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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Comm min 1973/06/04 MINUTES OF A SPECIAL ~tEETING OF THE CITY PLANI~ING COMMISSION OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA June 4, 1973 A special meeting of the City Planning Co~mlission of Chula Vista, California was held on the above date beginning at 7:00 p.m. with the following members present: Macevicz, Chandler, Swanson, Wbitten and Wilson. Absent (with previous notification): Members Rice and Rudolph. Also present: Director of Planning Peterson, Assistant Director of Public Works Robens and City Attorney Lindberg. The pledge of allegiance to the flag was led by Vice Chairman Macevicz, fol- low,ed by a moment of silent prayer. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MSUC (Whitten-Chandler) The minutes of the meeting of May 14, 1973 be approved as mailed. Vice Chairman Macevicz called for oral communications and none were offered. 1. Consideration of conditions for approval of Sports ~orld General Develop- ment Plan Director of Planning Peterson advised that the plan does conform now to the Draft Hillside Modifying District. It proposes 1810 dwelling units, as opposed to the former 3300 on the previous plan. 730 acres, about 51% of the total site, are in open space and the staff proposes that this be owned by an Open Space District and maintained to a limited degree by the City, as listed in the recommended conditions of approval. The gross residential density would be 1.9 units per acre, or a net density ranging from 4 to 4.8 units per acre. Based on tbe alignment of streets south of "It" Street around the arena and the land uses which seem to result naturally from those alignments, the staff has recommended 88 acres of commercial use rather than the 66 acres suggested by the Council. Mr. Peterson noted that a neff proposal is to use the House of Ice on an interim basis until completion of tile arena, necessitating new proposed scbedules for street construction. He tbought perhaps a condition of ap- proval ~bicb specifies the seating capacity of tile House of Ice might be established. Mr. Peterson pointed out some revisions in tile plan would be needed to include the two elementary schools and one junior bigh school which the school district has indicated would be necessary. Also, based on the Draft Hillside Modifying District and a review of the areas now proposed for residential development, the staff has concluded that instead of 1810 dwelling units, 2,000 would be allowed, and the applicant may desire to take advantage of these additional dwelling units. He suggested that two conditions be added for the revised plan: 9. A revised General Development Plan and supplemental materials as necessary sball be submitted for final approval by the City Council. Such revised plan -2- 6/4/73 shall incorporate all the conditions of approval established by the City Coun- cil and shall include the location of various housing types and densities. 10. The multiple use trail system shall connect with the system proposed in Rancho Robinhood and Bonita Acres to tile north. Commissioner ~hitten inquired if the plan they were considering is the final plan which the staff will be dealing with in the future. Mr. Peterson answered that it was not; whatever conditions of approval the City Council places on the plan, the applicant should submit a revised plan that incorporates all of these and, together with any supporting text, it will provide a concise document for the final approved General Development Plan. Vice Chairman Macevicz asked if the plan submitted by the applicant late on the previous Friday were the one before them. Mr. Peterson replied in the negative; that the plan received late on Friday was an attempt by the applicant to respond to some of the staff concerns, but it did not include all of them. The plan before the Commission is the one considered in the staff report and the same one which will be before the City Council tomorrow night. Commissioner ~hitten moved that the Commission not make a recommendation on the plans before them, and that the staff be asked to arrange a Workshop with the Council in order that the Commission might better understand the details and have some guidelines set for them. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Chandler. City Attorney Lindberg advised that the Resolution prepared by his office makes specific reference to tile plan before the Commission, and is the plan presented to the City Council with the Resolution. He said there is clear provision in the law for amendment or modification on the part of the Council of that which is approved or disapproved by the Commission, and a request for report back from the Commission to the Council; and he did not believe there is any provision for a Council Conference to discuss this sort of operation. He noted that the Commission was not requested to report on anything other than that directed by the Council. Vice Chairman Macevicz commented that this special meeting was a sort of "Lame Duck" situation because of the fact that there is a new plan which they will have to consider at another time. Commissioner Swanson inquired if previous staff recommendations did not call for a junior high and elementary school sites, which were not included in the present report. Mr. Peterson replied that one condition of approval is that the school districts furnish the department with a letter indicating that they concur with the sites that are reflected on the plan, and no such letter has yet been received. He -3- 6/4/73 hoped the Commission would be able to forward some sort of recommendation to the Council tonight, so the Council could act and establish conditions of ap- proval and then the applicant would be able to prepare a plan that conforms with them which would be a formal document that constitutes the General Devel- opment Plan. Commissioner Wilson referred to the motion before the body, asking if it pro- posed taking no action at all and requesting the Council to set up a Workshop with the Commission to discuss this plan or modifications of this plan. Commissioner Whitten answered that the object was to obtain some kind of direction for future plans, but the attorney had indicated that it was not permissible. Attorney Lindberg pointed out that there is nothing illegal about calling for a Council Conference, but at this point the law requires that the Commission report back on the plan the City Council considered two weeks ago. Vice Chairman Macevicz was of the opinion that the Council at their meeting had not seen the plan presently before the Commission. Planning Director Peterson advised that the Council had not seen the plan until the night of their meeting; that was why they had referred it back to the Commission for a further report and recommendation. Commissioner Chandler asked if it were agreeable with Mr. Whitten, he would like to withdraw his second and make another motion. Commissioner Whitten withdrew his motion. MSC (Chandler-Whitten) Recommend to the City Council that this third plan which has been presented for the modification of the existing P-C zone for Dr. Leonard Bloom's Sports World be denied for the same reasons the Commission recommended denial tile two previous times. The motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Members Chandler, Whitten and Macevicz NOES: Members Wilson and Swanson ABSENT: Members Rice and Rudolph City Attorney Lindberg commented that the Commission Policy requires four affirmative votes for action, but believed that in simply reporting back to the Council and reiterating a previous action, this vote gives an expression of Commission feeling. 2. Director's Report Director of Planning Peterson reminded the Commission that their next regular meetings would be on Wednesday, June 13th and Wednesday, June 27th, with a Workshop meeting on Wednesday, June 20th at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Conference -4- 6/4/73 Room. He advised that the Commission would receive an agenda in advance and the items which would probably be scheduled for the first Workshop meeting would be the Hillside Modifying District and the Bayfront Plan. The Commissioners discussed the possibility of inviting the Council to a Workshop meeting for a general discussion of the General Plan. Mr. Peterson agreed it would be possible and reminded the Commission they had gone on record as recommending that the Council initiate a total review of the City's General Plan; he is planning to present that recommendation on the Council agenda of June 12th. 3. Commission Comments Commissioner Swanson remarked that he would like to be sure that the school districts were satisfied with the provisions for schools before any final development plans were approved. Also, he believes an awareness of the necessity for transportation should be shown, and provisions for long-range plans for a City transit system be encouraged. Vice Chairman Macevicz agreed that with the present concern for power shortages, among other things causing people to cancel their vacation plans, now is a good time to note the increasing necessity for easing the traffic problems and planning for public transportation. ADJOURNMENT MSUC (Whitten-Wilson) The meeting be adjourned at 7:35 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Leoda Scholl Acting Secretary