RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING THE PARK MASTER PLAN FOR
THE 2.8-ACRE TOWN SQUARE PARK (LOTS B & C) IN OTAY
RANCH VILLAGE 8 WEST AND THE NAME “CENTRAL
SQUARE PARK”
WHEREAS, the Sectional Planning Area (SPA) plan for Otay Ranch Village 8 West (the “Project”) was adopted by City Council on December 17, 2013, via Resolution No. 2013-270; and
WHEREAS, HomeFed Village 8, LLC ( the “Developer”) requested approval of an amendment to the SPA plan and a new Tentative Subdivision Map; and
WHEREAS, the SPA plan amendment and Tentative Subdivision Map was adopted by City Council on February 18, 2020, via Resolution Nos. 2020-033 and 2020-034, respectively; and
WHEREAS, the 2.8-acre park site located between La Media Parkway North and South satisfies a portion of the land dedication requirements of the Parkland Dedication Ordinance ( the “PLDO”) for the Project by granting a public access easement over Lots B & C (Town Square Park) and Lot D (Neighborhood Park) as accepted on Final Subdivision Map No. 16428 recorded at the County Recorder’s Office on November 3, 2020, File No. 2020-7000372; and
WHEREAS, the Project will meet its park obligations, as established in Chapter 17.10 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code ( CVMC), by constructing the Town Square Park and the Neighborhood Park and by paying in -lieu fees for the Project’s proportionate share of the Community Park development improvements; and
WHEREAS, park provisions are docum ented in detail in the Agreement Regarding Construction of Parks in Otay Ranch Village Eight West (the “Parks Agreement”), approved by the City Council via Resolution No.2020-223 on October 20, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the Project’s parks are provided through the “turnkey” method where in the Developer constructs the parks on behalf of the City; and
WHEREAS, the Park s Agreement acknowledges that the Town Square Park and Neighborhood Park shall be owned and maintained by the Otay Ranch Village 8 West Homeowners’ Association and will provide a mechanism to fund the perpetual maintenance of the
2.8-acre Town Square Park and the future 5.5-acre Neighborhood Park planned within the Project; and
WHEREAS, the Developer and the landscape consultants, Tributary LA, Inc., have entered into a two-party agreement for the design of the park; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Development Services has reviewed the proposed project for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA ) and has determined tha t the Project was adequately covered in previously certified Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR 10-03) - SCH #2010062093 for the Otay Ranch Village 8 West SPA Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Commission approved the Town Square Park Master Plan and park’s name at its meeting on November 18, 2021.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that it hereby approves the Park Master Plan for the 2.8-acre Town Square Park, located in Village 8 West, and the name “Central Square Park.”
Presented by: Approved as to form by:
Tiffany Allen Glen R. Googins
Director of Development Services City Attorney