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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-09-01; Planning Commission; Resolution 56921 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 5692 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE CARLSBAD LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM TO ALLOW AN AMENDMENT TO THE CARLSBAD RANCH SPECIFIC PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SUBJECT SITE SHARE RESORT INDEPENDENT OF DEVELOPMENT OF PLANNING AREA 8. THE SUBJECT SITE IS GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CANNON ROAD, EAST OF ARMADA DRIVE AND WEST OF FARADAY AVENUE WITHIN LOCAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT ZONE 13. (PLANNING AREA 5) WITH A PROPOSED HOTEUTIME- CASENAME: CARLSBAD RANCH PLANNING AREA 5- RESORT SITE CASE NO.: LCPA 90-08(D) WHEREAS, Grand Pacific Resorts Inc., “Developer,” has filed a verified application for an amendment to the Local Coastal Program with the City of Carlsbad regarding property owned by Carlsbad Estate Holding, Inc., “Owner,” described as Boundary Parcel “A” of C.O.C. recorded March 9, 1998 as Doc. #1998-125301 per City of Carlsbad Boundary Adjustment Plat No. 498 and Lot 20 of Carlsbad Tract 94-09, in the City of Carlsbad, County of San Diego, State of California, according to Map thereof No. 13408, filed in the Office of the County Recorder of San Diego County on April 1,1997 (“the property”); and WHEREAS, said verified application constitutes a request for a Local Coastal Program Amendment as shown on Exhibit “X” dated September 1,2004, attached to Planning Commission Resolution No. 5693 and on file in the Carlsbad Planning Department, CARLSBAD RANCH PLANNING AREA 5-RESORT SITE - LCPA 90-O8(D) as provided in Public Resources Code Section 30574 and Article 15 of Subchapter 8, Chapter 2, Division 5.5 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations of the California Coastal Commission Administrative Regulations; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did, on the 1st day of September 2004, hold a duly noticed public hearing as prescribed by law to consider said request; and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 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 Local Coastal Program Amendment; and WHEREAS, State Coastal Guidelines requires a six week public review period for any amendment to the Local Coastal Program. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of Carlsbad as follows: A) That the foregoing recitations are true and correct. B) At the end of the State mandated six week review period, starting on July 1,2004 and ending on August 12,2004, staff shall present to the City Council a summary of the comments received. C) That based on the evidence presented at the public hearing, the Commission RECOMMENDS APPROVAL of CARLSBAD RANCH PLANNING AREA 5-RESORT SITE - LCPA 90-O8(D) based on the following findings and subject to the following conditions: Findings: 1. That the proposed Local Coastal Program Amendment meets the requirements of, and is in conformity with, the policies of Chapter 3 of the Coastal Act and all applicable policies of the Mello I1 segment of the Carlsbad Local Coastal Program not being amended by this amendment, in that the proposed amendment in the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan allows for the development of the subject site with a proposed hoteytimeshare resort independent of development of Planning Area 8. The proposed project is required to provide drainage and erosion control measures and no other impacts to Coastal Resources are created by this amendment. Planning Area 8 can still develop consistent with the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan. 2. That the proposed amendment to the Mello I1 segment of the Carlsbad Local Coastal Program is required to bring it into consistency with the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan. Conditions: Note: Unless otherwise specified herein, all conditions shall be satisfied prior to the approval of final map, issuance of grading permit, or issuance of a building permit, whichever occurs first. 1. If any of the following conditions fail to occur; or if they are, by their terms, to be implemented and maintained over time, if any of such conditions fail to be so implemented and maintained according to their terms, the City shall have the right to PC RES0 NO. 5692 -2- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2. 3. 4. revoke or modify all approvals herein granted; deny or further condition issuance of all future building permits; deny, revoke or further condition all certificates of occupancy issued under the authority of approvals herein granted; record a notice of violation on the property title; institute and prosecute litigation to compel their compliance with said conditions or seek damages for their violation. No vested rights are gained by Developer or a successor in interest by the City’s approval of this Local Coastal Program Amendment. Staff is authorized and directed to make, or require the Developer to make, all corrections and modifications to the Local Coastal Program Amendment documents, as necessary to make them internally consistent and in conformity with the final action on the project. Development shall occur substantially as shown on the approved Exhibits. Any proposed development different from this approval, shall require an amendment to this approval. This approval is granted subject to the approval of the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Addendum and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, SP 207(E) and CT 03-02 and is subject to all conditions contained in Planning Commission Resolutions No. 5685,5693 and 5686 for those other approvals incorporated herein by reference. Developer/Operator shall and does hereby agree to indemnify, protect, defend and hold harmless the City of Carlsbad, its Council members, officers, employees, agents, and representatives, from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, demands, claims and costs, including court costs and attorney’s fees incurred by the City arising, directly or indirectly, from (a) City’s approval and issuance of this Local Coastal Program Amendment, (b) City’s approval or issuance of any permit or action, whether discretionary or non-discretionary, in connection with the use contemplated herein. NOTICE Please take NOTICE that the approval of your project includes the “imposition” of fees, dedications, reservations, or other exactions hereafter collectively referred to for convenience as “fees/exactions.” You have 90 days from date of final approval to protest imposition of these fees/exactions. If you protest them, you must follow the protest procedure set forth in Government Code Section 66020(a), and file the protest and any other required information with the City Manager for processing in accordance with Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 3.32.030. Failure to timely follow that procedure will bar any subsequent legal action to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul their imposition. You are hereby FURTHER NOTIFIED that your right to protest the specified feedexactions DOES NOT APPLY to water and sewer connection fees and capacity charges, nor planning, zoning, grading or other similar application processing or service fees in connection with this project; NOR DOES IT APPLY to any feedexactions of which you have previously been given a NOTICE similar to this, or as to which the statute of limitations has previously otherwise expired. PC RES0 NO. 5692 -3- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Carlsbad, California, held on the 1st day of September 2004, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Chairperson Whitton, Commissioners Baker, Dominguez, Heineman, Montgomery, and Segall NOES: ABSENT: Commissioner Cardosa ABSTAIN: mANK H. WHITTON, Chairperson CARLSBAD PLANNING COMMISSION ATTEST: Planning Director PC RES0 NO. 5692 -4- MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE PLAN PLANNING AREA 5 RESORT SITE The property will be managed by a timeshare management company, Grand Pacific Resort Services Company LLC (an affiliate of the developer) which will be responsible for all facets of the operation including: m Housekeeping - maids' salaries, laundry, cleaning supplies, etc; 8 Maintenance - covers both scheduled routine upkeep and special repairs needed for building, amenities and grounds; Utilities - water, sewer, electricity, etc. for units and common areas; Front Desk - salaries for front desk, reception, PBX operators, activities department, etc.; Insurance - including fire and casualty, flood, earthquake and liability; m Reserves - a reserve fund is established to provide for the long-term replacement of furnishings, fixtures and building rehab; and rn Management - includes a management fee based on a percentage of the operating expenses excluding reserves. Management will be performed under a written management contract between Grand Pacific Resort Services Company LLC and the timeshare homeowners association. The California Department of Real Estate requires that all timeshare homeowners associations enter into management contracts with a recognized management company prior to the Department's issuance of the Public Report. The management contract has an initial term of three years with automatic three-year renewal terms. (This is the same arrangement as at the seven other Southern California timeshare projects managed by Grand Pacific Resorts Services Company LLC or its affiliate.) The resort is operated on the same basis as a hotel, but without the seasonal layoffs often necessary in a hotel due to seasonal occupancy variations. The resort will have a 24-hour front desk. Main services will include a major weekly cleaning, a light cleaning mid-week, and trash and towel service. A maintenance staff of 240 (at build-out) people will be employed on-site. Most maintenance functions will be performed by the on-site staff. Other functions are performed by Grand Pacific Resort Services Company LLC staff from the other resorts it manages, who specialize in other facets of the operation such as landscaping or locksmiths. Other facets of the operation such as pool maintenance and pest control are performed by outside contractors. 1 * ADMINICORPICWLEGO/MAAGEMENTAD MAINTENANCE. DOC * The cost of needed repairs and refurbishment is paid through the annual homeowners association assessment on all timeshare owners. The homeowners association adopts an annual budget of the cost of operating the resort including all salaries, benefits, supplies, contract costs, utilities and insurance. The homeowners association levies an assessment annually on all timeshare owners, pursuant to the project's recorded covenants, conditions and restrictions. The assessment averages $550 per unit week per year at Grand Pacific Resort Services Company LLC's other resorts. In addition, the homeowners association assesses a reserve for replacement for capital expenses such as furniture, roof and appliances. The replacement reserve assessment is approximately $1 00 per unit week per year (which equates to approximately $5,100 per unit per year). This preserves the quality of the resort over time and provides for major future replacement items without special assessment. Homeowners associate budgets and reserves are closely monitored and audited by the Department of Real Estate prior to its initial issuance or subsequent renewal of a Public Report. 2 ADMlNlCORPAWLEGOlMANAGEMENTAND MAINTENANCE. DOC . e 5