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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCT 97-15; Lohf Property; Tentative Map (CT) (10)TABLE OF CONTENTS EXHIBIT 1 EXHIBIT 2 STREET MAP OF PAVOREAL LETTER TO CITY OF CARLSBAD PLANNING DEPARTMENT RE: EXTENSION OF MIMOSA DRIVE EXHIBIT 3 PAVOREAL PETITION RE: EXTENSION OF MIMOSA DRIVE EXHIBIT 4 TRAFFIC STUDY EXHIBIT 5 CITY APPROVED SINGLE ACCESS OR GATED COMMUNITIES LEGEND Symbol Description 10' private drainage easement over portions on lots 67,68, 90 to be maintained by community association. 1001 access casement over a portion of lot 91 to San Diego Gas & Electric and the city of Carlsbad, and a gated access road maintained by SDC& E. 15' drainage easement lo Iht* city <>/ Carlsbad, In be mainlaincd by community association. Portion of Lot 20 (I1 x 60') reserved for possible future extension of Mimosa to Dove Lane, lo be maintained by community association. Private Open Space Easement maintained by community association- Easement for slope construction and maintenance purposes to City of Carlsbad and Aviara Lar.d Associates, Jl Lot 91-Owned and maintained by community Association ,n permanent open space. (Area widun die symlKif lines only ) Prior to issuance of a building permit there shall be a deed restriction placed on the deed to lots 1-19 and 44-49 subject to the satisfaction of the Planning Director notifying all interested parties and successors in interest that (Area within the symbol tines only.): A. The distance between the original structures depicted on Exhibits "A" - "CC" 9/28/90, and side property line shall become the established side yard set back for each lot and supersede the existing underlying R-l Zone's side yard setback standard. No Further development is permitted in this side yard setback. B. All room additions and add ons shall maintain a rear yard minimum distance of 15 feet from the top of any rear yard slope, except patio covers and detached accessory structures which must maintain a minimum distance of five feel from the top of any rear yard slope. Fences and walls arc excluded from this requirement. Maintenance Responsibility and Easement Locations WE8TERJV NATIONAL. HOMES PAVO REAL NOT TO SCALE June 1991 irv 21 /\UCU?TI993 PAGE 1 . October 16,1997 City of Carlsbad Planning and Engineering Departments 2075 Las Palmas Drive Carlsbad, California 92009 Re: Mimosa Drive Dear Planning and Engineering Members: This letter responds to your request that homeowners of Pavoreal provide further input justifying why Mimosa Drive should not be extended beyond its current end point. Background Western Pacific Housing has proposed a fifteen acre subdivision consisting of 70-75 single family homes adjacent to our community Pavoreal. Pavoreal consists of 90 homes located directly behind the Vons Shopping Center at the northwest comer of El Camino Real and Aviara Parkway. Presently, Mimosa Drive provides direct access to all 90 homes in Pavoreal but dead ends at its northernmost point - the point adjacent to the proposed Western Pacific subdivision. Significantly, Pavoreal was approved by the City of Carlsbad under this configuration and no time limits were ever set as to when, if ever, Mimosa would be extended. For over five years the community of Pavoreal has functioned as approved without incident. We, the homeowners of Pavoreal, strongly object to any extension of Mimosa Drive beyond its current end point due to serious health and safety issues such an extension would create in our community. We adamantly believe that the health and safety of our community, as well as the potential risks such an extension would create in the proposed subdivision, take priority over the negligible convenience such an extension might afford. Justification in Support of Maintaining Mimosa's Current End Point In our meeting with City representatives on October 6th, we were informed that the City's rationale for extending Mimosa beyond its current end point is based on two factors: (1) convenience; and (2) emergency access. As we will demonstrate, neither objective - convenience or emergency access - is effectively achieved by extending Mimosa Drive beyond its current end point.1 1. Pavoreai was not Required to Have Two Access Roads to Gain City Approval As noted earlier, the community of Pavoreai was approved over five years ago by the City of Carlsbad with one access road. At the time of approval, and certainly given the depressed real estate situation at the time, there was absolutely no guarantee that a new development would be built next to Pavoreai within the next five to ten years. Hence, the City of Carlsbad must have legitimately and rationally believed that the Pavoreai street plan was safe before it gave approval for the development to be built. 2. Mimosa Offers Convenient and Emergency Access as Currently Designed Convenience The wide streets of Pavoreai, and Mimosa Drive in particular, provide convenient and safe access. Because the vast majority of homes in Pavoreai are actually located closer to the current entrance point off Aviara Parkway, there is little to nothing to gain in convenience by providing a second exit route from the Community. Besides, no one in the community wants a second access route to get to the Vons Plaza. It is totally unnecessary. Emergency Access In the event of an emergency, the streets of Pavoreai are broad enough to provide access for at least two side by side fire trucks (and possibly a third). Only in the most unlikely situation (perhaps an asteroid?) would the entire street ever become completely blocked off. Even then, emergency vehicles could likely access the interior of Pavoreai by driving up on the sidewalks. In addition, Pavoreai has an active Homeowner's Association that enforces rules against curbside parking thus insuring that Pavoreal's wide streets are safely kept open. The Bottom Line We are unwilling to trade the imminent and foreseeable danger that extending Mimosa poses to our children, for the remote and highly unlikely possibility that the street itself would become entirely blocked off. Its important to note that the question of whether or not to extend Mimosa Drive - either for convenience or emergency access - does not involve the proposed development. The new development is planned with two, and potentially three, access roads. Hence, the inquiry into whether Mimosa Drive should be extended must be made solely in relation to its impact on Pavoreai. 3. Extending Mimosa would Have Several Adverse Effects on Pavoreal Extending Mimosa Drive into the new subdivision would have the following negative consequences on the health, safety and enjoyment of living in Pavoreal: a. Increased traffic in the community - Almost all traffic from the new development would traverse Mimosa Drive because it would provide the shortest route to such destinations as Aviara Elementary, Aviara Junior High, and Interstate 5. City representatives told us that one factor justifying the extension of Mimosa Drive is that the extension would decrease traffic on Mimosa. With all due respect, this is untenable. Common sense and logic dictate that traffic on Mimosa would increase (as the numerous points made below will amply illustrate) if the road is extended into the new community. Pavoreal is prepared to do a traffic study (which we believe is a completely unnecessary expense) to prove that such an extension would cause increased traffic on Mimosa. b. Increased rush hour traffic - Both morning commuters and evening commuters would utilize Mimosa Drive as a shortcut to the new development. Morning commuters are typically in a rush to school or work. Evening commuters are typically less observant after a day at work. Both types pose inherent safety risks. c. Vons Plaza Shortcut - Shoppers, Moviegoers, and Library visitors would use Mimosa as a shortcut to and from Vons Plaza. Much of the traffic (especially that coming from the Movie theater) would constitute noisy late night commuters rushing through our community to get home. d. Driveways - Mimosa has driveways the entire length of the street. This is not the type of configuration traffic engineers envision for streets designed to carry traffic beyond a neighborhood. Significantly, the City is requiring the new subdivision to configure Dove Lane so that driveways are not installed along the entrance to the new community. e. Mimosa invites speed - The steep, straight grade of Mimosa encourages those using it to travel at a fast rate of speed. Given the fact that many commuters from the new development using Mimosa would likely be rushing to work or school, the increased speed poses a high risk of danger to our children. f. Decreased Property Values - Extending Mimosa would have the foreseeable effect of decreasing property values in the community due to the increased traffic, noise, and danger. Thank you for this opportunity to submit itemized reasons why Mimosa Drive should not be extended beyond its current end point. We trust that the City of Carlsbad values the health and safety of our community as much as we do. The sole benefit gained by extending Mimosa into the new subdivision is the creation of a convenient, but otherwise unnecessary shortcut to commuters outside our community. It does nothing but create unnecessary risks for us. Accordingly, we strongly urge the City of Carlsbad to recognize that health and safety are compelling reasons not to extend Mimosa. Respectfully Submitted, Don Holmes President Pavoreal Homeowners Association cc: Carlsbad City Council I liirii LT. . ^l ••; - ••'.*;*» V•.- ./' •••.'•?' V »>* ^^1•- ^' \ V,HI I *» ' ^ PETITION IN SUPPORT OF WESTERN PACIFIC'S SUBDIVISION DESIGN July 1997 Dear Mr. Mayor and Members of the Carlsbad City Council: We, the undersigned residents of Pavoreal, have reviewed the preliminary layout for Western Pacific's proposed subdivision. We hereby ask for your support in approving Western Pacific's plan. In particular, we approve of Western Pacific's proposed street design. We strongly object to any modification of the proposed design that would extend Mimosa Drive, which currently "dead ends" in Pavoreal, into the new development. Western Pacific's proposed design limits access to their subdivision to Dove Street and Poinsettia Lane. Although the design provides a 10' wide pedestrian path to Mimosa Drive from a cul de sac in the new subdivision, it suitably does not provide for automobile traffic between the new subdivision and Pavoreal. We believe extending Mimosa Drive into the new subdivision would (1) require Mimosa to handle more traffic than it was ever designed to accommodate; (2) allow drivers from the new subdivision, Vons Shopping Center, Edward's Theater, La Costa Library, and other places to circumvent streets with traffic signals by taking short-cuts through our neighborhood; and (3) pose an unacceptable safety risk to our children. Respectfully Submitted, RESIDENTS OF PAVOREAL NAME * ( \ r ADDRESS i$ LA <y PETITION IN SUPPORT OF WESTERN PACIFIC'S SUBDIVISION DESIGN July 1997 Dear Mr. Mayor and Members of the Carlsbad City Council: We, the undersigned residents of Pavoreal, have reviewed the preliminary layout for Western Pacific's proposed subdivision. We hereby ask for your support in approving Western Pacific's plan. In particular, we approve of Western Pacific's proposed street design. We strongly object to any modification of the proposed design that would extend Mimosa Drive, which currently "dead ends" in Pavoreal, into the new development. Western Pacific's proposed design limits access to their subdivision to Dove Street and Poinsettia Lane. Although the design provides a 10' wide pedestrian path to Mimosa Drive from a cul de sac in the new subdivision, it suitably does not provide for automobile traffic between the new subdivision and Pavoreal. We believe extending Mimosa Drive into the new subdivision would (1) require Mimosa to handle more traffic than it was ever designed to accommodate; (2) allow drivers from the new subdivision, Vons Shopping Center, Edward's Theater, La Costa Library, and other places to circumvent streets with traffic signals by taking short-cuts through our neighborhood; and (3) pose an unacceptable safety risk to our children. Respectfully Submitted, t « RESIDENTS OF PAVOREAL NAME ADDRESS PETITION IN SUPPORT OF WESTERN PACIFIC'S SUBDIVISION DESIGN July 1997 Dear Mr. Mayor and Members of the Carlsbad City Council: We, the undersigned residents of Pavoreal, have reviewed the preliminary layout for Western Pacific's proposed subdivision. We hereby ask for your support in approving Western Pacific's plan. In particular, we approve of Western Pacific's proposed street design. We strongly object to any modification of the proposed design that would extend Mimosa Drive, which currently "dead ends" in Pavoreal, into the new development. Western Pacific's proposed design limits access to their subdivision to Dove Street and Poinsettia Lane. Although the design provides a 10' wide pedestrian path to Mimosa Drive from a cul de sac in the new subdivision, it suitably does not provide for automobile traffic between the new subdivision and Pavoreal. We believe extending Mimosa Drive into the new subdivision would (1 ) require Mimosa to handle more traffic than it was ever designed to accommodate; (2) allow drivers from the new subdivision, Vons Shopping Center, Edward's Theater, La Costa Library, and other places to circumvent streets with traffic signals by taking short-cuts through our neighborhood; and (3) pose an unacceptable safety risk to our children. Respectfully Submitted, RESIDENTS OF PAVOREAL NAME - ADDRESS &» j, PETITION IN SUPPORT OF WESTERN PACIFIC'S SUBDIVISION DESIGN July 1997 Dear Mr. Mayor and Members of the Carlsbad City Council: We, the undersigned residents of Pavoreal, have reviewed the preliminary layout for Western Pacific's proposed subdivision. We hereby ask for your support in approving Western Pacific's plan. In particular, we approve of Western Pacific's proposed street design. We strongly object to any modification of the proposed design that would extend Mimosa Drive, which currently "dead ends" in Pavoreal, into the new development. Western Pacific's proposed design limits access to their subdivision to Dove Street and Poinsettia Lane. Although the design provides a 10' wide pedestrian path to Mimosa Drive from a cul de sac in the new subdivision, it suitably does not provide for automobile traffic between the new subdivision and Pavoreal. We believe extending Mimosa Drive into the new subdivision would (1) require Mimosa to handle more traffic than it was ever designed to accommodate; (2) allow drivers from the new subdivision, Vons Shopping Center, Edward's Theater, La Costa Library, and other places to circumvent streets with traffic signals by taking short-cuts through our neighborhood; and (3) pose an unacceptable safety risk to our children. Respectfully Submitted, • « RESIDENTS OF PAVOREAL NAME ADDRESS l( PETITION IN SUPPORT OF WESTERN PACIFIC'S SUBDIVISION DESIGN July 1997 Dear Mr. Mayor and Member of the Carlsbad City Council: We, the undersigned residents of Pavoreal, have reviewed the preliminary layout for Western Pacific's proposed subdivision. We hereby ask for your support in approving Western Pacific's plan. In particular, we approve of Western Pacific's proposed street design. We strongly object to any modification of the proposed design that would extend Mimosa Drive, which currently "dead ends" in Pavoreal, into the new development. Western Pacific's proposed design limits access to their subdivision to Dove Street and Poinsettia Lane. Although the design provides a 10' wide pedestrian path to Mimosa Drive from a cul de sac in the new subdivision, it suitably does not provide for automobile traffic between the new subdivision and Pavoreal. We believe extending Mimosa Drive into the new subdivision would (1) iecrjii ° Mi'-ncsa to handle more traffic than it was ever designed to accommodate, (2) allo.v drivers from the new subdivision. Vons Shopping Center, Edward's Theater, La Costa Library, and other places to circumvent streets with traffic signals by taking short-cuts •nrouojh our neighborhood; and (3) pose an unacceptable safety risk to our children Respectfully Submitted. RESIDENTS OF PAVOREAL ADDRESS MAUO OIKJ^X ^°o^ rWji_ PETITION IN SUPPORT OF WESTERN PACIFIC'S SUBDIVISION DESIGN July 1997 Dear Mr. Mayor and Members of the Carlsbad City Council: We, the undersigned residents of Pavoreal, have reviewed the preliminary layout for Western Pacific's proposed subdivision. We hereby ask for your support in approving Western Pacific's plan. In particular, we approve of Western Pacific's proposed street design. We strongly object to any modification of the proposed design that would extend Mimosa Drive, which currently "dead ends" in Pavoreal, into the new development. Western Pacific's proposed design limits access to their subdivision to Dove Street and Poinsettia Lane. Although the design provides a 10' wide pedestrian path to Mimosa Drive from a cul de sac in the new subdivision, it suitably does not provide for automobile traffic between the new subdivision and Pavoreal. We believe extending Mimosa Drive into the new subdivision would (1) require Mimosa to handle more traffic than it was ever designed to accommodate; (2) allow drivers from the new subdivision, Vons Shopping Center, Edward's Theater, La Costa Library, and other places to circumvent streets with traffic signals by taking short-cuts through our neighborhood; and (3) pose an unacceptable safety risk to our children. Respectfully Submitted, RESIDENTS OF PAVQREAL NAME,/\/V O IL „ —' ADDRESS fl, / 5 PETITION IN SUPPORT OF WESTERN PACIFIC'S SUBDIVISION DESIGN July 1997 Dear Mr. Mayor and Members of the Carlsbad City Council: We, the undersigned residents of Pavoreal, have reviewed the preliminary layout for Western Pacific's proposed subdivision. We hereby ask for your support in approving Western Pacific's plan. In particular, we approve of Western Pacific's proposed street design. We strongly object to any modification of the proposed design that would extend Mimosa Drive, which currently "dead ends" in Pavoreal, into the new development. Western Pacific's proposed design limits access to their subdivision to Dove Street and Poinsettia Lane. Although the design provides a 10' wide pedestrian path to Mimosa Drive from a cul de sac in the new subdivision, it suitably does not provide for automobile traffic between the new subdivision and Pavoreal. We believe extending Mimosa Drive into the new subdivision would (1) require Mimosa to handle more traffic than it was ever designed to accommodate; (2) allow drivers from the new subdivision, Vons Shopping Center, Edward's Theater, La Costa Library, and other places to circumvent streets with traffic signals by taking short-cuts through our neighborhood; and (3) pose an unacceptable safety risk to our children. Respectfully Submitted, RESIDENTS OF PAVOREAL ADDRESS nio Lobelia Gh. Car/shzd n»%- PETITION IN SUPPORT OF WESTERN PACIFIC'S SUBDIVISION DESIGN July 1997 Dear Mr. Mayor and Members of the Carlsbad City Council: We, the undersigned residents of Pavoreal, have reviewed the preliminary layout for Western Pacific's proposed subdivision. We hereby ask for your support in approving Western Pacific's plan. In particular, we approve of Western Pacific's proposed street design. We strongly object to any modification of the proposed design that would extend Mimosa Drive, which currently "dead ends" in Pavoreal, into the new development. Western Pacific's proposed design limits access to their subdivision to Dove Street and Poinsettia Lane. Although the design provides a 10' wide pedestrian path to Mimosa Drive from a cul de sac in the new subdivision, it suitably does not provide for automobile traffic between the new subdivision and Pavoreal. We believe extending Mimosa Drive into the new subdivision would (1 ) require Mimosa to handle more traffic than it was ever designed to accommodate; (2) allow drivers from the new subdivision, Vons Shopping Center, Edward's Theater, La Costa Library, and other places to circumvent streets with traffic signals by taking short-cuts through our neighborhood; and (3) pose an unacceptable safety risk to our children. Respectfully Submitted, RESIDENTS OF PAVOREAL NAME ADDRESS — \ r 6*103. AA PETITION IN SUPPORT OF WESTERN PACIFIC'S SUBDIVISION DESIGN July 1997 Dear Mr. Mayor and Members of the Carlsbad City Council: We, the undersigned residents of Pavoreal, have reviewed the preliminary layout for Western Pacific's proposed subdivision. We hereby ask for your support in approving Western Pacific's plan. In particular, we approve of Western Pacific's proposed street design. We strongly object to any modification of the proposed design that would extend Mimosa Drive, which currently "dead ends" in Pavoreal, into the new development. Western Pacific's proposed design limits access to their subdivision to Dove Street and Poinsettia Lane. Although the design provides a 10' wide pedestrian path to Mimosa Drive from a cul de sac in the new subdivision, it suitably does not provide for automobile traffic between the new subdivision and Pavoreal. We believe extending Mimosa Drive into the new subdivision would (1) require Mimosa to handle more traffic than it was ever designed to accommodate; (2) allow drivers from the new subdivision, Vons Shopping Center, Edward's Theater, La Costa Library, and other places to circumvent streets with traffic signals by taking short-cuts through our neighborhood; and (3) pose an unacceptable safety risk to our children. Respectfully Submitted, RESIDENTS OF PAVOREAL NAME /-—>, ADDRESS PETITION IN SUPPORT OF WESTERN PACIFIC'S SUBDIVISION DESIGN July 1997 Dear Mr. Mayor and Members of the Carlsbad City Council: We, the undersigned residents of Pavoreal, have reviewed the preliminary layout for Western Pacific's proposed subdivision. We hereby ask for your support in approving Western Pacific's plan. In particular, we approve of Western Pacific's proposed street design. We strongly object to any modification of the proposed design that would extend Mimosa Drive, which currently "dead ends" in Pavoreal, into the new development. Western Pacific's proposed design limits access to their subdivision to Dove Street and Poinsettia Lane. Although the design provides a 10' wide pedestrian path to Mimosa Drive from a cul de sac in the new subdivision, it suitably does not provide for automobile traffic between the new subdivision and Pavoreal. We believe extending Mimosa Drive into the new subdivision would (1) require Mimosa to handle more traffic than it was ever designed to accommodate; (2) allow drivers from the new subdivision, Vons Shopping Center, Edward's Theater, La Costa Library, and other places to circumvent streets with traffic signals by taking short-cuts through our neighborhood; and (3) pose an unacceptable safety risk to our children. Respectfully Submitted, RESIDENTS OF PAVOREAL NAME ADDRESS PETITION IN SUPPORT OF WESTERN PACIFIC'S SUBDIVISION DESIGN July 1997 Dear Mr. Mayor and Members of the Carlsbad City Council: We, the undersigned residents of Pavoreal, have reviewed the preliminary layout for Western Pacific's proposed subdivision. We hereby ask for your support in approving Western Pacific's plan. In particular, we approve of Western Pacific's proposed street design. We strongly object to any modification of the proposed design that would extend Mimosa Drive, which currently "dead ends" in Pavoreal, into the new development. Western Pacific's proposed design limits access to their subdivision to Dove Street and Poinsettia Lane. Although the design provides a 10' wide pedestrian path to Mimosa Drive from a cul de sac in the new subdivision, it suitably does not provide for automobile traffic between the new subdivision and Pavoreal. We believe extending Mimosa Drive into the new subdivision would (1) require Mimosa to handle more traffic than it was ever designed to accommodate; (2) allow drivers from the new subdivision, Vons Shopping Center, Edward's Theater, La Costa Library, and other places to circumvent streets with traffic signals by taking short-cuts through our neighborhood; and (3) pose an unacceptable safety risk to our children. Respectfully Submitted, < » RESIDENTS OF PAVOREAL NAME ADDRESS PETITION IN SUPPORT OF WESTERN PACIFIC'S SUBDIVISION DESIGN July 1997 Dear Mr. Mayor and Members of the Carlsbad City Council: We, the undersigned residents of Pavoreal, have reviewed the preliminary layout for Western Pacific's proposed subdivision. We hereby ask for your support in approving Western Pacific's plan. In particular, we approve of Western Pacific's proposed street design. We strongly object to any modification of the proposed design that would extend Mimosa Drive, which currently "dead ends" in Pavoreal, into the new development. Western Pacific's proposed design limits access to their subdivision to Dove Street and Poinsettia Lane. Although the design provides a 10' wide pedestrian path to Mimosa Drive from a cul de sac in the new subdivision, it suitably does not provide for automobile traffic between the new subdivision and Pavoreal. We believe extending Mimosa Drive into the new subdivision would (1) require Mimosa to handle more traffic than it was ever designed to accommodate; (2) allow drivers from the new subdivision, Vons Shopping Center, Edward's Theater, La Costa Library, and other places to circumvent streets with traffic signals by taking short-cuts through our neighborhood; and (3) pose an unacceptable safety risk to our children. Respectfully Submitted, RESIDENTS OF PAVOREAL NAME ADDRESS '.k ex. Lffi r PETITION IN SUPPORT OF WESTERN PACIFIC'S SUBDIVISION DESIGN July 1997 Dear Mr. Mayor and Members of the Carlsbad City Council: We, the undersigned residents of Pavoreal, have reviewed the preliminary layout for Western Pacific's proposed subdivision. We hereby ask for your support in approving Western Pacific's plan. In particular, we approve of Western Pacific's proposed street design. We strongly object to any modification of the proposed design that would extend Mimosa Drive, which currently "dead ends" in Pavoreal, into the new development. Western Pacific's proposed design limits access to their subdivision to Dove Street and Poinsettia Lane. Although the design provides a 10' wide pedestrian path to Mimosa Drive from a cul de sac in the new subdivision, it suitably does not provide for automobile traffic between the new subdivision and Pavoreal. We believe extending Mimosa Drive into the new subdivision would (1) require Mimosa to handle more traffic than it was ever designed to accommodate; (2) allow drivers from the new subdivision, Vons Shopping Center, Edward's Theater, La Costa Library, and other places to circumvent streets with traffic signals by taking short-cuts through our neighborhood; and (3) pose an unacceptable safety risk to our children. Respectfully Submitted, RESIDENTS OF PAVOREAL NAME ADDRESS /€ PETITION IN SUPPORT OF WESTERN PACIFIC'S SUBDIVISION DESIGN July 1997 Dear Mr. Mayor and Members of the Carlsbad City Council: We, the undersigned residents of Pavoreal, have reviewed the preliminary layout for Western Pacific's proposed subdivision. We hereby ask for your support in approving Western Pacific's plan. In particular, we approve of Western Pacific's proposed street design. We strongly object to any modification of the proposed design that would extend Mimosa Drive, which currently "dead ends" in Pavoreal, into the new development. Western Pacific's proposed design limits access to their subdivision to Dove Street and Poinsettia Lane. Although the design provides a 10' wide pedestrian path to Mimosa Drive from a cul de sac in the new subdivision, it suitably does not provide for automobile traffic between the new subdivision and Pavoreal. We believe extending Mimosa Drive into the new subdivision would (1) require Mimosa to handle more traffic than it was ever designed to accommodate; (2) allow drivers from the new subdivision, Vons Shopping Center, Edward's Theater, La Costa Library, and other places to circumvent streets with traffic signals by taking short-cuts through our neighborhood; and (3) pose an unacceptable safety risk to our children. Respectfully Submitted, , • RESIDENTS OF PAVOREAL NAME / ADDRESS PETITION IN SUPPORT OF WESTERN PACIFIC'S SUBDIVISION DESIGN July 1997 Dear Mr. Mayor and Members of the Carlsbad City Council: We, the undersigned residents of Pavoreal, have reviewed the preliminary layout for Western Pacific's proposed subdivision. We hereby ask for your support in approving Western Pacific's plan. In particular, we approve of Western Pacific's proposed street design. We strongly object to any modification of the proposed design that would extend Mimosa Drive, which currently "dead ends" in Pavoreal, into the new development. Western Pacific's proposed design limits access to their subdivision to Dove Street and Poinsettia Lane. Although the design provides a 10' wide pedestrian path to Mimosa Drive from a cul de sac in the new subdivision, it suitably does not provide for automobile traffic between the new subdivision and Pavoreal. We believe extending Mimosa Drive into the new subdivision would (1) require Mimosa to handle more traffic than it was ever designed to accommodate; (2) allow drivers from the new subdivision, Vons Shopping Center, Edward's Theater, La Costa Library, and other places to circumvent streets with traffic signals by taking short-cuts through our neighborhood; and (3) pose an unacceptable safety risk to our children. Respectfully Submitted, . • RESIDENTS OF PAVOREAL NAME _ ADDRESS M PETITION IN SUPPORT OF WESTERN PACIFIC'S SUBDIVISION DESIGN July 1997 Dear Mr. Mayor and Members of the Carlsbad City Council: We, the undersigned residents of Pavoreal, have reviewed the preliminary layout for Western Pacific's proposed subdivision. We hereby ask for your support in approving Western Pacific's plan. In particular, we approve of Western Pacific's proposed street design. We strongly object to any modification of the proposed design that would extend Mimosa Drive, which currently "dead ends" in Pavoreal, into the new development. Western Pacific's proposed design limits access to their subdivision to Dove Street and Poinsettia Lane. Although the design provides a 10' wide pedestrian path to Mimosa Drive from a cul de sac in the new subdivision, it suitably does not provide for automobile traffic between the new subdivision and Pavoreal. We believe extending Mimosa Drive into the new subdivision would (1) require Mimosa to handle more traffic than it was ever designed to accommodate; (2) allow drivers from the new subdivision, Vons Shopping Center, Edward's Theater, La Costa Library, and other places to circumvent streets with traffic signals by taking short-cuts through our neighborhood; and (3) pose an unacceptable safety risk to our children. Respectfully Submitted, RESIDENTS OF PAVOREAL NAME ADDRESS PETITION IN SUPPORT OF WESTERN PACIFIC'S SUBDIVISION DESIGN July 1997 Dear Mr. Mayor and Members of the Carlsbad City Council: We, the undersigned residents of Pavoreai, have reviewed the preliminary layout for Western Pacific's proposed subdivision. We hereby ask for your support in approving Western Pacific's plan. In particular, we approve of Western Pacific's proposed street design. We strongly object to any modification of the proposed design that would extend Mimosa Drive, which currently "dead ends" in Pavoreai, into the new development. Western Pacific's proposed design limits access to their subdivision to Dove Street and Poinsettia Lane. Although the design provides a 1 0' wide pedestrian path to Mimosa Drive from a cul de sac in the new subdivision, it suitably does not provide for automobile traffic between the new subdivision and Pavoreai. We believe extending Mimosa Drive into the new subdivision would (1) require Mimosa to handle more traffic than it was ever designed to accommodate; (2) allow drivers from the new subdivision, Vons Shopping Center, Edward's Theater, La Costa Library, and other places to circumvent streets with traffic signals by taking short-cuts through our neighborhood; and (3) pose an unacceptable safety risk to our children. Respectfully Submitted, RESIDENTS OF PAVOREAL NAME ADDRESS i?/ui PETITION IN SUPPORT OF WESTERN PACIFIC'S SUBDIVISION DESIGN July 1997 Dear Mr. Mayor and Members of the Carlsbad City Council: We, the undersigned residents of Pavoreal, have reviewed the preliminary layout for Western Pacific's proposed subdivision. We hereby ask for your support in approving Western Pacific's plan. In particular, we approve of Western Pacific's proposed street design. We strongly object to any modification of the proposed design that would extend Mimosa Drive, which currently "dead ends" in Pavoreal, into the new development. Western Pacific's proposed design limits access to their subdivision to Dove Street and Poinsettia Lane. Although the design provides a 10' wide pedestrian path to Mimosa Drive from a cul de sac in the new subdivision, it suitably does not provide for automobile traffic between the new subdivision and Pavoreal. We believe extending Mimosa Drive into the new subdivision would (1) require Mimosa to handle more traffic than it was ever designed to accommodate; (2) allow drivers from the new subdivision, Vons Shopping Center, Edward's Theater, La Costa Library, and other places to circumvent streets with traffic signals by taking short-cuts through our neighborhood; and (3) pose an unacceptable safety risk to our children. Respectfully Submitted, RESIDENTS OF PAVOREAL NAME ADDRESS PETITION IN SUPPORT OF WESTERN PACIFIC'S SUBDIVISION DESIGN July 1997 Dear Mr. Mayor and Members of the Carlsbad City Council: We, the undersigned residents of Pavoreal, have reviewed the preliminary layout for Western Pacific's proposed subdivision. We hereby ask for your support in approving Western Pacific's plan. In particular, we approve of Western Pacific's proposed street design. We strongly object to any modification of the proposed design that would extend Mimosa Drive, which currently "dead ends" in Pavoreal, into the new development. Western Pacific's proposed design limits access to their subdivision to Dove Street and Poinsettia Lane. Although the design provides a 10' wide pedestrian path to Mimosa Drive from a cul de sac in the new subdivision, it suitably does not provide for automobile traffic between the new subdivision and Pavoreal. We believe extending Mimosa Drive into the new subdivision would (1) require Mimosa to handle more traffic than it was ever designed to accommodate; (2) allow drivers from the new subdivision, Vons Shopping Center, Edward's Theater, La Costa Library, and other places to circumvent streets with traffic signals by taking short-cuts through our neighborhood; and (3) pose an unacceptable safety risk to our children. Respectfully Submitted, RESIDENTS OF PAVOREAL NAME „ ADDRESS M,/%»SA Federhart & Associates 2845 Nimitz Blvd. o. CA 92106 (619) 226-0625 FAX (619) 222-4382 TRAFFIC AND PARKING STUDIES A Traffic Engineer's comments regarding the Lohf Project's Connections to Mimosa Drive With three access streets, the Lohf project does not need a fourth for its 730 ADT. Even with only Dove Lane as a single access, the project traffic study shows that all links of the circulation system will be at LOS A even with 82% of the project's traffic on El Camino Real between Dove and Aviara and 71% of the project's traffic on Aviara, west of El Camino Real. Thus there is not a traffic capacity problem. With the Mimosa connection from the Lohf project to Pavoreal, most of the 71% destined for Aviara will cut through Pavoreal, on Mimosa, thus degrading the residential atmosphere there. The Lohf project traffic study shows that 1411 ADT would be on Mimosa with the connection when the City Standards only allow a maximum of 1200 ADT on a local street. Originally, the Lohf project did not have the Mimosa connection and its developer was happy and Pavoreal supported the project even though they knew that without the connection they could not go north to Poinsettia Lane. Mimosa is a straight, downhill street to Aviara. From my experience of over 37 years in San Diego County, I know that when outsiders cut through Pavoreal, they will automatically speed along Mimosa. This will cause accidents or near misses, and before long, there will be a cry for speed bumps or all way stop signs along Mimosa. It will be blamed on the outsiders because they can't be controlled, while in Pavoreal, they have been able to control themselves so that there have been no safety problems in the 6 or 7 years it has existed like it is - as a cul de sac. Anyone who has lived on cul de sac, loved it. There are no higher speed outsiders adding their traffic volumes and thus noise and safety problems. The residential amenities stay intact and are not disturbed. I thought it ironic that the staff environmental assessment for the Lohf project mentions the disturbance of chaparral, of Oak trees, of the California Gnat catcher, of fossils, but never mentions disturbing the people living in Pavoreal if the Mimosa connection is made. Other members of our group will show that in the Carlsbad area, Mimosa as a cul de sac will not be unique - there are many other communities like the existing Pavoreal and there are horror stories of what can happen if streets are connected that could have been left as cul de sacs. I urge the City of Carlsbad, in this case, to not connect the Lohf project to Pavoreal via Mimosa but to leave Mimosa a cul de sac as it exists. Federhart & Associates CITY APPROVED SINGLE ACCESS OR GATED COMMUNITIES The following communities near Pavoreal in southwest Carlsbad have been approved by the City of Carlsbad with a single point of access.1 These communities are gated. They also have higher home density and narrower streets than Pavoreal: 1. Sander/ing 131 Townhouses (PUD) 2. Marea 101 Single-Family Residences (PUD) 3. Sea Cliff 308 Townhouses and Detached Units (PUD) The following are a few examples of local roads which have been approved for gated emergency access in conjunction with the proposal of new development on adjacent land. 1. Daisy Avenue Spinniker Hills, southwest Carlsbad 2. El Bosque Avenue Rancho Ponderosa, south Carlsbad The following are a few examples of emergency access points which were closed for years, then subsequently opened. After traffic problems arose, the roads were partially closed and speed bumps were placed throughout the communities. 1. Avenida La Posta Fieldstone, Encinitas 2. Village View Bridgewater/Fieldstone, Encinitas 1 This list is not intended to represent all single access or gated communities in Carlsbad, but is rather a partial list of examples in the vicinity of Pavoreal.