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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRP 94-05; Village Farmers Market; Redevelopment Permits (RP) (3)RONALD R. BALL CITY ATTORNEY D. RICHARD RUDOLF ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY JANE MOBALDI DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY CITY OF CARLSBAD 1200 CARLSBAD VILLAGE DRIVE CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA 92008-1989 (619)434-2891 FAX: (619) 434-8367 September 22, 1997 James Donate Executive Director Health Information Association Suite 534 11956 Bernardo Plaza Drive San Diego, CA 92128 RE: NOTIFICATION OF HIA ACTIVITIES Dear Mr. Donato: We are in receipt of your letter of September 22, 1997 notifying us of the intention of your organization to have no more than two persons disseminate information about your organization on the public sidewalk adjacent to the Carlsbad Farmers Market during its previously scheduled events. Per your request, I am enclosing a copy of Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 8.17 which refers to special event permits. While it does not appear that your anticipated activities would require a special event permit, please pay particular attention to CMC §8.17.030 prohibiting a person or entity from in any manner interfering with the orderly conduct of such event. The Farmers Market has obtained a special event permit and I suggest that you discuss the propriety and legality of your intentions directly with the organizers ofthat event. Very truly yours, JANE MOBALDI Deputy City Attorney rmh enclosure City Manager Special Event Committee ® i W(^fs -'^ 3^1 i - "^.SA e . '^ArUsJ- . i/^-e . ^ \ ^ _ -fi^/h^l^ _ - ^i^^Lej^ C(/^ yi/i U3Qx^ CO Otc ^ hju^ tb-dli^ WncU>0 1 y oo "t^u cb^Too Co ncyfc (joo^ r^caA^ ^jXc.e3cJu.AxiJu<y). JUNE 25, 1996 TO: DEBBIE FOUNTAIN, HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT FROM: Associate Engineer, Davis SIGNS FOR FARMERS'MARKET On June 19, 19961 met with Cynthia Bueker and Zack at the site. I gave them a copy of the issues below and the drawing mentioned in item 5. We then went over the signs at each location and discussed the issues. Both Cynthia and Zack understood the issues and said that they would give their sign contractor the information and have the signs installed as covered in the issues. I told them that they could proceed with the sign installation upon your approval. We recommend that somewhere in the process an agreement to restore the parking lot at no expense to the City of Carlsbad be made with the Sponsors of the Farmers Market. The issues we had with the proposai are itemized below in the order of the sign proposal by Bryant and Dwyer dated 1 -2-96 1. The 18 by 24 inch signs are acceptable and the wording meets Section 22658 of the CVC. 2. Three signs attached to the north wail is acceptable. 3. One sign at the west entrance is acceptable. However the method of attachment to the light standard should be with inch stainless steel bands the same as the existing signs. 4. Three signs on the light standard at the east entrance is considered excessive and would clutter the light standard. One sign would be sufficient to meet requirements for tow-away according to the CVC. 5. Two signs are proposed to be in the lawn area on pipe posts, which is unacceptable. We recommend the approved "Telspar Post" Break-Away sign post as shown on Sandag Regional Standard Drawing No. M-45, copy attached.* Please call me at extension 4500 if you have any questions. Davis, Associate Engineer C: Community Development Director "Thu vI>ucmo Ux^j. City Engineer ; _ Traffic Engineer / ^ f) ^ ^ ^r^^^^^^^OM^ do jL<yng QO OK uSubh Citv oLj9i^miiiimrimmi Redevelopment uivision July 3, 1995 LARRY SCHEER RON MOORE 555 BEECH AVENUE CARLSBAD, CA. 92008 RE: CERTIFIED FARMERS MARKET, VILLAGE REDEVELOPMENT AREA Dear Larry and Ron: As you are aware, the Village Business Association's request to extend the major redevelopment permit for the Village Certified Farmers Market was approved by the Housing and Redevelopment Commission on June 13, 1995. The approving documents were adopted on June 20, 1995. Enclosed is a copy of the approving documents for your records. As approved by the Housing and Redevelopment Commission, the redevelopment permit was extended to September 27, 1999. This will permit the Village Business Association to hold the event at its current location until the subject date; additional extensions may be granted by the Conmiission. Please note, however, that the City and/or Redevelopment Agency may revoke its permission to use the public parking lot with a sixty (60) day notice to the Association. This means that if the City or Redevelopment Agency needs, or desires, to use the parking lot for other purposes, use of the lot for the Market may be terminated. Please review the conditions within the approving documents carefiilly. The Association must comply with all of the conditions to remain in compliance with the terms of the permit. Special attention is requested immediately to the issue of signage. These signs must be constructed and installed as soon as possible. The sign copy should read as follows: • Sign for Great Westem Parking Lot (at entrance to lot) - This sign should read: "GREAT WESTERN BANK PARKING ONLY. No Farmers' Market Parking in this lot. Thank You for Your Cooperation." • Sign for south entrance to the Alley (west side of entrance)- This sign should read: "Public Parking Lot for Farmers' Market -» Additional Public Parking Lots on State Street t" 2965 Roosevelt St. > Suite B • Carlsbad. CA 92008 > (619) 434-2811 > Telefax 720-2037 L. SCHEER R. MOORE July 3, 1995 Page 2 • Sign for north entrance to the Alley (at entrance, must be seen be traffic travelling east and west) - This sign should read: "Public Parking Lots for Farmers' Market Located on Roosevelt and State Streets." These signs need to be professionally constructed and must be installed and remain in place for the entire length of time for the Market. These signs should be no wider than 3 feet and at least 4 feet in height (but no taller than 5 feet). Thank you for your immediate attention to the conditions of the permit. If you have any comments or questions regarding this correspondence, please contact my office at 434-2935. Sincerely, DEBBIE FOUNTAIN Senior Management Analyst RCU BY:XEROX Tf ECOPIER 05/23/1995 02:16 619' 2: llfV) BUEKER Carlsbad Village Business Association PO Box 1401 P08l-lt* brand fax transmittal memo 7671 *O<P*B"^ ^ Great Western Bank Barbara Miles-Kennedy Branch Vice President 699 Grand Avenue Carlsbad CA 92008 Dear Barbara, From Co Phon* » June 23, 1995 As the market manager of the Carlsbad Village Farmers' Market, I wish to respond to your concerns about non-bank customers using the bank parking lot. First, let me review the remedial steps which have afready been taken: 1) While the bank Is open, the market security guard or myself constantly monitor the bank parking lot for non-bank customers. 2) Maps of alternative public parking lots available are personally handed to violators. 3) A sign for the entrance to the bank lot, as requested by you, which states "Bank Parking Only" was ordered from a professional sign maker June 14, 1995, and will be in place at the entrance to the bank lot June 28,1995. 4) Barriers are placed weekly to block the north entrance to the alley and the south entrance to the alley just north of the public parking lot designated for Farmers' Market parking. 5) Orange traffic cones are placed weekly to direct traffic flow through the bank parking lot. Beginning June 28, 1995, the foilowing additionai traffic controi steps wiil be taken: 1) Since the bank ctoses at 4:00 P.M. on Wednesdays, I have assumed it was not necessary to monitor the bank lot after that time. You experienced a parking lot problem after 4:30 P.M. June 21, 1995. In response to your concern, the bank parking lot will be monitored until the market closes. 2) The Informalion booth and market management center will be moved to the east end of the Farmers' Market, adjacent to the bank parking lot, to further Increase our efforts to ensure non-bank customers do not use the bank parking iot. 3) Larger, professional signs, designating appropriate Farmers' Market parking, wili be made and positioned, as directed by Housing and Redevelopment. i am confident that these new measures, in addition to our on-going efforts to manage the parking situation on Wednesday afternoons, will prevent any further incidents. Please call me any time, should you need to discuss your concerns, at (619) 720-9161. Sincerely, ^ Cynthia Bueker Market Manager, CVFM cc Debbie Fountain Ron Moore Larry and Oiane Scheer t:ity of Carlsbad FACSIMILE TRANSMITTAL DATE- March 29. 1995 TIME SENT: 4:59pm No. of pages transmitted (including fax transmittal page): M I TO: Ron Moore COMPANY: FROM: DEPT: Debbie Fountain Housina & Redevelopment PHONE #: FAX #: PHONE #: (619)434-2935 FAX #: (619)720-2037 MESSAGE: Hi Ron. Thanks. I did receive the signed disclosure statennent and I think I now have everything I need. I do have one concern, however. I spoke to Cynthia this afternoon and she indicated that Peder Norby has decided that he wants to be involved now in the Market. She said the Market would have a pastries/bread booth, a bread booth and a pasta booth. This is one more than what was noted in the application. I need to be very clear on what is intended for the Market because whatever is approved for the permit is what you guys will be held to. Cynthia seemed to indicate that if it was not a bread or pasta booth that it would be "something else". Do you guys have limits on what the "something else" might be? If you want to keep it more general, then we should probably just say that you want to have three non-certified, non-produce booths and two information booths with the remainder being the certified, produce booths. This may or may not cause concern to other merchants in the area. But, if there is no guarantee that these booths are only going to be used for bread or pasta, then I do not want to say that in the report. Would you let me know tomorrow what you want to be restricted to? Also, we need to talk more about the signage for the Market as related to parking. This written message is for the exclusive use of the addressee and may contain confidential, privileged, and non-closable infomiation. If the recipient of this message is not the addressee, or a person responsible for delivering the message to the addressee, then the recipient is prohibited from reading or using this message in any way. If you have received this message by mistake, please call us immediately and destroy the telecopy message. Housing & Redevelopment Department • 2965 Roosevelt Street, Suite B • Carlsbad, Califorma 92008-1989 tSONFlQEHTIAL ATTORNEV Ci.iEfJT PRIVILEGE January 10 1995 ^ / t^.V^Vl,/8A<WV/Loo. TO: City Manager ' / / FROM: City Attorney DOWNTOWN FARMER'S MARKET \ ) The Carlsbad Village Business Association has proposed consideration of moving the Farmer's Market from its present location in the parking lot on Roosevelt Street to the street on State Street between Carlsbad Village Drive and Grand Avenue. This would require temporary closing of State Street for that block every Wednesday afternoon from 12 noon to 7:00 p.m. to accommodate the Farmer's Market. In addition to the policy considerations involved, you inquire as to the legality of the proposed street closure. Temporary closure on such a basis, if accompanied by appropriate environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act, would be lawful. California Vehicle Code section 21001 states in relevant part: "Local authorities, for those highways under their jurisdiction, may adopt rules and regulations by ordinance or resolution on the following matters: ... e) (te)mporarily closing a portion of any street for celebrations, parades, local special events^ and other purposes when, in the opinion of local authorities having jurisdiction, the closing is necessary for the safety and protection of persons who are to use that portion of the street during the temporary closing." (Emphasis added). The proposed use would constitute either a "local special event" or certainly, "other purposes", if the City Council determines to approve the proposed use. There may be some debate as to whether weekly use constitutes a "special event", but the Council's authority is broader under the "other purposes" clause. The limiting factor is that the closing be "temporary" and for some reason reasonably within the category of events described in subdivision (e). Our advice when the redevelopment permit for the Village Farmer's Market was approved (as well as the Pea Soup Andersen's parking lot farmer's market) was that the use was categorically exempt under CEQA so long as the use was six months or less, but that during the six months "trial period" CEQA analysis would have to take place so that in the event the use was successful and there was a desire to continue it beyond the six month trial period. CEQA analysis was completed in time to accompany consideration of the extension of the use, or conversion to permanent use. The CEQA guidelines include a class 4 categorical exemption consisting of minor public or private alterations in the condition of land, water and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of mature scenic trees, including "minor temporary use of land having negligible or no permanent effects on the environment, including carnivals, sales of Christmas trees, etc." However, the regulations further provide in section 15300.2(c) that a categorical exemption, "Shall not be used for an activity where there is a reasonable possibility that the activity will have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances." If the proposed project is not eligible for a categorical exemption, it could not be permitted without compliance with CEQA, probably at least an amount of time sufficient to prepare and circulate and obtain a 45-day public comment period on a negative declaration. D. RICHARD RUDQ] Assistant City j^pbrney rmh s. I City of Carlsbad Housing & Redevelopment Department November 17, 1994 LARRY SCHEER CARLSBAD VILLAGE BUSINESS ASSOCLVTION P.O. BOX 1401 CARLSBAD, CA. 92018 RE: PROPOSAL TO RELOCATE THE FARMER'S MARKET FROM THE ROOSEVELT STREET PUBLIC PARKING LOT TO STATE STREET Dear Larry: Thank you for your letter of November 3, 1994 regarding the Village Business Association's request to relocate the Village Farmer's Market from its current location in the public parking lot on the east side of Roosevelt Street to the public street on State between Carlsbad Village Drive and Grand Avenue. Your request has been discussed with the staff members of other Departments within the City of Carlsbad for preliminary feedback. The following concems were expressed: 1. Generally, the merchants have not wanted streets to be closed during general business hours. The closure of the segment of State Street that you are proposing has been requested in prior years and the City received very negative feedback from a number of the merchants with businesses in this area. 2. Closing of the segment of State Street that you proposed will remove parking within the Coastal Zone; the Coastal Commission could oppose the closure l)ecause the market is held on a weekly basis (not a "one time" event). Staff supported use of the Roosevelt Street parking lot specifically because it was outside the Coastal Zone. 3. The closure of a street has a greater impact on police services required for the event. Charges for police services would most likely be assessed to the Farmer's Market event which would increase the operational costs. Although Redevelopment Staff is willing to assist you with processing the proposal to relocate the Market, we recommend that no action be taken until the Market has completed its six (6) month trial period and the City has had the opportunity to assess the impact on businesses surrounding the market. The redevelopment permit for the Market was approved on September 20, 1994. Therefore, the six (6) month trial period would be complete on 2965 Roosevelt St., Ste. B • Carlsbad, CA 92008-2389 • (619) 434-2810/2811 • FAX (619) 720-2037 ^ L. SCHEER November 17, 1994 Page 2 . March 20, 1994. At this time, an extension of your permit will need to be processed. This would be the best time to make any changes to the permit such as relocation of the Market. The City encourages you to continue the Market at its current location at least through the trial period. If you still wish to pursue the relocation of the Market, an amendment to your redevelopment permit (94-05) will be required. Enclosed is the application that you must complete. Again, you will need to submit a site plan and indicate where the shoppers will park. You will need to submit a new traffic control plan and signage plan. These plans must all be very specific. Staff also requests that the Village Business Association submit the enclosed petition signed by every business owner located on the segment of State Street that you wish to close. The petition must be signed regardless of the business owner's position (favor or oppose) on the Market. Once again, the City and the Redevelopment Agency are very supportive of the Farmer's Market. It has already proven to be quite successful and a very positive addition to the Village Area. However, there are concems about relocation of the Market which will need to be addressed and discussed in further detail. Please feel free to contact my office at 434-2935 if you have any additional questions or comments on this matter. Sincerely, DEBBIE FOUNTAIN Senior Management Analyst c: Community Development Director Housing and Redevelopment Director Assistant Planning Director Risk Manager Engineering Department, Bob Johnson & Bob Wojcik Police Department, Sgt. Metcalf Fire Department, Mike Smith Community Services Director