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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.
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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
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DATE: SEl .iMBER 30, 1974
TO: ' MAYOR FRAZEE
COUNCILMAN CIIASE
COUNCILMAN MC COMAS
COUNCILMAN LEWIS
FROM: Councilman Skotnicki
SUBJECT: DRAFT LAND USE ELEMENT
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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:
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(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:
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Commissioner L'Heureux
Donald A. Agatep, Secretay
Commissioners Watson, Dominquez, Larson, Packard, Fikes andilncp
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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-
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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
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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.
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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.