HomeMy WebLinkAboutCD 2019-0001; GRAND PACIFIC PALISADES RESORT BUILDING B; Admin Decision LetterMarch 14, 2019
Timothy Stripe
Grand Pacific Palisades Hotel, LP
5900 Pasteur Court, Suite 200
Carlsbad, CA 92008
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SUBJECT: CD 2019-0001 (DEV2017-0252}-GRAND PACIFIC PALISADES RESORT BUILDING B
The City Planner has completed a review of your application for a Consistency Determination, CD 2019-
0001, which is a modification to the third amendment to Site Development Plan SOP 96-01, application
No. AMEND 2017-0020 and Coastal Development Permit CDP 96-02, application No. AMEND 2017-0021,
to allow a 603-square foot building addition to the Grand Pacific Palisades Resort and add a second
restaurant use for the site within the existing lobby area of the resort.
After careful consideration of the request, the City Planner has determined that the request meets all of
the findings below and APPROVES this request. The proposed project is a building addition to
accommodate a secondary stairway and storage on the second and third floor. The addition is adjacent
to the southern tower at the main entrance, and is visible from the north elevation. The addition is
consistent with the Mediterranean architectural style of the resort. The proposed restaurant is the second
of the three restaurants that are permitted for the site per SOP 96-01. The 3,071-square foot restaurant
use does not necessitate exterior changes to the building other than rooftop venting, which is screened
-from view of adjacent properties and public streets.
In order for a Discretionary Permit Consistency Determination to be approved, all of the following findings
must be made: '
1) No project condition, feature, facility or amenity is changed or deleted that had been considered
essential to the project's design, quality, safety or function in that the proposed revisions to the
building maintain the overall design, quality and function of the project. The proposal
maintains the approved site plan and corresponding safety of the site. The addition is above
the existing first-floor footprint and is 603 square feet. The project does not add additional
resort units and does not change the approved building setbacks.
2) The request represents an upgrade in overall design features and or materials and improves upon
the project's compatibility with the surrounding neighborhood in that the proposed addition
results in an architectural design that will improve the aesthetics of the neighborhood.
3) The proposed revision does not change the density or boundary of the subject property.
4) The proposed revision does not involve the addition of a new land use not shown on the original
permit in that the proposed restaurant is a use specifically included with the approval of SDP 96-
01, is permitted per the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan, and sufficient parking is provided for the
use. Applying the 11 percent parking reduction for common parking facilities approved per SDP
96-01, the required parking for the proposed project is 428 parking spaces: 400 spaces required
for the previously approved hotel and restaurant (449 x .11 = 400} and 28 spaces required for
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the new 3,071 SF restaurant (31 x .11 = 28). 462 parking spaces are on-site; therefore, the
addition of the 3,071 SF restaurant reduces the on-site parking surplus from 62 spaces to 34
spaces.
5) The proposed revision does not rearrange the major land uses within the development in that no
additional buildings, resort units (hotel and/or timeshare), or uses are proposed beyond the
scope of what was approved for the Site Devel~pment Plan SDP 96-01 and Coastal Development
Permit CDP 96-02.
6} The proposed revision does not create changes of greater than ten percent provided that
compliance will be maintained with the applicable development standards of the Carlsbad
Municipal Code in that there are no changes to parking, landscaping, setbacks, coverage or
building height. The addition is less than one percent of the resort's building square footage.
7) The proposed change will not result in any significant environmental impact, and/or require
additional mitigation in that the proposed improvements do not create any inconsistencies or
new impacts relative to the environmental review process associated with the original project's
approval.
8} The proposed change would not result in any health, safety or welfare impacts.
9) There were not any major issues or controversies associated with the original project which would
be exacerbated with the proposed change in that the proposed revisions to the project are
changes that maintain the overall design, quality and function of the project.
10) The proposed change would not be readily discernable to the decision makers as being
substantially different from the project as originally approved in that the proposed revisions to
the project are changes that maintain the overall design, quality and function of the project.
Therefore, the City Planner has determined that the application qualifies for a consistency determination
with the approved permit and approves the changes to the project based on Planning Division
Administrative Policy No. 35.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel free to contact your project planner, Cliff Jones
at (760) 602-4613.
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