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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-12-10; City Council; 7164-4; Tentative Map Extension- Alicante Hills CrossroadsCITQOF CARLSBAD — AGENDQBILL AR# 7/£y~**y MTG 12/10/85 DEPT. ENR TITLE: TENTATIVE MAP EXTENSION PADI CDftn TDflPT Mn R9 1 ^LAKLbBAU I KAL I INU. oL—\j (ALICANTE HILLS CROSSROADS) DEPT. HD^S^\ / c^yCITY ATTY\f r/J CITY MGR.^s^^ O& Oz3 OO RECOMMENDED ACTION: By motion, adopt Resolution No. fe^f approving a one-year extension of time for Tentative Map CT 82-15, including CP-212 subject to additional conditions. ITEM EXPLANATION Carlsbad Tract 82-15 is a 490-unit subdivision located on the south side of Corte De La Vista east of Alicante Road. The Applicant is requesting that the tentative map be extended until October 19, 1986. The tentative map was originally approved on October 19, , 1982, per Resolution No. 7039. A one-year extension of time was granted on October 16, 1984 per Resolution No. 7779. During the initial review of this project, staff expressed concern over the extensive amount of grading required on this project due to the existence of deep uncompacted fill imported on to this site as "spoil" from another project. This was done without the benefit of a grading plan when this area was still unincorporated county property. At that time, both Engineering and Planning staff worked with the developer and conditioned the project to mitigate the effects of grading and hauling such large quantities of earth. It was originally planned to move approximately 80,000 cubic yards to the Alicante Hills project (Carlsbad Tract 81-29) adjacent to this development. 310,000 cubic yards was planned to be moved to the Alga Hills project (Carlsbad Tract 84-41), 1,400 feet to the north. A haul route crossing three public streets was approved in 1982. These streets being: Alicante Road, Altiva Place and Alfil Way (formerly Corte De La Vista). In 1984, a revised plan was developed which called for placing approximately 300,000 cubic yards of material on a site generally located on the north side of Alga Road opposite Almaden Lane. This concept was approved on July 24, 1984, thereby eliminating the need to deposit material on the Alga Hills site. The City has since completed the construction of the north half of Alga Road. The haul route was originally planned to parallel Alga Road, outside of the right-of-way. As a result, approximately 16,000 round-trips, crossing Alga Road, will be required to move the dirt. A list of conditions dealing with traffic control and grading requirements (described in the attached memo from the City Engineer dated duly 24, 1984) was made a part of this haul route approval. A second item of concern voiced by staff, deals with the impact of traffic in the area. Considering all projects (pending, approved and under construction) in the area, as shown in Exhibit 8, attached hereto, the existing streets can accommodate the traffic generated by this project with the exception of La Costa Avenue. Staff feels that this problem can be mitigated through the addition of Condition No. 10 which required the developer to pay a Traffic Impact Fee based on the results of the La Costa Traffic Impact Study presently being prepared. Page 2 of Agenda Bill No. ^ / Staff has reviewed this map in light of the recent General Plan Review. The original density was 12.5 DU/ac which was then towards the low end of the RMH density range of 10 to 20 DU/ac. The present density range is 9.1 to 15 DU/ac. The project density was based on the gross area of the project with density credit provided for slopes in excess of 40%. It is not exactly known how much of the site consists of such slopes, but it is felt the slope issue is minimal and would not significantly impact the project density. The project appears to comply with all development standards and design criteria of the Planned Development Ordinance. The Applicant agreed to pay Public Facilities Fees with the original application. Planning and Engineering staffs have reviewed this project and recommend the Developer execute the revised Public Facilities Fee Agreement as required by Council Policy No. 17. The Subdivider has signed an agreement to waive a prohibition of new conditions. FISCAL IMPACT This project is estimated to generate sewer connection fees of approxi- mately $490,000.00 and Park-in-lieu fees of approximately $266,560.00 (490 single family attached at $544.00 per unit). The exact amount of Public Facilities Fees are unknown until the applicant submits applications for building permits. The project should also generate Water Capital Fees estimated at $431,200.00. No detailed economic impact analysis of this development has been conducted. While increased operating expenses related to this development are expected to be offset from increased tax or fee revenue, no exact percentage of offset can be predicted. EXHIBITS 1. Letter requesting extension dated August 21, 1985. 2. Location Map. 3. Resolution No. o_c^c^ 7 approving a one-year extension of time for Tentative Map CT 82-15, including CP-212. 4. Memorandum from Land Use Planning dated October 3, 1985. 5. Original Conditions of Approval dated September 21, 1982. 6. Memorandum from Land Use Planning dated August 25, 1982. 7. Memo from City Engineer dated July 24, 1984. 8. Project Traffic Volumes. 9. Letter from Soils Engineer dated December 5, 1985. August 21, 1985 Mr. Gene Donovan City Engineer CITY OF CARLSBAD 1200 Elm Avenue Carlsbad, California 92008 Re: Tentative Map no. CT 82-15, including CP-212 - Alicante Hills Dear Mr. Donovan: A request is hereby made for a one-year extension of the above-referenced map. For your information, on October 16, 1985, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad approved an extension of time for the tentative map, subject to certain conditions. This action is embodied in Resolution No. 7779. Pursuant to Chapter 20.12.110 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code, I, as owner of the project, am requesting an additional one-year extension. This request is being filed at least 20 days but not more than 90 days before the tentative map is due to expire on October 19, 1985. Additionally, I agree to meet all other conditions required to qualify for and request an extension and execute necessary instruments evidencing those facts. The reason this request is made is that I am currently engaged in developmental activity and further studies directed to bring the project in conformity with the City's General Plan and to meet all other requirements of the tentative map. This activity, due to its complexity and scope, has caused certain delays. As a result, the project and final map presentation cannot be accomplished by the time the tentative map expires. These circumstances necessitate an extension of time. The undersigned will make himself fully available to the City or your department to expand upon or discuss any matters connected with the tentative map. Thank you for consideration of the request. Sincerely HKB:dsm EXHIBIT 1 HERMAN K. BEEBE ^^**J LOCATION MAP All Interior Streets Are Private (TE PROJECT NAME AL 1C ANTE HILLS PROJ. NO. 82-15 EXHIBIT 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 8297 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN EXTENSION OF TIME FOR TENTATIVE MAP NO. 82-15 SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS. WHEREAS, Section 66473.5 of the Subdivision Map Act provides that a tentative subdivision map may not be approved unless it is consistent with all applicable general and specific plans; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 19th day of October, 1982, adopted Resolution No. 7039 approving, with conditions, Tentative Map CT 82-15; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 16th day of October, 1984, adopted Resolution No. 7779 extending Tentative Map CT 82-15, including CP-212, for a period of one year to October 19, 1985; and WHEREAS, Tentative Map CT 82-15 is now inconsistent with the General Plan of the City of Carlsbad because the City Council has found that public facilities are inadequate; and WHEREAS, said Tentative Subdivision Map will expire on October 19, 1985, and the Applicant has requested an extension of time which cannot be approved unless the subdivision can be brought into conformity with the General Plan; and WHEREAS, the addition of certain conditions of approval to the subdivision will allow it to be found to be in conformity with the General Plan and the Developer has requested the imposition of such conditions and agreed to comply with them; and WHEREAS, the approval of an extension of Tentative Map CT 82-15 subject to such conditions, in lieu of denial of the map, will allow the project to go forward avoiding the unnecessary delay to the City and to the Developer involved with denial and the new application which would then be approved 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 subject to the same set of conditions; and WHEREAS, both the Developer and the City wish to extend the map subject to the additional condition; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as follows: A. That the above recitations are true and correct. B. That Tentative Map CT 82-15, including CP-212, is hereby extended for one year from October 19, 1985, to October 19, 1986, subject to the execution and fulfillment of all the conditions of Resolution No. 7779 and the following additional condition: (1) This approval is expressly conditioned on the payment by the Applicant of a Public Facilities Fee as required by City Council Policy No. 17, dated February 24, 1982, and effective April 2, 1982, on file with the City Clerk and incorporated herein by reference, and according to the agreement executed by the Applicant for payment of said fee. If said fee is not paid as promised, this application will not be consistent with the General Plan and the project cannot proceed and this approval shall be void. (2) A 500" scale map of the subdivision shall be submitted to the Land Use Planning Manager prior to the recordation of the final map. Said map shall show all lots and streets within and adjacent to the project. (3) Trash receptacle areas shall be enclosed by a six-foot high masonry wall with gates pursuant to City standards. Location of said receptacles shall be approved by the Land Use Planning Manager. (4) All roof appurtenances, including air conditioners, shall be architecturally integrated and concealed from view and the sound buffered from adjacent properties and streets, pursuant to Building Department Policy No. 80-6, to the satisfaction of the Land Use Planning Manager and Building and Planning Director. (5) The developer shall display a current Zoning and Land Use Map in the sales office at all times, and/or suitable alternative to the satisfaction of the Land Use Planning Manager. (6) All sales maps that are distributed or made available to the public shall include but not be limited to trails, future and existing schools, parks, and streets L 1 (7) Building identification and/or addresses shall be placed on all new and existing buildings so as to be plainly visible from the street 2 or access road; color of identification and/or addresses shall contrast to their background color. 3 (8) Prior to occupancy of any units, the applicant shall construct a 4 directory sign at the entrance to the project. The design of this sign shall be approved by the Land Use Planning Manager. 5 (9) If any condition for construction of any public improvements or 6 facilities, or the payment of any fees in lieu thereof, imposed by this approval or imposed by law on this project are challenged this 7 approval shall be suspended as provided in Government Code Section 65913.5. If any such condition is determined to be invalid this 8 approval shall be invalid unless the City Council determines that the project without the condition complies with all requirements of 9 law. 10 (10) Developer shall, prior to final map approval, enter into an agreement with the City for the developer to pay a traffic impact 11 fee for the developer's share of mitigating anticipated future traffic problems at and near the intersection of El Camino Real and 12 Olivenhain Road, and at and near the intersection of El Camino Real and La Costa Avenue. The interim fees to be collected, at the time 13 of building permit issuance, shall be $250.00 per single family housing unit, or $200 per multiple family housing unit. The amount 14 of such fees shall be determined by the City Council based on an area traffic impact study to be undertaken by the City and 15 concluded within six months after approval of applicant's tentative tract map. The limit on the amount of the fee is based on the City 16 Engineer's estimate. If the City Council finds that the cost of improvements requires a higher fee, then the developer shall agreee 17 to pay that fee as determined by the City Council. 18 C. That the Agreement for Waiver of Prohibition against the imposition 19 of conditions upon the approval of an extension of a tentative subdivision map 20 between Alicante Hills, a Joint Venture and the City of Carlsbad, dated 21 September 7, 1985, on file in the Office of the City Clerk, is approved, and 22 the Mayor is authorized to execute such agreement on behalf of the City. 23 D. That this extension is approved in reliance upon said agreement. Any 24 legal challenge to or failure to perform said agreement or the conditions of 25 this resolution shall render this approval void and the map shall not be 26 final. 27 /// 28 /// 7 1 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City 2 Council held on the day of , 1985 by the following vote, to 3 wit: 4 AYES: 5 NOES: 6 ABSENT: 7 8 MARY H. CASLER, Mayor 10 ATTEST: 11 12 ALETHA L. RAUTENKRANZ, City ClerkJ_o 14 (SEAL) 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 MEMORANDUM RECEIVED DATE: OCTOBER 3, 1985 CITY OF CARLSB.'D ENGINEERING DEPAR^AE.'Iif TO: ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT FROM: LAND USE PLANNING OFFICE SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TENTATIVE MAP CT 82-15/CP-212 ALICANTE HILLS The Land Use Planning Office can support the requested extension of CT 82-15, but has two major concerns; traffic and grading. The proposed project will add traffic to La Costa Avenue which is already heavily congested. The addition of the condition requiring the developer to enter into an agreement with the City to pay traffic impact fees should help to alleviate future traffic impacts at congested intersections in the La Costa area. However, this fee will do little to mitigate existing and future congestion on La Costa Avenue. Staff also has concerns about the massive amounts of grading proposed for this project and would have trouble making the finding that it was sensitive to the existing topography. The proposed project requires approximately 390,000 cubic yards of export, most of which would go to the recently approved Alga Hills project. This would require approximately 16,250 truckloads of dirt to be exported over a four month period. The map was originally conditioned to mitigate adverse impacts on adjacent residences as much as possible. The Land Use Planning Office could recommend extension of this tentative map if the following standard conditions of approval were added: 1) A 500" scale map of the subdivision shall be submitted to the Land Use Planning Manager prior to the recordation of the final map. Said map shall show all lots and streets within and adjacent to the project. 2) Trash receptacle areas shall be enclosed by a six-foot high masonry wall with gates pursuant to City standards. Location of said receptacles shall be approved by the Land Use Planning Manager. 3) All roof appurtenances, including air conditioners, shall be architecturally integrated and concealed from view and the sound buffered from adjacent properties and streets, pursuant to Building Department Policy No. 80- 6, to the satisfaction of the Land Use Planning Manager and Building and Planning Director. 4) The developer shall display a current Zoning and Land Use Map in the sales office at all times, and/or suitable alternative to the satisfaction of the Land Use Planning Manager. 5) All sales maps that are distributed or made available to the public shall include but not be limited to trails, future and existing schools, parks, and streets. 6) Building identification and/or addresses shall be placed on all new and existing buildings so as to be plainly visible from the street or access road; color of identification and/or addresses shall contrast to their background color. 7) Prior to occupancy of any units, the applicant shall construct a directory sign at the entrance to the project. The design of this sign shall be approved by the Land Use Planning Manager. 8) If any condition for construction of any public improvements or facilities, or the payment of any fees in lieu thereof, imposed by this approval or imposed by law on this project are challenged this approval shall be suspended as provided in Government Code Section 65913.5. If any such condition is determined to be invalid this approval shall be invalid unless the City Council determines that the project without the condition complies with all requirements of law. Engineering; 9) Developer shall, prior to final map approval, enter into an agreement with the City for the developer to pay a traffic impact fee for the developer's share of mitigating anticipated future traffic problems at and near the intersection of El Camino Real and Olivenhain Road, and at and near the intersection of El Camino Real and La Costa Avenue. The interim fees to be collected, at the time of building permit issuance, shall not exceed $250 per single family housing unit, nor $200 per multiple family housing unit. The amount of such fees shall be determined by the City Council based on an area traffic impact study to be undertaken by the City and concluded within six months after approval of applicant's tentative tract map. MH:bn CITQir CABLS3AD — AGENDQjILL ARtf ?f;^ </- MTC5 9/21/82 r,PPT. LUP jj-fLF- Zone change from R-l-10,000 to RDM and ~ — — a 490 unit Tentative Tract Map cind Condominium Permit; south side of Corte de la Vista, east of Alicante Road. ZC—2fi^/CT 82— 1 S/CP— 212 — DAON CUKlJ. DEPT. r CITY A1 CITY M JD-Mj^j, QR,^£±S oif RECOMMENDED ACTION: V «- v *•«- ^™* ^ Both the Planninq Staff and Planning Commission recommend that this application be APPROVED and that the City Attorney be directed to prepare documents APPROVING ZC-262/CT 82-15/CP-212, per Planning Commission Resolution Nos. 2013 and 2014. ITEM EXPLANATION: This item consists of two applications: 1) A zone change from R-1-10,000 to RDM on the easterly portion of the property, and 2) A 490 unit Tentative Tract Map and Condominium Permit. The Planning Commission found the project to be consistent with the General Plan and determined that it met all design criteria and development standards of the Planned Development Ordinance. Two issues were discussed during the public hearing: 1) grading impacts and 2) visual impacts. The Commission found that these impacts were satisfactorily mitigated by the design of the project and the conditions of approval. One commissioner questioned the calculation of the project's building height. Upon further review, staff has found that the project meets the 35' height limit of the zoning ordinance. 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 Conditional Negative Declaration, dated August 9, 1982, which was approved by the Planning Commission on August 25, 1982. A copy of the environmental documents is on file in the Land Use Planning Division office. FISCAL IMPACT The applicant will provide all required public improvements to the project. Also, the applicant has agreed to pay a public facilities fee to offset the costs of providing all^oUiar public services, b 'EXHIBITS A) PC Resolution Nos. 2013 and 2014 B) Staff Repott dated August 25, 1982, with attachments 1 2 3 4 5 6 « wit: Parcel 2 of Parcel Map 11722 in the city of Carlsbad 8 9, 1981. 9" 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 25 26 27 28 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2013 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF A 40 LOT TENTATIVE TRACT MAP AMD A 490 UNIT CONDOMINIUM PERMIT ON PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDF, OF CORTE DE LA VISTA, EAST OF ALICANTE ROAD. APPLICANT: DAOM CORPORATION CASE NO.: CT 82-15/CP-212 WHEREAS, a verified application for certain property to according to Document No. 81-322184 recorded on October WHEREAS', said verified application constitutes a request as provided by Title 21 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did, on the 25th day of August, 1982, hold a duly noticed public hearing as prescribed by law to consider said request; and WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony and arguments, if any, of all persons desiring to be heard, said Commission considered all factors relating to the Tentative Tract Map and Condominium Permit. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Planning 19 Commission as follows: 20 21 22 23 Findings 241' A) That the above recitations are true and correct. B) That based on the evidence presented at the public hearing, the Commission recommends APPROVAL of CT 82-15/CP-212, based on the following findings and subject to the following conditions: 1) The project is consistent with the city's General Plan since the proposed density of 12.5 du's/acre is within the density range of 10-20 du's/acre specified for the site as indicated on the Land Use Element of the General Plan. 2) 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. 2 3 4 8 9 10 c) All necessary public improvements have been provided or v/ill be required as conditions of approval. 11 d) The applicant has agreed and is required by the inclusion of 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 O v*'' O 3) The project is consistent with all city public facility policies and ordinances since: a) The Planning Commission has, by inclusion of an appropriate condition to this project, insured that the .final map will not be approved unless the City Council finds that sewer service is available to serve the project. In addition, thej Planning Commission has added a condition that a note, shall be placed on the final map that building permits may not be issued for the project unless the City Engineer determines that sewer service is available, and building cannot occur within the project unless sewer service remains.available, the Planning Commission is satisfied that the requirements of the public facilities element of the General Plan have been met insofar as they apply to sewer service for this project. b) Park-in-lieu fees are required as a condition of approval. an appropriate condition to pay a public facilities fee. Performance of that contract and payment of the fee will enable this body to fine: that public facilities will be available concurrent with need as required by the General Plan. e) School fees will be paid to ensure the availability of school facilities. f) Assurances have been given that adequate sewer for the project will be provided by the Leucadia County Water District. 18 4) The proposed project is compatible with the surrounding existing and future land uses since surrounding properties are designated for residential development on the General Plan. 5) A Conditional Negative Declaration has been issued by the Land Use Planning Manager on August 9, 1982 and approved by the Planning Commission on August 25, 1982. 6) This project complies with the Planned Development Ordinance and is consistent with the Design Guidelines Manual. Conditions: 1) Approval is granted for CT 82-15/CP-212, as shown on Exhibit( .<;) "A" through "0", dated August 5, 1902, and Exhibit "P", dated June 25, 1982, incorporated by reference and on file in the Lane Use Planning Office. Development shall occur substantially as shown unless otherwise noted in these conditions. PC RESO NO. 2013 -2- O p*c- 3 /*± K\J 6 7f o\J Q7 1 0JLw 12 1 "=5•l-O 14 15JL v 16 17 18J.O 19 20 21 22 23 24f*J X 25rV ^ 26 27 28 r* ~ ^^ Xa*K 2) This project is approved upon the express condition that the final map shall not be approved unless the City Council finds a of the time of such approval that sewer service is available to serve the subdivision. 3) This project is approved upon the express condition that building permits will not be issued for development of the subject property unless the City Engineer determines that sewer facilities are available at the time of application for such sewer permits and will continue to be available until time occupancy. This note shall be placed on the final map. of 4) This project is approved upon the express condition that the applicant shall pay a public facilities fee as required by City Council Policy No. 17, dated April 2, 1982, on file with the City Clerk and incorporated herein by reference, and according to the agreement executed by the applicant for payment of said fee a copy 6f that agreement dated June 21, 1982, is on file with the City Clerk and incorporated herein by reference.If said fee is not paid as promised, this application will not be consistent with the General Plan and approval for this project shall be void. 5) The applicant shall pay park~in-lieu fees to the city, prior to the approval of the final map as required by Chapter 20.44 the Carlsbad Municipal Code. of 6) Approval of this request shall not excuse compliance with all .sections of the Zoning Ordinance and all other applicable city ordinances in effect at time of building permit issuance. Land Use Planning Office 7) The applicant shall prepare a reproducible mylar of the final site plan incorporating the conditions contained herein. Said site plan shall be submitted to and approved by the Land Use Planning Manager prior to the issuance of building permits • 8) The applicant shall establish a homeowner's association and corresponding covenants, conditions and restrictions. Said CC&R's shall be submitted to and approved by the Land Use Planning Office prior to final map approval. 9) The applicant shall prepare a detailed landscape and irrigation plan which shall be submitted to and approved by the Land Use Planning Manager prior to the issuance of building permits • Said landscape plan shall indicate special treatment within and between the buildings contained within the hillside units and along Corte "de la Vista to screen the parking structures from this street. 10) All landscaped areas shall be maintained in a healthy and thriving condition, free from weeds, trash, and debris. PC RESO NO. 2013 -3- ¥ ., 11) A detailed plan of the private recreation areas of the trails and split level units shall be submitted to and approved by the - Land Use Planning Manager prior to the recordation of the final map. •z 12) The garage structures for the Trails Units shall be set back a 4 minimum of 5' from the private driveways. 13) Any signs proposed for this development shall be designed in conformance with the city's Sign Ordinance and shall require review and approval of the Land Use Planning Office prior to installation of such signs. 7 14) All roof appurtenances, including air conditioners,, shall be 8 9 Planning Director. 15) The applicant shall submit a street name list consistent with .... the city's street name policy subject to the Land Use Planning Manager's approval prior to final map approval. 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 architecturally integrated and shielded from view and the sound buffered from adjacent properties and streets to the satisfaction of the Land Use Planning Manager and Building and 16) The project shall provide bus stop facilities at locations subject to the satisfaction of the North County Transit Dis- trict. Said facilities shall at a minimum include a bench, free from advertising and a pole for the bus stop sign. The bench and pole shall be designed in a manner so as to not detract from 'the basic architectural theme of the project and said design shall be subject to the approval of the Land Use Planning Manager and North County Transit District. 17) Approval of Tentative Tract No. CT 82-15/CP-212 is granted subject to approval of Zone Change 262. 18 18) Approval of this tentative tract map shall expire twenty-four months from the date of City Council approval unless a final map is recorded. An extension may be requested by the applicant. Said extension shall be approved or denied at the discretion of the City Council. In approving an extension, the City Council may impose new conditions and may revise existing conditions. 19) Notification shall be given to the residents in the project located adjacent to the off-site grading disposal site prior to the start of hauling operations. This notice shall be given, at least 30 days prior to the start of operations and shall contain the name of a contact person to contact in case of complaints or violation of off-site grading conditions. 25 20) All grading equipment shall be maintained in top operating condition with adequate mufflers to mitigate noise impacts. PC RESO NO. 2013 -4- 21) The off-site grading operation shall not be conducted during Santa Ana conditions or conditions of high winds from an easterly direction from the site toward existing residences.& 22) The grading operation shall not be conducted on weekends or holidays. 23) The City Engineer and/or the Land Use -lanning Manager shall 9 10 11 12 13 8 Engineering Department 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 have the authority to shut down the. o;:,.-site grading operation should the grading contractor not fulfill any of the conditions contained herein. The applicant shall have the grading contractor sign an acknowledgement of the conditions. During any time that the operation is shut down pursuant to this condition, the applicant shall do whatever erosion control mechanisms are deemed necessary by the City Engineer. 24) The developer shall obtain a grading permit prior to the com- mencement of any clearing or grading of the site. 25) The grading for this project is defined as "controlled grading" by Section 11.05.170(a) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code. Grading shall be performed under the observation of a civil engineer • whose responsibility it shall be to coordinate site inspection and testing to insure compliance of the work with the approved - . grading plan, submit required reports to the City Engineer and verify compliance with Chapter 11.06 of the Carlsbad Municipal ., r- Code.15 26) Upon completion of grading, the developer shall insure that an "as-graded" geologic plan shall be submitted to the City Engineer. The plan shall clearly show all the geology as exposed by the grading operation, all geologic corrective measures as actually constructed and must be based on a contour map which represents both the pre and post site grading. This plan shall be signed by both the soils engineer and the engineering geologist. The plan shall be prepared on a mylar or similar drafting film and shall become a permanent record. 27) No Grading shall occur outside the limits of the subdivision unless a letter of permission is obtained from the owners of the affected properties. 28) Additional drainage easements and drainage structures shall be provided or installed as may be required by the County Department of Sanitation and Flood Control or the City Engi- • neer. 29) All land and/or easements required by this project shall be granted to the city, without cost to the city, free and clear of all liens and encumberances. PC RESO MO. 2013 -5- 30) Except as shown on the tentative tract map (Exhibit 'A'), ' direct access rights for all lots abutting Alicante Road and „ I Corte de la Vista shall be waived on the final map.2 ]31) The developer shall install street lights along all public and "private street frontages in conformance with City of Carlsbad Standards (La Costa Standards). 32) The developer shall install street.trees at the equivalent of 40-foot intervals along all public street frontages in. ,l conformance with City of Carlsbad Standards. The trees shall I be of a variety selected from the approved Street Tree List. 7'33) The developer shall install sidewalks along all public street: 8 34) The developer shall install a wheelchair ramp at the public 10 11 12 regarding services to the project. 13" 14 15 16 18 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 frontages in conformance with City of Carlsbad Standards prior to occupancy of any buildings. street corner abutting the subdivision in conforrnance with City of Carlsbad Standards prior to occupancy of any buildings. 35) The developer shall comply with all the rules, regulations and design requirements of the respective sewer and water agencies 36) The design of all private streets and drainage systems shall be approved by the City Engineer prior to approval of the final . map. The structural section of all private streets shall conform to City of Carlsbad Standards based on R-value tests. All private streets and drainage systems shall be inspected by the city and the standard improvement plan check and inspection fees shall be paid prior to approval of the final map. 17 37) All private streets and drainage systems shall be maintained by the homeowner's association in perpetuity. This responsibility shall be clearly stated in the CC&R's. 19"38) All concrete terrace drains shall be maintained by the home- owner's association (if on commonly owned property) or the individual property owner (if on an individually owned lot) in perpetuity. An appropriately worded statement clearly identifying the responsibility shall be placed in the CC&R's. 22 39) The developer shall insure that there is stringent dust control at all times and that the adjacent public streets are cleaned of dirt and debris daily during all phases of the grading and construction activities. 40) The developer shall install and maintain a temporary irrigation system on the off-site fill area until such time the city Engineer has determined that the hydroseed landscaping has been established. PC RESO NO. 2013 -6- 17 41) The developer shall post a cash bond with the City to ensure l| the replacement and/or repair of the public street section at the locations where the off-site grading haul road crosses 2 public streets. 3 42) The developer shall conduct the grading haul operations only between the hours of 7:30 AM and 4:00 PM and shall provide 4 adequate flagman control at all times at the haul route crossings of public streets. 5 43) The off-site grading operation shall be accomplished in one 6 operation. No grading shall be allowed during weekends or holidays, during Santa Anas or conditions of high winds or 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 during the rainy season (Nov. 16 to April 15) 44) After the grading operations are complete all off-site grading areas and haul routes shall be restored as near as possible to the existing conditions. 45) Prior to the start of the off-site filling operation the developer shall install a temporary desiltation basin at the low end of the drainage course adjacent to the proposed fill site. The developer shall enter into the city's standard . secured maintenance agreement prior to the issuance of a grading permit. 13 46) Prior to the approval of the final map the developer shall submit a detailed parking layout for the City Engineer's review and approval. Should the layout be found deficient the developer shall modify the design to the satisfaction of the City Engineer and the Land Use Planning Manager. 16 47) Prior to the approval of the final map the developer shall provide for the installation of the North half of Alga Road from Alicante Road to El Camino Real. The road shall be constructed prior to occupancy of the one hundred and first unit of the project. 19 48) Water shall be provided by the City of Carlsbad unless some other arrangement is approved by the City Council. Fire Department 49) Additional public and/or on-site fire hydrants are required. 50) Submit two (2) copies of a site plan showing locations of existing and proposed fire hydrants and on-site roads and drives. 51) An all weather access road shall be maintained throughout construction. 26" 27 n "PC RESO NO. 2013 -7- 3 52) All required fire hydrants, water mains and appurtenances shall be operational prior to combustible building materials being located on the project site. 53) Any proposed security gate systems shall be provided with "Knox" key operated override switch, as specified by the Fire . Department. 54) All private driveways shall be kept clear of parked vehicles atf all times, and shall have posted "No Parking/Fire Lane. Tow Away' Zone" pursuant to Section 17.04.040, Carlsbad Municipal Code.- ~ 55) All fire alarm systems, fire hydrants, extinguishing systems,, automatic sprinklers, and other systems pertinent to the 8 prior to construction. 9 56) The developer shall provide a system of addressing or building identification as approved by the Fire Chief. •Q Parks and Recreation 57) Street trees to be planted 12 feet back from curb and species to be approved by the Parks and Recreation Department. 13 12 58) Open space area to be hydro-seeded with native drought tolerant 14 15 project shall be submitted to the Fire Department for approval seed mix and prepared before seeding 59) Detailed landscape and irrigation plan is required for Parks and Recreation Department approval, 16 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the 17 Planning Commission of the city of Carlsbad, California, held on the 25th day of August, 1982, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Commissioners Marcus, Friestedt, Jose NOES: Commissioners Rombotis, Rawlins ABSENT: Chairman Farrow, Commissioner Schlehuber ABSTAIN: None 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ATTEST:o *7 28 MARY MARCUS, Pro Tern, Chairman CARLSBAD PLANNING COMMISSION MICHAEL J. lUiLZMILqaJ*, Secretary CARLSBAD PLANNING COMMISSION PC RESO NO. 2013 -8- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 •13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2014 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF A ZONE CHANGE FROM R-1-10,000 TO RD-M ON PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CORTE DE LA VISTA EAST OF ALICANTE ROAD. APPLICANT: DAON CORPORATION CASE NO; ZC-262 WHEREAS, a verified application for certain property, to wit: Parcel 2 of Parcel Map 11722 in the city of Carlsbad according to Document No. 81-322184 recorded on October 9, 1981 has been filed with the city of Carlsbad, and referred to the Planning Commission; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did on the 25th day of August, 1982, hold a duly noticed public hearing as prescribed by law to consider said request; and WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony and arguments( if any, of all persons desiring to be heard, said Commission considered all factors relating to the Zone Change; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Planning Commission as follows: A) That the foregoing recitations are true and correct. B) That based on the evidence presented at the public hearing, the Commission recommends APPROVAL of ZC-262, based on the | following findings and subject to the following conditions: (Findings; 1) The proposed zone change to RD-M is consistent with the General Plan designation of RMH (10-20 du's/acre). 2) Uses allowed in the RD-M zone are compatible with surrounding properties since the property to the west and east has been designated for residential purposes at a similar density and the La Costa Golf Course is located to the south. 3 4 elements of the General Plan 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 3) The applicant has agreed and is required by the inclusion of an appropriate condition to pay a public facilities fee. Per- formance of that contract and payment of the fee will enable this body to find that public facilities v/ill be available concurrent with need as required by the General Plan. 4) The proposed change of zone is consistent with all other 5) A Conditional Negative Declaration has been issued by the Land Use Planning Manager on August 9, 1982, and approved by the Planning Commission on August 25, 1982. 7 Condition o 1) Approval is granted for ZC-262, as shown on Exhibit "X"t dated August 25, 1982, incorporated by reference and on file in the Land Use Planning Office. 2) This project is approved upon the express condition that the applicant shall pay a public facilities fee as required by City Council Policy No. 17, dated August 2, 1982, on file with the City Clerk and incorporated herein by reference, and according to the agreement executed by the applicant for payment of said fee a copy of that agreement dated June 21, 1982, is on file with the City Clerk and incorporated herein by reference. If said fee is not paid as promised, this application will not be consistent with.the General Plan and approval of this project shall be void. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission of the city of Carlsbad, California, held on the 25th day of August, 1982, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Commissioners Marcus, Jose, Friestedt NOES: Commissioners Rombotis, Rawlins ABSENT: Chairman Farrow, Commissioner Schlehuber 22 ABSTAIN: None 23 .MARY MARCUS, Pro Tern, Chairman 24 CARLSBAD PLANNING COMMISSION 25 26 r27 MICHAEL J. tfnt'ZMILXipR", Secretary CARLSBAD PLANNING COMMISSION 28 PC RESO NO. 2014 -2-ai ATTEST: c APPLICf*\ JN SUBMITTAL DATE 24, 1982 STAFF REPORT DATE: August 25, 1982 TO: Planning Commission FROM: Land Use Planning Office SUBJECT: ZC-262/CT 82-15/CP-212, DAON (ALICANTE HILLS CROSSROADS) - A Zone Change from R-1-10,000 to RD-M and a 40 lot, 490 unit Tentative Tract Map and Condominium Permit, located on the south side of Corte De La Vista (Alfil Way) east of Alicante Road in La Costa. I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The applicant is requesting approval of: 1) A zone change from R-1-10,000 to RD-M on a portion of the site; 2) A 40 lot tentative tract map; and 3) A 490 unit condominium permit. The site is located between Corte De La Vista (Alfil Way) and the La Costa Golf Course east of Alicante Road. The property contains 39.2 acres and the project's density would be 12.5 dwelling units per acre which is at the lower end of the General Plan land use range of 10-20 du's/acre designated for this site. The project would be built in four phases moving easterly from Alicante Road. Three unit types are proposed; 324 hillside units which will be constructed in four large building clusters along the frontage of Corte De La Vista, 134 trails unit which will be placed in four-plex structure running along the edge of the golf course, and 32 split level units which will be located in the middle of the project between the hillside and the trails unit. The project will take access off of Alicante Road at one location and off Corte De La Vista at six locations. Internal circulation will be provided by a combination of private streets and driveways. One of the private streets, Street "A", would provide a continuous through access within the project from Alicante Road to Corte De La Vista. II. ANALYSIS Planning Issues - ZC-262 1) Are the uses allowed in the requested zone consistent with the General Plan and compatible with surrounding land uses and zoning? EXHIBIT 6 2) Will the uses allowed in the requested zone adversely impact traffic in this vicinity? Discussion Last year, the City Council approved a General Plan Amendment for the subject property (GPA-58(I)) which changed the land use des- ignation from RLM (0-4 du's/acre) to RMH (10-20 du's/acre). The determination at that time was that Corte De La Vista should be the dividing line between higher density development along the golf course and lower density to the north. The requested RDM zone would be consistent with this new designation. Also, a portion of the property, 7 acres on the most westerly portion, is already zoned RDM. Surrounding zoning consist of RDM to the west and northwest, PC to the south and east and R-1-10,000 to the north. Staff's only concern with the zone change involved impacts on traffic and circulation on the surrounding street system. However, a traffic study was prepared which indicated that even with the additional traffic generated by the project, surrounding streets would still be substantially below maximum capacity levels. The study did indicate that the signalization of Alicante and Alga Roads may be warranted at the time the project is completely built out. In summary, staff believes that the zone change is consistent with the General Plan and will be compatible with surrounding zoning and that the required findings for approval of a zone change can be made. Therefore, staff is recommending approval of ZC-262. Planning Issues - CT 82-15/CP-212 1) Visual impacts 2) Grading impacts Discussion As proposed, the project meets all of the development and design standards of the Planned Development Ordinance for a condominium project. Both private recreation facilities (balconies and patios) and common recreational facilities will be provided. The common area consists of three active recreation areas dispersed throughout the project. These are well located with respect to the units. Also, all parking, storage, setbacks and other development standards are being met. The internal road system has been designed to provide good circulation while still allowing for some large areas for open space to break-up the dominance of the street system. Staff's primary concern, with respect to the design of the project, involve visual impacts and offsite grading impacts. As previously mentioned, the project consists of three unit types. The hillside units are contained in four large building clusters fronting on Corte De La Vista. Each building cluster will be -2- stepped-up the hillside with three lower levels and three upper levels. Parking will be provided in garages below the units on the lower level and in a two-story parking deck in front of the upper level off of Corte De La Vista. Although each building cluster will be broken-up by stairways, they will appear from a distance as one large massive building. In order to address this concern, the applicant has offset the lower level (3 floors) and the upper level (3 floors) by increasing the separation between the levels and providing dense landscaping between the two levels. Exhibits will be available at the meeting to demonstrate the building separation and landscape treatment. Staff believes that these measures have helped to break-up the massive appearance of the hillside units to an acceptable level. The only other staff concern involves the amount of dirt that will have be exported from the site. The entire site has been previously graded for individual lot development. In order to make the site suitable for one consolidated project, a signif- icant amount of cut grading will have to occur and be exported off-site. Originally the applicant proposed 700,000+ cubic yards of grading. Through redesign, this has been reduced substan- tially, however, 390,000 cubic yards must be exported off-site. • Approximately 80,000 cubic yards is proposed to be exported to Alicante Hills (CT 81-29), an approved tentative map on the north side of Corte De La Vista, and 310,000 cubic yards is proposed to be exported to Alga Hills, 1400 feet to the northwest. The earth moving operation would occur solely on Daon Corporation property but would cross three public streets (See attached Exhibit '0'). The disposal site is vacant and a portion of it has been pre- viously graded to obtain the fill material that was placed on the subject property. It is adjacent to an existing condominium project, however, it was selected because it was previously dis- turbed and it is located close to the subject oroperty. This has reduced the impacts of exporting this much dirt to a location a greater distance from the property. Also, staff has recommended a number of conditions which would help mitigate the impacts of the off-site grading operation. These are contained in the environmental documents for the project and have also been incor- porated into the conditions of approval. With the mitigating measures being incorporated into the project regarding visual and grading impacts, staff feels that the pro- ject complies with the development standards and design criteria of the Planned Development Ordinance and is, therefore, recommending approval of the project. III. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW The Land Use Planning Manager has determined that based upon mitigating measures being incorporated into the project, this project will not have a significant effect upon the environment and, therefore, a Conditional Negative Declaration was issued on August 9, 1982. -3- IV. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the Planning Commission APPROVE the Con- ditional Negative Declaration issued by the Land Use Planning Manager and ADOPT Resolution Nos. 2013 and 2014, recommending APPROVAL of ZC-262/CT 82-15/CP-212 to the City Council based on the findings and subject to the conditions contained therein. ATTACHMENTS 1 PC Resolution Nos. 2013 & 2014 2. Location Map 3. Background Data Sheet 4. Traffic Report from Weston Pringle and Associates, dated June 23, 1982. 5. Disclosure Form 6. Environmental Documents 7. Exhibit "A" - "0", dated August 5, 1982 8. Exhibit "P", dated June 25, 1982 MJH/ar 8/13/82 -4- LOCATION CASE CT82-15/CP-212/ ZC-262 APPLICANT ALICANTE HILLS SITE VICINITY MAP 2.C. BACKGROUND DATA SHEET CASE NO: ZC-262/CT 82-15/CP-212 APPLICANT: DAON (ALICANTE HILLS) REQUEST AND LOCATION: Zone change from R-1-10fOOO to RD-M and a 40 lot/490 unit tentative tract map and condominium permit; s/s of Corte de la Vista LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Parcel 2 of Parcel Map 11722 in the City of Carlsbad according to Document NO. 81-322184; October 9, 1981 APN; - ^_ Acres 39.2 Proposed No. of Lots/Units 40 lots/490 units GENERAL PLftN AND ZONING Land Use Designation RMH Density Allowed 10-20 Density Proposed 12.5 du's/Acre Existing Zone R-1-10,000 Proposed Zone RDM Surrounding Zoning and Land Use: Zoning Land Use Site R-1-10,000 & RDM Vacant North RDM Vacant - (approved condominium) South 0-S La Costa Golf Course East P-C Vacant West RDM Vacant PUBLIC FACILITIES School District San Marcos Water Carlsbad Sewer Leucadia EDU's 490 Public Facilities Fee Agreement, dated ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT X Negative Declaration, issued August 9, 1982 _ E.I.R. Certified, dated _ Other, \\ o PttwgCc owl TRAFFIC & TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING June 23, 1982 Mr. John Brand Rick Engineering Company P.O. Box 1129 Carlsbad, CA 92008 RICK ENG. Date Received M 2 4 1982 Dear Mr. Brand: This letter summarizes our review of traffic factors related to the proposed Alicante Hills Crossroads project in the La Costa area of the City of Carlsbad. The study is based upon information provided by you, discussions with City Staff and previous studies in the area. The project is located on the southeast corner of Alicante Road and Corte de la Vista (Alfil Way). A total of 490 condominium units are proposed for the site. In addition to Corte de al Vista, vehicular access is proposed from Alicante Road by a street; which parallels Corte. dc la Vista and loops to intersect Corte de la Vista easterly of llolero Street. The site location and road system arc illustrated on Figure I. EXISTING CONDITIONS The site is currently undeveloped except for Corte de la Vista which is constructed and terminates easterly of Bolero Street. Construction of 38 single family detached dwelling units has been approved on the north side of Corte de la Vista. Alicante Road/El Fuerte Street is fully improved and loop.s from Alga Road southwest of the site to Alj;a Koail northwest of the site. Current: daily traffic on Alicante Road at Alga Road is approximately 3300 vehi- cJes. The intersection of Alga and Alicante Roads is a "T" intersection with a STOP sign for Alicante Road traffic. Partial development of residential areas is completed along the Alicante Road/El Fuerte Street corridor. 2651 EAS"" CHAPMAN AVENUE SUiTE 110 FULLEPTOV CALIFORNIA 92631 • i?T4j 871 2931 C) o crci PROJECT LOCATION a TRIP DISTRIBUTION WESTOH PRIHGLE AND ASSOCIATES FIGURE 1 -2- TRIP GENERATION In order to examine the traffic factors related to the project, it is necessary to estimate the number of trips that would be generated. Studies have been conducted by government agencies and consultants to determine trip generation characteristics at various land uses. The rates utilized in this study are listed in Table 1 and conform to rates previously utilized in the La Costa area with some adjustment as requested by Llie City Trail ic Engineer. By applying the rates in TabJe I to the 490 dwelling units proposed for the site, an estimate of project trip generation is obtained. As indicated in Table 1, the project is estimated to generate 3,900 daily trip ends with 395 occurring during the PM peak hour. TRIP DISTRIBUTION AND ASSIGNMENT Geographic trip distribution patterns have been developed for previous projects in the La Costa area. These previous distributions were reviewed and modified to reflect the anticipated trip distribution for this project. The project trip distribution is illustrated on Figure 1. By applying the distribution from Figure 1 to the estimated project traffic in Table 1, project traffic was assigned to the road system. Project traffic volumes anticipated on roads in the area are indicated on Figure 2. EXTERNAL TRAFFIC ANALYSIS Project and project plus existing traffic volumes are indicated on Figure 2 for the external road system. Alicante Road is classified as a Secondary Arterial with a daily capacity of 5,000 to 20,000 vehicles. As indicated on Figure 2, the total daily traffic with the project is less than 6,000 which is well within the capacity of the road. Alga Road is classified as a Major Arterial with a daily of 20,000 to 40,000 vehicles. The anticipated project plus existing volume on Alga Road is less than 10,000 and also well within the capacity of the road. LEGEND 255O PROJECT (565O) EXISTING + PROJECT O 1) DAILY VOLUMES WESTON PRIHGLE AND ASSOCIATES \FIOURE 2 (1) Trip Ends per Dwelling Unit (2) Based upon 490 Dwelling Units -3- Table 1 TRIP GENERATION PERIOD RATE(1) TRIP ENDS(2) Daily 8.0 3900 PM Peak Hour In 0.6 295 Out 0.2 100 -4- The need for signalization of Alga Road and Alicante Road was also examined. Warrants for the installation of traffic signals based upon estimated daily volumes have been developed by CalTrans and are listed in Table 2. As indi- cated in Table 2, the project traffic would result in the intersection satis- fying Warrant Number 1, "Minimum Vehicular Traffic". It is recommended that the intersection be signalized prior to full development of the project. Based upon the warrants in Table 2 and the daily volumes on Figure 2, no other intersections would warrant signalization as a result of the project. ON-SITE CIRCULATION The on-site circulation system is restricted by the topography of the site. This restriction results in Corte de la Vista and the parallel road providing i internal circulation and access. Connections are planned between these two roads and they intersect east of Bolero Street; however, the grades and align- ments of these connections would not result in their being utilized as principal circulation facilities. These connections do provide routes for emergency vehicles a ml other mi-site rircu lat i.on need:;. The on-site circulation system is illustrated on Figure 3 along with estimated daily and PM peak hour volumes at selected locations. In general, the internal road system is adequate to accommodate project traffic. There are some specific concurn;; wlicili arc reviewed in the to Mow ing paragraphs. The on-site collector road is proposed to be 26 feet in curb-to-curb width with no parking. This width is adequate to accommodate projected traffic and dis- courage on-street parking. As indicated on Figure 3, volumes increase from east to west on this road. An increase of approximately 50 percent occurs at the first northerly driveway on the collector road. It was recommended by City Staff that a 36 foot width be provided from this driveway westerly. This would allow a left turn pocket for eastbound traffic turning north. We concur with this recommendation to improve traffic operations and safety. *9-6 Ap/.l, 197' T.iblo 2 SIGNALS AND LIGHTING Figure 9 1C TRAFFIC SIGNAL WARRANTS (Based on Estimated Average Daily Traffic — See Note 2) -J- TRAFFIC MANUAL URBAN RURAL x 1. Minimum Vehicular Soti sf i ed . Not Sati s f i t*d Number of tones for moving traffic on each approach Major Street Minor Street 1 1 2 or more 1 . 28QQ 2 of more ./POO. . . 2 or more 2. Interruption of Continuous Traffic Number of Ion r s for mo vinytruHi con each approach Major Street Minor Stn-c-t 1 ... .... 1 . . 2 or more 7000 . . 1 .2800 2 or more 2 or more 1 . .. 2 o r rn o r c .. 3 Combination Satisfied ... Not Snti^M^rl No one warrant satisfied but following warrants 1 2 Minimum Requirements EADT Vehicles per day on major street (totol of both approaches) Urban Rural 8,000 5,600 9,600 6,720 9,600 6,720 8,000 5,600 Vehicles per day on major street (total of both approaches) Urlxin K'uuil 12,000 8,400 14,400 10,080 14,400 10.030 12,000 8,400 2 Warrants Vehicles per day on higher- volume mi nor- street approach (one direction only) Urban Rural 2,400 1.680 2,400 1.680 3.200 2.240 3.200 2.240 Vehicles per day on higher- volume minor-street approach (one direction only) Urlxin Rural 1,200 850 1,200 850 1,600 1,120 1,600 1,1?0 2 Warrants NOTE: 1. Left turn movements from the major street may be included with minor street volumes if a separate signal phase is to be provided for the left-turn movement. 2. To be used only for NEW INTERSECTIONS or other locations where actual traffic volumes cannot be counted. TS-IOC 15 MINIMUM TANGENT TURN CHANNELIZATION I75O DAILY VOLUMES 135/45 PM PEAK IN / PM PEAK OUT ON-SITE CIRCULATION B VOLUMES WESTON PRINCLE flND ASSOCIRTfS FIOURE 3 -6- The collector road has a relatively long tangent section which could result in speeding problems. Designs of this type generally result in complaints from adjacent residents of excessive speed. In order to mitigate this potential problem, it is recommended that median islands be placed along this section to reduce the travel way and speeds. The design of these islands should be reviewed and approved by the City Engineer. A final concern is the lack of a tangent section on the collector road at its intersection with Corte de la Vista. The normal tangent section cannot be provided due to topography and grading restrictions. Due to the minor traffic volumes on both Corte de la Vista and the collector at this point, the lack of a standard tangent is not felt to be a significant problem. It is recommended that a minimum of 15 feet of tangent be provided to increase the safety of this intersection. ' SUMMARY This study has examined the traffic factors related to the proposed Alicante Hills Crossroads project in the La Costa area of the City of Carlsbad. Esti- mates have been made of trip's to bo. generated by the project and their po- tential impact upon the road system evaluated. On-site circulation was also examined and recommendations developed to improve traffic operations and safety. In general, the project was found to be acceptable from a traffic circulation and safety viewpoint, with the recommended mitigation measures. Principal findings of the study are the following: 1. The project would generate 3,900 daily trip ends with 395 occurring during the PM peak hour. 2. The existing external road system has adequate capacity available to accommodate the development traffic. 3. On-site circulation provisions were found to be adequate with the recommended mitigation measures. -7- MITIGATION MEASURES The following measures are recommended Co mitigate potential traffic impacts from the development. 1. Signalization of the Alga Road/Alicante Road intersection would be warranted at the completion of this development. 2. The iuLern;iI collector ro;id slum Id have a 36 foot curb-to-curb width from Alicante Road to the first northerly driveway to allow separate left turn lanes. 3. Islands should be installed on the internal collector to reduce the travel way and speeds at selected locations and as approved by the City Engineer. 4. A minimum tangent of 15 feet should be provided on the collector road at its intersection with Corte de la Vista. We trust that this report will be of assistance to you in the development of this project. If you have a'ny questions or require additional information, please contact us. Respectfully submitted, WESTON PRINGLE & ASSOCIATES Weston S. Pringle, P.E. Registered Professional Engineer State of California Numbers C16828 & TR 565 WSP:bas //1351 If after the information "-u have submitted has been revi -ed, it is determined that further informati^^ > required, you will be so a**"*\ d. APPLICANT: DAON CORPORATION AGENT: MEMBERS: Name (individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, syndication) 1241 Elm Avenue. Carlsbad, Ca. 92008 Business Address (71 4) 43A-4578 Telephone Number James L. Goff Name 1241 Elm Avenue, Carlsbad, Ca. 92008 Business Address (7.1.) 1,34-4578 Telephone Number Name -(individual, partner, joint venture, corporation, syndication) Home Address Business Address Telephone Number Telephone Number Name Home Address Business Address Telephone Number Telephone Number (Attach more sheets if necessary) I/He 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 be1 relied upon as being true and correct until amended. DAON CORPORATION lApplicant DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES D Assistant City Manager (714) 438-5596 D Building Department (714) 438-5525 D Engineering Department (714) 438-5541 D Housing & Redevelopment Department 3096 Harding St. (714)438-5611 D Planning Department (714) 438-5591 1200 ELM AVENUE CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA 92008 City of Carlsbab NEGATIVE DECLARATION PROJECT ADDRESS/DOCATION: Alicante. South side of Corte de la Vista, east of PROJECT DESCRIPTION: 1) A zone change from R-1-10,000 to RDM and 2) a 493 unit tentative tract map and condominium permit on 41 acres. The City of Carlsbad has conducted an environmental review of the above described project pursuant to the Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act and the Environmental Protection Ordinance of the City of Carlsbad. As a result of said review, a Conditional Negative Declaration (declaration that the project will not have a significant impact on the environment based upon mitigating measures being incorporated into project) is hereby issued for the subject project. Justification for this action is on file in the Planning Department. A copy of the Conditional Negative Declaration with supportive documents is on file in the Planning Department, City Hall, 1200 Elm Avenue, Carlsbad, CA. 92008. Comments from the public are invited. Please submit comments in writing to the Planning Department within ten (10) days of date of issuance. DATED: August 9, 1982 MICHAEL J.^HOLZMKLER CASE NO: ZC-262/CT 82-15/CP-212 Land Use Planning Manager APPLICANT: Daon Corp. PUBLISH DATE: August 11, 1982 ND-4 5/81 31 DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES D Assistant City Manager (714) 438-5596 D Building Department (714) 438-5625 n Engineering Department (714)438-5541 D Housing & Redevelopment Department 3096 Harding St. (714)438-5611 City of Cartebab Planning Department (714) 438-5591 PUBLIC NOTICE OF PREPARATION 1200 ELM AVENUE CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA 92008 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: The Planning Department of the City of Carlsbad intends to prepare a Negative Declaration for the following project: Project Description: 1) A zone change from R-1-10,000 to RDM and 2) A 493 unit condominium project on 41 acres of land. Project address/Location: The south side of Corte de la Vista, east of Alicante Road. Anticipated significant impacts: None We need to know your ideas about the effect this project might have on the environment and your suggestions for ways the project could be revised to reduce or avoid any significant environmental damage. Your ideas will help us decide what issues to analyze in the environ- mental review of this project. Your coTiments on the environmental impact of the proposed project may be submitted in writing to the Planning Department, 1200 Elm Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92008, no later than July"30,"1982. DATED: July 12, 1982 CASE NO: ZC 262/CT 82-15/CP 212 APPLICANT: DAON Corporation PUBLISH DATE: July 17, 1982 MICHAEL J. Land Use Planning Manager ND 3 5/81 July 24, 1984 TO: CITY MANAGER FROM: City Engineer V." ALTERNATE HAUL ROUTE - ALICANTE HILLS PROPOSED GRADING I have discussed the alternate haul route, as shown on the attached map, with Engineering and Planning Department staff. We have no basic problem in approving the alternate haul route and disposal site. Planning indicated their willingness to take the issue to the Planning Commission, with the statement that it was being presented as an informational follow-up to their last meeting and that it was Planning's intention to approve the alternate route and site. I have had conversation with Bob Ladwig of Rick Engineering to get more detail about the proposal than is shown on the plan. The following conditions are consistent with the intent of Rick Engineering in preparing the plan. Conditions of approval would be as follows: 1. Crossing of Alicante Road from the subdivision site to the SDG&E ease- ment will require flagmen. 2. Haul routes graded out on the SDG&E site or on the Alga Hills site between the SDG&E easement and Alga Road must be satisfactorily re- graded upon completion of hauling to assume as close as possible their preconstruction condition. This would include re-planting where necessary. 3. Crossing of Alga Road near the Costa Real water tank site will require flagmen to control traffic. 4. The haul route parallel to Alga Road to the disposal site will be outside the Alga Road right-of-way. Upon completion of hauling, the site must be returned as close as possible to its preconstruction condition. 5. It is assumed that the disposition of fill at the disposal site will be in the valleys and will not bring the level of adjoining land appreciably higher than the adjoining roadway. 6. A grading plan for the disposal site showing proposed drainage patterns and any necessary reconstruction or relocation of the existing desilta- tion basin shall be submitted to and approved by the City Engineer. 7. A list of the equipment proposed to be used in the haul and disposal site shall be submitted to and approved by the City Engineer. 8. Bonds shall be deposited to guarantee repair of any damage that may be done to existing streets or public facilities by the grading operation. RONALD A. BECKMAN Attachment EXHIBIT 7 c: Land Use Planning Manager 631 A 6,387 • 15,500 • 37,000 789 A 6,262 • 4,000 • 16,000 0 6,194 12,000 30,000 3,155 13,521 12,000 30,000 2,524 A 14,204 • 23,100 • 37,000 789 A 1,240 • 1,500 • 16,000 3,155 A 4,767 • 1,500 • 16,000 1,893 A 16,896 • 21,000 • 20,000 631 A 5,463 • 19,700 • 37,000 Ohvenham Road 631 A 6,404 • 19,700 • 37,000 789 A 8,221 • 9,700 • 16,000 Project Only Total all Projects (Pending, Approved, Under Construction) Existing Volumes Existing Capacity 493 Units at 8 Trips/Unit = 3,944 Trips CT82-15 ALICANTE HILLS Project Traffic Volumes EXHIBITS GeoSoils, Inc. \ ^': ' " I v^ V_ Q Soil Mechanics'Geology Foundation Engineering 15801 RockfieJd Boulevard, Suite C* Irvine, California 92718 '(714J 859-4599 December 5, 1985 W.O. 845-OC Daon Corporation 5150 Avenida Encinas Carlsbad, Ca. 92008 Attention: Mr. Mike Ryan Subject: Fill Condition Alicante Hills Subdivision City of Carlsbad, California Gentlemen: This letter is intended to briefly describe the fill conditions we encountered within the Alicante Hills subdivision during our investigations in 1981. These conditions are more completely described in our Geotechnical Summary Report, dated November 11, 1981. The Alicante Hills subdivision was previously graded, resulting in the filling of two deep canyons which originally drained into the golf course area. During 1981 we drilled numberous borings and excavated pits into these fills and discovered the fill to be rocky and poorly compacted. Excavation logs note loose and soft materials with rocks up to 24 inches in size. The per- centage of rocks may vary from 25 to 75 percent of the total fill and the depth of fill varies up to 45 feet. In addition, borings revealed the fill to be placed over unsuitable colluvium and alluvium. Based upon our observations and analysis, we recommended complete removal of the fill. Because of the rock content, we also recommended offsite disposal of much of the rock, reserving the finer grained materials for replacement as compacted fill. Based upon our estimates, there may be as much as 250,000 cubic yards of fill which needs to be removed with a potential loss of 187,000 cubic yards of rock. These estimates were utilized in the planning of the site. EXHIBIT 3 Los AngeJes County Office: (818) 785-2358 • San Diego County Off ice: 1619) 438-3155 ^-~> /•"•V Daon Corporation Page 2 W.O. 945-OC December 5, 1985 Due to the physical constraints of the property, and areal distribution of the fill, it would be impractical to reserve the fill for replacement within the site. There is insufficient area for stockpiles and rock crushing techniques would be needed to eliminate the rock problem. I hope this information will clarify the efforts of the original planning team. If you have any additional questions, please contact us. Respectfully submitted, GeoSoils, Inc. A.SSayers, eering Ge JAS/ARK/gs Dist: (6) Addressee By: Albert R. KleistT RCE r6351 Civil Engineer GeoSoils, Inc. USE (GENERAL PLAN/ZONING) VACANT (OS)SITE (RMH) RD-:M ( )-GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATIONS ^-DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE ALICANTE HILLS CT 81-29 iRLl RESIDENTIAL LOW 0-1.5 RESIDENTIAL MEDUIM 1.0-4 |PC| PLANNED COMMUNITY MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM HIGH 9.1-15 losloPEN SPACE DATE: DECEMBER 9, 1985 TO: CITY MANAGER FROM: PLANNING DEPARTMENT SUBJECT: CT 82-15/CP-212 - ALICANTE HILLS CROSSROADS TENTATIVE MAP EXTENSION This project, consisting of 490 dwelling units on a 39.2 acre previously graded site was approved by the City Council on October 5, 1982. The project's density was 12.5 du/ac which was towards the low end of the site's General Plan designation of RMH, 10-20 du/ac. This density would put it in the midrange of the site's present General Plan designation of RMH 9.1-15 du/ac. The project's density was calculated on its gross acreage in which density credit was provided for slopes in excess of 40 percent. A slope analysis was not prepared when this project was approved in 1982. Staff does not know how much of the site consists of slopes in excess of 40 percent. However, staff believes that there are not enough slopes in excess of 40 percent on this site to have a significant impact on this project's density. This project has three product types; 324 condominium units arranged in four large building clusters along the frontage of : — Corte De La Vista, 134 fourplex units adjacent to the golf course and 32 split level units between the other two product types. Several active and passive common recreation areas have been provided. In addition, most of the units have private patios or balconies. The proposed project appears to be in conformance with the development standards and design criteria of the Planned Development Ordinance. This project was accompanied with a zone change from R-l-10000 to RD-M. Staff had some concern about the impacts on traffic and circulation caused by the proposed zone change. A traffic study was prepared by Pringle and Associates, however, which indicated that even with the additional traffic generated by the project, surrounding streets would still be below maximum capacity levels. This study only appeared to address traffic in the immediate vicinity of the project. The study did indicate that the signalization of Alicante and Alga Roads may be warranted when the project is completely built out. This signalization has already occurred. Memorandum- CT 82-15 - Alicante Hills Page Two Staff's primary concerns with respect to the design of the project involve visual impacts and offsite grading impacts. Staff had concerns about the massive appearance of the large condominium structures in the upper portion of the project adjacent to Corte De La Vista. This portion of the project consisted of two tiers of three story condominium units. Staff had concerns that these would appear to be massive six story buildings when viewed from the golf course or the south side of La Costa. The applicant mitigated much of this concern by offsetting the lower levels from the upper levels, and increasing the separation between the levels while proposing dense landscaping between the two levels. Staff also had concern about the 390,000 cubic yards of dirt proposed to be exported from this site. The applicant felt that this was necessary because this site had been previously graded and a soils report showed that the dirt had not been properly compacted. Staff believed that this grading was acceptable because the earth moving operation would occur solely on property owned by the Daon Corporation and would only have to cross three public streets. Approximately 70,000 cubic yards would be exported to the adjacent Alicante Hills (CT 81-29) site while the remainder would be exported to the nearby Alga Hills property. A number of conditions which would help mitigate the impacts of the offsite grading operation were included in the Planning Commission Resolution approving this project. As the Council is aware, there is a growing concern about traffic congestion in the La Costa area. This is probably the largest project approved in this portion of La Costa. As mentioned previously, the traffic study prepared for this project only addressed the impacts this project would have on the streets in the immediate vicinity of this project. This project did not address intersection capacities or traffic impacts on La Costa Avenue. At the December 3, 1985, City Council meeting, the CT 85-10/PUD-81 Rice, was continued until the City could complete a detailed traffic study for the La Costa area. The City may not have that option with this project since the map would expire before the traffic study could be completed. MH:ad