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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Statement 1980/05/20 Item 07 COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT Item 7 Meeting Date 5/20/80 ITEM TITLE: Resolution /OtJ'13 - Certifying environmental impact report EIR-80-4 and adopting CEQA findings for development of the South College Sectional Planning Area SUBMITTED BY: : Director of Planning f!ifJ (4/5ths Vote: Yes_ NO--.2lJ A. BACKGROUND 1. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on this environmental impact report on Nov.28~ 1979. It was the conclusion of the EIR ~hat the project would result in significant envlrbnmental impacts which could be avoided. The plan on which the EIR was based ~ould have been approved only if the mitigation measures necessary to avoid the significant impacts were found to be infeasible. Consideration of the final EIR was delayed until a revised plan was prepared and the Environmental Review Committee was given an opportunity to review that plan (see Sec. C of this agenda statement). 2. The revised plan was reviewed by the Environmental Review Committee on March 6, 1980 and the Planning Commission certified the final EIR on March 19, 1980. 3. On April 23, 1980 the Planning Commission adopted the CEQA findings in accordance with Resolution EIR-80-4-A. B. RECOMMENDATION 1. Certify that EIR-80-4 has been prepared in compliance with CEQA, the State EIR Guidelines and the Environmental Review Policy of the City of Chula Vista, and that the City Council will review and consider the information in the document prior to consideration of the project. 2. Find that in accordance with the CEQA findings attached to Resolution EIR-80-4-A that changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the project which mitigate or avoid the significant environmental effects identified in the final EIR in the following areas: (The numbers in parenthesis identify the heading of each respective section of the final EIR.) a. Land form (3.2) b. Biology (3.6) c. Transportation/access (3.10), and, find that the provisions of educational services is the responsibility of the appro- priate school districts with State funding sources. (The City of Chula Vista will continue to provide a mechanism for cooperation between the developer and the school districts in providing adequate educational services. If the school districts provide evidence of overcrowding, further actions may be necessary.) C. REVISED DEVELOPMENT PLAN The "environmental impact report on this plan found that the project as proposed would have significant environmental impacts due to land form alteration and unique biological resources. The project proponent has incorporated split level units into the project. This has resul ted in the el imination of most of "the grading" adjacent to Telegraph Canyon Continued Form A-113 (Rev. 11/79) /0093 ._- ~~~::I~,'. -".- EXHIBITS Agreement_ Resolution~ Ordinarice_ Plat_ Notification List Othe~es.EIR-80-4-A ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT: Attached Submitted on Page 2, Item, 7, Meeting Date 5/20/80 Road. This area of reduced grading also involves the stand of genetically unique Cleveland sage as identified on the El Rancho del Rey Specific Development Plan and in the environmental impact report. The revised grading plan will result in the preservation of this sensitive species. The remaining elements of the project--circulation, type of development, number of dwelling units, etc.--are essentially the same as the previous plan. I' ~-_..._-~-~._---- ~)y the Cify Cc:u'j'~il of C'!'lUI. V'.. ".. , , 10 !~H:::1; ,-:'I:lfo"'"'," ...., ,..l...... lil t.: Dated _~-- d-rtJ.- f? () /0093 - ~- . ... , RESOLUTION EIR-80-4-A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY PLANNING CO~~ISSION ADOPTING CANDIDATE FINDINGS OF FACT RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTH COLLEGE SECTIONAL PLANNING AREA (CHARTER POINT) WHEREAS, an environmental impact report, EIR-78-2 for the El Rancho del Rey Specific Plan was certified by the Planning Commission on February 22, 1978 and EIR-80-4 for the South College Sectional Planning Area (Charter Point) was certified by the Planning Commission on March 19, 1980, and WHEREAS, it is the policy of the State of California that no public agency shall approve or carry out a project for which an environmental impact report has been prepared which identifies impacts which are significant unless it is infeasible to avoid those impacts, and WHEREAS, Multi Systems, Inc. has prepared Candidate Findings of Fact in accordance with the California Public Resources Code, and WHEREAS, those findings have been reyiewed by the Environmental Review', Section of the Planning Department and recommended for adoption. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that in accordance with the attached Candidate Findings of Fact: 1. The Planning Commission having reviewed and considered the information in EIR-80-4 finds that changes or alterations have been required in, or incorpor- ated into, the project which mitigate or avoid the significant environmental effects identified in the final Environmental Impact Report in the following areas: a. Land form b. Biology c. Transportation/access 2. The Planning Commission, having reviewed and considered the information in EIR-80-4, finds that the provision of educational services is the responsibility of the appropriate school districts with State funding sources. The City of Chula Vista will continue to provide a mechanism for cooperation between the developer and the school districts in providing adequate educational services. If the school districts provide evidence of overcrowding, further actions may be necessary. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA this 23rd day of April, 1980, by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Commissioners Stevenson, R. Johnson, Williams, Smith, G. Johnson and O'Neill '\FJo.., ?:; NOES: ABSENT: ATTEST: None /1 J,' . ,~':L.__(>l.::."--')i-./ /'lJ"/ . , / '/,:~ '1<'J.,c:~/ ' ./ <:;p;retn v i1J,~ !d ~w;~ Commissioner Pressutti .., L I ENVIRONMENT AL CONSULTANTS / '.~~ , " __. (;:-:=,.::",:::-~~r._..::~=r-,"~".;;:;c-. '-<"::::"-::Z;:-d:Z~:-"",,"-;::;"c;::=,-;--c::.-:<:._.,. -~:;C::--::- . .. 7='C"'~ ____..:,--:.' J.~I.''''t".\..~ IN<-". 7343 RfJrl50n R'-J<1CJ SuitcH.SanDiego,CA92111. (714l292.5014 ,'.-, CANDIDATE FINDINGS OF FACT SOUTH COLLEGE SPA (CHARTER POINT) EIR #80-4 CITY OF CHULA VISTA Prepared by James B. Hare February 28, 1980 I. INTRODUCTION The following findings have been prepared in accordance with section 15088 of Title 14 of the California Administrative Code, and Section 5.7 of the Environmental Review policy of the Cit~ of Chula vista. These two directives both state that, in order to approve ~ project which has one or more significant environ- mental affects, a finding within at least one of the following categories must be made: Category 1. Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the project which mitigate or avoid the significant environmental effects thereof as identified in the final EIR. Category 2. Such changes or alterations are within the responsibility and jurisdiction of another public agency and not the body making the finding. Such changes have been adopted by such other agency or can and should be adopted by such other agency. Category 3. Specific economic, social, or other considerations make infeasible the mitigation measures or project alternatives identified in the final EIR. For the Charter point project, a summary of impacts and findings has been prepared which, if adopted, indicate that response to all s irjn i fi cant impacts can be placed into these categories. ""'!I:,c.;/frun'. 4Jl Ou:/li!I', Aq(;,)~'uIIU{(:. Archaeology. Biology. Energy. EnVIfOnrr1t:n/D! Ln"^,, (;"",'{J~T" i-ivl.,;;ufngf". t.:iJ,illfJ Sorvuys, Ml:!ti'orolv9Y, NOise, Saniwtion, Traffic, l,',':.lt>r QUillin- J OOQ3 .~" - "'~ II. FINDINGS The South College SPA project represents a subsequent development proposal within the context of the El Rancho del Rey Specific plan. Th~ project will construct 260 residential dwelling units in multi-unit "townhouse" clusters. The number and type of units proposed has been found to be consistent with the Specific Plan. within this background, the following factor-specific findings are proposed. A. Landform (EIR Section 3.2) The project will, by virtue of the volume of grading proposed in the Tentative Map dated September 21, 1979, have a significant aesthetic impact. These impacts would take place in an area designated for "natural open space" in the El Rancho del Rey Specific Plan. Further, the slopes facing Telegraph Canyon Road are included in the City's General plan Scenic Highways Element. Finding (Category 1). Changes in the project, incorp- orated in the map dated February 5, 1980'A~M~uce the impacts of the project on the El Rancho del Rey Specific plan Open Space to a level of insignificance by increasing the natural slope area, and reducing impacts on botanical resources. Landscaping treatments for manufactured slopes further mitigate aesthetic impacts on Telegraph Canyon Road, thereby reducing to a level of insignificance impacts on the scenic highway. \ ,.. t , , B. Biology (EIR section 3.6) Significant impacts to the on-site Cleveland Sage community will result from grading and filling activities on slope areas facing Telegraph Canyon Road. These activities will also endanger the Burrowing Owls which nest on the project site. / DO q) - Finding (Category 1). Changes in the Tentative Map, as dated February 5, 1980, has reduced grading activities on slopes facing Telegraph Canyon Road. Adherence to the map will reduce impacts on the on-site Cleveland Sage community to a level of insignificance. Further, the project applicant will initiate a zoologist-directed program to remove Burrowing Owls from the project site during grading activities. Implementation of this program will reduce impacts on this faunal species to a level of insignificance. ,- l.':: '" "r'i!f'~_ ""'~ '" ".""'~f""''"'-''t-,,,,'" J> .' ~ ~ ~~.:-~ -.0- _- 1." ~~? __;t:.:-...- , 'I I I I C. Schools (EIR Section 3.7) Costs of the construction of new school facilities have been found to be higher than developer fees or the current level of property taxes can accommodate. Thus, the fiscal impact of project-generated student populations is significant. Finding (Category 2). Changes or alterations in the developer fees payment schedules so that such fees would cover the costs of new facilities is the responsibility of the school districts involved. Such changes can and should be adopted by the school districts. D. Transportation/Access (EIRSection 3.10) Vehicle trips generated by the project will' use Telegraph Canyon Road and the Telegraph Canyon Road/Otay Lakes Road intersection. Both of these road system components are currently carrying high traffic volumes and the presence of additional project-generated traffic will constitute a significant impact. ! Finding (Category 1). Offsite improvements, contributions to which have been incorporated in the project plans, will mitigate to a level of insignificance the street capacity impacts of the project. These improvements will consist of the widening of Telegraph Canyon Road to four lanes eastward from the end of the existing four lane configuration to a point east of the project site. 100 C{j - ""-'- _. -.,.-...,