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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRP 90-05; Roosevelt Street Parking Lot; Redevelopment Permits (RP)STAFF REPORT DATE: SEPTEMBER 19, 1990 TO: DESIGN REVIEW BOARD FROM: PLANNING DEPARTMENT SUBJECT: RP 90-5/CDP 90-2 - ROOSEVELT PARKING LOT - Request for a Redevelopment Pennit and Coastal Development Pennit to constmct a 55- space public parking lot on the northeast comer of Carlsbad Village Drive (formerly Elm Avenue) and Roosevelt Street in Sub-area 1 of the Village Redevelopment Area. I. RECOMMENDATION That the Design Review Board ADOPT Design Review Board Resolution No. 158 APPROVING the Negative Declaration issued by the Planning Director, and ADOPT Design Review Board Resolution Nos. 156 and 157 APPROVING CDP 90-2 and RP 90-5. II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND During the streetscape program on Carlsbad Village Drive, the Housing and Redevelopment Commission directed staff to locate additional parking on or near this street and to maximize the number of spaces at each potential site. In response to this direction, staff has negotiated a 5-year lease, with option to purchase, on a 17,500 square foot site at the northeast comer of Carlsbad Village Drive and Roosevelt Street. On this site, a 55-space public parking lot is proposed. The site is located in Sub-area 1 of the Village Redevelopment Area. It is also in the Coastal Zone and thus is subject to the Local Coastal Plan for the Redevelopment Area. The lot is not being proposed to satisfy off-street parking requirements of other land uses in the Redevelopment Area since doing so would require a Local Coastal Plan Amendment. Use of this site as a parking lot is projected to be temporary while long-term parking solutions are sought and a new Master Plan for the Village Area is developed. 6> >^EI RP 90-5/CDP 90-2 - ROOSWELT PARKING LOT SEPTEMBER 19, 1990 PAGE 2 III. ANALYSIS Planning Issues 1. Does the proposal comply with the goals and policies of the General Plan as well as those specified in the Village Design Manual for Sub-Area 1? 2. Does the proposal comply with the intent of the Village Design Manual? 3. Is the proposal consistent with the Local Coastal Program? DISCUSSION The proposed parking lot does comply with the goals and policies of both the General Plan and the Village Design Manual for Sub-area 1. The goal of this Sub-area is to function as a major financial, specialty, commercial center for the downtown area. The proposed project complies with this goal by providing parking facilities to serve retail uses, by encouraging pedestrian activity, and by improving automobile circulation in the Village Center and along Carlsbad Village Drive. The layout and design of the proposed parking lot complies with the intent to provide landscaped parking areas in the Village Center. The 55 space parking lot provides a combination of 28 compact stalls and 27 regular stalls accented with perimeter landscaping and interior tree wells. Aisle widths comply v^th engineering standards with the exception of the one which parallels Roosevelt Street. That aisle will be 22.5 feet wide but will be workable as it exclusively serves a short row of compact stalls. The LCP designation for the proposed site is "core area/general commercial". Although not a retail use, the parking lot is consistent with this intent by providing convenient, safe, and attractive off-street parking to encourage pedestrian traffic and improve general circulation for retail uses in the area. The lot v^ll be conditioned to prohibit its use firom meeting off- street parking requirements for other land uses in the Village Redevelopment area unless a formal amendment to the Local Coastal Program is approved by the Califomia Coastal Commission. rv. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW The site was field checked during environmental review. It was found to have been previously graded and developed with three residential units. No archaeological sites, rare or endangered plant or animal species are known to exist on the site. The Planning Director has determined that the proposed project could not have a significant effect on the environment and has issued a Negative Declaration. A copy of the Negative Declaration is on file at the Planning Department. >^^EI RP 90-5/CDP 90-2 - ROOSSTELT PARKING LOT SEPTEMBER 19, 1990 PAGE 3 ATTACHMENTS 1. Design Review Board Resolution No. 158 2. Design Review Board Resolution No. 156 3. Design Review Board Resolution No. 157 4. Location Map 5. Background Data Sheet 6. Exhibits "A" - "D" dated September 19, 1990. AS:km August 22, 1990 Gity of Garlsbad ROOSEVELT ST. PARKING LOT RP 90-05 CDP 90-02 BACKGROUND DATA SHEET ^ CASE NO: RP 90-5/CDP 90-2 APPLICANT: CITY OF CARLSBAD REQUEST AND LOCATION: 55 SPACE PARKING LOT NORTHEAST CORNER OF CARLSBAD VILLAGE DRIVE (FORMERLY ELM AVENUE) AND ROOSEVELT ST LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lots 1. 2. 3. 4. and 5. Block 38. MAP 775. APN: 203-304-09 and 20 Acres .40 Proposed No. of Lots/Units 55 spaces GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING Land Use Designation CBD Density Allowed N/A Density Proposed N/A Existing Zone N/A Proposed Zone N/A Sunounding Zoning and Land Use: Zoning Land Use Site VR Vacant North VR Commercial South VR Commercial East VR Commercial West VR Commercial PUBLIC FACILITIES School District Carlsbad Water Carlsbad Sewer N/A EDU's N/A Public Facilities Fee Agreement, Date N/A ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT JC Negative Declaration, issued August 16, 1990 E.I.R. Certified, dated Other, APPLICATION COMPLETE DATE: February 6, 19B9 STAFF REPORT DATE; FEBRUARY 21, 1989 TO: HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION FROM: PLANNING DEPARTMENT SUBJECT: CDP 88-7 ELM AVENUE AND CARLSBAD BOULEVARD STREETSCAPE PROJECT; CDP 88-8 STREETSCAPE STRUCTURE; CDP 88-9 ELM AVENUE AND CARLSBAD BOULEVARD STREETSCAPE PROJECT (APPEAL AREA): CDP 88-10 DOWNTOWN PARKING PROGRAM Coastal Development Permits to implement the Village Redevelopment Area's Streetscape Project. I• RECOMMENDATION That the Housing and Redevelopment Commission ADOPT Resolution No. 126, 127, 128, and 129, APPROVING CDP 88-7, CDP 88-8, CDP 88-9 and CDP 88-10, based on the findings and conditions contained therein. II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND As indicated by the separate applications, the project has four distinct components. * The f irst'com.ponent is the enhancement of the Elm Avenue and Carlsbad Boulevard Streetscapes. The enhancement would extend from Pio Pico to Garfield Street on Elm Avenue from Oak to Pacific Street on Carlsbad Boulevard. The project proposes; 1) resurfacing roadways and sidewalks, 2) enhancing the landscaping of the roadt^ay medians and parkway, and 3) roadway improvements to enhance circulation and access to the Village. On-street parking and bike routes on Elm Avenue will be eliminated by the proj ec t. The second component is the Streetscape Sculpture. This project is located on State owned property west of Carlsbad Boulevard, between Pine and Oak Avenues. The third component is the portion of the Streetscape Program on Elm Avenue and Carlsbad Boulevard which is within the Coastal Development Permit Appeals area. Approvals of projects within this area can be appealed to the California Coastal Commission. The last component of the project is an off-street Downtown parking program. CBP 88-7,8,9,10 - STREETSCAPE February 21, 1989 PAGE 2 III- ANALYSIS Does the project conform to the Village Redevelopment segment of Carlsbad's adopted Local Coastal Program? On December 14, 1987, the California Coastal Commission granted permit authority to the Redevelopment Agency to issue Coastal Development Permits. Coastal Development Permits must implement the Village Design Manual and the specific Coastal requirements outlined in the Village Design Manual. For the project, those requirements relate to urban design, the provision of adequate off-street parking and the elimination of bicycle facilities on Elm Avenue. The Streetscape Project's Design clearly implements the design goals of the redevelopment area. The Streetscape Project will provide landscaping, enhanced pavement, pedestrian furniture - such as benches and trash compactors, public art and signage. The specific coastal requirements do not allow reductions, or off-site provision of, off-street parking requirements for redevelopment projects unless amendments or exemptions are * formally approved by the Coastal Commission. The proposed • Streetscape Project will remove appr ox ifna te 1 y 92-95 on-street parking spaces. Although not a Coastal requirement, these 92-95 on-street spaces will be replaced by the 111 off-street spaces proposed by the Downtown Parking Program. The project complies with the Specific Coastal parking standards of the Village Redevelopment Segment of Carlsbad's Local Coastal Program for two reasons. First the proposed project in total will increase the amount of parking by 16-19 spaces, second, the 111 off-street parking spaces will not be used to satisfy any required off-site parking requirements for any other redevelopment project- Carlsbad's circulation element of the General plan identifies Elm Avenue as a bicycle route and the Village Design Manual specifically encourages bicycle linkages within the redevelopment area. Although the proposed project could make safe bike travel on Elm Avenue difficult, it will provide bike routes one block north on Grand Avenue from Harding to Carlsbad Boulevard. As a result, this improvement would be consistent with Carlsbad's circulation element to provide safe and efficient bike travel in the area. IV. ENVIRONMENTAL The Planning Director has determined that this project has already been considered in conjunction with a previously certified Negative Declaration dated, January 20, 1988, and confirmed by Housing and Redevelopment Commission Resolution No. 98, February 2, 1988, and therefore, has issued a Notice of Prior Environmental Compliance dated January 18, 1989. A copy of the Negative Declaration is on file in the Planning Department. CDP 88-7,8,9,10 - STREETSCAPE February 21, 1989 PAGE 3 ATTACHMENTS 1. Notice of Prior Compliance 2. Location Map LBS.al KAtT INTIIV VHXAOa ABT PSATUM viciurrr MAP 08 iSSSScATlOMt TO # mOPOOt* A«T WATUPl TIM CItf •« CMM CatIsM CA •aooi