3497 Main Street
Conditional Use Permit
and Design Review
1 City Council
Item 7.2
October 7, 2025
Project Location
MAIN ST
REED CT
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EXISTING
POWER
GENERATING
FACILITY
PROPOSED
BATTERY ENERGY
STORAGE SYSTEM
(BESS) FACILITY
DEL MONTE AV
2 EXISTING SDG&E
SUBSTATION
EXISTING
SDG&E
TRANSMISSION
LINE
Public or quasi-public uses require a Conditional Use Permit and Design Review.
3Use Classification
Planning Commission recommendation and City Council Approval required by:
• CVMC 19.14.050
• CVMC 19.44.040(O)
• CVMC 19.54.020
4Applicability of Review
Project Description 5
Batteries will charge during high supply and low demand, discharging back to the grid during low supply and high demand and during other grid events, as needed.
Operations
:
• 24 hours a day, seven days a week
• Remotely operated and monitored, charge/discharge
instructions given by CAISO
• Routine maintenance will occur during normal business hours
Facility Layout
6 7Site Photographs
8 Site Photographs
Design
9 Project Compliance
The Project must comply with local, state, and federal regulations including but not limited to:
• Chula Vista Municipal Code (CVMC)
• California Title 24 (Building Standards)
• California Fire Code
• International Fire Code
CEQA Categorical Exemptions:
• Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) • Class 32 (In-fill Development Projects)
10 11Planning Commission Recommendation
September 24, 2025 - Planning Commission
• Questions and comments:
• Safety of the facility
• Preparedness of the Chula Vista Fire Department
• Recommendation:
• Voted 7-0 to recommend approval of the Project to the City Council
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a Resolution approving the Conditional
Use Permit (CUP24-0024) and Design Review
Permit (DR24-0016) allowing for the construction
and use of a Battery Energy Storage System
(BESS) Facility.
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