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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-12-07; City Council; 7227; Appeal - Street Improvements - Pea Soup AndersensI' CITYhlF CARLSBAD - AGENDi-)ILL 33 7 AB# '7' MTG. 12/7/82 DEPT. HD!!%& DECISION REGARDING STREET IMPROVEMENTS CITY Am m TITLE: APPEAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION'S DEPT.B= & FOR THE PEA SOUP ANDERSEN'S PROJECT. lcln MGRJ~ 1- RECOMMENDED ACTION: It is recommended that the City Council uphold the decision of the Planning Commission in requiring certain street improvements in conjunction with the development of a motel at the Pea Soup Andersen's project. ITEM EXPLANATION This item is an appeal &the Planning Commission's decision to require street improvements in conjunction with the Pea Soup Andersen's development at the northwest corner of Palomar Airport Road and Paseo del Norte. A condition of the site development plan (SDP 80-11(A)) for this project required that the applicant install street improvements along Paseo del Norte from Palomar Airport Road to Car Country. The Planning Commission previously modified the condition to require street improvements to the main entrance to the restaurant with the remaining improvements to be installed in conjunction with the motel. Construction of the first phase of the motel (72 units) is nearing completion and the applicant is requesting to defer installing any additional improvements. The Planning Commission considered the applicant's request at it's meeting of November 24, 1982 and as a compromise, the Commission approved the City Engineer's recommendation to only require full street improvements up to the entrance of the motel. The City Engineer's recommendation is explained in detail in his memo attached to this agenda bill. The applicant disagrees with the compromise approved by the Planning Commission and is appealing the Commission's decision to the City Council. ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS Should the City Council wish to approve the applicant's appeal, an alternative which has been discussed with the applicant is to barricade off the entrances to the motel from Paseo del Norte and require traffic entering the motel to go through the main entrance to the restaurant (Avenue of the Flags). Although somewhat circuitous, there is an on-site driveway that connects the restaurant and the motel parking lots. This would reduce the traffic concern on Paseo del Norte in front of the motel. The barricade could be removed when the street improvements are installed. An improvement agreement would be needed from the applicant to insure that the improvements are installed by a certain time (i.e., 12 or 18 months) or prior to occupancy of the second phase of the motel. 1, ,- Page 2 of Agenda Bill # 72 2 7 . The applicant has also discussed with staff the possibility of temporary improvements up to the motel entrance but nothing specific has been submitted for staff review. The applicant has indicated that he may present a more specific proposal for temporary improvements at the Council meeting. FISCAL IMPACT There will be no fiscal impacts to the city resulting from this item. ATTACHMENTS 1. Location Map 2. Memo from City Engineer dated November 19, 1982 3. Site Plan (wall exhibit) 2 . .. . 1 .. .. .. -. ISTING IMPROVEMEN \ PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD \ It ’. TS November$19, 1982 TO: LAND USE PLANNING MANAGER FROM: City Engineer STREET IMPROVEMENTS FOR PEA SOUP ANDERSEN'S On October 28, 1982, Pea Soup Andersen's requested that further street improve- ments be deferred lintil the final phase of the motel. As the current conditions read, full-width street improvements are required from the existing improvements to Car Country. amount of traffic anticipated from the project, and b) encourage traffic to use Cannon Road in order to relieve Palomar Airport Road. The purpose of this requirement was to; a) handle the large Although the above requirement is still desirable, since the full project is not being constructed at this time, perhaps we can, once again, accommodate them somewhat. Traffic circulation at the entrance to the motel will be a problem. only two lanes exist on Paseo del Norte. entrance at the Norte end of the site will both generate a significant number of left turns creating a need for a left turn lane. installed to provide minimum widening now, full improvements would have to be constructed at a later time under a much heavier flow of traffic. Therefore, it makes sense to complete the required full -width street improvements--at least up to the motel entrance--now. additional pavement could be placed to provide a minimum of three lanes up to the employee driveway. to two lanes acceptable to the City Engineer should be provided. Currently, The new motel and the employee If temporary paving is North of the main entrance, temporary Transitions from full width to three lanes and then The traffic study prepared by Weston Pringle and Associates was only received today and there has not been sufficient time to review it. Initial comments are: 1. It does not address the left turn movement problem above. 2. The traffic analysis ignored future traffic generation from the east side of Paseo del Norte. There is one additional item that should be mentioned in connection with the motel, resolved by reducing an 8" sewer line to 6" and then back to 8". resulted in regular stoppages in the line. before occupancy of the motel. A utility conflict between an electric vault and the sewer line was This problem must be eliminated This has Summary The recommended minimum requirements prior to occupancy of the motel are: 1. Full-width street improvements constructed on Paseo del Norte from the existing to the north side of the motel main entrance. Land Use Planning Manager . November, 19, 1982 Page 2. 2, Temporary paving to provide widening to three lanes from the north side of the motel entrance to the north side of the employee parking entrance with a transition at each end as required by the City Engineer. Replacement of the 6" section of sewer line with 8" in a manner approved by the City Engineer. 3. RICHARD H. ALLEN, JR. .. RHA:cal c: Assistant City Manager/Developmental Services Bui 1 ding and P1 anning Di rector Pea SOUP Andersen’s SERVICE CENTERS CARLSBAD BOX w, BUELLTON, CALIFORNIA 93427 ~~ ~~ DATE INVOICE NO. DESCRIPTION 12/21 /82 P.O. For the City Council INVOICE AMOUNT 50.00 I ) 50.00 CHECK %!&? ) 12/21/82 1 NUMBER ) 2695 NQ 2695. DEDUCTION BALANCE