HomeMy WebLinkAboutEA 12-01; Fire Station No. 3 Relocation; Administrative Permits (ADMIN)PLANNING DEPARTMENT
APPLICATION FORM FOR
EARLY ASSESSMENT BY THE SPECIAL PROJECTS TEAM
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Please type your responses in the boxes provided below. The form may be expanded to accommodate as much
information as you choose to provide.
PROJECT NAME/TITLE:
Fire Station #3 Relocation
Have you submitted any previous early assessment applications for this project with Planning staff? If so, please attach a
copy ofthe original request and the Planning Department's response.
N/A
Is the project part of an approved CIP budget or a future CIP budget? If so, please provide the CIP Project #.
CIP Project Number is 4003
List any previous and/or anticipated future Planning Commission or City Council actions (e.g., permit approvals, activity
authorizations, etc.) related to this project.
Council has approved WLC Architects as the designer for the Fire Station #3 relocation.
Future Council actions include approval of the plans for bidding and approval of the award to the lowest bidder to
construct the Fire Station.
City Council and Planning Commission Discretionary actions include:
General Plan Amendment (GPA)
Master Plan Amendment (MPA)
Conditional Use Permit (CUP)
Boundary Adjustment
RECEIVED
JAN 0 6 2012
CITY OF CARLSBAD
PLANNING DIVISION
List any previously certified environmental documents (e.g., EIRs, Negative Declarations).
Environmental Assessment - An EIR was prepared for tiie Robertson Rancii Master Plan (EIR 03-03). Environmental
impacts associated with the project are expected to be Less Than Significant (or Potentially Significant Unless
Mitigation Incorporated) and a Negative Declaration (ND) (or mitigated ND) must be prepared for the project.
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jpared or that you anticipate will be prepSKSul List any technical studies that have beerrprepared or that you anticipate will be prepafBa (e.g., biology, archeology, traffic,
noiso, etc.).
None have been completed as yet.
We anticipate the following reports for this project:
Traffic
Noise
- SWPPP
GHG Emissions
Others as needed
Is the project on City property? If not, has property owner authorization or an easement been secured?
On City owned property
Identify the project location. Include specific parcel numbers if possible.
NW Comer of Cannon Road and Wind Trail Way
Identify the project schedule. List critical and desired milestones including dates in the development review and
construction process (e.g., public hearing dates, grant application submittal deadlines, public workshops, construction
phasing, etc.).
Schematic design completion December 2011 submit for planning review
Planning discretionary review December 2011 start - March 2012 complete (4 months)
Design Development completion February 2012
Construction Documents completion September 2012
Construction commences January 2013
Construction completion January 2014
DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL - Describe the project in as much detail as possible. Use as much space as needed.
Attach additional sheets (drawings, etc.) if necessary. Be sure to identify, if applicable, estimated quantities of grading
(including import/export), construction staging areas on and offsite, areas of sensitive vegetation, unique construction
technologies, proposed facility technologies and byproducts, and any public art component. If preliminary or conceptual
plans or exhibits are available, please include two sets with this transmittal.
The project is a Fire Station to accommodate 6-9 crew per shift. A double deep apparatus bay will be provided with 3 bays.
The project will include on-site parking for the crew and visitors. A new street will be built connecting this project to Wind
Trail Way. The fire house will include dorms for the crew, a kitchen, eating area, BBQ grill, exercise room, TV room,
storage, breathing apparatus storage and filling, an emergency generator, laundry facilities, and other miscellaneous
support requirements.
Accurate schematic drawings for this project are not completed at this time. Preliminary plans are attached for reference.
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CITY OF
CARLSBAD
STORM WATER
STANDARDS
QUESTIONNAIRE
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Development Services
Land Developnnent Engineering
1635 Faraday Avenue
760-602-2750
www.carlsbadca.gov
INSTRUCTIOMS:
To address post-development pollutants that may be generated from development projects, the City requires that new
development and significant redevelopment priority projects incorporate Permanent Storm Water Best Management
Practices (BIVIP's) into the project design per the City's Standard Urban Stormwater Management Plan (SUSMP). To
view the SUSMP, refer to the Engineering Standards (Volume 4, Chapter 2) at www.carlsbadca.aov/standards.
Initially this questionnaire must be completed by the applicant in advance of submitting for a development application
(subdivision, discretionary permits and/or construction permits). The results of the questionnaire determine the level of
storm water standards that must be applied to a proposed development or redevelopment project. Depending on the
outcome, your project will either be subject to 'Standard Stomiwater Requirements' or be subject to additional criteria
called 'Priority Development Project Requirements'. Many aspects of project site design are dependent upon the
storm water standards applied to a project.
Your responses to the questionnaire represent an initial assessment of the proposed project conditions and impacts.
City staff has responsibility for making the final assessment after submission of the development application. If staff
determines that the questionnaire was incorrectly filled out and is subject to more stringent storm water standards than
initially assessed by you, this will result in the return of the development application as incomplete. In this case, please
make the changes to the questionnaire and resubmit to the City.
If you are unsure about the meaning of a question or need help in determining how to respond to one or more of the
questions, please seek assistance from Land Development Engineering staff.
A separate completed and signed questionnaire must be submitted for each new development application submission.
Only one completed and signed questionnaire is required when multiple development applications for the same project
are submitted concurrently. In addition to this questionnaire, you must also complete, sign and submit a Project Threat
Assessment Form with construction permits for the project.
Please start by completing Section 1 and follow the instructions. When completed, sign the form at the end and submit
this with your application to the city.
SECTION 1 NEW DEVELOPMENT
Does your project meet one or more of the following criteria: YES NO
1. Housina subdivisions of 10 or more dwellina units. Examples: sinqle familv homes, multi-famllv homes,
condominium and apartments ><
2. Commercial - areater than 1-acre. Anv development other than heavv industrv or residential. Examples: hospitals;
laboratories and other medical facilities; educational institutions; recreational facilities; municipal facilities; commercial
nurseries; multi-apartment buildings; car wash facilities; mini-malls and other business complexes; shopping malls;
hotels; office buildings; public warehouses; automotive dealerships; airfields; and other light industrial facilities.
3. Heavv Industrial / Industrv- areater than 1 acre. Examoles: manufacturing plants, food processinq plants, metal
working facilities, printing plants, and fleet storage areas (bus, truck, etc.).
4. Automotive reoair shoo. A facilitv cateaorized in anv one of Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes 5013,
5014, 5541, 7532-7534, and 7536-7539 L 5. Restaurants. Anv facilitv that sells prepared foods and drinks for consumption, including stationarv lunch counters
and refreshment stands selling prepared foods and drinks for immediate consumption (SIC code 5812), where the
land area for development is greater than 5,000 square feet. Restaurants where land development is less than 5,000
square feet shall meet all SUSMP requirements except for structural treatment BMP and numeric sizing criteria
requirements and hydromodification requirements. X
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6. Hillside development. Anv development that creates more than 5,000 square feet of impervious surface and is
located in an area with known erosive soil conditions, where fhe development will grade on any natural slope that is
twenty-five percent (25%) or greater.
7. Environmentallv Sensitive Area tESA)\ All development located within or directly adiacent^ to or discharging
directly^ to an ESA (where discharges from the development or redevelopment will enter receiving waters within the
ESA), which either creates 2,500 square feet or more of impervious surface on a proposed project site or increases
the area of imperviousness of a proposed project site 10% or more of its naturally occurring condition. X
8. Parkina lot Area of 5.000 sauare feet or more, or with 15 or more parking spaces, and potentially exposed to urban
runoff
9. Streets, roads, hiahwavs. and freewavs. Anv paved surface that is 5,000 square feet or qreater used for the
transportation of automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, and other vehicles X
10. Retail Gasoline Outlets. Servina more than 100 vehicles per dav and areater than 5,000 sauare feet
11. Coastal Development Zone. Anv oroiect located within 200 feet of the Pacific Ocean and (1) creates more than
2500 square feet of impervious surface or (2) increases impervious surface on property by more than 10%.
12. More than 1-acre of disturbance. Proiect results in the disturbance of 1-acre or more of land and is considered a
Pollutant-generating Development Project''. ><
1 Environmentally Sensitive Areas include but are not limited to all Clean Water Act Section 303(d) impaired water bodies; areas designated as Areas of Special
Biological Significance by the State Water Resources Control Board (Water Quality Control Pian for the San Diego Basin (1994) and amendments); water bodies
designated with the RARE beneficial use by the State Water Resources Control Board (Water Quality Control Pian for the San Diego Basin (1994) and amendments);
areas designated as preserves or their equivalent under the iVIuIti Species Conservation Program within the Cities and County of San Diego; and any other equivalent
environmentally sensitive areas which have been identified by the Copennittees.
2 "Directly adjacent" means situated within 200 feet of the Environmentally Sensitive Area.
3 "Discharging directly to" means outflow from a drainage conveyance system that is composed entirely of flows from the subject development or redevelopment site, and
not commingled with flow from adjacent lands.
4 Pollutant-generating Development Projects are those projects that generate pollutants at levels greater than background levels. In general, these include all projects
that contribute to an exceedance to an impaired water body or which create new impervious surfaces greater than 5000 square feet and/or introduce new landscaping
areas that require routine use of fertilizers and pesticides, in most cases linear pathway projects that are for infrequent vehicle use, such as emergency or maintenance
access, or for pedestrian or bicycle use, are not considered Pollutant-generating Development Projects if they are built with pervious surfaces or if they sheet flow to
sun'ounding pervious surfaces.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Section 1 Results:
If you answered YES to ANY of the questions above, your project is subject to Priority Development Project requirements. Skip Section 2 and
please proceed to Section 3. Check the "meets PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT requirements" box in Section 3. Additional storm water
requirements will apply per the SUSMP.
If you answered NO to ALL of the questions above, then please proceed to Section 2 and follow the instructions.
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SECTION 2 SIGNIFICANT REDEVELOPMENT
INSTRUCTIONS: Complete the questions below regarding your project YES NO
1. Project results in the disturbance of 1 -acre or more of land and is considered a Pollutant-generating Development
Project *?
INSTRUCTIONS: If you answered NO, please proceed to question 2.
If you answered YES, then you ARE a significant redevelopment and you ARE subject to PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
requirements. Please check the "meets PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT requirements" box in Section 3 below.
2. Is the project redeveloping an existing priority project type? (Priority projects are defined in Section 1)
INSTRUCTIONS: If you answered YES, please proceed to question 3.
If you answered NO, then you ARE NOT a significant redevelopment and your project is subject to STANDARD STORMWATER
REQUIREMENTS. Please check the "does not meet PDP requirements" box in Section 3 below.
3. Is the work limited to trenching and resurfacing associated with utility work; resurfacing and reconfiguring surface
parking lots and existing roadways; new sidewalk; bike lane on existing road and/or routine maintenance of damaged
pavement such as pothole repair? Resurfacing/reconfiguring parking lots is where the work does not expose underlying soil
during construction.
INSTRUCTIONS: If you answered NO, then proceed to question 4.
If you answered YES, then you ARE NOT a significant redevelopment and your project is subject to STANDARD STORMWATER
REQUIREMENTS. Please check the "does not meet PDP requirements" box in Section 3 below.
4. Will your redevelopment project create, replace, or add at least 5,000 square feet of impervious surfaces on existing
developed property or will your project be located within 200 feet of the Pacific Ocean and (1) create 2500 square feet or
more of impervious surface or (2) increases impervious surface on the property by more than 10%? Replacement of
existing impervious surfaces includes any activity that is not part of routine maintenance where impervious material(s) are
removed, exposing underiying soil during construction.
INSTRUCTIONS: If you answered YES, you ARE a significant redevelopment, and you ARE subject to PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT requirements. Please check the "meets PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT requirements" box in Section 3 below. Review
SUSMP to find out if SUSMP requirements apply to your project envelope or the entire project site.
If you answered NO, then you ARE NOT a significant redevelopment and your project is subject to STANDARD STORMWATER
REQUIREMENTS. Please check the "does not meet PDP requirements" box in Section 3 below.
*for definition see Footnote 4 on page 2
SECTION 3 QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS
My project meets PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (PDP) requirements and must comply with additional stormwater criteria
per the SUSMP and I understand I must prepare a Storm Water Management Plan for submittal at time of application. I understand
flow control (hydromodification) requirements may apply to my project. Refer to SUSMP for details.
My project does not meet PDP requirements and must only comply with STANDARD STORMWATER REQUIREMENTS per the
SUSMP. As part of these requirements, I will incorporate low impact development strategies throughout my project.
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Memorandum
February 1, 2012
To: Patrick McGarry, Civic Projects Manager
Property and Environmental Management Department
From: Barbara Kennedy, Associate Planner
Via Dave de Cordova, Principal Planner
Re: EA 12-01 - FIRE STATION # 3 RELO&TION
Thank you for submitting an Early Assessment for a new fire station project proposed at the
northwest intersection of Cannon Road and Wind Trail Way. The project site is located within
Planning Area (PA) 12 of the Roberson Ranch Master Plan on a 2 acre site which currently is
rough graded and undeveloped.
In response to your application, the Planning Division has prepared this comment letter. Please
note that the purpose of an Early Assessment is to provide you with direction and comments on
the overall concept of your project. This Earlv Assessment does not represent an in-depth
analvsis of vour proiect. It is mtended to give vou feedback on critical issues based upon the
information provided in vour submittal. This review is based upon the plans, policies, and
standards in effect as of the date of this review. Please be aware that at the time of a formal
application submittal, new plans, policies, and standards mav be in effect and additional
issues of concern mav be raised through a more specific and detailed review.
Planning:
General
1. General Plan and zoning designations for the property are as follows:
a. General Plan: Open Space (OS)
b. Zoning: Planned Community (PC)
c. Robertson Ranch Master Plan underlying zone designation: Open Space (OS)
2. The project requires the following permits:
Conditional Use Permit:
A CUP is required for "public/quasi-public buildings and facilities and accessory utility
buildings/facilities" located in the OS zone. In order to ensure compatibility with the
surrounding land uses, it will be important for the project designer to coordinate with
the Parks and Recreation Department to ensure that the site plan for the fire station will
not affect the ability to provide 3 soccer fields. The site design shall also ensure that
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conflicts do not occur with ingress/egress to the fire station and park site. The project
must comply with the development and design standards of the nriaster
plan. Additionally, the project shall incorporate any other features that are required to
ensure that the fire station is compatible with the surrounding residential community,
habitat preserve, and circulation system.
Master Plan amendment (MPA) and General Plan Amendment (GPA)
An MPA and GPA are required to ensure that the 2 acres (purchased by the City for a fire
station) within PA 13 are designated as OS instead of the current Elementary School
land use designation. However, at this time, the new owner/developer (Shapell Homes)
of the West Village of the Robertson Ranch Master Plan has initiated a major master
plan amendment which includes the change in land use designation which is needed for
the project. Provided that the West Village project moves forward in a timely manner,
the MPA and GPA would no longer be required. However, if the MPA and GPA have not
been approved prior to scheduling FS #3 (CUP) for a Planning Commission hearing, the
CUP would be conditioned such that approval of an MPA/GPA would be required prior
to issuance of building permits. This would provide some additional time for the West
Village MPA/GPA to be approved or for PEM to submit a separate MPA/GPA application.
Please note that although the 2 acres purchased by the City within PA 13 are not a part
of the proposed fire station, they offset the loss of 2 acres within PA 12 to the fire
station site. The MPA/GPA are required in order to ensure that PA 12, which is
designated for a public park, remains whole.
3. An EIR was prepared for the Robertson Ranch Master Plan (EIR 03-03); however
additional environmental review is required for the project to ensure compliance with
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Environmental impacts associated
with the project are expected to be Less Than Significant (or Potentially Significant
Unless Mitigation Incorporated) and a Negative Declaration (ND) (or mitigated ND) must
be prepared for the project by the consultant. Areas of concern include:
• GHG emissions (not previously analyzed in the EIR);
e Traffic safety; and
e Noise.
Please submit an Initial Study, together with any necessary reports or studies, with the
submittal of an Environmental Impact Assessment (Land Use Review) application.
Please contact the Planning Division at the number listed below to obtain the Initial
Study Template.
4. Please submit an Early Public Notice package with the land use review application. The
application materials are available on the City's website at:
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http://www.carlsbadca.gov/services/departments/planning/Pages/applications.aspx
5. The City's landscape manual is in the process of being revised to incorporate the
technical and procedural components ofthe City's Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance
(CMC Chapter 18.50) into the landscape manual. It is anticipated that the City Council
will consider approval ofthe landscape manual in late February or early March. In the
interim, you may use the existing landscape manual and Chapter 18.50 for guidance on
landscape plan requirements.
6. Please review City Council Policy 71 (attached) regarding incorporating energy efficiency
design features in new city facilities. Your submittal package will need to include
information as to how project will address Policy 71.
Site Plan
7. Please redesign the right-of way along the new cul-de-sac so that a landscaped parkway
is provided between the curb and the sidewalk.
8. The property owner to the north (Shapell Homes) has asked that you coordinate with
them to determine the species of street tree to plant within the parkway.
9. Please ensure that the plant materials used within the vegetated swales and bio-
retention basins are integrated into the overall landscape design.
10. The impervious paving shown on the site plan should be reduced to the greatest extent
possible by enlarging landscape areas and using pervious paving materials wherever
possible.
11. The fence surrounding the fire station should be moved 1) to the property line on the
south side and 2) to the top of slope on the east side so that the landscape maintenance
area is more well defined and accessible.
12. Please refer to the Robertson Ranch Master Plan, Section III "Development and
Regulatory Provisions" for guidance on the design and materials that are recommended
for the building design, fence types and landscaping.
13. Please contact the Planning Division to discuss the cost for review of landscape concept
plan and to ensure consistency of the construction documents with concept plan.
Additional services for a full review of the construction documents and/or inspections
can be provided by the City's Landscape Consultant or can be coordinated with the
Parks and Recreation department.
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Land Development Engineering:
General
1. For final construction, the public street and utility improvements should have its own
separate improvement plan set (unique drawing number), separate from the fire station
development plans. These plans should be prepared per city standards (title sheet, plan,
profile, etc.). Please contact us for example drawings, if needed.
2. No hydrology study was provided to show how the sizes for storm drains, inlets,
channels and basins were established. Clarify how the 36-inch storm drain in the
proposed public street is sized as it appears to serve both the proposed street and the
northerly adjacent undeveloped property.
3. Prepare a geotechnical report identifying the geologic conditions of the site including
recommendations for this project. The report should include recommendations
regarding the hydromodification basins for the project, including the linear bioretention
swales along the street. Clarify whether percolation rates are sufficient to allow
infiltration with the basins or are impermeable liners required as liners will impact the
sizing criteria for the basins.
4. Prepare a preliminary Storm Water Management Plan (SWMP) that shows how this
project complies with the city's Standard Urban Stormwater Management Plan (SUSMP)
regarding site design, anticipated pollutants, bmp selection, treatment control and
hydromodification design. The SWMP should include preliminary sizing calculations for
the bioretention basins for each drainage management area.
5. On the exhibits, label the new street as Street 'A' and initiate the city street name
approval process through Planning. Prior to construction plan approval, apply for and
receive approval of a street name. Once approved, the street name should be reflected
on all construction drawings.
6. Revise the preliminary grading and drainage plan to show and label the proposed offsite
dedication for public street and utility purposes. A separate temporary and construction
easement may be required for certain work outside of the public street and utility
easement. A separate grant deed will need to be obtained from the adjacent property
owner for these.
7. Revise the preliminary grading and drainage plan to show and label the reservation of
an easement for public street and utility purposes for the public street built within city
property. Because the city is the owner, this grant deed is processed separately from the
offsite dedication.
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8. Revise the preliminary grading and drainage plan to add a shading symbol for proposed
paving. Please review the use of AC paving (impermeable surface) and explore
opportunities to reduce the proposed imperviousness of the site as any reduction in
impervious area will reduce the size of bioretention basins. For example, a large portion
of the rear area is paved. Can any paving be reduced or can a portion of it be
constructed with pavers? Can parking stalls be paved with permeable paving or pavers?
Refer to redlines.
9. Revise the preliminary grading and drainage plan to add topographic information near
the edge of the bioretention basin and the southerly slope adjacent to Cannon Road.
Demonstrate that at least a 1-ft freeboard exists for the bioretention basin water
surface. Provide a means for secondary overflow for this local sump condition, in the
event the primary basin outlet is clogged. Add more topographic information to the
proposed bioretention basins (finished grade, side slopes, etc.) to show basin depths
and overflow conditions.
10. Revise the preliminary grading and drainage plan to provide additional inlets to the
linear bioretention basins to maximize the contact/treatment in the swale and avoid
bypass to the outlet. Refer to redlines.
11. Revise the preliminary grading and drainage plan to construct the new public street as a
livable street (34-ft curb-to-curb, 13-ft parkways and non-contiguous sidewalks) per city
standards. Refer to redlines.
12. Revise the preliminary storm drain and utility plan to show the fire hydrant directly
connected to the public main, versus through the detector check valve assembly.
Change the annotation for the fire hydrant to be public not private. Because of the line
length to the fire hydrant, please move the potable water meter near the end to
maintain water quality in the pipe. Refer to redlines.
13. Revise the preliminary storm drain and utility plan to show the proposed potable
waterline constructed 7-ft from the curb per city standards.
14. Revise the preliminary storm drain and utility plan to clarify whether a deep sewer
(14.4-feet) is necessary for the city park. Based a review of city drawing 433-6 (sheet
50), a future sewer lateral can be provided over the 84-inch storm drain. Will this sewer
lateral not serve the park needs, or is this deep sewer necessary? A preliminary sewer
study may be required that identifies how sewer depths are being designed to serve this
project and adjacent properties.
15. For additional comments, refer to the redlines.
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16. Redlined documents have been provided to you from LDE: Preliminary grading and
drainage plan (1 sheet). Preliminary storm drain and utility plan (1 sheet). When this
project is resubmitted, please provide LDE all redlined items above along with a copy
ofthe updated site plans, and one copy of each technical document listed above to
facilitate continued staff review.
All necessary application forms and submittal requirements are available at the Planning
counter located in the Faraday Building at 1635 Faraday Avenue or online at
www.carlsbadca.gov. You may also access the General Plan Land Use Element and the Zoning
Ordinance online at the website address shown; select Department Listing; select Planning
Home Page. Please review all information carefully before submitting.
If you would like to schedule a meeting to discuss this letter with the commenting departments,
please contact Barbara Kennedy at the number below. You may also contact each department
individually as follows:
e Planning Division comments: Barbara Kennedy, Associate Planner, at (760) 602-4626.
e Land Development Engineering comments: Jeremy Riddle, Associate Engineer, at (760)
602-2737
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c: Don Neu, City Planner
Dave de Cordova, Principal Planner
Jeremy Riddle, Associate Engineer
David Hauser, PEM Director
File Copy
Data Entry
CITY OF CARLSBAD Policy No.
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71
Date of Issue: June 6, 2006
COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT Effective Date July 1,2006
DATED: June 6, 2006 Cancellation Date
Supersedes No.
Subject: ENERGY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT
Copies to: City Council, City Manager, City Attorney, Department Heads and Division Heads,
Employee Bulletin Boards, Press, File
PURPOSE:
It is the Intent of the City Council that the City of Carlsbad exemplify the efficient use of energy and
that measures are taken to successfully reach goals established by the City's Energy Conservation
and Management Program.
BACKGROUND:
The citizens of the City of Carlsbad are entitled to an efficient use of resources. Inefficient use of
energy contributes to energy shortages, negatively affecting the local economy and hampering the
delivery of essential public services. It Is therefore necessary that the City, within the areas of its
authority, establish guidelines for the conservation of energy.
POLICY:
The extent of the City's influence on energy conservation varies with the degree of its authority in
specific areas of energy consumption. The policy of the City and City-owned subsidiaries, in the
categories of City Operations, and City Regulated Activities are as follows:
A. City Operations
1. Purchasing
It is the policy of the City to maximize energy conservation measures when purchasing equipment
and products, e.g. "Energy Star" labeled products or products equivalent to this efficiency level
whenever practicable.
2. Construction of Civic Facilities
It is the policy of the City that design and specifications for new civic facilities be evaluated and
selected on the basis of total lifetime costs of construction and operation and that such specifications
be reviewed continually so that the most current energy conservation techniques, materials, and
appliances are utilized in their construction. The goal is that, whenever practicable, and within a
reasonable cost/benefit ratio, new facilities will be designed to be at least 25% more energy efficient
than required by the State of California, Title 24 Energy Regulations. The following principles will be
encouraged for all newly constructed facilities and major building renovation projects for City facilities:
The City of Carlsbad strives to achieve LEED "Silver" Level Certification or the equivalent for all new
City facilities. In addition to achieving LEED "Silver" Level Certification or its equivalent,
CITY OF CARLSBAD
COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT
DATED: June 6, 2006
Policy No.
Date Issue
Effective Date
Cancellation Date
Supersedes No,
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71
June 6, 2006
July 1.2006
Subject: ENERGY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT
Copies to: City Council, City Manager, City Attorney, Department Heads and Division Heads,
Employee Bulletin Boards, Press, File
Council Policy 71 encourages the following sustainable building measures for all newly constructed
Civic Facilities and major renovation projects:
a. Whenever practicable and within a reasonable cost/benefit ratio, design and constmct
mechanical and electrical systems to achieve the maximum energy efficiency achievable with
current technology. Project designers shall use computer modeling programs to analyze the
effects of various design options and select the set of options producing the most energy
efficient integrated design. Designers will strive to include energy efficiency measures to create
a facility that is at least 25% more energy efficient than current California's Title 24 standards
for both new construction and major renovation projects.
b. When ever practicable and within a reasonable cost/benefit ratio, incorporate on-site self-
generation of energy using renewable technologies to reduce environmental impacts
associated with fossil fuel energy use. Newly constructed City facilities shall strive to generate
a minimum of 10% ofthe project's energy demand, with a goal of 20% from renewable
technologies (e.g., photovoltaic, wind, fuel cells). City buildings will be designed to take the
maximum advantage of passive and natural sources of heat, cooling, ventilation and light.
c. In order to maximize energy efficiency measures within these requirements, projects will
combine energy efficiency measures requiring longer payback periods, with measures
requiring shorter payback periods to determine the overall project period.
CITY OF CARLSBAD
COUNCIL POUCY STATEMENT
DATED: June 6, 2006
Policy No,
Date Issue
Effective Date
Cancellation Date
Supersedes No.
Page 3 of 3
71
June 6, 2006
July 1,2006
Subject: ENERGY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT
Copies to: City Council, City Manager, City Attorney, Department Heads and Division Heads,
Employee Bulletin Boards, Press, File
3. Building Maintenance and Operation
It is the policy of the City that all its buildings will be maintained and operated in such a fashion that
the minimum amounts of energy are consumed. Standardized energy management and control
systems shall be utilize in all Civic Facilities to minimize energy consumption.
4. Energy Reliability and Independence
It is the policy of the City to reduce demand on the energy grid and to enhance energy reliability and
independence for City facilities. The City will pursue the innovative application of new non-depleting
energy sources including but not limited to solar energy in the provision of its regular municipal
functions.
B. City Regulated Activities
1. Building Code Revisions
It is the policy of the City to continually evaluate and update the Building Code so that the most
current energy conservation regulations are incorporated in the plans for construction of buildings by
the private sector.
2. Incentives
It is the policy ofthe City to create non-financial, building permit processing incentives (e.g priority
building pennit processing and inspections) to developers of private property that demonstrate a
commitment to building projects that exceed the minimum standards in the State of California, Title 24
Energy Regulations.
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