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Agenda Item for Meeting of July 8, 1992
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PUBLIC HEARING:
Conditional Use Permit PCC-92-40 a
Request to Construct Interim Fire station
No. 6 - City of Chula Vista, Applicant
A. BACKGROUND
The City of Chula Vista proposes to construct Interim Fire
station No. 6 at the southeast corner of Fenton street and
Lane Avenue, 2396 Fenton street, APN 595-232-10, in the BC-1
zoning district as defined in the EastLake Planned Community
District Regulations. This station will be temporary until
such time as a permanent station is constructed on Mt. Miguel
Road south of East "H" street.
The Environmental Review Coordinator has determined that this
project is a Class 3 (c) Categorical Exemption per the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
B. RECOMMENDATION
Based on findings contained in Section "E" of this report,
Staff recommends that the Planning commission adopt a motion
to approve the request, PCC-92-40, to construct an interim
fire station at the southeast corner of Lane Avenue and Fenton
street, subject to the following conditions:
1. Any changes to the proposed site plan and/or building
architecture shall be subject to approval by the Director
of Planning prior to issuance of building permits.
2.
A "no-fee"
construction
right-of-way.
construction permit is required for
of the driveway approach in the street
3. If the exemptions in the grading ordinance are not met,
the developer is required to obtain a "no-fee" grading
permit.
4. This permit shall be subject to any and all new,
modified, or deleted conditions imposed after adoption of
this resolution to advance a legitimate governmental
interest related to health, safety or welfare which City
shall impose after advance written notice to the
permittee and after the city has given to the permittee
the right to be heard with regard thereto. However, the
City, in exercising this reserved right/condition, may
not impose a substantial expense or deprive Permittee of
a substantial revenue source which the Permittee can not,
in the normal operation of the use permitted, be expected
to economically recover.
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5. This conditional use permit shall become void and
ineffective if not utilized within one year from the
effective date thereof, in accordance with section
19.14.260 of the Municipal Code. Failure to comply with
any condition of approval shall cause this permit to be
reviewed by the city for additional conditions or
revocation.
C. DISCUSSION
Adiacent Zoninq and Land Use:
ZONING
LAND USE
site BC-1 (PC) Vacanti 1 Structure
North BC-1 (PC) Vacant
South BC-1 (PC) Vacant
East BC-l (PC) Industrial
West BC-1 (PC) Industrial
Existinq site characteristics
The site is a pregraded pad which is currently in a highly
disturbed condition with recent grading having been done in
preparation for construction of the fire station. (Work has
stopped until the outcome of the public hearing for this
conditional use permit.) The site slopes gently from the southeast
corner to the northwest corner, but after construction will drain
to the northeast corner. Landscaping surrounds the parcel to the
north, east and west.
Proposed use
Proposed Interim Fire station No. 6 consists of two structures
totaling approximately 2,340 square feet which will occupy the
northeast portion of the site. Since construction had already
started, the apparatus parking bay, a modular structure sits about
50 feet south of the northern property line and, at its nearest
point, about 26.5 feet from the eastern property line.
The personnel structure will sit about 60 feet south of the
northern property line and about 105 feet east of the western
property line. The area where the foundation for the personnel
structure is to be poured was being excavated prior to suspension
of work.
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D. ANALYSIS
Conformance with EastLake Reaulations
Fire Station No. 6 is proposed for this location on an interim
basis. Its life span depends on when the permanent station on
Mt. Miguel Road will be built. At this time, the Fire
Department has not set a date for start of construction for
the permanent station.
The use as a fire station requires a conditional use permit
per section VI. 0.2. I of the EastLake I Planned Community
District Regulations. This section states:
"Temporary use of properly-designed mobile trailer units
for classrooms, offices, banks, etc., for periods not to
exceed ninety days subject to administrative review.
Reauests for such uses of more than ninety days in
duration shall reauire the approval of a Conditional Use
Permit bv the Plannina Commission. Such units shall meet
all necessary requirements of building, fire and health
codes." [Emphasis added].
The proposed use can meet the performance standards for the
Business Center District as outlined in section IV.3 of the
EastLake I Planned Community District Regulations.
Conformance with The General Plan
The proposed Interim Fire Station No.
implements provisions of section 2.1 of
the General Plan as follows:
6 conforms with and
the Safety Element of
"1. As a general rule, fire stations shall be
distributed so as to meet the service levels
established in the thresholds standards. These
standards establish as a general rule that 75% of
all dwelling unit responses should be within a 5
minute response time and 95% within a 7 minute
response time."
CONFORMANCE: The placement of Interim Fire station No.
this location will bring virtually all residences
businesses in EastLake within this threshold standard.
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and
"2. The precise location of fire stations shall be
determined by:
a. Land Use Pattern, residential density and
building intensity.
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b. Street patterns and traffic volume.
CONFORMANCE: The land use pattern surrounding the site is
industrial while the building intensity has not reached a
maximum as the area is not at build-out. Both Fenton Street
and Lane Avenue are, at present, lightly travelled streets for
the same reason.
"3. Fire stations should be sited on arterial streets
or collectors. If circumstances require the
location of a fire station on a minor street, the
said minor street should lead directly to an
arterial street or collector."
CONFORMANCE: The site for Interim Fire station No. 6 is
located at the intersection of Lane Avenue and Fenton Street.
Lane Avenue is a collector street which permits direct access
to Telegraph Canyon Road, a prime arterial, to the south,
while Fenton Avenue is a minor street which permits direct
access to EastLake Parkway to the west.
"4. Fire stations may be located on corner lots, with
primary and secondary (alley) access. stations
should be situated a minimum of three hundred feet
(300') from signalized intersections."
CONFORMANCE: The site is at the southeast corner of Fenton
Avenue and Lane Street, as mentioned earlier. There will be
no secondary access to the site. The nearest signalized
intersection to the station is at Telegraph Canyon Road and
Eastlake Parkway, more than 300 feet away.
"5. Fire station sites must be large enough to
accommodate a station office, living quarters for
the on-duty personnel, areas for apparatus storage
and maintenance, off-street parking, and
environmental amenities, such as landscaping and
walks. Where stations are located in areas of
anticipated growth, the fire station site should be
of adequate size to accommodate planned expansion.
New fire stations should be built to house no less
than two apparatus."
CONFORMANCE: The site, architectural and floor plans and
elevations show living quarters, an area for apparatus storage
and maintenance, off-street parking, landscaping and walks.
Even though this is a temporary station with a limited life
span, the site is large enough to accommodate expansion, but
will house only one apparatus for this reason.
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"6. The design of fire stations should be
environmentally and aesthetically compatible with
adjacent land uses."
CONFORMANCE: The proposed interim fire station will consist
of two modular structures, a personnel building and an
apparatus parking bay, and include a covE!red patio area which
will architecturally link the two main building segments of
the facility.
The personnel building and apparatus parking bay have been
designed in a manner which will not only yield functionally
appropriate buildings, but will also result in the development
of a facility which will architecturally complement and be
compatible with the structures in the immediate area. The
proposed architectural design was reviewed and approved by the
EastLake Design Review Board on February 14, 1992.
The proposed structures, although temporary in nature, will be
installed on permanent foundations. The exterior articulation
of the rectangular building masses will be kept simple and
streamlined, in keeping with the contemporary theme of the
business center, and will incorporate a 36 inch high parapet
along the structures' roof perimeters. The buildings'
exterior will be treated with T1-11 mansard vertical siding.
The proposed color palette will consist primarily of gray wall
color and teal green accent color combinations which are
consistent with the color scheme of the structure to the east
of the site.
Staff found the proposed architecturally enhanced modular
building design solution to be an acceptable and appropriate
alternative to a "permanent" structure, given the temporary
nature of the facility, and concluded that the facility will
positively contribute to the appearance and development of the
EastLake Business enter.
"7. Where practicable, fire station houses should be
one story in height."
CONFORMANCE: The personnel structure will be one story at
11'4", while the apparatus parking bay will be 15'6". Both
structures will have only one story.
E. FINDINGS
1. That the proposed use at the location is necessary or
desirable to provide a service or facility which will
contribute to the general well being of the neighborhood
or the community.
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The proposed use will contribute to the safety
and welfare of the community by improving the
currently available fire services and response
time within the eastern territories and
provide a facility in close proximity to the
intended service areas.
2. That such use will not under the circumstances of the
particular case, be detrimental to the health, safety or
general welfare of persons residing or working in the
vicinity or injurious to property or improvements in the
vicinity.
The interim use of the subject site as a fire
station will not detrimentally affect the
health, safety or welfare of persons residing
or working in the vicinity or be injurious to
property or improvements in the vicinity in
that the proposed use is temporary and a Class
3 (c) Categorical Exemption per CEQA.
3. That the proposed use will comply with the regulations
and conditions specified in the code for such use.
The proposed use complies with section
VI.O.2.I of the EastLake I Planned Community
District Regulations for the BC-l zone and
pertinent Municipal Code requirements in that
this is a temporary use compatible with
surrounding uses, and any construction or
grading work will be done in compliance with
the regulations of the City of Chula vista.
4. That the granting of this conditional use permit will not
adversely affect the General Plan of the city or the
adopted plan of any government agency.
The temporary use of the site as a fire
station facility will not adversely affect the
General Plan of the city of Chula Vista in
that it will implement provisions of section
2.1 of the Safety Element of the General Plan.
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