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Home My WebLink AboutPlanning Comm Reports/1984/02/08 AGENDA City Planning Commission Chula Vista, California Wednesday, February 8, 1984 - 7:00 p.m. City Council Chambers PLEDGE OE ALLEGIANCE - SILENT PRAYER APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Meeting of December 14, 1983 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS 1. PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration of a one-year extension of a conditional use permit, PCC-81-7, for a church at 1655 Brand~ine Avenue - Calvary Chapel of Chula Vista 2. PUBLIC HEARING: PCM-84-7 - Consideration of street name change for Dora Lane and a portion of Brandywine Avenue - Chula Vista Community Hospital DIRECTOR'S REPORT COMMISSION COMMENTS ADJOURNMENT AT to the Regular Business Meeting of February 22, 1984 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers TO: City Pla. ng Commission FROM: Bud Gray, Director of Planning SUBJECT: Staff report on agenda items for Planning Commission Meeting of February 8, 1984 1. PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration of a one-year extension of a conditional use permit~ PCC-S1-7, for a church at 1655 Brand~wine Avenue - CalvaryChapel of Chula Vista A. BACKGROUND On January 14, 1981, the Planning Commission granted a conditional use permit (PCC-81-7) to the Calvary Chapel of Chula Vista in order to locate and operate a church and Sunday School within an existing neighborhood shopping center at 1655 Brandywine Avenue in the P-C zone. The permit was granted for a period of three years. The applicant is requesting a one-year extension of the permit. B. RECOMMENDATION Adopt a motion approving a one-year extension of conditional use permit PCC-81-7 and authorizing the Zoning Administrator to approve any future extensions. C. DISCUSSION The church has been operating without incident since 1981. Attached is a letter of support from the president of the Robinhood Homeowners Association. Since the church has been operating without any problems affecting the original findings of approval, a one-year extension is recommended. If the Planning Commission has no objections, it is further recommended that future requests for extensions be subject to Zoning Admininistrator approval rather than bringing the matter back to the Planning Commission. This would save considerable time for the applicant and reduce the staff time necessary to act upon the request. WPC 0704P ELEMENTARY V,4C · ';',SEQUOIA I F'RO,.,f~C7' , AREA I ~_Z.L='V~N .' Ii1.1 PARKING VACAAIT L,4ND / f EXHIBIT A i=,CC-8/.7,, ] IN TH£ PC ZON~ THE PAUL MILLER CO. REALTOR~ PROPERTY MANAGEMENT DIVISION - 2;'2 Church Ave., Suite 4, Chula Vista, California 92010 Phone (714) 427-5011 January 20, 1984 City of Chula Vista Planning C~',~,, { ssion ATI/q: K.G. Lee Principal Planner SUBJECT: Case No. PCC-81-7 (Calvary Chapel) The Board of Directors and manbership of the Robinhood Point Homeowaers Association wish to endorse the extension of the conditional use requested by the Calvary Chapel of Chula Vista. The Calvary Chapel has proven to be a good neighbor and a beneficial influence on the life and enviror~ent of this cou,L~nity. Many residents of Robinhood Point and adjoining homeowners associations attend services at the Chapel and wholeheartedly support the continuation of their m~nistry in this area. For the Board of Directors W.T. McBreen President Robinbood Homeowners Association T,,,7~: mk.1. RECEIVED FLA!&I ,,G CHULA ~. I=TA, Specialists in Residential Sales · Income Properties · Acreage · Property Management · Leasing · Exchanging City Planning Commission Agenda Items for Meeting of February 8, 1984 Page 2 2. PCM-84-7 - Consideration of street name change for Dora Lane and a portion of Brandywine Avenue - Chula Vista CommunityHospital A. BACKGROUND The Chula Vista Community Hospital is requesting that Dora Lane be renamed to Medical Center Court and a portion of Brandywine Avenue north of Orange Avenue be renamed to Medical Center Drive. B. RECOMMENDATION Adopt a motion recommending that the City Council approve the request to change the name of Dora Lane to Medical Center Court and deny the street name change for Brandywine Avenue to Medical Center Drive between Telegraph Canyon Road and Orange Avenue. C. DISCUSSION Chula Vista Community Hospital and Vista Hill Hospital are located on Dora Lane. In addition, there is a medical office complex in the process of construction. A convalescent hospital is also planned along Dora Lane sometime in the future. The applicant states that renaming Dora Lane and Brandywine would increase the public's awareness of the location of these health care facilities and that the street name changes are supported by the other property owners on Dora Lane. The applicant is of the opinion that changing one name and not the other would not be as effective. Brandywine Avenue is designated on the City of Chula Vista's General Plan as a collector road connecting Telegraph Canyon Road to Otay Valley Road. When the road is completed, it will measure approximately two miles in length. However, at the present time, only portions of this road are improved. The improved or partially improved portions are: from Telegraph Canyon Road south to Dora Lane; a 282-foot segment north of Orange Avenue (four homes front on that segment); and a segment beginning at the northerly boundary of the Bon Vivant development, south to Otay Valley Road. The name change request as submitted would not include the segment of Brandywine Avenue south of Orange Avenue because of the existing development along that portion. Changing the name of a continuous collector street causes confusion on the part of motorists and is considered undesirable by the Fire Department, Police Department, and the Engineering Department. An existing example in the City of Chula Vista of two different street names on a continuous street alignment is the Crest Drive, Oleander Avenue alignment. North of Telegraph Canyon Road, the street is named Crest Drive and to the south, it is named Oleander Avenue. The fact that the names change at the intersection of a major street does not reduce the confusion. City Planning Commission Agenda Items for Meeting of February 8, 1984 Page 3 On the other hand, the full length of Brand~ine will probably not be built for several years. Until it is built, there would be no confusion to motorists. If the entire existing and planned length of Brand3avine was changed to Medical Center Drive, it would eliminate the problem of motorists confusion referred to above. However, the question then becomes whether Medical Center Drive is an appropriate name for this street for its entire length from Telegraph Canyon Road to Otay Valley Road. The portion of Brand~ine between Telegraph Canyon Road and Orange Avenue might be appropriate because access to the hospital complex would be primarily from these two streets. The portion of Brand~ine south of Orange Avenue probably would not be a main access route to the hospital complex. There is an existing freestanding pole sign located at the intersection of Telegraph Canyon Road and Brand3a~ine Avenue directing motorists to the Chula Vista Community Hospital. The sign is proposed to be modified to provide identification for the Vista Hill Hospital facility which should provide better directional assistance for persons visiting either hospital or the related facilities. The Engineering and Planning Departments are of the opinion that the sign on Telegraph Canyon Road and changing the name of Dora Lane to Medical Center Court would provide adequate direction for individuals seeking these facilities. WPC 0706P Existing Segment I I I COUNT Y OF ~ ..,,.,.~..~. P ,,~ CITY OF ":° ''~