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CONSIDERATION OF A CITY-SPONSORED TECHNICAL CORRECTION AMENDMENT TO GENERAL PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENT POLICY E6.4
RESOLUTION NO. 2014-176 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA ADOPTING A TECHNICAL CORRECTION AMENDMENT TO POLICY E6.4 OF THE CHULA VISTA GENERAL PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENT
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
Recommended Action
Council conduct the public hearing and adopt the resolution.
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SUMMARY
The City of Chula Vista's General Plan Land Use and Transportation Element and the Environmental Element contain goals, objectives and policies that stipulate the importance of improving air quality, and minimizing dependency on fossil fuels and exposure of sensitive receptors to toxic air contaminants from facilities such as energy generation facilities (EGFs), and other major toxic emitters.
In accordance with prior Council direction, staff in conjunction with the EGF and Industry Working Groups prepared documents that were adopted in the fall of 2013, which established requirements and a regulatory framework for the siting of EGFs within the City of Chula Vista.
General Plan Environmental Element Policy E 6.4 was amended to clarify that a minimum 1000ft separation is needed between baseload or peaking type EGFs and sensitive receptors (e.g. residential areas, schools, hospitals, child care centers). As outlined further in the Discussion section below, change in the policy's phrasing resulted in certain wording in Policy E 6.4 pertaining to "other major toxic air emitters" (separate from EGF's) being deleted in one place, and inadvertently not being reinserted where it should have remained. Thus, staff is requesting that the language be reinstated as originally intended.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Development Services Director has reviewed the proposed Amendment for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that the proposed action was adequately addressed in the previously c...
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