HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-09-19; Design Review Board; ; RP 90-05|CDP 90-02 - ROOSEVELT PARKING LOTSTAFF REPORT
DATE: SEPTEMBER 19, 1990
TO: DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
FROM: PLANNING DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: RP 90-5/CDP 90-2 - ROOSEVELT PARKING LOT - Request for a
Redevelopment Pennit and Coastal Development Pennit to constmct a 55-
space public parking lot on the northeast comer of Carlsbad Village Drive
(formerly Elm Avenue) and Roosevelt Street in Sub-area 1 of the Village
Redevelopment Area.
I. RECOMMENDATION
That the Design Review Board ADOPT Design Review Board Resolution No. 158
APPROVING the Negative Declaration issued by the Planning Director, and ADOPT Design
Review Board Resolution Nos. 156 and 157 APPROVING CDP 90-2 and RP 90-5.
II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND
During the streetscape program on Carlsbad Village Drive, the Housing and Redevelopment
Commission directed staff to locate additional parking on or near this street and to
maximize the number of spaces at each potential site. In response to this direction, staff
has negotiated a 5-year lease, with option to purchase, on a 17,500 square foot site at the
northeast comer of Carlsbad Village Drive and Roosevelt Street. On this site, a 55-space
public parking lot is proposed.
The site is located in Sub-area 1 of the Village Redevelopment Area. It is also in the
Coastal Zone and thus is subject to the Local Coastal Plan for the Redevelopment Area.
The lot is not being proposed to satisfy off-street parking requirements of other land uses
in the Redevelopment Area since doing so would require a Local Coastal Plan Amendment.
Use of this site as a parking lot is projected to be temporary while long-term parking
solutions are sought and a new Master Plan for the Village Area is developed.
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III. ANALYSIS
Planning Issues
1. Does the proposal comply with the goals and policies of the General Plan as well
as those specified in the Village Design Manual for Sub-Area 1?
2. Does the proposal comply with the intent of the Village Design Manual?
3. Is the proposal consistent with the Local Coastal Program?
DISCUSSION
The proposed parking lot does comply with the goals and policies of both the General Plan
and the Village Design Manual for Sub-area 1. The goal of this Sub-area is to function as
a major financial, specialty, commercial center for the downtown area. The proposed
project complies with this goal by providing parking facilities to serve retail uses, by
encouraging pedestrian activity, and by improving automobile circulation in the Village
Center and along Carlsbad Village Drive.
The layout and design of the proposed parking lot complies with the intent to provide
landscaped parking areas in the Village Center. The 55 space parking lot provides a
combination of 28 compact stalls and 27 regular stalls accented with perimeter landscaping
and interior tree wells. Aisle widths comply v^th engineering standards with the exception
of the one which parallels Roosevelt Street. That aisle will be 22.5 feet wide but will be
workable as it exclusively serves a short row of compact stalls.
The LCP designation for the proposed site is "core area/general commercial". Although not
a retail use, the parking lot is consistent with this intent by providing convenient, safe, and
attractive off-street parking to encourage pedestrian traffic and improve general circulation
for retail uses in the area. The lot v^ll be conditioned to prohibit its use firom meeting off-
street parking requirements for other land uses in the Village Redevelopment area unless
a formal amendment to the Local Coastal Program is approved by the Califomia Coastal
Commission.
rv. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The site was field checked during environmental review. It was found to have been
previously graded and developed with three residential units. No archaeological sites, rare
or endangered plant or animal species are known to exist on the site. The Planning
Director has determined that the proposed project could not have a significant effect on the
environment and has issued a Negative Declaration. A copy of the Negative Declaration
is on file at the Planning Department.
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ATTACHMENTS
1. Design Review Board Resolution No. 158
2. Design Review Board Resolution No. 156
3. Design Review Board Resolution No. 157
4. Location Map
5. Background Data Sheet
6. Exhibits "A" - "D" dated September 19, 1990.
AS:km
August 22, 1990
Gity of Garlsbad
ROOSEVELT ST. PARKING LOT RP 90-05
CDP 90-02
BACKGROUND DATA SHEET ^
CASE NO: RP 90-5/CDP 90-2
APPLICANT: CITY OF CARLSBAD
REQUEST AND LOCATION: 55 SPACE PARKING LOT NORTHEAST CORNER OF
CARLSBAD VILLAGE DRIVE (FORMERLY ELM AVENUE) AND ROOSEVELT ST
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lots 1. 2. 3. 4. and 5. Block 38. MAP 775.
APN: 203-304-09 and 20
Acres .40 Proposed No. of Lots/Units 55 spaces
GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING
Land Use Designation CBD
Density Allowed N/A Density Proposed N/A
Existing Zone N/A Proposed Zone N/A
Sunounding Zoning and Land Use:
Zoning Land Use
Site VR Vacant
North VR Commercial
South VR Commercial
East VR Commercial
West VR Commercial
PUBLIC FACILITIES
School District Carlsbad Water Carlsbad Sewer N/A EDU's N/A
Public Facilities Fee Agreement, Date N/A
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
JC Negative Declaration, issued August 16, 1990
E.I.R. Certified, dated
Other,