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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1987/11/17 Item 21• COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT Item 21 Meeting Date 11/17/87 ITEM TITLE: Public hearing to form Chula Vista Open Space Maintenance District No. 16, Woodland Park Resolution /x,.3.3 ~~ Establishing Open Space Maintenance District No. 16 and directi the City Clerk to have said resolution recorded SUBMITTED BY: Director of Public Works ~yvr ~~ Director of Parks and Recreation REVIEWED BY: City Manager ~c~ ~~ (4/5ths Vote: Yes No X ) The developers of Woodland Park Subdivision have petitioned the City for the formation of an open space maintenance district in accordance with the criteria contained in the Municipal Code. On October 20, 1987, the City Council set November 10, 1987, as the date for a public hearing on the proposed formation of Open Space Maintenance District No. 16. On November 10, the Council opened the public hearing and continued • the hearing to November 17, 1987, so that the hearing and submittal of the subdivision for approval could occur at the same meeting. RECOMMENDATION: That Council: 1. Conduct the public hearing. 2. Adopt a resolution forming Open Space Maintenance District No. 16. BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Commission adopted a resolution PCS 82-1A on October 14, 1987, recommending the formation of an open space maintenance district for Woodlawn Park Subdivision. 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. 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 Page 2, Item 21 • Meeting Date-TT7T7787 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 subdivision map will be considered for approval on a separate action at tonight's meeting. That item will include an offer to the City of fee interest in lots C, D, and E. • 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. WPC 3317E . the City Cou~~cil of Chula Vista, C~~iifornia Dated ~+,.