HomeMy WebLinkAboutCD 11-13; LEGOLAND HOTEL CALIFORNIA; Admin Decision Letter_4ft.A._ C I TY O F
VcARLSBAD
Planning Division
August 11, 2011
Merlin Entertainment Group
Chris Romero
1 Legoland Dr
Carlsbad CA ~2008
www.carlsbadca.gov
SUBJECT: LEGOLAND HOTEL CALIFORNIA-CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION 11-13
The Planning Director has completed a review of your application for a consistency
determination, (APN: 211-100-09-00) which is a modification to Site Development Plan 96-14(C)
for the development of a 254 room hotel, restaurant, and retail uses within the parking lot of the
Legoland California Theme Park on property generally located north of Palomar Airport Road,
south of Cannon Road, east of Armanda Drive and west of The Crossings Drive in the Mello II
Segment of the Local Coastal Program and in Local Facilities Management Zone 13. The
proposed modifications include:
• a reduction in the hotel room count from 254 to 250;
• a reduction in the size of the porte cochere from 2,885 square feet to 2,132 square
feet;
• the addition of a 1,812 square foot one story office area in the back of the hotel
adjacent to the hotel kitchen;
• shifting the hotel interior atrium from the hotel entrance to the park side of the
building;
• removal of the phasing plan -all work to be completed in one phase;
• a roof color change from green tile to reddish brown s-tile roof;
• adjusting the building color patterns to match LEGO hotel standards; and
• the addition of cupolas as architectural elements (no useable floor space).
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 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.
3) The proposed revision does not change the density or boundary of the subject property.
4) The proposed revision does not involve the addition of a new land use not shown on the
original permit.
5) The proposed revision does not rearrange the major land uses within the development.
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. The floor area increase is 7.4 percent of the original approval.
7) The proposed change will not result in any significant environmental impact, and/or
require additional mitigation.
8) The proposed change would not result in any h.ealth, safety or welfare impacts.
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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.
After careful consideration of the circumstances surrounding this request, the Planning Director
has determined that the application qualifies for a consistency determination with the approved
permit and therefore, approves the changes to the project based on Planning Division
Administrative Policy No. 35.
Please submit two (2) blueline copies (24" X 36") of all applicable exhibits for the project file and
a reproducible 24" X 36" mylar copy of the amended site plan. The mylar must be submitted,
stamped "Consistency Determination," and signed by the Planning Director prior to issuance of
any building permits for the project. The Consistency Determination Title Block stamp, and
other Title Block stamps, can be downloaded from the City's website at
http://www. carlsbadca. gov/services/departments/planning/Pages/ applications. aspx. The Title
• Block (stamp) is located under "Resources" on the right side of the page.
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DON NEU, AICP
Planning Director
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c: Hofman Planning and Engineering, 3152 Lionshead Av, Carlsbad CA 92010
Principal Planner, Chris DeCerbo
Project Engineer, Frank Jimeno
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