Otay Ranch Village Seven
Amendments & Tentative Map
1 City Council
Item 7.1
February 11, 2025
Village Seven
N
October 2004:
Otay Ranch Village Seven SPA Plan and Tentative Map adopted. 1,501 total dwelling units authorized.
1,204 residential units were authorized for immediate development in Village’s northern portion.
Only 1,120 units have been built to date.
February 2013:
Forty acres within Village Seven are reassigned into Villages 8 West and 8 East.
Acreage decrease reduced total residential units from 1,501 to 1,456 units.
336 SF units are still undeveloped (1,456 – 1,120 = 336).
April 2023:
Application to reclassify 287 undeveloped SF units to MF units. 49 units will be left undeveloped in Village Seven.
Timeline
Project Location
N
LA MEDIA RD.
Project Site
N
R8
R4
R3
6Zoning Map – 2004
2004 Plan:
7Zoning Map - Proposed
Proposed Project:
8General Plan and GDP
General Plan and GDP Amendments:
R3
R4
R8
9Land Use Comparison
Land Use Entitlements vs. Proposed Amendments
10Tentative Map
R-3
R-4
R-8
R-3: 43 units
R-4: 121 units
R-8: 123 units
R-3: 43 units – Planning still under way as to unit mix and type R-4: 121 units - 1 BR and studio apartments (For rent)
R-8: 123 units – Townhomes, 2 and 3 stories (For sale)
11Village Seven - Unit Mix
Unit
Type
Pre-2025
Amendment
Post-2025
Amendment
Unit
Difference
Single Family –
detached 902 (62%) 902 (62%) 0
Townhomes (R-8) 218 (15%) 341 (24%) +123
Apartments (R-4) 0 (0%) 121 (8%) +121
R-3 Units
(Still to be planned) 0 (0%) 43 (3%) +43
Remaining Units
Undeveloped in V7 336 (23%) 49 (3%) -287
TOTAL 1,456 (100%) 1,456 (100%) 0
Policy Document Changes
Design Plan: Standards updated to reflect change from
single-family to multi-family dwellings.
Affordable Housing: Updates to comply with latest housing policies in the City of Chula Vista and State
of California. H
in the City of Chula
AQIP: Updates reflect the proposed Project and
changes in state building and energy codes.
WCP: Updates reflect proposed changes in
residential unit type, leading to a reduction
in projected water use by approximately 36
percent.
Policy Document Changes
Energy Conservation
Plan: Reflect proposed changes in the Village
Seven SPA Plan and to California Building
and Energy Codes.
Fire Protection Plan: Reflect proposed Project changes, and, the 100-foot Fuel Modification Zones the same
throughout Village Seven. in the City
of Chula
PC Regulations: Reflect proposed Project changes, prior 40- acre reassignment to ORV8 West & East
(2013), design standard flexibility,
administratively reviewed Design Review
Permits, and appeal procedures consistent
with the CVMC.
PFFP & FIA Updates
• No unit increase in Village Seven beyond the
previously-approved 1,456 units.
• Infrastructure necessary to serve Village Seven
has already been completed and has sufficient
capacity to serve the proposed multifamily
units.
• Single-family homes result in larger revenues
to the City as single-family homes have higher
value than multifamily homes.
• Anticipated reduction in revenue of $3.2
million, while still estimating $13,257,966
generated in net municipal real property tax
revenues during the first 20 years.
15Public Participation
Council Policy No. 400-02
• June 25, 2024 – Community meeting organized at the
HUB at Otay Ranch Town Center
• One City Staff Member and Applicant present; no
public attendance.
Planning Commission
• December 11, 2024 – 6-1-0 approval for the proposed
project. Applicant addressed specific concerns
regarding parking & reduced revenues from upzoning.
16 First Addendum to FEIR No. 04-06
Identifies circumstances within the proposed project not analyzed in FEIR No. 04-06 (October 12, 2004):
• Project proposes to change the land use, and not the unit count, from 287 single-family residential units, to 287 multi-family residential units.
• Impacts to land use compatibility and compliance was
determined to be less than significant and no mitigation required .
• No new significant environmental impacts.
Environmental Review
RECOMMENDATIONS
Adopt a Resolution:
1) Certifying the First Addendum to FEIR 04-06;
2) Approving amendments to the associated Otay Ranch
Village Seven Policy and Regulatory Documents;
3) Approving Tentative Map (TM23-0001);
Adopt an ordinance approving modifications to the ORV7
Planned Community District Regulations.