Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Comm min 1981/09/30 MINUTES OF A REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA September 30, 1981 A regular business meeting of the City Planning Commission of Chula Vista, California was held on the above date beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, Public Services Building, 276 Fourth Avenue Commissioners Present: Pressutti, Green, G. Johnson, R. Johnson, O'Neill, Stevenson, and Williams Commissioners Absent: None Staff Present: Director of Planning Peterson, Principal Planner Lee, Environmental Review Coordinator Reid, Senior Civil Engineer Daoust, Assistant City Attorney Harron and Secretary Mapes The pledge of allegiance to the flag was led by Chairman Pressutti, and was followed by a moment of silent prayer. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MSUC (O'Neill-Stevenson) The minutes of the meeting of September 16, 1981 be approved as written. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Chairman Pressutti called for oral communications and none were presented. 1. ~uest for extension of time of PCC-81-3 for Vista Hill Hospital at 730 Dora Lane Director of Planning Peterson advised that the conditional use permit approved by the Planning Commission on October 23, 1980 will expire next month if construction is not commenced by that time. Plans for the new hospital have been reviewed by the Planning Department and will be considered by the Design Review Committee in the near future. Mr. Peterson expressed confidence that the hospital will make use of the permit within one additional year and recommended approval of a one-year extension of time. MSUC (R. Johnson-Williams) The Commission approves a one-year extension of time on conditional use permit PCC-81-3. 2. Request for determination of permitted land use at 345 "K" Street in the C-O zone - Amatzu, Inc. -2- September 30, 1981 Principal Planner Lee reported that the applicant is still attempting to obtain additional information on the proposed use, so it is recommended that this item be continued for two weeks. MSUC (Stevenson-O'Neill) This agenda item is continued to the meeting of October 14, 1981. 3. ~UBLIC HEARING: Consideration of tentative subdivision map for Chula Vista Tract 82-1, Woodland Park Principal Planner Lee pointed out the location of the property on the north side of Main Street, near the intersection of Otay Valley Road and Main. Several months ago the property was prezoned R-3-P-8 with a provision to allow an increase to 12 units to the acre if either the additional units or the entire development were set aside for low and moderate income families. An additional condition of that prezoning required street vacation and dedications which would result in closing Walnut Avenue between Lotus Drive and Main Street, and realigning Lotus, Maple Drive, and Walnut. At the time of the prezoning the subject property was figured to be 3.54 acres which would permit 28 dwelling units at the R-3-P-8 zoning. The applicant has agreed to the proposed street alignment and the necessary dedication of land for that purpose, which results in a reduction in the land area to be developed to 3.25 acres. At 8 dwelling units to the acre, 26 units would be allowed instead of 27 as shown on the map. ~.lr. Lee displayed the plans and discussed the proposed development of the 27 zero lot line units. Two floor plans are proposed for the 3-bedroom and 4-bedroom structures containing 1500 and 1700 square feet. All structures are two stories and include a two-car garage at the front. The side yard is l0 feet wide and the rear yards range from 15 to 20 feet in depth. The livinq area in all units is oriented toward the side and rear yard. Most of the units have direct access to the elbow shaped cul-de-sac which will be a public street, but five units will be served by two private driveways extending from the cul-de-sac. In addition to the two-car garages, 19 onstreet parking spaces can be accommodated on the cul-de-sac with three additional spaces located on the private driveways. In reviewing the site plan the Design Review Committee noted six variations from code requirements; the most critical of these is the reduction of the front yard setback to allow garages to extend to within 4 to 6 feet of the sidewalk. As many of the lots back up to Main Street or Lotus Drive, it is recommended that a strip of land adjacent to those streets, as well as the slope bank at the eastern boundary of the property, be used as common space to be land- scaped and maintained by a home owners association. Mr. Lee displayed drawings of the elevations which include the use of stucco facade, wood trim and wood shingles. He expressed particular concern over the front elevation which is dominated by the garage door and a shed roof. Because the houses will be located so near the road, it is recommended that the plans be referred back to the Design Review Committee for additional review and suggestions. The Design Review Committee felt that because of the reduced front yard area the landscaping in that area will play an important role in the appearance of the development, and that Committee recommended that the Planning Commission give serious consideration to requiring that the front yards be maintained by the homeowners association. -3- September 30, 1981 The staff, however, believes that since the front yard areas are small and landscaping is to be installed by the developer, the maintenance of the yards should be left to the individual owners rather than adding to the homeowners association fee to cover the cost of that maintenance. Mr. Lee noted the staff recommendation to adopt the Negative Declaration with three mitigation measures as stated; refer the architectural plans back to the Design Review Committee for review and recommendations; and to approve the tentative map subject to 23 conditions listed in the report. He pointed out that in condition "L" the word gutter should be added to the requirement for curb and sidewalk. Due to a power outage, the lights and sound went off in the Council Chambers at 7:25 p.m. After a few minutes Chairman Pressutti recessed the meeting until the lights come back on. It was then determined that SDG&E could give no assurance as to when the lights would be on, but feared it might be a rather lengthy period. The meeting reconvened at 7:45 p.m. to discuss a date for the continuance of this meeting, and the field trip scheduled for 4:00 p.m. next Wednesday, October 7. MS (G. Johnson-Stevenson) The Commission will have the field trip at 4:00 p.m. and reschedule the remaining items on tonight's agenda to a special meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 7. The motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners G. Johnson, Stevenson, Pressutti, Green and Williams NAY: Commissioners R. Johnson and O'Neill ABSENT: None ADJOURNMENT Chairman Pressutti adjourned the meeting at 7:50 p.m. to a field trip at 4:00 p.m. and special business meeting at 7:00 p.m. on October 7. Respectfully submitted, Helen Mapes Secretary