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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-11-01; Planning Commission; AgendasThe City of CARLSBAD Planning Division PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA www.carlsbadca.gov Council Chamber Wednesday, November 1, 2017 6:00 p.m. 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: 1. It is the Planning Commission’s Policy to adjourn the meeting no later than 10:00 p.m. 2. Meetings are divided into categories shown below. 3. When you are called to speak, please come forward and state your name and address. 4. Persons with a disability may request an agenda packet in appropriate alternative formats as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 by contacting the City Manager’s office at 760-434-2821 (voice), 711 (free relay service for TTY users), 760-720-9461 (fax) or manager@carlsbadca.gov by noon on the Friday preceding the meeting. All persons requiring reasonable accommodations or auxiliary aids in order to effectively participate in the meeting may contact the City Manager’s office by noon on the Friday preceding the meeting to make such arrangements. 5. PLEASE NOTE: Any agenda related writings or documents provided to the majority of the Planning Commission after distribution of the Agenda packet will be available for public inspection at the Planning Division located at 1635 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92008. In addition, a binder containing all agenda related writings and documents will be held by the Minutes Clerk at each Planning Commission meeting and available for public review. 6. VISUAL MATERIALS FOR PLANNING COMMISSION: Visual materials should be submitted to the Planning Division at 1635 Faraday Avenue no later than noon on the day of a Regular Planning Commission Meeting. Digital materials will be placed on a computer in Council Chambers for public presentations. Please label all materials with the agenda item number you are representing. Items submitted for viewing, including presentations/digital materials, will be included in the time limit maximum for speakers. All materials exhibited to the Planning Commission during the meeting (slides, maps, photos, etc.) are part of the public record and must be kept by the Planning Division for at least 60 days after final action on the matter. Your materials will be returned upon written request. Video clips cannot be accommodated. 7. Meeting Decorum: Carlsbad Municipal Code sections 1.20.320 and 1.20.330 require members of the public to observe order at this meeting and to conduct themselves in a courteous manner. California Penal Code section 403 makes it a misdemeanor for any person to willfully disturb or break up any assembly or meeting with lawful authority. PUBLIC COMMENT: If you desire to speak about an item not listed on the agenda, a “Time Reservation Request” form should be filed with the Minutes Clerk. A total of 15 minutes is provided for the Public Comment portion of the Agenda. Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes each. In conformance with the Brown Act, no action can occur on items presented during Public Comment. PUBLIC HEARINGS: Please file a written request to speak on items listed on this agenda as Public Hearings. ALL OTHER CATEGORIES: For all other agenda items a “Request to Speak” form must be filed with the Minutes Clerk before the item is announced. There is a five (5) minute time limit for individual speakers. PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA November 1, 2017 Page 2 CALL TO ORDER 6:00 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Commissioner Goyarts ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF MINUTES October 18, 2017 Approved 7-0 PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING 1. RP 15-17/CDP 15-38 (DEV15067) – JEFFERSON LUXURY APARTMENTS – Request for a recommendation of approval of a Major Review Permit and Coastal Development Permit to allow for the demolition of four, single-story offices and the construction of a four-story, 11-unit residential apartment building, including two (2) affordable housing units, located at 3039 Jefferson Street in Land Use District 2 of the Village Review zone, the Village Segment of the Local Coastal Program, and within Local Facilities Management Zone 1. The City Planner has determined that this project belongs to a class of projects that the State Secretary for Resources has found do not have a significant impact on the environment, and is therefore categorically exempt from the requirement for the preparation of environmental documents pursuant to section 15332 (In-fill Development Projects) of the State CEQA guidelines. RESOLUTION NO. 7272 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Recommend Approval PLANNER: Shannon Harker ENGINEER: Tecla Levy PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommended Approval as Amended 7-0 2. CDP 2016-0006 (DEV2016-0061) – MFD-01 – Request for approval of a Coastal Development Permit to demolish an existing single-family home and construct a four-unit apartment building on a 0.25-acre infill site located at 2637 Jefferson Street, within the Mello II Segment of the Local Coastal Program and Local Facilities Management Zone 1. The project site is not within the appealable area of the California Coastal Commission. The City Planner has determined that this project is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15303, “New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures,” of the State CEQA Guidelines and will not have any adverse significant impact on the environment. RESOLUTION NO. 7273 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval PLANNER: Chris Garcia ENGINEER: David Rick PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Approved 7-0 Planning Commission Member Comments Commissioner Anderson expressed her concerns regarding short term vacation rentals and the lack of architectural guidelines for the city. City Planner Comments None City Attorney Comments None TIME: 7:02 p.m. PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA November 1, 2017 Page 3 PLANNING COMMISSION PROCEDURE For those in the audience who are not familiar with the operation of a Planning Commission, the following is a summary of the procedure: For each item on the agenda, the planning staff will present a report to the Planning Commission. On items for public hearing, the audience will be asked for comment. Those wishing to speak are asked to come forward, speak into the microphone, and give their name and address for the taped record. A time limit of five minutes is allotted to each speaker. After testimony is completed, the applicant is allowed a rebuttal. The Planning Commission is anxious to hear all persons wishing to give testimony. However, it is requested that each new speaker add new information, and not repeat points which previous speakers have made. Persons not desiring to speak, but wishing to be recorded as proponents or protesters of record, may do so by submitting their name and address to the minutes clerk. Certain Planning Commission decisions are final, but may be appealed to the City Council. An appeal may be filed with the City Clerk at City Hall within 10 calendar days of the decision. The cost of filing an appeal is $850 for all matters. If anyone wishes to question a Planning Commission decision, they may contact the Planning Division at 1635 Faraday Avenue, between the hours of 7:30 and 5:30, Monday through Thursday, and 8:00 to 5:00 on Friday.