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STAFF .=PORT
DATE : AUGUST 13 , 1986
TO: PLANNING COMMISSION
FROM: PLANNING DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: GPAILU 86-8IZC-347ILCPA 86-1 - CITY OF CARLSBAD -
General Plan Amendments, Zone Changes, Local Coastal
Plan Amendments to bring the General Plan, Zoning and
Local Coastal Plan maps into conformance.
I. RECOMMENDATION
That the Planning Commission recommend APPROVAL of the Negative
Declarations issued by the Planning Director and ADOPT Resolution
Nos. 2584, 2585 and 2586 recommending APPROVAL ofmLU 86-8IZC-
347 and LCPA 86-1 per staff's recommendation to the City Council
based on the findings contained therein.
11. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This item was previously discussed at the July 30, 1986 Planning
Commission meeting. At that time the Planning Commission voted
on most of the proposed General Plan Amendments , Local Coastal
Plan Amendments or Zone Changes. However, a number of these
proposals were continued to this meeting, due to the requests of
effected property owners or last minute information that was made
available to staff. The following items were continued to
tonight's meeting.
Exhibit 'ID" - Costa Real Property - El Camino Real
Staff is recommending that this 6.09 acre site's zoning be
changed from R-1-10, Single Family Residential 10,000 square foot
miniumum lot size to M-Q, Industrial with a Q (Qualified
Overlay) , see Exhibit "D". This zone change would bring its
zoning into conformance with its PI , Planned Industrial General
Plan designation. The properties to the north, east and west are
zoned M-Q, while the property to the south is zoned OS, Open
Space.
The recommended zone change would have no impact on the existing
building on this site which appears to be a single family
residence being used as an office by the Costa Real Municipal
Water District.
A representative of Costa Real Municipal Water District requested
that this item be continued until the August 13, 1986 Planning
Commission meeting. This would give the Board of Director's of
the Costa Real Municipal Water District the opportunity to
discuss the proposed change prior to the August 13, 1986 Planning
Commission meeting. Staff's recommendation remains the same,
Exhibit "F" - Hughes Property, Highway 78 and Jefferson Street
This is a General Plan Amendment (GPA) from Intensive Regional
Commercial (RRI) to Open Space (OS) for that portion of the
property containing Buena Vista Creek in order to provide
consistency with the LCP. In addition, a zone change from C-2-Q
to OS for the same area would be required to implement the
proposed modification.
The day of the Planning Commission meeting the owners of this
property made staff aware of a small sliver of flat land north of
Buena Vista Creek. This property is adjacent to a buildable site
in Oceanside. When the property in Oceanside is developed this
parcel may be utilized as a parking area. Staff believes that a
LCP amendment is warranted to change this site's designation from
OS to RRI to allow it to be developed with the adjacent
commercial property. The purpose of the OS, designation in this
area is to protect Buena Vista Creek. Staff recommends that this
site's General Plan designation, Local Coastal Plan designation
and Zoning be modified as shown on Exhibit "F".
Exhibit IIJ" - Ticor (APN 155-101-65 and 155-190-13) and Native
Sun (APN 203-010-21) located near the mouth of Buena Vista
Lagoon
On July 30, 1986 the Planning Commission considered a General
Plan Amendment and Zone Change for the properties to provide
consistency with the LCP. Staff had recommended a General Plan
Amendment from residential medium (RM) and open space (OS) to
residential low medium (RLM) for both properties. Staff also
recommended a zone change from R-A to R-1-10 for the Native Sun
parcel and from R-A to R-1-20 for the Ticor parcels to allow for
a gradual decrease in intensity of land use approaching the
lagoon. Finally, staff recommended a LCP amendment from open
space (OS) to residential low medium (RLM) to clarify that an LCP
map note which designated first row from lagoon parcels as RLM
did apply to the subject properties.
Just prior to the July 30th meeting staff was informed by the
Coastal Commission that the Native Sun parcel had an open space
easement over it as a condition of a coastal development permit
for the adjacent bluff-top development. Since Native Sun has
recorded an irrevocable offer to dedicate an open space easement
over the parcel, staff is no longer recommending the RLM General
Plan designation. Instead, the General Plan should be amended to
designate the Native Sun parcel as open space (OS) to provide
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consistency with the previous Coastal Commission action. A LCP
amendment is probably no longer needed since permit action
clarifies the LCP map designation of open space (i.e, the map
note affecting the first row of parcels does not apply to the
Native Sun property).
Regarding the Ticor parcels, the Planning Commission expressed
concerns that the staff recommended RLM General Plan designation
would allow an overly intensive use adjacent to the sensitive
lagoon wetlands. The Planning Commission expressed further
concerns regarding both traffic impacts related to development at
RLM densities and the possibility that the site was constrained
by geologic hazards (e.g, soil liquefaction).
The Planning Commission reserved taking action on the Exhibit "J"
amendments to allow Ticor time to analyze its options.
Subsequently, staff has reviewed the Coastal Development Permit
No. 6-83-51 that affected the Native Sun parcel. The Ticor
parcel was originally involved in the Native Sun development but
it was removed from direct consideration when the parcels were
the subject of a State Lands Commission law suit. The text of
the permit contains specific guidance regarding the future
development of the Ticor property. Based on the sensitivity of
the site the Coastal Commission adopted findings that would allow
the future development of a single family residence (or two since
two lots are involved) or an educational interpretative facility
on the Ticor property.
Recognizing both the concerns of the Planning Commission and the
guidance provided by the Coastal Commission, staff is
recommending the following for the Ticor property:
1. A General Plan Amendment from residential medium (RM)/open
space (OS) to residential low (RL).
2. A Zone Change from R-A to R-1-30,000 to implement the
proposed General Plan Designation (RL).
3. A Local Coastal Plan amendment from open space (OS) to (RL)
residential low (0-1 1/2 du's/ac).
Exhibits "N" - "N1" and "0" - Area in the vicinity of Harrison
and Adams Streets and Chinquapin Avenue
At the July 30, 1986 Planning Commission meeting staff was
recommending that the zoning of the properties surrounded by the
above-mentioned streets be changed from R-1-7500 to RD-M. Staff
also recommended that two properties on the west side of Harrison
Street adjacent to the freeway have their zoning changed from R-
1-7500 to RD-M. This would have brought their zoning into
conformancy with their General Plan and Local Coastal Plan
designation of RMH, 8-15 du's/acre.
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At the July 30, 1986 Planning Commission meeting a number of
property owners spoke out against the proposed General Plan
Amendments and zone changes. They expressed concerns about
traffic and stated that. they felt that this area is basically a
single family neighborhood and should remain that way.
Based on the citizen input the Planning Commission directed staff
to return with revised recommendations for these properties
reflecting the input received at the July 30, 1986 meeting.
Staff is recommending that the zoning for the area surrounded by
Harrison Street, Adams Street and Chinquapin Avenue keep its
existing R-1-7500 zoning. The two parcels on Harrison Street
adjacent to the freeway should be rezoned to RD-M to bring them
into conformance with their RMH, General Plan and Local Coastal
Plan designations, see Exhibit "0".
Staff is also recommending that the properties surrounded by
Harrison Street, Adams Street and Chinquapin Avenue have their
General Plan and Local Coastal Plan designations changed from RMH
and RM to RLM, see Exhibits "N" + "Nl".
Exhibit "U" - Paseo Del Norte between Palomar Airport Road and
Encinitas Creek
This would be a proposed LCP amendment to provide consistency
with the General Plan. The LCP currently designates the entire
area east and west of Paseo Del Norte, except for the southwest
corner of Palomar Airport Road and Paseo Del Norte, as PI
(Planned Industrial). The City's General Plan, however,
designates the area for Travel Service and Office (TS/O). The
General Plan also designates the Caltrans maintenance yard as G
(Government). The proposed LCP amendment would provide
consistency with the General Plan and Specific Plan for the area,
as well as compatibility with existing development. It should be
noted the Coastal Commission has already granted several permits
consistent with the proposed LCP amendment.
The proposed amendment would also require a zone change from C-2
to CT-Q for the area north of the Caltrans property on both sides
of Paseo Del Norte. This would be consistent with the General
Plan's (Travel Service), TS designation for the area. All other
zoning is compatible with the General Plan designations. See
Exhibit "T" for zone change and Exhibit "U" for Local Coastal
P 1 an amendment s .
The Planning Commission approved the proposed zone change shown
on Exhibit "T" . However, the Commission continued the proposed
Local Coastal Plan Amendment shown on Exhibit "U" due to concerns
expressed by one of the affected property owners.
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Exhibit "EE" - Commercial area, northwest of Alga Road and El
Camino Real.
This would be three separate actions to establish the boundary
between commercial uses on the south and residential uses on the
north side of the future westward extension from El Camino Real
of Dove Lane. The first action would be a GPA from C (General
Commercial) to RM (Residential Medium 4-8 du's/ac) for the
portion of the area north of the future extension of Dove Lane
which is designated General Commercial (C> on the General Plan.
The second action would involve a proposed LCP amendment from RM
to C to extend the commercial area on the northwest side of Alga
Road and El Camino Real northward to Dove Lane.
Just before the Planning Commission meeting the owner of the
property made staff aware that this property has been annexed
into the City with a zoning of C-2-Q. Since this property is not in the county as staff originally believed a zone change from C-
2-4 to RD-M will be required on the portion of the site north of
the future extension of Dove Lane.
Exhibits "GG" and "HH" - South end of Batiquitos Drive (Savage
and Lyman Properties)
staff is recommending that this item be continued to the next
Planning Commission meeting. Staff and the owner of the property
have not had sufficient time since the last Planning Commission
meeting to meet and come to a resolution as to what this site's
designation should be or what the intent of the Local Coastal
plan was in regards to this site.
Exhibit "MM" - Ecke property south of Palomar Airport Road
This proposed Local Coastal Plan Amendment would reduce the
location and extent of the OS, Open Space designation on the
Local Coastal Plan to correspond to the General Plan designation
of OS on this property. The intent of the OS designation in this
area was to preserve the steep slopes on the south side of Canyon
de Las Encinas and to protect an appropriately sized channel for
the stream itself. However, the OS designation on the Local
Coastal Plan extends beyond the channel and includes much of the
developable portion of this property. Staff believes that the
revised open space corridor based on a biological examination of
the property will adequately protect sensitive coastal
resources.
This item was presented to the Planning Commission in a
memorandum that was passed out at the Planning Commission
meeting. Staff has included it in this report to provide the
Commission with adequate time to review this request.
In conclusion, staff recommends that the Commission approve the
proposed General Plan Amendments, Local Coastal Plan Amendments,
and Zone Changes as shown on the attached exhibits.
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IV. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Planning Director has determined that the projects outside
the Coastal Zone will not have a significant effect on the
environment and issued Negative Declarations on July 12, 1986.
The projects within the Coastal Zone are exempt from
environmental review per Section 15265 A1 of the California
Environmental Quality Act.
Attachments
1. Planning Commission Resolution Nos. 2584, 2585, 2586 and
2597
3. Staff Report dated, July 30, 1986 w/attachments
4. Memorandum to the Planning Commission dated, July 30, 1986
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EXHIBIT 0
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EXPIPIT !P July 14, 1986
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