8.4.5 Main Street District
Description of District
The
Main Street District (Figure 5-24) functions as a commercial-industrial service
area and
interfaces with the Otay Town residential neighborhoods north of Main Street and with the Otay River Valley open space to the south. The District is generally located between Industrial Boulevard on the west and Hilltop Drive on the east.
Existing Conditions
The Main Street District extends between Interstate 5 and Interstate 805 and is predominantly an industrial corridor. While there are relatively large commercial properties on the north side of Main Street, west of Broadway, remaining land uses on the north and south sides of Main Street consist of light industrial uses, also referred to as limited industrial uses. Several storage facilities and some businesses consisting of outdoor storage areas exist in the area.
Vision for District
The Main Street District is the focus of limited industrial uses within western Chula Vista. The appearance of this heavily traveled thoroughfare has
improved
over the years due to conformance with
design
standards that encourage attractive buildings
and
street frontages, and that provide protection of
adjacent
residential areas.
Light
or limited Industrial uses extend within
previously
disturbed development areas south of
Main
Street to the edge of the Otay River Valley open
space.
Mining activities within and adjacent to open
space
areas have ceased. With the implementation
of
mining reclamation plans for these areas, there is a balance between
restoration of habitat for sensitive biological species, new employment, and
other recreation uses.
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General Plan
Objective LUT 45 Provide
for and enhance a strong business district along Main Street that can be
balanced between meeting the community's economic needs and establishing a
strong open space connection with the nearby neighborhoods.
Policies
LUT
45.1 Coordinate
implementation of mining reclamation plans with the need to
program land for job-creating and recreation uses along the Otay River Valley.
LUT
45.2 Explore opportunities
to restore sensitive habitat areas between Broadway and
Beyer
Way where mining activities currently exist, through state mandated
mining reclamation plans.
LUT
45.3 Explore opportunities
to provide sensitively designed active recreation parks
adjacent
to the Otay River Valley to meet local, as well as regional, park needs.
LUT
45.4 Continue ongoing code
enforcement efforts to ensure acceptable property
maintenance standards.
LUT
45.5 The City shall
prepare, or cause to have prepared, a specific plan or plans, for
the
Main Street District area that address an increase in depth of Limited
Industrial
designated land uses on the north side of Main Street back to
Zenith
Street; establishes design and landscape guidelines and zoning-level
standards;
and addresses the interface of the Otay Valley Regional Park with
land uses on or near Main Street.
The
City will prepare an Implementation Program to define logical planning
units
within the overall Main Street District, and to assure establishment of the
above
plans/regulations for the overall District and the identified planning
units.
The Implementation Program will also include interim provisions for the
consideration
of any projects within this area prior to completion and
adoption
of the applicable plan/regulations.
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Uses
LUT
45.6 Maintain Main Street
primarily as a limited industrial corridor.
LUT
45.7 Expand limited
industrial uses on the north side of Main Street to Zenith
Street.
LUT
45.8 Provide a limited
amount of neighborhood commercial to serve local
employees
and residents at the intersection of Main Street and Third Avenue.
LUT
45.9 Allow Residential
High uses in the eastern portion of the Main Street District
(in
Broderick Acres).
LUT
45.10 Establish trail
staging areas along the Otay Valley Regional Park that provide
safe,
convenient, and identifiable access from the Southwest Planning Area.
Intensity/Height
LUT
45.11 Allow a maximum floor
area ratio of 0.5 and low-rise buildings in Limited
Industrial
designated areas in the Main Street Corridor.
LUT
45.12 Allow low-rise
buildings in Residential Medium, Residential High, Limited
Industrial, and Retail Commercial designated areas.
Design
LUT
45.13 The appropriate
Specific Plans for the Main Street Corridor shall include
design
guidelines and standards that address urban development adjacent to
the
Otay Valley Regional Park.
LUT
45.14 Require development
adjacent to the Otay Valley Regional Park to orient
buildings
for maximum public access to open space and to provide
compatible
landscaping along the Park's edge.
Amenities
LUT
45.15 Community amenities
to be considered for the Main Street District as part of
any
incentive program should include, but not be limited to those listed in
Policy
LUT 27.1.
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