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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1986/12/09 Item 12• COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT Item 12 Meeting Date 12/9/86 ITEM TITLE: Public Hearing: PCZ-87-G; Consideration to prezone approximately 3 acres of land located at the southeast corner of Medical Center Drive and Medical Center Court, presently RS4 County single family residential to be prezoned to C-O-P Administrative and Professional with a precise plan - Vista Hill Foundation Ordinance .~ i ;'~~ Approving the prezoni ng of 3 acres at the southeast corner of Medical Center Drive and Medical Center Court from RS4 to C-O-P i~..~;~:i'vt) rev=;i;vea r"~,'Ji~ ~,L~L~~TiON SUBMITTED BY: Planning Director~~C REVIEWED BY: City Manager') ~w~'f (4/5ths Vote: Yes No X ) The applicant will be filing an application with the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) to annex the subject property located in the County of San Diego and within the boundaries of the Sphere of Influence of the City of Chula Vista sometime after the prezoning is approved by the City. LAFCO requires the area to be prezoned before an annexation application may be processed and considered. An Initial Study IS-87-27, a review of the possible adverse environmental impacts of the project was conducted by the Environmental Review Coordinator on October 24, 1986, and concluded that there would be no significant environmental effects and issued the Negative Declaration. RECOMMENDATION: That Council concur with the recommendation of the Planning Commission. BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: On November 5, 1986, the Planning Commission, by a vote of 5-0 with one Commissioner absent, took the following actions: 1. Found that the project would have no significant environmental impacts and adopted the Negative Declaration issued for IS-87-27, which is herewith forwarded for Council review and adoption, and 2. Recommended that the City Council enact an ordinance to prezone the 3 acres from County RS4 to City C-O-P as shown on Exhibit A attached hereto, and in accordance with Planning Commission Resolution PCS-87-G. • • DISCUSSION: Adjacent zoning and land use. Immediately northwest and south o presently vacant. Immediately to conditional use permit granted for Existin4 site characteristics. Page 2, Item 12 Meeting Date r~~ f the subject property is R-S-4 County and the east is an area zoned R-1-H with a psychiatric hospital. The 3.01 acres in question are located on the east side of the proposed extension of h1edical Center Drive directly abutting the south side of Medical Center Court. The property has rather gentle rolling topography which would not preclude access from either Medical Center Court or the extension of Medical Center Drive. The site has been cultivated in the past and is presently vacant. The hillside overlay zone applied to the properties immediately to the east has been modified through the conditional use permit process utilized on those propert ies. In each instanc e, specific site plans were approved to address grading issues with minimal retention of natural areas. Compatibility with zoning and plans. • The General Plan Land Use Element depicts the general area for professional and administrative office use which covers properties in the vicinity of the Chula Vista Community Hospital. Therefore, the proposed C-O-P zoning would be in conformance with the General Plan. Of the 30 acres immediately east of the subject property, which have been developed over the years with hospital office and nursing facilities is for the most part (80q) zoned R-1-H, with the remaining area zoned C-O-P. The long-range plan would be to review this entire area for consideration of a C-O-P category to more closely relate to the development that is now transpired. Extending the C-0 zoning to Medical Center Drive represents a natural boundary to the west. The termination at this point of the proposed C-0 zoning, a little over 200 feet south of Medical Center Court, is uncertain so far as long-range planning is concerned since the area immediately to the south and to the west are uncommitted so far as development plans. The size of the parcel and the depth of the commercial zoning will allow the applicant's to proceed with a design for a 40,000 sq. ft. medical office structure which is the anticipated land use at this time. COhJCLUSION It is recommended that the area be prezoned to C-O-P to allow for the expansion of the medical facilities that are now well established in the 30 acres immediately to the east of the subject property. The ultimate size of the medical complex for this area is uncertain and will require further study with the future development plans for the area to the south and east of the existing hospital. It is anticipated that the extension of Palomar Street to •the south will likely form the ultimate southerly boundary for the medical land uses. FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable. WPC 3367P by the City Counci! of Chula Vista, California Dated ~.~ ~ ~~ ~, ~q' by th City Council of Chula Vista, California Dated • • • • December 3, 1986 COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF CHULA VISTA • • Gregory Cox Mayor of Chula Vista 276 Fourth Avenue Chula Vista, CA 92010 Dear Mayor Cox: J~~SV MOS.iJ '~ ~/ O O U ~M ~~ ~l. V~ A NOti - PROFII CORPORATION' The Board of Directors of Community Hospital leas asked me to advise you of their interest and concern regarding the 32-acre land parcel that is owned by the Sweetwater Union High School District and is contiguous to the northern boundary of the hospital property. Specifically, the Board felt concerned about the article that appeared in the October 26, 1986 edition of the Star News reporting that a land swap between the City of Chula Vista and the school district was being considered and that the City was possibly planning to use the acreage as a transportation yard. The Board believes that this parcel of land is important to the continued development of the Medical Center site and would appreciate the opportunity to give input in the planning process for the development of the parcel. The Board further observed that a study is being made by the City of Chula Vista with respect to revision of the general plan for property east of I-805 and felt that in no case should the land exchange, for the purposes as set forth in the Star News article, take place until that study is completed and there has been opportunity for review and input. It was felt rather strongly that the location of a maintenance or transportation yard on this site would be inappropriate and not ccanpatible with the Medical Center site development or the development of the immediate environs generally. Realizing that no specific action has taken place on the part of either the City or the school district, the hospital Board still felt that it should ccamnunicate the interest and concern felt regarding this particular parcel of land. Yours very truly, ~~~ ~ I~bert D. Hansen Executive Director RDH:nb 1 y~ ~ ~.~` 1 ~~ ~ ~~N.~ 751 MEDICAL CENTER COURT • 92010 P.O. BOX 1297 •CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA • 619-421-6110 Cpl ~'1 ~ JT ~ .-rte r. r.+. .... `. r -- ~--, ~._:, ~ . ~ ~ , , . ~ ~. _', ~ ~ 1 _ -rs ~ , ~-; _ ~~ ~, ~~~