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CONSIDERATION OF THE MAIN STREET STREETSCAPE MASTER PLAN FOR A THREE-MILE CORRIDOR BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD AND INTERSTATE 805 (Continued item from 9/15/2015)
RESOLUTION NO. 2015-224 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING THE MAIN STREET STREETSCAPE MASTER PLAN FOR A THREE-MILE CORRIDOR BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD AND INTERSTATE 805
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
Recommended Action
Council adopt the resolution.
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SUMMARY
The Chula Vista 2005 General Plan describes Main Street in the Montgomery Community Planning District between Industrial Boulevard and Hilltop Drive as a primary gateway to Chula Vista, and Policy LUT 45.5 requires the City to prepare a specific plan to establish design and landscape guidelines for the Main Street District.
In 2007-2009, City staff and members of the Southwest community worked together through community events, surveys, and urban design workshops to clarify priorities of the community for the Main Street District. The results of this effort are summarized in a booklet titled "Main Street District Urban Design Workshop Summary", July 25, 2009. Among the conclusions of these participatory events was the recommendation to prepare an infrastructure-delivery plan and streetscape plan for the Main Street corridor.
On April 6, 2012, SANDAG issued a Call for Projects from local jurisdictions in San Diego County wishing to apply for the Active Transportation Funding (AT Funding) for use on planning projects meeting certain criteria. The City of Chula Vista successfully applied for AT Funding for the preparation of the Main Street Streetscape Master Plan (Master Plan). The Master Plan is funded with $299,981 in TransNet AT grant funds and 15 percent ($51,120) of the approved project budget in local matching funds (Council Resolution No. 2012-131). SANDAG issued a notice to proceed on March 28, 2013.
City Staff, Consultants, and the Southwest community continued to work together to...
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