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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-01-17; Planning Commission; AgendasThe City of CARLSBAD Planning Division PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA www.carlsbadca.gov Council Chamber Wednesday, January 17, 2018 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 January 17, 2018 Page 2 CALL TO ORDER 6:00 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Commissioner Goyarts ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF MINUTES December 20, 2017 Approved 6-0-1 (Siekmann abstain) PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING 1. CDP 2017-0033 (DEV2017-0114) – PARENTE REMODEL – Request for approval of a Coastal Development Permit to allow for the addition of 805 square feet of habitable space, addition of a 352 square foot second floor deck, and a 266 square foot roof deck to an existing single-family residence within the Mello II Segment of the city’s Local Coastal Program located at 2458 Ocean Street within Local Facilities Management Zone 1. The project site is within the appealable area of the California Coastal Commission. The City Planner has determined that the 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 it is therefore categorically exempt from the requirement for the preparation of environmental documents pursuant to Section 15301(e), additions to an existing structure, of the state CEQA Guidelines. RESOLUTION NO. 7283 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval PLANNER: Cliff Jones ENGINEER: Tecla Levy PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Approved 7-0 2. CDP 2017-0051 (DEV2017-0168) – HOLSTEIN RESIDENCE – Request for approval of a Coastal Development Permit to allow for the addition of 534 square feet of habitable space to an existing single- family residence within the Mello II Segment of the city’s Local Coastal Program located at 4244 Park Drive within 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 the 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 it is therefore categorically exempt from the requirement for the preparation of environmental documents pursuant to Section 15301(e), additions to an existing structure, of the state CEQA Guidelines. RESOLUTION NO. 7284 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval PLANNER: Paul Dan ENGINEER: David Rick PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Approved as Amended 7-0 3. AMEND 2017-0016/AMEND 2017-0015 (DEV2016-0031) – TOWN HOUSE – Request for approval of a Tentative Tract Map Amendment and Major Review Permit Amendment to modify a previously- approved four-story mixed use building to replace four (4) residential condominiums with four (4) additional professional office condominiums and to combine the second and third floors into one floor. The total number of proposed professional office condominiums would be increased from one (1) to five (5), while the total number of proposed residential condominiums would decrease from seven (7) to three (3). The 0.22-acre project site is addressed as 2677 State Street in Land Use District 4 of the Village Review (VR) Zone and 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. 7285 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval PLANNER: Greg Fisher ENGINEER: Kyrenne Chua PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Approved 7-0 PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA January 17, 2018 Page 3 Planning Commission Member Comments Commissioner Segall notified the Commission that the League of California Cities Planning Commissioner’s Academy Conference will be on the held on the first week of April and the deadline to register is March 1st. Chairperson Montgomery stated that he met with the Mayor and added that he would like the Commission to apply findings within their comments on the Growth Management Plan. The Mayor wants the public who voted for the plan to understand how projects are being applied and satisfying the Growth Management Plan and that that they are receiving projects that are being approved under the auspices of the plan. Mr. Neu added that staff includes information concerning compliance with the Growth Management performance standards in staff reports and findings and stated that staff can spend more emphasis in presentations, particularly on projects developing on undeveloped property. Commissioner Goyarts asked if the availability of dwelling units per quadrant can be shown on a regular basis and how it can be presented. Mr. Neu replied that the Development Monitoring Report exhibits list the remaining capacity by quadrant. He stated if the Commission does not receive the notification as part of the email subscription, staff can provide hard copies. Commissioner Segall recommended that the Commission have a rundown of available housing units and stated he would like to receive notification of the Development Monitoring Report. Chairperson Montgomery commented that he has asked to have the Building Division present on how the green code is applying conditions that the Commission is not aware of on projects after the approval. Chairperson Montgomery added that the City Council will adopt and begin ex parte communications similarly to the Commission. Assistant City Attorney Ron Kemp clarified that ex parte disclosure is information that the Commissioner received outside the public hearing and that the point is so that the public knows what information the Commission is basing their decision on. City Planner Comments Mr. Neu stated that the Village and Barrio Master Plan is expected to be posted to the website on Friday and a copy will be provided to the Commission. PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA January 17, 2018 Page 4 City Attorney Comments None TIME: 6:46 p.m. 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.