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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1986/10/07 Item 16COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT • Item 16 Meeting Date to/7/s6 ITEM TITLE: r'ublic Hearing: PCA-87-2 - Consideration of an amendment to the Municipal Code to include recreational vehicle storage as an unclassified use Ordinance ~~6 9 Amending the Municipal Code to include recreational vehicle storage as an unclassified source SUBMITTED BY : Director of P1 anni ng ~~~ SECUfdD RE~;DiNG AfJD ADOPTION REVIEWED BY: City Managert~ (4/5ths Vote: Yes No X ) On June 11, 198e, the Planning Commission voted unanimously to initiate a zoning text amendment to include recreational vehicle (RV) storage as an unclassified use. The request was initiated privately in order to benefit a specific site, but the amendment would apply City-wide with the exception of the fiontgomery annexation area which has a specific plan under study. An initial study, IS-87-2, of possible adverse environmental impacts of the project was conducted, and the Environmental Review Coordinator concluded that there would be no significant environmental effects and recommended that the • Negative Declaration be adopted. RECOMMENDATION: That Council concur with the recommendation of the Planning Commission. BOARDS/COMMISSIOWS RECOMMENDATION: On August 27, 1986, the Planning Commission, by a vote of 7-0, and in accordance with Resolution PCA-87-2, found that the project would have no significant environmental impacts and adopted the Negative Declaration issued on IS-87-2, which is herewith forwarded for Council review and adoption, and recommended that the City Council enact an ordinance amending Title 19 of the Municipal Code as shown in Exhibit A of this report. DISCUSSION: The honing Ordinance presently allows storage yards as a permitted use in the I-L (Limited Industrial) and I (General Industrial) zones. Storage yards can also be established in the C-T (Thoroughfare Commercial) zone subject to a conditional use permit. RV storage facilities are not treated separately in the Code and thus they fall within this general storage yard category. Unclassified uses are considered to possess such unique characteristics and special form as to make impractical their inclusion in any particular zone. Consequently, such uses may be considered for location in any zone subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit following an analysis of the location • and operation of each individual proposal. Page 2, Item 16 • Meeting Date 10/7/80 RV storage facilities (storage yards for motor homes, camping trailers, boats and the like) are unique in several respects. They can vary in size, but normally require large parcels of land. Because of this, and the fact that they are in essence oversized parking lots, they can have an imposing visual and aesthetic impact. On the other hand, they require a comparatively modest investment in improvements (pavement, fencing, small office, etc.) and are generally passive operations in terms of noise and traffic. Because of the acreage requirements and the relatively low improvement costs, recreational vehicle storage facilities represent both a viable interim use of property pending development at a higher use, and a long-term use for so-called remnant property such as the SDGB~E utility right-of-way, both of which can involve property in various zones. Furthermore, there appears to be a significant demand for RV storage facilities as evident by the lack of vacancy in existing storage facilities. For the reasons noted above, we believe it would be appropriate to include recreational vehicle storage facilities as an unclassified use subject to location in any zone upon the issuance of a conditional use permit by the Planning Commission. The amendment also includes a listing of issues to be addressed with each such CUP application, including screening (fencing and landscaping), access, lighting, signs, hours of operation, adjacent land uses and structures, customer parking, office facilities, surfacing, security, height of storage items, and a procedure to allow annual review by the Zoning • Administrator based upon any change in surrounding conditions for those RV storage yards judged by the Commission to represent an interim use of land. Interim facilities would be approved for a maximum period of five years with extensions subject to rehearing before the Commission. The Planning Commission expressed the concern that the description of an RV storage yard was too broad and should be refined. The problem comes in attempting an all-encompassing definition which may exclude some legitimate but unforeseen storage iterns. Consequently, the list of issues to be addressed by an RV storage application has been expanded to require that the applicant submit a comprehensive list of items which would be eligible for storage. This list would initially be subject to Commission approval, while any later amendments to the list would be subject to the approval of the Planning Director. The intent would be to remain flexible in reviewing each proposal on its merits consistent with the objective of providing an attractive well-maintained facility primarily for the storage of recreational vehicles which cannot be conveniently stored on private residential lots. WPC 3138P ~~~lh'~ by thv City Council of Chula Vista, California ~ J by, ±',~ City Council of Dated I ~ Dated COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT Item 16 _ • Meeting Date 10/7/86 ITEM TITLE: Ordinance ~ )? 0 Modifying Section 18.54.020 of the Municipal Code SECOND READING AND AD ION SUBMITTED BY: Director of Public Works/City Engineer REVIEWED BY: City Manager (4/5ths Vote: Yes No X ) When Ordinance 2039 was adopted in 1983 to update the City's Floodplain regulations, the official Flood Insurance Rate Maps in effect were dated August 15, 1983. Those maps have now been superseded by maps dated August 5, 1986. RECOMMENDATION: That Council adopt Ordinance modifying Section 18.54.020 of the Municipal Code. BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: IJot applicable. DISCUSSION: Letter dated September 10, 1985, from Robert L. Vickers, Regional Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency advised us that Ordinance No. 2039 s~iould be changed to reflect the most current date of our Flood Insurance Rate • Maps, which is presently August 5, 1986. In order to accommodate this direction, it is proposed that Section 18.54.020 of the Municipal Code be changed from: "18.54.020 Official "The city council boundary and floodway August 15, 1983, and public works, as the special flood hazard." to: maps. designates flood insurance rate maps (FIRM) and flood map, community panel numbers 065021 0001-0007 dated amendments on file in the office of the director of official maps to be used in determining those areas of "18.54.020 Official maps. "The city council designates flood insurance rate maps (FIRM) and flood boundary floodway maps, community panel numbers 065021 0001-0007 dated August 5, 1986, or any amendment thereof as the official maps to be used in determining those areas of special flood hazard." This change will bring our floodplain regulations into compliance with the current federal requirements. Letter from Mr. Vickers dated September 19, 1986, is attached for information. FISCAL IMPACT: iJo fiscal impact on the City will result from adoption of • this ordinance. Should the ordinance not be adopted and eligibility for federal funding and federally insured loans be lost, then an uncalculated but possibly large amount of loss could be realized. WPC 2335E ..~~ by the City Coun of Chula Vista, California Dated by the City Council Chula Vista, California Dated ~ ~ ~~' ' ~~ ~'