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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDI 92-01; Open Space & Conservancy Resource; Discussion Item (DI)-, , .' STAFT REPORT DATE: MAY 20,1992 TO: PLANNING COMMISSION FROM: PLANNING DEPARTMENT SUBJECT: DI 92-1 - OPEN SPACE AND CONSERVATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN I. RECOMMENDATION That the Planning Commission ADOPT a minute motion recommending the City Council: a) accept the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan; b) direct staff to coordinate the recommendations of the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan with the recommendations of the Habitat Management Plan, currently under preparation; and c) direct staff to revise the General Plan Open Space and Conservation Element incorporating the recommendations of the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan. II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND In July 1989, the 15-member Citizens Committee for the Review of Carlsbad's Open Space Plan and Program completed its report to City Council. The report included a number of recommendations, a principal one of which was to prepare an Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan. On June 19, 1990, the City Council appointed a 9-member Open Space Advisory Committee to address unfinished open space tasks that had been identified by the earlier 15-member Open Space Citizen's Committee. The Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan (OSCRMP) is the culmination of the efforts of the committee, consultants and staff. The OSCRMP will primarily be the implementation program for the Open Space and Conservation Element. The plan: includes an open space inventory; establishes an open space classification system; recommends open space goals, objectives and policies; contains a citywide action and implementation plan; establishes action and implementation strategies for each of the City's twenty-five (25) Local Facilities Management Zones; contains cost estimates of implementing the OSCRMP; includes the Carlsbad Trail System; and, includes open space definitions. c -4 OPEN SPACE AND CONSERVATION RESOURCE MANAGEMEh I PLAN MAY 20, 1992 Attached to this staff report is a draft of the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan. III. ANALYSIS Planninn Issues 1. What open space issues, identified by the original 15-member citizens committee to study open space, have been resolved in the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan? 2. What are the Plan’s key recommendations regarding open space? 3. What are the major policy implications recommended in this plan? 4. Are there additional open space issues that should be addressed? DISCUSSION 1. mace issues addressed in the ODen %ace and Conservation Resource Management Plan The following open space issues, identified by the original 15-member citizens committee to study open space, have been addressed in the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan: A. Developed definitions of the various forms of open space; B. Developed a definition for “significant effect on the environment”; C. Utilized the Growth Management definition of undevelopable lands; D. Developed goals and policies establishing: that lands set aside as open space be mapped and zoned open space; that developments provide the segments of the Carlsbad Trail System; the formal boundary adjustment procedures for open space; and, that lands set aside for its habitat or scenic value have an appropriate easement placed on it for resource protection; E. Determined when major powerlines would receive credit toward the 15- percent growth management performance standard; F. Determined the credit to be applied to golf courses; OPEN SPACE AND CONF-VATION RESOURCE MANAGEMEW PLAN MAY 20,1992 G. H. I. J. K. L. M. N. 0. P. Q. R. S. T. Determined the credit to be applied to open space lands that are not available to the public without monetary or other consideration; Completed an inventory of open space; Determined that open space demand estimates or standards were not appropriate but that establishing priorities for all the open space land and developing implementation procedures to acquire open space were the manners to address the issue; Established methods to preserve open space. The Habitat Management Plan (HMP) will further define preservation efforts; Recommended areas of existing open space that should be considered for enhancement and preservation; Recommended refined design standards for improvements to open space areas including the trail system; Identified scenic gateways to public open space; Identified and recommended for acquisition, all established open space priorities; Recommended priorities for open space acquisition; Recommended financing mechanisms for acquiring and financing open space and access to open space; Reviewed programs to facilitate private donations as a funding mechanism; Recommended a detailed implementation program; Recommended that the City coordinate open space and trail efforts with those of affected agencies; and, Recommended a comprehensive program for the Carlsbad Trail System. F 4 OPEN SPACE AND CONSbRVATION RESOURCE MANAGEME1 PLAN MAY 20, 1992 2. Kev om mace. ixn&mentation. and financim recommendations A. Key Open Space Recommendations (1) The City should implement an integrated open space system which incorporates as many types as possible of open space identified in the open space classification system. (2) The City should implement a connected open space system in which linear open space greenways serve to join together parks and recreational open spaces, lagoons, lakes and other water features, habitat preserve areas, schools, and other open space resources. (3) The City should implement a publicly-accessible open space system so that City residents and visitors can get out into their landscape and enjoy the recreational amenities it offers. (4) The City should implement a Citywide trail system throughout its open space areas to provide for recreation and non-vehicular circulation. (5) The City should implement a scenic open space system, in order for Carlsbad to retain its distinctive landscape identity and character. (6) The City should implement an open space system for wildlife through coordination of the provisions of this plan with the Habitat Management Plan, which is currently under preparation. B. Primary Implementation Recommendations The primary implementation recommendations are as follows: (1) Trails: a. Implement a Citywide trail system acquiring new trail easements and using existing right-of-way. The City should be responsible for the maintenance and liability associated with the Carlsbad Trail System. b. Most trails should be dedicated through the subdivision approval process. Some trail easements will have to be purchased. Trail easements which must be purchased should be located only within land which is zoned for open space or utilities. - 4 OPEN SPACE AND CONShRVATION RESOURCE MANAGEMEl. - PLAN MAY 20, 1992 PAGE 5 (2) Open Space: a. Most open space will be acquired through project review, protection ordinances, and the Growth Management 15-percent Open Space Performance Standard. b. Some open space will have to be purchased. The City should purchase this land in-fee title. c. The City should require that open space which is to be set aside under the growth management 15-percent requirement, be dedicated to the City either in-fee title or with a conservation easement. The dedicated land should have an accompanying maintenance assessment district established or a developer contribution to a maintenance endowment as described in the OSCRMP. The City should be responsible for the maintenance and liability of dedicated open space lands. d. The City should reserve the right to refuse offers of land that are not identified in the OSCRMP. C. Financinn Recommendations (1) The City should propose a general obligation bond for open space purchase, trail easement purchase, and City-incurred improvement costs. The estimated tax impact is $9.95 to $11.36 per $100,000 of assessed value, depending on whether a single series or separate series of bonds are issued. If a series of bonds are issued, the series should be issued over a six-year period in three separate issues. Each bond will be outstanding for 20 years. (2) The City should propose an accompanying ballot measure to permit the City to spend more than $1 million, in accordance with Proposition H. (3) The City should amend the existing Citywide lighting and landscape maintenance assessment district to fund maintenance of the trail system and City-purchased open space. Alternatively, a new district could be formed for this purpose. The annual estimated assessment impact per household would range from $6.20 during the first phase to $16.40 per household after full system build-out, diminishing as population is added. If non-residential uses are also assessed, the impact per household will be less. OPEN SPACE AND CONF"ATI0N RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN MAY 20,1992 PAGE 6 (4) Where private property owners or associations wish to dedicate to the City open space they now maintain, the City should require the open space to be within the recommended Citywide open space system. Further, a maintenance assessment district should be formed for these lands or they should be annexed into the Citywide maintenance district. (5) The City should encourage existing Homeowner Associations, which own open space within the Citywide system, to contract with the City for maintenance for that open space, taking advantage of economies of scale, and encouraging uniform maintenance standards. (6) The City should consider forming a public land trust or conservancy in Carlsbad. 3. Ma-ior mliw implications of the %ace and Conservation Resource Manamment Plan A. Establishment of open space priorities Citywide This plan establishes priorities for open space from a Citywide perspective, defining the general intent for future open space planning for each type of open space. This study indicates the relative Citywide priority for each type of open space, as well as the priorities for action on a zone-by-zone basis (see Table 5 attached). The Citywide priorities were set by considering the importance of each open space type and also considering the degree of protection afforded to that open space type by existing regulations. Thus, for example, while both wetlands and trails could be considered equally important components of the open space system, wetlands are given the lowest Citywide priority because they are already effectively protected under environmental regulations. Trails on the other hand, are given the highest Citywide priority because there is no other program or set of regulations which assure implementation of the proposed Citywide trail system. The top Citywide open space priorities include plant/animal life/ habitat, water features, public parks and recreation, greenways, trails, and scenic/cultural/educational resources. B. Establishment of open space priorities on a Local Facilities Zone basis Once the priorities for open space were established at a Citywide level, it was possible to implement those priorities on a zone-by-zone basis. This study includes recommendations for primary and secondary open space priorities for each of the City's twenty-five (25) Local Facilities Management Zones. The detail discussion of each zone includes a description of existing OPEN SPACE AND CONSLAVATION RESOURCE MANAGEMEl, A' PLAN MAY 20,1992 C. D. conditions, development status, constrained open space, open space priorities and implementation approach. Delineation of what counts toward the 15-percent Growth Management Open Space Performance Standard This study recommends what types of open space should receive credit toward meeting the Growth Management Open Space Performance Standard. The City's Growth Management program established that fifteen (1 5) percent of the total land area in a zone, exclusive of environmentally constrained non-developable land must be set aside for permanent open space and must be available concurrent with development. Presently, it is up to the property owners within a zone to determine amongst themselves how the open space will be allocated. It is the intent of the OSCRMP to establish where future open space will be allocated. It is recommended in this plan that for a proposed open space area, in a Local Facilities Management Plan (LFMP) zone, to receive credit toward meeting the 15-percent open space standard, the open space area for the LFMP zone shall be consistent with the primary and secondary open space action priorities identified in the OSCRMP. If the primary and secondary open space priorities have been satisfied in the zone, any open space area approved by the Planning Department may receive full credit toward meeting the open space standard. The City will continue the existing policy requiring property owners to show how they will meet the 15-percent open space requirement in the individual zone plans. The financing program of a zone plan will be required to address how open space will be financed when there are fragmented ownerships within a zone. Therefore, the City places the responsibility for resolving the issue of how the priorities are met, within a zone, on the property owners. This gives the property owners the greatest flexibility in determining how they will allocate development rights and compensate owners of small parcels within the zone for set-asides for open space purposes. Carlsbad Trail System It is recommended in the plan to establish the Carlsbad Trail System. A trails Feasibility Study, completed in 1990, gave the City Council and others the information necessary on which to base policy and administrative decisions regarding trails in the City of Carlsbad. As a result, the Carlsbad Trail System was incorporated as a major component of the OSCRMP. OPEN SPACE AND CONSLAVATION RESOURCE MANAGEMEl. I' PLAN MAY 20, 1992 There are three types of trails included in the proposed system: a fully improved paved trail which would be used in the most urban and heavily used sections of the trails system - this type would be fully handicapped accessible; an unpaved trail type which is intended to be only minimally improved in order to allow a more rural trail experience; and a few trail linkages which would use the sidewalk and bike lanes in the road right-of- way - this type is to be used only where aligning the trail in a separate right- of-way is not possible. The trail system as a whole includes a total of 74 miles of pedestrian, bicycle, and joint use trails. The Carlsbad Trail System has been broken down for convenience of discussion into segments of various length determined by factors such as changes in ownership and interconnections of one trail orientation to another. The trail program includes design guidelines, staging areas, view points and picnic areas, guidelines for interpretive signage, administrative responsibility, maintenance responsibility, and a financing program for acquisition, improvement, liability, and administration and operation of the Carlsbad Trail System. E. Administrative ResDonsibility There are two main areas of administration required to implement the recommendations of the OSCRMP. (1) Long-Range Planning and Project Design Review As with any long-term planning effort, this open space study carries implications for a range of other planning documents, including the General Plan. It will be necessary to ensure consistency between the OSCRMP and other planning efforts in the City. In particular, it will be necessary to update the Open Space and Conservation Elements of the City's General Plan. Responsibility for these tasks will remain in the Planning Department. The Planning Department will also remain responsible for individual project design review to ensure that the provisions of the OSCRMP are implemented in the future, more detailed project implementation. (2) Maintenance and Operations Responsibility It is recommended that the responsibility for maintenance and operations of the Citywide open space system and Carlsbad Trial System be given to the Parks and Recreation Department. This department is already responsible for programming and maintaining OPEN SPACE AND CONSkWATION RESOURCE MANAGEMEh PLAN MAY 20,1992 the various City-owned public recreation areas. There will inevitably be an incremental cost implication to the department as the open space and trail system are developed. Provision is made for projected incremental costs in the financial recommendations of the OSCRMP, including both staffing and equipment costs. F. Liabilitv It is recommended that the City take over the liability for portions of the open space system and the Carlsbad Trail System. In general, it is recommended that the portions of the open space system that are publicly- accessible should be the responsibility of the City. This study assumes that approximately 100-feet of open space land including the approximately 20- foot wide trail easement, will be maintained, operated and the liability responsibility of the City. Liability responsibility for San Marcos Canyon is an issue. As proposed, a trail will run around the rim of San Marcos Canyon. These trail segments could provide the best scenic trail experience in the City, for Carlsbad citizens. It is recommended that the City take over ownership, maintenance and liability of San Marcos Canyon or transfer ownership, maintenance and liability to a conservancy trust, possibly associated with the Habitat Management Plan, currently being prepared. The San Marcos Canyon is currently owned and is the liability responsibility of the Fieldstone Company. The Fieldstone Company has stated that they would not implement a trail system or any other program which could increase access to the Canyon. They feel that the increased activity around the rim would increase their liability exposure. They believe that this liability burden should not be the responsibility of an individual property owner, but should be the burden of the City or other agency. In general, the OSCRMP assumes the City will maintain and take over the liability resgonsibility for an open space system with an area of approximately 100-feet in width, this area is to include a trail easement of approximately 20-feet. The San Marcos Canyon vanes in width from approximately 300 to 900 feet. If the Canyon was treated exactly as the other open space/trail components of the plan, the City would be responsible for approximately 200-feet of the Canyon (1.00 feet around the entire rim of the Canyon would be 200 feet of the total land area of the Canyon). In light of the Fieldstone Company’s position regarding the liability exposure associated with increased access to the rim of San Marcos Canyon, it is very unlikely that the City would be able to implement a trail system around the c h OPEN SPACE AND CONShRVATION RESOURCE MANAGEMEh 1' PLAN MAY 20, 1992 PAGE 10 rim of the Canyon, unless the City or other agency takes over the maintenance and liability for the Canyon. The City could have ownership of the Canyon transferred to a conservancy trust which would not only take over the liability responsibility for the Canyon, but would maintain the Canyon in a manner which could enhance the habitat value. Having a conservancy trust hold ownership of this property may also be consistent with the Habitat Management Plan (HMP), currently being prepared. Should the City decide not to take over the maintenance and liability of the Canyon, or transfer ownership to another agency, such as a conservancy trust, in all likelihood, the proposed trail segment around the rim of the Canyon will not be implemented. G. Recommended specific financing programs for acauisition, imwovement, maintenance, liability. administration and operation of open space and trails (1) General Obligation Bond It is recommended that a General Obligation Bond be utilized to finance open space and trail acquisition and improvement (estimated cost $12.2 million). A general obligation bond is the least expensive form of financing since it is secured by the City's taxing power and is considered one of the most secure forms of financing. A general obligation (G.O.) bond requires two-thirds voter approval. Since a G.O. bond would be applied to all properties, including commercial and industrial, the cost burden per property is relatively low. As Citywide assessed value increases over time due to growth in the City, revenue can increase without increasing the cost for property owners already paying additional taxes to support G.O. bonds. Also, bonds can be issued in phases to coincide with funding needs, which in turn are related to future population growth. This flexibility allows the City to keep the tax burden low. (2) Assessment District It is recommended that the City utilize the existing lighting and landscape maintenance district or form a new maintenance assessment district, for maintenance of open space and trails (estimated annual cost $560,000). The City currently has several lighting and landscape maintenance districts, including a citywide district, established primarily to finance maintenance of greenbelts, medians, and right-of- way. A new citywide maintenance assessment district, for maintenance of open space and trails could be formed, or the existing citywide maintenance assessment district could be amended to include OPEN SPACE AND CONSLAVATION RESOURCE MANAGEMEL, I' PLAN MAY 20,1992 PAGE 11 open space and trails, in either case, a strict association of cost and benefit would be required. The premise here is that the trail system and portions of the open space system purchased by the City is a citywide facility of citywide benefit. Open space acquired through dedication as part of the subdivision approval process would become part of the system, but since this open space is dedicated in exchange for City subdivision approvals which accommodate growth, its maintenance would have to be funded by the project itself, either through a developer's contribution to a maintenance endowment or a project-specific assessment district placed on the subdivided parcels by the developer. Existing homeowner associations that wish to dedicate open space, which they now maintain, to the City (within a designated open space corridor) would have to agree to pay an additional assessment to fund future maintenance of this land. Because of economies of scale, their homeowner association fees collected to maintain the open space would be reduced accordingly. Proposition H If this program is approved, pursuant to Proposition H, voter approval will be required. If the City decides to spend more than $1 million out of general funds, Proposition H requires that voters approve the expenditures. A simple majority vote is required to approve the project, and the cost cannot be phased to reduce the expenditure to less than $1 million. Usually Proposition H approval is proposed to the voters at the same time as the funding proposal. Phasing Phasing will occur as the City develops and dedication opportunities arise. Some elements of the open space and trail system can be implemented earlier if the City has the funds available from grants, G.O. bonds, or the general fund. The following is the anticipated phasing schedule for trails and open space: Phase I (0-3 years) 45% of system Phase I1 (4-6 years) 34% of system Phase I11 (7+ years) 21% of system Since the system will be phased, acquisition and improvement costs, financing requirements, and maintenance costs will also be phased. OPEN SPACE AND CONLS4VATION RESOURCE MANAGEMEW PLAN MAY 20,1992 The total costs estimated for this project will not be incurred immediately, but will be phased over time. (5) Cost Estimate Summary 11 Land & Easement Purchases & Cost I $8.8 million II Improvement Costs Annual Staff, Program, Maintenance & Operation Costs2 $3.4 million $560,000 1 2 Costs include a 15-percent contingency (all figures are 1992 dollars). Cost at build-out, including allocation for liability, capital reserves, overhead, and costs incurred by all City Departments except Police and Fire. H. New mars of the ODen SDace and Conservation Resource Management Plan The mapping for the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan was prepared in four (4) layers. The four (4) mapped layers of this plan include: i) The constrained open space layer, which contains the environmentally constrained lands pursuant to growth management; ii) the existing and approved open space layer, which shows open space lands designated through master plans, specific plans, planned developments, and other project approvals; iii) the Carlsbad Trail System layer, which shows the proposed trail linkages in the City; and iv) the conceptual open space lands layer, which shows the conceptual open space areas that could be achieved through implementation of the primary and secondary open space priorities described in this plan (see Figure 2 through 5 attached). A composite of selected mapped layers have been used to create the two primary maps for the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan: the "Official Open Space and Conservation Map" and, the "Conceptual Open Space and Conservation Map". (1) Official Open Space and Conservation Map The official Open Space and Consemation Map consists of a composite of the constrained open space and existing/approved open space mapped layers of the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan (see Figure 6). The official Open Space and Conservation Map is intended to be the City's official map of approved and constrained open space lands in the City. This map depicts designated open space areas obtained through master plans, specific plans, planned developments, or other development approvals; and, OPEN SPACE AND CON.TVATION RESOURCE MANAGEMEWT PLAN MAY 20,1992 additional areas of environmentally-sensitive lands which are prohibited from development by the open space ordinance, hillside development regulations, and other development regulations. It is intended that the official Open Space and Conservation Map would also become part of the Land Use Element of the General Plan. To modify the boundaries of this map a formal amendment to both the Open Space and Conservation and Land Use Elements may be required. If a General Plan amendment is required, the boundary adjustment procedures of the current Open Space and Conservation Element must be adhered to. The following are the findings which must be made in order to adjust the boundaries of any open space area shown on the map titled official Open Space and Conservation Map dated April 1992. a. The proposed open space area is equal to or greater than the area depicted on the Official Open Space and Conservation Map; and b. The proposed open space area is of environmental quality equal to or greater than that depicted on the Official Open Space and Conservation Map; and c. The proposed adjustment to open space as depicted on the Official Open Space and Conservation Map, is contiguous or within close proximity to open space as shown on the Official Open Space and Conservation Map. The City Council may also modify the boundary shown on the Official Open Space and Conservation Map but only if it finds that the modification is necessary to mitigate a sensitive environmental area which is impacted by development, provided the boundary modification preserves open space at a 2 to 1 ratio (proposed acreage to existing acreage) and is within close proximity to the original area of open space. Additionally, City Council may exempt public right-of-way from the boundary adjustment procedures. However, environmental analysis shall be performed for all proposed public rights-of- way improvements, and if determined that there are significant adverse impacts to the value of the open space system, those impacts shall be mitigated. F I OPEN SPACE AND CONSGAVATION RESOURCE MANAGEMEI~ 1' PLAN MAY 20, 1992 PAGE 14 (2) Conceptual Open Space and Conservation Map The Conceptual Open Space and Conservation Map consists of a composite of the open space constrained lands, existing/approved open space, conceptual open space lands, and Carlsbad Trail System layers of the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan mapping (see Figure 7 attached). The Conceptual Open Space and Conservation Map differs from the Official Open Space and Comervation Map in that it shows the conceptual open space areas that could be achieved through implementation of the primary and secondary open space priorities described in the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan. Having mapped existing and approved open space, as well as constrained open space lands in the City, it was possible to identify where additional open space was needed in order to complete the open space and conservation goals and objectives as detailed in the plan. These additional open space lands are the areas on which the City needs to focus its attention in terms of acquisition, whether through application of the 15-percent growth management performance standard, direct purchase, or through other means. The amount of constrained open space which extends beyond the mapping of existing/approved open space areas has been measured and is shown on Table 3 attached. By adding the amount of constrained open space to the existing/approved open space, it has been possible to determine a projected total of open space (before application of the 15-percent open space performance standard and other methods of acquisition are applied). The total acres thereby projected for build-out is approximately 6,720 acres, or roughly 27 percent of the City's total area. The conceptual components of this map, including the trail system and greenways, are intended to be flexible. It is anticipated that the specific alignments of all conceptual open space components will be determined through specific site plan and environmental review. Adjustments to the conceptual open space components, including the trail system and greenways, will not require a General Plan amendment. However, the point at which a greenway or trail passes from one zone to an adjacent zone, or from one property ownership to an adjacent ownership, should remain consistent with this map, unless an agreement has been reached with the adjacent zone or owner to shift the transition point. A General Plan amendment will not be required to specifically site the conceptual components of this plan. It is anticipated that on an annual basis the City will initiate a OPEN SPACE AND CON,FWATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN MAY 20,1992 PAGE 15 General Plan amendment to add all dedicated open space areas to the Open Space and Conservation and Land Use Maps. A Gened Plan amendment will be required if any component of the conceptual plan is deleted. 4. Additional Open SDace Issues NeediruE Resolve The unresolved issues requiring additional work include: A. Coordination of the Habitat Mananement Plan with the Open Space and Conservation Resource Mananement Plan and Open Space and Conservation Element. The City's Habitat Management Plan (HMP), currently being prepared, may require revisions to the Open Space and Conservation Element and may require revisions to the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan. Coordination of these open space planning efforts is in progress and should be continued. B. Study whether the Carlsbad Trail Swtem should be available for neneral use by eauestrians. The issue of equestrian use came up as an issue very late in the trail planning process. Though prior consideration had been given to including equestrians as a user of the trail system, it was decided by the Open Space Advisory Committee, primarily due to lack of interest on the part of residents, to exclude equestrians as a general user of the trail system. Recently, several Carlsbad residents have requested that at least a portion of the trail system be made available for their equestrian use. As the trail study was almost complete when the issue arose, and additional consultant work would require change orders to the original consultant contract, the committee recommended that the issues be addressed at a later date. C. Integrate the Open Space and Conservation Resource Mananement Plan into the Open Space and Conservation Element. As the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan is intended to serve as the implementation program for the Open Space and Conservation Element, it is important that the plan be integrated into the element. Additionally, further updating of the Goals, Objectives, and Policy and Action Programs of the Open Space and Conservation Element is needed to ensure that they parallel the intentions and priorities of the OSCRMP, and to ensure that the updated element is consistent with other elements of the General Plan, such as the Parks and Recreation Element. - OPEN SPACE AND CONS,AVATION RESOURCE MANAGEME,. I' PLAN MAY 20, 1992 Iv. EWVIRONMENTAL REVIEW The Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan is a study, and does not constitute a project requiring environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act. The later adoption of the recommendations of this study into General Plan elements, including the proposed trial and open space system would be subject to full environmental review. ATTACHMENTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Table 3: Existing and Constrained Open Space Acreages Table 5: Future Open Space Action Priorities Figure 2: Existing/Approved Open Space Figure 3: Constrained Open Space Figure 4: Carlsbad Trail System Figure 5: Conceptual Open Space Lands Figure 6: Official Open Space and Conservation Map Figure 7: Conceptual Open Space and Conservation Map Memo to Planning Commission dated May 6, 1992 Draft Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan (previously distributed). TAW:vd April 8, 1992 TABLE 3: UasnNo AND CONSTRAINED OPEN SPACE ACREAGES3 zone I Existing/ I Constrained I Total Approved Open Space' Constrained Open Space 8 Existing/ Approved - I I ...................... ... Open Space2 ... .. .,:,:>., ... : . :.::::. .. ........ ... :: .... ......... .... ': .. .................... ... 1 820.67 18.16 838.83 2 111.10 14.00 125.10 3 71.20 0.72 71.92 4 52.30 1.24 53.54 5 223.50 47.19 270.69 ' The acreages of the Constrained Open Space column reflect only the environmentally constrained land acreages not previously included as part of an approved project, and do not include other constrained elements such as railroad track beds and major powerline eawments. Constrained land acreages that were approved as part of e project are included in the ExistinglApproved Open Space column. -2 The Open Space acreages of this table may differ from acreages delineated in the General Plan Land Use Element. The acreages of this table were derived from the best sources' available. The acreages estimated in this table are for use in developing plan implementation programs only. Actual acreages shall be determined by detailed environmental and project review. The acreages in this table are not be used to establish 'minimum' constrained land acreages for any zone. TABLE I: FUTURE OPEN SPACE ACTION PRIORITIES 5 openspscskrPubk~Md~~y 5.. Huudolgk’.w DCDCCCDDDDCDDDCDDCCCDCDDC 5 5b. FlreRbk 5D 6c. Watw Prdedkn DDDDDDDDDDDDCDOODDDDDDDDD 5 CDCDDDlDDClDDDDDDDDDDDDCDDD 5 se. Bluff8 Subled to Wave Emrbn DDDDDDDD~~~~DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD 5 5d. AlrOurYy DCDCDDCDDDDDDDDDDD D# . . . . . . . . ...... ...._. .... .(... . .... .. EXISTING/APPROvED OPEN SPACE CTp( OF CARLSBAD . CONSTRAIhrD OPEN SPACE - ” CARLSBAu TRAIL SYSTEM CrrY OF CARLSBAD Cmpcrh.cu.BnSpor ”” --- €3 -- CONCEPTUAL OPkd SPACE LANDS _- OFFICIA, OPEN SPACE & Cob 2ERVATION MAP - CITY OF CARLSBAD May 6, 1992 ATTAC-;ENT 9 TO: PLANNING COMMISSION FROM: Planning Department SUBJECT: Dl 92-1 OPEN SPACE AND CONSERVATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN STAFF RECOMMENDED CHANGES Based on additional public input, staff recommends the following changes to the Draft Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan. 1. OPEN SPACE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC WITHOUT SOME MONETARY OR OTHER CONSIDERATION Open space priorities have been established on a zone by zone basis. Pursuant to the draft Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan, open space that is not available to the public without some monetary or other consideration, will not get credit toward meeting the growth management 15-percent open space performance standard. However, if the open space priorities have been obtained in the zone, many types of open space, including open space areas that are not available to the public without some monetary or other consideration, should be considered toward meeting the standard. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: To clarify that open space not available to the public without some monetary or other consideration may receive credit toward the 15-percent open space performance standard, if the open space priorities identified for a zone have been obtained, staff recommends the following changes to Policy C.9, on page 26. Planning Commission May 6, 1992 Paae 2 2. POWERLINE EASEMENTS Powerline easements are not identified as an open space priority in the draft Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan. However, if the open space priorities identified for a zone have been obtained, many types of open space should be considered toward meeting the 15-percent growth management performance standard, including powerline easements. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: To clarify that powerline easement may receive credit toward the 15-percent open space performance standard if the open space priorities identified for a zone have been obtained, staff recommends the following changes to Policy C.11, on page 26. 3. GOLF COURSES Golf courses are not identified as an open space priority in the draft Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Pian. However, if the open space priorities identified for a zone have been obtained, many types of open space, including golf courses, should be considered toward meeting the 15-percent growth management performance standard. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: To clarify that golf courses may receive credit toward meeting the 15-percent open space performance standard if the open space priorities identified for a zone have been obtained, staff recommends the following changes to Policy C.12, on page 26. Planning Commission May 6,1992 Paae 3 4. PRIVATE PARKS Private Parks are not identified as an open space priority in the draft Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan. However, if the open space priorities identified for a zone have been obtained, many types of open space, including private parks, should be considered toward meeting the 15-percent growth management performance standard. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: To clarify that private parks may receive credit towadmeeting the 15-percent open space performance standard if the open space priorities identified for a zone have been obtained, staff recommends the following changes to Policy C.24, on page 28.