HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-07-20; Planning Commission; Resolution 59251
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PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 5925
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING
APPROVAL OF A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT TO
MODIFY THE DESCRIPTION OF THE TR
(TRAVEL/RECREATION COMMERCIAL) LAND USE
DESIGNATION IN THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE
GENERAL PLAN.
CASENAME: C-T ZONE AND TR LAND USE
DESIGNATION AMENDMENTS
CASE NO.: GPA 02-03
WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad, “Applicant,” has filed a verified application
with the City of Carlsbad regarding property described as
citywide
(“the Property”); and
WHEREAS, said verified application constitutes a request for a General Plan
Amendment as shown on Exhibit “A,” dated July 20, 2005, on file in the Carlsbad Planning
Department C-T ZONE AND TR LAND USE DESIGNATION AMENDMENTS - GPA 02-
03 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 20th day of July 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, 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 C-T ZONE AND TR LAND USE
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DESIGNATION AMENDMENTS - GPA 02-03, based on the following
finding:
Finding:
1. The proposed amendment to the General Plan, as shown on Exhibit A, is in
conformance with the Elements of the City’s General Plan based on the facts set
forth in the staff report dated July 20,2005, and as follows:
a. The proposed amendment will not significantly change any existing policy,
but will clarify the intent of the TR land use designation. The proposed
amendments are consistent with existing policies in the Land Use Element
and will not create any inconsistencies with other policies of the General Plan
not being amended.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Planning
Commission of the City of Carlsbad, California, held on the 20th day of July 2005, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Chairperson Segall, Commissioners Baker, Cardosa, Montgomery,
and Whitton
NOES:
ABSENT: Commissioners Heineman and Montgomery
ABSTAIN:
CAFUSBAD PLANNING COMMISSION
ATTEST:
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DON NEU
Assistant Planning Director
PC RES0 NO. 5925 -2-
Exhibit A
July 20, 2005
b.
C.
access. Landscaped buffers should be
provided around the project site between
neighborhood commercial uses and other
uses to ensure compatibility. All buildings
should be low-rise and should include
architecturalldesign features to be compatible
with the neighborhood. Permitted uses and building intensities should be compatible with
surrounding land uses.
Regional Commercial (R): Regional
commercial centers provide shopping goods,
general merchandise, automobile sales,
apparel, furniture, and home furnishing in full
depth and variety. Two or more department
stores are typically the major anchors of a
regional shopping center, while other stores
supplement and complement the various
department store lines. New forms of regional
centers may include such developments as
outlet centers with an aggregation of factory
outlet stores where there are no specific
anchor tenants although such centers are regional and enjoy a strong tourist trade.
Regional centers draw customers from
outside the City and generate interregional
traffic. For this reason, such centers are
customarily located on a site that is easily
visible as well as accessible from interchange
points between highways and freeways,
Local shopping centers may be adjunct to
regional centers to also serve the daily
convenience needs of customers utilizing the
larger shopping center. A group of
convenience stores, service facilities,
business and professional offices are also
often associated with a regional center. Some
of these may be incorporated in the center
itself, or arranged at the periphery in the
immediate area.
TravellRecreation Commercial (TR): This
land use category designates areas for visitor
attractions and commercial uses that serve the travel and recreational needs of tourists,
residents, as well as employees of business
and industrial centers. Such uses may
include, but are not limited to, hotels and
motels, restaurants, recreation facilities,
museums, travel support services, and
specialty retail uses catering to tourists.
Travellrecreation commercial uses are
generally located near major transportation corridors or recreational and resort areas
such as spas, hotels, beaches or lagoons. Travellrecreation commercial uses should be
compatible with and designed to protect
surrounding properties, should ensure safe
traffic circulation and should promote
economically viable tourist-oriented areas of
the City.
d. Village (V): The Village addresses land uses
located in the heart of "old" Carlsbad in the
area commonly referred to as the
"downtown". Permitted land uses may
include retail stores, offices, financial
institutions, restaurants and tourist-serving
facilities. Residential uses can be intermixed
throughout the area. The Village is
designated as a redevelopment area and is
regulated by the Carlsbad Village Area
Redevelopment Plan and the Village Design
Guidelines Manual.
e. Office and Related Commercial (0): This
classification designates areas that are
compatible with and environmentally suited
for office and professional uses, as well as
related commercial uses. This designation is especially appropriate for medical office use.
Office and related commercial land use can be used as buffers between retail commercial
areas and residential uses.
4. PLANNED INDUSTRIAL (PI)
Planned Industrial land uses include those areas
currently used for, proposed as, or adjacent to industrial development, including manufacturing,
warehousing, storage, research and
development, and utility use. Agricultural and
outdoor recreation uses on lots of one acre or
more are considered to be a proper interim use
for industrially designated areas.
5. GOVERNMENTAL FACILITIES (G)
This classification of land use designates areas
currently being used for major governmental
facilities by agencies such as the city, county,
state, or federal government. Facilities within this
category may include uses such as civic
buildings, libraries, maintenance yards, police
and fire stations and airports (McClellan-Palomar Airport). Smaller facilities, such as libraries, may
be found in other land use designations, such as
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