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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-12-07; City Council; 7211-1; Amendment to Land Use ElementCIT ^F CARLSBAD - AGENDA 3ILL AR# 72 1 1- * 1 MTG 12/7/82 DPPT. PLN TITLE: AMENDMENT TO THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN GPA-64(B) - HCH & ASSOCIATES DEPT. HD. 'Vj^tt" CITY ATTYM£&- riTY MGH/n^**-_ -JU o OO RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Planning Conunission is reconunending that the City Council direct the Attorney's Office to prepare documents DENYING GPA-64(B). ITEM EXPLANATION This item is an appeal of a Planning Commission decision to deny an amendment to the Land Use Element of the General Plan which would change property on both sides of El Camino Real, south of Palomar Airport Business Park, from Residential Low Medium (RLM) and Residential Medium (RM) Density to Planned Industrial (PI). This application was originally scheduled for the November 16th meeting but the Council granted a request by the applicant to continue this item to the December 7th meeting. Staff and the Planning Commission are recommending denial because the general plan already designates an adequate supply of industrial property, because of traffic problems, and because the site is a good location for housing to serve the industrial area. Also, Palomar Airport Business Park already forms a good boundary between industrial and residential and industrial use should not be extended to the south along El Camino Real. For more information, please see the attached staff report to the Planning Commission. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW A Negative Declaration was issued by the Land Use Planning Manager and approved by the Planning Commission on October 27, 1982. FISCAL IMPACT There will be no direct fiscal impacts on the city from approval of this amendment to the general plan. EXHIBITS 1. Location Map 2. Planning Commission Resolution No. 2027 3. Planning Commission Staff Report w/attachments LOCATION MAP PALOMAR AIRPORT PALOMAR AIRPORT BUSINESS PARK SITE RM & RLM to PI APPLICANT HCH & ASSOCIATES CASE NO. GPA 64(B) 1 2 3 4 5 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2027 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, DENYING, WITHOUT PREJUDICE, AN AMENDMENT TO THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN FROM MEDIUM AND LOW-MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO PLANNED INDUSTRIAL FOR PROPERTY BISECTING EL CAMINO REAL IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF PALOMAR AIRPORT BUSINESS PARK. APPLICANT: HCH AND ASSOCIATES CASE NO. GPA-64(B) 6 WHEREAS, a verified application for an amendment to the 7 General Plan designation for certain property located as shown on 8 Exhibit "A", dated October 12, 1982, attached and incorporated 9 herein, have been filed with the Planning Commission; and 10 < WHEREAS, said verified applications constitute a request 11 for amendment as provided in Title 21 of the Carlsbad Municipal 12 Code; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did, on. the 27th day of 14 October, 1982, hold a duly noticed public hearing as prescribed by 15 law to consider said request; and 16 WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing, and 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 20 considering all testimony and arguments, if any, of all persons desiring to be heard, said Commission considered all factors relating to the General Plan Amendment. . NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of Carlsbad, as follows: A) That the above recitations are true and correct. B) That in view of the findings made and considering the applicable law, the decision of the Planning Commission is to DENY, without prejudice, GPA-64(B), as shown on Exhibit "A", dated October 12, 1982. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Findings 1) That the proposed redesignation of the site would adversely impact residential land use in the City. 2) That an incompatible traffic mix of industrial and residential traffic could result from such redesignation. 3) That a change in use as proposed would be inconsistent with the balance in land use described in the goals and policies of the General Plan. 4) That more study is necessary in this vicinity before a general plan amendment can be approved. PASSED, .APPROVED AND .ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Carlsbad, California, held on the 27th day of October, 1982, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Chairman Farrow, Commissioners Schlehuber, Rombotis, Rawlins, Jose, and Friestedt. NOES: None. . . ABSENT: Commissioner Marcus. ABSTAIN: None. VERNON J. FARROW, JR., Chairman CARLSBAD PLANNING COMMISSION ATTEST: •v 4\AAiJ^xj2J044iv^/u^J2Q^ MICHAEL J. "ttQLZMtULER LAND USE PLANNING MANAGER i ' . . ' ...... . . - • r . . • - PC RESO NO. 2027 .2 APPLICATION SUBMITTAL DATE: ""*"r,Y 2~9, 1982 ' STAFF REPORT DATE: October 27, 1982 . TO: Planning Commission ' • FROM: Land Use Planning Office SUBJECT: GPA-64(B) - HCH AND ASSOCIATES - Request to amend the land xase element from Medium and Low-Medium Density Residential to Planned Industrial. 1• PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND The subject property is approximately 26 acres in size and is located on both sides of El Camino Real immediately south of Palomar Airport Business Park (see attached location map). The western majority of the property (21 acres) in currently designated for Medium Density Residential uses (4-10 du/ac). The eastern portion (5 acres) has .a Low-Medium Residential Density designation (0-4 du/ac). The applicant is requesting that the entire property be changed to Planned Industrial. The largest portion of the property, west of El Camino Real is relatively flat, draining to the north-west. The 200-foot wide SDG&E Power easement just touches the southwest corner as it runs toward the La Costa area. The eastern lot is topographically extreme, sloping steeply away from El Camino Real. A greenhouse business presently exists on- both sides of El Camino Real on property immediately to the south. Residential land use designations surround the property on all sides except Palomar Airport Business Park (Planned-Industrial) -which borders the western property to the north. The subject proerty is outside, but adjacent to, the airport influence area. II. ANALYSIS Planning Issues 1) Is there sufficient land use justification to change the general plan to provide for industrial uses on this site? 2) Would the proposed redesignation be compatible with future land uses in the area? III. Discussion •The text of the land use element of the General Plan provides that the City shoud "Preserve and enhance the character of the City as a desirable residential community", and that industrial uses should be provided to allow for two things. One, for a "reasonable tax base", and two, for "opportunities for employment of local citizens." The intent appears to be a caution as to over-providing for industrial areas which will affect the over-all "balanced residential" nature of the community. I,n addition, a major goal of the housing element of the general plan is: "To assure that the amount and type of housing development or redevelopment is compatible and convenient with the locations of major facilities and services and in particular with major transportation and transit routes, as well as major employment centers." The location of the subject property is such that staff considers it a valuable housing support of the vast industrial area to the north. As such, the proposed redesignation would decrease the multiple-family supply of housing convenient to a major employment center. The City Engineering Department has indicated that to minimize access points onto a prime arterial, any access onto El Camino Real from the subject property would be required to consolidate access with other properties in the area. The Palomar Airport Business Park has a self-contained circulation network serving only the lots within the industrial area. No provision was made to include the subject property into this system. If the site is redesignated to Planned Industrial, the only access alternative would involve a traffic mix of industrial and residential traffic. The impact of adding industrial traffic to a residential collector or neighborhood street, would be considerable. At the present time, the circulation element indicates the residential area around the subject property to contain only collector and neighborhood streets. The General Plan allows that either property lines, streets, or topography should be used to designate land use boundaries. Neither the northern nor the southern property line of the parcel is superior to the other in providing such a boundary. The absence of topographic features and the fact that the street system of the existing business park is self-contained, excluding this parcel, do not justify a boundary change. Staff believes that the existing northerly boundary formed by the Palomar Airport Business Park is a good boundary between industrial and residential and that industrial use should not be extended to the south along El Camino Real. Staff feels that to maintain the balance between residential, industrial and commercial uses, the subject property is more desirable to the City in a residential use, and feels that it would be inappropriate to grant this request at this time. -2- IV. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW The Land Use Planning Manager has determined that this project will not have a significant impact on the environment and,• therefore, issued a Negative Declaration on September 21, 1982. V. RECOMMENDATION Staff is recommending the the Planning Commission APPROVE the Negative Declaration issued by the Land Use Planning Manager and ADOPT Resolution No. 2027 DENYING GPA-64(B). ATTACHMENTS 1) PC Reso No. 2027 2) Location Map 3) Background Data Sheet 4) Disclosure Form 5) Environmental Documents PK:bw 10/20/82 7 BACKGROUND DATA SHEET CASE NO: GPA-64(B) APPLICANT: HCH and Assoc. REQUEST AND LOCATION: General Plan Amendment from RM and RIM to PI. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Parcel 2 of Parcel Map 1188 according to map filed in San Diego County, December 20, 1972 APN:215 -020-01; 15 Acres 26 Proposed No. of Lots/Units N/A GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING Land Use Designation RM (West), RLM (East) Density Allowed 4-10du/ac(West), 0-4 du/ac(East) Density Proposed Existing Zone S-90 (Co.) Proposed Zone Planned Industrial Surrounding Zoning and Land Use: Zoning Land Use Site S-90(Co.) Vacant North P-M Planned Industrial South S-90(Co.) Agriculture East P-C . Vacant West S-90(Co.) Vacant PUBLIC FACILITIES School District Carlsbad Water Costa Real Sewer Carlsbad EDU's N/A Public Facilities Fee Agreement, dated September 15, 1982 EtWIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT X Negative Declaration, issued September 21, 1982 E.I.R. Certified, dated ; Other, MOM6ASSOOAICS ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING • ARCHITECTURE • ENGINEERING 4877 Viewridge Avenue, San Diego, CA 92123-1667 • (714) 278-5750 November 15, 1982 Mayor Mary Casler City of Carlsbad 1200 Elm Avenue Carlsbad, California 92008 Subject: GPA-64 (B) HCH & Associates Dear Mayor Casler: We respectfully request a two week or three week continuance of the subject GPA-64 (B) item, scheduled for November 16, 1982, to either November 30, 1982 or December 7, 1982. Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter. Sincerely, HCH & ASSOCIATES Enviromental Planning AGA/pm 0703B ,.