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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1987/10/20 Item 7COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT • Item 7 Meeting Date 10/20/87 ITEM TITLE: Report: Proposed Open Space Maintenance District No. 16, Woodland Park Resolution /,~~ 9a Approving preliminary report and declaring intention to form Open Space Maintenance District No. 16 SUBMITTED BY: Director of Public Works/City Engineer REVIEWED BY: City Manager .•,~~"~ (4/5ths Vote: Yes No X ) 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 Woodland Park Subdivision. The boundaries of the proposed district are shown on Attachment "A." RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council: 1. Adopt a resolution declaring the Council's intention to form the proposed • district in accordance with Section 17,08.160 of the Municipal Code. 2, Set November 10, 1987, at 7:00 p.m, in the Council Chambers as the date and time for a public hearing to consider the proposed formation of Open Space Maintenance District No. 16. 3. Direct the City Clerk to advertise the public hearing and mail notices of the hearing to affected persons in accordance with Sections 17.08,180 and 17.08.190 of the Municipal Code and the notification requirements of the laws of the State of California. BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: On October 14, 1987, the City Planning Commission recommended formation of an open space maintenance district for Woodland Park Subdivision in Resolution PCS 82-1A. This project is not in the Montgomery Planning Area, however, members of the Montgomery Planning Committee were in attendance at the Planning Commission meeting and had no comment on this district. DISCUSSION: On November 3, 1981, the City Council approved the Tentative Map for Chula Vista Tract 82-1 (Woodland Park Subdivision). The subdivision, located in the Woodlawn Park area north of Main Street, consists of 27 residential lots and 5 common area lots. Three of the common area lots contain slopes created by the grading of the subdivision. These lots, lots C, D and E are to be maintained by homeowner's association. • vim-' Page 2, Item Meeting Date? • In the past, the City has experienced problems with the level of maintenance provided by some homeowners associations. Because the slopes on these three lots are adjacent to public streets and are highly visible (especially the slopes adjacent to Main Street), staff has anticipated the need to provide for a mechanism whereby the City could step in and take over maintenance if the level of maintenance provided by the association is inadequate. With this consideration in mind, a condition was placed on the approval of the Tentative Map that required the owner to request formation of an open space maintenance district. The City has received said request in a letter dated September 1, 1987, from the Lendel Corporation, owner, of the property. It is staff's intent that the district proposed to be formed be a passive one. The homeowners association would hold title to the lots and would be responsible for maintenance of the slopes. There would be no open space assessments against the property owners unless the City Council determines that the level of maintenance provided by the association is inadequate. At that time, the Council would accept title to the lots (as offered irrevocably on the subdivision map). Once that has occurred, the City would then maintain the lots through open space contracts and the cost of those contracts would be assessed against the property owners. The boundary of the proposed district would be the subdivision boundary of • Chula Vista Tract 82-1, Woodland Park Subdivision (see attachment "A"). The total area of the three lots is approximately 12,350 square feet. All lots will be landscaped and irrigated in accordance with plans approved by the City Landscape Architect. The City estimates that the cost of maintaining the lots through open space contracts would be approximately $4,500.00 per year or $167.00 per year per residential lot (see attachment "B"). All of the open space lots generally conform to the criteria in Section 17.08.020C, with the exception that the lots will be maintained by a homeowners' association, providing that said association adequately maintains the lots. This item merely accepts the report and sets a public hearing for November 10, 1987. WPC 3258E S ~ Y the City Council of Chula Vista, California ' Dated ~-.