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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Comm Reports/1981/05/27 AGENDA City Planning Commission Chula Vista, California Wednesday, May 27, 1981 - 7:00 p.m. City Council Chambers PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - SILENT PP~qYER APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Meeting of May 13, 1981 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS 1. Annual report of Design Review Committee 2. PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration of General Plan Amendment 81-4 to redesi§nate 43 acres located at the northwest quadrant of Broadway and Oxford Street from "Thoroughfare Commercial,'' "Medium Density Residential," and "Parks and Public Open Space" to "Retail Commercial" and "Research and Limited Industrial" 3. PUBLIC HEARING: PCZ-81-E to prezone 43 acres located at the northwest.quadrant of Broadway and Oxford Street to C-C Central Commercial and I-L Limited Industrial DIRECTOR'S REPORT COMMISSION COMMENTS TO: City Planning Commission FROM: D.J. Peterson, Director of Planning SUBJECT: Staff report on agenda items for Plannin~ Commission Meeting of May 27, 1981 1. Annual report of Design Review Committee A. B^CKGROUND City Ordinance #1771 establishing the Design Review Committee specifies that an annual report to the Planning Commission will be required. In addition, the City Council requested that the annual report be submitted to them. The attached report has been submitted by the Design Review Committee for your review as well as the City Council. B. RECOMMENDATION Accept report. April 20, 1981 TO: Honorable City Council & City Planning Commission FROM: Chula Vista Design Review Committee SUBJECT: Design Review Committee's Annual Report The Committee has recently completed its third year of operation. The number of projects decreased from the first two year average of 30+ to 20 for the past year due to the general slow down in construction. Two of the twenty projects were denied and the remaining 18 received conditional approval. The Committee has recently established a sub-committee to meet with the Planning staff and the project architect of major developments to give specific input and direction before the applicant becomes firmly established with numerous hours invested in plans. The process was used for the Day's Inn Restaurant/Motel resulting in a better product for the city without causing any undue delays to the applicant. The sub-committee is being used to resolve specific design problems which require more of a workshop atmosphere in which solutions are then brought back for consideration by the entire committee. While the sub-committee members are donating additional hours to serve the City, the consensus is that it has been time well spent. As we take this approach with additional projects we will be better equipped to evaluate and report back to the City Council. The Committee would again like to thank the City Council for establishing the Committee. We will continue in our efforts to provide positive direction in the field of design which plays such an important role in establishing community pride and identity. ~-~airman/l John N~sh Members: Patrick Crowley Marc Tarasuck John Grubb Richard Welsh City Planning Commission Agenda Items for Meeting of May 27, 1981 Page 2 2. PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration of General Plan Amendment 81-4 to redesi§nate 43 acres located at the northwest quadrant of Broadway and Oxford Street from "Thoroughfare Commercial," "Medium Density Residential," and "Parks and Public Open Space" to "Retail Commercial" and "Research and Limited Industrial" A. BACKGROUND 1. This proposal was initiated by the Price Company, which has also submitted an application to prezone the subject property in conformance with said General Plan amendment. The adoption of the proposed General Plan amendment is prerequisite to the consideration of the petitioned prezoning and subsequent annexation of the territory to the City. 2. The Environmental Impact Report on this proposal, EIR-81-4, was certified by the Planning Commission on May 13, 1981. B. RECO~MENDATION Adopt a motion recommending that the City Council amend the General Plan diagram from "Thoroughfare Commercial," "Medium Density Residential," and "Parks and Public Open Space" to "Retail Commercial" and "Research and Limited Industrial" as shown on on Exhibit "A". C. PLANNING AND ZONING INFORMATION 1. Existing zoning, land use and site conditions (see Exhibit B). The subject area is unincorporated and zoned County M-52 (Limited Industrial), ~!-54 (Moderate-Impact Industrial), C-36 (General Commercial) and RU-29 (Residential Urban - 29 DU/ac). The South Bay Community Plan designates the property as Medium Residential (7.3 DU/ac.)and Heavy Industrial. The site consists almost entirely of vacant, level land which was previously utilized for the production of truck crops. A furniture manufacturing plant is located on leased land adjacent to Oxford Street at the southwesterly corner of the site. The lease has approximately l~arsto run and the applicant is exploring possibilities which would encourage the early termination of this use. 2. Adjacent zoning and land uses (see Exhibit B). North R-S-7 & C-36 (County) Single family dwellings and retail commercial uses fronting on Broadway. South M-52 & C-36 (County) MTDB right-of-way, vacant land, and retail commer- cial uses fronting on Broadway to a depth of approximately 750 feet'(FedMart, Pic-n-Save, etc.). East C-36 & RU-29 (County) Retail and service commercial uses fronting nn Broadway to a depth of 300 feet average, and apart- ment complexes adjacent to rear of Broadway commercial strip. West R-l, MHP & R-3 (City) Elementary School, mobile home park, MTDB right-of- way, tree farm, mixed residential types and vacant land. City Planning Commission Agenda Items for Meeting of May 27, 1981 Page 3 3. Existing General Plan Designations (see Exhibit C) The 43 acre parcel is presently subdivided into three land use designations. The Broadway frontage between Naples Street and Oxford Street is designated Thoroughfare Co~lnercial to a depth of approximately 200 feet. The northwesterly corner of the property, adjacent to Harborside Elementary School, is designated as a 5 acre neighborhood park. The remainder of the property is planned for medium density residential development. 4. Proposed Change in Designation. The proposed amendment calls for the redesignation of the property to Retail Commercial and Research and Limited Industrial. The Retail Commercial designation would be applied to approximately 75%, or 33 acres, of the site's total net area, extending to a depth of 1100 feet from Broadway and running from Naples to Oxford. The Research and Limited Industrial designation would be applied to the remaining 10 acres on the southwesterly portion of the property. It is the applicant's intent to locate a Price Club store at the corner of Broadway and Oxford with other major retail users or a series of competitively priced retail outlets north of the Price Club. The remaining 10 acres, lying south of Harborside Elementary School, is proposed for light industrial development. D. ANALYSIS 1. General Plan Commercial Depth Inadequate. The present General Plan designates a strip along Broadway about 200 feet in depth for commercial development. Such a depth is inadequate to accommodate modern commercial development which demands an extensive on-site circulation system and convenient offstreet parking. The increased depth will allow for buildinms to be grouped so as to be well buffered from the Harborside School. 2. Industrial adjacent to Railroad Tracks. The San Diego & Arizona Eastern railroad now provides freight service along the line. This will continue during the off hours even after MTDB trolleys begin operating, thus providing an opportunity to attract rail related light industrial uses to the area. 3. Sales Tax. A discount center of the type proposed undoubtedly will attract customers from outside of the city limits. In the post-Proposition 13 era, the sales tax revenues have taken on increased importance to fill some of the gap left by dramatically decreased property tax revenues. 4. Park Needs. As noted under paragraph C.3, the present General Plan designates a 5 acre area just east of the Harborside Elementary School for park purposes. There is no question that the Montgomery area is substandard with regard to park areas, although the recently completed Lauderbac~ Park on the south side of Oxford, City Planning Commission Agenda Items for Meeting of May 27, 1981 Page 4 between Third and Fourth, alleviates this situation somewhat. It also should be noted that the single family residential area north of Naples is the only sub- stantial residential area between "L" Street, Palomar, Broadway and Industrial Boulevard. The park needs of this area are at least partially served by the ball fields and playground area associated with the Harborside School. It also is true that the city has no legal responsibility to provide park areas for the unincorporated area of the county. 5. Location in Relationship to Traffic Corridors. The subject property, of course, has frontage on Broadway. It is readily accessible from I-5 by the interchange at Palomar. Oxford Street will be improved and Naples will be widened as part of the project and the site is within walking distance of the MTDB station at Palomar for persons traveling north from the border. In short, the site is well located for a major discount center. E. CONCLUSION The proposed General Plan amendment, together with the prezoning and annexation, will make possible the establishment of a major competitively priced shopping complex in Chula Vista in a location well suited for this use. !!i i iii!i-'"" ......:i~tUM DE~srrr .......· -.......... :/~...~IDEIVTIAL ...:._~' .... .... 1.. · · ...; _. ........................ '::------------ ............ ;:: ii~'~.MYs sz :::::::::~::::i::!~iiii~!~ii!::i~:~:':-::-:.:;.-'i:::: ..... ..... ....'.'.'-'-'-:*:-:-:-:-:-:-:-.-.,,........._.___ o o o o o o o ~ :.? .:.:.:.:.:.:.:.'-:.'.'....-.~ I~'~'E 0'~1';~'1~' i i '" I~ i.-'.: :.-.-: .... . .... 'RESEARCH '" ...... ~LTD. ::1-'1 · .. 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The applicant is requesting that the easterly 1100 feet be prezoned C-C Central Commercial, and the remaining area along Oxford Street (10 acres) be prezoned I-L Limited Industrial. 2. The Environmental Impact Report on this proposal, EIR-81-4, was certified by the Planning Commission on May 13, and a proposed amendment to the General Plan for the area is the preceding agenda item. B. RECOMMENDATION Adopt a motion recommending that the City Council enact an ordinance prezonin~ the subject property C-C and I-L as shown on the attached Exhibit "A". C. DISCUSSION 1. Existing site characteristics. The subject property is level, vacant land, the majority of which has been used for the production of truck crops. A furniture manufacturing plant is located along the north side of Oxford Street near the southwesterly corner of the property. All of the streets abutting the property are dedicated but not fully improved. 2. Adjacent zoning and land use. North County R-S-7 & C-36 Single family dwellings and retail commercial South County M-52 & C-36 MTDB right-of-way, vacant land, and retail co,~mercial East County RU-29 & C-36 Multiple family residential and retail commercial West R-l, MHP & R-3 Elementary school, MTDB tracks, mobile home i)ark, mixed residential and vacant. 3. Proposed development. A portion of the property at the corner of Broadway and Oxford Street ~s presently planned to be developed with a Price Club similar to their operations in Santee. It is anticipated that construction of the Price Club store will begin in the county while the annexation is being processed. The remainder of the property ~,~ill be developed after it has been annexed to the city. 4. 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