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Home My WebLink About1975-05-06; City Council; 3350; REQUEST FOR ADOPTION OF A ZONE CODE AMENDMENT DELETING GREENHOUSES FROM THE MINIMUM BUILDING COVERAGE REQUIREMENTSm CITY OF CARLSBAD - 4 */Fd7A+ I; a % T3H\t3lTJ.- Initial - Dept,Hd C. Atty C. Mgr. Request for adoption of a Zone Code Amendment Deleting Greenhouse Minimum Bui ldin Coverage Requirements (ZCA-67) AGE!; A BILL NO, 3350 DATE : May 6, 1975 Fd1k Applicant: City of Carlsba % DEPARTMENT : P1 anni ng Subject: Statement of the Matter : The Planning Commission is recommending approv zone code amendioent to Title 21 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code which would de coverage in the E-A, R-A and R-1 Zones. The Planning Commission is of the opinion that building coverage requirements in the E-A, R-A and R-1 Zones are intended to apply to habitable and accessor. structures. The current 40% limitation also includes greenhouses. It was Pl Commission's and staff's opinion that the 40% was not intended to include gre houses. It was the opinion of the staff and the Planning Commission that res 40% lot coverage for agricu3tural production was counter productive to the Ge Plan goal of retaining agricultural use-s; Exhibit: . Planning Commission Resolution No. 1146 Exhibit 8, Zone Code Amendment No. ZCA-67;dated May 13,. 1975 Staff Report, April 8, 1975 . Memorandum to City Manager, May 13, 1975 Recommendation: --', that ZCA-67 be approved for the reasons out If the City Counci with the Planning Commission recommendation, the Council should direct the Ci to prepare the necessary documents. Council Action 5-6-75 Planning Commission Resolution No. 1146. The public hearing was continued to May 20, 1975 'to consi technical corrections. 5-20-75 Following the public hearing the City Attorney was instri to prepare the necessary documents. \ I 1 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 1146 RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMFIISSION OF THE CITY 6 7 * 9 10 WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Carlsbad did ado& Resolution of Intention No. 173 declaring its intention to recommend f City Council an Amendment to Title 21 of the Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did hold a duly noticed Public F considsr the subject amendment; and 11 I.z 13 l4 IS N'tSEAS, the Planning Commission received all testimony from thos interested in and opposed to, if any, the proposed Zone Code Amendment WHE2EAS, the Planning Commission did find the following facts and to be present whish in their opinion are necessary to carry out the gE purpose of Title 21 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code: 3.6 3.7 18 19 20 21 22 '23 1. Providing unlimited coverage for greenhouses encourages agri uses. NO%, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the Carlsbad that it does recornmend approval to the City Council of an am Title 21 deleting greenhouse building coverage requirements, as per E2 dated April 2, 1975, and attached hereto. P,ZSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Carlsbac Plarnfng Commission held on April 8, 1975, by the following vote, to 'F 24, 25 AYES: %ES: None i Commissioners Dominguez, Fi kes, Jose, L'Heureux, Watson, b / 1 26 -* '27 ABSENT: None .: ' ,/ L., ,< L /" /::..-, - ,/' \ (i :. .c - -/ , j c::/ ;t% 32 31 L\\P+& -- Donald A. Agatep, Secre ry I I a , I hb: May 13, 1975 ZONE CODE AMENDMENT 67 Re: Coverage for Greenhouses Section 1 - Amend Chapter 21.07 E-A Zone as follows: A) Section 21.07.020 (4) "(4) Greenhouses less than 2000 sq. ft. provided all requirement: for yard setbacks and height are met." B) Section 21.07.040 (12) "(12) Greenhouses greater than 2000 sq. ft., provided all requir ments for yard setbacks and height are met. C) Section 21.07.11 0 '"21 .07.110 Lot Coverage. Lot coverage with buildings and strucl shall not exceed twenty five percent of the lot. structures used for growing or raising plants are not counted as Buildings and Section 2 - Amend Chapter 21.08 R-A Zone as follows: A) Section 21.08.010 (3) "(3) Greenhouses less than 2000 sq. ft. in area. Greenhouses grc than 2000 sq. ft. are permitted by approved Conditional Use Permi only. In either instance all requirements for yard setbacks and height shall be met. B) Section 21.08.090 Lot Coverage. Lot coverage with buildings anc tures shall not exceed 40% of the lot. Buildings and structures growing or raising plants are not counted as coverage". Sectior? 3 - Amend Chapter 21.10 R-7 Zone as follows: A) Section 21.10.010 (3): -. "(3) Greenhouses less than 2000 sq. ft. in area. Greenhouses grt than 2000 sq. ft. are permitted by approved Conditional Use Perm; In either instance all requirements for yard setback and height : be met. \ B) Section 21.10.010 (9): "(9) Packing or sorting sheds of a total floor area of six hundr sq. ft. or less. Packing and sorting sheds greater than six hunc sq. ft. are permitted by approved Conditional Use Permit only". r W a .I( ).? % C) Section 21.10.090 Lot Coverage. Lot coverage with buildings a1 structures shall not exceed 40% of the lot. Buildings and strul used for growing or raisir.g pyants or animals are not counted a' c ov era g e 'I . Section 4 - Amend Chapter 21.42 Conditional Uses, as follows: Section 21.42.010 (2) (F): "(F) Greenhouses greater than 2000 sq. ft. in area and packing or sf sheds greater than 600 sq. ft. in area subject to the following cond 1) Lighting to be directed away from nearby residences and shall nc create undue i 1 1 mi na t i on. 2) Fans shall not create a noise nuisance to nearby residences. 3) Driveways shall be improved with dust control material and be mai n ta i ned . 4) Structure, including panels or coverings shall be maintained anc become a safety hazard or nuisance to the neighborhood. 5) The approving CUP resolution shall contain the time limits of tt and the provisions for periodic review. .. . m - I .* t' rq - !4 E:<O RA !: 3 c :I April 8, 1975 TU: THE Pt AM i !: G CGP::4 I SS ION FE3t4 : THE PLAMll'iS DEPflRT!*IENT SU BJ ECT : ZCA-67 GREENHOUSE COY €RAGE - e -At the k-ck; 25, 1975 meeting, the Plarining Commission considered a Condi Use Permir to permit i? greenhouse in tbe R-1 Zone; The app1icc:t proposc the 3reei;!-.z;tse - .* to cover aqroxinately 7% of the site. Staff pointed out that the c-~~nsnce permitted a maximum of 00%. The Pla~~'-;z Comission felt that the 40% coverage was not intended for greenhousfs azd that suck a low figure was.counter productive to the &en€ ffan goal c? retaining agricultural uses. Also, adjoining property owner -. indicated a tssire for a greenhouse and did not object to greater coverac Therefore, tk Planning Comission approved a Resolution of Intention dfy . staff to prep,re an Ordinance Aiilendment that would permit greater coverac The proposed Crciinance Amendmefit is attached its Exhibit A. ThEt arnendnent is basically to delete coverage requirements for greenhow but also include any building used for growing or raising of ptants and animals . Recommendation: Exhibit A, dated March 26, 7975. . . Staff recornends that 'ZCA-67 be approved as indicated jr .. s 4 d,J /:;&A Bud P.ie.n..?e." * t- ._ 6P/br . - 5 3:;75 aeta chne- -. s : ?-;: €XI-.-3:: A 9 -, .- 7 n-? - ~~~~:sj;~~ ~~~~!~~~~ ~~CEY,Z~ 2.7 l!zrzb 25, iyr? -- 'z i -- ... - @e q .I a*.\ T MEMORANDUM May 13, 1975 1- TO: CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY FROM : PLANNING DIRECTOR SUBJECT : REFERENCE: AGENDA BILL NO. 3350 At the last City Council meeting on May 5, a proposed zone code amendment would have amended a section in the €4, Exclusive Agricultural Zone, the R-A, Residential Agricultural Zone and the R-1, Residential Zone that would have eliminated the reference to greenhouses as part of lot coverage. There was some discussion by the Council of development requirements in each zone, time limit on greenhouses and what constituted a greenhouse structure. Attached is Exhibit By dated May 13, 1975, which incorporates amendments as discussed by the City Council: PROPOSED WORDING FOR GREENHOUSE AMENDMENT 1) 2) Adds the requirement that yard setbacks and height be met (Sections 1, 2 and 3) Addition of Paragraph 5 (Section 4) which provides for time 1 imits and periodic review. I believe the foregoing changes will satisfy the issues raised by the City Counci 7. '2 DAA/ br -.