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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1988/04/12 Item 16COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT • Item 16 Meeting Date 4/12/88 ITEM TITLE: PUBLIC HEARING: Coastal Development Permit for demolition and removal of one small shed from the Midbayfront RESOLUTION ~.3j`"~ ~ Authorizing the issuance of Coastal Development Permit #029 to Santa Fe Land Improvement Company for the demolition and removal of one small shed from the Midbayfront SUBMITTED BY: Community Development Directo REVIEWED BY: City Manager ~ ~~~ ~ (4/5ths Vote: Yes No X ) On March 5, 1988, the Bayfront Conservancy Trust sponsored a general clean-up of the Gunpowder Point area of the Bayfront. No Coastal Development Permit is required for such work. During the clean-up a small shed in the mid-Bayfront was removed (location shown on Exhibit A). While the landowner authorized the removal of the shed, no permit was obtained. Dr. Steven Neudecker, acting as the agent for the landowner, is now seeking a permit for the demolition and removal of the shed, after-the-fact. The project is exempt from environmental • review under CEQA Guidelines pursuant to Section 15301 Class 1(1)(4). RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council conduct a public hearing and consider and approve the attached resolution and findings therein: 1. Finding that the proposed project is consistent with the policies of the certified LCP; and 2. Issuing Coastal Development Permit #029. BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: Not applicable. DISCUSSION: The following events led to this Coastal Development Permit Request: 1. On March 18, 1988, the Chula Vista Investment Company informed the City that a small shed had been demolished and removed from the Midbayfront without a Coastal Development Permit. ?_. Dr. Neudecker on behalf of the Bayfront Conservancy Trust was contacted and stated that the shed had been removed under his direction without a Coastal Development Permit. He was then informed that a Coastal Development Permit application was required. • 3. On March ?,4, 1988, Dr. Neudecker submitted a completed application which triggered the scheduling of this public hearing. Page 2, Item 16 • Meeting Date 4/12/88 Based on the following findings, the proposed project is consistent with the policies of the certified Chula Vista Local Coastal Program: 1. The shed was located on the portion of the Midbayfront zoned for office park use. Removal of the shed is consistent with the planned use of the site. 2. The demolition of the shed improved the visual quality of the Midbayfront and thus is consistent with the LCP form and appearance guideline which states: "Improve the visual quality of the shoreline by promoting public and private uses which provide proper restoration, landscaping, and maintenance of shoreline areas." 3. The demolition of the shed also removed a blighting influence on the area consistent with the form and appearance guideline which states: "Remove, or mitigate by landscaping, structures or conditions which have a blighting influence on the area." FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable. WPC 3521H • • the City Council of Chula Vista, California Dated