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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-01-06; City Council; 3541-1; Adopting of overall goal and policy statements,'"' CITY OF CARLSBAD Initial: AGENDA BILL NQ. 3541 Supplement Mo. 1 Dept. Hd.J-V DATE: January 6, 1976 City Atty DEPARTMENT: Planning City Mgr. SUBJECT: Adoption of Overall Goal and Policy Statements of the Carlsbad General Plan (GPA-37) and a Report on Alternative Land Use Element Goals Statement of the Matter: On December 16, 1975, the Council considered Agenda Bills 3540 and 3541. These Agenda Bills delt with recommended General Plan Amendments (GPA 36, Land Use Element Amendments^and GPA 37, Overall Goal and Policy Statements). In addition, staff included a report which addressed the alternative goals to the Land Use Element that were suggested by Councilman Skotnicki during the Land Use Element hearing in 1974. The Council approved GPA-36 (AB 3540), making minor amendments to the Land Use Element text and plan. However, because of some confusion between the recommended Goal and Policy Statements (GPA-37) and the suggested Land Use Element goals, the goals were continued to January 6, 1976, for further study and report. The attached staff report is intended to clarify these two matters. EXHIBITS: Memorandum to the City Manager from Planning Department dated 12-23-75 Memorandum to City Council from Planning Department dated 12-10-75. RECOMMENDATION: If the Council concurs with the recommendation of the Planning Commission on GPA-37 (Overall Goal and Policy Statements), it is recommended that the Council instruct the City Attorney to prepare the necessary documents. If the Council wishes to amend the Land Use Element goals, they should instruct staff to set this matter for a duly noticed public hearing at the Planning Commission at the next regular General Plan Amendment date. Council action 12-16-75 AB#3540 and ABI3541 DISCUSSED AS ONE ITEM. 1-6-76 The Council concurred with the recommendation of the Planning Commission as to the Overall Goal and Policy Statements, as shown in "Exhibit 5" and the City Attorney was instructed to prepare the documents necessary for approval. The Council accepted the recommendation of the Goals Committee as set forth in Memorandum dated December 10, 1975, and the staff was instructed to set the matter to hearing before the Planning Commisson a^t th^e next regular General Plan Amendment date. l/__ (AB#3540 was incorporated in this Agenda Bill)/ MEMORANDUM December 10, 1975 TO: CITY COUNCIL FROM: PLANNING DEPARTMENT SUBJECT: REPORT ON LAND USE ELEMENT GOALS During the Council hearings on the Land Use Element, Councilman Skotnicki submitted a memo suggesting alternative goal statements to those contained in the proposed draft of the Element. A decision was made to adopt those goals proposed by the Goals Committee and Planning Commission to avoid delay. However, staff was instructed to forward the prooosed alternative goal state- ments suggested by Councilman Skotnicki to the Planning Commission for comment and recommendation, with input from the Goals Committee, and returned to the City Council as soon as possible. Staff prepared the attached memorandum dated November 14, 1975, for considera- tion by the Goals Committee. The Committee met on November 20, 1975 to con- sider this matter. After review of Councilman Skotnicki's proposed goal state- ments for the Land Use Element, they offered the following suggestions: 1) Utilizing Councilman Skotnicki's goals and existing goal "B", replace the existing goals of the Land Use Element on Page 6 with the follow- ing: "A... Preserve and enchance the environment, character, and image of the City as a desirable residential, beach, and open space oriented community. B^. Create a pleasing and unique downtown area designed to attract the tourist and to provide the necessary amenities to the permanent residents of the area. C. Promote the economic viability of the agricultural and horticul- tural industries. D. Develop an industrial base of light, pollution free industries of such magnitude as will provide a reasonable tax base and opportunities for employment of local citizens. E. Generate the development of commercial enterprises that support local industries, population and tourist trade. F. Protect and conserve natural resources, fragile ecological areas, unique natural assets and historically significant features of the community. G. Provide for an orderly balance of both public and private land uses within convenient and compatible locations throughout the City and ensure that all such uses -- their type, amount, design and arrangement -- serve to protect and enhance the environment, character and image of the City. H. Encourage development only in those areas which can best support a change in land use without adverse impact." 2) Move the second sentence of existing goal "E" to the policy section as follows: "L. Implementation of this Element shall consider the social, economic and physical impacts on the community." On November 26, 1975, the Planning Commission received Staff's analysis and the Goals Committee recommendation. After a lengthy discussion regarding how well the existing Land Use Element and goals have worked to date, the Planning Commission ratified the goals statement as already adopted in the Element. However, a minute motion was approved stating that, if the City Council wishes to amend those goals, a report back to the Planning Commission would not be necessary. MZrmdp Attachment -2- MEMORANDUM November 14, 1975 TO: t GOALS COMMITTEE FROM: PLANNING DEPARTMENT SUBJECT: SUGGESTED REVISIONS TO THE ADOPTED LAND USE ELEMENT GOALS During the City Council hearings on the revised Land Use Element, Council- man Skotnicki suggested several alternative goal statements tc those in the draft Element that were proposed by the Goals Committee and the Plannina Commission. To avoid additional delav in the adootion of the Element, the Council adooted those aoals contained in the draft. However, staff was instructed to forward the suggested goal statements to the Planning Commission for comment and recommendation, with input from the Goals Committee, and returned to the Council as soon as possible. Staff has prepared the following analysis of each of Councilman Skotnicki's proposed goal statements: I. Councilman Skotnicki's proposed goals A and G (see attached) represent, in more precise language, the intent of goal A in the adopted Element: A. Provide for an orderly balance of both public and private land uses within convenient and compatible locations throughout the City and to ensure that all such uses — their type, amount, design and arrangement—serve to protect and enhance the envir- onment and the character and image of the community as a desir- able beach and open space oriented urban area. If the Committee is of the opinion that Mr. Skotnicki's goals are clear in their intent, the staff would recommend that the following be inserted in place of the existing goal statement A: . . "Preserve and enhance the environment, character, and image of the City as a desirable residential, beach, and open space oriented community." and, "Provide for an orderly balance of both public and private land uses within convenient and compatible locations throughout the City and ensure that all such uses -- their type, amount, design and arrangement—serve to protect and enhance the environment, character and image of the City." II. Councilman Skotnicki's Goals Statement B is not covered as either a goal or a policy in the adopted Land Use Element. However, develop- mental guidelines for Commercial Land Uses already cover the intent of Mr. Skotnicki's Goals Statement. Additionally, one of the major recommendations of the Land Use Element is that the City should develop a Specific Plan for the downtown as a special treatment area. The Staff would recommend that Councilman Skotnicki's Goals Statement Can be included as a goal if the City of Carlsbad wishes to emphasize that a priority planning project should be the revitalization, develop- ment and redevelopment of the Inner-City. However, the staff is of the opinion that is is not necessary. III. Councilman Skotnicki's Goal Statements D, E and F should more appro- priately be considered as Land Use Element Policies as opposed to goal statements. Although a number of the industrial and economical concerns are covered in other sections of the Land Use Element, items D, E and F could be included as policy statements. The existing policy statements discuss some aspects of Commercial and Industrial Land Use. Councilman Skotnicki's alternatives offer additional definition of Commercial and Industrial intent. IV. Item £ under Councilman Skotnicki's Goals discusses agricultural and horticultural activities. These land uses are already part of Open Space and Conservation Documents. However, it would be logical to en- sure consistency from one Element to another by including Agricultural consideration in the Land Use Element. Therefore, the staff would recommend that item C be added as a Policy Statement in the adopted Land Use Element. ATTACHMENTS: Memo from Councilman Skotnicki dated 9-30-74 Adopted Goals and Policies of Land Use Element MZ/vb -2- DATE: SEl .iMBER 30, 1974 TO: ' MAYOR FRAZEE COUNCILMAN CIIASE COUNCILMAN MC COMAS COUNCILMAN LEWIS FROM: Councilman Skotnicki SUBJECT: DRAFT LAND USE ELEMENT \ Please consider the following as a possible replacement for the goals statement in the draft Land Use Element. Some of the goals are my own; some merely a rewording of those in the draft. You will recognize'that I have tried to be more definitive - and to keep the language simple. I interpret the term "goals" as a brief state- ment of a long term end to be achieved. The goals we choose should be goals that are recognizably those that apply to our City. Otherwise, they are of little value. To that end: II. Goals A. Preserve and enhance the environment, character, and image of the city as a desirable residentially, beach, and open space oriented area. B. Create a pleasing and unique downtown area designed to attract the tourist and to provide the necessary amenities to the permanent residents of the area. C. Promote the economic viability of the agricultural and horticultural industries. D. Develop an industrial base of light, pollution free industries and of such magnitude as will provide a reasonable tax base and opportunities for employment of local citizens. E. Generate the development of commercial enterprises .to support local industries, the local population and the tourist trade. P. Protect and conserve natural resources, 'fragile ecological areas, unique natural assets and historically significant features. G. Provide for an orderly balance of both public and private land uses within convenient and compatible; locations throughout the city and to ensure that all such uses — their type, amount, design and arrangement — serve to protect and •enhance the environment and the character and image of the city. GOALS: (from Land Use Element) . A. Provide for an orderly balance of both public and private land uses within convenient and compatible locations throughout the City and to ensure that all such uses -- their type, amount, design and arrange- ment — serve to protect and enhance the environment and the character and image of the community as a desirable beach and open space oriented urban area. B. Encourage development only in those areas which can best support a change in land use without adverse impact. C. Preserve and maintain the visual and physical.character of all quality residential, commercia"1 and industrial areas throughout the community and promote the upgrading and improvement of older or deteriorated areas so as to insure adequate levels of health and safety and strengthen the local economic environment and visual quality of the community. D. Develop land use policies which will identify, protect and conserve natural resources, fragile ecological areas,, unique natural assets and historically significant features. E. Strive to'make the objectives of the Land Use Element available to the greatest number of citizens possible. Implementation should consider the social, economic and physical impacts on the Community. 'POLICIES (from Land Use Element) A. Permit the development of land only after adequate provision for services such as transportation, water, sewerage, utilities and public facilities. B. Arrange land uses so that they preserve community identity and are orderly, functionally efficient, healthful, convenient to the public and aesthetically pleasing. C. Discourage strip commercial development. D. Locate major commercial and industrial centers in areas which are easily accessible to major transportation facilities. E. Encourage planned industrial parks as the preferred method of accommodating industrial uses. F. Consider those zone requests for local commercial land use within the areas designated for residential use, only upon approval of a site development plan and determination of the following: 1. The adequacy and appropriateness of the proposal itself and impact on surrounding land uses. 2. Consistency with the guidelines contained in the General Plan. 3. Detailed site locations established through the specific planning process; and 4. Conflicts between the Land Use Plan and Zoning shall be resolved by the Planning Commission. 6. Develop programs which would correlate rate of growth with service capabilities of the City. H. Consider proposals for medium-rise structures, up to and including six stories, only upon the determination of the following: 1. The public will receive substantial benefit from such an action, i.e., increased open space, floodplain preservation, slope protection, etc.; 2. There will be no substantial detrimental impact on the adjoining properties; and, * 3. The approval of a.site development plan. I. Specific Plans should be utilized to implement the intent of this Element in regard to Urban Land Reserves, Non-Residential Reserves and Special Treatment Areas. 0. Develop and retain open space in all categories of land use. K. Encourage the types of commercial and industrial activities v/hich will supply the City with a broad economic base, provide for the social need and reflect all environmental constraints. MEMORANDUM December 23, 1975 TO: CITY MANAGER FROM: PLANNING DEPARTMENT SUBJECT: OVERALL GOAL AND POLICY STATEMENTS AND ALTERNATIVE LAND USE ELEMENT GOALS These two items require two separate actions by the Council. Apart from both being a part of the City General Plan, they are two separate and distinct matters. FIRST: The Overall Goal and Policy Statements of the Carlsbad General Plan (GPA-37) were always included within the City's scope of work. These state- ments would serve as the "overall" goals and policies of the General Plan and apply to all of the Elements of the Plan. In turn, each Element will contain more specific goal and policy statements relating directly to each Element. This matter is fully discussed in Agenda Bill No. 3541, and referenced as Exhibit 5 to Planning Commission Resolution 1205. SECOND: Councilman Skotnicki prepared a report for the City Council during the Land Use Element hearings in 1974. That report proposed alternate wording to the goals statements contained within the Land Use Element. The Council on receipt of Councilman Skotnicki's report adopted the goals stated in the Land Use Element and instructed staff to return Councilman Skotnicki's report to the Citizens' Committee on Goals and the Planning Commission for review and report. The matter would then subsequently be returned to the City Council for action during a scheduled General Plan Amendment date. The Planning Department in carrying out the City Council's intent presented a memorandum report to the Goals Committee on November 14, 1975. After re- view of Councilman Skotnicki's goals alternatives, the Goals Committee recommended several changes. Those changes are reflected in the attached memorandum to the City Council dated December 10, 1975. The issue of Land Use goals was further presented to the Planning Commission for discussion and after substantial discussion on the differences between the adopted Land Use Element goals, Councilman Skotnicki's alternatives and the Goals Committee's recommendations, the Planning Commission was of the opinion that the goals statements contained in the present Land Use Element reflected the City's intent, and that the wording suggested by Councilman Skotnicki and the Goals Committee were equally acceptable and would not con- stitute a major change in City policy. The Planning Commission therefore, moved by minute motion that if the City Council wished to amend the wording of the Land Use Element goals without changing the intent and purpose, the matter would not have to be returned to the Planning Commission for report. Recommendation: If the City Council feels that Councilman Skotnicki's Land Use goals more clearly state the intent of the City's Land Use Element, it is recommended that the Council instruct the staff to amend the wording of Land Use Element Goals. Said amendment will occur at the next scheduled General Plan Amendment date. DAA/vb -2- GPA-37 1 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 1205 2 RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY 3 COUNCIL ADOPTION OF GPA-37, AN OVERALL GOALS STATE- MENT TO THE GENERAL PLAN, AND GPA-36, MINOR AMEND- 4 MENTS AND ADDITIONS TO THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN 5 ; 6 WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did on the 26th day of November, 1975, 7 hold a duly noticed public hearing as prescribed by law to consider amendments 8 to the General Plan establishing an overall goals statement and making minor 9 amendments and additions to the Land Use Element; and 10 WHEREAS, the subject General Plan Amendments have complied with the 11 requirements of the City of Carlsbad Environmental Protection Ordinance of 12 1972; and 13 WHEREAS, at said public hearing, after the testimony and arguments of all 14 persons who desired to be heard, said Commission considered all the factors 15 relating to the General Plan Amendments and found the following facts and 16 reasons to exist: 17 A) The modification to the Land Use Element text and plan are needed for clarity and for consistency with the Zoning Ordinance. 18 B) The inclusion of an overall goals statement and general policy 19 statements would clarify the General Plan's overalTTunction/ 20 WHEREAS, due to the nature of these amendments, it has been determined 21 that a Declaration of Negative (non-significant) Environmental effect is 22 warranted for the following reasons: 23 A) The modification to the Land Use Element text and Plan are of an administrative nature and will have minimal effect on the physical or 24 human environment. 25 B) The Goals Statement simply reaffirms and consolidates previously .adopted goals and policies. 26 27 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of 28 Carlsbad as follows: 29 A) That the above recitations are true and correct. 30 B) That the following amendments to the General Plan are recommended to the City Council for approval: 31 32 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 (1) The textual description of the "Public Utilities" classification in the Land Use Element be modified to read as follows: "This category of land use designates areas currently being used for public and quasi-public functions such as power generation, energy transmission, and sewage treatment." (2) A new description be added to page 32 of the Land Use Element as follows: "13. Unique and Special Uses Within each land use designation, there is the potential for certain land uses that posses unique and special character- istics. These uses may include, but are not limited to cemetaries, churches, golf courses, mobile home parks, recreational vehicle parks, public and quasi-public access- ory buildings and facilities, and hospitals. These types of uses cannot be automatically placed within any particular Land Use Category and must be reviewed on an individual site basis. Criteria for this review should in- clude the following: a) The proposed use is necessary and desirable for the City b) The proposed use will be in accord with all of the Elements of the General Plan; c) The proposed use is not detrimental to existing or planned uses in the same vicinity; d) The proposed site is adequate in size and shape to accomodate the proposed use and any future expansion that may be necessary; e) The street system serving the proposed use is adequate to properly handle all traffic generated by the pro- posed use with minimum disruption to existing area." (3) On page 21, after COMBINATION DISTRICT, add: "UNIQUE AND SPECIAL USES" (4) Four areas on the Land Use Plan be amended as outlined on Exhibits "1", "2", "3", and "4", dated November 26, 1975, and attached hereto. An overall Goals Statement, marked Exhibit "5". titled "Proposed Goal and Policy Statements of the General Plan", and attached jiereto. be included as part of the Carlsbad General Plan. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission held on November 26, 1975, by the following vote, to wit: X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X -2- 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Jose. None None Commissioner L'Heureux Donald A. Agatep, Secretay Commissioners Watson, Dominquez, Larson, Packard, Fikes andilncp ., Chairman -3- : FORNAHR wov. O/. ti& -«?• ;/ -V V^^fW •'>••$•'• <•'•••• l.! . •. / -i/m\A • /''\. /v-i:r< / /^"/-V^-"?'"".' / v / : /"^ V^'--/-V^/; '. «/rr^.Vv/'. /V/ vi.-.r;^>-:/- / 'A /= • /v./,:-y..s./. >r'-^/ ^../ /.:/.--i|)A-:/ / • /v%^/-B.7^;^-:;.-/..-7:j/-i- ^r " / • A*W ^ \,,^Vr'. /V \/V./-'.-/,--/;: A / «^; -v ^.A^l^/ 4;^ /• V 4;^ {••/••••;/:'-7r.a-\1f--/,;i/--. /i/vmA:/ / V. / /'/ -/A\- /-'< 7-/\/•;.:/ ||-V-f:' -. ' <^ > * «r-Al: .: ; : - . . .-.• " ,- .• / v / V .' * *• * >V ' ' .-' * f . . . t* •:*• / v ,.» ^ / >-^m *A ; :\ ' -1- *• ,;.'\..j '^ .-' , 4 • A, - '• !• .' U ?></7 M? fTnmml' ••''•/VW-v^V/'fce, I ./: Mse-sw;y. '-r• • i ,m izps,m2s v/ •:«<;f .:• v.. oi '/a-./ ^if i-^sf -/ '«M^:arT/- / '•'/ ;' 4^ ;v/i "P'-/ -/ V'/ ,«#^\^*- •,/ .f/.yjj^\,p\r'7-^ '''' : . ..,.,,-,. . EXHIBIT PROPOSED • GOAL AND POLICY STATEMENTS OF THE GENERAL PLAN CITY OF CARLSBAD We, the citizens of Carlsbad, recognizing that we have a unique opportunity to meet the challenge of the future development of our City, do adopt the following goals and policies as part of the General Plan for the City of Carlsbad: GOALS The goal of the Carlsbad General Plan is to provide for the development of Carlsbad as a carefully planned, balanced community that will provide its citizens with the full range of physical facilities and human services that will ensure a life of quality for all. This goal envisions a community composed of cohesive neighborhoods and areas of varied size and socio-economic structure'grouped around an appropriate number of centers providing community services in a safe, attractive, pollution-free environment, based on a sound, viable economy. The.following is a list of Elements of the General Plan with an accompanying overall goal statement for each: 1) Land Use Provide a plan to guide the physical development of the City in an orderly, functional and compatible manner. 2) Circulation . Provide a safe, realistic, and integrated circulation system compatible, with the existing and proposed land use pattern of the City. 3) Housing Provide a variety of quality housing types suitable to the economic means and living styles of all identifiable segments of the population. 4) Conservation * Provide a plan for the conservation, development, and utilization of the natural resources in the City, *Combined with Open Space Element- . 5) Op . Space * Provide for the comprehensive and long-range preservation and conservation of open space land within the City. 6) Geologic and Seismic Safety Reduce loss of life, injuries, damage to property, and economic and social dislocation resulting from geologic hazards. 7) Noise Minimize the impact of noise pollution by provid- ing compatible land use alternatives and reducing the level of noise wherever possible. 8) Scenic Highway Preserve and enhance areas of scenic quality through the development, establishment, and protection of .scenic highways. 9) Safety Provide a comprehensive plan to prepare for and protect against fires, floods, and other major disasters. 10) ' Parks and Recreation Meet the recreational needs of the community by providing a system of parks, green belts, land and water recreation facilities and buildings in an integrated, useful, attractive and comfortable environment. 11} Public Facilities Assure that adequate public services and facilities .are available to meet the needs of the existing and future population of the City. GENERAL POLICY .STATEMENTS 1) Each goal contained within the General Plan reflects the desires of the community. Amendments to the General Plan shall be limited to those necessary to achieve these goals or to those reflective of changing goals of the community. *Combined with Conservation Element -2- 2) The Citizens of Carlsbad shall be afforded the opportunity to review the entire General Plan annually and recommend necessary rev isions to the City Council for adoption. 3) An element of the General Plan shall be amended a maximum of three times per calendar year. "4) When an amendment is proposed to an element of the General Plan, the impact of such an action on each of the other elements shall also be considered. 5) Every element of the General Plan shall be considered when evaluating the conformity of a proposed project to the Plan. 6). Implementing tools, such as zoning, specific plans and development plans, shall be consistent with each element of the General Plan. 7) If an inconsistency exists between a proposed project and the General Plan, this inconsistency 'shall be corrected prior to any action by the City. . 8) Programs, such as a capital improvement budget, shall be developed to implement and maintain the goals and policies of the General Plan. • 9) The rate of population growth shall be based on the City's capacity to furnish supportive services without adversely affecting established areas.' 10) The City shall utilize a design review process to insure harmony and compatibility of new develop- ment with existing land uses. 11) The City shall maintain an informative dialogue with its citizens in formulating its policies and actions. i - • . 12) An aggressive attempt shall be made by the City to implement all of the recommendations of the General Plan. • NOTE: More specific goal and policy statements will be found in the individual elements of the General Plan.