HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-05-25; City Council; 7024; Revised Parks and Recreation ElementCARLSBAD — AGEN b-.^ILL
MTG. 5/25/82
DEPT. P & R
TITLE: Revised Parks and Recreation Element DEPT. HD.__
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council direct the City Attorney to prepare the necessary documents
to adopt the revised Parks and Recreation Element to the General Plan.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
Staff was directed to update and revise the existing Parks and Recreation
Element to the General Plan. The document is outdated due to changes in
demographic and economic conditions. It no longer serves as a strong
foundation of guidance for recreational facilities and program planning.
The revised Element includes the following major accomplishments:
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Revised and consolidated the park standards. The park standards were
reduced from 30 acres per 1,000 population to 5 acres per 1,000
population.
Eliminated future City responsibiltiy for vest-pocket, mini and
neighborhood parks.
Revised the park classifications. They are now:
Community Parks 2.0 ac/1,000
Special Resource Areas 2.5 ac/1,000
Special Use Areas .5 ac/1,000
Emphasis will be placed on the development of community parks and
special resource areas.
Eliminated the category of open space. It will now be dealt with
in the Open Space Element.
Revised and established goals, policies, and action plans which
provide for a more self-supporting system.
Encourage the development of recreational facilities by private/
commercial enterprise.
Established maintenance and development standards.
Eliminated the trail systems.
In order to clarify the document, the following attachments have been
provided for your information:
A. Executive Summary (Exhibit A, pages 3-5) gives a brief synopsis of
the text.
Memorandum to the Planning Commission (Exhibit B, pages 6-20) speci-
fied all the changes recommended by the Planning Commission.
C. Technical Appendix (Exhibit F) is to be utilized, as a planning tool,
but is not to be adopted.
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Staff will make a presentation at the Council meeting. The
Consultants•will be available for questions and answers.
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION:
On January 18, 1982, the Parks and Recreation Commission unani-
mously approved the Parks and Recreation Element.
PLANNING COMMISSION:
At their meeting on May 24, 1982, the Planning Commission approved
the Parks and Recreation Element to the General Plan with several
changes.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Based on 1982 dollar values and a population of 160,000, the following
projections have been determined:
Developmental Costs $65,340/acre
Maintenance Costs 6,000/acre
Existing Element Revised Element
Based 15 ac/1,000 pop. Based 2.5 ac/1,000 pop..
Total acreage 2,400 Total Acreage 400"
Development Costs $156,816,000 Development Costs $26,136,000
Maintenance/Operation 14,400,000 Maintenance/Operation 2,400,000
"Note: This does not include the Special Resource Areas.
Macario, Carrillo and Calavera will be financed
by private development and City funds (PFF).
However, the City's contribution for development
costs are:
Macario = $9,700,000
Carrillo Ranch £ Lake Calavera = 2,000,000
EXHIBITS:
A. Executive Summary
B. Memorandum from the Parks and Recreation Director to the
Planning Commission dated May 6, 19.82.
C. Staff Report dated April 22, 1982.
D. Planning Commission Resolution No. '
E. Parks and Recreation Element
F. Technical Appendix
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Purpose
Because of changes in demographics, economics, new parks and recreation
concepts (privitization), budget constraints, and a demand for energy
conservation, a revision of the existing Carlsbad Park and Recreation
Element was necessary. The intent of this document is to establish an
updated Park and Recreation Development Program with the ultimate objec-
tive to provide optimum recreational opportunities to all residents of
the City of Carlsbad.
Major Accomplishments
1. Standardize and Consolidate Park Facilities
A. New Standards
- Community Park 2.0 ac/1000
- Special-Resource Areas 2.5 /1000
- Special-Use Areas .5 /1000
- Community Parks are 20 to 50 acres with a multitude of recreational
services and programs.
- Special-Resource Areas are locations of 100 acres or more; or, a
unique character and/or use, not found in community parks; or the
local beaches and lagoons.
- Special-Use Areas are 1 to 5 acres and provide a specific recreational
function to the community.
B. Eliminated future city responsibility for mini, vest-pocket,and
neighborhood parks. In the future, these sites will be constructed
and maintained by private developers.
C. New park acreage projections based on acres per thousand:
1990 2000 Unknown (Build-Out)
Community ;147.6 238.8 320
SRA 184 278 400
SUA 37 59 80
2. The Element has established 10 goals, 26 policies and 22 action plans.
These directives have been organized into four major headings. Manage-
ment, Facility Planning, Programs and Economics. The highlights of
this section are:
A. Management
Encourage private sector development of public recreation facilities
(privitization).
EXHIBIT A
- Develop a citywide signing program.
- Develop a non-profit organization for sponsorship and
donations.
- Develop land dedication requirements for hiking/equestrian
corridors.
- Develop guidelines for industrial participation in providing
recreational facilities.
City will be responsible for quality of public and private
recreation facilities and programs on public land.
- Provide recreational opportunities for the handicapped.
- Promote self-supporting recreational programs.
Community parks shall be provided by the private sector through
land dedication.
- Revise Quimby Ordinance.
Prepare guidelines for residential parks. City will not be responsible
for development and maintenance.
Develop plans for the joint development and maintenance with private
concerns for Lake Calavera, Carrillo Ranch, and Macario Park.
- Develop maintenance standards for the various park areas.
- Recreation trails shall be developed, operated, and maintained
by private concessionaires.
All new private developments shall pay both the PIL and PFF.
B. Facj lity Planning
Location of public recreation facilities shall be in accordance with
the Parks and Recreation Development Plan.
- Prepare joint-use facility agreements with the school district.
- Rehabilitate existing facilities.
- Enter into long-term agreements with S.D.G. &E.
C. Programs
Encourage program development of traditional public recreational
needs, trend-oriented interests, and cultural and nature oriented
facilities.
D. Economics
City will encourage development of motor inns and hotels near
the ocean and lagoons.
City shall measure the degree to which a park investment may
generate expenditures within Carlsbad.
Supplemental information is provided in additional appendices.
Unlike the Element, these texts are not prepared for adoption by
City Council as part of the General Plan. Their purpose is to:
1. Document the research information necessary in the formulation
of the Element.
2. Provide additional clarification.
Appendices A through D were prepared prior to the formulation of any
draft copies of the revised Element. An additional appendix entitled,
Technical Appendix, was prepared during the refinement of draft stages.
This appendix contains additional research needed to test the feasibility
of goals, policies, and actions of the Element and qualifying information
that will assist City planners during implementation.
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MEMORANDUM
TO : Planning Commission
FROM : David Bradstreet, Parks and Recreation Director
DATE : May 6, 1982
SUBJECT: Parks and Recreation Element Revision Update
On April 28, 1982, the Planning Commission continued the
review of the Parks and Recreation Element Revision until
staff worked out several concerns brought up by the Planning
Director and interested parties.
Staff met with the Planning Department, Daon representative,
and Rick Engineering to resolve these issues.
The following changes (in italics) are submitted for your
review.
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Attachments
EXHIBIT B
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Purpose
Because of changes in demographics, economics, new parks and recreation
concepts (privitization) , budget constraints, and a demand for energy
conservation, a revision of the existing Carlsbad Park and Recreation
Element was necessary. The intent of this document is to establish an
updated Park and Recreation Development Program with the ultimate objec-
tive to provide optimum recreational opportunities to all residents of
the City of Carlsbad.
Major Accomplishments
1. Standardize and Consolidate Park Facilities
A. New Standards
- Community Park 2.0 ac/1000
- Special -Resource Areas 2.5 /1 000
- Special-Use Areas .5 /1000
- Community Parks are 20 to 50 acres with a multitude of recreational
services and programs.
- Special -Resource Areas are locations of 100 acres or more; or, a
unique character and/or use, not found in community parks; or the
local beaches and lagoons.
- Special -Use Areas are 1 to 5 acres and provide a specific recreational
function to the community.
B. Eliminated future city responsibility for mini, vest-pocket, and
(Delete) neighborhood parks.
C. New park acreage projections based on acres per thousand:
1990 2000 Unknown (Build-Out)
Community 147.6 238.8 320
SRA 184 278 400
SUA 37 59 80
2. The Element has established 10 goals, 26 policies and 22 action plans.
These directives have been organized into four major headings. Manage-
ment, Facility Planning, Programs and Economics. The highlights of
this section are:
A. Management
Encourage private sector development of public recreation facilities
(privitization).
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- Develop a citywide signing program.
- Develop a non-profit organization for sponsorship and
donations.
- Develop guidelines for industrial participation in providing
recreational facilities.
City will be responsible for quality of public and private
recreation facilities and programs on public land.
- Provide recreational opportunities for the handicapped.
- Promote self-supporting recreational programs.
Community parks shall be provided by the private sector through
land dedication.
- Revise Quimby Ordinance.
Develop plans for the joint development and maintenance with private
concerns for Lake Calavera, Carrillo Ranch, and Macario Park.
- Develop maintenance standards for the various park areas.
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All new private developments shall pay both the PIL and PFF.
Facility Planning
Location of public recreation facilities shall be in accordance with
the Parks and Recreation Development Plan.
- Prepare joint-use facility agreements with the school district.
- Rehabilitate existing facilities.
- Enter into long-term agreements with S.D.G. &E.
Programs
Encourage program development of traditional public recreational
needs, trend-oriented interests, and cultural and nature oriented
facilities.
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1.1:4 Action Plan
Develop a prototype recreation services "contract
concept" to provide for corporation financial
sponsorship of tournaments, contests, mass recreation
events (10K runs, bicycle races, canoe races, etc.).
Approach major corporations in the City, with the
"contract concept".
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1.1:5
Develop guidelines so that industrial developments
may provide athletic clubs and facilities within
specific planned industrial and office parks for their
day-use population.
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1.1:6
Develop investor and operator agreements (leases
and concession contracts) that provide the optimum
in services and social and economic returns for
Special-Resource Areas.
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Identify those elements in Macario/HUB, Cam'11 o
Ranch, and Lake Calavera Parks which can be best
performed by private investor/operators and request
proposals for development and performance thereof.
1.2 Policy A-2
The City of Carlsbad will be responsible for the quality of
both public and private recreation facilities and programs on
public lands, and shall therefore strengthen recreational
service performances.
1.3 Policy A-3
Recreational opportunities shall be provided for the
handicapped segment Of the population when appropriate.
1.4 Policy A-4
Historically significant sites shall be combined with
recreational learning opportunities where possible.
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1.4:1 Action Plan
Develop the Leo Carrillo Ranch as a commercial
recreational opportunity that identifies the site's
original historical significance.
1.4:2 Action Plan
Develop a preservation program for the existing
stagecoach stop at Stagecoach Community Park as a
mark of historical identity to the community.
1.5 Policy A-5
Development of recreational facilities by developers, service
clubs, civic groups, individual donors or organizations shall
be consistent with the standards/guidelines of this Element.
2. Goal B
Sub-Policies
2.2a & 2.2b
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To promote a financially self-supporting system of recreational
facilities and programs.'
2.1 Policy B-l
Community park sites shall be provided by the private sector
through land dedication prior to the break down of land into
smaller residential developments or through purchase by the
City.
2.1:1 Action Plan
Revise the Quimby Ordinance (Chapter 20.44 of the
Carlsbad Municipal Code) to reflect the following:
. Residential developments larger than 200 acres
will provide and dedicate to the City land for
any community parks. Those developments with
approximately 200 acres that are located in the
conceptual location of a community park site as
per the Proposed Public Parks Development Plan
within this Element text shall be required to
provide land or fees according to the discretion
of Council.
. Residential developments less than 200 acres
will provide fees (fee-in-lieu) instead of
land. This fee will be equal to tf)e value of
the recreation land that would be required as per
the fee-in-lieu table within Chapter 20.44 of
the Carlsbad Municipal Code unless the City Council
requests that land be dedicated to the City to '
complete a Community Park.
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Sub-Pol icy
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The City should not accept land dedication under
its discretionary authority unless the property
is for community park land purposes.
Sub-Policy
All park-in-lieu fees collected from residential
developments will be channeled to community parks,
special use areas, or special resource area acquisi-
tion and development.
Policy B-/2
Provision and maintenance of recreational facilities shall
be directed by t^e-fo44cw-i-ng--sitb-'p«-l-fefesT sub policies which guide
development strategies.
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Special -Resource Areas/Facilities that are owned
by the City shall be operated and maintained by
private concerns, in joint venture with the City,
or solely by the City.
Action Plan
Develop the Lake Calavera area (252 acres) as
a Special-Resource park with a revenue-generating,
visitor attraction area. (Refer to "Uses in
Recreation Areas Matrix" on page 19.)
Action Plan
Develop Carrillo Ranch as a Special-Resource park
providing commercially-operated activities of interest
in the backdrop of a historically significant site.
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2.2:3
Develop the Macario/HUB as a Special-Resource park
providing large-scale and educationally-oriented
facilities appropriate to the ecology of the lagoon,
wetlands, and the canyons. (Refer Uses in Recreation
Areas Matrix and separate Macario Park Development
Study.) IQ
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2.2c
2.2d
Develop a portion of Macario, as per "The
Macario Canyon Park Development Plan", for
community park use.
Sub-Policy
Special -Resource Areas will be regularly maintained
only in their developed portions.
Sub-Policy
Community Parks are owned by the City and shall be
maintained as follows:
. Major active-use areas on a regular schedule.
. Less active-use and passive areas on a minimum basis.
. Use areas for organized groups shall be on as-needed
basis. Organizations shall contribute either user-fees
or maintenance effort. Standards for maintenance effort
shall be pre-established by the Department of Parks and
Recreation prior to any maintenance agreement.
Sub-Policy
Neighborhood level recreation shall be provided by:
-Re-s-iden-tia-l- -Rajdcs- - -wh-ich. -are. zdsrastepeit
. Special-Use facilities which may be developed and
maintained by private, public, or a joint effort of
both. Those facilities owned by the City will be
maintained on a regular basis as per the use requirements.
Existing neighborhood parks prior to the adoption
of this revised Element.
Neighborhood parks existing prior to the adoption of this
revised Element should be maintained by the City.
2r3e Sub-Policy
2.2e If a recreational trail system is established, they shall be
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maintained by private property owners.
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2.3 Policy B-3
All new private developments in the City shall bear a portion
of the costs of public park acquisition and development through"
the Public Facilities Fee, and Quimby Ordinance.
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All new private developments shall pay the Public
Facilities Fee. No credit toward the Public
Facilities Fee sha-fl be given for Park-In-Lieu.
Fees.
B. Facility Planning
1. Goal C
To give priority to location and provision of community park
sites.
1.1 Policy C-l
Locations of public recreation facilities shall be in ac-
cordance with the Parks and Recreation Department Plan and
the discretion of the Council,
1.2 Policy C-2
Community park land shall be identified for further dedication
during the initial development review phases.
1.3 Policy C-3
A development plan and appurtenant costs for development and
on-going maintenance shall be prepared and submitted to the
City for approval prior to development of a public recreational
facility.
1 .4 Policy C-4
a significant amount
(Deite/Add) A community park should be developed when e4§£;fey-peic%€-efHt-of
the park's service population is established or as determined by
Council .
1.5 Policy C-5
Joint-use facility agreements- with the School District
for neighborhood and community needs shall be continued and
new agreements shall be developed as needed.
1.6 Policy C-6
Priority should be given to the acquisition of land within
the City's northwest quadrant from expansion of existing
recreation opportunities.
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V. GLOSSARY
. adopt-a-park - Individual or organization provision of funds
and/or service for the acquisition, development, and/or
maintenance of a park site. Performance by any agent must
be as per pre-arranged performance standards between the City
and the agent.
. community park - A leisure facility of 20 to 50 acres designed
to serve the broad recreational needs of several neighborhoods.
. contract concept - The provision of special-event recreational
services through contractual sponsorship by private corporation.
. neighborhood level facility - Any facility that provides the
recreational needs of a small segment of the population usually
within walking distance of the facility.
. passive water sports - Non-motorized boating, sun bathing, and
fishing.
Attainment
(Delete/Add), "privitization" - Gafrture by local government of private development
investment, operation, and maintenance of public recreation
facilities.
recreational compatibility understanding - A joint-use contract
between two agencies for the use of a recreational area that is
compatible with the area's natural ecosystem.
. recreational facilities for industrial areas - Small private park
sites in pedestrian proximity to working environments.
. recreational trails - A comprehensive system of routes for
bicycles and hiking/equestrian activities; these may link
recreation areas together.
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service perfonnance - A level of service provided by a program or
facility. Elements determining facility service performance are:
. Carrying capacity
. Cost of maintenance vs. rate of return measured in utilization.
. Facility attendence measured on a special period basis.
special -resource area - A recreation site characterized by the
existence of a special or unusual feature, natural or man-made,
i.e., a water body, earth formation, historic amenity, etc.
special-use facility - A local recreational facility of only one
or two activity- type uses, i.e., tennis court, plunge, etc.
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STAFF REPORT
TO : Planning Commission
FROM : David Bradstreet, Parks and Recreation Director
DATE : April 22, 1982
SUBJECT: Revision of the Parks and Recreation Element
BACKGROUND "
The City Council directed staff to request proposals from
consultants to update the Parks and Recreation Element to the
General Plan. After an extremely detailed and involved
screening and selection process, the contract was awarded to
the firm of Iwanaga Associates of Newport Beach.
The project commenced in February of 1981 and was scheduled for
completion in June. However, an Environmental Impact Report
(E.I.R.) was required before the document could be approved.
This factor altered the time frame of the Element. The E.I.R.
has been completed and the Element is now scheduled for
certification. Upon certification, the Element can be adopted.
The proposed document has gone through an extensive review process
with City staff and an appointed task force which consisted of
the members of the Parks and Recreation Commission. The Commission
approved the Element at their meeting in January of 1982.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Planning Commission approve the revised
Parks and Recreation Element as. an amendment to the General Plan.
DISCUSSION
The Element provides a planning tool for the City to establish a
framework to develop a park system providing community-wide
recreation. The ultimate goal is to provide optimum recreational
opportunities to all residents in the City of Carlsbad.
The following modifications have been incorporated into the
Element:
1. Facility Standard
New standards have been developed to accommodate th.e future
needs of the City. The amount of park land was. decreased
from 30 acres/1,000 population to 5 acres/1,QO.Q population.
The revised standards are:
Community Parks = 2.0 ac/1,000
Special Resource Areas = 2.5 ac/1,000
Special Use Areas = .5 ac/1,000
Exihibit C
21.
: coThe Element also eliminated future City responsibility for
mini, vest-pocket, and neighborhood parks. In the future,
these sites will be constructed and maintained by private
developers.
2. Special Resource Areas
Four specific special resource areas have been highlighted
in the document because of their significant importance to
the entire plan. This includes Macario Canyon Park, Lake
Calavera, Carrillo Ranch, and the beaches and lagoons.
3. Goals, Policies and Action Plans .
The Element has established ten goals, 26 policies, and 22
action plans and has been organized into four major cate-
gories including Management, Facility Planning, Programs,
and Economics. The Executive Summary in the Element
furnishes a more comprehensive explanation of this particular
section. The goals, policies, and action plans are intended
to provide a framework for the public and private sectors to
plan adequate recreational opportunities.
H. Parks and Recreation Development Plan
This is a plan utilizing graphics and matrices to clarify
the goals, policies, arid action plans. They include:
- Use In Recreation Area Matrix
- Proposed Public Parks Development Plan
- Bicycle Route Development Plan
- Hiking/Equestrian Corridor Development Plan.
According to the State of California, the General Plan may include
a recreation element, however, it is not mandatory but very desirarle
The Element was formulated in conjunction with the objectives cf the
General Plan and the Local Coastal Plan. The text also takes intc
considertion the Land-Use, the Open-Space, and the Circulation
Elements.
EXHIBITS
A. Resolution No. __^_^ :
B. Parks and Recreation"Element.
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1 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO.
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THECITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING TO3 •• :• THE CITY: COUNCIL, ADOPTION OF GENERAL PLAN• AMENDMENT NO. 6 3, ADOPTING A REVISED PARKS AND4 RECREATION ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN OF THE' CITY OF CARLSBAD.
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'APPLICANT: CITY OF CARLSBAD
6 CASE NO.; GPA 6 3
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8 WHEREAS, the City Council directed the revision of a Parks
9 and Recreation Element of the General Plan which would meet the
10 requirements of State law; and
11 WHEREAS, the City Council did appoint the Parks and Recrea-
12 tion Commission to review data and provide input concerning the
13 parks and recreation needs of the City of Carlsbad; and
14 WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Commission has met as
15 directed, reviewed the new Parks and Recreation Element and ap-
16 proved the new Parks and Recreation Element; and
17 WHEREAS, an Environmental Impact Report was completed for
18 "the Parks and Recreation Element which analyzed the potential
19 effects on the environment which Environmental Impact Report has
20 been recommended for certification by the Planning Commission; and
21 WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did on April 28, 1982 hold
22 duly noticed public hearings as prescribed by law to consider said
23 amendment;
24 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Planning Commis-
25 sion of the City of Carlsbad as follows:
26 A) That the above recitations are true and correct.
27 B) That based on the evidence presented at the public hearings on
April 28, 1982 and upon hearing and considering testimony and
28 arguments, if any, of all persons who desired to be heard,
said Commission finds that: ...Exihibit D
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1. The goals and policies described in the Parks and Recreation
Element meet the intent of State Law.
2. The City Council has determined that the Parks and Recreation
Element is a necessary and desirable component of the General
Plan.
3. The Parks and Recreation Element is consistent with the future
goals of Carlsbad and is consistent with the other elements of
the General Plan;
C) That the Planning Commission recommends approval of the Parks
and Recreation Element, (GPA-63) attached as Exhibit "c"
dated October, 1981 and incorporated by reference.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 28th day of April, 1982
by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES: '
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
VERNON J. FARROW, JR. Chairman
CARLSBAD PLANNING COMMISSION
ATTEST:
JAMES C. HAGAMAN, Secretary
CARLSBAD PLANNING COMMISSION
24.
REVISED
PARKS & RECREATION
ELEMENT
IWANAGA'
ASSOCIATES
October 1981
City of Carlsbad
REVISED
PARKS & RECREATION
ELEMENT
IWANAGA ASSOCIATES
1200 QUAIL STREET . SUITE 165, NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA
Telephone (714) 752-7614
consultants:
ECONOMIC RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
OANIELIAN ASSOCIATES
October 1981
RUSSELL Y. IWANAGA A.S.L.A.
ERNEST M. SEIDEL A.S.L.A
IWANAGA
ASSOCIATES LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
1200 QUAIL STREET • NO. 165 • NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660 • (714) 752-7614
1450 DESCANSO AVENUE -SAN MARCOS, C A 92069 • (714) 744-8790
October 30, 1981
City of Carlsbad
Mr. David Bradstreet
Director of Parks and Recreation
1200 Elm Avenue
Carlsbad, California 92008
Dear Mr. Bradstreet:
We are pleased to submit the Revised Parks and Recreation
Element for the City of Carlsbad. The Element provides
realistic goals and a master plan-for long-term recreation
facility development.
We thank the Parks and Recreation Task Force and the Parks
and Recreation and Planning Departments for providing their
time, input, and expertise towards the completion of this
exciting project.
It has been a pleasure working with you and we are looking
forward to the opportunity of being of service to you in
the future.
Sincerely.
Russell Y. Iw
RYI:ald
enclosure
MEMBER - AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
CITY OF CARLSBAD
City Officers:Mayor Ronald C. Packard
Vice-Mayor Mary Casler
City Manager Frank Aleshire
Ass't City Manager Ronald A. Beckman
Ass't City Manager William C. Baldwin
Ass't City Manager Frank Mannen
City Council
Ronald C. Packard
Mary Casler
Girard W. Anear
Claude A. Lewis
Ann J. Kulchin
Planning Commission
Mary Marcus
Vernon J. Farrow, Jr.
Jerry Rombotis
E.H. Jose, Jr.
Clarence H. Schlehuber
Johnathan D. Friestedt
Stephen L'Heureux
Parks and Recreation Commission/Project Task Force
Laurie Nelson Boone
Shirley Oahlquist
Barbara Donovan
Jeanne B. McFadden
John S. Murk
Dennis McKee
Scott Wright
Parks and Recreation Department
David L. Bradstreet, Director of Parks and Recreation
Robert E. Wilkinson, Park Planner
Douglas J. Duncanson, Park Superintendent
Lynn Chase, Recreation Superintendent
Planning Department
James C. Hagaman, Planning Director
Thomas Hageman, Principal Planner
Charles Grimm, Associate Planner
Gary Wayne, Assistant Planner
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Purpose
Because of changes in demographics, economics, new parks and recreation
concepts (privitization), budget constraints, and a demand for energy
conservation, a revision of the existing Carlsbad Park and Recreation
Element was necessary. The intent of this document is to establish an
updated Park and Recreation Development Program with the ultimate objec-
tive to provide optimum recreational opportunities to all residents of
the City of Carlsbad.
Major Accomplishments
1. Standardize and Consolidate Park Facilities
A. New Standards
- Community Park 2.0 ac/1000
- Special-Resource Areas 2.5 /1000
- Special-Use Areas .5 /1000
- Community Parks are 20 to 50 acres with a multitude of recreational
services and programs.
- Special-Resource Areas are locations of 100 acres or more; or, a
unique character and/or use, not found in community parks; or the
local beaches and lagoons.
- Special-Use Areas are 1 to 5 acres and provide a specific recreational
function to the community.
B. Eliminated future city responsibility for mini, vest-pocket,and
neighborhood parks. In the future, these sites will be constructed
and maintained by private developers.
C. New park acreage projections based on acres per thousand:
1990 2000 Unknown (Build-Out)
Community 147.6 238.8 320
SRA 184 278 400
SUA 37 59 80
2. The Element has established 10 goals, 26 policies and 22 action plans.
These directives have been organized into four major headings. Manage-
ment, Facility Planning, Programs and Economics. The highlights of
this section are:
A. Management
Encourage private sector development of public recreation facilities
(privitization).
- Develop a citywide signing program.
- Develop a non-profit organization for sponsorship and
donations.
- Develop land dedication requirements for hiking/equestrian
corridors.
- Develop guidelines for industrial participation in providing
recreational facilities.
City will be responsible for quality of public and private
recreation facilities and programs on public land.
- Provide recreational opportunities for the handicapped.
- Promote self-supporting recreational programs.
Community parks shall be provided by the private sector through
land dedication.
- Revise Quimby Ordinance.
Prepare guidelines for residential parks. City will not be responsible
for development and maintenance.
Develop plans for the joint development and maintenance with private
concerns for Lake Calavera, Carrillo Ranch, and Macario Park.
- Develop maintenance standards for the various park areas.
- Recreation trails shall be developed, operated, and maintained
by private concessionaires.
All new private developments shall pay both the PIL and PFF.
B. Facility Planning
Location of public recreation facilities shall be in accordance with
the Parks and Recreation Development Plan.
- Prepare joint-use facility agreements with the s.chool district.
- Rehabilitate existing facilities.
- Enter into long-term agreements with S.D.G. &E.
C. Programs
Encourage program development of traditional public recreational
needs, trend-oriented interests, and cultural and nature oriented
facilities.
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D. Economics
City will encourage development of motor inns and hotels near
the ocean and lagoons.
City shall measure the degree to which a park investment may
generate expenditures within Carlsbad.
Supplemental information is provided in additional appendices.
Unlike the Element, these texts are not prepared for adoption by
City Council as part of the General Plan. Their purpose is to:
1. Document the research information necessary in the formulation
of the Element.
2. Provide additional clarification.
Appendices A through D were prepared prior to the formulation of any
draft copies of the revised Element. An additional appendix entitled,
Technical Appendix, was prepared during the refinement of draft stages.
This appendix contains additional research needed to test the feasibility
of goals, policies, and actions of the Element and qualifying information
that will assist City planners during implementation.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Introduction
A. Intent 1
B. State of California Law Requirements 2
C. General Plan Relationships 3
II. Facility Standards (Table) 4
III. List of Special-Resource Areas
A. Macario/HUB 5
B. Lake Calavera 5
C. Carrillo Ranch 5
IV. Goals, Policies and Action Plans 7
A. Management 7
B. Facility Planning 11
C. Program 14
D. Economic 15
V. Glossary 17
VI. Parks and Recreation Development Plan
A. Uses In Recreation Areas Matrix 19
B. Proposed Public Parks Development Plan 21
C. Hiking/Equestrian Corridor Development Plan 22
D- Bicycle Route Development Plan 23
IV
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Intent
The intent of the Parks and Recreation Element is to establish a Parks and
Recreation Development Program for the City with the ultimate objective
to provide optimum recreational opportunities to all residents of the City of
Carlsbad. The Program established by this Element contains the following:
1. Facility Standards
This section defines the classifications of recreational facilities
and the minimum level of acceptance for their development as suited
to the needs of the residents, tourists, and employees within Carlsbad.
2. Special-Resource Areas
This section indicates three areas that are of special significance
to the overall Parks and Recreation Development Plan.
3. Goals. Policies and Action Plans
. The Goals are intended to provide the framework for public and
private decision-making in regards to provision of recreational
opportunity. They reflect the needs and desires of the citizens
of Carlsbad.
Policies define the course of action for the goals.
Action plans refer to specific actions for short-range
implementation.
4. Parks and Recreation Development Plan
This plan is a combination of ancilliary graphics and matrices
that clarify the goals, policies, and action plans. These include:
Uses In Recreation Areas Matrix
. Proposed Public Parks Development Plan
. Bicycle Route Development Plan
. Hiking/Equestrian Corridor Development Plan
B. State of California Law and Requirements
The General Plan of a city may include a recreation element. It is
not a mandatory element.
The Government Code 65303 reads as follows concerning recreation elements.
"A recreation element (of the General Plan) shows a comprehensive system
of areas and public sites for recreation, including the following and,
when practicable, their locations and proposed development:
1. Natural reservations
2. Parks
3. Parkways
4. Beaches
5. Playgrounds
6. Recreational community gardens
7. Other recreation areas"
Local governments may include any or all of the items described in this
section; and while a recreation element need not address each facility
listed, it is advisable to be comprehensive and to include as many
facilities as are locally relevant.
C. General Plan Relationships
California law requires that General Plans contain an integrated, internally
consistent set of policies.
This Parks and Recreation Element, although not mandatory, has been
formulated with the General Plan in mind.
Additionally, goals, policies and action plans have been formulated to
be consistent with the objectives established in the Local Coastal Plan.
The Parks and Recreation Element is most effected by the Land-Use Element,
in that each particular classification of recreational facility has been
located within a compatible land-use area. This Element does not dictate
specific locations for recreational facilities, with the exception of
special-resource areas, but rather recommends general areas and site
criteria for future recreational facility development.
The Parks and Recreation and Open Space Elements have a strong relationship.
The Open Space Element identifies within it's text areas desirable for
open space conservation. These areas are graphically shown on the Land-Use
Map and are suitable for recreational activities. The Parks and Recreation
Element proposes recreational uses in some of these areas when they are
feasible to land-use and potentially appropriate to public recreational
needs. The intent of this Element, however, is not to establish land-use
policies for these areas, but rather provide recreational opportunity
within the context of the existing General Plan policies.
The Parks and Recreation Element is also affected by the Circulation
Element since facility locations are concerned with access to the site.
Recreational trails have been planned for safety and in a manner that
would avoid duplication with other trail'facilities. The Hiking/Equestrian
Corridors have been planned to minimize crossing of major circulation
routes. The Bicycle Routes correspond to existing and future major
circulation arterials, and County and State bicycle routes.
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A. Macario/HUB
The Macario/HUB area will provide major athletic facilities, a
conference center and nature-oriented recreation. Although listed
as a special-resource area, part of the site's acreage is planned
for community park site use. Refer to the separate report
entitled "Macario Canyon Park - Development Plan" for the Specific
plan.)
B. Lake Calavera
The Lake Calavera area is 252 acres, which includes approximately
30 acres of water. It was purchased by a Water Revenue Bond which
is due for maturation in 1983. This area provides an opportunity
for nature activities. Activities developed are:
. camping
fishing and passive-boating
hiking and equestrian riding
Equestrian activities will be open for public use. It is desirable
to develop the hiking/equestrian corridors linking the Lake Calavera
and Macario areas as part of the site's eventual development package.
Responsibility for this area shall be shared. The City will provide
the land for lease and will guide private concessionaires in
facilities development and maintenance. Private concessionaires will
operate the facilities. The majority of activities should be self-
supporting and fee-oriented.
C. Carrillo Ranch
The structures at Carrillo provide an opportunity to connect the
future to the past and provide the basis for site rehabilitation to
v.he original historic theme.
The Ranch shall be a commercially operated facility with special
interest shops. The City should encourage the sale of artistic
items by local artisans. Demonstrations of the various crafts
will provide an educational experience.
D. Lagoons and Beaches
Carlsbad has three major lagoons and approximately six miles of
ocean beaches within it's City limits. These special-resource
areas are not included as a component of the Parks and Recreation
Element in that, they are not under the City jurisdiction of
management. It must be noted that these areas contribute
significantly to Carlsbad's overall opportunity for recreational
experiences.
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IV. GOALS. POLICIES. AND ACTION PLANS
A. Management
1. Goal A
To provide balanced and readily accessible recreational programs
and facilities.
1.1 Policy A-l
The city will encourage participation from the private sector
for the development, operation, and maintenance of public
recreational facilities. (."Privitization" Policy)
1.1:1 Action Plan
Develop processing packets that incorporate all
necessary requirements from City departments to
minimize the process of obtaining operational
permits by private recreational developers,
operators and concessionaires.
1.1:2 Action Plan
Develop a city-wide master signing program for
public recreational facilities that provides
directional information and an inviting image
for the facility.
1.1:3 Action Plan
Develop a non-profit foundation to solicit pri-
vate organizations to sponsor public recreation
activities, supply equipment and uniforms,
donate facilities in parks, etc. and to act as
a vehicle to provide clear tax advantages
to donors and contributors of funds and resources.
1.1:4 Action Plan
Develop a prototype recreation services "contract
concept" to provide for corporation financial
sponsorship of tournaments, contests, mass recreation
events (10K runs, bicycle races, canoe races, etc.).
Approach major corporations in the City, with the
"contract concept".
1.1:5 Action Plan
Develop requirements for irrevocable offers of land
dedication by the private sector for open space as
shown on the Hiking/Equestrian Corridors Plan.
1.1:6 Action Plan
Develop guidelines so that industrial developments
may provide athletic clubs and facilities within
specific planned industrial and office parks for their
day-use population.
1.1:7 Action Plan
Develop investor and operator agreements (leases
and concession contracts) that provide the optimum
in services and social and economic returns for
Special-Resource Areas.
1.1:8 Action Plan
Identify those elements in Macario/HUB, Carrillo
Ranch, and Lake Calavera Parks which can be best
performed by private investor/operators and request
proposals for development and performance thereof.
1.2 Policy A-2
The City of Carlsbad will be responsible for the quality of
both public and private recreation facilities and programs on
public lands, and shall therefore strengthen recreational
service performances.
1.3 Policy A-3
Recreational opportunities shall be provided for the
handicapped segment of the population when appropriate.
1.4 Policy A-4
Historically significant sites shall be combined with
recreational learning opportunities where possible.
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1.4:1 Action Plan
Develop the Leo Carrillo Ranch as a commercial
recreational opportunity that identifies the site's
original historical significance.
1.4:2 Action Plan
Develop a preservation program for the existing
stagecoach stop at Stagecoach Community Park as a
mark of historical identity to the community.
1.5 Policy A-5
Development of recreational facilities by developers, service
clubs, civic groups, individual donors or organizations shall
be consistent with the standards/guidelines of this Element.
2. Goal B
To promote a financially self-supporting system of recreational
facilities and programs.'
2.1 Policy B-l
Community park sites shall be provided by the private sector
through land dedication prior to the break down of land into
smaller residential developments or through purchase by the
City.
2.1:1 Action Plan
Revise the Quimby Ordinance (Chapter 20.44 of the
Carlsbad Municipal Code) to reflect the following:
. Residential developments larger than 200 acres
will provide and dedicate to the City land for
any community parks. Those developments with
approximately 200 acres that are located in the
conceptual location of a community park site as
per the Proposed Public Parks Development Plan
within this Element text shall be required to
provide land or fees according to the discretion
of Council.
. Residential developments less than 200 acres
will provide fees (fee-in-lieu) instead of
land. This fee will be equal to the value of
the recreation land that would be required as per
the fee-in-lieu table within Chapter 20.44 of
the Carlsbad Municipal Code unless the City Council
requests that land be dedicated to the City to '
complete a Community Park.
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2.2 Policy B-2
The City shall prepare guidelines for "residential parks"
that will be only in effect under the non-mandatory PUD
ordinance. The City shall not accept responsibility for
maintenance of "residential parks". An association of
residential owners shall be formed and shall be responsible
for ongoing maintenance and repair costs.
2.2a Sub-Policy
The City should not accept land dedication under
its discretionary authority unless the property
is for community park land purposes.
2.2b Sub-Policy
All park-in-lieu fees collected from residential
developments will be channeled to community parks,
special use areas, or special resource area acquisi-
tion and development.
2.3 Policy B-3
Provision and maintenance of recreational facilities shall
be directed by the following sub-policies.
2.3a Sub-Policy
Special-Resource Areas/Facilities that are owned
by the City shall be operated and maintained by
private concerns, in joint venture with the City,
or solely by the City.
2.3:1 Action Plan
Develop the Lake Calavera area (252 acres) as
a Special-Resource park with a revenue-generating,
visitor attraction area. (Refer to "Uses in
Recreation Areas Matrix" on page 19.)
2.3:2 Action Plan
Develop Carrillo Ranch as a Special-Resource park
providing commercially-operated activities of interest
in the backdrop of a historically significant site.
Negotiate acquisition of certain lands contiguous
to the originally dedicated homestead. Refer to
"Uses in Recreation Areas Matrix".
2.3:3 Action Plan
Develop the Macario/HUB as a Special-Resource park
providing large-scale and educationally-oriented
facilities appropriate to the ecology of the lagoon,
wetlands, and the canyons. (Refer Uses in Recreation
Areas Matrix and separate Macario Park Development
Study.)
Develop a portion of Macario, as per "The
Macario Canyon Park Development Plan", for
community park use.
2.3b Sub-Policy
Special-Resource Areas will be regularly maintained
only in their developed portions.
2.3c Sub-Policy
Community Parks are owned by the City and shall be
maintained as follows:
. Major active-use areas on a regular schedule.
. Less active-use and passive areas on a minimum basis.
. Use areas for organized groups shall be on as-needed
basis. Organizations shall contribute either user-fees
or maintenance effort. Standards for maintenance effort
shall be pre-established by the Department of Parks and
Recreation prior to any maintenance agreement.
2.3d Sub-Policy
Neighborhood level recreation shall be provided by:
"Residential Parks" which are developed and maintained
by private associations.
. Special-Use facilities which may be developed and
maintained by private, public, or a joint effort of
both. Those facilities owned by the City will be
maintained on a regular basis as per the use requirements.
Existing neighborhood parks prior to the adoption
of this revised Element.
Neighborhood parks existing prior to the adoption of this
revised Element should be maintained by the City.
2.3e Sub-Policy
Recreational trails shall be developed, operated, and
maintained by private concessionaires. The City shall
prepare and provide performance standards prior to
development of these facilities.
2.4 Policy B-4
All new private developments in the City shall bear a portion
of the costs of public park acquisition and development through-
the Public Facilities Fee, and Quimby Ordinance.
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2.4a Sub-Policy
— All new private developments shall pay the Public
— Facilities Fee. No credit toward the Public
Facilities Fee sha-fl be given for Park-In-Lieu,
». Fees.
— B. Facility Planning
^ 1. Goal C
m
To give priority to location and provision of community park
sites.
m
* 1.1 Policy C-l
"* Locations of public recreation facilities shall be in ac-
cordance with the Parks and Recreation Department Plan and
** the discretion of the Council,
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1.2 Policy C-2
m
— Community park land shall be identified for further dedication
during the initial development review phases.
1.3 Policy C-3m
A development plan and appurtenant costs for development and
"™ on-going maintenance shall be prepared and submitted to the
*• City for approval prior to development of a public recreational
facility.
M 1.4 Policy C-4
— A community park should be developed when eighty percent of
the park's service population is established or as determined by
"" Council.
"" 1.5 Policy C-5
<UwH
Joint-use facility agreements- with the School District
""" for neighborhood and community needs shall be continued and
^ new agreements shall be developed as needed.
- 1.6 Policy C-6
Priority should be given to the acquisition of land within
the City's northwest quadrant from expansion of existing
recreation opportunities.
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2. Goal D
To rehabilitate existing underutilized facilities that potentially
can meet the needs of a changing and growing population.
2.1 Policy D-l
Justification for facility rehabilitation shall be based
upon promotion of increased access, lower maintenance
costs and increased service performance.
2.1:1 Action Plan
Generate an inventory of needed repairs for
existing recreational facilities. Establish
priorities of rehabilitation under the yearly
Capital Improvements Program.
2.1:2 Action Plan
Prior to any facility rehabilitation, prepare an
assessment to determine expense, need, increased
service performance capability and desirability
of rehabilitation to determine feasibility.
3. Goal E
To encourage private owners and public agencies to sell, dedicate
donate or lease at minimal costs, surplus land to provide land
for recreational use.
3.1 Policy E-l
The City should promote expansion of opportunity for
recreational use in areas of significant ecological
value where discretionary use of the resource allows.
3.1:1 Action Plan
Enter into agreements with S.D.G.&E. to establish access
to and along the soutn shore of Agua Hedionda
Lagoon. Seek long-term lease periods. (Refer
to Master List of Recreation Areas.)
3.1:2 Action Plan
Enter into agreements with S.D.G.&E. to establish access
between the Agua Hedionda 'and the Macario area.
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3.1:3 Action Plan
Initiate lease of HUB area of Macario. Allow
limited access to the wetlands of Agua Hedionda
Lagoon.
3.2 Policy E-2
The City shall promote and support private, public and
quasi-pub!ic agencies for the development of public
recreational facilities at the three lagoons and coast-
line beaches located with Carlsbad's sphere-of-influence.
3.2:1 Negotiate "recreational compatibility under-
standings" with the California Department of Fish
and Game on all three lagoons.
4. Goal F
To increase community parks city-wide and recreation facilities
within industrial areas.
4.1 Policy F-l
Provide major athletic facilities within Macario Park.
4.2 Policy F-2
Guide industries in the provision of recreational facilities
for their employees during the planning review process.
C. Program
1. Goal G
To encourage program development on three levels to ensure optimum
performance of current and future parks as effective recreational
facilities. Those levels are:
traditional public recreational needs
trend-oriented interests
cultural and nature-oriented facilities
1.1 Policy G-l
Provide opportunities for cultural arts through a joint-use
agreement with the School District for use of the Carlsoad
Community Cultural Arts Center, Harding Center, and Mac.'.rio.
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2. Goal H
To promote a constant level of quality in recreational programs.
2.1 Policy H-l
Full-time staff shall be scheduled to provide supervision,
program delivery, and contact with the community for not
less than 85 percent of all operational hours at the
community parks.
2.1:1 Action Plan
Develop a youth volunteer program to assist full-
time staff with minor responsibilities. Design a
recreational leadership training program. Coordinate
with the School District to implement the program
and to establish appropriate work credits for involved
students.
D. Economic
1. Goal I
To stimulate private development of commercial recreational
facilities on public properties in Carlsbad.
1.1 Policy 1-1
The City shall encourage development of new motor inns
and hotels with meeting facilities and recreational grounds
near the ocean and at the Lagoon mouth locations.
1.1:1 Action Plan
The City shall examine the feasibility of establish-
ing commercial and visitor accommodation uses at or
near the State Beach entry points and near future
major parking lots which lie east of the beach
frontage roads.
1.2 Policy 1-2
The City shall examine industrial and office park develop-
ment for inclusion of business visitor accommodations,
i.e., motor inns, and conference centers.
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1.3 Policy 1-3
The City should increase visitor accommodations in Carls-
bad in conjunction with development of existing and planned
recreational facilities (i.e., Macario Park Development
Plan).
2. Goal J
To define economic objectives for future public park and
recreation program investments.
2.1 Policy J-l
In the design and programming of public park facilities,
the City shall measure the degree to which a park invest-
ment may generate expenditures within Carlsbad. (Key
earnings are sales tax receipts, business license taxes,
and motel/hotel room guest taxes.)
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V. GLOSSARY
adopt-a-park - Individual or organization provision of funds
and/or service for the acquisition, development, and/or
maintenance of a park site. Performance by any agent must
be as per pre-arranged performance standards between the City
and the agent.
community park - A leisure facility of 20 to 50 acres designed
to serve the broad recreational needs of several neighborhoods.
contract concept - The provision of special-event recreational
services through contractual sponsorship by private corporation.
neighborhood level facility - Any facility that provides the
recreational needs of a small segment of the population usually
within walking distance of the facility.
passive water sports - Non-motorized boating, sun bathing, and
fishing.
"privitization" - Capture by local government of private development
investment, operation, and maintenance of public recreation
facilities.
recreational compatibility understanding - A joint-use contract
between two agencies for the use of a recreational area that is
compatible with the area's natural ecosystem.
recreational facilities for industrial areas - Small private park
sites in pedestrian proximity to working environments.
recreational trails - A comprehensive system of routes for
bicycles and hiking/equestrian activities; these may link
recreation areas together.
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residential park - A private neighborhood level Special-Use facility
providing service only to those families within the residential
complex of which this private facility is a part.
service performance - A level of service provided by a program or
facility. Elements determining facility service performance are:
. Carrying capacity
. Cost of maintenance vs. rate of return measured in utilization.
Facility attendence measured on a special period basis.
special-resource area - A recreation site characterized by the
existence of a special or unusual feature, natural or man-made,
i.e., a water body, earth formation, historic amenity, etc.
special-use facility - A local recreational facility of only one
or two activity-type uses, i.e., tennis court, plunge, etc.
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TECHNICAL APPENDIX
REVISED
PARKS & RECREATION
ELEMENT
IUANAGA
ASSOCIATES
October 1981
City of Carlsbad
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Facility Standards - Overview 1
Facility Standards - Recreation Area Classifications 3
Recommended Quiraby Ordinance Revisions 10
Implementation Priority Matrix 11
Recreational Demand 13
Market Demand Population Normally Required For 17
Private Investment In Recreational Facilities
Economic Impacts Of the Parks and Recreation 1 9
Development Plan
Proposed Public Recreation Use Of Lake Calavera 21
Carlsbad Park and Recreation Element 23
Project Selection, Level Of Effort,
Phasing and Funding Matrix
(1981 - 1986 Capital Projects)
Capital Improvements Policies Description 24
FACILITY STANDARDS•«»
m A. Facility Standards - Overview
•«i
— As stated in the County-wide Local Park Program, "where there is no
definitive standard for measuring recreation services, the ability
of a park system to accommodate increasing use and to adapt to changing
recreational preferences is most directly related to the amount and
*" location of the park land. Thus, an adequate standard based on
m park size, service radius, population served, and acres per thousand
«• population, with built-in flexibility to adapt to varying communities,
m will be most likely to .remain a viable guide."
*m
After consideration of the following parameters:
~ . the goals established within this element,
4HI . current and projected economic conditions,
^ . new trends and patterns in recreation,
«* . quantity and quality of existing facilities,
„ . proximity to the three lagoons and two state beaches,
— ' . expressed needs and desires of the citizens as per the Task
Force, City Staff's experience and the public opinion question-
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naire, and
the location of school sites
** the following acreages were established as minimum to meet the
*» recreational needs of the Carlsbad population.
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„, Special-Resource Areas 2.5 acres/1,000 population
m Community Parks 2.0 acres/1,000 population
•*i Special-Use Facilities .5 acres/1,000 population
5.0 acres/1,000 population
The distribution of the acreage should occur in the four main growth
sections of the City: Palomar, Encina, La Costa, and Calavera. The
following chart depicts the acreages required within each of the four
areas for the years 1990 and 2000.
RECREATION LAND FOR 1.990 (In Acres)
Palomar Encina La Costa Calavera Total
Community Park
Special-Use Facility
6.5
1.6
79.4
19.8
36.0
9.0
25.7
6.4
147.6
36.8
8.1 99.2 45.0 32.1
RECREATION LAND FOR 2000 (In Acres)
Community Park
Special-Use Facility
20.1 118.9
5.0 29.7
25.1 148.6
47.0
11.8
58.8
52.8
13.2
66.0
184.4
Palomar Encina La Costa Calavera Total
238.8
59.7
298.5
The following chart shows the projected populations for the four sections
of the City.
Section
Encina
Calavera
Palomar
La Costa
PROJECTED POPULATIONS
(Source: Seedway Cook)
Year
1990
36,689
12,836
3,246
18,000
Year
2000
51,433
26,384
10,019
23,490
Total 73,711 111,326
B. Recreation Area Classifications
Recreation areas within Carlsbad have been classified into
six groups:
. Special-Resource Areas
. Community Parks
. Residential Parks
. Special-Use Facilities
. Recreational Facilities for Industrial Areas
. Recreational Trails
Responsibilities of land acquisition, site development, and
maintenance for these areas are set down within the policies
of this Element.
1- Special-Resource Areas
Special-Resource Areas are local amenities that have either
city-wide or potential regional significance. The significance
is in the quality of the site that makes it unique as a
recreation area; this quality may be of a natural (water,
geological, etc.), historical (architectural, etc.) or of
a cultural (pageants, etc.) or of a combination thereof.
Consequently, the site or it's facilities have an
attraction or drawing power to users locally and beyond.
The areas within Carlsbad that fall into this category are:
. Rancho Carrillo Ranch (approximately 18 acres)
. Macario/HUB (488 acres)
. Lake Calavera (252 acres)
. Local Beaches and Lagoons (under State jurisdiction)
The three areas under Carlsbad jurisdiction total approximately
760 acres. For the year 2000, based on the proposed standards
for special-resource areas, 2.5 acres/1,000 population, the City
will require only 280 acres.
The anticipated build-out population 160,000 will require a
total of 400 acres. Consequently, the City has met the
standards for this classification with the above existing
lands to which it has title.
2. Community Parks
Community Parks are leisure facilities, approximately
20 to 50 acres in size, designed to serve the recreational
needs of several neighborhoods. The nature of this type of
facility encourages and attracts family unit populations
from a nearby vicinity on a daily frequency.
Minimum facilities should include:
. Family-oriented picnic areas
. Group picnic areas
. Turfed open space areas for free play
. Multi-purpose lighted playfield(s)
. Tot areas
. Structure for lectures, meetings, skills instruction, etc.
. On-site parking
. Security night lighting
. Buffer areas
. Special-use facilities as per specific community demand
. Tennis courts
Special.-use facilities, such as swimming pools, tennis courts,
horseshoes, handball and racquetball courts, etc. may be located
within these parks if appropriate to the interest and need of
the community in which the park is located.
Specific uses for known.community park sites are provided
within the Uses in Recreation Areas Matrix.
The service radius for community park sites is approximately
two miles. The primary access orientation is vehicular. It
is therefore established that community parks should be
located adjacent to a secondary arterial or circulation route
of greater hierarchy as defined within the Circulation Element.
3. "Residential Parks"
Traditional neighborhood parks characteristically serve the
recreational needs of a segment of the population within
walking distance of the park. Desirable sites are 5 to 10
acres in,size, but may drop as low as 3 acres.
Minimum facilities at each existing site should include:
. Family-oriented picnic areas
. Minimum I-acre turfed open space
. Security night lighting
. Buffer areas
Other facilities may be provided in a neighborhood park, but
only if appropriate to a large percentage of the supporting
neighborhood population. For example, a multi-purpose hard
court may be inappropriate for a neighborhood of senior citizens.
«• Specific uses for Carlsbad's existing neighborhood park sites
„ are provided within the Uses In Recreation Areas
^ Matrix. Further development of these areas should be as per
the Matrix.
me*
Neighborhood level recreational facilities can be public
or private. Those provided after the adoption of this Element
will be private. Private sites, or "residential parks" are
"" to be provided, developed and maintained by private development
™" consequently this discussion of neighborhood classification
•"" facilities is intended as a guideline for privately owned
«•« parks and not a standard. The City will promote neighborhood
^ level recreation, but it will only be provided in those
—, developments choosing to be reviewed under the City's non-
mandatory PUD Ordinance.. These facilities which will be
WMI
referred to as "residential parks", will most likely no
IM
longer provide the use areas found in traditional neighborhood
""" parks as mentioned earlier in this section, but instead will
** provide areas for specific active uses. "Residential parks"
-» are neighborhood level special-use facilities having service
«• limits corresponding to the boundaries of the private developments
^, in which they are located.
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4. Special-Use Facilities•«•«
4MI Special-use facilities are local facilities that meet the
""" needs of only one or two activity-type uses. They are between
m one to five acres in size and generally do not provide the
m basic universally accepted facilities found in a park site.
m Facilities of this type are swim, tennis or racquetball
complexes, meeting halls, athletic complexes and playlets.
•«
Location of special-use facility sites should be'based upon
** adequate access to it's supporting community population. It
6
is therefore established that these facilities should be
located adjacent to arterials.
Special-use facilities can be public, private, or quasi-public.
In light of Goal B, "Promote a financially self-supporting
system of recreational facilities and programs." the intent of
this Element is to promote self-supporting facilities.
Consequently, most facilities will be private or quasi-
public (land leased by the city and recreational facility
development, operation, and maintenance provided by private
concessionaires).
5. Recreation Facilities for Industrial Areas
The industrial area around the Palomar Airport will be a unique
daytime community. Industrial complexes in the area will be
encouraged to provide recreational space within pedestrian
proximity of the working environments. Due to time constraints
of work schedules, private park sites that include the following
are of priority.
small turfed area for free play
. small- picnic areas
. tree-shaded areas with benches for individual picnicking,
reading, relaxing and socializing.
Responsibility for the provision, development and maintenance of
park sites will be assumed by the owner. Park sites will be
reviewed during the master planning or specific planning phases.
Size, location, and use are the main considerations. A site
of one to three acres is desirable. Location should promote
vehicular and pedestrian access.
Formalized recreation is also desirable for this working
community and will be provided within special-use facilities
that are:
1 - commercial public facilities or
2 - private in-house company facilities
Facilities should provide activities that accommodate a limited
number of players and period play, such as, swimming, tennis,
racquetball and handball.
6. Recreational Trails
Recreational trail systems considered within this Element
are the Bicycle Routes, and the Hiking/Equestrian Corridors.
The nature of equestrian and hiking trails is such that the
proposed facilities have been developed together along select
open space corridors as per the General Land Use Element.
(See graphic entitled "Hiking/Equestrian Corridors" within
Element text.) The route of this master trail system was
planned to meet the following intent.
. connect areas of known major hiking/equestrian interest
. provide a safe trail that reduces conflict with other
activities
. provide an interesting trail
The Bicycle Routes system has been planned to share the
secondary, prime, and major arterials defined within the
Circulation Element. A combination automobile/bicycle
route avoids duplication of facilities and will provide a
safe direct route if planned properly. These routes will
additionally link all community park sites which also are
to be located along a secondary, major or prime arterial.
(Refer to Bicycle Route Master Plan within Element text.)
8
Responsibility for recreational trails is fractured. Bicycle
routes will be through public responsibility for development
and maintenance; the Hiking/Equestrian Trails will be provided
on a quasi-public basis. The city shall obtain irrevocable
offers for land dedication from developments for those open
space corridors as shown on the Hiking/Equestrian Corridor
Plan. Trail development and maintenance shall be provided on
leased land by private concessionaires, and private-interest
groups, or combination thereof, that are willing to assume that
responsibility.
RECOMMENDED QUIMBY ORDINANCE REVISIONS
1. The percentage of land required for provision/dedication should relate to
coordinate demographics. (Percentages or provision/dedication should not
only reflect density, but classification of housing. Refer to Appendix A-
Page 27.)
2. The density format should be expressed in units/acre so that it may easily
be translated into acres/1,000 served figures.
3. Required recreation land dedication/provision should be consistent with the
standards expressed within this Element.
4. The section on "Method of Determining Population Density" should reflect
the standards of 1930 Census of Population and Housing and should be updated
every 10 years.
5. The amounts of required land dedication are too low for some density ranges
to achieve the 2.0 acre standard for community parks. (Refer to Appendix A-
Page 30.)
6. The ordinance must express that all dedicated park land and fees are for
community parks, special-use area, and special-resource area only, not
local parks.
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RECREATIONAL DEMAND
There are numerous elements of changing recreational services demand for
the City of Carlsbad:
• Dynamic population growth in new locations within the City. The
resident population will double between 1980 and 1990, going from
roughly 35,500 to 73,700. The population is then expected to
increase to 111,000 by the year 2000. Carlsbad may ultimately "build
out" at roughly 160,000 during the first half of the 21st Century.
• Dynamic employee growth is also foreseen (which is not necessarily
related to residential population increase) in particular locations,
most notably around Palomar Airport.
• Beach visitation increases forecast by the State of California sug-
gest upward trends from nearly 2 million annual visitors in 1980 to
2.6 million in 1990 and 3.3 million in the year 2000.
• Visitor accomodations are increasing in number, from roughly 700
rooms in 1980 to an estimated 1,000 rooms by 1983. Thereafter,
it is anticipated that hotel/motel development will begin to in-
crease even more dramatically.
• The major national prestige of the La Costa Hotel and Spa is begin-
ning to identify Carlsbad very positively. Visitor draw and demand
for additional resort-type establishments should be anticipated.
• Interest in the three lagoons which frame the City and it's future
development remains very high. It is possible that the lagoons will
remain largely in a preserved ecological state in as much as there is
demonstrated strong public interest in both retention, preservation,
and the nature experience as a recreational opportunity.
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m
These several elements of demand have been given recent additional credence
through the conduct of a recreation user needs survey which collected some
557 responses from City of Carlsbad residents. The current demand findings
may be summarized as follows:
• There is an across-the-board range of new facilities which the
respondents desire. The most frequently requested facilities are
swimming pool, gymnasium, cultural arts (performance hall) facilities,
and lighted multi-use athletic areas.
t The respondents are frequent users of vigorous outdoor recreation
opportunities.
• City residents exhibit very high beach use patterns.
• There is a perception that young people are best served by the
existing park facilities and programs.
I Substantial interest is shown for lagoon protection.
• Private/commercial recreational facilities within and outside of
Carlsbad make up roughly one-half the recreational use pattern of
the survey respondents.
I There is demonstrated strong interest in further improvement of
the Carlsbad public park and recreation system.
I There is evidence that residents are willing to pay user fees for
public parks facilities and program uses.
t"4
m Of those facilities needs most desired, the respondents consistently under-
•«. lined interest in vigorous athletic activity and in outdoor recreation, by
M giving priority to:
Swimming pools
Lighted playing fields
**" Teen Center
— Gymnasium
'"• Outdoor Theater
m
m In the making of future parks development policy, Carlsbad, as a growing
m community which will almost entirely change during the twenty years, sees
several "suppliers" of recreational.facilities for its residents:>*i
•tM
• The private home-related facilities built as parts of condominium
"** and planned community developments. (Note that more than 75 percent
*' of projected eventual dwelling units have yet to be built in
•*• Carlsbad).
«
,m • The private for-profit commercial recreational facilities which a
— growing resident and employee population will demand.
•<m • The destination resort/spa which performs recreational services formvisitors and the generally well-to-do.
•*•
* • The residential subdivisions which will eventually be responsible
-m for the operation and maintenance of small neighborhood parks.
«H
• The City of Carlsbad Parks Department which will provide parks,
facilities, and programs through a development program that seeks to
"privitize" as much of the public park performance role as it can
"*" by providing incentives to the private sector investors and operators.
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The Carlsbad School District which provides recreational and athletic
facilities for the student population base which is expected to grow
steadily and in great magnitude during the next decade.
• The State of California as operator of the two very lengthy State
beaches.
• The several social institutions which have consistently created
recreational facilities and programs, including the YMCA and the
larger local churches.
Thus, the issue of demand for the City of Carlsbad is one of the proper
deliberate selection of the facilities and programs role which it should
play. The City's future parks and recreation role should be concentrated
on:-
• Development of adequate community parks
• Development of superior special resource-based areas
• Development of special-use facilities.
If the City revises it's acreage/thousand persons standards, as recom-
mended elsewhere in this element, the City will essentially be concen-
trating .nrimary effort on:
• Community parks generated at 2 acres per thousand people;
• Special-resource areas at 2.5 acres per thousand, people; and
« Special-use facilities at .5 acres per thousand people.
Thus, 5 acres per thousand people becomes the optimum number for a
priority park development program and can best deliver recreational
services to meet the demands recorded above. (Trails and neighborhood
parks will become the responsibility of private developers, homeowner
associations, and assessment districts.)
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MARKET DEMAND POPULATION
NORMALLY REQUIRED FOR PRIVATE
INVESTMENT IN RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
FACILITY
PRIVATE
1 . Tennis Club
17-20 courts
2. Handball/
Racquetball
Club—Athletic
Club -style
. 16 courts
. 6 courts
3. Roller
Rink*
4. Motion
Picture
Theaters*
. Walk-in
fourplex
1,400
seats
. Walk-in
twin
5. Health Club
6. Miniature
Golf Course
7. Games Arcade
32 machines
(often com-
bined with
miniature
golf)
POPULATIONBASE
85,000
125,000
30,000
200,000
75,000
37,000
60,000
175,000
200,000+
MINIMUM
ANNUAL
PATRONS
500
members
1,500
members
560
members
100,000
admissions
378,000
admissions
185,000
admissions
600
members
160,000
plays
600,000
plays
SITE SIZE
6
acres
3
acres
3
acres
2
acres
2-3
acres
2
acres
half
acre
1.5
acres
+ .5
acres
USUAL LOCATION
residential arterial
street
office/commercial
district
office/commercial
district
commercial district
regional shopping
center
community shopping
center
neighborhood shop-
ping center
commercial district
Regional market
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FACILITY
8. Archery
Range
8 lanes
9. Driving
Range
35 tees
PUBLIC
10. Swim
Complex
,-, Outdoor
Amphi-
theater
12. Equestrian
Boarding
and Rental
Center
POPULATIONBASE
80,000
200,000
350,000
750,000+
250,000
MINIMUM
ANNUAL
PATRONS
12,000
plays
100,000
admissions
30,000
swimmers
240,000
admissions
100 horses
boarded
SITE SIZE
1/2
acre
13
acres
1.5
acres+
13
acres
3.5
acres+
trail
system
LARGE-SCALE COMMERCIAL FACILITIES
13. Health Spa
200 rooms
14. Theme Park
. Small
Scale
. Large
Scale
15. Recreation
Vehicle
Park 100-
500 spaces
1,000,000+
very large
regional
market
very large
regional
market
regional
market
58,000
room
nites
800,000
to
1,250,000
admissions
2,000,000
to
3,500,000
admissions
150 occu-
pied
nights
space
5-10+
acres
25-45
acres
100-170
acres
7-35
acres
USUAL LOCATION
regional shopping
center or public
land lease
industrial /commercial
area
regional market —
lie park or large
school
regional market-
public park
regional market--
public land
regional market--
possibly includes
major competition
golf course
near freeway on
vacant land
near freeway on
vacant or agri-
cultural land
near freeway with
beach or special
environmental
attraction
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ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THE PARKS
AND RECREATION DEVELOPMENT PLAN
The direct economic impacts of the City of Carlsbad Parks and Recreation
Development Plan will be experienced on a gradual and phased basis, as
a part of general City growth expected during the next two decades.
There are ten basic impacts:
1 - The gradually implemented plan will stimulate establishment of
new businesses in Carlsbad (commercial recreation facilities on
both public and private properties as well as retail and services
outlets which support the recreation facilities).
2 - There will be an increase in both public and private construction
activities to meet the recreational facilities demand.
3 - City employment in the Parks Department should increase only
modestly, if the City is successful in capturing concessionaires and
private operators for recreational facility operation on public
park lands.
4 - Recreation destination visitors from outside of Carlsbad will
increase as new private and public facilities open—yielding grad-
ually increasing municipal revenues. Visitors from the San Diego
region and from Southern California in general will seek the recre-
ational specialties Carlsbad can offer.
5 - Recreational facility and program development should increase
demand for overnight visitor accommodations well beyond the 1,000
rooms expected to be in place by 1983, resulting in both current
hotel/motel expansion and new guest accommodations.
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6 - The Parks and Recreation Development Plan will cause greater respon-
sibilities on the part of the School District and the Visitor's
Bureau function of the Chamber of Commerce. The City will seek
performance in terms of facilities and programs build up from the
School District, and an attractions management effort from the
Chamber.
7 - If City Council approves, a result of the Development Plan will be
the transfer of the costs of operations and maintenance responsibil-
ities for the small neighborhood parks to neighborhood associations.
The neighborhood parks would still be public parks.
8 - The primary revenue benefits to the City which should result from
implementation of the Development Plan would be increased guest
room tax collections and increased sales tax receipts.
9 - The success of the Development Plan may enhance the market demand
for modernization of the redevelopment project area—helping to
support private reinvestment in the older city core area.
10 - The City may be able to stabilize it's costs of recreational program
offerings by moving toward the goal of user fees and charges for
new recreational programs at both existing and new facilities.
There are, in addition, some further indirect economic impacts which may
enhance the City's economic position. For example, high-quality private
recreational facilities within or adjacent to the newly developing office-
industrial area will increase the attractiveness of the space to firms look-
ing for motivated employees. Also, the quality of both public and private
recreational facilities should influence the maintenance of high property
values.
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PROPOSED PUBLIC RECREATION
USE OF LAKE CALAVERA
Current Situation
-«*i
m The Lake Calavera property is owned as an asset by the Carlsbad Water District.
•m As such, it has asset value and may in the future be assigned either an asset
M revenue production role or be marketed for sale in order to raise funds for
future necessary water district projects. The proposed Parks and Recreation
Element suggests that the important water surface and land area in the Water
District ownership be developed as a revenue-producing public recreation facility.
*" The location of Lake Calavera in the northeast quadrant of Carlsbad indicates
** the probability that future park users will come from surrounding cities —
*" all the more reason to establish fee-based recreation facilities.
at
^ Concept
M
The water surface and the interesting terrain suggest that outdoor experiences•*•
be maximized.^ Activities such as camping, boating, horseback riding, and
bicycle moto-cross ("BMX") would appear to be suitable. Additionally, it may
** be possible to attract a family recreation park operator (water slide, batting
— cage, miniature golf, etc.). While not making any finding of current or future
<*• feasibility for operation as a commercial recreational park, it is suggested
m that the Water District first consider offering Lake Calavera for water develop-
^ ment as a unique commercial recreation park emphasizing multiple use and the
m generation af revenues for the District. Among the primary uses which should be
considered are:
Recreation vehicle park
*™ . Tent camping
*" . Nonmotorized water craft rental (on the lake)
•* . Convenience food and camping supplies shop
m . Family commercial recreation facilities emphasizing water contact
(outside of the lake)
An equestrian club and competition show ring (membership and rentals --
clearly profit-making)
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Revenue Development
The Water District could master lease the property to the Parks and Recreation
Department with the understanding that virtually all revenues generated for
the City should flow to the District. In turn, the Department could negotiate
a master development agreement with a recreation facility developer/operator
based upon an annual minimum land rent convertible to a percent of gross revenues
from all park operations. The City itself would be likely to receive the follow-
ing additional revenues:
Sales tax
Possessory interest real estate taxes
Public facilities fee (one time)
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CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT POLICIES DESCRIPTION
Each of the proposed projects listed on the preceding matrix is
described below in order to define what the funding level proposed
during the 1982-1986 period would accomplish.
1. Macario Canyon Park: The City proposes to close escrow on the
288-acre parcel during 1981, utilizing funds to be committed from
the General Fund. The prior 1980-1985 Capital Improvement Program
had suggested an additional $2,585,000 from Public Facilities Fee
receipts, be invested in park development. The separate Macario
Canyon Park Development Plan has proposed roughly $3,492,000 during
the 1981-1986 period — by specifying numerous explicit projects.
The Parks Commission and City Council will wish to select the most
worthy and needful capital projects for Macario which both protect
the park resource and establish the investment base necessary to
capture private investment in, and operations of, public recrea-
tional facilities.
2. City-Wide Park Signing System: This is a new program intended to
locate and designate city parks with a uniform higher quality
signing system that serves to direct the resident and visitor, as
well as to enhance the image of the public park system in Carlsbad.
Fifty thousand dollars should purchase a large number of free-
standing, high durability, low maintenance signs (and replacements),
including installation.
3. Carrillo Ranch: This genuine historic location has to be protected.
Further, land trading to maximize the contiguous parcel size must
be carried out. Within the next three program years, a precise
development plan should also be prepared -- during negotiations with
any master tenant who will develop and operate the "Old California"
themed restaurant and the early California artisans shops. The
$80,000 pays "for costs of security fencing, land trade negotiations,
and master tenant program negotiations. It does not include
additional public funds which may be necessary to stabilize the
historic structures as an incentive to cause master tenant development.
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Prior City estimates for tot lots, restrooms, picnic areas, and
four athletic fields were proposed at $958,000.
4. Pine Field: The $150,000 proposed herein is for purposes of
acquisition of two acres of school.play areas for use as a City
Parks Department multi-use athletic field. Modest additional funds
will be necessary to re-format the area to serve as multi-use turf.
5. Fuerte Park: Eighteen thousand dollars is proposed for design of
future park developments on 3.6 acres in the La Costa area of the
City. Initial City estimates of $200,000 for improvements include
two multi-use turf fields, with some fencing and backstops, and a
picnic area.
6. Calavera Park: This park is designated as a community park — under
the proposed classification system suggested in the draft Parks and
Recreation Element. Twenty acres of contiguous park lands are
proposed to have several uses including athletic fields, tennis,
a community center structure, and possibly a racquetball complex.
The City initially forecasts a $1,386,000 total eventual cost. This
C.I.P. proposal recommends $37,000 for park design and construction
documents, and $665,000 for first phase development of approximately
10 acres emphasizing athletic fields and outdoor facilities.
1. Stagecoach Park: This previously unfunded community park, located
in the La Costa area, has also been moved forward in priority timing
to the current five-year program. Thirty-seven thousand dollars is
suggested for park design and construction documents, with $40,000
for protection and interpretation'of the historical remains, and
$625,000 for development of approximately one-fourth of the 28-acre
site by the 1985-1986 program year. The City has initially esti-
mated a total development cost of $2,488,000 and has designated
uses including athletic fields, restrooms, basketball courts,
tennis courts, and a community center structure.
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8. Alga Norte Park: A 20- to 22-acre park is proposed to be developed
"• after several land trades have been accomplished. It too lies in
* the La Costa area. The park concept has included very active
m athletic facilities such as a swim complex, lighted fields, a gym,
m and a tennis-racquetball center. Since the Macario Canyon Park
Development Plan now includes these concepts, it is proposed that
the City first assess the number of such facilities it desires to•m
develop simultaneously and then plan the Alga Norte Park based upon
"* resolution of the land trading with Daon and the development of in-
"* place resident market support for Alga Norte alternatives. It
•m is suggested that $37,000 be defined for program design and bid
m documents, and $665,000 in first-phase improvements. The City has
previously estimated $1,735,000 for the athletic facilities, which
seems low.
9. Facility Rehabilitation Assessment: In order to make effective
M decisions about rehabilitation of current park facilities throughout
""" Carlsbad, it is proposed that an assessment program be carried out
* for all City parks. The assessment can provide reinvestment direc-
,m tions once the options and the costs have been weighed. The assess-
m ment should result in design standards for rehab and replacement
with "service modules" which can be built in several of the older«•
parks if current and projected future usage warrant facility
<M
reinvestment. While some might consider this suggestion to be a
"* "soft" cost, the consultants believe the concept goes to the core
— of the issue of future capital projects planning in Carlsbad, and
•*• provides a much needed guide to workable hardware packages.
•m
10. Plan for Revitalization: The City has recently adopted a recreation
— program financing goal stating that 60 percent of recreation pro-
grams will be sustained by fees within five years. The Macario
Development Plan proposes numerous public facilities be built
and operated by the private sector on a public user fee basis.
"** Similarly, suggestions are made in the proposed Parks and Recreation
— Element for private development (on public lands) of Lake Calavera
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water district properties, and of the Carrillo Ranch Park. This
line item is proposed for the development of management tools and
techniques with which the City can proceed to effectuate such items
as "standard" concessionaire agreements, convertible land lease
contracts, enterprise funds and accounting systems, and the model
documents necessary to actually negotiate with private providers
of public recreation facilities and services.
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REVISED PARKS AND
RECREATION ELEMENT
for the GENERAL PLAN
phase 1 and 2 report
BACKGROUND DATA and ANALYSIS
May 19.81
ECONOMICS RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
DANIELIAN and ASSOCIATES
CITY of CARLSBAD
CALIFORNIA
REVISED PARKS & RECREATION ELEMENT
PHASE 1 AND 2 REPORT
APPENDIX A - Analysis
INTRODUCTION
Purpose 1
Approach 1
Scope 4
Project Authorization 5
Basic Assumptions 7
BACKGROUND
Population Growth Change and Location of Future
Densities 10
Future Usership Pattern 15
Carlsbad State Beaches 16
La Costa Spa 18
Summary 18
PARKS AND RECREATION STANDARDS
•
Park Acreage Standards - Overview 20
Current Carlsbad Standards 23
Park Acreage Standards Conclusions 26
Revised Park Standards 31
Recreation Area Classifications 33
Special-Resource Areas 33
Open Space • 33
Community Parks 35
Neighborhood Parks 35
Special-Use Facilities 36
ECONOMIC FUNDING ANALYSIS
Overview 37
Public Facility Fee 39
Visitors and Tourists 43
Facility Use/Economic Contribution 43
Carlsbad State Beach & South Carlsbad 43
State Beach
La Costa Spa 46
Recreational Specialties 48
Demand Parameters 49
RECREATION AREAS ANALYSIS • 52
Overview 52
Parks 53
Action Classifications 58
Assessment Districts 58
Private Investment Supported 59
Program/Fee Supported 59
Adopt-A-Park 59
Develop/Expand. 60
Acquire 60
Sell/Trade 61
Rehabilitation 61
Open Space 61
Beaches 63
Lagoons • 64
Open Space 65
Private Recreation 67
GOVERNMENTAL CONSTRAINTS ANALYSIS 68
Overview 68
Summary Conclusions 68
DEFINITIONS . 72
APPENDIX B - Inventory
ECONOMIC FUNDING INVENTORY 77
Sources/Estimates of Availability 77
RECREATION AREAS INVENTORY 81
«
Carlsbad Parkland Inventory 81
.Summary Sheet 81
Parks - Existing 81
Undeveloped and Proposed Parks 84
Open Space Area 85
Special - Use and Undeveloped Open Space 86
Area Totals 87
Specific Area Inventories 88
Site Inventories Listed Alphabetically 88
GOVERNMENTAL GUIDELINES INVENTORY . 152
City of Carlsbad 152
Parks and Recreation Element (Goals & Policies) 152
Open Space & Conservation Element (Excerpts) 158
Scenic Highway Element 168
City Goals and Objectives (1980-1981) 170
City Goals and Objectives (1981-1982) 172
Carlsbad Municipal Code (Recreation Land -175
Dedication Ordinance)
Carlsbad Municipal Code (Planned Urban 135
Development - Excerpts)
Carlsbad Local Coastal Program (Excerpts) 190
San Diego County 195
General Plan - Recreation Element (Excerpts) 195
General Plan - Open Space Element (Excerpts) 201
General Plan - Scenic Highways Element 202
(Excerpts)
San Diego Association of Governments 203
Regional Outdoor Recreation Plan and Program 203
(Excerpts)
San Diego Local Agency Formation Commission 207
Final Recommended Spheres-Of-Influence • 207
(Excerpts)
.Guidelines Inventory For Specific Recreational 208
Areas
Site Inventories Listed Alphabetically 208
APPENDIX C - Recreation Demand Survey
Overview 221
Preliminary Analysis 222
Parks and Recreation Survey 230
APPENDIX D - Consolidated Costs of Development and
Operations for Parks and Recreation
Overview Clarification 233
Unit Costs of Park Maintenance, Operations & 233
Administration
Maintenance Costs 233
Operation Costs 236
Administrative Costs 237
APPENDIX A
analysis
INTRODUCTION
PURPOSE
The update of the 1975 Carlsbad Parks and Recreation Element is in-
tended to provide a general guide to the orderly and coordinated develop-
ment and management of public and private parks/facilities, recreational
trails, significant lagoons and open space corridors and special-use
recreational facilities for the City of Carlsbad and it's sphere-of-
influence.
The initial accomplishments of the Phases I and II Report are:
. To identify recreational facilities and natural areas that can
provide significant recreational opportunities to the residents
of Carlsbad.
. To identify existing planning standards for recreational facilities
within Carlsbad.
. To identify governmental agencies other than the City of Carls-
bad that may influence the development of recreational opportunities
for Carlsbad residents.
. To generally identify the existing populations and their
demographic shifts within the city for the years 1990 and 2000.
. To generally identify the city's existing economic background,
i.e. potential sources of funding, loss of sources of funding,
• and overall economic background.
APPROACH
The preparation of Carlsbad's revised Parks and Recreation Element is
segmented into two parts.
Part One consists of the following two phases:
Phase I - Research and Review of existing planning and fiscal information.
. Citizen Input Survey Design and Distribution.
. Determine governmental policies and physical sites of major
consideration.
. Define areas of economic funding.
Phase II - Analysis of existing information.
. Analysis of Citizen Input Survey.
. Develop conclusions which precede goals and objectives update.
. Determine planning priorities from task force's review to
assist update of goals and objectives.
Part Two consists of the following two phases and constitutes the Element:
Phase III - Synthesis of information to date.
•
. Define a park and recreational development scheme.
. Define action plan for development.
. Define implementation plan.
. Define priorities for implementation.
. Define economic impacts of action plan.
Phase IV - Final Document (Revised Parks and Recreation Element)
The final document for adoption.will be the Revised Parks and Rec-
reation Element. This document will be the end-product of phases
three and fourt. An additional text - the Appendixes - will be
prepared to provide supplementary information. This text will enclose
the findings of phases one and two and is planned for reference infor-
mation. The supplementary appendixes are not for adoption by City
Council.
Parks and Recreation Element
This text and ancilliary graphics will be the only portion of the
consultants work that will be incorporated into the General Plan.
It will:
. Define goals; objectives and policies which coordinate the ac-
quisition, development, erhabilitation, preservation and/or
maintenance of recreation facilities and natural areas of rec-
reational value.
. Define program goals, objectives, and policies related to rec-
reational program development and operation.
. Define park standards in accordance with the overall goals of
Carlsbad residents and their available natural and economic
resources.
. Define economic policies for best utilization and cost-effective
return for the types of recreational facilities and natural
areas identified for Carlsbad.
Parks and Recreation Element Appendixes
This information will provide foundation material from which goals,
objectives, and policies are derived. Additionally., these texts will
provide a source of information against which the feasibility of
proposed policies within the Element can be examined.
The Appendixes will be comprised of four appendixes. They are as
fol1ows:
A. - Analysis Appendix
B. - Inventory Appendix
C. - Recreation Demand Survey
D. - Consolidated Costs of Development and Operations for
Parks and Recreation Facilities.
SCOPE
The project scope is:
. Physical areas upon which the updated Parks and Recreation
Element will have influence. This area is comprised of the
existing incorporated areas of Carlsbad and the areas within the
proposed Carlsbad sphere-of-influence boundary as defined by
the San Diego local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO).
Carlsbad's spheres-of-influence is defined in the San Diego LAFCO
publication The Final Recommended Spheres of Influence - Oceanside,
Vista, Carlsbad dated February 17, 1978. They are as follows:
. Batiquitos Lagoon - "The City of Carlsbad has included unincor-
porated areas along the north shore of the lagoon within it's
proposed sphere-of-influence, and has indicated a preferred
PROJECT AUTHORIZATION
The General Plan of the City of Carlsbad may include a recreation
element or any part or phase of the element. It is not a mandatory
element of the General Plan.
The government Code reads as follows concerning the recreation element:
"A recreation element (of the General Plan) showing a comprehensive
system of areas and public sites for recreation, including the fol-
lowing and, when practicable, their locations and proposed development:
. Natural reservations
. Parks
. Parkways
. Beaches
. Playgrounds
. Other recreation areas
Iwanaga Associates of Newport Beach wes retained by the City of Carlsbad
to update the existing Parks and Recreation Element. They are the
lead consultant of a team of consultants. Danielian Associates will develop
the citizen input survey and assist in physical planning functions.
Economics Research Associates will prepare the economic analysis of the impact
upon the City of the proposed recreation facilities. The three main
goals of the update process are to 1) reassess the city's park and
recreational needs, 2) update goals, objectives and action plans, for
those needed and 3) establish priorities within the finalized action
plans for implementation.
The lead agency involved with the consultant is the Parks and Recre-
ation Department. The Planning Department, will serve as a support
agency to supply inventory of policy and land-use data.
ultimate city boundary from east to west across the center
of the lagoon."
El Camino Real Island - "This unincorporated island is located
generally west of El Camino Real, north of the La Costa development
and south of Palomar Airport.
Palomar Airport Island - "This portion of the large irregularly-
shaped island surrounding Palomar Airport is located northeast
of El Camino Real and extends from Hayes Wash on the west to
Los Monos Canyon on the east and Lake Calavera on the north. (See
Appendix.) In addition to El Camino Real, the only access to the
area is via Sunny Creek Road on the east and various unpaved
ranch roads in other portions of the island."
BASIC ASSUMPTIONS
The following assumptions have been made that may affect the scope and
nature of the conclusions deducted in the Phases I and II Report.
. All recreational facilities should be developed in an efficient
and economic manner to reduce on-going costs or to render them
totally self-sufficient.
. .Recreation as defined in this text is suited to the needs and
existing opportunities of the City of Carlsbad and it's
residents.
. Although the beaches and lagoons are under jurisdictions other
than the City of Carlsbad, their amenities should be considered
great recreational opportunities for Carlsbad residents and
visitors. Cooperation between Carlsbad and the governing agencies
should be considered a high priority to establish and maintain
access and recreational uses ecologically appropriate to these
areas of opportunity.
. Continue to enhance recreational opportunities to the handicapped
population into recreation opportunity.
. Due to national trends of an inflated economy, rising costs for
energy will force declines in disposable income, thus we can
expect a decline of high energy pursuits like blown fuel
dragsters, water skiing, etc.
. Rising costs of operating places of public assembly like zoos,
ski runs, museums, theatres, stadiums and the like will be sub-
stantial.
. . The City will obtain an irrevocable offer on utility easements
for recreational trails as located in the General Plan.
In general, the level of recreational facilities and services the
city will provide is:
. Classification of Parks/Recreational facilities
Conmunity
Special-Use Parks/Facilities
. Degrees of Service (Programs)
Provided only in community or larger parks.
Existing neighborhood and small existing parks shall be
unsupervised.
. Service Radius
To be determined in Phase III upon establishing acres
of recreation needed to satisfy the recommended park
standards for Carlsbad.
. Degrees of Maintenance
Existing neighborhood - Maintained on a regular schedule
to achieve a clean and safe appearance.
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Community - Major active use portions maintained as
neighborhood parks with less active use and passive
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areas minimally maintained.
Regional - Developed portions have regular maintenance
schedule. Undeveloped portions left in natural state
unless there is a problem with health, safety, or welfare.
For mutual frame of reference, the definitions in the section
at the end of this report will determine the usage of words
used within this report and the final revised Element.
Recreation'.programs will shift to be totally self-supporting
by 1986 to 1989.
Street tree plantings shall be removed from street right-of-
way easements to the homeowners property.
The City will be supportive to School District facilities.
For this report HUB Park will be considered part of the
Macario area.
BACKGROUND
POPULATION GROWTH CHANGE
AND LOCATION OF FUTURE DENSITIES
At present, the population of Carlsbad is increasing. Currently, as
indicated by 1980 U.S. Census returns, the population is 35,490--an in-
crease of nearly 140 percent from the 1970 Census figure of 14,944. Carlsbad
and the North County area are among the fastest growing areas in San Diego
County, which has experienced tremendous growth during the past decade.
In the next decade, population in Carlsbad is projected to double again,
rising to nearly 74,000 residents. During the 1990-2000 period, nearly
38,000 persons will be added to the Carlsbad general plan area, increasing
the population by 51 percent. Several factors, in addition to the amenities
that attract residents, are responsible for Carlsbad's growth. One such
factor is the employment base developing around Palomar Airport, which will
stimulate not only residential development, but also commercial and further
industrial development. Other important factors are the planned communities
that will greatly increase the city's population over the next two decades.
The following text table elucidates projected population growth in Carls-
bad during the 1980-2000 period:
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000
Total Population 35.4901 54,216 73,771 93,325 111,326
Dwelling Units 15.3521 21,707 30,974 40,241 49,944
Source: CPO Series V Forecasts; and Carlsbad Planning Department
(1) 1980 Census returns
In order to get a better idea of where this growth will occur, the city is
divided into four significant subareas. The boundaries of the four areas—
Encina, Lake Calavera Hills, Palomar Airport, and La Costa--are shown in
*Page 12. Population projections and relative concentrations of population
are shown in Table 1, while Page 13 illuminates the phasing of the various
developments.
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Table 1
POPULATION DENSITIES IN SIGNIFICANT SUBAREAS
1978 1985 1990 1995 2000
Encina 27,231 33,397 39,689 45,916 51,433
% of Total 84.1% 61.6% 53.8% 49.2% 46.2%
Lake Calavera
Hills 1,174 5,855 12,836 19,785 26,384
% of Total 3.6% 10.8% 17.4% 21.2% 23.7%
Palomar -0- 922 3,246 5,599 10,019
% of Total 0% 1.7% 4.4% 6.0% 9.0%
La Costa 3,966 14,042 18,000 22,025 23,490
% of Total 12.2% 25.9% 24.4% 23.6% 21.2%
Total 32,371 54,216 73,711 93,325 111,326
Population 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Source: CPO Series V Population Estimates; and Economics Research
Associates
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Enctna
Lak* Calavera Hills
PmJomar Airport
La Costa
SIGNIFICANT SUBAREAS
SOURCE: CARLSBAD PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND SEDWAY-COOKE GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN.
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> .•.•.•.-.•.•.•.•.-.• ti .•.•.•.•.•.•.•.'.•.• J41 •.-.-.•.•.-.•.•.•.• i
20OO
1995
1985
Agricultural Preserve
DEVELOPMENT PHASING
SOURCE: CARLSBAD PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND SEDWAY-COOKE GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN.
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Fairly dramatic shifts in population densities will occur over the next
20 years. While the Encina area accounted for 84 percent of the city's
population in 1978, the area will account for only 54 percent in 1980 and
only 46 percent in 2000. Lake Calavera Hills and the Palomar area will
gradually increase their percentages of the total city population from 1978
to 2000, reaching 24 percent and 9 percent, respectively. Population in
the La Costa area will account for slightly more than one-quarter.of the
total city population in 1985 (up from 12 percent in 1978), but will then
experience a gradual decline to 21 percent by the year 2000. The following
text table gives a brief summary of relative population densities in the
city of Carlsbad:
Percent of Total Population
1978 1990 2000
.Encina 84.1 53.8 46.2
Lake Calavera Hills 3.6 17.4 23.7
Palomar 0.0 4.4 9.0
La Costa 12.2 24.4 21.2
Source: CPO Series V Forecasts; and Carlsbad Planning Department.
Page 13 describes these considerations as they relate geographically in
Carlsbad. According to Planning Department estimates, areas are
identified by years by which they can expect to be developed. The areas
shown in white have already been developed, are presently being developed,
or have been designated open space. Areas potentially developed by 1985
reflect the project phasing for Lake Calavera Hills and Rancho La Costa,
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development proposals in the airport vicinity, and the availability of
water sewers, and roads. Areas potentially developed by 1995 include the
remaining vacant land in the city, except for two areas: a narrow stretch
of land west of 1-5 and south of Palomar Airport Road, and the agricultural
lands north of Batiquitos Lagoon. Areas potentially developed by 2000
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Significant Sub-Areas 12
Development Phasing .13
Land-Use 151A
Existing and Proposed Circulation 151B
Open Space 151C
Existing Parks 151D
Proposed Parks - 151E
Schools 151F
Bicycle Routes, Equestrian and Hiking Trails 151G
Private/Commercial Recreation Facilities 151H
Utility Easements 1511
Population Concentration 151J
Coastal Plan Area 151K
Shore Line Access 151L
LIST OF TABLES
Population Densities in Significant Sub-Areas 11
State Beach Usership Patterns . 17
PUD Ordinance - Useable Open Space Requirements 25
City of Conejo - Parkland Dedication Percentages 27
Parkland Dedication Percentages - Chapter 20.44 30
Recreation Land for 1990 ' 32
Recreation Land for 2000 32
Economic Contribution to the City of Carlsbad 45
Economic Contribution to the City of Carlsbad by
La Costa Guests 47
Fee Formula (Fee-In-Lieu Structure) 179
Density Formula (Parkland Dedication Percentages) 180
include all areas within the Carlsbad sphere of influence, however
it is estimated that some 50,000 in population capacity will still be available
within the City at the year 2000.
FUTURE USERSHIP PATTERN
The demand for park and recreational facilities and programs will continue
to grow in Carlsbad due not only to population increase in Carlsbad, but
also to increased visits by nonlocal Southern California residents. It is
estimated that the city's resident population will double during the next
decade and increase more than 50 percent in the 1990-2000 period. The
location and timing of these increases are the factors influencing park and
recreation facility usership patterns.
Residential growth dictates the degree to which recreation demand will
increase, and residential growth in Carlsbad will occur according to the
time frame outlined in the preceding section. Thus, in the next five
years, there will be increased stress put on city park and recreation
facilities in the Lake Calavera area and the Rancho La Costa area. After
1985, development emphasis will shift to the remaining vacant areas in
the city, and park and recreation demand will rise accordingly.
It is important to realize that the growth projective will be accompanied
by simultaneous private recreational development. It is probable that at
lease one-third of the new housing units will be built as private con-
dominiums with private recreational facilities, including swimming pools
and tennis courts.1 One should also anticipate the development of sub-
divisions with mandatory homeowner associations who will support private
recreational facilities much like condominiums. A rough estimate can be made
that provision of such facilities may reduce normal demand by 20 percent.
(1) Source: Economics Research Associates judgemental estimate.
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(There will not be a one for one demand reduction for new residential
units because of increasing visitor demand for recreational services.)
Carlsbad State Beaches
Table 2 shows both yearly and monthly beach attendance for Carlsbad State
Beach and South Carlsbad State Beach. In the past five years—from fiscal
year 1975 to fiscal year 1980—beach attendance in Carlsbad has risen
significantly. The total number of visitors at Carlsbad State Beach rose
52.5 percent during the last 5-year period; attendance at South Carlsbad
Beach rose nearly 151 percent. Somewhat less dramatic increases are pro-
jected for the next two decades. The California Department of Parks and
Recreation projects a 30.4 percent increase in State Beach attendance
in the next ten years, which would bring total beach attendance in Carlsbad
to approximately 2,600,000 visitor-days per year. During the 1990-2000
period, an increase of 29.1 percent is expected, bringing total beach visits
to 3,350,000 persons per year (see Table 2a).
Table 2b depicts monthly fluctuations in beach visitation, which can be
expected to continue in upcoming years. Peak times, for both Carlsbad
and South Carlsbad Beaches, are the summer months of June, July, and August.
This three-month period accounts for 56 percent of total yearly attendance
for South Carlsbad State Beach. This usership pattern can be expected
to prevail; lowest intensity use will probably occur in the months of
January, February, and March, while highest intensity use will be experienced
in June, July, and August.
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Table 2
(2a) STATE BEACH USERSHIP PATTERNS/ESTIMATES
Yearly Attendance
Carlsbad State Beach
South Carlsbad State
Beach
Total Attendance
FY 1975 FY 1980 FY 1990 FY 2000
783,000 1,194,000 1,556,976 2,010,056
(increase: (increase: (increase:
up 52.5%) up 30.4%) up 29.1%)
317,000 795,000 1,036,680 1,338,354
(increase: (increase: (increase:
up 150.7%) up 30.4%) up 29.1%)
1,100,000 1,989,000 2,593,656 3,348,410
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
(2b) MONTHLY ATTENDANCE - STATE BEACHES
(Calendar Year 1980)
Carlsbad
37,000
76,000
62,000
120,000
88,500
310,000
297,000
340,000
123,000
85,000
83,000
, 70,00_0
1,691,500
South Carlsbad
24,000
34,000
37,000
73,000
44,000
153,000
168,000
220,000
82,000
54,000
35,000
31,000
Source: State of California Parks and Recreation Department.
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La Costa Spa
The La Costa Spa and Country Club attracts approximately 158,000 visitors
per year. During it's peak season (June, July, and August), the Spa
attracts an average of 550 persons per day. For the duration of the
year, La Costa averages 400 guests per day, bringing the total number
of visitor-days each year to 157,500.
The number of visitors to La Costa increased roughly 5 percent from
1975 to 1980, at an annual rate of about 1 percent. The manager of
the Spa/hotel estimates that this rate of growth will hold constant for
the next 10 or 20 years at 1 percent per year. Thus, the total number
of visitor-days can be projected for the two decades. Future usership
patterns for the La Costa Spa are depicted in the following text table:
Total Visitor-Days Peak Season Visitor-Days
1980 157,500 49,500
1985 165,375 51,975
1990 173,644 54,574
1995 182,326 57,300
2000 191,442 60,168
SUMMARY
In summary,
. By 1990, the projected population for Carlsbad is 74,000 residents,
slightly more than doubling the 1980 City population.
. Growth in Carlsbad can be contributed to several factors.
They are:
. An employment base is developing around Palomar Airport.
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. Planned communities are being developed or proposed that will
greatly increase the city's population over the next two decades.
Growth will occur in four significant subareas: Encina, Lake
Calavera Hills, Palomar Airport, and La Costa.
Fairly dramatic population density shifts will occur over the
next 20 years.
The demand for park and recreational facilities and programs will
continue to grow in Carlsbad due not only to population increase,
but also to increased visits by nonlocal Southern California
residents.
Stress for park and recreational facilities within the next
five years will come from Lake Calavera and La Costa areas.
Simultaneous to growth will be private recreational development
which will reduce normal demand by 20%.
During each of the next two decades, revenues to the city due
to the La Costa Spa resort will rise slightly more than 10
percent.
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PARKS AND RECREATION STANDARDS
PARK ACREAGE STANDARDS - OVERVIEW
The word "standard" is defined as " an object considered by an authority
or by general consent as a basis of comparison." As a basis of comparison,
a standard functions as a measure of quality control. It defines the .
lowest acceptable level. Thus, when defining recreational facility
standards, the criteria for judgement is the lowest acceptable level
for the particular community.
The amount and location of the physical space available is one of the
most important factors in determining the ability of an individual park
or an entire park system to accommodate recreational demands and to
adopt to the changing needs of an evolving and dynamic populace. In-
cluded in the criteria for the location is accessibility from serviced
population. Measures of physical and locational characteristics include:
acreage, acreage per thousand population, effective service radius in
both time and distance, and population within the effective service
radius.
The National Recreation and Park Association "NRPA" recognizes essentially
three approaches to space standards:
Total park and recreation space as expressed in a population
ratio such as acres/1,000 people
Percentages of area devoted to park and recreation land and
open space in a given community or jurisdiction.
Needs determined by user characteristics or demand projections.
The area-per-population ratio method is currently being used in the
Parks and Recreation Element, but the figures expressed within it's
contents are conflicting with those expressed within the Land Ded-
ication For Recreational Facilities Ordinance of the Municipal Code.
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Both sources provide figures lower than the National Standards as shown
below:
Source Standards
Carlsbad Parks and Recreation
Element. Regional parks con-
stitute 15 acres of the 30 and the
other 15 are for local facilities
(local parks, riding & hiking trails,
school play areas)
Chapter 20.44 (Carlsbad Municipal
Code)
. One and one-half acres/1,000
population should be in cooperative
arrangements between the city and
the local school districts.
The remaining two and one-half
acres of the required four acres/1,000
population shall be supplied by
the remaining requirements of Chapter
20.44. (Neighborhood Parks).
30 acres/1,000 population
4 acres/1,000 population
County of San Diego
. This includes local parks, riding
and hiking trails, school play-
grounds and other public facilities
which meet part of the need for local
recreational facilities.
15 acres/1,000 population
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Source Standards
. National Recreation and Park 30 acres/1,000 population
Association.
. This includes neighborhood,
community, large urban parks
and regional parks. Play-
lots and mini-parks were con-
sidered to be non-applicable.
Additionally, NRPA recommends
a fflinimum of 25% of new
towns, planned unit develop-
ments, and large subdivisions
be devoted to park and recreation
lands and open space.
The second and third approaches by the NRPA, as listed above, are
considered through criteria set forth in the land dedication ordinance
and public participation in the planning process by various means.
It must be noted that NRPA recommends the following:
Using the area-per-population method as a base, evaluation of the
following local factors and adjustment accordingly is essential to making
this standard work:
. Time-distance from parks.
. Demographic profiles (age, sex, family size, etc.).
. Socioeconomic factors (income, education, etc.).
«
. Cultural and ethnic characteristics.
. Geographical location.
. Climate.
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. Special urban conditions and subneighborhoods.
. Local traditions and customs.
. New trends or patterns in recreation.
. Quantity and quality of existing facilities.
. Private facilities.
. Available resources.
. Expressed needs and desires of the citizens.
CURRENT CARLSBAD STANDARDS
There are three city documents affecting current park standards for the
city of Carlsbad.
. Chapter 20.44 (Carlsbad Municipal Code) .Dedication of Land For
Recreational Facilities.
. Parks and Recreation Element (1975) to the Carlsbad General Plan.
. Chapter 21.45 (Carlsbad Municipal Code)
The recreation land dedication ordinance is the city's adopted form of the
Quimby Act which is California State legislation. It allows cities and
counties to require either the dedication of land, the payment of fees, or
a combination of both for park or recreational purposes as a condition
of approval of a parcel map or subdivision map under the Subdividion Map
Act.
The relationship between the Element and the Recreation Land Dedication
ordinance is twofold:
. Implementation of the ordinance is only legal if there is an
adopted Parks and Recreation Element.
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. The standards set down in the Ordinance'Should be in accordance
with the standards defined within the Element. (This is not the
case as exemplified on Page 30.)
It must be realized that the land dedication ordinance only accommodates
proposed recreational facilities. The standards within the Element
accommodates existing parks. Essentially, what exists is two separate
standards for required park acreage within the city, with the standard
for proposed parks being less than the standard for existing parks (4
acres/1,000 population vs. 30 acres/1,000 population).
On closer examination of the recreation land dedication ordinance it was
found that the percentage of required dedicated acreage per 1,000 people
does not match the same ordinances required four acres/1,000 population.
(See chart on next page.) The mean value of required dedicated acreage
per 1,000 people as called by the ordinance is 2.17 acres.
The Planned Urban Development Ordinance also dictates park standards in that
it defines the amount of open space land for recreational purposes for
dedication within a PUD. Like the land dedication ordinance it does not
meet the standards required within the Parks and Recreation Element for local
recreational needs. The chart en the next page has been prepared for
comparison. Additionally, the acreage per thousand population decreases
with the preservation of scenic natural features within planned urban
developments; as per the ordinance, credit may be given to these natural
amenities as useable open space on an equal ratio of up to fifty percent of
the requirement.
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PUD ORDINANCE
USEABLE OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS
Amount of Useable Amount of Useable
Open Space Area Open Space Area
Range of D.U./gross ac Sq. Ft./D.U. Ac./I,000 population
1 to 3.99 600 4 - 3.9
4 to 9.99 400 2.7 - 3.7
10 to 20 200 1.84
Greater than 20 100 .04 to a decreasing No.
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PARK ACREAGE STANDARDS CONCLUSIONS
THE PARK STANDARDS FOR EXISTING AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE ADJUSTED
TO BALANCE THE NEEDS OF BOTH. The increase of titled acreage required to
meet park standards in the northwest section of the city is unlikely due
to a shortage of available land contiguous to existing sites and to the
high costs associated with the purchase of land in an established area.
Consequently, the overall acreage/1,000 population will most likely remain
low for the area during times of economic stress. When the figure of
existing facilities is added to the acreage required for new development,
the latter of the two would need to be inflated beyond actual demand to meet
the overall acreage/1,000 population average.
THE CURRENT RECREATION LAND DEDICATION ORDINANCES FOR RECREATION FACILITIES
(CHAPTER 20.44 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE) SHOULD BE REVISED TO BE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE REVISED PARK LAND REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CARLSBAD PARK
AND RECREATION ELEMENT. To accomplish this the following should be
examined:
Refinement of the percentage of land required for dedication
should be made with regards to demographics. This would require
percentages of dedication to be determined not only by density,
by classification of housing, i.e. single-family detached, attached
dwellings (2-5 units per building, multiple family, 6 or more per
building, mobile homes and trailers).
Classification of housing determines lifestyle and consequently
the number of individuals within a household. An example from
the Conejo Recreation and Park District Master Plan is shown on the
next page for comparison.
THE CURRENT FORMAT OF THE DENSITY FORMAT FOR CHAPTER 20.44 OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE SHOULD BE CHANGED TO EXPRESS ALL DENSITIES AS A DENSITY
UNIT/ACRE.
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City of Cone jo - Park Land Dedication Percentages
Density
Units/
Acre
1 du/ac
2 du/ac
3 du/ac
4 du/ac
5 du/ac
6 du/ac
7 du/ac
8 du/ac
9 du/ac
10 du/ac
11 du/ac
12 du/ac
13 du/ac
14 du/ac
15 du/ac
16 du/ac
17 du/ac
18 du/ac
19 du/ac
20 du/ac
21 du/ac
22 du/ac
23 du/ac
24 du/ac
25 du/ac
26 du/ac
27 du/ac
28 du/ac
Single Family
Detached
Homes
1.37%
2.74%
4.10%
5.47%
6.84%
8.21%
9.58%
10.94%
12.31%
13.88%
15.04%
16.41%
Attached Dwellings
2-6 Units per
Building
1.00%
2.01%
3.02%
4.03%
5.04%
6.04%
7.05%
7.05%
7.77%
8.64%
9.50%
10.36%
11.23%
12.09%
12.96%
13.82%
14.68%
15.55%
16.41%
17.28%
18.14%
19.00%
19.87%
20.73%
21.60%
22.46%
23.32%
24.19%
Multiple Family
6 or more per
Building
..72%
1.44%
2.16%
2.88%
3.60%
4.32%
5.04%
5.78%
6.48%
7.20%
7.92%
8.64%
9.36%
10.08%
10.80%
11.52%
12.24%
12.96%
13.68%
14'. 40%
15.12%
15.84%
16.56%
17.28%
18.00%
18.72%
18.44%
20.16%
Mobile Homes
Trailers
.63%
1.26%
1.89%
2.52%
3. .15%
3.78%
4.41% '
5.04%
5.67%
6.30%
6.93%
7.56%
8.19%
8.82%
9.45%
10.08%
10.71%
11.34%
11.97%
12.60%
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City of Conejo - Park Land Dedication Percentages (cont.)
Density
Unit/
Acre
29 du/ac
30 du/ac
Single Family
Detached
Homes
Attached Dwellings
2-6 Units per
Building
25.05%
25.92%
Multiple Family
6 or more per
Building •
20.88%
21.60%
Mobile Homes
Trailers
* Quimby ordinance adopted by CTO 8/21/73
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Currently, some densities are expressed as density units/square
footage. Determination of requirements becomes difficult.
For example, the category for net densities between 8.7 and 10
density units/acre has been omitted from the ordinance.
(Refer to chart on next page.)
THE AMOUNTS OF REQUIRED RECREATION LAND DEDICATION AS CALLED OUT IN
CHAPTER 20.44 ARE TOO LOW. This conclusion is based upon comparison
with other municipality requirements and upon comparison to the
existing Parks and Recreation Element for Carlsbad. The element requires
30 acres/1,000 population. The chart on page has converted existing
required percentages into acres per thousand population for comparison.
(For ease of comparison all figures, as per the previous recommendation
have been translated to density units per acre.)
THE RECREATION LAND DEDICATION ORDINANCE ONLY ACCOUNTS FOR PARKLAND
DEDICATION IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS. A need for recreational opportunity
by employees will exist within the developing industrial area around
the Palomar Airport. Special standards for these needs should be pro-
moted to provide self-supporting facilities.
THE METHOD FOR DETERMINING POPULATION DENSITY (CHAPTER 20.44.0440 -
CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE) SHOULD BE UPDATED FROM THE 1960 CENSUS OF
POPULATION ON HOUSING TO STANDARDS FQR 1980.
POLICIES SHOULD BE EXPRESSED WITHIN THE REVISED PARKS AND RECREATION
ELEMENT WITH REGARDS TO THE RECREATION LAND DEDICATION ORDINANCE FOR
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. The ordinance addresses the amount of land
being dedicated, but does not address what classification of park
or recreational use the land will assume. The ordinance should not be
expected to determine the exact recreational use, but careful
coordination with the Element of the amount of land dedicated and where
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Parkland Dedication Percentages - Chapter 20,44
Net Density
0 - 1 du/ac
1 - 2 du/ac
2-4.4 du/ac
4.8 - 5.4 du/ac
5.4 - 6.2 du/ac
6.2 - 7.3 du/ac
7.3 - 8.7 du/ac
10-19 du/ac
20 - 29 du/ac
30 - 39 du/ac
40 - 49 du/ac
50 - 59 du/ac
60 - 69 du/ac
70 - 79 du/ac
80 - 89 du/ac
90 - 99 du/ac
100 and over du/ac
Percentage of Gross
Area of the Subdivision
Required When Park Land
is Dedicated
/
0.60%
1.20%
1.73%
3.10%
3.40%
3.90%
4.58%
5.79%
9.30%
12.56%
15.58%
18.40%
21.05%
23.54%
25.85%
28.00%
29.07%
MEAN VALUE = •
Average Park Land
Dedication Required
by Population
4.5 acres/1,000
3.0 acres/1,000
2.0 acres/1,000
2.3 acres/1,000
2.2 acres/1,000
2.2 acres/1,000
2.1 acres/1,000
2.2 acres/1,000
2.1 acres/1,000
2.0 acres/1,000
1.9 acres/1,000
1.9 acres/1,000
1.8 acres/1,000
1.8 acres/1,000
1.7 acres/1,000
1.7 acres/1,000
1.6 acres/1,000
.2.17 acres/1 ,000
ASSUMPTIONS:
1) Net site area = 85% of Gross Site Area
2) 3.1 Persons per dwelling unit for densities of 0 - 8.7 du/ac
3) 2.1 persons per dwelling unit for densities of 10 to 100+ du/ac
x 1,000FORMULA:/Gross Site*
V ftvoa IArea
x ; Percentage of ,
*Gross Area Required'
Persons per
Dwelling
= Acres per 1,000
population
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it will be located should occur. This can be actualized by closer
coordination between the two documents.
THE ORDINANCE ONLY ACCOUNTS FOR PARK LAND DEDICATION IN RESIDENTIAL
AREAS. A need for recreational opportunity will exist by employees
within the developing industrial area around the Palomar Airport.
Special standards for these needs should be promoted to provide
self-supporting facilities.
THE CURRENT PLANNED URBAN DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE SHOULD BE REVISED
TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REVISED PARK LAND REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
CARLSBAD PARK AND RECREATION ELEMENT.
THE CURRENT STANDARD OF 30 ACRES/1,000 POPULATION DOES NOT EXPRESS
THE ACTUAL RECREATION LAND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.
When determining park standards, it is necessary to separate those
acreages that the City will eventually have jurisdiction over, and
the local acreages that are available to Carlsbad residents but
due to jurisdictional rights, the City will not be able to guarantee
recreational uses. Standards should be established for just City lands,
and non-City lands should be considered supplements to establishing
those standards.
REVISED PARK STANDARDS
The following standards are felt by the consultant to meet the needs
of Carlsbad residents.
Special Resource Areas 2.5 acres/1,000 population
Open Space • 6.5 acres/1,000 population
Community Parks 2.0 acres/1,000 population
Neighborhood Parks 3.5 acres/1,000 population
Special-Use Facilities .5 acres/1,000 population
15.0 acres/1,000 population
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These acreages were felt to be justified due to:
. New trends and patterns in recreation
. Quantity and quality of existing facilities
. Available resources, that is, three lagoons and.two state beaches
. Expressed needs and desires of the citizens.
The distribution of the acreage should occur in the four main sections
of the City slated for growth: Palomar, Encina, La Costa, and Calavera.
The following charges depict the amount of acreage required within these
four areas by 1990 and 2000.
RECREATION LAND FOR 1990 (In Acres).
Open Space
Community Park .
Neighborhood Park
Special-Use Facility
Open Space
Conmunity Park
Neighborhood Park
Special-Use Facility
Palomar
21.1
6.5
11.4
1.6
RECREATION
Palomar
65.1
20.1
35.1
5.0
Encina
258.0
79.4
138.9
19.8
LAND FOR
Encina
386.3
118.9
208.0
29.7
La Costa
117.0
35:0
63.0
9.0
Calavera
83.4
25.7
44.9
6.4
2000 (In Acres)
La Costa
152.7
47.0
82.2
11.8
Calavera
171.5
52.8
92.3
13.2
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RECREATION AREA CLASSIFICATIONS
The proposed park standards define five classifications for recreation
land provision. They are: special resource areas, open space, community
parks, neighborhood parks, special-use facilities.
Special-Resource Areas
Special-Resource Areas are local amenities under the -urisdiction of
the City of Carlsbad that have either city-wide or potential regional
significance. Although they are usually greater than 100 acres in size,
it is not size alone that makes them significant. Significance is found
within each site's unique potential to attract users from a greater distance
than a local facility. Consequently, the facilities offered at a special-
resource area have a specialized use attractive to users locally and
beyond.
The areas within Carlsbad that fall into this category are:
. Rancho Carillo
. Macario
.HUB
. Lake Calavera
Open Space
Open Space includes any undeveloped or predominately undeveloped land
or water which has value for:
Protection of public health or safety
Conservation of natural resources or life process
Provisions of recreational or educational opportunities
Managed production of resources
Preservation or creation of community scale and identity
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The areas within Carlsbad that fall into this category are:
Pio Pico Park
Oak Park
.Maxton Browne Extension
Larwin Park
Hosp Grove
San Marcos Creek
San Marcos Canyon
Levante Canyon/Lot
Alta Mira Park
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Community Parks
Community parks are leisure facilities of 20 to 50 acres specifically designed
to serve the broader recreational needs of several neighborhoods. The nature
of this type of facility encourages and attracts family units on a day-to-
day basis as well as major events. Additionally, they provide diversified
activity both active and passive to meet the needs of the populations
surrounding them. Community parks are best located on or near major through-
fares and, when possible, within close proximity to junior and senior high
schools.
Areas within this category are:
Stagecoach Park (proposed)
Alga Norte (proposed)
Neighborhood Parks
Neighborhood Parks characteristically serve the recreational needs of a
small segment of the population usually within walking distance of the park.
They serve both active and passive recreational needs. Park acreage re-
quirements should' be between 5 and 20 acres. If the minimum acreage of five
to eight acres is provided, eighty percent of the land must be capable of
supporting active recreation. These facilities shall be provided within the
planned unit developments and maintained by the same. When developments are
too. small »to provide ample acreage, then fees should replace land dedication
or developers of contiguous developments may merge the requirements of their
two developments into one optimum park site subject to the approval of City
Council.
Areas within this category are:
*
Holiday Park
Laguna Riviera Park
La Costa Canyon Park
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Cadencia Park
Levante Park
Calavera Hills North Park
Lake Calavera Park
Special-Use Facilities
Special-Use facilities are local facilities that meet the needs of only one
or two activity-type uses. They are usually between one to five acres i-n
size and generally do not provide the basic universally accepted facilities
found in a park site. Facilities of this type would be swim, tennis or
raquetball complexes, meeting halls and athletic complexes.
Areas within this category are:
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Chase Fields
Magee Park
Harding Community Center
Pine Field
Swim/Tennis Complex
Magnolia School Park
Kelly School Park
Jefferson School/Park
Buena Vista School Park
Fuerte Park
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ECONOMIC FUNDING ANALYSIS
OVERVIEW
Since the advent of the Reagan Administration, it is likely that federal
grants from the U.S. Department of the Interior (Heritage Conservation and
Recreation Service) will decline and temporarily disappear. It is highly
probably that Carlsbad will need to explore both public debt instruments
and lease/concessionaire performance—with some limited revenue return
possibilities.
Observations suggest a funding policy future for the City of Carlsbad •overall parks and recreation system which is more reliant upon private
recreational facilities performance and upon public recreation services
and facilities fees. Under these restrictions and opportunities, the fol-
lowing linked funding concepts must be considered.
1) Maximize collect of market rate fee for recreational services at
highest quality City and school system recreational facilities.
2) Integrate service/opportunity offerings of the three major "public
providers"—State (beaches), City and school systems, in an overall
recreation program in Carlsbad.
3) Seek City recreational services increments in those areas which the
City can justifiably give incentives to private party investment in,
and operation of, public recreational facilities and services. The
"privatizating" of public recreational performance can be stimulated
by:
. Land leases for facility development
. Public improvements to park space for lease of facilities for
operated concessionnaires.
4) Maximize private commercial recreation developments of quality
resident and visitor outdoor recreation experience—consistent with
the Carlsbad ocean-coast Mediterranean climate (tennis, swimming,
exercise, open country—"course" activities (such as golf, par-
course, bicycling, nonmotorized water craft, etc.)).
5) Stimulate replication on private land of the La Costa golf and spa
development which generates further visitor attraction and City
prestige as a desired private recreational/resort destination. The
City can encourage this type of new private development on private
lands yet to be built-out within the city.
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6) Capitalize upon the known strengths of Carlsbad in determining the
future public recreation expenditures:
o Ocean-coast location--The Carlsbad beaches are already heavily
used visitor destinations.
o Year-around Mediterranean climate amenity.
o A city whose future is yet to be developed, with maximum land
policy alternatives.
o A known resort destination of national image-La Costa.
o Unique coastal lagoon systems which stimulate high visitor interest
in careful usage, environmental conservation, and nonpolluting
water/nature/observation/participation experiences.
o A new clean industrial park job base which will generate mass
employment looking for "on-site" recreational opportunities.
o An unmet demand for tourist visitor and business visitor ac-
commodations.
o The deliberate business determination to capture overflow demand
from the San Diego visitor-adventure market—both day visitor
and destination-stay household group.
o Establishment of a recreational enterprise concept mixing private
and public recreational investments—in both programs and
facilities. This idea has the following possible results:
— Increasing the number of regionally and nationally known
celebrity golf, tennis, and other athletic "invitational"
tournaments. '
— Sponsoring initiation of new competitions which are ocean
and lagoon (rough and quiet water) physical/athletic tournaments,
-- Creating the public policy investment climate which can at-
tract high quality private investment in additional outdoor
recreational facilities—particularly swimming and tennis and
boating facilities.
— Sponsoring the creation of unique contemporary and historic
"food and music" experiences.
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PUBLIC FACILITY FEE
The City of Carlsbad is currently considering revision of its public
facilities fee as now laid down in Council Policy No. 17. In outline
format, the City is proposing the following:
To increase the public facilities fee from 2 percent to
2.1 percent of the permit value of improvements to be
constructed within a private development. The fee covers
all private land uses in the City of Carlsbad.
To do away with the credit now extended to residential de-
velopments which pay the Quimby ordinance (park-in-lieu fee).
Thus, residential developments would pay both the Quimby
ordinance fees and the public facilities fee.
There is consideration that the public facilities fee should
become an instrument of the City either as an element of the
general plan, as an amendment to Council Policy No. 17, or
as an ordinance of the City of Carlsbad.
The consultants have the following observations concerning these important
policy issues:
1. The liklihood of substantial federal grant reductions which
have supported park acquisition and development in
Carlsbad makes it imperative that the City generate additional
sources of public funds for continuation of the parks capital
improvement programs.
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2. It is further likely that the State of California will be
strapped for funds for the further development of the State
beaches in the City of Carlsbad.
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3. The City management has currently recommended that recrea-
tional programs in the public parks system in the City of
Carlsbad move toward the goal of being self-supporting within
a five- to eight-year period. All of the above issues point
to the clear need for the City of Carlsbad to generate both
land acquisition and development/improvement funds of sufficient
scale to develop and to revitalize parks over the next two
decades. Further, through the park and recreation element of
the general plan, now under revision, it will be appropriate
to define a parks capital improvement program, as required by
the Craven bill which governs the continuing City authority to
take Quimby ordinance fees.
There are further policy issues at hand at this time which are critical
to the future park development and operating program in Carlsbad.
They are:
1. Resolution of the public park development standards so that a
uniform series of standards are applied and become the basis
for the requests for developer contributions through both the
Quimby ordinance and through the public facilities fee.
2. It is important to again underline the requirements of private
developments, particularly residential tracts within planned
unit developments, to perform by means of building private
recreational facilities for the use of the Neighborhood Associ-
ation membership. This is most critical at a time when it will
appear that the City must, as a strong public policy, clearly
divide the responsibility for future recreational services
between the residential neighborhoods and the City as a whole
troup of residents. This means, if effect, that in Carlsbad,
in the future, the City as a stated public policy will require
oncoming residential developments to provide a substantial
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amount of recreational facilities which will remain privately
owned, operated and paid for for the long-term by the neighbor-
hood residents themselves.
As a part of the analyses work which is conducted for.the Phase I and II
report, the consultants suggest the following immediate guidelines:
That the public facilities fee be amended to increase, to 2.1
percent, the fee taken through that instrument.
That the credit from Quimby ordinance fees or land be dropped;
and that residential development be required to pay both the
public facilities fee and the park-in-lieu (Quimby ordinance)
fee.
That all fees collected from all developments for park pur-
poses in -the City of Carlsbad be based upon a percentage of
value or percentage formula, and that flat fees be avoided.
The reasoning behind this relates to the fact that a percentage
basis will always capture inflation, whereas a flat fee will
not capture ongoing inflation unless there is absolute cer-
tainty that the flat fee will be increased each year after its
initial establishment.
There are, in addition, several other policy issues which need to be
clarified in the immediate future. The consultant team recommends the
following approaches:
The City is now divided into seven districts for purposes of
park services allocation. Although the City management proposes
to reduce this number to four years we recommend five. There
are basically four territorial spaces within the City, three of
which will experience dramatic residential and non-residential
development in the next 20 years.
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These areas are Calavera, La Costa, Palomar and Encina. It is
our conclusion that Encina can be divided into north and south
in that their maintenance needs will be different. Consequently,
there should be five districts.
The consultants recommend that the public facilities fee revision
be drafted as a proposed ordinance of the City of Carlsbad so
that the basic authority for continuing collection of the fee is
found in municipal statute rather than in a Council policy. We-
propose that such ordinance be drafted and come before Council
prior to any revision to the Quimby ordinance. The reasoning be-
hind this recommendation lies in the fact that the Quimby ordinance
proceeds from State of California authority, and is already an ordinance
of the City of Carlsbad. We do not believe it appropriate for the
City to bring forward all of the parks and recreation-related fees
in one group at a single time, inasmuch as the opportunity for
dilution through developer pressure may be very great.
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VISITORS AND TOURISTS
Facility Use/
Economic Contribution
The major sources of economic contribution to the city of Carlsbad,
as a result of recreational activity, are visitors to the state Beach
and tourists staying at the La Costa Spa. As indicated in the text
table below, Carlsbad attracted over 2 million visitors last year to the
State Beaches and to the La Costa resort. This figure is expected to
reach slightly over 3.5 million persons in 2000, an increase of nearly
65 percent from the 1980 figure. Economic contribution by visitors
to Carlsbad will also rise, although it will do so at a considerably
slower rate. Revenues to the city of Carlsbad due to visitors and tourists
will rise 11 percent during each of the next two decades, rising from
$610,853 in 1980 to $754,710 in the year 2000. (All figures are in
constant 1980 dollars.)
1980 1990 2000
Total Visitors 2,146,500 2,767,300 3,539,852
Total Contribution $610,853 $678,725 $754,710
to City Revenues
Carlsbad State Beach & South Carlsbad State Beach
Table 3 depicts the economic contribution to the community that visitors
to the State Beaches are projected to make over the next 20 years by
combining attendance projections with an estimate of what an average
person will spend during one day at the beach, revenues to the city can
be derived.
• • '
Assuming that a State Beach user is spending only one day in Carlsbad,
it is estimated that an average person will spend approximately $1.75
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in Carlsbad. Of that $1.75, roughly 75 percent is spent on taxable items
such as food, gifts, and sundries, while the remainder is spend on non-
taxable items. One percent of all monies generated by taxable sales is
returned to the City by the State; this sales tax revenue is the monetary
contribution to the city of Carlsbad attributable to beach visitors.
As visitation to Carlsbad State Beach and South Carlsbad State Beach
continues to rise, revenues to the city will also rise. The 2,600,000
visitors that will use the beaches in 1990 are projected to garner
$34,040 in revenues for Carlsbad--an increase of slightly over 30 per-
cent from the 1980 figure. During the second decade of our projection
period, revenues will rise 29 percent, and nearly $44,000 in revenues
will be attributable to beach visitors in the year 2000.
1. An estimate by Economics Research Associates
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ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION TO THE CITY OF CARLSBAD
BY STATE BEACH VISITORS
Carlsbad State Beach and
South Carlsbad State Beach
FY 1980 ' FY 1990 FY 2000
Total Visitor-
Days 1,989,000 2,593,656 3,348,410
Personal ,
Expenditures _/
in Carlsbas $3,480,750 $4,538,898 $5,859,718
Sales Taxz/
Revenue to
City $ 26,105 $ 34,040 $ 43,950
Total Economic
Contribution
to City $ 26,105 $ 34,040 $ 43,950
I/ Personal expenditures estimated at $1.75 per day per visitor. (All
figures in constant 1980 dollars.)
2_/ Sales tax revenue is derived in the following manner: ERA estimates
that 75 percent of all expenditures are of a taxable nature, and of
that 75 percent, 1 percent is returned to Carlsbad by the State in
the form of sales tax revenue.
Source: Economics Research Associates, and California Department of
Parks and Recreation.
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La Costa Spa
Table 4 illuminates the revenues projected to be accrued to the City of
Carlsbad by La Costa guests over the next 20 years. There are two com-
ponents of the La Costa tourists' economic contribution: - the transient
occupancy tax and the sales tax revenue generated by personal expenditures.
As the number of guests continues to rise at La Costa in the next 20 years,
so too will total economic contribution to the city. During each of the
next two decades, revenues to the city due to the La Costa Spa resort will
rise slightly more than 10 percent. Total economic contribution will reach
nearly $645,000 in 1990, and will rise steadily until reaching $710,760
in 2000.
Transient occupancy tax revenue in 1980 was $649,057. According to the
Carlsbad Finance Department, the La Costa Spa accounted for 89 percent of
all transient occupancy taxes collected in 1980: $577,660. Assuming that
La Costa's contribution to this revenue source will remain constant for
the 1980-2000 period, it is possible to estimate their economic contribution
to the city. The manager of the resort predicts a 1 percent increase in
guests each year; thus, a 1 percent increase in transient occupancy tax
will accrue to the city each year. Therefore, this tax can be estimated
at $636,870 in 1990 and $702,145 in 2000.
The other source of revenue attributable to La Costa guests is sales tax
generated by their personal expenditures while staying in Carlsbad. Based
on spending patterns of persons at comparable hotels and resorts, ERA
estimates that the La Costa guest will spend an average of $4.50 per day in
one of the hotel's two gift shops, all of which will be taxable. One per-
cent of all monies generated in this manner will be returned to Carlsbad
by the State. As with the transient occupancy tax revenue, this source of
funds will rise as the number of visitors to La Costa increases. A 10 per-
cent increase is projected in each of the next two decases; the figure will
rise from $7,088 in 1980 to $7,815 in 1990 to $8,615 in 2000.
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ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION TO THE CITY OF CARLSBAD
BY LA COSTA GUESTS
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000
Total Visitor-
Days 157,500 165,375 173,644 182,326 191,442
Transient V
Occupancy Tax $577,660 $606,543 $636,870 $668,710 $702,145
Personal fV
Expenditures $708,750 $744,190 $781,398 $820,467 $861,489
Sales Tax 3/
Revenue to
City $ 7,088, $ 7,442 $ 7,815 $ 8,205 $ 8,615
$584,748 $613,985 $644,685 $676,915 $710,760
!_/ All figures in constant 1980 dollars.
2/ Personal expenditures extimated at $4.50 per day per guest. (Figures
in constant 1980 dollars.)
3_/ Sales tax revenue is derived in the following manner: a 6 percent tax is
levied on the expenditures—of which the city gets one-sixth (the
remainder is returned to the State).
4/ Total economic contribution to the city is the sum of the transient
occupancy tax revenues and the sales.tax revenues that are returned to
the city.
Source: Economics Research Associates, and La r>osta (Resort Management.)
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RECREATIONAL SPECIALTIES
The City of Carlsbad is uniquely fortunate in its coastal locations. It
itiay develop a parks and recreation program composed of both public and
private recreational facilities which utilize the strengths of location
and of climate which provide a desired destination for residents of the
region. In addition, Carlsbad is the site of a nationally famous golf and
spa resort which is La Costa. Name identity and connection between Carlsbad
and La Costa have not yet been established in'the public mind, however.
Because the City is just now on the edge of moving toward residential,
commercial, and industrial development of much of the remainder of the City's
large scale open lands, the Park and Recreation Element can be a unique guiding
instrument which will deliver the quality of City physical attributes by
which Carlsbad will be known for the next two decades.
The several strengths which the City should seek to deliverately develop further
are the following:
. Beach recreational experience^ both seasonal and year-round.
. Coastal lagoon recreational experiences which are largely
non-damaging to the ecology of the lagoons.
. Nationally prestigious golf and spa resorts which can be
*replicated within the City of Carlsbad.
. Interior park spaces within the shallow canyon lands which may
contain recreational opportunities for which the public will pay
user fees.
. Additional visitor and tourist accommodations at several
scales of resort environment.
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The five "specialties" might be considered the "economic development" policy
framework for the Carlsbad Parks and Recreation program plan. They are de-
signed to enhance the City's quality of life, increase the aesthetic appearance
of the several types of urban landscape, generate a heightened image (and
reality) of City prestige, and create municipal revenue flows which can pay
for the increments of park space and recreational services which will be de-
manded by a rapidly growing population.
DEMAND PARAMETERS
A General Plan Element is normally updated every five years. In the case
of the Parks and Recreation Element, the change will be very dramatic:
. Residential population will increase by 53 percent, or nearly 20,000
people.
. Dramatic increases in population location will occur, especially
in the Lake Calavera Hills and La Costa portions of the City.
. Facilities and recreational services demands by the new residential
arrivals will be more and more met by three important delivery
mechanisms not previously so well developed in the City:
. Collection of fees and/or land from private developers
under the City's "Quimby Bill" ordinance, and the Public
Facility Fee Ordinance.
. Provision of private recreational facilities based upon
growing commercial demand of the City as a resort/spa
destination.
. Construction of private recreational facilities as a part
of the more exclusive new residential developments.
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. Carlsbad will receive greater number of regional beach and lagoon
visitors—seeking water experiences at parks operated by the State,
and seeking lagoon use from lands which are "policy-controlled" by
the State (Coastal Commission).
Because the forecasted extension of growth and demand continues unabated for
the next two decades, it is now clear that public park and recreational
development programs set in motion in the 1981-1986 period will be the water-
shed policy commitments which will frame City build-out and the quality-of
all future recreational facilities. This perspective forces recognition
of current visitor demands and revenue flows which describe part of the
Carlsbad recreation future:
. State beach visitor and resident use now exceeds 2 million persons
annually. It is estimated that some $3.5 million is spent in
Carlsbad by the beach users, from which it is further estimated that
$26,000 per year is paid to the City as it's share of sales tax
receipts.
. The La Costa Spa attracts roughly 158,000 visitor-users per year.
Excluding room charges, the guests are estimated to purchase goods
• and services valued at $708,000 per year. Further, the City
collects transient occupancy tax and sales tax receipts estimated
at $585,000± annually.
. La Costa now accounts for 370 units. 54% of the total of 687 guest ac-
comodations in the city. This portion will fall, however, as another
260-270 units are added to the city inventory of overnight visitor
facilities during the next two years. Most notable will be the
150 room motor inn at the Anderson Development.
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Thus, the State beach visitor is worth $.013 while the La Costa guest
generates $3.70 in City revenues. The State beach visitor spends $1.75+
per day, while the La Costa guest may spend $63 to $100+ per day in the
City. Economic planning for future public park and recreational services
will'have to deliverately seek a balance between fee-structured recreation
and retention of free use of facilities now in place and those built in
the future which will provide the greatest capacity to the greatest
number of resident and visitor users.
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RECREATION AREAS ANALYSIS
OVERVIEW
Carlsbad is an area rich in recreational opportunity. The mediterranean
climate promotes year round involvement in recreational activity. The
inventory of areas for recreat within the Carlsbad sphere-of-influence
produced five categories for opportunity.
They are:
Parks - Existing and Proposed
Beaches
Lagoons
Open Spaces
Private Recreation
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Based upon the summary of existing parkland figures, the following con-
clusions have been prepared:
PARKS
. THE ACREAGE FOR USE AS DEVELOPED PARKLAND/PERSON IS LESS THAN THE
NATIONAL STANDARDS. This is significant in that it is a basis for
comparison. Standards are minimum levels of acceptance, consequently
Carlsbad's minimum level of acceptance for the provision of useable
parkland is currently less than the national standard.
. NOT ALL FACILITIES OR AREAS IN THE CITY'S INVENTORY SHOULD BE
CLASSIFIED AS A PARK. The Park Land Inventory Summary Sheet lists
the following areas as parks:
Pine Field
High School Tennis Courts
Kelly School/Park
Jefferson School/Park
Buena Vista School/Park
Carlsbad Swim Complex
These areas are special-use recreational facilities. In that they
are specialized facilities, their appeal is not universal and there-
fore based upon the definition of recreation in this report, they
• should not be classified as parks.
THE EXISTING PARK FACILITIES ARE SUBSTANDARD IN SIZE FOR THEIR DE-
SIGNATED HIERARCHY OF CLASSIFICATION, I.E., NEIGHBORHOOD PARK,
COMMUNITY PARK, ETC. For example, the minimum
acreage for a neighborhood park by national standards is 5 acres.
Anything less is considered to be a mini-park. Consequently, since
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most of Carlsbad parks are generally smaller than the recommended
national standards for their classification level, they are unable to
provide the physical space necessary for provision of standard facilities
associated with each classification. The uses associated with the
neighborhood park cannot occur due to lack of facilities and it
therefore should be classified as a mini-park.
A LACK OF DIVERSITY FOR RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITY EXISTS WITHIN THE
CURRENT PARK SYSTEM. The size of a park determines what facilities
that park can physically support. Consequently, since we know that
each Carlsbad park is nine acres in size or less, the type of rec-
reation facilities provided can only be limited to the basics of park
development, i.e., a picnic area, tot lot and/or play lot, possibly
a restroora facility and a group open space or playfield; unless the
small area of land is developed for one specialized activity only, for
example, two tennis courts instead of a tot lot and picnic area.
MANY OF THE EXISTING PARKS ARE'UNDER UTILIZED. Lack of facilities
reduces the attraction to the park as does lack of facilities of
interest and poor location. Most,of Carlsbad's mini-parks suffer
from this condition.
THE POTENTIAL FOR DIVERSITY OF RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITY IN THE
EXISTING PARKS IS LIMITED SINCE SMALLER PARKS TEND TO PROMOTE MORE
PASSIVE ACTIVITIES DUE TO SIZE LIMITATIONS. Provision of only pas-
sive activities limits the parks' appeal and subsequently its' use.
Although site expansion may not be feasible for park sites in the
built-out sections of the city, rehabilitation of existing facilities,
such as Holiday Park, may be a viable alternative to meeting rec-
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reational demands. The majority of parks located within the north-
west quadrant of the city are of mini-park classification which
severely limits recreational opportunities to the residents in that area.
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THE ESTABLISHED AREA OF THE CITY (NORTHWEST QUADRANT) DOES NOT HAVE
A COMMUNITY PARK. Since more specialized needs are met as park
classifications get larger, consequently this sector of the City
has been receiving only the minimal types of recreation supplied
•By the area's mini and neighborhood parks. Additionally, active
and passive community needs are not being met.
A PORTION OF CARLSBAD'S DEMAND FOR ACTIVE RECREATION FACILITIES MAY
BE MET BY INCLUDING SCHOOL FACILITIES. Joint-use of facilities
avoids duplication, but consideration should be given as to which
populations are actually benefiting from their use. (In the joint-
use agreements, the city is maintaining those facilities being
shared.) It is questionable whether it is equitable for city
residents to assume the cost of facilities that are classified as
neighborhood facilities, yet are only available for use by a small
percentage of residents.
STANDARDS FOR PROPOSED PARKS LOCATED IN THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS SHOULD NOT
BE AVERAGED WITH THOSE EXISTING PARK ACREAGES BUILT-OUT SECTION OF
THE CITY TO ESTABLISH OVERALL CITY PARK ACREAGE. Due to unavailable
land contiguous to existing park sites in the northwest quadrant of
the city and a general lack of open land of ample acreage for acquis-
ition, the increase of acreage to increase park standards for this
section is doubtful. Thus, the existing low acreage per thousand
population averaged with projected acreage needed in new developed
areas would increase the figures for acreage demand to a proportion
higher than may actually be needed.
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CHAPTER 20.44 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE (PARKLAND DEDICATION ORDINANCE)
SHOULD BE UPDATED TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH REVISED PARK STANDARDS.
See section on park standards for further discussion.
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PARK LOCATIONS AND CLASSIFICATIONS SHOULD BE PRE-PLANNED AS PART OF
THE PARKS AND RECREATION ELEMENT AND NEW DEVELOPMENT SHOULD RESPECT
AND ACCOUNT FOR THESE GENERALLY LOCATED SITES THROUGH THE GUIDELINES
SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 20.44 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE. An analysis of a
community's population characteristics is a crucial part of planning
in advance for public facilities. Park and recreational facilities
should reflect the size and type of population that exist and will
exist within the city. Since these facilities are costly both to acquire
and maintain, it is important for the city to evaluate how quickly it
is growing, which segments of the population are increasing, and the
direction of growth. This information will assist the city in deter-
mining how many acres of park land will be required to serve the com-
munity, what type of park facilities will be in demand, and where new
park facilities should be located. It should also be recognized,
however, that such estimates must be re-evaluated periodically so that
capital improvement programming can reflect the appropriate increases
or decreases in population.
PARK LOCATIONS ARE APPROPRIATE IN OTHER AREAS THAN JUST RESIDENTIAL
SURROUNDINGS. They are around the Palomar Airport and in the immediate
future will support industrial complexes with some commercial use.
It is appropriate that park facilities in these areas provide daytime
use. Special standards should be developed to define the respon-
sibilities for their provision, development and maintenance.
PARK CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS SHOULD BE REVISED TO REFLECT LARGERt
ACREAGES THAN NOW EXIST. Refer to section of parks standards (see
page 33).
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SOME OF THE KNOWN PROPOSED PARK SITES ARE QUESTIONABLE AS TO THEIR
ABILITY TO MEET THEIR INTENDED USES.
Fuerte Park is insufficient in size to satisfy recreational
needs of a neighborhood park site.
Cannon Lake Park site is not a priority site for development.
It's site conditions promote a passive park of limited use.
The current demands for recreational use are active-use facilities.
The acreage of the proposed Lake Calavera Park site is inadequate
to provide an adequate park facility adjacent to Lake Calavera
which is a potentially significant recreational opportunity.
The Rancho Carrillo site is not a suitable facility for community
recreation. The site should be used for a more significant
purpose than a community park site. Additionally, the proposed
additional land for dedication should be contiguous to the original
ranch site property.
San Marcos Creek Park should be left as natural open space.
Development of the site as a community facility is inappropriate.
The amount of acreage and the lineal nature of the proposed park
is inadequate for a community facility. Use as a neighborhood
park is also inappropriate in that the amount of developable
acreage is too small to provide necessary facilities,and safe
pedestrian access to the site is non-existant.
It's location is a minus to park development in that it is not
within an adequate service radius of population.
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Action Classifications
Action classifications have been established as a tool to re-classify
and/or re-evaluate existing and proposed parks and recreation areas.
Determination of their future status and/or ongoing maintenance respon-
sibility is the purpose of this exercise. Some areas have been classified
under more than one action classification due to varying responsibility
potentials.
The action classifications include assessment districts, private investment
supported and program/fee supported facilities, sell/trade-off, acquire,,
develop/expand, rehabilitation adopt-a-park and open space.
ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS
Areas under this classification shall be financially supported by an as-
sessment district comprised of landowners lease hold business owners
who benefit financially and/or environmentally from this facility.
District boundaries shall include areas benefiting from the facility, which
are those in proximity.
Areas classified in the assessment district classification include:
Car Country
Maxton Brown
Laguna Riviera (provide access to surrounding development)
La Costa Canyon Park
Cadencia Park
Pine Field
Levante School/Park
Magnolia School/Park
Kelly School/Park
Jefferson School/Park
Buena Vista School/Park
Calavera Hills North
PRIVATE INVESTMENT SUPPORTED
Areas under this classification shall be financially supported through private
commercially supported businesses on leased city land. Fee based recreation
facilities established by these enterprises will be in compliance with the
proposed recreational land use as stated in the Parks and Recreation Element.
Carlsbad areas in the Private Investment Supported classification include:
Carrillo Park
Calavera Lake
PROGRAM/FEE SUPPORTED
Financial support for these facilities shall be generated through fees
charged for public programs offered at the various park and recreation
facilities.
Areas classified as Program/Fee Supported include:
Harding Community Center
Chase Fields
Cadencia Park
Pine Field
Swim and Tennis Complex
Macario
ADOPT-A-PARK
Community service and/or interest groups shall be sought for support of
special-use recreation areas. Groups shall contribute either financial
and/or volunteer services to sustain an existing or proposed recreation
facility. An agreement should be established designating the scope and
period of responsibilities. Additionally, standards that have been estab-
lished for facility design and/or maintenance should be initially determined
and expressed by the City to assure a positive community experience.
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Areas classified as Adopt-A-Park include:
Maxton Brown
Rotary Park
Chase Fields
Magee Park
DEVELOP/EXPAND
Carlsbad has existing and proposed recreation areas which are in need of
development and/or expansion to meet usage demand. Funding for these
facilities shall be sought through City Ordinances, interest groups and local
state and federal government grants.
The following areas are included in the Develop/Expand classification:
Lake Calavera Park
Calavera Park -
Stagecoach
Alga Norte
HUB Park
Macario
ACQUIRE
The acquisition classification includes areas which have potential rec-
reation value and are necessary to meet population demand. They man include
any classification of recreation as defined in classification section of
this report.
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Areas within the Acquire classification include:
Calavera Park
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SELL/TRADE
This classification includes areas which are unsuitable for recreation due
to size, location, or physical conditions. These areas should either be
sold or traded for areas of higher recreation value.
Areas within the Sell/Trade classification include:
Cannon Lake Park
Fuerte Park
Larwin Park
Occidental Park
Hosp Grove
San Marcos Creek
Levante Canyon/Lot
Alta Mira
REHABILITATION
Facilities no longer providing adequate recreational opportunities should
be rehabilitated. This condition is due to either existing facilities
that lack attraction appeal or popular facilities that require re-conditioning
or updated facilities. Areas classified for Rehabilitation are:
Cannon Park
Holiday Park
Chase Fields
Pine Field
OPEN SPACE
This classification includes land with physical constraints of the potential
liabilities or significant ecological value that require it to be left
untouched. Although organized recreational opportunities are not compatible
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to the site, other activities such as casual hiking and relaxing can be
enjoyed. These areas should be treated as visual resources requiring minimal,
if any, maintenance.
Areas classified in as Open Space include:
Car Country
Pio Pico Park
Oak Park
Maxton Browne Extension
Hosp Grove
San Marcos Creek
San Marcos Canyon
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BEACHES
. THE CITY OF CARLSBAD SHOULD BE SUPPORTIVE IN POSTURE TO THE STATE'S
PROGRAM POLICIES FOR THE CARLSBAD BEACHES. The main areas of con-
cern are:
. The necessary increase of access along the northern beaches.
. Creation of a more efficient and safe means of access to the
southern beaches.
. Erosion control along the shoreline bluffs.
. Provision of additional facilities; such as campsites,
day-use facilities, and parking areas.
. THERE IS POTENTIAL TO AUGMENT STATE FACILITIES WITH CITY FACILITIES,
SUCH AS PARKING AREAS, PICNIC, BAR-B-QUE AND CAMPING FACILITIES.
Such facilities should be provided only on a fee for use basis.
. BECAUSE OF THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT PATTERN, MOST EXISTING VISITOR-
SERVING FACILITIES ARE LOCATED WITHIN NORTH CARLSBAD. While most
additional visitor-serving facilities will be 'developed by the
private sector, the city can determine both the location and type
of facilities in such development.
. AS PER THE CARLSBAD LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM, THE POSSIBILITY OF
DEVELOPING THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CARLSBAD STATE BEACH AS
A SMALL BOAT LAUNCHING FACILITY SHOULD BE PURSUED.
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LAGOONS
. DUE TO THE COMPLEX NATURE OF LAGOON RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS, IT
IS APPROPRIATE FOR STATE AGENCIES TO IMPLEMENT SUCH PROGRAMS AT THE
BUENA VISTA AND BATIQUITOS LAGOON. These amenities are of regional
significance. Carlsbad can most benefit by providing a supportive
posture to the ecological preserve programs as designed. The enjoy-
ment of these areas by visitors from outside Carlsbad boundaries
will bring some additional revenue into the city. The cost of the
lagoon management will be born by the state, which is appropriate,
in that more individuals will have access to these amenities.
Carlsbad should work jointly with state agencies to promote access
to these areas.
. RECREATIONAL USE FOR WATER RELATED ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE INCREASED
AT AGUA HEDIOMDA LAGOON. Of the three lagoons within the Carlsbad
sphere-of-influence,Agua Hedionda is the most optimum for recreational
development due to the following:
. Ownership patterns for Buena Vista and Batiquitos lagoons do not
provide immediate and facile opportunity for development by the
City of Carlsbad.
. The physical condition of Agua Hedionda currently is better than
the other two lagoons.
. The proximity of the proposed recreational development within
Macario Canyon to Agua Hedionda has the potential to increase
the recreational opportunity to a greater experience than each
facility could create separately.
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OPEN SPACE
Trails/Open Space Corridors
EXISTING OPEN SPACE CORRIDORS SHOULD BE PRESERVED FOR THE
POTENTIAL PROVISION OF TRAILS. Currently, the provision
of a trail system is not feasible due to stressed economic
~ conditions. An Open Space Corridor Master Plan within the
Element should provide a general concept for optimum
locations of recreational trails. Those areas as designated
on the Plan should be land-banked until a later time when
economic funding can promote a self-supporting system of
trails. The corridors will provide open space relief as the
city further develops.
PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO DEVELOP RECREATIONAL
TRAILS APPROPRIATE TO THE DEVELOPMENT. These trails should be
closed circuit trails within each development.
THE EXISTING BICYCLE ROUTES SYSTEM WITHIN CARLSBAD IS FRAGMENTED.
Priority for further development of such routes should be ap-
plied to sections that link the existing sections. A bicycle — •
route master plan should link together areas of significant
recreational opportunity. When possible, routes should be
developed along routes for vehicular circulation to avoid
duplication of costly facilities.
Special Use/Open Space
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. SIGNIFICANT OPEN SPACE AREAS OF RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITY SHOULD
REMAIN OPEN FOR PUBLIC USE. The following are considered to
be valued special use open space:
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. . Macario
. Lagoons
. Lake Calavera
. Carrillo Ranch
. Beaches
These areas should be enhanced to maximize recreational
experience. Consideration should be given to promotion
of private enterprise to develop recreation services
compatible to such valuable resources.
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PRIVATE RECREATION
. PRIVATE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES ARE INCREASING. The city must con-
sider private recreation as somewhat tenuous in that the city has
no direct control over the maintenance of its existence. Con-
sequently when determining recreational need for public facilities,
the city should only consider private recreational facilities that
are part of residential communities as seriously meeting recreational
demand.
. THE CITY SHOULD ENCOURAGE PRIVATE RECREATION FACILITIES TO MEET THE
NEEDS OF THE INCREASING TOURIST RECREATIONAL DEMAND. Carlsbad's
residents are the priority of the city services, but the residents
will benefit from the .increased revenue of tourist supported
recreational facilities.
. INITIAL ENCOURAGEMENT OF PRIVATE RECREATION SHOULD OCCUR ALONG THE
CARLSBAD WESTERN BOUNDARY.
. OVER THE NEXT TWENTY YEARS, PRIVATE RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WILL
REDUCE NORMAL DEMAND ON PUBLIC FACILITIES BY 20%.
. PRIVATE RECREATION FACILITIES SHOULD BE CAPABLE OF ACCOMMODATING
SEASONAL SHIFTS IN TYPES OF RECREATION DEMAND TO ENSURE THE MAIN-
TENANCE OF THEIR OWN EXISTENCE. The types of recreation accommodated
along the coastal portion of Carlsbad will shift with the seasons.
Consequently, in order to provide a stabilized revenue to the city
from these private facilities, they must be able to accommodate
the seasonal changes in recreation needs.
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GOVERNMENTAL CONSTRAINTS ANALYSIS
OVERVIEW
In the preparation of the Parks and Recreation Element for adoption by City
Council it is necessary to access other existing documents for potential
constraints and opportunities that may affect-the intent and guidelines of
the document. Appendix 3 of the Revised Parks and Recreation Element Phase
I and II Report contains excerpts from other documents influencing the revision
of the Element. They are provided for reference.
SUMMARY CONCLUSIONS
Documents originating from the City of Carlsbad that will influence the
Element are the:
. The Carlsbad General Plan and the Local Coastal Plan are documents
prepared by Toups for the Regional Coastal Commission that will influence
the Element revision. The Element is a non-mandatory section of the
General Plan. Like all other elements, it must be supportive to the
overall General Plan goals and to the other elements' goals.
The Local Coastal Plan,-although prepared by Carlsbad, is mandated
by the State Coastal Commission. This document will only exert influence
over areas that fall within the Coastal Zone (refer to "Coastal
Zone Area" map in Appendix B for boundaries). In terms of recreational
opportunity this document primarily influences the lagoons along the
coast and beaches.
. Since the City of Carlsbad has little jurisdiction over these areas,
the Local Coastal Plan will affect the Parks and Recreation Element
minimally. The document does favor recreational development as a
means of coastal preservation, consequently, it's influence on the
Element will be positive.
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The Carlsbad Goals and Objectives is an expression of specific goals
and policies of the General Plan placed into an annual implementation
plan to be carried out by city staff.
The Carlsbad Municipal Code, like the city's annual Goals and Ob-
jectives, is also a refined expression of the General Plan, but
it is established to equitably regulate implementation of the Plan
by private citizens. Both the Municipal Code ordinances and the
annual City's Goals and Objectives must be consistent with the element's
within the General Plan to ensure organized city master planning.
The San Diego County's relationship to the City of Carlsbad is an
important one in terms of funding for Carlsbad's needs. The County
distributes subventions from the State and some Federal monies to the
cities. It is their position to coordinate with Federal, State,
Regional, and local agencies in their planning process to insure full
integration of recreation and open space proposals with other programs
within the county. Although the County does not control the City's
planning process, it can exert pressure by withholding funds. Con-
sequently, it is advantageous for the City to integrate those goals <
within the County General Plan whenever possible into their own General
Plan Elements.
The San Diego Association of Governments is an advanced planning
agency. Unlike the County of San Diego, they have no areas under their
jurisdiction. They review the region's resources and prepare master
plans for the overall coordination of resources among the jurisdictions.
They also exert control on local governments through funding reviews.
The State of California has four agencies that affect implementation
of recreational plans at a local level within the Carlsbad Sphere-
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of-Influence. Those are the:
. Office of Planning and Research
. Department of Fish and Game
. State Coastal Commission
. State Department of Parks and Recreation
The Office of Planning and Research designates the guidelines for
general plan element preparation. Although the Parks and Recreation
Element has not been designated as a mandatory element, it's imple-
mentation is facilitated and it is more consistent to the General
Plan if the format is established to be the same as other mandatory
element.
In discussion with the State Offices it has been ascertained that :
guidelines for Park and Recreation Elements will be completed by
June, 1981. Currently, there are no draft copies available.
The Department of Fish and Game exerts influence over the lagoons.
The agency owns portions of both Buena Vista and Batiquitos Lagoons.
Their influence on Agua Hedionda Lagoon is as a consultant to the
State Coastal Commission. Consequently, any joint agreement that the
City makes for recreational facilities at the lagoons will most likely
be reviewed by this agency.
The State Coastal Commission as discussed earlier, has primary
concerns of shoreline preservation and access. They have mandated
local jurisdictions to prepare Local Coastal Programs to be in ac-
cordance with the Local Coastal Plan. They have the right to accept
or reject any plan not felt to be in the best interests of the State
Coastal Plan.
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The State Department of Parks and Recreation is the agency
responsible for the operations and maintenance of the State
beaches within the Carlsbad city limits. They determine the
level of development for facilities.
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DEFINITIONS
The following definitions are being established for a mutual frame of
reference. The words, when used in the eventual Parks and Recreation
Element will hold these meanings. Please review the definitions for
mutual satisfaction.
. Activity Day - Participation by one.person in one recreation
activity for all or part of one day. Total activity day pro-
jections indicate the area need for a particular type of recreation
activity. State reports use the equivalent term "activity day"
or "participation day" interchangeably.
. Adopt-a-Park - An interest group assumes as a minimum of res-
ponsibility for the on-going maintenance of a particular park,
whether existing or proposed.
. Bicycling - Any bicycle riding done only for pleasure, but not
including riding to work or school.
. Boating - The recreational use of sailboats (including with
auxiliary engines), canoes, rowboats and outboard and inboard
motorboats. Boating does not include water skiing./
. Camping - Living out of doors overnight using for shelter a bed-
roll, sleeping bag, trailer, tent or open hut if the person takes
his bedding, cooking equipment and food with him. This does
not include formal youth and group camping. Camping does not
include the overnight stay of those traveling cross-country in
campers, motor homes or other self-contained units which merely
need a place to park for one night only.
. City - City of Carlsbad.
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City Council - The City Council of the City of Carlsbad.
Community Facilities - A noncommercial use of structure established
primarily for the benefit and enjoyment of the community in which
it is located.
Cultural Facilities - Those facilities that promote improvement,
refinement, or development of the mind, emotions, and manners
of a population such as, theaters, museums, amphitheaters, and
libraries.
Easement - A recorded right or interest in the land of another,
which entitles the holder thereof to some use, privilege or
benefit out of or over said land.
Ecological Preserve - The primary purposes of Ecological Preserves
are to preserve land or land and water areas so designated in a
natural condition and to protect the aquatic organisms and wild-
life found thereon for public observation and scientific study.
Public entry and use of Ecological Preserves shall be subject to
and compatible with the primary purpose.
.Element - Parks and Recreation Element.
Fishing - The catching of fish for non-commercial purposes.
General Plan - The City of Carlsbad General Plan as adopted in
1980.
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Hiking - Walking of a substantial nature in which a pack containing
provisions and/or shelter is carried by some member (s) of the
party.
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. Instantaneous Demand - That percentage of peak season demand that
recreation facilities are designed to accommodate at any one
moment in time. The source of this number is the PARIS Study.
For camping the factor is 1.5 percent and for all other recreation
activities 1.0 percent of peak season demand.
.. Local Park - Parks that fall into the following categories:
mini-parks, neighborhood parks, and community parks.
. Nature Walks - Walks for the specific purpose of observing plants,
birds or animals.
. Open Space - Includes any undeveloped or predominately undeveloped
land or water which has value for
Protection of public health or safety
Conservation of natural resources or life processes
Provisions of recreational or educational opportunities
Managed production of resources
Preservation or creation of community scale and identity
. Park - An area of public land developed with amenities of
universal appeal, such as picnic areas, benches, trees and turf,
and designated for the specific use of recreational enjoyment,
whether it be active -or passive.
. Picnicking - An outdoor activity where the primary purpose is
the preparation or eating of a meal out-of-doors.
. Planning Commission - The City of Carlsbad Planning Commission.
. Playing Field - Noncommercial active sports areas, including
but not limited to: baseball, softball, soccer fields.
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. Recreation - (Defined according to Carlsbad's recreational op-
portunities.) A recreating or refreshment of the body and/or
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mind by engaging in organized and non-organized activities defined
by the individual's personal need. Varied recreational opportunities
for Carlsbad residents can be met at the many existing planned
facilities and natural city amenities such as the lagoons, the
beaches, historical sites, and Lake Calavera.
. Regional Park - A major park which is located to utilize or protect
a resource rather than serve an immediate population. A regional
park should contain any one or a combination of such attributes
as natural beauty, unique topographic features, historical
structures or unusual scenery; and is usually developed for at
least two outdoor activities, but the greatest part of the acreage
would remain as undeveloped open space.
. Riding - Any riding on horseback done for recreation only.
. Riding & Hiking Trails - A trail or way designed for and used
by pedestrians and/or equestrians.
. Sphere of influence - A plan for the probably ultimate physical
boundaries and service area of a local governmental agency.
. Structure - Anything constructed or erected requiring a fixed
location on the ground or attached to something having a fixed
location on the ground.
. Swimming - Swimming in a lake, river, ocean, or outdoor swimming
pool and including playing in the surf, skin diving, scuba diving
and sunbathing at any of the above places.
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Trails - Access connections between recreational facilities or at a
minimum a loop system access way within an open space.
Turnover Factor - The number of times a facility is designed to
be used during one 24-hour period. Obviously, for camping it is
1.0. The factor is 1.5 for picnicking and 2.0 for other recreation
activities. The source of the factors is the PARIS Study.
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Use - The purpose for which land or a building is occupied, ar-
ranged, designed or intended, or for which either land or building
is or may be occupied or maintained.
Visitor Overnight Accomodation - That which provides temporary
sleeping or residence facilities for visitors, including but not
limited to hotels, motels, camping sites or hostels.
Visitor Day - A visit by one person to a park for all or part of one
day. The visitor may participate in several different activities,
such as picnicking, fishing and hiking within one visitor day.
Visitor day projections are used to develop overall park demands
and estimate attendance potentials. Other reports may use the
equavalent terms of "recreation day" or "user day".
Visitor Parking - Designated parking bays, aprons, and adjacent
parallel parking.
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APPENDIX B
planning inventory
ECONOMIC FUNDING INVENTORY
Sources/Estimates of Availability
Fund Type
Current
Annual
Availability
Probable
Future Annual
Availability
Potential
Future
Availability
1. General Fund $900,000 -
2. Employment Training None
and Public Jobs
(CETA)
3. State Grants
o Bond Funds (Prop. 1) Cyclical
4.
None
Once every five
years
o SB174 Grants Received $ 35,000
Funds 1980/81 every three yrs;
may decline or
disappear under
austere state
budgets
Federal Grants
(portion to Parks
and Recreation)
o Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG)
Must not decline
City cannot depend
upon; should not
use
Approved 11/80;
City status to be
determined
Every third year
Land and Water
Conservation
Fund
Urban Parks and
Recreation
Recovery
City .is
currently
applying for
funds
None
Will decline
Every five years
if reinstated
Unlikely to be
available
Will continue to
decline relative to
other CDBG demands
Program cancelled
4/81
Program currently
withdrawn—4/81
77
Fund Type
Current
Annual
Availability
Probable
Future Annual
Availability
Potential
Future
Availability
5.
6.
7.
8.
Potential Funds
(city discretion
concerning use)
. Redevelopment • None
tax Increment
Hotel/Motel None
Guest Room Tax
Joint Funding Not a
with School revenue
Districts source
Corporate None
Business, Industry
and Carlsbad Service
Clubs Support
System Revenues
Park Operations
To be
determined
9.Gas Tax Funds None
(state subvention)
Depends on City
ordinance allo-
cating revenues
Would not be a
new source of
funds to City
Depends entirely
on City initia-
tive; could
set goal of
$30,000+/year
$ 50,000+
Infrequent
Must directly
benefit project;
should be located
within project
May require amend-
ment to City
ordinance
Will require annual
negotiation with
school districts
Potential high
caputure opportunity
a) May not cover
cost of services
b) Must require that
all such revenues
be plowed back
into parks; other-
wise funds will be
unidentified within
general fund al-
locations
Can only be applied
to Select Street
system of roads;
may be invested in
major new linkages
such as Cannon Road
which will open
Macario Park
78
Fund Type
Current
Annual
Availability
Probable
Future Annual
Availability
Potential
Future
Availability
10.
11
12.
Public Facility
Fee
Quimby Ordinance
Fees Collected
from Developers
To be
determined
Available
Issuance of
Public Debt
Instruments
None
An excellent
source for
Capital Im-
provement
Must pledge
to specific
locations
Infrequent;
would be based
on the financial
return/revenue
generation
quality of the
project
City must collect
both P.F.F. and
Quimby Ordinance
Fees
Will be source of
substantial fees
or donated lands
for next 20 years.
City may lose value
of funds if it
hesitates to invest
immediately.
Normally would be
sized at $2.5-$5.0
million plus because
of front-end costs
to sell public debt.
City should probably
select only those
projects which could
be amortized in a
10- to 15-year period.
Federal and State grant funds which appear to be withdrawn or in jeopardy
in the future are numerous^.. Carlsbad need not consider itself at a dis-
advantage. The grant programs which are reduced are:
. Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund (LAWCF) grants passed
through the State of California to municipalities which have highest
eligibility and project benefit priorities.
. Federal Urban Parks- and Recreation Recovery (UPARR) grants made
directly by HCRS to eligible cities—Carlsbad was not eligible,
and the program has been withdrawn.
79
U.S. Economic Development Administration public works grants (50
percent local matching share required)--EDA grant programs appear to
be withdrawn.
U.S. Department of Transportation urban highways and programs will
probably be reduced in funding commitments for one to two years.
Historic preservation grants from HCRS (U.S. Department of the
Interior), as passed through the State of California are in great
jeopardy, and will not be a source of substantive funding in the
future.
State of California SB 174 grant funds will likely be reduced in
scale under the current administration's budget reduction priorities,
as announced in January 1981. .
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RECREATION AREAS INVENTORY
CARLSBAD PARKLAND INVENTORY
SUMMARY SHEET
Parks - existing
CLASSIFICATION
MM
Car Country
Pio Pico
Oak
Maxton Browne
Maxton Browne Extension
Rotary
Cannon
TOTAL
hEIGHBORHOOD
Holiday Park
Laguna Riviera
Chase Fields
Magee Park
• Harding Community Center
La Costa Canyon
Cadencia
to be continued
ACRES
1.0
.8
.4
1.4
2.1
1.0
1.7
8.4
5.4
6.8
2.3
3.0
1.5
9.0
- 4.1
OWNERSHIP
City
City
City
City
City
L-RR*
L-SDG&E*
City
City
City
City
City
City
City
LOCATION
3200 Pio Pico Drive
5100 Paseo Del Norte
3033 Pio Pico Drive
500 Laguna Drive
2415 Carlsbad Boulevard
2900 Washington Street
100 Cannon Road
3200 Pio Pico Drive
4900 Kelly Street
3400 Harding Street
258 Beech Street
3096 Harding Street
Pueblo St. & Rana Ct.
81
SUMMARY SHEET (contj
Parks (continued)
.CLASSIFICATION
^NEIGHBORHOOD (cent)
Pine Field
High School Tennis Courts
Levante School /Park
Magnolia School /Park
Kelly School /Park
Jefferson School /Park
Buena Vista School /Park
Carlsbad Swim Complex
TOTAL
ACRES
1.0
1.0
7.0
4.2
4.0
2.1
2.0
3.0
56.4
OWNERSHIP
J/A*
J/A*
J/A*
J/A*
J/A*
J/A*
N/A*
City
LOCATION
3300 Harding Street
3400 Monroe
3036 Levante Drive
Valley Street
Kelly Street
Jefferson Street
Buena Vista
3400 Monroe Street
LEASING AGENCIES
R.R. - Railroad
S.D.G.E. - San Diego Gas & Electric
J/A - Joint Agreement with School District
82
SUMMARY SHEET (cont.)
Parks (continued)
CLASSIFICATION
NEIGHBORHOOD (cont.)
Pine Field
Levante School /Park
Magnolia School /Park
Kelly School/Park
Jefferson School /Park
Buena Vista School /Park
Carlsbad Swim Complex
and Tennis
TOTAL
ACRES
1.0
7.0
4.2
4.0
2.1
2.0
4.0
56.4
OWNERSHIP
J/A*
J/A*
J/A*
J/A*
J/A*
N/A*
City
LOCATION
3300 Harding Street
3036 Levante Drive
Valley Street
Kelly Street
Jefferson Street
Buena Vista
3400 Monroe Street
LEASING AGENCIES
R.R. - Railroad
S.D.G.E. - San Diego Gas & Electric
J/A - Joint Agreement with School District
83
SUMMARY SHEET (cont.)
Undeveloped and Proposed Parks
NEIGHBORHOOD
Fuerte
Cannon Lake
Calavera Hills
North
Lake Calavera
Calavera
School /Park Areas
(J/A)
TOTAL
COMMUNITY
Carrillo
Larwin
Occidental
Hosp Grove
San Marcos Creek
Stagecoach
Alga Norte
TOTAL
ACRES
WITH
TITLE
3.66
6.00
9.66
10.30
10.31
3.88
11.00
.00
12.50
47.99
ACRES
TO BE
DEDICATED
5.0
•
5.0
10.0
20.0
7.00
24.00
.00
16.00
15.30
15.50
21.00
98.80
TOTAL
PLANNED
ACREAGE
3.66
6.00
5.0
5.0
10.0
96.0
125.66
17.30
34.31
.00
27.00
15.30
28.00
21.00
142.91 .
LOCATION
El Fuerte Btw Alicante
and Alga Road
200 Cannon Road
Palomar Airport Road
E. El Camino Real
W. 1-5 @ Poinsettia
N.- Elm @ eastern end
W. Rancho Santa Fe
S. Rancho Santa Fe Rd.
%
84
SUMMARY SHEET (conU
Open Space Area
CLASSIFICATION
" LANDSCAPED AREAS
Grand Beach Access
Elm Ave. Beach Access
N. Ocean St. Beach Access
Cedar Ave. Beach Access
Greenwood Facility
City Hall /Library
Santa Fe Corridors
Utility Maintenance Yard
Skyline Reservoir
Elm Avenue Reservoir
Ellery Reservoir
Woodbine Slopes
Spinnaker Hills Banks
Buenvenida Circle
Polly Lane
El Camino Islands
Las Flores Triangle
Palomar Triangle
Carol Place
TOTAL
ACRES
.1
.1
.1
.1
2.2
3.0
.2
.1
.8
.5
.5
14.0
3.7
.2
.1
2.0
.2
3.5
.1
31.7
OWNERSHIP
City
City
City
City
City
City
City
City
City
City
City
City
City
City
City
City
City
City
City
LOCATION^ :
2900 Ocean Street -
3000 Ocean Street
2000 Ocean Street
1166 Elm Avenue
1200 Elm Avenue
29,20,3100 Quebrada Cr.
3100 Segovia Way
405 Oak Avenue
4300 Skyline Drive
Donna Drive
2100 Jan is Way
39-4000 El Camino Real
200 Lagoon Drive
1865 Buenvenida Circle
3600 Polly Lane
2500 El Camino Real
1300 Carlsbad Boulevard
6600 Carlsbad Boulevard
800 Carol Place
85
SUMMARY SHEET (cont.)
Special-Use and Undeveloped Open Space
AREA
Buena Vista
Batiquitos
Beaches
Agua Hedionda Lagoon
HUB
Lake Calavera
San Marcos Canyon
Levante Canyon/Lot
Alta Mira
Macario
ACRES
WITH TITLE
200 (State)
134 (County)
125.8 (State)
250.0 (SDG&E) '
92.0 (SDG&E)
252.0 (Water Bond)
15.5
13.0
6.0
.0
1,088.3
TO BE
DEDICATED
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
234.5
-0-
5.0
274.0
513.5
TOTAL
200.0
134.0
125.8
250.0
92.0
252.0
250.0
13.0
11.0 '
274.0
1,601.8
* CPO - Regional outdoor recreation plan and program (1980)
** After August 1, 1981 the city is relinquishing all usage rights
of the beaches back to SDG&E.
86
SUMMARY SHEET (cont)
AREA TOTALS
AREA TOTALS ACRES
PARKS
Mini
Neighborhood
8.4
56.4
UNDEVELOPED & PROPOSED PARKS
Neighborhood -./
Community
School/Park Areas
29.7
174.0
96.0
OPEN SPACE
Landscaped Areas -
Special Use & Undeveloped Open Space
GRAND TOTAL;
31.7
1255.0
1651.2
87
Specific Area Inventories
Agua Hedionda Lagoon
Size/Classification:
Location/Site Conditions:
Use:
Primary Activities:
Site Access:
250 acres of open water and approximately 200
acres of salt marsh, mudflats and saltflats.
The lagoon occupies the seaward end of the
Agua Hedionda Creek drainage basin, which covers
an area of about 28 square miles. On the west,
it is bounded by Carlsbad Boulevard; on the north
by Carlsbad residential community; and on the
south and east by undeveloped hi 11 si opes. The
upper parts of the southern hi 11 si opes are under
agricultural use as horticultural and vegetable
growing fields. Much of the lagoon shoreline is
not accessible by public roads.
Active and passive.
The center and inner portions of the Agua
Hedionda Lagoon are leased by the City of
Carlsbad from SDG&E for water-oriented
recreation. The inner lagoon is used for power
boats, water skiing, fishing and some sailing
while the center is restricted to non-power
boat use. Fishing facilities are provided
by SDG&E along the western edge of the outer
lagoon.
Heaviest use of the area is between May and
.October. Of these users, one-third are Carlsbad
residents. The existing programs provided
are only fifty percent self-supporting.
Inadequate - Limited access is provided from
Hoover Street, from unimproved roads off Park
88
Agua Hedionda (cont.)
Drive, and from an unnamed road between El
Camino Real and the Hidden Valley Trailer Park.
Parking Facilities:
Ownership:
Future Plans:
Acquisition History:
Conclusions:
SDG&E owns the lagoon and leases it to the City
annually for $1.00. Shortline ownership is
fragmented. The parcel adjacent ot 1-5
freeway on the south shore is owned by SDG&E.
Moving counterclockwise, the parcel east of 1-5
is city owned. The eastern tip (wetlands)
belongs to Mr. Kelly, as does the northeastern
shoreline. The north shore is owned by many
private parties.
The State Department of Fish and Game would
like to acquire 85 acres in the lagoon for
preservation of the estuarine habitat values
and acquire 100 acres of dry land surrounding
the lagoon for general recreation.
See "Ownership".
In assembling and reviewing the basic data,
the factors most immediately apparent are:
. The water areas offer recreational op-
portunities to a far greater number and
variety of users than are now taking
advantage of them.
. The wetland areas, with better definition
and greater protection, can provide the
89
Agua Hedionda (cont.)
habitat and resting area for a greatly
expanded population of wildlife. This can
be most important in reversing the trends
which have resulted in an ever-increasing
number of endangered species.
There are viewing areas surrounding the
lagoon that can and should be enhanced
or the experience of all residents and
visitors to the area and consequently the
image of Carlsbad.
Programs developed and offered must become
more self-supporting.
90
Alga Norte Park
Size/Classification:
Location:
Site Conditions:
Proposed Use:
Proposed Primary
Activities:
Site Access:
Packing Facilities:
Ownership:
Future Plans:
Acquisition History:
21-acre community park.
Along proposed Carrillo Way east of El
Camino.
A relatively flat to gentle sloping flood
plain.
Active and passive.
To be established, although a major athletic
area has been considered.
None at present.
To be established in a site plan.
Daon Corporation
Developer to dedicate all 21 acres to the
city as per city ordinance 9120S for
development.
See above.
91
Alta Mira Park (Proposed)
Size/Classification:
Location:
Site Conditions:
Proposed Use:
6-acre special-use area.
Along Paseo del Noete between Caminito de las
Ondas and Caminito Estrada.
A linear shaped parcel of steep slopes.
To be determined.
Proposed Primary Activity: To be determined.
Site Access:
Packing Facilities:
Ownership:
Future Plans:
Acquisition History:
Open access along Paseo del Norte.
None - currently, the only feasible parking
for this site would be on-street parking
along Paseo del Norte.
City owned.
An anticipated 5 acres of additional land is
to be dedicated to the city. Dedication is
contingent upon further development of the
residential development of Alta Mira.
Dedicated to the city by the developer under
city ordinance 9120S.
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Batiquitos Lagoon
Size/Classification:
Location/Site Conditions:
Use:
600-acre lagoon/salt-flat complex.
The lagoon occupies the lower floodplain of
the 53 square mile San Marcos Creek drainage
basin. The outer Batiquitos Lagoon is com-
prised of a shallow coastal pond, while the
inner lagoon has become an extensive salt
flat. The lagoon's marsh areas are seasonal,
since much of the lagoon dries during the
summer months. During the wet season and en-
suing months, the lagoon resembles a lake,
while its depth may only be a few inches. The
natural resources are presently in a degraded
conditions. The entire wetland area of
Batiquitos Lagoon is relatively undeveloped,
although it is traversed by two major highways,
a local road and the railroad (AT&SI).
La Costa Avenue runs above the lagoon's south
shore atop a 60-foot bluff west of Interstate
5. East of Interstate 5 just south of La
Costa Avenue is a steep bluff, the top of
which has already been committed to private
development. Most of the north shore is
•bounded by undeveloped or agriculturally
used bluff and hilly areas.
.Natural open space. County land - Use plans
exist for Batiquitos Lagoon. They include
preservation of open space and flood plain
zoning. But, the undeveloped rural setting has
also promoted several county plans for its
development as a regional park.
93
Batiquitos (cont.)
Site Access:Not accessible to the public except by private
unsurfaced roads.
Parking Facilities:
Ownership:
Future Plans:
None
The lagoon and its surroundings are owned by
a few relatively large landowners, Rancho La
Costa, La Costa Land Company, State Department
of Fish and Game Westlands Investment, Inc. and
Gerald Raff. It:falls entirely within the juris-
diction of the County of San Diego. While it
is not, for the most part zoned for development,
a substantial amount of development has been
proposed for the area.
The two major land owners in the area have pro-
posed the following:
The State Department of Fish and Game - "There
are basically three options to planning for the
future of these wetlands:
1. Preserve the lagoon as" it currently
exists.
2. Restore the area to its former natural
condition.
3. Develop it into an articicial environ-
ment for commercial and/or public -
recreational useage.
94
Batiquitos (cont.)
It is assumed that planning will be based on
the objective of obtaining optimum natural
resource values for the presently degraded
lagoon.
The Rancho La Costa Partnership plans for
this area are unknown. A reliable source
for comment has yet been available.
95
Buena Vista Lagoon
Size/Classification:
Location/Site
Conditions:
Proposed Use:
Proposed Primary
Activities:
350 - acre lagoon which includes 200 * acres
of submerged land.
Buena Vista Lagoon is a brackish coastal water
body located along the conmon boundary of the
cities of Oceanside and Carlsbad. The lagoon
occupies the lower floodplain of Buena Vista
Creek. The wetland area is bounded on the
west by a low bluff, a beach barrier, and a
weir. The lagoon is surrounded by undeveloped
steep bluffs up to 50 feet high west of Inter-
state 5. The northern banks east of Interstate
5 are bordered by Highway 78. The southern
shore east of Interstate 5 is bordered by
Jefferson Street and a steep hillside covered
with Eucalyptus Trees.
Visitor Information Center, walking trails,
fishing, Ecological Preserve jogging.
A State Ecological Preserve with nature hiking
along the southern shore. Fishing from the
shoreline.
Site Access:
Parking Facilities:
Access at Jefferson Street.
Proposed parking off of Carlsbad Blvd. on thei
northwest side of the lagoon (10-15 cars).
96
Buena Vista Lagoon (cont.)
Ownership:
Future Plans:
Acquisition History:
The land ownership and shoreline zoning is highly
fragmented. A major parcel on the north shore
just east of the Coastal Highway is privately
owned. Between the railroad and Interstate 5,
the majority is in public ownership (State of
California) or is held by the Nature Conservancy
for eventual acquisition by the State. Two small
parcels of shoreline property west of the
railroad are held by private owners. East of
the freeway about one-third of the water area is
owned by the State of California. The shoreline
on the southeast side is privately owned. East
of Jefferson Street, Citron is the major owner
of the filled area and adjacent south shore-
line. (See figure )
. The Department of Fish and Game is preparing
a land-use plan for the lagoon.
. All publically owned lands in the lagoon
area are designated as a State Ecological
Preserve.
. Dredge lagoon with federal monies.
See "Ownership".
97
Buena Vista School/Park
Size/Classification:
Location:
Site Conditions:
2-acre neighborhood park - This site should be
reclassified to reflect that it is a school
playfield.
Buena Vista Street, between Pio Pico Drive and
Highland Drive.
A flat, barren playfield with no landscaping.
A minimum playlot and equipment is located in one
corner.
Use:
Primary Activities:
Site Access:
Parking Facilities:
Ownership:
Future Plans:
Acquisition History:
Active.
Organized sports and free play.
Poor - The site is enclosed in chair!ink fencing
with a gate, which is locked, on the northern
boundary. Access is from the school which pro-
motes use only for school-aged individuals.
Adequate - Roadside parking along northern
boundary.
•Owned by the school district and maintained
by the city. The city has a joint-use agree-
ment with the school district.
t
Multi-use athletic fields.
See "Ownership".
98
Cadencia Park (proposed)
Size/Classification:
Location:
Site Conditions:
Proposed Use:
Proposed Primary
Activities:
Site Access:
Parking Facilities:
Ownership:
Future Plans:
Acquisition History:
4.1-acre neighborhood park.
Along Cadencia Street north of Sorla Place on
the east side of the street.
The site is composed of two approximately
equal terraces separated by an elevation of
approximately 6 feet.
Active and passive (primary active).
Phase I of development will support softball
and soccer.
Good - The site has open access along one
side of the park.
None at present.
City owned and maintained.
Not definite.
The land was dedicated from the La Costa
Development as per city ordinance 9120S.
It was originally part of San Marcos Canyon
land. It will be an in-house development pro-
ject from general funds.
99
Calavera Community Park (proposed)
Size/Classification:
Location:
Site Conditions:
Proposed Use:
10-acre neighborhood park.
Within the Calaveras Hills Development.
A gently sloping site with low mounding land-
forms.
To be established.
Proposed Primary
Activities:
Site Access:
Parking facilities:
Ownership:
Future Plan:
Acquisition History:
To be established.
None at present.
To be established in the park development
plan.
Owned by the developer of the Calaveras Hills
Development.
All ten acres to be dedicated as park-in-lieu
payment for development.'
100
Calavera Park (proposed)
Size/Classification:
Location:
Site Conditions:
Proposed Use:
Proposed Primary
Activities:
Site Access:
Parking Facilities:
Ownership:
Future Plan:
Acquisition History:
10-acre community park. The site should be
re-classified unless additional land is donated.
Within the Calaveras Hills Development.
A gently sloping site with low mounding land-
forms .
To be established.
To be established.
None at present.
To be established in the park development
plan.
Owned by the developer of the Calaveras Hills
Development.
All ten acres to be dedicated as park-in-lieu
payment for development..
101
Calavera Hills North Park (proposed)
Size/Classification:
Location:
Site Conditions:
Proposed Use:
Proposed Primary
Activities:
Site Access:
Parking Facilities:
Ownership:
Future Plans:
5-acre neighborhood park.
Within the Calavera Hills Development.
A gently sloping to level site adjacent to a
planned school site.
Primarily passive with some active.
To be established.
Currently non-existant.
To be established within the site plan.
Currently owned by developer of Calavera
Hills.
All five acres to be dedicated for parkland in
accordance with the city ordinance 9120S.
The Parks and Recreation Department is at-
tempting to trade the land for land adjacent to
the proposed Calaveras Community Park.
Acquisition History:
102
Cannon Park
Size/Classification:
Location:
Site Conditions:
Use:
Primary Activities:
Site Access:
Parking Facilities:
Ownership:
Future Plans:
Acquisition History:
1.7-acre mini-park.
100 Cannon Road - Park is bordered by Carls-
bad Boulevard on west side and sits within
a residential area. The SDG&E plant and
service yards are to the north.
A gently sloping site of consistent grade.
Primarily an open-turfed square to rec-
tangular lot with a small children's play
lot on northern edge of park. Needs restroom
facilities.
Active and passive.
Free-play, use of children's play equipment,
relaxing, Softball and basketball.
Adequate - Open access along two borders.
Inadequate - There is adjacent roadside
parking along Cannon Road.
The city leases land from SDG&E and main-
tains it.
None at present - Nothing major if at all.
There is a need to provide more active recreation.
Although the land is leased from SDG&E, the
city totally developed the park from city
general funds.
103
Cannon Lake Park (proposed)
Size/Classification:
Location:
Site Conditions:
Proposed Use:
Proposed Primary
Activities:
Site Access:
Parking Facilities:
Ownership:
Future Plans:
Acquisition History:
6-acre neighborhood park.
200 Cannon Road, just west of the AT & SF rail
road easement.
A lineal park located within a natural drain-
age way. Three to four acres of the proposed
park's six acres are under water.
Passive
Picnicking, tot play and relaxing.
None at present, but there is feasibility
for development. Due to space limitations,
access would be pedestrian from Cannon Road.
Roadside parking along Cannon Road. On-site
par-ing development is feasible but reduces
use areas significantly.
City owns the land.
Park development as a passive park with prim-
ary orientation to tots.
The land was donated by a private citizen to be
developed for tots.
104
Car Country Park
Size/Classification:
Location:
Site Conditions:
Use:
Primary Activities:
Site Access:
Parking Facilities:
Ownership:
Future Plans:
Acquisition History:
1-acre mini-park.
3200 Pio Pico Drive - The park site is
adjacent to the Interstate 5 freeway.
A relatively flat narrow lineal site which
is well landscaped with turf and trees.
Passive.
Occasional picnicking and relaxing.
Adequate - There is open access along one
side of the park. •
Adequate roadside parking is adjacent to
the park along the total length on one
side. No on-site parking.
Owned and maintained by the city.
There is no adjacent physical space for
further expansion available and no plans for
further improvement.
The land was dedicated by the developer
of Car Country and developed by the same.
No need for further expansion of this park.
105
Carlsbad Beach State Park
Size/Classification:
Location:
Site Conditions:
Special use regional park.
West of Carlsbad Boulevard to the Pacific
Ocean with the northern boundary at Pine Street
and the southern boundary at the Terramar
residential community.
"The elevation ranges from approximately 30'
at Pine Street to just above sea level at
the lagoon channel"
"Erosion, both natural and human, is a contin-
uing problem. The relatively soft soil of the
low bluff steadily erode under natural weathering
from runoff from the asphalt surfaces of Carls-
bad Boulevard, and from constant foot traffic
up and down the bluff faces to and from the beach."
Use:
Primary Activities:
Site Access:
Active and passive.
Swimming, surfing, fishing, sunbathing and
picnicking.
• There are three public accesses to the beach
1 - Pine Street emergency vehicle access.
2 - The parking lot entrance at Tamarack Street.
3 - Stairway at Cherry Street.
Recent rapid transition from single - to
multiple family residential development along
the major access routes to the State Beach
could have adverse impacts upon public beach
access.
106
Carlsbad Beach State Park (cont.)
Parking Facilities:
Ownership:
Parking is permitted along the entire distance
between the three accesses. Visitors continue
to use the eroding bluff face to reach the beach
from their parking spaces.
City parking lots are west of Agua Hedionda
Lagoon to the west side of the highway.
Owned by the State of California and maintained
by California State Department of Parks and
Recreation.
Future Plans:Beach and lagoon acquisitions are the highest
priorities for State Park and Recreation
funding.
Acquisition History:
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Carlsbad Swim and Tennis Complex
Size/Classification:
Location:
Site Conditions:
Use:
Primary Activities:
Site Access:
Parking Facilities:
Ownership:
Future Plans:
Acquisition History:
3-acre special-use area - This site should be
reclassified to a recreational facility.
Buena Vista - It is located within the Carlsbad
High School grounds.
A well-organized swim and tennis complex.
Active.
Swimming and tennis - A special-use facility.
Adequate - It can be entered from the school
site or the adjacent parking lot.
Adequate.
City-owned and maintained the School district
has a joint-use agreement with the city.
None at present.
Acquired from the school district and operated
on a joint-use agreement.
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Carrillo Park (proposed)
Size/Classification:
Location:
Site Conditions:
Proposed Use:
Proposed Primary
Activities:
10.3 acre community park.
Off Palomar Airport Road.
A ranch house and its ancillary structures sit
nestled within low rolling hills.
Not certain at this time. The property is
currently not open to the public.
n/a
Site Access:
Parking Facilities:
Ownership:
Future Plans:
Fair - Access is via a dirt road that tra-
verses the surrounding undeveloped country-
side and connects to Palomar Airport Road.
Access is inadequate for any regular use.
There is not any developed on-site parking,
but vehicles park as they may find available
space.
City owned and maintained.
Factions within the city have various ideas
for the once famous ranch, yet the general
tconsensus is to develop it into a useable
facility for the public. Additionally
approximately 7 to 8 acres of land are to be
dedicated by the developer of the remaining
884 acres of the original Carrillo land.
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Carrillo (cont.)
Acquisition History:It was originally part of the 13,311 acre
Rancho Agua Hedionda land grant that was
given to Don Juan Marron1 in 1842. Los
Quiotes Valley (where the ranch site is
located) is an eastern part of this land
grant. When Marron1 died in 1853, his wife
inherited the ranch and from her, it passed
to Frances Hinton in 1865, possibly as part
of a gambling debt.
Hinton engaged his friend Robert Kelly to be
his major-domo. Upon Hinton1s death, the
ranch was deeded to Kelly. Leo Carrillo bought
it from Kelly's heirs.
Carrillo and his wife Edith, willed the
property to their adopted daugher Antoinette.
In the early 1970's the property was purchased
for development by Daon Corporation, but
Antoinette was permitted to remain on the
property. After her death in 1979, the
property was dedicated to the City of Carls-
bad in accordance with ordinance 91202.
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Chase Fields
Size/Classification:
/
Location:
Site Conditions:
Use:
Primary Activities:
Site Access:
Parking Facilities:
Ownership:
Future Plans:
Acquisition History:
2.3-acre athletic facility.
3400 Harding Street - It is situated in a
built-out single family residential zone and
is located across the street to the south from
Pine Field. .
A relatively flat, rectangular site. The
majority of it's square footage is developed
in lighted ballfields.
Active.
Youth baseball and softball.
Adequate - The main access is on the east
side of the site.
Inadequate to adequate - Roadside parking along
four sides of the site. It is adequate during
school hours but inadequate during organized
event hours.
City owned and maintained.
There are no areas adjacent to the site for
further physical expansion. Further development
on-site of a picnic area with horseshoes is
anticipated in the near future.
It was bought from the school district as excess
school land and developed by the city and volunteer
111
Chase Fields (cont.)
residents,
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Fuerte Park (proposed)
Size/Classification:
Location:
Site Conditions:
Proposed Use:
Proposed Primary
Activities:
Site Access:
Parking Facilities:
Ownership:
Future Plans:
Acquisition History:
3.66-acre neighborhood park.
El Fuerte between Alicante and Alga Road.
It is comprised of steep slopes adjacent to a
flat school site.. Rocky conditions prevail.
Active - Athletic field.
Team Sports and free play.
Poor - There is none presently and the fea-
sibility is limited.
To be developed - The potential for adjacent
roadside parking development is poor.
City owned.
Proposed joint-use with San Marcos Elementary
School district.
Received by County through land dedication
and park-in-lieu payment. Then land was
annexed into the city.
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Harding Community Center
Size/Classification:
Location:
Site Conditions:
Use:
1.5-acre neighborhood recreation center.
3096 Harding Street (Northeast corner of Oak
Avenue and Harding Street).
A relatively flat site with the greatest per-
centage of it's area covered by structures.
There are two large recreation halls.
Passive.
Primary Activities:
Site Access:
Parking Facilities:
Ownership:
Future Plans:
Community group use.
Adequate - It has open access along two borders,
Harding Street and Oak Avenue.
Inadequate to adequate - There is roadside
parking along two borders and approximately
10 parking spaces on-site. Although road-
side parking may be available it is not
conveniently located. Parking facility is
located due west with approximately 15 to 20
spaces.
Owned and maintained by the city.
None.
Acquisition History:Purchased by city from St. Patrick's Church in
the early 1970's. Remodeled by the city using
grant funds.
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Holiday Park
Size/Classi fi cati on:
Location:
Site Conditions:
Use:
Primary Activities:
Site Access:
Parking:
Ownership:
Future Plans:
5.4-acre neighborhood park.
3200 Pio Pico Drive - Adjacent to 1-5 on the
east.
Completely landscaped with turf and trees on
a relatively flat site. It is a mature
developed park.
Active and passive - Primarily passive with a
few clearings for active free play. Group
meeting in gazebo area.
Picnicking, free play, youth activities and tot
activities. Day shows, weddings and receptions.
Excellent - The park is surrounded on all
sides by roadway.
Adequate - Parking is along the perimeter of
the park on all sides, except on the south
side there is no on-site parking, but it isn't
necessary for the current activity level of
the park. The existing parking facilities is in
need of upgrading.
City owned and maintained.
No potential for further site expansion. Re-
design and rehabilitation could increase active
use within the park. Currently $10,000 in Grant
monies will be used for tot lot refurbishment.
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Holiday Park (cont.)
Acquisition History: Not known how it was acquired. The park
expansion occurred 20 years ago by the
city staff and it was funded through general
funds. The original park site was approx-
imately 2 acres.
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Hosp Grove Park (proposed)
Size/Classification:
Location:
Site Conditions:
Use:
Primary Activities:
Site Access:
Parking Facilities;
Ownership:
Future Plans:
Acquisition History:
11-acre site with a proposed 7 acre neighbor-
hood park site.
Along developed Canyon Street.
Primarily steep slopes supporting Eucalyptus
grove.
Passive.
Picnicking and relaxing.
Inadequate at present - The adjacent residen-
tial development will be placing streets
as part of their project which will provide
access to the site.
Adequate - There is a joint use agreement
with the city and the developer for use of
visitor parking for the residential dev-
elopment.
City owned.
There has been some discussion for development
as a wilderness park. Sixteen additional
acres are to be dedicated adjacent to this
site.
<
The land has been dedicated by the developer
in accordance with the city ordinance 91202.
It will most likely be developed with park-
117
Hosp Grove (cont.)
in-lieu fees and grant monies.
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HUB Park (proposed)
Size/Classification
Location
Site Conditions
Proposed Use
Proposed
Primary Activity
Site Access
Parking Facilities
Future Plans
92-acre special use area
Immediately adjacent to the southern edge of the
Agua Hedionda Lagoon. It is east of the Inter-
state 5 freeway.
A lineal site of sloped rolling hills that
merge with flat beaches adjacent to the lagoon.
Its primary land-uses are open space, pre-
dominantly covered with Chapparel and
agriculture.
Passive
Ecological Preserve
Poor - There are existing unpaved access roads
which are not for general use.
No current facilities. Proposed facilities,
if any, to be determined during site plan
preparation.
Ancilliary facilities to an ecological pre-
serve, such as, picnic areas, trails and
viewpoints, are anticipated for development.
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Jefferson School/Park
Size/Classification:2.1-acre neighborhood park - This site should
be reclassified.
Location:
Site Conditions:
Proposed Use:
Proposed Primary
Activities:
Jefferson Street, between Tamarach Avenue and
Magnolia Avenue.
A flat site adjacent to the existing school
yard.
Multi-use athletic facility.
Soccer, softball.
Site Access:
Parking Facilities:
Ownership:
Poor to adequate - If the primary users will be
school children, then there is immediate and
open access along one side of the proposed park
site. If use by other age groups is anticipated
then access is non-existant. The site is an
interior lot away from frontage circulation.
Additionally, it has been "boxed in" by a wall
that was built by the developer of the adjacent
property.
None.
Owned by the school district and will be developed
and maintained by the city. The city has a joint-
use agreement with the school district.
Future Plans:To be determined.
120
Jefferson (cont.)
Acquisition History: See "Ownership",
121
Kelly School/Park
Size/Classification:
Location:
Site Conditions:
Use:
Primary Activities:
Site Access:
Parking Facilities:
Ownership:
Future Plans:
Acquisition History:
4-acre neighborhood park. This site should be
reclassified to reflect that it is a school
playfield.
Kelly Street and Bayside Drive.
A flat open field with no landscaping and chil-
dren's play equipment located at one end of the.
site.
Active.
Organized sports and free play.
Adequate - The current use is by school chil-
dren. Access is from the school and the school
parking lot.
Adequate - There is on-site parking for school
facilty and a proportionate number of visitor
spaces.
Owned by the school district and maintained
by the school district. The city has a joint-
use agreement with the school district.
The city has none at present.
See "Ownership"
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La Costa Canyon Park
Si ze/Classi f i cati on:
Location:
Site Conditions:
Use:
Primary Activities:
Site Access:
Parking Facilities:
Ownership:
Future Plans:
Acquisition History:
9-acre neighborhood park.
At the corner of Pueblo Street and Rana Court.
The developed 3 acres are a well-turfed,
gently sloping site with moderate park
development, i.e. picnic area, tot lot,
restrooms, basketball court and on-site
parking facilities. The remainder of the
site is moderate slopes.
Active and passive.
Basketball, free-pla'y, picnicking, relaxing,
visiting with friends and heavy use of tot
area which are accompanied by parents.
Good - Open access along one edge of the park
(Pueblo Street) and additional access from on-
site parking area.
Adequate - There is on-site parking for
approximately 25 automobiles.
City owned and maintained.
Immediate plans are to add tennis facilities.
There is no adjacent area for further expansion
of existing park boundaries. Further develop-
ment will be passive and natural areas.
The site wes acquired as park dedication land
123
La Costa Canyon (cont.)
as per city ordinance 9120S and developed by
the city with park-in-lieu fees and land, water
and conservation Grant monies. ($50,000.00)
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Laguna Riviera Park
Size/Classification:
Location:
Site Conditions:
Use:
Primary Activities:
Site Access:
Parking Facilities:
Ownership:
Future Plans:
Acquisition History:
6.8-acre neighborhood park.
4900 Kelly Street
Approximately a 3.8 acre banana-shaped portion
of the site has b'een developed. It gently
slopes toward the interior curve of the over-
all shape, which is bounded by Kelly Street and
by low residentially developed hills on the back
side.
Combination active and passive.
Picnicking, tot play, some free play and basketball
Some night and day tennis use. Horse-shoes, night
and day basketball.
Adequate for vehicles, but poor for pedestrians
from surrounding residential developments. There
is no back entrance into the park.
Adequate - Currently parking is off-street
parking. There is no on-site parking. If use
of the park increases, additional parking will
be required.
City owned and maintained.
•None at present.
The land was dedicated by the developer in
accordance with the city ordinance 91202 and
125
Laguna Riviera (cont.)
developed by a private contractor. Development
was funded by park-in-lieu fees and general
funds.
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Lake Calavera Park (proposed)
Size/Classification:
Location:
Site Conditions:
Proposed Use:
Proposed Primary
Activities:
Site Access:
Parking Facilities:
Ownership:
Future Plans:
Acquisition History:
5-acre neighborhood park.
Within the proposed Calavera Hills development
adjacent to Calaveras Lake.
The 5 acre parcel falls within SDG&E easement.
It is a relatively flat site.
Passive - Development is contingent upon re-
gional park development.
To be established.
Inadequate - A dirt road extending from Mira
Monte Street in the city of Oceanside provides
the only currently acceptable vehicle access.
None - To be established on the development
plan. Currently, users park adjacent to the dirt
access road.
Developer of Calaveras Hills.
Hoped to exchange site for land contiguous
to Calavera Community Park.
None at present.
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Larwin Park (proposed)
Size/Classification:
Location:
10.31-acre community park.
East of El Camino Real, north of Elm Avenue
extension - The site is located atop the hill
side.
Site Conditions:
Proposed Use:
Proposed Primary
Activities:
Site Access:
A relatively flat pad that has been graded
across one side of the site, which is ap-
proximately 1.5 acres of the total site (only
useable land). Electric utility easement runs
adjacent to the site.
Passive.
Not yet determined.
Adequate - It has open access along the Elm
Street extension.
Parking Facil ities:
Ownership:
Future Plans:
To be determined.
City owned.
An additional 24 acres is proposed to be dedicated,
recommend fee-in-lieu.
Acquisition History:The city acquired land from the developer
(Tanglewood Development) through land ded-
ication. The development is hoped to be
provided through grant funds and park-in-lieu
fees.
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Levante School/Park
Size/Classification:
Location:
Site Conditions:
Use:
Primary Activities:
Site Access:
Parking Facilities:
Ownership:
Future Plans:
7-acre neighborhood park. This site should be
reclassified to reflect that it is a school
pi ay field.
*
3036 LeVante Drive.
The site is situated within a single family
residential zone. It is primarily a turfed,
multi-use athletic facility.
Active and some passive proposed.
Team sports (softball), free play and use of
existing playlot equipment.
Adequate - The current day use by children
requires only pedestrian access at present.
Adequate - Roadside parking in the adjacent
residential area is available if required.
The eventual school will require on-site
parking for faculty and visitors.
Owned by the school district and maintained
by the city. The city has a joint-use agree-
ment with the school district.
Two acres of the seven acre site will support
a proposed elementary school. This will re-
duce the overall park acreage. In the near
future (June 1981) the Parks and Recreation
Department is planning to set a small structure,
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Levante (cdnt.)
which was donated to the city onto foundations
on the site. There has been recent question
as to whether all residents will have access
to the site or just students.
Acquisition History: See "Ownership".
130
Macario Park (proposed)
Size/Classification
Location:
Site Conditions
Proposed Use
Proposed Activities
Site Access
Parking Facilities
Ownership
Future Plans
488-acre special use area. (Includes the HUB
area, SDG&E, and some Kelly property.)
Immediately adjacent to the south and south-
east edge of the Agua Hedionda Lagoon.
The site is a wide canyon flanked by slopes
of 15 to 35 percent grade. At the mouth
of the canyon is the Agua Hedionda wetlands and
lagoon. It is an undeveloped site with the
dominant plant communities being Coastal
Sage Scrub and Chaparral.
Primarily active with some educational passive.
Not yet determined.
None at present - Access is anticipated from
the proposed extension of Cannon Road.
None at present - Location and capacity to be
determined during site plan preparation.
Fragmented ownership. The primary landholdings
"are owned by the City of Carlsbad, Koll Company
, SDG&E and Allen Kelly.
.There have been various ideas proposed for the
site, from leaving it in its natural state to
producing a major cultural center. The eventual
outcome will be based upon its relationship to
other Carlsbad recreational facilities (what
are self-supporting needs) and the expressed
131
Macario (cont.)
desires of the Carlsbad residents via their
their city staff and decision makers.
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Magee Park
Size/Classification:
Location:
Site Conditions:
3-acre neighborhood park.
258 Beech Street.
Relatively flat site with well-turfed areas
and some trees are bordering three sides by
the streets. The on-site structures which
accomodate the Senior Citizen Association and
the Carlsbad Historical Society have had a
complete and quality refurbishing. Areas im-
mediately adjacent to the structures are well
landscaped. Magee Heritage Hall, a second
structure, is located to the north.
Use:
Primary Activities:
Primarily passive, although open turf areas
provide space for free-play if desired.
Adult social programs and Historical Society
activities - shuffleboard and horseshoes.
Site Access:Excellent - Open access along three borders of
site.
Parking Facilities:
Future Plans:
Excellent - There is roadside parking along three
borders of the site and parking on-site for ap-
proximately 15 vehicles. Additionally, parking
is available across the street in the church
parking lot as per agreement by the city and
.the church officials.
None to date. The site has just recently
underwent a major refurbishing.
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Magee Park (cont.)
Acquisition History: It was donated in the will of Mrs. Shipley, a
member of the Magee family, to the city for
recreation purposes. The city developed
the site with park district and federal HCD
grant monies.
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Magnolia School/Park
Size/Classification:
Location:
Site Conditions:
Use:
Primary Activities:
Site Access:
Parking Facilities:
Ownership:
Future Plans:
Acquisition History:
4.2-acre neighborhood park. It should be
reclassified to a special-use facility.
Along Valley Street between Magnolia Avenue
and Andrea Avenue.
A flat parcel.
None
None
Good - Access is from school parking lot.
Adequate.
Owned by the School District and will be
developed and maintained by the City. The
City has a joint-use agreement with the
School District.
Athletic playfield is anticipated for develop-
ment.
See ownership.
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Maxton Browne Park
Size/Classification:
Location:
Site Condition:
Use:
Primary Activities:
Site Access:
Parking Facilities:
Ownership:
Future Plans:
Acquisition History:
1.4-acre mini-park.
500 Laguna Drive - It overlooks Buena Vista
Lagoon.
It is well landscaped with groundcover
and trees.
Passive.
Picnicking and relaxing.
Good - It is located at the intersection of
State Street and Laguna Drive.
Poor (along park boundaries on road shoulder)
Owned and maintained by the city.
No potential for further site expansion.
The site was given to the city and developed
by the staff with general funds.
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Maxton Browne Extension Park
Size/Classification:
Location:
Site Conditions:
Use:
Primary Activities:
Site Access:
Parking Facilities:
Ownership:
Future Plans:
Special Feature:
2.1-acre mini-park.
2415 Carlsbad Boulevard - The property over-
looks Buena Vista Lagoon which is to the
north.
A moderately sloping site.
Not open to public - Due to size and topo-
graphic limitations, development of the site
would be limited to passive use. It is the
old city water reservoir and sewer pump
station with emergency overflow facility.
None at present.
Poor - Although the site is adjacent to
Carlsbad Boulevard easy accessibility is
not from the boulevard. Additionally,
visibility to the entrance is obscure.
Poor - There are no parking areas onsite.
There is a dirt service road that travels
along the edge of the park.
Owned and maintained by the city.
No potential for further site expansion.
The circular reservoir rises out of the
sloped land.
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Maxton Browne Extension (cont.)
Acquisition History: It was developed by the City Staff as land-
scaping for the reservoir and paid for
through general funds.
Due to it's functional use, if housing the
water reservoir and sewer pump station with
emergency overflow the land cannot be sold
or traded.
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Oak Park
Size/Classification:
Location:
Site Conditions:
Use:
Primary Activities:
Site Access:
Parking Facilities:
Ownership:
Future Plans:
Acquisition History:
.4-acre mini-park.
3303 Pio Pico Drive - It is adjacent to the
1-5 on one side and surrounded by commercial
uses on the others.
It is a relatively flat, narrow, lineal park,
well landscaped with turf and trees.
Passive.
Occasional lunch hour picnicking and relaxing.
Adequate - It has open access along the length
of one side of the park.
None - It is a pedestrian oriented park and the
amenities will only attract those users in near
proximity. Thus parking facilities are not felt
to be needed.
Owned and maintained by the city.
There is no adjacent physical space for further
expansion available. No further improvements
are planned.
Donated by Cal Trans and developed by the city
•staff through general funds.
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Occidental Park (proposed)
Si ze/Classi fi cati on:
Location:
Site Conditions:
Proposed Use:
Proposed Primary
Activities:
Site Access:
Parking Facilities:
Ownership:
Future Plans:
Acquisition History:
3.88-acre community park.
East of 1-5 and north of Poinsettia along
Paseo del Norte.
A combination of flat areas and moderate
slopes.
Active and passive.
To be established.
Non-existant.
To be developed.
City owned.
City is currently in negotiations to trade
the titled .land for another parcel.
The land was dedicated to the city as per
city ordinance 9120S and will be developed most
likely from park-in-lieu fees and grant monies.
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Pine Field
Size/Classification:1-acre school field.
Location:3300 Harding Street - Located across the
street from Chase Fields.
Site Conditions:It is a relatively flat playfield adjacent
to school site.
Use:Active.
Primary Activities:It supports after school youth sports and
evening adult sports.
Site Access:Adequate - There is open access from school
yard. The site is otherwise surrounded by
chain!ink fencing.
Parking Facilities:Not required.
Ownership:Owned by school district, but City Parks and
Recreation Department has entered into a
joint use agreement. The city maintains the
field.
Future Plans:None, although there is a possibility of pur-
chase if the school district wants to sell.
Acquisition History:n/a
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Pine Field
Size/Classification:
Location:
Site Conditions:
Use:
Primary Activities:
Site Access:
Parking Facilities:
Ownership:
Future Plans:
Acquisition History:
1-acre school field
3300 Harding Street - Located across the
street from Chase Fields.
It is a relatively flat playfield adjacent
to school site. The only lighted adult sports
field in the city.
Active.
It supports after school youth and evening
adult sports.
Adequate - There is open access from school
yard. The site is otherwise surrounded by
chainlinked fencing.
Not required.
Owned by school district, but City Parks and
Recreation Department has entered into a
joint use agreement. The city maintains the
field.
None, although there is a possibility of pur-
chase if the school district wants to sell.
n/a
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Pio Pico Park
Size/Classification:
Location:
Site Conditions:
Uses:
Primary Activities:
Site Access:
Parking Facilities:
Ownership:
Future Plans:
Acquisition History:
.8-acre mini-park.
5100 Pio Pico Drive
It is a relatively flat, narrow, lineal site,
well landscaped with turf and trees.
Passive.
Occassional picnicking and relaxing. The
horseshoe area gets minimal use.
Adequate - There is open access along the length
of one side of the park.
Adequate - The roadside parking is adjacent to
the park along the total length on one side.
No on-site parking exists.
Owned and maintained by the city.
There is no adjacent space for further site
expansion. There are no-plans for improvement.
The site was given to the city by Cal Trans as
part of the 1-5 development. City staff developed
the park with general funds.
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Rotary Park
Size/Classification:
Location:
Site Condition:
Use:
Primary Activities:
Site Access:
Parking Facilities:
Ownership:
Future Plans:
Acquisition History:
1-acre mini-park.
2900 Washington Street.
A relatively flat linear park. It is well
landscaped with turf and trees.
Passive.
Picnicking and relaxing.
Good - There are two entrances (one from
Grand Avenue and one from Elm Avenue).
Excellent - Planned parking is provided.
(Approximately 10-12 parking spaces.)
Leased from the A.T.&S.F. Railroad/main-
tained by the city.
Room for further site expansion exists
adjacent to the park's west property line.
Which is currently part of the Twin Inn's
grounds. The Twin Inn's land and structure
is currently for sale.
The leased land was developed as a joint
effort of the Carlsbad Rotary Club and the
city. Rotary and city forces provided
volunteer labor and the city paid for the
development.
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San Marcos Canyon
Size/Classification:
Location:
Site Conditions:
Special-use area.
The property fronts on Rancho Santa Fe Road
and then proceeds approximately southwest.
It is a gently sloping canyon to a steep
ravine.
Proposed Use:
Proposed Primary
Activity:
Natural open space.
None.
Site Access:Poor - Access is from a dirt road that
intersects with Rancho Santa Fe Road.
Parking Facilities:None.
Future Plans:None.
Acquisition History:Dedicated by La Costa P.U.D. in accordance
with City Ordinance 9120S.
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San Marcos Creek Park
Size/Classification:
Location:
Site Conditions:
Proposed Use:
15.3-acre community park. This facility should
be considered for reclassification to a
neighborhood park.
West of Rancho Santa Fe at the entry to San
Marcos Canyon - Site encompasses a water
district facility.
The site is primarily a creek with an access
road running along the creek to the interior
water district facility.
Passive.
Proposed Primary Uses: Relaxing, strolling and picnicking.
Site Access:
Parking Facilities:
Ownership:
Future Plans:
Acquisition History:
Adequate for eventual facility. An access
dirt road intersects Rancho Santa Fe Road.
To be established.
Proposed city ownership. Daon now owns it.
City to exchange this area for other site or
accept fee-in-lieu.
Proposed city acquisition will be as per the
La Costa Parks Agreement.
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South Carlsbad State Beach
Size/Classification:
Location:
Site Conditions:
Use:
Primary Activities:
Site Access:
102.3-acre special use regional park.
West of the Coast Highway to the Pacific Ocean
between Manzano Street on the north and Sea
Bluff residential community to the south.
The elevation ranges from sea level to 60 feet
near San Marcos Creek. Erosion has been a
continuing problem. High ocean water removes
beach and sand and human erosion has occurred
from traffic up and down the bluff faces, although
a recent signing program has somewhat mitigated
this problem.
Active and passive activities.
Swimming, surfing, fishing, sunbathing, picnicking
and over-night camping. An informal inter-
pretive area supports evening programs during
Easter vacation and regularly throughout the
heavy use period on a bi-weekly schedule.
Open access exists at all points twenty-four
hours per day to the open boundary along the
beach. The normal visitor control point is the
entrance located in the middle of the unit.
' "Access is a problem in that, while the beaches
primary function is to meet the ever-growing
and legitimate demand for shoreline camping
facilities, only minimal facilities have been
provided for day use (California Coastal Plan
p. 261).
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South Carlsbad State Beach (cont.)
Parking Facilities:
Ownership:
Inadequate - Walk in visitors use available
roadside parking. Those visftors who are
camping have parking at theihr campsite.
Both camping and day-use occur and fees
are charged for both.
Owned by the. State of California and maintained
by California State Department of Parks and
Recreation.
Future Plans:Beach and lagoon acquisitions are the current
highest priorities for State Park and Recreation
funding. A relocation of some camping areas and
parking lots inland, thus freeing beach bluff
and adjacent areas for higher density beach
recreational activities is desired.
Acquisition History:"The original unit was acquired in 1933,
consisted of 45.23 acres with 12,032 of beach
frontage.
The Paul Ecke property north of the original
unit was purchased in the 1973-4 acquisition
program. Funds in the amount of $1,500,000
from the Federal Land and Water Conservation
Fund were matched by Mr. Ecke to allow pur-
chase of 32.387 acres. The acquisition included
22.3 acres on the inland side of the Coast
•Highway and 10.087 acres of upland bluff and
beach (2,000 O.F.). (The 73-74 Ecke acquisition
is still under control and management of General
Services.)
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South Carlsbad State Beach (cont.)
Two parcels were acquired through the State Beach
Park Recreational and Historical Facilities Bond
Act of 1975: 11.3 acres, including 1,600 feet
of ocean frontage at the north end of the State
Beach, (this is the Paul Ecke property abutting
the Terramar residential development. It is
high upland bluff fronting moderately sandy beach).
24.7 acres, including 4,900 feet of ocean frontage
at the south end of the State Beach. This
property includes all the beach front between
South Carlsbad and Leucadia State Beaches.
These additions bring this unit to 102.3 acres
with an ocean frontage of 18,032.
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Stagecoach Park (proposed)
Size/Classification:
Location:
Site Conditions:
Use:
Primary Activities:
Site Access:
Parking Facilities:
Ownership:
Future Plans:
Acquisition History:
12.5-acre community park.
Along South Rancho Santa Fe Road.
Moderate to steep slopes with a plateau
atop the slopes.
Active and passive.
To be established.
None.
To be developed in site plan. .
City owned.
City to receive an additional 15.5 acres
from land dedication as per the La Costa
Parks Agreement.
The land was dedicated to the city as part of
the La Costa Parks Agreement.
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Stagecoach Park (proposed)
Size/Classification:
Location:
Site Conditions:
Use:
Primary Activities:
Site Access:
Parking Facilities:
Ownership:
Future Plans:
Acquisition History:
12.5-acre community park.
Along South Rancho Santa Fe Road.
Moderate to steep slopes with a plateau
atop the slopes.
Active and passive.
To be established.
None.
To be developed in site plan.
City owned.
City to receive an additional 15.5 acres
from land dedication as per the La Costa
Parks Agreement. Joint-use with high school
fields.
The land was dedicated to the city as part of
the La Costa Parks Agreement.
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GOVERMMENTAL GUIDELINES INVENTORY
Source: City of Carlsbad
General Plan
Parks and Recreation Element - 1975
GOALS
A goal is a desired state or condition toward which effort is directed.
It is an ultimate end to work toward, although it may not be immediately
or completely attained. Within the goal to provide a recreation environment
for optimum human expression and development, the following sub-goals or ob-
jectives have been defined for the City of Carlsbad.
A. Provide a full, balanced and readily accessible program of facilities
and activities to meet the needs of persons of all ages, physical
conditions and socioeconomic situations.
B. Enhance neighborhood livability, positive interaction and personal ex-
pression, health, enrichment and development through a complete spectrum
of recreational activities.
C. Develop an appreciation of nature by expanding the opportunity for contact
with the outdoors.
D. Develop an appreciation of cultural fine arts by providing programs
and the opportunity to learn and use skills in dance, drama, art, music
and other performing arts.
E. Develop an appreciation of athletics, sports and physical exercise,
health and well-being, by providing training in the skills of and the
opportunity to participate in these activities.
F. Provide a balanced park and recreation system which recognizes Carlsbad's
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facility needs, climate and other physical amenities.
G. To the degree possible, work toward seeing that land is acquired and
facilities are developed on a "pay-as-you-go" basis. This cost should
be prorated back to the people who will use and .enjoy these facilities
via the city's park land dedication or in-lieu fee ordinance. Facilities
not directly serving new living units should be provided by other
revenues collected from persons who enjoy Carlsbad's recreational amenities
on a city-wide basis. As an example, such funds may include transient
or motel-hotel taxes, sales taxes and park taxes.
H. Provide needed recreation facilities within reasonable access of all
residents.
I. Maximize the function and use of parks by locating them next to the
schools where this is in the best interest of the citizens and service.
J. Through physical development, create an invigorating, refreshing atmos-
phere in the City's parks.
K. As a "people-oriented, social service", parks should be financed by
methods which enable all residents to enjoy an adequate level of
service. The level of service provided should depend on the total
wealth of the total City and not on the fortuitous location of wealthy
residents or of taxable property.
L. Wherever possible and best for providing service, local parks should
be located adjacent to school sites, thereby augmenting the open space
facilities and recreational aspects of the school facilities.
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POLICIES
Policy is a widely used term with many connotations. Basically, policy
may be considered as an expression of guidelines for Goals Statements.
The following list of Policy Statements is intended to perform that
guiding function necessary to implement the Parks and Recreation Plan:
A. Promote the cooperation of all private and governmental entities
in achieving the acquisition and development of needed public
facilities and programs based on a realistic program as approved
by City Council.
B. Encourage the development of private parks and recreational facilities,
while permanently insuring adequate public local parks and recreational
facilities for all citizens of the incorporated areas, regardless of
economic status.
C. Integrate planning for parks with planning for open-space, conservation,
hiking, bicycle and equestrian trails, regional parks, and scenic
highways.
D. Provide local park facilities which are appropriate for the individual
neighborhoods and communities in which they are located.
E. Insure that local parks are available and developed when and where
needed by acquiring them and providing funds to develop them via the
subdivision process.
F. Where development occurs which adds to local recreation needs, the majority,
if not all of the cost of the added facilities, should be borne by those
developments in the affected area.
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G. Develop within each site, facilities that are attractive, pleasant,
functional and safe.
H. Acquire sites and develop facilities to provide for special recreation
needs including: passive and active recreation parks, nature areas,
aquatic, and athletic facilities, motor activity areas, performing
arts center, auditorium and equestrian, pedestrian, and bicycle
trails.
I. Provide an equitable distribution of recreation facilities in each
service area.
J. Continue close working relationship with the School District in order
to assure the optimum use of joint use recreation facilities.
K. Continue to encourage and.request private owners and public agencies
to sell, donate or lease, for minimal fees, surplus lands which are
suitable for park and open space uses.
L. In accordance with approved master plans and specific drawings encourage
the help in the development of facilities by service clubs, civic groups,
individual donors and others.
M." Require the dedication of park land or payment of in-lieu fees, which-
ever is the best interest of the City in acquiring land and providing
the development thereon, by developers to assure the provision of needed
park and recreation facilities for residents of that developed area
on a local and City-wide basis.
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N. Give credit for private recreational developments only to the degree
that these developments conform to the standards as established by
this plan.
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0. Work and coordinate with private, public and quasi-public agencies
for the development and use of resources within the City sphere of
influence.
P. Make optimum use of natural, physical and human resources for
recreation facilities and programs.
Q. Preserve outstanding natural and historic resources.
R. Develop methods of acquiring and developing recreation facilities
on a pay-as-you-go basis.
S. Provide the necessary physical and social environment to complement
the recreation plan in each Recreation Service District.
T. Use innovative park design to relate to the needs of the community.
U. Provide for the development of bicycle, pedestrian and equestrian
trails and paths separate from automobile traffic.
V. Provide for development of access wlakways around all major water
resources except for south shore of the outer lagoon of the Agua
Hedionda Lagoon.
W. Give priority to the acquisition of land for recreation purposes so
that future residents as well as present residents will have recreation
opportunities.
X. Local park and recreation facilities should be equitably distributed so
as to be accessible to all local residents.
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Y. All local park land accepted for maintenance by the city should con-
sider site criteria established by the Parks and Recreation Element
prior to acceptance. .
Z. . In general, the time for development of the neighborhood park, and
the proportion of the park to be improved, should be related to the
anticipated time for completion of a substantial portion of the
residential units to be constructed in the neighborhood.
AA. The amount of local park land required for the city should be based
on a projection of future community recreational needs.
BB. Plans for local parks should be integrated with open space plans within
planned residential developments as they are developed.
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CC. Encourage the use of bicycles and horses as an alternate mode of
transportation for access to open space and recreation areas.
DD. Encourage employee recreation in business and industrial areas in
order to provide recreational opportunities for employees.
EE. Require developers of condominiums and other multiple-family dwelling
subdivisions of over 50 units to provide facilities that should be with-
in close-use and super-visional distance of each home—including tot
lots and areas for outdoor relaxation, exercise and socialization as
appropriate to the specific subdivision plan.
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Source: City of Carlsbad
General Plan - December 20, 1973
Open Space & Conservation Element
Policies
1. Greenbelts: To establish greenbelts to preserve and/or create
open space areas as a means of maintaining community scale and
identity, separating conflicting land uses, and achieving a sense
of natural openness as an integral part of urban surroundings.
2. Outdoor Recreation: To conserve, develop, and utilize areas
particularly suited for outdoor recreation by preserving areas
of unique scenic, historical and cultural value and developing
areas especially suited for active park and recreational purposes.
3. Preservation of Natural Resources: To preserve natural resources
by: protecting fish, wildlife, and vegetation habitats; retaining
the natural character of waterways, shoreline features, hillsides,
and scenic areas; safeguarding areas for scientific and educational
reserach; respecting the limitations of our air and water resources
to absorb pollution; encouraging legislation that will assist in
preserving these resources.
Objectives
Floodplain and Water Resource Management
Objective: To Conserve, develop and utilize the water resources
within the City of Carlsbad, including, but not limited to, flood-
plains, shoreline, lagoons, waterways, lakes, ponds, and reservoirs.
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Guidelines:
Water resources in the City of Carlsbad should be maintained in
as natural and benificial a state as possible by (a) conserving or
improving the appearance and ecology of those which are in a
relatively untouched condition, (b) restoring, in accordance with
recognized ecological principles and insofar as it is possible,
those water areas which have been significantly altered, to a
condition which is most beneficial to the public, and (c) simulating
a natural condition in areas which are to be altered in the future
for purposes of safety engineering, water conservation, or recreation.
Unique and Special Resources^
Guidelines:
1. Areas that provide unique visual amenities and shape the urban
form should be preserved as open space. These areas include
hillsides, hilltops, valleys, beaches, lagoons, lakes and other
unique resources that provide visual and phyiscal relief to the
cityscape by creating natural contrasts to the build-up, man-
made scene.
2. Creeks, utility easements, and other open areas should be
utilized as part of an overall master plan for parks and
recreation facilities.
3. Where feasible, the City should exchange excess vacant lands
for nore useful open space areas.
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4. Open space lands held by the public for recreational use should
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be accessible and should be provided with essential utilities,
public facilities and services. .
Components of the Plan:
The following lands are integral and necessary components of the Open
Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan:
a. Reserved Land Within the City:
(1) Publicly-Owned Open Space: Used for recreational, educational,
institutional, conservation, and protective purposes including
parks, beaches, lagoons, trails, access ways, golf courses,
school playgrounds, reservoirs, cemeteries, sanctuaries,
botanical areas, flood control channels, airport clear zones,
disposal sites.
(2) Privately-owned open space committed to and used for recreational,
educational, conservation, and protective purposes including
parks, playgrounds, beaches, beach access ways, greenbelts,
cemeteries, lagoons, and nature areas.
b. Semi-Reserved and Restricted Land:
(1) Held privately or publicly on less permanent basis for recreational,
. agricultural, or transportation purposes including golf courses,
agricultural preserves, airports and clear zones, railroad
right-of-way, highway and street rights-of-way, utility easements,
beach access.
(2) Planned publicly or privately for recreational or other open
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space purposes including areas as designated in the general
plan of the City.
c. Unreserved land whose undeveloped state or open space function is
susceptible to development including:
(1) Scenic areas. "
(2) Sensitive landforms such as ocean and lagoon bluffs, beach
•sands, excessive slopes, landslide areas, major peaks and
ridges, and flood plains.
(3) Sensitive ecological areas such as wildlife habitats, bird
refuges, marshes, mudflats, riparian Habitats, and areas of
unique vegetation.
(4) Natural resource lands such as crop and grazing lands.
(5) Historical and Archaeological sites.
(6) Areas buffering and structuring the form of the City and all
of it's components.
Order of Importance of Open Space and Conservation Resources:
The order of importance for the protection, maintenance, and enhancement
of open space and conservation resources is as follows:
1st Areas which would be maintained as open space in order to
provide for public health and safety including floodplains,
geologic hazards and water resources.
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2nd Areas which would protect and enhance hillside and soil re-
sources, wildlife habitats and unique vegetation.
3rd Areas most suited for agricultural production.
4th Areas having unique and special resources including, but not
limited to, visual amenities, recreational uses, landmarks,
areas which provide buffers between incompatible land uses,
and areas which provide linkages to larger open space areas
and give form and identity to the City.
Status of Open Space and Conservation in Carlsbad
To logically prepare a general plan and implementation program for the
preservation or rational development of open lands, knowledge of op-
portunities and the current status ofopen lands is necessary. The
following is summary of certain components of the open space and con-
servation resources existing in the City at the time of preparation of
the Open Space and Conservation Elements.
1. Major Recreation Areas in Carlsbad: No non-beach regional or
community parks exist in Carlsbad. There are only five neighbor-
hood parks serving the entire population of the City.
2. Coastline: The coastline is a major resource of Carlsbad.
The public's access to these coastlines have been impaired,
not so much by development, but by the lack of improved access.
3. Canyons: The canyond have great importance for Carlsbad because
they have considerable value to a comprehensive open space
system. The present policies of the City do not adequately
protect these resources.
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4, Watercourses: Development of Carlsbad's river beds and creeks
has had at least two detrimental effects on the environment.
First, development in certain areas of Carlsbad has blocked
the natural flowing of water. Second, the soil of the water-
courses and banks is quite fertile and development precludes
it's cultivation.
5. Lagoons: There has been a.continuing discussion throughout
the years as to what should be done to Buena Vista, Agua
Hedionda, and Batiquitos Lagoons. The three lagoons existing
constitute a major resting point along the Pacific Flyway for
ducks, geese, and many water birds. Further, the lagoons
contain or have the potential to be rehabilitated to contain
flora and fauna which cannot be found anywhere else in the
world. Once blocked or build upon, the lagoons will drastically
change (the process has started), causing irrepairable damage
to the bird populations of North America. It is extremely
important that they be wisely managed. Suggested uses have
ranged from filling for industrial and residential uses to nature
preserves to ocean access small craft harbors. Each proposal
has had it's stunch advocates and opponents. Since these
lagoons differ in respect to such aspects as ownership, physical
characteristics, governmental jurisdiction, potential uses, and
financial and environmental costs of implementing various
proposals, it is essential that each be considered in its own
light.
Buena Vista Lagoon: San Diego County's Regional Parks Imple-
mentation Study recommends that Buena Vista Lagoon be developed
as a nature preserve oriented regional park. Although the lagoon
bottom as it presently exists is owned by organizations interested
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in such uses, most of the adjoining land intented for park use,
namely Hosp Grove, is no longer available for such purposes.
The mouth of the lagoon has long been closed to the ocean and
there is no need for it to be opened. The lagoon is well
known as an especially important habitat for fresh and brackish
water fowl and both public and private sentiment appears to
favor this use.
Agua Hedionda Lagoon: This lagoon has been the subject of two
City of Carlsbad studies exploring it's use as an ocean access
small craft harbor. It has also been recommended in the Regional
Parks Implementation Study as a major intensive water sports
oriented regional park. The wet area of the lagoon is owned
by the San Diego Gas and Electric Company and is used as a cooling
water intake and settling basin for the Encina Power Plant.
This area is leased to the City of Carlsbad for recreational
use. Since most of the south shore of the lagoon is owned by
San Diego Gas and Electric Company and the remaining shoreline
and adjoining acreage is privately owned, it appears that joint
cooperation between San Diego Gas and Electric Company,.the City,
and private interests is essential if Agua Hedionda Lagoon is
to be satisfactorily developed.
Batiquitos Lagoon: This is the largest of the northern San
Diego County coastal lagoons and appears capable of a wide
variety of potential uses. It differs from Buena Vista and
Agua Hedionda Lagoons in several respects: (a) Although,
covered with water in winter and spring, most of it is usually
dry during summer and fall; (b) The lagoon bottom and surrounding
area are almost all privately owned; and (c) Most of the area
in and surrounding the lagoon is relatively undeveloped.
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The County's Regional Parks Implementation Study has recommended
the acquisition of 355 acres of lagoon bottom and 1061 acres of
adjoining land as a coastal lagoon ecological preserve, and
development as a water recreation regional park. The report also
recommends that the County be the sole controlling agency and
that the entire development be public. The City of Carlsbad,
however, has taken the position that although it endorses the
concept of a regional park at Batiquitos, it favors joint City-
County and public-private participation to accomplish the desired
results.
Areas of agreement between City, County, and private interests
are: (a) Batiquitos Lagoon is capable of a wide range of
ecological and recreation uses; (b) Land uses, both public.and
private, on lands surrounding the lagoon; (c) Which public
agency(s) should be in control; and (d) Methods of financing by
p'jblic and/or private interests.
6. Calavera Lake: Owned by the City of Carlsbad, this lake is
recommended for development by San Diego County as a major
urban general recreation regional park for day use and over-
night camping with active play areas, inland water recreation,
ample camping and picnic areas, and major cultural and equestrian
facilities. The proposed Calavera Lake Regional Park, centered
around the existing 40-acre Calavera Lake, is geographically
located to serve as a major focal point in the regional park
system for the northwest county area. Development recommended
is for a broad program of general recreation and cultural
activities including a regional cultural center, extensive
active play areas, passive nature areas, moderate water rec-
reation and equestrian facilities. The park site has further
potential as the hub in a linkage of public recreation trails
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and open space corridors connecting with Buena Vista Lagoon
along Buena Vista Creek and with Agua Hedionda Lagoon south-
westerly along Agua Hedionda Creek. A larger lake is needed
for land-term water recreation demand, and to provide an adequate
basic attraction for users of this major regional facility. The
proposed acreage for the park totals 2,413 acres.
Acquisition Priorities/Problems: If the 252-acre City of
Carlsbad water property is purchased by the county, additional
developable land will need to be purchased for park facilities.
- Portions of the park site are marginal terrain for other land
use and may be included in the open space preservation program.
Drainage courses to the other parks should include easements
for trails.
7. The following lands are major open space opportunities in the
Carlsbad area:
Buena Vista Lagoon
Agua Hedionda Lagoon
Batiquitos Lagoon
Hosp Grove
Drainage courses and canyons from hill areas down to the
lagoons..
Flight approach and take-off at Palomar Airport
Calaveras Lake Area
Squires Dam Area
Areas of rough terrain considered difficult for development
(steep slopes)
Areas between the beach and Old Highway 101 that are not
yet State beach areas.
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Buffer areas between industrial land use and future
residential development
Utility easements
Scenic Highway Corridors
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Source: City of Carlsbad
General Plan
Scenic Highways Element (February, 1975)
Master List of Eliglble Routes
The following list includes those existing local routes that the City
has reviewed and found to be worthy of further study within the context
of this Element. They are listed in their respective order of priority.
The list may be expanded or modified as future conditions warrant.
Routes eligible for City of Carlsbad State Scenic Highway designation:
1. Interstate 5 - from southerly City limits to Oceanside City
Units (Note: This route is included within the State's
Scenic Highway System and has the potential of receiving of-
ficial State designation).
2. El Camino Real - from southerly City limits to Oceanside City
Units.
3. Carlsbad Boulevard (Pacific Highway) from southerly City
Units to Oceanside City limits.
4. Jefferson Street - from Las Flores Drive to Oceanside City
linits.
5. Adams Street - from Park Drive to Harrison Street.
6. Park Drive - from' Kelly Drive to Adams Street.
7. Lagoon Lane - from Poinsettia Lane to southerly City limits.
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8. Rancho Santa Fe Road - from southerly City limits to easterly
City limits.
9. Palomar Airport Road^ - from Carlsbad Boulevard to easterly
City limits.
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Source: City of Carlsbad
Goals and Objectives 1980-1981
Parks and Recreation - Implementing Department
A) Parks and Recreation Administration - Lagoon Management
Specific Objectives
C-4-3 Establish separate committee to oversee management, pre-
servation and monitoring of three lagoons in City limits
as outlined in C-4.
B) Parks and Recreation General Program Goal
Specific Objectives
1. Future neighborhood parks be the responsibility of Planned Unit
development, Master Plan areas, and developers for acquisition,
development and maintenance.
2. Open Space areas be the responsibility of Planned Unit Development,
Master Plan areas, and developers for development and maintenance
with offer of dedication for public trails or easements.
3. City to be responsible for the acquisition, development, and
maintenance of Community Parks.
4. Encourage and promote the development of recreational facilities
by private enterprise that may be used by the general public.
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5. Implementation of a Municipal Pool Management Program.
6. Expand recreational programs and facilities in south Carlsbad.
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i.e. Shape!!, Levante, Cadencia, Statecoach, Alta Norte.
7. Consolidate existing smal! park parcels into larger areas
with emphasis on development of active parks and facilities.
i.e. Calavera, South Carlsbad.
8. Continue and expand self-supporting recreational program
concept.
9. Seek volunteers in all aspects of Parks and Recreation
programming.
Parks and Recreation - Lagoon Recreation
Re-evaluate the plan for safe, self-supporting recreational use of
Agua Hedionda Lagoon, i.e. reduce City's liability exposure at the
lagoon.
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Source: City of Carlsbad
Goals and Objectives 1981-1982
All Departments
GOAL - Utilities Management
A-2 Develop policies and programs for the management of major water
system assets not currently used for water service.
Objectives:
A-2-3 Develop a policy regarding utilization/disposition of
Lake Calavera Property. (U/M Director) (1981)
GOAL - Community Development
B-l Insure orderly and predictable growth so as to enable City to
provide required services concurrent with need.
Objectives:
B-l-5 Establish final growth management strategy. (Planning
Director) (Dec., 1981)
B-l-7 Adopt Agua Hedionda Specific Plan.
(Planning Director) (1981)
GOAL - Environmental Quality -
C-3 Implement the Regional Air Quality Strategy.
Objectives:
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C-3-4 Develop City-wide bicycle plan as indicated in City General
Plan. (City Engineer) (1981)
GOAL - Environmental Quality
C-4 Encourage development of lagoon management plans incooperation
with state and local agencies to achieve and maintain desired
water quality standards, reduce siltation, preserve wildlife
habitats, and enhance recreational opportunities where appropriate.
Objectives:
C-4-1 Improve public access at lagoons.
(Planning Director) (on-going)
C-4-2 Implement lagoon management programs consistent with the
requirements of the 208 water management program.
(P&R Director) (on-going)
C-4-3 Establish separate committees to oversee management, pre-
servation, and monitoring of the three lagoons in
the City. (P&R Director) (1981)
C-4-4 Develop erosion prevention plan for lagoon drainage area.
(City Engineer) (1982)
C-4-5 Encourage and develop aquatics recreational programs.
(P&R Director) (1981)
4
GOAL - Transportation
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D-l Provide a comprehensive street system to serve the present and
future needs of Carlsbad
Objectives:
D-l-5 Provide adequate beach parking in cooperation with State
Beaches and Parks Department and other appropriate agencies.
(City Engineer) (on-going)
GOAL - Human Services
E-3 Acquire, develop and maintain parks and recreation facilities and open
space for all segments of the City and economically provide and promote
diversified recreational opportunities for all age groups.
Objectives:
E-3-1 Revise/update existing Parks and Recreation Element of General
Plan. (P&R Director (1981)
E-3-2 Promote inter-agency coordination and cooperation of community
recreation service organizations, school districts and other
such agencies. (P&R Director) (on-going)
E-3-3 Develop funding strategies for land acquisition and development.
(P&R Director) (on-going)
E-3-4 Encourage and promote development of recreational facilities
by private enterprise that may be used by the general public.
(P&R Director) (on-going)
E-3-5 Implement swimming pool program. (P&R Director) (1981)
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E-3-6 Expand recreational program and facilities in South Carlsbad.
(P&R Director) (1981)
E-3-7 Continue and expand self-supporting recreational programs.
(P&R Director) (on-going)
E-3-8 Seek volunteers in all aspects of Parks and Recreation pro-
gramming. (P&R Director) (on-going)
E-3-9 Provide adequate beach access in cooperation with the State
Beach and Parks Department, and other appropriate agencies.
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Source: Carlsbad Municipal Code
Chapter 20.44
Dedication 20.44.010 — 20.44.030
20.44.010 Required. Every subdivider who subdivides land shall
dedicate a portion of such land, pay a fee, or do both, as set forth in
this chapter, for the purpose of providing park and recreational facilities
to serve future residents of such subdivision. (Ord. 9190 S2).
20.44.020 Applicability of chapter. The provisions of this chapter
shall apply to all subdivisions as that phrase is defined in the Subdivision
Map Act except industrial subdivisions; condominium or stock cooperatives
projects which consist of the subdivision of airspace in an existing apart-
ment building which is more than five years old when no new dwelling units
are added; subdivisions containing less than five parcels for a shopping
center containing more than three hundred thousand square feet of gross
leaseable area and no residential developments and uses; or subdivisions
containing less than five parcels and not used for residential purposes,
provided if a building permit is requested for residential purposes within
four years of recordation of the parcel map the owner requesting such permit
shall pay back-in-1ieu fees as a condition to the issuance of such permit.
(Ord. 9549 S6, 1980: Ord. 9521 S24 (part), 1979: Ord. 9190 S3).
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20.44.030 Relation of land required to population density/ It is
found and determined:
(1) That the public interest, convenience, health, welfare and safety
require that four acres of property, for each one thousand persons residing
within this city be devoted to local park and recreation purposes;
(2) That such requirement will be satisfied in part by cooperative
arrangements between the city and the local school districts to make avail-
able one and one-half acres of property for each one thousand persons re-
siding within the city for park and recreation purposes;
(3) That the remaining two and one-half acres of the required four
acres shall be supplied by the requirements of this chapter. (Ord. 9190 S4)
20.44.040 Same—Method of determining population density. Population
density for the purpose of this chapter shall be determined in accordance
with the 1960 Census of Population on Housing: Final Report PHC (l)-82
Los Angeles, Long.Beach SMSA, as follows:
(1) Single-family dwelling units, and duplexes--3.1 persons per
dwelling unit; and
(2) Multiple-family dwelling units--2.1 persons per dwelling unit.
The basis for determining the total number of dwelling units shall be
the numb'er of such units permitted by the city on the property included in
the subdivision at the time the final subdivision tract map is filed with
the city council for approval. (Ord. 9190 S5).
20.44.050 Choice of land dedication or fee, (a) Procedure. The
procedure for determining whether the subdivider is to dedicate land, pay
a fee, or both, shall be as follows
(1) SUBDIVIDER. At the time of filing a tentative tract map for
approval, the owner of the property shall, as a part of such filing, in-
dicate whether he desires to dedicate property for park and recreational
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purposes, or whether he desires to pay a fee in lieu thereof. If he desires
to dedicate land for this purpose, he shall designate the area thereof on
the tentative tract map as submitted;
(2) ACTION OF CITY. At the time of the tentative tract map approval,
the city council shall determine as a part of such approval, whether to
require a dedication of land within the subdivision, payment of a fee in
lieu thereof, or a combination of both;
(3) PREREQUISITES FOR APPROVAL OF FINAL MAP. Where dedication is
required, it shall be accomplished in accordance with the provisions of the
Subdivision Map Act. Where fees are required, the same shall be deposited
with the city prior to the approval of the final tract map. Open space
covenants for private park or recreational facilities shall be submitted
to the city prior to approval of the final tract map and shall be recorded
contemporaneously with the final tract map.
(b) Determination. Whether the city council accepts land dedication
or elects to require payment of a fee in lieu thereof, or a combination of
both, shall be determined by consideration of the following:
(1) Recreational element of the city's general plan; and
(2) Topography, geology, access and location of land in the sub-
division available for dedication; and
(3) Size and shape of the subdivision and land available for dedication.
The determination of the city council as to whether land shall be
dedicated, or whether a fee shall be charged, or a combination thereof,
shall be final and conclusive. On subdivisions involving fifty lots or less
only the payment of fees shall be required. (Ord. 9190 S9).
20.44.060 Amount of land to be dedicated. The amount of land required
to be dedicated by a subdivider pursuant to this chapter shall be based on
the gross area included in the subdivision, determined by the following
formula:
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FEE FORMULA
Sq. ft. of park land per
Net density per dwelling unit ' gross.acre of subdivision
1 D'.U. per acre or more 262
1 D.U. per 1/2 to 1 acre 527
1 D.U. per 10,000 sq. ft to 1/2 acre 767
1 D.U. per 9,000 to 9,999 sq. ft 1,209
1 D.U. per 8,000 to 8,999 sq. ft 1,350
1 D.U. per 7,000 to 7,999 sq. ft 1,532
1 D.U. per 6,000 to 6,999 sq. ft 1,768
1 D.U. per 5,000 to 5,999 sq. ft 2,090
10 to 18 D.U. 's per acre 2,680
20 to 29 D.U.'s per acre 4,466
30 to 39 D.U.'s per acre 6,257
40 to 49 D.U.'s per acre. 8,039
50 to 59 D.U.'s per acre 9,825
60 to 69 D.U.'s per acre 11,611
70 to 79 D.U.'s per acre 13,408
80 to 89 D.U.'s per acre... 15,185
90 to 99 D.U.'s per acre 16,969
100 D.U.'s and over per acre : 17,851
(b) "Fair market value" shall be determined as of the time of filing
the final map by:
(1) Multiplying the then assessed value of the land to be subdivided
by a factor of six; or
(2) If the subdivider objects to such evaluation he may, at his expense,
obtain an appraisal of the property by a qualified real estate appraiser
approved by the city, which appraisal may be accepted by the city council
if found reasonable. (Ord. 9190 S7).
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DENSITY FORMULA
Percentage of the gross
area of the subdivision
, required when park land
Net density per dwelling unit is dedicated.
1 D.U. per acre or more 0.60%
1 D.U. per 1/2 to 1 acre 1.20%
1 D.U. per 10,000 sq. ft. to 1/2 acre 1.73%
1 O.U. per 9,000 to 9,999 sq. ft 7. 2.70%
1 D.U. per 8,000 to 8,999 sq. ft 3.10%
1 D.U. per 7,000 to 7,999 sq. ft 3.40%
1 D.U. per 6,000 to 6,999 sq. ft 3.90%
1 D.U. per 5,000 to 5,999 sq. ft 4.58%
10 to 19 D.U.'s per acre 5.79%
20 to 29 D.U.'s per acre 9.30%
30 to 39 D.U.'s per acre 12.56%
40 to 49 D.U.'s per acre 15.58%
50 to 59 D.U.'s per acre 18.40%
60 to 69 D.U.'s per acre 21.05%
70 to 79 D.U.'s per acre 23.54%
80 to 89 D.U.'s per acre 25.85%
90 to 99 D.U.'s per acre 28.00%
100 D.U.'s and over per acre 29.07%
(Ord. 9190 S6).
20.44.070 Amount of fee in lieu of land dedication, (a) Where a fee
is required to be paid in lieu of land dedication, the amount of such fee
shall be based upon the fair market value of the amount of land which would
otherwise be required to be dedicated pursuant to Section 20.44.060. The
amount of such fee shall be a sum equal to the fair market value of the
amount of land required in accordance with the following formula:
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20.44.080 Credit for private open space. Where private open space
for park and recreational purposes is provided in addition to the required
lot area size, in a proposed subdivision and such space is to be privately
owned and maintained by the future residents of the subdivision, such areas
shall be credited against a maximum of twenty-five percent of the require-
ment of dedication for park and recreational purposes, as set forth in
Section 18.54, or the payment of fees in lieu thereof, as set forth in
Section 18.55; provided, the city council finds it is in the public
interest to do so, and that the following standards are met:
(1) That yards, court areas, setbacks and other open areas required
to be maintained by the zoning and building regulations shall not be in-
cluded in the computation of such private open space; and
(2) That the private ownership and maintenance of the open space is
adequately provided for by written agreement; and
(3) That the use of the private open space is restricted for park
and recreational purposes by recorded covenants which run with the land in
favor of the future owners of property within the tract and which cannot
be defeated or eliminated without the consent of the city council; and
(4) That the proposed private open space is reasonably adaptable for
use for park and recreational purposes, taking into consideration such
factors as size, shape, topography, geology, access and location of the
private open space land; and
(5) That facilities proposed for the open space are in substantial
accordance with the provisions of the recreational element of the general
plan, and are approved by the city council. (Ord. 9190 S8).
20.44.090 Limitation on use of land and fees. The land and fees
received under this chapter shall be used only for the purpose of providing
park and recreational facilities to serve the subdivision for which received,
and the location of the land and amount of fees shall bear a reasonable
relationship tothe use of the park and recreational facilities by the future
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inhabitants of the subdivision. (Ord. 9190 Sll).
20.44.100 Time of commencement of facilities. The city council shall
develop a schedule specifying how and when it will use the land or fees or
both'to develop park or recreational facilities. Any fees collected pursuant
to this chapter shall be committed within five years after the payment of
such fees or the issuance of building permits on one-half of the lots created
by the subdivision, whichever occurs later. If such fees are not committed,
they shall be distributed and paid to the then record owners of the sub-
division in the same proportion that the size of their lot bears to the
total area of all lots within the subdivision. (Ord. 9521 S24) (part),
1979: Ord. 9190 S10).
20.44.110 Alternate procedure—Planned community projects. The purpose
of this section is to provide an alternate procedure for accomplishing the
dedication of land or the payment of fees, or both, for recreational facilities
which the city council may elect to utilize for subdivisions processed as
part of a master planned project in the planned community zone.
(1) The city council may elect to proceed pursuant to this section by
the inclusion of an appropriate condition in the master plan for a project
in the planned community zone to provide for the dedication of land or for
the payment of fees inlieu thereof, or any combination of the two, in con-
nection with the master plan approval in an amount not to exceed the estimated
amount of the obligations to be imposed by this chapter on the subdivisions
to be developed within the planned community project.
(2) If the land to be dedicated has been improved prior to master plan
approval and the city council determines it to be in the city's interest to
accept such improvements for utilization in the city's park and recreation
program, the council may cause such improvements to be appraised, and the
approved appraised value of such improvements may be considered a payment
of fees in lieu of the dedication of land for the purposes of this section.
(3) The land dedicated or fees paid pursuant to this section may be
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immediately utilized by the city. A record of the amount of such land or
fees shall be maintained by the city, and the amount shall be available to
be drawn upon at the option of the city council to satisfy the requirements
of this chapter for one or more of the subdivisions to be developed pur-
suant to the master plan within the planned community project. The amount
of land or fees in lieu thereof required for-each subdivision within a
planned community processed under this section shall be determined in accord
with this chapter in the same manner as any other subdivision.
(4) After electing to utilize the provisions of this section, the
city council may provide that the requirement for the dedication of land for
a subdivision be satisfied by a credit from an equivalent amount of pre-
viously dedicated land located within the planned community project but
outside the subdivision boundaries and available for such prupose pursuant
to this section. A requirement for payment of fees may be satisfied in
the same manner from the amount of previously deposited fees available for
such purpose pursuant to this section. A record of the transactions show-
ing the amount of land or fees required, the amount of credit used to satisfy
such requirement, and the balance of land or fees remaining on account for
subsequent subdivisions shall be presented to the city council prior to
final map approval.
(5) The method of accomplishing the dedication of the land or the
payment of fees inlieu thereof, the method for making the land" or fees
available in accord with this section, and any other matters necessary to
carry out the intent of this section may be established by the city council
by a contract with the developer or by the inclusion of appropriate conditions
in the master plan, specific plan, tentative map, or any combination there-
of. In the absence of any such specific provisions, the provisions of this
chapter shall control.
(6) If the planned community project is rezoned or otherwise terminated
by the city council prior to its completion, the title to any land or im-
provements dedicated pursuant to this section shall remain in the city. The
remaining balance of any land or the value of any improvements not utilized
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in satisfaction of the requiremtns of this chapter for approved sub-
divisions within the project shall remain on account with the city and
shall be available to satisfy the park requirements which may apply to any
future development of the property.
(7) In the event the balance of land or fees available pursuant to
this section is insufficient to satisfy the requirements of this chapter
for a subdivision, additional land or fees may be required pursuant to this
chapter in satisfaction of such requirement, or the city council may elect
to provide for additional dedications or payments in accord with this
section which shall be available for the satisfaction of the balance of
such requirement and the requirements of subsequent subdivisions within the
planned community. (Ord. 9417 S2 (part), 1975; Ord. 9416 SI, 1975).
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Source: City of Carlsbad
Municipal Code
Chapter 21.45 - Planned Unit Development excerpts.
Chapter 21.45
Section 21.45.100 Permit to show reservation for open space.
A planned unit development permit shall show land reserved as open
space if such open space is to be provided for the common use of the
occupants of the planned unit development. The city council may require
the tentative map submitted with the application to also show the open
space as an easement. If common open spaces are reserved in accordance
with the provisions of this section, approval of the tentative map shall
be conditioned upon the city being granted an easement in a form acceptable
to the city, limiting the future use of common-open spaces and preserving
them as open spaces. (Ord. 9459 S2 (part), 1976).
Section 21.45.110 Design criteria
The planned unit development sha-1 observe the following design criteria:
f
(1) The overall plan shall be comprehensive, embracing land,
buildings, landscaping and their interrelationships, and shall
conform to adopted plans of all governmental agencies for
the area in which the proposed development is located.
(2). The plan shall provide for adequate open space, circulation,
off-street parking, recreational facilities and other pertinent
amenities. Buildings, structures and facilities in parcel
shall be well-integrated, oriented and related to the topographic
and natural landscape features of the site.
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(3) The proposed development shall be compatible with existing
and planned land use and with circulation patterns on adjoining
properties. It shall not constitute a disruptive element to
the neighborhood or community.
(4) The internal street system shall not be a dominant feature
in the overall design, rather it should be designed for the
efficient and safe flow of vehicles without creating a disruptive
influence on the activity and function of any common areas and
facilities. -
(5) Common areas and recreational facilities shall be located so
as to be readily accessible to the occupants of the dwelling
units and shall be well related to any common open spaces
provided.
(6) Architectural harmony within the development and within the
neighborhood and community shall be obtained so far as
practicable. (Ord. 9459 S2 (part), 1976).
Section 21.45.120 Development standards
(1) Usable Open Space - Residential.
(A) Common open space areas designed for recreational use
such as swimming pool, tennis court, golf course, child-
ren's playground, picnic area, shall be provided for all
residential developments based on the density of the
project as follows:
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Amount of Usable
Range of Dwelling Units Open Space Area Square
Per Gross Acre Feet per Dwelling Unit
Less than 4 600
4 to 9.99 400
10 to 20 200
Greater than 20 100
Areas designed for active recreational uses located on
roofs of buildings or structures but not involving private
patios, yards, parking areas or storage areas may satisfy
the open space requirements.
(B) The city council may require the preservation of scenic
natural features such as rock outcroppings, creeks, wooded
areas, vistas or other features deemed worthy of pres-
ervation. Credit for the usable open space requirement
may be given on an equal ratio up to fifty percent of the
requirement.
(C) Commonly owned and maintained open space and recreation
areas shall be readily accessible to all dwelling units.
(D) Provision shall be made to insure that all open space
areas will not constitute a health, safety, fire or drainage
problem.
(E) If the city council so determines, any part of all of the
usable open space requirements for a PUD located in the
planned community zone with an approved master plan may,
in accord with the provisions of this section, be satisfied
by reference to open space lands located outside the PUD
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boundary. Any such open space lands must be located
within the master plan boundaries and must be in excess .
of the requirements of the planned community zone and
Chapter 20.44. In order to approve the use of any such
excess open space land to satisfy the PUD requirements for
usable open space, the city council must find that:
(i) The portion of the open space lands to be at-
tributed the PUB complies with the requirements
for usable open space contained in subsections
(A), (B) , (C) and (D), and with the requirements
of this section; and
(ii) That such open space rea-sonably relates to the
PUD and will be readily available to the residents
thereof to substantially the same extent as on-
site open space.
(2) Open Space Required - Nonresidential. Landscaped open space
for nonresidential developments shall be provided at a minimum
ratio of one square foot for each ten square feet of gross
building floor area as measured at ground level only. It is
intended that this open space be landscaped and placed near
each main building. It shall be in addition to landscaping
required by the underlying zone.
Section 21.45.200 Maintenance
All private streets, walkways, parking areas, landscaped areas,
storage areas, screening, sewers, drainage facilities, utilities,
open space, recreation facilities and other improvements not ded-
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icated to public use shall be maintained by the property owners.
Provisions acceptable to the city shall be made for the preserva-
tion and maintenance of all such improvements prior to the issuance
of building permits. (Ord. 9459 S2 (part), 1976).
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Source: Carlsbad Local Coastal Program
September 1980
History
Until the recent past, land use along California's coast has been regulated
by the local government under the provisions of the State of California
Planning and Zoning Law.
Until the passage of Proposition 20, there was no distinction between coastal
and noncoastal locations in the exercise of local zoning powers. Traditional
local control over regulation of land use in the coastal zone was substantially
modified with the passage of the California Coastal Zone Conservation Act
(Proposition 20) by the voters of California on November 7, 1972.
This act defined the coastal zone as the area from the coast extending back
to the ridge line of the first mountain range except in the area of Los
Angeles where the landward boundary was extended inland for five miles. Permits
were required for all development extending inland for 1,000 years from the mean
high tide line throughout the coastal zone. Permit regulation began on Feburary
1, 1975. The six regional coastal commissions created were charged with
ensuring that there would be no substantial adverse environmental effect from
development and that it would be consistent with "the maintenance, restoration,
and enhancement of the overall quality of the coastal zone environment including
but not limited to its amenities". Proposition 20 also charged the Coastal
Commission with the formulation of a comprehensive coastal plan to be submitted
to the state legislature in December, 1975. Based on the Commission's report
and the experience of 1973-75, the California legislature passed the California
Coastal Act in August, 1976. That act with amendments currently establishes
the Coastal Management Program for California.
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Goals, Policies and Priorities
The California Coastal Act of 1976, Section 30001 as amended by Cal. Stats.
1979 Ch. 1090 contains the following finding and declaration by the
legislature of the State of California.
"(a) That the California coastal zone is a distinct and valuable
resource of vital and enduring interest to all the people and exists
as a delicately balanced ecosystem.
"(b) That the permanent protection of the state's natural and scenic
resources is a paramount concern to present and future residents of
the state and nation.
"(c) That to promote the public safety, health, and welfare and to pro-
tect public and private property, wildlife, marine fisheries, and other
ocean resources, and the natural environment, it is necessary to protect
the ecological balance of the coastal zone and prevent its deterioration
and destruction.
"(d) That existing developed uses, and future developments that are care-
fully planned and developed consistent with the policies of this division,
are essential to the economic and social well-being of the people of this
state and especially to working persons employed within the coastal zone.
(Amended by Cal. Stats. 1979, Ch. 1090)
Section 30001.5 further defines the basic goals for the coastal zone as stated
by the Legislature as follows;
"(a) Protect, maintain, and where feasible, enhance and restore the over-
all quality of the coastal zone environment and its natural and man-made
resources.
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"(b) Assure orderly, balanced utilization and conservation of coastal
zone resources taking into account the social and economic needs of the
people of the state.
"(c) Maximize public access to and along the coast and maximize
public recreational opportunities in the coastal zone consistent with
sound resource conservation principles and constitutionally pro-
tected rights of private property owners.
"(d) Assure priority for coastal-dependent and coastal related
development over other development on the coast. (Amended by
Cal. Stats. 1979, Ch. 1090)
"(e) Encourate state and local initiatives and cooperation in pre-
paring procedures to implement coordinated planning and development
of mutually beneficial uses, including educational uses, in the coastal
zone."
The policies in Chapeer 3 of the Coastal Act, Coastal Resources Planning
and Management Policies, provide the basic guidelines for conservation
and development in the coastal zone. The pertinent coastal policies will be
cited in each section of Chapter 3: Resource Protection and Development
Policies.
The Coastal Act also indicated priorities to be observed in the development
of local coastal programs. The Coastal Act has as its highest priority the
preservation and protection of natural resources including environmentally
sensitive habitat areas i.e. wetlands, dunes, and prime agricultural lands.
Only uses dependent upon the sensitive habitat areas are permitted. Also, a
major intent is to keep the maximum amount of prime agricultural land in pro-
duction. The following priority order for various kinds of development is
indicated in the Coastal Act (highest to lowest).
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. coastal-dependent development i.e. development requiring a site
adjacent to the ocean to function
. public recreational uses (private development)
. visitor-serving commercial recreation
. private residential, industrial and commercial development
1.3 Implementation
Each of the State's 15 counties and 53 cities along the California coast
is required to prepare a Local Coastal Program (LCP). The final LCP
consists of "a local government's land use plans, zoning ordinances, zoning
which when taken together meet the requirements of, and implement the
provisions and policies of (the Coastal Act) at the local level". (30108.6)
This land use plan for the coast must be sufficiently detailed to indicate
the kinds, location and intensity of land uses, the applicable resource
protection and development policies, and where necessary, a listing of
implementing actions (30108.5). The Act also requires development of
policies for certain special uses or circumstances which may occur in a juris-
diction. Such special uses are:
. recreational uses of a statewide or regional significance
. military and defense installation
. major energy facilities
. public works facilities of all kinds
. ports and commercial fishing uses
. state colleges and universities
. other uses of larger than local significance
After the land use plans and zoning requirements of the LCP are reviewed and
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approved by the City of Carlsbad, the LCP is submitted for review to the
Regional and State Coastal Commission. The two commissions must certify that
the LCP is consistent with the policies of Chapter 3 of the Coastal Act.
Upon certification, review authority for new development is returned to the
City of Carlsbad. Permits issued must be in conformity with the approved
LCP. After certification, the Regional Coastal Commission will be phased out.
However, the State Commission will continue to have permit jurisdiction and have
the following functions:
. approval of amendments to the LCP's
. permit jurisdiction over certain kinds of development
. . hear appeals in certain cases
. review at least every five years the programs of local
governments in carrying out the Coastal Act
In the case of Carlsbad, recent legislation has mandated certain changes in
the above procedures AB 462 (the Mello Bill) and AB 1971 passed by the
California legislature will have the following effects on this process.
AB 462 (the Mello Bill) requires that the properties owned by Occidental
Land, Inc., Standard Pacific, and Rancho La Costa be certified by the
Commission by October 1, 1980. If this deadline is not met, the area is
automatically deleted from the coastal zone. In July, 1980, a separate
report dealing with the Mello Bill Properties was submitted to the
Coastal Commission. The Mello Bill provides that the LCP for these
properties will go into effect without City or County approval once it is
certified and that the Commission should develop special review procedures
to ensure timely certification. The other bill, AB 1971, became law in
June, 1980 and allows the LCP for the City's designated coastal zone to be
adopted and certified by the Regional and State Commissions without the
approval of the City of Carlsbad and the County of San Diego.
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Source: San Diego County General Plan - 1990
Part IV - Recreation Element
Recommended Standard
s
While there is no definitive standard for measuring recreation services,
the ability of a park system to accommodate increasing use and to adapt
to changing recreational preferences is most directly related to the
amount and location of the park land. Thus an adequate standard based
on park size, service radius, population served, and acres per thousand
population, with built-in flexibility to varying communities, will be
most likely to remain a viable guide.
A useful standard for San Diego County should:
1. Guide the design of individual facilities to insure that they are
of proper size and location.
2. Provide an overall standard to insure equity in the allocation of
funds.
3. Allow for community variations.
An overall standard of 30 acres per thousand population is therefore
recommended, of which half should be devoted to regional facilities as
proposed in 1967 in the County General Plan, and half or 15 acres per
thousand population, for local parks. The local park standard includes
a combination of local parks, riding and hiking trails, school play-
grounds, and other public.facilities which meet part of the need for
local recreational facilities.
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Application of Standards
San Diego County is noteworthy for the diversity of life styles offered
by it's many communities. It is vital to provide parks appropriate to
the housing patterns, recreational needs and social requirements of each
of these communities. The Local Park Plan emphasizes the role of citizen
participation in the preparation of community plans which will indicate
the specific parks that will meet the County standard of 15 acres per
1,000 population. Some communities may desire to emphasize the larger
community parks. Others may need a more extensive system of smaller
neighborhood parks and mini-parks. Each community plan in the County
General Plan and each city general plan should include goals, policies,
and priorities and proposed local park locations which will adapt the
County standard to that community.
Recommended Classification
Local parks are those providing for recreational uses in proximity to
the homes of County residents in contrast to regional facilities which
serve the entire County.
Pleylot, Vest Pocket Park, and Mini-Parks refer to small areas used for
open space or recreation. They may be used as play, areas for small
children, in which case they supplement individual backyards. They
may serve senior citizens only, older children, or all age groups, de-
pending on the needs in the neighborhood. They may include play
apparatus, paved areas, sandpits, wading pools, or they may simply be
planted in grass. Their size usually ranges from 2,500 square feet to
5 acres, although in the past the size and location generally depended
more on the availability of vacant parcels of land than on other factors.
The effective service radius varies somewhat depending on the type of
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person being served, although it is rarely more than the walking range
of a pre-school child or about one-eighth mile. With the increased
need and preference for small, close-at-hand parks, these facilities
should be encouraged.
Neighborhood Parks generally serve a population of 2,000 to 5,000 or
approximately the same population and area served by an elementary school
In urban areas, neighborhood parks generally do not effectively serve
residents living more than one-fourth to three-eights mile from the
park, nor do they adequately serve more than about 5,000 people. They
should be planned and located adjacent to elementary schools in order to
provide a full range of outdoor and indoor activities for children and
family groups. In many areas, the neighborhood park will also serve
adults, especially senior citizens. They should provide for three main
types of recreation: open areas for passive recreation and relaxation,
active sports areas for baseball, basketball, and other court games,
and a neighborhood center for neighborhood groups such as Boy Scouts,
senior citizen groups, craft classes, etc.
Community Parks supplement the neighborhood parks by providing for
activities that require more space and for specialized functions
which must serve a larger population in order to be justified. The
community park generally serves the same constituency served by a
junior or senior high school - 10,000 to 25,000 population within a
radius of 1 to 3 miles. They should be located adjacent to a
secondary school in order to promote joint use of buildings and sports
facilities. Community parks serve chiefly teenagers and adults. They
also serve as the neighborhood park for the immediate environs.
Regional Parks serve the entire County and usually are at least 200
acres in size. Some are left primarily in their "natural state" while
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others will have both natural areas and extensive development. They
should not under any circumstances, take the place of neighborhood or
community parks. As San Diego expands, there will often be pressure
to put facilities in regional parks that are not in keeping with the
philosophy or purpose of the park. It is easy to succumb to this
pressure because the parkland is there when the urban areas grow up
around it. If local parks are properly located and developed, such
pressure will be minimized.
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Parkways and Scenic Corridors are essentially elongated parks with a
road extending throughout their length. They are usually restricted
to non-commercial traffic. The parkway generally serves to connect
large units in the park system or to provide a pleasant means of travel
within the urban areas and between the urban areas or an outlying
region. In some communities, what were once beautiful scenic drives
have become major traffic arteries or high-speed thruways. yielding
under pressure of commuter traffic; This should not be condoned, and
can often be avoided through proper design and speed restrictions.
The parkway usually follows stream or river alignments, shorelines of
large lakes, or natural wooded areas. Thus, it's location and size is
dependent upon the availability and location of these resources. Although
no specific acreage standard is applicable, a minimum right-of-way of 300
feet is recommended, with portions being much wider for scenic vistas
and other recreation development. The County has embarked upon a scenic
highway program and some of these scenic highways will eventually meet
this recreational need.
Policies
1. Local parks should provide recreation opportunities for all re-
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gardVess of national origin, color, age, or economic status, or
location or residence.
2. Plans for local park and recreation facilities should be based on
both present and future needs, and should be reviewed and revised
as a part of a continuing planning process.
3. Recreational facilities and services provided by private agencies
and commercial enterprises should be evaluated and taken into
account to avoid duplication when planning for.public recreational
facilities. However, proper recreational facilities must still be
provided for those for whom the non-public facilities are inappro-
priate or unavailable.
4. All parks and recreation facilities should be planned as parts of
an overall, well-balanced park system.
5. Local park planning should be integrated with general planning
programs, both on a countywide and community basis.
6. Each local park facility should be of sufficent size and proper
location to foster flexibility in activities and programs.
7. Land for local recreational uses should be acquired or reserved
well in advance of need as much as possible, to insure that it
will, be available.
8. Space standards for local parks should be met and the land ac-
quired even if limited financial resources preclude immediate
development.
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9. Land should be dedicated for local park purposes and be protected
against diversion to non-recreational uses.
10. Regional parks should be designed to serve the people of the entire
region. Local parks should be so located and developed that they
relieve the pressure to utilize regional facilities for intensive,
. local recreational activities.
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Source: San Diego County General Plan - 1990 -
Part I - Open Space Element
Policies of major consideration are:
1. It is the policy of the County of San Diego to encourage all public
agencies to consolidate their ownerships into manageable units.
2. It is the intent of the Plan to recognize that the California Envi-
ronmental Quality Act has a major impact on the development process.
3. It is the intent of this plan that it be reviewed at five year inter-
vals with revisons expected in the future based on additional studies.
A. Additional Clements of the County General Plan -
It is expected that the Planning Department will undertake the
preparation of additional elements of the General Plan in the
near future.
. The Trails Element should provide a comprehensive system of
trails for riding, biking and hiking.
. The Beach and Shoreline Element -
This Open Space Plan recognizes the values of the beach and
bluffs for recreational and open space purposes but does not
provide a detailed analysis of this unique and rare resource.
Upon completion of the State Study, the Open Space Plan should
be amended to incorporate the findings of the State Coastline
Plan.
. Lagoon Specific Plans -
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The lagoons are significant from the standpoint of conservation,
fish and wildlife, recreational potential, health and safety,
and as open space for urban form.
The Open Space Plans has as one of it's basic recommendations
that a high priority be given to the preparation of a specific
plan for these lagoons that will recognize the open space
values of this unique resource. (Batiquitos Lagoon.)
COUNTY SCENIC HIGHWAYS
The following has been adopted as a scenic highway:
. La Costa Boulevard from Interstate 5 to El Camino Real.
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Source: San Diego Association of Governments - SDAG
(was comprehensive Planning Organization - CPO)
Regional Outdoor Recreation Plan and Program, June, 1980
The Regional Outdoor Recreation Plan and Program has been prepared as
an element of the Regional Comprehensive Plan. The Plan reviews and up-
dates previous forecasts* of outdoor recreation demand in the San Diego
region and discusses regional park system acreage requirements. In
addition, it addresses other recreation resource requirements - beaches,
mountains, desert and local parks, and a number of special facilities.
The reports presents regional park system goals, which cover all elements
of the regional outdoor recreation system and all levels of public service.
The goals were prepared by the Regional Outdoor Recreation Plan and Program
Committee appointed by CPO to advise on the preparation of this Plan. The
Plan also discusses the individual park system components and evaluates
regional parks for priority of acquisition and development, with emphasis
on parks within or immediately adjacent to urban areas. It sets forth
specific actions for fifteen high priority parks and recommends that the
agencies responsible take those actions.
GENERAL GOAL .}
To assure that a system of land, facilities, equipment, and programs is
provided within the San Diego Region to serve present and future out-
door recreation needs, this system should:
Serve the needs of resident recreational participants, regional
visitors and tourists, and the general community.
Consist of a mix of resources and facilities of different types,
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sizes, and locations, to serve as broad a range of demands for in-
dividual recreation activities as possible.
Consist of a logical and coordinated mix of component units that are
owned, operated, and financed by the many different jurisdictions
involved: local, county, state, federal, and private.
Be accessible to as many users as possible, in terms both of
proximity to residential areas and tourist accomodation centers, and
of different modes of transportation.
Individual resource goals that potentially have an affect on recreational
quality in Carlsbad are:
Beaches
As much of the ocean beach within the County as possible should be
made available and accessible for public use. The large beach areas
now within military installations should be developed into public
parks when conditions permit.
Utilization of under-utilized beach resources should be encouraged,
except that some beach areas should be designated for low-intensity
use and environmental preservation.
Parks
Additional land for regional, resource, community, and neighborhood
parks should be provided to serve projected population growth through-
out the western portion of the County.
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Procedures should be adopted to assure continued recreational use,
and appropriate financing, for doing school-public facilities
when schools are closed due to demographic shifts.
Overnight camping facilities in or near urbanized coastal areas
should be retained and, to the extent feasible, expended to serve
growing numbers of regional visitors and tourists. However, adequate
regulations should be adopted to reserve these facilities for genuine
visitors and prevent their use by long-term residents.
Local agencies should provide for organized league and team recreational
activities and instructional programs. These programs should generally
be self-supporting through user charges, except that adequate provision
should be made for low-income participants.
Other Resources and Facilities
Resources of especially attractive scenic value, historic or cultural
interest, and unique environmental or ecological importance should
be incorporated into park system, to the extent practical. Some,
including lagoons, beaches, and deserts, should be reserved for pres-
ervation rather than participation.
Where possible, bicycle, hiking/walking, and equestrian trails should
be developed to interconnect national forest, major regional and
community parks, and to provide access from residential areas to parks,
schools, and other community areas of interest.
Special areas should be established for off-road vehicle operation that
provide sufficient area to serve participants, while avoiding undesirable
environmental effects and interference with other recreational activities.
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Provision of open spaces, arcades, malls, plazas, amphitheaters,
and other areas with recreational use should be encouraged in new
urban construction, office and commercial complexes, and shopping
centers.
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Recreational Funding sources that have been identified are:
Beaches - No specific fiscal analysis has been prepared, although
it is recognized that these acquisitions have been and will con-
tinue to be among the most important in the entire region.
Local Parks (those that serve only local residents, not out-of-
County-visotors) - The only major source of funding for new
local parks is the Quimby Act.
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Source: San Diego Local Agency Formation Commission
Final Recommended Spheres of Influence
Oceanside, Vista, Carlsbad
February 17, 1978
The San Diego LAFCO's influence upon Carlsbad's internal planning in-
volvements are minimal. Their primary influence is to review and ap-
prove all proposed changes of organization of local governments.
Changes of organization over which the Commission has purview include:
Annexations and detachments of territory; incorporations of cities;
formations of special districts; and consolidations, mergers and
dissolutions of governments. LAFCO's authority does not extend to
organizational changes involving school districts.
The Knox-Nisbet Act (Government Code Section 54774 et seq.) provides
the regulatory and planning authority for each Local Agency Formation
Commission throughout the State.
In January, 1977, the San Diego Local Agency Formation Commission rec-
ognized that several required elements of a Spheres of Influence Study
would also be produced as part of the Comprehensive Planning Agency's
current 208 Areawide Wastewater Planning Program.
The CPO Board of Directors agreed the 208 planning information, when
completed, should be submitted to LAFCO for use in the Spheres Program.
In addition to the cooperative effort with CPO, LAFCO Staff has worked
closely with the County Regional Growth Management Program on findings
and recommendations concerning Candidate Growth Management Area studies
and growth management implementation techniques.
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GUIDELINES INVENTORY FOR
SPECIFIC RECREATIONAL AREAS
Agua Hedionda Lagoon .
Carlsbad
Carlsbad Local Coastal Plan
County
SDAG
(All lagoons)
. General Program Goal E-4 (Develop plan for
safe, self-supporting recreational use of
Agua Hedionda Lagoon and reduce city liability
exposure at the lagoon.)
. City has the authority to close the lagoon.
(City attorney.)
. The City is interested in aquatic programs
and camping at middle lagoon.
. Upon final adoption by the City of Carlsbad
and the Coastal Commission, the Agua Hedionda
Specific Plan will be the land-use plan
document for this segment of the Carlsbad
LCP. The Carlsbad LCP minus the Agua
Hedionda segment also includes San Diego
County "islands" within Carlsbad's sphere
of influence.
It is recommended that Resource Management
Guidelines similar to the Statewide Inter-
pretive Guidelines for wetlands and other
environmentally sensitive habitat areas be
merged and synthesized with the objectives
and guidelines for resource management
utilized by the City of Carlsbad.
(Policy 3-5)
No participation/future plans
. Recommended as a Water Recreation Regional
Park.
. Anticipate day-use only.
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Agua Hedionda (cont.)
LAFCO
Coastal Commission
State
. Develop to meet 1980 needs.
. The State Coastal Act of 1976 requires
preparation of Local Coastal Programs (LCP)
for areas within the Coastal Zone, Agua
Hedionda was chosen as a pilot project as
part of the LCP in Carlsbad. Unfortunately,
considerable disagreement on land use plans
for the lagoon areas has prevented any pro-
gress in increasing recreational opportunities
related to the lagoon. The Carlsbad lease
of SDG&E area, the total water area, is
continuing for the time being. The con-
troversy should be resolved giving recog-
nition to the variety of demands being made
upon this lagoon. As a water based regional
park it is the closest facility to 88,000.
Falls within the Carlsbad Sphere of Influence.
. Acquire 85 acres in.the lagoon for preser-
vation of the estuarine habitat values.
Acquire about 100 acres of dry land surround-
ing the lagoon for general recreation. Re-
tain tidal action,' aguaculture, and recreat-
ion, and protect surrounding area from
incompatible development.
. Policy 146 - Dredging or filling coastal
wetlands to accommodate new or ex-
panded recreational boating facilities
shall be prohibited.
. The Department of Fish and Game desires
acquisition of wetlands.
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Batiquitos Lagoon
Carlsbad Local Coastal Plan City shall develop a Lagoon Management
Program for inclusion in the Carlsbad
LCP. At a minimum, such a program shall
address the following:
. Structuring a joint-powers committee to
develop a maintenance/enhancement program.
. Recommendations regarding specific trails,
viewpoints and access improvements; dis-
cussion of potential funding sources.
. Structuring program to periodically review
and monitor the lagoon ecosystem.
. Specific designation of local, regional
and state responsibilities and dueties re-
garding lagoon management (Policy 3.7).
. The north shore just east of the Coastal
Highway is zoned recreational/tourist or
commercial.
. It is not recommended that the lagoon be
dredged at this time (September, 1980
Policy 303)
. It is recommended that Resource Management
Guidelines similar to the Statewide Inter-
pretive Guidelines for wetlands and other
. environmentally sensitive habitat areas
be merged and synthesized with the objectives
and guidelines for resource management
utilized by the City of Carlsbad (Policy 305),
. Some 15 agencies have jurisdiction over
the lagoon.
County Near-term regional park
Board pulled out of acquisition program
because of inverse condemnation suite which
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Batiquitos (cont.)
SDAG
LAFCO
County appealed and won. Have no plans for
it.
. Have zoning and permit control.
. Recommended as an Ecological Preserve.
. Anticipate day use only.
. Recommends acquisition of all land needed
for development.
. Develop to meet 1980 needs.
. There has been no action to date.
. Various public agencies have acquired
portions of the RPIS proposed park. More
extensive acquisition (1760 acres) was
intended in the proposed 1976 Master Plan,
which was not adopted. The Wildlife
Conservation Board has acquired 134 acres
of the western area of the approximately
340 acre lagoon.
Description of the Recommended Sphere
. The recommended Sphere of Influence desig-
nation follows those boundaries proposed
by the City of Carlsbad for its Sphere of
•Influence and includes the entire area south
of the City's existing boundary and extends
to the southern boundary of La Costa Avenue.
(Consequently, Batiquitos Lagoon is part of
Carlsbad's Sphere of Influence.)
Recommended Commission Action:
. Adopt the Sphere boundary designated above
and recommend that:
. NThe City of Carlsbad maintain any agricul-
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Batiquitos (cont.)
tural purposes which are located within its
Sphere. (This recommendation is made in
accordance with the Commission's respon-
sibilities under Government Code Sections
54774 (h) and 54790.2).
. The City of Carlsbad adopt a specific
development plan to replace the existing
"Special Treatment" overlay imposed in the
Batiquitos area prior to annexation of
territory south of the City's current
boundaries in the lagoon area. This plan
should identify and prezone areas for public
and private use, consistent with any set-
tlement reached between the County of San
Diego and the affected property owners in
the area and be developed in consultation
with those agencies responsible for water
quality and wetlands management in the
lagoon.
. The County of San Diego establish and main-
tain a Scenic Preservation Overlay Zone in
the south shore area of the lagoon as recom-
mended in the 1976 Proposed Park Master-
- plan.
San Diequito incorporation proposal has
Batiquitos Lagoon within the proposed city
of San Diequito.
. Unincorporated area is to be included
within Carlsbad's Sphere of Influence.
(The city's sphere extends to the
southern boundary of La Costa Avenue.)
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Batiquitos (cont.)
Coastal Commission
State
Restore tidal action; enhance resource
value; protect buffer areas. Acquire 1,000.
acres+ as an ecological preserve and regional
park.
. Priority acquisition
The Department of Fish and Game desires land
acquisition, but a low priority.
Recent recreational need studies have recom-
mended the Batiquitos Lagoon area as one
site for major regional park. Population
growth and increase in the tourist trade
in the Carlsbad area justify the need for
such a major resource. The land-use map
prepared by the County for its LCP desig-
nates the uplands as Agricultural Cropland
and the lagoon itself as an Ecological
Resource Area. No program has been recom-
mended to acquire and develop the acreage
as a regional park.
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Buena Vista Lagoon
Carlsbad Local Coastal Plan The Buena Vista Committee has been formed to
ensure appropriate action at Buena Vista
Lagoon. This committee has members from Vista,
Oceanside, and Carlsbad.
(All lagoons) The City shall develop a Lagoon
Management Program for inclusion in the Carls-
bad LCP. At a minimum, such a program shall
address the following:
. Structuring a joint-powers committee -to
develop a maintenance/enhancement program.
. Recommendations regarding specific trails,
viewpoints and access improvements; dis-
cussion of potential funding sources.
. Structuring program to periodically review
and monitor the lagoon ecosystem.
. Specific designation of local, regional
and state responsibilities and duties
regarding lagoon management. (Policy 3-7
LCP.)
. Will also be considered-in the Oceanside
LCP.
. A nature trail be provided along the
southern shoreline of the lagoon (policy
- shoreline access).
. Maintain primarily as open space and park-
land (policy 3-2).
. The State of California should be encouraged
to make additional purchases in the vicinity
of this lagoon. Perhaps the Nature Con-
servancy can be encouraged to purchase more
land in this area with the ultimate intent
of selling the land to the State for per-
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Buena Vista (cont.)
County
SDAG
State
. manent preservation and maintenance.
(Policy 3-2.)
No participation/jurisdiction
. Recommends acquisition of all land needed
for development.
. Develop to meet 1980 needs.
. There is day use only.
. Acquisition of the lagoon for a state
ecological preserve has been accomplished,
including some minor additions along the
shoreline, a total of 200 acres.
. State Bill SB13 on hold ($1.5 million,
Senator Craven) to dredge the Buina Vista
Lagoon Ecological Preserve until cities
of Carlsbad, Buena Vista and Oceanside
decide whether an amendment requiring a .
long-range maintenance plan for the lagoon
is needed. Amendment required the three
cities to enforce grading ordinances, thus
preventing siltation.
. No immediate acquisition plans.
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Lake Calavera
County . No participation/future plans.
SDAG Recommended as
. General Recreation Regional Park.
. Anticipate overnight camping
. Acquisition of the core area of Calavera
Lake.
. Central development of core area.
. Recommend Revised Master Plan (County)'
and acquisitions (County of Carlsbad) - high
priority.
. There has been no action to date.
Lake Calavera has continued to cause contro-
versy. The City of Carlsbad owns the lake and
land around it, 252 acres. The RPIS suggested
a total 1990 size of 2,665 acres. The northern
areas in Oceanside have been developed, elim-
inating the possibility of acquisition. No
further plans have been made to expand the pre-
sent public area except the proposed addition
of'five acres in Carlsbad adjacent to the north-
ern side of the lake. The lake area should be
reconsidered for expansion into a regional
park due to its ability to serve thousands of
north county residents, from Vista and San
Marcos as well as Carlsbad and Oceanside. The
loss of potential recreation area from eastern
Buena Vista Lagoon, eastern Agua Hedionda
Lagoon and possibly Batiquitos makes acquis-
ition of Lake Calavera land more urgent.
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Recreational Trails
Carlsbad
S0AG
City council had adopted to participate in the
Cal Trans bicycle storate and locker facilities
funding program.
*
. Extend the California Riding and Hiking
Trails to
Coastal Commission
State
Policy 145 (p. 164) Establish a Coastal Trails
System. A hiking, bicycle, and equestrian
trails system shall be established along or near
the coast. Ideally, the trails system should
be continuous and located near the shoreline,
but it may be necessary for some trail segments
to be away from the oceanfront area. Policy
145C - The trails system shall be designed
to accomodate only hikers, bicyclists and
equestrian users.
State Department of Parks and Recreation pre-
sently not empowered to use eminent domain to
acquire trails and beach access (p. 153 Coastal
Plan).
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South Carlsbad State Beach & Carlsbad State Beach
Carlsbad
Carlsbad Local Coastal Plan
County
SDAG
. Proposes utilizing coastal commission
bluff top development guidelines. »
(Policy 4.1-LCP)
. LCP (Policy 7-5) Poorly maintained and ill-
defined walkways (poor access points) along
much of the day use portion of South Carls-
bad State Beach shall be improved as part
of a State Parks and Recreation Master Plan
for Carlsbad State Beaches.
. LCP (Policy 7-7) It is recommended that the
shore area owned by the San Diego Gas and
Electric Company (area near the Encina Power
Plant) be dedicated to the State of California.
. LCP (Policy 7-9) A 20 acre site, located
between Carlsbad Boulevard and the railroad
at the junction of Palomar Airport Road, shall
be developed for parking facilities of
approximately 1,500 spaces.
. LCP (Policy 7-15) Public access to the beach
in the Terramar area is neither appropriate
nor necessary.
. LCP (Policy 7-16) As the demand for day
beach use increases and as additional camp-
ground facilities are provided within the
Carlsbad area the existing South Carlsbad
State Beach campground should be converted
to a day use beach.
No participation.
. The recreational use of beaches and the ad-
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South Carlsbad State Beach & Carlsbad State Beach (cont.)
Coastal Commission
State
jacent areas as well, should be emphasized
in all the local coastal programs now in pre-
paration.
State of California - The agency most res-
ponsible for most of the County's beach areas-
is continuing with plans to increase the
capacity of it's resources. (Relocating
some camping areas and parking lots inland,
thus freeing beach, bluff, and adjacent
areas for higher density beach recreational
activities.)
Private development of visitor serving and
commercial - recreational facilities in suit-
able nearshore areas shall have priority
over other types of development in these
areas. Such private developments shall be
designed to marimize the provision of public
access to the coast (Policy 121 b p. 153
Coastal Plan).
Policy 123C - Provide blufftop paths and
linear parks - A coordinated system of paths
and linear parks shall be provided on coastal
bluffs, where consistent with other Coastal
Plan policies, linking these areas with
Community trail and park systems, such as
the Coastal Trails System recommended in
Policy 145.
State Constitution - Article XV, Section 2
"The People Shall Always Have Access to Nav-
iaable Waters. No individual partnership or
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South Carlsbad State Beach & Carlsbad State Beach (cont.)
corporation, claiming or possessing the
frontage or tidal lands of a harbor, bay, .
inlet, estuary, or other navigable water
in this State, shall be permitted to exclude
the right-of-way to such water whenever it
is required for any public purpose.
Beach and lagoon acquisitions are the highest
priorities for State Park and recreation
funding. (SDAG p. 80)
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IXC
recreation demand survey
OVERVIEW
This preliminary report deals with the results of the parks and rec-
reation survey recently distributed. The analysis indicates general
trends and attitudes while establishing basic and recognizable criteria
for development of the Parks and Recreation Element and the Macario Park
Development Plan.
Because of the preliminary nature of this analysis, all possible al-
ternatives and statistical combinations have not been addressed. These
will be addressed in the final survey report.
Many of the results of the survey may be surprising but they do re-
present the attitudes and desires of the respondents. The survey and
the results are a tool only to be utilized in preparation of the Element
and Development Plan. Being a tool, the survey and the results should
not be construed to be an absolute nor a mandate from the citizens of
Carlsbad. Therefore, the consultant team will utilize the results as
one factor in completing the entire study.
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PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS
One thousand-four hundred and fifty nine (1,459) surveys were printed and
distributed by hand utilizing volunteers. The survey was distributed to
the following representative groups:
Parks and Recreation Commission
Senior Citizen Association
MCC College
Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce
City of Carlsbad Employees
Hughes Aircraft
Anthony Pools Inc.
St. Patrick's Church . .
Christ United Presbyterian Church
Kiwanis
Optimists
Rot?.ry
Carlsbad Women's Club
Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints
Carlsbad Boys Club
Carlsbad Girls Club
Carlsbad by the Sea Retirement Home
La Coota Youth Organization
Rancho Carlsbad
St. Elizabeth Seton Church '
In addition the survey was distributed at various parks, at the Carlsbad
State Beach, at recreation department instructional classes, various local
schools, at local stores and markets and door-to-door in several locations
around Carlsbad.
Of the 1,225 surveys distributed, 557 surveys were returned; the rate of
return is 45.46 per cent.
A preliminary analysis of the survey responses indicates the following
information:
1. Over 70% of the respondents are at least moderately aware that the
City of Carlsbad has an organized recreation program.
2. Thirty per cent of the residents either do not know or barely are
aware of the Carlsbad recreation programs.
3. Holiday Park, Laguna Riviera Park, Chase/Pine Fields and the Harding
Community Center are the most intensively utilized recreation facilities.
A. Approximately 85% of the respondents use the Carlsbad State Beaches.
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5. Sixty-eight percent of the respondents utilized the parks at least once
a month.
6. Almost 50% of the park usage occurs on weekends, primarily in the
afternoons and evenings.
7. Respondents indicate they travel, for the most part (70%), two miles
or less to reach the parks they use.
8. Of those traveling to visit a park, 70% did so by automobile.
9. Almost 56% of the respondents also use walking or bicycling as an
alternate method to the automobile for reaching the parks.
10. Of those responding, 70% believe the parks and facilities serve those
under nineteen years of age best.
11. Over 75% of the respondents rate the City of Carlsbad parks and
recreation facilities as good or excellent.
12. Over 85% of the respondents have visited or would visit Holiday Park.
13. Of the parks or facilities in Carlsbad, over 60% of the respondents
have not visited more than three of them.
14. Over 80% of the respondents visit private commercial recreation
. facilities at least once a month.
15. Over 40% of respondents utilize commercial recreation facilities once a
a week or more frequently.
16. Approximately 51% of the respondents do not believe that the City of
Carlsbad should provide a public golf course.
17. Approximately 26% of the respondents would be willing to pay fees and/or
additional taxes to support and utilize such a facility.
18. Over 90% of all respondents believe that improving the parks and
recreation systems is important.
19. Fifty-seven percent of respondents would be willing to pay a fee
(user fee) to use the Carlsbad park facilities and activities programs.
20. However, 57% of the respondents would not be willing to volunteer their
time to help with programs or assist with park maintenance.
21. A very high percentage of residents are anxious to see more cultural
activities such as concerts, plays, stage presentations, art showings,
etc., Included in the recreation programs. Response was 85.2%.
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22. Over 68% of the respondents believe fees for boating in the lagoons
should be increased to make the facilities self-supporting.
23. Nearly 45% of the respondents visit the Carlsbad State Beaches at least
once a week.
24. Twenty-six percent of the respondents visit the beaches at least twice
weekly.
25. Over 35% of the respondents would like to see the lagoons and wetlands in
Carlsbad developed as a combination of wildlife habitat and public recrea-
tion.
26. Thirty-nine percent of the respondents want to see the lagoons kept as they
are and used only as a wildlife habitat.
27. Only six percent of respondents desire to see a marina constructed in the
lagoon area.
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28. Eleven percent of respondents indicated members of their household
having a handicap or disability requiring special needs.
29. Seventy-four percent would appreciate having more programs or activities
for the handicapped included in the recreation program.
30. Of the private/commercial recreation facilities visited in the Carlsbad area,
the following received the greatest percentages of visits:
Movie Theatre 79%
Swimming Pools 30%
Skating Facilities 30%
Bowling Lanes 30%
Boys/Girls Club 26%
Racquetball/Handball 24%
YMCA/YWCA 24%
Concerts 23%
31. Of the activities that respondents participate in, the following received
the highest percentage responses:
Movies 67%
Swimming . 52%
Jogging/Running 52% -
Picnicing 49%
Bicycle Riding 49%
Football/Soccer 31%
Roller Skating 30%
Fishing 30%
Tennis 28%
Basketball 25Z
Concerts 25%
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32. In response to the question, which five (5) facilities/activities
would the respondent like most to be included in the City of Carlsbad
parks, the following received the greatest percentage response:
(a) Swimming Pools/Facilities 42%
(b) Lighted Play Fields 32%
(c) Teen Center 29%
(d) Gymnasium 28%
(e) Outdoor Theatre 24%
33. In response to the same question, camping and bike trails both received
23% of the responses.
34. Of the respondents, 65.4% live in the "Encina" area of Carlsbad; 11.3%
in the Rancho La Costa area; 15.7% in the Lake Calavera Hills area
and 7.6% in the Palomar Airport area.
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Question 30. Because this survey will be used to aid in the determination
of the future direction of park and recreation facilities and
activities in Carlsbad, what would you consider to be the three
most important facilities, activities or areas the City of
Carlsbad should continue or add?
RESPONSES NUMBER
Community Swimming/Diving Facilities 100
Gymnasium 74
Beach Improvements 69
Lighted Playing Fields 61
Teen Center with Teen Programs 56
Lighted Tennis Courts 53
Public Golf Course 42
Cultural, Music, Fine Arts Center 40
More Parks 37
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Quality of Holiday Park 29
Wildlife Habitat 29
Retention of Lagoons 28
Outdoor Theater 27
Horseback Riding 21
More Bike Trails 21
Summer Activities Programs 20
Camping Areas 19
More Picnic Facilities 18
Miniature Golf Facility • 18
Marina 17
Skating Facilities 16
Additional Instructional Classes 15
More Tot Play Areas 14
Racquetball/Handball Courts 13
Larger Parks . 12
Basketball Courts 11
Expansion of Chase Field 11
Senior Citizen Center 10
Water Skiing ' 10
Museum . 9
Programs for Handicapped 8
Hiking Trails • 7226
Pay Telephones 7
Meeting Rooms 7
Improvement of Harding St. Community Center 7
More Parking Areas 6
Surfing . 5
Volleyball Courts 5
Boys Club/Girls Club 5
More Open Spaces 5
Better Park Lighting 5
Jogging Paths A
Weight-Lifting Facilities • A
Cleaner Restrooms A
Bovling A
Development of Macario Canyon Park A
Botanical Garden A
Motocross Track 3
YMCA/YWCA 3
More Horseshoe Pits 3
Beach Boardwalks 2
More Adult Programs 2
Better Public Transportation 2
Beach Locker and Change Room Facilities 2
Convention Center 2
Library 1
Better Policing of Parks . 1
Fishing - Fresh Water 1
Better Signs (from Freeways) . 1
Swim Team ' 1
Public Boat Ramps on Lagoons 1
Snack Bars in Parks and Beach 1
Hang Gliding • 1
Skin/Scuba Diving 1
More Trash Receptacles 1
Flea Market/Swap Meet 1
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Question 31.Are there any facilities, park locations or activities that
tibe City of Carlsbad should discontinue or close?
RESPONSE
Stop using fields for Bobby Sox baseball, Close Fox's until
a safe marina is built. Eliminate Holiday Park.
Question 32.Do you have any additional comments you wish to make?
RESPONSES NUMBER
Keep Lagoons Natural
Develop a Summer Program for Teenagers
Carlsbad Parks are Beautiful and Well Maintained
More Publicity on the Parks and Programs
Need Telephones at Holiday and Laguna Riviera
Keep up the Good Work
Swimming Pool Would be Appreciated
"Save the Ducks"
Existing Parks Are Well Maintained
Need Firm Plans for Ocean Front
More Attention to Adult Recreation Facilities
Expand Holiday Park Horseshoe Pits to Four
Parks Are Good Places .for i'amily Outings
Portable Tables for Large Groups
Dogs are a Problem in Holiday Park
Fix up Boys and Girls Club
More Swings at Holiday Park
Keep New Pool for Public not Used Exclusively by
Organized Groups - Public First
More Activities for Younger Kids
Have a Card System to Check Out Equipment
Get More Bathrooms
Improve the Lagoon for Water Skiing
More Dances
Ixprove Public Transportation to Parks and Beaches
More Activities in La Costa Area
Include Fresh Water Lake for Fishing
Slow Down on Building Industrial Spaces
Stop Murdering the Wildlife
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Have Bicycle Racing in Town
Dredge Lagoons and Pump Sand to Coast
Keep Recreation Programs Free
Build a Mall Between Elm and Grand
Put up Duck Crossing Signs on Jefferson Near Lagoon
Improve the State Beaches
City Shouldn't Have Waited so Long to Acquire Hosp. Grove
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