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Home My WebLink About1976-08-25; Planning Commission; ; SP 146B|CUP 122|SP 146A - SANTA ANITA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONCITY OF CARLSBAD PLANNING DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT AUGUST 25, 1976 TO: PLANNING COMMISSION FROM: PLANNING DEPARTMENT CASE NOS.: SP-146(B) CUP-122 SP-U6(A) SUPP APPLICANT: SANTA ANITA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REQUEST: The applicant's original request has been modified some- what following discussions of the proposal with Staff. The following recommendations have been made on both original and subsequent requests. REQUEST I: (a) Approval of a Conditional Use Permit for a McDonald's Drive-Thru Restaurant, subject to Specific Plan approval, as permitted by Section 21 .42.010(5P) of the Zone Code; (b) Approval of an amendment to an existing Specific Plan to incor- porate site plan modifications and a drive-thru restaurant. (c) Approval of Architectural Elevations for the McDonald's Drive- Thru Restaurant as required by Condition 26 of Council Ordinance 9419. RECOMMENDATION a. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT - DRIVE-THRU RESTAURANT It is recommended that CUP-122, request for a drive-thru Restaurant, be DENIED because of the following findings: (1) The site for the intended use is inadequate in size to accomodate the use because: (a) The site proposed can provide only 14 parking spaces direct- ly adjacent the drive-thru restaurant, requiring the use of 20 parking spaces during peak hours located across a major traffic lane; (b) Exit movements from the drive-thru lane to the main shop- ping center exit will be too difficult to complete. . Exist Move- ments in the other direction will conflict with the proposed crosswalk. SP-146(B)/CUP-122/SP-146(A) SUPP August 25, 1976 Page Two (c) The small size of the site will cause customers to park in spaces in the adjacent parking area and cross a two-way traffic lane on a proposed painted crosswalk. During peak hour operations, approximately 20 of these "offsite" spaces will be filled. Stopped vehicles can back up from the cross- walk into that traffic lane's intersection with the main en- trance. Furthermore, with three potential "offsite" parking lot lanes to use, most pedestrians will not cross at the painted crosswalk. (d) The drive-thru lane and rear of the proposed building face El Camino Real. Such an arrangement will force pedestrians from the Plaza and the movie theatres to cross the drive- thru lane to enter the building. The problem will be parti- cularly noticeable during weekends and the summer months when young people attempt to reach the restaurant from the movies or shopping trips. (2) The street system serving the proposed use is inadequate to pro- perly handle all traffic generated by the proposed use because: (a) Traffic generated by the proposed use will compound the traffic congestion now experienced on El Camino Real; and (b) The traffic generated by the proposed uses when combined with traffic generated by the expansion of the Plaza Camino Real Center, the remainder of the Carlsbad Plaza Center, and the Center to be constructed on the south side of Marron Road, will create excessive congestion on El Camino Real in the future, despite improvements to the street system in the area. (3) The requested use is not in harmony with the City's General Plan because: (a) The increased traffic and parking congestion generated by the amendment conflicts with the Circulation Element guide- ) line of coordinating "the distribution, character and inten- sity of all land uses with the Land Use Element to preclude the increased levels of traffic which would be generated beyond the capacity of the existing or planned street system until such time as adequate facilities can be provided". (b) The increased traffic and parking congestion generated by the amendment conflicts with the Land Use Element Utility and Public Service Development guideline of ensuring "the capacity of major street linkage to provide for the needs of the proposed development without substantially altering existing traffic patterns or overloading the existing street system. . ." SP-146(B)/CUP-122/SP-146(A) SUPP August 25, 1976 Page Three b. SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT It is recommended that SP-146(B), as proposed by the applicant in Exhibit "A", dated June 22, 1976 be DENIED because of the following findings: (1) The requested amendment is detrimental to the existing Specific Plan because: (a) Inadequate parking adjacent the proposed drive-thru restau- rant would cause increased congestion in other areas of the shopping center's main parking lot; (b) The inadequate drive-thru lane proposed would negatively affect circulation throughout the shopping center; and (c) The proposed uncontrolled common driveways with the Standard Station would create additional congestion in an already highly congested area. (2) The street system serving the proposed center is inadequate to properly handle all traffic generated by the proposed center because: (a) Traffic generated by the proposed drive-thru restaurant will compound the traffic congestion now experienced on El Camino Real ; and (b) The traffic generated by the proposed use when combined with traffic generated by the expansion of the Plaza Camino Real Center, the remainder of the Carlsbad Plaza Center, and the Center to be constructed on the south side of Marron Road, will create excessive congestion on El Camino Real in the futue, despite improvements to the street system in the area. (3) The requested amendment does not conform to the City's adopted General Plan because: (a) The increased traffic and parking congestion generated by the amendment conflicts with the Circulation Element guide- line of coordinating "the distribution, character and in- tensity of all land uses with the Land Use Element to pre- clude the increased level s of; traffic which would be gener- ated beyond the capacity of the existing or planned street system until such time as adequate facilities can be provided" (b) The increased traffic and parking congestions generated by the amendment conflicts with the Land Use Element Utility and Public Service Development Guideline of ensuring "the capacity of major street linkage to provide for the needs of the proposed development without substantially altering existing traffic patterns or overloading the existing street system. . ." SP-146(B)/CUP-122/SP-146(A) SUPP August 25, 1976 Page Four c. ARCHITECTURAL ELEVATIONS It is recommended that the Architectural Elevations for the drive- thru restaurant as proposed in Exhibit "A", dated August 13, 1976, be DENIED, since it has been recommended that the Conditional Use Permit be denied. REQUEST II: (a) Approval of architectural elevations for a McDonald's restaurant as required by Condition 26 of Council Ordinance 9419; (b) Withdrawal of Case Number SP-146(B). MEMORANDUM August 25, 1976 TO: PLANNING COMMISSION FROM: PLANNING DIRECTOR RE: SANTA ANITA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION CASE NOS: SP-146(B) CUP-122 SP-146(A) Supp. The applicant by letter of August 20, 1976, attached, is request- ing withdrawal of the subject applications. The staff concurs with the applicant's request and would recommend the applications as submitted be withdrawn and the fees received not be refunded. DAA:mdp attachment SANTA ANITA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 363 San Miguel Drive Newport Beach, California August 20, 1976 Donald A. Agatep Director of Planning CITY OF CARLSBAD 1200 Elm Avenue 92008 Ref: SP-146(B) CUP-122 SP-146(A) Supp. Santa Anita Development Corporation hereby withdraws the above referenced applications for Conditional Use Permit, Specific Plan modification and Architectural Elevation, and Sign Approval All these applications were those made for the McDonald's Restaurant. William W. Hughes / Senior Vice President tt?6