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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1988/08/09 Item 14 COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT . Item 14 Meeting Date 8/9/88 ITEM TITLE: Report: roposed Open Space Maintenance District No. 18, Rancho Del Sur Resolution/37.2S- Approving preliminary report, declaring intention to form Open Space Maintenance District No. 18 and setting the date, time and place for a public hearing for the formation of said open space d~::jJct Director of Public Works~ ~~ Director of Parks and Re~- City Manage~~ (4/5ths Vote: Yes___No~) t SUBMITTED BY: REVIEWED BY: The purpose of this report is to provide the necessary background information to enable the City Council to initiate formation of an open space maintenance district within Rancho Del Sur Subdivision. The boundaries of the proposed district are shown on Exhibit A. RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council accept this report and adopt a 4Ilution declaring the Council IS intention to form the proposed open space rict and setting the date, time and place for a public hearing on the posed district as September 6, 1988, at 4:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers in accordance with Section 17.08 of the Municipal Code. BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: On July 27, 1988, the City Planning Commi ssi on recommended formati on of an open space mai ntenance di stri ct for Rancho Del Sur Subdivision in Resolution PCS-87-8A. DISCUSSION: Report on Proposed Open Space District No. 18 On July 7, 1987, the City Council approved the tentative map for Chul a Vista Tract 87-8 (Rancho Del Sur) by Resolution No. 13111. Among the conditions of approval of the tentative map was the requirement that the developer request formation of an open space district to assure maintenance of open space lots within the subdivision. The developer has submitted such a request, indicating the proposed district boundaries, the areas to be maintained and an estimate of the annual cost of maintenance. The boundary of the proposed open space district is the boundary of the Chula Vista Tract 87-8, except that lot "K" shall be excluded from the district, as shown on Exhibit "A". The areas to be maintained b open space maintenance . Dated ? Chul.J V:st..:, r Page 2, Item 14 I Meeting Date 8/9/88 con ract consist of eight open space lots containing approximately 32.4 acres of natural or 1 andscaped open space and 1 andscaped medi ans and parkway in Medical Center Drive and East Naples Street (see Exhibit B). Additional features proposed to be maintained by the open space district include: 1. Maintenance and ornamental lighting costs for entry monumentation and decorative sidewalks at the intersections of Medical Center Drive with Telegraph Canyon Road and East Naples Street. 2. Stucco "Community Theme" walls. The entry monumentation includes four concrete obelisks approximately 10 feet tall, located at the four corners of Medical Center Drive and East Naples Street, Concrete walls bearing the project name, located at the intersection of Medical Center Drive and Telegraph Canyon, and a series of small free standing columns (3 ft. tall) located along the south side of Telegraph Canyon Road along the subdivision frontage. Lighting costs for the entry monumentation (estimated to be $780 per year) will be paid from open space district funds in the same manner as irrigation water is typically provided. The decorative sidewalk is concrete sidewalk with a surface treatment creating WOfferent texture. The subject sidewalks are located at the intersections .edi cal Center Dri ve with Tel egraph Canyon Road and East Napl es Street. other sidewalk will be standard finished concrete, and will be maintained by the Public Works Department. The stucco walls are "Community Theme Walls", located at the rear of the parkways along the entry corridors to the subdivision (East Naples Street and Medical Center Drive). The above listed features are unique to this subdivision, and are intended to provide a sense of identity to the subdivision. Staff feels that it is appropriate to include this work in the openspace district because the facilities primarily benefit the property owners as a group. The estimated annual cost of maintaining the open space is $112,106.00 including administration costs incurred by the City. The proposed district will contain 285 single family residential lots, one multi-family residential lot containing 200 apartments units and one lot that is expected to be developed commercially. The proposed distribution of assessments is shown in Attachment "CII. For purposes of distributing assessments, a single family lot is 1.0 assessment unit and an apartment is 0.5 assessment unit. This is the same relationship that was used in the Hidden Vista open space district, which al so contai ned several di fferent 1 and uses. The estimated annual assessment for a typical single family lot would be approximately $291.18. . /37:2-) Page 3, Item 14 ~ Meeting Date 8/9/88 ~open space areas to be maintained are generally the highly visible slopes adjacent to Telegraph Canyon Road, Medical Center Drive and East Naples Street, the 1 andscaped medi an in Medi ca 1 Center Dri ve, and the open space areas within the 250 foot wide San Diego Gas and Electric Company's easement which cuts diagonally across the subdivision. Lot "K", which is a vacated portion of the right-of-way of Old Telegraph Canyon Road, contains so many utilities (sewer, water, electric and telephone) that the only practical use is to supplement parking for the adjacent businesses. This lot will probably never be developable and therefore will derive no benefit from open space maintenance. It is recommended that lot "K" be deleted from the district. Lot 2 is located between Medical Center Drive and the property to the east, which is owned by the Chula Vista School District. The lot is too narrow to be developed by itself. Development of this lot will likely be in conjunction wi th the adjacent property. It is recommended that thi s property not be assessed unti 1 such time as it is developed. At that time, the development should be reviewed to determine if the overall development should be within the district. All open space lots conform to the criteria contained in Section 17.08.020 of the Municipal Code. None of the lots will be maintained by a homeowners' .ciation. Said lots will be granted to the City in conjunction with oval of Subdivision Maps for the project. Plats are available for Council viewing. FISCAL IMPACT: None. WPC 3526E . 137;<5