City Operations 101:
Development Services
Department
2023 City Council Workshop Series
April 20, 2023
Agenda
Budget and
Org. Chart
Core Services Permit
Trends
Major
Projects
Contacting UsDepartment
Automation
Efforts and
Online
Resources
FY 2023 Adopted Budget
REVENUE
General Fund Development
Services Fund Total
Taxes $0 $14,000 $14,000
Licenses and Permits $518,000 $3,829,495 $4,347,495
Fines and Penalties $229,000 $0 $229,000
Charges for Services $218,300 $5,906,779 $6,125,079
Other Revenue $29,000 $737,985 $766,985
Transfers In $1,329,353 $1,582,991 $2,912,344
Total $2,323,653 $12,071,250 $14,394,903
Taxes,
$14,000
Licenses &
Permits,
$4,347,495
Fines &
Penalties,
$229,000
Charges for
Services,
$6,125,079
Other
Revenue,
$766,985
Transfers In,
$2,912,344
Total Revenue by Category
FY 2023 Adopted Budget
EXPENSES
General Fund Development
Services Fund Total
Personnel Services $2,442,115 $8,437,672 $10,879,787
Supplies & Services $156,100 $2,014,651 $2,170,751
Utilities $1,533 $3,073 $4,606
Other Expenses $11,000 $371,000 $382,000
Other Capital $0 $115,500 $115,500
Internal Service $28,236 $56,076 $84,312
Transfers Out $0 $2,767,307 $2,767,307
Total $2,638,984 $13,765,279 $16,404,263
Personnel,
$10,879,787
Supplies & Services,
$2,170,751
Utilities,
$4,606
Other Expenses,
$382,000
Other Capital,
$115,500
Internal
Service,
$84,312
Transfers Out,
$2,767,307
Total Expenses by Category
FY 2023 Adopted Budget
BUDGETED POSITIONS
Division General
Fund
Development
Services Fund Total
Administration 6.00 4.00 10.00
Advance Planning 4.00 1.00 5.00
Building Services - 18.00 18.00
Code Enforcement 10.00 - 10.00
Current Planning - 12.00 12.00
Development Services
Counter 1.00 8.00 9.00
Facilities Financing - 5.00 5.00
Land Development - 9.00 9.00
Landscape Architecture - 7.00 7.00
Total 21.00 64.00 85.00
General
Fund
25%
Development Services
Fund 75%
Positions by Fund
Organizational Chart
Principal Management AnalystJay Alvarado Principal C ivil E ngineer Boushra Salem F acilities F inance Mgr Kimberly E lliott Dev Svcs Tech I C laudia R amos Sr C E O fficer Brian C atacutan Dev Automation Spec Jennifer Lima Sr C ivil E ngineer Jamal Batta Transportation E ngineerScott Barker Plan C heck Supv Ahmad Doudar Sr C E O fficer Marisol Aguilera Sr Admin Secretary Patricia Salvacion Sr C ivil E ngineer Vacant Associate Planner Kim Vander Bie Assoc Plan C heck E ng Dwight Ashman C E O fficer II Joanne Hall Secretary Mariluz Zepeda Associate E ngineer C harisse Phillips Management Analyst II Thomas Doyle Assoc Plan C heck E ng Kal Tommalieh C E O fficer II Mariza C antwell Sr O ffice Specialist Daniel Medina Associate E ngineer Jonathan Hardin Dev Svcs Tech II Merli Mejia Assoc Plan C heck E ng Samar Dawood C E O fficer II Moreno Alforque Sr F iscal O ffice Specialist Jeremiah Valenzuela Associate E ngineer R amon E squer Asst Plan C heck E ng C ynthia Barba C E O fficer II Noemi Sanchez Associate E ngineer R ima Thomas Sr Plan C heck Tech O labisi O peodu C E O fficer II Susan G iberson Assistant E ngineer Natalie C ook Sr Building Inspector Javier Davila C E O fficer II Vacant Sr E ngineering Tech Taylor Borneman Sr Building Inspector Shawn Ahlin C E O fficer II Vacant Building Inspector III Vacant C E O fficer II Vacant
Building Inspector III Vacant O ffice Specialist G abby Torres Building Inspector II Joaquin Valdez C E O fficer II-Hrly* Bonifacio Salazar Dev Svcs C ounter Mgr Deanna Sanchez Principal Landscape ArchitectPatricia F erman Building Inspector II Jose G arcia Dev Svcs Tech III Vacant Landscape Architect Beth McDonnell Building Inspector II Josh Lane Dev Svcs Tech II C laudia C aro Landscape Architect Mark C aro Building Inspector II Vacant Dev Svcs Tech II Danette Keshka Landscape Planner II Vacant Building Inspector II Vacant Dev Svcs Tech II G loria Achutegui Landscape Planner I Kevin Jeffery Building Inspector II Vacant Dev Svcs Tech II Isabel Zetina Sr Landscape Inspector Dave DeF acci Building Inspector I O scar Magdaleno Dev Svcs Tech II Larry Tran Landscape Inspector Jose Machuca Dev Svcs Tech II R obert G allardo
Dev Svcs Tech II Vacant
Principal Planner Desmond C orley Principal Planner Scott Donaghe Sr Planner O scar R omero Sr Planner Dai Hoang
Sr Planner Stan Donn Associate Planner Harold Phelps
Sr Planner Vacant Assistant Planner Amy DeNinno `
Associate Planner Arturo O rtuno Sr Planning Tech G abe Innocenzi Associate Planner C aroline Young
Associate Planner Jeff Steichen Sr Planner C hristopher Mallec Associate Planner Tanairi R omano
Assistant Planner Mathew Sterling Sr Project C oordinator Janice Kluth Staff are listed by C lass Specification then alphabetically by F irst Name *Hourly positions are not included in F TE total
C urrent Planning (9 F TE s) Advance Planning (5 F TE s) (85 F TE s)
Administration (6 F TE s) Land Development (9 F TE s)
Director Laura C . Black
Assistant Director Marc C ass Building O fficial/C E Mgr Lou E l-Khazen Planning Mananger Todd Philips
Building Services (18 F TE s) C ode E nforcement (11 F TE s)F acilities F inancing (5 F TE s) Dev Services C ounter (9 F TE s) Landscape Architecture (7 F TE s) Laura C. Black, AICP
Director
Marc Cass, AICP
Assistant Director
D. Todd Philips
Planning Manager
Deanna Sanchez
Front Counter Manager
Boushra Salem
Principal Civil Engineer
Patricia Ferman
Principal Landscape
Architect
Lou El-Khazen
Building Official/Code
Enforcement Manager
Brian Catacutan
Senior Code
Enforcement Officer
Ahmad Doudar
Plan Check
Supervisor
Shawn Ahlin
Senior Building
Inspector
Javier Davila
Senior Building
Inspector
Desmond Corley
Principal Planner
Scott Donaghe
Principal Planner
Marisol Aguilera
Senior Code
Enforcements Officer
Kimberly Elliott
Facilities Finance Manager
Jay Alvarado
Principal Management
Analyst
Organizational Chart - Leadership
Tiffany Allen
Assistant City Manager
CORE SERVICES
Core Services – Building Inspection
Lou El-Khazen
Building Official/Code
Enforcement Manager
Shawn Ahlin
Senior Building
Inspector
Javier Davila
Senior Building
Inspector
11 positions (5 currently vacant) in the section. 2.5 contract inspectors.
Conduct site inspections to verify projects are built per the approved plans:
Building, Residential, Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical, Energy, Green Building, Existing Building (tenant
improvements) and Disabled Access.
Over the last twelve (12) months, conducted approximately 33,000 building inspections.
Core Services – Building Plan Review
Lou El-Khazen
Building Official/Code
Enforcement Manager
Ahmad Doudar
Plan Check
Supervisor
6 positions in the section. Consultants are available, when needed to manage workload.
Review building permits to ensure the project meets minimum requirements of adopted building codes:
Building, Residential, Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical, Energy, Green Building, Existing Building (tenant improvements) and Disabled Access.
Over the last twelve (12) months, performed 7,500
building plan reviews which includes recheck and plan
change reviews.
Core Services – Current Planning
D. Todd Philips
Planning Manager
Desmond Corley
Principal Planner
Entitlements: Design Review, Variances, Rezones, Conditional Use Permits, Coastal Development Permits
Permits: Mobile Food Facilities, Planned Sign Permits
Plan Checks: Grading, Building, Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)/Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit (JADU) and Improvement Plans.
Planning Document Amendments/Reviews: General Plan, General Development Plan, Sectional Planning Area (SPA) Documents and Specific Plans California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Reviews: Initial Studies, Mitigated Negative Declarations, Environmental Impacts Reports
Zoning Administrator Duties as authorized by the Chula Vista Municipal Code and/or SPA Plans.
Core Services – Advance Planning
D. Todd Philips
Planning Manager
Scott Donaghe
Principal Planner
Planning Document Development/Amendment/Project Review:
General Plan (including Housing Element); General Development Plan; SPA Documents
Historic Preservation Program (Certificates of Appropriateness) Environmental Review Section: Multiple Species Conservation Program (MSCP); Capital Improvement Plans (CIP) Projects – review for environmental compliance; Mitigation Bank/Alternative Compliance Program; Liaison with State and Federal Wildlife Agencies
Otay Valley Regional Park participation:review projects to ensure consistency with the OVRP Plan; Liaison to the OVRP Joint Powers Authority Land Use Information: Major Project Report – monthly report providing development project data developments Citywide; GIS integration – once entitlements are approved, the City’s GIS mapping system (CV Mapper) is updated; Chula Vista Municipal Code Updates: Comprehensive, Single Topic, Consistency with State Law
Core Services – Land Development
Boushra Salem
Principal Civil EngineerNine (9) positions in the section. (1 currently vacant and 1 pending retirement).
Lead staff for the following permits: Grading, public/private improvement, easements, dedications, temporary/permanent encroachments, subdivision map act mapping actions (Final Maps, Parcel Maps, etc.).
Reviewing staff for planning and building permits.
Coordinates with various departments for project reviews: Traffic, Engineering, Stormwater, Surveying.
Anything that requires dirt movement for private project – the Land Development Division is involved.
Core Services – Landscape Architecture
Patricia Ferman
Principal Landscape
Architect
7 positions in the section (1 currently vacant).
Review planning, building, land development and landscape architecture development plans.
Manage multi-disciplinary teams for the design and implementation of parks, streetscapes, open space, and trails; including budget monitoring. Currently managing 13 parks in design/construction phases, totaling approximately 80 acres.
Perform landscape inspection services for private development and CIP projects.
Design and implement functional and attractive public outdoor spaces: Third Avenue Downtown, the F Street Promenade, and Main Street Master Plan.
Manage multiple, complex and technical projects such as the construction of the Third Avenue Streetscape, and the design of the Loma Verde Recreation Center.
Core Services – Facilities Financing
Kimberly Elliott
Facilities Finance
Manager
5 positions in the section.
Management and administration of City fee programs for the construction of public facilities (Development Impact Fees, In-lieu fees, and other related fees) Lead for annual indexing of the Development Impact Fees – Every October 1st Coordination and management of facility and fee financing programs (i.e.
Community Facilities Districts “CFD”s to finance and maintain developer constructed public facilities)
Management of various transportation related projects:
Downtown Parking Management Plan and SB 743 implementation
Core Services – Code Enforcement
Lou El-Khazen
Building Official/Code
Enforcement Manager
Brian Catacutan
Senior Code
Enforcement Officer
Marisol Aguilera
Senior Code
Enforcements Officer
10 positions (3 currently vacant) within the Division. 1 hourly Code Enforcement Officer.
Work with residents and business owners to achieve code compliance.
Respond to complaints from the community. Proactively inspect hotels, motels, mobilehome parks and multi-family housing rental units.
Enforce Mobile Food Facilities, Short Term Rentals and
Commercial Cannabis regulations.
Over the last twelve (12) months, 693 code cases were
opened, and 632 cases were closed.
Core Services - Admin
Jay Alvarado
Principal Management
Analyst
5 positions in this section (1 currently vacant).
Code Enforcement Support: Manage Code Enforcement complaint phone line, email, and ACT App submissions; Garage Sale Licenses; Appeal Hearing Coordination; Case Management Fiscal Services/General Support: Accounts Payable/Billable, Development Deposit Accounts; Budget Development/Monitoring; Agreement/Contract Management; Records Requests; Public Records Requests; Subpoenas; Payroll Processing; Public Noticing Planning Commission: Staff the Planning Commission; prepare agendas; post agenda packets online via eScribe
Automation: Accela Department Lead; Electronic Plan Review Development & Implementation; Department Website Lead
Core Services – Front Counter
Deanna Sanchez
Front Counter Manager
9 positions in the section. 1 General Fund, 8 Development Services Fund (2 currently vacant). 1.5 contract staff
The front counter is the first encounter customers have with DSD.
Planner of the Day; Engineer of the Day; Building plans examiner; Fire Prevention – dedicated staff to support the front counter with technical questions.
Coordination with Finance and City Clerk public counters on Campus.
The front counter processing all of the department’s permits – building, planning, land development and landscape architecture
July 1, 2022 to date, the front counter has served 4,476 customers in our lobby.
PERMIT TRENDS
FY21 Permits Issued and Completed
Commercial Signs 77 Demolition Permit 17 Mobile Home Park 41 New Commercial Construction 96
New Residential Construction 343
Pool/Spa Permit 183
Re-Roof 244
Residential Accessory Permit 156
Residential Addition/Remodel 133
Residential Solar Energy 105
Residential Solar Energy - Citizen Access 2333
Residential Utility - Citizen Access 1732
Residential Utility Permit 322
Tenant Improvement 242
Total: 6,024
FY22 Permits Issued and Completed
Commercial Signs 92 Commercial Solar Energy 8 Demolition Permit 18 Mobile Home Park 41
New Commercial Construction 89
New Residential Construction 399
Pool/Spa Permit 111
Re-Roof 287
Residential Accessory Permit 163
Residential Addition/Remodel 133
Residential Private Site Improvements 4
Residential Solar Energy 25
Residential Solar Energy - Citizen Access 2963
Residential Utility - Citizen Access 1646
Residential Utility Permit 366
Tenant Improvement 239
Total: 6,584
FY23-YTD Permits Issued and Completed
Commercial Signs 77 Commercial Solar Energy 8 Demolition Permit 17 Mobile Home Park 19
New Commercial Construction 39
New Residential Construction 256
Pool/Spa Permit 70
Reroof 261
Residential Accessory Permit 93
Residential Addition/Remodel 111
Residential Private Site Improvements 2
Residential Solar Energy 16
Residential Solar Energy - Citizen Access 3185
Residential Utility - Citizen Access 1445
Residential Utility Permit 296
Tenant Improvement 212
Short-Term-Rental 139
Total: 6,246
MAJOR PROJECTS
Major Projects – Amara Bay
35 acres in the Harbor District of Chula
Vista Bayfront Master Plan
1,500 Residential Condos
420,000 square feet of Office and Retail
space
250
-
room Hotel
Major Projects – Chula Vista Center
244
-
unit townhome development on
15.54 acres
0.5 -
acre public park
2.43 acres for future commercial
development along H Street
Major Projects – Otay Ranch Town Center
•
Up to 840 residential units proposed
on
15.14 acres in a mixed
-
use setting
•
Main Street Plaza and Town Center Drive
extension
Otay Ranch Villages – Baldwin & Sons
VILLAGE 2
765.8 acres
4,538 dwellings (563
SF; 3,975 MF)
Four mixed
-
use neighborhoods
Business Park uses (light industrial,
commercial, research and development) on
91.4 acres
23.4 acres of public parks
Two elementary schools on 19.8 acres
142.9 acres of open space
VILLAGE 7
360.7 acres
1,456 dwellings (1,008 SF; 448 MF)
7.6 acres of public parks
High school and elementary school on 65.4
acres
3.7 acres of commercial space in a mixed
-
use setting
60.5 acres of open space
FREEWAY COMMERCIAL NORTH (PA
-
12)
38.4 acres
900 multifamily dwellings
Two hotels (300 rooms total) on 7.6 acres
10,000 SF commercial space in a mixed
-
use
ground floor setting
Two acres of public parks
Otay Ranch
Villages –
Baldwin & Sons
Otay Ranch Villages – Millenia
•
230 acres planned (approved) for up
to 3.8 million square
feet of commercial space (office and retail) and up to 3,313 multifamily units
•
Development follows a form
-
based code
Otay Ranch Villages – HomeFed
VILLAGE 3
484.6 acres
1,638 dwellings
Elementary school
Neighborhood park
20,000 square feet of commercial
29.3 acres of industrial uses
187 acres MSCP open space
VILLAGE 8 WEST
300.7 acres
2,334 dwellings (175 affordable)
117,000
–
300,000 square feet of
commercial space
23 acres of parks
Elementary school site
15.6 acres MSCP open space
VILLAGE 8 EAST
570 acres
3,276 dwellings
20,000 square feet of commercial space
Neighborhood and community parks
Elementary school site
253 acres MSCP open space
Otay Ranch Villages – HomeFed
VILLAGE 9
323.1 acres
3,959 dwellings
550,000
-
1,500,000 SF commercial
Two potential elementary school
sites
27 acres of parks
Four acres of MSCP open space
VILLAGE 10
363.4 acres
1,740 dwellings
Neighborhood park
Elementary school site
212.7 acres of MSCP open space
Major Projects – Sunbow II
718
-
unit multifamily residential on
135.7 acres
0.9 -
acre Community Purpose Facility
63.6 acres of Open Space Preserve
AUTOMATION
EFFORTS AND
ONLINE RESOURCES
Online Resources
Citizen Access - https://permits.chulavistaca.gov/CitizenAccess/Login.aspx Online Permit Services - https://www.chulavistaca.gov/departments/development-services/apply-for-a- permit/online-permit-services
DSD Main webpage - https://www.chulavistaca.gov/departments/development-services Permits - https://www.chulavistaca.gov/departments/development-services/do-you-need-a- permit/citypermits
Schedule an Inspection - https://www.chulavistaca.gov/departments/development-services/schedule- an-inspection - Building Inspections, Fire Prevention, Construction Inspection Resources – Planning Digital Library - https://www.chulavistaca.gov/departments/development- services/planning/planning-digital-library
Report a Violation - https://www.chulavistaca.gov/departments/development-services/code- enforcement/report-a-violation
Contact Us - https://www.chulavistaca.gov/departments/development-services/contact-us Contacting Us
Laura C. Black, AICP – Director
Direct line: 619.691.5002
[email protected]
Marc Cass – Assistant Director
Direct line: 619.691.5144
[email protected]
QUESTIONS?