HomeMy WebLinkAboutGPA 11-03; RSF Boundary Adjustment; General Plan Amendment (GPA)The City of CARLSBAD Planning Division
A REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION
Item No.
P.C. AGENDA OF: July 6, 2011
Application complete date: June 8, 2011
Project Planner: Pam Drew
Project Engineer: Tecla Levy
SUBJECT: GPA 11-03/ZC 11-02/ANX 11-02/DTCH 11-01 - RSF BOUNDARY
ADJUSTMENT - Request for a recommendation that the Negative Declaration
(ND) prepared and approved by the City of San Marcos for the boundary
adjustment is adequate and recommendation of approval for a General Plan
Amendment, Zone Change, Annexation of 0.696 acre from the City of San
Marcos, and Detachment of 1.746 acres to the City of San Marcos to facilitate a
boundary adjustment between the two cities along Rancho Santa Fe (RSF) Road
north of the intersection of RSF Road and Melrose Drive to south of La Costa
Meadows Drive.
I.RECOMMENDATION
That the Planning Commission ADOPT Planning Commission Resolution No. 6783
RECOMMENDING A FINDING that the Final Negative Declaration ND 10-807 prepared and
approved by the City of San Marcos is adequate for the RSF Boundary Adjustment project and
ADOPT Planning Commission Resolutions No. 6784, 6785 and 6786 RECOMMENDING
APPROVAL of General Plan Amendment (GPA 11-03), Zone Change (ZC 11-02), and
Annexation/Detachment of property (ANX 11-02/DTCH 11-01) based on the findings contained
therein.
II.INTRODUCTION
The project consists of a boundary adjustment between the cities of Carlsbad and San Marcos
due to widening and realigning approximately one half mile of RSF Road from north of the
intersection of RSF Road and Melrose Drive to south of La Costa Meadows Drive. The
adjustment is proposed so the boundary reflects street improvements completed by the two cities
in 2004. Two parcels will be detached to the City of San Marcos and one parcel will be annexed
to the City of Carlsbad. The parcel to be annexed to the City of Carlsbad requires a General Plan
and Zoning designation and consists entirely of roadway.
HI. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND
In 2003 the cities of San Marcos and Carlsbad entered into an agreement (City Council
Resolution No. 2003-305) for the adjustment of the common city boundary to address the
remnant right-of-way land for each city that resulted from the realigning and widening of an
approximate 2.3 mile section of RSF Road to Prime Arterial status. The project was completed
in 2004 in two phases: Phase 1, from La Costa Avenue to San Elijo Road; and Phase 2, from San
Elijo Road to Melrose Drive. Improvements included: 1) widening the road from two lanes to sixo
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lanes; 2) realigning the road generally to the east; and 3) replacing the bridge structure at the San
Marcos Creek crossing.
The 2003 agreement states the responsibilities for both cities. The City of San Marcos is the lead
agency on the environmental document to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) and for the submittal of an application to LAFCO on behalf of both cities for the
approval of prezoning (the parcel must be prezoned for at least two years to be in compliance
with the Cortese/Knox/Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000), general plan
land-use changes, annexation and detachment of parcels. The City of Carlsbad is responsible for
preparing legal descriptions and plats for the three parcels (Exhibit "A"), which it has completed.
Both cities must adopt resolutions supporting the annexation, detachment, and application to
LAFCO. LAFCO will process the sphere of influence changes for both cities. The City of San
Marcos adopted its required resolutions, including approval of a Negative Declaration (ND), at
its City Council meeting of April 12, 2011.
IV. ANALYSIS
The boundary adjustment will allow the Melrose Drive and RSF Road intersection to be located
within the City of San Marcos. RSF Road south of the intersection will be in the City of
Carlsbad. The proposed boundary changes are shown generally on the attached location map and
several Planning Commission resolutions and are legally described in Exhibit "A," (attached) and
as follows:
• Proposed Parcel "A" - 0.674 acre detached to City of San Marcos (north and south of
Melrose Drive, on the west side of RSF Road). Before the realignment, this area was
empty land. The realignment added road right-of-way and right turn lanes, which the
boundary adjustment will encompass.
• Proposed Parcel "B" - 1.072 acres detached to the City of San Marcos (north and south of
La Costa Meadows Drive on the east side of RSF Road). Before the realignment, this
area was all road right-of-way. After the realignment, the area now consists of excess
road right-of-way that adjacent parcels can use for landscaping and additional parking.
• Proposed Parcel "C" - 0.696 acre annexed to the City of Carlsbad (south of Melrose
Drive, on the east side of RSF Road). Before realignment, this area was road right-of-
way. After the realignment, the area now encompasses entirely road right-of-way.
As stated above, property is being detached from the City of San Marcos and annexed to the City
of Carlsbad (0.696 acre) and being detached from the City of Carlsbad (1.746 acres) and annexed
to the City of San Marcos. Land coming into the City of Carlsbad is presently road right-of-way,
which is proposed to be designated as Prime Arterial per the city's Circulation Element. The
parcel is proposed to have a Zoning designation (prezone) of Arterial Roadway.
Land being detached to the City of San Marcos is both road right-of-way (Parcel "A") and
developable land (Parcel "B"); that latter will be used by adjacent privately-owned lots for
landscaping and parking.
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A. General Plan and Zoning Ordinance Consistency
Staff analyzed the proposed amendment's consistency with the Land Use and Circulation
Elements of the General Plan and their associated policies and programs. The proposed
amendment does not conflict with any goal, objective or policy of the General Plan as shown
below.
General Plan Findings:
• Land Use and Circulation: The proposed General Plan Land Use designation of "Prime
Arterial" is consistent with the General Plan Land Use Map and the Circulation Element.
The amendment also facilitates the boundary adjustment necessary between the cities of
San Marcos and Carlsbad after the realignment and improvements of the RSF Road
segment to address the 0.696 acre that is now right-of-way land.
• Land Use: The proposed boundary adjustment and Prime Arterial Land Use designation
amendment are consistent with the Growth Management and Public Facilities Goal A.2,
which states, "A City which maintains a system of public facilities adequate for the
projected population," in that it respects and recognizes a Prime Arterial roadway
constructed to be adequate in width and capacity to accommodate the build-out of the
city.
• Circulation: The proposed amendment is consistent with Streets and Traffic Control,
Goal A.4, which states, "A City with properly maintained, smooth functioning and safe
traffic control systems," in that the boundary adjustment makes jurisdictional boundaries
and maintenance responsibilities of the roadway and traffic lights at the intersection of
RSF Road and Melrose Drive easier to determine and logical.
Zone Change Findings:
• That the proposed Zone Change to Arterial Roadway is consistent with the goals and
policies of the various elements of the General Plan, in that the Zone Change is for land
that is within the public right-of-way on a Prime Arterial Circulation Element roadway.
• That the Zone Change will provide consistency between the General Plan and Zoning as
mandated by California state law and the City of Carlsbad General Plan Land Use
Element.
• The Zone Change is necessary to implement the boundary adjustment agreement
(Resolution No. 2003-305) between the cities of San Marcos and Carlsbad and to be
consistent with the Cortese/Knox/Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of
2000, Division 3, commencing with Section 56000 of the California Government Code;
which requires the city to prezone (for two years) the annexation of property.
• That the Zone Change is consistent with the public convenience, necessity, and general
welfare, and is consistent with sound planning principles in that the property proposed for
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a designation of Arterial Roadway is within the public right-of-way on a Circulation
Element roadway designated as Prime Arterial.
As shown above, the proposed changes do not create any conflicts with the provisions of the
General Plan or Zoning Ordinance.
B. Annexation and Detachment Consistency
As per the agreement between the cities of Carlsbad and San Marcos (Resolution No. 2003-305)
for the adjustment of the common city boundary, the City of San Marcos will process boundary
changes between the two cities through the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) to
adjust each of the cities' boundaries relative to the realigned road per the requirements of the
Cortese/Knox/Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000, Division 3,
commencing with Section 56000 of the California Government Code. The Act also requires the
city to "prezone" the property that will be annexed/detached for at least two years. As stated
previously, the proposed zone change for the 0.696 acre parcel the City of Carlsbad proposes to
annex will have a "prezone" designation of Arterial Roadway.
While the City has no required findings for the approval of a detachment and annexation, the
following conclusions support the recommendation for their approval:
• The Rancho Santa Fe Road boundary adjustment and related annexation and detachment
reflect the mutual agreement of the cities of San Marcos and Carlsbad as required by the
December 12, 2003, "Agreement between the City of Carlsbad and the City of San
Marcos for the construction of a portion of Rancho Santa Fe Road and Adjustment to the
Common City Boundary."
• The annexation and detachment of parcels represent beneficial changes to the boundary
between the cities of San Marcos and Carlsbad because they help clarify in a logical
manner the boundaries of maintenance and liability between the two cities. Further, they
represent appropriate adjustments based on the existing land uses they would encompass.
V. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Per the 2003 Agreement City of San Marcos is the lead agency on the CEQA document for the
boundary adjustment. Since the City of Carlsbad has decision-making authority over aspects of
the project for which it is responsible, the City of Carlsbad serves as a "responsible agency."
This means that the City of Carlsbad is to consider the environmental document prepared by the
lead agency as it makes its decisions, and, if appropriate, determine the document is adequate for
its purposes.
City of San Marcos staff conducted an environmental impact assessment to determine if the
project could have a potentially significant effect on the environment pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines. The assessment determined the project does not have any potentially significant
impacts. The draft ND was circulated for a 21-day public review period from December 20,
2010 to January 10, 2011. The final ND (ND 10-807), dated January 26, 2011, was approved by
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the City of San Marcos at its April 12, 2011 City Council meeting (Resolution No. 2011-7473 &
Ordinance No. 2011-1346).
City of Carlsbad staff has determined that the ND is adequate and that the project would not have
a potentially significant effect on the environment. The document notes, for example, that the
boundary adjustment will not involve any physical change and land to be annexed by the City of
San Marcos from the City of Carlsbad is already disturbed and may be used for uses accessory to
adjacent existing industrial businesses. Staff therefore recommends the Planning Commission,
based on its independent judgment, find the ND prepared and approved by the City of San
Marcos as adequate and recommend its approval to the City Council. The ND approved by the
City of San Marcos is attached'.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Planning Commission Resolution No. 6783 (ND)
2. Planning Commission Resolution No. 6784 (GPA)
3. Planning Commission Resolution No. 6785 (ZC)
4. Planning Commission Resolution No. 6786 (ANX/DTCH)
5. Location Map
6. Background Data Sheet
7. Local Facilities Impact Assessment Form
8. Reduced Exhibit
NOT TO SCALE
SITEMAP
RSF Boundary Adjustment
GPA 11-03 / ZC 11-02 /ANX 11-02 / DTCH 11-01
BACKGROUND DATA SHEET
CASE NO: GPA 11-03/ZC 11-02/ANX 11-02/DTCH 11-01
CASE NAME: RSF BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT
APPLICANT: City of Carlsbad
REQUEST AND LOCATION: Request for a General Plan Amendment. Zone Code
change. Annexation of 0.696 acre from the City of San Marcos, and Detachment of 1.746 acres
to the City of San Marcos to facilitate a boundary adjustment between the two cities along
Rancho Santa Fe (RSF) Road north of the intersection of RSF Road and Melrose Drive to south
of La Costa Meadows Drive.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: See Exhibit "A" of Planning Commission Resolution 6786 for
legal description.
APN: N/A Acres: 0.696 (annexed) and 1.746 (detached) Proposed No. of Lots/Units: N/A
GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING
Existing Land Use Designation: Road Right-of-Way*
Proposed Land Use Designation: Prime Arterial
Density Allowed: N/A Density Proposed: N/A
Existing Zone: Road Right-of-Wav* Proposed Zone: Arterial Roadway
•"Currently within the City of San Marcos.
Surrounding Zoning, General Plan and Land Use:
Zoning General Plan Current Land Use
Site Road Right-of-Way* Road Right-of-Way* Road Right-of-Way"
North Road Right-of-Way Road Right-of-Way Road Right-of-Way
South Road Right-of-Way Road Right-of-Way .Road Right-of-Way
East Light Industrial (LM)* Light Industrial (LM)* Industrial buildings*
West Single-Family Residential Medium Single-family residential
Residential (R-l)/ (RM)/Residential and vacant land
Planned Community (P- Medium High (RMH)
C)
* Currently within the City of San Marcos.
LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM
Coastal Zone: [~| Yes ^ No Local Coastal Program Segment: N/A
Within Appeal Jurisdiction: | [ Yes [X] No Coastal Development Permit: | | Yes [X] No
Local Coastal Program Amendment: I I Yes [X] No
Revised 01/06
Existing LCP Land Use Designation: N/A Proposed LCP Land Use Designation: N/A
Existing LCP Zone: N/A Proposed LCP Zone: N/A
PUBLIC FACILITIES
School District: San Marcos Water District: Vallecitos Sewer District: Vallecitos
Equivalent Dwelling Units (Sewer Capacity): N/A
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
I I Categorical Exemption,,
Negative Declaration, adopted by the City of San Marcos at its April 12. 2011 City
Council meeting (Resolution No. 2011-7473 & Ordinance No. 2011-1346) and pending a
finding of adequacy by the City of Carlsbad City Council.
Certified Environmental Impact Report, dated
Other,
Revised 01706
CITY OF CARLSBAD
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
LOCAL FACILITIES IMPACTS ASSESSMENT FORM
(To be Submitted with Development Application)
PROJECT IDENTITY AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT:
FILE NAME AND NO: RSF Boundary Adjustment - GPA 1 1-03/ZC11-02/ANX11-02/DTCH
11-01
LOCAL FACILITY MANAGEMENT ZONE: 1 1 GENERAL PLAN:
ZONING: Roadway Rieht-of-Wav
DEVELOPER'S NAME: City of Carlsbad
ADDRESS: 1635 Faraday Avenue. Carlsbad, CA 92008
PHONE NO.: (760) 602-4644 ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NO.: N/A
Roadway Risht-of-Way
QUANTITY OF LAND USE/DEVELOPMENT (AC., SQ. FT., DU): 0.696 acre parcel attached
to the City of Carlsbad and 1.746 acres detached to the City of San Marcos.
ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: Unknown
A. City Administrative Facilities: Demand in Square Footage = N/A
B. Library: Demand in Square Footage = N/A
C. Wastewater Treatment Capacity (Calculate with J. Sewer) N/A
D. Park: Demand in Acreage = N/A
E. Drainage: Demand in CFS = N/A
Identify Drainage Basin = D
(Identify master plan facilities on site plan)
F. Circulation: Demand in ADT = N/A
(Identify Trip Distribution on site plan)
G. Fire: Served by Fire Station No. = 6
H. Open Space: Acreage Provided = N/A
I. Schools: N/A
(Demands to be determined by staff)
J. Sewer: Demands in EDU N/A
Identify Sub Basin = N/A
(Identify trunk line(s) impacted on site plan)
K. Water: Demand in GPD = N/A
L. The project does not require or affect the Growth Management Dwelling unit allowance.
RSF Boundary Adjustment
GPA 11-03 /ZC 11-02 /ANX 11-02 / DTCH 11-01
Proposed Survey Boundary
Existing Survey Boundary
Annex to Carlsbad
Detach to San Marcos
Existing RSF Alignment
Previous RSF Alignment
New RSF Bridge
Previous RSF Bridge
A - 0.674 acre
B -1.072 acres
C - 0.696 acre