HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-02-01; Planning Commission; Resolution 60211 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 6021
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
3 CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A SCENIC
CORRIDOR SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR THE
4 DEVELOPMENT OF 9.78 ACRES WITH TWO OFFICE
5 BUILDINGS GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE
OF EL CAMINO REAL, SOUTH OF COLLEGE BLVD AND
6 NORTH OF FARADAY AVENUE IN LOCAL FACILITIES
MANAGEMENT ZONE 5.
7 CASE NAME: VENTANA REAL
CASE NO: SUP 04-118
9 WHEREAS, Yen tana Real Master LLC, "Developer," has filed a verified
10 application with the City of Carlsbad regarding property owned by Fenton Carlsbad Research
11 Center, LLC, "Owner," described as
12 Lot Two of CT 00-20, Fox/Miller subdivision
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('the Property"); and
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. - WHEREAS, said verified application constitutes a request for a Scenic Corridor
16 Special Use Permit as shown on Exhibits "A" - "I" dated February 1, 2006, on file in the
17 Planning Department VENTANA REAL - SUP 04-11, as provided by Chapter 21.40 of the
18 Carlsbad Municipal Code; and
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WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did on the 1st day of February, 2006 hold
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a duly noticed public hearing as prescribed by law to consider said request; and
22 WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony
23 and arguments, if any, of all persons desiring to be heard, said Commission considered all factors
24 relating to the Scenic Corridor Special Use Permit.
25 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Planning
26 Commission of the City of Carlsbad as follows:
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A) That the foregoing recitations are true and correct.28
B) That based on the evidence presented at the public hearing, the Commission
2 APPROVES VENTANA REAL - SUP 04-11, based on the following findings
and subject to the following conditions:
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Findings;
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<- 1. The proposed project conforms to the intent of the Scenic Preservation Overlay in that
the project complies with the development standards of the El Camino Real
6 Corridor Development Standards and that the proposed office project is designed in
a "campus" like design and that the buildings provide adequate setbacks from El
Camino Real to preclude a "tunnel effect" of buildings along the roadway. The
project does not obscure scenic views or impair traffic safety along El Camino Real.
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9 2. The proposed project implements the goals and objectives of the General Plan in that the
property is proposed to be developed with office uses which is consistent with the
10 Planned Industrial land use designation.
11 3. The Planning Commission has reviewed each of the exactions imposed on the Developer
contained in this resolution, and hereby finds, in this case, that the exactions are imposed
to mitigate impacts caused by or reasonably related to the project, and the extent and the
13 degree of the exaction is in rough proportionality to the impact caused by the project.
14 Conditions:
Note: Unless otherwise specified herein, all conditions shall be satisfied prior to building permit
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17 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
18 implemented and maintained according to their terms, the City shall have the right to
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
2Q 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
21 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 Special Use Permit.
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2. Staff is authorized and directed to make, or require Developer to make, all corrections
and modifications to the Special Use Permit document(s) necessary to make them
24 internally consistent and in conformity with final action on the project. Development
shall occur substantially as shown in the approved Exhibits. Any proposed development
25 different from this approval, shall require an amendment to this approval.
26 3. Developer shall comply with all applicable provisions of federal, state, and local laws and
regulations in effect at the time of building permit issuance.27
4. If any condition for construction of any public improvements or facilities, or the payment
of any fees in-lieu thereof, imposed by this approval or imposed by law on this Project are
challenged, this approval shall be suspended as provided in Government Code Section
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66020. If any such condition is determined to be invalid this approval shall be invalid
2 unless the City Council determines that the project without the condition complies with
all requirements of law.
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5. Developer/Operator shall and does hereby agree to indemnify, protect, defend and hold
4 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 Special Use Permit, (b) City's
approval or issuance of any permit or action, whether discretionary or non-discretionary,
7 in connection with the use contemplated herein, and (c) Developer/Operator's installation
and operation of the facility permitted hereby, including without limitation, any and all
° liabilities arising from the emission by the facility of electromagnetic fields or other
energy waves or emissions. This obligation survives until all legal proceedings have been
concluded and continues even if the City's approval is not validated.
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6. Developer shall submit to the Planning Department a reproducible 24" x 36" mylar
11 copy of the Site Plan reflecting the conditions approved by the final decision making
body.12
7. This approval is granted subject to the approval of the Negative Declaration and is
subject to all conditions contained in Planning Commission Resolution No. 6020 and
14 Planned Industrial Permit 04-03 for those other approvals incorporated herein by
reference.
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8. This approval shall become null and void if building permits are not issued for this
project within 36 months from the date of project approval.
17 9. Building permits will not be issued for this project unless the local agency providing
10 water and sewer services to the project provides written certification to the City that
adequate water service and sewer facilities, respectively, are available to the project at the
19 time of the application for the building permit, and that water and sewer capacity and
facilities will continue to be available until the time of occupancy.
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10. Developer shall submit and obtain Planning Director approval of a Final Landscape and
Irrigation Plan showing conformance with the approved Preliminary Landscape Plan and
22 the City's Landscape Manual. Developer shall construct and install all landscaping as
shown on the approved Final Plans, and maintain all landscaping in a healthy and thriving
23 condition, free from weeds, trash, and debris.
24 11. The first submittal of Final Landscape and Irrigation Plans shall be pursuant to the
landscape plan check process on file in the Planning Department and accompanied by the
project's building, improvement, and grading plans.
12. Developer shall provide bus stops to service this development at locations and with
27 reasonable facilities to the satisfaction of the North County Transit District and the
Planning Director. Said facilities, if required, shall be free from advertising and shall
28 include at a minimum include a bench and a pole for the bus stop sign. The facilities
shall be designed to enhance or be consistent with basic architectural theme of the project.
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13. Developer shall pay the citywide Public Facilities Fee imposed by City Council Policy
2 #17, the License Tax on new construction imposed by Carlsbad Municipal Code Section
5.09.030, and CFD #1 special tax (if applicable), subject to any credits authorized by
3 Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 5.09.040. Developer shall also pay any applicable
Local Facilities Management Plan fee for Zone 5, pursuant to Chapter 21.90. All such
taxes/fees shall be paid at issuance of building permit. If the taxes/fees are not paid, this
approval will not be consistent with the General Plan and shall become void.
14. All roof appurtenances, including air conditioners, shall be architecturally integrated and
concealed from view and the sound buffered from adjacent properties and streets, in
7 substance as provided in Building Department Policy No. 80-6, to the satisfaction of the
Directors of Community Development and Planning.
15. Developer shall submit to the City a Notice of Restriction to be filed in the office of the
County Recorder, subject to the satisfaction of the Planning Director, notifying all
interested parties and successors in interest that the City of Carlsbad has issued a(n)
Special Use Permit by Planning Commission Resolution No. 6021 on the property.
11 Said Notice of Restriction shall note the property description, location of the file
containing complete project details and all conditions of approval as well as any
conditions or restrictions specified for inclusion in the Notice of Restriction. The
Planning Director has the authority to execute and record an amendment to the notice
which modifies or terminates said notice upon a showing of good cause by the Developer
14 or successor in interest.
15 16. Developer shall prepare and record a Notice that this property may be subject to noise
impacts from the proposed or existing Transportation Corridor, in a form meeting the
approval of the Planning Director and City Attorney (see Noise Form #1 on file in the
i - Planning Department).
18 17. Developer shall construct trash receptacle and recycling areas enclosed by a six-foot high
masonry wall with gates pursuant to City Engineering Standards and Carlsbad Municipal
19 Code Chapter 21.105. Location of said receptacles shall be approved by the Planning
Director. Enclosure shall be of similar colors and/or materials to the project to the
satisfaction of the Planning Director.
21 18. No outdoor storage of materials shall occur onsite unless required by the Fire Chief.
22 When so required, the Developer shall submit and obtain approval of the Fire Chief and
the Planning Director of an Outdoor Storage Plan, and thereafter comply with the
23 approved plan.
24 19. Developer shall submit and obtain Planning Director approval of an exterior lighting plan
including parking areas. All lighting shall be designed to reflect downward and avoid any
impacts on adjacent homes or property.
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20. Compact parking spaces shall be located in large groups, and in locations clearly marked
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Fire Department
2 21. Buildings A and B are to be equipped with automatic fire sprinklers.
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Code Reminders
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22. Developer shall pay a landscape plan check and inspection fee as required by Section
5 20.08.050 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code.
" 23. Approval of this request shall not excuse compliance with all applicable sections of the
Zoning Ordinance and all other applicable City ordinances in effect at time of building
permit issuance, except as otherwise specifically provided herein.
8 24. The project shall comply with the latest non-residential disabled access requirements
9 pursuant to Title 24 of the State Building Code.
10 25. Premise identification (addresses) shall be provided consistent with Carlsbad Municipal
Code Section 18.04.320.
1~ 26. Any signs proposed for this development shall at a minimum be designed in conformance
with the City's Sign Ordinance and shall require review and approval of the Planning
13 Director prior to installation of such signs.
14 NOTICE
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Please take NOTICE that approval of your project includes the "imposition" of fees, dedications,
16 reservations, or other exactions hereafter collectively referred to for convenience as
"fees/exactions."17
I o 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
19 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
20 follow that procedure will bar any subsequent legal action to attack, review, set aside, void, or
annul their imposition.
22 You are hereby FURTHER NOTIFIED that your right to protest the specified fees/exactions
DOES NOT APPLY to water and sewer connection fees and capacity charges, nor planning,
23 zoning, grading or other similar application processing or service fees in connection with this
project; NOR DOES IT APPLY to any fees/exactions of which you have previously been given
a NOTICE similar to this, or as to which the statute of limitations has previously otherwise
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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 1st day of February, 2006 by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
Chairperson Montgomery, Commissioners Baker, Cardosa,
Dominguez, Segall, and Whitton
ABSENT: Commissioner Heineman
ABSTAIN:
MARTELrm MONTGOJTERY,
CARLSBAD PLANNINC
ATTEST:
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DONNEU
Assistant Planning Director
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