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Home My WebLink AboutLCPA 96-03; Poinsettia Properties; Local Coastal Program Amendment (LCPA) (8)@Q The City of CARLSBAD Planning Departmod P.C. AGENDA OF: December 3, 1997 A REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION Application complete date: May 22, 1996 Project Planner: Adrienne Landers Project Engineer: Ken Quon ItemNo. 0 SUBJECT: EIR 96-01/GPA 95-06LCPA 96-03/ZC 95-06/SP 210LFMP 87-22tA) - POINSETTIA PROPERTIES SPECIFIC PLAN - Request for the certification of a Program Environmental Impact Report, and approval of Candidate Findings of Fact, Statement of Overriding Considerations, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, General Plan Amendment, Local Coastal Program Amendment, Zone Change, Specific Plan and Local Facilities Management Plan Amendment. This project has been designed as a 92-acre Transit-Oriented Development which includes the following uses: tourist commercial; mixed-use (commercial-touristlresidential); multiple family residential; and small-lot, single family residential. The project site is generally located west of Avenida Encinas, east of Carlsbad Boulevard, north of Lakeshore Gardens Mobilehome Park and the Ponto Road area, and south of the NCTD Poinsettia Transit Station and Lanikai Lane Mobilehome Park in Local Facilities Management Plan Zone 22. I. RECOMMENDATION That the Planning Commission ADOPT Planning Commission Resolution No. 4157 RECOMMENDING CERTIFICATION of EIR 96-0 1 , ADOPT Planning Commission Resolutions No. 41 58, 41 59, 41 61: and 41 62, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL of GPA 95- 06, LCPA 96-03, ZC 95-06, SP 210, and LFMP 87-22(A), based on the findings and subject to the conditions contained therein. 11. BACKGROUND The Poinsettia Properties Specific Plan was reviewed by the Planning Commission on November 5 and November 19, 1997. These meetings included a presentation by staff, a presentation by the applicant, public testimony, submittal of revised documents, response to comments and discussion by the Commission. Public testimony was closed on November 19*; however the meeting was continued to December 3rd to allow staff time to revise the approving resolutions to reflect modified conditions and errata. These changes have been made and are incorporated in the attached documents. Any required text changes to the specific plan will occur after final approval by the City Council, should the specific plan be approved. EIR 96-01/GPA 95-06kCPA 96-03/ZC 95-06/SP 210LFMP 87-22(~) - POINSETTIA PROPERTIES SPECIFIC PLAN December 3, 1997 ATTACHMENTS: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Planning Commission Resolution No. 4 157 (EIR) Planning Commission Resolution No. 41 58 (GPA) Planning Commission Resolution No. 4 1 59 (LCPA) Planning Commission Resolution No. 4161 (SP) Planning Commission Resolution No. 4 162 (LFMP) Draft Addendum to Final Program EIR ATTACHMENT 6 POINSETTIA PROPERTIES SPECIFIC PLAN DRAFT ADDENDUM TO FINAL PROGRAM EIR NOVEMBER 13,1997 I--- - DRAFT ADDENDUM TO FINAL PROGRAM EIR A final program environmental impact report (City of Carlsbad EIR 96-01) for the Poinsettia Properties Specific Plan was completed in July 1997. An addendum has been prepared to provide additional and updated information to EIR 96-01. Since completion of the Em the project applicant has modified the project to reduce the intensity of development and address other concerns raised during the public review process. This addendum described the revised project, considers its environmental effects and mitigation measures, and provides additional information in response to issues raised at the November 5, 1997 Planning Commission public hearing. Introduction Under the Califoimia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines (California Administrative Code section 15 164), an addendum to an EIR may be prepared when: (A) The EIR requires minor technical changes or additions; and (B) None of the following conditions described in CEQA Guidelines section 15162 calling preparation of a subsequent EIR have occurred: (1) Substantial changes are proposed in the project which require major revisions of the EIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; (2) Substantial changes occur with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken which will require major revisions of the previous EIR due to involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; and (3) New information of substantial importance, which was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time the previous EIR was completed shows any of the following: 0 The revised project will have one or more significant effects not discussed in the Significant effects previously examined will be substantially more severe than shown Mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to be feasible would in fact previous EIR; in the previous EIR; be feasible and would substantially reduce one or more significant effects of the project, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative; or analyzed in the previous EIR would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative. 0 0 0 Mitigation measures or alternatives which are considerably different from those Poinsettia Properties Specific Plan City of Carlsbad DraJ Addendum to Final Program EIR 1 November 13, 1997 CEQA Guidelines section 15 164 (b) and (c) also indicate that an addendum need not be circulated for public review, but can be included in or attached to the final EIR, and that the decision making body shall consider the addendum with the final EIR prior to making a decision on the project. EIR Project Development Non-Residential ( acres or bldg sq. ft.) . Residential (dwelling units) Travel Recreation - 40,000 sq ft of building floor area An addendum to Final EIR 96-01 is appropriate because the proposed revision to the project analyzed in the EIR requires only minor technical changes or additions to the document and none of the conditions described in CEQA Guidelines section 15162 calling for preparation of a subsequent EIR have occurred. This conclusion is supported by substantial evidence identified within the Final EIR and this addendum. Revised Project Development Non-Residential (bldg sq. feet) Residential (dwelling units) Travel Recreation - 2 1,780 sq ft of building floor area Revised Project Description Residential Medium High Density - 186 du The applicant has revised the project description to reduce the intensity of development and address other concerns raised during the public review process. The project addressed in final EIR 96-01 and the revised project associated with this addendum are described below in Tables A-1 and A-2: Residential Medium High Density - 178 du; building height limit - 30 ft/2 stories Table A-1 I Planning Area(a) Planning Area 1 Planning Area 2 Planning Area 3 Planning Area 4 Planning Area 5 Planning Area 6 Planning Area 7 Planning Area 8 Total Specific Plan Development Residential Medium Density - 114 du Residential Medium Density - 180 du; building height limit - 30 ft/2 stories Open Space - 1.4 acres I Open Space - I .4 acres Residential High Density - 142 du Travel RecreatiodCommerciaVMixed- Use/Multi-Family Residential - 61 du & 80,000 sq fl of commercial building floor area Residential High Density - 356 du - building height limit - 35 ft Residential Medium High Density - 150 du 91.9 acres/120,000 sq ft of building floor area/1,009 du11.4 acres open space Residential High Density - 139 du Travel Recreation/Commercial/Mixed- Usemulti-Family Residential - 61 du & 80,000 sq ft of commercial building floor area Residential Medium High Density - 2 15 du; building height limit - 30 ft/2 stories Residential Medium High Density - 150 du; building height - 30 ft/2 stories 91.9 acres/101,780 sq ft of building floor areal923 dd1.4 acres open space Notes: (a) For the EIR Project, Planning Areas 1 - 6 are located on Parcel A, Planning Area 7 on Parcel B, and Planning Area 8 on Parcel C. For the Revised Project, Planning Areas 2 - 6 are located on Parcel A, Planning Area 7 on Parcel B, and Planning Areas 1 and 8 on Parcel C. Poinsettia Properties Specific Plan City of Carlsbad Drafr Addendum to Final Program EIR 2 November 13, 1997 ComDarison of Poinsettia ProDerties EIR Proiect Parcel Parcel A Subtotal - Parcel A Parcel B Subtotal - Parcel B Parcel C Subtotal - Parcel C Total Specific Plan Development EIR Proiect DeveloDment Non-Residential ( acres or bldg sq. ft.) Residential (dwelling units) Travel Recreation - 40,000 sq ft of building floor area Residential Medium Density - 114 du Open Space - 1.4 acres Residential Medium High Density - 186 du Residential High Density - 142 du Travel Recereation/Commercial/Mixed- Use/Multi-Family Residential - 6 1 du & 80,000 sq ft of commercial building floor area 55.7 acres/120,000 sq ft of building floor areal503 dd1.4 acres open space Residential High Density - 356 du - building height limit - 35 ft 18.7 acred356du Residential Medium High Density - 150 du 17.5 acres1150 du 91.9 acres/120,000 sq ft of building floor areal1,009 du11.4 acres open space nd Revised Project by Parcel Revised Project Development Non-Residential (bldg sq. feet) Residential (dwelling units) Residential Medium Density - 180 du Open Space - 1.4 acres Residential Medium High Density - 178 du ~ ~~ Residential High Density - 139 du Travel RecreatiodCommerciaVMixed- Use/Multi-Family Residential - 6 1 du & 80,000 sq ft of commercial building floor area Building height limit in PA 2 and 4 limited to 30 ft/2 stories 55.7 acresl80,@00 sq ft of building floor areal558 du11.4 acres open space Residential Medium High Density - 2 15 du; building height limit - 30 W2 stories 18.7 acres1215 du Travel Recreation - 2 1,780 sq fi of building floor area Residential Medium High Density - 150 du Building height limit - 30 W2 stories 17.5 acres/21,780 sq ft of building floor areal150 du 91.9 acres/101,780 sq ft of building floor areal923 du11.4 acres open space Proposed General P1.m and zoning designations for the revised project are shown in Figures A- 1 and A-2 at the end of this addendum. Environmental Impact and Mitigation Measures The revised project decreases the amount of non-residential building square footage proposed by 18,220 square feet (a reduction of approximately 15 percent) and the number of residential dwelling units by 86 (a reduction of approximately 8.5 percent). The amount of proposed open space (1.4 acres) remains the same. Although implementation of the revised project reduces certain environmental impacts identified for the earlier project analyzed in the EIR, the conclusions of the EIR regarding overall impact and mitigation remain unchanged for the revised project. Poinsettia Properties Specific Plan City of Carlsbad Drafr Addendum to Final Program EIR 3 November 13. 1997 For trafWcirculation, air quality, noise, visual aestheticdgrading, and public services and utilities, the revised project will have less impacts than the EIR project, while other impacts of the revised project are similar to the EIR project. Even though the revised project will create less traffic and air quality impacts at the project level, cumulative impacts remain significant and unavoidable. EIR project alternatives compare similarly to the revised project and long-term effects are comparable for the EIR project and revised project. A summarized comparison of environmental impact for the EIR project and the revised project are provided in Table A-3 below: Table A-3 Comparison of EIR Cc Environmental Impacts and Mitigation, Alternatives and Long- Term Effects clusions for Poinsettia Propertie! EIR Project 91.9 acres/l20,000 sq ft of building floor EIR Project and Revised Project Revised Project 91.9 acres/lO1,780 sq ft of building floor ared1.009 dd1.4 acres open space ared923 dd1.4 acres open space Land Use Compatibility Less than signrfcant impact Impact similar to EIR project - less than sigruficant impact Less than significant impact Impact similar to EIR project - less than significant impact PopulatiodHousing Less than significant impact TraffidCirculation Impact less than EIR project (fewer vehicular trips generated) - less than sigtuficant impact Impact less than EIR project (fewer mobile and stationary source emissions generated) - sigruficant, but mitigable impact Significant, but mitigable impact Air Quality Significant, but mitigable impact Impact less than EIR project (fewer vehicular trips generating less noise along roadways) - si@icant, but mitigable impact Noise Biological Resources I Significant, but mitigable impact . Impact similar to EJR project - signrfcant, but mitigable impact Impact similar to EIR project - significant, but mitigable impact Significant, but mitigable impact Archaeological and I Paleontological Resources Significant, but mitigable impact Impact similar to EIR project - significant, but mitigable impact Agricultural Resources Significant, but mitigable impact Impact less than EIR project (fewer structures on Parcel B) - significant, but mitigable impact Impact less than EIR project (less demand for serviaxlfacilities) - less than significant impact Visual AestheticdGrading Less than significant impact Public Services and Utili ties Significant, but mitigable impact Impact similar to EIR project - significant, but mitigable impact Water Quality/Hydrology Poinsettia Properties Specific Plan City of Carlsbad DraJ Addendum to Final Program EIR 4 November 13, 1997 Table A-3 (continued) I Cumulative Impacts Growth Inducement Significant Irreversible Environmental Change EIR Project I 91.9 acres/12O,OOO sq ft of building floor Environmental Impacts and Mitigation, Significant cumulative air quality and traffidcirculation impact Not growth inducing Consumption of nonrenewable resources area/1,009 du11.4 acres open space I - Alternatives and Long- Term Effects No ProjectlNo Development Alternative Environmentally superior to EIR project, but does not meet basic objective of establishing TOD Existing GPLCP Alternative Increased Density AI ternative Not environmentally superior to EIR project and does not meet most objectives of establishing TOD Not environmentally superior to EIR project, but does meet most objectives of establishing TOD Alternative Location Environmentally superior to EIR project and does meet basic objective of establishing TOD, but outside City jurisdiction Areas of No Significant Impact Land use compatibility Populationhousing Traffidcirculation (project-level) Public services and utilities Geology/soils Energy and mineral resources Recreation Revised Project 91.9 acres/101,780 sq ft of building floor area/923 dd1.4 acres open space Similar to EIR project - environmentally superior to revised project, but does not meet basic objective of establishing TOD Similar to EIR project - not environmentally superior to revised project and does not meet most objectives of establishing TOD Similar to EIR project - not environmentally superior to revised project, but does meet most objectives of establishing TOD Similar to EIR project - environmentally superior to EIR project and does meet basic objective of establishing TOD, but outside City jurisdiction Similar to EIR project - significant cumulative air quality and traffidcirculation impact Similar to EIR project - not growth inducing . Similar to EIR - consumption of non-renewable resources Similar to EIR project - Land use compatibility Populatiodhousing Traffic/circulation (project-level) Public services and utilities Geology/soils Energy and mineral resources Recreation Poinsettia Properties Specific Pian City of Carisbad Draft Addendum to Final Program EIR 5 November 13, 1997 Justification for Addendum The EIR requires only minor technical changes or additions to incorporate the revised project in place of the EIR project. In total, the revised project is less intensive than the EIR project, because it proposes 18,220 square feet less of non-residential building floor area and 86 fewer residential dwelling units than the EIR project, while maintaining the same 1.4 acres of open space. As shown in Table A-3, environmental impacts associated with the revised project are less than or similar to those attributable to the EIR project. As a result, no substantial changes are proposed for the project requiring major revisions of the EIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or increases in the seventy of previously identified significant effects. . Since the final EIR was completed recently (July 1997), no substantial changes have occurred with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken which will require major revisions of the previous EIR due to involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects. No information of substantial importance has been identified indicating that the revised project will have significant effects not already discussed in the EIR or that the significant effects previously examined in the report will be substantially more severe. In addition, no information of substantial importance has been identified indicating that mitigation measures or alternatives which are considerably different or were previously found infeasible, are now feasible and would substantially reduce significant impacts. Poinsettia Properties Specific Plan City of Carlsbad DraJ Addendum to Final Program EIR 6 November 13, 1997 RESIDENTIAL- MEDIUM DENSITY RES I DE NTIAL- MEDl UM-H IG H RES1 DENTIAL- HIGH DENSITY DENSITY 1 0s I OPENSPACE TRAVEURECREATION COMMERCIAL Figure A4 Proposed General Plan Designations Poinsettia Properties Specific Plan City of Carlsbad DraJ Addendum to Final Program EIR 1 November 13, 1997 RES ID E NTI AL DENSITY- MULTIPLE ZONE OPEN SPACE 1 C-T I COMMERCIAL- TOURIST ZONE Figure A-2 Proposed Zoning Designations Poinsettia Properties Specific Pian City o J Carlsbad DraJ Addendum to Final Program EIR 8 November 13, 1997