DATE: February 6, 2018
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RESOLUTION ADOPTING CHULA VISTA BAYFRONT DESIGN GUIDELINES DATED DECEMBER 28, 2017
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
In 2002, the San Diego Unified Port District (District), City of Chula Vista (City) and the City of Chula Vista Redevelopment Agency (CVRDA) started a multi-agency comprehensive planning effort for the Chula Vista Bayfront (CVB). After a robust public stakeholder effort, in May 2010, the Board of Port Commissioners (Board), certified a Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR)1 and a Port Master Plan Amendment (PMPA) for the Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan (CVBMP)2. The City and CVRDA took corresponding actions for the areas within their jurisdiction.
In 2010 and prior to the certification of the FEIR and PMPA, the District, City and CVRDA entered into a CVBMP Settlement Agreement (Settlement Agreement)3 with the Bayfront Coalition (Coalition). Among other items, the Settlement Agreement outlined a requirement for the development of CVBMP Design Guidelines (Guidelines) to address cohesive development and streetscape design standards between public and private developments. Additionally, the Settlement Agreement created a process to form the Bayfront Cultural Design Committee (BCDC) to assist the District in processing the Guidelines. The BCDC was subsequently formed consistent with the Settlement Agreement.
In late 2017, District staff retained KTU+A, an urban design and landscape architecture firm, to support the District in its efforts to complete the Guidelines. Three public meetings were held with the BCDC to establish the design guidelines and on November 7, 2017, the BCDC took action to recommend the District's approval of the Guidelines. District staff also conducted targeted stakeholder outreach with the City, RIDA Development Corporation (RIDA), Pacifica Companies, LLC (Pacifica), and Sun Communities (Sun), as well as a group of members from the Wildlife Advisory Group (WAG).
Overall, the Guid...
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