HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 1989-15336 RESOLUTION NO. 15336
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING TENTATIVE RESIDENTIAL
SUBDIVISION MAP AND DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR
RANCHO DEL REY SPA II, CHULA VISTA TRACT 89-5
- RANCHO DEL REY PARTNERSHIP
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby
resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, the proposed 567 unit subdivision for Rancho
del Rey SPA II encompasses an area Of 376 acres and represents
the second phase of the overall E1 Rancho del Rey Specific Plan
approved by the City Council in 1985, and
WHEREAS, included in this consideration are the Rancho
del Rey SPA II design guidelines which were submitted to the
Planning Commission with the Rancho del Rey SPA II plans, and
WHEREAS, The tentative map is located east of Interstate
805 and Ridgeback Road, at the northwesterly edge of Rancho del
Rey Parkway and provides the closing loop to the SPA I
circulation system, and
WHEREAS, on July 19, 1989, the Planning Commission
ommended approval and on August 15, 1989, the City Council
approved the Rancho del Rey SPA II General Development Plan,
Sectional Plan Area Plan, the Public Facilities Plan and
Financing Analysis and the Planned Community Development
Regulations, and
WHEREAS, On September 13, 1989, the Planning Commission
voted unanimously to recommend that Council approve the map in
accordance with the findings and conditions in Resolution
PCS-89-5 and further recommended approval of the Rancho del Rey
SPA II Design Guidelines, and
WHEREAS, the Council has previously certified EIR-89-2,
which satisfies the CEQA requirements for approval of this
project, when it considered the Sectional Planning Area Plan for
Rancho del Rey SPA II.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of
the City of Chula Vista does hereby approve the tentative
residential subdivision map for Rancho del Rey SPA II, Chula
Vista Tract 89-5, based on the following findings:
1. Pursuant to Section 66473.5 of the Subdivision Map
Act, tentative subdivision map for Rancho del Rey
SPA II, Tract 89-5 is found to be consistent with
the Chula Vista General Plan as adopted by the Chula
Vista City Council based on the following findings:
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a. Land Use Element
The E1 Rancho del Rey Specific Plan designates this
area for estate and conventional housing as depicted
in the subdivision map. The unit totals, the type
of housing, and the open space system are consistent
with the E1 Rancho del Rey Specific Plan and,
therefore, consistent with the Chula Vista General
Plan.
b. Circulation Element
All of the on-site and off-site public streets
required to serve the subdivision are consistent
with the circulation element of Chula Vista General
Plan and the circulation proposed within the E1
Rancho del Rey Specific Plan. Those facilities will
either be constructed or in-lieu fees paid in
accordance with the Rancho del Rey SPA II Public
Facilities Plan and Financing Analysis.
c. Housing Element
A low and moderate income housing program with an
established goal of 5% low and 5% moderate will be
implemented subject to the approval of the City's
Housing Coordinator. Computation of the
satisfaction of this condition will include the
entire E1 Rancho del Rey Specific Planning Area.
d. Parks and Recreation Element
The subdivision will provide a five acre
neighborhood park site in accordance with the E1
Rancho del Rey Specific Plan. In addition to that,
this park will be connected by a series of trails
that will connect the existing Bonita equestrian
trail system to the Rice Canyon trail system.
e. Public Facilities Element
This project is obligated in the conditions of
approval to provide all on-site and off-site
facilities necessary to serve this project. In
addition to that, there are other regional
facilities which this project (together with SPA-I)
is contributing to including a public library site,
fire station site, and fire training facility site.
The subdivision is also contributing to the Otay
Water District's improvement requirements to provide
terminal water storage for this project as well as
other major projects in the eastern territories.
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f. Open Space and Conservation Element
The proposed subdivision is in conformance with the
goals and policies of this element. The open space
and significant plant or animal resources that were
identified in the E1 Rancho del Rey Specific Plan
and refined in the EIR for Rancho del Rey SPA II are
proposed either for preservation or mitigation
consistent with that environmental impact report.
Out of the 376 acres within SPA II, 168 acres (or
44.6%) remain as open space and only 40 acres of
that will be graded.
g. Safety Element
The project site is considered a seismically active
area, although there are no known active faults on
or adjacent to the property. Fire protection
facilities and services needed to serve the project
have been reviewed by the Fire Department. Other
emergency service agencies have reviewed the project
subdivision for conformance with safety policy. The
project will increase the need for additional police
and fire personnel, however, the City is planning to
meet that need with additional revenues provided by
this project. A fire station is proposed within
Rancho del Rey SPA-I.
h. Noise Element
Noise mitigation measures included in the
environmental impact report adequately address noise
policy of the General Plan. All dwelling units
within the project will be required to be designed
so as not to exceed the interior noise level of 45
dBA. Additionally all exterior private open space
will be shielded by a combination of earth, berm,
wall, and/or buildings to achieve a 65 dBA noise
level for outside private areas.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the approval of said
tentative map is subject to the following conditions:
1. a. The developer shall be responsible for the
construction of full street improvements for all
public, and private streets, if any, shown on
the Tentative Map within the subdivision
boundary; and for the construction of necessary
off-site improvements to construct Rancho del
Rey Parkway as shown on the Tentative Map to the
satisfaction of the City Engineer.
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b. Said improvements shall include, but not be
limited to, asphalt concrete pavement, base,
concrete curb, gutter and sidewalk, sewer and
water utilities, drainage facilities, street
lights, signs, fire hydrants and transitions to
existing improvements.
c. All streets shall conform to the City's Street
Design Standards Policy.
2. The developer shall grant to the City street tree
planting and maintenance easements along all public
streets as shown on the Tentative Map. The width of
said easements shall be as outlined in the City's
Street Design Standards Policy.
3. No direct access for residential driveways will be
allowed to Rancho del Rey Parkway.
4. The developer shall grant easements for all off-site
public storm drains and sewers prior to approval of
the Final Map. Easements shall be a minimum width
of 6 feet greater than pipe size, but in no case,
less than 10 feet.
5. All work within the public right-of-way shall be
done in accordance with the Standard Specifications
for Public Works Construction, the San Diego Area
Regional Standard Drawings and the Design and
Construction Standards of the City of Chula Vista.
All design shall conform to City of Chula Vista
Subdivision Manual Standard Drawings, and Street
Design Standards Policy.
6. Sewers serving 10 or less lots shall have a minimum
grade of 1%.
7. An erosion and sedimentation control plan shall be
prepared as party of the grading plans.
8. Cul-de-sacs and knuckles shall be designed and built
in accordance with City Standards.
9. Specific methods of handling storm drainage are
subject to detailed approval by the City Engineer at
the time of submission of improvement and grading
plans. Design shall be accomplished on the basis of
the requirements of the Subdivision Manual and the
Grading Ordinance (No. 1797 as amended). The
developer shall submit calculations to demonstrate
compliance with all drainage requirements of the
Subdivision Manual.
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10. The developer shall provide notarized letters of
permission for all off-site grading.
11. The location of equestrian crossings on Rancho del
Rey Parkway shall be approved by the City Engineer.
12. The developer shall comply with all relevant
Federal, State and Local regulations, including the
Clean Water Act. The developer shall be responsible
for providing all required testing and documentation
to demonstrate said compliance as required by the
City Engineer.
13. The location of any street entries to the park site
shall be approved by the City Engineer.
14. The developer shall enter into an agreement with the
City whereby the developer agrees that the.City may
withhold building permits for any units in the
subject subdivision if any one of the following
OCCUr:
a. The public facilities monitoring program in the
Public Facilities Plan indicates that facilities
are operating beyond the identified level of
service.
b. Traffic Volumes on East "H" Street exceeds
56,500 vehicles per day measured immediately
easterly of Hidden Vista Drive.
c. Regional building permits exceed thresholds
identified in the Public Facilities Plan.
d. Traffic volumes, levels of service, utilities
and/or services exceed the adopted City
threshold standards.
15. The property owner shall agree to not protest
formation of a district for the maintenance of
landscaped medians and parkways along streets within
and adjacent to the subject property.
16. An improved access road with a minimum width of 12
feet shall be provided to all sanitary sewer
manholes The roadway shall be designed for an H-20
wheel load or other loading as approved by the City
Engineer.
17. Graded access shall be provided to all public storm
drain structures including inlet and outlet
structures. Paved access shall be provided to
drainage structures located in the rear yard of any
residential lot.
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18. Lot lines shall be located at the top of slopes
except as approved by the City Engineer. Lots shall
be so graded as to drain to the street or an
approved drainage system. Drainage shall not be
permitted to flow over slopes.
19. The boundary of the subdivision shall be tied to the
California Coordinate System - Zone VI (1983).
20. All vertical curves and intersection sight distance
requirements shall conform to the requirements in
the CalTrans Highway Design Manual.
21. The developer shall provide access on an equal basis
to and upon individual lots for all franchised cable
television companies.
22. The subject property is within the boundaries of
Assessment District 87-1. The developer shall be
responsible for all costs associated with
reapportionment of assessments as a result of
subdivision of lands within the project boundary
23. The developer shall enter into an agreement with the
City wherein he holds the City harmless from any
liability for erosion, siltation or increased flow
of drainage resulting from this project
24. For a specific unit within the SPA boundary,
improvements considered off-site of that unit may be
required to facilitate development of that unit.
Said improvements shall be guaranteed prior to
approval of the Final Subdivision Map for said unit.
25. A temporary turnaround conforming to City standards
shall be provided at the interim end of any streets
having a length greater than 150 feet, measured from
the center line of the nearest intersecting street,
except as approved by the City Engineer.
26. The developer shall be responsible for repayment of
construction costs for the Rice Canyon Sewer in
accordance with Resolution 11574 until such time as
repayment in accordance with said resolution is
completed,
27. All grading and improvements shall be done in
conformance with the Rancho del Rey SPA II design
guidelines.
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28. The developer shall submit a study to the City
indicating that the downstream sewer systems are
adequate for the project-generated flows. Said
study shall include actual flows plus Rancho del Rey
SPA I and SPA II projected flows. Subject study
shall be reviewed and approved by the City prior to
any Final Map approval.
29. Underground traffic signal equipment and traffic
signal standards shall be installed at the
intersection of Ridgeback Road and East "H" Street.
Mast arms, signal head and associated equipment
shall not be installed unless approved by the City
Engineer.
30. Interconnect conduit, pull boxes and pullrope shall
be installed to connect Ridgeback Road/East
Street to Hidden Vista Drive/East "H" Street and Del
Rey Boulevard/East "H" Street.
31. Striping plans shall be provided for Ridgeback Road
and Rancho del Rey Parkway.. Striping plans shall
be approved in conjunction with Improvement plans
for said streets.
32. Rancho del Rey Parkway shall be improved to provide
for left turn pockets at the intersection with
Ridgeback Road.
33. If private streets are proposed, those streets with
controlled access devices, such as gates, shall
contain the following features:
a. Gates shall be 150 feet away from the extension
of the intersecting street curb line, except
upon approval by the City Engineer.
b. A turnaround shall be provided at the location
of the gate. The size and location of said
turnaround and gate shall be approved by the
City Engineer.
c. The border between public street and private
street shall be delineated through the use of
distinctive pavement.
d. Provisions shall be made for emergency vehicle
access.
34. On-street parking shall conform to the requirements
as outlined in the City's Street Design Standard
Policy.
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35. Rancho del Rey Parkway shall be widened 5 feet
along the park lot frontage to provide for
on-street parking.
36. The minimum distance between centerlines of
intersections shall conform to the City's Street
Design Standards Policy unless the developer can
demonstrate to the satisfaction of the City
Engineer that no left turn conflicts or stacking
problem will arise as a result of the proposed
intersection configuration.
37. Ridgeback Road shall conform to design standards
for a Class 2 collector street (52 feet of roadway
within 72 feet of right-of-way).
38. Any private streets, if proposed, shall meet City
standards for public streets.
39. Storm drains located within private streets, if
any, shall be private except as approved by the
City Engineer.
40. Curb openings for driveways shall be a minimum of 8
feet from any curb return and 3 feet from any
obstruction unless this requirements is waived by
the City Engineer.
41. No parking will be allowed along Rancho del Rey
Parkway except at locations approved by the City
Engineer.
42. The developer shall be responsible for the
construction of improvements for 1-805 to East "H"
Street to the satisfaction of the City Engineer as
required by the Facilities Financing Plan for
Rancho del Rey SPA II.
43. The property owner shall enter into an agreement
with the City wherein he agrees to be in compliance
with the most current Transportation Phasing Plan
and all subsequent revisions as updated
(improvements as projected in the Eastern
Territories Development Impact Fee System).
44. The owner shall comply with all applicable sections
of the Chula Vista Municipal Code as they exist at
the time of issuance of the building permit.
Preparation of the Final Map and all plans shall be
in accordance with the provisions of the
Subdivision Map Act and the City of Chula Vista
Subdivision Ordinances and Subdivision Manual.
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45. Copies of the proposed CC&R'S for SPA II shall be
on file with the City.
46. PAD fees shall be waived or modified as provided in
the adopted Public Facilities Financing Plan for
Rancho del Rey. RCT fees and DIF fees shall be
paid in accordance with the applicable
regulations. PAD fees shall be guaranteed until
such time as the City waives said fees.
47. The neighborhood park shall be a minimum five acre
lot. Design and development of the park shall be
subject to the approval of the City's Director of
Parks and Recreation and to a master plan as
adopted by the City Council.
48. Prior to recordation of the final maps or the
approval of the neighborhood park design, the
details of the trail system shall be submitted for
the approval of the Director of Planning. The
trail system shall be a minimum of eight feet in
width in addition to the sidewalk adjacent to any
public right-of-way.
49. A low and moderate income housing program with an
estimated established goal of 5% low and 5%
moderate shall be implemented subject to the
approval of the City's Housing Coordinator.
Computation of the satisfaction of this condition
shall include the entire E1 Rancho del Rey Specific
Plan Area. A 1% deviation from'the 5% goals shall
be permitted with the approval of the City's
Housing Coordinator.
50. Development of all parcels shall be in accordance
with the Rancho del Rey SPA II plan, Public
Facilities Plan and Financial Analysis, design
guidelines, and PC development regulations.
51. Maintenance of all facilities and improvements with
an open space area shall be the responsibility of
the Rancho del Rey Open Space Maintenance District
if not covered by homeowner's association
maintenance.
52. The developer shall agree to include the
subdivisions in the Mello-Roos public facilities
district or an acceptable alternative financing
program subject to the approval of both the Chula
Vista Elementary and Sweetwater High School
districts.
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53. The developer shall install street trees in
accordance with Section 18.28.10 of the Chula Vista
Municipal Code and the Rancho del Rey SPA II design
guidelines.
54. Frontage on all lots shall be a minimum of 35 feet
at the right-of-way line except as approved by the
City Engineer. This condition does not apply to
flag lots, as defined in the Municipal Code.
Corner lots shall be a minimum of 60 feet in width.
55. Fencing detail shall be provided for all lots which
back onto the thorn mint reserve area. Landscape
treatment and buffer for the thorn mint shall be
submitted to the City Landscape Architect and the
City Environmental Coordinator for review and
approval. Landscaping should provide an
appropriate transition from the street scene to the
thorn mint as well as a street scene which is
consistent with the remainder of the landscaping
along the public rights-of-way.
56. All open space lots adjacent to public
rights-of-way shall maintain a minimum width so as
to provide 10 feet of landscaping treatment behind
the back of sidewalk.
57. Conceptual landscape plan, together with a water
management plan, shall be provided prior to City
Council approval of the tentative map and shall be
subject to the approval of the City Landscape
Architect.
58. Tentative Map and issuance of any permits shall be
subject to the provisions of the Growth Management
Element.
59. The developer shall reach agreement with the Otay
Water District with regard to the provision of
terminal water storage and other major facilities
to assure water availability to the project prior
to the approval of a Final Map.
60. Water pipe shall be placed within the project to
accommodate reclaimed water use on site in
accordance with plans approved by the Otay Water
District and the City Engineer.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the approval of said
tentative map is subject to the implementation of the following
EIR Mitigation measures:
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1. Regarding soils and geology, most of the required
excavations can be made by conventional heavy
grading equipment; however, some ripping of
cemented beds may be needed. The geotechnical
report identifies detailed grading and earthwork
recommendations. The geotechnical consultant shall
monitor grading to confirm that field conditions
are consistent with the conditions predicted by the
preliminary investigations.
2. Regarding biology, impacts to wildlife and plant
communities are partially mitigated through the
preservation of open space within the SPA II area,
revegetation of cut and fill slopes and
revegetation of sewer main disturbances. Impacts
to the black tail gnat catcher are significant and
unmitigated. Impacts to cactus wren would be
mitigated through retention of two-thirds of the
population and open space. Specific measures shall
be taken to mitigate impacts to the cactus wren
(i.e., transplanting coast cholla) and the San
Diego thorn mint population (i.e., fence
preservation area).
3. Regarding archeology, the loss of W-3432 shall be
mitigated through the implementation of a
compensatory mitigation program. This will involve
additional field stud.y and research on sites in
the project area; primarily additional sampling of
a site within SPA III, SDi-960/961 as appropriate,
supplemented by a research project that would focus
upon the archeological resources within a two mile
radius of the project. The results of this
research shall be submitted to the City of Chula
Vista, the San Diego State University Clearing
House and the Museum of Man.
4. Existing roadway conditions in the project area
which include segments of Otay Lakes Road and East
"H" Street are inadequate and future traffic
increases associated with the project will require
modifications to the circulation system in the
study area. The recommended mitigation measures
shall be phased and based on the amount of
construction completed on the project. All streets
internal to the project shall be designed according
to the classifications provided in the project
description and will meet City standards.
Mitigation measures have been tied to coordinate
with phased development as follows:
Mitigations: Commercial - 0 acres
Industrial - 0 acres
Residential - 0 DUs
The segment of Otay Lakes Road between Camino
del Cerro Grande and Ridgeback Road shall be
widened to 4 lanes (currently being
constructed).
East "H" Street between the 1-805 northbound
off-ramp and Hidden Vista Road shall be
restriped for 3 eastbound lanes.
The East "H" Street/I-805 southbound, on/off
ramps intersection shall be signalized. The
existing southbound 1-805 to eastbound East
"H" Street loop ramp shall be reconfigured to
pass through the signalized intersection with
dual right turn lanes. The eastbound approach
to this intersection shall be reconfigured to
provide 3 lanes. These improvements to the
1-805/East "H" Street interchange should
alleviate forecasted traffic impacts at the
interchange through 1991.
Mitigations: Commercial .82 acres
Industrial - 4.76 acres
Residential - 0 DUs
No improvements recommended.
Mitigations: Commercial - (.82 + 1.66 = 2.48
acres)
Industrial - (4.76 + 9.52 = 14.28
acres)
Residential - (0 + 952 DUs)
The following intersections with East "H"
Street shall be signalized: Road B, East
Business Park Road, and Road C (Paseo
Ranchero).
If the East wH" Street/Buena Vista Way
intersection is not signalized prior to this
year, it will be done at this time.
Mitigations: Commercial - (2.48 + 1.66 = 4.14
acres)
Industrial - (14.28 + 9.52 = 23.8
acres)
Residential - (952 + 619 1,571 DUs)
The intersection of East "H" Street/Ridgeback
Road shall be signalized.
The intersection of Otay Lakes Road/Road A
(Avenida Del Rey) shall be signalized.
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Mitigation: Commercial - (4.14 + 1.66 = 5.8
acres)
Industrial - (23.8 + 9.52 33.32
acres)
Residential - (1,571 +
320 1,891 DUS)
The eastbound approach to the East "H"
Street/I-805 northbound off-ramp intersection
shall be reconfigured to provide 3 through
lanes. East "H" Street shall be widened from
3 to 4 lanes between the 1-805 northbound
off-ramp and the westerly Terra Nova Plaza
driveway. A right turn acceleration lane for
vehicles exiting the westerly Terra Nova Plaza
driveway shall be provided.
Reconfigure the East "H" Street/I-805
southbound on/off-ramp intersection to provide
dual left turns for the westbound approach.
Mitigation: Commercial - (5.8 + .82 = 6.62 acres)
Industrial - (33.32 + 1.15 34.47
acres)
Residential - (1,891 + 487 = 2,378
DUS)
No improvements recommended.
Mitigation: Commercial - (6.62 + 0 = 6.62 acres)
Industrial (34.47 + 2.38 36.85
acres)
Residential - (2,378 + 140 = 2,518
DUs)
No improvements recommended.
5. Monitoring/Reporting Program
City staff shall ensure that the recommendations
contained in the Transportation section of the SEIR
regarding road modifications are incorporated into
the tentative map.
6. Analysis of Significance
Assuming several road widening actions and
intersection geometry changes were completed as
outlined in the Mitigation Measures section, then
no significant impacts to circulation would occur.
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7. Development of on-site water facilities shall be
provided as outlined in the OWD Master Plan Update
to provide adequate infrastructure to water
distribution. To ensure year round water supply,
the applicant shall be required to work with OWD to
increase water storage facilities.
8. In compliance with the threshold standards, the
City shall review the projected sewage flows and
volumes for compliance with City engineering
standards.
9. The impacts associated with the existing 69 KV line
shall be mitigated by relocation and partial
undergrounding.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council does hereby
approve the Residential Design Guidelines for Rancho del Rey SPA
II, dated July 13, 1989, attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and
incorporated herein by reference as if set forth in full.
~_~nning Attorney
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Resolution 1 5336
.SSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 10th day of October, 1989 by the foll owing vote:
AYES: Councilmembers McCandliss, Moore, Cox
NOES: Councilmembers Nader
ABSENT: Councilmembers Malcolm
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers None
~ G~x~R. Cox, Mayor
ATTEST:
'ATE OF CALIFORNIA )
~OUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) ss.
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Beverly A. Authelet, City Clerk of the City of Chula Vista, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 15336 was duly passed,
approved, and adopted by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the lOth day of
October, 1989.
Executed this lOth day of October, 1989.