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Home My WebLink AboutCD 2024-0028; LA COSTA TOWN SQUARE PARCEL 3 RESIDENTIAL; Admin Decision Letter{city of Carlsbad January 13, 2025 CRAIG MORAES 1250 CORONA POINTE COURT, SUITE 500 CORONA, CA 92879 SUBJECT: CD 2024-0028 (DEV2017-0178) -LA COSTA TOWN SQUARE PARCEL 3 RESIDENTIAL (AFFORDABLE HOUSING SITE) Dear Mr. Moraes, The City Planner has completed a review of your application for Substantial Conformance, CD 2022-0023, pursuant to Chapter 21.89 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code (CMC). The substantial conformance review consists of a minor modification to Master Plan Amendment AMEND 2017-0012, Tentative Tract Map CT 2017-0003, Planned Development Permit PUD 2017-0004 and Site Development Plan SDP 2018-0018- LA COSTA TOWN SQUARE PARCEL 3 RESIDENTIAL, which originally allowed for the subdivision of a 7.2- acre parcel into two lots, one with 76 townhomes (market-rate) and one with 19 affordable condominiums. After ca reful consideration of the request, the City Planner has determined that the request meets the required findings of CMC Section 21.89.080 list ed below and APPROVES this request. The proposed minor modifications include architectural revisions to Building No. 16 located on the affordable housing site (Lot 2) which are designed to aesthetically match the proposed minor architectural revisions that were previously approved for the market-rate project site (Lot 1) through Consistency Determination, CD 2022- 0023 (DEV2017-0178) (approved October 19, 2022). These revisions include: • An approximately 2'-6" increase (6.75%) in building height from 37'-0½" to 39'-6". • Minor increases in the size of each floor plan as shown in the table below: Proposed Plan # Approved Plan# Proposed (SF) Approved (SF) Diff (SF) Diff (%) 6 4 565 563 +2 0.36 7 5 769 765 +4 0.52 8 6 781 775 +6 0.77 9 7 1,035 1,005 +30 2.99 • A minor increase to the overall building coverage consisting of approximately 310 square feet as shown in the table below: Lot Size Approved Lot Approved Lot Proposed Lot Proposed Lot Diff (SF) Diff (%) (SF) Coverage (SF) Coverage% Coverage (SF) Coverage% 33,664 6,940 20.6% 7,250 21.5% 310 0.93 Community Development Department Planning Division I 1635 Faraday Avenue I Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 I 442-339-2600 CD 2024-0028 (DEV2017-0178)-LA COSTA TOWN SQUARE PARCEL 3 RESIDENTIAL (AFFORDABLE HOUSING SITE) January 13, 2025 Pa e 2 In order for a substantial conformance to be approved, the following findings must be made pursuant to CMC Section 21.89.080: 1) That the proposed revision provides an architectural style of development that is substantially consistent with the building forms, building colors, and building materials that were approved as part of the authorizing discretionary action, in that the proposed revisions provide an architectural style of development that is in substantial conformance with the building forms, building colors, and building materials that are in keeping with the original design. Furthermore, this request proposes to make the small architectural revisions necessary for Building No. 16 to conform aesthetically to the rest of the market-rate buildings that were previously approved on lot 1 through Consistency Determination, CD 2022-0023. As discussed in finding no. 4 below and the tables provided above, revisions to building height, unit sizes and lot coverage fall below the 10% threshold required for this application, and the revised architecture utilizes similar massing, design and materials as originally approved. 2) That the proposed revision complies with all relevant development standards and design criteria and will not result in any health, safety, or welfare impacts, in that as discussed below in finding no. 4, all relevant development standards and design criteria that apply in the case of this proposed substantial conformance review have been complied with, and therefore, will not result in any health, safety or welfare impacts. 3) That the proposed revision is consistent with the density, intensity, or use from what was approved as part of the authorizing discretionary action, in that there have been no changes made to the unit count within Building No. 16, or the proposed use, or any boundary adjustments made to lot 2 (affordable housing site) through this substantial conformance revision. The project density, land use, and project boundary remain unchanged from the original approval. 4) That the proposed revision is minor and authorizes a deviation or deviations of no more than 10 percent, provided that it is consistent with the authorizing discretionary action and maintains compliance with all relevant development standards, in that the proposed revisions to building height, individual floor plans and building coverage for Building No. 16 located on lot 2 do not exceed 10% as follows: • The building height increased from 37'-0½" to 39'-6" representing a percentage of change equal to 6.75%. Section 21.45.080-Table E {E.4) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code allows for a maximum building height of 40 feet, when a roof pitch consisting of 3:12 or greater is provided. The increase in building height up to 391-611, with all roof elements providing a roof pitch of 3:12 or greater, does not exceed the relevant development standard as proposed. • The individual floor plan increases in area range from 2-to-30 square feet depending on the plan type, representing a percentage of change that ranges from 0.36% to 2.99%. Additionally, there is no relevant development standard in the zoning ordinance that pertains specifically to a maximum size of unit plan type to apply in this case. Community Development Department Planning Division I 1635 Faraday Avenue I Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 I 442-339-2600 CD 2024-0028 (DEV2017-0178) -LA COSTA TOWN SQUARE PARCEL 3 RESIDENTIAL (AFFORDABLE HOUSING SITE) January 13, 2025 Pa e 3 • The building coverage for Lot 2 (affordable housing site) increased from 20.6% to 21.5% representing a percentage of change equal to 0.93%. Section 21.45.080 -Table E (E.3) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code allows for a maximum lot coverage of 60%. The increase in lot coverage to 21.5% does not exceed the relevant development standard as proposed. 5) That the proposed revision maint ains, in their entirety, all of the project conditions required as part of the authorizing discretionary action as approved by City Council Resolution No. 2021-052 dated March 9, 2021. 6) That the proposed revision is consistent with the previously evaluated environmental findings and will not result in any significant environmental impact, and/or require further environmental review as approved by City Council Resolution No. 2021-052 dated March 9, 2021. 7) That the proposed revision is consistent with the standards set forth in the Village and Barrio Objective Design Standards or the Citywide Objective Design Standards, as applicable, in that the Citywide Objective Design Standards (ODS) were not in place at the time of the original project discretionary approvals, and therefore, the ODS are not applicable to this substantial conformance review. Therefore, the City Planner has determined that the application qualifies for a substantial conformance with the approved permit and approves the changes to the project pursuant to CMC Section 21.89.060. NOTICE Please take NOTICE that approval of your project includes the "imposition" of fees, dedications, reservations, or other exactions hereafter collectively referred to for convenience as "fees/exactions." You have 90 days from the date of final approval to protest imposition of these fees/exactions. If you protest them, you must follow the protest procedure set forth in Government Code Section 66020(a), and file the protest and any other required information ·with the City Manager for processing in accordance with Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 3.32.030. Failure to timely follow that procedure will bar any subsequent legal action to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul their imposition. You are hereby FURTHER NOTIFIED that your right to protest the specified fees/exactions DOES NOT APPLY to water and sewer connection fees and capacity charges, nor planning, zoning, grading or other similar application processing or service fees in connection with this project; NOR DOES IT APPLY to any fees/exactions of which you have previously been given a NOTICE similar to this, or as to which the statute of limitations has previously otherwise expired. This decision may be appealed by you or any other member of the public to the Planning Commission within ten days of the date of this letter. Appeals must be submitted in writing to the Planning Division at 1635 Faraday Avenue in Carlsbad, along with a payment of $930. The filing of such appeal within such time limit shall stay the effective date of the order of the City Planner until such time as a final decision on the appeal is reached. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel to contact Jason Goff at (442) 339-2643. Community Development Department Planning Division I 1635 Faraday Avenue I Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 I 442-339-2600 CD 2024-0028 (DEV2017-0178} -LA COSTA TOWN SQUARE PARCEL 3 RESIDENTIAL (AFFORDABLE HOUSING SITE) January 13, 2025 Pa e 4 CITY OF CARLSBAD ERIC LARDY, AICP City Planner EL:JG:cf c: Woodside 05S, LP, 1250 Corona Pointe Court, Suite 500, Corona, CA 92879 Linda Ontiveros, Project Engineer File Copy Community Deve lopment Department Planning Division I 1635 Faraday Avenue I Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 I 442-339-2600