HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRE 2019-0001; 2910 JEFFERSON; Admin Decision LetterMarch 22, 2019
Dan Mullen
2045 Kettner Blvd
San Diego, CA 92101
SUBJECT: PRE 2019-0001 (DEV2019-0016} • 2910 JEFFERSON
APN: 203-354-13-00
Ccityof
Carlsbad
Thank you for submitting a preliminary review for exterior renovations and the addition of a covered
exterior stairway to an existing building at 2910 Jefferson Street. The project site is an approximately
10,585-square-foot lot that is currently developed with a two-story, 12,763-square-foot building used for
medical offices, above a basement parking garage.
In response to your application, the Planning Division has prepared this comment letter. Please note that
the purpose of a preliminary review is to provide you with direction and comments on the overall concept
of your project. This preliminary review does not represent an In-depth analysis of your project. It is
intended to give you feedback on critical issues based upon the Information provided In your submittal.
This review is based upon the plans. policies, and standards In effect as of the date of this review. Please
be aware that at the time of a formal application submittal, new plans. policies. and standards may be
in effect and additional issues of concern may be raised through a more specific and detailed review.
Planning:
General
1. General Plan and zoning designations for the property are as follows:
a. General Plan: Village-Barrio (V·B)
b. Zoning: Village-Barrio (V·B) Zone
c. Village & Barrio Master Plan; Village Center (VC} Land Use District
2. The project site is not located within the Coastal Zone.
3. The project site is located within the Village Center (VC} District of the Carlsbad Village and Barrio
Master Plan (VBMP). Please see link below:
http://www.carlsbadca.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?Blob1D-36580
Community & Economic Development
Planning Division I 1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 I 760-602-4600 I 760-602-8560 f I www.carlsbadca.gov
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4. The project requires the following permits:
a. Nonconforming Construction Permit (NCP). Pursuant to Table 2-1 of the VBMP, medical offices
within the Village Center are a permitted. use, but not on ground floor street frontage within
this area per Figure 2-2 of the VBMP. Also, the building does not meet VBMP setback and
parking standards. Since this use has been in operation since the 1980's which is prior to
implementation of the VBMP, the proposed project is subject to the provisions of the
Nonconforming structures and uses provisions within Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 21.48.
Given the scope of work includes exterior alterations, no expansion of interior floor area, and
no increase in the intensity of uses that would require additional parking, no other planning
applications are required. The NCP shall be processed administratively.
5. Village Center (VC) Supplemental District Standards. The project is subject to the VC Supplemental
District Standards beginning on p. 2-36 within Section 2.7.1 of the VBMP. The following should be
addressed in a formal submittal:
a. Setbacks. The front/corner yard setbacks are a minimum ofO feet and a maximum offive feet.
Please identify the setback of the unenclosed staircase from the property lines. Additionally,
identify the right-of-way and the street to clearly show dimensions and proximity to the
existing infrastructure on Jefferson Street.
6. Basement. At formal submittal provide cross-sectional-plans of the parking garage and the existing
grade. In addition, explain how the parking garage meets the standard of a basement pursuant to
CMC Section 21.4.045 "Basement means that portion of a building between floor and ceiling which is
completely or partially below the existing grade or finished grade, whichever is lower, but so located
that the vertical distance from exterior grade to the adjacent interior floor below is greater than the
vertical distance from exterior grade to the adjacent interior ceiling above. This definition must apply
to a minimum of seventy-five percent of the perimeter of the basement for that portion of a building
to qualify as a basement."
All necessary application forms, submittal requirements, and fee information are available at the Planning
counter located in the Faraday Building at 1635 Faraday Avenue or online at
http://www.carlsbadca.gov/services/depts/planning/default.asp. You may also access the General Plan
Land Use Element and the Zoning Ordinance online at the website address shown; select Department
Listing; select Planning Home Page. Please review all information carefully before submitting.
Land Development Engineering:
1. No comment.
1. Scope of work does not affect Fire Code requirements.
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If you would like to schedule a meeting to discuss this letter with the commenting departments, please
contact Paul Dan at the number below. You may also contact each department individually as follows:
• Planning Division: Paul Dan, Associate Planner, at (760) 602-4614
• Land Development Engineering: Tecla Levy, Project Engineer, at (760) 602-2733
• Fire Department: Randy Metz, Fire Inspections, at (760) 602-4661
Sincerely,
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DON NEU, AICP
City Planner
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c: Don Glatt Horn, 1555 Camino Del Mar 307, Del Mar, CA 92014
Tecla Levy, Project Engineer
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