HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-07-14; City Council; Resolution 2009-182i RESOLUTION NO. 2009-182
2 A RESOLUTION OF INTENTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
tHE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, DIRECTING THE
3 PLANNING DIRECTOR TO INITIATE PREPARATION OF A
SPECIFIC PLAN FOR THE AREA OF LAND GENERALLY
4 IDENTIFIED AS THE PLAZA CAMINO REAL MALL.
5 WHEREAS, the Plaza Camino Real mall, initially constructed between 1968 and 1969,
6 with one major expansion approved in 1977, has a total retail area of approximately 986,081
square feet; and
WHEREAS, since the last major expansion, over 32 years ago, the appearance and
economic viability of the Plaza Camino Real mall has significantly declined as exhibited by the
recent closure of the Robinson-May building in 2008, and
WHEREAS, the existing discretionary permit covering the property (Precise Plan 24) is
not adequate to effectively guide the continuing development or redevelopment of the Plaza
•* Camino Real mall, and
WHEREAS, the City has been formally approached by Westfield, LLC expressing
interest in the preparation and processing of a comprehensive Specific Plan to facilitate the
redevelopment of the Plaza Camino Real mall, and
17 WHEREAS, the Plaza Camino Real mall site is comprised of multiple properties under
18 multiple ownership, including the City of Carlsbad who owns the majority of the parking lot, and
19 WHEREAS, given the difficulty of acquiring the signatures of all property owner having
20 ownership interest in the Plaza Camino Real mall, Westfield, LLC has requested the City to
21 initiate the application for a Specific Plan that would be used in the future to guide any
22 redevelopment efforts.
23 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad,
24 California, as follows:
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1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
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2. That pursuant to Section 65450 of the State Government Code and Chapter 21.52 of
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the Carlsbad Municipal Code, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad hereby directs
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the Planning Director to initiate preparation of a Specific Plan covering the area of
land generally identified as the Plaza Camino Real mall, and
3. That the Planning Director is hereby directed to prepare said Specific Plan and after
appropriate time set the matter for public hearing before the Planning Commission
and City Council.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the!4tb day of July 2009, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Member? Lewis, Kulcbin, Hall, Packard and Blackburn.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ATTEST:
LORRAINE M. WOOD, g)ty
(SEAL)
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