8.4.4 West Fairfield
District
Description of
District
The West Fairfield District (see Figure
5-23), originally part of the Fairfield neighborhood that was severed by the
construction of Interstate 5, is located on the west side of Interstate 5,
between Palomar Street and Main Street, and is flanked by San Diego Bay on the
west.
Existing Conditions
The West Fairfield District has a mix of
light industrial and office uses interspersed with older, single-family homes
and vacant lots. West Fairfield is somewhat isolated from the rest of Chula
Vista, due to Interstate 5 forming its eastern edge. Pedestrian routes across
the freeway are limited and heavily traveled by cars and trucks. Freeway on-
and off-ramps at Palomar Street provide convenient freeway access into the
District for vehicles.
Vision for District
The West Fairfield District has been
redeveloped through a well-planned and coordinated master plan. There are few
land use conflicts, and land uses have been expanded by reclaiming an old San
Diego settlement pond to the southwest. The West Fairfield District has good
freeway access at Palomar
and Main Streets, and it is an
employment center, with regional retail and other employment uses. An
educational facility is also located in the West Fairfield District.
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Redevelop the West Fairfield District to become an employment center.
Policies
LUT 44.1 The City shall prepare, or cause to have
prepared, a specific plan, master plan or other regulatory document to
coordinate and guide the comprehensive redevelopment of the West Fairfield
District. The City will prepare an Implementation Program to assure
establishment of the above plan/regulations. The Program will also include
interim provisions for the consideration of any projects within the West Fairfield
District area prior to completion and adoption of the applicable
plan/regulations.
LUT 44.2 Coordinate with the City of San Diego on
the annexation/de-annexation of property that would expand the development area
and increase the viability for redevelopment of the West Fairfield District.
LUT 44.3 Support efforts by the City of San Diego
and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for potential restoration of
the historical Western Salt Works
building located west of the West
Fairfield District.
LUT 44.4 Provide for the extension of the
Bayshore Bikeway along the westerly edge of the West Fairfield District through
coordination with SANDAG and the City of San Diego.
LUT 44.5 Coordinate with CALTRANS on the
provision of appropriate pedestrian connections, linking the West Fairfield
District with the Palomar Trolley Station over Interstate 5, with any
reconstruction of bridges along Palomar Street and Main Street.
LUT 44.6 Consider locating an educational
facility within the West Fairfield District that would serve the residents of
the South Bay and that would take advantage of transit facilities at the
Palomar Trolley Station.
Objective -
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General Plan
LUT 44.7 Permit a mix of retail commercial,
professional office, research and limited manufacturing in the area designated
as Mixed Use Commercial west of
Interstate 5.
LUT 44.8 In the West Fairfield District,
development within the Mixed Use Commercial designation is intended to have a
district-wide aggregate FAR of 0.5.
Subsequent specific plans or zoning
ordinance regulations will establish
parcel-specific FARs that may vary from
the district-wide aggregate (refer to
Section 4.8.1, Interpreting the Land Use
Diagram, for a discussion of district wide
versus parcel-specific FAR).
LUT 44.9 Building heights shall be low-rise in
the Mixed Use Commercial designated area.
Design
LUT 44.10 Provide for implementation of the
Bayshore Bikeway in the design for West Fairfield, including complementary
landscaping and strategic points of access to the bikeway.
LUT 44.11 Locate retail commercial services near
Palomar Street.
LUT 44.12 Consider integration of the historical
Western Salt Works Building design and heritage into the design and amenities
for the West Fairfield District
redevelopment.
Amenities
LUT 44.13 Community amenities to be considered for
the West Fairfield District as part of any bonus program should include, but
not be limited to, those listed in Policy
LUT 27.1.
.