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Community & Economic Development
November 22, 2013
Craig Nielsen
1611-A South Melrose Drive, Suite 5
Vista, CA 92081
www.carlsbadca.gov
SUBJECT: MINOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. MCUP 13-10 -ANIMAL RESCUE RESOURCE
FOUNDATION-Request for approval of a Minor Conditional Use Permit (MCUP 13-10) to allow for the
operation of a spay/neuter clinic at 5751 Palmer Way, Suite D, in the Industrial (M) Zone and Local
Facilities Management Zone 5.
Dear Mr. Nielsen,
The City Planner has completed a review of your application for a Minor Conditional Use Permit (MCUP
13-10) to allow for the operation of a spay/neuter clinic at 5751 Palmer Way, Suite D. 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 November 7,
2013). After careful consideration of the circumstances surrounding this request, the City Planner has
determined that the four 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, in that the
proposed spay/neuter clinic will provide a low cost option to have dogs/cats spayed or
neutered which will assist in preventing the over population of dogs and cats in North County
San Diego.
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 the proposed spay/neuter clinic is a
conditionally permitted use in the Industrial (M) Zone and is compatible with the surrounding
uses. The existing industrial complex provides adequate parking on-site and the site provides
for adequate traffic circulation. Furthermore, the spay/neuter clinic is proposed to be located
within an existing building approved under SOP 80-01 and only tenant improvements to the
interior are required for the use.
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 City Planner in order to
integrate the use with other uses in the neighborhood in that the proposed spay/neuter clinic
will occupy an 1,860 square foot suite in an existing industrial building with existing onsite
landscaping and requires no site alterations or additional amenities. Furthermore, the existing
building complies with all of the required development standards of the M-Q zone and the
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1,860 square foot lease space is adequate in size and shape to accommodate the proposed
spay/neuter clinic operations as show on Exhibits "A"-"B."
4. That the street system serving the proposed use is adequate to properly handle all traffic
generated by the proposed use in that the spay/neuter clinic will generate 37.2 ADT and is
provided access from Palmer Way, which is currently operating at an acceptable level of
service and will continue to do as there is no increase in ADT from the previous use of the
lease space.
Conditions:
1. Approval is granted for MCUP 13-10 as shown on Exhibits "A"-"B" dated November 7, 2013
on file in the Planning Division 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 MCUP 13-10 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.
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. This project shall comply with all conditions and mitigation measures, which are required as
part of the Zone 5 Local Facilities Management Plan and any amendments made to that Plan
prior to the issuance of building permits.
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7. MCUP 13-10 shall be reviewed by the City Planner 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 City
Planner 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 City
Planner shall hold an informal public hearing and after providing the permittee the opportunity
to be heard, the City Planner 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.
8. This Minor Conditional Use Permit is granted for a period of 10 years from November 7, 2013
through November 6, 2023. 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 ten (10) years upon written
application of the permittee made no less than 90 days prior to the expiration date. The
Planning Commission may not grant such extension, unless it 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 Commission
may grant.
9. Prior to the issuance of a building permit, owner/applicant shall submit to the City a Notice of
Restriction to be filed in the office of the County Recorder, subject to the satisfaction of the City
Planner, notifying all interested parties and successors in interest that the City of Carlsbad has
issued a Minor Conditional Use Permit on the real property owned by the owner/applicant.
Said Notice of Restriction shall note the property description, location of the file containing
complete project details and all conditions of approval as well as any conditions or restrictions
specified for inclusion in the Notice of Restriction. The City Planner has the authority to execute
and record an amendment to the notice, which modifies or terminates said notice upon a
showing of good cause by the owner/applicant or successor in interest.
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.
11. Developer shall report, in writing, to the City Planner within 30 days, any address change from
that which is shown on the permit application.
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Code Reminders:
12. 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.
13. Premise identification (addresses) shall be provided consistent with Carlsbad Municipal Code
Section 18.04.320.
14. Any signs proposed for this development shall at a minimum be designed in conformance with
the City's Sign Ordinance and shall require review and approval of the City Planner prior to
installation of such signs.
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 Division
at 1635 Faraday Avenue in Carlsbad, along with a payment of $651.00. The filing of such appeal within
such time limit shall stay the effective date of the order of the City Planner 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 Austin Silva at (760) 602-4631.
Sincerely, ~~Gl
CHRIS DeCERBO
Principal Planner
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c: Don Neu, City Planner
Chris DeCerbo, Principal Planner
Jason Gelder!, Project Engineer
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