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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Concur with staff regarding the issuance of a Grading Permit for the construction of
Barcelona.
I3EM EXPLANATION
This item is a request from the Fieldstone Company to obtain a permit to do the road gr
for Calle Barcelona which is a circulation element road located in the future Arroyo La
Subdivision. Arroyo La Costa is a 1076 unit subdivision located in Local Facility Managt
Zone 12 in the southeasterly quadrant of the City north of Olivenhain Road betwe
Camino Real and Rancho Santa Fe Road (map attached). The Arroyo La Costa projec
approved in 1990 and the Fieldstone Company has indicated that they intend to corn
development of the project in late 1993 or early 1994. In order to do this, they need to
for Calle Barcelona at this time since a portion of the road needs to be surcharged (p
excess dirt and allowing it to settle for a period of time). Normally staff would not I
problem in issuing a grading permit to allow for arterial road surcharging ahead of the
time the project is ready to file a final map and start development of the project. Hoi
in this case, there was a condition placed on the Facilities Financing Plan for Zone
which staff must determine that the intent of the condition is not being violated. Staff bt
that the issuance of the grading permit for the road does not violate the intent of the cor
but felt that the City Council should be informed of staffs determination and have the C
concur.
The condition from the Facilities Financing Plan requires that there be a financial gua
for Rancho Santa Fe Road before any final map or grading or building permits are app
The intent of this condition was not to allow any development to occur which res1
additional traffic on Rancho Santa Fe Road until the improvement of the road is guara
The financial guarantee identified in the Plan is an assessment district. Althouz
assessment district is not formally in place at the present time, the process to for
assessment district has started. In addition, since no final m.ap is being requested at tli
and the grading permit being requested is to construct a needed circulation elemen
issuance of the permit does not approve or allow any additional homes to be built in th
which would generate traffic on Rancho Santa Fe Road. The permit only allows grac
start on a needed public facility, Calle Barcelona, without authorizing any actual develo
Grading for the road will impact some coastal sage scrub habitat. A mitigation plan b
approved by the City and the wildlife agencies, however, which fully mitigates the i
Therefore, issuance of the grading permit will also allow the Fieldstone Company to imp
the mitigation plan at this time rather than waiting for actual development to occur.
For all the above-stated reasons, staff has determined that the grading permit fo
Barcelona should be issued and recommends that the City Council concur.
EXHIBITS
1. Location Map
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GRADING PERMIT FOR CALLE BARCELONA