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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMCUP 06-10; Calavera Hills Community Park WCF; Admin Decision LetterCity of Carlsbad Planning Department March 5, 2007 Sprint Nextel Anne Ford 5761 Copley Dr San Diego CA 92111 SUBJECT: MINOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. MCUP 06-10 - CALAVERA HILLS COMMUNITY PARK - Request to allow the continued operation of an existing Wireless Communication Facility (WCF) and to allow an additional second tier of three flush mounted antennas, the addition of two residential air conditioning units and tenant improvements to an existing equipment shelter for indoor radio equipment on property generally located on the south side of Carlsbad Village Drive between Glasgow Drive and Tamarack Avenue in the P-C Zone and Local Facilities Management Zone 7. Dear Anne Ford, The Planning Director has completed a review of your application for a Minor Conditional Use Permit 06-10 for an existing unmanned Wireless Communication Facility (WCF) at the Calavera Hills Community Park. A notice was sent to property owners within a 300' radius of the subject property requesting comments regarding the above request. No comments were received within the ten day notice period (ending on February 21, 2007). After careful consideration of the circumstances surrounding this request, the Planning Director has determined that the findings required for granting a Minor Conditional Use Permit can be made and therefore, approves this request based on the following findings and conditions. Findings: 1. That the requested use is necessary or desirable for the development of the community, and is in harmony with the various elements and objectives of the general plan, including, if applicable, the certified local coastal program, specific plan or master plan in that the use is consistent with the General Plan in that the Open Space Land Use Designation and the Calavera Hills Master Plan does not preclude the provision of WCF uses, nor is it detrimental to permitted uses in the vicinity in that the WCF is located in a preferred location. 2. That the requested use is not detrimental to existing uses or to uses specifically permitted in the zone in which the proposed use is to be located in that minor alterations to the existing site design are required to accommodate the installation of new panel antennas, two new air conditioning units and the installation of a new roof on an existing equipment shelter. 3. That the site for the proposed conditional use is adequate in size and shape to accommodate the yards, setbacks, walls, fences, parking, loading facilities, buffer areas, landscaping and other development features prescribed in this code and required by the Planning Director in order to integrate the use with other uses in the neighborhood in that 1635 Faraday Avenue • Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 « (760) 602-4600 • FAX (760) 602-8559 • www.ci.carlsbad.ca.us MCUP 06-10 - CALAVEFOTlLLS COMMUNITY PARK WCF March 5, 2007 Page 2 the WCF is existing and minor alterations will be necessary for the installation of additional antennas connected to a light pole, the installation of two new air conditioning units located behind an earth berm and the installation of a roof on top of an existing equipment shelter. When these additions and alterations are completed there will be no significant changes to the existing site design. 4. That the street system serving the proposed use is adequate to properly handle all traffic generated by the proposed use in that the existing unmanned WCF use would require, on average, only monthly maintenance visits and occasional visits in response to operational visits. 5. That the proposed wireless communication facility is consistent with City Council Policy No. 64, in that the continued operation of the flush mounted antennas are located on an existing light pole in a P-C zone (Planned Community) which is a preferred location. The installation of two new proposed air conditioning units will be screened from the public by being located within an equipment shelter and behind an earth berm. 6. That the Planning Director has determined that the project belongs to a class of projects that the State Secretary of resources has found do not have a significant impact on the environment, and it is therefore categorically exempt from the requirement for the preparation of environmental documents pursuant to Section 15303 - construction and installation of small new equipment facilities or structures, of the state CEQA Guidelines. In making this determination, the Planning Director has found that the exceptions listed in Section 15300.2 of the state CEQA Guidelines do not apply to this project. 7. The Planning Director has reviewed each of the exactions imposed on the Developer contained in this resolution, and hereby finds, in this case, that the exactions are imposed to mitigate impacts caused by or reasonably related to the project, and the extent and the degree of the exaction is in rough proportionality to the impact caused by the project. Conditions: 1. Approval is granted for MCUP 06-10 as shown on Exhibits "A" - "O" dated February 23, 2007 on file in the Planning Department and incorporated herein by reference. Development shall occur substantially as shown unless otherwise noted in these conditions. 2. If any of the following conditions fail to occur, or if they are, by their terms, to be implemented and maintained over time, if any of such conditions fail to be so implemented and maintained according to their terms, the City shall have the right to revoke or modify all approvals herein granted; deny or further condition issuance of all future building permits; deny, revoke, or further condition all certificates of occupancy issued under the authority of approvals herein granted; record a notice of violation on the property title; institute and prosecute litigation to compel their compliance with said conditions or seek damages for their violation. No vested rights are gained by Developer or a successor in interest by the City's approval of this Minor Conditional Use Permit. 3. Staff is authorized and directed to make, or require the Developer to make, all corrections and modifications to the Minor Conditional Use Permit documents, as necessary to make them internally consistent and in conformity with the final action on the project. Development shall occur substantially as shown on the approved Exhibits. Any proposed development different from this approval shall require an amendment to this approval. MCUP 06-10 - CALAVERA HILLS COMMUNITY PARK WCF March 5, 2007 Page3 4. The Developer/Operator shall and does hereby agree to indemnify, protect, defend and hold harmless the City of Carlsbad, its Council members, officers, employees, agents, and representatives, from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, demands, claims and costs, including court costs and attorney's fees incurred by the City arising, directly or indirectly, from (a) City's approval and issuance of this Minor Conditional Use Permit, (b) City's approval or issuance of any permit or action, whether discretionary or non- discretionary, in connection with the use contemplated herein, and (c) Developer/Operator's installation and operation of the facility permitted hereby, including without limitation, any and all liabilities arising from the emission by the facility of electromagnetic fields or other energy waves or emissions. 5. The Developer shall comply with all applicable provisions of federal, state, and local ordinances in effect at the time of building permit issuance. 6. MCUP 06-10 shall be reviewed by the Planning Director on a yearly basis to determine if all conditions of this permit have been met and that the use does not have a substantial negative effect on surrounding properties or the public health, safety and general welfare. If the Planning Director determines that: 1) the minor conditional use permit was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation; or 2) the use for which such approval is granted is not being exercised; or 3) the conditions of approval have not been met; or 4) the minor conditional use permit is being or recently has been exercised contrary to any of the terms or conditions of approval; or 5) the use for which such approval was granted has ceased to exist or has been suspended for one year or more; or 6) the use is in violation of any statute, ordinance, law or regulation; or 7) the use permitted by the minor conditional use permit is being or has been so exercised as to be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare or so as to constitute a nuisance, the Planning Director shall hold an informal public hearing and after providing the permittee the opportunity to be heard, the planning director may revoke and terminate the minor conditional use permit in whole or in part, reaffirm the minor conditional use permit, modify the conditions or impose new conditions. 7. This Conditional Use Permit is granted for a period of five (5) years from March 5, 2007 to March 4, 2012. This permit may be revoked at any time after a public hearing, if it is found that the use has a substantial detrimental effect on surrounding land uses and the public's health and welfare, or the conditions imposed herein have not been met. This permit may be extended for a reasonable period of time not to exceed five (5) years upon written application of the permittee made no less than 90 days prior to the expiration date. The Planning Director may not grant such extension, unless he/she finds that there are no substantial negative effects on surrounding land uses or the public's health and welfare. If a substantial negative effect on surrounding land uses or the public's health and welfare is found, the extension shall be denied or granted with conditions which will eliminate or substantially reduce such effects. There is no limit to the number of extensions the Planning Director may grant. 8. This project shall comply with all conditions and mitigation measures, which are required as part of the Zone 7 Local Facilities Management Plan and any amendments made to that Plan prior to the issuance of building permits. 9. If any condition for construction of any public improvements or facilities, or the payment of any fees in-lieu thereof, imposed by this approval or imposed by law on this residential housing project are challenged this approval shall be suspended as provided in Government Code Section 66020. If any such condition is determined to be invalid this approval shall be invalid unless the City Council determines that the project without the condition complies with all requirements of law. MCUP 06-10 - CALAVERA HILLS COMMUNITY PARK WCF March 5, 2007 Page 4 10. This approval shall become null and void if building permits are not issued for this project within 18 months from the date of project approval. Code Reminders: 11. Approval of this request shall not excuse compliance with all applicable sections of the Zoning Ordinance and all other applicable City ordinances in effect at time of building permit issuance, except as otherwise specifically provided herein. NOTICE Please take NOTICE that approval of your project includes the "imposition" of fees, dedications, reservations, or other exactions hereafter collectively referred to for convenience as "fees/exactions." You have 90 days from the date of final approval to protest imposition of these fees/exactions. If you protest them, you must follow the protest procedure set forth in Government Code Section 66020(a), and file the protest and any other required information with the City Manager for processing in accordance with Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 3.32.030. Failure to timely follow that procedure will bar any subsequent legal action to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul their imposition. You are hereby FURTHER NOTIFIED that your right to protest the specified fees/exactions DOES NOT APPLY to water and sewer connection fees and capacity charges, nor planning, zoning, grading or other similar application processing or service fees in connection with this project; NOR DOES IT APPLY to any fees/exactions of which you have previously been given a NOTICE similar to this, or as to which the statute of limitations has previously otherwise expired. This decision may be appealed by you or any other member of the public to the Planning Commission within ten days of the date of this letter. Appeals must be submitted in writing to the Planning Department at 1635 Faraday Avenue in Carlsbad, along with a payment of $440.00. The filing of such appeal within such time limit shall stay the effective date of the order of the Planning Director until such time as a final decision on the appeal is reached. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel free to contact Chris Sexton at (760) 602-4624. Sincerely, DON NEU Planning Director DN:CS:bd c: David Rick File Copy Data Entry