HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-05-05; Planning Commission; Resolution 66911 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 6691
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
3 CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING '
APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE LAND USE
4 ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN TO MAKE MINOR
AMENDMENTS TO CORRECT TITLES RELATED TO THE
EXPIRATION OF THE VILLAGE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN.
6 CASE NAME: VILLAGE AREA TITLE AMENDMENT
CASE NO: GPA 10-01
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WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad, "Applicant," has filed a verified application8
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10 WHEREAS, said verified application constitutes a request for a General Plan
11 Amendment as shown on Exhibits "X-l", "X-2", and "X-3" dated May 5, 2010, attached hereto
12 and on file in the Carlsbad Planning Department, VILLAGE AREA TITLE AMENDMENT -
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GPA 10-01, as provided in Government Code Section 65350 et. seq. and Section 21.52.150 of
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the Carlsbad Municipal Code; and
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, c WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did, on May 5, 2010, hold a duly noticed
17 public hearing as prescribed by law to consider said request; and
18 WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony
19 and arguments, if any, of all persons desiring to be heard, said Commission considered all factors
20 relating to the General Plan Amendment.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Planning
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Commission of the City of Carlsbad, as follows:
24 A) That the above recitations are true and correct.
25 B) That based on the evidence presented at the public hearing, the Commission
RECOMMENDS APPROVAL of VILLAGE AREA TITLE AMENDMENT
2" - GPA 10-01, based on the following findings:
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1. The proposed amendment is necessary to facilitate expiration of the Village
Redevelopment Plan and ensure consistency with the Carlsbad Zoning Ordinance
and Local Coastal Program.
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2. The proposed amendment does not affect or conflict with any General Plan
regulations, land use designations or policies with which development must comply.
3. The proposed amendment is consistent
other related documents as described
May 5, 2010.
with applicable plans, maps ordinances and
in the Planning Commission Report dated
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Exhibit X-1
May5, 2010
Land Use Element
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 architectural/design features
to be compatible with the neighborhood.
Permitted uses and building intensities should
be compatible with surrounding land uses.
b. 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.
c. Travel/Recreation 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. Travel/recreation
commercial uses are generally located near
major transportation corridors or recreational
and resort areas such as spas, hotels, beaches
or lagoons. Travel/recreation 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
Area is regulated by the Carlsbad Village Master
Plan and Design Manual.
e. Office and Related Commercial (O): 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 develop-ment,
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 areas1
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 branch libraries, may be found in
other land use designations, such as commercial,
and are not shown on the land use map.
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Exhibit X-2
May5, 2010
City of Carlsbad General Plan Land Use Element, Section II.D.3 (Special Planning
Considerations - Coastal Zone Programs) is proposed to be amended as follows:
3. COASTAL ZONE PROGRAMS
In 1972, California voters approved Proposition 20 which led to the enactment of the State law
(California Coastal Act of 1976) which regulates any development within California's Coastal
Zone. The Coastal Act requires that individual jurisdictions adopt Local Coastal Programs
(LCP) to implement the State law at a local level. Carlsbad's Local Coastal Program is
consistent with the General Plan, but it is a separate document containing separate land use
policies and implementation measures which must also be complied with in addition to the
General Plan. Approximately one-third of the City is located within the Coastal Zone. The City's
coastal zone has been divided into six segments and each segment is regulated by separate
LCP's (See Map 4: Local Coastal Program Boundary). The boundaries of the City's Coastal
Zone which were established by the State are depicted on the Land Use Map.
Almost every conceivable type of development proposal within the Coastal Zone from removal
of natural vegetation to the construction of huge master planned communities requires the
approval of a Coastal Development Permit (CDP) in addition to any other permits or
entitlements. The land use policies, programs and regulations of the relevant LCP shall be
referred to in addition to the General Plan, the Municipal Code and other pertinent regulations
for guiding land use and development within the Coastal Zone. The California Coastal
Commission currently retains Coastal Development Permit authority in the Agua Hedionda
Segment. In the remaining five segments, the City has the authority to issue Coastal
Development Permits.
In those circumstances where an issue is not addressed by the Local Coastal Program Land
Use Plan, but is addressed by the City of Carlsbad General Plan, no coastal development
permit, or exemption may be granted unless the project considered is found by the appropriate
authority to be consistent with the City of Carlsbad General Plan. In those circumstances where
an issue is addressed by both the Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan and the City of
Carlsbad General Plan, the terms of the Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan shall prevail.
Land Use Element
Exhibit X-3
May 5, 2010
Local Coastal Program Boundary
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