City of Chula Vista

Regular Planning Commission Meeting

MINUTES

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Council Chambers, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, CA
Commissioners Present:
  • Commissioner Combs, 
  • Commissioner Felber, 
  • Commissioner Leal, 
  • Vice Chair Torres, 
  • and Chair De La Rosa 
Absent:
  • Commissioner Burroughs 
Also Present:
  • Development Services Director Black, 
  • Legal Counsel Sullivan representing Gatzke Dillon & Ballance LLP, 
  • and Deputy City Clerk Zepeda 

Minutes are prepared and ordered to correspond to the agenda.

1.
CALL TO ORDER

  

The meeting was called to order at 6:02 p.m.

2.
ROLL CALL

  

Deputy City Clerk Zepeda called the roll.

3.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG AND MOMENT OF SILENCE

  

Led by Commissioner Felber.

4.
CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 4.1 through 4.2)

  
  • Moved byVice Chair Torres
    Seconded byCommissioner Felber

    To approve the recommended action on the below consent calendar items. The motion was carried by the following vote:

    Yes (5)Chair De La Rosa, Vice Chair Torres, Commissioner Combs, Commissioner Felber, and Commissioner Leal
    Result, Carried (5 to 0)

4.1
Approval of Meeting Minutes

This item has attachments.  

  • To approve the meeting dated June 26, 2024

4.2
Consider Request for Excused Absence

This item has attachments.  

  • To approve an excused absence for Commissioner Leal from the June 26, 2024, Planning Commission meeting.

5.
PUBLIC COMMENTS

  

There were none. 

6.
PUBLIC HEARINGS

  

6.1
Consideration of an Amendment to the Chula Vista Municipal Code Related to Accessory Dwelling Units

This item has attachments.  
  • Moved byVice Chair Torres
    Seconded byCommissioner Felber

    To adopt Resolution No. 2024-11 recommending that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista deny the proposed amendment to Chula Vista Municipal Code Section 19.58.022(C)(2)(c), and direct staff to conduct research into the potential impacts of increasing the allowable number of detached ADUs from one to two for single-family dwellings and return to City Council with such findings. The motion was carried by the following vote: 

    Yes (5)Chair De La Rosa, Vice Chair Torres, Commissioner Combs, Commissioner Felber, and Commissioner Leal
    Result, Carried (5 to 0)

7.
ACTION ITEMS

  

7.1
Election of Commission Chair and Vice Chair for Fiscal Year 2024/2025

  

Item was trailed to the next Planning Commission meeting. 

7.2
Discussion of the Annual Activities Report and Authorize the Chair to Work with Staff to Finalize and Submit

This item has attachments.  
  • Moved byCommissioner Leal
    Seconded byCommissioner Combs

    To authorize the Chair to work with staff to finalize and submit the Annual Activities report. The motion was carried by the following vote:  

    Yes (5)Chair De La Rosa, Vice Chair Torres, Commissioner Combs, Commissioner Felber, and Commissioner Leal
    Result, Carried (5 to 0)

8.
DIRECTOR'S REPORT

  

Development Services Director Black introduced the new Development Services Assistant Director, Rebecca Bridgeford, and discussed upcoming Planning Commission meetings.

9.
CHAIR'S COMMENTS

  

Chair De La Rosa thanked commissioners for their comments on the public hearing item.

10.
COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS

  

Commissioner Felber discussed future meeting attendance. 

Vice Chair Torres requested that staff notify the Chair and Vice Chair of the Commission should they oppose the Commission's recommendations to City Council and allow the Chair and Vice Chair to voice the Commission’s recommendations to the City Council as appropriate. 

Commissioner Leal thanked staff for their work on the public hearing item. 

11.
ADJOURNMENT

  

The meeting was adjourned at 7:07 p.m.

Minutes prepared by: Mariluz Zepeda, Deputy City Clerk

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