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Home My WebLink AboutCUP 90-13; Carlsbad Hiring Center; Conditional Use Permit (CUP)• STAFF REPORT DATE: FEBRUARY 20, 1991 TO: PLANNING COMMISSION FROM: PLANNING DEPARTMENT SUBJECf: CUP 90-13 -CITY OF CARLSBAD IHRING CENTER -Request for a Conditional Use Permit allowing a hiring center on property generally located east of El Camino Real and west of the Coast Waste Management Access Road in the M-Q Zone in Local Facilities Management Zone 5. I. RECOMMENDATION That the Planning Commission ADOPT Planning Commission Resolution No. 3190 APPROVING CUP 90-13 based upon the findings and subject to the conditions contained therein. II. PROJECf DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND In February, 1990, the City Council directed staff to research migrant hiring site alternatives to address the problem of large numbers of documented and undocumented workers who congregate along streets and intersections and commercial parking lots seeking employment. The increasing numbers of migrant workers soliciting jobs from passing motorists have raised citizen concern about loitering, traffic and pedestrian safety, and resulted in complaints from local business owners who are concerned that large numbers of workers congregating in parking lots and at store entrances is resulting in property and business loss. In April, 1990, after investigating hiring site operations in other cities, Council authorized staff to begin investigating potential hiring site locations satisfying the following criteria: 1. a non-residential area; 2. provides maximum vehicular and pedestrian traffic safety; 3. close proximity to public transportation. Staffs site investigation resulted in the selection of a .83 acre site located on County owned land just east of the Carlsbad Municipal Water District facility and west of Coast Waste Management in the M-Q zone. The proposed hiring center is a government facility requiring the approval of a Conditional Use Pennit to operate at the proposed location. The proposed project consists of a 1 0' X 20' office trailer, a circular decomposed granite driveway, two chemical toilets, picnic tables, bicycle racks, and five parking spaces available only to hiring center employees and potential employers. Minimal grading (approximately 240 cubic yards) is necessary to accommodate the use. Access to the site is provided by a 24' wide County road which intersects with El Camino Real and Faraday Avenue. The proposed hours of operation are CUP 90-13 City of Carlsbad Hiring Center February 20, 1991 Page 2 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Monday through Friday, and 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The hiring center will be staffed by a bi-lingual project supervisor and two placement specialists contracted by the City. ill. ANALYSIS Planning Issues 1. Can the four findings required for granting a Conditional Use Permit for the hiring center in the M-Q zone be made? Specifically: a. That the requested use is necessary or desirable for the development of the community, is essentially in harmony with the various elements and objectives of the General Plan, and is not detrimental to existing uses or to uses specifically permitted in the zone in which the proposed use is to be located; b. That the site for the intended use is adequate m s1ze and shape to accommodate the use; c. That all of the yards, setbacks, walls, fences, landscaping, and other features necessary to adjust the requested use to existing or permitted future uses in the neighborhood will be provided and maintained; and d. That the street system serving the proposed use is adequate to properly handle all traffic generated by the proposed use. DISCUSSION As determined by the City Council, the proposed use is necessary and desirable to promote the health, safety, and welfare of the community because it provides an employment center with safe vehicular and pedestrian access away from residential areas for the increasing numbers of migrant workers who solicit employment along roadways, intersections and parking lots. The proposed use in the M-Q zone is surrounded by industrial and governmental uses such as the Safety Center and Fire Station, Coast Waste Management, and the Carlsbad Municipal Water District, each requiring equipment storage onsite. The hiring center is not detrimental to these uses since it is also a City facility offering a needed service and requiring the storage of a temporary office trailer onsite. The .83 acre relatively flat, previously graded parcel with access provided by a 24 foot wide County access road is adequate in size and shape to accommodate the proposed use. CUP 90-13 City of Carlsbad Hiring Center February 20, 1991 Page 3 The parcel will require minimal grading to create a 7,000 square foot pad to locate the small office trailer, circular driveway, picnic tables, chemical toilets, and employee/employer parking; the majority of the parcel will not be disturbed. The parcel's triangular shape provides adequate frontage along the access road to enable a one-way circular driveway for safe ingress and egress to the project. Also, the site is located in a non-residential area surrounded by other governmental and industrial uses and set back from major roadways and intersections providing greater pedestrian and vehicular traffic safety which satisfies the site selection criteria used by staff to identify appropriate hiring center sites. The proposed project includes no permanent structures, however, the temporary office trailer and chemical toilets will be screened from El Camino Real along the western side by 8 -10 foot redwood trellises. Directional signage on the City's kiosk structures along Palomar Airport Road and El Camino Real in Spanish and English is being required to direct potential employees and employers to the site. Additional signage must meet the City's sign ordinance standards. The street system serving the proposed hiring center includes Faraday Avenue, a secondary arterial, and a County owned and maintained access road which runs diagonally from Faraday Avenue to El Camino Real. The proposed site design includes a one-way circular driveway with a northern entrance approximately 50 feet south of the Coast Waste Management driveway and an exit 100 feet south of the project entrance. This circular driveway design precludes cars from backing out onto the private road from the hiring center thereby ensuring greater traffic safety. The access road is primarily used by Coast Waste Management trash disposal trucks and the Carlsbad Municipal Water District. Since parking along the east side of the private access road will be prohibited and no onsite employee parking will be provided, hiring center vehicular traffic on this road should be limited to staff and potential employers. Daily bus service is available within one quarter mile of the center along E1 Camino Real from the northern and southern City boundaries. Safe pedestrian access to the site is provided along Faraday Avenue and the County access road. Growth Management The subject site is located in Local Facilities Management Zone 5, however, Chapter 21.090.160(a) of the Zoning Ordinance exempts City projects from Growth Management requirements. SUMMARY Based on the above discussion the proposed use is consistent with General Plan Elements, is compatible with surrounding uses, and can be adequately accommodated at the proposed site. Staff therefore recommends approval of CUP 90-13. -------~------. CUP 90-13 City of Carlsbad Hiring Center February 20, 1991 Page 4 IV. ENVIRONMENfAL REVIEW Sections 15303(c) and 15304(c) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) state that a small temporary structure involving only minor alteration to the existing landform is exempt from environmental review. Based on the above referenced sections of CEQA the Planning Director has issued a Notice of Exemption on October 5, 1990. ATIACHMENTS 1. Planning Commission Resolution No. 3190 2. Location Map 3. Background Data Sheet 4. Exhibits "A" and "B", dated February 20, 1991. AH:lh:rvo:km January 23, 1991 SQURES DAM AIRPORT A~PORT Fto. • • • • • • ACCESS ROAD City of Carlsbad CARLSBAD HIRING SITE CUP 90-13 • BACKGROUND DATA SHEET • CASE NO.: ~C~U~P_9~0.!.--.±.!13:!....-___________________ _ CASE NAME: CI1Y OF CARLSBAD HIRING SITE APPLICANT: CI1Y OF CARLSBAD REQUEST AND LOCATION: REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A HIRING CENTER ON PROPER1Y LOCATED EAST OF EL CAMINO REAL AND WEST OF THE COAST WASTE MANAGEMENT ACCESS ROAD IN LOCAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT ZONE 5. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: PORTION OF LOT B. MAP 823 RANCHO AGUA HEDIONDA. APN: 209-050-25 Acres .83 (Assessor's Parcel Number) Proposed No. of Lots/Units ~N~/A~---- GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING Land Use Designation _P~I=----- Density Allowed NA Density Proposed -=N~A~- Existing Zone ___.,M=-....:.:0;.__ ___ Proposed Zone ___.,N..:..:A-=---- Surrounding Zoning and Land Use: (See attached for information on Carlsbad's Zoning Requirements) Zoning Land Use Site M-0 PI North M-0 PI South M-0 G East OS OS West M-0 PI PUBLIC FACILITIES School District CARLSBAD Water District CARLSBAD Sewer District CARLSBAD Equivalent Dwelling Units (Sewer Capacity) --=-=N ...... IA._,__ __ _ Public Facilities Fee Agreement, dated _____ _ ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT __ Negative Declaration, issued ___ _ __ Certified Environmental Impact Report, dated ------ Other, NOTICE OF EXEMPTION -OCTOBER 5, 1990