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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-11-15; City Council; 7567-4; General Plan Amendment to Change Densities^y,CIT\ ;F CARLSBAD - AGENDA ILL ; 2> *~ ^-'^^^ MTfi 11/15/83 RFPT PLN TITLE: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT TO CHANGE DENSITIES, PARK SITES AND OPEN SPACE AREAS WITHIN THE CALAVERA HILLS MASTER PLAN AREA. GPA/LU 83-3 - CALAVERA HILLS COMPANY. DEPT. HD.fcftfeffL- CITY ATTYy£*~i CITY MGR.^^1 ro noo -Soo CTi CM CN U-l -II 8•H -P [fi I oo rHrH rH rH O OO RECOMMENDED ACTION: Both the Land Use Planning staff and Planning Commission recommend that this application be APPROVED and that the City Council direct the City Attorney's Office to prepare documents APPROVING GPA/LU 83-3. ITEM EXPLANATION This item is a request for a general plan amendment to accomplish the following changes: 1) Incorporate previously approved changes to the Calavera Hills Master Plan which are not presently shown on the general plan such as the location of the open space area in the central portion of the plan; 2) Increase the density of the central core area of the master plan by allowing an additional 500 units as a tradeoff for redesignating a proposed commercial area to open space to provide a larger community park site; 3) Eliminate three small neighborhood parks and add a 8.68 acre open space area next to an existing 8 acre park site to provide for a total 16.68 acre community park site; and 4) Adjust open space boundary lines to retain steeper slopes as open space and flatter sites as developable areas. Staff believes the amendment will allow for more site sensitive development in the Calavera Hills Master Plan. Also, staff believes the increased density is an adequate tradeoff for the designation of an 16.68 acre community park site in the central portion of the property. Through staff review and Planning Commission hearing, all issues on this matter have been satisfactorily resolved. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW The Land Use Planning Manager has determined that this project will not cause any significant environmental impacts and, therefore, has issued a Negative Declaration, dated July 12, 1983, which was approved by the Planning Commission on October 12, 1983. A copy of the environmental documents is on file in the Land Use Planning Office. FISCAL IMPACTS Approval of this general plan amendment will not create any fiscal impacts. EXHIBITS 1. Location Map 2. PC Resolution No. 2190 3. Staff Report, dated October 12, 1983 w/attachments LOCATION MAP CALAVERA H!LLS GPA/LU-70CG), PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2190 2 5 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN TO CHANGE LAND USE DENSITIES, PARK SITES AND OPEN SPACE AREAS WITHIN THE CALAVERA HILLS MASTER PLAN. APPLICANT: CALAVERA HILLS COMPANY CASE NO.; GPA/LU 83-3 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 September 26, 1983, attached and incorporated 9 herein, have been filed with the Planning Commission; and 10 WHEREAS, said verified applications constitute a request for amendment as provided in Title 21 of the Carlsbad Municipal 12 Code; and 13 WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did, on the 12th day of 14 October, 1983, hold a duly noticed public hearing as prescribed by 15 law to consider said request; 16 WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and 17 considering all testimony and arguments, if any, of all persons 18 desiring to be heard, said Commission considered all factors 19 relating to the General Plan Amendment. 20 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Planning 21 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 recommend APPROVAL of GPA/LU 83-3, as shown on Exhibit "A", dated September 26, 1983. Findings; 1 . The site is physically suitable for the type and density of the development since the site is adequate in size and shape to accommodate residential development at the density proposed for the reasons stated in the staff report. 1 2 report 3" 6 developments or construction cannot occur. 7 b) The applicant has agreed and is required by the 8 9 10 11 12 17 21 25 26 27 28 2. Uses allowed in the proposed residential and open space designations are compatible with the existing and future surrounding land uses for the reasons stated in the staff 3. The project is consistent with all City public facility policies and ordinances since: a) Sewer service is not required for these projects and subsequent development of the property will require the availability of sewer service to serve such inclusion of an appropriate condition to pay a public facilities fee. Performance of that contract and payment of the fee will enable this body to find that public facilities will be available concurrent with need as required by the general plan. 4. This project will not cause any significant environmental impacts and a Negative Declaration has been issued by the Land Use Planning Manager on July 12, 1983, and approved by the Planning Commission on October 12, 1983. 13 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the 14 Planning Commission of the City of Carlsbad, California, held on 15 ,the 12th day of October, 1983, by the following vote, to wit: 16 AYES: Chairman Schlehuber, Commissioners Rombotis, Marcus, Lyttleton, Farrow and Rawlins. NOES: None. 18 ABSENT: Commissioner Friestedt. 19 ABSTAIN: None. 20 CLARENCE SCHLEHUBER, Chairman CARLSBAD PLANNING COMMISSION 22 ATTEST: 23 24 MICHAEL J. HOLZMILLER LAND USE PLANNING MANAGER -2- Application Submittal Date: June 1. 383 STAFF REPORT DATE: October 12, 1983 TO: Planning Commission FROM: Land Use Planning Office SUBJECT: GPA/LU 83-3 - CALAVERA HILLS CO. - Request to amend the General Plan to change densities, park sites and open space area within the Calavera Hills Master Plan area. I. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the Planning Commission APPROVE the Negative Declaration issued by the Land Use Planning Manager and ADOPT Resolution No. 2190 recommending APPROVAL of GPA/LU 83-3 to the City Council based on the findings contained therein. II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The applicant is requesting an amendment to the land use element of the general plan as shown on Exhibit "A". The existing General Plan designations for the subject property are shown on Exhibit "B". The first effect of the proposed amendment will be an increase in density in the central core of the master plan area. This amendment will also eliminate several small, neighborhood parks and allow for the creation of a larger, centrally located community park. A third result will be to change the location of open space areas to more closely reflect the existing topography and proposed development in the area. This amendment will also bring the land use designations of the General Plan into conformance with previously approved changes to the Calavera Hills Master Plan. All of the land involved in this general plan amendment is vacant at the present time. Staff and the applicant are working on a comprehensive master plan amendment that will implement the proposed general plan amendment. III. ANALYSIS Planning Issues 1. Are the proposed land use changes appropriate for the site? 2. Would the proposed general plan amendment adversely impact the surroundinj properties? DISCUSSION Staff believes the proposed general plan amendment is appropriate for the Calavera Hills Master Plan area. As mentioned previously, this amendment will facilitate a number of changes First, it will show previously approved changes to the Calavera Hills Master Plan that are presently not reflected by the General Plan, such as the location of of open space areas and the site of a sewer treatment plant. The proposed amendment will increase the density in the central core of the Master Plan area. This will be accomplished by expanding the amount of area designated RMH, 10-20 du/ac and changing the designation of approximately 20 acres from RLM (0-4 du's/ac) to RM (4-10 du's/ac). This would allow approximately 500 additional units within this portion of the Calavera Hills Master Plan area. The proposed increase in density in the central core of the master plan area should not have any adverse impacts on providing public services and facilities, since the necessary infrastructure to handle the proposed density will be designed into the projects. The increased density in the central core of the master plan area is being requested as a trade-off for the conversion of approximately 8.68 acres of commercially designated property to a park site. This property is located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Elm Avenue and Tamarack Avenue. The property being considered is one of the flatter portions of the Calavera Hills Master Plan and could easily be incorporated into the existing 8 acre park site to the south. The proposed general plan amendment will eliminate three small neighborhood parks and designate a 16.68 acre centrally located community park in the core of the master plan area. This is in keeping with the present city policy of attempting to obtain large community parks, rather than small neighborhood parks. Two of the three neighborhood park sites will be developed for residential purposes at a density of 0-4 du/ac. The other park site will be left as an open space area. The development of these two sites in addition to the abandoned school site in the southwest corner could result in approximately 80 additional units within the Master Plan area. Although the proposed general plan amendment would allow up to approximately 600 additional units within the Calavera Hills Master Plan area, there will be no reduction in the overall amount of open space. In fact, the proposed amendment will result in an overall increase in the amount of open space within the Calavera Hills Master Plan area. This will occur because development will be clustered on the flatter, more buildable portions of the property while the steeper hillsides and canyons will be left in their natural state. 7 The proposed general plan amendment will not adversely impact any of the surrounding properties. As proposed,, this amendment will result in an increase in the amount of open space in the vicinity of the existing units. The increased density in the central core will not adversely impact any existing development, because it will be separated from these areas by open space areas. Tamarack, Elm and College Avenues will be constructed prior to or concurrently with the central core area and will be able to handle the additional traffic generated by this area without adversely impacting the existing neighborhoods. Staff and the applicant are working on a comprehensive amendment to the Calavera Hills Master Plan. This amendment will reflect the general plan amendment that is being considered at this meeting. The master plan amendment will also bring the Calavera Hills Master Plan into conformance with present city policies and current development trends. This amendment should be ready for Planning Commission consideration before the end of this year. In conclusion staff believes the proposed amendment to the General Plan is appropriate for the site and will not adversely impact the surrounding properties, therefore, recommends approval of MP-150(F). IV. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW The Land Use Planning Manager has determined that approval of GPA/LU 83-3 will not have a significant impact on the environment and, therefore, has issued a Negative Declaration on July 12, 1983. Attachments: 1. Planning Commission Resolution No. 2190 2. Location Map 3. Exhibits "A" and "B", dated September 26, 1983 4. Background Data Sheet .5. Disclosure Form 6. Environmental Documents MH:ad 9/27/83 -3- PROPOSED GENERAL PLAN EXHIBIT A SEPT. 26, 1983 CALAVERA HILLS GPA/LU 83-3 EXISHNG GENERAL T_AN EXHIBIT B SEPT. 26, 1983 CALAVERA HILLS GPA/LU 83-3 BACKGROUND DATA SHEET CASE NO: GPA/LU 83-3 APPLICANT: CALAVERA HILLS COMPANY REQUEST 2ND LOCATION: Master Plan Amendment to change densities and open space areas within the Calavera Hills Master Plan LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Portion of Lots Df E & J of Rancho Agua Hedionda 168 - 040 - 12-18 according to Map 823 APN;167 - 100 - 31, 38, 43f 45 Acres 807 Proposed No. of Lots/Units GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING Land Use Designation RM, RLM Density Allowed 4-10 du/ac/0-4 du/ac Density Proposed 10-20 du/ac/4-10 du/ac Existing Zone PC Proposed Zone PC Surrounding Zoning and Land Use: Zoning Land Use Site PC Vacant North PC Vacant South PC Vacant East PC Vacant West PC Vacant PUBLIC FACILITIES School District Carlsbad Water Carlsbad Sewer Carlsbad EDU's Public Facilities Fee Agreement, dated July 29, 1983 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT X Negative Declaration, issued July 12, 1983 E.I.R. Certified, dated Other, II If after the information you have submitted has been reviewed, it is determined .Urat- further informal } is required, you will be so Ivised. APPLICANT : Calavera Hills Company AGENT: Name (individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, syndication) 110 West C Street, Suite 1220,. San Diego, California 92101 Business Address • (619) 235-9180 Telephone Number Name MEMBERS: Business Address Telephone Number Cedrlc E. Sanders Name '(individual, partner, joint: venture, corporation, syndication) 2-017 Caminito Circulo Norte La Jolla. California 92037 Home Address 110 West C Street, Suite 1220, San Diego, California 92101 Business Address . (619) 235-9180 (619) 459-7216 Telephone Nisiber Telephone Number Naae Home Address Business Address Telephone Nuaber Telephone Sunber . ' ' . (Attach more sheets if necessary) ''"'•• declare under penalty of perjury that the information contained in this dis- closure is true and correct and that it will remain true and correct and may be' relied upon as being true and correct until amended. CALAVERA HILLS COMPANY Appli cue Calavera Hills Company One of the Cedric Sanders Companies November 1, 1983 Mayor Casler and Council Members City of Carlsbad 1200 Elm Avenue Carlsbad, California 92008-1989 Dear Mayor Casler and Council Members: Calavera Hills Company hereby requests a continuance with- out determination of Item Number 17, AB#7548 re General Plan Amendment LU 83-3 to your next scheduled meeting, November 15, 1983. Yours very truly, CALAVERA HILLS-COMPANY CES:slw Executive Offices — 110 West C Street, Suite 1220, San Diego, California 92101 (619) 235-9180 Carlsbad Journal Decreed a Legal Newspaper by the Superior Court of San Diego County 31 38 ROOSEVELT ST. • P.O. BOX 248 • CARLSBAD, CA 92008 • 729-2345 Proof of Publication STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ss COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the county aforesaid; I am over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or interested in the above entitled matter. I am principal clerk of the printer of the Carlsbad Journal a newspaper of general circulation, published twice weekly in the City of Carlsbad, County of San Diego, State of California, and which newspaper is published for the dissemination of local news and intelligence of a general character, and which newspaper at all times herein mentioned had and still has a bona fide subscription list of paying subscribers, and which newspaper has been established and published at regular intervals in the said City of Carlsbad, County of San Diego, State of California, for a period exceeding one year next preceding the date of publication of the notice hereinafter referred to; and that the notice of which the annexed is a printed copy, has been published in each regular and entire issue of said newspaper and not in any supplement thereof on the following dates, to-wit: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING GPA/LU 83-3 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Carls- bad will hold a public hearing at the City Council Chambers, 1200 Elm Avenue, Carlsbad, California, at 6:00 P.M., on Tuesday, November 1, 1983, to consider an application for a General Plan Amendment to change densities, park locations, and open space areas within the Calavera Hills Master Plan area on property generally located on Calavera Hills Master Plan and more particularly described as: Portion of Lots D. E, J, of Rancho Agua Hedionda according to Map 823 filed November 16,1896. Applicant: Calavera HillsCARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL LOCATION MAP .Oc.tQber. .19 19.83. 19 19 CALAVERA HILLS J! 1V\\ 19. 19 I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed at Carlsbad, County of San Diego, State of California on the 19th day of October 1983 Clerk of the Printer CJ W332: October 19. 1983 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING GPA/LU 83-3 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Carlsbad will hold a public hearing at the City Council Chambers, 1200 Elm Avenue, Carlsbad, California, at 6:00 P.M. , on Tuesday, November 1, 1983, to consider an application for a General Plan Amendment to change densities, park locations, and open space areas within the Calavera Hills Master Plan area on property generally located on Calavera Hills Master Plan and more particularly described as: Portion of Lots D, E, J, of Rancho Agua Hedionda according to Map 823 filed November 16, 1896. APPLICANT: PUBLISH: Calavera Hills October 19, 1983 CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL LOCATION MAP CALAVERA HILLS 167-100-10 & 42 & 43 & 52 Treetops Unlimited 7o Pacific Scene, Inc. 3900 Harney Street San Diego, CA 92110 168-110-22 Maynes Cathleen 4019 Vista Calaveras Oceanside, CA 92054 168-110-21 Johnson, Larry & Candy 4021 Vista Calaveras Oceanside, CA 92054 168-110-23 Young, Brad & Viccie F, 4015 Vista Calaveras Oceanside, CA 92054 168-110-24 Arms, Edward & Sandra 4011 Vista Calaveras Oceanside, CA 92054 168-110-25 Studer, David W. 4009 Vista Calaveras Oceanside, CA 92054 168-110-26 Purcell, Donald E. 4007 Vista Calaveras Oceanside, CA 92054 168-110-27 Winn, Alfred & Elizabeth 4005 Vista Calaveras Oceanside, CA 92054 168-110-28 Granados, Christopher & Jud 1835 Montgomery Drive 4001 Vista Calaveras Oceanside, CA 92054 168-040-02 The City of Carlsbad 168-010-60 Sully-Miller Contracting Cc 3000 East South Street Long Beach, CA 90805 168-040-09 Costa Real Municipal Water 5950 El Camino Real Carlsbad, CA 92008 ocJ-030-36-00 ***0 01*** ttfr-030-39-00 *»-0 30-40-009*-OOS "SMS?!** m >Briat TM CU>»I«1CI* »»!« »'«»O« LOT »9*0*3 VUAMT LM*A701 1.14AC MMTN CCUMTT JEWISH COWMIITT ctxr • 19j4 WBJIT BMVI VIST* CALI* 92013MM OMJ PM LOT » IKCIICATIONL A70t 1.89AC f*im MMIT i SFK 1 C/ft «MCM C*JkVt«« HOBILf HONE f**K 5570 « A701 JAfif^tOT. 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