HomeMy WebLinkAboutCD 2025-0007; CARLSBAD RANCH PLANNING AREA 5; Admin Decision LetterMay 13, 2025
ABBEY SERIO
HOFMAN PLANNING ASSOCIATES
5900 PASTEUR COURT, SUITE 200
CARLSBAD, CA 92008
SUBJECT: CD 2025-0007 (DEV03006) -CARLSBAD RANCH PLANNING AREA 5
Dear Abbey,
C_cityof
Carlsbad
The City Planner has completed a review of your application for Consistency Determination, CD 2025-
0007, which is a modification to Carlsbad Tract Map, CT 15-08, Planned Development Permit, PUD 15-16,
Site Development Plan amendment, SOP 03-02(A), Conditional Use Permit amendment, CUP 03-0l(A),
and Coastal Development Permit amendment, CDP 03-04(A) -CARLSBAD RANCH PLANNING AREA 5,
which was a subsequent approval of revisions to a previously approved site plan and architectural
elevations for up to 350 timeshare units and 350 hotel rooms within four-level buildings of 45 feet height,
with reception lobbies, onsite restaurants, recreation areas, and onsite parking reduced by 10.3% for
common parking on 53 acres located north of Palomar Airport Road, south of Cannon Road, east of
Legoland Drive and west of the Crossings Golf Course within the Mello II Segment of the Local Coastal
Program and in Local Facilities Management Zone 13.
After careful consideration of the request, the City Planner has determined that the request meets all of
the findings below and approves this request. The proposed architectural enhancements/revisions to an
existing po rte cochere at the entry lobby of the Sheraton Hotel located at 5420 Grand Pacific Drive include
the following:
• Roof style change from a low sloped roof.surrounded with a stucco fa~ade/facia to a low
sloped roof surrounded with a decorative metal facia;
• The two outer porte cochere roof supports changed from one type of stone veneer to a new
lighter colored stone veneer;
• Decorative custom fabricated light fixtures have been added to the outside edge of the two
outer support columns; and
• Decorative screens consisting of metal panels and steel columns have been added between
the two outer support columns.
In order for a Discretionary Permit Consistency Determination to be approved, all of the following findings
must be made:
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 Junction in that the original porte cochere
Community Development Department
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feature was not identified within the original approvals as a specific feature, facility or amenity
that was considered essential to the project's design, quality, safety, or function.
2} The request represents an upgrade in overall design features and or materials and improves upon
the project's compatibility with the surrounding neighborhood In that the proposed revision to
the architecture of the existing porte cochere is subtle, represents an upgrade in the overall
design, and will not have an impact on existing or permitted future developments or uses in the
surrounding neighborhood.
3} The proposed revision does not change the density or boundary of the subject property in that the
proposed revision is specific to an existing architectural feature.
4) The proposed revision does not involve the addition of a new land use not shown on the original
permit in that the proposed revision is specific to an existing architectural feature. No new land
uses are included with this consistency determination.
5) The proposed revision does not rearrange the major land uses within the development in that the
proposed revision is specific to an existing architectural feature. No changes to the number of
timeshare units or hotel rooms is included with this consistency determination.
6} The proposed revision does not create changes of greater than ten percent provided that
compliance will be maintained with the applicable development standards of the Carlsbad
Municipal Code in that the proposed modifications consist of minor architectural style changes
to an existing porte cochere located within the interior of the site, none which creates
measurable changes.
7) The proposed change will not result in any significant environmental impact, and/or require
additional mitigation in that the proposed architectural revision does not create any
inconsistencies or new impacts relative to the environmental review process associated with the
original project's approval.
8} The proposed change would not result in any health, safety or welfare impacts.
9} There were not any major issues or controversies associated with the original project which would
be exacerbated with the proposed change.
10} The proposed change would not be readily discernable to the decision makers as being
substantially different from the project as originally approved.
Therefore, the City Planner has determined that the application qualifies for a consistency determination
with the approved permit and approves the changes to the project based on Planning Division
Administrative Policy No. 35.
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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 i'n 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.
CITY OF CARLSBAD
ERIC LARDY, AICP
City Planner
JG:MH
c: Tim Stripe (tstripe@gpresorts.com)
Houston Arnold (harnold@gpresorts.com)
Tim Carroll, Project Engineer
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