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Meeting Date 5/24/88
ITEM TITLE: Public Hearing: GPA-88-3M, Proposal to amend the Montgomery
Specific Plan by the redesignation of a certain 2.82 acre
parcel of land, located on the west side of Colorado Avenue,
extending south from Moss Street, from Low/Medium Density
Residential (3-6 dwelling units per gross acre) to Research
and Limited Industrial, on the plan diagram
Resolution 13~y Approving Montgomery Specific Plan
Amendment GPA-88-3M
SUBMITTED BY: Director of Planning ~yr '
REVIEWED BY: City Manager ~~(~~ (4/5ths Vote: Yes No x )
This item involves consideration of a proposal to amend the Montgomery
Specific Plan by the redesignation of a certain 2.82 acre parcel of land,
located on the west side of Colorado Avenue, extending south from Moss Street,
from Low/Medium Density Residential (3-6 dwelling units per acre) to Research
and Limited Industrial, on the plan diagram.
• The applicant for the proposed plan amendment is developing the subject site
for light industrial uses, and has four industrial buildings under
construction. This is being done in accordance with the adopted County M54
Heavy Industrial zoning classification of the site, and the City's design
guidelines. The development process was started several months prior to
adoption of the Montgomery Specific Plan, which designates the applicant's
property Low/Medium Residential (3-6 dwelling units per gross acre). The
applicant is now requesting a plan amendment to resolve the conflict between
the existing industrial use of his property and its residential designation on
the Montgomery Specific Plan Diagram.
The Environmental Review Coordinator has determined that the Negative
Declaration IS-88-5M, prepared on August 7, 1987, constitutes adequate prior
review of the proposed project.
RECOMMENDATION: That Council:
1. Find that adoption of GPA-88-3h1 will have no significant environmental
impact and adopt the Negative Declaration issued under IS-88-5M.
2. Adopt the Montgomery Specific Plan Amendment GPA-88-3M.
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BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION:
1. The Montgomery Planning Committee considered GPA-88-3M at its public
hearing of April 6, 1988. The Committee approved GPA-88-3M by a 6-1 vote
and recommended that it be adopted by the City Planning Commission and
City Council.
2. The City Planning Commission, at its meeting of May 11, 1988, by a vote of
6-0, with one Commissioner absent, recommended that the City Council adopt
GPA-88-3M.
TABULAR AND GENERAL ANALYSIS:
1. Subject Property
The subject property consists of a parcel of land, which is located
between two residential areas, one east and the other west of said parcel.
2. Existing General Plan/Montgomery Specific Plan designations (please see
Exhibit R).
North Research & Limited Industrial
South Medium Density Residential
East Low/Medium Density Residential
West High Density Residential
• 3. Ad'acent Zonin and Land Use lease see Exhibit B
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North M54 Wood-Fabrication Mill
South M54 Fertilizer Warehouse
East RS7 Single-Family Residential
West I-P/MHP Mobile Home Park/Retail Distribution Center
4. The proposed amendment is primarily an "after-the-fact" proposal. While
the site in question was formerly designated "Medium Density Residential"
under the Chula Vista General Plan, and was subsequently designated
"Low/Medium Density Residential" under the Montgomery Specific Plan, it
was brought into the City on December 31, 1985, with the retention of its
M54 (Heavy Industrial) zoning. Pursuant to this zoning, the applicant has
graded the site for industrial purposes, and has procured urban-design
approval and building permits for four industrial buildings.
5. The proposed amendment is "housekeeping" in nature, since it would bring
the Montgomery Specific Plan into a state of consonancy with the site's
current zoning and existing land-use development. However, it is also
substantive. It would sanction the developer's subdivision of the site
into four parcels of land, and thereby provide an opportunity for the
conveyance of the applicant's four buildings on separate sites to
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individual purchasers. The requirement for specific-plan/subdivision
consistency is provided in Section 664735 of the State Subdivision Map
Act, which reads:
"No local agency shall approve a tentative map, or a parcel map for which
a tentative map was not required, unless the legislative body finds that
the proposed subdivision, together with the provisions for its design and
improvements, is consistent with the general plan ... or any specific
plan."
CONCLUSION
The subject site is being developed for light industrial use, with four, new
industrial buildings under construction, and cannot be feasibly converted to
residential use. Therefore, the denial of the proposed amendment would serve
no substantial purpose. The excellent urban design of the front elevations of
the site's buildings, and the property's redevelopment and landscaping should
reduce the adverse effect of the involved site's impact upon the residents of
the Harborside No. 1 Subdivision.
FISCAL IMPACT: None.
WPC 5170P
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