HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-01-05; Planning Commission; Resolution 56951
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PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 5695
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING
ADOPTION OF A NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR THE
AMENDMENT OF VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE CARLSBAD
MUNICIPAL CODE TO DEFINE MOBILE AND MODULAR
BUILDINGS AND PROVIDE FOR TEMPORARY
PLACEMENT OF MOBILE BUILDINGS BY CONDITIONAL
USE PERMIT.
CASE NAME: TEMPORARY BUILDINGS
CASE NO.: ZCA 04-03/LCPA 04-1 8
WHEREAS, City of Carlsbad, has filed a verified application with the City of
Carlsbad; and
WHEREAS, a Negative Declaration was prepared in conjunction with said
project; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did on the 5th day of January 2005, 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, examining the initial study, analyzing the information submitted by staff, and
considering any written comments received, the Planning Commission considered all factors
relating to the Negative Declaration.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Planning
Commission as follows:
A) That the foregoing recitations are true and correct.
B) That based on the evidence presented at the public hearing, the Planning
Commission hereby RECOMMENDS ADOPTION of the Negative Declaration,
Exhibit “ND,” according to Exhibits “NOI” dated November 22, 2004, and “PII”
dated November 12, 2004, attached hereto and made a part hereof, based on the
following findings:
Findings:
1. The Planning Commission of the City of Carlsbad does hereby find:
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it has reviewed, analyzed and considered the Negative Declaration and the
environmental impacts therein identified for this project and any comments
thereon prior to RECOMMENDING APPROVAL of the project; 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
it reflects the independent judgment of the Planning Commission of the City of
Carlsbad; and
based on the EIA Part I1 and comments thereon, there is no substantial evidence
the project will have a significant effect on the environment.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Planning
Commission of the City of Carlsbad, California, held on the 5th day of January 2005, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Chairperson Segall, Commissioners Baker, Cardosa, Dominguez,
Heineman, Montgomery and Whitton
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
CAFUSBAD PLANNING COMMISSION
ATTEST:
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DON NEU
Assistant Planning Director
PC RES0 NO. 5695 -2-
- City of Carlsbad
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A
NEGATIVE DECLARATION
CASE NAME: Temporary Buildings
PROJECT LOCATION:
CASE NO: ZCA 04-03LCPA 04- 18
Citvwide within the City of Carlsbad
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Request for a Zone Code Amendment and Local Coastal Program
Amendment to define mobile and modular buildings and allow for the temporary placement of
mobile buildings by Conditional Use Permit.
PROPOSED DETERMINATION: The City of Carlsbad has conducted an environmental
review of the above described project pursuant to the Guidelines for Implementation of the
California Environmental Quality Act and the Environmental Protection Ordinance of the City of
Carlsbad. As a result of said review, the initial study (EIA Part 2) did not identify any potentially
significant impacts on the environment. Therefore, a Negative Declaration will be
recommended for adoption by the City of Carlsbad City Council.
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A copy of the initial study (EIA Part 2) documenting reasons to support the proposed Negative
Declaration are’on file in the Planning Department, 1635 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, California
92008. Comments from the public are invited. Please submit comments in writing to the
Planning Department within 20 days of the date of this notice.
The proposed project and Negative Declaration are subject to review and approval/adoption by
the City of Carlsbad Planning Commission and City Council. Additional public notices will be
issued when those public hearings are scheduled. If you have any questions, please call Michael
Grim in the Planning Department at (760) 602-4623.
PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD NOVEMBER 22,2004 TO DECEMBER 21,2004
PUBLISH DATE NOVEMBER 22,2004
1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 (760) 602-4600 FAX (760) 602-8559 www.ci.carlsbad.ca.us January 30,2003
- City of Carlsbad
NEGATIVE DECLARATION
CASE NAME: Temporary Buildings
PROJECT LOCATION:
CASE NO: ZCA 04-03
Citywide within the City of Carlsbad
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Request for a Zone Code Amendment to define mobile and modular
buildings and allow for the temporary placement of mobile buildings by Conditional Use Permit.
DETERMINATION: The City of Carlsbad has conducted an environmental review of the above
described project pursuant to the Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental
Quality Act and the Environmental Protection Ordinance of the City of Carlsbad. As a result of said
review, the initial study (EL4 Part 2) did not identify any potentially significant impacts on the
environment, and the City of Carlsbad finds as follows:
The proposed project COULD NOT have a significant effect on the environment.
0 The proposed project MAY have “potentially significant impact(s)” on the environment, but
at least one potentially significant impact 1) has been adequately analyzed in an earlier
document pursuant to applicable legal standards, and 2) has been addressed by mitigation
measures based on the earlier analysis as described on attached sheets. (Negative
Declaration applies only to the effects that remained to be addressed).
0 Although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, there
WILL NOT be a significant effect in this case because all potentially significant effects (a)
have been analyzed adequately in an earlier ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT or
NEGATIVE DECLARATION pursuant to applicable standards and (b) have been avoided
or mitigated pursuant to that earlier ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT or
NEGATIVE DECLARATION, including revisions or mitigation measures that are imposed
upon the proposed project. Therefore, nothing further is required.
A copy of the initial study (EL4 Part 2) documenting reasons to support the Negative Declaration is
on file in the Planning Department, 1635 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, California 92008.
ADOPTED:
ATTEST:
DON NEU
Assistant Planning Director
@ 1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 (760) 602-4600 FAX (760) 602-8559 www.ci.carlsbad.ca.us
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FORM - PART II -
(TO BE COMPLETED BY THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT)
BACKGROUND
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CASE NO: ZCA 04-03LCPA 04-1 8
DATE: November 12,2004
CASE NAME: Temporary Buildings
LEAD AGENCY NAME AND ADDRESS: Citv of Carlsbad
CONTACT PERSON AND PHONE NUMBER: Michael Grim 760-602-4623
PROJECT LOCATION: Citvwide in the City of Carlsbad
PROJECT SPONSOR'S NAME AND ADDRESS: Citv of Carlsbad. 1635 Faraday Av,
Carlsbad, CA 92008
GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION: N/A
ZONING: N/A
OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES WHOSE APPROVAL IS REQUIRED (i.e., permits, financing
approval or participation agreements): California Coastal Commission
PROJECT DESCRIPTION/ ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING AND SURROUNDING LAND
USES:
Request for a Negative Declaration. Zone Code Amendment, and Local Coastal Prom Amendment to
amend Title 21 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code to define mobile and modular buildings and allow for the
temporaw placement of mobile buildings bv Conditional Use Permit in all zones.
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ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED:
The summary of environmental factors checked below would be potentially affected by this project,
involving at least one impact that is a “Potentially Significant Impact,” or “Potentially Significant Impact
Unless Mitigation ’Incorporated” as indicated by the checklist on the following pages.
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0 Aesthetics Geology/Soils 0 Noise
0 Agricultural Resources 0 HazardshIazardous Materials 0 and Housing
0 Air Quality 0 HydrologyDVater Quality 0 Public Services
(7 Biological Resources 0 Land Use and Planning [7 Recreation
u Cultural Resources 0 Mineral Resources 0 TransportatiodCirculation
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I find that the proposed project COULD NOT have a significant effect on the environment, and a
NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared.
I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, there will not
be a sipficant effect in this case because the mitigation measures described on an attached sheet have been
added to the project. A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared.
I find that the proposed project MAY have a significant effect on the environment, and an
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required.
I find that the proposed project MAY have “potentially significant impact(s)” on the environment, but at
least one potentially significant impact 1) has been adequately analyzed in an earlier document pursuant to
applicable legal standards, and 2) has been addressed by mitigation measures based on the earlier analysis
as described on attached sheets. A Negative Declaration is required, but it must analyze only the effects
that remain to be addressed.
I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, there WILL
NOT be a significant effect in this case because all potentially significant effects (a) have been analyzed
adequately in an earlier ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT or NEGATIVE DECLARATION
pursuant to applicable standards and (b) have been avoided or mitigated pursuant to that earlier
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT or NEGATIVE DECLARATION, including revisions or
mitigation measures that areAimposed upon the proposed project. Therefore, nothing further is required.
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
STATE CEQA GUIDELINES, Chapter 3, Article 5, Section 15063 requires that the City conduct an Environmental
Impact Assessment to determine if a project may have a sigmficant effect on the environment. The Environmental
Impact Assessment appears in the following pages in the form of a checklist. Thls checklist identifies any physical,
biological and human factors that might be impacted by the proposed project and provides the City with mformation
to use as the basis for deciding whether to prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR), Negative Declaration, or
to rely on a previously approved EIR or Negative Declaration.
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A brief explanation is required for all answers except ‘Wo Impact” answers that are adequately supported by
an information source cited in the parentheses following each question. A “No Impact” answer is
adequately supported if the referenced information sources show that the impact simply does not apply to
projects like the one involved. A “No Impact” answer should be explained when there is no source
document to refer to, or it is based on project-specific factors as well as general standards.
“Less Than Significant Impact” applies where there is supporting evidence that the potential impact is not
significantly adverse, and the impact does not exceed adopted general standards and policies.
“Potentially Significant Unless Mitigation Incorporated“ applies where the incorporation of mitigation
measures has reduced an effect from “Potentially Significant Impact” to a “Less Than Significant Impact.”
The developer must agree to the mitigation, and the City must describe the mitigation measures, and briefly
explain how they reduce the effect to a less than significant level.
“Potentially Significant Impact” is appropriate if there is substantial evidence that an effect is significantly
adverse.
Based on an “EIA-Part 11”, if a proposed project could have a potentially sigtllficant adverse effect on the
environment, but fl potentially significant adverse effects (a) have been analyzed adequately in an earlier
EIR or Mitigated Negative Declaration pursuant to applicable standards and (b) have been avoided or
mitigated pursuant to that earlier EIR or Mitigated Negative Declaration, including revisions or mitigation
measures that are imposed upon the proposed project, and none of the circumstances requiring a supplement
to or supplemental EIR are present and all the mitigation measures required by the prior environmental
document have been incorporated into this project, then no additional environmental document is required.
When “Potentially Significant Impact” is checked the project is not necessarily required to prepare an EIR
if the significant adverse effect has been analyzed adequately in an earlier EIR pursuant to applicable
standards and the effect will be mitigated, or a “Statement of Overriding Considerations” has been made
pursuant to that earlier EIR.
A Negative Declaration may be prepared if the City perceives no substantial evidence that the project or any
of its aspects may cause a significant adverse effect on the environment.
If there are one or more potentially sipficant adverse effects, the City may avoid preparing an EIR if there
are mitigation measures to clearly reduce adverse impacts to less than significant, and those mitigation
measures are agreed to by the developer prior to public review. In tbs case, the appropriate “Potentially
Significant Impact Unless Mitigation Incorporated” may be checked and a Mitigated Negative Declaration
may be prepared.
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the following circumstances: (1) the potentially significant adverse effect has not been discussed or
mitigated in an earlier EIR pursuant to applicable standards, and the developer does not agree to mitigation
measures that reduce the adverse impact to less than significant; (2) a “Statement of Overriding
Considerations” for the significant adverse impact has not been made pursuant to an earlier EIR; (3)
proposed mitigation measures do not reduce the adverse impact to less than significant; or (4) through the
EIA-Part I1 analysis it is not possible to determine the level of significance for a potentially adverse effect,
or determine the effectiveness of a mitigation measure in reducing a potentially significant effect to below a
level of significance.
be prepared if “Potentially Significant Impact” is checked, and including but not limited to
A discussion of potential impacts and the proposed mitigation measures appears at the end of the form under
DISCUSSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION. Particular attention should be given to discussing
mitigation for impacts, which would otherwise be determined significant.
Issues (and Supporting Information Sources).
I. AESTHETICS - Would the project:
a) Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista?
b) Substantially damage scenic resources, including but not limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, and historic
buildings within a State scenic highway?
Substantially degrade the existing visual character or
quality of the site and its surroundings? c)
Potentially Potentially Less Than No Significant Significant Significant Impact Impact Unless Impact
Mitigation Incorporated
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in the area?
II. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES - (In determining
whether impacts to agricultural resources are significant
environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to the
California Agricultural Land Evaluation and Site
Assessment Model-1997 prepared by the California
Department of Conservation as an optional model to use
in assessing impacts on agriculture and farmland.) Would
the project:
0 0 om a) Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or
Farmland of Statewide Importance (Farmland), as
shown on the maps prepared pursuant to the
Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program of the
California Resources Agency, to non-agricultural
use?
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Williamson Act contract?
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c) Involve other changes in the existing environment, which, due to their location or nature, could result in
conversion of Farmland to non-agricultural use?
III. AIR QUALITY - (Where available, the significance
criteria established by the applicable air quality
management or air pollution control district may be relied
upon to make the following determinations.) Would the
project:
Conflict with or obstruct urglementation of the
applicable air quality plan?
Violate any air quality standard or contribute
substantially to an existing or projected air quality
violation?
Result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of
any criteria pollutant for which the project region is
in non-attainment under an' applicable federal or state
ambient air quality standard (including releasing
emissions which exceed quantitative thresholds for
ozone precursors)?
Expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant
concentrations?
Create objectionable odors affecting a substantial
number of people?
BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES - Would the
project:
Have a substantial adverse effect, either directly or
through habitat modifications, on any species
identified as a candidate, sensitive, or special status
species in local or regional plans, policies, or
regulations, or by California Department of Fish and
Game or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service?
Have a substantial adverse effect on any riparian,
aquatic or wetland habitat or other sensitive natural
commhty identified in local or regional plans,
policies, or regulations or by California Department
of Fish and Game or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service?
Have a substantial adverse effect on federally
protected wetlands as defined by Section 404 of the
Clean Water Act (including but not limited to marsh,
vernal pool, coastal, etc.) through direct removal,
filing, hydrological interruption, or other means?
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Issues (and Supporting Information Sources). Potentially Potentially Less Than No Significant Significant Significant Impact
Impact Unless Impact
Mitigation Incoroorated - 0 0 OB Interfere substantially with the movement of any
native resident or migratory fish or wildlife species or
with established native resident or migratory wildlife
corridors, or impede the use of native wildlife nursery
sites?
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Conflict with any local policies or ordinances
protecting biological resources, such as a tree
preservation policy or ordinance?
Conflict with the provisions of an adopted Habitat
Conservation Plan, Natural Community Conservation
Plan, or other approved local, regional, or state
habitat conservation plan?
0 0 OIXI Impact tributary areas that are environmentally
sensitive?
IV. CULTURAL RESOURCES - Would the project:
0 0 om Cause a substantial adverse' change in the sigmficance
of a historical resource as defined in 9 15064.5?
0 0 OB Cause a substantial adverse change in the sipficance
of an archeological resource pursuant to §15064.5?
0 0 OB Directly or indirectly destroy a unique
paleontological resource or site or unique geologic
feature?
0 0 OB Disturb any human remains, including those interred
outside of formal cemeteries?
,W. GEOLOGY AND SOILS - Would the project:
a) Expose people or structures to potential substantial
adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury or
death involving:
0 OB i. Rupture of a known earthquake fault, as
delineated on the most recent Alquist-Priolo
Earthquake Fault Zoning Map issued by the State
Geologist for the area or based on other
substantial evidence of a known fault? Refer to
Division of Mines and Geology Special
Publication 42.
ii. Strong seismic ground shaking?
iii. Seismic-related ground failure, including
liquefaction?
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a) Result in substantial soil erosion or the loss of
topsoil?
b) Be located on a geologic unit or soil that is unstable,
or that would become unstable as a result of the
project, and potentially result in on- or off-site
landslide, lateral spreading, subsidence, liquefaction,
or collapse?
c) Be located on expansive soils, as defined in Table 18
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substantial risks to life or property?
d) Have soils incapable of adequately supporting the use of septic tanks or alternative wastewater disposal
systems where sewers are not available for the
disposal of wastewater?
JY. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS -
Would the project:
Create a significant hazard to the public or the
environment through the routine transport, use, or
disposal of hazardous materials?
Create a significant hazard to the public or
environment through reasonably foreseeable upset
and accident conditions involving the release of
hazardous materials into the environment?
Emit hazardous emissions or handle hazardous or
acutely hazardous materials, substances, or waste
within one-quarter mile of an existing or proposed
school?
Be located on a site which is included on a list of
hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to
Government Code Section 65962.5 and, as a result,
would it create a significant hazard to the public or
environment?
For a project within an airport land use plan, or
where such a plan has not been adopted, withm two
miles of a public airport or public use airport, would
the project result in a safety hazard for people
residing or working in the project area?
For a project within the vicinity of a private airstrip,
would the project result in a safety hazard for people
residing or working in the project area?
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g) Impair implementation of or physically interfere with an adopted emergency response plan or emergency
evacuation plan?
h) Expose people or structures to a significant risk of
loss, injury or death involving wildland fires,
including where wildlands are adjacent to urbanized
areas or where residences are intermixed with
wildlands?
WI. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY - Would the
project:
Violate any water quality standards or waste
discharge requirements?
Substantially deplete groundwater supplies or
interfere substantially with ground water recharge
such that there would be a net deficit in aquifer
volume or a lowering of the local ground water table
level (i.e., the production rate of pre-existing nearby
wells would drop to a level whch would not support
existing land uses or planned uses for which permits
have been granted)?
Impacts to groundwater quality?
Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the
site or area, including through the alteration of the
course of a stream or river, in a manner, which would
result in substantial erosion or siltation on- or off-
site?
Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the
site or area, including through the alteration of the
course of a stream or river, or substantially increase
the flow rate or amount (volume) of surface runoff in
a manner, which would result in flooding on- or off-
site?
Create or contribute runoff water, which would
exceed the capacity of existing or planned stormwater
drainage systems or provide substantial additional
sources of polluted runoff!
Otherwise substantially degrade water quality?
Place housing within a 100-year flood hazard area as
mapped on a Federal Flood Hazard Boundary or
Flood Insurance Rate Map or other flood delineation
map?
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i) Place within 100-year flood hazard area structures,
which would impede or redirect flood flows?
Expose people or structures to a significant risk of
loss injury or death involving flooding, including
flooding as a result of the failure of a levee or dam?
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k) Inundation by seiche, tsunami, or mudflow?
1) Increased erosion (sedunent) into receiving surface waters.
o 0 om m) Increased pollutant hscharges (e.g., heavy metals,
pathogens, petroleum derivatives, synthetic organics,
nutrients, oxygen-demanding substances and trash)
into receiving surface waters or other alteration of
receiving surface water quality (e.g., temperature,
dissolved oxygen or turbidity)?
O 0 OH n) Changes to receiving water quality (marine, fresh or wetland waters) during or following construction?
0 0 OB 0) Increase in any pollutant to an already impaired water
body as listed on the Clean Water Act Section 303(d)
list?
0 0 nIxI p) The exceedance of applicable surface or groundwater
receiving water quality objectives or degradation of
beneficial uses?
IX. LANDUSE AND PLANNING - Would the project:
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Physically divide an established community?
Conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy, or
regulation of an agency with jurisdiction over the
project (including but not limited to the general plan,
specific plan, local coastal program, or zoning
ordinance) adopted for the purpose of avoiding or
mitigating an environmental effect?
Conflict with any applicable habitat conservation
plan or natural community conservation plan? 0 0 OB
X. MINERAL RESOURCES - Would the project:
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resource that would be of fkture value to the region
and the residents of the State?
0 0 om b) Result in the loss of availability of a locally important
mineral resource recovery site delineated on a local
general plan, specific plan, or other land use plan?
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X. NOISE - Would the project result in:
Exposure of persons to or generation of noise levels
in excess of standards established in the local general
plan or noise ordinance or applicable standards of
other agencies?
Exposure of persons to or generation of excessive
groundbourne vibration or groundbourne noise
levels?
A substantial permanent increase in ambient noise
levels in the project vicinity above levels existing
without the project?
A substantial temporary or periodic increase in
ambient noise levels in the project vicinity above
levels existing without the project?
For a project located within an airport land use plan
or, where such a plan has not been adopted, within 2
miles of a public airport or public use airport, would
the project expose people residing or working in the
project area to excessive noise levels?
For a project withm the vicinity of a private airstrip,
would the project expose people residing or worlung
in the project area to excessive noise levels?
X. POPULATION AND HOUSING - Would the project:
Induce substantial growth in an area either directly
(for example, by proposing new homes and
businesses) or indirectly (for example, through
extension of roads or other infrastructure)?
Displace substantial numbers of existing housing,
necessitating the construction of replacement housing
elsewhere?
Displace substantial numbers of people, necessitating
the construction of replacement housing elsewhere?
Xm. PUBLIC SERVICES
a) Would the project result in substantial adverse
physical impacts associated with the provision of new
or physically altered government facilities, a need for
new or physically altered government facilities, the
construction of which could cause si@icant
environmental impacts, in order to maintain
acceptable service ratios, response times, or other
performance objectives for any of the public services:
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i) Fire protection?
ii) Police protection?
iii) Schools?
iv) Parks?
v) Other public facilities?
XIV. RECREATION
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neighborhood and regional parks or other
recreational facilities such that substantial physical
deterioration of the facility would occur or be
accelerated?
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require the construction or expansion of recreational
facilities, which might have an adverse physical
effect on the environment?
XV. TRANSPORTATION/TRAFFIC - Would the project:
a) Cause an increase in traffic, which is substantial in
relation to the existing traffic load and capacity of the
street system (i.e., result in a substantial increase in
either the number of vehicle trips, the volume to
capacity ratio on roads, or congestion at
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b) Exceed, either individually or cumulatively, a level of
service standard established by the county congestion
management agency for designated roads or
highways?
Result in a change in air traffic patterns, including
either an increase in traffic levels or a change in
location that results in substantial safety risks?
d) Substantially increase hazards due to a design feature (e.g., sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or
incompatible uses (e.g., farm equipment)?
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f) Result in insufficient parking capacity?
g) Conflict with adopted policies, plans, or programs
supporting alternative transportation (e.g., bus tum-
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XVI. UTILITIES AND SERVICES SYSTEMS - Would the
project:
Exceed wastewater treatment requirements of the
applicable Regional Water Quality Control Board?
Require or result in the construction of new water or
wastewater treatment facilities or expansion of
existing facilities, the construction of wluch would
cause significant environmental effects?
Require or result in the construction of new storm
water drainage facilities or expansion of existing
facilities, the construction of which could cause
sigmfkant environmental effects?
Have sufficient water supplies available to serve the
project Erom existing entitlements and resources, or
are new or expanded entitlements needed?
Result in a determination by the wastewater treatment
provider, which serves or may serve the project that it
has adequate capacity to serve the project’s projected
demand in addition to the provider’s existing
commitments?
Be served by a landfill with sufficient permitted
capacity to accommodate the project’s solid waste
disposal needs?
Comply with federal, state, and local statutes and
regulations related to solid waste?
XVII. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE
Does the project have the potential to degrade the
quality of the environment, substantially reduce the
habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or
wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining
levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal
community, reduce the number or restrict the range of
a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate
important examples of the major periods of
California history or prehistory?
Does the project have impacts that are individually
limited, but cumulatively considerable? (“Cumula-
tively considerable” means that the incremental
effects of a project are considerable when viewed in
connection with the effects of past projects, the
effects of other current projects, and the effects of
probable future projects?)
Potentially Significant
Impact
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Potentially Significant
Unless
Mitigation Incorporated
0
0
0
0
0
Less Than Significant Impact
No Impact
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Issues (and Supporting Information Sources).
- 0 om c) Does the project have environmental effects, which
will cause the substantial adverse effects on human
Potentially Potentially Less Than No Significant Significant Significant Impact
Impact Unless Impact
Mitigation Incomorated
beings, either directly or indirectly?
XVIII. EARLIER ANALYSES
Earlier analyses may be used where, pursuant to the tiering, program Em, or other CEQA process, one or
more effects have been adequately analyzed in an earlier EIR or negative declaration. Section
15063(c)(3)(D). In this case a discussion should idenhfy the following on attached sheets:
a) Earlier analyses used. Identify earlier analyses and state where they are available for review.
b) Impacts adequately addressed. Identify which effects from the above checklist were within the
scope of and adequately analyzed in an earlier document pursuant to applicable legal standards,
and state whether such effects were addressed by mitigation measures based on the earlier analysis.
c) Mitigation measures. For effects that are “Less Than Significant with Mitigation Incorporated,”
describe the mitigation measures, which were incorporated or refined from the earlier document
and the extent to which they address site-specific conditions for the project.
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DISCUSSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION
The proposal involves a City-initiated Zone Code Amendment and Local Coastal Program Amendment to address
the use of mobile and modular buildings within the City. The proposed ordinance would define mobile and modular
buildings and provide restrictions for the placement of mobile buildings through approval of a Conditional Use
Permit. The proposal is consistent with the applicable portions of the General Plan and internally consistent with the
Zoning Ordinance.
AESTHETICS:
No Impact. No development is proposed with the Zone Code Amendment/Local Coastal Program Amendment. In
addition, the proposed regulations include restrictions on the type of materials for the mobile buildings and the need
for screening of the undercarriage, thus improving the appearance of the structure. Therefore no impacts to
aesthetics will result.
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES:
No Impact. The proposed Zone Code Amendmentnocal Coastal Program Amendment does not involve any
construction and any site-specific impacts will be reviewed as part of the Conditional Use Permit for the placement
of a mobile building on that site. Therefore, no impacts to agricultural resources will occur.
AIR QUALITY:
No Impact. The proposed Zone Code Amendmentnocal Coastal Program Amendment does not involve any
construction and any site-specific impacts will be reviewed as part of the Conditional Use Permit for the placement
of a mobile building on that site. Therefore no increases in emissions, sources of dust, or objectionable odors will
occur as a result of the proposed ordinance.
BIOLOGICAL RESOURCE:
No Impact. The proposed Zone Code Amendmentnocal Coastal Program Amendment does not involve any
construction and any site-specific impacts will be reviewed as part of the Conditional Use Permit for the placement
of a mobile building on that site. Therefore, the proposed ordinance will not have an adverse impact on biological
resources.
CULTURAL RESOURCES:
No Impact. The proposed Zone Code Amendmentnocal Coastal Program Amendment does not involve any
construction and any site-specific impacts will be reviewed as part of the conditional Use Permit for the placement
of a mobile buildmg on that site. Therefore, no impacts to cultural resources would result.
GEOLOGY AND SOILS:
No impact. The proposed Zone Code AmendmentiLocal Coastal Program Amendment does not involve any
construction and any site-specific impacts will be reviewed as part of the Conditional Use Permit for the placement
of a mobile building on that site. Therefore, no adverse impacts due to geology or soils will result.
HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
No Impact. The proposed Zone Code Amendment/Local Coastal Program Amendment does not involve any
construction and any site-specific impacts will be reviewed as part of the Conditional Use Permit for the placement
of a mobile building on that site. In addition, the mobile buildings are required to meet all applicable state and
federal regulations for construction and safety. Therefore, no hazards or hazardous materials will result due to the
proposed ordinance.
HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY:
No Impact The proposed Zone Code ArnendmentlLocal Coastal Program Amendment does not involve any
construction and any site-specific impacts will be reviewed as part of the Conditional Use Permit for the placement
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of a mobile building on that site. Therefore no impacts to hydrology or water quality will result from the proposed
ordinance.
LAND USE AND PLANNING: -
No Impact. The proposed ordinance is consistent with the applicable portions of the General Plan and internally
consistent with the Zoning Ordinance and the Local Coastal Program. The proposed Zone Code Amendmenfiocal
Coastal Prbgram Amendment does not involve any construction and any site-specific impacts will be reviewed as
part of the Conditional Use Permit for the placement of a mobile building on that site. Therefore, no adverse impacts
to land use and planning will occur due to the proposal.
MINERAL RESOURCES:
No Impact. The proposed Zone Code AmendmendLocal Coastal Program Amendment does not involve any
construction and any site-specific impacts will be reviewed as part of the Conditional Use Permit for the placement
of a mobile building on that site. . Therefore, no adverse impacts to mineral resources will result due to the proposed
ordinance.
NOISE:
No Impact. The proposed Zone Code Amendmentnocal Coastal Program Amendment does not involve any
construction and any site-specific impacts will be reviewed as part of the Conditional Use Permit for the placement
of a mobile building on that site. No new sources of noise will occur with the proposed ordinance. Therefore, no
adverse impacts due to noise will result.
POPULATION AND HOUSING:
No Impact. The proposed Zone Code AmendmentLocal Coastal Program Amendment does not involve any
construction and any site-specific impacts will be reviewed as part of the Conditional Use Permit for the placement
of a mobile building on that site. Given the above, the proposal would not cause any adverse impacts to population
and housing.
PUBLIC SERVICES:
No Impact. The proposed Zone Code Amendmentnocal Coastal Program Amendment does not involve any
construction and any site-specific impacts will be reviewed as part of the Conditional Use Permit for the placement
of a mobile building on that site. Given the above, no adverse impacts to public services would occur.
RECREATION:
No Impact. The proposed Zone Code Amendmentnocal Coastal Program Amendment does not involve any
construction and any site-specific impacts will be reviewed as part of the conditional Use Permit for the placement
of a mobile building on that site. Therefore, no adverse impacts to recreation will result from the proposal.
TRANSPORTATION/TRAFFIC :
No Impact. The proposed Zone Code AmendmentLocal Coastal Program Amendment does not involve any
construction and any site-specific impacts will be reviewed as part of the Conditional Use Permit for the placement
of a mobile building on that site. In addition, the mobile buildings are required to meet all requirements of the State
Department of Transportation. Given the above, no adverse impacts to transportation or traffic will occur.
UTILITY AND SERVICE SYSTEMS:
No Impact. The proposed Zone Code Amendmentnocal Coastal Program Amendment does not involve any
construction and any site-specific impacts will be reviewed as part of the Conditional Use Permit for the placement
of a mobile building on that site. Therefore, no adverse impacts to said services would occur.
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EARLIER ANALYSIS USED AND SUPPORTING INFORMATION SOURCES
The following documents were used in the analysis of this project and are on file in the City of Carlsbad Planning
Department located at 1635 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, California, 92008.
1. Final Master Environmental Imuact Reuort for the City of Carlsbad General Plan Update (MEIR 93-01).
City of Carlsbad Planning Department. March 1994.
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