Freeway Commercial
SPA Plan Amendments
1 City Council
Item 7.2
April 9, 2024
Project Location
BIRCH RD
FC-2
FC-1
SPA PLAN BACKGROUND
• September 2004: Freeway
Commercial SPA Plan and Tentative
Map adopted
• May 2015: First Amendment adding
residential, commercial, public park,
and two hotels
• September 2016: Second
Amendment adding residential and
commercial
• July 2019: Third Amendment adding
residential
Proposed Amendment #1
• Add medical offices as a
permitted use within the C/MU
zone, FC-2 District
o Limited to 3,500 sq. feet
max. (neighborhood-serving
facility)
o Complementary to other
permitted uses for
professional services, drug
stores, and general retail
Proposed Amendment #2
• Zoning Administrator approval for
modifying approved Design Review
permits
o 10 percent limit to density
increases, site design standards,
common open space reductions
o Conditions of approval
modifications
• SPA Plan conformance and
continued compliance with adopted
conditions of approval
Public Participation
Council Policy No. 400-02:
Community Meeting held January 12,
2024 (Otay Ranch Branch
Library)
• Concerns: traffic congestion and
parking
o Medical Office size limitation
and street configuration
within FC-2 ameliorated
community concerns
February 28, 2024: Planning
Commission voted 7-0 to recommend
approval
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt an Ordinance approving
amendments to the PC District Regulations
contained within the Freeway Commercial
SPA Plan.