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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLCPA 94-02; Affordable Housing; Local Coastal Program Amendment (LCPA) (16)DATE: TO: FROM: SUBJECT. I. STAFF sTMEmmn DECEMBER 7,1994 PLANNING COMMISSION PLANNING DEPARTMENT && PLANI~R: CHRIS DECERBO LCPA 94-02 - AFT0 RDABLE HOUSING LOC AL CO AS"AL PROGRAM AMENDMENT - An amendment to the Local Coastal Program (LCP) to adopt the previously approved affordable housing zone code amendments (i.e. Senior Citizen Housing (ZCA 93-05), and Second Dwelling Units (ZCA 92-04) as the implementing zoning for the LCP. RECOMMENDATION That the Planning Commission ADOPT Planning Commission Resolution No. 3724, recommending APPROVAL of LCPA 94-02, based on the findings and subject to the conditions contained therein. 11. PROJECT DESC RIPTIO NANDB ACKGROUND During this year, two affordable housing zone code amendments (i.e. ZCA 93-05, Senior Citizen Housing and ZCA 92-04, Second Dwelling Units) were approved by the Carlsbad City Council as follows: ZCA 93-05 - Amended the density provisions for Senior Citizen Housing projects to conform to State Density Bonus Law and established locational guidelines and design and development standards which respond to senior citizen needs, and ZCA 92-04 - Modified the processing requirements and development standards for second dwelling units for purposes of encouraging and enabling the development of second dwelling units in the residential zones of the City. In that the City's Zoning ordinance as approved by the California Coastal Commission functions as the implear#rsm g ordinance for the City's Local Coastal Program (LCP), the previously approved xme code amendments also require an amendment to the LCP. This Local Coastal Program Amendaent (LCPA) is a follow-up discretionary action to the previously approved zone code amendments and will result in consistency between the City's Zoning Ordinance and the LCP. Upon approval of this Local Coastal Program Amendment, it will be submitted to the California Coastal Commission for approval. A six week public comment period was pmvided for the proposed Local Coastal Program Amendment beginning on October 20, 1994 and ending on December 2, 1994. A notice was published in the Carlsbad Sun and the Blade Citizen. A copy of the notice was also mailed to the interested parties list maintained by the City. No comments were received. h. LCPA 944X AFFORDABL tIOUSIN0 LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENT DECEMBER 7,1994 PAGE 2 1. Will this Local Coastal Program Amendment affect other sections of Carlsbad’s certified Local coastal Programs? 2. Will this Local Coastal Program Amendment significantly impact coastal resources? DISCUSS ION Any proposal to develop Senior Citizen Housing or Second Dwelling Unit(s) within the Coastal Zone, pursuant to the amended zoning regulations shall be required to comply with all other applicable Local Coastal Program policies and provisions. Therefore, no effects on other LCP sections are anticipated. This proposed LCPA, which will add new zoning provisions applicable to Senior Citizen Housing and Second Dwelling Unit projects, is not anticipated to result in significant impacts to mad resources. As discussed above, any Senior Citizen Housing or Second Dwelling Unit project proposed within the Coastal Zone, shall be required to comply with all applicable LCP policies and provisions, including those dealing with the protection of coastal rcsources. IV. ENVIRONMENT AL RE VIEW Negative Declarations were approved for the two Zone Code Amendments which are the topic of this LCPA as follows: ZCA 93-05 - Senior Citizen Housing - April 19, 1994; and ZCA 92-04 - Second Dwelling Units - June 14, 1994. This project (LCPA 94-02) is a follow up legislative action to these zone code amendments. Since LCPA 94-02 will not revise the environmental fmdings of the previously approved Negative Declarations, the Planning Director has determined that this project will not have a significant em on the environment and, therefore has issued a Notice of Prior Compliance on October 19, 1W. - 1. Planning Commission Resolution No. 3724.