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ASSESSMENT DISTRICT
PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR)
INTRODUCTION
This document has been prepared by the City of Carlsbad as a
Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The City of
Carlsbad and Fieldstone/La Costa Associates are joint
applicants for the proposed actions. This EIR addresses broad
environmental impacts of the following at the Program level
of analysis:
A. The City-proposed 2,210-acre Rancho Santa Fe Road'
Assessment District; and
B. A General Plan Amendment (GPA) to address the relocation
of Rancho Santa Fe Road proposed by the City plus a
redistribution of allowed land uses proposed by
Fieldstone/La Costa Associates within the General Plan
Amendment area to accommodate the roadway relocation.
This Program EIR has been prepared in conformance with Section
15168 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Guidelines. As such, it is designed to accomplish the
following [Section 15168 (b) and (c)]:
1. Provide a more exhaustive consideration of effects
and alternatives than would be practical in a
project-level EIR;
2. Ensure full consideration of the cumulative impacts
associated with the proposed Program-level actions:
3. Avoid duplicative reconsideration of basic policy
considerations;.
4. Provide for early consideration of broad policy
alternatives and program-wide mitigation measures;
5. Reduce unnecessary paperwork;
Sections 15168 (c), (d) and (e) of the State CEQA Guidelines
describe the process that should be followed when considering
subsequent activities in light of a previously prepared
Program EIR. After due consideration of the subsequent
activity and potential impacts, these provisions of CEQA would
allow the City as Lead Agency to do the following with regard
to subsequent activities:
1. Determine that the subsequent activity falls within
the scope of the previously prepared Program EIR,
and thus requires no new environmental
documentation;
2. Require the preparation of a new Initial Study;
3. Issue a Negative Declaration;
4. Require the preparation of a new, subsequent or
supplemental EIR (full or focused).
Examples of the types of subsequent activities that could
arise within the context of this Program EIR could include the
following:
1. Master Plan Amendment for the La Costa Southeast
Planning Area;
2. Zone 11 Local Facility Management Plan (LFMP)
Amendment;
3. Individual Projects.
As stated earlier, broad-level impacts of the City-proposed
Assessment District and the jointly proposed General Plan
Amendment have been addressed at the Program level in this
document. However, because the City is desirous of initiating
construction of Rancho Santa Fe Road at the completion of this
environmental process, site-specific impacts for the following
have been addressed at the more detailed project level within
this document:
1. Relocation and expansion of Rancho Santa Fe Road to
a six-lane prime arterial between La Costa Avenue
and Melrose Avenue as proposed by the City. This
would be completed by the City using an Assessment
District financing program.
2. Associated grading that will be necessary for the
roadway relocation as well as the redistribution of
land uses needed to accommodate the new roadway
location. Grading is to be funded by the private
land owners when not required for construction of
the road. Because of the interrelationship of the
grading necessary for the roadway and the
redistribution of land uses, this portion of the
project is being jointly proposed by both the City
and Fieldstone/La Costa Associates.
II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
A. Project Location and Setting
1. Location
The proposed Rancho Santa Fe Road Assessment
District encompasses approximately 2,210 gross acres
of land in the southeast quadrant part of the City
of Carlsbad (see Figures 1 and 2). Its boundaries
encompass all of LFMP Zones 11 and 12.
The Assessment District is generally located on both
sides of the current alignment of Rancho Santa Fe
Road, south of Melrose Avenue and north of the City
of Encinitas. The existing limits of the City of
Carlsbad form the Assessment District's
northeastern, eastern and southern boundaries.
Details regarding the proposed Assessment District
are addressed below in Section II.C.l.
Within the proposed Assessment District lies a
smaller area which will be the subject of a General
Plan Amendment (GPA) . This GPA area consists of
736 acres and is shown in Figure 3. The purpose
and details of the City-initiated GPA are discussed
in Section II.e.2.
Figure 4 shows the area of disturbance that will be
involved in the relocation and expansion of Rancho
Santa Fe Road and the associated grading program.
This area includes the right-of-way for the new
roadway, rights-of-way for the extension of existing
roadways to connect with Rancho Santa Fe Road in its
new location, and grading that will be required not
only to accommodate the roadway rights-of-way, but
the areas that will be disturbed to accommodate the
land use redistribution addressed in the GPA
analysis. Section II.C.3 provides additional detail
regarding these elements of the project.
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Rancho Santa Fe Road
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Regional Map
Figure 1
Prxyect Design CcnTsulUmts
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RANCHO SANTA FE ROAD
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TABLE 1
PARCELS AND OWNERS IN RANCHO SANTA FE ROAD ASSESSMENT DISTRICT*
Reference Assessor
No. Parcel No.
1 255-022-01
2 255-041-14
3 255-010-09
4 255-010-18
5 255-010-19
7 255-030-10
8 255-030-11
9 255-030-09
10 255-031-24
11 255-031-25
12 264-220-47
13 223-060-15
14 223-060-49
14A 223-060-49
— 15 223-050-64
- 15B 223-050-64
- 16 223-050-63
- 17 223-050-65
18 223-071-07
18A 223-071-07
'18B 223-071-07
18C 223-071-07
-19 223-071-05
19A 223-071-05
- 20 223-071-09
2 OA 223-071-09
21 223-032-01
22 223-032-02
23 223-011-02
24 223-021-11
24 223-021-08
26 223-021-06
27 223-011-03
28 223-011-04
29 223-050-54
30 233-050-59
31 223-050-52
32 222-470-23
33 222-156-13
34 223-010-35
35 223-021-12
Owner
Fieldstone/La Costa Associates
Fieldstone/La Costa Associates
Fieldstone/La Costa Associates
Fieldstone/La Costa Associates
Fieldstone/La Costa Associates
Fieldstone/La Costa Associates
Fieldstone/La Costa Associates
Fieldstone/La Costa Associates
Fieldstone/La Costa Associates
Fieldstone/La Costa Associates
Fieldstone/La Costa Associates
Fieldstone/La Costa Associates
FLCA (Part)
FLCA (Part)
FLCA (Part)
FLCA (Part)
Fieldstone/La Costa Associates
Fieldstone/La Costa Associates
FLCA (Part)
FLCA (Included in Ref. No. 18)
FLCA (Part)
FLCA (Included in Ref. No. 18)
FLCA (Part)
FLCA (Part)
FLCA (Part)
FLCA (Part)
Fieldstone/La Costa Associates
Fieldstone/La Costa Associates
Fieldstone/La Costa Associates
Fieldstone/La Costa Associates
Fieldstone/La Costa Associates
Fieldstone/La Costa Associates
Fieldstone/La Costa Associates
Fieldstone/La Costa Associates
Fieldstone/La Costa Associates
Fieldstone/La Costa Associates
Fieldstone/La Costa Associates
Fieldstone/La Costa Associates
Fieldstone/La Costa Associates
Fieldstone/La Costa Associates
Fieldstone/La Costa Associates
Gross
Area
5.80
132.80
84.90
27.70
2.30
74.60
10.80
37.80
56.50
33.80
0.60
78.60-
39.10
2.80
70.20
0. 50
48.50
18.90
33.40
0.00
12.70^
0.00
1.90
70.90
42.70
90.80
32.60
0.80
40.80
5.50
2.60
18.50
1.60
31.90
38.80
0.50
1.50
5.10
1.60
35.10
24.40
TABLE 1 (CONT'D)
PARCELS AND OWNERS IN RANCHO SANTA FE ROAD ASSESSMENT DISTRICT*
Reference Assessor Gross
No. Parcel No. Owner Area
36 223-021-16 FLCA (Part) 10.20
37 223-021-09 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 39.40
38 223-010-37 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 38.10
39 223-010-12 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 9.30
40 223-010-18 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 0.00
41 233-010-19 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 5.80
42 223-010-27 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 62.00
43 223-010-29 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 105.30
45 264-220-71 Brighton Homes 65.60
46 255-031-17 Brighton Homes 2.90
47 255-023-01 Northwest Pacific R.R. Company 3 .90
48 255-023-02 Northwest Pacific R.R. Company 0.90
49 255-040-17 Wiegand Properties Part. 41.90
50 255-040-19 Shelley, Daniel T. 47.20
51 264-010-11 Shelley, Daniel T. 67.40
52 264-010-07 Rice Enterprises 89.70
53 264-010-09 Rice Enterprises 1.40
54 264-010-25 Brighton Homes 102.60
55 264-010-22 Brighton Homes 15.20
56 264-010-23 Brighton Homes 13.30
57 264-010-21 Brighton Homes 16.80
58 255-031-18 Homes by Polygon 30.60
59 255-031-22 Homes by Polygon 20.30
60 255-031-23 Homes by Polygon 15.40
61 255-031-20 Meadowcenter II Partnership 7.60
62 223-060-40 Christopher Homes 26.70
63 233-060-29 Commonwealth Company 4.50
64 223-060-28 Union Oil Company 0.70
65 223-060-50 Mission Estancia Partnership 6.80
223-060-32 M.A.G. Properties 42.90
-^67 223-060-31 M.A.G. Properties 8.70
r68 223-061-02 Shelley, Daniel T. 40.00
|j9 223-061-01 Shelley, Daniel T. 40.00
81 223-020-16 CAL 4189 Joint Venture 6.40
Subtotal 2,209.40
* Excerpt from "Facilities Financing Plan for Local Facilities
Management Zones 11 and 12, City of Carlsbad", Table 6-1 (P&D
Technologies, September 29, 1989).
RANCHO SANTA FE ROAD
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT BOUNDARY (PROPOSED)
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Rancho Santa Fe Road Assessment District
Proposed General Plan Amendment
Boundary and GPA Properties
Figure 3
Prvject Design Consultants
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TABLE 2
VKRCEL8 AND OWNERS WITHIN THE RANCHO SANTA FE ROAD ASSESSMENT DISTRICT
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT AREA*
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Reference Assessor Gross
No. Parcel No. Owner Area
13 223-060-15 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 78.60
14 223-060-49 FLCA (Part) 39.10
14A 223-060-49 FLCA (Part) 2.80
15 223-050-64 FLCA (Part) 70.20
15B 223-050-64 FLCA (Part) 0.50
16 223-050-63 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 48.50
17 223-050-65 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 18.90
18 223-071-07 FLCA (Part) 33 .40
18A 223-071-07 FLCA (Included in Ref. No. 18) 0.00
18B 223-071-07 FLCA (Part) 12.70
18C 223-017-07 FLCA (Included in Ref. No. 18B) 0.00
19 223-071-05 FLCA (Part) 1.90
19A 223-071-05 FLCA (Part) 70.90
20 223-071-09 FLCA (Part) 42.70
2 OA 223-071-09 FLCA (Part) 90.80
21 223-032-01 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 32.60
22 223-032-02 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 0.80
23 223-011-02 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 40.80
24 223-021-11 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 5.50
24 223-021-08 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 2.60
26 223-021-06 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 18.50
27 223-011-03 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 1.60
28 223-011-04 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 31.90
29 223-050-54 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 38.80
30 233-050-59 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 0.50
66 223-060-32 M.A.G. Properties 42.90
67 223-060-31 M.A.G. Properties 8.70
TOTAL 736.20
Excerpt from "Facilities Financing Plan for Local Facilities
Management Zones 11 and 12, City of Carlsbad", Table 6-1 (P&D
Technologies, September 29, 1989).
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2. Setting
As noted earlier, the proposed Assessment District
encompasses all of LFMP Zones 11 and 12. Zone 11
extends from roughly Encinitas Creek on the south
to San Marcos Creek and Questhaven Road on the
north. The southernmost portion is drained by
Encinitas Creek. The central portion is drained by
an unnamed tributary to Encinitas Creek which joins
Encinitas Creek. The northern portion drains into
San Marcos Creek. The area is fairly hilly, being
marked by a series of drainages and ridges. The
ridgeline in the northernmost aspect of the zone
reaches over 990 feet in elevation, then quickly
drops to the south down a 24% slope to the head of
the central intermittent drainage. The slopes
elsewhere in the study area are not as severe, but
are still fairly steep. An east-west tending ridge
in the southernmost portion of the zone rises over
100 feet above Encinitas Creek with north-facing
slopes of 24%. Vegetative cover types include
coastal sage scrub, chaparral, grassland, oak
woodland, riparian woodland, elderberry woodland,
and eucalyptus.
The environmental setting of Zone 12 has been
addressed in previous environmental documents, most
notably the draft "Arroyo La Costa Master Plan EIR",
which is incorporated by reference into this EIR.
B. Construction Phasing
Phasing of the Road and Grading Construction program is
anticipated to be as follows:
Phase I
Phase I construction consists of mass grading the area
shown on Figure 5. In order to have existing Rancho
Santa Fe Road remain open through the Road and Grading
Construction program, it may be necessary to stage the
grading operation and stockpile material in the area
between the proposed Rancho Santa Fe Road alignment and
the existing road and also in the area west of the
existing road north of the existing La Costa Vale
Subdivison. This stockpiled material will then be used
to complete the mass grading during the Phase III
operation. Material will only be stockpiled in areas
proposed for grading.
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Assessment District Construction
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Grading will also need to be staged to preserve existing
utilities in their existing positions until they can be
relocated during the Phase II construction.
Once the Phase I construction has commenced, it will be
necessary to close the Truck Bypass for the existing
Rancho Santa Fe Road. Therefore, the existing roadway
will be open to traffic without the Truck Bypass from the
commencement of the Phase I construction until the
southerly portion of the new alignment is completed
during the Phase II construction.
Phase II
Once the grading operation for Phase I establishes the
new alignment and subgrade for Rancho Santa Fe Road,
existing utilities impacted by the grading and
realignment of the road can be relocated into the new
alignment and abandoned from their existing positions.
This phase also consists of construction of improvements
for Rancho Santa Fe Road in its new alignment, between
La Costa Avenue and the temporary detour, along with
extension of Calle Esfera to connect to the new
alignment, as shown on Figure 6. The existing Rancho
Santa Fe Road will remain open to traffic until Phase II
is complete. Upon the completion of this portion of
roadway, traffic will be routed onto the new alignment
between La Costa Avenue and the temporary detour to allow
the Phase III construction to proceed.
Phase III A and B
This phase consists of two components, and will allow for
completion of the Rancho Santa Fe Road and Grading
Construction program.
Phase IIIA: Since traffic can be moved onto the new
alignment of Rancho Santa Fe Road constructed in
Phase II, the existing Rancho Santa Fe Road between
La Costa Avenue and the Temporary Detour can be
closed to allow for completion of the mass grading
in the area west of the new alignment, as shown on
Figure 7. Construction of Rancho Santa Fe Road
between the Temporary Detour and the San Marcos
Creek bridge, along with the realignment of
Questhaven Road to connect with the new alignment
of Rancho Santa Fe Road will also be completed as
part of Phase IIIA.
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AREA-PHASE I
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Assessment District Construction
PHASE III A AND III B PrqjeaDesign ConsuUctnts
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Phase IIIB: The bridge at San Marcos Creek and
Rancho Santa Fe Road north of the bridge is to be
constructed in Phase IIIB. Traffic at this
intersection of Rancho Santa Fe Road and Melrose
Drive will likely need to be locally detoured while
connection to the existing road alignments is
completed.
Although this phasing description provides a specific
outline of work for each phase, it should be noted that
elements described in each phase will probably overlap
to accommodate a single, continuous construction program
for the entire project. It should also be noted that the
mass grading associated with the M.A.G. Property, located
at the southern end of the road project, could be
completed as a seperate phase.
Discretionary Actions
The City of Carlsbad is an applicant for the proposed
Rancho Santa Fe Road Assessment District and will also
serve as Lead Agency per the requirements of the CEQA.
Discretionary actions include the following:
1. Certification of the final Rancho Santa Fe Road
Assessment District Program EIR;
2. General Plan Amendment;
3. Approval of the proposed Rancho Santa Fe Road
Assessment District;
4. Approval of a grading plan for the roadway and
redistribution of the associated land uses.
5. Issuance of engineering and grading permits for the
construction of Rancho Santa Fe Road and grading for
the associated land uses.
Based on our current understanding, responsible Agencies
of the project, as defined in the CEQA Guidelines, are
as follows:
1. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) for the issuance
of a Section 404 Permit related to the crossing of
San Marcos Creek;
2. California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) for
a Section 1601 Streambed Alteration Permit;
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Project Characteristics
Each of the major elements of the proposed activities
addressed within this EIR are described below.
1. Rancho Santa Fe Road Assessment District
Land within the City-proposed 2,210 acre District
is currently vacant and, as regards CEQA, falls into
one of two categories.
One category consists of land which has been subject
to previous analysis under CEQA at the project level
and for which either: (a) a draft EIR has been
prepared and is being processed through the City
(Arroyo La Costa/Calle Barcelona); (b) a certified
EIR already exists; or (c) a Negative Declaration
has been issued. These properties are shown in
Figure 8 and are listed in Table 3. Because they
have already been evaluated with regard to CEQA and
are merely awaiting Final Maps or building permits,
no further analysis of potential impacts related to
these properties is included in this Program EIR.
Their inclusion in the Rancho Santa Fe Assessment
District is for financial and funding purposes only.
The other category is comprised of land which
carries General Plan land use designations, but
which must still be subjected to more detailed
analysis and further consideration under CEQA.
These properties comprise the GPA area and were
previously shown in Figure 3. They are also listed
in Table 2. Section II.C.2 below describes the
proposed GPA.
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Properties Not In GPA Area
Figure 8
Prq^ Design ConsuJkmts
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TABLE 3
PARCELS AND OWNERS WITHIN THE RANCHO SANTA FE ROAD
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT BUT NOT THE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT AREA*
No.
'erence Assessor
Parcel No. Owner
Gross
Area
1 255 -022-01 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 5. 80
2 255 -041-14 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 132. 80
3 255 -010-09 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 84. 90
4 255 -010-18 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 27. 70
5 255 -010-19 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 2. 30
7 255 -030-10 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 74. 60
8 255 -030-11 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 10. 80
9 255 -030-09 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 37. 80
10 255 -031-24 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 56. 50
11 255 -031-25 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 33. 80
12 264 -220-47 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 0. 60
32 222 -470-23 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 5. 10
33 222 -156-13 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 1. 60
34 223 -010-35 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 35. 10
35 223 -021-12 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 24. 40
36 223 -021-16 FLCA (Part) 10. 20
37 223 -021-09 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 39. 40
38 223 -010-37 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 38. 10
39 223 -010-12 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 9. 30
40 223 -010-18 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 0. 00
41 233 -010-19 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 5. 80
42 223 -010-27 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 62. 00
43 223 -010-29 Fieldstone/La Costa Associates 105. 30
45 264 -220-71 Brighton Homes 65. 60
46 255 -031-17 Brighton Homes 2. 90
47 255 -023-01 Northwest Pacific R ,R. Company 3. 90
48 255 -023-02 Northwest Pacific R.R. Company 0. 90
49 255 -040-17 Wiegand Properties Part. 41. 90
50 255 -040-19 Shelley, Daniel T. 47. 20
51 264 -010-11 Shelley, Daniel T. 67. 40
52 264 -010-07 Rice Enterprises 89. 70
53 264 -010-09 Rice Enterprises 1. 40
54 264 -010-25 Brighton Homes 102. 60
55 264 -010-22 Brighton Homes 15. 20
56 264 -010-23 Brighton Homes 13. 30
57 264 -010-21 Brighton Homes 16. 80
58 255 -031-18 Homes by Polygon 30. 60
59 225 -031-22 Homes by Polygon 20. 30
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TABLE 3 (CONT'D)
PARCELS AND OWNERS WITHIN THE RANCHO SANTA FE ROAD
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT BUT NOT THE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT AREA*
Reference
No.
60
61
62
63
64
65
68
69
81
TOTAL
Assessor
Parcel No.
255-
255-
223-
233-
223-
223-
226-
223-
223-
031-23
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•060-40
060-29
060-28
060- 50
061- 02
061-01
020-16
Owner
Homes by Polygon
Meadowcenter II Partnership
Christopher Homes
Commonwealth Company
Union Oil Company
Mission Estancia Partnership
Shelley, Daniel T.
Shelley, Daniel T.
CAL 4189 Joint Venture
Gross
Area
15.40
7.60
26.70
4.50
0.70
6.80
40.00
40.00
6.40
1,471.70
Excerpt from "Facilities Financing Plan for Local Facilities
Management Zones 11 and 12, City of Carlsbad", Table 6-1 (P&D
Technologies, September 29, 1989).
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The purpose of the AssessnfininDistxl^
funding for the coristruction of two arterial rdad^,
Rancho Santa Fe Road land Callu Duiceluna,
accordance with the JJunicipal Improvement Act
1913 and assessment di^€rttrb--feonds to bo isstied-ln
accordance with the Improvement Bond Act of 1915.
Section 6.0 of the draft "Facilities Financing Plan
for Local Facilities Management Zones 11 and 12,
City of Carlsbad" (P&D Technologies, September 29,
1989) which is currently being processed by the City
provides additional details regarding the proposed
Assessment District, and in accordance with Section
15150 of the State CEQA Guidelines, is incorporated
by reference to this EIR.
2. General Plan Amendment
Relocation of Rancho Santa Fe Road, as proposed,
will require that the City's General Plan be updated
to show the new roadway location. However, by
relocating the road, it will also be necessary to
revise the adjacent land uses to better accommodate
its new location. For this reason, the City and
Fieldstone/La Costa Associates are initiating a
General Plan Amendment which will provide for a
redistribution of land uses within the GPA area.
This redistribution will merely redefine the limits
of the current land use designations, with no net
loss or gain in the number of residential units
currently allowed. However the General Plan
Amendment will result in an increae of open space
designated area from the current 41.7 acres to
approximately 266 acres, office designated area (0)
from 11.5 acres to 20.1 acres, and commercial
designated area (C) from 36.7 acres to 53.9 acres.
Figure 9 shows the existing land use designations
within the GPA area with Rancho Santa Fe Road in its
current location. Figure 10 shows the proposed land
uses with Rancho Santa Fe Road moved easterly to its
new location. Tables 4 and 5 provides a before-and-
a fter sramary pt the X^M .MsgjgjaJ^ii^L^^ •
Conformance to these proposed land uses with the
existing General Plan, the La Costa Master Plan and
the LFMP Zone 11 is discussed in the Land Use
section of this EIR.
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NOTE: The new conceptual alignment ol Rancho Santa FeJRd.
*°~" was approved by the City Council on
October 20. 1987.
GROWTH FiQure 9
MANAGEMENT • General Plan Designations
PROGRAM Zone 11
Rancho Santa Fe Road Assessment District
Existing Land Use Designation In GPA Area Project Design Consultants
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was approved by the City Council on
October 20, 1987.
Proposed Land-Use
Designations in GPA Area
Figure 10
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3. Relocation of Rancho Santa Fe Road and Associated
Grading
A "Route Adoption Report" has been prepared for the
relocation of Rancho Santa Fe Road (Project Design
Consultants, September 15, 1989) which is
incorporated by reference into this EIR. It
provides a detailed description of the roadway
relocation and expansion project being proposed
jointly by the City and Fieldstone/La Costa
Associates and forms the basis for the summary
description provided below.
Rancho Santa Fe Road is generally a north-south road
which links the circulation systems of the Cities
of Carlsbad, San Marcos and Encinitas. The road is
presently designated as a six-lane prime arterial
in the City of Carlsbad's General Plan. The
referenced Route Adaption Report proposes to
relocate the road from its present alignment to the
"Canyon Alignment", which moves the portion of the
road between Melrose Avenue and La Costa Avenue
approximately 1/4 mile east of its present location.•
Associated with the roadway relocation project is
a grading program, the extent of which was
previously shown in Figure 4. In addition to
altering the landform as needed to expand Rancho
Santa Fe Road to six lanes and move it from its
current location to that shown earlier, the proposed
grading program is also designed to accommodate the
proposed land use redistribution shown in Figure 10.
As a result, the area that will be disturbed through
cut and fill activity will encompass approximately
475 acres, as shown in Figure 4, and will involve
the movement of roughly j&-^million cubic yards of
earth. S.
In addition, the proposed grading program will also
accomplish the following:
a. Provide for the extension of Esfera Street from
its current terminus to connect with Rancho
Santa Fe Road in its new location;
b. Ensure the availability of good quality soils
for the roadbed and subgrade;
c. Ensure that adequate grading is accomplished
during the roadway project so that soils will
not have to be transferred from one side of the
six-land road to the other after the road is
open to traffic.
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d. Minimize local disturbances to the community
through grading (dust, noise, traffic, etc.)
by completing the grading program in one
operation;
e. Improve the economic viability and cost
effectiveness of the roadway project through
economies of scale.
D. Project Objectives
The objectives of the proposed Rancho Santa Fe Assessment
District Project are as follows:
1. To provide for the timely relocation and expansion
of Rancho Santa Fe Road to a six-lane prime arterial
roadway, as called for in the Circulation Element
of Carlsbad's General Plan.
2. Through the expansion of Rancho Santa Fe Road, to
eliminate a notoriously unsafe roadway, thereby
contributing to the future health, safety and
welfare of the residents of Carlsbad and surround
areas, as well as commuters who use the road daily.
3. To provide a vital link in the region's roadway
network.
4. To establish a means of financing the realignment
and expansion of the roadway through the formation
of an Assessment District.
5. To establish land use designations within the City's
Land Use Element and the Zone 11 Management Plan.
6. To provide a Program EIR which can be used in the
future by the City to process individual
applications or tentative maps for land within the
Assessment District, in conformance with Section
15168 of the CEQA guidelines.
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3
Figure 4
Figure 5
Figure 6
Figure 7
Figure 8
Figure 9
Figure 10
Rancho Santa Fe Road Assessment District Regional
Map
Rancho Santa Fe Road Assessment District Boundary
Rancho Santa Fe Road Assessment District General
Plan Amendment Boundaries and GPA Properties
Rancho Santa Fe Road Assessment District Area of
Distribution
Rancho Santa Fe Road Assessment District
Construction Phase I
Rancho Santa Fe Road Assessment District
Construction Phase II
Rancho Santa Fe Road Assessment District
Construction Phase III
Rancho Santa Fe Road Assessment District Properties
not in GPA Area
Rancho Santa Fe Road Assessment District Existing
Land Use Designations in GPA Area
Rancho Santa Fe Road Assessment District Proposed
Land Use Designations in GPA Area
Table 1
Table 2
Table 3
LIST OF TABLES
Parcels and Owners in the Rancho Santa Fe Road
Assessment District
Parcels and Owners within the Rancho Santa Fe Road
Assessment District and the General Plan Amendment
Area
Parcels and Owners within the Rancho Santa Fe Road
Assessment District but not the General Plan
Amendment Area
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