Otay Ranch Village 8 East
Amendments
City Council
Item 7.1
May 14, 2024
2 PROJECT LOCATION
PROJECT SITE
Village 8
East
Village 8
West
Village 4
Village 3
Village 2
Village 1
Village 1
West
Sunbow II
Village 6
Village 7
Eastern Urban
Center (Millenia)
Village 11
University
Village 9
Village 10
Planning Area 20
3 December 2014: Otay Ranch Village 8 East Sectional
Planning Area Plan, Tentative Map,
which allowed for 3,560 residential
units and 20,000 non-residential
square footage, and EIR No. 13-01
adopted
February 2020: Amendment, requested by HomeFed,
transferring 284 multifamily units
from Village 8 East to Village 8 West
November 2022: Current project application deemed
complete to start City review
PROJECT TIMELINE
RM-2
RM-2
RM-2
RM-2
RM-2
RM-2
MU-1/ CPF
PSF-4
SF-4
SF-4SF-4
SF-4 SF-4
OS-1
OS-2
AR
OS-2OS-2
OS-2
P
SF-4
SF-4
SF-4
RM-2/ SF-4
RM-2/ SF-4
CPF
RM-1
RM-1CPF
CPF
4ZONING MAP COMPARISON
Current Project2020 Plan
RM-2
RM-2
RM-2
RM-2
RM-2
RM-2
MU-1/ CPF
PSF-4
SF-4
SF-4SF-4
SF-4 SF-4
OS-1
OS-2
AR
OS-2OS-2
OS-2
P
SF-4
SF-4
SF-4
RM-2/ SF-4
RM-2/ SF-4
CPF
RM-1
RM-1CPF
CPF
5RESIDENTIAL DENSITY COMPARISON
Current Project2020 Plan
Land Use Density
(units/acre)
SF-4 < 11
RM-1 11 – 18
RM-2 18+
MU 18+
Land Use Density
(units/acre)
RM-1 11 – 18
RM-2 18 – 27
VC 18 - 45
6KEY PROJECT UPDATES
Expanded Village Core
Village 9
7LAND USE COMPARISON
Land Use Entitlements vs. Proposed Amendments
2014 Land Uses Proposed 2023 Land Uses Comparison
Land Use Acres Units Acres Units Acres Units
Medium Residential 124.9 918 0 0 -124.9 -918
Medium High
Residential
2.1 25 132.2 1,664 +130.1 +1,639
High
Residential/School Site
10.8 11.3 264 +0.5 +264
Village Core 65.2 2,333 62.7 1,348 -2.5 -985
Public Neighborhood
Park
7.3 0 7.3 0 0 0
Public Community
Park
51.5 43.3 -8.2
Active Recreation
(AR-11)
22.6 22.6 0
Manufactured Open
Space
11.2 0 16.4 0 +5.2 0
Open Space Preserve 253.6 253.6 0
Community Purpose
Facility
4.0 0 1.2 0 -2.8 0
Other 21.6 22.3 +0.7
TOTAL 574.8 3,276 572.9 3,276 -1.9 0
20242020
8PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
Implementation and Administration
Unit Tracking Table
• Determines final unit count for parcels
• Managed by Master Developer and City Staff
• Required for Design Review submittal
Design Review Permits
• Authorizes Zoning Administrator to review and
approve projects requiring Design Review and
administrative minor modifications
• Decision may be appealed to Planning
Commission
01 02
03 9
Community Purpose Facility Agreement
Authorizes transfer of 2.8 acres of the 4.0-acre Village 8 East community purpose facility obligation from Village 8 East to Otay Ranch Planning Area 20
• Owned and maintained
by the applicant
• Active recreation use
COMMUNITY PURPOSE FACILITY
Planning Area 20
City of San Diego
North Island
Credit Union
Amphitheatre
Main Street
10PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Council Policy No. 400-02
October 12, 2023 – Community meeting held at the Cota
Vera Welcome Center (Village 8 West)
Questions/ Concerns:
• Timing of SR-125 interchange
• Reasoning behind proposed changes to housing types
• Plans for affordable housing
• Transit and parking
• Proposed trail connection(s) between Village 8 West
and Village 8 East
11 Third Addendum to FEIR No. 13-01
Identifies circumstances within the proposed project not analyzed in FEIR No. 13-01 (December 2, 2014):
• Project maintains number of residential units (3,276) • Residential land use change:
o Decreases anticipated household size
o Lowers impacts to schools, traffic, other public facilities o Decreases daily external traffic trips by approx. 4,000 • No new significant environmental impacts
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
12PLANNING COMMISSION
Planning Commission Recommendation
April 10, 2024 – Planning Commission recommended
approval to City Council (Vote: 6-0)
Items discussed with the Commission:
• Affordable Housing
o Ownership vs. Rental
• Housing Type
o Attached/Detached Multifamily Units
• CPF Obligation / Planning Area 20
• Design Review Process
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Adopt a resolution approving:
• Third Addendum to FEIR No. 13-01
• Tentative Subdivision Map No. TM22-0005
• Community Purpose Facility Agreement
2. Place an ordinance on first reading to approve:
• Modifications to the Otay Ranch Village 8 East Planned Community District Regulations
• Change in zoning from single-family residential to multifamily residential