HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-05-20; City Council; CS-493; AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT OF AND APPROVING THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION’S SUGGESTED MODIFICATIONS T...Exhibit 1
ORDINANCE NO. CS-493
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT OF AND APPROVING THE
CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION’S SUGGESTED MODIFICATIONS TO THE
LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM (ZONING ORDINANCE) FOR ZCA 2020-0003/
LCPA 2020-0007
WHEREAS, on Sept. 12, 2023, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. CS-457, approving ZCA
2020-0003/LCPA 2020-0007 – Citywide Objective Design Standards Project; and
WHEREAS, the Carlsbad Zoning Ordinance is the implementing ordinance of the Carlsbad Local
Coastal Program, and therefore, an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance also constitutes an
amendment to the Local Coastal Program; and
WHEREAS, the California Coastal Act requires California Coastal Commission certification of any
Local Coastal Program Amendment; and
WHEREAS, on Feb. 6, 2025, the California Coastal Commission approved the city’s Local
Coastal Program Amendment (LCPA 2020-0007) with suggested modifications; and
WHEREAS, the California Coastal Commission’s approval of LCPA 2020-0007 will not become
effective until the Commission certifies that the city has amended its Local Coastal Program pursuant
to the Commission’s suggested modifications; and
WHEREAS, on May 13, 2025, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing as prescribed
by law to consider the California Coastal Commission’s suggested modifications.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, ordains as follows:
1. The above recitations are true and correct.
2. Compliance with CEQA. The proposed action to make minor modifications to existing
objective standards within Carlsbad Municipal Code (CMC) Title 21 Chapter 21.88
“Multifamily and Mixed-Use Development – Objective Design Standards,” is exempt
from environmental review under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) and 15378(b)(5)
as it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility the proposed action may have
a significant effect on the environment. The notice of exemption will be filed with the
Recorder/County Clerk within five days after project approval by the decision-making
body.
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3.Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 21.88.030 is amended to read as follows:
A.Other Applicable Objective Standards. Eligible projects must comply with
all other objective standards in the Carlsbad Municipal Code for topics on
which Chapter 21.88 is silent. Development within the Coastal Zone shall
comply with all applicable objective standards within the Carlsbad Local Coastal
Program.
4.Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 21.88.040 is amended to read as follows:
The City of Carlsbad’s Multifamily Housing and Mixed-Use Development Objective
Design Standards Manual adopted by City Council on May 20, 2025, is incorporated by
reference into this chapter.
5.Incorporated by reference in Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 21.88.040, the
Multifamily Housing and Mixed-Use Development Objective Design Standards Manual
(Section 1 Part C Subsection 4) is amended to read as follows:
4.Reconcile Conflicting Standards. The City of Carlsbad maintains multiple
regulatory documents that contain design direction for multifamily residential
and mixed-use development, including the Carlsbad Municipal Code, specific
plans, and master plans. In the case of a conflict between an objective standard
in this Manual and an objective standard in another regulatory document, the
standard in this Manual shall prevail.Exception: The objective design standards specified in the applicable Local
Coastal Program, master plan or specific plan shall prevail if such standards
conflict with the standards of the Multifamily Housing and Mixed-Use
Development Objective Design Standards Manual.
6.Incorporated by reference in Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 21.88.040, the
Multifamily Housing and Mixed-Use Development Objective Design Standards Manual
(Section 2 Part B Subsection 2) is amended to delete the following section below and to
subsequently renumerate the following three subsections 3 through 5 to 2 through 4:
2. Number of Parking Spaces. The provisions of Section 21.44.020, Off-Street
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Parking Spaces Required, of the Carlsbad Municipal Code shall be
implemented except as defined by Section 65585 of the Government Code:
7.Incorporated by reference in Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 21.88.040, the
Multifamily Housing and Mixed-Use Development Objective Design Standards Manual
(Section 5 Part D Subsection 3) is amended to read as follows:
D.Lighting. Outdoor light fixtures, including pole lights, wall-mounted lights and
bollards shall be fully-shielded and downward-facing in order to minimize glare
and light trespass within and beyond the project site.
1. All areas for pedestrian and vehicular circulation, entrances, parking, and
common recreational spaces shall incorporate lighting programmed with dusk
to dawn lighting for safety and security.
2. Energy-efficient fixtures incorporating light emitting diode (LED) lamps or
equivalent energy-efficient fixtures shall be used.
3. For projects located within the Coastal Zone and adjacent to existing and
proposed preserve areas identified in the Habitat Management Plan within
the Coastal Zone, the following additional lighting requirements shall apply
unless it can be demonstrated that such features would not meet required
safety measures: correlated color temperature shall not exceed 2700 Kelvins,
lighting fixtures shall be the minimum lumens required for safety and security,
uplighting shall not be allowed, and lighting shall not blink or flash.
8.Incorporated by reference in Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 21.88.040, the
Multifamily Housing and Mixed-Use Development Objective Design Standards Manual
(Appendix A Definition of Fully-Shielded) is amended to read as follows:
Fully-Shielded. A term describing a light that is constructed so that light rays
directly emitted by the fixture are projected below a horizontal plane running
through the lowest point on the fixture where light is emitted. Shielded means
that the light rays are directed onto the site, and the light source (e.g., bulb, tube,
etc.) is not visible beyond the property boundary of the site of the light source.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective either thirty days after its adoption, or upon
the date the Executive Director of the California Coastal Commission certifies that implementation of
LCPA 2020-0007 will be consistent with the Coastal Commission's approval of the Local Coastal Program
amendments with suggested modifications, whichever occurs later. The City Clerk shall certify the
adoption of this ordinance and cause the full text of the ordinance or a summary of the ordinance
prepared by the City Attorney to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the
City of Carlsbad within fifteen days after its adoption.
INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a Regular Meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on the 13th
day of May, 2025, and thereafter
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 20th day of May, 2025, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Shin.
NAYS:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Burkholder.
None.
None.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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CINDIE K. McMAHON, City Attorney
_______________________________________
KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor
_______________________________________
SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk
(SEAL)
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