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Eastlake neighbors say it had been years since they heard any updates about the storage project. Then the construction began on land once designated as open space.
The developer behind a controversial self-storage project in east Chula Vista has officially dropped its plan to build a road accessing the nearby residential neighborhood.
The move was expected. UTEX Storage Partners confirmed to inewsource last month that it would eliminate what would have been an emergency route. City officials also determined the road was not required for the project.
Councilmembers on Tuesday unanimously approved a new tax district for the project site, a vote they postponed last month in response to residents’ pushback against the new facility. The new taxes apply only to the facility’s property owner and will fund wetland mitigation at the site.
Councilmember Jose Preciado was absent and did not cast a vote.
A more than 160,000-square-foot self-storage facility is being built near State Route 125 and Eastlake Drive, next to a community of single-family homes. The site was previously designated as open space, but councilmembers rezoned the space for commercial use in 2020.
Staff said the project also includes additional modifications since hearing from community members, including limiting customer operation hours, preparing a market demand analysis and additional analysis on the impact on traffic in the area.
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