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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990/11/12 Board of Appeals & Advisors Minutes . MINUTES OF A REGULAR-MEETING BOARD OF APPEALS AND ADVISORS cm OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA November 12. 1990 Public Services Building. Conference Room No.1 5:00 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Contreras, Vice-Chairman Leonard, Board Members Arnold, Gingerich, McArthur and Nash MEMBERS ABSENT: Board Member Reynolds Director of Building and Housing Larsen, Assistant Director of Building and Housing Remp, Administrative Secretary Uybungco and Director of Planning Leiter (Guest) CIlY STAFF PRESENT: CALL MEETING TO ORDER: Chairman Contreras called the meeting to order at 5:03 p.m. ROLL CALL: Members present constituted a quorum. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MSUC Gingerich/Arnold (6-0) to approve the minutes of October 8, 1990. 2. OLD BUSINESS: . A. Ordinance Revision - 1988 Uniform Building Code - Language Clarification The language of ''The decision of the Board is final" will stand. The City Attorney responded to the department with the explanation that if an appellant has concerns regarding the Board of Appeals and Advisors' decision, it will be brought forth to the judicial system and not the City Council. MSUC Gingerich/Nash (6-0) to approve the changes in Ordinance no. 2341 as recommended by staff. 3. NEW BUSINESS: . A. Application for Code Modification - Accessibility Standards - Eastlake Development Company (Golf Clubhouse) McArthur/Nash (5-1) (Arnold) to approve request no. 1 which does not require the developer to provide access for the physically disabled due to the usage of the depressed bar which is similar to that of a commercial kitchen. No board action was required for request no. 2. The applicant revised the access to the terrace via a ramp not exceeding 1:12 slope; therefore, this was an informational item only for the Board. Ordinance Revision - 1988 Uniform Housing Code - Language Clarification B. MSUC Gingerich/Arnold (6-0) to approve the editorial changes for Ordinance no. 2344 as recommended by staff. Board of Appeab & Advisors -2- November 12, 1990 . 4. DIRECfOR'S COMMENTS/REPORT: A. Presentation by Bob Leiter, Director of Planning Director of Building and Housing Larsen introduced Director of Planning Leiter to the Board. Director of Planning Leiter provided an overview of the Planning Department activities. * . The City has taken a balanced approach to planning and development in dealing with growth management issues. Major building block for City is its General Plan. The eastern portion of Chula Vista has been refined and updated. One-half of General Plan is designated as open space. Current population is 134,000; an additional 6,000 people will be included during the life of the General Plan excluding the Otay Ranch project. The Olympic Training Center and a four-year university has been approved for the Otay Ranch area. Major Developments in the City: Rancho Del Rey Eastlake (single largest project in the City) Sunbow Salt Creek Ranch Rancho San Miguel Otay Ranch (began August 1989) Mid Bayfront (coordinated by Community Development) Director of Planning Leiter expressed that he would be glad to meet with the Board periodically to keep them informed and up-to-date with all the major development projects. * * The Board thanked Director of Planning Leiter for his presentation. B. Director of Building and Housing Larsen introduced new department reports and deferred to Assistant Director of Building and Housing Remp. * New Plan Check Inventory List Assistant Director of Building and Housing Remp gave an explanation of the status of projects on the report. $181 million of projects are in some phase of the plan check process ($135 million are for single family dwellings). The Plan Check Inventory List is updated daily as to the status of the projects. This saves staff time and increases accountability; the projects are tracked much more quickly. . Board of AppeaJ$ &. Advisors -3- November 12, 1990 . .c.~Pir~ctoCQf ltui1din~aI1CLHousing Larsen informed the Board that the local press is meeting with staff Tuesday morning to write an article on the demolition of structures in the Woodlawn Park Neighborhood Revitalization Program. D. Director of Building and Housing Larsen inquired whether the Board would like to review the code changes from the International Conference of Building Officials Code Change Procedures or if the Board would like to invite the Director of Community Development to provide a presentation for the December meeting. The Board expressed their interest in staff presentations and requested staff to prepare a presentation on "exiting" for the next meeting. 5. COMMUNICATIONS (PUBLIC REMARKS/WRITI'EN CORRESPONDENCE): A. . Board Member Nash expressed his concern regarding the Council decision that all buildings in the older portion of the City must go through the Design Review Committee. The applicant must file for an initial study in order to meet this requirement. The cost for a consultant to perform this study would be approximately $900. When an applicant questions the Planning Department staff on an estimate of time for them to review the project, staff cannot provide it. However, staff is spending all their time and effort on projects which are not scheduled for construction for more than 20 years. Director of Building and Housing Larsen will bring Board Member Nash's concern forward to Director of Planning Leiter and Deputy City Manager Krempl. Staff will address it as a general concern and will bring forth a response at the December meeting. 6. Chairman Contreras adjourned the meeting at 6: 13 p.m. to the next regular meeting scheduled for December 10, 1990. / I II j . jJL'i__- )) III '_ I' , ,1 L..--'" --v, ""),' i _,_ __ r Yeelin Uybungco . Administrative Secretary Department of Building and Housing . /yu ( e:\boardmin.doc)