HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-10-07; City Council; 3418-2; SL&B Service Corp- Tentative Map ApprovalCITY OF CARLSBAD
AGENDA BILL NO. 3418 Supplement #2 Initial;
DATE: October 7, 1975 Dept. Hd.
DEPARTMENT: Planning Clty Atty4
City Mgr.
SUBJECT: Request for approval of Tentative Subdivision Map (CT 74-5A)
Applicant: SL&B Service Corporation (John E. McCoy)
S;t>itemant of the. Ma11 e r
The Planning Commission originally recommended denial of CT 74-5A in
March 1975 (P.C. Reso. 1142). The matter was forwarded to the City
Council in May 1975, but subsequently tabled pending .decision on the
Elm Street alignment.
The Ctty Council adopted an alignment for Elm Avenue (Alt. #2) on
July 15, 1975, and returned the matter to the Planning Commission for
report. The Planning Commission offered their report at the City Council
meeting of September 2, 1975 at which time the Council adopted Resolution
3706 and introduced Ord. 9433. The matter was subsequently returned to
the Council for second reading.
CT 74-5A has now been renoticed for public hearing and is properly
before the Ctty Council. As a result of the Elm Avenue decision and the
designation of a specific alignment for Elm Avenue and Appian Road, a
majority of the concerns originally represented by the Planning Commission
and the staff can be mitigated with proper conditions. The attached report
to the City Manager of September 30, 1975 outlines reasons and conditions
which should be added should the City Council decide to approve the Tentative
Map.
Exhibits;
Planning Commission Resolution 1142
Staff Report.of October 2, 1975
Letter from SL&B Service Corp of March 13, 1975
Memorandum to City Manager of September 30, 1975
Recommendation: It is recommended that if the City Council is of the
opinion that the mitigations and design alternatives offered by the
resolution of Elm Avenue alignment and the comments contained in the
memorandum to the City Manager of September 30 are sufficient, the
Council announce its intent to approve CT 74-5(A) and instruct the City
Attorney to prepare the necessary documents.
Council action
10-7-75 The staff was instructed to prepare the necessary documents
for approval of the Tentative map, and return the matter to the
Council. The City Manager informed the Council the matter will
be returned to the City Council at such time as the Larwin
Specific Plan as been approved.
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1 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 1142
2 RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, DENYING THE TENTATIVE MAP
3 REQUEST FOR A 30-LOT SINGLE-FAMILY SUBDIVISION ON
PROPERTY .LOCATED NORTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF
4 EL CAMINO REAL AND APPIAN ROAD, ZONED R-A-10,000.
CASE NO. CT 74-5(A), APPLICANT: JOHN E. McCOY, FOR
5 S. L & B SERVICE CORPORATION
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7 WHEREAS, a verified application for a certain property, to wit:
8 A portion of Lot J of Rancho Agua Hedionda in the City of
Carlsbad, County of San Diego, according to partition map
9 thereof No. 823 filed with the San Diego County Recorder
on June 21, 1957, and further described in the files of the
10 Carlsbad City Planning Department;
11 has been filed with the City of Carlsbad and referred to the Planning Commission
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13 WHEREAS, said verified application constitutues a request as provided by
14 Title 21, a subdivision code, of the "Carlsbad Municipal Code"; and
15 WHEREAS, said Commission considered all factors relating to the Tentative
I16 I Map and found the following facts and reasons to exist:
17 1. The proposed map is not consistent with the Circulation Element of
the General Plan since the map's proposed alignment of Elm Avenue
18 does not conform to the City's aporoved street pattern.
19 2. The design or improvement of the proposed subdivision is not
consistent with applicable general and specific plans since the
20 proposed map does not conform to the Open Space and Conservation
Element requirement for grading roadways and building pads in a
21 manner which maintains the integrity of natural slopes.
22 3. The design of the subdivision or the proposed improvements are likely
to cause substantial environmental damage since similar gradings as
'23 proposed on their map have failed at nearby locations.
24 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of
25 Carlsbad as follows:
26 A) That the above recitations are true and correct.
27 B) That a Tentative Map is denied for a thirty-lot single-family sub-
division on property located northeast of the intersection of El
28 Camino Real and Appian Road.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City of Carlsbad
Planning Commission held on March 11, 1975 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Commissioners Dominguez, Fikes, Jose, L'Heureux, Watson, Wrench
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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CITY OF
PLANNING
STAFF
CARLSBAD
DEPARTMENT
REPORT
October 2, 1975
TO:
FROM:
REPORT ON:
APPLICANT:
' PLANNING COMMISSION
'PLANNING DEPARTMENT
CONSIDERATION OF REVISED TENTATIVE MAP - CT 74-5(A)
JOHN E. MCCOY FOR
S.L. & B SERVICE CORP.
592 ELM AVENUE
CARLSBAD, CA 92008-
I. REQUEST: The applicant is requesting approval of a revised
tentative map to allow a 30 lot single family subdivision on
property located northeast of the intersection of El Camino
Real and Appian Road.
II. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that CT 74-5(A) be DENIED
based on the following justification:
1) The map's proposed alignment of Elm Avenue does not
conform to the City's approved street pattern.
2) The alignment of Appian Road renders property to the
north virtually undevelopable.
3) The proposed map does not conform to the Open Space and
Conservation Element requirement for grading roadways
and building pads in a manner which maintains the integrity
of natural slopes.
Recommended Conditions of Approval: Should the Commission
determine to approve the project, staff recommends the follow-
ing conditions be applied:
1) The Final Map shall be submitted for approval within
one year from final action by the City Council on the
Tentative Map. The Final Map shall be in substantial
conformance with the Tentative Subdivision Map, known
as CT 74»5(A), Exhibit A, dated January 24, 1975.
2) The development of the property described herein shall
be subject to the restrictions and limitations set forth
herein which are in addition to all the requirements,
limitations and restrictions of all municipal ordinance
and State and Federal statutes now in force, or which,
hereafter, may be in force for the purpose of preserving
the residential characteristics of adjacent properties.
3) All public improvements shall be made in conformity to
the City of Carlsbad Engineering Design Criteria and
• Standard Plans, the Subdivision Ordinance and other City
Standards, to the satisfaction of the City Engineer,
without cost to the City of Carlsbad, and free of all
liens and encumbrances. Improvement plans for water
and sewer systems shall meet the requirements of the
respective service districts.
4) All land and/or easements required by this Ordinance shall
be granted to the City of Carlsbad without cost to the
City and free of all liens and encumbrances. No easements
shall be recorded prior to approval of the Final Map
unless approved by the City Engineer.
5) All utilities, including provisions for cable TV, shall,
be placed underground and/or shall be completely con-
cealed from view.
6) Ornamental street lighting shall be provided for as
required by Municipal Ordinance Code. The developer shall
pose a bond and/or cash in the amount necessary to ener-
gize said street lights for an eighteen month period
after construction, to permit the incorporation of the
subdivision into a maintenance district. This shall be
done prior to approval of Final Map.
7) The improvement plans shall include a report of a
geological investigation and a complete grading plan of the
site when required by the City Engineer. The report and
plan shall be prepared by Civil Engineers licensed by the
State of California, and experienced in erosion control.
Said Engineer shall certify that they have investigated
the site and prepared data with full consideration of
the consequences to the included and neighboring properties
and conform to the standards of the Geological Safety Element
of the General Plan.
8) All slopes created as a result of this development shall
not exceed a 2:1 slope.
9) Ingress and egress along the property line bordering public
street right of way for all lots shall be dedicated,
except at location as specified by the City Engineer.
Dedication shall be made prior to approval of Final Map.
10) In order to provide for reasonable fire protection during the
construction period, the subdivider shall maintain passable
vehicular access to all buildings and adequate fire hydrants
with required fire flows and dry-stand pipes shall.be
installed prior to framing construction.
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11) Park-In-Lieu Fees shall be granted to the City concurrent
with City Council approval of the Final Map.
12) An all-weather access road (existing Appian Way) shall be
provided for at all times to serve properties to the east.
Half street dedication and improvements for El Camino
Real (126-foot right-of-way) shall be required, including
Mission Bell street lights for all development frontage.
<i4K Appian Way shall be dedicated and improved on the basis
"-.-^ of a 60-foot right of way. Section AA as shown on the
tentative map shall be only applicable to that street
frontage easterly of Lot 22 of the El Camino Mesa Unit
No. 1 subdivision.
15) Developer shall comply with existing reimbursement agree-
ment fee requirements prior to tie-in to sewer in El
Camino Real.
16) The underground drainage, water and sewerage systems
are not approved as shown and are subject to modification
and approval by the City Engineer as part of the final
improvement plans. Water will be provided by the City
of Carlsbad, subject to approved water system calculations.
17) An offsite drainage easement will be required as necessary.
18) An improved stub street to the northerly project boundary,
including water and sewer lines to the adjacent property
shall be required.
19) Access rights shall be dedicated along El Camino Real
except at public street intersections.
20) All-weather access shall be provided to all manholes and
cleanouts. Any water, sewer or storm drain lines installed
in slopes shall be placed normal to the slope.
21) The applicant shall agree to participate in the construction
of a 10-inch water line in El Camino from Chestnut Avenue
to Appian Way.
22) The applicant shall install landscaping and irrigation
systems on all graded slopes upon completion of the
grading. This shall be done to the satisfaction of the
City Engineer and Parks and Recreation Director.
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The developer shall dedicate and agree to improve Elm
Avenue right of way to the alignment adopted by the
City Council. The tentative map shall be revised to show
this alignment and the. Elm Avenue Street section.
III. BACKGROUND
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D)
Location: The site
Real between Appian
is on the east side of El Camino
Road and .Elm Avenue.
Legal Description: A portion of Lot J of Rancho Agua
Hedionda in the City of Carlsbad, County of San Diego,
according to partition map thereof No. 823 filed with
the San Diego County Recorder on June 21, 1957.
C) Site Description The
Real
site is located on
looking El Camino Real and the Elm Avenue
the Tiburon subdivision. The property is
and is covered with native grasses.
a hill over-
extension through
currently vacant
Project Description: The applicant is proposing to build
an identical subdivision to that which was approved by
the City Council in June, 1974 with one exception: The
applicant's original survey showed the property to be
outside of the alignment for Elm Avenue. Subsequent
surveys revealed that a portion of the Elm alignment is
within the subdivision boundaries. Because of this and
other errors, the original tentative map is invalid. The
applicant is now proposing that, in order to maintain the
subdivision in its original configuration, the Elm
alignment be moved to the north so that it is entirely
within the Larwin subdivision.
E) Zoning:Subject
North:
South:
East:
West:
Property:
R-A-10,000
R-l-10,000
R-A-10,000
R-A-10,000
R-A-10,000
and P-C
F) Surrounding Land Use: The property is bounded by a Planned
Community development to the north (Tiburon), a single
family subdivision to the south (El
Camino Real to the West, and vacant
Camino Mesa), El
land to the East,
General Plan Recommendation The Land Use Element of the
Plan designates the subject property as residential
density at 0-4 dwelling units/acre. The
a density of 3.0 units per acre.
General
low medium
applicant proposes
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H) Environmental Impact Requirements: The applicant submitted
an environmental impact assessment form with the original
application.. The project was declared to have a non-
significant effect on the environment because it was
small in scale and consistent with other developments in
the area.
. I) Parks Ordinance Requirements: The Parks Ordinance requires
payment of in-lieu fee's for all subdivisions with less
than 50 lots. The applicant will be required to pay park
fees prior to recordation of the final map.
J) Public Facilities Pol icy:
1) Schools: The applicant has. provided the City with
a~ letter from the Carlsbad Unified School District
stating that school facilities will be available to
serve the project.
2) Sewer: The City recently secured additional capacity
in the Vista trunkline for the purpose of sewering
the subject property and other nearby properties. While
line capacity and treatment capacity is available at
present, sewer facilities are only guaranteed if that
capacity is still available at the time of building
permit application.
3) Mater: The project is to be provided with water
service by the City of Carlsbad. The present 8"
water line serving the El Camino Mesa subdivision is
inadequate to serve the proposed subdivision. The
applicant will be required to participate in construction
of a 10" line between Appian Road and Chestnut on El
Camino Real. This line would be looped with the
existing 8" line and would serve the proposed subdivision
IV. DISCUSSION OF SPECIFIC ITEMS:
A) Conditions of Approval: The conditions of approval are
similar to those of the approved tentative map, with these
exceptions:
1) Minor rewording has occurred, but the intent remains
unchanged;
2) Conditions which are already covered by City Ordinance
or policy requirements have been deleted;
3) A condition requiring landscaping for cut and fill
slopes has been added.
4) Cut and fill slopes are limited to 2:1 maximum.
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5) Improvement of Elm Avenue as shown in the City's adoptedalignment is. required. . * •
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TELEPHONE (714) 729-9242
'March 13, 1975
City Council ' •-.-.'.
City of Carlsbad '•'••'. l
1200 Elm Ave. . • *
. Carlsbad, Gal. 92008 " •
Re: Ten Tr0 74-5A -
Gentlemen: • .
We would like to appeal the decision which the planning com-
mission made on March 11, 1975, regarding the above tract, wre wrote you
on January 23, 1975, regarding our problem with the alignment of Elm "
Avenue 'easterly of El Camino Real, which should be considered along with
this letter. It was referred to a revised tentative map hearing and
was denied on the.basis of not complying with the General Plan.
He ask that you personally view the problem as existing at
the site and see if it isn't more logical to move the right of way
easterly forty-two feet than it would be. to move several hundred thousand
yards of dirt. We would be happy to escort the Council to the site or
answer any questions. Cur engineer has made a new layout showing the
proposed alignment, which your chief engineer has in his possession.
Larwin was schedule to re-submit a new tentative at1 the last
meeting covering the expired tentative, which adjoins our property, but
they requested postponenent until at least the next meeting. Therefore, '
we would appreciate your early review and decision for everyone's concern,
as this extension is vitally important to several tracts easterly of El
Camino Real, and there is no way we can move the dirt and put in the street
which doesn't have any value to our small tract.
• . Yours very truly,
S. L & B SERVICE CORP.
By.
/John E. McCoy
MEMORANDUM
September 30, T975
TO: CITY MANAGER
FROM: PLANNING DIRECTOR
SUBJECT: CT 74-5(A)
SL&B Service Corp. (John E. McCoy)
The subject tentative subdivision map, CT 74-5(A), was recommended for
denial for reasons outlined in Planning Commission Resolution 1142. The
primary reasons being nonconformance to applicable General and Specific
Plans for the City, specifically: Circulation Element (Elm Avenue),
Geologic and Seismic Safety Element (slopes) and Open Space and Conserva-
tion (hillside grading).
Inasmuch as it appears that the Elm Avenue questions have been resolved,
the General Plan problems have in large part been mitigated. The Circu-
lation Element and the proposed Elm Avenue alignment are now consistent.
The slopes adjoining Elm Avenue have been for the most part stablized by
erosion control measures to meet policy standards for grading slopes out-
lined in the Geologic and Seismic Safety Element. As a result of the
Elm Avenue decision and the design alternative for the Elm Avenue and
Appian Road intersection, the concerns originally represented by the
staff and the Planning Commission on gradina for the project site now
will have to be modified to be consistent with the circulation system.
A proper condition of approval would be to require improvement plans
to include slope contouring, erosion control and minimum cut and fill
by using hillside grading techniques and blending new grading operations
with existing slopes. If these issues are met through final design, the
comments offered by the staff would be mitigated.
Additionally, the staff has reviewed the conditions contained in the
staff report of March 11, 1975 and have found them to be consistent
with applicable city ordinances with the following exceptions:
Cond. #14 - Appian Way shall be dedicated and improved upon the basis of
60-foot right-of-way. Section A-A as shown on the Tentative
Map shall only be applicable to that street frontage easterly
of Lot 22 of the El Camino Mess Unit #1 Subdivision.
Cond. #23 - The developer shall dedicate and agree to improve Elm Avenue
right-of-way to the alignment adopted by the City Council.
The Tentative Map shall be revised to show this alignment
and the Elm Avenue street section.
City Manager f*\
September 30, 197W
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Recommendation: It is recommended that if the City Council concurs with the
above findings that CT 74*5(A) be approved for the following reasons:
a) The proposed Tentative Map is consistent with applicable General
and Specific Plans in that the alignment of the major roads in
the general vicinity are consistent with the Circulation Element,
b) That the proposed grading and erosion control techniques are con-
sistent with the Geologic and Seismic Safety Element.
c) That the conditions represented herein, specifically grading,
would be consistent with the policies and recommendations of
the Open Space and Conservation Element.
d) That the proposed map and subsequent conditions are consistent with
. the City of Carlsbad Subdivision Ordinance.
j In addition to the above reasons, the following conditions are noted in the
f previous discussion and should be either revised or added:
Revised
Cond. #14 "Appian Road shall be dedicated to the City of Carlsbad
concurrent with -final map recordation. The applicant shall
improve the Road as follows:
a) City standards for a 60-foot right-of-way shall
be met;
b) Section A-A as shown in Exhibit A dated January
24, 1975, shall only be applicable to that street
frontage easterly of lot 22 of the El Camino Mesa
Unit #1 subdivision;
c) The alignment and design of Appian Road shall match
that of the Elm Avenue Alignment Study as shown in
Exhibit E of CT 74-25, dated 6/19/75."
Revised
Cond. #23 "Elm Avenue shall be dedicated to the City of Carlsbad concurrent
with final map recordation. In addition, the applicant shall im-
prove Elm Avenue with a 42-foot right-of-way per City standards
along the center line of Elm Avenue from approximately STA 10 +
69 to STA 13 + 60 as shown on Exhibit E of CT 74-25, dated June
19, 1975. The tentative map shall be revised to show this align-
ment and the Elm Avenue Street section."
Add
Cond. #24 "The approval of this Tentative Map shall be valid at such time
as the ordinance for SP-104(A), City Council Ordinance #9433, is
effective."
Any questions you may have regarding this matter, please contact this office
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A. Agatep
PLANNING DIRECTOR