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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCD 2017-0013; THE BEACON; Consistency Determination (CD)CITY OF CARLSBAD APPLICATION FORM FOR CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION APPLICATION g~~~~~~~ Numbe/ _ _tj __ ~f i :.l~~ ~P-~ ) Consistency Determination Number: CVZD l1-Dl>/3 PROJECT NAME: The Beacon Assessor's Parcel Number(s): 216-124-15, 216-124-16, 214-124-17 Description of proposal (add attachment if necessary): See attached sheet. Would you like to orally present your proposal to your assigned staff planner/engineer? Yes [i] No □ Please list the staff members you have previously spoken to regarding this project. If none, please so state. Sba□□ o□ ~lemeke, ~a□ I ¥□Cb, Ste~ Bobbett, Greg e¥a□ OWNER NAME (Print): AG-CP La Costa Owner, L.P. APPLICANT NAME (Print): Eric Munoz (Hofman Planning & En~ MAILING ADDRESS: c/o Linwood Real Estate, Inc. 1640 5th St. #101 MAILING ADDRESS: 3152 Lionshead Ave CITY, STATE, ZIP: q ~lQ-CtJG\1 -({4t;~ CITY, STATE, ZIP: Csiclsbsig C8 920:l 0 TELEPHONE: Santa Monica, CA 90401-3389 TELEPHONE: 760-692-4011 EMAIL ADDRESS: scott@linwoodventures.com EMAIL ADDRESS: emunoz@hofmanplanning.com *Owner's signature indicates permission to conduct a preliminary review for a development proposal. s;[Off ~1-JdN(fvD IN THE PROCESS OF REVIEWING THIS APPLICATION IT MAY BE I CERTIFY THAT I AM THE LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NECESSARY FOR MEMBERS OF CITY STAFF TO INSPECT AND OWNER AND THAT ALL THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS TRUE ENTER THE PROPERTY THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE. APPLICATION. I/WE CONSENT TO ENTRY FOR THIS PURPOSE. I CERTIFY THAT I AM THE LEGAL OWNER AND THAT ALL THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS TRUE AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF MY KNO~ Ma:t 22, 2017 E~ Mi/4~ ?..-2~ a:>t4- SIGNATURE '= DATE SIGNATURE DATE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE (Print): Eric Munoz (Hofman Planning and Engineeri,11g)r= -=--r= ,m n~ , r=-- MAILING ADDRESS: 3152 Lionshead Ave k~l!:'..'Gt:~ 'VJ t::U CITY, STATE, ZIP: Carlsbad, CA 92010 MAY 2 2 2017 TELEPHONE: 760-692-4011 r1Tv ni= C6.RI C::.R,Q.n EMAIL ADDRESS: emunoz@hofmanplanning.com P' A'.\!I\!!!\!(; :YV:S~:Y\l I CERTIFY THAT I AM THE LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE APPLICANT AND THAT ALL THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS TRUE AND CORiETO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE. ~~_:-fi10-AA<l\. 'GZ.fi/4.~ 2'i::>/f- SIGNATURE ~ DATE -_ FEE REQUIRED/DATE FEE PAID: $1 '3~ .--0/')2/(7 ~ , RECEIVED BY: P-16 Page2 of2 Revised 03/17 July 21, 2016 City of Carlsbad AG-CP LA COSTA OWNER, L.P. c/o Linwood Real Estate, Inc. 1640 5th Street, Suite 101 Santa Monica, California 90401 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 To Whom this May Concern: I, AG-CP La Costa Owner, L.P ., property owner of The Beacon La Costa shopping center located at 7710-7770 El Camino Real, Carlsbad, CA 92009 (the "Property"), acknowledge the loss of the two parking stalls in connection with the construction of the generator for Verizon Wireless and commit to the replacement of said parking stalls in the renovation of the Property. Sincerely, AG-CP LA COSTA OWNER, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership By: Linwood Real Estate, Inc., a California corporation, its property m~ By: i~ Name: +~c-o-'-tt-S--1c'-h-o_n£_e_ld ____ _ Title: President Background -The Beacon The La Costa Towne Center located at the south east corner of La Costa Avenue and El Camino Real received original entitlement approvals via SDP (Site Development Plan) 78-03. With nearly four decades of retail operations, the Center began a redevelopment effort a couple years ago with the reconstruction of the former Vons grocery store into the Equinox health club on the northern portion of the site. The second phase of The Beacon project aims to redevelop and modernize the southern portion of the Center. Aside from various quality upgrades and architectural improvements, the Beacon project proposes revisions to improve retail tenant space, improvements to access and circulation for both vehicles and pedestrians within the project, plaza improvements, landscaping, and related elements to rehabilitate the Center from a business standpoint and community amenity perspective. In addition to plaza, parking lot and landscape improvements, three buildings are involved in the current phase: 7720, 7740 and 7750 El Camino Real. The proposed Beacon project satisfies the required findings of the City's Consistency Determination policy, and as reflected on the exhibits submitted with this Consistency Determination request, and are comprised of the following elements: Project Description: (Please see the Consistency Determination exhibit package) • Architectural updates and upgrades which are itemized under item #2 below. • The renovation of public plaza areas and establishment of private dining areas for assigned restaurant spaces, which are outlined in item #6 below. • Landscaping enhancements including additional landscape area in the parking lot and surrounding the buildings in addition to theme and support trees along El Camino Real. • The closure of the driveway access to El Camino Real to improve circulation for both vehicles and pedestrians and accommodate public outdoor amenity area outside of the mandated setback area as part of the Center's revival. Consistency Determination Findings: 1. No project condition, feature, facility, or amenity is changed or deleted that had been considered essential to the project's design, quality, safety or function; the proposed revisions to the project are designed to improve overall design, quality and function based on current retail center practices, design and operations. In addition, safety is increased by improved circulation for fire and pedestrian movements, landscaping enhancements including perimeter enhancements, and ensuring ADA compliance throughout. In this manner, no change or project deletion is proposed that negatively alters the approved/existing project's design, quality, safety, or function. 2. The request represents an upgrade in overall design features and/or materials and improves upon the compatibility with the surrounding neighborhood; a primary focus of the Beacon project is to enhance and modernize design features and architectural materials and thus represents an overall enhancement. This includes the activation of public plaza amenity areas that in part, replace underutilized space and the elimination of the existing El Camino Real driveway access. Architectural improvements are consistent with the criteria of the El Camino Real Corridor Standards for Area 5 which require a Spanish Mission architectural theme. In addition, the current condition of the northeastern perimeter slope will be addressed in the project site improvement permit documents via the landscaping and erosion control measures so that compatibility with the surrounding neighborhood will be increased. Finally, given the outdated and economically-challenged status of the current Center, the Beacon improvements represent a significant financial and material investment to rehabilitate the site, which will further increase compatibility with the surrounding neighborhood and this portion of the City. Specific elements of the architectural upgrades and improvements, which in part respond to previous staff input, include the following: • The addition of fabric awnings to the east and west elevations of Building 7740 and the addition of fabric awnings to the south elevation of Building 7720. • The green trim underneath the roof and the rafter tails of all Buildings have been modified to receive natural wood finish. • All the existing cornices will be repaired and refinished throughout the center as well as the rest of the stucco to receive a new skim coat. • Theme and support trees along El Camino Real are proposed. • Landscape designed to better screen existing and proposed utilities. • Added landscape to the parking lot to achieve 5% landscape coverage in that area. • Invasive species have been removed from plant palette. • Parking areas have been screened form adjacent property and streets. • Long rows of parking are now broken up with landscape islands. 3. The proposed revision does not change the density (i.e. the addition of units) or boundary of the subject property; as a commercial retail project, there are no residential units existing, approved, nor proposed thus there is no residential density component to the Beacon project. The proposed revision does add any commercial space. In addition, there is no proposed change or revision to any existing project or property boundaries. 4. The proposed revision does not involve the addition of a new land use not shown on the original permit (e.g. adding a commercial use to a residential project, replacing single family units with attached residential units, vice versa for each example, etc.); the proposed Beacon revisions implement the retail shopping center land use designation that are imposed by the current approvals, the site zoning of General Commercial (C-2), and the site's General Plan designation of General Commercial (G). This allowance includes the approved uses of typical retail, services, dining, and office tenants. Thus, no new land uses are proposed that are outside the original SOP permit approval, or the site's land use designations. 5. The proposed revision does not rearrange the major land uses within the development (e.g. it does not exchange the locations of single family units with attached units); the proposed revisions modernize the tenant space, plaza areas, and landscaping of the Center without representing a rearrangement of major land uses. All the existing and proposeduses are consistent with current approvals and land use requirements for the site. 6. The proposed revision does not create changes of greater than ten percent (10%), provided that compliance will be maintained with applicable development standards of the Carlsbad Municipal Code as follows: (Please see Sheet A0.2) Per individual lot or structure -yards, setbacks, coverage, or height: 7720 El Camino Real: no changes to yards, setbacks, coverage or height 7740 El Camino Real: no changes to yards, or setbacks. Building height of the existing parapet height at 7740 El Camino Real is 221411• The beacon project proposed an architectural tower element along the west facing fafade. The new tower \would be 26" higher at 241-611 which represents a 8.9% increase and does not provide usable floor area. The tower is necessary for to break up the fafade along el Camino real and provide architectural interest to the beacon project. 7750 El Camino Real: no change to yards or setbacks; building coverage decrease of 520 square feet to accommodate new outdoor private dining area adjacent to El Camino Real (outside of setback area) in the area of the eliminated driveway access to El Camino Real. This represents a 2.5% decrease in coverage. Building height of the existing tower element at 7750 El Camino Real is 481711; the Beacon project proposes an architectural upgrade to replace the pitched roof tower with a curved cupola tower to update the Center's compliance with the mandated Spanish Mission architectural theme. The new tower would be 14" higher at 491911 which represents a 2.3% increase and does not provide usable floor area, accommodate building equipment, does not adversely impact adjacent properties, and is necessary for the building's design excellence since this new tower would be a signature element of the architectural revival proposed by the Beacon project. On an aggregate project basis -parking, open space, common area or landscaping: On an aggregate basis, there are no changes to the Center's open space or common area elements; landscaping is decreased by 525 square feet to better re-distribute landscape coverage within parking areas, and to provide for a new public amenity area anddining area adjacent to El Camino Real (outside of setback area) in the location of the eliminated access to El Camino Real. This represents a decrease of 3.4% which is within the allowance of 10% and is proposed in the context of optimizing space at the Center for its overall revival and improved public use. I ' On an aggregate basis, parking compliance is maintained at the Center given the approved/existing project is required to provide 471 spaces; the Beacon will provide a total of 473 spaces (See Sheet Al.OJ and reflects no new parking requirement generated since no net new square footage is introduced, and no parking is generated by the delineation and provision of outdoor eating areas which are central to the Center's revival proposed by the Beacon project. As shown on Sheet A0.3 the existing Center has one outdoor eating area of 1,330 square feet which remains unchanged; the project establishes a total of 13 new restaurants which generate a total allowance of 5,200 square feet (up to 400 square feet of outdoor dining area is allowed without generating new parking demand per city code. This overall allowance is distributed within the Beacon project as depicted on Sheet A0.3. Private dining areas are delineated by proposed fence lines to separate them from public plaza areas. Given the above, the Beacon project satisfies the criteria of the Consistency Determination policy with regards to various project elements on the scale of individual buildings, as well as the aggregate basis at the project level. 7. The proposed change will not result in any significant environmental impact, and/or require additional mitigation; since no new land uses are introduced into the site, and no increases to project intensity or increases to the site's retail square footage is involved, there is no increase in traffic trip generation or parking demands beyond those allowed by the 10% allowance of the Consistency Determination policy. The proposed revisions will maintain or enhance ADA compliance. In addition, the proposed improvements do not create any inconsistency or new impacts relative to the environmental review process associated with the original center's approval via SDP 78-03. Therefore, the proposed improvements do not result in any significant environmental impacts or generate the need for new or additional mitigation measures. 8. The proposed change would not result in any health, safety or welfare impacts; by addressing various areas of improvement and rehabilitation to the existing Center, the proposed revisions will not result in any health, safety or welfare impacts. Enhancement and improvement to various project elements including7 assuring ADA compliance throughout, and maintaining compliance with the original SDP approval without creating the need for a formal amendment to the existing SDP approval will cumulatively improve health, safety and welfare aspects of the Center. 9. There were not any major issues or controversies associated with the original project which would be exacerbated with the proposed change; the proposed improvements will assist to revive the Center and provide an updated, higher-quality, modernized asset to the community. There are no documented project issues or controversies based on the original project approval that the Beacon project would introduce. 10. The proposed change would not be readily discernible to the decision makers as being substantially different from the project as originally approved; given the substantial property and architectural enhancements proposed by the Beacon project, the proposed changes will be apparent in a positive manner. With the Center's approval in the late 1970's, and the corresponding action by decision makers involved at that time, the Beacon project represents an opportunity to accelerate the revival of the site. Given compliance and consistency with original project approvals, the El Camino Real Corridor Standards regarding architectural theme, and applicable land use designations, the changes will be apparent in a position manner and within the context of being able to make this finding for consistency. l_ Cit y of Carlsbad j INSTRUCTIONS: STORM WATER STANDARDS QUESTIONNAIRE E-34 Development Services Land Development Engineering 1635 Faraday Avenue (760) 602-2750 www.carlsbadca.gov To address post-development pollutants that may be generated from development projects, the city requires that new development and significant redevelopment priority projects incorporate Permanent Storm Water Best Management Practices (BMPs) into the project design per Carlsbad BMP Design Manual (BMP Manual). To view the BMP Manual, refer to the Engineering Standards (Volume 5). This questionnaire must be completed by the applicant in advance of submitting for a development application (subdivision , discretionary permits and/or construction permits). The results of the questionnaire determine the level of storm water standards that must be applied to a proposed development or redevelopment project. Depending on the outcome, your project will either be subject to 'STANDARD PROJECT' requirements or be subject to 'PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT PROJ ECT' (PDP) requirements. Your responses to the questionnaire represent an initial assessment of the proposed project conditions and impacts. City staff has responsibility for making the final assessment after submission of the development application. If staff determines that the questionnaire was incorrectly filled out and is subject to more stringent storm water standards than initially assessed by you, this will result in the return of the development application as incomplete. In this case, please make the changes to the questionnaire and resubmit to the city. If you are unsure about the meaning of a question or need help in determining how to respond to one or more of the questions, please seek assistance from Land Development Engineering staff. A completed and signed questionnaire must be submitted with each development project application. Only one completed and signed questionnaire is required when multiple development applications for the same project are submitted concurrently. PROJECT INFORMATION PROJECT NAME: The Beacon PROJECT ID: ADDRESS: 7720, 7740, 7750 El Camino Real, Carlsbad, CA 92009 APN : 216-124-16 The project is (check one): D New Development [ZJ Redevelopment The total proposed disturbed area is: 54,024 ft2 ( 1.2~ ) acres The total proposed newly created and/or replaced impervious area is: 33,181 ft2( 0.76 ) acres If your project is covered by an approved SWQMP as part of a larger development project, provide the project ID and the SWQMP # of the larger development project: Project ID SWQMP#: Then, go to Step 1 and follow the instructions. When completed, sign the form at the end and submit this with your application to the city. E-34 Page 1 of 4 REV 02/16 , STEP 1 TO BE COMPLETED FOR ALL PROJECTS To determine if your project is a "development project", please answer the following question: YES NO Is your project LIMITED TO routine maintenance activity and/or repair/improvements to an existing building □ Iii or structure that do not alter the size (See Section 1.3 of the BMP Design Manual for guidance)? If you answered "yes" to the above question, provide justification below then go to Step 5, mark the third box stating "my project is not a 'development project' and not subject to the requirements of the BMP manual" and complete applicant information . Justification/discussion: (e.g. the project includes only interior remodels within an existing building): The existing buildings onsite will not be reconstructed. Project includes asphalt/concrete maintenance and hardscape improvements. If you answered "no" to the above question, the project is a 'development proiect', ao to Step 2. STEP2 TO BE COMPLETED FOR ALL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS To determine if your project is exempt from PDP requirements pursuant to MS4 Permit Provision E.3.b.(3), please answer the following questions: Is your project LIMITED to one or more of the following: YES NO 1. Constructing new or retrofitting paved sidewalks, bicycle lanes or trails that meet the following criteria: a) Designed and constructed to direct storm water runoff to adjacent vegetated areas, or other non- erodible permeable areas; □ ~ b) Designed and constructed to be hydraulically disconnected from paved streets or roads; c) Designed and constructed with permeable pavements or surfaces in accordance with USEPA Green Streets Quidance? 2. Retrofitting or redeveloping existing paved alleys, streets, or roads that are designed and constructed in □ IX! accordance with the US EPA Green Streets guidance? 3. Ground Mounted Solar Array that meets the criteria provided in section 1.4.2 of the BMP manual? □ ~ If you answered "yes" to one or more of the above questions, provide discussion/justification below, then go to Step 5, mark the second box stating "my project is EXEMPT from PDP ... " and complete applicant information. Discussion to justify exemption ( e.g. the project redeveloping existing road designed and constructed in accordance with the USEPA Green Street guidance): If you answered "no" to the above questions, your project is not exempt from PDP, ao to Step 3. E-34 Page 2 of 4 REV 04/17 ... -· ----STEP3 , TO BE COMPLETED FOR ALL NEW OR REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS To determine if your project is a PDP , please answer the following questions (MS4 Permit Provision E.3.b.(1 )): YES NO 1. Is your project a new development that creates 10,000 square feet or more of impervious surfaces collectively over the entire project site? This includes commercial, industrial, residential, mixed-use, □ IX] and public development projects on public or private land. 2. Is your project a redevelopment project creating and/or replacing 5,000 square feet or more of impervious surface collectively over the entire project site on an existing site of 10,000 square feet or ~ □ more of impervious surface? This includes commercial, industrial, residential, mixed-use, and public development projects on public or private land. 3. Is your project a new or redevelopment project that creates and/or replaces 5,000 square feet or more of impervious surface collectively over the entire project site and supports a restaurant? A restaurant is a facility that sells prepared foods and drinks for consumption, including stationary lunch counters and ~ □ refreshment stands selling prepared foods and drinks for immediate consumption (Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code 5812). 4. Is your project a new or redevelopment project that creates 5,000 square feet or more of impervious surface collectively over the entire project site and supports a hillside development project? A hillside □ IX] development project includes development on anv natural slope that is twentv-five percent or greater. 5, Is your project a new or redevelopment project that creates and/or replaces 5,000 square feet or more of impervious surface collectively over the entire project site and supports a parking lot? A parking lot is IX] □ a land area or facility for the temporary parking or storage of motor vehicles used personally for business or for commerce. 6. Is your project a new or redevelopment project that creates and/or replaces 5,000 square feet or more of impervious street, road, highway, freeway or driveway surface collectively over the entire project 5ll □ site? A street, road, highway, freeway or driveway is any paved impervious surface used for the transportation of automobiles, trucks, motorcvcles, and other vehicles. 7. Is your project a new or redevelopment project that creates and/or replaces 2,500 square feet or more of impervious surface collectively over the entire site, and discharges directly to an Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA)? "Discharging Directly to" includes flow that is conveyed overland a distance of 200 feet or less from the project to the ESA, or conveyed in a pipe or open channel any distance as an □ IX] isolated flow from the project to the ESA (i.e. not commingled with flows from adjacent lands).* 8. Is your project a new development or redevelopment project that creates and/or replaces 5,000 square feet or more of impervious surface that supports an automotive repair shop? An automotive repair □ [}() shop is a facility that is categorized in any one of the following Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes: 5013, 5014, 5541, 7532-7534 or 7536-7539. 9. Is your project a new development or redevelopment project that creates and/or replaces 5,000 square feet or more of impervious area that supports a retail gasoline outlet (RGO)? This category includes □ ~ RGO's that meet the following criteria: (a) 5,000 square feet or more or (b) a project Average Daily Traffic (ADT) of 100 or more vehicles per day. 10. Is your project a new or redevelopment project that results in the disturbance of one or more acres of land IX] □ and are expected to generate pollutants post construction? 11 . Is your project located within 200 feet of the Pacific Ocean and (1) creates 2,500 square feet or more of □ ~ impervious surface or (2) increases impervious surface on the property by more than 1 0%? (CMC 21 .203.040) If you answered "yes" to one or more of the above questions, your project is a PDP. If your project is a redevelopment project, go to step 4. If your project is a new project, go to step 5, check the first box stating "My project is a PDP ... " and complete applicant information. If you answered "no" to all of the above questions, your project is a 'STANDARD PROJECT.' Go to step 5, check the second box stating "My project is a 'STANDARD PROJECT' ... " and complete applicant information. E-34 Page 3 of 4 REV04/17 STEP4 TO BE COMPLETED FOR REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT ARE PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS (PDP) ONLY Complete the questions below regarding your redevelopment project (MS4 Permit Provision E.3.b.(2)): YES NO Does the redevelopment project result in the creation or replacement of impervious surface in an amount of less than 50% of the surface area of the previously existing development? Complete the percent impervious calculation below: (WITHIN PROJ'ECT AREA) Existing impervious area (A) = 140,445 sq. ft. !Kl □ Total proposed newly created or replaced impervious area (8) = 33,181 sq. ft. Percent impervious area created or replaced (B/A)*100 = 23.6 % If you answered "yes", the structural BMPs required for PDP apply only to the creation or replacement of impervious surface and not the entire development. Go to step 5, check the first box stating "My project is a PDP ... " and complete applicant information. If you answered "no," the structural BM P's required for PDP apply to the entire development. Go to step 5, check the check the first box stating "My project is a PDP ... " and complete aoolicant information. STEPS CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX ANO COMPLETE APPLICANT INFORMATION ocl My project is a PDP and must comply with PDP stormwater requirements of the BMP Manual. I understand I must prepare a Storm Water Quality Management Plan (SWQMP) for submittal at time of application. 0 My project is a 'STANDARD PROJECT' OR EXEMPT from PDP and must only comply with 'STANDARD PROJECT' stormwater requirements of the BMP Manual. As part of these requirements, I will submit a "Standard Project Requirement Checklist Form E-36'' and incorporate low impact development strategies throughout my project. Note: For projects that are close to meeting the PDP threshold, staff may require detailed impervious area calculations and exhibits to verify if 'STANDARD PROJECT' stormwater requirements apply. D My Project is NOT a 'development project' and is not subject to the requirements of the BMP Manual. Applicant Information and Signature Box Applicant Name: Samuel J_acoby, P.E. Applicant Title: Senior Project Manager I \I/ .- Applicant Signature: lti /1/ Date: 1 /rd ,f', I 1 .. • Environmentally Sensitive Areas include but are not limited to all Clean Water Act Section 303(d) impaired water bodies; areas designated as Areas of Special Biological Significance by the State Water Resources Control Board (Water Quality Control Plan for the San Diego Basin (1994) and amendments); water bodies designated with the RARE beneficial use by the State Water Resources Control Board (Water Quality Control Plan for the San Diego Basin (1994) and amendments); areas designated as preserves or their equivalent under the Multi Species Conservation Program within the Cities and County of San Diego; Habitat Management Plan; and any other equivalent environmentally sensitive areas which have been identified by the City. E-34 .. ~ .. ·,, ,,3/1 . \. -•"5","JJj ~ .,, .. ~ ;; c 7 430 L C \ E.1/..P. \:. { \ ' .. s ___ c __ ·- This Box for City Use Only YES NO City Concurrence: □ □ By: Date : Project ID: Page 4 of 4 REV 04/17