HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-11-15; Planning Commission; Resolution 61881 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 6188
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A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
3 CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING
APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE LAND USE AND
4 OPEN SPACE AND CONSERVATION ELEMENTS OF THE
, GENERAL PLAN TO CHANGE THE LAND USE FROM
RESIDENTIAL LOW-MEDIUM DENSITY (RLM) AND
6 RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM DENSITY (RM) TO RESIDENTIAL
MEDIUM-HIGH DENSITY (RMH), RESIDENTIAL HIGH
7 DENSITY (RH), AND OPEN SPACE (OS) ON A 20.4-ACRE
PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF THE
8 INTERSECTION OF CASSIA ROAD AND POINSETTIA LANE
9 IN THE MELLO II SEGMENT OF THE LOCAL COASTAL
PROGRAM AND IN LOCAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
10 ZONE 21.
CASE NAME: POINSETTIA PLACE
11 CASE NO: GPA 04-12
12 WHEREAS, Sierra Linda Development Company, "Developer," has filed a
13 verified application with the City of Carlsbad regarding property owned by Carlsbad Poinsettia
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Land Company, a California Limited Liability Co., "Owner," described as
,g The north half of the southwest quarter of the southwest
quarter of Section 23, Township 12 south, Range 4 west, San
17 Bernardino Meridian, in the City of Carlsbad, County of San
Diego, State of California, according to the official plat thereof
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("the Property"); and
2Q WHEREAS, said verified application constitutes a request for a General Plan
21 Amendment as shown on Exhibit "GPA 04-12" dated November 15, 2006, attached hereto and
22 on file in the Carlsbad Planning Department, POINSETTIA PLACE - GPA 04-12, as provided
23 in Government Code Section 65350 et. seq. and Section 21.52.160 of the Carlsbad Municipal
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WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did, on the 15th day of November, 2006,26
27 hold a duly noticed public hearing as prescribed by law to consider said request; and
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WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony
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and arguments, if any, of all persons desiring to be heard, said Commission considered all factors
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relating to the General Plan Amendment.4
5 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Planning
6 Commission of the City of Carlsbad, as follows:
7 A) That the above recitations are true and correct.
8 B) That based on the evidence presented at the public hearing, the Commission
9 RECOMMENDS APPROVAL of POINSETTIA PLACE - GPA 04-12, based
on the following findings and subject to the following conditions:
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Findings;
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1. The Planning Commission finds that the project is in conformance with the elements of
the City's General Plan based on the facts set forth in the staff report dated
13 November 15, 2006, including but not limited to the following: that the proposed
Residential Medium-High Density (RMH), Residential High Density (RH) and Open
14 Space (OS) Land Use designations are compatible with the surrounding land uses in
that the adjacent land uses are designated Residential Medium Density (RM), RMH,
15 RH, and OS; that the land use change is based on the environmental constraints of
the property and are environmentally and topographically appropriate for the site
in that the habitat buffer and habitat areas are proposed to be designated as OS and
17 the flatter disturbed area is proposed to be designated as RMH and RH; that the
proposed Open Space areas are consistent with the Habitat Management Plan for
18 Natural Communities and that the project will yield a similar dwelling unit yield as
the original Residential Low-Medium Density (RLM) and RM Land Use
*" designations.
20 The 20.4-acre property, as it is currently designated, has a potential dwelling unit
21 yield of 82.84 units. Consistent with the intent of the Habitat Management Plan
(HMP), those units are proposed to be clustered on the northern 25 percent of the
22 property. In addition to the 82.84 units allowed at the Growth Management
Control Point for the existing General Plan Land Use designations, an allocation of
23 7.16 dwelling units from the City's Excess Dwelling Unit Bank is being requested to
~4 accommodate the provision of 7 very-low and 7 low-income affordable units.
25 Clustering all 90 dwelling units requested onto the northern 25 percent of the site
results in a higher density than that allowed by the existing RLM and RM General
26 Plan Land Use designations and in order to accommodate the 90 dwelling units on
the reduced building area envelope (northern 25 percent of the site), new individual
27 General Plan Land Use designations are proposed for the 5.3-acre site with
_ townhomes and the 1.2-acre site with stacked-flat podium buildings. The proposed
Land Use designation for the townhome site is RMH (8-15 du/ac). The GMCP for
RMH is 11.5 du/ac and the townhome site achieves 11.32 du/ac.
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The proposed Land Use designation proposed for the stacked-flat podium building
2 site is RH (15-23 du/ac). The GMCP for RH is 19 du/ac and the podium building
site achieves 25 du/ac. The density on the site exceeds the GMCP and high end of
3 the RH density range. The General Plan acknowledges that in order to provide
housing to lower-income households, the density range and GMCP may need to be
4 exceeded. Exceeding the high end of the density range may be acceptable for the
provision of "affordable" housing units and must be reviewed on an individual
project basis and may be independent of the residential land use designation of the
5 site, subject to the criteria listed under Residential, Implementing Policies and
Programs, C.2., which includes evaluation of neighborhood compatibility, adequacy
7 of public facilities, and proximity to roadways, employment centers, parks, and/or
transit.
The stacked-flat podium building project is consistent with implementing policy and
action program C.2. since the surrounding area includes multi-family housing,
10 specifically along Cassia Road, the necessary public facilities have the capacity to
serve the project site, the site is located near El Camino Real, a Prime Arterial
11 roadway and Poinsettia Lane, a Major Arterial roadway, and is also located within
walking distance of commercial services at El Camino Real and Aviara Parkway.
10 Conditions;
14 1. This approval is granted subject to the approval of the Mitigated Negative Declaration
and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, Zone Change ZC 04-08, and
15 Local Coastal Program Amendment LCPA 04-11 and is subject to all conditions
contained in Planning Commission Resolutions No. 6187, 6189, and 6190 for those
approvals incorporated herein by reference.
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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 15th day of November, 2006, by
the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Vice Chairperson Baker, Commissioners Cardosa, Dominguez,
and Whitton
NOES: Commissioner Segall
ABSENT: Chairperson Montgomery and Commissioner Heineman
ABSTAIN:
JULIE BAKER, Vice Chairperson
CARLSBAD PLANNING COMMISSION
ATTEST:
DONNEU
Assistant Planning Director
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