Chula Vista General Plan

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Read Chula Vista's official General Plan: Chula Vista General Plan → · 2005-12-13 · 2024

Elements · 7 Verifier-checked summaries

• Land Use and Transportation Element (Chapter 5), Sections 5-7 — Goals, Planning Factors, Objectives and Policies → Land Use 2005-12-13
• Housing Element of the General Plan 2021-2029 (6th Cycle), adopted by City Council Resolution No. 2021-137 → Housing 2021-07-13

  The current adopted Housing Element is the 6th-cycle 2021-2029 element, adopted July 13, 2021 by City Council Resolution No. 2021-137. It details the City's eight-year strategy for enhancing and preserving the community and expanding housing opportunities across economic segments, and provides official policy guidance for local housing decisions throughout the 2021-2029 planning period. It is organized around four goals: Goal 1, promote housing that helps create safe, livable, and sustainable neighborhoods; Goal 2, facilitate construction and provision of quality housing to meet the City's diverse needs by type, size, ownership level, and income; Goal 3, create opportunities for affordable housing, particularly in vulnerable areas and areas of opportunity; and Goal 4, promote equitable and accessible housing options and resources. Housing Policy 1.1 prioritizes preserving and improving existing housing stock; Policy 1.3 targets eliminating overcrowded, unsafe, and unsanitary conditions through code enforcement; Policy 1.4 promotes energy-efficiency measures consistent with the Climate Action Plan.

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• Land Use and Transportation Element (Chapter 5), Sections 5-7 — Mobility/Transportation Objectives and Policies → Circulation & Mobility 2005-12-13

  The circulation/transportation half of Chapter 5 is carried in the same LUT Element. Objective LUT 16 integrates land use and transportation, promoting self-supportive communities that reduce vehicle trips (LUT 16.1) and direct transit access (LUT 16.3). Objective LUT 17 supports planned transit, directing higher-intensity and mixed-use development within walking distance of San Diego Trolley stations along E, H, and Palomar Streets and future Bus Rapid Transit lines (LUT 17.2), and requiring coordination with SANDAG (LUT 17.4). Objective LUT 18 reduces traffic demand through Transportation Demand Management such as carpooling and flexible work hours (LUT 18.5). Objective LUT 21 maintains a safe, efficient system with periodic level-of-service analysis (LUT 21.2). Objective LUT 22 calls for grade-separated Trolley crossings at E and H Streets (LUT 22.1). Objective LUT 23 promotes balanced mobility, setting a walkability goal of .25 to .5 miles to daily retail or transit (LUT 23.1a).

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• Environmental Element (Chapter 9), Sections 1-3a — Conservation (combined Conservation/Open Space/Noise element) → Conservation 2005-12-13

  Chula Vista satisfies the state Conservation, Open Space, and Noise requirements in one combined Environmental Element (Chapter 9). Its overall goal is to improve sustainability through responsible stewardship of natural and cultural resources, promotion of environmental health, and protection of persons and property from hazards and noise. The Conservation section (3.1) opens with the Multiple Species Conservation Program (MSCP); the City of Chula Vista MSCP Subarea Plan was approved May 13, 2003 by the City Council and Planning Commission and adopted as part of the General Plan. Objective E1 conserves sensitive biological resources, implemented by the MSCP Subarea Plan (Policy E 1.1). Objective E2 protects and improves surface-water and groundwater quality within and downstream of Chula Vista. Objective E3 minimizes growth impacts on water supply through efficient use and conservation, promoting state-of-the-art water conservation practices (E 3.1) and education programs (E 3.2).

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• Environmental Element (Chapter 9), Section 3b — Open Space (combined Conservation/Open Space/Noise element) → Open Space 2005-12-13

  The Open Space section (3.2) of the combined Environmental Element preserves natural resources, scenic vistas, sensitive vegetation, agricultural uses, and productive soils. It establishes four open-space land use designations: Open Space; Open Space Preserve; Open Space - Active Recreation; and Parks and Recreation. The Chula Vista Greenbelt forms a continuous 28-mile open space and park system around the City's perimeter, serving as a limit to urban development. Objective E11 improves the open space and trails network with internal connections, including an integrated network serving residents and visitors at the bayfront and Otay River Valley (E 11.1), long-term Greenbelt preservation (E 11.2), and a City-wide Trails Master Plan consistent with the Greenbelt Master Plan and MSCP Subarea Plan (E 11.4). Objective E12 connects the City network to the regional network. Objective E13 acknowledges ecotourism potential in Chula Vista and the south San Diego County subregion.

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• Environmental Element (Chapter 9), Section 3c — Noise (combined Conservation/Open Space/Noise element) → Noise 2005-12-13

  The Noise section (3.5) of the combined Environmental Element addresses protecting people from excessive noise, noting that vehicular traffic is the most prevalent noise source in Chula Vista and is greatest around freeways. The City uses Community Noise Equivalent Level (CNEL) in its planning guidelines, which accounts for heightened sensitivity during evening and nighttime; Table 9-2 sets exterior land use-noise compatibility guidelines. The Chula Vista Municipal Code noise control ordinance establishes noise-level limits for individual generators. Objective E18 protects people from excessive noise through land use planning and mitigation, applying the Table 9-2 guidelines to new development (E 18.1), requiring interior-noise mitigation per the California Building Code (E 18.2), and enforcing the noise control ordinance (E 18.4). Objective E19 protects the community from transportation noise, stabilizing residential traffic volumes (E 19.1), exploring rubberized asphalt (E 19.2), and employing traffic-calming measures (E 19.3).

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• Safety Element 2024 (Chapter 10) — Goals, Policies, and Actions → Safety 2024

  The Safety Element is a 2024 update (a mandatory chapter under California Government Code Section 65302, required to be updated whenever the Housing Element is updated) addressing protection from natural and man-made hazards. Goal SE 1.0 minimizes loss from natural hazards, with policies on flooding and erosion (SE 1.1), geologic-hazard mitigation (SE 1.2), wildfire preparedness (SE 1.4), locating development outside the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (Action SE 1.5.4), climate-change resiliency (SE 1.7), and extreme-heat resilience (SE 1.10). Goal SE 2.0 minimizes loss from human-made hazards, including reducing crime via site planning and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) (SE 2.1) and minimizing toxic-product use and facilitating household hazardous-waste disposal (SE 2.3). Goal SE 3.0 ensures residents are informed about hazards and emergency preparedness. Goal SE 4.0 ensures the City is well-prepared for effective emergency response.

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• Environmental Element (Chapter 9), Section 3c — Environmental Justice (Objective E 20) → Environmental Justice 2005-12-13

  Environmental Justice is addressed within the combined Environmental Element (Section 3.6, with background in Section 1.6) rather than a stand-alone element. Objective E20 provides fair treatment for people of all races, cultures, and income levels with respect to the development, adoption, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. Its policies provide public outreach and involvement opportunities for residents affected by proposed City projects (E 20.1); plan for the equitable distribution of public facilities and services (E 20.2); avoid siting industrial facilities and uses that pose a significant hazard to human health and safety near schools or residential dwellings (E 20.3); build new schools and residential dwellings with sufficient separation and buffering from such hazardous industrial uses (E 20.4); and promote more livable communities by expanding opportunities for transit-oriented development (E 20.5).

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