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Home My WebLink AboutReso 1976-8211RESOLUTION N0. 8211 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA ADOPTING REVISIONS TO THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA LANDSCAPE MANUAL, AND CERTIFYING THE NEGATIVE DECLA- RATION The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby resolve as follows: WHEREAS, revisions to the Chula Vista Municipal Landscape Manual are again necessary to insure that the quality of landscaping and protection of planted areas will be carried out through proper standards, and WHEREAS, the revisions, as proposed by the Planning Depart- ment, provide for additional clarification of certain sections as well as early review by the utility companies and will provide more detailed requirements to eliminate confusion and uncertainty, and WHEREAS, a notice of the proposed Negative Declaration on the proposed revision to the Landscape Manual was given in accordance with the Environmental Review Policy, and WHEREAS, the Environmental Review Committee found that this project would have no possible significant impact on the en- vironment and forwarded the attached Negative Declaration, IS-76-28, to the City Council of the City of Chula Vista for their considera- tion, and WHEREAS, said Negative Declaration has been available to agencies having jurisdiction by law, all responsible agencies and to the public for an adequate period of time for their review and comment. P1OW, THEREFORE, BE IT .RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista that the revisions to the City of Chula Vista Landscape Manual as recommended by the Planning Commission in Reso- lution PCM-76-8, attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by reference as if set forth in full, be, and the same are hereby adopted. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista finds as follows: 1. That the City Council of the City of Chula Vista adopts as its record of this finding of no possible significant impact the Council agenda statement on this agenda item and all of the attach- ments thereto. 2. That the City Council of the City of Chula Vista finds in accordance with the recommendation of the Environmental Review Committee and the attached Negative Declaration that the proposed revisions to the Landscape Manual will not have any possible signifi- cant impact on the environment, and the attached Negative Declaration, incorporated herein by reference as if set forth fully, has been pre- pared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as amended. 3. That the Environmental Review Coordinator is hereby authorized and directed to file said Negative Declaration with the County Clerk of the County of San Diego subsequent to the prepara- tion of a notice of determination on this project. Presented by Approved as to form by D. J. P t son, Director o Georg D. Lindberg, City Att ney Planning ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OI' CHULA VISTA., CALIFORNIA this 22nd day of June , 197 6 by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: CouneiZmen Egdahl, Hyde, Cox, Hamilton NAYES: CouneiZmen None ABSENT; CouneiZmen Hobel ,~ Mayor of the City of ChuZa/i~ista i /' / / ~ ATTEST L ~~ Deputy City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) ss. CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) I, JENNIE M. PTILASZ, CMC, CITY CLERK of the City of Chula Vista, G'aZifornia, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and corre:~t copy of that the same has not been amended or repealed. DATED ty CZer (SEAL) and ~C-660 L{ a, b X / RESOLUTION N0. PCt.-76-8 RESOLUTION CF TIIE CITY PLhI{N RIG COMMISSION RECC'71E?!DING TO THE CITY COUNCIL THE ADuPTION OF REVISIO;JS TO TIIE LANDSCAPE ItANUAL VIHEREhS, on lwyust. 5, 1975 the Chula Vista City Council, by Resolution No. 7II58, adopted a revised Landscape tdanual, and 4lIIEREAS, minor discrepancies and omissions became evident in applying the Landscape 1lanual to development projects, and 4JfIEREAS, the City Planning Commission set the time and place to consider revisions to the Landsr,{~~z Manual, and notice of said hearing, together with its purpose, eras given by the publication in a newspaper of gzneral circulation in the city at least 10 days prior to the date of said hearing, and WHEREAS, a hearing eras held ati said time and place, namely 7:00 p.m., May 24, 1976 in the Cou r.cil Chamber, City Hall, 276 fourth Avenu?, Lefore the Planning Con:missien, and said hearing was thereafter closed. NOW THEREFORE RE IT RESOLVED that the City Planning Conu~iission hereby finds that 'in accordance with the draft Negative Declaration issued on Initial Study IS-7G-2II and the findinys stated therein, the proposed rev~isicns to the Landscape hiauucl will have no signiricant adverse environmental impacts, and certifies that the Negative 02claratioii was prepared in accordance with CEQA, 1970, as amended. CE iT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Planning Cwimi ssim~ roccn;^;znrls to the City Council the aeoi~t-ion of revisions to the Landscape 14anual as stated in Exhibit Fl, pages 1 mid 2, and detail shcot 11, attad~.cd hereto and made a part hereof. PASSED r~~Cp A?PhOVf.D Bl' lHE CI1A' PLA' 1 ;0'.:MiSSTCiI 0!' CHULA VIS". 1, CA.LIFORHIA tins 2-i lh day of hiay, iB76 Ly 'Lhe fi,llo:ring vote, to-er t: AYES: Coa~nissi o,r•_r°; Ploto, Pressutti, dohason, Cl~.andler, Rud~°•lph eni3 Starr NOES: Plonc ADSE'Jl: Co~~~.eai ssioncr S,ni th / i. /~ ~ C Ch~nieian tTTEST: ~,, /,._. ,; , ' ~ ., EXHIBIT A REVISIONS TO THE LANDSCAPE MANUAL Amend Section 1. GENERAL LANDSCAPE STANDARDS Subsection 1.1 Single family and tr~~o family d~~~ellings Insert a new sentence after the second sentence: "An irrigation system will be required on all slopes over 6 feet in vertical height." Add new sentence at end of paragraph: "Location of trees must be verified and approved by all utility companies." Amend Section 3. LAtDSCAPE PLANS Subsection 3.3 Irrigation Plan Add new paragraph 3.3.12: "Show all existiny underground and overhead utility lines." Renumber existing paragraph 3.3.12 to 3.3.13. Amend Section 4. PLAN REVIEIJ PROCESS Subsection 4.1 Slope Planting and Irrigation Add new paragraph 4.1.2: "Submit three sets of plans to the local utility companies for revieti~i." Renumber 4.1.2 through 4.1.4 to 4.1.3 through 4.1.5. Subsection 4.2 New Construction Add new paragraph 4.2.2: "Submit three sets of plans to the local utility companies for review." Renumber 4.2.2 through 4.2.5 to 4.2.3 through 4.2.6. Add ne;;; subsection 4.3: "4.3 Inspection. All open space districts which require the insi:allat~ion of plani:~ing and irr•igai:ion must be inspected arid certiFied in writing by a registered Landscape Architect that the project is complete according to the approved plans. Certification must. be received by the City of Chula Vista prior to the inspection and approval by the L'ity Landscape Arcl~~itect or designated representative." Amend Section 5. LAFIDSCAi'If1G I~lITHIN THE PUGLIC i:If~i~T Of= h4^,1' OR A TP,EE EASEF46'yT Add neN~ subsec.iion 5.?.: "5.2 Street trc~~es ar°e de;,ign:=ted and/r,~.r app revel by ti;2 Departorent of Public Idorla , i~n~ ~irruii~ies co n:erning str~eei: trees should be direct.<~d to the U~psr t~~~er~i: cf Public l:'orl~.s, Rcre!mb2r 5.2 LI~Irough 5.E i:o 5.3 tl , QU,1h ~.7. EXHIQIT A paye 2 Amend Section 6. PARKING AREAS Change subsection 6.4 to read: "Planters, walls and fences in the parking areas shall have a protective six inch curb, to protect against damage to plants and irrigation heads. (See Detai 1 lil l . )" Add new subsection 6.5: "6.5 Protective concrete curbs or standard concrete wheel stops are required where walls and fences abut driveways and parking stalls."' Renumber 6.5 and 6.6 to 6.6 and 6.7. Add nets Section 12. SPECIAL STANDARDS FOR DiULTI-FAI4ILY DEVELOPMENTS "The required planting for usable open space as defined by the Chula Vista Zoning Ordinance shall consist of turf grass or an equal groundcover which can be used for recreation or leisure use. For required dimensions and maximum slope allowed, please refer to the City Zoning Ordinance." Renumber Sections 12 through 14 to 13 through 15. STANDARD URA4lIfJGS Add Sheet 11 11 Planter Concrete Curb ~U7E5~ ( ! E CHI)LA Vi,9TA DEPT. ~~,= (ueuc v;or,(<s srnnDAr -' W i.,. _. ...; 102 A, 103A,1038 L, ~I^v8 FOk FIiRTNEft INFORP~ATIOti. -~ r ,,.r ,, ~ PLAf~~LI' - '~ ~ I~~R. ,Zn I,.~ Grb1 U' 2 WEAKENED PLANE JOINT 4-=^- ~ -~-~-S~-G~ O.C. MAXItdUM SPACING ili4 i .o ~;. _~~,e. ^~~~~~~,. ~ PAVEA7 EtJT ._ n p' `4 ` r\ ~~~~ ., d'.G''..~S~J~1I111~sG r' I i ~_~ AREA 6° CURB= O,B9 S.F. 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