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Grantville Redevelopment Project Area
Current News - Updated April 9, 2008
The County of San Diego and a property owner have requested that a court invalidate the Grantville Redevelopment adoption process and findings. The Redevelopment Project Area designation will remain in place unless it is invalidated by a court. The tentative trial date is October 8, 2008. Grantville Master Program Environmental Impact Report
General Project Area Information The goals of the Grantville Redevelopment Project Area and Redevelopment Plan are to remove physical and economic blighting conditions and to ensure the continued economic viability of the commercial, industrial and retail uses within the Project Area. The Redevelopment Plan will eventually allow for the financing of improvements within the Project Area in order to remove physical and economic blight and to provide affordable housing. Potential Agency assistance or activity may include, but is not limited to, building facade rehabilitation, industrial pollution mitigation, parking and circulation projects and streetscape improvements. Other issues to be addressed include urban runoff into San Diego River, incompatible uses and obsolete buildings within the Project Area. The Grantville Redevelopment Project Area is within the City's Navajo and Tierrasanta Community Planning Area. The more than 1,400-acres that comprise the Survey Area consist of three non-contiguous Subareas.
Objectives of the Grantville Redevelopment Plan
In order to accomplish these objectives, the Redevelopment Plan provides for participation in the redevelopment process by property owners and business owners located within the Project Area and , if necessary, for relocation assistance of displaced occupants. Primary Project Area Documents
The Grantville Redevelopment Plan ("Plan") describes particular Agency powers, duties and obligations in implementing and furthering the program generally formulated in this Plan for the redevelopment, rehabilitation and revitalization of the Grantville Project Area. This Plan presents a process and basic framework within which specific redevelopment activities will be presented and priorities established. The establishment of this Project Area affords the communities and Redevelopment Agency certain resources to improve the economic and physical conditions and implement the adopted community plans (Navajo and Tierrasanta). In addition to the traditional toolbox of Redevelopment, activities within the Project Area will also be implemented through other economic development tools and resources, such as a facade improvement and home enhancement programs. This Plan consists of text, the Redevelopment Plan Map (Exhibit No. 1), the Legal Description of Project Area Boundaries (Exhibit No. 2), the Proposed Public Improvements and Facilities Projects (Exhibit No. 3), the map Illustrating Planned Land Uses (Exhibit No. 4), the Diagram Illustrating Limitations on Type, Size, and Height of Buildings (Exhibit No. 5), and the Diagram Illustrating Approximate Amount of Building, including Open Space (Exhibit No. 6). Pursuant to California Redevelopment Law (Sec 33327), a legal description of the Grantville Redevelopment Project Area has been transmitted and filed with; State Board of Equalization, County of San Diego Assessor, Tax Collector, Auditor-Controller, Chief Executive Officer, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and other potentially affected taxing agencies. In accordance with the provisions of the California Community Redevelopment Law ("CRL"), a draft Redevelopment Plan was prepared. If approved by the City Council, the Agency would have the authority to implement redevelopment activities within the proposed Grantville Project Area, including the use of eminent domain. This Report has been prepared in accordance with Health and Safety Code Section 33000 et seq. of the State of California. This Report represents the culmination of the documentation on the Redevelopment Plan, having been preceded by the following documents: Preliminary Plan, Draft Redevelopment Plan, Preliminary Report, Owner Participation Rules, Relocation Guidelines, and Draft Program Environmental Impact Report. The Report is divided into fourteen (14) sections as prescribed by CRL. Secondary Project Area Documents
Redevelopment Law requires the preparation of a Preliminary Report that includes the reasons for selection of the Project Area, describes the conditions present in the area, determines that the area is urbanized, assesses how the project will be financed, describes the projects that are proposed and how the projects will address blighting conditions that exist in the Project Area. The Preliminary Report was sent to affected taxing entities for their review and comment. This document evaluates the environmental effects of the adoption of the Grantville Redevelopment Project and implementation of redevelopment project activities within the Grantville Redevelopment Project Area. Under the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), "The purpose of the environmental impact report is to identify the significant effects of a project on the environment, to identify alternatives to the project, and to indicate the manner in which significant effects can be mitigated or avoided." (Public Resources Code 21002.1 (a)). The Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Diego has prepared this plan and method of relocation for those site occupants who may be displaced by Agency action within the Grantville Redevelopment Project Area. This Relocation Plan will be included as part of the Agency's Report to the City Council required by Section 33352(f) of the California Community Redevelopment Law in connection with the proposed Redevelopment Plan for the Grantville Redevelopment Project. This document has been adopted by the Redevelopment Agency as the standard for ALL City of San Diego Redevelopment Programs. The purpose is to implement the California Relocation Assistance Law in a uniform, fair and equitable matter. Sections include a discussion of relocation assistance and plans, comparable replacement dwelling units, relocation payments, claim procedures, grievance procedures, acquisition practices, and property management practices. Other Documents
The Survey Area Map identifies the redevelopment survey area that City Council approved on March 30, 2004. Request to City Council and Redevelopment Agency to approve the proposed Grantville Redevelopment Survey Area boundaries and take necessary actions to initiate the redevelopment plan adoption process, and authorize the Agency to execute consultant agreements. This Redevelopment feasibility study assesses the legal and financial implications of formulating a redevelopment area within the Grantville Neighborhood, which is in the City's Navajo Community Plan Area. The redevelopment study area is comprised of three non-contiguous subareas. The goal of the Navajo Community Plan is to provide for the health, safety and welfare of the current and future residents of Navajo, and maintain the area as a desirable neighborhood to live, work and shop. The Navajo Community Plan provides information regarding land use, existing conditions, objectives, proposals and design guidelines. The Grantville Amendment (January 5, 1989) updated the existing conditions within Grantville, provided additional design guidelines for Grantville, and established supplemental development regulations (i.e., Community Plan Implementation Overlay Zone (CPIOZ)) for Grantville. The Tierrasanta Community Plan is intended to serve as a guide for future public and private development within the Tierrasanta community through 2000. The plan includes a series of goals and objectives established by the community which are consistent with City-wide policies. While this plan also sets forth many proposals for implementation, it does not establish new regulations or legislation, nor does it rezone property. Controls over zoning, subdivision, transportation, building construction and other development must be enacted separately as part of the implementation program. Redevelopment ProjectsThe Agency will encourage projects that implement the objectives of the Grantville Redevelopment Plan, and projects that are in accordance with the City of San Diego General Plan and applicable community plans. The Redevelopment Agency seeks to work with existing property owners, business owners, tenants and residents, as well as potential new investors and property owners to improve the area and implement the Grantville Redevelopment Plan, the City of San Diego General Plan and applicable community plans. General Redevelopment InformationRedevelopment is a process specifically authorized under California law to assist local governments in revitalizing communities. Redevelopment encourages new development, creates jobs and generates tax revenue (increment) in declining urbanized area by development partnerships between local governments and private entities. Over 400 California cities and counties have adopted redevelopment plans. The City of San Diego has 16 redevelopment areas. Project Area Contact InformationFor additional information about the Grantville Redevelopment Project Area, please contact the following: Tracy Reed The Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Diego To be added to the project area E-mail list, please E-mail your name to treed@sandiego.gov and indicate that you want to receive news (notice/agenda) about the Grantville Project Area in the subject line of your message (Always Email List). NOTE: If an e-mail address has a delivery problem, it will be deleted from the Grantville interest list. |
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