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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSDP 14-07; Bob Baker Vehicle Storage; Site Development Plan (SDP). ~CARLSBAD Community & Economic Development February 3, 2015 · Chris Baker 5555 Car Country Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 www.carlsbadca.gov SUBJECT: MINOR SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN NO. SOP 14-07 -BOB BAKER VEHICLE STORAGE - Request for approval of a Minor Site Development Plan (SDP 14-07) for the development of an automobile surface parking lot for the storage of new inventory vehicles associated with the Bob Baker Auto Group. The· subject property is an existing 2.71 acre previously graded lot located at 5815 Dryden Place, in the Planned Industrial (P-M) Zone and Local Facilities Management Zone 5. Dear Mr. Baker, The City Planner has completed a review of your application for a Minor Site Development Plan No. SDP 14-07 located at 5815 Dryden Place. A notice was sent to property owners within a 300 foot radius ofthe subject property requesting comments regarding the above request. No comments were received within the ten day notice period (ending on February 2, 2015). After careful consideration of the circumstances surrounding this request, the City Planner has made a decision pursuant to Section 21.06.070 of the City of Carlsbad Municipal Code to approve this request based on the following findings and subject to the conditions listed below. Findings: 1. That the proposed development or use is consistent with the general plan and the Carlsbad Airport Centre Specific Plan (SP 181G), complies with all applicable provisions of Chapter 21.06 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code, and all other applicable provisions of this code; in that pursuant to Section V.B.7. of SP 181G, the site is located within the Flight-Path Restricted Use Zone associated with the specific plan's proximity to McClellan-Palomar Airport. This zone is specifically designed to reduce the number of people actively employed in the zone, thus lowering the potential im,.act of an airplane crash on the site. The appropriateness of uses allowed in the Flight Path Restricted Use Zone as indicated in section V.B.7. of SB 181G is at the discretion of the City Planner. The proposed vehicle storage use is considered appropriate as determined by the City Planner, in that it is similar to other types of warehousing and storage uses permitted within SP 181G and it reduces the number of people actively employed in the zone and/or more specifically on the subject site. In addition to the above, the proposed automobile storage use covers less than 75% of the site; will provide new vehicle storage for local automobile dealerships; is compatible with surrounding industrial uses; will not generate customer traffic to the area; and will be visually screened from public view and the surrounding adjacent properties by a 6ft. high solid decorative masonry wall with a solid roll-away type access gate along the frontage of Dryden Place combined with a densely planted landscape screen within all setback areas of the property. The types of plant species, size, location and planting configuration have been selected to be compatible with the existing landscape and to maximize the screening effect and to ensure compliance with the storage area screening requirements of SP 181G. Planning Division 1635 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 T 760-602-4600 F 760-602-8559 SDP 14-07-BOB BAKER VEHICLE STORAGE February 3, 2015 Pa e 2 2. That the requested development or use is properly related to the site, surroundings and environmental settings, will not be detrimental to existing development or uses or to development or uses specifically permitted in the area in which the proposed development or use is to be located, and will not adversely impact the site, surroundings or traffic circulation; in that the project consists of an automobile surface parking lot for the storage of new inventory vehicles on a 2.71 acre previously graded Planned Industrial (P-M) Zoned lot located at 5815 Dryden Place. The site is bounded to the north by the City of Carlsbad's municipal golf course and existing industrial uses to the south, east and west. To properly relate the use to the site, surroundings and environmental setting, the project includes the constructions of a 6ft. high solid decorative masonry wall with a solit: roll away type access gate located along the Dryden Place frontage to visually screen the site from at-grade passerby traffic and surrounding adjacent industrial properties. A 6 ft. high "black vinyl coated" chain link fence will further secure the stored vehicles downslope of the Palomar Oaks Way frontage and along the north and west property lines. All setbacks are maintained and will be fully landscaped with a combination of trees, shrubs and groundcover; and are configured in a densely planted landscape palette so as to visually screen and obscure stored vehicles from the adjacent golf course property, the surrounding industrial properties, and the public right-of-way. 3. That the site for the intended development or use is adequate in size and shape to accommodate the use; in that the project complies with all development standards of the Planned Industrial (P-M) Zone and the Carlsbad Airport Centre Specific Plan (SP 181G), including setbacks, landscaping, visual screening and height restrictions. 4. That all of the yards, setbacks, walls, fences, landscaping, and other features necessary to adjust the requested development or use to existing or permitted future development or use in the neighborhood will be provided and maintained; in that the vehicle storage lot can fit within the developable area of the site and all applicable development standards of the Planned Industrial (P- M) Zone (Chapter 21.34 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code) and the Carlsbad Airport Centre Specific Plan (SP 181G) have been met. A 6 ft. high solid decorative masonry wall with a solid roll away access type gate is proposed along the Dryden Place frontage to visually screen the site from the at- grade passerby traffic and surrounding adjacent industrial properties. A 6 ft. high "b~ack vinyl coated" chain link fence will further secure the stored vehicles downslope of the Palomar Oaks_Way frontage and along the north and west property lines. All setbacks are maintained and will be fully landscaped with a combination of trees, shrubs and groundcover; and are configured in a densely planted landscape palette so as to visually screen and obscure stored vehicles from the adjacent golf course property, the surrounding industrial properties, and the public right-of-way. 5. The project is consistent with the adopted Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan for the McClellan- Palomar Airport (ALUCP), dated March 4, 2010, in that an "automobile storage surface lot" is a conditionally permitted use in Safety Zone 1 for which an Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) Determination of Consistency was issued on December 11, 2014. The project is compatible with the projected noise levels of the ALUCP; and, based on the noise/land use compatibility matrix of the ALUCP, the proposed land use is compatible with the airport, in that the proposed project is located within the 70-75 and 75+ dB CNEL noise contour; the ALUCP identifies automobile parking uses located within the 70-75 and 75+ dB CNEL noise contour as compatible with airport uses. Furthermore, the proposed project is in compliance with the ALUCP airspace protection surfaces because a determination of no hazard to air navigation has been issued by the FAA; and the ALUCP identifies automobile surface parking uses located within Safety Zone 1 as conditionally compatible with airport uses, provided that the use is located outside the Object Free Area (OFA) of the Runway Protection Zone (RPZ); the proposed use is located outside the OFA and RPZ. SDP 14-07-BOB BAKER VEHICLE STORAGE February 3, 2015 Pa e 3 6. That the street system serving the proposed development or use is adequate to properly handle all traffic generated by the proposed use; in that the "local" street with a capacity of 2,000 maximum Average Daily Traffic (ADT) is more than adequate to handle the 14.6 ADT the proposed project is expected to generate. 7. That the project is consistent with the City's Landscape Manual and Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 18.50). 8. That the request for a Minor Site Development Plan was adequately noticed at least ten (10) calendar days before the date of this decision pursuant to Section 21.S4.060 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code. 9. That the City Planner has determined that the project belongs to a class of projects that the State Secretary for 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 15332 of the state CEQA Guidelines as an infill development project. In making this determination, the City Planner has found that the exceptions listed in Section 15300.2 of the state CEQA Guidelines do not apply to this project. 10. The City Planner 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 impa:ts 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: Note: Unless otherwise specified herein, all conditions shall be satisfied prior to issuance of a building permit or approval of final landscape plans. 1. Approval is granted for Bob Baker Vehicle Storage-SDP 14-07 as shown on Exhibits "A-D" dated February15, 2015 on file in the Planning Division and incorporated herein by reference. Development shall occur substantially as shown unless otherwise noted in these conditions. 2. This project is approved solely for the storage of new inventory automobiles. No used cars, RV's, boats, etc., or employee parking shall be permitted on site. 3. No automobiles storage shall occur onsite until all screening measures (i.e., solid masonry wall, solid access gate, fence, landscaping and irrigation) as shown on the approved plans have been installed and planted to the satisfaction of the City Planner. 4. 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 grante1; 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 Site Development Plan. 5. Staff is authorized and directed to make, or require the Developer to make, all corrections and modifications to the Minor Site Development Plan 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. SDP 14-07-BOB BAKER VEHICLE STORAGE February 3, 2015 Pa e 4 6. Developer shall comply with all applicable provisions of federal, state, and local laws and regulations in effect at the time of building permit issuance. 7. 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 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. 8. 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 Site Development Plan, (b) City's approval or issuance of any permit or action, whether discretionary or nondiscretionary, 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. · This obligation survives until all legal proceedings have been concluded and continues even if the City's approval is not validated. 9. Developer shall submit to the City Planner a reproducible 24" x 36," mylar copy of the Site Plan reflecting the conditions approved by the final decision-making body. 10. Developer shall include, as part of the plans submitted for any permit plancheck, a reduced legible version of all approving resolution(s) in a 24" x 36" blueline drawing format. 11. Prior to the issuance of a building permit, the Developer shall provide proof to the Building Division from the Carlsbad Unified School District that this project has satisfied its obligation to provide school facilities. 12. This project shall comply with all conditions and mitigation measures which are required JS part of the Zone 5 local Facilities Management Plan and any amendments made to that Plan prior to the issuance of building permits. 13. Building permits will not be issued for this project unless the local agency providing water and sewer services to the project provides written certification to the City that adequate water service and sewer facilities, respectively, are available to the project at the time of the application for the building permit, and that water and sewer capacity and facilities will continue to be available until the time of occupancy. 14. This approval shall become null and void if building permits are not issued or final landscape plans are not approved for this project within 24 months from the date of project approval. 15. Developer 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 Site Development Plan on the property. 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 Developer or successor in interest. SDP 14-07-BOB BAKER VEHICLE STORAGE February 3, 201S Pa e 5 16. Developer shall report, in writing, to the City Planner within 30 days, any address change from that which is shown on the permit application, any change in the telecommunications provider, or any transfer in ownership of the site. 17. Developer shall record an Avigation Easement for the property to the County of San Diego and file a copy of the recorded document with the City Planner. 18. Developer shall submit and obtain City Planner approval of a Final Landscape and Irrigation Plan showing conformance with the approved Preliminary Landscape Plan and the City's Landscape Manual. Developer shall construct and install all landscaping and irrigation as shown on the approved Final Plans. All landscaping shall be maintained in a healthy and thriving condition, free from weeds, trash, and debris. All irrigation systems shall be maintained to provide the optimum amount of water to the landscape for plant growth without causing soil erosion and runoff. 19. The first submittal of Final Landscape and Irrigation Plans shall be pursuant to the landscape plancheck process on file in the Planning Division and accompanied by the project's building, improvement, and grading plans. 20. Developer shall pay the citywide Public Facilities Fee imposed by City Council Policy #17, the License Tax on new construction imposed by Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 5.09.030, and CFD :tl special tax (if applicable), subject to any credits authorized by Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 5.09.040. Developer shall also pay any applicable Local Facilities Management Plan fee for Zone 5, pursuant to Chapter 21.90. All such taxes/fees shall be paid at issuance of building permit. If the taxes/fees are not paid, this approval will not be consistent with the General Plan and shall become void. Engineering: 21. Incorporate Low Impact Design features/standard BMPs in the final Landscape Plan including but not limited to gravel drive aisle and parking spaces, rock lined swale and catch basin filter insert as shown on the approved site plan. 22. Developer shall comply with the City's Stormwater Regulations, latest version, and shall implement best management practices at all times. Best manage merit practices include but are not limited to pollution treatment practices or devices, general housekeeping practices, pollution prevention and educational practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices or devices to prevent or reduce the discharge of pollutants to stormwater, receiving water or stormwater conveyance system to the maximum extent practicable. Developer shall notify prospective owners of the above requirements. Code Reminders: 23. Developer shall pay a landscape plancheck and inspection fee as required by Section 20.08.150 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code. 24. Premise identification (addresses) shall be provided consistent with Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 18.04.320. 25. 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. 26. 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.