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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978-08-01; City Council; 3481-15; Expansion of Plaza Camino Realc t - CITY OF CP.RLSBAD AGENDA BI.LL NO. 2'g/ 0 *r August 1, 1978 BAT E : Initial : Dept . Hd. -//.L City Atty City Mgr. SUBJECT : EXPANSION OF PLAZA CAMINO REAL; ALTERNATIVE PRECISE PLAN (PP-24A) Statement of the Matter 0n.August 2, 1977, the City Council approved the precise plan (PP-24) for. the development of the Plaza Camino Real expansion'. PP-24 called for two additional major stores for a total of four, mall shops, realignment of Buena Vista Creek and parking. Since then the developer has proposed an alternative plan which includes a fifth major store, more parking and a slightly different realignment of Buena Vista Creek. The plan approved by Council on August 2, 1977, proposed 1,018,025 square feet of floor area. The revised plan proposes 1,173,376 square feet of floor area. Approval of the alternate plan would give the developer the option to proceed with the four store or five store plan as he may t determine. b .Exhibits - .\ City Council Resolution No. 5165 approving tentative subdivision map .CT-76-18 City Council Resolution No. 5166 approving PP-24 City Council Resolution No. Staff report dated July 26, Staff report dated August 2, 1978 approving PP-24A %GF Environmental The addition of the fifth major store and the realignment of Buena Vista Creek were adequately addressed in EIR 389 which the Council certified on July 19, 1977. The current proposal is to reduce the length of the realignment of the creek. This change in the project description has been examined and determined to be insignificant. The environmental concerns are the same. Therefore, the requirements'of CEQA with regard to this proposed alternative to PP-24 have been fulfilled. RECOMMENDATION . _. That the City Council APPROVE the alternative precise plan (PP-24A) by ADOPTING Resolution No. fld 79 . (See Page 2 for Council action) DLR : ms FORM PLANNING 73 -2- AGENDA BILL NO. 3481 - Supp’lement #15 August 1, 1978 8-1-78 The matter was continued to an adjourned meeting to be held August 3, 1978. 8-3-78 Resolution #5499 was adopted, approving with conditions alternate Precise Plan 24A(PP-24A) for the expansion of the Plaza Camino Real Shopping Center. ‘2.. ,’ ’ ’, ’ 3. 2 c 3 4 5 6 7 a 9 10 11 12 ‘2 19 2.0 21 .. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 - A ., RESOLUTIOZJ NO. 5 1 b 5 .. A RESOLUTIOX OF THE CITY COUXCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSRAD, CALIFORrUIA, APPROVING WITH CONDITIONS TEHTI?TIVE MAP FOR THE EJ(PANSI0N OF THE PLAZA CAYINO FWXL REGIONAL SHOPPItlG CEHTER TO IFICLUDE THE PEALIG?WENT OF BUEElA VISTA CREEK ,?AND THE ADDITION OF TWO MAJOR DEPARTMENT STORES AEJD ADDITIONAL MALL SHOPS. APPLICANT : MAY STOfiES (CT. 76-18] ’ SHOPPING CEI-ITER, INC. .. .. :ommission adopted Resolution No. 1385 recormending to the City WHSREAS, on June 29, 1977, the Carlsbad City Planning :ouncil that Tentative Map (CT 76-18) be conditionally approved, ind WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on July 19’, L977, considered the recomrrendations of the Planning Commission; an WHEREAS, an Environmental Impact Report has been prepared tnd discussed at duly noticed public hearings before the Planning :omission and the City Council, and the f-inal report hds been :extified as complete in satisfaction of the requirements of the :ity of Carlsbad Environmental Protection Ordhance of 1972 and :hc California Environmental Quality Act; NOV7, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the :ity of Carlsbad as follows: A. That the above recitations are true and correct. . B. That the findings of the Plinning Commission in .-. - - - teesolution No. 1385 constitute the findings of the City Council 0. md, in addition, the City Council also makes the following zindings: . 1. The Environmental Impact Report (EIR-295) previously :extified in conjunction with the City Cou~~cil~s consideration of :he four store expansion of the Plaza Camino Real Center and the 2( 23 2: 24 25 . 26 27 28 ! s ----- h .c-- Fnvirpnment. Impact Report (EIR-389) Separcd in conjunction with the proposed fifth store and channe1"realignment , have been con- sidered by the City Council in connection with this project. processing of this project is in full compliance with the Californi The Environmental Quality Act and the City of Carlsbad Environmental Protection Ordinance of 1972; 2. All adverse environmental effects in connection with this approval have been mitigated by the imposition of conditions with the exception of the traffic impacts .at El Camino Real and State Highway 78- .. These impacts are potential and significant until certain planned improvements are carried out by the State of California. of the Department of Transportation and the responsibility for The necessary improvements are within the jurisdictior alleviating any traffic conditions lie with that body and are beyond the control of.the City of Carlsbad. In additionc significa temporary relief nay be forthcoming due to efforts be€i&en the City - Df Carlsbad, the Department of Transportation and th'e City of Oceanside to accomplish construction of certain improvements at the Intersectiomof El Camitlo' Real with Hapar. Drive 'and Vista Way. 3. Some evidence indicates the development may have some adverse .impacts on air quality. based on the position taken by the Air Pollution Control District that the expansion of the center is preferable to the proliferation The City Council is satisfied that .c Df separate shopping areas and that in fact the expansion of the center will result in better overall air quality by a reduction of automobile trips- In addition, improvements constructed in con- nection with the center such as the bus terminals will improve the potential of public transportion and further reduce automobile 2. I .2 3 4 5 6 7 0 .9 10 11 3.2 s 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 . 26 27 28 t,raffj,c and le attendant air po'llutic 4. The .realignment of the dhannel will disrupt certain habitat; however, the disruption will be temporary and the realigned channel will in fact provide a greater amount of habitat after the project is completed than presently exists. 5. To the extent that any of the environmental impacts resulting from this project are deemed to -be insufficienfiydtigated by the conditions of approval, the City Council finds that ,there are overriding economic and social considerations which justify overriding. any such impacts and the approval of this project. The primary considerations are the amount of additional tax revenue-the City will receive as a result of this project and the approximately three hundred additional jobs which will be provided to the people : this region. C. That said Tentative Subdivision Map, together with the . - provisions for its design and improvement and subjecf 'ta the conditions of this resolution, is consistent with ail applicable general and specific plans of the City of Carlsbad. D. That Tentative Map (CT 76-18} is hereby approved subject to all applicable requirements of the Carlsbad Kunicipal Code and to the satisfaction of the following conditions: 1. The approval is granted for the land described in the application and any attachments thereto and as shown on the plot plan submitted, labeled Exhibit A, B, and c8 dated June 17, 19778 on file in the Planning Department and incorporated by reference herein. 2, Those slopes located off-site, adjacent to the south side of Marron Road and the tentative map boundary, shall be landscaped and maintained for slope erosion control by the applicant per the reqyirements of the Parks and Recreation Director. Maintenance of the benches along those slopes shall be accomplished per this condition. ' 3. 12 P 19 2c 21 . 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 .- rc- 3. 4. -. 5. 6. 7. 8, 9. 10. Mecessary energy dissipating measures. such as rip-ra or equivalent, shall be provided along the existing and proposed alignment of the flood control channel as required by the City Engineer. During grading and construction-, all waste chenicalsr especially lubricants, paints and fuels, shall be properly contained and transported off the site where they can be recycled or destroyed. Construction and grading equipment shall only be serviced and washed at locations adequately equipped to dispose of wastes, All facilities, such as storm-drains and desiltation basins, necessary to minimize &hort-term and long-ter adverse impacts on the .water quality of Buena Vista Lagoon from project run-off shall be fnstalled by . the applicant. The' size, location, and design shall be as approved by the City Engineer. The City Engineer shall consult with the State of California, Department of Fish and Game, prior to giving said approvals.. If the Department of Fish and Game makes an objections to the proposed im?rovenents, the City Engineer shall report to the Counci1,trho shall have the fhal decision in the matter. This condition implies the possibility of off-site facilities needed to mitigate previous and future actions by the developer. V70Uld be by the City. All grading and exterior construction .activities shaZ be limited to the hours of 7:OO a.m. to 7:OO p.m. on Monday through Saturday. The existing water main at. the west end of the. . expansion area shall be extended southerly along the Monroe Street right-of-way to connect with the existing line near Elm Avenue, as required by the. City Engineer. for costs of oversizing this water main by City, all in accordance with the City Manager's letter to Mr. Banche, dated April. 26, 1976. The City reserves the right to require reimbursement from properties other than those included within CT 76-18 who are determined to benefit from the line. Maintenance of such of f-site-sacilities - The applicant shall be reimbursed In order to meet minimum combined domestic and fire flow requirements, a looped water system provicling a minimum of 5000 GPPI shall be installed. All new buildings and/or structures shall be so designed SO as not to increase the fire flow requirements of 4500 GPN. Prior to final grading and paving of the parking lot 4. . L- -.. .---- ',v 1 I' 2 -2 .c I 4 F E € IC . li 2 39 20 21 22 23 .. 24 25 i i 26 f. t 27 20 . tke applicant shall submit a parking lot plan to the PI-anning Director for review and approval. the northwest corner of the site near the maintenance building. 11. An additional fire hydrant shall be installed at 12. An additional fifteen foot wide sewer easement shall be dedicated to the City adjacent to the existing sewer easement. 13. The applicant shall relinquish access rights to Haymaz Drive, El Camino Real and Marron Road excepting driveway access, as approved on the Precise Plan. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular' meeting of the 'arlsbad City Council held on thc2nd day of Auqust 8 197.7 . ly the following vote, to wit: AYES : Councilmen Lewis, Packard and Cohncilwoman Casler . NOES: Councilman Skotnicki . - ABSENT : %aL ,TTEST : SEAL) 5. A . ROBERT C. FRAZEE, Mayor;. -. .. . . .. . . . _.._ . . .. I 1( 13 1s 2c 21 . 22 23 24 25 . 26 28 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUMCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPRO'JING WITH CONDITIONS PFXCISE PLAN (PP-24) FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE PLAZA CLYIMO RZAL SHOPPING CENTER. APPLICANT : MAY STOPSS . * SHOPPING CENTER, INC. r.JHEREAS, the agreement between the applicant and the City of Carlsbad which provides for the expansion of the Plaza Camino Real Shopping Center, requires that the details of that expansion be submitted to the City Council for approval in the form of: a Precise Plan; and WHEREAS, on June 29, 1977 the Carlsbad City Planning Coinmission considered said plan as outlined in Staff Report dated June 29, 1977 and determined to recommend to the City Council that Precise Plan (PP-24) be conditionally approved; and WEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad-on . "Z *. July 19, 1977 considered the recommendations of the Planning Commission; and WHEREAS, an Environmental Impact Report has been prepared and discussed at duly noticed public hearings before the.Planning Commission and the City Council, and the final report has been certified as complete ili satisfaction of the requirements of the City of Carlsbad Environmental Protection Ordinance of 1972 .and the California Environmental Quality Act; .- NOW, THEPiEFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the -. City of Carlsbad as follows: A. That the above recitations are true and correct, B. .That the findings made by the City Council in connection with Tentative Subdivision Map (CT 76-18) as contained in City Coungil Resolution No. 5165 , also . apply to Precise Plan '(PP-24) .. .t I , 4. ** .. '. . J 2 2 4 r 1 E s 1c 11 19 20 21 22 . 23 24 25 26 27 28 .. and constitute the findings of the City Council in this matter. c. That Precise Plan (PP-24) is hereby approved subject to all applicable requirments of the Carlsbad Municipal Code and to the satisfaction of the following conditions: 1. .. 2. 3. 4, 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. The approval is granted for the property described in the application and as generally represented on the submitted plot plans, labeled Exhibit A and B, dated June 17, 1977, on file in the Planning Department and incorporated by reference herein. The parking lot shall be maintained as outlined in the Parking Lot Operating Agreement. attention shall be given to keeping the lot clear of excessive oil and fuel spills that could wash off and impact the water quality of Buena Vista Lagoon. Special A landscape and irrigation plan shall be submitted for approval by the Parks and Recreation Director prior to the completion of the parking lot improve- ments. All landscaped areas will incorporate plant material which exhibit drought tolerant qualities. .. All irrigated.areas will utilize systems+ihich exhibi water conserving characteristics and minimize excess water run-off. All landscaping shall be installed prior to final .occupancy. Design of the new buildings shall be compatible with the design of the existing center. Prior to the issuance of building permits for the two new department stores - the developer shall submit building elevations to the City Council for review and approval. . The energy conserving meqsures proposed on Exhibit B, dated June 17, 1977 shall be utilized in the new construction. 10. The developer shall cooperate with' the North County Transit District to provide efficient transit service as an alternate to automobile travel. 11. Only low-volume flush toilets and restricted flow faucets shall be utilized in the new buildings. -2. . A I 11 19 * 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 - 27 28 12 . 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. '19. All parking lot lighting shall be vapor metal and compatible with existing parking lot lighting. The applicant shall participate with the City in the improvements of Marron Road and bus transfer locatio1 that are recornmended by the study that is currently underway for these items, in accordance with the agreement dated November 5, 1975. Prior to final grading and paving of the parking lot, the applicant shall submit a parking lot plan to the Planning Director for his review and approval. Parking Plan shall.provide adequate spaces for the . handicapped. The proposedt thirty foot width of the two driveways off of Marron Road are specificall! not approved at this time. Additional driveway width to allow for two full width exit lanes at each driveway may be required. The driveway width may be modified by the City Engineer, based on additional traffic circulation data to be submitted by the applicant. The The identification signs as shown on Exhibit A, datei June 17, 1977 are approved in concept. However, all external signs shall obtain sign pernits prior ta instailation. all other external signs shall be subject to approval by the Planning Director. Those slopes located off-sfte, adjacent 'to the south side of Marron Road and the tentative nap boundary, shall be landscaped and maintained for slope erosion control by the applicant per the requireTents of the Parks and. Recreation Director. Maintenance of the benches along those slopes shall be accomplished per 'this condition. All facilities, such as storm drains and desiltation basins, necessary to minimize short-term and long- term adverse impacts on the water quality of Buena Vista Lagoon from project run-off shall be installed by the applicant. The size, location, and design shall be as approved by the City Engineer. This- . condition implies the possibility of off-site facilities needed to mitigate previous and futare actions by the developer. The size, design and location of .. - All roof-top and mechanical equipment shall be adequately scyeened ox: integrated into the design of the buildings as required by the Planning Director. All exterior trash collection and pickup areas shal-1 be .screened as required by the Planning Director. .. 3. i c t .c * +* 40 -. 1 c 2 2 4 E 9 E 5 1c 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ia 39 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Pr. -SED, APPROVED AND ADOPTEL At a regular meeting of the Zarlsbad City Council held on the 2nd day of August I 1977 by the following vote, to wit: AYES : Councilmen Lewis, Packard and Councilwoman NOESc Council man S kotni cki Cas1 er . ABSENT: Councilman Frazee CITTEST : (SEAL) 4. STAFF REPORT DATE : JULY 26, 1978 TO: CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM : PLANNING DEPARTMENT STAFF SUBJECT: ALTERNATIVE PRECISE PLAN FOR THE EXPANSION OF PLAZA CAMINO REAL; CASE NO. PP-24A BACKGROUND The City Council approved Precise Plan 24 (PP-24) on August 2, 1977. At that time, PP-24 called for four major department stores, mall shops, accessory parking, and re- alignment of Buena Vista Creek. PP-24, as approved, would add 436,438 square feet of building to the existing 581,587 for a total of 1,018,025 square feet. The proposed alternative, PP-24A, would add a fifth major department store, additional parking, and a slightly different realignment of Buena Vista Creek. The total building area would be increased by 155,311 square feet, bringing the total for the center to 1,173,336 square feet. PP-24 calls for realignment of 2100 linear feet of the Buena Vista Creek channel with a 1000 foot long box culvert. PP-24A reduces the realignment to 1,500 linear feet of channel with a 250 foot long box culvert. EIR 389, which was certified by the Council on July 19, 1977, anticipated the additional fifth store with accompanying parking. The proposed alternate plan before you now fulfills this anticipation. REQUEST The applicant requests that you approve the alternate precise plan, PP-24A. Precise Plan 24 (PP-24) was processed to the City Council via the Planning Commission. This request is being forwarded directly to you at the applicant's request. Apparently, the applicant is working with time constraints imposed by the principals involved in the expansion. If you wish to approve the request, a Resolution doing so is attached to this report. DISCUSS ION Attached to this report is a copy of Resolution No. 5166 (approving PP-24). Several of the suggested conditions of approval for PP-24A are taken directly from this resolution. These are suggested condition numbers 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,12,13,14,15,&16. Suggested condition numbers loti11 are paraphrased contractions of conditions of approval numbered 3,4,5,&14 of Resolution No. 5166. Staff Report July 26, 1978 PP-24A PAGE TWO (2) The remainder of the suggested conditions of approval are tailored specifically to PP-24A and the companion exhibit "A" dated July 26, 1978. Suggested conditions 1 & 2 nail down the site and the buildings. Suggested conditions 17 & 18, which relate to parking lot design and traffic circulation, are a result of a recently completed study required by Condition No. 13 of Resolution No. 5166. The proposed modifications to the existing parking lot and Marron Road are depicted on Exhibit "A", dated July 26, 1978. The redesign and reconstruction of the existing parking lot and Marron Road are intended to improve the circulation of vehicles and pedestrians around the center and to the commercial develop- ment across Marron Road. As a result, circulation will be safer, more efficient and less confusing. Condition No. 19 is designed to keep the expansion project moving with dispatch. Condition No. 20 is intended to clear up a previous problem involving sewer allocation for the proposed expansion. The proposed realignment of Buena Vista Creek is slightly changed from what was originally called for in PP-24. This is primarily to avoid development within the coastal zone boundaries. Staff has analyzed this change and feels that the change is insignificant and would not warrant a revision to E.I.R. 389. The addition of the fifth store comes as no surprise. This was anticipated when E.I.R. 389 was prepared. Anticipation of the fifth store is the reason for the realignment of the creek - to provide additional parking. RECOMMENDATION That the City Council approve Alternative Precise Plan (PP-24A) and adopt Resolution No. -- E 3 -. .- DATE : AUGUST 2, 1978 TO : CITY MANAGER FROM : Planning Department SUBJECT: REVISION TO PRECISE PLAN 24(A) (PP-24A) AND EXHIBIT A, DATED JULY 26, 1978 I The Council continued their consideration of (PP-.24A) (Agenda Bill No. 3481, Supplement 15) to August 3, 1978 to give staff an opportunity to analyze an eleventh hour revision requested by the applicant. This memo is intended to inform you that staff has analyzed the revision and is prepared to stand by the recommendation of Agenda Bill No. 3481, Supplement 15. It is also intended to transmit information regarding this revision, a new Exhibit "A" and a new approving resolution with appropriate changes. The only difference between the two resolutions is the references to the date of Exhibit A. The applicants for the expansion of the Plaza Camino Real are proposing to bridge a 230 linear foot section of the Buena Vista Creek channel to provide an additional fifty (50) parking spaces just north of the proposed Broadway Store. Staff has analyzed the proposal from a design and environmental perspective. Design-wise, the bridge will pose no problems to the flow of the channel or the function of the parking lot. An environmental review was performed by staff and Westec Services. Westec authorized the draft EIR 389 for the shopping center expansion. Westec concluded "that the environmental impact related to the revised plans will remain essentially the same or less than those previously identified in the aforementioned EIR . . . 'I. Staff concurs with this conclusion. The Planning Director has found that the requirements and intent of CEQA has Seen fulfilled. Staff recommends that the Council approve Alternative Precise Plan (PP-24A), as shown on Exhibit A, dated August 2, 1978. 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