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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-10-15; Planning Commission; Resolution 64901 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 6490 2 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE 3 CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF A MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT FOR PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED WITHIN PLANNING 5 AREA 14 OF THE EAST VILLAGE OF THE ROBERTSON RANCH MASTER PLAN LOCATED NORTHWEST OF THE 6 INTERSECTION OF FUTURE WIND TRAIL WAY AND FUTURE GLEN AVENUE IN LOCAL FACILITIES 7 MANAGEMENT ZONE 14. CASE NAME: ROBERTSON RANCH PA 14 CASE NO: MP Q2-Q3(A) 9 WHEREAS, Brookfield Tamarack, LLC, "Developer," has filed a verified 10 application with the City of Carlsbad regarding property owned by Calavera Hills II, LLC, 12 "Owner," described as 13 Lot 4 of Carlsbad Tract No. 02-16, Robertson Ranch East Village, in the City of Carlsbad, County of San Diego, State of 14 California, according to Map thereof No. 15608, filed in the office of the County Recorder of San Diego County on September 18, 2007 16 ("the Property"); and 17 WHEREAS, said verified application constitutes a request for a Master Plan18 Amendment as shown on Exhibit "X" dated October 15, 2008, on file in the Carlsbad Planning 20 Department, MP 02-03(A) - ROBERTSON RANCH PA 14, as provided by MP 02-03 and Chapter 21.38 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code; and 22 WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did, on October 15, 2008, consider said 23 request; and 24 WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony ~t and arguments, if any, of all persons desiring to be heard, said Commission considered all factors 27 relating to the Master Plan Amendment; and 28 1 WHEREAS, on November 14, 2006, the City Council approved, MP 02-03, as 2 described and conditioned in Planning Commission Resolution No. 6106 and City Council 3 Ordinance No. NS-822.4 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Planning 5 Commission of the City of Carlsbad as follows: 7 A) That the foregoing recitations are true and correct. o B) That based on the evidence presented at the public hearing, the Commission 9 RECOMMENDS APPROVAL of MP 02-03(A) - ROBERTSON RANCH PA 14 based on the following findings and subject to the following conditions: 10 Findings: 11 1. The Planning Director has determined that: 13 a. the project is a(n) subsequent activity of the Robertson Ranch Master Plan (MP 02-03) for which a program EIR was prepared, and a notice for the activity 14 has been given, which includes statements that this activity is within the scope of the program approved earlier, and that the program EIR adequately describes the 15 activity for the purposes of CEQA; [15168(c)(2) and (e)]; and b. this project is consistent with the Master Plan cited above; and 17 c. the Robertson Ranch Master Plan Program EIR 03-03 was certified by the 18 City Council on November 14, 2006 in connection with the prior plan; and d. the project has no new significant environmental effect not analyzed as significant 2Q in the prior EIR; and 21 e. none of the circumstances requiring a Subsequent EIR or a Supplemental EIR under CEQA Guidelines Sections 15162 or 15163 exist; and 22 f. all feasible mitigation measures or project alternatives identified in the Robertson Ranch Master Plan Program EIR 03-03, which are appropriate to this 24 Subsequent Project, have been incorporated into this Subsequent Project. 25 2. The Planning Commission finds that the project, as conditioned herein, is in conformance with the Elements of the City's General Plan, based on the facts set forth in the staff 9f\zo report dated October 15, 2008 including, but not limited to the following: that the 27 Carlsbad Unified School District has declined to purchase property identified as Planning Areas 13 and 14 for development of an Elementary School, and that the 28 proposed General Plan Amendment to change the Land Use designation from Elementary (E) to Residential Medium-Density (RM) is consistent with the alternative single-family residential land use described in the Master Plan. PC RESO NO. 6490 -2- 3. That all necessary public facilities can be provided concurrent with need, and adequate 2 provisions have been provided to implement those portions of the Capital Improvement Program applicable to the subject property, in that the Master Plan includes conditions 3 requiring the completion of infrastructure identified in the Local Facilities Management Plan (LFMP) for Zone 14 and according to a financing plan approved 4 by the City Council for LFMP Zone 14. 4. That the residential and open space portions of the community will constitute an 5 environment of sustained desirability and stability, and that it will be in harmony with or provide compatible variety to the character of the surrounding area, and that the sites 7 proposed for public facilities, such as schools, playgrounds, and parks, are adequate to serve the anticipated population and appear acceptable to the public authorities having jurisdiction thereof, in that the Master Plan amendment implements the alternative o residential land use described for Planning Area (PA) 14, incorporates PA 14 into the HOA for PA 16, and allows PA 14 to use the same architectural plans as those 10 approved for PA 16. 11 5. That the streets and thoroughfares proposed are suitable and adequate to carry the anticipated traffic thereon, in that the proposed alternative land use was analyzed in the Robertson Ranch Master Plan Program EIR (EIR 03-03), it does not result in an 13 intensification of uses, and it will result in a decrease in the maximum ADT anticipated by the Master Plan. 14 6. That the area surrounding the development is or can be planned and zoned in coordination 15 and substantial compatibility with the development, in that future development on the , ^ adjacent site (Planning Area 13) which is also designated for development as an Elementary School will require approval of a Master Plan Amendment to implement 17 the alternative single-family residential land use identified in the Master Plan. 18 7. That appropriate measures are proposed to mitigate any adverse environmental impact as noted in the adopted Environmental Impact Report for the project (EIR 03-03), in that the mitigation identified in the EIR has been implemented, is incorporated into the 2Q project design, or is included as conditions of approval for the project, and will be monitored according to the adopted Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program. 21 Conditions: 22 1. Staff is authorized and directed to make, or require Developer to make, all corrections and modifications to the Master Plan document(s) necessary to make them internally 24 consistent and in conformity with final action on the project. Development shall occur substantially as shown in the approved Exhibits. Any proposed development, different 25 from this approval, shall require an amendment to this approval. OA 2. Prior to the issuance of any permits for the project, the applicant shall submit to the 27 Planning Director a digital copy and a camera-ready master copy of the ROBERTSON RANCH MASTER PLAN - MP 02-03(A), in addition to the 28 required number of bound copies. PC RESO NO. 6490 -3- 0 This approval is granted subject to the approval of GPA 08-01 and is subject to all 2 conditions contained in Planning Commission Resolution No. 6489 for that other approval incorporated herein by reference. 3 4 NOTICE 5 Please take NOTICE that approval of your project includes the "imposition" of fees, dedications, reservations, or other exactions hereafter collectively referred to for convenience as 6 "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 9 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 10 annul their imposition. 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, zoning, grading, or other similar application processing or service fees in connection with this 13 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 14 expired. 15 PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Planning 16 Commission of the City of Carlsbad, California, held on October 15, 2008, by the following 17 vote, to wit:18 in AYES: Commissioners Baker, Boddy, Cardosa, Dominguez, Montgomery, and Chairperson Whitton 20 NOES: 21 ABSENT: Commissioner Douglas 22 ABSTAIN: 24 25 F?(ANK R WHirrONTchairperson CARLSBAD PLANNING COMMISSION 26 ATTEST: 27" 28 DON NEU Planning Director PC RESO NO. 6490 -4- Exhibit "X" October 15, 2008 1 ORDINANCE NO. 2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO 3 THE ROBERTSON RANCH MASTER PLAN, MP 02-03(A) TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF PLANNING AREA 4 14 FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (E) TO RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM DENSITY (RM) AND TO TRANSFER 2 DWELLING 5 UNITS FROM PLANNING AREA 21 TO PLANNING AREA 14. CASE NAME: ROBERTSON RANCH PA 14 6 CASE NO.: MP 02-03(A) 7 The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, does ordain as follows: WHEREAS, the City Council approved the Robertson Ranch Master Plan MP 02-03 on November 14, 2006 by adopting Ordinance No. NS-822; and WHEREAS, after procedures in accordance with the requirements of law, the City Council has determined that the public interest indicates that said master plan amendment 12 MP 02-03(A) be approved; and 13 WHEREAS, the City Council did on the day of. 14 2008 hold a duly noticed public hearing as prescribed by law to consider said request; and WHEREAS, said application constitutes a request for a Master Plan Amendment as shown on Exhibit "MP 02-03(A)" dated October 15, 2008 incorporated by reference. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad does ordain as 18 follows: 19 SECTION I: That Master Plan Amendment MP 02-03(A) dated October 15, 20 2008 attached hereto, and incorporated herein by reference, is approved. The Master Plan 21 shall constitute the development plan for the property and all development within the plan area 22 shall conform to the plan. 23 SECTION II: That the findings and conditions of the Planning Commission in 24 Planning Commission Resolution No. 6490 shall also constitute the findings and conditions of 25 the City Council. 26 EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its 27 adoption, and the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be 28" Exhibit "X" October 15, 2008 1 published at least once in a publication of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within 2 fifteen days after its adoption. 3 INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City 4 Council on the day of 2008, and thereafter. 5 PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of 6 Carlsbad on the ' day of 2008, by the following vote, to wit: 7 AYES: 8 NOES: 9 ABSENT: 10 ABSTAIN: 11 12 13 CLAUDE A. LEWIS, Mayor 14 15 ATTEST: 16 17 LORRAINE M. WOOD, City Clerk 18 (SEAL) 191' 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -2- ROBERTSON RANCH MASTER PLAN MP 02-03 (Master Plan Development of 1,122 dwelling units (1,154 with alternative land uses), a 13 acre (net) village commercial center with a community facilities component, an elementary school site, a 13.5 acre (net) public park, over 140 acres of open space preserve, and additional community recreation open space located within Local Facilities Management Zone 14.) APPROVED BY: City Council Ordinance No. NS-822, November 14, 2006 AMENDED BY: City Council Ordinance No. ' • LEGEND R-1-7,500 R-1-10,000 RD-M CL/CF L-C OS OS (CR) OS (P) One Family Residential Zone - 7,500 SF Lot Size One Family Residential Zone -10,000 SF Lot S'ize Residential Density - Multiple Zone Local Shopping Center/ Community Facil'rty Limited Control Open Space Open Space (Community Recreation) Open Space (Park) n \ WEST I EAST VILLAGE I VILLAGE OS Robertson Ranch FIGURE NO. II-3 UNDERLYING MASTER PLAN ZONE DESIGNATIONS MASTER PLAN_PAGE 11-10 LEGEND RLM Low Medium Density (0-4 DU/AC) RM Medium Density (4-8 DU/AC) RMH Medium High Density (8-15 DU/AC) RH High Density (15-23 DU/AC) E Elementary School ©L Community Facility/Local Shopping Center OS Open Space UA Un-Planned Area WEST I EAST VILLAGE I VILLAGEI OS Robertson Ranch FIGURE NO. [[-1 AMENDED GENERAL PLAN LAND USE MAP MASTER PLAN_PAGE II-7 SCHOOL ' 6.8 Gross Acres 6.7 Net Acres SCHOOL 3.6 Gross Acres 3.3 Net Acres " ALTERNATIVE USES AVAILABLE * ALTERNATIVE USES AVAILABLE '-SEE TEXT.-SEE TEXT. LEGEND' VIEW FNECE (See Figures 111-60 & 111-61) „ ' VIEW FENCE OR SOLID BLOCK WALL (SeeFtguresm-CO&Sl) = TRAIL FENCE (See Figures 111-60 & 111-61) MULTI-USE D.G.TRAIL .—if-, .—. FUa MODIFICATION CONDITION-A" L-J,'-JLJ (SeeFlguretll-47) ^_ t. ,=/« ENHANCED LANDSCAPE BUFFER a a o o o o UMITS OF HMP HARDLINE MAP BOUNDARY '=', LIMITS OF DISTURBANCE ' TRAIL NODE &TRAIL MARKER -- , (See Figure 111-59} 1 ! < * ' REQUIRES A 601 SETBACK FROM NATIVE " < VEGETATION TO COMBUSTIBLE STRUCTURES TRANSmON «\£, (See Figure 111-53) ' / & OPEN SPACE '" TRAIL CONNECTION PARK/SCHOOL TRANSITION (See Figure 111-52) PRIMARY EASTV1LLAGE ENTRY- (STREET"A") STREETSCAPE ' (See Figure 111-41) ' CONCEPTUAL NEIGHBORHOOD ENTRY (See Figures 111-34 & 111-35) CONCEPTUAL LOCAL ROAD SSTREETSCAPE - (See Figure 111-45), ENHANCED 5' LANDSCAPE ' BUFFER CONCEPTUAL TRAFFIC CIRCLE ' TREATMENT (See Figure l|t-42) , 225' FIGURE No. IIH2 PLANNING AREAS 13 & 14 PACE 818-75 III. DEVELOPMENT AND Robertson Ranch REGULATORY PROVISIONS m) Planning Area 13 - School; Planning Area 14 - Single Family - Site Zoning Regulations and Criteria (see Figure III-12, Planning Areas 13 and 14) Planning Area 13 is approximately 6.8 gross (6.7 net) acres and is located along the western edge of Street "A" in the West Village of the Master Plan Area. Planning Area 13 is proposed to be developed as an elementary school site, if purchased by the Carlsbad Unified School District (CUSD). If the CUSD chooses to not purchase the site and develop an elementary school, Planning Area 13 may be developed with 35 detached, single family dwelling units. Access to Planning Area 13 is provided from the east via Street "A." Planning Area 14 is approximately 3.6 gross (3.3 net) acres and is located along the western edge of Street "A" in the East Village of the Master Plan Area. Planning Area 14 is proposed to be developed as an elementary school site, if purchased by the CUSD. If the CUSD chooses to not purchase the site and develop an elementary school, Planning Area 14 may be developed with 17 detached, single family dwelling units. Access to Planning Area 14 is provided from the east via Street "A. Implementation of Master Plan Vision and Goals Consistent with the Ahwahnee Principles, these Planning Areas provide for a local school, reachable by a variety of transportation methods, both by students, and parents, from the majority of the residential areas of the project. Land Use Regulations • General Plan Land Use Designation: E (Elementary School) • Underlying Zone Designation: RD-M (Residential Density — Multiple) Required Development Permits • Conditional Use Permit • A General Plan Amendment would be required if this site is not developed as a school site. • A Minor Master Plan Amendment would be required to develop the proposed alternate land uses. Development Standards • Development of Planning Areas 13 and 14 shall comply with all applicable regulations and development standards of the Carlsbad Municipal Code, including zoning standards for the RD-M zone, except as modified by the Robertson Ranch Master Plan. Setbacks • A minimum 10 foot setback shall be provided between Street "A" and any parking area. Robertson Ranch Master Plan Page 111-72 November 14, 2006 III. DEVELOPMENT AND Robertson Ranch REGULATORY PROVISIONS Building Height • No structure shall exceed 35 feet in height measured from the final grade. Exceptions may be granted by the Planning Commission at the specific request and need of an educational institution. Special Design Criteria 1. An optional entry treatment, as depicted on Figure 111-28, Key to Conceptual Community Entries, Recreational Amenities, and Edge Conditions, Figure 111-34, Conceptual Neighborhood Entry Plan, and Figure 111-35, Conceptual Neighborhood Entry Elevation, may be provided at the intersection of Street "A" and a local street extending from Street "A." 2. A trail node may be located on the school site. 3. A trail shall be provided along the west edge of PAs 13 and 14, and shall be maintained by the City or Master HOA. 4. All combustible structures or facilities shall, be setback from natural open space areas in accordance with the Fuel Modification Plan (Figure 111-46). 5. Parking areas adjacent to Street "A" shall be screened from view by landscaping or screen walls. 6. If agreed to by the CUSD, parking areas shall be designed and located such that parking spaces may be shared between the school (PA 13) and park uses (PA 12), as depicted on Figure 111-52. 7. A 5-foot landscape buffer shall be provided on Street "A". Alternative Uses In the event that the CUSD does not purchase or develop Planning Areas 13 and 14 as planned, the following use shall be permitted: • Single Family Residential A maximum of 35 single family dwelling units may be permitted within Planning Area 13 and a maximum of 17 single family dwelling units may be permitted within Planning Area 14, upon approval of a Minor Master Plan Amendment. Under this scenario, the unit allocation shall be based on the Growth Control Point for the existing RLM designation which would allow 32 units (10 acres x 3.2 du/ac), together with a shift of 20 units from other planning areas. For Planning Area 13, a total of 35 units may be constructed. Of these 35 units, 18 units would be allocated to the site based on the Growth Control Robertson Ranch Master Plan Page 111-73 November 14, 2006 III. DEVELOPMENT AND Robertson Ranch REGULATORY PROVISIONS Point, while the remaining 17 units would be transferred from other West Village Planning Areas as follows: PA 5 -10 units; PA 6 - 1 unit; and PA 10 - 6 units. For Planning Area 14, a total of 17 units may be constructed. Of these 17 units, 14 units would be allocated to the site based on the Growth Control Point, while the remaining 3 units would be transferred from PA 21. If single family uses are constructed within Planning Areas 13 and/or 14, the development standards, special design criteria^ and development permits required shall be the same as those indicated for PAs 16, 17, and 18. Planning Area 14 shall be incorporated into PA 16 and shall utilize the same architectural design. No additional pocket parks are required for PA 14. However, the project is required to demonstrate that the required recreation area for PA 14 (200 sf/unit) has been included as an enlargement of PA 19. In the event that PA 13 is incorporated into the East Village HOA, no additional pocket parks shall be required if it can be demonstrated that all of the required recreation area for PA 13 (200 sf/unit) has been included as an enlargement of PA 19. Passive and Active Recreation Facilities A minimum of 10,000 square feet of community recreation area may be provided jointly for Planning Areas 13 and 14. East Village HOA Planning Area 13 may be annexed into the East Village HOA so that the residents have access to the Community Recreation area within PA 19. Robertson Ranch Master Plan Page 111-74 November 14, 2006