlIIIIIII incomo of an
indiWlua1, orwborealllmilyi. di..........lOlaIlIIIIIlIaIlDc:omooftho par_
enII...lIlIIIIt~ofbour"""'. .....!befallowiDa: .
(I) AcIoducIicm ofSSOO fweodl lief ..... ill....... oflbnlo. '
(2) A """""'lon orren po:n:eIIl (I,",) ofUlllll iucomo for an eIcIodJ or
hllN'K. ~ hNlphnId
~A-~cmfor~~~_~i~Q~.
fiued for Ibia JIUIPCIIC to moan ~ "1""'""1 in....... of....... por_
1ZIIloflOlal iDcOmc; whore IIlIl """'1""'--' for...cxnaal byiw..._
or lIlher _ IlICb u public ...;........ "'lDltl..co..:l)'.
(4) A doduc:Iion of reuonabIe -. p8id fortbe ClR of c:bildrou or
aid< or loCapac:;wed family """"""". wbon delamillCd ID be r 'Y
ID .....Au3....A of tbo bel<! or IpOUIt, oxcepllbaltho IIIIIlIUIIl """''Clod
abaIJ IllIl ox=d Ibe aiuoum of i_ rccoIved by tho poraon \bus Ie-.
leuOd.. . '
en- IDc:omo i. dividod by twelw to ucenain tbt......... lIIOIIIhIy
iuoomo. Rdoc:aliOll aud P"JlI'!liacquialtiOll paJluenIS ....1IlII1D be COII-
sidonlII as iDoomo for tbe de... ...t. ".IiJ~ of liIianciaJ _.
(m) Handicappod H~d. A ......-.....-;1 ill whichanJ mombor is
~ or.diublcd.' . .
(,,)bdtiati... ofN.g~ 1boillitial wriDcn ofICrmadeby thoee-
quiriDa eutilJ ID tbo owoti of roal]llUJlOrtJ to be pun:hued, or tbe OWII-
cr'I,~ft:.
(0) Mlmufoctmod Home or MobiIebomo. A atnICIIII'O doaaibod in . .
HeaJlh md SafOlJ Code: SOCIlous 18007 aud 18008.
. (P) Mongap. Such cl_. ofH_ IS .... commoul. J Ji.... ID seeun:
,ad_ on, or tho Ullplid JlIIII'bUopriCoof. roal pn>por\)'.lDJOlb<:rwllh
tbe cn:dit ~ if IIIJ.1OCIII'Od tberoby. . .
(q) OWnenbip. Holdiu&.1IIY of thO followiug inlcrests in a dwe1lin&.
or. Comract to pun:baac 011I oftbe fim aIx inlcrests:
(I) AfectiU.. . . .
. (2)'Alife-.
(3) A SO-_laua. '. . .
(4) A IaUawilh II llUl 2O)'llan IDnmfrom tbt data ofacquisili... of
tho PJOIlItIJ. .
. (5) A proprielary iDlereat in . coopcraIi.. housing pn>jact which in-
cl", the right to OCCIIJI)' ac1well1Jl&.
(6) A proprielary iDIa'oat ill a mobilcboma.
m A leuabold iDIa'oat with III opIicm to pun:bua.
10 tho....oi''''''' woo bu ...~ to lIlY of thO forOgolDg inlcrests
by deviae. beli....~ iuharitauca...cipeiaIion of!aw.1ha lalUleofciwDar-
abip; butDOt cx:c;upaIIC)'.oftbe ............... owner abaI1 include tbe_
oflbCJII1lClllIiD&_.- .'. . '.' , . .' -
(r)Panoa. ArrjiDdiYidoaJ, faml1y. parlDInbip,ClIIpOraIioo,HmltedH-
~ ...~..aioa ... uooc:ialiool. .' . '. . '. .
. (.)PubllcBmity:Iucludes Ibe _ tbeR..... of the Unlvenit)'of
CaJiforula, .COIIIIt)'icit)'. cit)' IIId COUDtY. diI1rict,publij:authorit)'.pub- .
lie IIICDC)'; IIIIlIIIY lIlher po11tIca1ll1lx1ivisioa ... pubIIe-I"AodOll ill
. Ibe IlaIe wballICQIIiriDi JalIWJlllllY ,III' IIlI)' iDta'eIt1hc:rein, III' onIaring
tballICqUinlcI pnipeIIJ ~ ~ in lIlY c:ityoi coiml)' for pablic lIII.'
(t) PublIc U... A.lIII for wbicb pi'OJlIllt)' may be ~..d by emiDaIl
"'--'- .
........... .'
(u)T_ A pc:rioo Woo IaIIi or II Dlberwiae in Iawfid}lOiseaioa of
1I dwel1la& IDcIudID& a a\eqIbIa 100III, wbich i. 0WIlIlI ~ 8IIIllber...
. (v) Uulawful 0cc:upaDc:J. A pcrI!inll ClIIIIiderad to be in unlawful oc:.
CUJIIIICY iftbo peraoo has beeD ordend lD_ by a Court of"""'I-I...a
. jwilldidion oriflhepanClll" teoaIlCJ has beeDI.wfu1ly 1I:IIIIIuatedby tbo
. OWIIOI'forcawe, tbe IeIIlIIIlbu vacatedtbeprem1sea.1IId tbe.termination
- -~forlbo JIIII1IOIIof.-.adiu&mlocalloa"';-obIi-
am-.
IFar daa .........-to die i:dIOIia . IiaI1J II 0..: 0llI0 __
72QJ(J)(3)(A) tlaaaP (I), - -....... . - . -. . _" piarto
~1.19llI."'",~' ..... q,...ballbot....or4i.....-(25'JI,)oflbo
_.........~....... '. . .
NaI'I!: ~ _ __ 504SI,HoaIdtud SaIioty 0llI0.R& See-
Iiaoa 72IiO(b~(0)(2)(A~ (l)(1)aad 7'ZT1. o...__Olde; _ i7OOll, c-
plliaIDs 0Ide; aad-"'llOO7. 11008, llOlOaad -. _ aad SaliIay
0Id0.'. .
HlmlRy .
I...m.... I of...ad.....Nom&ladB-I2-97;ul>-;,;;.,9-J 1-97 (JIqio-
...rt,Na.33). . .' . ..'
. 2. _padaa aad _....... of........----- (0)(5) . ..-
(c)(5)(A)-(B) aad _a-t or r-L '.... (f)(2) .... (1)(3)(D) filed
1~7-99;apaaliwll"'~!IlI,No.41): .'
t&010.Prtor~
(a) DiapIaccmeut. No pub1lc euIity may'..-- with lIlY phua of a
project orDlhar actlvitJwhic:h wD1 '-It III tbo "i'P'- of IIlI)' por.
101I, buai-. ... farm 1IIIli1 it....qa thO fo1IowiDa deIarmiuationa: .
(1) Pair and...........,... taJocaIioD JIIJ1IIIIItI wII1 be ptOvidod toe1iJi- .
b1. JIl'IIOIIIIS JOqUin:d by Anick: 3 or tbo C1uIdeI1-. .
(2) A raIoc:aIioa .-......... JII'Cl8IaIiI oft'aii.a tho Iani_ daacribed in
AnIcIa 2 of tbe t'lnldoHn..' wlU be ....""'-'
(3) Eliilbl. pcinoaa will be ~uodloI) iufonoed of tbo ......__.
bcnefIlI, poIicies,'practi=a aiuI pnICICIurca, iucludin& griavaocc ~
dun:a, provided f... in theaa O'Nl........ .
(4) ~ UJIOIIlICIDtaurvey aud mWJaia of blllt!be boiIab>a -.
of pllI'IOIII wbo wlI1 b. displaced IIIIl avaiIab1e rep1acemeul bouaiD& and
c:onaidariua """'JI'"l"ll.._...., for Ibal ..........., c...~.ob1c n:pIaca-
meut dwelling. wlU be .vailable, Or pmvidad, if""'l' oy, wltbin. rea-
acmabIe pariod of tima prior lD dispI- oUtticieut ill 1IUIIIber, aizc
IIId COlI for tbe eHpbIe peraoiIa wbo IelJIIbc 1I1eDL. ..
. . (5) Adequate pmvisiooa bave boaa made 10 provide'orderIJ. timcly,
IIId efticieut taJoc:aIioo of e1igIble po..... to co........obla "1"-
bcJuaiDa .YaIlablewllboutn:g8nI to..... co\or, n:1lpao. -. marilal_
.111I;'" oatiaoal !lrigiu willi miDimumbatdabip Ie Iboaa aII"ected.
(6) A 1doc:ati0ll pili! maetiIIa tbe IIqlIin:memu ofSOClloli 6038 hu
beeDprepmed. .
. (II) AcquialliOll. No poblic euIity may proceed wilh lIlY pbU. of a
. proj<oc! ....1IlI)' Cltber acllvily which will ftlIUlt in tbe acquialtloa of real
JII01lCIl)' 1IIIli1 it deu:tmiJa that withn:apcct.. aJCb acquisilion and to
1110 graateIt _ JII""ft"""l.. .
(1) Adeqoale pmvisiooa bave beIio made 10 be guided by tbt provi-
aious of Anic1e 6 of the Ovi.wl.. 1IId' .
(2) l!Iisib1c penona wlU be ~ oftbt ,...lb...c benefita, po1icies
. IIIdrequln:mama of thO 0nI""1h-
.' HlmlRy
I."m_' ~ 'oh~(b)&lad1l-S-76...~do:&;""""_
live 11~-76 <ReIi*'76.No. 44): .
.2. c..dIicaIc of r .r' _ ~16-77 (RcpIor 77. No. 8).
t &012. .CJtJ.n Pall'llclpdal\.
(a) AD]lInOIlI_ wlU be <11"1'....... ....81'1 ....bood gIlIDpi 11IIII illy
telocalkm comaiIaee .ball bo gheo III lIJIIllIIlUIIit aad abouId bo .....
.:...a..,cl full)' IIIIl ~ to pao~ inrcviewilJ& tbeldoca-
Ii... pIaa IIId IIlOIlitoria& tbe ~ ........... JIIOIII8IIL
(II)Wbeu a ..._oIl111111llm'ofpnaoa wDJ ba dIopJ""'" fnmt1beir
. dwelllDpthO poblic ctIlity IballIllClJlnF tbe.'.........IIIIl.......""""'>' .
"'lP"""'rinnt III thO cJ;1pI~ IRa to fono a ...lnNtior CI!II1IIIi-.
.1bo commiaee abalI iDclude, wbea ~ ....donJlal 0-_
pama. n:aideulia1-. ~ peop1a, IIId ........ben of eiiaIioa or-
pnI..ol'llll wlthID tbean:a.InHeuof;ftlli"~, a_ pIOCIII ofcllizco
. panIcIpatioIt. poblic. aititiaa wbidt ..... ................ ... _ Co~"'''''io>&. .
citizcu panicipatiOll JIIIl=II ai part or in oxiaIins'-'."..-. po....~
may aubIlillUe IlICb JIIIl=II if it IIIIiafiea die ftlqtIiJamcou of Ibis aectiou.
-3 --(P'f
16014 .
BARClAYS CALJIl'ORNlACODE OFREGULA'I10NS
. '118e 2S
1&030. Purpoa, . '.
. '!'be JiIrpoae oftbla JIIIlil.lD act faltlu"'t"h~ wllbRljiect mille
dew:Iopnat IIIIl ;.....,-.....,., of a .............. oUI......... IIIMIary
JlI'OIfIIIII fCll'!be JlIUYiIIau of ajJeclfled aemc. aadlO pIaacribe!be obJi-
p1i0ll of a public 0aIi1)' DOl lO diapIace...caIIIe!be"''''' . . of imY
pc:naa flam Ida d1noDiD& wi1bouladeq.-lIlIIicelllllhmlaa .......-lIb1e
""PI~ houaiaail~ .... .
1 &032. ReIoc8IIon AMlat.nce AdvbIory Pnlgnm...
Publicemilieallba11~IIIIlIn.,dw-4.~."'~1d-
. viaory popIIII wbicb aiiaIiea !be recpII.-<>f IbIa anic:Ic _ of
Tille VI oftboOvil RigbIa Actor I 964. Tille vm of!be OYll RigbIa Act
or 1961l. 1hc Uaiub Ovil R1J1na ~'!be RumfORl Act IIIIl applicable
IIlIIe IIld fedcial ami-dl1Cri1liiualioa IaWL Sucb P';"'-.1Iba11 be adtiIin-
islmld 10 u 10 pIO\'idc adWaIy ICI:Yk:ca wbicIl offer ......bnnm ui:iI-
- lO miDiIllize 1hc bardabip or d1opl- ...... aDd io _1IIIl (a) all
pcncms displaced flam dlcIr dweIIIDp arc Idac:IIcd IIIUl houaiu&--
iDg tbo cri1cria for ~...;..abIc n:pI""'...... "cJo..;,.; and (b) all pnons
displllClld from tbdr pi.... ofbulilaa... fann Opoi__ arc auialad in
_al>llthb'g wllb a minlnm... of dcIaJ IIIIlIou of eamiDaa-
NO'I1!: A~ Ci.od: __ 50460, 1kaIih... SafeiJ Cadc.I\tE
boa 7261. 00._......4 Codc.. ',", '. .
. . . IfIs1atY' '.
I."" "..-'..of_aad-Nom_I-I2-97;.:.,....;~'"'II~(ItcciI-
....!17.No.33~ . . '.' '.
Il1034. Eligibility. '. .
(a) RcIllCll1iaa .1Ii........1Ild bimcfiu aban be ImIiIIIbIc to:
(I) AIJ'j _ who ~.;. property mim wbic:il be will be dill-
pIaccd. . .
(2) AlJ'jpi:noa Wbo wllhlio~ from IaI JlIIIIICIlY ...wlll.......bIa per-
sonal propionJ fJomlal propcrt)', bci:aIIIc be will be dIapJaccd from alh-
cr IaI propcrl)' on which be ........_..~ or farm ......~
(3) AlJ'jpenao who __ flam leal JIIIIPIlII.Ju a.-ltofill a<qUiai-
lion I>)' a pubUc aniI)' wbctber!be IIIlne Is vall11!18lY or Inwhii1lary.
(4) AIJ'j penao who. foJJowID&!be Imtl""';; of ~....... 1>)'. pub-
lic CDIitJ, __ illbe1'Cllllt orlbc pcIldIDa.eq"lollVvo.. .
(S) AnJ penao who moWa .. !be ...Jt.ofJlOlllllllJ 8ClJIIlIItI.... reha-
biIitaIiOD or dcmoIidon.1>)' a public elIII1y drber ~ RCdpt of.
Noli"" of IDIaIlIO DiapIace (....1eClicIl 6086) or .. . ~ of iDducc-
_lB'_ I ~"""by!bepubUcanll)'.. ..
(bXI) .....~cm -. !bole who JawfuiIy OCCIIJIY pmpcnJ
lIIII)' after a public i:aihy acqui!ra It,...who IawII!Ily Occupy property at-
lcr!be priVllC oajulaI1IllD of ",..~l) l:iY.pc:naa wItb....na... ape-
moot wilb. public oalityfor!beJIUIPCIICoffinoovol...lbc~ ordc-
veI.,- of !be JIIIIPIlII.J; .... DOt'cUaibIO for-- aadbeacfill
otberlbm ad.uoiy uaIa1m:e lD !be-.delenDiiIecl bJ lbc "''!PI..,
1pIll:J. .' ". '.
A public aIIIlJ IbalJIDfoim plIIl~."""rqanIiDg!be
. pro-jccIcd dale of oII'1"~ ........ aDd, jlcdcidica1I)'; abDaId inIbrm PCJa'-
lII:lj1IiailioD_ofqc:blDpallllblal"ujl.'~'" . .' ".
(2)WbeD!be"'''P'-of.irn_ ." ,laltlnoo__l:aI*aabanl-
.16CI2O. Sftwr8bIIitr. '. abipfcJrduitpericmbcc8ulcafa.cii1lcaI.......IbcJrlaF,."""M.-.r.
IfIllYJIIOYialonoftbo t1nloW;"",...!beappll,..,;.;,.lbcreoflsbeldlD- iDIlriDIt)'. Jact:oflln"""",1 _ crocr. "'..........- "" !be diapJacID&
va!id,oucb invaIidItJ ahaIl DOl ~ orbet l'"'.uioiIa Or appIicadoaa of . .anll)' obaJI pmidci'elocaliaa adYiamy",;_ aad, may lD ill diaa\>-
!be OuideliDco wbicb can be si- effect wiIbout !be InvaIJd pnmtIon 1ioD, povide otber_.l moc.dOll beDefi1a.lD neb ....dIbij. ailDa-
lB' 8pjJJica1i0ll, IIIIl lO tbla cad !be prI1YiIiOlll oftbo (JoNWl..... ....oewr. liooil a pobUc eaIIlJ Ia IIIClIII!'IFd lO,pravide ~. ...;_ aDd
able. . paJIIIlIIl fcJr moWIc ~~ ...,.
If a .~liad ~ of pnlIIII will ... bO 011'" ..... lium 1bc:ir
dwelliDp.!be pabIic CDlily abiIllIlleut CODIlIIt wilfllIIIl obtaiII !be ad-
vice ofRliclaa 1Dd~,~. .,1...I:oa.-IIId 1IIIb. tbc lfloo 1:100I.
plan nailIbIc lD I1ICb pcnoDIlIIIl orpnI-.... prial- lO aubmllIiD& it lO
!be 1qis1aIivc bacI7 'fur ajJjInIvaL (See oec1ilm 6031.).. .
. (c) Ata...i..i........1be diapIaciDa en1ity IbID jllRo......!be foIIcnriDa;
(1) ThncIy IIIIlfWI _lOaD ~_...._.d. ~lO!be-
JlIOIIIIID. A pobUc elllil)' may ~bl7 JeIlIiCl __ lO IIIIltaiaI
wbere ill confideulialllJ iI]iroIecredby law orilldilc:Joaln is probIbited
by~ .
Tbc "'opl..-l." elllilJ abaIJ CIIIUIIl tIIIl!be iufw...aiuu in cIocu_
!be pnl'IiIicm ofwbicb wou1d JaUIt ill cj;oclOllD'C af!be idealil)' of eJicl- .
ble pcncms is prvvidcd In . __ doalll'-' lO alIJid lIUcb diocJoue.
'I1daobliplicmlOavoId h..l"ojIe;cIiIdoIme obaJI DOlafl'ac:t 1hcriptof
!be penon ID which the informalioD teI.....(... iIDJ lllhl:r penon IIIIIbo-
"zed in wriIiDa bJ such penon)lO iDIpecllucb documcIIIa. . .
(2) Tho pnlVilillll of ....mn..1 aui_.N "1I"y lO inlel]Rl cJo-
1IICI1II of !be rcJoc:aIion pll!II and 0Iber pcrtlncnt 1IIIICriaIs.
(3) Tho rightlD aubmit wrIlien or oraI_1Ild objcc:Iiona, in-
cluding !be riJlbt 10 anbmit wrIl11ln COIIIDICIIII on !be reJoc:aJion plan IIIIl
10 have 1ItCIc co".,........ II11IICbed lD 1hc plan wbcn it i. flll'Wlll1lcd lO !be.
locaIl....laIivc bodJ ... the bead of 1hc IlaIC IIpIC)' for approval. .
(4) Prnmpl. wrill<l1 reopOIIIC lO 11II)' wrIl1e1l objeclion. or criIic:ia1QL
t 6014. PrelllCJtllalllllo D1apll1celnllnL
No jJenon obaJI be displllClOClllOlil!be public ~tilJ baa fulfilled!beob-
liaaliona itnJaed I>)' !be Act IIIIl GnidcIi-.
1601&. Remadl..
(a) H!be public cntilJ baa not fUlrllled D1'is DOl IDbsWlliallJ fI1IfilIiD&
ill-rdocalionlapllDliblJilica, it IhaIlccuc dillplllCClllellt lllllilsuch lime
as ill n:sponaiblJiliea ire fnIfiIIed. Wbcn appmpriaIc project impl_
IlI1icm obaJI be IIIIpCIIded ... tcnniDaIed. .
(b) B1il'bJc peIIOIII who 1IID.e wilhor4 offen of .&&I_1IIIl bello-
fitS; after !be public eDdl)' _ reqniJed lO offer ...,.;-.w. ... benefiII,
IbalI be pnMded IDCb ............. IOId pa)'DI<IIIli IOId, wbcn ~
co....,......,a"" fcJr addidooal_ iDcQIred. Tho mspl";lII en1ity ahIlII
make every cffnrt 10 itIeDIify IIIIlIocale Iucb JlCIICIIII.
(c) A public en1ity may paJ. c:ompJainanl'. aII<lI1ICy'. feea_ COllI
8IId is Cncomaaed to Cimaider doing 10 wbcn acomplainam iDali1ntea a
oua:eaiIi!I .dmlnlahadyc oppcaI... judicial actioo.
(d) ThocnuiDCraliOll of rcmediea ill Ibis accdon is DOt ;,,!~ lO dia-
courwac lB' preclude 1hc UIC of lllhl:r ri:nxdiea CODIiaICt1l wilb Ibe inIaJt
of the Actlllll GuidcliDCa. Ratbcr a pnblie anll)' i. CIICllIirqcd 10 coasid-
er aDd edopt otber~..
t 601& PrIorltyllf F''lIdaral Law. .'
If. public CDIitJ 1IIIdonakea. pIOject with federal 11"""";.1 ...._
and C<lDIOCj\ICIll1_ pnrvide Jdov'o...... ...;_ IIIIl bmofiII.. Ie-
quiJed I>)' fedcnllaw. !be proYiaInaa of!be Act IIIIl O..lM-1bID DOt
appJr, but if an obIiptioD lO Pvridc mIocadna ...lot"""" IIld bmofiII
is nOt impoaed I>)' fedeIallaw!be pmiiioDt of !be As;t lIIId GuideIinea
abaI1 apply. .
Article.2. .' ReloCation. As81stence Advisory
Program and A88l1ri1hce of Comparable
. Replacement Iio':'alng
.
See-
.
..3 '- (, S-
,
.:..LCil
1l1Ie 25
Departmeat fIlBCJUSiD&'" Cdouu.uait) Dew:l4 mt P\4op_
1 fi04lI
(3) Wbere .Pablic~.lIf ..llo-I) li-.islDlkiDg bouabIa naI1-
ibIe......, .....dbu!a..pDII . ............wbO........!be
.. .Iallltllf. wriII=..... flam 1be pablicallilylO _ii eIiaIIIIe........
,Iocadoa' ~- aDd beDeIiIs 1f1be ardeI'lD _111eIIIlIlI. 1D aplllll
. lO d~ ebabiU1lIIe ... c:IIaaae Ibe _ of IIICh IIIIitL
NQJE: AIIhIIrilJ c:Ilod: ScaiaD SI4Sl, HooIIb 11III SorcIJ 0Ide. Ref_ Sec-
. tioo 72t.ll(c). 000. CDde. '. .
.~IUlLJ.
1.~-'" lof_ ........NcnafilodS-u-9I; --",=P-U-97lloPt-
"..,7. No. 33).
16CDI. Aet.bllJl8llon 8IId Demollllan.
If . pabIIc IlIIIity lDIdcnaItes . rebabilillliao or demalilioDJlIIlII.IIIIl
.... . . renIt . peDClII or buai.- i. diq>l--" Dam priYUdJ DWDed
JIIUPI'I'lJ. !be publle ealily IlhaII provide ......~ IIIIlI beDefilL If. per_
ICII ... buaiuea is diaplaced by IlICh lID UIIIIenaJrdD& fIomoJll'OlllllJ Ie-
cjuimd by a pdIIic e:ndtY. !he pubHc ealitJIbaD )II'OYide UIi_ IIId
~. . .
Nare: AaIharity oiled: SecIlon 50460, _11III s.r.,. 0Ide.1ld_:Sec-
tioo 72t.ll(c), Oc>_.......d Code.
IbsToRv
I...... ft' .oiioc:oi....bcodiDa-___Nan!filedB-12-97;aporo-
. 1iYeP-1I-97~!17,No.33).
Il1038. Rel11 clition PJan. .
(a) AI IOiJa u pouible foDowiDa !be illilWion of 1lIlJOliali.... IIId
prior.lop" ~ ..... wItb lIlY pbue of. projectOrClIII.uctiYilJ that wDI
rooult iD dlIpI-,. pubIjc eatilJ abaII Jll"JIIIO .Rr1ocoticm Plan aad
..1ImIt itforapplOwI lO!be IocaJ IogiIbIivobody.orllldle....of._
qCncy.!be bead of the 1I/fJDCJ. Wbeu tbo publicllllity'l actioa will lIIIiy
roouIt iD III iuignlfii:ant IIIlOUIIt of 1IIJIHIlIidonIi dIar'--- . dio-
p1acq IIIIity abaII providoi>oDoftl u RqUired by...... 0,,;'1.,_ IIIIlI
.laIC Roloc:aliem Law wilbout """'PI;....... wilb Ibia aoalaa, For RIidea-
.. '.1iaI pIIljoclI. 'oflS or I... bouaobolda, 1be full aad accuraIo ". ..-lioDof
IbO ModcI Rolocation Plan HCD-83~_). wbic:b Ii h..u......Ad by
..,r...~.. ih.tfonhiD fiID. abaII bepl....m.'''o beiD """'PII.- wilb
. tbopl....,;;,g lOQIiiromeala'oftblallOl:tilllL CopIca of die Modd RoJoc:a..
d.... Plan HCD-832(6181?9) u woII .. Ibe lIIformaai.-l NDlico
HCi).433(6181?9). whidl llla..............a by aor_.u if lOt fonb in
fuD, IllaJbeclowoloedod fIom the ~"""""I inIaDot web aiIo at
wwwl>ed~ p. TbiI form OIID be obIaiDod Dam !be Department IIJ
Idepboniata 916-323-7288.' '.
(b) A IloIocatIon Plan abaII iDcIudo tbo followlaia:
(I) A ~ akolcb oftbo project.....
(2) Paojoaod....of dIIr'-
(3) A wrillOll anaIyaiJ of!be.....pIO n:loc:aIion noods of a1I)lOlaOllS
10 be .cI"I"1'COd (as roquiaod by aoctIon 6048) 1IIIl. doIailod oxplanaliem
u lD ~ 1bo& aOeda aIelD be moiL ' . 0 .
(4) A wriuoai anaIyaiJ of",locaJlem bouliDg IaIIUIl:oJI (u roquiaod by
aoaiem 6OS2), . '0 .
(S) A doIaIIoddoac:ripli... oflbo n:IocaIion advilmy 1OfYi... Jl1OII1lIIl.
includin& apecific I"~. ....1oc:atIDa and aoI'min& eIIJibIe)lOlaOllS
to ~~I'I'pJ.~.hftn~.. .
(6) A doacdpIiaa oflbe RiocaiiemJl8)'lllOllllID be IDIIlIe (punuant lD
Arlide 3) IIIIl it pIaD .... diIbG.-..ut.' .
(7) A Coot os1imaIo .... ~ out !be plan IUId idcnIifjcalioa of !be
- of !be IIOCOIIaI}' fuada.. . .
. (8) A daaIIed pIaD Ii)' which aay 1aaI_ houIiDc (u doIcribed iD .
lOCIioit 6OS4 md ArdoIo.4) isID be baIIt and fi........c
. . (9) A llandmIiafonnalIcm "..-..-. lO be _lDalI_ who wDI
be porJIIaIIOIIdy dlapIacod (as 1"'I.....d by IICClioa fi046).
(10) T....,.;....,. rdoc.doa pIIIDa, IhIlY. '. .
.. (It) A doacripliemof~~. opo.odiva )lI1ICOdlu..... . .
(12) PIIIIa ....c:iIlzen ~ '. . .
, (13) An .........odiuu of !be ~dib.doa actIYi1iei 1lIIlIonaton (pur_
. _to IldiaD 6052): .' .
. (14) 'Ibo . ......-.... of lbo n:loadiOl! Cl''''...III.... H lIlY (pursuant lD
IIOl:tiOllliOI2). 3- {; G.
PM.1ft.
(15) A wrilIeD .... .......liwby!bepub&c:OIIIlI:;ylbel:tbe i....
"""'* wIJ be ImIIabIo.IOIJIIhaL' ,
(c) APIaa ...h,-.:4by.kICI1 pabIII: IIIIity IbaI1 be ""';';-wltb!be
kICI1 iIIIaIJaa...... . . . .
(II) Ill1boCWlll of doIaJ of IIIIft IblllIIIie r-III ibe 1.....1 ,... '1lII
oflbeRiocaliim JIIOIImI, lbeplllllllJall beuplaed priorlD ~...
Iiaa of.... JIIDInIII. . . . ','
(.)(1)0Ipi00 ot1bopliaIbaD be ..bmIIIod....roYiow to !be.~
.........111.... 30 da;yI piar lD. ""h.nn.llllllD !be Ioc:aJ IqIaIane body or
bead fIl_llleDO:Y.... appIOVaI. Copia IbaD be available lD tbe public:
upaa IilquoIt. A cop)' oflbe fiDit RiIlClllan plan IbaII be forWlldod ID
!be dq...1>u.ul ........1baD act u ....... ~,.. . .
(2) Gaaend.1ICllilZ oflbe plan IbaIlbe provided. Notice IIbaII be do-
aped lD IaCh tbo .....' oflbe ....-1). It IbaII be III acollI'dIIDco
wilbdle proviai_ ofJlllll8Aph 6046(1)(3) IIIIl onbIecdoD 6046(b); md
iuhall be po.ided 30 da;yI pri"'lD ml.n;..... lO tbe Iaca1loai11ad..,
body or bead of _1pII:)' for IIppIIMI. -
(t). AIry dilplacocl poncn or i-..r.d orpnI-v. may polilioa die
~b.-ID ro\'Iow lbo"'ocaIioa plialOl)liind lD ... aubmllIed by !be
diaphlO:iDg I&OIIC)'. 'Ibo cIoparuaon! IbaD rnIow tbe plm iD ICCIIIdana:
wilb Ibe limo ClIIIIlIainIJ IIId 1bo)llllClOduaea llIIIIbtillbod iDAnIc:Io S.
~01E: AldiariIY cited: SecIloII S04IiO, lIoaI1h. _ -, Code. Refora= Sec-
..... 7260.5 mil 7261. acr..._ 0Ide. . . .
, '. 1fImlRy, o'
'1.~- . . of. . ~.II(.)-I-a:.77...____od....IlIJlIIIbodOlll!;
-_II1IDaOtol*o77.No.Sj. . 0 . . .
2-~~' lof," ....OO-(.H.XIl,..w l . -(/)........NIJIE
1ilcdS-12-97;___9-11-97~!17.No. 33).
3. }om -. , of A' .... (I). (b)(9) -.I (OXI) .fIlod 111-7-99; oponIi>o
l1-+fl1.~",.No.(1). .'
160411.' IIlnlmum Requlrementa of ReIDCIdIor! AnI8l11nce
AcIvIaoIy Pnlgrmn.
(.) Baob aoIoc:atIoa ..a--.:e advilmy propam 1IIIIlonakon punwml
lO tbiI Aniclo abaII include, at . ".;,,;........, IIJCh --. facililio& or
IOfYiooa u may be -" or IIppIOpriare iD tmIor to; .
(I) PuDy iofona oIiialllo poI'ICIIII1IIIdor1bia Aniclo within 60 da;yI fol-
lowiD& Ibe iniliaticin ofllOaodationa butlllll__than!be olooo of CIICIOW
on !be prIlpOIt)', f... . pai'CCI U ID Ibe avaIlabi1ity of roIocadClll beDefita
and ~.....~ IIIIlIbe oIIpbiJIlJ ReI..!>"";'" dIorofar. u well .. lbo,
proced",,,,forobtalniaa IllCII beaoIiu 1IIIlI......__. iD ~........ wilb.
tho aoquiaomoma of lOOIion Ci046. Forpllljoc:la by private ponIea wilb an
"""""""" wiIb a public: onIily, Ibe "inldadoIi pC 1lCIOlI8Iiaaa" IbaIl be
thelaloroflbe dale of aoquiIIIioa ...dledalooflbewriuoa "'.........4 be-
tween dlepri......1IIIity aad tho pub1io IIIIity far JIUI1ICl8CI of acquiring
OF dowlopina tbe properl)' .... die project,.' ,
(2) DoIamiao !be ox_ of Ibo IIOai of ~ auCb oIIgibIC ponoII for
n:Ioc:adoa __in acoordanoo 'WIIb !be.IeQod>......... of IICClioa
6048.
(3) Alae olIgibJo poI'ICIIII !bit wiIbbl. ..u~,...... period of limo
prior lD ,dbop'--.;, tbero will be naDabIo ..........olbIo ...pa_
. hnoia....1IIClOIiII& !be crItaia doIc:dbed fa IocIlOD 6OOlJ(c). ..~_ iD
IIIIIIIbo< aad Ii:Ind ....1IId naiIabIo lD'lUCII oIiFbIo poraDIIL '.
(4) PnMdO _ and a:on~ d4i........... em tbe .vaiIabiJit;y,
pricoo, aadimtala ofeoinparabl. "'aadaaal ~ IIIIl of compa". .
nbIe ~.Jai propa1loa 1IIIl-....... aad _ lOaoaui1y dopoaiu.
cloalnt ClIIIlI, lJpic:aI doWa paJ-. inIa'OIt ~ aDdlomll for Jai.
doadaI JII'OJIIlrI:Y III Ibe area.. .
(5) AaIIt oacb oIl&ibIe JIllIIll81D 00IlIplel0 .wliallaaa fOr Jl8)'IIIOIIlI .
IIIIlbalofilL " , . . .
(6) Aalatoach oUaibIe. <H~-ed"-lDobUInlllll!llOYelD.1:OIII-'
parIbIc r?- - ~.I clweIJiD&. .
0DI;y adeq....... m.p....;lllI wi111a1111o 1hIt . pmticaIar uaIt __ tbiI
IIandanI. If. <Hap'''''''' plbOII oa:apioa. uaIt lO ~ be II ad'cmld by
thepobllcOllilt;yandlbeualldooalllllllllaf;ylbe~.obIorerl~.
dwoIIlDa IlandanI, die pubIlc IIIIity balllll fiIIIiUod iIa ohllptlftn lD ....
aiat!be <HopI-d plbOIIlD obtala IUCb JtdWollia&- Wbeaew:rtbla.......
the ptibJlcealllJaba1I oIrorlDloca1olllCll'dwd1Incfoi1bediaplaoodpor~.
"-
16042
BARCIAYS CAi.JFoRNIA CODEOFREGULAl1ONS .
'I1IIe 2S
.... IIIId 10 JlI7 ..... aD IIIDYiD& ..drelllOd .'1 -. If tbC ~
p:rMD c:hoc.-lIlIl lO _ fmai die mdttbat be, plt.d fuIIowIaaze,.
ftmII, rhepublicll!llity IballDOt__beiawli&lhL'lD~1IlIo-
.CIIIiarD ...oI-lIldbaldillcmdle ~oftbat lIIIlt'a failure lD..ufy
the In',. ",-...,.~ .' d'toeIIIa8 ~
(7) AIIial cadi eIIJIbIe p:rMD dl""l~ flomllia bl1IiIeD ...liamop-
enmOll in ~N" ancI b-.v.u.du.& ........u.t-t in alllit8b1e pop1-' 1. nf
10Cllliaa.
(8) I'J1Iride lIlY Ienica reqiIinld lO iIIIare tbat !be ,..Joc.doa procell
cIoea ncitraal1lnllllf.....1 or ....-.... _ cmlCCDUlll of_color.
rdipm, IIIIlonaI ariJIn; -. mariIa1-. flmllial-. "'IIIY baIa
protecled by _... fedaaI' ...Ii-di.or ,...1................ or lIlY otbet 1Iti-
.,. ..h.......I_.~a ..' . .
(9) Supply lOlUcb diJii;le peIIlIIIIlnflllmalianco.-uiua IedenI aDd
aIaIe boaaIua Il'__ diaulerl'*1l111llllber Il'......... admIDillCRd
b)' the Small BuaiDeu AdDunisIndOll, IIld otber fedenl orllalC pro-
pIIIIII, l!lbiaa ..............10 dlIp\Il:ed penoaa. .
(10) ProvIde otbet Ildvlamy Ualll""'" lO cJiaIbIe pezaona in order 10
minimize 1heir banlsbipL II ia ,...0.........._ tbII, U .-led, IUCb uaiI-
tani:e indude C8IIIIIeliDl and n:femIJ with repnI.1O ~ finaac:iD&,
employlllOlll, 1JIinia&, health and welflJe, U well u other aail!llDCe.
(11) IDfmm all perscina who m expected 10 be diJploocd about lbe
eviction poIiciea lO be punued in canyina OUI the pmjOCl, wbich poIicl..
IIhaIl be in -Ja,uce with lbe proriUIlIII of IeCIion SOS8. .
(b) RoIoc:aIicm 0fIice. '. . .
When .'II'Mhmtla1I111111berofpenOn. will bed;'I".-' aDd !beieloca-
lion otBir. ofIice i. DD1eullJ a..,euible lO tboeCpeIIllIII,. diapIaciDg
enJity ia eDClIlII'Ipd lO establi.h al_t lIDe appropriaIeIy eIJDiJJI>ed IiIe
omc:e wblch ia acI:CU1"b1e 10 all !be meallllidoml who may bediaplaccd
IIIId Is alalfed wiIh 1Jained' or experleDced reIoCaIicin penmmeL Office
IIlIIn .houId be ...bedoIecf lO aa:oIIIIIIlIlIa pezaona 1IIlllbIe 10 visit lbe
office diniD& JIOJDIII1lqjneaa boDrL . .
(c) Each diJplaciDa eDlilJ shall eIIabllM aDd nuri........ fonnal Briev.
amce pro.::edl..g for .lIe by d1ap1aced pezaona aeeIdu& admIliia1nuive Ie-'
view oftbo ealil)". deIcinninaIioDL TheJllllC'lll= shall be in IICClII'dance
willi !be 1.....n....,.4I of AJiicle S. .
Nom: Aalbadt7 clIod:Secliaol S04SI, HeoIIh IIld Sd:tJ Code. Rd'....,.:See-
Iioaa '12al.S1Ild 7261.Go_........Code. .' . . .'
. HlSToIlY . .
I. A-I 'oc..b..A:ti.- (I)(t)1Ild (1)(8) IIld DCW NOII!_ S-I~:op-
en!he',.,II0.97.(Itqlator on. No. 33).
t 6042. . Repleo;ement Housing Prior to D1aplac.m.nt:
NotIcn to Dleplllced PenIon8; .
(a) No eligI'bIe PenOn Iha1J be ~ lO move fiom Ilia dweIIiDg UJl-
leu within. _......h~ period of time prior lO dilplacemeot compantile
n:r1-dwelllDp (u ddiJied III lUbaocdon 6008(c)) ot,ln tbo cue.
of a ,",-",,"Z IIIIIYe (u defined In IeClioiD 6044), adequaIc mpIac nu .
dweIliDp (u deIined in mbaecdoD (b) bi=Iow) an: available lO IUCIt per-
..... .
(b) The critedil for *'r'''~ iT-......i dweIIIDp an: in aD Rapecla
IdendcalIO Ihoae for""";""abJe "'1"- dwelllDp, except tbat 11II
adequate 'P:p1'""-- dweIIiDg,' willi Jeipect lO tbo JIIIIIIber of-.
bab1ubIe livilia .ce IIIIl \)'lie of CllIIIlrIIClioD need be lI1lly adequate
DOt cOali-llIIe.. .
. (e) D.._ J ]; OOerofPT-' HoaIiJI&.
'IbeRq\d>......... oflllia IICIiaDIbaIJ bedeeaied lO bale bee!lutlll'led
if a pencm Is offa1:d IIDdn::l\uel wilboat~OD ..........hIc- dIlIica
of apeclficaDJ ;""""fi."s..........MIIe rep1~ dwelllDp whlcb fuIlJ
1IIIIiafy!be Criteria let fqrib In !be ~"""""f Theo1fen shall be III writ-
ing. iD.1an&u&ie lIIIdoIitoocI by.lbt~.......... penoo. TheJllllllberof of.,
fen """'.4l..d to be JeaIOJ"'h~ ~ be DOt leu 1ban Ilne.
(d) NOlice. , ..' .
No eJialbIe perIOD oc:c:upJing JIIllI*lY Ibal1 bereqniml lO mo.e.flom.
.. dweIIiDa or 10 move . busiDou ... faJm oporaII9J\. wilboat alleut 90
..t.Y.&...dttm nmice_tmm.tbe. iJJlhIlt'! I'!I'Idtv t'IIIlnIftftnO'. t'hP. Mblt~.
PDbIic eIIIlIIea IbaIJ DIIIifJ each iDdi .~ _ io be dilopl-' u well
"acb~~.-l~'" .('J1If:Ie~~_.iD JrIIlLlloolOtboIe
.... I -111I aectiona fi040 IIDd fi046.) .
(0) Waner. .
TheI.q.4--iD~-"""(a)above_beWliWldaalywhealm-
mediIIe y- t.. of real JIftIpetty ia of cruclal Jmp.._1IIIl by ODe
oflbefollOwlDa~' .
(I) Whm diIp1"';"""; iI--.,........ by.. m-.u deIined
in Soction 102(2) of !be H-.! Mllipllai 1Ild~~loeIolIcm A.....~
Act of 1993 (oU U.S.t:. SI21)mdU!be CallfcnlaN-.aJ DIaMer As- .
__ACt.
(2) DurIDg perioda of dDclaJed D8lIoi1aI iII'_ --.....i.
Nom: AIIIbodIJ ciJeiI: Sodiao S04al,~. lIdIlJ Code. Jbdi cO, See-
JiooI'l2IO.5. 'l261. 7264.5, 0............ Code. .
]f1mIRy
I. A-..d_..r-~(a)IDlI(e}(l)IIld___l-l~;_
1iw,.,11,.!l'1(1tqlatorll7.No.33j. .. .
18044. Tamponlry 11_.
(1Ii)0eaenI. .' . .
. (I) A public eDlily shall be JOqUinld io rn/m,m..; lO \be..... ex1enI
leuible!be uIe of ~uz JeIoc:aIiOll n:ao..._ (u defiDed in lOCIion
6(42) but, wbeD a project plan lllllicipalel iuoveo' bidt iDIO comp\eled
pmject...........udaIiIllll, .........-z ............. __ may be uaed,
at the ill.......... peraOtl'. e1cedoa for.1imI1ed period of dme.
(2) T........._z moealion doea DOt MmInloh lbe ...,......n.I1I\)' of 1he
pubic eatII)' lO pOvide ,.,)""';011 ...-. ..- and beDoIlu do-
lipoid 10 IchieYe ....._JeIoca/ion of ~'P'-" peIIIOIia IDtocompa.
rable ,.,..~ . ... dWeIIIDp.. .' ," . .
. (b)Req.dJ...- '. '. .
(I) T.........uz rcpI.........., houaiJIamay DIlt be;.u...1........lf1XllDpa-
rable,.,.l~ houaiD& wm DOt be available 10 !be diSpJaCed perIOD
witbiD 121110111b1 of1be dale or !be 1eIIIpQIIIy move. ..
(2) PriorlO!be move.lbe public "!l\iIY abaII ha~f I ...b4and have .
provided wrilleD --.10 each diapIaced pa-. \bat:. .'
(A) Co~ Jel'1--" hcioabia wm belJllldc aYIIiIabIe al1be .
earlielt pQI.1bIe lime but in iD)' eveat 110 Ia1ertban 12 DIIIIIIba flom 1be
daleoflbemove lO~Ul houIiDa- T"""""..uy boaaed pezaona may
qnlelOexlelld Ole. 12111DD1h limIlII1ion bat; lftbeJ dollOt, 1bepublicenli'
ty shall ""m that -..-abIe "'1"........... d..eum. an: available
witbiDtbeI2~JI"ri\ld." .' .
(B) Comparable repl~ housiD& wm' ~ macIe .vaIIabIe, 011 .
prioriI)' buiI, lO lhe iocliviclual or familJ who baa been ...,;,......113< Ie-
houaed. . . . . .',
(C) The move lD tcDIporaJy housin& will DIlt~. <-Ja/......... dig;.
bilil)' for. "",'.0.-. booIiD& ~ _ depdve 11Im oflbe IIlI1IIe
choice of ""'............ housin& IIIIila Ibat wuWd hllive bee made avail.
. able bad die IaDporarymove DOtb=J madelllll !becOau of. t..u,n..oQ
move will DOt be COIIIidaaIu aD .... . part of die 'JeIocatIoIl JlIJ1IIl'III&
lOwbIch.di....-wpa-.lulltlded.. .,... '''. '.
(D) If.)irojcict p1an~ m6va t.ctinla,."J po. .,~." bbaaina'
PO' .... ~oticaIlII tbo JII'lI.fect ...proJnIII....!be ~ wbohaa b=J'
. ...........Dy M....oocd will be Jivea'priodI)' _J>udty lD obIaia IIICb
. bouoin& ... 'or'''' ~1Iiotn. .'. ".
(B) The pu~c eadty wmpay aD COllI 11I''''''''-;011 'WIlh die move lO
, "-t-..j boaIiD&. ;-JnoIb,amo. . n'~ boaaiJJ& COllI.
1104&. Iljf<<\,1dci.w Prog'-; .
(a) Buic R...,d,-.
The dIspI...... ~ abaJJ eIlabIIab aDd mabain 11II iDfoImaIi... pro- .
. ...... tbIl pn1YilIes for !be I'oIIowb1I: . .
(I) F._oIIicu aDd dlIlrihotioa ofillfnnMtl-l..-oorl.J. early'"
.JIP'"""-"'-, lOcadI......'P""Iof!beJllOPllll)'. 'JbiI--.I'1baD bedlJ,- ..
1rIbatJld wiIhia 60 daJafolloWinc ibe lnltl...... of......-- (ieepara.,
... 6040(a)(I)) a!Id aatleu \baa ~..III adYa1a:c Of cIiIp1__
e:ioept fOl'tboIe olh......... ........."beci III ~'-:"- 6042(e). Wbere ap-' :
propriaIe,aeporateiaformatioaol " -"abaJJbe..._lldf..._~~;z.,.
d.oontf.t......fiw- --.1.1.--.a.!.t..
'I1tIe zs
Departmeat lIlBaaaIac ud O.........dl~ Iku~ rn.s.-
1611S2
(2) C............. permaaI WI>. .....alllllllllimobliaap:naaal_
wIIb _~ of !be ..........v lO1be ,,_. _ JlP""-h1- .
... . (3) UtlIizID&...-l"ll' ' ........1IIIl atber DIllCIIaaI_lDcJadiDa
IocII malianailablelOaD pcnIIIIi, farbepiDa.- - . l~'" aflbeJllllllSl1
hd'o.....401l11.......n.nl''l ~Tbec:rltcriaa farro' U'.DlDlllYariouI
'. allCIIIIIi1eIlbaD 1;lc Ibe Iob'."""cI of acsuaII)' ..- -.... ..01.., Wilo_
- lO Iacb poi-.. LepI....h.........lepl... iD.IocII............. or
p:aenI c:iIaUIIaD mllaimi1w _ wIIic:b IIIIJ 1IO lIIIIIIIIiced _
deemed lD be "'"""'r- . .
(b) LInJuaac. bd'.........~1 maIeriaIlbauId be .........4 III !be Jau.
JlUIIC{a) - caiIJ UIIIIen&ood by !be IIlCipicma.lD dUopI- _ .
wbere tbere lie aipificaDt ~oIIl_ ofpcllllllll who d!l Dot RlIII;
'Wfiie, Or UDdenlaad BDaJiab fIueatJy.'!be 1IIIive....... of !be people
abouId be... IIIIl all wr... ...Ioaa\ IIIaIeriaI abouId be JlIVYided in !be
DlIIlft '-.. J. (J) IIIIl JlucIIaI1. .'
(c) Motbod ofDellvay; To _l1lCI:iptof!be iDfonnalloaa1 materi-
aI.!be IocIIIp;IICJ abouId lII'fIIlIe 10 haft Ibe IIWCriaI eilber honoU.o..
Iivaed 10 each _..- of lhe JlI1lIlCI1l' with a JeqUeIt for a wriDell re-
ceipl, or _ by cenIfied IIIIiI, tIlIIInI. ra:eipl recr....."lI .
(d) 0enenI IIIId SpecIfie JDflll'lllllion. J. ~lion. 10 dille1llinalin&
senora! iafCll1Ulion of!be tyPe.doacn'bod i.1his lICClion, tbo dilJlllICiD&
eDli1)' aball allO provide each penon with illllMduaI, wrillcnlllllificalion
aslOOD u hi. d!JiblIl1)''''''' ~ """" _h1'""-!
(e) ConIeat of IaformaliCIIIIIllr.,- AIIIIchmcat A idca1Ifico Ibe
kinds ofiaformalicm required 10 beiDcludod in ....~ diIlribuIcd 10
.....op;..... of !be ..........1)'. 'Ibc fiprc IitIo minimum rcqUiJcmcata. 'Ibc
displliciDa cad1)' abouId include lIII)' addilicmaJ. iaforma1ion Iholltbe-
lie_ WuuJd be beJpfUL (See .An............ A) .
Nom A1IIbarity clIod: _ 50460,__ Sd:ly Codc.Ilcfc:ro:ace: See-
li_72al, 72liO..5....726I.00.__Code. '.
. . . lfIITorty
I. _.........ofIllboocliClll(.xnliled 11-S-76.......;........,;dolII~of_
. _...II-47-'76(RIIIM<<76,No.44). '. '.
2.c,:nu;-of.............._2-16-17~'n.No.8). -
:. 3. ......:......... of...... (1)(1) .... _ NoTE li1ed8-12-!J7; opindwo
ll-:1I-!J7 ~97. No. 33).
(e) A pIbJic 0IIIily1ball ~lO""1bet'ollowiaa.. ~~~
lacmiIe; wbeIbor a _ it eJdody......; - ... .....J"._1Il fMIIITo IF
of dlIIdl....llXIltioDlIljob IIIdfilllil!nlimlliDaar -~ _of~
faJed~1ntooolnq; lJpe 1Il1lllitjio.....d; _llIIiplll'..........-...,
IIIlClI far IOdaIIIIIl pabIic ~ .,..aI'" 1lId.... ac:niCa;
cIiPbIUtJ farplbllc:Jy IIIiIIlld IIoaIiD&: IIIIl Wtii.......-lDlbep..-
dwoIlia& Ibe ..,Ibe lJpe IIIId quaIilJ Df _...a- tbo i1umbor III
1DCIIIII1IId boA_ !be__of1.o11~ - HYiD&~IIIdJacllloD-
aI fIClIIII hU......IIIllIII&.Olben pobIic aiIIi1ie., p1b1ic and':"';""".::ia\
faciIldca r1llC1adiaa h1Iparta1iaa aad 1l'haoII)1lJ1d ~ .....
. diliOlla C............. 1llllDiciJ* 1eIVicea). Odia' __ IIIIl caacem a
bouacboId u ill 1IIl:IIIbei. ...." IaIe ~'IIII lbaWdaJao be ill-
dudlld. ....... .
(d) A.wriDca ~ Ofrd.....;..,IIoaiiaa.-lil abaIJbe .....-..d.
. It abaI1 be prepared in IldIicical dolaiIlO IlIIIbk 4.lo- 1 ........ 01 tbo
avoiIabiH1y f... all paICIIIlaI""'r' . afbcluaiDB wbicb _1bc....
danIa let fClIIb III !bedcllDi1iill1 of CU1IIpIIlIbIe .gl;'~ i;w bauIlJJc. The
inflll1llllioD -uh.a bamc ooo_oObi" IIId IIlIIIaI uaiIa IbaIJ be ~ .
vidcd oepandeIJ. 'Ibc 1IIIIIIbcroflllllulllidcd IbaII beld...iI~ by COIl
foreach -....,.TheDcccla ofcldaiymr....~.t ,.,.ed hno_.......
oha1I be Ihown ICpllI'IIIcIJ IIId ahaIl iDcIudc iDf......... 011 the 1IIIIDba'
of auch boo.eho)dllcquirlJlg opcda1 faciIi1lcIlIJIl !be1lalun:of auch facI-
H1ica. . .' .'
. 'Ibc. .............. or odocoiioo hooilins iIeedo Iball inciudc a dcocriplIon
or !be loc:aIiona1 cbaracIaUlica of !be "'op!.. ... _~. 1 ...Ja,
....-.-.-.dhc 10 the I~.ah~~ orc:uaq:linbJe ~aol ,/J d ~
lDfonoaliw IbaIJ be povidcd -.d1o. Jlou.dWll1 lO ~ ciupJo,._
meat -. medicallIIId IcaaIillaaI faciIi1lcI.'padca, ..-.onIty......
ttn, Ihcippina, IIIIDIporIIIIia IIIIl achooIo. Jnf~...oIIluu"-'-.q pmx_
inlity I!> ocber'RlIeYint need. IIIId '!"lftJillea II = r . ..Il.I lO IlIIIIIIiD& ibat
110 ~-lD...!-illdod by!beMiocadon aDd IlICb informalicm aIIo .
.1boa1d be pnlvided.' .
f 6050. Failure to.eoilCluc:t Tlmely.nd Err....dve SuIWY.
Whoa IIlInC)' it 1lOl.......m"'led in a rimeIy aad cIfeclift 1IIlIIIIIer.lhe .
publlccmi1)' oha1I be ob\ipIed lO maIle eYaJ'~ lO Jocarcall cJisIbIc
pcnODI who balcJDOYCdootbitt 1beiraeedai:aD be intIudlodllltboauncy
IIIId die inIpact IlilIbe bouainal1ockin lIIe,.;",,;;.ml'1_beJlllll'e accu- .'
. raldy .u..ud1..d; 'Ibc public cadl)i IIiin oII'er IlUCbpcraoria all tcIoca,-
liOJi ...;..~ IIIIlbenellta forWblcb tbeJ othcrwiaclpllllifyaad,1II addi-
1icm, IhaII .compclllllc'lIIch pOrions i'Il\'aIJ 00IlI ~....., by the
eDlity'. 00_ 10 prOvide 1imc1JlIlllice IIId olT'cn IIlIClocalioa auiI-
_ lIIId 1lcnefiIs.
. .
f 6048. SlIMlY and AMlplli of Relocmlon NeedL
(e) (1) RcquiJCIDIlIJL 1..............-IJ fo1lowia& the inltiilill1l of acp;
aIionointcrVicw all c1iJl'blc pcIIOIII, buaincu COIICCOlI, iDcJudiac IIOJlo
profit CI'pI1iza1ill1ll, IIIId farm iJpcra1ill1ll 10 obtain loformation upon
wblcb 10 plan for bouaiD& aad tlIber accoaoonodalion.. II wcII u c:ounaeI-
ing _ .~..~ needs.. .
(2) CoonlIaa1ion with 0th0I'. AgcDci... 0th0I' .......... IIIIJ a100 be.
coaductIa& lIIrVCJiin!be1lCll BlIbe WllClime. ComdinaliOll wiJJbe ace- f 6052. . .SuIWY ailCl ~ of AwllUle RtIIoc1d1on
coUry to avoid duplica1ioa and lD ClIIIIR that DCCCIIIIr)'IDfOlDllllioa it 'Reeouroeli. . . .
availmle at Ibe IIpJII'Oprialc 1imc.SUrvcy.utiIizcd 10 pthcrdalaf...1OCiaI (a) (I) To caabJc a pobIIcClllilJ-"oaabI)'lDdercmiine Ihol tborcqui- .
ac:rvicc rcI'ciIaIs IhoaId be Jllaau>d III _I""odloa with oociaIaerYice aiIeCClll1JlllllblelP.pl_cIwdlIDpwlDbe~!bepubllcCllli.
........- IIIId .arefa1allJllaD IhDa1d be.".tohli._ 1)'. within 60 daJll'oIIowIaa !be inidaricmlll- =:.: .~.. abaIl inlIla1c
. (3) IDforma1iCIII lD PtnoaIlD llc DlIJIIa=I. 'Ibc 10caI JIICIICl' abaIJ .a auncy IIId anaIyaia of avallablc c:amparaIiIc ,...,~ ,.;..........
carcfuDJexpIain IIIIl dbcuu fuIIJ with each......... ~ the por-. . If a ftiocut auncy Ihol jIIO\'Ideo!be iDfo.u..1ioai !<I-tI..... in thia..... .
poIC oflbe aunc)':aad!be I1IIUrC IIIId - oflCloca1ion ~ and tiCllli"'J!availablc, 1hc'pabllcalllti<IhaII.........- ulIrYCJaadaaalJaia .
"";"-Ihol will be made aYlilllblc. AD pOnoua abaIJ be adYIIed IIIIl of !be bouaiaa 11181bL.1f anQllt IlImJ ia iYaDabIc, bin It doa DOt re-
cuc:ouraPd lO viall !be rdOClllioa ollicc far iDf........diuu 1IIIl...._ fIcc:t 1IIIri recem. -r- dIaap III IIoiIaiaa IIIaIbt ~, tbo
(4)RclocI1ioIlRcconlLs-Icmlilfonno.loa """.I.--Stladua!be,u- lIIrVeJabaIJ be apda1ed ar it iIIaII DOt liel1llled UJIIlII. '. .
vcy mil a1ber IOlII'CCI U oppH.w.Jco> lbe local apDC)' abaIl JII'IIIi\Ie 1IIIl(2).Whoa _ thao IS .....ooIu.\do will be '"....!l"""l. '..rvcy rcauI1a
m.......... III accmaIC IC~ 1'COlIId f1Ir each ......... lO be tII....-ecI abaIl be IlIIlra1Ued f1IrlCView~kicaibouliili.'--~ IIIIl pi......... .
'Ibc I1lClIIII abaIJ ClIIIIIIiD. deIaipdca oflhc pe.lh-4.:h.. - JoIIrt of. PI'"""'-1IIIl abaIJ be CiOIIIpImd 1l!"aiIlIDc .i14I.....adIII...boaaIsI&
tbo pcnlIIlI lO be dil!ll-llllllllle............. cIeemlld lO be -r. awIIability.. . . .
(b) 1bc IIIIlvcy IbaII be b)'diicct, p:naaaIiDlenlew. C':lU:ept wbere I&- (3) Tbe IlIIvcy abaIJ be updIIed . ~ lIIIIIII811y. . .'
pealcdcff<inoiDdicalcibatloilotpoailbJe. Whoaa........._bcima-- (b) Tbe Ilirvcy .. abaIJ be ~y 1CIaIioldlO:tbe """'_
. vicw!:d arthehAe...... d0e01lOl pI1Idacc !bewr........aioa lO be. .' ""'.1......, _lIIIllD lhO: Dccdo IIIIl "'.4_ af!bel*_ lObe ~'u
,-........... elfona abaIJ be made lO oblaiD the infu.....dorJby lICbcr Indicallld in Ibe Wriuco aaaIJaia prcpaied punlIIIIIl lO ICed"", ti04lI. The
. -.. BIigibIc per.-Ihoidd be -...,.Ii lO briu& 1IIY.cbaa8c in 1IIrVeJ-1haII. ha\oc RlIeYint~...... (_ ..dl ~ [11oo 6008(e)).
tbeir..-dIlD!be on-'nn ofrclocalilll oIIicIala. 1bc auncy'lbaII be* which cqaallI' CICeCd ihoocof!beDOla\ibodlood iiam wbicb pciwoaa arc
dIIIod.laailll1lllaDy, :3 _~ ~ lObediopl""e(J' . .
_20'
I fi8S4
BARCLAYS CALJIl'ORNIA CODE'OFItEGULA110NS
DIe 2S
(e) Ii. wrilIerI ~ r1f ""'........... bDaoma .__ abaU be _
puallD _.M ..... c1cad11D -* ........1...... r1f!be mdIaIIiIII:J fw
all ~1111. of"'" wbich 1IIIllU!be IIIIIIIlanIa let faIIh ID
!be ,"'-fi.dILiB rI "'-I-~np1-11au1iq.. Tbe iDformIIiaalDl-
cor:uiD& ..........wllellbip 811II.-1 lIIIiIa IbaII be JIIO'idod _~.
The Il1IIIIlJl:r or lIIIiIa awiJable abII1 be 1"_.iiR..l by caat fw eacb Iize .
CIl.Ilp)'. R-=a mdlIIbIe lO _ !be .-- r1f'c1derIJ and bmli.
c::apI*\ ho!>aeboIda IbaII be abDwD aepmatelJ IIIIlIbaIIIDclade iafarma..
lion on !be IIIIIIIber or lIIIi10 With apec:ial f8cIHtica 1IIIl!be __ r1f ouch
f-MHtl,.
. "Jbe -JIb or ._~ abaIl include . deacriplioa of !be 10 ......1
c:taamcaaiItica oldie IUI'Vey area ~W o\)il~ "-1~~._li'1tllO lbere-
~ of lXlII1JlllI8bIe ,..ip1--1 houIiD&- h4............ IbaII be
providl!d "';""ub.aproximllJ lOpreIllIIl ompIOJIIIOIIlIClUlall (wilb!be
alI1ICIIl of!be "'''''-paaon.poIaIIiaI 0IIIJlkiJer1llll)' be IlIbIlitaIed).
mcdicIII and n=ali1lllll1 facllillea, pab, ...........mty CCIIIOI1, IboppiD&.
1IaI1IpoI1aIicm imd achooIs. htfotmlli.OII CCIIiceram& p.o,.imilJ to otber
rdevant.-- andameaitlea iseuemlal lOCIIII11iDaIh.Uaidoma R DOt
illC8p8Cilaled 11)' Ibc raloca1i.,.; and ouch loformatioo abauId also be 1"0"
~. .'
(d) (I) Unill wbidl do _llIliJfytbe _ of compatablc repIacc-.
meIIIl!ouain& incIudin& !be Joc:aIioDaI ailCria, sbaIi DOl be c:oumod u.
rdOClllioll resoun:e. .
(2) U"'. ....I.lllld DeW CODSlJUl:liOll ... IebabIII.-.ion aba11 DOl be in-
cluded in lbO poll fi&are UDIca tbere is a IubotandaJ Iikcb'bood Ihat.!be.
unill will be.wDmIe wbeu aeedod.and BlboualDa """",tal c:aolI '!iIbin
!be linDaiaJ _ of!be JlI-l""'IIve ..A",",,". .
(3) lDaddltioIIlO lbeotberrequiremOala of tis aeclioil, Ibe poaafi&are
. ...........4, Ibc IIUIIIber or UDiIl .vaillble abaU be dilClllllllCd lO IllfICCl
both COIICUIJeIIl diapl...........1IIIl1be exteut ~._ia'fllllle-
aenled. CoaClll'lelll e1i.pI............ by Ibc federal pm:mmentlllll ib......
clea,l...b"'"'a fedcran)'-"m.."" pmjecla, u weIl u di'Pl_ by
0Ihcr public ~ abaIJ be takm.iDID II:COUIII. TuIlIo....II!be dJlWDic
opcndOll bY wbic:h ~.--z~ occurwltbin .IWIlIIDaIllYClJlO. .
fJ oy<< a period oflimc and tbeoIclicaIIJ c;ou\cI occ:ur in 1be(>6..lt'IOle II>-
- r1f VIIClIIlCica IlII . penon to penon baiL '!'be _of IIII1iD1a' f...
rdOClllioll i.DOl permiaIbIc. Tbc diIpIac:ipa emiJy abaIJ ummelhat.four
pcrceal of!be I'lOIIaIIIIIl """ pen:cal af!be ~p IIIIib wbich_
lbe lIaDdInlsaf .........obJc"1".......- dwdliDp(aoeocciloD6OO8(e))
I'OpICICIIb 1IImOVeI'. Tbc d1ap1adna eDIIty abaJJ use . blp pcn::omagc
ligure If ouch fisurc is 1IIllIC IICCUI'8Ill. '!'be dispIacina cnlilJ IIlll)' _ a
lower IiJlllC if it es1ab1laliea lhaLlbe 10wcf ligurc is . more _ ...
lUlDJllloa; .
.' (4) PllbliclJ lIoba1di-..cl holiaina, iDcJudinapubJlchouaiJia.aba11_ be
counted . . IOIOUn:C IIIIICaa It ICIIIOIIIIbly am be ...""'i...... lhaI:
(A) Tbc IIIIib will be awDmle wbeoi DCCIded;
(B) TIle &6.~....-tld bOd)' prDYidiDg tbo aubiidJ baa 1IIIllIe,In writ.
ing, .1eUOIiIIbJJ bindina cammI_ of aui_; aod
(C).TIle DDlII bne beeDinapecled aod dotenniDed lO be deceaI,'aafe
IIDd aanIIarJ IIIIl tbo income c:eI1IDP,lCIIt ....... and IIFICIIric:tioaa, If
any;bave beeD CllIIIIdeaed. . ." .
(D) '!'be iluJnbiiofUDiIl nailablein!be CDIIIIIlimity~. tbelllllll-
bel' ofhor.......da ID DOed of die UDiIl. This ~'_y be waMd
by the ~hu..4iflbepubllcealilJ_ _hl;abll1.Uucb \IIIlta wDJ.be
repIacodby IaatJaillt bauIiD& wItbin two yan. To -Hob tbat Jut_
aonllcJuaiDa wDI bedewlopodallllplircd tbo)lllbliceDllty_......
COI1IIOl witb petIIIiuIve zapiDa, pcIIIiIInaay p\aDI aod COIIdi1ioaaI com-
Dtiimelita tor IDbaIdJ and.m........ II' !be equivalall. Tbe pub1ic eatIty
alao IIIIIIl icIeIdy ~.' .
(e)U""<>"'Pleted DIOW C:iIaIImclIoD or. rebabiIItaIioa wbleb II aubal-
e1ized 11)' publlcftmda abaIl Dot be ~a .re1ocIdouraoun:e \IIIIeU .
!be 1IIIiII .... being ..holcti.w lO pnMde 1d!JC8licm JCIliun:ea.
Nom: ~_. ;::J c:I1od: SeCtiaa' ~ IfoaJth ODd SafctrCodo.Icfeacace: See-
tlaao 'I2Sl.S 7261, Oo.~ Code.
. . . \iJmJRy
I."'~-of...a_ :1....(~I)!"'~a)(2!l~~!'!~."'!(~)~.
.1110&4. '-- II880rt Hou.~..
(I) NodiglbJe periao IbaIl bel"'l.da.d lD _fnmldl dwelIiDc be-
_ of !be KlilID of. pabIic eatIty I1II1eu __.-IlIo. ,.-
lIoaaiD& II miIIbIe liD 11Im. , .
(b) If cm ~ __ ofilllllnCJ aod IIIIaIJIiI afrd4l ,odOll...aod_
IDIIIla a JllbIic em:ity CIIDt 1.A . - tbIl--.-.bJe ....,r-.-ftt
bouaiD& will be avaIIIbIe..1CQIIind, !be JIlIbIic eatIty may_ proceocI
with lIlY P- of. prqject ...olberacdmy wbicb.wDJ JaJltID diIpI......
ment aDIeu il )IIOVIdea ouch ~ (See AnIde 4.)
'(e) Iflbc IIClioD af.publli:eDlltybaa.-Jllld...isaaulllDalDdia)Uoe.
mentmlll...__.....J"'f'- .........iI.8Y8DlIbIe..1Iliedcd, 1be
public eatilJabaIJ _ ill I\mda, orftmdalallbarized foitheprqject1Dpn>-
WIt IIICb houIfn& (_ AnicIe 4), or ahaIJ ....... or IUapcDd funber
implemcinwioa oftbo pojoct IICtivIty III ............. wilb!be provisiona
oh.ctiOll60IB. . . .
(d) T ....".,.-z rdoaIIioIl"""'-lIlll)' be rdied upon III !be Inlerim
ooIJ if Ibe provlaioaa of IllCtion 6004 ....1IItisIied.
16056. TermillBtlon of Relocatlon AaI__
A public entity's rd.-lol) obIiPdoni ceueUDder thef6110wing cir.
cumataacer.
(.) A ciiaplacod penon _10 ..C6....-.ob1e 1'1"- .n., dwclJlnS
and receive. all ..isWlCeIllll p8Ymeala lO wbleb be il eD1It1ed.
(b) The d1ap1acod]icnon IIIOVca lO ...hot~ """.....1'eIIuea rea.
IIOIIIb\e .offen of IIddiIiIlllll1 .....now in movIaa lO a doceat, safe and.
aanitaty rep)1CIlIIIIlIIt dwcllina and rocei_ all JllI)- 10 wbicb be i.
.enIitIecI. . - .
(e) AD ICUOIIIIb\e dJaru 10 trace. penon bave faiJed. To _ that
1be IIClioD of. public entIlJ doea IIOtrecluce tbo baoaiD8ll1J1111J incriticaJ
CIIlqories or l.....aw.. -nnsna:eafaJ effona lO trace . panicuJar e1i.-
p111Cild penon abaIJ notleuen !be obIipIilllllO provide Iaat re.o.t boua-
Iq. (See AnicJe 4.) .
(d)1be1Juaineu CODCeIIl... farm operaticm baa rcceiWdall......oncc
aod)lllJllli:nu lO wbicb il ia ...titled and baa beeD "~J reIocIIIed
... baa c:cued operatIom. . .
(e) A penon diap1aced from h1adwc1lin& bua-. or fll1llrcfuaea rea-
aonabJe 0Iren' or uai-. JllIYIIIllIIII.1IIIl ..........4b1e IIlp\accmcDt
houaiJJa. .
Il105lI.: Evlc:tIon.
(I) EvicIioo is peimiIII'b1i: ooIJ u a Jut rcaort.lt III... W8J affecb!he
. disibi1ilJ af evicIecI cIlsplaced peIIOIIl forrdocatian pIJIIIllII1L Reloca.
ticm recmda IIIIi;Il be d~-"" lD n:fJect 1be apidfic m,r.-..-
sllll'Cll1lldina !be eviction. . '.
(b) Evictioil aba11 be uncIertUm ooIJ fwooe orlilcJre ot!befO\\ow!ns
1CUoni:
(I) Fai1urelOpay rent, except in thwe _ wbem !be faiJmc 10 pay
is due lO Ibe Jaa'ii failnrelfll keep1bC)IIllIIIiIa In InoWtohLo c:oociition,
II !bereaU1t ofb..-.-....telIIIiatoty acIioD oria the naultaf diac:onli.
11WIIi0ll II' ."_.IIw.u~ af aoniceL .
(2) I\.r..._ of a ~...... i1IepI act III !be lIIIiL
(3) MateriaJ ~ of !be IClIbI\ .~ aod' fII1l11C lO coma
breac1\ wItbin 30 da7a oi IIlllIc:e.
(4)M..f... -"'.. of.md........1IIIl fallnrelO...wiIbIn.-"1e
lime fciIIowiaa 1IllIice. .
(S) RcfnaaI lO aCcept-_ of ....-h1r 1I\IIIIberaf''' oftcplace-
meat dweI\iDaL . .
(6) '!be eYiclloa is JCqIIbd by Stale or I\lCalIaw 1IIIlI_ be pIC-
vemed by ICUOIIabJe cIfoaII 011 !be part.of!be public CIIIity.,
. ., ..
16010. .' Evaluation of Relocatlon.
(a) A public eatilJ is eDIllllIfaFCIlD evaIuaIe ill re1ocat1oa 10.....;"'"
"1"'Iina. \be quality ..-I~.. . of.anicea JIo6. .1dt4......o. dIapia- .
cee lIIltIafaCIioD, 1Odete.wb..1be llIIeqDaeyofP'........ pI""';.. and lO
-r.a.. wbCtberlllYperIou have beeD deDiCd!be fDIl beaofilIlIIIllCl'- .
vica lD wbicb tbeJ... eDIItJed. TbeevaJuatioD Ibaakl be llued upaa 10 :> f.!t
IIIItIIIlII or CllDtIDuaJ inIpecIioa of 6Jca aod I'ClCllIda, cue iult. new" and c;;J ~
.
.
'l1tJe 25
~.... b-.d ciB...._ ()o...........1t) Ik.~ -..\ I'JOp_
I 6OlIO
locat:iaIlDdM";".~.wilh1ocldiD.Ividua1a(W'....._.; ...... Ill.~
. ~~CIIt__ A wrilIra~ oboaIdbeprepmdllat
, (b) 'Ibe fiIelIlIIIl reconII of ~ pellClllllIId pruperlJ lIWIIaI
, ' abciuId be aeIecIaI. JlIDdom. 'Ibe!meW oboaId iDcIudo lIlY _ tbIl
_ldMtlfi"'byprmoua IDIIIIiIoriiJ& U1"'IubilosClmcliw: IClioa IIIIl
obiJuId_lbepablicOllllitJ'.prosreuinIllltlDaCllmlCliwiclicm.BaIh
JdOCllli... md aajabition aclMdea Ibaaklbe clmnd by !be.mew. ,
(I) 'lbeJdOcadoa.uple IhouIdlDcludecuea,lII wbicb aD ~
haw: been comr- ,aad _ III wldch !be penlIIl ... been diapI...w
bat all)llJ1Dellll haw: 1!Ol )'Ol been made. The IIIIIple oboaId pnmde a
buiafar1be____tDclelcnalnelllllllllly wbl:lba'poIJIIIeIIIa__
palllcl ...."..dy IIId made pnliDpIJy. but 1110 wbl:lba' d;"P'-w penoaa
J...a..,d properllllllceoflbe full I1IIlil= ofJdocadoo o0oi"-:- 1IId_-
vi_ lO wIIIc:b !bey 1ft CDIiIJed. PriorIty IIIaIIiaa IhouId be II.... 10
_in wbicb. piev_ baa been fiIod...!be IIpIICJ baaderermioed
lha1a penlIIl II iDc:Iip"ble fOfJdOCllioa beDefiIo. ,,' '
(2) The acquial1lcm iample 1houId, be llIIoed... ..... In which IeIIIe-
IIICIIl baa beaJ c:omp1eled. However. iflJllcealllly III pnmde aropraeola-
Ii... ampJe of IICqUisiIiciD ac:livillc:a, Ibe rc>icwcf abou1d iocIude I.....".,
pletc 1I'IIDaaCli0Dl1II which oepIIialioao ha>e,been ioIlia1cd. '
(e) Aftcr!be rccada IIIIl fiIea bave been reviewed, lbeieviewerabou1d
select _ for funbcrcvolualloil \bruuah JlCIIODllI lMa'vi~ with diI-
placed JIOZ'IOII8 aodIorowocnlllll !bebupcclioil ofhouaiDglO wbicb per_
IIOI!Iba"" lIIlMld. Tho ~ IIIId houamS inIpccIi.... abou1d ..,..,
,Ixilh 10 iPOll:licck 1be accoracy of the InfmmaliOJl obl8iDcd ill !be WmI-
l1lIlIon oftbore.oida imd fiIea IIIId Ji...!be~ a belrerpc...,..,d.c
on tbo 1t&CJicy'1 performance. "
, The II'IIDthcr IIIId type of ..... for wbIch iDIcrvicwI ond hauaiDa iD-
I)lCClio.- "g-lO-beUJricd'ouuhould re11ect lbereviewcr'.judptent,
, bucd on tbo informaIioo be bu juat reviewed.OeuctaUy. an IDicMcw
. imd llIIpOCIion Ibould be corried ooil for at Icaa OIIC of CYCI'J Ii... .....
forwhicll tbo me.1IIIl rccada hi... been reviewed. (loJ)'.......e thelllllll-
ber of perm dioplacedI. leuthao 2S obouId Ibe number of iDIcniewa
, and loapecliona be lea tban 10.10 DO cue IhouId Ibe number of iDIer-
vicW.lllldbupccliODl be lower tban Ibe ~ oflivc ond Ibe number of
JIC!$ODI c1isplaa;d. To !be ex.. pouibIe,!be itucrvi....1hou1d covc:r a
..:,........taIl... aoulectiOll of!be IyJleI of _ ill 1be .....,... wort-
10lId: c.a. reloci1icm _ involvioJ f'amllica of varioua aizca .. well u
IndividuiJalllldbuaiocu concema (iDcIudins both 0WDeII ond 1CIIIOtI). ,
and acquiaIIion1lBnlaCli0lll illvo1vq ICIIidcolial, COIIIIIICt'CiaJ IIIId in-
dUIlrial JltOIlCIIico. " " ' , ' '
'(eI) 10 1lddit:i0ll1O lbeabovc, the folIoWiDg facuJn lie IlIItODI thole
which abou1d be CDn!idcrcd: '
(I) ThO eft'octIveocsa of clJorq 10 pnmde relOCl1lioo ~ 10 clio-
placed pnooa, iDcIudin& rim.Un.,.; ofDOllcc and...u~ of c1iSJ'biI- ,
ily "~-""IIIIIVwI, .. .
(2) The utI_"" of rcIoc:aIIlcI famiIica, indlvidua1. and buaiDcu
, __10 dialr oew IociaIiaoL " .
. (3) The _10 which oc1kmca 10 iubataDciard hooliDa lia.cbeen
mIftf"""""., '" , '
(4) The clJectiWneu of eft'ona lO pnmdc rel0cad00 oenicca 10 buai-
.- '-.., iDcIudiDs ......-H'lJ ~ IIIIl ,SBA 1011III to aid in,
lbeir ~hll"""""" . ' ,
- (S) 1k ...""'JAl-I of proc:eaiag c1aimuDd!be makinJ ofpayDlCDll,
'ioi:ludina1be ~-'. delivay, ad_ofJdocoli...payDIOIIII.
, (6) The DlItIIber ad ....".~ of ian iDcrcuea foIIowing acqidailion '
aad d1'lpl---. ' ,
, (7) Tho clfec1i._ 01 methoda UIOd lO rcIo1ve dilIicuItit:a expori_
coccdbyaitc........p-. ". ',' ,,'
. ' (8) The elJecd_ oflbe public emlly" Jrlevaoce ~ '
, ~:::=t.~.,::::-::ty:::;::
, '1OIIlI ,and in Jtlduclos patIatU of minodty-sroupcooc:Cotradotl.
, " 3-70
,",-,-- ,~~~
(11) The clfoctI_of ~.......... III .......... Ibc, hoaaias ad
ovaallmwi. ,~:li. Ifrd.....'afperiaaadl~ '," _ ..
(1Z) The clfoctI....... 01 die IlICiaI acnIcc ..0.._ ........... COIID-
IeIIDc IlII'Vil:a, in beIjIlDa ~ 8l\IIIIt to --aad III hdJIIDI
1OIw: 1Ddi....1IIIl famlly ...lbL.-.' ' . "
(13) The m.-lIIIlhoe ...,-.i. oflbe..... DI8Ibt Ic!vine !be
iDcomc JRIIIlI dI"P''''COd
Article 3. 'Relocation PBynHtnts
'llIOIlI., Purpoa
TheJlUllllllCoflhlaArlic:lcillOletfardl !belJpeior, andaPecmticliJi-
bility'criteria far. "'0CIIi1ll ~ lD dI"P'--' pcIaoIaL BuIc cIiJi.
biHty MndItlc>u llelet forth III IectiGa 61*. Spec:lfic-XS1iooa n:IIIinB
, lO)III1icuIar Par-. lledcac:ribed. in Ialcr ~ ' ' ,
1 6012. RelOUltkIn Ptlymenla by Public Entnr.
A pubJicen1ity Iba1I matetelocadoo ~ lO oron beba1fof diJi" ,
ble dioplllCCd penoaa in acconIaocc with IIId iii Ibc fItII ex_ permiUcd
by IhiI AnicIe. The ol1IiptiOlll deocribed ill this Article arc ill addition
10 1"-10 AnicJe 6.
f 6084. IluIcEllglbll1ty Coillllllon..
A penila_.hl;ohoo bale c1i1l!dllty for~';", paytIICpII ifbe aII-
iofiea !be c:oodItic!oa deaC:n"bed 10 IoctIilo 6034. A JICI'IOD who _
ftoDltealJllOll"ft)''''who _bi.penOaa1........tJ' flvioreal JIIIlP"I1)'
bccliIJIe be will be diop1aaid Iiom alberreal JIItIIleIlY CII1 which be cOo-
ductJ a ~ ...farm opeIaliaa, "''''''aM. oIlslb1litY on !be '-is of
Ibe mOve from auch other JIIOPCIi7 aUlJ for ~lIIeolI made pDt1IIIIIIt lO
IectiGa 6OlIO. ',' ,
1 6088. NolIce of Intent to Dlapllioe.
A public en1ity till)' iIIuc a wriIIco NlIlicc ofli1teat lD' DiIp1_1l111Y
time ai'ter forminsa tcaionohJe "J'P""llJIion of lIClJIIiriDs real property.
Such JiilOlicc, by eIlabIilhiDJ c1iJibIHty prior III 8CqUiaidon, ...111 euable '
a public Outit)' lO ICIJiOnd lD lianIobIPond other 8ItuaIIoao.
1 6081. RUng of Clelm8; Submlaslon of Ta Reluma.
All ellimo filed with the public eodl)' Iba1I be aubmillCd withIo ash-
tcco IIllIIIlha of!be cIatc 011 WhicIIlbec:lalmaatJeCCi_1iuaI pa)'IItaIl f...,
tbo pfoperty or !be daic ... which Iie....va; wbia.c-Ia .. The clio-
p1aciiJs entity IiI8)' i:xteud IhIa periodupooa proper aIiowiD& of Sood
CIIIIC.', ," , '
Except where opecificaIlJ prlmdecl odi.rw;., a r1oim.... ohaI1 Dot be
JCqUired lD IIIbmlta Cap,. ofbi...,. -. in ouppart of a claim for~
calioa PBJDiema, ' ,
16OlIO. Actual R_b.. ~ng Expenaia.
(a) GeoeraI;A public eodty Iba1I makcapeJtDlllll lO adilpt"C"d pcnoa ,
who lllilfiea!be penIDem cIisI'biIity ftlqIlh"";'" of Iection 60841111l
the ..:q.L......4ljoflhilloctlilo, farllClual_..-..1>'~ ~ apecificd
below ad 1Ub,iecl.1ll!be HmllJlIOllllOlfardllll ..."-1..... (e) oflhilllCl>
, dOlI for IIIIIviDa himacIf, Ida filmlI7. moi-.. fianD llpCIali... ...other
penooaI JIIOilI:rty.1o aD... !be_ of a pIQ1IiOIIIlhtin DOt exceed
, the ,.,............ COIl of ..........".l~ lite ac:liYitJ' Io..."..,a;.., with
which a claim ... beenft1ed.' ',' ' ,,',,",'
Themovloa IIIIlldalcd,cipeoaca far wbich c1IIima 11III)' be fiIaIlhaI1
iudude: ' " " ,,' ','
'(I) 'nanopciriadon ofPen- ad pupi,n, DOt to aci.ed a diItance of
· SOmilc& fnm!be IiIe fiom wblcb d;~"-'d. except wblft Jdocadoo be-
JODd IIICII diIIImee of SO miIca iI judled;, '
(2)l'a!:tiog. Cr81ios. ''''P''''H''I1IIIl1lllt':laliq penoaaJ prapert)';
'(3) Such.... ofperlOllal pmperI)'. for a pcriGd a-nD7 DOtlD ex-
c= 12111C11idw. U cieIenDined bylbepubllceulity lD~r- , lPll'7inCOO-
oectioa wiIh~: ", ,
(4) 10ammcc ofpcnmaJ plOpert)' while bllta.... or tr8DaII; and '
(5) The.........ble """---.. ~ of\AUjoWt} l01I, IIOIcD ordam-
qcd (1IIll ~Ibe fauII or""lllw- of!be llI"P'oeed pcrIOIl, bis
16lIllO
BARClA.YS CAUFORNIA CODE O)l'REGtlLATIONS
nile 25
...... Of~),1II ibe proceu of moviDa. wbere iDIunmce c:ow:riac
'1lICh Iaia, lhd'l,... ~ Ie DOl ,.........nhly mdIab1e. '
(6) 'IbC coataf di.. .....-fins. mam-IIo,a.,~ rep-.......
a~w JI"1 md ~n, ~'~F -. I or.GIber peII(ml
1""....L,r (iDcIadID& pda IIIId invenlDl)' kpt for 181c) DOt acquired by
!be pIbIIc _, iDcIudID& .. -.....~OII rlIIIrp impoIed bJ public udIi-
tiea for -w.a uIlIitJ avlce. ' ,
, (bj Actual ,,_..... MoviD& &pcmeo-DispIacc Rnol...... Can-
c:erm'1IIIl Farm (lpenlIaaa.' '
In addIIIoa lO Iboae c:oaipeII8abJe er.poIIIeIlCt fortb in IUboeclioa (~
of tldI oeCdoa, . dioplaad busiDcu CODCaII or ranD operaIioa maY file
. c:1aim fa&- !be fo1lowiD& DioWJcandrelaled er.poIIIeI: .,
(l)'lbecoat;dir=llJre1aIedlOdlopI............ ormodifJinltbomachID-
,Cf'J. equipniom. or 0IhI:r pcnOna1...~ ... adopt It 10 !be teplaceulCl4
locatio..orlO uIiIltiea .vailllble.!be ...,.- 1ocaticm...1IIIldIfJIna
Ihe power auppIJ.,' ' ",' ,
(2) CIai.... f...paJIIICDl UDdcrlhis IUblOCtion IhaIJ belUbjoct 10 !be fol-
lowiDa IlmItallans:, ' " ' ,
(A) Reimbmuble COlli sballbe reuooable in amout1l. ,
(B) The coat coUld not be .vOided or subsllnliallJ recIucecI at an a11er-
IIIIC aVllilabI. and suiUlble aile 10 which !be busiDea wu referred.
(3) The coat or any IiceDae, peniIIt or c:enificaticm required by a di...
plac:edbUsi_ concem to the er.1eIIl aucb coat is DOCelIsaty lO the......
IIbliabmel!tofill Qperalicm at a new loClition. ,,' ,
, (4)The _nbIe COlt of any pi'ofeuional aervicea (iDcludiDa but not
limI1ed 10, arcbi_', atUllDeJl~ or ~' f.... or COIlIU1Il111l1' '
cbBrpa) IIOCeIIIIly f... PIaD11iD&!be IIIltYO ofpenDDalprc>pertJ, movID& '
!be pinOIiaJ propeny, or instaDadcm ofrelocltedpcnonal pnIpeItJ at Ibe '
tepl8cemont IIite, , ' ,
, (5) wm an ilt:m of petIOII8l pnIpeItJ which is used III COIIIIOCIicm
wilh,lIIY busiDea, or fllDD operaIioa is IIOt moved but is IqIIaced ,wilh a
~;.......bIe Item, rdmbunemera in an amount IIOt lOosceed (1) Ibe .....
p'-- coat. miDua lIlY. Qel pIIICflOds received &om ill uJe, or (2) the
ellimallOd COItal IDOYiil& wbicbever is leu.
(0) AdY1ince~ A displaced peIIOII maybe paid forbislllltic:i-
JlIIICd mcMlII eXpoIIIeI in ,1Idvance Of tbo ICIUa\ move. A public entity
obaJ\ provide advance paJ- wbeDevc:o- _ PaJmem would resUlt in
IiDaciaJ banIship. Pattic:uJarCOlllideration ahaD be Biven lO!be fmanc!ll
1imiliticmatmddiffii:u1tiea esperieDced by low amd mocIente income per-
IIOD& and amaU finn and busiDcu ope:raIioas., "
(eI) The apeclfic provisiOlll ClOIIllliDed in this section Ie notl...........l
10 preclude a public entity's n:Iiance IlpOIl other =>ODab\e meana of of-
fcctina . move, iDc1udiJig COIIIJ1ICiiDc - IIIIl manain& for usip-
ment of moving er.pc:nIO paJlIIOIIlI bJ diaplaccd pclIClIIL'
(e) Sdf--lDlmL Witbout clocumimwion of moviua cqIOIIIOIlCIUa\\)'
incum:d, adiaplaccd penon e1ectiDa to oeIf-mcm: maJ IlIbmIt a claim
for bis IIIIlvilla er.poIIIeI to !be pulilic entity in... amount IIlll lO exceed
an 8CCOplIbIelow bid... an amount 1CCeJll1lbl. 10 !be displacin& entity.
(f) PenoiIa1Propioty of Low Yalue IIIId HiallBuIk-BlIII-. ...FIIDD
0penIl.... WIIeIe, in tbe Jovl........of!be pub1ic entity,lbe coat oflllOY-
Ing Il1IY iIem ofpcnonal...."e.ttoflow yalue IIIIl biJb balk which is
IIIlld in ~.."witb my busiDeu ai'~ opentioIl would bedisplo-
~inrela1ionlDill value,lbeallowab1c~forl!!eex-
poaaeof mi>YiDa aucb popetty obaI1l1l1i exceed tbo dlft'e.~ between
!be coil pfrqllal:lDa'!be..... with. .............bI.1tem ItvaiJabJellll!be
, ~ and lbeantoma wbicb wwldhave been received forsach JII'OIIllf'
!)' on \iquIdaIloD. 'Ibis provIsioa may in appnlJlIiIle oltnotloube ippIied
lO claims invalYiD& !be ,movl1l& of juDltJanIa. .."""""", IIIIIlI, anmJ.
minerals, ..-II and aImIlar JIIilIBty" ' '
'<&>1:10.. ,""'.'L"'inSUpportaf.CIaIm. , ,
(l)GeueDJ.&ci:ptin b.-ofl d1op1..... JlI'lIClII....-......... aeIf- '
, mo.... u provided in subleclicm (.) above, . c1aIm for. plI)'JIlCIIl \IIIIIer
tbia aecticm abaI1 be "'PI"'"~ by abi1l Or ~ eoIdeDce of ~..;,. in-,
'curred. BJ ~t'betwoeD!be public emlty. !be IIiui acc:uPom.
, snd !be 1IIlMlI'. evidenced in wdtiDa. !beclaimantor!be JDOW:rmayprel-
. . . . .
CIIIt aD lIIlpIid moviD& biD to !be puIiIIc lIIliIJ.lIIIl!be public CIIItity may
JlIJ!be _ diaJcIIy. ' ,
(2) B I -.IIIIlFenn Opeillk...llaclll:lidmin_ ofSl;ooorar
!be_iDcamdbyadlopl~JlI'lIClIIfar.....q'bis'" I: ...flam
"""'.....1baII be _I&;d bJ.. ,....III'le1lids llleucb IIIIiDbea' Ii are
pnictIcIl Iflbe public entity . ~ Ibet~. ." '" wbh the bld re-
....n_is lmpncticaI...if ;.,.,1.. ..- in aD_aflea lbaDSI,ooo
,Ie .......,..... .claimmajbe....,...tGdbJ...l.. ~- inllen'ofbida:,'
(b) ~a pubIlcemlty_parlbCaaaal coat ofmimua.dis-
placed JlI'lIClII,!be COllI oI'aucb move abaI1 be C&eIIIIIlIiom rcpIaIioa b)I
!be PubIlc UtilIties CommiAicm u pnMded bysectlau 7262(e) allbe
Act. The public eIIlity may aoIIcit ..-......Id'ile bids Iium qnaIIfiedbid-
den for ...ru;.~.c.. of !be WOIt.Bida IlIbmiUedin._...... to Ilich 10-
Iic:i1atioas shall be exempt from rep\jdloD by !be Public UtI1ItIes Cam-
lllilliaD.: .
(1)(1) Reestabli*-'t Np"".... In iddition lO IIIlJYiJIa 0llJl0IIII0 paJ- '
'menlI". firm, nOnprofit orpnizeliOll or ama1I buaiDeu al Dot_than
SOO llIIIpIoJcea, sball be eutilled lD actuallllll_~ .-.....dpnent
er.peIIIOS, DOt to exceed SI ?.?oo.00. RCCIUlbIiabment e..... aball be
onIJ Iboae expeases 1hat are taIOIIabl. IIIIl -..ary IIIIl iDcIude, but
Ie DOt limited 10: .. " '
(A)RqJain orimproVemontllO !be~'~ prupeny u RlQUIred
b)I Fed,:ral; Stale ...Iacallaw, cade... o.dh--.
, (B) ModlJicalioias io tbo rer'-iMiat pniperty lO .......ud.iouda1e the
, bualnea,operatkm or make rop1-IIb_... llIit.8bIe for c:cmduc:t~
ina Ibe nn.lfteto. '
, (C) CoastructiOD and ;,moll....., CaoIa f...e.u.noraJsnllll lOadvemse
!be buaiDeu. ' ,
(D) I'!oYlsionol'uti1i1iea fromriilbl-of-WII)' lO ~u..omema 011 tbe
repI~ "';t~' .
(B) Redeconuillll or rep,............ of sol1ed or WDID ...ificeo at the.....
pl-- site, such .. paint, poueIIlDa or CIII]ICIin&.
(F) I ;......... foca and permill whea Dot paid u 18ft of inoving os-
peIIIOL
(0) Feea'bi1itySUl'VOJl, sOiIleItIng IIIIl m_...atudies.
(H) Advenlaement of rev'0-1oeaIlon. '
0) Profeuiona1 serviceain ....--..Iioo with !bejucbue...1ease ora
, rT';' ~~ aiIc.. . . .
(J) P....m....., iiIcn:ued c:oalI al apendODdurina!be fint2JOl'1'1 at tbe
R'I~~ .. site'foraucb IIemi II: '
I. Lease or reaIlII c:beqp:a,
2. PenanaI ... rea1 property tuea,
3. In"'lll ,..J{f preDii1UDl.1Dd
4. Utili!)' cluqes.exc1udIDa impoct feeL , '
(K) Impact fees or one-dme - . >.-."'- for ontl~ beaY)' uiaJe.
(I.) 0Ih0r itema ..,-"., 10 !be _......m.- of the N..m... '
(M) For,JlIIIPCIIOI of Ibis subsectioD Ibe lam "ama1I N..m..... aball
mean a ~s baviDg Dot mare tbm500, ......,.....-...kh.o. at the aile
beiDa acqaIred Or disp\al:ed bJ. JII'OII8IiI... pmjaict; wJik:b ~ II Ibe 10-
catian of ecanomic activity. Siles(...~,I..d salelyllJotIldOoradvatlslna
IiJIII, dfaplays. ordevicea do IIOtquallfy u um.n 1>-..1 .... forPmPosea
of tbIi 1Uboeeti0lL . " '
(2) luelisible,expeaaea. TIie followlDg II a ~ 1IIIing of Ie-
-"ih1;....... .expeoditDra DOl CODIidered to be JNIWft.hJfI'. -'-".-Y,
, arlllberWlae eJi&IbIe:'" , ,
(A)P...:b..,. of capItaiJ -.1lICII...oIIicetlamitn:R,fiIIDa ....~.
l'IuIl::I1.rllll:ll,orlDde~: '. ..
(B) PlIrcbue of .-J..:turIng miaeria1s, Jll"""-'O"I anppIiea, pIDcI-
uct Dr._t. III' otber itema uaed ita !be IIOIIIIa1 <IIInC of !be N,ol......
openiII.... . '
(C) Imerior or cxtaior niI'mblabmenIa at !be "'I'I~ - IIiui whicb
are for atbetic JIIU.-..except u provided III pmarapb(l)(J)(E) of
tbIa 1CClion. ,
, (D) Inta1:It cm D10DeJ h..u"..ed lD make !be _ Cll'purCbue tbi:..... '
"'~ JXOPOftY. ,3-7/ ' ,
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TItle 25
Deputmmt ofBousiac 8Dd Cu.u.u...dt) ~.d."1 ..... Proeo-
161QO ,
(B) I'a1meat lO . pm1-lime ~ iD!be home wbicb daea IIIIl alii-
tJibaIe -"'oIV lO Ibe be>" ~ I A.I u-a.. " ,
.' Ncmi!, ~dIod: _ 5MIiO,-"'SoliotJCode,,~ _ Sol>
1iclt72Q(l\l(4), 0... ~ Co6t.
" JftnaRy,
, 1."-' lof_icallllcl_NcmlfiWl-12-97;--.eJ-II-97(1lep-
.97. No. 33).' ,
16082. Actu.J DlrecU..._ afTanglbla '"-_
, PI'OfleItY. , ' "
(a) GcaCral A JlIIbIiceatil)' IbaU ~a paJIIIOJIIlOaclisplaced poricm
~~!be~1)'~__of_cm~IIIIl~~
for ICIIIal dilectba of\aDllblcJlllllllll8l pRipatJ u uaulloflllllYiDa
or6i.. "1....1... a baaiDeu orfanDoperIIi....iD... amaunIdeIezmIDecI
b)'!bepubliclllllllylO be in ~._1riIb tbc pn>YbicmaoflbialClCtilllL
(b) DeIermiJJiJia AcwaI DinlCII,ooa ofPropeny. Actual dinlCllou of
pIIIJIlOIly IbalI be cIcIamiiIecI ... !be buia or !be ~ of !be rol!owiD&:,
(I) The fair IIIlIIkel value oftbc propcrIJ for aJI!liDuecI 0" at lIS Ioca-
lion prior lD diapIal:emeal. " , ' '"
(2) The ealilllalCcl reuonabIe coats orreloc:atlDg tbc properlJ.
The: pubIle enlilJ maJ require Ibat tbc owner first IIIllke a boua ride of-
rOlt 10 IClIIIie propeItJ or 11 may permit the 0_ _to do 10. The pr0-
ceeds rca1ized rlOlll 8Z!Y we of all or part of !be property ahaII be de-
cIuc:ted horn tbo delemIinati... ofloaLln caIc:u1atID& paJIIIOJII UDcIcr ~
ocCdon!be mllODab1e coal or... eft'DIt to IClIIbaJI be adcleclto tbc deter-
miDation of 1_., ,
(c) Documeuwim to SupPort Claim. A cIlIIm rorpa)'DlClll be.~""'"
, .baD be ~ b)' wrilla1 evi,cIoaI:e ~'_whicb may include ~
praisall, cenlfiecI picea, bill. of laic, rcceiplI, cancelled cbec:b, copIeI
of 1IdYCl1l........... offen lO ..u. auctlm reconIa, IIIIcIIltber rccorcII lip-
, propriate lO .appo;Ube claimor1be publieeudty-may"8=alJ.lotbe-vaJ-
ue of 1bepropony left iD pIC , .
. t 6094.,' Actual RHaonabIa, Expan... In Surchlng for a
, , RaplacamantBu....... arFann. "
, A cIiJploCecl penoa who aatiIties tbc ....m....t diJi!>illtyrcquiremoms
, of oectlon 6O!lOwltblapecllD actua1 n:uonabIe IIKlYiDc cx_,1balI
, be e6s1ble for a pa)'DICIIllII... amounl DlIlto exceed SI,ooo.ln ,oearcbing
for a repi..,..".... hnonn.... or fmu.1ncIucIiJia cxpeIIICI incurrccI for:
(I) 1'IaDaporIaduu; ,'- '_ " ' ,
(b) Moa1a IlllclIocIgiDa ~ fiom home; ,
(c) IUIIC I)ICDl in IClII'Cbin& baled on tbcbOurlJ WllI""""of!be oaImy
or earnlDp of tIie dispIacccI pcnciD or ilia Jep1'CICDiaIioe; IIIIcI ,
, (eI) IUa paicllO a real _ aaem or broker lO locate. replllCClllCal, ,
buliDeu or filii": ' , "
NotE: A.......,. cited: SecdoII5046O, IIeoIIh ad Sofety Code. Ref........: Sol>
Ii... 'T.l62(.xJ). Oo.~_ Code", ' ,',
' , ' HIsToRy
t.}.......... .d orfint.....~1Dd ~141 ~~aa(c)adDewNO'I'Efiled8-12-97i
opcraIhe J-1I-97 (IleP- VI. No. 33).
, ,
tlltlll8. Moving ~..Outdoar AdvarU..ng
'B..--.
A cliap\acDcI petI!IIIwbO .........'(;1) i laWful activity primarIJy for UIIat- '
ing ID 1be )IUII:baae. u1e, reaiIe, IIIIlIIIIfactnrpo. ...... ... -";11I
of pioducca, ~......ocIlil"'. pencaial jlroperty, or acnicea by !be =c:tlOll,
and mttint........ of 0lIlcI00r IIdvenililll diIpIaJa II enIiilelIlD JIRJmeIIt
' f... the ~hIo CClIt ofJllOWla IUCb diI)I1aya Ill' Ibcirlu-placll vaIuc,
~laleaer. ' ,
I 60lIL ' ,AItamate PaynllInm-Indlvldllllla and Famll....
A penOn ... family, whO II <IlopI""ed fnan . dwellina IlllclIa dlaibJe
for a paymemfor..-Jft'OO""OhJcoDJOYln&ri:peo... uacIer_oiJ fi09O,
. inay electlD reeehe imcI ~ be)llid, iii Bell of,lUCb pa~me.I.. DJOYIn&, "
CXpeDle IIIIl diIl.-ioo allow...... -.wh.dd in ao:cmIance wl1b ealab:
IlIbedPcideraJ JIi&bwaJ AduJWlobIllion acbedaJea ....m.,,"-, b)' 1be
'.Califomlao.-~afTtansporwilllL . ' ,,' ,
, Non!: AlIlboriI1c1Jod: Sec:IiCa ~ _... WotJ Codo.IlcfeR:oce: Sol>
1iao72&(b),O._...-Codo. 3-1-;;2.
-~
HlimRy ,
1.0-' · 'or',' ~,(l)fiWll-s,.76i1o..
_11-.77_76 (Ilcpao76, No. 44), I
2.CenIIilaofC . - 1IJodZ-16-77~77rNo.I); _-..:.~'
3.... I . ar......._-NcmlIllodI-Iz..97;......cI..J-U..,., ,__
'.", No. 33). , , , !
, !
.1."-'_
'oIfec-
l6100. A~ Paymaolli. Bual__ and Farm
O~........
(a) Ocneral. ' ,
(I) A penoa wbolldiapl8ced fnmtiliaplaceaflmol- ...fanDapera-
'Ii... IIIIl is eIqJ'ble for paJDIeDlJ UDcIcr IiIIcllOIIs 6O!lO, 6092,6094, or
6O!I6.1IIIl. ..,..1ieI Witb the~'oftbiiaec:iion...., elect lOm-
cei...1IIIcI aba1I bepaicl, III lieu of 1UCb)la)'llleuli. a paymw equaJ lO the
.........1lJJJIIaI notOllllinp ofdle buoineu Or/arm operaIion (butDOlIn- ,
' c1uclillla bosinea u doacribecIlII ICCIion G6).. cSo.t......>i...cl1ll 8CI:ar-
dance with IUboecIian (b) below, except 1ba IlICh JIlIJIIIOIIIl aIudJ be IIIIl
,leu than SI.ooo nor_than S2O,OOO. ForJlUlJlCllC8 oftbia ICCIion, tbc,
aonarllmlwiOll 1)ICCif'1ecI1n tbo p......dia.a ~ IbaJI IIJIIIIJ lD a
aiR8Ie businoa, reprdIeu or wbetber ilia canied IIIl uacIer,OIIC or III01'C
IepI ClJliIies. " , , ',,' ,
(2) iMI of G?odw1II. When par- imdertbD lClCtion will ~
......-IDr adaim forCOlllJlClllWioaf...louof soOdwiU UDcIcrtbcEm-
IDeDl DIIIlIain Law, tbc public IlIIIIIJ before lCIIdoriDa JII).....4IbaJl_
In wri1in& what ponioa oflbe~ if any, II COII1ic1e....slO be C:on>,
penaali... for Iou of gooclwill and IbaJI expIaiDbt :wrJtinI1bat lIlY paJ-
meIIl made JIIIIIiraIIlIO ~ of CiYilI'>....oicIla';' SecIiana 1263.510 d
_ (!be EmiI1llDl Domain Law; Cbapicr 9. ~'6-"CompenudOll
for iMI ofClooclwill'1 will be ieducecllII !be IlUIIie -. The pcnion
CClllidclecllO be ~~9Il for Iou of joodwDl,aIudJ IIIIl exceed the
dilferenc:e between tbc)lllJDleill madeuildertliia -non 1IIIcI..._
wblcb rcuonablJ .......1_ !be p-..-' foi'wbicb !be c1i1)llacecl
- otberwioewoo1d beeliglbleuaclerSecli...., 6O!lO. 6092, 6094.1111c1
6C96. FaIJurc 10 PiMde IIICb Wrlllell,............ Ond explanalion aba1I
COJIIIi_ a conclllliw: 1n<ti""ll0ll1bat DO jlOnion of tbo)I8JIDe:IK II COlI"
IidclecllD be COGIp ""~m fcir _ of goocIWIII for the Jl'u~ oflbat
portion of tbc Code of CiYil f'roc.ch..~ ...r.,.......d Ibove. ' ,
(b) ~aaiueoiea. PaJmentlbaJl1lOl be,madeuaclertbia
secIicm nnIeu tJ.e]lllblie emityclelaminea that ' ' ,
(I) The bosinea II DOl ciperalecIIOIeI7 for=t81 pUrpoooa and ClIIIIIOl
, be relocated wltbout. ...r...-<.11oo, oflb Cl'latf"'g p.d>_'bueclon
a alIISicIeration or ill ~m....t e;,....n... ,e. iIicIudIng aucb flICIOn u
the lJpe ofbUaineu .......""eeI. dIe-.ioflbedieme!c, lberelati..: 1m-
)ICl/lallo.;g lO tbcdl"f'l-eci buaiiaa of lIS poeoeni IIIJcI po.....-cl kx:atillD.
and !be avaiIablIiIJ af alllitabJe ,..JocaIicin lite; " , "
(2) The bualnen II DOl part of a "'-""'dal-..iprlae -vina 110 more
than Ibree (3) 0Ibcr ......m.......... wbIcb ... not bein/i acqWt.ocl f... a
JIl'!iect IIIIcIwblch IIlIIJ8IICcIllltbc _ or aImIlar .......... WboDe>I:r
the IOIe ......01'""1 fao:lIiIJ of a ~ which' ~ ~ di"l'l-' fiom
III princIpIIllocolkia: : ,'," ,
(A) Hu -..11I oprnIion for leu thanlWO JeIIin; , ' ' ,
'(Ii) Has bIId a-.11III1Ia] puis ncelpIS ofl_than 52,000 cIurin&
tIie lWo taxabJe JIim prior lO cIIar'.-- of !be m...- ~.-- of "
!bebuaineu;or, " " ,,',
' (C) Hioa bIId a-.1IIIlI1I8I_eamIDp ofleaa Iban SI,ooo during!be
two 1IIXIbIe ... p'iortO tbe.dt~... v .:-.0. of Ibe IDIJar ~.._..1--~... f4. .
thelln"'-o. !be,......;..;'lifaclll1ywillllCltbe.....~--.."atab- '
Jiabmen1'" I\ir JIIIIIIC*I of Ihia iei:nuu;1IIIcI
(3)Thedl~~,,' ,
, (A)H8cI~1IIIIIIIaI groullceiplaoflU_ SS.oooduring tbclWO
tuabIe JelIrI prior 10 dlOpI" '"""I; ,or
(B) The c1i1)lla:ed ~ bIId...... ~ ............. of at Ieat
SI'OOOclurin&tbciwotaxabJe,....priorlOcllapl~ ,... d, or, ,
(C) The cIIapIa=I bualnenilOllllibulod at'~ 3l 1/3 percenI of !be
total p.1nciome of !be ~a) cbia&,eadi of' 1be lWO IaUIie )ICIII ,
pri... lO ~"I"--Jf In.., cue !be jluIiic c:ntiry cIoIcnnIne:o 1bat !be
two )'eaI'periocl priorto diIp1--. II Dol...... i .otl..: of IlYmIIF m-'
". '- .
I 6UlZ
BARCLAYS CALIFORNIA CODE OFREGtJLA11ONs
TIde 25
c:eipll,......... ...iDcame,ilmayJllllke".;,ofa"""" ............dWiwgpai, . 81l12. ~n1 Hou.Ing Pllyl__ for I ~.I"'"
ad. ' , ' (I) GeaInL A paIIIic eaIity IbaII imI= III . per-. WIlD fa ill'!"...... .
(I)) IfdlellJllllka1icmof1be ~ aiIaia_1IIi iDeqaityor bani- from a ~ IIIIl wbo ntlafica dIll.-th..4 P.Ilr"hnlty ~~
, lbip. tbodioplal:lac IIlII"lCY mayiue llIberailllla'. pIlI1DiUed In 49 C'R of ac:aiaa 6084aad!be CClIIdI1Ioaa ofaubariclloD (b)ofdda --... a pay_ '
24.3l16. " ',-_ID....-I................lIltaIof$22,SOOfor:, ,
(c) Ii':r.' ,'~ orNumborofllu"'-M .. .(1) The -.1f1llY. wbich........added lD!be -.pdoltlaDc:oatof
, 111 Nt ...:..1... wbolher.....or more 1cp1 eIIi1Iea. all ofwbic:b ha>e dledwdliDcacqoinldfartbeprojccleqaaladle,........h1oo-..delcr_
,beeD aapIiled, cooad_ .IiDgklm""'-. !be fo11owIDs f_ &IIIIIIlI niiDed III .......J..;.... wl1b ,.......,., (c), of. __.tie ..p_
DIhera IbaDbe caaaidlIed: ,dWdJiD&, 'lbiI_abalhlllteKeed !bedifl'ermcabetweoD tbo acqui-
(I)...... CX_ lO wbIch!be aaiuepanileo II1Id eiquipmollllile ohInd 'lidoa price oflbe llCIl.d>.d dwe11ioa 1IIiI!be....... purdIue price of1be
(2) The exu:ia 10 wIIiclt IUbIIaoda11y 1~1 or ioIillllllely ioIare- .-.pI-- dweI1ID&. exccpl wbere . di-Pi- ~ In !be, dream-"
Ialed buliJaafimaiam.... JlUl'IIIC4I111d buaiDeu and fiDancial a&in _ deIaibod lD pili......... 6108(1)(1), II wiI6D& lO '!I" !be exua
, ...... I.~, , DIllIIO)' lD iIIIpo'Ie die c:oodiIicm of!be dweIIlDa- '
(3) Ti1c...- lO wbIch sUch Ondtiea... beld_ lO !bepublic.1IIIl1II (2) The -.lfallJ, lDI><11I , ....~!bedl~peniIII flII'auyin-
- ~........nI)' doaliD&wilb oucb ealiliea, u.....buIioea. creued ioIen:Il...... u dolermlned lD 1lCCua....... wid! Illbaec:11on (c).
(4) The e:ua.1O whlcb die....... penon or c1l11dJIdared penoos heisRquiredIDJ!&JforfiDaucin&lhca<:quilitiGoof.~dwel1-
own, lXlIIlIll1"'1IIIIIIIF!be alI'ain oftbo ealid... ' , ",' iog. The paJIIIO'llIhallOOl be made uoIeu Ihc dwe1IiDa acquired bJ!be
(d) RequireIocoIJ--In lbecueof. i'ann ciperalioo; 110 Jl8)'JDCoI public endl)' _ClICIIIIIbeIed by a booaflde IIIIIrlpp wbIcIi WIIa Y1IIid
IhaDbe made IIIlder Ihls aecIIaIl unJeaa !be public ealil)' de1erminealbat Ii... ClIIIbe dwd6ac f... not Ieia than ,180 days pi... 10 tbo loillalioa of '
the farm 11IOI. !be de(lliitioD of ii flllDl ope:taIlon prior III itS acquisidoo.lf neaoliIdooS for acquillilicm or IUCb d~iog. ('IbIa time requirement
tbedbpl-islullilecllOODlJpanordlefanDoperaIion.1beoperlllOr may bemoc!lf1ed III llCX:lIIdauce wich \be provIaioaa or auMa:lion (b) be.
will be CllIIIidered 1li bave been diIpIaCed &am a farm opcradooif:!be low.) , , ,
part IIIki:D met 1be de1imtioa of .,farm opcradoo p10r 10 !be taking aad (3) ~8blo expenaO., delermioed 10 -.lance with lllbaec:cion
theW:iDg caUIed lIIeb """",ondlil cbaa&elll tbolllllUrC oflbeexilciDa (c) or1bls IOCllon. iDcuned by die dUp1aced penoo lDddool lO Ibe pur_
farm opecIIiOo.1O cooadaile a diopl........... c:bue ofcbe.....'- dweIIIog. , ,
(0) ~cmprofilOrpnizlld......In!becueof.lIlIIIJIlOf: (II) In -.mIIoce wich Iectioo 6108, !be coatofrcbabllilllllDl.dwel1-
it OIjpnIUtlOll, aO jJaJJiieol aba11 be madr> IIIIlIer Ihls JIeCtion 001.. !be iDg wbIch doea _ aaW'y,1be cIoceot, life aDd uoltary alIUIdard. '
pnbllclll1l1)' dtcl..wiu.. !bat: ,'. ' (b) EIiaftd1Iiy CooditioaL '
(I) The'lIOOJl'O!it 0rpftI-... CIIDIIOl be noIocIIed without ;'1Ubatan- (1) A.dIopI...... penon lIeJig1b1e forJlllJIOCllllllldcrtbluec:liOllif IUCb
lilll ~ exiIIiogJl8lftllllF (!be ""'" "P.;ori"l! ~n-&l-Uled penon: ,
in ...n-n.,;,with.. IIODJI!OliI orpne-.... iocIudea !be ~4Idp. (A) II clIop1ooec1lioin . dweIIio& thai II acquired;
peI'IClm,aJIIIDIUIIity"or cIiOIIIcIc....-l Or alrecledbJ 1be IICIivid... of (Il) Hu actuaI1J owoedllld occupied IUCbclwellluafarDDtIeas than .
the .........AiL orpnI....cn..); IIIIl , 180 daJl prior lD!be loiliatioo Of ncrotfnnt for ila IICCpIiIitioD; and '
(2) The .........h"Jt ~.ooInn iI DDt . pan of au COlCqiriie having, (C) Pun:bucs IIIIl occu..... ;. ,.,p.- ~ witbio ODe rear
more thIIntbree (3) ocber -_fIo""""o DOl beios acqUired which ia CD- aUboequ;m lD cbedarc cm wbIcb be nlcciYed fina1 PBJ- &am die pub-
pacd m,!be ....... or liodlar 1ICIi~." He emIIyof all COllI ,of tbo acqIibed dweIHoa or tbo dale on wbich be
(I) Net BamiDp. The 1rIIII"uera8c aoiaW oct earoinp". UIlld ill. IIIOYeI &oio Ibe acquiIed dwe1IiDc. wbIc11eYer llllirer.' ,
Ibi. ICClioo IIICIIIII ooo-balf of lIlY oct earoinp of !be buaiocu or farm. (2) If an OWDCf,UIiafiea all but !be 180 daJrequinlGlcollllll.... eJIlab.
operaIicm;beIiJie fedcra1 aod _ Income lDeI, duriD& tbo two (2) tax- Hsblocbel8llsfacliOllofcbepublicOndl)'thatbebDulbttliedwelliD&with
abICJelIII;""'**.....Jpm:ecliDalhctaxable rearm wbIcb!bebuaiocu die ;",...;,;.,.. ormakiDa'il his place of~.that tbe _ wu DDt
or farm opaaIioa """"'" from cberea1 property ac:qubed forlUCb projOcl. motiVBled bJ a cIOaIre lD recei.... rrlNoatW. ...1...,... and beDCftta, aod
or dwiDg IUCb Otbel-jIcriod. Ibe held of !be publle eocitJ dclcnoiooIlO Ibat be DCIIbcr 1aIew,1IOf Ibould ba>e kDowo that public acquisilioo wu
be """" cqailable for ....hH.m..a IIUCb 0lII1IiIIp, and iDcIudea lIlY COllI- in1endod cbe public 0IIti1)' "'J reduce tbo ~ .. _~.
pcmaIiDli paid bY !be buaiocu...farm opcndicmlO the _, billpllUle . (3) Wbo!e for.........beJood !be_I of!bediapleced JlllIBOII com-
or bia ~. duriD& BUCb period. The ""'" "owno:(".. UIlld lD Ihls, plctioo or COIIIlIuctioo, ~llalkm, or JO'l""'"lloo of. rep!acemenl
ICClion inc1udea !be..le pmpricIorlD. BOle propricIonbip. tbo priocipal dwellin& is delayed beJood cbe dale bywblch .....".....,. II reqoired. tbo
paiInon lD a ~p.'and cbe principa1...........~ of a c:orporaIion. publlc 0IIti1)' aba11 deIaminc!be dale of oc:c.:..-..~ lDbe !be dale !be dls-
.. deb:mIioed bJ!bepubllc emIIy. ForJ1U1PC11C8 of cIetermloiog a priDci- plal:ed penon......lDto. CODII1ICt fer BUCb .......~CIII, phahm..oIon.
pal ...-...:.Ide>', atoek beld 11)' . """hnn<l. bls wife II1Id 1bc:ir cIq ........ or reJoCadon or for lbC pun:bIse, upoa compledoo; or. dweIliD& lO be,
' cbildreo aba11 be lIeBIed ~ .. mdt.' ' COIlItIIICIed ......J..ho'lltaf..., If, III fact, tbo diapIaced Jll'IIDI O"'"'?-!be
(g) If. dIaplaced pcnOD who """"'.....,. buaiDeu or farm oporaIioo rep1- dweDIoc wbeo,!be CGIBIIUClioa ...' pha-""'" II com-
c1ecu tomceive .,fiuiI paJIIIlIIL IIIIlIertbls accdoo, be aba11 provide p1cloid.
proof of'his .....u..p from die buIioeaa ... farm opc..4i... lD!be ......" (4) Where, for.-, Ofberdlbip or ..n..",.... : ,. beJODd cbe am-
CODCOI'lled.'Proaf of CIfIliDp lIl8J,be __h1I._ bJ lDcOme till relmDI, 1101 ofdle "iopl-' pcnoo, IUCb penon ia,oDabIe III DCaIp)'!be repI-.
financ:lal...,....aad........'I...........orlimllaroMdeoci:8lICllpt_ IIICIII d'!'CI1IDI by !be nqu1Ied ~!be ~ _~ ex1aJd tbo
able 10 cbe public eadtJ. ' . deadIIDc . occeuay. If by !be "-'In- !be 11I'1"_ JlllIBOII bu COlI- '
NO'I1!: ~ dlcdi _ 50460. HciIIb aad Sdoq Cadc. ~ See- ,lI1lCIed lD porcbue. ""'........... dweIIiDa. die poblic eadtJ Ibou1d ex-
1iQa~.).O".---"Co.do- _ 1I:ild1be- '
" ' , ,HIsroRY. " ' (S)Nopcnlillo1berwiaecfi&iblefarapay_uidertbiuecdcm...
1.,6.--' '1""" "';ao(e)(2)&1odI1-5-76aan' _ "Yo-&"- 'of-, ulldlnllcd0ll6104abaDbedcoillChllcbp.1l&l"I"ty...-Jtofblsbeios
fecdwll-:l7-76(l1cai*%'l6,No,44). , " , " '--,-,_ .....__. .
2. CalilialcofO J u,.-IiicdZ-I6-77 (RccI.-77, No. B)~ . _~of........_............di-, lOlDlllltdleoc:copao- ,
3. ,. ......._ of "'~ClIIJ (o)(l)-(b)(%) IIld (b)(3XA). ..... aabIci:doa r:y 1CqI~, --
, (b)(3)(D). -l/1*-' of 1UbIcc!l-j,c)(2)No aad" (I). a4..... NOI'I! filed ((el))~~';;- H~~~ , .
&-12-97;........b9-Il-97(Rc&iIW.,. . ). ,3 -'13 ............- ~ -"~
'l1tJe 25
DeperlmcatofBOlI8iacllllll c.......;.....dt;, De..:,J.,~-a Pr._
16104
(A) In cIeIamiaiD& !be . t... 1.1. COIl of. CIiIIlpInb\e ",,' . _0
dwelJiaa, tbo puliIIceDlity ...............d,abaD _.... oflbel'allowlDlJ8ecb;
.' ~.~.lheMllIhod.Oaa- ~bulabyclok."""'lbe
IiIIlDi pri.:e of dweIIiop ...hil:b ba'te beea Ideaed by II!e public eaIitJ
" IIIIl wbicb melllOll."I".....wI.c oftbo II;qIIiRod dwcIIiD& lDIiuad_
tho de&Dliiem of . ..hie "",,- dwdliD& lOt _ in "'.............
, liOOlI(c). WboaeYcr poaaible !be IiIIiDa price of III ~ dne dweIIiup
IhIDbe........TA.....4.. .
2. ~eMeibacL Wbemlbepublicll!'lltydeliirmiues IbalIbeClllll- '
peratlve IIIllIbod Ia DOl feuIbIe, it 1IIII)'~1b. """"""It of.........hIo
a<quUi1iaa _ b!be ~ t7peo ofllDlllpaiableJeplacemem dweIJ..
inp. rr_lbali.... endIyi. odtnW"''''iD&' pojec:t cauaiDa dilplace-
DICIIl in tbo _IUbaJl...q....... wilb IbeDlberemiliea in _0""""",,
.1IIIibmac:bedalc fortbe -. Tho """"ill,1e liIIIJ'bel:-' DII'_
IIIIIIJsia of 1be'lIIlIIIa!:llD 'd.A.......... . RUIlUIbIe COlt for ..:11 typC 01'
dwelllD& ID be pm:buaI. In bqe IIIban _lid. -JIia 11III)' be,,,,",,
fiDCd.odle IIIb-<<nla ~...bich JlCIICIIIIarecllopl--'...1IIII)' ClMlI'ICY-
enI differenlsu,b-aIea, IflbeJ llllilfy...uceed !becrilerialilUld in...
seciiDD liOOlI(c). TQauuielbepealt:alo.,..;,-.obiIltyofdwellinp iIllllJ
aoaIJlis. !be aaaJyaIa IbaIJ be diYidecl iDlo cIaoaific:aIian of ibe type 01'
COIlIInICIiaa, ~ DC bedroiima. aad price .........
,3. A1IaD111iYe MCIbocI. Wbere tbo pub1ic llIIIity cIeIcmD....thIl DCi1ber
!be -~"e.1JDI' ...............ve metbocIla feuibIC in .&iven ailUOlion, by
die uSe of lIIIOIber .e.-,,-llIe metbocI.
(8) Wbicbcver mdbocI it adecIed !be COIlIiIIII be IipdaIed ID wiIIdn
three IIIODIha of!be date of JllIrcb- of!be ""'--- dwelliIla. ,
(2) 1_ ~ biIaeot ~ abaD be equaJ lO!bedia-
COIIDIOd praaU value of!be cllfference betweca !be eareaate in1aat
applicable lO!be amoiIIIlof!be prlDcipal CIf'!be inonpp 011 !be ~
dwellio& oy...itl~ IanIIIl!betime of ocquiailiaa, aad Dlberdebt
ICI'Yice COllI, aad lIie agreple inlcn:at paid emlbe IIlorlpp emlbe.
.' pi........... cIwe1IiD& IIIIl ClIbeI' debt aerviCe CDIII. Tho tezin aDd _
of die 1DIlrlp&e, em !be 1CJl'............, dweI1iuc for JlIIIllOICI of tbia pma.
, ilnPb abaD be !be .... of tbo .. ....1..1.., tezin IIIid _ of !be 1IIOIl-
PF em !be acquiJecI dwelIin&...!be acI1IIIlCmIlIIIlllllOlllllol'!beIllOll-,
.... 011 !be rep1-"- dwelllD&- Tho _of Ibe debt aenice COIl
wi1h n:apect lD !be """...........' clwdJinl abaDbe !be.... of!be debt '
ICI'Yice COIlliued em tbo COIlIlllpliled for . compatabIe cIweIIIDa. or the
debt'...-.ice COlt baled III !be oCIaal COIl or the ICpiaCemem dwelliq. ,
Prepaid IDit:reat or "poiIIIan abaD be c:clIIIid=d ill !be cIcIe!1IiIDadoa
of......... inb!IaL ' ,
, In c:alc:W1IIiD& die IUIIDUDl of ~I.. . ........ illClCUCl! inteIeot ccial
abaD be recIoced lD di......."'" ~ YIIIue IIIin& tbo prevaiIlng un-
rail: paid em uYiDp cIepoa!ta by _..Ia1 benb III !be JCOCr8l orea in'
wbIcb !be 1I'pI- dweIIiDJ 1a1ocated' , ,
(3) R.P'".....lDcidom lO !be Fw.:h- of the R~__ DwdJins. '
PaJm<:itt 1IIIIIettbia 1CCIi0ll abaD IDcIudetbelllllllllliaeceuarylDJdm-
bune!bediapl.mpenollfol'acI1III_iDcutnlcIbyblminl:idcotlOthe t 11104. ,R.p/e~ HOU8IIIlI""""" forT_nt8 8nd
putI:bue of !be "'i,l.,,- cIwe1liuc. ~ but DOt 1iDilred lD the CeI1Idn 0Ihen.
f~ It;pl.doain& IIIIl related-1IIcIudIDil dde -=. prq.-', (.) GenonI. A JIUllIIceality abaD mUelO.cIiopJaced po:ncm ...be....
..... CllIIYeJIlDCC ......lIii:II, -.y feel, aurveJI; IRJIIIID& drawlDp... liea!bee1iJibilil}.cq..h_ofllCliaDfiOlI48lidlbecxmcll1illlllloflUb-
p1ll1;aadchilppaidlDcidelltlO'......dioIillll;lc:Dder.PHA,VAiII'aImi- ~em (b) below. .~lIOllDuceed$S,2S0foI'cithcr. ' "
Jar apprid$8I coot; PHA,V A ... aimiIar~fee; COIl for 'c:atifica- , (I) AD Imouat. ",(,"'f"'lld III ~...... wilb pnIInJlh(d)(I) oftbil
Iiaa ofalruCtural.............: aeclitlCJlllrlcblrpo; cIIatje f... __a oectiCIIl, ~ IIi :,.10 lIIIIbIeaudipenolllOleaIc oiftllIUrer'-
, 8Iid 1IIIIfIppe" evid=eI: or -- of IIlIc; acroW .pm'. file; ad dweIllDa for i)iedild DOt III exceed 42111l1111ba2; cir', " '
oaJa...1Ia1IIfer --Pl)'meiltfol' lIlY IUCb """ .~. IbaIJ _Cll<CCCd, (2) AD -. .......,;,.a.4in----.wItb ....;...."L(d)(2)of1bla
!be _aIIribUIabIe lil1be'....-.b- of."",- ~ Socb 'eei:dCIII, '" ~'lD coibIe audi peiaoiI lOmUe .a<luw"l"'1_DII!be '
ex~ abaD be RUOIIIIiie aad IepDy reqIIiIaI... ~l iD tb&i "",-.b- of. rep1- cIwe1q ~ '............., exp" ,... cle-
.....IIy. ' , " '." ' , ,acdbedIll1CClicx\6102). , ,'"
ReImbur.emezit ibI11l1llbe IIIII,le IIIIdef die pIOYiaIoaa of tbiI pma. , (b) RIlaIh"'tJ CalIditio.I&. ' "
. pPb foI'lIIY fee, ~ charp, or expeoae wIdcb ia delamiDed,lD be. A dlopl--' perwm Ia eIiJibIe b!be paJllle'dl ~Iled iD,lIIbaection
part oftbe debt aenice or fiDIIIce cblqe IIIIdor 11lIe I of Ibe Trutb izi(a) if lie IlIIiIIIea ~'f01JcIwIDa mnoIltlnt,a. '
"LeadiDa Act (Pub. L 90-321), IIIIl RepIadon Z iuuecI punuaiIt IbereIo (I) Hat ~ed die dwe1IiiJa ~'wbicb bel. diaplaced for. pericJd
byIbeBomdofGo'emGI.of!bePecloral RacneSJIlem. ADy lOCh IUID of __ tbaIl90 dIiJa priix-to!be IDIIiadcm of...........,.. for acljoiai_
aJiouliI beanidotedin 1hed..l>....I....olnn oflmaelt paJ""'3.~rl lion of lOCh dweIIiq. ,
~,,~, .~ ~ -
(d) MIIl1I-I'amIJJ DweIIiD&-In !be_of.....,.- ""'-w..... wile
illIllJlIind 10 ....... ~ . GDe-4'....117 aiIit of. moI1i-famlI)' boiIIdII!& '
whiell lie _lbe;.,pl~ '1Ioaabw .......-1bID be buod emlbe
COIl of. ........ oae-famIIy IIIIit iD. aadII-1iiIIIIy baIIdiDa of..
..~!be_daIIity ...iflbat lalllltmdl8blein. boiIcIiD8of!be
DIllt leD daitJ. Gr. if .........lIIieCIiIe-ftmIIJ mdtiD IIICh allllllll-fa..
mI1y IIuiJdiaa Ia_,nllllmle, !be COIl oflll DlberWiae -<ll-.bIc aID&-
Ie-famI1)' 1IIlIl:l1R.' ,
(e) OwaorP"""'Iloa. " " ,
(I) rr. diIpJaced ............... eIecta lD Illlaia, JDDve, IIIIl CICCIIPJ hi.
, dweiJlD& thelllllDllllt paJable anderlblallCliaDla d&ditIi........... beIweeD
the acquililioa price of !be ICCjlIiRd JIIIIIIOirtJ 1IIIl1be _ortbo...mas
aad n:IIonIIiao ap. ..~.1hC COIl of ",-...a. --. ufe, 1IIIl..u..y
deficieuciea, if "'J.1IId the icIuaI JIlIIdIuepriceof.......,-.obIereloc:a-
, liem aile. A public emity may limit !be ~ made uadertbia 1IIboeC-
lion to the __ of the """.. ~nl bauaiDa pay_ fer wbicb !be
bomcc>n1lC/' woaJd Dlbawiaebe eJicibIe., "
(2) Tbe'~ IbIDIIOl Cll<CCCd $22,500.
(f) Pmililllllll PaJman I'endiIlc CoIIdeIimmon. ,
rr!be_lIIIIDlIIItof.~bauaiDaplo)_CIIIIIIOlbecleler_
miDecI becaaIe of. pcudiua ...........~...IUjI.' tbo pubUc elllity CDII-
,ccmecI may make. pnlVillooal ropI-- ........paJ11IOIIl,lO!be c1i1-
placed bomeo.._ equallD Ibe dIff_ ~ tbe public eIIIi!J"
maximum oIferforthe Jl1OPOIIyaad 1be..--1loIe COIl of . -...-1Ible
'n:p1acemeat dweIIiIl& but DDIy if !be bllG...<>....... _ IDto .. ....
mi:nt that ujIoa fbia1l1lijudica1iem of,!be coo"' .;. ..'- auIt !be replace-
menl.........~ will be.~ciIi!be ....of!be acqulaitlcm
price delt:naIDecI by !be coun. If !be acqoIaltioa priCe . cIeia1aIDed bJ
the COIIIt II ..-\bIIIthe m..h....m aft'i.r ujJan wbk:b!be provIaIoba1
n:p1acemeat bouaina pa)'IIICIIt iI buod, !be cIIff...~ will be ....1Wdod
by tbo homeowDer ID the JRIbUc eidlJY.1f die acq1lIaIdOll price . cIeIer-
miDecI bytheCOlllt idea tbaIl !be mop_ lIffw upM widell !be)xovi-
aiDlllll "'P'- houaingpaJJllClltla buod, tbe ...~ will be paid
lOdIe~.....;" , " ,
(g) Lealeofr'-""nluni. For die JlIIIllOICI oftbia oectiCIIl, !be 1eu-
iD& or..-."'- ..."I'm! for. ~yearperiocl, "'..1anI wbichCll<CCCdo
die life ""poc:la1ICJofdle ciiopl"""ll pcnoa. clel...udI..d by tbe _",..
c:eut life labIea.... V1lll SllIIiaticaof!be UniIed Slalea,upubliabedbytbe ,
PubUc Health Scnic:eofthe 0..,...-.. of Health, -~IIIdWel- '
fare,aballbedeemed'~of!beCGlldO",lftlJmI" '
NOI1l: AIlIharity -= SocIioa 504<<l, __ SoIloIJ Cudo.Itd'enD:e: See-
ticxl7263.~_........tade. .... . .
HImlRy , ,
1."-" ofB.-.....(.XI)...(a)(4)1IIII_ Nomfllod&-I2-97;O)l-
_9-11-91 <IoPIor97,No.33). , ' ' , '
2. Ja.-..t I .~... Of... 1 I'~ (e)(2) fDed 1~;-99;: opeadte ] 1-+-99 (Rea:iIw::r
~No.~, " '
16116
BARCLAYS CALlFORNIA CODEOI'REGtlLADONS
'llIIe 25
(2) 1I1Illl eJiaIbIelOmoel.... ..,..~ . bDuIiD& 1'-;_ for......
ow-. 1I11l111Ua:dClll 6102 ClulecuuollDmoelw 1III:hF-;....... Wbam
tbe.,.ll..'~"'JIllIIlIIllalbe_- ) 'oftbodwellilw.1ba~,
made IIIIlIer .......,.1> 6104(a)(2) IbaI1 _.........!be _ ~.-y..
_Ill wbich !be penaD 'MIIIId, be aIIIibIa lIIIIW IICIiaD 6102.
(3) WbeDaw:r a paJ_ UDdl:r ..ol)o. ,'w (1)(2) ia ~ !be db- ' '
placed JICIIDD IIbaII wilbin ODe "-,from Ibe d8 or diIpI- pII'-
'=- aid ClCCIIpJ .1"pI..........., ctwalIIDi-
(0) Tbe ProviaIaus ill 1Ilbwtl"" 61!l2(b) for I1IDlIifyiDctbe ~w.
or eIl8ftil1itJ aIao apply III lIda IllClioD.
(d)~ orPa;1IlllIIL
(1) RllIIta1L Elu:eptforpia;acb ..;.... .~ pri",lOJauuary 1,1998
(see r- I and 2) 1be _ofp8JlllelllneceuaylO teue..._
. comporabIi"llpl-=-t cIweIJiD&, UDdc:r IUbacclion (aXI), abaII be
'CDIIIpIIlaI by oublradiDa 42 Iim1II !be belellllllllblJ I1IDIaI ~ !be db-
placed JICIIDD (u cIeIcrmiDcd ill acconIIIIl:e w11h lbia ,l1tboac1iOll), from
42 limes '!be lDDIIIh1y I1IDIaI f... . .:......-...111 tepI_ dwelliq (u
delamiDed ill acamIancowlll!lbiullbieclian): Provided, thalill DOCUC
1IllIY, mch aIIIDIIIIt ""a:ed \he difI'_ betwee:II 42 timoa. die buc
IIlOJIIhIy renlllI u dolermiJllld in acconIIIIl:e with tbiUllbaectiaa and 42
time. the moalh1J.-J acwaIlJ ieqllired r...\he replacement cIwdIiua '
o=lpied II)' !be d1aplaced p:noo. ,
(A) Baie MnmblJ RemaI. 'rho bue ~IJ I1IDIaIIIbaII be \he Ieaer
or tbo a......., IIIOIlIbIJ n:maJ paid II)' Ibe dlaplai:cd JlOIIOIIror !be
3-.-nb pciiDcI!'riorlOinitiatlon or~ or 3Open:emof!bedb-
placal ponan'a """'8F JIlOIIIbly income. (See ..'baectiaa 6008(1).)
Wbae"1be diaplacod ponanwu tbo __ of the cIwCIIIDa from wbicb
be _ dIipJaI:ed...wunot required IDJlIyr!:DlfOl'tbIldwelllD&!beeco-
nomic 11IIIl'(1ee IIIboa:dllll 6008(h)) IbaII be uacd ill lieu of !be .venge
~ 11IIIIlII'~JIlOIIIblJ 11IDIaI.
(B) Comparable ReuIIL The IIIOIlIbIJrenlllI for.c:ompatabletepJace-
meiltdwelliq abaU be 1be'amoual ofrentdolamined II)' \he pIlblicentilJ
II)' ooe of'dIe metboda deaaibed iII'JIIIfIIIIIIlb 6102(cXI),COIIsidcriD& '
..mal cbargea iIIIlClId orK_price ...ac:qujaltjon CXIIl.
(C) Whi~melhod i. oeIllC111d!be_ ~ be u~ lO w1tbiD
three IIIDIIlha of !be dole of _tal of tbc IllplllCOlD00t dwelliq.
(2) .,.,..npaymmt. Tbe downpaJlMlll for wbicb. JlII)'IIIIim apecified
underJll1lOllrllPb(a)(2) oflbia oecdemlllll)' be made, 1baIl_""CllCd tbe
I1IUOUIIt or a ~ cIownpaJinr:Dtfor Ibe purcbuc of. .......-abIe
Illplacement dWeniD& wbenlouch purcbuc ia finauced, pl...""peIIIllI in-
cidelt lO Ibe purcbucofatepllcemeDtiiwd1lnc ......."""'" in ICCOIlIance
w1thSeaion 6102. Tbefill1 aniountoradownpa)'lllelll undcrthi. oecdon
shall be appIicd lO tbo poircbUe ortbo IllplIlCelllelit dweJHna and IbaII be
.boW1llJli tbecloain&_orolher...........- ''''''''P'llbIlllO!be pub-
lic entil)'. '
(c) Rentall'BJmcDla r... D1ap1aced Owncn IIIIl p.,p..."""'.
(I) Owncn. A d1apllcod owner who alec:Ia to n:ntratbel'tbaD pun:Iwc
. rcpI--"" dwelliD& and who_1be c1islbililJ c:nnditIoDa apcci-
lied in aubiectillll (b) ia cJi&ibIc f...!be JlIJDICIIl apecificd in pataplph
(aXI). . "
(2) D,p.n . ....., A ." ..... who II IeIidiD& acparaJe IIIIlIp8It from
!be penoIl'" family ~ IIIJlIIlIft, wllelbez'1UCh lCpatlIlcr-!d-
iI pamaDeIIt or ,,"--.1.1ba1l be lIIIII1ed to pI)'IiIcmllllllW lbiI aeo-
tlcm, but IIII:h JlI)'IIIeIIl obalI be limited lOlbe period durID& wbIc:h!bedb-
placal ~..- raidea in !be rrp'~ ""!"dwellbJ&. At !be lima!be '
d1ap1acod d,p ........ _ tbaldwelliD&.110 fmtberJllJllltlltlllllWlbia
aocdaD obalI be,madc 10 auch peIIlIIL Far the .....~ oflbia JIBnllI1IPlt
. '~'1baI1 be.JICIIDD w!Jo dcd_ fifty-oaepercaKilr_of
bi& iDcome in !be fonD of sifIa from IIIiJ priVIIC)ICIIOIi or lIlY --.;~
ac:bolarablp or IlipcDd. PuII-lImc IlUdcnIIIIbaII be p1lllollled lO bedcpan-
deDIs,bu1may n:buI tbIa I"go......oon II)' &~ob.m.1hIl fifty percllIIl
... mOre or their iDcame is dcdWll Iium_ CJlber!ban &ifta fnmi
IIIIOlber priVIIe penaDOf ..;..,..,,;. acboIanhlpa... Ot;p-to
DC:pendema reaidID& WiIh!be l'amilJofwbich tbCr'are . part abaU DOt
, be atitIed lO ~J JIIIYIIlOIIl except u . part of die 1'amiIJ. .,3'- ) S-
(f) Dl1lbu........L BxcIlpt wbere ~...vdol.d.Al>.. ..... !be
pobIlcallityahall hawlbcOodbudt.J lD diIbDne .-;_lIIIIWlbiIaeo-
liaa ill alanip _ ..-bIy.... CJlber u..aJa --.AlobI..lD'lbc db-
pIKed pencm. ,
.
"Far.. wE, _10 1be =_ _ bib ill o..~ CGde __'
72I6ll(I)(3)(A)......... (l), _ _ qaaIIfiod.. -.,. . ......n jIdorlD
J-rl,l!l!l8,belIoIIb_be~"'48_JIII'idoddle)''''DOt",,-
-S5,250. " ,',' '
Nom: ~ _,_ ~Hea1tIaIllllSalillJClxIe. R m
..726O(i)_-7264.n...._ - .. Calc. '
, Hmcay ,
I. ,.- .. I .. of" . -. (0), (0)(2), (dXl), (d)(1XA) mil (d)(2I ... ....
_liIodl-l2-91;~"'II-97CRo1i*'97.No.33l- .,
2."-' 'of,' ,l"(-XI)"'(d)(I)-(d)(I)(A)IIed'~7~--""
11-6-99(11ea11wll9.No,41~ " , ' . ' ,
, 16108.Prlll'8llon or P8ymerilL
,For ,die JIUIPCIIC of calcu1atlna m IIbemate paJincut under .ectioo
6098... al1lpllllZmcrd""'aina JIII)'DlIlIIllllldencotioD 6102 ...6104,lWO
01' man: indIvicIuaJ. (wbelhc:r1be)' 11I1I membaII ot llIlC r.".nJ or not) liv-
ing lOJlCIberin and diapIai:cd from II aiDllc ctWeJliDashall be I1Iprdcd u
llIlC peIIlIIL
Where a _ ia abarin&. aingi....famlIJ dweIIiDs wilh 11II 0WIICI',.oc-
CIIJlIIIIl,and paJilll1hil'OWDC:I'-<>CC\'JIII!II rent fnt!bepriviJcF, 1hil_
obaU DOl be c:ndtIed lOlIIDnl tbaD ~or!be1aMl oupplcnieaolher-
willi paJllble. The _~.,......abaII DOlbe rcquirecl....abarc!be paJ-
JIIOIIlID whicb be II ,entl1Ied. or accept. prarIIedlllllllllDL
, , ifIs1oRy'
t. ~ ~.At5-76U ..,--:_ ~, _..- ClIrocdw 11-27-76
2.~ of'''''''''''-- 6Iod 2,-16-'77 (lleallw7'7i.No,,8).
16101. Condition of Repla_nt Dwelling., '
(a) Wben adiaplacod pi:non quaJifica for arrp'-Iuluaini JlIJ- _ .
JIIOIIl (UDdc:r ICCliQll 6102 or 6104) by purciIuIna ... rentiu& .11Iplacc-
IIlCIIt cIwc11iD& the unit, u II &cneraI rnIc, muat be deceDt, afc lIIIla-' " '
Iar)'. There 11I1I tbtec """"PlillllL Oac II doacribed III paragraph
6040(a)(6). Tbeodien are: '" ,"
(I) Iflbe purcIIaIe or aucb II dwdtinc II 1benllllltofthopablicenlllJ' a
failure ID, identify ,II rciuonabJe IIIIIIIber of ........-alile"""~.
dwcliinp u required ...if tbc dwclJiua ia, OIIC lO which !be,~ wu
l1Ifened II)' tbc pIlblicenlllJ, !be CODdltiilo ortbcdwcUiJla daea_aft'cct
c1igibilitJ for a lllpl-boualrlaJlllJlllllll.' , ' . " '
(2) If !be purr:baKof aucb a dwclJiua II DOl !be I1IIl!1t or. public entI-
lJ..I1Ifem1...,fallurc lO refer, tbc oIbenriae cJipbIc perIClIIquallfica for
. """........... IIoaalIIa pI)'IIIllIIlif !be unit II brouabtlDtD c:omptiancc
wilh tbo dcccnl, afc IUd alar)' IlaDdard.IIi lbia altuadllll JlIJIIItIItIbal1
be liinitcd to !be IlIIICUia tbIl wou1d be proY;cIed III, N..~l;"a w11h!be
, purcbucoraalmilar,ComparabIcrop1-~orlhclUlllof!be
1lCIUal..... offCCl'.ip~ (includIDa I1I1atcd eooJl'"'"'ilo) 1IIIl11lbabilita-
'tiOll,w~1I1e& ,
, (1)) A public entitJ 1IbaII_1odnce orCllllOUlalC. diajl1aced Penon to
ac:qniJe a cIwCIIIDa wbIch ..... _ aatIa(y Iho _.-bIc ,.-
bouaiq IlIDdanI. (Sea 1tlCli1ll6l,108(C).)
16110. CIiltIlIc8 or Eligibility.
, UJlOIIreqDe.tbyacl"oplicedbcimeowllCl..._wbohaa_,etpur-
chued aid " , I;;e;, a;.v- <IweI1Ina. bat who ja oIbenriae cJiBi-
ble for. ~~ ........ houaIua jle.,-.Ibe pubuc entity .....ceo""" IbaI1
C1IIlify lO IIIIJ w..~ pony, 1m"";.' ~ cwlarldlDi .....,;
, !hit tbo diap1aced bomcci._..._ will be CJUsIliIC for !be ,..;"-
or. apccific IlIID Ifbe pun:haal:IlIIIl <>.. I~ .dweDiaa w1ddD !be lima
IimilI pracribed. .' '
1 6112. Manuflllcturecl Homes.nc1 MObileha-' ,
, (.) GenciraLA mimafacIIIred home ...1"Obll- ia II dWcIJiDa. (See
lIIboa:don 6008(&).) A JlOIIOII dlop1"""" from II" .~.....d bome Or
_... ._ ___, ________.~.._~._.~~_..~n._.._
See-
,
11de 25'
Dep8..-t "'HouaIac IIIIlI c...........ol~ Dew.", \~... P...._
t6U4
, ,
l""liiI~hciIne mUit wilmJ'!be _e&,lblIlly .....;.n.......1IIIl1llllll be
pnMded 1be......,-..... ;..........aIId ...i................. 4iI-
. pl8eedfmD a .........AicJIIiII chIeIIiD&-, '
, , (b) Movi1I& &.po;/iIeI; If a ....Jwwed m- ... ~-w....- II
IIIlMId to CIllIbcr II1e, !be dillp''''''' ~ IbaII be ""'~" . 'f...
D>DYiDa __iDr , . ~ wiIb ~ 6O!100Dd6ll!l2.TbepnM-
, 1i0lll Of. tbeK IIll:Iiom wbic:b JCIIIIlI8!IJappIJ CIIIIy tAl bu.... IIIIl
fanut Iba11 aJao app1)' lOdlaplll:ed penlIIII wbo move a ~
IIomO or _~:lono-. , '
(c) Rep1---' 'HoaIIaI i'aJmeala. "
(I) ,A per-. wbo OWIII a mauf'aclunod bomc...l'IOllI'ebome IIIIl aile
1IIIl.. a repIacc:nIl:Di purcbueabolb a~ ODd aile IbaIJ bepnMdod
a ,.,.1~ bauaiD& peyIIil:Dl in accordaIIce wilb 1eClioIl6102. A per-
....wIID Owaa. .....mr........id m- or mobIIebome 1IIIl1ile, 1IIIl.. a ~
pl- _ bolb a dweIIiDg aad aile,1haI1 be pmvidod a paJlllC'lllIll
acclIIdmi:e wiIb JeCIian 6104.
(2) A peisoo wbo _ alllllllllf'ai::lUied borDe ormobilehlllllC and aile,
IIIIl u a repIace_ _...pun:IIaalla a dwelliD& IIIIlIiIC, IbaIJ be po-
vidod a paJJDOiu iD acconIIIIcc wiIb oection 6104.
(3) A penOn wboownaaJll8DUfaclUredbamo 1Iflllobnehomeand IiIC, Article 4.L8st,. ResortHo~sing
and.. a repl_ .......1...... a dwelllall and..... allle, IbaIJ be pm,
vicIod a paJmeaI in accordaIIce wilb aections 6102 and 6104. Tbe paJ-I 6120. Purpaea.
meal abaII be HmIted lO1be Icuc:r of: , Tbe purpOoe ,of lhia pan Is lO Iel farlb !be criIeria IIIIl pnlCllIIura for
(A) '!be1lllOllllt JIOCIOIIlIlYIO pun:bue a COIIVeDlicmaJ COIIlJIllIllbIe ~ .GauriDglbat If !be IICliGB of a public eIIllIJ ","",0, "" wm reault ill clIs-
PI---' -.r,. {,....d bomc IIIIl mobilobome; 1If. 'p1acemom.and c:omparabIe repl__ bouaiDa 'wiII_ be .Yallablc..
(8) 'JbO IIIlOlIIIt JIOCIOIIlIlYIO pun:bue a repIacemeDllllllll11faclUred needOd, !be public IlIIIilJ IhaII _ ill I\mda or fWIda a..&borized for !be
bomeOr~(ln....o.~w1t1uecli~6102)p1ua1be_ projecllOpnmdu,cbbousbJ&.' r'
- 3 lO reIlla repI.--n Iilc(ln acconIaDce witb oection 6104).
In cali:uJlIIID& ibis miIounl,!be economicnont for !be Iilc IhaII be uoed ill I 6122. ,DlIIermlnllllon of NHd far Last R.aa rt Hou.ng.
lien of avezaae moatbIJ remaI lO cIelermine tbo hue moiIlhIJ n:ntaI (u ' If emlbe bull of daladerived lit!IIllIIfVeJIlllll _'3"" ...........aary
pioYided ill .-....."h6104(dXI)). \he requin:menlI ofoections 6li4B 1IIIl6OS2,!be public enIity II DDlIbIe
" ' (4) A ponClJl wIlD owni a alII: from wIiIch bemovaalllllllUfaauJedlOclemonIttaIetbacnlllparablelep1--bousIDcwillbeavailable..
. bcime Or mobIIebomelhall be proricIed arepllCClllClll bouIinll paJIIlOIll t'eQIIRd.tIle beadofdle pabli!'.enlil)' IbaIJ dl!lermine~,1>-1O _me.
'onder eeclicm 6102lfbepurcbues a,.;p'---1Ii1e1llll1lllller oection public enlill"alillldl or !be I\mda aulborizIld 1ir1be . 10 proWIe
, 6104lfbO _ a rep1- aiJe. ' ,sucb -=eoaiy repllCeIIleIIt bouaiD& or lO modify. ompendor\el1DinalC
(S) A Jl"IIllII wIlD OWIII a mauf'aclunod bomc or mobrlebome wbich the pruject 1If IIIldcrtaIdDa- '
Is acqnIred aad - !be Iilc ahaII be proYided paJmeal U foII~: I 6124. DeVelopment of R8placement :t PIm1.
(A) If a _.r-...d bomc or mobiIebame, .. approprIu. U IlOl (I) GcanI. ' .
available !be'1IIIIODIIl reqnirecI lO purcbaoe a conventloDal rep'~ (I) Following thO delermiruIicm panaanllO 6122, !be bead of
dweIIin& (lnIICCOnlance wIIh oection 6102); !be di~"'''I pabIlc enlil)' IbaII dewIop "'_lObe devdoped alC-
(8) '!be - JIOCIOIIlIlY lO pun:bue a replacement IIIIIaIfaclmecl pl_bouIiD&p1anlOprnducea-lIIJDIbeI.of___.obIe~
bamo<<mobiJehome ("10 ~ w11b oecliOll6102),p1ua!be - . pI__,~. '!be plan IbaII apacIfJ bow, ~ IIIIl wbere tbo
''''''''''''''l101_ tall orrDake a downpaymenlcm an:p ...........11ilc("1O I100aIng will beproYided,howlt will be6nanced 8Dd lIIIIODIIloffnndl
acccmIance with eecliem 6104); or 10 be diYer1ed 10 I1ICh bouaiD& !be plcenl wbIcb It be ft:IIIed or",,1lI
(C) If be eIecU 10 nont a replacement manuflll:l1nd home or mobile'
bamo aad IilC,tbe imount requin:d 10 do 10 in occ:ordance witb oecliOll
6104.IDcalc:nIaIiD& IhiI payment. !be average lIIOIIlbIylelllallball equal
!be~_ror!bemanufa<:lUredbomeormobilebomephu!beac-
luaheaU...!be,Iitc. " , '
(6) SimIlar principI..'aIiaD be applied lO acberP-\ble COlI'NM\l"""
of 0WDCnbIp IIIIlIeIIaDC)' Upoll' wbldI' a cJaIm for paJmeal mIgIn be
bued. " ' '"
NO'l1!: AuIhadty dted: SecIkia,5046o.' ibIlh lilli, SafelJ Code. Rdarmoe: See- ,
ti....18Oll7111d 1100I, HeoIIbIllll s.fely Code. ·
, " ,', ": · HISTORy " . ,
1:"-' '.or_"II.dllOWNcm;IiIedi-I:1,..97;IlpOIIIhe9-II~~
w97. No. 33).,
161'.." AtIeci.ci prOp.ty.
, (a)ID addIlioa lD!be ~meDlIrequin:dbJ Seclion 7262ofdle,Acl (lOt'
oectiOJu 6090, 6092,li094,f!096, 60981111l61oo). ..aCOllofaapliallioa,
" die pubIlc enlilJ abaD iaaIre . PaJinem 10 lIlY affeCtedJl'1lPerty owner
. ~!be"'l..b..-oflblsaectioa. ' ' ',.,: ,:
(II). Snc:I\ affected properlJ is i.....-..,~'J conliJllOUlIO propC:Ity ac-
qUired for lIiIJIlIIl plUpOIeI and die owner IbaII bne'OWlled!be ..."""'"
aIfecied bJacQulaItIcm 1I)'!be public enlill' not lea Iban 180 daylptior
to !be inilialion of ....lIIlalion tor acqulailion of!be aaprinxI ","";"t).
, '
, (c) Such p8)'IIIeIIl. _ lO ..lIc_lIm.... 111 ~... cIoIIan ($22.5llO),
Iballbetbe-.lflllY. willcbecplllla Ibi:IClIII\ dDcItaioin 1beflir..--
, bt Y8I1Ieof!be,pqicnyof1be 1dfeclDd JlI'llPCII1_caaiaedby!be.
guiaIlIaa 1I)'!be pabIlc eadlJ fw IIiIpcJIt ....;~ Gf' ~ pIllpIJIt)'
IIIIl achqe in !be _ofauch pIllpIJIt)'. '
(II) Tbe --. If RIIJ. of acIDaI docIIne III r.ir'
feaed JIRIIllIlY IbaII be ,"-...b..d oMlUoda.a ID
adupICd by !be pabIlc llIIIIlJ. Sucb ndeo IIIIl
mall DDdcir 1bIa ICII:lioIl CIIIIy lO auch .;j,.~"......ltf , ill
Infairllllllloil.......ofaffeCted~III\".. oohly
pbJIicaI cIIqe In !be _of acqnIred~.
(e) "AlfecledpmpellJ" _ &II)' real pIlpOI1y'
c:IineI in fair marbt nine becaaoOof "'"l"'.lIkn by
publlc*ofOlberreal~lIIIlac:bqeilllbc
ll' acquired lI)'!bepubllc enlill'. "
" ' HisToaY' , "
I. ~n .I._..f....... 1i-lIlc) fiIDd 10-7-99: ......:."I~ (ItqIoler99.
~m '~ ' ,
10 !be IluniIieI and iDdividuall to be dIopI...... !be ................ for
houaInll managemenl and IOCiaI oeniceI .., ' !be milabi1ilJ
of !be Icxaion and environrDmtaI ~ of !be ~ !be
................. for ...01...01011'1 .... IioveIa for !be P"!icms lO
be I~ and die diipoaItIoa of poceedo froJD aaIe, or raaIc
of aucb bouoing.lf a ..r......dIlm requiremenlcr p-u an ob-
aracIc, tile Iuue IhaII be IIddraaed. '
(2) All cOouacu 1IIIllUb..v.di...AlI for !be rebablIitIIiOll
Or ....n~. m ... ofluu.."rt bnIliina IbIII be let diIcrimIrIIllOll
U lO nco:, ICII, inaiIta1..... cnIor. rdIpoa, , odpiI. aDCeIlIy'"
Olber IIbilIary c:ira>~ IIIIl panaanllD m ' aclilII po-
pam. 'Ibe pabIic. eIIllIJ IbaIJ ~'padici bJ IIIinaIill' per-
~ III a111e>e11 of ClIIIiIlnIClIGa IllbabIIiIaiGa, fl~." '..1IIIl
-.....- oflall_~ WheD lI\e wDI be locaied ill '
an __ of IIIinoril)' ...........,.;m; !be pabIk: llDIilJ aeeklO aecme
'li&DIficImpaniclpalillllof~"'-"'1II ~ aCai 'ibepublicenli-
ll'1baII~_lO!be"-_~'''I'I''''lModlieafwlrlin-
inc and cmp!lIJDICIIllriIiDa III ~ WiIh die p10nnhti CODIIr\IC-
,lion, ~ IIIIl operaIian of 1iIIl_ ~ be amn 10
penoIia oflow Income taidID& ill die I!ta of auc:h bouaiD& IIIIlIbaIJ do-
1a1DIDe IIIIllmplemeatmeaaa lO -edle ~ of amaII buaI.
_in!beJl<<L.........ci_forauch 'Work. 6'U'
='" L_"" '
16126
BARCLAYS CALIFORNIA CODE OFUGllLATIONS
ntIe 25
(b)a=.J>ap;..;p..v. , ,
, (1) Yfdle .- far_.- hoaaiu& cxc:eodI2S IIIliIl, tbe bead of1be
diaplaclDa pabIic ~ IIhaII eatabIiab a~_ wbich wII1lX1111111t
with IIIIlpiMde ad\'ice 1IIIl-";-lD dletH~pabJic eadtyln
tbe c1n~_ of !be pIaa. The {........lu..... IhaaJd lDcIade "I'P""'-"
.......~_ f1l !be diapIaI:lDa m1Ity IIIIl .. arid local .... ;..."
bowl. ~ L'Jr RpI1IiDa bouaIDa In !be -. iDcIudius, bat 1IlIl1iDdted
,lD the local houaID& alllbarltylllll1lle ceaIIII Jelaimem 8FDCY.1f IIIIJ.
In ~ tbe-~ 1bauJd1Dclade........-LalI_ oflllberllJllllO- '
prilIIe public p:IlIIpI (for~.....,...localllDll..~..ide,p1anubia .............)
me! pri_ poupa tDowl~"1c m...dbla bouIiD& aIid !be pI1lbJcmI
of hauIiDa "'''''-'''-, . ' , " '. "
(2) The ...,.,m-lbaIIlDclude .~......wi_ of !be JeIideIIIa lD be
diSplaced. 1beoe .....-..ui-1iIaJ be "PP"'...... b)' tbo iii""'''' a>-
dty oreleclad b)'tbe,.,.l- ",!beJelidalb wiIb. ReoideIIl......_
dvea abaIl, .aDiiDlmum, COJIIli1ule ODHbInIofdle c:ommItteemembc:r.
ahip. V..... abaIl be aUClCIIICd 10, Ibat !be IDIal YOIeI of taldOm
.~",___1baJ1 equallllle-halfofthe IIlllIl VOlea of the commI1Iec
membenbIp.' ,
(3) The plan muat be approved b)'!be WI<: of a simple mojorilJ of the
commillee membenblp. In !be _ !be commillee f1d1a to approve the
plan, !be loc;aIaovemiD& bocIJ or, where the di'f'liclna ent!lJ ia allale
1lJeIIC)', the bead of !be __ ai-Y may II1batItule ita 1ppiovaJ. "
(e) ('.......1'lOI0I1 wiIb OIbl:iHouaiDa AJeucI.. and Orpnizatioaa.
Tbe bead of!be diaplaciDg pu1lIic: end\)' may caniuJt or COIIII'ICl wiIb
the departmeDt, a local bouaing 1IIIlborilJ, orolberlJCllCJ or~"'II'l11 '
havina expC1ialce in th.1llID1iniIIntio Dr CODcIui:t ofhousina pro,..-
10 provide ....lmic:al "';11"""" and advice III the dewlopment of !be re-
I"- ' '''''''houaina plan. ' '
, .
f 612&. Submlulon of Plan for ComIUllL
Tbe bead of !be iIiIplacina public end\)' abaII ",bmit !be plan and aD
"Ii~ un lIr1n:..~t.1O the local bousiD& iDd p1aDnina -.&eaxiea far
commeallllll to usure tbat tbo plao oa:urateIy IdIeclI hOuJin&coadI.
, do';' IIIIl acedI in tbo xelcicaliOlllRlL RcviewiIIJ 'tJ"""l.. abaII have 30
caiendar dltya followiDa sec:eipl of !be plan lOpiepIIIe 1bc:ir CClI1lI11eaII.
CopiCa ofaD eom....lllueceiived abaD be forwarcleci lO!be conliniuce arid
avllilable lD aIIinlereated ponOu. , '
0aienJ notice of!be plan abaIl be provided. Nocic:e IbaII be dealjpJed
lO readllbe JCaiclenta of the reJOCIIiOIl area; It abaII be in ICClII'daI1ce wiIb
the prvvIaiOlll of poraaraph 6046(a)(3) aIid IlIboec1ion fi046(b); arid It
ob8JI be provIded30 dltya prior 10 mbmillion lO!be committee. or !be 10-
c:aI aovemin& bocIy or bead of ue qency for approval. ,
NOIE: AIIIborIty cilOd:, JecIioa 504<<l. JleoIthIllld Sofet)' Code. Rcfaeac:c: Sa:-
dOlll 72liCU(0)(5) IIIId 7264.5, 0.._--" Code. ' ,
, 'H/mlRy" , '
I."'~' lor_~oDd_N011!filed8-12-97;opllIlOhe9-11-97
~V7,No.33). ,','" '
1612&. DlIIermllllllion byDlapI.clng PubUc EntIty of
'.......fty.nd,Compl~ '
Uponrecei]t~ CIII1IideiIIIOIIoflliecom""",", the dlap1acingpublic,
end\)' abaIl <ItA>....... wbeIIIoir or DOl: '
, (8) The plan ia feaaiIJIc;' ,
, (b) 1be pIar1 ~_.~.u.s wiIb appIicIbIe eD\'h(-..._...11lII1idorda lIII!I
,JII~'" ,', , ',,'
, (c) 1be)ilaa II compadbIe with !be Ioca1 aeneraI plan lI1Id hoItaina eIe-
- and tbe areawide bousiIl& pIID orllnl\el)'. ' , ,
If lIlY of !be aboYedelt.minCOIlI b)' tbe,dIapIaciD&' public eIllity ia
negalive !be cIiapIacIDa pubJlc ellIIty abaII revile !be plan u .-ary.
8U_0I !IIOdific:iIIoD III \be pIID m.n be IUbmitIlld for mi_1IIIl
00...,.-. .. provided iDaec:doa 6126. re.... fry for timely in\r""""""
Ialion of!be plan or executI... of !be prqjeCt, die bead of tbe diapIacIna
,public endty ~ aboncn !bebaDowedin 1llCIloa6126 tm.~cIf
181_ Implemenlllllon of the Raplao.m.m HOualna PIIn. '
Upoa makinatbe .... ...i~I;.... refluboil bJ' IOclIaa 6128, the bead
'of !be .HopI.... enIll)' .-y. elIplIlld ftmdIlIIIl.....1lJCb ,lllber ICliOIlI ..
'1Il!CeIIaIylDpIOYide,~ or....."""""" . ......JIIII'.
IlIIIIl lO dle"l't"unodl"4l'~ bouaIng)ilaa1llltlilP 1lI<<bod1 iDcIud-
in& bat _1ImIIIld lO !be faI1ciwlna: " ' , '
(8) TIuIrer of fimd.lD ue IIIIlIocil baaaiaa ..........
. (b) Ccmtnct wlthorpaizltiODa ezperillllced,lIi dle ~ of
~, '
(e) Direct llOIIIlIIlItlicm b)'dilplaiciDllI'lIb1ic ellIIty. '
'~practlcabIe, tbebead of !be dlaplacbicpllbllc m1Ity IbOuId
udIize dle ........' of fedenI, -. crloi:a1baua1na ............. or otber
qenclea baYina ezperieDCe III !be IIImiuiatraIili or conduct of IimiIar
bouIiD& Jlj~- , ' ,
16132. ,H0u8lng Pi'odllCtlon. ,:
The bead of !be c!;op1...... JIIIbIic m1Ity abaIIllIOIIi1&ir!be pmd\I!:ljOll
oftbo Iaat reoort houaina lO llDIUre tbat it II in acconIIacewitb tbo plan.
16134. Jointly Sponaored DeftI~
Where severaJ qenciea are .mn;ni..'lriD& .........; reiu1dug in JCai.
dentIaJ diarl~. OpportuDiliea abaII be"'" forjoint dndopmem
arid fmanclng 101IJI1'egllIe "*""- in cinIer_cimcleady 10 provide
~ hoUaiuain IlIffic:ieillquautltylOlIIiafy IIle aarepleaeeds
of- '" '" '"
..... JlIo,.._. " "
f 6136. ',l.8at RalIortH_lngIn LIeu of Payme...
A piJbJlcemity aballuotl'eljuireadlaplaceclpincalD .....dweIIina
, provided ~ lO lbia AnIclellllien of!bedllplaced pelDI'a icquiIi.
, don \l8JDICU, If lIlY, for !be real JlIUPIlIl)" from wbIcb he ia dloplacedor
the xeloca1ion)ll)'menta forWblcb be IiIaJ ~,eBilbJe. '
I 6138. Conformfty wltlllhe Act 8nd OIhiIrStallulM,
, PoIlclea ~ "-dlinla. " ., '"
(.) C1vlJRi.... ondOtber Acti. The idDiiDiatntloa oflbiaAniele aball
be in 0lX:llId wi1Ii !be proViaiom of aDappJicable federaI.iDd __ non-
ditcrimiIIIdon Ian ond ......IOtl_lIIIIOd punuat tbentD.
, (b) DY,<eIiina aDd RcIocaIioa SimdanIL ~..J. ..1_ DIIlIIe JIIII'-
'S1lIIIIlIO-'0II6122 Uld III)'pllDdeveIopedlllll'lmp1""--l far pro-
vidina ,.,,1- bouaina and all ,aucb bouIiD& ,JI'C"IdOd tbereamder
ahaII be, in 'coofonuIty. with !be 1IaDdInIa-.... in the Act and
OuidellDia. ,,',' " '
NOTE: Allharltycllal: _ 504<<l._IIIId'Saf<<yCocle.Waence: Sa:-
Ii... 72liO.S(cX4), 00\__ c..ic. " ,
, ' " , 'lIIsToaY',' ' , "
I. ~-'....... or_ (I) ondllCWNcnE IiIed 1-12-97; ~ 9-11-97
(Iea*r\l7, No. 33).
,161. Lut RUort HotlBlng. '
(a) Wbenevu-';"'4bIe~tdwelllDpare_avIIlab1e,or
are uot ~ Within the mouetary IImIta ofClc>_;.....dt Code__
dcma 7263 IIIIl 7264, .. app.ropriaIe, tbo cIIapIacIDa IllI"IIC)' IbaII pnt\'ide
~1 or a1lem1111veaul..-- ",*!be lJIO'laIc-oflbia pert.
(b) The melboda of proYidina 1"4"-"'-' booaIna: of Iut .- in,
elude;. bat are 1IlIl Hinilm to:
(I) A"'P'-...n( bousiIl&paJ1ileat ...1.........1u Iccon:tauce with !be
proviaiaaa rL ailcdaaa 6102... 6104. .. 'lIPPr!lPriIle, ~ If,tbe c:alca1a-
IIoa ia 11I_ of the -J 1lml1a of 0..';'. '_ftt CQdD oectiOlll
, 7263 Uld 7264. A 1eIIiaJ,;,..;........~ IIIIdcrIbia JIIrl abaII be pmd
, lO!be ""ipI- plncm In a lump 1IIIIi,... attbecllac=don uftbe dlap1ac,
Ina aieocJ. $5,250 abaII be pald'lO die dlOpl_ JllII'ICIII III illump IlIID
UJIOII dlopl........... 8ad !be...ljoal.......ofd.: JIIl.)-....un be paid lO!be
, dilpl-III perlodlcpaJmealao.erapedodllOllDelceed42 DIllIIlba1lll-
IeIa Olbor~iaur" ill.... by --. " ' ," ,', '
,(2)MoJc!rreblbllltadonoflllllloraddidOllllD.....n....,,,,,._ I
ClweJHna iii UII1D equallDar..- tblIIl1lle pe,dIellt iii Yddcb !be III':
p1aceid peitoa k ead11ed "'*~ (bXIl- ., .',,' '
, (3)Thec:oaatnlCliouof._"'P'-,cIweIIIa& lIIalllmeqU.l,lO
...~tbantbe1ia_lDwbIcb!be"""'--'''''''''iI''"liiIM1III'.3 ,
.
.
'I1tJe 2S
Departmart lilHousiD.1IDII c.............l)- ne..J--4 PrOcr-
I 6lS8
iIa """--'''"'''- ad dle buia tb......... If"; fa:Ia Ibat !be ................
- ...,-zlDa tilepar.-oftbecloim..._ofIbeBllllq'.__
1I8IiOII_1mxiaect ...iDadeq_ 'lbe JIlIbIlc CIIIIty abaD poride ouch ,
ID "'lpI- lO tbe .....,.10';_ wIIIIiD line weilb ofl.. ftCdptofbla
.......
(It)1afOnaoI0taI Pn:oeubllca. A~.....I'" '1IIaJ 1aJIBl1D~-
mal ani pi ~ d..iooa before IllekIDg fonaaI mIew IIIIlIeCCllllidcnlic
AzapalfirlD lDformaI ani... 1.'Io.'IllbaJ1befilcd wllbiD lbepaiocl
dcocrihc:d in ~ (d) oflbislOClioD, ad wl1bin IS days oftbo Ie-
~ ,tbepublic eudl)' oball aft'anI tbe .. I~ t .1 the ........lwd.1 lO
make ouch pIaCIlWiClll. The """lI'lol- IIIaJ be .............Illd by ID 11-
lDnIeJ ...Olberpenoaofbio .hnnol, This oral ~obaI1 eubl_
!be .........--10 cIltcua!be claim with !be lad of the public endl)' m
. deoipoe (Olber dum !be penou wbo .... !be inldal delermIDaIioa)
bavilll au1boril)' 10 revi.. the inllial deIamIaIIion em !be claim. The pub-
lic; eadl)' 1bID1IIIke.1IUIIIJDaIY of !be -... cJI- III ~ in !be oral pie-
IeIIIIIion 10 be includedu pon ofila me. 'lberllibt lO forma1 teview ad
't 81&0.' PurpoM. =<IIIIiclerlliOllIball DOl be condi1ioaed 1IpOII.e.q~ ID oral preoeu-
, . '/'n.. JlUIJIOIe of lhiunicle is 10 oel fonh pideliDeo for JIIIICOIIin& lip- laIiou. '
, peal. from public eudl)' determinatious U lO elilJ'blliI)',!be aDIlIIIIII of (c) Wrlllell Request for RlMew ad Recansideralion. At 811)' lime
"',. paymeali IDd forproccllilijappeaJsfmmperlOlll agrievedbya"public wilhiD 1he period described in IUbIecdoa (d) a comp1ainaDt may file.
emIt)". failarelO refer lbem 10 ~~......we pc:IIIWlCIIt or adequaae tem- wrlllell rcqueat fm rormal review IIIIllCl:Olllidentlcm. The .......,1.;"....
'?,_, porary replacement housing. Public endIieo obalI esJabIiah JlI1ICClIuIes lO maJ iDclude in tbe JCqUeIt r... Ieliew 111I)' -- of fact wilhID !be
'.............' tbepnMaiolII of,lbis Anicle.' compIainIDt'.laIowledge or belief or OlberDllllerla1 which IIIaJ have.
, beariDa mdle appeaL If !be ciomp'-'- requeaIa more lime lO ptber
111152.' Right of RevieW. ,ad ~ addItioaaI maIerial for CllDIidetatioII orrevicw and demoo-
(I) Any comp1olDant, Ibat it imJ penon who believea himIeif ac- IlJ'IIIeI a JeUOIIlIble buio ihen:foc,!be """'I'lol......,. requeat aboa1cI be
grieved by. deIcmIinalitmulO e\isI'blliI)', !be IIIIIDIIIIt ofJllYlllClll,!be panICd. "
faIhm: of the public emil)' lO proYide comporabIe penDa1IeIIt ond_que (d) 1ime Limit for Requealiq Review. A cOmp\amam desiriDc e1tbcr
"""",,,-z replacement hauJIDa or !be public emIt)". pmperl)' IIIIDlIp- ID informal ani preoenwiOllm ~.forma1 nYlewlllld..................
mau practia:. 1IIaJ;,1l hi. elOclioa, have hi. claim reviewed aud _, lion abaJ\ malce. request 10 tbe pliblic eudl)'-lIritbin -\PI...., 11JODIbalo\-
, sidcrc:d by ibe head of the publicenlil)' mID autbilrlzed desillD"C (Olber lowing !be date be moves from !be pmperl)' mthe dale be teeelves fiDal
. tbim !bepenonwbomlide!be deIerminaticm inquealion) III acaJRIancecompeooalion fortbeJllOllCllY, whicbeYe<it lILCr"
, with tbo pmcedures oel ronh io this arIicle, U ouppIemeuted bythepmco.
. dmei tile public enli1J aball estabIiJb for luch review and T.'.'...M...... t 8158. Fonn~ RevIew and ReconaIdermlon by the Public
lion. " , Entity,
(It) A perxin or OIJanization dbecllJ affecled by Ibe relocatiOll plim (.)Gencral. ThOpublicemil)'abalICOIiIIdlirtbelelJlalf...reviewlllll
Iila)'peliliontbodepanmeDt 10 reYiew!be fiDal relocation plllllof a public, abalI decide wbetber. modIficatim ofila IDiIlaI deIermiDation it DeCCa-
enlil)' 10 deIermlDe Iftbeplan 10 in """'PH....... wllh atate lawa IDII pide_ 1IlI'J, :na.review IbaJ1 be ............."" IiJ !be bead of !be publiC emiJy m
1iDes....n;.wtbeimplementalionof.relocali...pllllllOdc:Ienoioolf!be ' an autborlied, imponial deai...... (TbedMir-lllaJbe io .........1"..,).
public eudtj iaocliug in complillllCC wllh its relocalion p\aD. Review IID- A deoipoe IhaIl baY_the lIIlboril)' 10 re'Iiae die initial cIelermiuatiCII or
cIOrtakeD bylbedc:par\mOot Ullderlbis aeclion abalI beio IICCllIdancewlth ' !be determiDation of. I=Yioua QIII\ ~ ThO publicenlil)' obaI1,
theprovisiooaofaecliooa6lsBandlllaJbeinfOl1lllll.BefmeCOOduclioS c:onaider every assrieved penon"lY>n1pIolnt reprcI\as offomt, ad
11II iovealiplion, tbo depanment lbould altempt 10 COIIIII1Iin dispulel be- aba1J, if IIC!llOiamy pn>Yide wil1lDCe 10 !be claimant in pn:parina !be
tween ponieL wri1Ien claim. When. claimant aeeb review, tbe public emit)' ahall in-'
Failure IOpetilion the depanmen11baJ1 DOt limit a complaioaot'. r\sht form him 1hathe bu therlsbtlO be..........dodby ID alIOnIl:J, lOJRIeDl
lO oeekjudicialreview. ' ' , "hi. cue bJ ani or ......""<<'taf>' evidence, lO submit rebu1taI evideaco,
(c) If a relocation appcala board bu been establisbed pIImIaIIt lD See- lD conduct ouch CIOlI-GlIIDioation U IIIaJ be required for. fWI and tnJe
lion 33417':; of the Heahh ad Safcl)'CocIe, .cil)' by onlinanco "'- dea- diJcloIUre ofr.:.., ad lD,oeekjudiclal miew once be baa ~h_,"'" ad.
ipale tbe board lO bearappeala from local public entities .."';-d., _ mioIolnaive appeal. ,
haYCID appeal JlIOlZllI.In!be absence ofoucb ID onIioance,publlc emi- (It) Scope of Review. 'lbepublic emlt)'lhaIlreview lIIIl,.....old...iIa
, lies obaI1 eallblloh procedurea 10 implement the provisioaa oftbil Article. ' initial delcrminatiem of !be clmm....'. cue io liFt of:
NOI'E: AlIIhoriI)' ci1ocI: s.Caioa S046O, _ ad SofcI7 Cade. Refa=ce: See- ,(I) AD IIUIIerial upon wblcb tbo pobIIc....,. baed its orisioaJ deu:r-
Iiao '/266, Oo._.......d Cade. ' , ,mioaIionlnciudiosallapplicablerul..lIIIllCI',lootlOlll.except1hatIlOOV'
'" HIsToRy ideuce abaJ\ be relied upon when:. claimant ba been 1n"."'1""IJ denied
i..'m~ '",--., ofouboeClilll(b) ad new Nl7lEfiIed B-12-97;opeIlIIiIoe9-11-97 lIII opponunity lO _ the mdence ...cro.. -.......... tbo wiIneu.
(Rqialor 97, No. 33). , , ' (2)ThemllOOlsival by!be':'ol_fDrRllJ.-Iu& review and........
18154., Notification to Complall1llnt. aidendion of !be claim. .
IfthepublicCll\ilyclC$SmrefuaealOCOtIliclcr.cllim,!bepubliceud_ '(3)AnJ addilioaal wrlIICnorrelevantdor>.n_. ;r.a.yllllllaial onhnri""'<J
1)". DOIificaliC!!l, ill tbe dJpp1oln.... of Its detetmioation aball Inform tbe by !be ~Jol_ .
comp\aioodrofjlirWonallllldleappllcableproc:edwtlrmobtalniogle- ' (4) AnJ funberinformatlon which !be public enli1J in iIa diacrellon,
. view of the dOciaion.lfnec:euaty, IlJCb noIificalioo abaJ\ be priollld io. = bytbe: ioveslipliOll, or reoeM:b.lD -..no fair and fun Ie-
IIIIIlP'8llC ather dum EnsHah, io accordance with oecIion 6046. '
t ,(c) DeIermiomion em Review by Poblic EDIity.
16156. Stagea of Review by a Public EntIty. (I) Thedelcrmioa1ioamremwby dlepnblic entil)'abalIioclude,but
(I) Req1at for Further Wriltelllofonoalion. A c:o.mpIainant IIIaJ Ie- is _limited lO: '
queat !be public emit)' 10 JIOVide him with . full wrlllell exp\anaIion of 3-: 1~ ~ ~I)'~ decIoion On ..w.,...... nIiOn of !be clllim.
(4) TJae relocBtion aod. jfDalellal)', nibobmwiOll of. dwdJias.
, (5)The .....""- ofhmd -.",p........... dwelliua bJthediIpIaC..
'. =:: z ~ IUbaequcDI aa\e ...1_.... ......-... with. displaced
, (6)f/arJlUlPCllClofacro...... t d..,theaoedaafht,..Ii. ~pa1ClIII,
, !be JeIOOYalofbmiora'lD the ""w1.,~ d
, (c) 0alJ at !be dianticm of, dilJllacinl accncies lie pull ocq.n.;tiOn
IenlIIIb eaIi1Icd lO IlIIt - bouIi1Ia paJIIIenIL . .
Nare: AaIhari1J died: Scc:lioo 504liQ, HooI1h ad SofcI7 Cade. Rer......., See-'
lions 7263, '/264 sad '/264.s. 00._-,,- CoJIe,' ' ,
. ..r HIsToIY.
1. ___ fiIod B-:I:t-97: .....oOIi....9-11-97 (RqialorV7, No. 33).
:z. ~':~ "", ' t 0( M''--'''- (It)(I) filed 10-7-49; --"" 11-6-99 (Rqi.-
119, No. 41). ' '
..~
Article 5. Grievance Procedures
16160
BAllCLAYS CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS
'l1tIe 2S
(B) '!be fa:IuaJ aDd 1ep1liuia UJIllII wbIc:b tbe decIsiCIIl-. iDcIDd-
iJI& 8II11""~ ~'-"-<<......
(C), A .............to the 14m.-.. of the risbl lD fmtber admiDlIIndIw
appoaI, if !be pubHc aaity boa 1lJCh.. oppeaJ ............. ...if.... a__
.-lD the dllimimt 1bIl odnoInl""1llive raaediea have '-' -....,.....
IIIIlI jadIclaI review IIIlI7 be aoU,bt.
(2) The dett:rmiDaIioa ahaU be in wrilin& wilha cop)' pmWIed lO die
c1am.m. "
(d) "1"..... LimIlL,
(I) '!be public: anity IbaI1 iuuc ill dettlrmiDaIion ofreolew UIllOD..
J>C*l"ble MIlO IaIer IbaIl 6 weeb from JeCeipt of the !all maIeriaIllIl>-
mlIIedforCOlllidc:ntioa bytbo daiDlullordle daleoftbe beliriu& wbich-
~i.laIet. '
(2) In tbe c:aae of complpin.. c1iamluod rornnti"",.n....u ...forllll)' otb-
...._ _ baaed im1be....nu of the claim, !be pubHc entitylball fur.
nbll a wri1lal....-to!bedllimlDtllllllDgtbe_f...lbedilmia- "
aI oftbe cilum 11100II.. pouible bul DO laletlban 2 weeb from seceipl ,
of !he Jut Jlllllai81lUbmiued by tbe claimant or die dale of 1bo beariIl8.
whicbever illaIet. '
16110. R8hiu'a1o WIIIYe Time Umltation.
Wbene_ a public entity rcjccIIa ~ by a daillllllll f\Jr a waiva-
oftbe dme Iimi.. pmvidc:d In acclion fi088,' a c1aimantmaJ file a wri1IaI
req....t f...moicw Or1lillclocilion ill _~ with !he Jllocedlolgt let
forth in 1OCIioDI61S61111l61~. except dIIIllUCb wri1lal RqIJOIlforre-
view ahaU be filed within 9OdaJ8 orthe claimant'. n:ceIptoflbe public
eutil)". deu:rminalioa.
I 6112. ExlllMllon of Time UmllL
The lime limIu lpCCified ill Secliou 6156 may be exlellded for good
C8IIIe bJ Ibe public emity. '
16164. Recommendation. bYThln:lPllrty. ,
Upon ljpeemeDlbetWeea tbo"I.....- and tbc pabllcc:alltJ,amullllll-
1)' .~elhlrdJl8'lY or parties IIIIJreview!be claim and makeadvi-
sory ~ODI tbereon to Ihe bead oftbe public:entityrorill fiDal
cIelemiinadoa. In r=viewia& Ibe claim IIIIl maIdD& ."""'...,.....vIotioxJa lO
the pubHc OIIdtY. tbc: lhinlpatt)' orpaniea IIiaU be guided by dleprovi. '
AODI af1bia AnicIe.
Bxc:ept III tbe cxtcDllhe CODficlcu1iality of maJaial il pmlIlCIcd bi 1&w
or,ill diICIome iI pn>bIblled by law, a publlc ODIity .baIl permit tbe
c:laimaat lO inspect all filea aDd RlCOIIIa bearing I1pOII hi. i:Iaim or die
JlI~"1lon oflhe claimant'. grievaDce.lfar.brim.... iJ iwtoap..,lyde-
nied _ lOlDY teleYl1ll malaial bearIDa 0II1he dalm, IUCb IIl1IIeriaI
IDa)' DOl be relied upoa ill reviewiu& tbe laldal delermiaaIioa.
oI 6166. Review of F11u bY a.Jment.
Bxc:ept lO tbe _the CODfidODlialitJ of maJaial i. pmlIlCIcd by law, ,
or ill dildol= is pmla'biled by law, a public c:IIIity ahaU permit the
c1aillllllllD iIIIpOCl all filellIIIllelXllda 1ariDi IIJIllIl bIa claim ... the
prlIIllCIItiDa of die cIalmIiIl'. p._ It' a -- iI n....UjA'liJ d0-
llied _lD lIlY JdenatJllllerial beariDelBl the dlim.llldlmaIeliaI
may - be.- upaa in micwiuc the 1Didal.... I .10.
16168. - EtIlIcl of Delllrmlndon on 0It.- Pe.-.
The priDclpIa _.!.IIoIwI in all cIeIeImIIIIIlGa by. pubHcCDllty IbaIl
be COIIIidend .. precedeat for all eliiibIe ponoaa in IimIIa' almatiCllU
Iep!dl_ of wbetber or not a Per- ... filed . wrias nqueat f... re-
view. AD wDIIm deJamiaaJioaa abaII be bpt lIII file IIDd awIIable for
public review. -
16170, Right to CouIML '
Any qgrievcd JlIIIY ... a riJbt to .~... - ..,Inn by Iepl ilr ather
COUIIIC! at hil""'JlOlllC at 811)' and all .... of Ibe ... 0 C ill'~'''P let forth
in tbeIe """"....
.'
16172. Slay of ~ment PendlngRftlew,
If a compIai_1COb 10 peveIIl di"l'l~ ... the public emity man
notmpdre tbo compIainaDtlllmove UIIIII atleut20dayaafta'itbu made
a dclcnaiDation and die lXlIIlJlllliDant bu bad III uwvotu.dlJ lO seekjucli.
ciaI review. In all..... ~ public ODIity abaIJ. Dl1liIY tile, compllliDant in
writing 20 daJ. prior lD lbe ..u...-d IICW dale of diSpI-
16174, Joint Complal..nta.
Wbc::re more than 011: peIIOIl i. agpievecI by tbe faIIun: of the public
entity lD rcr... them III cmaparabIe 1-........,4 or adequaIc """parary re-
p1l1CCD1C11t bousIag the CODlI'l.........1111Y join in flIID& . IiDIk wD1IaI
, , leqUeIl forreolew. A delOrmiuatIoa allallbe made by~public ODIilJ for '
Cacb.afthe~..pIIIi1IaBU.' ,
16178. Judicial Ravn.
Notbina in Ibia AnicIe IbaIIIII lIlY W8J preclude ClI' Hmila ,,1"m....
from IeekingjDdicial review ofaclaim uponcxbaiJl1icm of iuch admini..
ttalive r=aIiea II are riaiIaI>Ie U1lder Ibia AnIcIe.
,
Article 6. Acquisition Policies
16111I\. p~ '
The purplIIe of lhia ArtIcleiJ III let fotth tbe practic:ea III be followed
with teapeCllil acquiIillon ofreall"......nJ bY a publlcClltilJ. Public CI!ti-
ti.. ahaU. to die gnoaJeItexlODt practicable, be pided bJ tbeIe practices.,
16112. Acqulalllon.' ,
(a) A public emiIy IhaI1 make ever)' rea......i.1. cffonto acquire prop-
ctty by acgotiaJillllJmd lD do 10 ~a1y.
(b) Bcfcm DCgOtilliCllU arc iDitia1el;I (_ auboccIioD 6OOll(Il)) a public
catity abalI:
l'I1Io__ilm.),
3-'7-;
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TItJe 25
Departmeut ofHODSbIc ad COIIIIDDDity ~ PrOp_
I61U
(I)H....lhc JX1lPOIl)' oppniood,Jiviq Ihe_...bia......-""Ii...
~eoipaIed in wri1in& aD "I'I""1ludl" b)' RalllIIblud_ wrllIm_
. to _pili)' !be IpJI'lIi.- diIrio& Ihe inIpeai.u of die ..._11, .
, (2) Iflbe _of.. i-".,..l, iaallodle _of a baIi-. CllIl-
, duclalon~laIpropatylD beaoquiJacl......tbc,......m.l-,inbmhim
ofIiio poodblcriptlO"""'~ferlcllofpochrilL Thepablicemi-
t)' oboaJd incJade a COPJ of!be ,,",1i-4 ""....... of1be EminaIl D0-
main Law (Code ofcmJ PR.c..Il..g Socliaaa 1230.o10d MI.).
(3) &1abliab an _ II bcIie1a lO be jail ........ 'ioa fer 1be
pl'OJJCI't)'. wbich_ oboll, in 110-' be_ Ihau Ihe pabliceality'.
IIJlP"IWd IpJniIII oflbe fair IIIaIbt vaIuc ofdle JlIllPlIIlY u,il;.,..u.ed.
(e) The cIclarmiDaI;co of jolt ............-lion ibaD be buod IIpCII CllIl-
IIidon1ioD of:
(I) The reaJ pnlpCI't)' bein& ......,L..d, ,
(2) Whore lber.oJ pIOpCIty lICCpIimIiI pBltof........pon::oI, Ibe.
I)',Jfany,totbe:. . _t.~ad
(3) Loa of goodWill. where die owner oftbe reaJ popcrty ia a!Io 1be
0WII0r of .bUlincu COIICIaclecI upon lbC JlIllPlIIlYlO be acqund aron1be
rouWndcrancl wb= lhcpovilionlcftbeEmiDcnlDomainLawpcrlalD-
iD& to c:ompouoaIion for IcII of goodwiIJ..., alil6ocl.OoodwiII COIIIiIbI
oflbc beDofilllballlCa1lC to . buaincu u.remIt ofilllocaticn, n:pata-
liou fer depeDdahi1ity. tiJ or quaIiIy,and any other c:i=_DCeI Ie-
IIIhins in piobabIc mcDlioo of old ar acquWliou of..... paIroIlI&c.
(d) & 1OOIl81 poIIiblo aila' Ibe _ cfjullco.np..".moa iI......
Iilbed.tbe public eolit)' IIIoIl ok to acquire 1hc pn1pCrty fer die fuD
'amounllO .....hl;.\..! and .ba11 povide 1hc _ with a wrllIm _
JIlCDl of die bail fur d.....,,;...600 cfjull compcmolica. The -......al
IbIIJ iDcIucIc Ibe foJk>wiua:
, (I) A JCIlCl1l! IIaIcmcDl oftbe public DleforwhiclUbe-PJOPClt)' iI to"
be acquind. '
(2) A dcacriptiOll oftbelocalioa and Clllc1ll oflbC proport)'to be takaJ.
. wi~cnl dclaiJfur ICUOJlIbIc iclenlificalion,and tbo ~ Ie be
~(3) All in_toty idcnlifJinB 1hc buildinc.. _,IixIurCl. and
, otheri.4jl"'_'
(4) It. =iIIl of tbe UIIOWlI of !be offer and . 'lalcmcallhallUCb
amount
(A) IIIbc full _lbelieved bylbe public eolit)' to bcjllllC>~"" ....
liou for die popcrty taIoou;
(B) II DC( Iou ,than 1hc approved appraiJal of Ibe ,fair mad<et ftIue of
1be properly u w".u.ed;
, (C) DillCBanuany iIoQcucor~in !befairlllllkcl ftlueoflbC
JCaI property to be acqUired Jlric!r to 1be,dalc of vllD8lioo CIIIICd by die '
publicimprmcmcnlfarwl1icbthopmpcrlyilto be acqund ranuc:h pu'"
Iic ;"""u.""""'l, other than dw due to ph)'lical dctcricnlion within tbc
rcuonablc 00Illm1 of the ""'* ar oc..upoUll, and,
(D)DooI DOlJdleclanJ CODIidcniiOll of orllllowancc far anyrcJoca.
liouauil1lncc and pa)'lDOllllll'othcrbencfill wbich IbeClWllCl'ia cntilIed
to rcccive WlIIcr an asrum<Dl with Ibe public CIIlit)', c:xccpl f... an
lUIIllDIII toCOlllJlCllllllC thoOWDC: forlbal ponion OfIOll of BoodwiD pr0-
Vided ill acccrdancc with Scclica 6100. '
(~) If Ibe rcaI ""pert)' io. parlillll of........ pon::oI, Ibc ...~......\ maD
inc1ucIc anapportionmcol oftbo tolIi--juatcompc:lllaliOll forlbe
, porIiaJ acquisiIiOll ,*-Ibe ftIue oftbc ""pert)' ~ 1akca and ,tbc
IIIIIOlIIIl of,damop, if anJ, lO Ibc rcmaindcr oftbe....... pozccJ &am
wbich IllCb popcny illaba. ' " ,
(6) If die owner of tbe rcoI ~ lD be acqainlcI iI a!Io die 0WDeI:
of. buIiDoueoncloctlld 1IJlOII tbe JII'OIll'Il)'...dIe.......;........1be __
.haD incJacIc an iIlcIn1iOll of die IIIIlIDIIl of comP""""lion fer 1cIIl)f
~' '
a:(O) Allbc iDitiltion ofilesolialicm (_nbacction 6Oli8(n)). public
. J IhIll provide wriDcn IK"ifiootion lO Ibc owner of a l>IIJDa CllIl-
du=d 011 tbcrca1 proport)' to beacqainlcl...... tbc,....ol.vIir, wboia DOl
allO die _ oflhc rca1 popcrl)'. cono...m., bia ~ risIa lD caai.
pCIIIIliOll for Iou of BoodwiII. The public eality aboiJJd incI.. . COPJ
of die poalinont JI"'I'fiIimI cf tbe:e.m.- DnmoIn Law (OxIc of Civil
I'r~ Soclioa 123O.lI10 -lOCI.).
(f)(I)1f afW.....mn, Ihcplbliclllllity'.c6rlbcoW_,~ad-
cIilionalinfm-.v..i rcpnlinalbc f . ...L..ofjull........ ........,
oL__I.I:._.............-.l.I..tbe...n-.:.._... ,~, to~_o.L...
1IJ!C;.......-_J..-u,....'I'_ ~...,.I -... IIID u.L
tbc dr' ...:....L.. cfjaltcom.pall8liaaia "-d lbemm:
,(A) The ...of___-.L
(B) The ....11III belt aac oftbc popOrty.
(C) The appIW~ zoaiII&.
,,(D)Td.ntm..6011 of......oftbe.........._lDocIIlIIIlpan:buc,
and IcucI a1WU'm.,!be .w..,...l......, of~
(E) If Ibc popcrl)' ia . portion ofa. palCI, a' ,~ of Ihc
....... parccI, with .-...... ~,fer""""""'" ;"-"'-'-
, (2) W'llbrcop<< lOcacJualc.coil-.arJcOac ...v.icIocIin_.......
with (1)(0) Ibooc, tbe foIIowinJ datubaoJd be,..v.idod:
(A) The _11III...... ... reoidoocc acIoL . if known, oflbe
pII1ia to the IJ-p.....L..
(B) The location of !be JlI'OIlCOt)' oubjcd lO die _.....011
. (C) The dote of_... ,
(D) The price and otbor aiJDificad ....... and =- of Ihc
""...-lon, If bown; In lieu of ...... tbe other __ 11III ciraIm-
__Ibe publiccntil)'ml)'. iftbod...........iI.MaJJabJcferiDlpcction,
Ilalc tbe place ........ and die limco when It iI avaIIahIe h'inIpccliou.
(3) The~oflbillllblec:lion doDOlIJllll)'lO~madc
aftaanc:mineatclam.inJl'lc ....efI:M'Iiaa L .. fl
<s> Wboncowa pBltof. pon:cJ ofJllUPlllt)'la lD be.....dtud by. public
cnIit)' forpublicDleand dlemD8indcr,ar. puniCI..oftbe.......;......., wiD
be left in 1UCb.1ize." CI" c:ondi1ion. ~ Ql)....111 ...... lID nn ,._ _,~
remnant Ihc pablic cmity oball olfiII' lO acquIzc die nainant Iflbe owner
10 dcaiJa. Fer Ibe JlDIPOICI of 1bac GuidcJDico 1III:~"";".em-
nanl"obaJJ be. pozccJ ofrcol J'IOPCI'lYin wIIX:h lbe.v.._ ..aina1D~-
CIl afWpIdiaJ acquiailiouofbia proport)' IlIlIwhicbluliltloorllODliIIty
co val_ to aa. owner.,(NDIhiDJ in lbiI iubocctioa ia l.......lcd lO Jimit
· public entItT. autbcrit)'to acquire IaI JIIDPCIlY.) ,
(h) NDlIIinI in lbiI oeclion.ba11 be...... uOd lD deprive ._ofdle
ript lO obtain pa)'lllOJll farbia propc:rt)'inlcratuothcrwilcpmvidcd b)'
law. " ,
(i) (I) Prior lO C<lIDJIlCDCcmCD of an cmincot doaIoiD jlo ,,'''...Ibe
,publio omity obaD make ICUOIlIbIc cfIilno to cIiIc:u. with !be _ ill
olfiII' to purcbue tbc ........... rcaI poporl)'. The _1baI1 be sma .
rcuonabIc opportDnil)' lD JROCDi maICIiaI which he bcIicva lO,be rcJc..
, VIllI u lD Ibe qDCIlionof ftIue IIIIllD ...... -.....""0 in 1bc: pro-
poaed _11III conditiono of tbe purcbuc, and the public cnlit)' ohaD
carcfuIIJ comider die ........... prelClllalion. '
(2) Prior to ~""""''''''" of an eminent domain prv-';..., if Ibe
cvidCl\ClC pI'CICIIlOd by an owner or.1IIIlcrial cIimp in 1bc: chanlclor'or
conditiOllof!be poporl)' indicaICItbe neod far.new ippaiaaJ...if .....
nificanldcJaJbu DCCIIII'Cd IiDoolbcclotamiDaliooClfjnltDOlllpCllalion,
tbc publiceotity ohaD bavcill.ppraiIaI.~If. ....."n_i11 1bc:
public CDlity..,dcrc.,.d,oIlion of juIt cM1t>' ""lion iI,w_....w. an ap-
prc>priolc pricocd~lba11bemadcaad tbeDew amoanldetaminod
to be joll c<mpon-11elubaDl>cpompdyoffcnldln 1l'riIiD, lDdleOWllCl". ,
(j) (I)InIlOCVCIIlIbaD die PablicCDlil)'citbcrcd_1bc: lime moon-
d ".-1- .. ' . .' ...- "--'<of"'-'-
CIIIDlI1iDIi,orUliilGrDelotiatioDlorc:t'A-~..rwtlll1l 0Il115-v- .1.111..
in couitfardleuic of!be_,...1ab anyotberaCtlCo-.:ivcormil- '
1cacIiDa in na1Drc, in ardcrlo compcI oriaducc 1n~1...1be price ,
lD be peid far Ibe JIIOPCI'l7. " ' '
(2)Ifanyinlcratillproperl)' ia to beacquinld b)' cxcn:iacoflbe pciwa'
of cminat domain, the pubJjc aliiI)' IbaIl pomptIy inIIIlDlc fonnal con-
dcmnaliou Jll" '01";"8" No public CDIil)' IbaII inrmlionaJl)' mab it.....
CIIllty far an _10 inIlitutc 1cpI1''' . '" ., to JrDVC!be IiIot of1bc:
takinJ oflbil mol Jll'OIlCI'l1. '
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16184
BARCLAYS CALIFORNIA CODE OFREGlJLA1l0NS
TIlle 2S
\1
,
t .1114. NotIce of DlIcIelon to AppnII-.
, Tbc bHc" ibaI1 .dclbc_wilh,WliacnllClticcofillde-
pu CII1ily pvv1" --' -"'- dociaica
cia"" lO 1Ipf<8De1be ftlI! l"~ U OOOIl.,...-bIo .....1be ,
10 appraile.... been nacbed. 'l'be IICllice abIIllIaIe, u. ~ .lbal:
(a) A IpllCific _ ill being ~oVIared fer a pmticuIar public DR;
(b) 'Ibc owncr'. poopeaty bu bcaI ~,lD be IocakocI within !be
area; IIIIl ' ,
, (c) 'Ibc OWDCI"i pupcft)'. which sbaIl be aeoonBJ cIoocribecI,....)' be
acquiIecI in ~..-a.. with the public uac.
t 61& 11me of otrw.,
Thcpublic emil)'lhaIImoke iIo &atwrillcDa6'er.IOCIIIU I"0IieabIc
foI1cnriDa ..w.. of 1be Nadco of Deciaiaa lO Appnlioc. (See ....uc..
61~J ' '
t 6188. Notice of LBnd Acqulelllon Procedure&.
(a) At 1be time die public ""tit)' -mo.lIII OWDa'ofill deciaion 10 lip-
praioetal propc:riJ it aha1l fumioh the OWDCI'a wriucn exp1analion ofilo
1md acquiaitian pnlCllCIarea, cIcIc:ribing in... II: ...~,,1. UIldenllllld-
able _ tbe public eIllit)"l acquiaition p.....iw_ and1be priDcipol
riBbll, and oplio1II avai1able to tbe OWDCI'.
(b) 'Ibc aotiouball iuc:lude tbe followm,:
(1) A doacripliOa oftbe buie ob,ioc:tm,oftbe publioeatil)"11aad IIll-
quiailion JIIOIII'IIIIlIIIId areference totbo nai1abiIity oflbopubliccmtity'a
............ ............ roIllll111illll beaefiIa fer wbiob lIIIl>W....;-<lCC"~t
may be oIisIb1e; , ,
(2)A_tthattbc _OJ'hia"'P"*lllalive~in writ;
ing aball,be sma tbe q......h.uity lO '''''''''I'lIIIJ oacb appnIiaoF dDriag
bill WI.oodo.. oftbc property. ,
, (3)A ....-lbatif!beacquiaition of lIIIypartofftll! propcrt)'wou1d
leave tbc _ with OIl lIllOCODllIIIic 1aIIIIlIIIl'. defined in IUbaeotion
6182(1) 1be pabIic ...lily will ofror to acquire thO IIIIOCllIIODIic rctIlJIlIIIl;
iflbc _.. dain:a; "
(4) A Ilataaenttbaliflhc ownerD notoatialiod witbtlie j>ub6c oatiIy'l
offer of jast.. - I ,-,;,,0, he wiD be pea a .-onablo oppllI'lIIIIity to
prexmro1cvaat.....HUol. wlDch die public emiI)' wiDcarefu1ly COIIIider.
and tbal ifa voluatlr)'acreemcatcamol beJaCheddle public ...Ii\)'...
IOOD" pciaible. wiD citbei- inIli_ a famud condemnation pnx:ocdlna
apinat the proport)' erabandon iIoiateution lO ~ 1be pnlpCrty. p-
ing aotice of 1be ~.. provicIod ill ocction 61!lO.
(5) A ....""'"'"'! that COI1IlI'UClion er dcvelopmcat of a project aball be
10 IICbeduIed that DO penon 1awfuI1Jr 0ClC1IpyiDs tal properlJ abaJl ben:-
qairod Io_fnim a dwc:lJiaa (..",~;"B .~dwc11insun:-
qairod by tboac Ouiddlael wiD be avai1abIe)...to mow: hia bwineoo er
farm cpcration witbouutlcut !lOda)'l wriIlcD JIOlice from !be public ea-
Ii\)' oftbc dale by wbidl tbe ~ illl"'l.&.d, 1IIId, "
(6) A-..-.,tbat,if ~ - made lD _ttbe pnlpCrty lD
OIl ownot... __ fora ohcrl...... of fer a period IIIbjoct lO 1amiaa.
lien bJ1be public ooitity on abartucdoe, 1berOalalwillactcxcecd 1be1eu-
CI' ofdle faiirenlal. of1be JIIOIICItYlO ibcxt _occapicl'er Ibe pro
"'" pcrti... of the Wr....ia1 wIue for a typica1 tenia! period. ,
If Ibe owna-... _ ill IllllCCllp...t of a dwe1Jina. the renII1 fer tbe
~ abaJl be witbia hiI financial- (See aubaoctioa 6OOll(c).)
t 61110. Notice of Public EntIty'a Declllon Not to,Acqulra.
Wbet'"'Wa public eDtit)' wbicb,... fcrwanlecl . Notice of DociAon
lD AppniIc er humade a fina cfferauboequeat1y dec:idea not lD acquire,
1be property. tbo pub1icentilJaba1I oc:rve aaoticein wriq 011 theOWDCl'.
,all pctallIII occupyinstbc popc<tJand all otberpenona poteatia1IycliP-
b1e f'errelocation paymeall and ulillance. Tbilnlllicc aba1I_ thattbe
__...:cA_.......th.~_.I_~..I_.lI_........_.,..,...:-tl-, OJ It.....n'-.--AftI)!
1111&. IrIcIcIeIIW Explln... i
Iflbl: Ra! ptlpeIlJill acqairecIby ruo.Jl-.lbI: public ~ IW pay
aII....ooaabIe~ ".. .incidaa..u-rw."""""Ibc~..........
in8 1""""- JeCIlIdiaI rea. ..........r-1IIIl aimIIar~ iaci-
, cIcut lD 1be _.,,_ of ftlI! propat)'. IIIIl tbe JII'l ... pllIliaa of'
cbarpo far pabIic oemce aucb . _. ....... aad .... ooIIeeQaa
which are a1IcwabIe lO a poriod __ ~ltolllDtbe dale aftiaaamrclflille
lO tbc public eatity er!be effeclitoe dale of F . n aI' ~ JII'OPIIt)'
by die pabIic ealiI)'. wIIicMM ii 1llIIIa. 'Ibc public eatit7 abaII iafam
tbe OWIICI'lbatbemayappl)'faraJebabooflbe pIOJala paniaa aflll)'Ra!
, JIIOpIIIty - paid. i
ibmaY
1..&- ... ... filed 11-5-76. _ - ......J.... ~ ...eailcIiYe 11-2'7-7t'i
~'76,Noa. 44). ,
2. CeI1lIicaoo of-?" fiIod 2-16-'7'7 (Replor'7'7. Noa.II).
18114. 8hoIt Term ........
(a) Ifdle public pelllliuaa OWIICI''''_ lO occap)' tbeRa!,JII'llPlIl)'
acquired llIIan:atal bull foruboll-l&mI...fera pedodnbjoctlD tami-
aaIica bJ die pulilic emiI)'... .boIt ucdoe, lbI: _ of.... ""I'*M
ahaII net cxceecI die 1eaIirofdle fairRlltal wIue lO a.............. occupier
... the JII'lIllll panica of Ibe fairJClllal va1ue feralJpiclU RIltaI period. .
If~ OWIICI' or _ Daa 0 . ~"'II of a dweI1iaa.lbc RIIlIII fer die
dwo11iJis Iha11 be wilbia bia fiaanc:iaJ __ (See oubectIaa 6ll1I8(c).)
(b)ApooHcquiIidon_wboc , . .-taIpnlJlOity~.<Iem
alelll8l bull far a obert tena and who ill W",....d tbal.... JIIII1IClI\)''''
boe:uaoquirecl fara pub6c_lhaJl be Pea Dol1eu Ibm 30 da)'lllOlice
oftcrminotinn oftbe~.
1hsroar ,
1.~...........of ~7Ifiledl1-S-7li..,' _ J.....r-'of-
11-27-'76 6,Noa.44). :
2.~ofC ,'. _2-16-77~'7'7.Noa.S).
f 1185. Public Infortn8IIon.
'l'be purcbue pice Illd otIier conIidenlion paid 1>)' the pabJic ealitJ
ill public infcnualiOD, " IIIId aba1I be made aniIab1e apon +--
f 61... Servlce of NolIoe. I
Senice of all ncticeo ""IuirecI bJ tbiI ardcIe abaJl be made eitber by
&at d.. mail... b)' penonaI oorvice apaa 1be penon to be IIlllifiecL
f 61... Nonpo-.ory Int-.t exception.
The proviaIcaaof61B2(b). (c), (d)(4).1IIId (f) IIIId 61118 sbaIl net IJlPIJ
lD the ac:quiIilioa of illY , ....,1. rilbl-<lf.4ay.covcnaat erotber 110II-
pouo....,. ia1ereII in real propcrt)Ilo be acqairecI fer the ..-..-lilm,
reconolrlIcIiof a1tmtion, enIqemc:ut, ....;..."""""". ___repair er
repl~' oflll~ ........ w",..-!;- er ' dnina.
, aeptic Iaab, er itona... cbaiaL
, A""""-- A
Minimum Coaleall ofJp-..tinn.l a)
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1I.i. 7lI..l......w
I.GeaaaJdoooriplioIIoflloe_lDl1_of ...
ritioI.. wiD ............iacIadlIs-.. Idea-
IiIiolaioa of _ wIIidI.., iInohi cIIopIaoo.
-.A...._ . _of"poojoiit~
oIadd.....w. '
2. 511 ' . ..poWic......1IIIIJ _10 cIioplaoe.
- bat "DD-1awIIdIJ0ClClII'1ia4~
t;1 wiJI"'lOqIIftd.. ___ .
llIIl. IooIlllOdoJa' ......lioIb6cm lbepob-
lie _1Dl1.._wm............__
d1!lOdoJa_"'__of~ '..
3._..._lDl1ladmdua1owill.......
nquind.._..... .... "",c ...... of do-
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, ...o.w...., ~eidliIitv.r..ri.....
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llllllo_of ... '
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6.~"_"-".nIocoIiaaoJ.
fice .. cUll I .. die ... ne ......
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE 2004
AMENDMENT (IN THE FORM OF AN AMENDED AND
RESTATED REDEVELOPMENT PLAN) TO THE MERGED
CHULA VISTA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
WHEREAS, on August IS, 1978, the 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 Redevelopment Project Area 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 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 (collectively, the "Plans") were merged to establish the Merged Chula Vista
Redevelopment Project to facilitate the sharing of financial resources pursuant to Sections 33485
through 33489 of the Law; and
WHEREAS, on January 13 2004, the City Council adopted Ordinance No, 2947 amending
each of the Plans 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, on February 3, 2004, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2949 amending
each of the Plans to extend the duration of the Plans' effectiveness and time limit to collect tax
increment revenue by one year, pursuant to Senate Bill 1045 codified in Health and Safety Code
Section 33333.6(e)(2)(C); and
WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chula Vista (the "Agency")
initiated proceedings to amend the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project to consolidate the
three Plans that comprise the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project into a single
redevelopment plan document, update the public improvements and project facilities list, add
property to the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project boundaries, and, subject to certain
limitations, extend eminent domain authority in the Town Centre II and Otay Valley constituent
project areas (collectively "2004 Amendment"); and
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WHEREAS, the California Community Redevelopment Law (the "CRL") (Health and
Safety Code Section 33000 et seq,) permits the adoption of amendments to redevelopment plans;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council has received from the Agency the proposed 2004
Amendment (in the form of an Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan), a copy of which is
on file with the City Clerk, together with the Report of the Agency prepared pursuant to Section
33352 and Section 33457.1 of the CRL (the "Report to City Council"), which includes a
description and discussion of the proposed 2004 Amendment; and
WHEREAS, the Town Centre II Plan consists of an original area, which in the Amended
and Restated Redevelopment Plan is referred to as the "Original Town Center II Constituent Area;"
and an amended Town Centre II area, which in the Amended and Restated Plan is referred to as the
"Amended Town Centre II Constituent Area;" and
WHEREAS, the Original Town Centre Constituent Area and the Amended Town Center II
Constituent Area are collectively referred to herein as the "Town Centre II Constituent Area;" and
WHEREAS, Otay Valley Plan consists of an area referred to in the Amended and Restated
Redevelopment Plan as the "Otay V alley Constituent Area;" and
WHEREAS, the Southwest Plan consists of an original area, which in the Amended and
Restated Redevelopment Plan is referred to as the "Original Southwest Constituent Area;" and an
amended Southwest area, which in the Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan is referred to as
the "Amended Southwest Constituent Area;" and
WHEREAS, the Original Southwest Constituent Area and the Amended Southwest
Constituent Area are collectively referred to herein as the "Southwest Constituent Area;" and
WHEREAS, the area proposed to be added to the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment
Project Area, referred to hereinabove as the "Added Area," is referred to in the Amended and
Restated Redevelopment Plan as the "2004 Amendment Constituent Area;" and
WHEREAS, by adoption of Resolution No. PCM-0414 on March 3, 2004, the Planning
Commission of the City of Chula Vista found and determined that the proposed 2004 Amendment
was consistent with the General Plan of the City of Chula Vista, including the Housing Element
thereof, and recommended that the City Council adopt the 2004 Amendment; and
WHEREAS, by adoption of Resolution No. 2003-003 on September 17. 2003, the Town
Centre II Project Area Committee recommended that the City Council adopt the proposed 2004
Amendment; and
WHEREAS, by adoption of Resolution No. 2003-001 on October 9, 2003, the Added Area
Project Area Committee recommended that the City Council adopt the proposed 2004 Amendment;
and
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WHEREAS, the Agency has prepared a Program Environmental Impact Report ("EIR") on
the proposed 2004 Amendment pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Public
Resources Code Sections 21000, et. Seq., "CEQA"), and the Guidelines for Implementation of the
California Environmental Quality Act (Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Sections 15000 et.
Seq., the "Guidelines") and City CEQA guidelines and City Environmental Review Procedures;
and,
WHEREAS, by adoption of Resolution No. 04-01 on March 3, 2004, the Planning
Commission of the City of Chula Vista certified the Final ErR and recommended that the City
Council certify the Final ErR for the 2004 Amendment; and
WHEREAS, the City Council and the Agency held a Joint Public Hearing on March 23,
2004, concerning the adoption of the proposed 2004 Amendment; and
WHEREAS, notice of the Joint Public Hearing was duly and regularly published as
required by the CRL; and
WHEREAS, at least thirty (30) days prior to the Joint Public Hearing; copies of the
notice of the Joint Public Hearing were mailed by first-class mail to all residents and businesses
within the boundaries of area encompassed by the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project
and within the boundaries of the proposed Added Area; and
WHEREAS, at the conclusion of, and upon closure of, the Joint Public Hearing,
consideration of the Final EIR for the 2004 Amendment and of the 2004 Amendment and items
related thereto were continued to the joint meeting of the Agency and City Council of April 20,
2004; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the Report to City Council for the 2004
Amendment, and has provided an opportunity for all persons to be heard, and has received and
considered all evidence and testimony presented for or against any and all aspects of the
Amendment; and
WHEREAS, by adoption of Resolution No. on April. 20, 2004, the City
Council, in compliance with the CRL, adopted written responses in response to any and all
written objections received with respect to the approval and adoption of the 2004 Amendment
and therein overruled any and all such objections; and
WHEREAS, by adoption of Resolution No.
certified the Final EIR for the 2004 Amendment; and
on April 20, 2004, the City Council
WHEREAS, all considerations and actions required to be taken precedent to the
adoption of this Ordinance have been duly and regularly taken in accordance with applicable
law;
WHEREAS, Section 33457.1 of the CRL, provides that to the extent warranted by the
proposed Amendment, this Ordinance shall contain the findings required by Section 33367 of the
CRL;
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NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does ordain as
follows:
SECTION 1. The foregoing Recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein
and made a part hereof.
SECTION 2. The purpose and intent of the City Council with respect to 2004
Amendment is to (i) consolidate the three separate Plans covering the Town Centre II, Otay
Valley, and Southwest Constituent Areas into a single, consolidated, amended and restated
redevelopment plan to provide consistency to, and ease of administration for, the implementation
of redevelopment activities in the areas encompassed by the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment
Project; (ii) update the public improvements and facilities projects list; (iii) re-designate the area
subject to the consolidated Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Plan as the Merged Chula Vista
Redevelopment Project Area, (iv) add approximately 494 acres of property located throughout
the western part of Chula Vista to the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project Area, such
added territory commonly known as the "Added Area" and in the Amended and Restated
Redevelopment Plan as the 2004 Amendment Constituent Area; (v) re-establish eminent domain
authority for a period of twelve (12) years on all property (except residentially occupied property
in a residential zone) within the Town Centre II and Otay Valley Constituent Areas.
SECTION 3. The City Council hereby finds and determines, based on substantial
evidence in the record, including, but not limited to, the Report to City Council and all
documents referenced therein:
a. The finding that the Original Town Centre II Constituent Area is a
blighted area, the redevelopment of which is necessary to effectuate the purposes of the
Community Redevelopment Law, was made in Ordinance No. 1827 when the Town Centre II
Plan was adopted. The finding that the Amended Town Centre II Constituent Area is a blighted
area, the redevelopment of which is necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Community
Redevelopment Law, was made in Ordinance No. 2274 when the Amended Town Centre II Plan
was adopted. The finding that the Otay Valley Constituent Area is a blighted area, the
redevelopment of which is necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Community
Redevelopment Law, was made in Ordinance No. 2059 when the Otay Valley Plan was adopted.
The finding that the Original Southwest Constituent Area is a blighted area, the redevelopment
of which is necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Community Redevelopment Law, was
made in Ordinance No. 2420 when the Original Southwest Plan was adopted. The finding that
the Amended Southwest Constituent Area is a blighted area, the redevelopment of which is
necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Community Redevelopment Law, was made in
Ordinance No. 2467 when the Amended Southwest Plan was adopted. The City Council finds
that (i) such findings set forth in Ordinance Nos. 1827,2274,2059,2420, and 2467 are final and
conclusive, (ii) such previously made findings remain valid and effective, and (iii) no further
findings concerning the blight findings set forth in Ordinance Nos. 1827, 2274, 2059, 2420, and
2467 are required for the 2004 Amendment.
b, The 2004 Amendment Constituent Area, also known as the Added Area, is
a blighted area, the redevelopment of which is necessary to effectuate the public purposes
declared in the California Community Redevelopment Law, Part 1 of Division 24 (commencing
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at Section 33000) of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California ("CRL"). The
foregoing finding is based on substantial evidence in the record, including but not limited to the
Report to Council and all documents referenced therein.
c. The 2004 Amendment will allow continued redevelopment to occur within
the Town Centre II, Otay Valley, and Southwest Constituent Areas in conformity with the CRL
and in the interests of the public health, safety and welfare. The 2004 Amendment would
redevelop the 2004 Amendment Constituent Area in conformity with the CRL and in the
interests of the public peace, health, safety, and welfare. The foregoing findings are based on
substantial evidence in the record, including but not limited to the Report to Council and all
documents referenced therein.
d. The finding that the carrying out of the Town Centre II Plan, with respect
to the Original Town Centre II Constituent Area, is economically sound and feasible was made
in Ordinance No. 1827 when the Town Centre II Plan was adopted and in Ordinance No. 2207
which amended the Town Centre II Plan. The finding that the carrying out of the Town Centre II
Plan, with respect to the Amended Town Centre II Constituent Area, is economically sound and
feasible was made in Ordinance No. 2274 when the Amended Town Centre II Plan was adopted.
The finding that the carrying out of the Otay Valley Plan is economically sound and feasible was
made in Ordinance No. 2059 when the Otay Valley Plan was adopted. The finding that the
carrying out of the Original Southwest Plan is economically sound and feasible was made in
Ordinance No. 2420 when the Original Southwest Plan was adopted, The finding that the
carrying out of the Amended Southwest Plan is economically sound and feasible was made in
Ordinance No. 2467 when the Amended Southwest Plan was adopted. The City Council finds
and determines that (i) such findings set forth in Ordinance Nos. 1827,2207,2274,2059,2420,
and 2467 are final and conclusive, (ii) such previously made findings remain valid and effective,
and (iii) no further findings concerning economic feasibility are required for the 2004
Amendment with respect to the Town Centre II Plan, Original Town Centre II Constituent Area,
Amended Town Centre II Constituent Area, Otay Valley Plan, Otay Valley Constituent Area,
Southwest Plan, Original Southwest Constituent Area, or Amended Southwest Constituent Area.
e. The adoption of the 2004 Amendment, with respect to the 2004
Amendment Constituent Area, is economically sound and feasible, based on substantial evidence
in the record, including but not limited to the Report to Council.
f. The 2004 Amendment, in the form of the Amended and Restated
Redevelopment Plan for the Chula Vista Merged Project Area, including all constituent areas
thereof, conforms to the City of Chula Vista General Plan including, but not limited to, the
Housing Element thereof, which substantially complies with the requirements of Article 10.6
(commencing with Section 65580) of Chapter 3 of Division I of Title 7 of the Government
Code, This finding is based on substantial evidence in the record, including but not limited to
the Report to Council and all documents referenced therein, which includes the finding of the
Planning Commission of the City Chula Vista that the 2004 Amendment conforms to the Chula
Vista General Plan and all elements thereof.
g. The carrying out of the 2004 Amendment, in the form of the Amended and
Restated Redevelopment Plan for the Chula Vista Merged Project Area, including all constituent
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areas thereof, will promote the public peace, health, safety, and welfare of the City of Chula
Vista and will effectuate the purposes and policies of the CRL. This finding is based on
substantial evidence in the record, including but not limited to the Report to Council, which
confirms that the 2004 Amendment will benefit the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project
Area, including all constituent areas thereof, by continuing to provide the Agency with the
necessary tools and financial resources to correct conditions of blight, and specifically with
respect to the 2004 Amendment Constituent Area, to enable the initiation of redevelopment
activities within the 2004 Amendment Constituent Area.
I. The condemnation of real property, to the extent provided for in the 2004
Amendment with respect to the Town Centre II Constituent Area (both Original and Amended),
the Otay Valley Constituent Area, and the 2004 Amendment Constituent Area, is necessary to
the execution of the Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan, and adequate provisions have
been made for payment for property to be acquired as provided by law. This finding is based on
substantial evidence in the record, including but not limited to the Report to Council and all
documents referenced therein.
m. The 2004 Amendment does not alter, affect, or amend the Agency's
authority, if any, with respect to the condemnation of real property within the Southwest
Constituent Area and the City Council finds and determines that (i) all required findings
pertaining to the condemnation of real property within the Original Southwest Constituent Area
were made in Ordinance No. 2420; (ii) all required findings pertaining to the condemnation of
real property within the Amended Southwest Constituent Area was made in Ordinance No. 2467;
(iii) such previously made findings are final and conclusive, (iv) such previously made findings
remain valid and effective, and (v) no further findings concerning the condemnation of real
property with respect to the Original Southwest Constituent Area or Amended Southwest
Constituent Area are required for the 2004 Amendment.
n. The Agency has adopted a feasible method or plan for the relocation of
families and persons displaced from Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project Area, if the
Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan should result in the temporary or permanent
displacement of any occupants of housing facilities in Merged Project Area. This finding is
based on substantial evidence in the record, including but not limited to the Report to Council
and all documents referenced therein, which includes the Method of Relocation, and on the
Agency's adoption of its Resolution No. approving and adopting a Method of
Relocation for the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project In Conjunction With the 2004
Amendment Thereto,
o. There are or are being provided in the Merged Chula Vista
Redevelopment Project Area, or in other areas not generally less desirable in regard to public
utilities and public and commercial facilities, and at rents or prices within the financial means of
the families and persons displaced from the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project Area, if
any, decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings equal in number to the number of and available to the
displaced families and persons and reasonably accessible to their places of employment. This
finding is based on substantial evidence in the record, including but not limited to the Report to
Council and all documents referenced therein, which includes the Method of Relocation, and on
the Agency's adoption of its Resolution No. approving and adopting a Method of
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Relocation for the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project In Conjunction With the 2004
Amendment Thereto, and further upon the requirement that the Agency comply with the State
Relocation Law (Gov. Code S7260 et seq,), State Relocation Guidelines (25 C.C.R, S6000 et
seq.), and such greater requirements, if any, stated in the Agency's adopted Method of
Relocation.
p. Families and persons shall not be displaced prior to the adoption of a
relocation plan pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Sections 33411 and 33411.1, and
dwelling units housing persons and families of low or moderate income, if any, shall not be
removed or destroyed prior to the adoption of a replacement housing plan as statutorily required
pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Sections 33334.5, 33413, and 33413.5, to the
extent required thereunder. This finding is based on substantial evidence in the record, including
but not limited to the Report to Council and all documents referenced therein,
q. There are no noncontiguous areas of the Otay Valley Constituent Area and
therefore the finding that noncontiguous areas within the Otay Valley Constituent Area are either
blighted or necessary for effective redevelopment and are not included for the purpose of
obtaining the allocation of taxes from the Otay Valley Constituent Area, was not required to be
made in Ordinance No. 2059 when the Otay Valley Plan was adopted. The City Council finds
and determines that (i) the 2004 Amendment does not alter or affect the boundaries of the Otay
Valley Constituent Area; and (ii) therefore no further findings concerning noncontiguous areas is
required for the 2004 Amendment with respect to the Otay Valley Plan or Otay Valley
Constituent Area. The City Council further finds and determines that (i) the 2004 Amendment
does not alter or affect the boundaries of the Town Centre II Constituent Area; and (ii) therefore
no further findings concerning noncontiguous areas is required for the 2004 Amendment with
respect to the Town Centre II Plan, Original Town Centre II Constituent Area, or Amended
Town Centre II Constituent Area, The City Council further finds and determines that the finding
that all noncontiguous areas of the Original Southwest Constituent Area and Amended
Southwest Constituent Area are either blighted or necessary for effective redevelopment and are
not included for the purpose of obtaining the allocation of taxes from such Constituent Area was
made in Ordinance Nos. 2420 and 2467, pertaining to the Original Southwest Constituent Area
and Amended Southwest Constituent Area, respectively, and the City Council further finds and
determines that (i) such findings set forth in Ordinance Nos. 2420 and 2467 are final and
conclusive, (ii) such previously made findings remain valid and effective, (iii) the 2004
Amendment does not alter or affect the boundaries of the Original Southwest Constituent Are or
Amended Southwest Constituent Area, and (iv) no further findings concerning noncontiguous
areas is required for the 2004 Amendment with respect to the Southwest Plan, Original
Southwest Constituent Area, or Amended Southwest Constituent Area.
r. All noncontiguous areas of the 2004 Amendment Constituent Area are
either blighted or necessary for effective redevelopment and are not included for the purpose of
obtaining the allocation of taxes from the 2004 Amendment Constituent Area. This finding is
based on substantial evidence in the record, including but not limited to the Report to Council
and all documents referenced therein.
s. The finding that inclusion of any lands, buildings, or improvements which
are not detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare is necessary for effective
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redevelopment of the Original Town Centre II Constituent Area, Amended Town Centre II
Constituent Area, Otay Valley Constituent Area, Original Southwest Constituent Area, and
Amended Southwest Constituent Area, and that any area included in such Constituent Area is
necessary for effective redevelopment and is not included for the purpose of obtaining the
allocation of tax increment revenues from the particular Constituent Area pursuant to Health and
Safety Code Section 33670 without other substantial justification for its inclusion, was made in
Ordinance Nos. 1827,2207,2274,2059,2420, and 2467, pertaining to such Constituent Area.
The City Council finds and determines that (i) such findings set forth in Ordinance Nos, 1827,
2207, 2274, 2059, 2420, and 2467 are final and conclusive, (ii) such previously made findings
remain valid and effective, (iii) the 2004 Amendment does not alter or affect the boundaries of
any of the foregoing Constituent Areas; and (iv) no further findings concerning whether
inclusion of any lands, buildings, or improvements which are not detrimental to the public
health, safety, or welfare is necessary for effective redevelopment, is required for the 2004
Amendment with respect to the Town Centre II Plan, Original Town Centre II Constituent Area,
Amended Town Centre II Constituent Area, Otay Valley Plan, Otay Valley Constituent Area,
Southwest Plan, Original Southwest Constituent Area, or Amended Southwest Constituent Area.
1. The inclusion of any lands, buildings, or improvements within the 2004
Amendment Constituent Area which are not detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare is
necessary for effective redevelopment of the 2004 Amendment Constituent Area, and that any
area included is necessary for effective redevelopment and is not included for the purpose of
obtaining the allocation of tax increment revenues from the 2004 Amendment Constituent Area
pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33670 without other substantial justification for its
inclusion. This finding is based on substantial evidence in the record, including but not limited
to the Report to Council including all documents referenced therein.
u. The finding that the elimination of blight and the redevelopment of
Original Town Centre II Constituent Area could not be reasonably expected to be accomplished
by private enterprise acting alone without the aid and assistance of the Agency was made in
Ordinance No. 1827 when the Original Town Centre II Plan was originally adopted and in
Ordinance No. 2207 amending the Original Town Centre II Plan. The finding that the
elimination of blight and the redevelopment of Amended Town Centre II Constituent Area could
not be reasonably expected to be accomplished by private enterprise acting alone without the aid
and assistance of the Agency was made in Ordinance No. 2274 when the Amended Town Centre
II Plan was originally adopted. The finding that the elimination of blight and the redevelopment
ofOtay Valley Constituent Area could not be reasonably expected to be accomplished by private
enterprise acting alone without the aid and assistance of the Agency was made in Ordinance No.
2059 when the Otay Valley Plan was originally adopted. The finding that the elimination of
blight and the redevelopment of Original Southwest Constituent Area could not be reasonably
expected to be accomplished by private enterprise acting alone without the aid and assistance of
the Agency was made in Ordinance No, 2420 when the Original Southwest Plan was originally
adopted. The finding that the elimination of blight and the redevelopment of Amended
Southwest Constituent Area could not be reasonably expected to be accomplished by private
enterprise acting alone without the aid and assistance of the Agency was made in Ordinance No.
2467 when the Amended Southwest Plan was originally adopted. The City Council finds and
determines that (i) such findings set forth in Ordinance Nos. 1827,2207,2274,2059,2420, and
2467 are final and conclusive, (ii) such previously made findings remain valid and effective, and
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(iii) no further findings concerning whether the elimination of blight and the redevelopment of
Original Town Centre II Constituent Area could not be reasonably expected to be accomplished
by private enterprise acting alone without the aid and assistance of the Agency, are required for
the 2004 Amendment with respect to the Town Centre II Plan, Original TDwn Centre II
Constituent Area, Amended Town Centre II Constituent Area, Otay Valley Plan, Otay Valley
Constituent Area, Southwest Plan, Original Southwest Constituent Area, or Amended Southwest
Constituent Area.
v. The elimination of blight and the redevelopment of 2004 Amendment
Constituent Area could not be reasonably expected to be accomplished by private enterprise
acting alone without the aid and assistance of the Agency. This finding is based on substantial
evidence in the record, including but not limited to the Report to Council.
w. A finding that the redevelopment project area is a "predominantly
urbanized" area, as is now required and as now defined by the CRL, was not required to be made
for the Original Town Center II Constituent Area when the Original Town Center II Plan was
adopted by Ordinance No. 1827, or for the Amended Town Centre II Constituent Area when the
Amended Town Centre II Plan was adopted by Ordinance No. 2274, or for the Otay Valley
Constituent Area when the when the Otay Valley Plan was adopted by Ordinance No. 2059, or
for the Original Southwest Constituent Area when the Original Southwest Plan was adopted by
Ordinance No. 2420, or for the Amended Southwest Constituent Area when the Amended
Southwest Plan was adopted by Ordinance No. 2267. The City Council finds and determines
that (i) the 2004 Amendment does not alter or affect the boundaries of the Original Town Center
II Constituent Area, the Amended Town Centre II Constituent Area, the Otay Valley Constituent
Area, the Original Southwest Constituent Area, or the Amended Southwest Constituent Area,
and (ii) therefore no further finding or determination concerning the foregoing is required for the
2004 Amendment with respect to the Original Town Center II Constituent Area, the Amended
Town Centre II Constituent Area, the Otay Valley Constituent Area, the Original Southwest
Constituent Area, or the Amended Southwest Constituent Area.
x. The 2004 Amendment Constituent Area is predominantly urbanized as
defined in the CRL. This finding is based on substantial evidence in the record, including but
not limited to the Report to Council.
y, The finding that the time limitations and, if applicable, the limitation on
the number of dollars to be allocated to the Agency that are contained in the Original Town
Centre II Plan, the Amended Town Centre II Plan, the Otay Valley Plan, the Original Southwest
Plan, and the Amended Southwest Plan are reasonably related to the proposed projects to be
implemented in the foregoing constituent areas and to the ability of the Agency to eliminate
blight within these constituent areas, if and to the extent required to be made with respect to such
plans and constituent areas, were previously made in conjunction with the adoption of previous
ordinances. The City Council finds and determines that (i) such findings and determinations set
forth in the previously adopted ordinances pertaining to the foregoing listed plans and constituent
areas, if and to the extent then required to have been made, are final and conclusive, (ii) such
previously made findings and determinations, if and to the extent required to have been made,
remain valid and effective, and (iii) no further finding or determination concerning the foregoing
is required for the 2004 Amendment with respect to the Original Town Centre II Constituent
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Area, the Amended Town Centre II Constituent Area, the Otay Valley Constituent Area, the
Original Southwest Constituent Area, or the Amended Southwest Constituent Area. The
Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan continues the limitations applicable to each of the
foregoing listed constituent areas and the 2004 Amendment, in the form of the Amended and
Restated Redevelopment Plan, does not alter or amend these limitations with respect to these
constituent areas,
Z, The time limitations that are contained in the Amended and Restated
Redevelopment Plan with respect to the 2004 Amendment Constituent Area are reasonably
related to the proposed projects to be implemented in the foregoing constituent areas and to the
ability of the Agency to eliminate blight within the 2004 Amendment Constituent Area. This
finding is based on substantial evidence in the record, including but not limited to the Report to
Council, and upon the further reason that the time limitations applicable to the 2004 Amendment
Constituent Area set forth in the Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan per the 2004
Amendment are consistent with and in compliance with the requirements of the CRL, including
but not limited to Health and Safety Code Section 33333.2. The City Council further finds that
the 2004 Amendment with respect to the 2004 Amendment Constituent Area is not required to
state a limitation on the number of dollars to be allocated to the Agency from the 2004
Amendment Constituent Area.
SECTION 4. The City Council declares that it is satisfied that permanent housing
facilities will be available within three (3) years from the time any residential occupants of the
Merged Chula Vista Project Area (collectively, the Town Centre II Constituent Area, Otay
Valley Constituent Area, Southwest Constituent Area, and 2004 Amendment Constituent Area)
are displaced, if any, and that pending the development of the facilities there will be available to
the displaced housing occupants, if any, adequate temporary dwelling facilities at rents
comparable to those in the City at the time of their displacement. This finding is based on
substantial evidence in the record, including but not limited to the Report to Council, which
includes the Method of Relocation, and on the Agency's adoption of its Resolution No.
approving and adopting a Method of Relocation for the Merged Chula Vista
Redevelopment Project In Conjunction With the 2004 Amendment, and further upon the
requirement that the Agency comply with the State Relocation Law (Gov. Code !F260 et seq,),
State Relocation Guidelines (25 C.C.R. 96000 et seq.), and such greater requirements, if any,
stated in the Agency's adopted Method of Relocation, and compliance with Health and Safety
Code Section 33411 and 33411.1, providing that families and persons shall not be displaced prior
to the adoption of a relocation plan, and with Health and Safety Code Sections 33334.5, 33413,
and 33413.5, providing that dwelling units housing persons and families of low or moderate
income, if any, shall not be removed or destroyed prior to the adoption of a replacement housing
plan, to the extent required pursuant to such statutory provisions.
SECTION S. In order to implement and facilitate the effectuation of the 2004
Amendment in the form of the Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan for the Merged
Chula Vista Redevelopment Project Area, the City Council hereby (a) pledges the cooperation of
the City to help carry out the Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan, (b) requests that the
various officials, departments, boards and agencies of the City having administrative
responsibilities in the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project Area likewise cooperate to
such end and exercise their respective functions and powers in a manner consistent with the
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redevelopment of the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project Area, (c) stands ready to
consider and take appropriate action upon proposals and measures designed to effectuate the
Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan, and (d) declares its intention to undertake and
complete any proceeding necessary to be carried out by the City under the provisions of the
Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan.
SECTION 6. The 2004 Amendment in the form of the Amended and Restated
Redevelopment Plan for the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project Area is incorporated
herein by this reference, and said Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan is hereby
approved as, and declared to be, the official redevelopment plan for the Merged Chula Vista
Redevelopment Project Area.
SECTION 7. The Building Department of the City is hereby directed, for a period of
two years from and after the effectiveness of this Ordinance, to advise all applicants for building
permits for construction of buildings or other improvements on sites located within the 2004
Amendment Constituent Area, that such site(s) is within a redevelopment project area.
SECTION 8. The City Clerk is hereby directed to send a certified copy of this
Ordinance to the Agency, whereupon the Agency is vested with the responsibility for carrying
out the Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan.
SECTION 9. The City Clerk is hereby directed to (i) record with the San Diego County
Recorder a Statement of Proceedings identifying by recorded instrument number the previously
recorded legal description of the Original Town Centre II Constituent Area, Amended Town
Centre II Constituent Area, Otay Valley Constituent Area, Original Southwest Constituent Area,
and Amended Southwest Constituent Area, and attaching to such Statement a legal description of
the 2004 Amendment Constituent Area, to provide notice that the 2004 Amendment in the form
of the Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan for the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment
Project Area has been approved in conformity with the CRL; and (ii) submit the documents
described in Health and Safety Code Section 33375 to such officials as described in said section
within the time set forth in said section.
SECTION 10. The City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit a copy of the
Statement of Proceedings, the legal description of the 2004 Amendment Constituent Area, the
2004 Amendment in the form of the Amended and Restated Plan for the Merged Chula Vista
Redevelopment Project Area, and/or such other documents to such other parties as may be
directed by the Agency,
SECTION 11. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days from and
after the date of final passage.
SECTION 12. If any part of this Ordinance, or the 2004 Amendment (in the form of the
Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan for the Merged Chula Vista Redevelopment Project
Area) which it approves, is held to be invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portion of this Ordinance or of the 2004 Amendment, and the City
Council hereby declares it would have passed the remainder of this Ordinance or approved the
remainder of the 2004 Amendment if such invalid portion thereof had been deleted.
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SECTION 13. The City Clerk is authorized and directed to post or publish this
Ordinance or a summary thereof in the manner provided by the City Charter.
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Presented by
Approved as to form by
Laurie Madigan
Community Development Director
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