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PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 5642
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING
APPROVAL OF A CITYWIDE AMENDMENT TO THE
CIRCULATION ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN.
CASE NAME: CIRCULATION ELEMENT UPDATE
CASE NO: GPA 04-01
WHEREAS, the City’s Public Works Division, “Developer,” has filed a verified
application with the City of Carlsbad regarding property owned by the City of Carlsbad,
“Owner,” described as
Citywide
(“the Property”); and
WHEREAS, said verified application constitutes a request for a General Plan
Amendment as shown on Exhibit “A” dated June 2, 2004, attached hereto and on file in the
Carlsbad Planning Department CIRCULATION ELEMENT UPDATE - GPA 04-01 as
provided in Government Code Section 65350 et. seq. and Section 21.52.160 of the Carlsbad
Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did, on the 2nd day of June 2004, hold a
duly noticed public hearing as prescribed by law to consider said request; and
WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony
and arguments, if any, of all persons desiring to be heard, said Commission considered all factors
relating to the General Plan Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Planning
Commission of the City of Carlsbad, as follows:
A)
B)
That the above recitations are true and correct.
That based on the evidence presented at the public hearing, the Commission
RECOMMENDS APPROVAL of the CIRCULATION ELEMENT
UPDATE, GPA 04-01, based on the following findings:
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Findinm
1. This General Plan Amendment (GPA) will not dversely imp ct other Elements of
the General Plan nor will it negatively impact the ability of the City to implement
the General Plan via the zoning ordinance. This GPA will facilitate existing General
Plan policies and objectives by incorporating the Citywide Trails Program as
approved by the City Council in 2001. This amendment will promote trails along
future Circulation Element roads and provides guidelines for trail alternatives to
sidewalks in certain cases. In addition, this GPA will maintain compliance with the
City’s Growth Management Program. All future trail improvements based on this
GPA will undergo environmental review and applicable permitting procedures.
2. The Planning Commission of the City of Carlsbad does hereby find:
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b.
C.
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it has reviewed, analyzed and considered the amendment’s Negative
Declaration, the environmental impacts therein identified and any comments
thereon prior to RECOMMENDING ADOPTION of the requested
amendment; and
the Negative Declaration has been prepared in accordance with requirements
of the California Environmental Quality Act, the State Guidelines and the
Environmental Protection Procedures of the City of Carlsbad; and
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it reflects the independent judgment of the Planning Commission of the City
of Carlsbad; and
based on the EIA Part 11 and comments thereon, there is no substantial
evidence the amendment will have a significant effect on the environment.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Planning
Commission of the City of Carlsbad, California, held on the 2nd day of June 2004, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Chairperson White, Commissioners Baker, Dominguez,
Heineman, Montgomery, Segall, and Whitton
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
bfELISSA WHITE, Chairperson
CARLSBAD PLANNING COMMISSION
ATTEST:
MICHAEL J. HO~~ILL~R
Planning Director
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Exhlbit "A"
June 2,2004
1. INTRODUCTION
A. BACKGROUND AND INTENT
The Circulation Element for the City of Carlsbad is
a comprehensive plan for the circulation of
people, goods, energy, water, sewage, storm
waters, communications, and services. The
primary focus of the document is to provide for
the safe and efficient movement of people and
goods within the City and to provide for public
access to all existing and future land uses
identified in the Land Use Element of the General
Plan. It also identifies how transportation
systems will link with surrounding jurisdictions and
be coordinated with regional transportation plans.
To ensure that circulation facilities are provided
concurrent with their need, the City has adopted
numerous policies, programs and ordinances,
including the Growth Management Program. In
addition, new regulations have mandated
compliance with the requirements of the California
Clean Air Act and Federal Clean Water Acts.
These new state and federal regulations require
implementation of both a Transportation Demand
Management Program and Storm Water Quality
Management Program, respectively. The
Circulation Element incorporates policies and
action plans to implement these new require-
ments together with requirements of the Growth
Management Program.
The City contains many scenic and historical
areas traversed by existing and proposed
roadways. From an aesthetic, environmental and
historical perspective, it is important to preserve
as much of the natural qualities of these areas as
possible in order to maintain the distinctive
character of the City. In previous versions of the
General Plan, the City maintained a separate
Scenic Roadways Element to accomplish the task
of preserving and enhancing the scenic quality of
the City. Changes to State law in 1981 eliminated
the mandatory inclusion of a Scenic Roadways
Element within the General Plan. In an effort to
reduce the number and complexity of elements
within the City's General Plan, the goals,
objectives, policies and action plans necessary to
preserve the scenic quality of roadways within the
City have been retained, but have been incor-
porated into the Circulation Element.
The Circulation Element includes several maps
and graphics. Street classifications used in
Carlsbad, described according to their function
and the amount of traffic they carry, are shown on
Table 1 : Street Classifications. The Circulation
Plan is illustrated on Map 1. The Street Design
Standards used by the City are shown on Figure
1. Bicycle Routes and High Pressure Gas and
Petroleum Mains are shown on Map 2 and Map 3.
B. STATELAW
A Circulation Element is required by State law
(Government Code Section 65032(b)) and must
consist of "the general location and extent of
existing and proposed major thoroughfares,
transportation routes, terminals, and other local
public utilities and facilities, all correlated with the
Land Use Element of the General Plan". The
Circulation Element must state the overall goals,
objectives and policies concerning the circulation
needs of the City and specifically address issues
relating to major thoroughfares, transportation
routes, terminals and other local public utilities
and facilities. The City of Carlsbad's Circulation
Element also addresses issues of public transit,
bicycle and pedestrian routes and facilities,
railroads and light rail transit, air travel, parking,
transportation demand management, and ve-
hicular and pedestrian safety.
C. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER
The Circulation Element is most closely related to,
and is a reflection of, the Land Use Element of
the General Plan. The Circulation Plan was
developed in conjunction with computerized traffic
modeling and analysis utilizing the projected land
uses contained in Carlsbad's Land Use Element
as well as land use plans of surrounding
communities. The most recent modeling effort for
the City of Carlsbad was conducted in 1990 by
the San Diego Association of Governments
(SANDAG) using the TranPlan computer pro-
gram. Results of the modeling effort indicate that
the proposed Circulation Plan contained in this
document will adequately serve the proposed
land uses.
ELEMENTS
The comprehensive nature of the Circulation
Element requires that it relate to and correlate
with all other elements of the General Plan
including the Noise, Housing, Open Space and
Conservation, Parks and Recreation, and Public
Safety Elements. All these elements address
various aspects of the circulation system and
together they provide the basic policies and
guidelines for the development of a safe, efficient
and aesthetically pleasing transportation network.
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These elements should be referred to for more
detailed discussion. For example, the public
facilities discussed in the Circulation Element are
also discussed in the Land Use Element. It is the
policy of the City of Carlsbad that the Circulation
Element be consistent with all other elements of
the General Plan.
D. THE CITY OF CARLSBAD SETTING
The dominant natural and manmade features in
Carlsbad, which establish the framework within
which the circulation network must function,
include the Pacific Ocean to the west, the three
natural lagoons extending from the ocean to the
interior of the City, the steep hills and canyons
which punctuate the eastern half of the
community, Highway 78 along the northern
boundary, the Coast Highway, the AT&SF
railroad and Interstate 5. These features all serve
to separate the coastal portion of the City from
the interior portion. There are three major,
existing, arterial roads in the City, including, El
Camino Real which runs north and south through
the center of the City, Palomar Airport Road
which runs east and west through the center of
the City, and Rancho Santa Fe Road which runs
along the southern and easterly boundary of the
City. In addition, Carlsbad has a general aviation
commuter airport located in the central portion of
the City adjacent to the intersection of Palomar
Airport Road and El Camino Real. Goals,
objectives, and policies and programs related to
air transportation are included in this element, but
are also discussed in the Land Use Element.
Given the existing topographic constraints, the
City has developed an integrated land use and
circulation plan to take advantage of the natural
landform features and the existing transportation
facilities. A major challenge for the City in the
future will be to complete the remaining roadway
segments of the Circulation Element in a timely
manner within a climate of increasingly strict
environmental guidelines. The City must also find
ways to refine the existing circulation network in
the developed portions of the City to
accommodate increased redevelopment activity
and the development of surrounding communi-
ties. Finally, it is recognized that the City circula-
tion system is a part of the larger regional, state,
and national transportation systems. As such, the
City circulation system will continue to be influ-
enced by the demands placed upon it by larger
transportation system needs.
B E. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
The construction of unbuilt circulation element
roads and public utilities will be brought about
through a combination of construction activities
undertaken by the development community and
the City of Carlsbad. The guiding theme for the
construction of the circulation element infrastruc-
ture is the provision. of facilities prior to or concur-
rent with the need for such facilities. To this end
the City has established the Growth Management
Program, the Capital Improvement Program and a
development exaction program consisting of pub-
lic facility impact fees and direct developer con-
struction of public road, public trail and utility
improvements.
PROGRAM
The Growth Management Program establishes
minimum standards for the provision of basic
public infrastructure including circulation element
roads, sewer collection, sewer treatment, water
distribution and flood control. In addition, the
Growth Management Program requires the
preparation of Local Facilities Management Plans
to ensure that the public facility standards are met
through buildout for each of the 25 local facility
zones.
For the most part, roads and public utilities will be
constructed as a condition of development activity
in accordance with the dictates of the Growth
Management Program. Where a particular facility
exceeds the financial capability of any one
developer or the need for the facility cannot be
attributed to a single development, the City, and
various utility districts within the City, have
established facility impact fees to generate the
revenues needed to finance construction of those
facilities. These impact fees combined with direct
developer construction activities will assure com-
pletion of the majority of the circulation element
network. The remaining portion of the network for
which the need is not attributable to future devel-
opment, must be financed through other local,
regional and federal funding sources. An example
of one such facility is the improvement of
Carlsbad Village Drive west of Interstate 5 which
will be funded through redevelopment tax incre- ment bonds.
Timing for the construction of the missing circula-
tion element links is, for the most part, a function
of development activity. For those facilities
financed through facility impact fees or other
funding sources, the City prepares on a yearly
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basis a Capital Improvement Program (CIP). The
CIP establishes the next year’s construction pro-
gram and also outlines the five year and buildout
improvement needs for the City. The CIP must
balance the availability of revenues with the vari-
ous competing needs for public facility construc-
tion. Taken as a whole, the Capital Improvement
Program, Growth Management Program and de-
velopment exaction program will assure timely
completion of the circulation element facilities as
needed by the residents of Carlsbad and sur-
rounding communities.
TABLE 1 : STREET CLASSIFICATIONS
Local Streets:
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Provide street connectivity and immediate access to adjoining properties
Are designed to discourage cut-through traffic
Balance use of the right-of-way between vehicles and pedestrians
Reduce vehicle speed and “cut-through” traffic through the use of appropriate street widths and traffic
calming measures
Provide access for emergency service providers and emergency egress for residents
Carry low volumes of traffic (estimated average daily trips: 2,000 maximum)
Collector Streets:
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Provide immediate access to adjoining properties
Serve as the connecting link for traffic between local and arterial streets
Generally carry light to moderate traffic volumes (estimated average daily trips: 2,000 to 10,000)
Secondary Arterials:
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Provide limited access to adjacent properties
Serve to move traffic between collector streets and larger arterials or the freeways
Have two traffic lanes in each direction with a painted median
Carry moderate traffic volumes (estimated average daily trips: 10,000 to 20,000)
Maior Arterials:
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Prohibit access to adjacent properties unless no other alternative exists
Provide intra-city circulation and connections to freeways and regional roads
Have a minimum of two traffic lanes in each direction with a raised median
Carry moderate to heavy traffic volumes (estimated average daily trips: 20,000 to 40,000)
Prime Arterials:
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Prohibit access to adjacent properties unless no other alternative exists
Provide for regional and intra-city circulation and connections to freeways and other regional roads
Carry very heavy traffic volumes (estimated average daily trips: 40,000 or more)
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II. GOALS, OBJECTIVES,
AND IMPLEMENTING
POLICIES AND
ACTION PROGRAMS
STREETS AND TRAFFIC
CONTROL
A.
A. 1
A.2
A.3
A.4
A.5
A.6
A.7
A.8
Goals
A City with an integrated transportation net-
work serving local and regional needs
which accommodates a variety of different
travel modes based on safety, conven-
ience, attractiveness, costs, environmental
and social impacts.
A City with an adequate circulation infra-
structure to serve the projected population.
A City with a comprehensive network of
streets that maximize access to all
neighborhoods and land uses.
A City with properly maintained, smooth
functioning and safe traffic control systems.
A City with inviting streetscapes that
encourage walking and promote a sense of
neighborhood in residential developments.
A City with streets designed to balance ve-
hicular requirements with the needs of all
pedestrians including children, the elderly
and the disabled.
A City committed to providing a circulation
system that promotes the safety and livabil-
ity of residential neighborhoods while
maintaining adequate access for emer-
gency service providers and prompt
evacuation capabilities for residents.
A City with a circulation system that pro-
motes alternative transportation such as
walking, bicycling and public transportation.
B. Objectives
B.l To provide an adequate circulation infra-
structure concurrent with or prior to the ac-
tual demand for such facilities.
B.2
B.3
B .4
B.5
B.6
8.7
8.8
To design streets for the safe and efficient
movement of people, goods and services in
the most environmentally sound manner
possible.
To maintain a clear and consistent set of
standards for the design and construction of
roads and traffic control devices.
To create a priority list for the construction
of new traffic signals.
To provide safe, adequate and attractively
landscaped parking facilities.
To implement and regularly update devel-
oper fee programs for financing of circula-
tion facilities.
To enhance the economic value of property
and improve the economic competitiveness
of the City through the construction of well-
designed, efficient, and cost effective trans-
portation facilities.
To design new subdivisions with streets
where trees, parkways and traffic calming
measures beautify neighborhoods, slow
vehicle speeds, maintain on-street parking
and encourage residents to walk or bicycle.
c.1
c.2
c.3
c.4
C. Implementing Policies and Action
Programs
Require new development to comply with
the adopted (September 23, 1986) Growth
Management performance standards for
circulation facilities.
Establish a network of truck routes through-
out the City to provide for the safe move-
ment of trucks into and out of commercial
zones while reducing conflicts with traffic in
residential, school and recreational areas.
Use the street design standards contained
in this element (Figure 1: Street Design
Standards) as guidelines for what is rea-
sonable and desirable. Allow variations to
occur in accordance with established City
policy regarding engineering standards variances.
Minimize the number of access points to
major and prime arterials to enhance the
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C.6
c.7
C.8
c.9
functioning of these streets as through-
ways.
Use good road design practice to minimize
the number of intersections and other con-
flicting traffic movements.
Use good road design practice to minimize
noise on adjacent land uses.
Provide traffic control devices along all
roadway segments and at intersections.
Provide for the safe movement of traffic and
pedestrians around all road and utility con-
struction projects.
Pursue Transnet and other regional, state
and federal funding sources to finance re-
gional roads and transportation facilities.
C.10 Provide greater flexibility in the design stan-
dards for hillside roads to minimize grading
and visual impacts.
C.11 Interconnect and synchronize the operation
of traffic signals along arterial streets,
whenever feasible.
C.12 Prepare and maintain a Traffic Signal
Qualification List to recommend priorities
for the construction of new traffic signals.
C.13 Establish and maintain an official street
naming and addressing plan to remove
conflicts, duplication, and uncertainty.
C.14 Encourage joint public/private efforts to im-
prove parking and circulation in developed
areas.
C.15 Encourage increased public parking in the
Village and beach areas of the City.
C.16 Require new development to construct all
roadways needed to serve the proposed
development prior to or concurrent with the
circulation needs created by the develop-
ment.
C.17 Coordinate the planning and construction of
new roads with existing roads in adjoining
neighborhoods.
C.18 Require new development to dedicate and
improve all public rights-of-way for circula-
tion facilities needed to serve development.
C.19 Require new subdivisions to incorporate
street designs, appropriate widths, traffic
calming measures, and standards to reduce
vehicle speeds and encourage bicycle use.
(2.20 Require new subdivisions to provide walk-
ways linking homes with stores, schools,
businesses and transportation corridors,
etc.
C.21 Require new subdivisions to incorporate
parkways to encourage pedestrian activity.
C.22 Require residential subdivisions to provide
street connectivity to the maximum extent
feasible by limiting the use of single access
streets.
C.23 Ensure that the street designs of new
subdivisions support the delivery of emer-
gency service.
C.24 The use of long single-access streets, gen-
erally exceeding 20 residential dwelling
units is discouraged and should be utilized
only when topographical, geographical or
other physical conditions make it infeasible
to provide street connectivity.
ALTERNATIVE MODES OF
TRAN SPO RTATlO N
A. Goal
A City which promotes, encourages, and accom-
modates a variety of transportation modes as al-
ternatives to the automobile.
B. Objectives
B. 1 To provide infrastructure and facilities
necessary to accommodate pedestrians,
bicycles, and other non-automobile modes
of transportation.
To reduce the number and severity of ve-
hicular, bicycle and pedestrian-related acci-
dents.
8.2
B.3 To prioritize future sidewalk construction.
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C. Implementing Policies and Action
Programs
c.1
c.2
c.3
c .4
c.5
C.6
c.7
C.8
c.9
Encourage the construction of sidewalks
along all public roadways with special em-
phasis given to collectors, arterials, and
areas with high pedestrian traffic generators
such as schools, commercial centers,
transportation facilities, public buildings,
beaches and parks.
Encourage pedestrian circulation in com-
mercial areas through the provision of con-
venient parking facilities, increased side-
walk widths, pedestrian-oriented building
designs, landscaping, street lighting and
street furniture.
Design pedestrian spaces and circulation in
relationship to land uses and available
parking for all new construction and rede-
velopment projects.
Link public sidewalks to the network of pub-
lic and private trail systems.
Provide for handicapped access to and
along public sidewalks and along as much
of the trail system as feasible.
Install sidewalks and trail systems within
existing and new industrial developments.
Encourage school districts to implement
safety programs for pedestrians and bicy-
clists within the public school system.
Maintain a Traffic Safety Commission com-
posed of Carlsbad citizens for the purpose of
studying matters of traffic and pedestrian
safety and making recommendations to the
City Council regarding measures to promote
and improve traffic and pedestrian safety.
Employ improved traffic control devices and
monitor police accident reports to increase
pedestrian and bicyclist safety.
C.10Prepare and maintain an inventory of all
missing and incomplete sidewalk segments
within the City for the purpose of prioritizing
future sidewalk construction.
C.ll Coordinate the location of bicycle routes with
the Parks and Recreation Element and the
Open Space and Conservation Element.
C.12 Extend bicycle routes to cultural,
educational and recreational facilities
whenever practical.
C.13 Develop and implement employer incentive
programs to encourage the placement of
strategic bicycle storage lockers, and the
construction of safe and convenient bicycle
facilities.
(2.14 Design bicycle routes in accordance with
the "Bike Route Standards" Chapter 1000
of the State of California Highway Design
Manual.
C.15 Improve bicycle access to beach areas.
C. 16 Review, periodically, the Circulation Element
Bicycle Route Map and revise, as
necessary, to reflect existing roadway
conditions and changed land uses.
C.17 Coordinate with the San Diego Association
of Governments (SANDAG) and the North
County Transit District (NCTD) on the in-
stallation of any new trolley or light rail tran-
sit systems.
C.18 Provide linkage to bus, pedestrian and bicy-
cle routes from any new light rail commuter
transit facility.
C.19 Encourage passive and active use of the
railroad right-of-way as trail linkage and bi-
cycle pathway.
C.20 Plan and coordinate park-and-ride facilities
with CALTRANS, NCTD and SANDAG.
C.21 Encourage commuter usage of buses, car-
pools and vanpools through a combination
of employer incentives, public education
programs and construction of safe, con-
venient and aesthetically pleasing transfer
facilities.
C.22 Encourage the expansion of bus service
and new routes into developing or rede-
veloping areas of the City.
C.23 Design public trails in accordance with the
Open Space and Conservation Element
including multi-use and equestrian
segments where appropriate.
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C.24 Review, periodically, the conceptual Open
Space and Conservation Map, which is
shown as Map 2 in the Open Space and
Conservation Element and revise the trails
system to reflect existing roadway
conditions and land use changes.
AI R TRANS PORT AT ION
A. Goal
A City which balances the needs of the existing
general aviation airport with the needs of the citi-
zens of the city.
B. Objectives
B.l To encourage the continued operation of
McClellan-Palomar Airport as a general
aviation airport.
B.2 To prohibit the expansion of McClellan-
Palomar Airport unless approved by a ma-
jority vote of Carlsbad electorate as re-
quired by the Carlsbad Municipal Code
Section 21 S3.015.
C. Implementing Policy and Action
Coordinate with the San Diego Association of
Governments and the Federal Aviation Admini-
stration to protect public health, safety and wel-
fare by ensuring the orderly operation of the Air-
port and the adoption of land use measures that
minimize the public's exposure to excessive noise
and safety hazards within areas around the air-
port.
Program
PUBLIC UTILITY AND STORM
DRAl NAG E FAC I LIT1 ES
A. Goals
A.l A City with a comprehensive network of
utilities and storm drainage facilities which
provide appropriate public utility and flood
control services to all land uses.
A.2 A City in which the public utility and storm
drainage infrastructure are constructed
concurrent with or prior to the actual de-
mand for such facilities.
B. Objectives
B. 1
B.2
B.3
8.4
8.5
To maintain a clear and consistent set of
standards for the design and construction of
public utilities.
To implement and regularly update devel-
oper fee programs for the financing of pub-
lic utility and storm drainage facilities.
To enhance the economic value of property
and improve the economic competitiveness
of the City through the construction of well
designed, efficient and cost effective public
utility and storm drainage facilities.
To maintain current master plans for the
expansion of local public facilities for sewer,
potable water, reclaimed water and storm
drainage.
To comply with all federal, state and local
laws and regulations regarding the preser-
vation and enhancement of water quality.
C. Implementing Policies and Action
Programs
c.1
c.2
c.3
c.4
c.5
C.6
Require new development to construct all
public facilities needed to serve the pro-
posed development prior to or concurrent
with the circulation needs created by the
development.
Develop, and update periodically, a set of
standards for the design and construction of
public utilities.
Coordinate the planning and construction of
public utilities with existing public utilities in
adjoining neighborhoods.
Require new development to dedicate and
improve all public rights-of-way for public
utility and storm drainage facilities needed
to serve development.
Inform the public and contractors of the
danger involved, and the necessary pre-
cautions that must be taken when working
on or near, pipelines or utility transmission
lines.
Monitor the adequacy of public utilities as
an integral part of the Growth Management
Plan and Public Facilities Management
System.
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c.7
C.8
c.9
c.10
Ensure developer conformance with all
adopted public utility and storm drainage
master plans and adopted ordinances re-
garding the provision of public utility and
storm drainage facilities.
Ensure continued coordination between the
City and special utility districts and public
utility companies operating in Carlsbad.
Develop and implement a program of "Best
Management Practices" for the elimination
and reduction of pollutants which enter into
and/or are transported within storm drain-
age facilities.
Review and update, on a regular basis,
master plans for the expansion of local
public facilities for sewer, potable water, re-
claimed water and storm drainage.
SCENIC ROADWAYS
A. Goal
A City which preserves and enhances the visual,
environmental and historical characteristics of the
local community through sensitive planning and
design of transportation and utility corridors.
B. Objectives
B.l
B .2
B.3
B .4
B.5
To enhance the scenic, environmental and
historical quality of roadways in conjunction
with the Circulation, Open Space and Con-
servation, and Parks and Recreation Ele-
ments of the General Plan.
To establish a route map identifying existing
and future scenic roadway, railroad and
utility corridors within the City.
To consider a system of routes and special
treatments to increase the enjoyment of
and opportunities for recreational and CUI-
tural pursuits and tourism in Carlsbad.
To provide a process for the establishment
of convenient and safe scenic routes to
major recreational areas and points of his-
toric, scenic or cultural significance.
To provide multiple recreational uses, such as bikeways, public trails, roadside rests
and observation points, when appropriate,
on lands within and adjacent to designated
scenic corridors, and provide a means of
coordinating scenic roadways with other
transportation and recreational oppor-
tunities within the City.
B.6 To provide a means of enhancing scenic
roadways and making them identifiable to
the traveling public.
C. Implementing Policies and Action
C.l Implement the policies, standards and
guidelines contained within the Carlsbad
Scenic Corridor Guidelines.
Programs
C.2 Establish four categories of scenic corridors
and designate streets to be included within
those categories as follows:
Community Theme Corridors - connect
Carlsbad with adjacent municipalities and
present the City of Carlsbad to persons
entering and passing through the commu-
nity. Community Theme Corridors include:
El Camino Real
Carlsbad Boulevard
Palomar Airport Road
La Costa Avenue
Melrose Drive
Community Scenic Corridors - interconnect
major subareas of the present and planned
Carlsbad community. Community Scenic
Corridors include:
College Boulevard
Cannon Road
Carlsbad Village Drive
Faraday Avenue
Interstate 5
La Costa Avenue
Olivenhain Road/Rancho Santa Fe
Poinsettia Lane/Carrillo Way
Road
Natural Open Suace and Recreation Corri- dors - offer spectacular views of water-
scapes, landforms, wildlife and the Pacific
Ocean. Natural Open Space and Recrea-
tion Corridors include:
Adams StreetlPark Drive
Batiquitos Drive
Jefferson Street (portion adjacent to
Buena Vista Lagoon)
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Railroad Corridor - presents the City of
Carlsbad to people passing through the City
by rail. The only Railroad Corridor is:
Atchison Topeka €4 Santa Fe Railroad
Review and update periodically the list of
roadways designated as scenic corridors.
Utilize and update the criteria for designat-
ing scenic roadways and selecting commu-
nity identity entries outlined in the Carlsbad
Scenic Corridor Guidelines Manual.
Include roadways as scenic routes which
provide significant views of the ocean, la-
goons, open space lands, back country and
urban activity.
Enhance and preserve the natural and de-
veloped environments along each desig-
nated scenic route.
Approve projects adjacent to El Camino
Real only if the proposed project is con-
sistent with the El Camino Real Corridor
Development Standards.
Coordinate the planning, design and imple-
mentation of designated scenic corridors
with the Planning, Engineering, Parks and
Recreation and Utilities and Maintenance
Departments.
Coordinate the scenic corridor program with
the State, County and adjacent cities wher-
ever possible.
Review the need to establish additional
special overlay zones along designated
scenic corridors and initiate the appropriate
rezoning if an overlay zone is warranted.
Develop guidelines to improve the visual
quality of the corridor adjacent to the Atchi-
son Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
Seek financial assistance from federal and
state sources whenever possible to assist
in the implementation of the scenic road-
ways program.
REGIONAL CIRCULATION
CONS ID E RAT IONS
A. Goals
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A.3
A City with a modern public utility and trans-
portation system based upon integrated pro-
grams for the management of air quality,
water quality and land resources.
A City with a transportation system which
helps minimize air pollution and traffic con-
gestion and supports commerce and eco-
nomic development.
A City which participates with other cities in
the County, through the San Diego Associa-
tion of Governments, in working toward the
solution of regional transportation issues.
B. Objectives
8.1 To develop programs and strategies for
Transportation Demand Management con-
sistent with the San Diego Regional Air
Quality Strategy.
8.2 To participate with other cities in the County
in developing the Regional Growth Man-
agement Strategy which addresses air
quality, transportation system management,
and transportation demand management
for San Diego County on a "regional com-
munity" basis.
8.3 To comply with all federal, state and local
laws and regulations regarding the preser-
vation and enhancement of air quality.
C. Implementing Policies and Action
C.l Implement the policies of the Regional
Growth Management Strategy when the
program is adopted by the City.
Programs
C.2 Encourage the inclusion of onsite or nearby
amenities such as day care facilities, dry
cleaners and convenience stores within
residential and industrial projects to reduce
vehicular trips.
(3.3 Coordinate with CALTRANS as develop-
ment proceeds and CALTRANS funds be-
come available to ensure that the capacity
of on/off ramps is adequate.
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Consider noise impacts in the design of south to an appropriate connection. Melrose
road systems and give special considera- shall maintain its classification as a prime ar-
tion to those road corridors in scenic or terial north of Rancho Santa Fe Road. South noise sensitive areas. of Rancho Santa Fe Road, Melrose may be
built to secondary or modified standards with-
The City shall work with the adjacent out an amendment to this element but should
communities and agencies of Oceanside, preserve adequate right-of-way to construct a
Vista, Encinitas, San Marcos, County of full width major arterial road.
San Diego, Caltrans, North County Transit
District, San Diego Association of Govern-
ments and other appropriate agencies to
coordinate local traffic management
reduction efforts.
CIRCULATION PLAN
NOTES
Several areas of the Circulation Plan require fur-
ther explanation of the City's intent. As a result,
the following notes are provided to clarify the
plan.
A.
B.
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D.
E.
Rancho Del Oro - Classified as a secondary
arterial roadway only if a freeway interchange
with SR78 is provided. If an interchange is
not provided, this roadway is not to be in-
cluded in the plan.
Tamarack Avenue - Classified as a modified
collector street between Carlsbad Boulevard
and Skyline Road. An 8O-foot right-of-way
west of Jefferson to Carlsbad Boulevard
should be maintained. Secondary arterial
standards should be maintained between
Jefferson Street and Adams Street.
Avenida Encinas - The City might downgrade
the southernmost link of this roadway (be-
tween Lakeshore Gardens Mobile Home Park
and Carlsbad Boulevard) to a collector street
if a master plan for the immediate area indi-
cates low intensity development. Such
downgrading should not require an amend-
ment to this element.
Leucadia Boulevard Extension - The City
should support and encourage adjoining ju-
risdictions to extend Leucadia Boulevard from
Interstate 5 to El Camino Real.
Melrose Drive - The City should support and
encourage adjoining jurisdictions to extend
Melrose Drive from the Carlsbad city limits
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