Municipal Code Update
1 City Council
Item 7.3
February 21, 2023
Proposed Amendments
Four Categories
• Procedural
• State Law Compliance
• Land Use and Development
• Process Improvements
Procedural & State Law Compliance
• Department and Director Title Changes
• Removal of Chula Vista Redevelopment
Corporation and Development Review Committee
• Juneteenth Parking Holiday
• Remove Definition Section Numbers – Title 19
(Planning & Zoning)
• Removal of Outdated Labels for Specific
Populations
• Family Day Care Homes (State Law)
Land Use & Development
Massage Parlors
• Issue –> Use not listed as a permitted,
conditionally permitted, or unpermitted use
within Title 19.
• Solution –> Permitted by right within the C-C
(Commercial-Core) and C-T (Commercial-
Thoroughfare) zoning designations.
Land Use & Development
Design Review Permit
Requirement
• Issue –> Design Review process is being
applied to single-family dwelling within the R-3
(Apt. – Res.) zoning designations.
• Solution –> Clarify the establishment,
location, expansion or alteration of multifamily
structures in all multifamily residential zones
requires a Design Review Permit.
Land Use & Development
R-3 Zone Height Standards
• Issue –> Height standard discrepancies for R-
3 zoning designation.
• Solutions –> 1) Standardize height standard
within R-3 zone; 2) Add Zone R-3-L to the
height standard.
Land Use & Development
Definitions
• Issue –> Industrial development has
evolved into uses not contemplated in the
Municipal Code (i.e. goods purchased
online, and flexible business models using
large industrial buildings for storage and
goods manufacturing).
Land Use & Development
Definitions (cont.)
Solution –> Add the following definitions:
• E-Commerce
• Fulfillment Center
• Interested Party
• Self-Storage Facility
• Warehousing Facility
• Warehousing – Logistics and Distribution
Facility
• Warehousing Sales – Retail
Process Improvements
Scheduling and Timing of Public
Hearings for Project Appeals
• Issue –> Once a valid project appeal application
has been received, the timeline to conduct the
public hearing on the appeal varies.
• Solution –> Revise process to establish a
consistent timeline of 60 days for project
appeals.
Process Improvements
Short-Term Rental (STR) Permits
• Issues –> Dwellings owned by deployed active-duty
military members often sit vacant for months on end.
Causes to deny, issue, modify, suspend, or revoke a
Short-Term Rental Permit are missing from this
Chapter.
• Solutions –> 1) Expand the Short-Term Rental
Permit eligibility to include active-duty military
members while on deployment;
2) Add reasons to deny, issue, modify,
suspend or revoke Short-Term Rental Permit.
Process Improvements
Public Right-of-Way Enforcement
• Issue –> Clarification needed regarding City
enforcement of violations within the public right-of-
way.
• Solution –> Clarify enforcement responsibilities:
1) Police Department - violations within street up to
curb and noise violations.
2) Code Enforcement – violations on most private
property
and any violations occurring between the
property line and the face of curb.
Development Oversight Committee
• Comprised of developers, business owners,
community organizations, engineers,
architects, and contractors.
• In August 2022, staff engaged with the
committee to discuss the proposed package of
code amendments and to gather feedback.
Stakeholder Engagement
Committee Feedback
• Hearings for project appeals no later than sixty
(60) days from appeal filing
• Higher maximum height standard for the R-3
zone
• Objective standards for large family daycare
homes
• Development standards for
warehousing/distribution and self-storage uses
RECOMMENDATION
Place an ordinance on first reading
approving revisions to the Chula Vista
Municipal Code.