IS21-0004 / Otay Trails & Mitigation Bank Expansion Project
3 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2022040069
Lead Agency
City of Chula Vista
Document Title
IS21-0004 / Otay Trails & Mitigation Bank Expansion Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
11/8/2024
Document Description
Project Description: The proposed Project, which has not been approved, involves the expansion of the 2016 Restoration Project mitigation bank component (Original Mitigation Bank) and the creation, modification, and formalization of trails within the entire proposed project limits. The Mitigation Bank expansion is proposed to be located on land owned by HomeFed and the City of Chula Vista and includes enhancement. rehabilitation, and re-establishment of hydrological processes, vegetation communities, and wildlife habitats associated with the Lower Otay River watershed that will be self-sustaining and can adjust to dynamic natural processes. The proposed project would also construct and enhance trails, re-establish primary and secondary flow channels, low and high floodplains, and native transitional habitat, as well as remove nonnative invasive species and restore native vegetation. This will serve to improve hydrologic conditions, significantly reduce upstream invasive species seed sources, preserve connectivity between adjacent areas of preserved land
and natural habitats, and preserve wildlife movement corridors, and would result in a net gain in functions and services following restoration activities.
The proposed project would provide mitigation opportunities to offset impacts on waters of the U.S. and state, including wetlands, and impacts to vegetation and habitat communities within the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (“CDFW?”) jurisdiction, within a designated service area, currently proposed to include the Otay River watershed, Tijuana watershed, and portions of the San Diego River watershed.
Contact Information
Name
Dai Hoang
Agency Name
City of Chula Vista
Job Title
Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Chula Vista
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
SR-125 and Poggi Canyon
Parcel #
6440900400; 40800900; 6440900300; 6440802100; and 6460100500
State Highways
125
Waterways
Lower Otay River Watershed, 1.2 miles downstream of Savage Dam and Lower Otay Reservoir
Other Location Info
The proposed Otay Trails & Mitigation Bank Expansion Project (Project) is within five parcels in the Otay River Valley. The project site encompasses approximately 233.36 acres within five parcels located in the City of Chula Vista in southwestern San Diego
County, California, and encompasses the floodplain area immediately downstream of Savage Dam and Lower Otay Reservoir. The proposed Project would occur within the upper portion of the Lower Otay River watershed, approximately 1.2 miles downstream from Savage Dam. It is generally south and west of the Lower Otay Reservoir and surrounded by open space largely within the Multiple Species
Conservation Program (“MSCP”) preserve system managed in partnership by the City of Chula Vista, the City of San Diego, and the County of San Diego. The project encompasses within Assessors Parcel Numbers 6440900400, 6440800900, 6440900300, 6440802100, and 6460100500.
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
City of Chula Vista
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
San Diego
Final Environmental Document Available at
www.chulavistaca.gov
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Final Document(s) [Approved_Certified draft environmental documents]
Notice of Determination
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