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THE GENERAL PLAN - GPA 03-03
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
That the City Council ADOPT Resolution No. 2003-185 , ADOPTING the Negative
Declaration and APPROVING General Plan Amendment GPA 03-03.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
In November 2001, the City Council approved the Citywide Trails Program. To implement this
Program, the Council directed staff to make appropriate changes to the General Plan. Specifically,
the Parks and Recreation Element is being amended to reference and assist in implementing the
Citywide Trails Program.
The second component of the update to the Parks and Recreation Element is to revise Growth
Management-mandated park requirements (based on 3 acres per 1000 population). Current data
from the Citv’s Finnnce Department decreases the projected buildout population from approximately
130,000 to 112 088 ”rojected park acres at buildout will exceed Growth Management standards.
The details associated with the proposed amendment have been reviewed and supported by the
City’s Parks and Recreation Commission. The City’s Planning Commission reviewed and supported
the amendment on May 21, 2003. In recommending approval of GPA 03-03 to the City Council, (7-0
vote) the Commission did discuss the issue of equestrian trails.
Specifically, the Planning Commission discussed potential equestrian use in two parts of the City (the
southeast corner and Sunny Creek area) as well as how to best plan for the development of
equestrian trail segments. There was a majority of support by the Planning Commissioners for
limited equestrian trails use; but not all Commissioners supported the concept, and furthermore
considered the issue to be more appropriate for the Parks and Recreation Commission. The
attached minutes of the Planning Commission hearing contain the equestriadtrail use discussion.
No development of any parks facilities or trail segments is associated with this update to the Parks
and Recreation Element of the General Plan. Staff and the Planning Commission are recommending
approval of GPA 03-03.
If the City Council votes for approval, General Plan Amendment 03-03 will be the first general plan
amendment to the Parks and Recreation Element for 2003.
ENVIRONMENTAL:
A Negative Declaration has been prepared by the Planning Director and is recommended for
approval by the Planning Commission.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The proposed update to the Parks and Recreation Element of the General Plan will not create fiscal
impacts to the City. All future parks and trail developments will undergo standard reviews for
operation and maintenance.
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EXHIBITS:
1. City Council Resolution No. 2003-185
2. Planning Commission Resolutions 5416 and 5417
3. Planning Commission Staff Report dated May 21,2003
4. Draft Excerpts of Planning Commission Minutes, dated May 21, 2003.
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Eric Munoz, (760) 602.4608, emuno@ci.carlsbad.ca.us
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RESOLUTION NO. 2003-185
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A MITIGATED
NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND MITIGATION MONITORING
AND REPORTING PROGRAM AND APPROVING AN
AMENDMENT TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION ELEMENT
OF THE GENERAL PLAN.
CASE NAME: PARKS AND RECREATION ELEMENT
UPDATE
CASE NO.: GPA 03-03
The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, does hereby resolve as
follows:
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did on May 21, 2003, hold a duly noticed
public hearing as prescribed by law to consider the Mitigated Negative Declaration, Mitigation
Monitoring and Reporting Program and General Plan Amendment GPA 03-03 to incorporate
references to the Citywide Trails Program, and revise park acreage requirements based on
current population projections. The Planning Commission adopted Planning Commission
Resolutions No. 5416 and 5417 recommending to the City Council that they be approved; and
WHEREAS, the City Council did on the 8th day of JULY ,
2003 hold a duly noticed public hearing as prescribed by law to consider the Mitigated Negative
Declaration, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and General Plan Amendment, and;
WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony
and arguments, if any, of all persons desiring to be heard, the City Council considered all
factors relating to the Mitigated Negative Declaration, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting
Program and General Plan Amendment;
The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California does hereby resolve as
follows:
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That the above recitations are true and correct.
That the findings of the Planning Commission in Planning Commission
Resolutions No. 5416 and 5417 constitute the findings of the City Council in this matter.
3. That the Negative Declaration is adopted as shown in Planning Commission
Resolution No. 541 6 on file with the City Clerk and incorporated herein by reference.
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4. The recommendation of the Planning Commission for a General Plan
Amendment, GPA 03-03 as shown in Planning Commission Resolution No. 5417, is hereby
approved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 8th day of JULY 2003, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Lewis, Finnila, Kulchin, Hall, Packard
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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ATTEST:
(SEAL)
Resolution No. 2003-185 -2-
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EXHIBIT 2
PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 5416
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING
ADOPTION OF A NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR A
CITYWIDE UPDATE TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION
ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN
CASE NAME: PARKS AND RECREATION ELEMENT
UPDATE
CASE NO.: GPA 03-03
WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Division, “Developer,” has filed a
verified application with the City of Carlsbad regarding property owned by the City of
Carlsbad, “Owner,” described as
CITYWIDE
(“the Property”); and
WHEREAS, a Negative Declaration was prepared in conjunction with said
project; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did on the 21st day of May 2003, 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, examining the initial study, analyzing the information submitted by staff, and
considering any written comments received, the Planning Commission considered all factors
relating to the Negative Declaration.
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 Planning
Commission hereby RECOMMENDS ADOPTION of the Negative Declaration,
Exhibit “ND,” according to Exhibits “NOI” dated April 14,2003, and “PII” dated
April 10, 2003, attached hereto and made a part hereof, based on the following
findings:
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Fin dinm :
1. The PIming Commission of the City of Carlsbad does hereby find:
a. it has reviewed, analyzed and considered the Negative Declaration analyzing the
environmental impacts therein identified for this project and any comments
thereon prior to RECOMMENDING APPROVAL of the project; and
the Negative Declaration has been prepared in accordance with requirements of
the California Environmental Quality Act, the State Guidelines and the
Environmental Protection Procedures of the City of Carlsbad; and
it reflects the independent judgment of the Planning Commission of the City of
Carlsbad; and
based on the EM Part 11 and comments thereon, there is no substantial evidence
the project will have a significant effect on the environment.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Planning
Commission of the City of Carlsbad, California, held on the 21st day of May, 2003, by the
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following vote, to wit:
AYES: Chairperson Baker, Commissioners Dominguez, Heineman,
Montgomery, Segall, and White
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Whitton
ABSTAIN: None
R, Chairperson
PLANNING COMMISSION
ATTEST:
‘bd&&t& ’L &
MICHAEL J. HOYLZMILYER
Planning Director
PC RES0 NO. 5416 -2-
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A
NEGATIVE DECLARATION
CASE NAME: PARKS AND RECREATION GENERAL PLAN ELEMENT
UPDATE
CASE NO: GPA 03-03LCPA 03-03
PROJECT LOCATION: CITYWIDE
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Adjust park inventories and park buildout requirements based on
current population projections; and incorporation of the Citywide Trails System.
PROPOSED DETERMINATION: 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, the initial study (EL4 Part 2) did not identify any potentially
significant impacts on the environment. Therefore, a Negative Declaration will be
recommended for adoption by the City of Carlsbad Planning Commission.
A copy of the initial study (EIA Part 2) documenting reasons to support the proposed Negative
Declaration are on file in the Planning Department, 1635 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, California
92008. Comments from the public are invited. Please submit comments in writing to the
Planning Department within 30 days of the date of this notice.
The proposed project and Negative Declaration are subject to review and approvaVadoption by
the City of Carlsbad Planning Commission. Additional public notices will be issued when those
public hearings are scheduled. If you have any questions, please call Eric Munoz in the Planning
Department at (760) 602-4608.
PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD APRIL 14,2003 TO MAY 14,2003
PUBLISH DATE APRIL 14,2003
1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 (760) 602-4600 FAX (760) 602-8559 www.ci.carlsbad.ca.us January 30,2003 0
- City of Carlsbad
NEGATIVE DECLARATION
CASE NAME:
PROJECT LOCATION: CITYWIDE
PARKS AND RECREATION ELEMENT UPDATE
CASE NO: GPA 03-03lLCPA 03-03
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Update of Parks and Recreation Element to Adjust Park Inventories
and Demand, and Incorporate the Citywide Trails Program.
DETERMINATION: 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, the initial study (EM Part 2) did not identify any potentially significant impacts on the
environment, and the City of Carlsbad finds as follows:
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The proposed project COULD NOT have a significant effect on the environment.
The proposed project MAY have “potentially significant impact(s)” on the environment, but
at least one potentially significant impact 1) has been adequately analyzed in an earlier
document pursuant to applicable legal standards, and 2) has been addressed by mitigation
measures based on the earlier analysis as described on attached sheets. (Negative
Declaration applies only to the effects that remained to be addressed).
Although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, there
WILL NOT be a significant effect in this case because all potentially significant effects (a)
have been analyzed adequately in an earlier ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT or
NEGATIVE DECLARATION pursuant to applicable standards and (b) have been avoided
or mitigated pursuant to that earlier ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT or
NEGATIVE DECLARATION, including revisions or mitigation measures that are imposed
upon the proposed project. Therefore, nothing further is required.
A copy of the initial study (EIA Part 2) documenting reasons to support the Negative Declaration is
on file in the Planning Department, 1635 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, California 92008.
ADOPTED: May 21,2003, pursuant to Planning Commission Resolution 5416
ATTEST:
MICHAEL J. HOLZMILLER
Planning Director
1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 (760) 602-4600 FAX (760) 602-8559 www.ci.carlsbad.ca.us $@
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FORM - PART I1
(TO BE COMPLETED BY THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT)
CASE NO: GPA 03-03LCPA 03-03
DATE: Auril 10.2003
BACKGROUND
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CASE NAME: Parks and Recreation General Plan Element Uudate
LEAD AGENCY NAME AND ADDRESS: Citv of Carlsbad
CONTACT PERSON AND PHONE NUMBER: Liz Ketabian 760.434.2978
PROJECT LOCATION: CITYWIDE
PROJECT SPONSOR'S NAME AND ADDRESS: Citv of Carlsbad - Liz Ketabian
GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION: CITYWIDE I
ZONING: CITYWIDE
OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES WHOSE APPROVAL IS REQUIRED (i.e., permits, financing
approval or participation agreements): N/A
PROJECT DESCRIPTION/ ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING AND SURROUNDING LAND
USES:
Adjustment of Parks inventory and demand based on current population projections; and
incorporation of the Citywide Trails Program. No development or trail segment construction is
associated with this General Plan Element Update. A copy of the Draft Element Amendment is
available for review at the Planning Department, 1635 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92008.
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ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED:
The summary of environmental factors checked below would be potentially affected by this project.
involving at least one impact that is a “Potentially Significant Impact,” or “Potentially Significant Impact
Unless Mitigation Incorporated” as indicated by the checklist on the following pages.
0 Aesthetics Geology/Soils 0 Noise
Agricultural Resources 0 HazardsMazardous Materials [7 Popu1ation and Housing
0 Air Quality
u Biological Resources
0 Cultural Resources
0 HydrologyNater Quality
0 Land Use and Planning
0 Public Services
c] Recreation
0 Mineral Resources 0 TransportatiodCirculation
0 Utilities & Service Systems u Mandatory Findings of
Significance
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DETERMINATION.
(To be completed by the Lead Agency)
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I find that the proposed project COULD NOT have a significant effect on the environment, and a
NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared.
I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, there 41 not
be a significant effect in this case because the mitigation measures described on an attached sheet have been
added to the project. A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared.
I find that the proposed project MAY have a sipficant effect on the environment, and an
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required.
I find that the proposed project MAY have “potentially significant impact(s)” on the environment, but at
least one potentially sipficant impact 1) has been adequately analyzed in an earlier document pursuant to
applicable legal standards, and 2) has been addressed by mitigation measures based on the earlier analysis
as described on attached sheets. A Negative Declaration is required, but it must analyze only the effects
that remain to be addressed.
I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, there WILL
NOT be a significant effect in this case because all potentially significant effects (a) have been analyzed
adequately in an earlier ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT or NEGATIVE DECLARATION
pursuant to applicable standards and (b) have been avoided or mitigated pursuant to that earlier
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT or NEGATIVE DECLARATION, including revisions or
mitigation measures that are imposed upon the proposed project. Therefore, nothing further is required.
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Planner Signature Date
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
STATE CEQA GUIDELINES, Chapter 3, Article 5, Section 15063 requires that the City conduct an Environmental
Impact Assessment to determine if a project may have a significant effect on the environment. The Environmental
Impact Assessment appears in the following pages in the form of a checklist. Ths checklist identifies any physical,
biological and human factors that might be impacted by the proposed project and provides the City with mformation
to use as the basis for deciding whether to prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR), ru’egative Declaration, or
to rely on a previously approved EIR or Negative Declaration.
0 A brief explanation is required for all answers except “No Impact” answers that are adequately supported by
an mformation source cited in the parentheses following each question. A “No Impact” answer is
adequately supported if the referenced mformation sources show that the impact simply does not apply to
projects like the one involved. A “No Impact” answer should be explained when there is no source
document to refer to, or it is based on project-specific factors as well as general standards.
0 “Less Than Significant Impact” applies where there is supporting evidence that the potential impact is not
significantly adverse, and the -act does not exceed adopted general standards and policies.
0 “Potentially Significant Unless Mitigation Incorporated” applies where the incorporation of mitigation
measures has reduced an effect from “Potentially Significant Impact” to a “Less Than Significant Impact.”
The developer must agree to the mitigation, and the City must describe the mitigation measures, and briefly
explain how they reduce the effect to a less than significant level.
0 “Potentially Significant Impact” is appropriate if there is substantial evidence that an effect is significantly
adverse.
0 Based on an “EIA-Part 11”, if a proposed project could have a potentially significant adverse effect on the
environment, but fl potentially significant adverse effects (a) have been analyzed adequately in an earlier
EIR or Mitigated Negative Declaration pursuant to applicable standards and (b) have been avoided or
mitigated pursuant to that earlier EIR or Mitigated Negative Declaration, including revisions or mitigation
measures that are imposed upon the proposed project, and none of the circumstances requiring a supplement
to or supplemental EIR are present and all the mitigation measures required by the prior environmental
document have been incorporated into this project, then no additional environmental document is required.
0 When “Potentially Significant -Impact” is checked the project is not necessarily required to prepare an EIR
if the significant adverse effect has been analyzed adequately in an earlier EIR pursuant to applicable
standards and the effect will be mitigated, or a “Statement of Overriding Considerations” has been made
pursuant to that earlier EIR.
e A Negative Declaration may be prepared if the City perceives no substantial evidence that the project or any
of its aspects may cause a significant adverse effect on the environment.
0 If there are one or more potentially significant adverse effects, the City may avoid preparing an EIR if there
are mitigation measures to clearly reduce adverse impacts to less than significant, and those mitigation
measures are agreed to by the developer prior to public review. In this case, the appropriate “Potentially
Significant Impact Unless Mitigation Incorporated” may be checked and a Mitigated Negative Declaration
may be prepared.
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0 An EIR must be prepared if “Potentially Significant Impact” is checked, and including but not limited to
the following circumstances: (1) the potentially significant adverse effect has not been discussed or
mitigated in an earlier EIR pursuant to applicable standards, and the developer does not agree to mitigation
measures that reduce the adverse lmpact to less than significant; (2) a “Statement of Overriding
Considerations” for the significant adverse impact has not been made pursuant to an earlier EIR; (3)
proposed mitigation measures do not reduce the adverse unpact to less than significant; or (4) through the
EIA-Part I1 analysis it is not possible to determine the level of sigmficance for a potentially adverse effect,
or determine the effectiveness of a mitigation measure in reducing a potentially significant effect to below a
level of significance.
A discussion of potential impacts and the proposed mitigation measures appears at the end of the form under
DISCUSSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION. Particular attention should be given to discussing
mitigation for impacts, whch would otherwise be determined significant.
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Issues (and Supporting Information Sources). Potentially Potentially
Significant Significant
impact Unless Mitigation Incorporated
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Significant
Impact
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I. AESTHETICS - Would the project:
a) Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista? 0 0
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not limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, and hstoric
buildings within a State scenic highway?
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quality of the site and its surroundings?
0 IXI d) Create a new source of substantial light and glare, which would adversely affect day or nighttime views
in the area?
11. AGRICULTRAL RESOURCES - (In determining
whether impacts to agricultural resources are significant
environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to the
California Agricultural Land Evaluation and Site
Assessment Model- 1997 prepared by the California
Department of Conservation as an optional model to use
in assessing impacts on agriculture and farmland.) Would
the project:
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Farmland of Statewide Importance (Farmland), as
shown on the maps prepared pursuant to the
Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program of the
California Resources Agency, to non-agricultural
use?
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b) Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use, or a
Williamson Act contract?
c) Involve other changes in the existing environment,
which, due to their location or nature, could result in
conversion of Farmland to non-agricultural use?
111. AIR QUALITY - (Where available, the significance
criteria established by the applicable air quality
management or air pollution control district may be relied
upon to make the following determinations.) Would the
project:
0 IXI a) Conflict with or obstruct implementation of the
applicable air quality plan?
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substantially to an existing or projected air quality
violation?
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Issues (and Supporting Information Sources).
Result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of
any criteria pollutant for which the project region is
in non-attainment under an applicable federal or state
ambient air quality standard (including releasing
emissions which exceed quantitative thresholds for
ozone precursors)?
Expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant
concentrations?
Create objectionable odors affecting a substantial
number of people?
BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES - Would the
project:
Have a substantial adverse effect, either directly or
through habitat modifications, on any species
identified as a candidate, sensitive, or special status
species in local or regional plans, policies, or
regulations, or by California Department of Fish and
Game or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service?
Have a substantial adverse effect on any riparian,
aquatic or wetland habitat or other sensitive natural
community identified in local or regional plans,
policies, or regulations or by California Department
of Fish and Game or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service?
Have a substantial adverse effect on federally
protected wetlands as defined by Section 404 of the
Clean Water Act (including but not limited to marsh,
vernal pool, coastal, etc.) through direct removal,
filing, hydrological interruption, or other means?
Interfere substantially with the movement of any
native resident or migratory fish or wildlife species or
with established native resident or migratory wildlife
corridors, or impede the use of native wildlife nursery
sites?
Conflict with any local policies or ordinances
protecting biological resources, such as a tree
preservation policy or ordinance?
Conflict with the provisions of an adopted Habitat
Conservation Plan, Natural Community Conservation
Plan, or other approved local, regional, or state
habitat conservation plan?
Impact tributary areas that are environmentally
sensitive?
Potentially
Significant
Impact
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Unless Mitigation Incorporated
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IV. CULTURAL RESOURCES - Would the project:
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a) Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance
of a historical resource as defined in Q 15064.5?
b) Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance
of an archeological resource pursuant to $15064.5?
Directly or indirectly destroy a unique paleontologi-
cal resource or site or unique geologic feature?
d) Disturb any human remains, including those interred
outside of formal cemeteries?
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IV. GEOLOGY AND SOILS - Would the project:
Expose people or structures to potential substantial
adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury or
death involving:
i. Rupture of a known earthquake fault, as
delineated on the most recent Alquist-Priolo
Earthquake Fault Zoning Map issued by the State
Geologist for the area or based on other
substantial evidence of a known fault? Refer to
Division of Mines and Geology Special
Publication 42.
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iii. Seismic-related ground failure, including
liquefaction?
iv. Landslides?
Result in substantial sqil erosion or the loss of
topsoil?
Be located on a geologic unit or soil that is unstable,
or that would become unstable as a result of the
project, and potentially result in on- or off-site
landslide, lateral spreading, subsidence, liquefaction,
or collapse?
Be located on expansive soils, as defined in Table 18 - 1-B of the Uniform Building Code (1997), creating
substantial risks to life or property?
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of septic tanks or alternative wastewater disposal
systems where sewers are not available for the
disposal of wastewater?
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IV. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS -
Would the project:
Create a significant hazard to the public or the
environment through the routine transport, use, or
dsposal of hazardous materials?
Create a significant hazard to the public or
environment through reasonably foreseeable upset
and accident conditions involving the release of
hazardous materials into the environment?
Emit hazardous emissions or handle hazardous or
acutely hazardous materials, substances, or waste
within one-quarter mile of an existing or proposed
school?
Be located on a site which is included on a list of
hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to
Government Code Section 65962.5 and, as a result,
would it create a significant hazard to the public or
environment?
For a project within an airport land use plan, or
where such a plan has not been adopted, within two
miles of a public airport or public use airport, would
the project result in a safety hazard for people
residing or working in the project area?
For a project within the vicinity of a private airstrip,
would the project result in a safety hazard for people
residing or working in the project area?
Impair implementation of or physically interfere with
an adopted emergency response plan or emergency
evacuation plan?
Expose people or structures to a significant risk of
loss, injury or death involving wildland fires,
including where wildlands are adjacent to urbanized
areas or where residences are intermixed with
wildlands?
VIII. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY - Would the
project:
a) Violate any water quality standards or waste
discharge requirements?
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interfere substantially with ground water recharge
such that there would be a net deficit in aquifer
volume or a lowering of the local ground water table
level (i.e., the production rate of pre-existing nearby
wells would drop to a level which would not support
existing land uses or planned uses for whch permits
have been granted)?
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c) Impacts to groundwater quality?
UH d) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the
site or area, including through the alteration of the
course of a stream or river, in a manner, which would
result in substantial erosion or siltation on- or off-
site?
0 0 e) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the site or area, including through the alteration of the
course of a stream or river, or substantially increase
the flow rate or amount (volume) of surface runoff in
a manner, which would result in flooding on- or off-
site?
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exceed the capacity of existing or planned stonnwater
drainage systems or provide substantial additional
sources of polluted runoff?
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g) Otherwise substantially degrade water quality?
h) Place housing within a 100-year flood hazard area as mapped on a Federal Flood Hazard Boundary or
Flood Insurance Rate Map or other flood delineation
map?
0 0 om i) Place within 100-year flood hazard area structures,
which would impede or redirect flood flows?
j) Expose people or structures to a significant risk of
loss injury or death involving flooding, including
flooding as a result of tLs failure of a levee or dam?
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0 om k) Inundation by seiche, tsunami, or mudflow?
om 1) Increased erosion (sediment) into receiving surface
waters.
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Significant Significant lmpact Unless Mitigation Incorporated 0 El m) Increased pollutant discharges (e.g., heavy metals,
pathogens, petroleum derivatives, synthetic organics,
nutrients, oxygen-demanding substances and trash)
into receiving surface waters or other alteration of
receiving surface water quality (e.g., temperature,
dissolved oxygen or turbidity)?
Less Than Significant
Impact
NO
Impact
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0 El n) Changes to receiving water quality (marine, fresh or
wetland waters) during or following construction? 0 IXI
0 0) Increase in any pollutant to an already impaired water
body as listed on the Clean Water Act Section 303(d)
list?
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0 0 p) The exceedance of applicable surface or groundwater
receiving water quality objectives or degradation of
beneficial uses?
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IX. LANDUSE AND PLANNING - Would the project:
a) Physically divide an established community?
b) Conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy, or
regulation of an agency with jurisdiction over the
project (including but not limited to the general plan,
specific plan, local coastal program, or zoning
ordinance) adopted for the purpose of avoiding or
mitigating an environmental effect?
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0 0 c) Conflict with any applicable habitat conservation
plan or natural community conservation plan? 0 IXI
X. MINERAL RESOURCES - Would the project:
n 0 a) Result in the loss of availability of a known mineral
resource that would be of fitwe value to the region
and the residents of the State?
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IXI O 0 b) Result in the loss of availability of a locally mportant mineral resource recovery site delineated on a local
general plan, specific plan, or other land use plan?
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X. NOISE - Would the project result in:
n 0 a) Exposure of persons to or generation of noise levels
in excess of standards established in the local general
plan or noise ordinance or applicable standards of
other agencies?
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o 0 b) Exposure of persons to or generation of excessive groundbourne vibration or groundbourne noise
levels?
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Less Than Significant Impact
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c) A substantial permanent increase in ambient noise
levels in the project vicinity above levels existing
without the project?
d) A substantial temporary or periodic increase in
ambient noise levels in the project vicinity above
levels existing without the project?
0 e) For a project located within an airport land use plan or, where such a plan has not been adopted, within 2
miles of a public airport or public use airport, would
the project expose people residing or working in the
project area to excessive noise levels?
o f) For a project within the vicinity of a private airstrip,
would the project expose people residing or working
in the project area to excessive noise levels?
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X. POPULATION AND HOUSING - Would the project:
0 a) Induce substantial growth in an area either directly
(for example, by proposing new homes and
businesses) or indirectly (for example, through
extension of roads or other infrastructure)?
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0 b) Displace substantial numbers of existing housing, necessitating the construction of replacement housing
elsewhere?
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WI. PUBLIC SERVICES
a) Would the project result in substantial adverse
physical impacts associated with the provision of new
or physically altered government facilities, a need for
new or physically altered government facilities, the
construction of which could cause significant
environmental impacts, in order to maintain
acceptable service ratios, response times, or other
performance objectives for any of the public services:
i) Fire protection?
ii) Police protection?
iii) Schools?
iv) Parks?
v) Other public facilities?
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?UV. RECREATION
Would the project increase the use of existing
neighborhood and regional parks or other
recreational facilities such that substantial physical
deterioration of the facility would occur or be
accelerated?
Does the project include recreational facilities or
require the construction or expansion of recreational
facilities, which might have an adverse physical
effect on the environment?
XV. TRANSPORTATION/TRAFFC - Would the project:
Cause an increase in traffic, which is substantial in
relation to the existing traffic load and capacity of the
street system (i.e., result in a substantial increase in
either the number of vehcle trips, the volume to
capacity ratio on roads, or congestion at
intersections)?
Exceed, either individually or cumulatively, a level of
service standard established by the county congestion
management agency for designated roads or
highways?
Result in a change in air traffic patterns, including
either an increase in traffic levels or a change in
location that results in substantial safety risks?
Substantially increase hazards due to a design feature
(e.g., sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or
incompatible uses (e.g., farm equipment)?
Result in inadequate emergency access?
Result in insufficient parking capacity?
Conflict with adopted policies, plans, or programs
supporting alternative transportation (e.g., bus turn-
outs, bicycle racks)?
XVI. UTILITIES AND SERVICES SYSTEMS - Would the
project:
Exceed wastewater treatment requirements of the
applicable Regional Water Quality Control Board?
Require or result in the construction of new water or
wastewater treatment facilities or expansion of
existing facilities, the construction of which would
cause significant environmental effects?
Potentially Significant
Impact
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0
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0
0
0
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Potentially SlgnlfiCant Unless
Mitigation
Incorporated
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Require or result in the construction of new storm
water drainage facilities or expansion of existing
facilities, the construction of which could cause
significant environmental effects?
Have sufficient water supplies available to serve the
project from existing entitlements and resources, or
are new or expanded entitlements needed?
Result in a determination by the wastewater treatment
provider, which serves or may serve the project that it
has adequate capacity to serve the project’s projected
demand in addition to the provider’s existing
commitments?
Be served by a landfill with sufficient permitted
capacity to accommodate the project’s solid waste
disposal needs?
Comply with federal, state, and local statutes and
regulations related to solid waste?
XW. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE
XWI. EARLIER ANALYSES
Does the project have the potential to degrade the
quality of the environment, substantially reduce the
habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or
wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining
levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal
community, reduce the number or restrict the range of
a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate
important examples of the major periods of
California history or prehistory?
Does the project have mpacts that are individually
limited, but cumulatively considerable? (“Cumula-
tively considerable” means that the incremental
effects of a project are ionsiderable when viewed in
connection with the effects of past projects, the
effects of other current projects, and the effects of
probable future projects?)
Does the project have environmental effects, which
will cause the substantial adverse effects on human
beings, either directly or induectly?
Potentially Significant
Impact
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Potentially Significant Unless Mitigation
Incorporated 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Less Than Significant
Impact
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0
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0
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Earlier analyses may be used where, pursuant to the tiering, program EIR, or other CEQA process, one or
more effects have been adequately analyzed in an earlier EIR or negative declaration. Section
15063(c)(3)(D). In this case a discussion should identify the following on attached sheets:
a) Earlier analyses used. Identify earlier analyses and state where they are available for review.
b) Impacts adequately addressed. Identify which effects from the above checklist were within the
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scope of and adequately analyzed in an earlier document pursuant to applicable legal standards,
and state whether such effects were addressed by mitigation measures based on the earlier analysis.
c) Mitigation measures. For effects that are “Less Than Significant with Mitigation Incorporated.”
describe the mitigation measures, which were incorporated or refined fiom the earlier document
and the extent to whch they address site-specific conditions for the project.
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DISCUSSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION
AESTHETICS
No Impact. Since no development is proposed at ths time, there will be no impacts to the aesthetic qualities of the
city or future trail areas. All trail development to implement the Cimde Trails Program shall undergo
environmental review at that time.
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES
No Impact. Park inventory changes will not impact agricultural areas of the City; future trail segments will avoid
prime agncultural areas and will be subject to CEQA compliance.
AIR QUALITY
No Impact. This General Plan Update will not impact the City’s air quality. Providing a program for future trail
development and maintenance will not affect air quality.
BIOLOGICAL and CULTURAL RESOURCES
No Impact. Biological or Cultural resources will not be impacted since no development is proposed at this time.
Future trails and parks development shall undergo standard environmental review during design and entitlement
efforts.
GEOLOGY/SOILS
No Impact. Geologic instability or the creation of landslides will not result from adjusting parks inventory or
incorporating a Trails Program that will involve environmental review for specific, future trail links.
HAZARDS/HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
No Impact. Thls General Plan Amendment Update does not involve the use or movement of such materials.
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No Impact. No hydrologic or water quality issues or impacts exist since the development of trails or parks are not
proposed.
LAND USE PLANNING
No Impact. The incorporation of the Trails Program into this Element and related Parks inventory changes will not
adversely impact any of the land use designations within the City. The Trails Program is an implementing objective
currently with the General Plan; this General Plan Amendment will allow for future implementation of trail and parks
projects.
MINERAL RESOURCES
No Impact. Mineral resources will be unaffected by the proposcd General Plan Amendment since no development
is proposed.
NOISE
No Impact. Changes to the parks inventory, and incorporating the Trails Program, will not create a noise source nor
impact sensitive noise receptors since no development of parks or trails are proposed at this time.
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POPULATION/HOUSING/PUBLIC SERVICES
No Impact. These areas will not be impacted since no development is proposed. Nevertheless, the conceptual
Trails Program has been designed to not impact any housing areas or residentially designated lands. All future parks
and trail projects will comply with CEQA.
RECREATION
No Impact. Providing a program for khue trails and city parks will enhance recreational opportunities consistent
with the requirements of the City’s Growth Management Program.
TRANSPORTATIONITRAFFIC
No Impact. Adjusting Park inventories and incorporating the Trails Program does not constitute a development
project that will generate traffic for city street systems.
EARLIER ANALYSIS USED AND SUPPORTING INFORMATION SOURCES
The following documents were used in the analysis of this project and are on file in the City of Carlsbad Planning
Department located at 1635 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, California, 92008.
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PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 5417
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING
APPROVAL OF A CITYWIDE AMENDMENT TO THE PARKS
AND RECREATION ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN
CASENAME: PARKS AND RECREATION ELEMENT
UPDATE
CASE NO: GPA 03-03
WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation, “Developer,” has filed a verified
application with the City of Carlsbad regarding property owned by the City of Carlsbad,
“Owner,” described as
CITYWIDE
(“the Property”); and
WHEREAS, said verified application constitutes a request for a General Plan
Amendment as shown on Exhibit “A” dated May 21, 2003, attached hereto and on file in the
Carlsbad Planning Department PARKS AND RECREATION ELEMENT UPDATE, GPA
03-03 as provided in Government Code Section 65350 et. seq. and Section 21.52.160 of the
Carlsbad Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did, on the 21st day of May 2003, hold a
duly noticed public hearing as prescribed by law to consider said request;
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 General Plan Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Planning
Commission of the City of Carlsbad, as follows:
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That the above recitations are true and correct.
That based on the evidence presented at the public hearing, the Commission
RECOMMENDS APPROVAL of the PARKS AND RECREATION
ELEMENT UPDATE, GPA 03-03, based on the following findings: ad
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This General Plan Amendment (GPA) will not adversely impact other Elements of
the General Plan nor will it negatively impact the ability of the City to implement
the General Plan via the zoning ordinance. This GPA will facilitate existing General
Plan policies and objectives by incorporating the Citywide Trails Program as
approved by the City Council in 2001. In addition, this GPA will maintain
compliance with the City’s Growth Management Program by updating park
demand and inventories. All future trail and park improvements based on this GPA
will undergo environmental review and applicable permitting procedures.
The Planning Commission of the City of Carlsbad does hereby find:
a. it has reviewed, analyzed and considered the amendment’s Negative
Declaration, the environmental impacts therein identified and any comments
thereon prior to RECOMMENDING ADOPTION of the requested
amendment; and
b. the Negative Declaration has been prepared in accordance with requirements
of the California Environmental Quality Act, the State Guidelines and the
Environmental Protection Procedures of the City of Carlsbad; and
c. it reflects the independent judgment of the Planning Commission of the City
of Carlsbad; and
d. based on the EIA Part II and comments thereon, there is no substantial
evidence the amendment will have a significant effect on the environment.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Planning
Commission of the City of Carlsbad, California, held on the 21st day of May, 2003, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Chairperson Baker, Commissioners Dominguez, Heineman,
Montgomery, Segall, and White
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Whitton
ABSTAIN: None
v R, Chairperson
PLANNING COMMISSION
ATTEST:
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MICHAEL J. HOL~I~ILLEI?
Planning Director
PC RES0 NO. 5417 -3-
xhe City of Carlsbad Planning Departmetb EXHIBIT 3
A REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION
P.C. AGENDA OF: MAY 21,2003
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Application complete date: March 17,2003
Project Planner: Eric Munoz
Parks Planner: Liz Ketabian
SUBJECT: GPA 03-03 - PARKS AND RECREATION ELEMENT UPDATE - Request
for approval of a Negative Declaration and General Plan Amendment for a
Citywide update to the Parks and Recreation Element of the General Plan to
adjust park inventories and demand, and to incorporate the Citywide Trails
Program.
I. RECOMMENDATION
That the Planning Commission ADOPT Planning Commission Resolution No. 5416
RECOMMENDING ADOPTION of the Negative Declaration, and ADOPT Planning
Commission Resolution No. 5417 RECOMMENDING APPROVAL of GPA 03-03 based on
the findings and subject to the conditions contained therein.
11. INTRODUCTION
These amendments to the City’s General Plan (Parks and Recreation Element) will facilitate
future parks and trails development in the City. While no specific project-level development is
proposed at this time, future trail and park improvements will be assessed against the amended
Parks and Recreation Element to determine General Plan consistency.
The amended Parks and Recreation Element has two primary purposes: (1) update park
inventories and also adjust the demand for city parks at build out given current population
projections, and (2) refer to Citywide Trails as included in the open space and conservation
element and as directed by the’ City Council in November 2001.
The draft Parks and Recreation Element amendment is attached to Planning Commission
Resolution No. 5417 for GPA 03-03 as Exhibit “A” dated May 21,2003. A highlightlstrikeout
version showing all changes to the Parks and Recreation Element is provided as Attachment 4.
111. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND
The requested amendments to the Parks and Recreation Element of the General Plan have three
main areas of focus: (1) Park Demand Changes, (2) Park Inventory Changes; and, (3) Citywide
Trails Program incorporation. Each is briefly discussed below. At its meeting April 21, 2003,
the Parks and Recreation Commission recommended that the Planning Commission and City
Council approve the revised Element.
GPA 03-03 - PARKS ANL, HECREATION ELEMENT UPDATE
May 21,2003
General Plan Current Pop. Estimated Required Park Projected Park
Document Per Document Population at Acres at Build Acres at Build
Noted Build out out out
Park Demand Changes
Growth
Management
Standard -
Park acreage is based on population and since current population projections are less than the
1994 projections (the last time the City’s General Plan underwent an update), the corresponding
requirement for park acreage has gone down. The 1994 General Plan Update anticipated that
park supply would exceed demand by approximately 38 acres. With this amendment, the park
acreage requirement will reflect current population projections (made by the City’s Finance
Department), as well as current projections for future park acres. Park acreage is projected to
exceed the Growth Management requirement by approximately 156 acres. The City’s park
acreage standard will be easily satisfied as the city reaches build out. The table below documents
the changes in park demand due to changes in population projections.
(3 Acres/1000)
1994 Citywide
Excess Acres
GP Update
03 Amendment
2003: GPA 03-
64,9 15 126,552 379.6 4 17.90 + 38.26
88,000 112,088 336.4 485.1 + 148.7
Park Inventory Changes
Various changes and adjustments are being made to the inventories of park areas as described in
the Parks and Recreation Element. These changes are due to changes in population projections
and corresponding park demand as discussed above. Other changes are clean-up items or other
miscellaneous adjustments being made by Parks and Recreation staff.
The proposed park inventory changes are summarized in the attachment to this report entitled
Summary Notes: General Plan Amendment - Parks and Recreation Element.
Citywide Trails Program
By including reference to Citywide Trails in the Parks and Recreation Element, a key step in
implementing citywide trails will be established. The City Council’s 2001 direction to
implement the Citywide Trails Program anticipated amendments to the Parks and Recreation,
Circulation, and Open Space and Conservation Elements of the General Plan. This will allow for
long-term consistency between the Elements and provide the City with the ability to allocate staff
and resources to trails. The concept of a citywide trails program is already contained in the Open
Space and Conservation Element; this amendment will facilitate the implementation of the trails
program by putting conceptual trail areas and various trail-related objectives and policies into the
Parks and Recreation Element to guide future trail planning efforts.
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May 21,2003
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IV. ANALYSIS
These amendments to the City’s General Plan do not accompany a development proposal or land
use designation change for specific properties. Therefore, the analysis applied to this request is
focused on overall consistency with the City’s General Plan.
General Plan
Park Demand/Inventorv Changes - The City’s Growth Management Program is part of the
zoning ordinance, which implements the General Plan. The Growth Management Program
ensures compliance with, and availability of, eleven public facilities and services as the city
reaches build out. One of the facilities covered by Growth Management is Park acreage, which is
calculated at the Performance Standard of 3 acres of parkland per 1,000 citizens. The last
citywide General Plan update in 1994 calculated park acreage requirements, which now need
adjustment because the 2002 population build out projections are less than the 1994 projections.
In addition, various updates and corrections to existing park inventories are also being processed
via these amendments.
Citvwide Trails Promam - The City Council directed staff to begin full implementation of the
-Trails Program in November 2001. Part of that approval involved direction to staff to process
general plan amendments to the Parks and Recreation, Circulation, and Open Space and
Conservation Elements of the General Plan. Amendments to these three Elements of the General
Plan are necessary to fully implement the Trails Program. The proposed amendment to the Parks
and Recreation Element will be followed up by amendments to the Circulation and Open Space
and Conservation Elements.
Because GPA 03-03 does not involve a specific development proposal, future trail and park
improvements in the City will be assessed for general plan consistency and undergo standard
proj ect-level environmental review.
V. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The proposed amendments to the General Plan do not involve a specific development proposal,
or propose improvements for specific properties. All future trail and park improvements will be
assessed against the amended Parks and Recreation Element for General Plan consistency and
will also undergo project-level environmental review at that time. Therefore, the Planning
Director has issued a Notice of Intent to Adopt a Negative Declaration opening a 30-day public
review period, from April 14 to May 14,2003.
ATTACHMENTS:
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Planning Resolution No. 5416 (Neg Dec)
Planning Resolution No. 5417 (GPA)
Summary Notes: General Plan Amendment Parks and Recreation Element
Strike-out version of Parks and Recreation Element
RECREATION
March 2003
Contents
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INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1
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Background ....................................................................................................... 1
State Law .......................................................................................................... 1
Relationship to Other Elements ......................................................................... 1
Quimby Act ........................................................................................................ 2
Growth Management Program .......................................................................... 2
Park & Recreational Needs Generated by Industrial Uses ................................ 3
Park Inventory Introduction ............................................................................... 3
I . Primary Park Classifications ........................................................................ 4
2 . Active/Passive Areas ................................................................................... 5
3 . Regional Open Space Park ......................................................................... 5
Miscellaneous Landscape/Open Space Areas .................................................. 5
Facility Standards .............................................................................................. 6
Future Recreational Development ..................................................................... 6
GOALS. OBJECTIVES AND IMPLEMENTING POLICIES AND ACTION
PROGRAMS ............................................................................................................ 8
Park Development .................................................................................................. 8
A . Goals .................................................................................................................. 8
B . Objectives .......................................................................................................... 8
C . Implementing Policies & Action Programs .......................................................... 8
A . Goals .................................................................................................................. 9
B . Objectives ........................................................................................................ 10
C . Implementing Policies and Action Programs ..................................................... 10
Special Resource, Open Space & Cultural-Historical Areas ............................ IO
A . Goals ................................................................................................................ 10
B . Objectives ........................................................................................................ IO
C . Implementing Policies and Action Programs .................................................... 10
Recreation Programs ............................................................................................. 9
PARKS & RECREATION DEVELOPMENT PLAN ............................................... 12
MAPS ..................................................................................................................... 13
Map 1 : Citywide Parks & Recreation Map ............................................................. 13
Map 3: Northeast Quadrant Parks & Recreation Map ........................................... 15
Map 4: Southwest Quadrant Parks & Recreation Map .......................................... 16
Map 5: Southeast Quadrant Parks & Recreation Map .................................... 17
Map 2: Northwest Quadrant Parks & Recreation Map .......................................... 14
TABLES
Table 1: Park Acreage Demand .............................................................................. 2
Table 2: Facilities Standards ................................................................................... 6
Table 3: Anticipated Future Park Development Projects ......................................... 7
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Table 4: Estimated Park Acreage at Buildout ..................................................... . 12 .. . Table 5: Uses in Recreation Areas ........................................................................ 18
APPENDIX 1 .......................................................................................................... 26
Medians and Trails ................................................................................................. 27
Miscellaneous Landscape/Open Space Areas ....................................................... 26
APPENDIX 2 .......................................................................................................... 28
Existing & Future Park Acreage ............................................................................. 28
GLOSSARY ...................................................................................................... 29-30
I. INTRODUCTION
B. STATELAW
A. BACKGROUND
The City of Carlsbad is strongly
committed to the development of park facilities
and recreation programs to meet the needs of its
citizens, tourists and employees. The City has
determined that park and recreation facilities
contribute significantly to the quality of life of its
residents, and consequently, have required a
Parks and Recreation Element to establish the
foundation for current operation and future
development of park facilities and recreation
programs.
“The City determined that park
and recreation facilities
Contribute significantly to the
quality of life of its residents,
and consequently, have
required a Parks and
Recreation Element to
establish the foundation for
current operation and future
development of park facilities
and recreation programs. ”
The intent of this element is to provide the
policy framework by which the City will plan,
develop, and provide quality actiie and passive
park facilities, trails and recreational programs to
ensure that the residents, tourists, and employees
of Carlsbad are afforded the opportunity to enjoy
optimum leisure experiences. Furthermore in
accordance with the City’s Strategic Plan, The
Recreation Department has identified target
issues important to those who live, work and
recreate in Carlsbad and is committed to
providing the following:
Enhanced Access to Open Space 0
0 Creating Strong Community
0 Providing Lifelong Learning Opportunities
0 Establishing & Preserving Safe Places to
Gather
Under State Law (Section 65000 et seq, California Government Code) all cities and
counties must adopt a General Plan with seven
(7) mandatory elements, which include: land use,
circulation, housing, conservation, open space,
noise, and public safety. In 1985, the state law
was amended to allow cities and counties to
include other elements in its general plan, which,
in the judgment of the City Council, relate to the
physical development of the City. The City Council has determined that the planning and
development of parks facilities and recreation
programs are an integral part of the physical development of the City, and must be included as
part of its General Plan.
C. RELATIONSHIPS TO OTHER
ELEMENTS
California law requires that general plans contain an integrated, internally consistent set of
policies. The Parks and Recreation Element,
although not mandatory, has been prepared
consistent with all other elements of the General
Plan.
Additionally, goals, objectives and
implementing policies and action programs have
been formulated to be consistent with the
objectives established in the City’s Local Coastal Program.
The Parks and Recreation Element is
strongly influenced by the Land Use Element, in
that each recreational facility has been located within a compatible land use area. This Element
does not dictate specific locations for recreational
facilities, with the exception of Special Resource
Areas, but rather recommends general areas and
site criteria for future recreational facility
development.
The Parks and Recreation and Open
Space and Conservation Elements also have a
strong relationship. The Open Space and Conservation Element identify areas desirable for
future open space. These areas are
geographically shown on the Conceptual Open
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Space and Conservation Map and may be
suitable for recreational activities. The Parks and
Recreation Element proposes recreational uses in
some of these areas when they are compatible to
land use and potentially appropriate to public
recreational needs such as trails. The intent of
the Parks and Recreation Element, however, is
not to establish land use policies for these areas,
but rather to provide recreational opportunity
within the context of the existing General Plan
policies.
NW Quadrant
NE Quadrant
SW Quadrant
SE Quadrant
TOTALS
The Circulation Element contains
designated bicycle routes, trails and pedestrian
access provisions so it bears a relationship with
the Parks and Recreation Element.
175.33 ac. 12,952 30,020 90.1 ac.
8,267 19,161 57.5 ac. 82.20 ac.
96.30 ac. 10,595 24,557 73.7 ac.
16,546 38,350 115.1 ac. 131.30 ac.
48,360 112,088 336.4 ac. 485.1 ac.
Finally, because the classification of
parks (size, location, recreational amenities)
relates to the amount and location of the
population, the Parks and Recreation Element is
related to the Housing Element.
D. QUIMBYACT
Use Areas for each 1,000 population. In addition to this required dedication of three (3) acres for
park purposes, an additional City standard, not
required of the developers identifies 2.5 acres per
1,000 populations for special resource areas.
E. GROWTH MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM
As part of the City's Growth Management
Plan, a performance standard for parks was
adopted. The park performance standard
requires that three (3) acres of Community Park
and Special Use Area per 1,000 population within
a park district (quadrant) must be scheduled for
construction within five (5) years of development.
Special Resource Area acreage does not count
towards meeting this performance standard. The program further requires that this standard be met
before any additional development may occur
within a park district. The program also enables
the City to project and provide accurately for
future park demands.
The principle authorities for parkland
dedication include the Subdivision Map Act and
the Quimby Act (California Government Code
Section 66477). The California Legislature
established the Quimby Act in 1965, in response
to California's increased rate of urbanization and
the need to preserve open space and provide parks for California's growing communities.
"Quimby" provides local government with
the authority to place into law an ordinance
requiring developers to provide land and/or fees
to acquire and develop parks and recreation
facilities.
Parkland dedication or in-lieu fees, as they
relate to Carlsbad, are identified in the Municipal
Code (Chapter 20.44). Simply stated, the
ordinance requires the dedication of three (3)
acres of land for Community Parks and Special
.The park performance
standard requires three (3)
acres of Community Park and
Special Use Area per 7,000
population within a park
district. "
Proposition E, approved by the voters
November 4, 1986, estimated the number of
dwelling units to be built with the City at 54,600.
Table 1: Park Acreage Demand, has been
updated based upon 2001/2002 population
estimates and summarizes the estimated amount
of dwelling units per quadrant with a
corresponding estimated population and park
acreage requirement at build out.
TABLE 1: PARK ACREAGE DEMAND AT BUILDOUT
ANTICIPATED PARK AC. BUILDOUT
PARK AC.
DEMAND POPULATION PARK DWELLING UNITS
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F. PARK AND RECREATIONAL
NEEDSGENERATEDBY
INDUSTRIAL USES
Although the Quimby Act itself does not apply
to industrial or commercial subdivisions, a local
agency is permitted to impose fees or exactions
as a condition of approval of a proposed development, provided those fees and exactions
do not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of
providing the service or facility. In addition, the
Growth Management Ordinance (CMC 21.90)
authorizes special facility fees to pay for
improvements or facilities which are related to new development. Since there is a substantial
impact on existing recreation facilities from an
increasing industrial employment base, a need to
impose and implement a park mitigation fee for industrial development was recognized. In
November 1987, the City Council adopted its first
park mitigation fee for the Zone 5 Local Facilities
Management Plan. Additionally, a park mitigation
fee was required as part of the Zone 16 and 13
Local Facilities Management Plans. The purpose
of a fee is to ensure adequate recreational facilities to accommodate the demand created for
them by the daily influx of the industrial work force
and population as industrial development grows throughout the City.
G. PARK INVENTORY
INTRODUCTION
The pre-I 982 Parks and Recreation Element
emphasized more passive use concepts with the
acquisition and development of smaller
neighborhood, mini, and vest pocket parks.
Additionally, natural open space areas, meant to
serve as connective corridors and greenways
throughout the City, were accepted as park requirements dedicated under the Quimby
Ordinance. Due to the characteristics of these
natural open space areas, many of the sites once accepted for park purposes are considered
undevelopable by today's park development
standards. Today, current and future parkland dedicated under the Quimby Ordinance is subject to more
stringent conditions than were once required.
Noting the shift in acquisition policy, developable
parkland is considered to be buildable acreage
similar to acreage associated with the subdivision
for which dedication is required. Typically, it has
slopes of less than 10% and is not to be located in
an area on which building is precluded due to
environmental constraints as defined by City
ordinance or other laws, geological constraints,
flooding, easements, or other encumbrances
and/or restrictions.
Current recreational trends identify a request
for both active and passive recreation. In order to
accommodate those trends, parkland dedication
requirements are geared toward the acquisition of
developable parkland, which may provide both
active and passive use. In addition recent City
surveys indicate a demand for access to Open
Space and trails as a priority quality of life issue
for residents of the community. In response to
this demand, City Council adopted the Citywide
Trails Plan Report in November of 2001 outlining
implementation of a Citywide Trails Program.
Carlsbad's present park development
philosophy concentrates on providing larger
community parks, which incorporate a balance of
both active and passive recreational amenities. The result has created a more realistic park
program in terms of meeting the recreational
needs of the residents, tourists, employees, the
Growth Management requirements, and is more
financially feasible from an operational and
maintenance standpoint.
The development of small neighborhood
parks is no longer pursued primarily because of
the high cost of maintenance. Because these
parks typically provide one or two iecreational
uses, they have been incorporated within the
current Special Use Area park classification.
Some sites previously acknowledged as
Neighborhood Parks have been incorporated
("grandfathered") into the Community Park
classification, and although they may not meet the
current acreage requirement, they do provide
amenities characteristic of the Community Park
category.
1. PRIMARY PARK CLASSIFICATIONS
Presently, the City of Carlsbad’s Parkland
Inventory is composed of three primary park
classifications:
Community Parks
Special Use Areas
Special Resource Areas
Although these classifications are the basis for the
City’s standards, to ensure optimum park and
recreational facilities, three special resource areas and one community park have been identified as
Regional Open Space Parks within the San Diego
Association of Governments Report, “Regionally
Significant Open Space.” The standards for each
park classification are as follows:
Community Parks
SDecial Use Areas
2.5 acres11 ,000 pop.
.5 acres/l,OOO pop.
(Collectable Park Standard) 3.0 acredl ,000 pop.
SDecial Resource Areas 2.5 acredl ,000 DOD.
OVERALL PARK
AC. STANDARD 5.5 acredl ,000 pop.
“The City of Carlsbad’s
Parkland Inventory is
composed of three primary
park classifications:
Community Parks; Special Use
Areas; and, Special Resource
Areas.
The City defines these Park Classifications as
follows:
Communitv Parks - These are leisure facilities,
approximately 20 to 50 acres in size; however,
due to the 1982 revision of the Parks and
Recreation Element, pre-1982 neighborhood
parks of less than 20 acres have been reclassified
and ”grandfathered” into the Community Park
classification. This reclassification was approved
by the Parks and Recreation Commission in May
1987 and by the City Council in August 1987. Any
future acquisition and development of community park sites within the northwest quadrant, where a
near buildout situation exists, in all likelihood will
require community park development of sites
under 20 acres in size.
Typically, Community Parks are designed
to serve the recreational needs of several
neighborhoods. The nature of this type of facility encourages and attracts family unit populations
from a nearby vicinity on a daily frequency.
Community Parks generally provide active and
passive use amenities; however, they are not
limited to the exclusive use of either.
Minimum facilities should include:
Family-oriented picnic areas
Group picnic areas
Turfed open space areas for free play
Multi-purpose playfield(s) (lighted
when appropriate)
Tot lot areas
Structures for lectures, meetings,
skills, instructions, etc.
Buffer areas
Special use facilities such as
swimming pools, tennis courts,
horseshoes, handball and racquetball
courts, bicycle paths, etc. as per
specific community demand may be
located within these parks if
appropriate to the interests and needs
of the community in which the park is located.
The primary access orientation is
vehicular. It is therefore established that
community parks should be located adjacent to a secondary arterial or circulation route of greater
hierarchy as defined within the Circulation
Element.
Special Use Areas - These are typically
local facilities that contain only one or two activity
type uses, either passive or active in nature. They
are between one and five acres in size and
generally provide the basic widely accepted
facilities found in a community park site. Facilities
of this type are: (but not limited to) swim, tennis
or racquetball complexes, meeting halls, athletic complexes, off leash dog parks, skateboard
parks, play lots, picnic and interpretive walk areas.
Based on City Council policy in August 1987, and confirmed in November of 1990,
community school activity fields can be
incorporated within the Special Use Area classification and included within the Park Area
Inventory. However, only these current school
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sites which operate under "joint-use" facility
agreements between the City of Carlsbad and the
corresponding school district are, in fact,
incorporated within the Parks Inventory.
The pre-1982 Parks and Recreation
Element included Mini and Vest Pocket parks.
The revised 1982 Parks and Recreation Element
has incorporated these parks into the special use category which typically defines the nature of
these areas.
Adequate access should be a primary
siting criteria utilized in determining the location of
a Special Use Area.
Special Resource Areas - These are
local amenities that have either citywide or
potential regional significance. The significance is
in the quality of the site that makes it unique as
either a passive and/or active recreation area; this quality may be of a natural (water, geological,
ecological, etc.), historical (architectural, etc.), or a
combination thereof. Consequently, the Special Resource Area as defined has a visitor attraction
or drawing power to users locally and beyond.
Typically, Special Resource Areas provide a
unique character and/or use not found in
Community Parks or Special Use Areas and in
general, they are larger than Community Parks.
2. ACTlVElPASSlVE AREAS
In addition to a parks primary classification,
the City may describe a park as containing active
and/or passive areas. Parks can be developed
with either active or passive park amenities or a combination of both. Active park areas typically
provide a form of organized, supervised, often extracurricular recreation. Park amenities
denoting active use may include gymnasiums,
swim complexes, multi-use ballfields, tot lots, hard
court play surfaces, volleyball, horseshoe areas,
or a combination thereof.
Passive park areas often provide minimal or no amenities associated with active use. The very nature of passive use implies undemonstrative,
nonparticipating, complacent, subdued activity.
Park amenities generally associated with passive
use include nature trails, walkways, picnic tables,
benches, and small turf and/or landscaped areas.
3. REGIONAL OPEN SPACE PARKS
Three of the City's Special Resource Areas
and one community park (Lake Calavera, Agua
Hedionda Lagoon, Batiquitos Lagoon and
Veterans Memorial) have been identified as
Regional Open Space Parks in addition to their
primary city park classification. These sites have been identified as Regional Open Space Parks
consistent with the recommendations of the San
Diego Association of Governments' (SANDAG)
report, Reaionallv Siqnificant Ooen Soace -
Definition. Although parks have been identified as
part of the regional park system, they will continue
to function pursuant to their primary park
classification as identified above. The
identification of a city park as a Regional Open
Space Park simply denotes that the park is part of
the region's park system.
A regional park is a major park that may
contain any one or combination of such attributes
as natural beauty, unique topographic features,
historical structures or unusual scenery. Such .
parks are usually developed for at least two
outdoor activities, but the greatest part of the
acreage may remain as undeveloped open space.
Usually a regional park has at least 200 acres, 50
acres of which are developable. The size may be
smaller for unique regional resources.
H. MISCELLANEOUS
LANDSCAPEIOPEN SPACE
AREAS
Miscellaneous landscapelopen space areas
are secondary classifications within the park
inventory. This category has been established to
provide accountability for additional acreage
currently under maintenance responsibility of the
Park Operations Division, however, is not useable
to meet the City's park collectable standards. In
addition, accountability is provided for the natural open space areas once considered as parkland;
however, by today's standards, they are not
considered to be conducive to park use and/or development, which may have once been considered, i.e.: Veteran's Memorial Park. These
miscellaneous landscape/open space areas are
identified in Appendix 1, Miscellaneous
Landscape/Open Space Areas.
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J. FUTURE RECREATIONAL
of industrial floor area
LEVEL OF ACCESS OWNERSHIP SERVICE CLASSIFICATION SlZElSlGNlFlCANCE
Special Resource 100 Acres + unique Citywide Vehicular ' Public
Area character and/or use Bicycle
Community 20 to 50 acres as Community Vehicular Public
not found in Pedestrian
Community Parks
guidelines. Bicycle (located
Where acquisition of adjacent to
sufficient acreage is secondary arterial
possible or greater) Pedestrian
Special Use 1 to 5 acres Neighborhood and Vehicular Public, private and Community Bicycle quasi-public Pedestrian
Recreation facilities Negotiated with In proximity to Pedestrian Pu blidprivate
for industrial areas developer business and Vehicular
industry Bicycle
employees
I. FACILITY STANDARDS
STANDARD
2.5 adl.000
population
2.5 ad1,OOO population '1
.5 ad1,OOO population
No standard '2
Table 2: Facilities Standards,
summarizes the development standards for each recreation facility, based on its park
classifications. These standards are provided to
ensure that the recreational facilities in Carlsbad
meet the needs of residents, tourists and
employees of the City.
"Facility Standards are
provided to ensure that the
recreational facilities in
Carlsbad meet the needs of
residents, tourists and
employees of the City.
DEVELOPMENT
Several areas have been earmarked for
future park development and identified in the
current park inventory. Although the timing for
acquisition and development depends primarily on
the requirements of the Growth Management
Program as development occurs, the City Council
ultimately approves the financing methods for
acquisition, construction, and ongoing
maintenance and operation costs.
Typically, parkland acquisition is provided
under the Quimby Ordinance andlor park-in-lieu
fees, while development funds are provided by the Public Facilities Fee. Future park acquisition and
development projects are, for the most part,
identified in the Capital Improvement Program
Budget. However, actual development may be
subject to delay based upon demand, the priority
established for Public Facility construction and the
cost associated with ongoing maintenance and
operation.
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In addition to these anticipated future parks,
the City Council, on March 7, 1989, directed the
Parks and Recreation Commission to incorporate
the recommendations of the Recreation Facility
Financing Committee within this Element. The
Recreational Facility Financing Committee
consisted of eleven (1 1) Carlsbad citizens whose
goal was: (1) to identify recreational amenities as
outlined in proposition M (Carlsbad City Ordinance
No. NS-29); and, (2) to recommend alternative funding methods for the development
of these amenities. The committee recommended providing the following facilities:
,O Two (2) Municipal Golf Courses
- Regulation Size - Shortcourse
O Multi-Court Tennis Complex
O Two (2) Multi-Purpose Fields Adult Size or
O Enclosed Soccer Facility
Larger
TABLE 3: ANTICIPATED FUTURE PARK DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS 1
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II. GOALS, OBJECTIVES
AND IMPLEMENTING
POLICIES AND
ACTION PROGRAMS
PARK DEVELOPMENT
A.
A. 1
A.2
A. 3
B.
B. 1
B.2
8.3
B.4
8.5
6.6
B.7
GOALS
A City that provides a diversified,
comprehensive park system utilizing
contemporary concepts and planning
strategies.
A City that encourages the development of
park and recreational facilities and activities
by private industry, the residential
development community and specialized
user groups to augment existing public
facilities.
A City with a privatization approach for the
development, maintenance andlor operation
of appropriate City-owned park facilities.
OBJECTIVES
To provide a minimum of three (3) acres of
Community Parks or Special Use Areas for
each 1,000 population within each of the
four (4) park quadrants of the City.
To determine park acreage requirements
on a quadrant basis.
To acquire, develop, maintain and operate parks consistent with all federal, state and
local regulations.
To finance future public park and recreation Facilities.
To implement the use of energy saving
technology in all rehabilitation and new park
development projects. Water saving
irrigation technology and drought tolerant
landscapes should be used whenever
possible.
To provide for existing and future park facilities with a balance of active and
passive recreational opportunities.
To permit communities within the City to acquire, develop and maintain a private neighborhood park system.
B.8
8.9
B.10
B.ll
8.12
C.
c.1
c.2
c.3
c.4
c.5
To encourage specialized-user sports
groups, to identify, acquire and develop land
for their exclusive use.
To ensure adequate recreational amenities
for the current and future industrial base
population in the City of Carlsbad.
To encourage park facilities to be acquired,
developed, operated and maintained
utilizing a privatization approach, where appropriate and feasible.
To ensure that parks are developed prior to,
or concurrent with need, as defined by the
Growth Management Plan.
To ensure that park and recreational facilities are compatible with surrounding
uses.
IMPLEMENTING POLICIES
AND ACTION PROGRAMS
Ensure that any and all parkland
dedications, as required of the residential
development community, shall be
developable and usable for park purposes,
and shall conform to all local, state and/or
federal laws [reference Carlsbad Municipal
Code - 20.44, 21.38.060(5)].
Ensure that all park-in-lieu fees collected
from residential development under the
Quimby Ordinance will be channeled to
Community Parks or Special Use Area acquisition, development or rehabilitation.
Utilize the provisions of the Quimby Act,
Growth Management Plan and Planned
Community Zone to ensure the timely
construction of parks so that they are provided concurrent with need.
Acquire and develop park areas in
accordance with the City's Growth
Management Program. The use of Public
Facility Fees for park development and
acquisition shall be at the discretion of the
City Council, as identified in the Capital
Improvement Program.
Consider housing density, proximity to schools, general public access, local resident access, adjacent residential area
traffic impacts, safe pedestrian access, and
compatible use with the surrounding environment when determining park
locations. Wherever possible, these developed sites should be placed in conjunction with or connected to schools or
natural areas.
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C.6
c.7
(2.8
c.9
c.10
c.11
c.12
C.13
C.14
C.15
C.16
C.17
Provide for "joint-use" facility agreements
with local school districts to meet
neighborhood and community recreational
needs. Only those sites with existing
agreements will be incorporated within the
Parks Inventory. With the inclusion of the
Aviara Oaks Elementary School, no further
school site(s) will be utilized to meet the Park Performance Standard, rather only to
enhance the park inventory. Provide for Park Signage at all parks.
Require, where possible, the individual
developers of master planned communities
to provide pocket parks and active
recreational facilities unique to each
development. Maintenance of pocket parks
shall be accomplished through homeowners
association dues. Pocket parks shall remain in private ownership.
Require that any development of
recreational facilities on public land by
developers, service clubs, civic groups,
individual donors or organizations shall be
consistent with the standardslguidelines of
this element.
Provide, if feasible, a Carlsbad Trail System
to be owned and maintained by the City,
and wherever possible, the trail system
shall be used to provide linkage between
park facilities.
Design and construct trails within parks to
connect with the Carlsbad Trail System as
part of future park development.
Evaluate periodically, the existing park inventory to determine the best use of park
sites including, but not limited to lease,
trade, sale or rehabilitation. Rehabilitate under-utilized recreation
facilities to meet the needs of a changing
and growing population. Encourage, when appropriate, development
or operation of facilities by private
enterprise on public lands. Implementation of any privatization
agreement will be at the discretion of the
City Council. Institute a safety and maintenance check list for all park sites and playground
facilities, to be performed on a weekly
basis.
Encourage public involvement in the siting, acquisition and design development of park
C.18
c.19
c.20
c.21
c.22
C.23
C.24
facilities and recreation programming to
ensure community needs are met.
Develop a program that encourages private
owners and public agencies to sell, dedicate, donate or lease, at minimal cost,
surplus land to provide land suitable for
recreational use.
Consider the following during the
development of Park Master Plans:
developing specific sites to minimize impacts to biological resources; visual
impacts of the development of park sites;
expanding minimum buffers around
sensitive resources; utilizing natural plant
species in park projects; incorporating plant
species which provide food such as seeds,
nuts and berries for wildlife and bird
species; protecting and buffering drinking
water sources such as small ponds and
wetland areas; and, limiting turf grass use to recreational areas.
Work cooperatively with specialized user
groups to identify, acquire and develop land
for their exclusive use.
Identify the benefits and drawbacks of
establishing park facilities that are
developed, operated or maintained under
contractual and/or leased agreements. Determine the economic means by which
future public parks and recreation facilities
will be provided. Implement the recommendations of the
Carlsbad Landscape Manual in all rehabilitation and new park development
projects.
Monitor the Industrial Park Mitigation Fee to ensure the funds collected are adequate to
provide recreational facilities for the City's
industrial base population.
RECREATION PROGRAMS
A.
A. 1
A.2
GOALS
A City that offers a wide variety of
recreational activities and park facilities
designed to encourage participation by
users of all ages and interests.
A City with a .financially self-supportive system of recreational facilities and
programs.
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B.
B.1
8.2
8.3
B .4
B.5
B.6
C.
c.1
c.2
c.3
c.4
c.5
C.6
c.7
C.8
OBJECTIVES
To ensure that park development and
recreational programming is cost effective.
To provide and maintain recreational and
aquatic programming on a self-sustaining
basis when feasible.
To provide for safe recreational use at the
Agua Hedionda Lagoon on a partially self-
sustaining basis. To provide, maintain and/or encourage
recreation facilities, programs or events
which will attract and generate tourist and
non-tax payer revenues.
To ensure that park development and
recreational programming meets the needs
of the community. To ensure park development and
recreational programming is consistent with
the Open Space and Conservation Element.
IMPLEMENTING POLICIES
AND ACTION PROGRAMS
Encourage recreational program
development on various levels of public
involvement to ensure optimum
performance of current and future parks as
effective recreational facilities including but
not limited to:
Traditional public facilities
Trend-oriented interests
Cultural and nature-oriented facilities
Evaluate recreational programming based
upon community demand, individual and
group participation, ability to provide, and
cost effectiveness.
Review periodically, facility regulations
governing their use, as outlined according
to "Council Policy Statement 28," to ensure
that the regulations remain appropriate.
Develop a program that encourages donations in support of park facilities and
recreation programs from private
individuals, local businesses, industry, and
service groups.
Promote the use of community volunteers in
recreational programs, special events, and
park and trail improvement projects.
Evaluate the benefits of developing
recreational programs utilizing the Citywide
Open Space and proposed Trail System.
Evaluate and update as necessary, all fee- supported recreation programs. Analyze park development and recreational
programming for cost effectiveness prior to
implementation.
SPECIAL RESOURCE, OPEN
HISTORICAL AREAS
SPACE AND CULTURAL-
A.
A. 1
A.2
A.3
B.
B.l
8.2
8.3
B .4
B.5
B.6
C.
c.1
c.2
GOALS
A City that coordinates the planning of park
facilities and trails with other recreational-
oriented land uses such as open space.
A City with special resource, open space
and culturallhistoric areas, which provide
educational benefits and passive or active,
use opportunities.
A City that preserves areas of scenic,
historic, and cultural value.
OBJECTIVES
To improve the recreational and educational
potential of the City's three (3) lagoons and
beach areas.
To develop the Lake Calavera area (252
acres) with interpretive nature trails and
passive recreational use, if feasible.
To enter into and maintain agreements with
SDG&E to establish access to and along the southeast side of Agua Hedionda
Lagoon, seeking long-term lease periods.
To enter into and maintain agreements with
SDG&E to establish connecting access
between Veterans Memorial Park and the
Southeast side of Agua Hedionda Lagoon.
To provide limited public access to the
wetlands of the Agua Hedionda Lagoon for
the purpose of visitor attractions such as
interpretive centers, boardwalks, etc.
To ensure that Special Resource, Open
Space and CulturaVHistoric Areas meet the needs of Carlsbad residents, tourists and
employees in the City of Carlsbad.
IMPLEMENTING POLICIES
AND ACTION PROGRAMS
Require that offers to dedicate or requests
to enhance and/or develop open space
areas for recreation purposes be reviewed
by both the Parks and Recreation Commission and Planning Commission,
and if deemed appropriate, recommended
to the City Council for their discretionary
approval.
Enhancement or improvement of Special Resource Areas will require approvals and
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c.2
c.3
c.4
c.5
C.6
c.7
C.8
Enhancement or improvement of Special
Resource Areas will require approvals and
shall conform to the requirements of all
regulatory agencies involved.
Acknowledge and attempt to preserve the
environmental sensitivity and ecology within
appropriate Special Resource Areas.
Promote expansion of educational use
opportunities in areas of significant
ecological value where discretionary use of
the resource allows. Combine historically significant sites with
recreational learning opportunities, where
possible.
Ensure that opportunities for cultural arts be
promoted, maintained and provided through
a ”joint-use” agreement with the Carlsbad
Unified School District for use of the
Carlsbad Cultural Arts Center.
Utilize community parks in support of
historical and cultural programs and
facilities when feasible and appropriate.
Coordinate the efforts of the Historic
Preservation Commission on the sighting
and care of historic ruins within parks.
C.9 Enhance the availability of special resource
and or open space areas and promote
awareness of the educational opportunities
associated with them.
C.10 Work cooperatively with state officials in a
development plan for South Carlsbad State
Beach so as to maximize public recreational
opportunities.
C.11 Work cooperatively with the Historic
Preservation Commission and Cultural Arts
Commission to effectively sustain and
promote awareness of historically andlor
culturally significant facilities and programs.
C.12 Seek funding opportunities from state,
federal, and local agencies to provide
additional access points or improve the
recreational and educational potential of the
City’s three lagoons and other Special
Resource Areas.
C.13 Implement Council direction regarding the development of a municipal golf course
within the City.
111. PARKS & RECREATION
ESTIMATED PARK
ACREAGE AT
BUILDOUT
ESTIMATED BUILDOUT
POPULATION *
NW 30,020 175.33
NE 19,161 82.20 sw 24,557 96.30
SE 38,350 131.30
TOTAL 112,088 485.13
PARKQUADRANT
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
PARK ACRES AT
BUILDOUT EXCEEDING
STANDARD
85.23
24.70
22.60
16.20
148.73
The City of Carlsbad Growth Management Plan
establishes the mechanism by which the City acquires and develops parkland in the City. The
Growth Management Plan further enables the City
To project accurately for future park demands.
Consistent with the City's Growth Management
Plan, a minimum of three (3) acres of Community
Park and Special Use Area per 1,000 population,
will be provided within each of the four (4) park
districts of the City. Table 4: Estimated Park Acreage at Buildout, summarizes the projected
total acres of Community park and Special Use
Area to be provided within each park district at
Buildout. Based on an estimated build out
population of 112,088 the City's park standard
would require 336.4 acres of parkland at build out.
As can be seen in Table 4, that approximately
485.1 acres of parkland will be provided in the City at build out, exceeding the standard by
approximately 148.7 acres.
In addition to providing adequate acres of
parkland in the City, the Parks and Recreation
Master Plan also establishes general locations for future parks and provides a schedule for recreational uses that may be provided in existing
and proposed parks. The approximate location of
existing and proposed park sites are depicted on
Maps 1 through 5. Table 5: Uses in Recreation
Areas, summarizes the existing and proposed
recreational uses for parks in the City.
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0 Specialuse Area
0 Future Special Use Area
A Special Resource Area
Regional Open Space Park
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NORTHWEST QUADRANT PARKS AND RECREATION MAP
HOSP GROVE (27.55 Acres) - Picnic area - Hiking trails
ROTARY (0.81 Acres)
- Totlot
HARDING CENTER (1.0 Acres) \\ \ -Group meeting moms - Officeslclassroorns - Restrooms
-Shuffleboards \\ \
- Picnic areas - Restrooms - Group meeting mom - Officeslclassrooms - Horseshoe courts
-Shuffleboards
CHASE FiELD (2.3 Acres)
- Picnic areas
- Basketball court
- Totlot
- Multi-use turf - Multi-use turf // d/ CANNON LAKE (6.87 Acres)
LAGUNA RlVlERA (4.05 Acres) / - Picnic amas - Basketball court - Tennis courb - Sand volleyball courts - Restrooms - Horseshoe courts
- Totlot
PI0 PIC0 (0.76 Acres) - Picnic area
HOLIDAY (5.88 Acres) - Picnic shelterlareas - Restrooms (2) - Group meeting mom - Officeslclassrooms - Horseshoe courts - Gazebo
- Totlot
SWIM COMPLEX (1.80 Acres) I - Swimming pool - Group meeting room - Officeslclassrooms
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VETERANS MEMORIAL (83.0 Acres)
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PROPOSED FOR FUTURE
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MAP 2
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NORTHEAST QUADRANT PARKS AND RECREATION MAP
CAUVERA HILLS (16.16 Acres) - Community centedgym - Group meeting rooms - Officedclassrooms - Restrooms / - Multiuse turf - Basketball courts
-Tennis courts - Picnic areas / - Totlot
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PARK STATUS LEGEND * EXISTING PARK
EXISTING WITH FUTURE PHASES
A CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION
9 PROPOSED FOR FUTURE MAP 3
SOUTHWEST QUADRANT PARKS AND RECREATION MAP
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POINSETTIA (42.0 Acres) - Community centerlgym - Group meeting rooms - Officedciassrooms - Restroomr - Multiuse turf - Basketball courts
-Tennis courts - Picnic areas - Totlot - Trail I AWARA PARK (24.25 Acres) r'\ - Community center - Group meeting rooms - Offlcedclassrooms - RestroomS - Multiuse turf - Basketball courts - Picnic areas - Totlot - Trail
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MAP 4
SOUTHEAST QUADRANT PARKS AND RECREATION MAP I
CARRlLLO RANCH (27 .O Acres) - Historical museum - Officerlclassrooms - Restrooms - Picnic areas
- Hornshoe Courts
CADENCIA (2.0 Acres) - Picnic amas
- Multiuse turf
ALGA NORTE (32.9 Acres) - Aquatic center - Group meeting room - Officerlchssrooms - Restrooms
- Basketball courts - Plcnlc areas - Totlot - Trail
- MUIU-USO turf
LA COSTA CANYON (12.34 - Picnic areas - Totlot - Restrooms - Basketball courts -Tennis courts - Sand volleyball courts - Trail
- Community centdgym - Group meeting rooms - Officos/claurooms - Re~.boot~l~ - MUMUSO turf - Basketball courts -Tennis courts - Picnic areas - Totlot
PARK STATUS LEGEND * EXISTINGPARK
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BUENA VISTA 1 NW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2 NW CANNON
3 NW CARCOUNTRY
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FUTURE -COMMUNITY
1 SW VETERAN MEMORIAL
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(25 AC/ QUAD) 25.00 COM C + + +
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TOTAL FUTURE COMM: 49.25 AC
+ ++ ++ ++ ++
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TOTAL NON -CITY OWNED = 5 ACRES
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TABLE 5
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V, APPENDIX 1 MISCELLANEOUS LANDSCAPElOPEN SPACE AREAS
1.
2.
3.
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5.
6.
7.
8.
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12.
13.
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1.
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LANDSCAPED
City HalllLibrary
Safetv Center
(adjoining property)
Poinsettia Bridge
Bienve n ida Circle
405 Oak
R.R. Depot
Carol Place
Polly Lane
Beach Accesses (4)
P & R OfficesNard
Santa Fe Corridors
Tamarack Crib Wall
Elm Cribwall Banks
Avenidas Encinas - Cribwall
TOTAL
OPEN SPACE
Woodbine Banks
Spinnaker Hills Entry
Cad en cia
Levante Canyon
Hosp Grove
San Marcos Canyon
Macario Canyon (Veterans)-maintained/serviced
Community Garden
TOTAL
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I. Palomar Triangle
2. Las Flores Triangle
3. Mountain View Triangle
4.
5. Various undeveloped rights-of-way
Palomar Airport Road (southside improvements)
TOTAL
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M EDlANS
Carlsbad Boulevard
Grand Avenue
Carlsbad Village Drive
El Camino Real
Alga Road
Rancho Santa Fe
Palomar Airport Road
Paseo Del Node
Cannon Road
Poinsettia Lane
College Boulevard
Avenida Encinas
Melrose Drive
Tamarack Avenue
Roosevelt Street
Madison Street
La Costa Avenue
Faraday Avenue
Aviara Parkway
Altisma
TOTAL
TRAILS
1. HospGrove
2. Rancho Carrillo
TOTAL
3. Future Multi-use Recreation Element Trails
ACRES
1.13
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2.07
1.42
7.16
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1.92
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GLOSSARY
CONTEMPORARY PARK AND RECREATIONAL
CONCEPTS
Current park development applications, which
provide for the popular recreational activities utilized
by community residents.
COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT #28
DEVELOPABLE PARKLAND
"GRAND FATH ERED" PARK AREAS
INDUSTRIAL PARK MITIGATION FEE
PARK PERFORMANCE STANDARD
(3 ACRES/I ,000 POPULATION)
An established City Council Policy Statement for the
use of Community centers and other park and
recreation facilities and to set priorities, regulations
and fees for such use.
Acreage considered to be buildable, typically with
slopes of less than 10% and located in other than an
area on which building is excluded because of
flooding, easements, environmental, or other constraints.
Park areas currently listed within the park inventory,
and by today's standards, may not meet the
definition of the category to which they are assigned. Typically, these sites were once classified as
neighborhood parks and are currently classified as
community parks due to the elimination of the
neighborhood park classification. Essentially, these
sites are applicable to the current definitions except
for the acreage requirement of 20-50 acres.
A development fee assessed on the square footage
construction of industrial buildings within Zones 5, 13
and 16 to pay for the development of recreational
facilities to meet non-residential demand created by the influx of the industrial base population.
Under the conditions of the Growth Management
Program, there are certain public facilities that need
to be planned for and supplied within a certain period
of time after initial development. There are "quality
of life" services that need to be planned for in
advance of development but may be provided over
time (parks, libraries, administrative facilities). The
adequacy standard for parks will vary depending
upon population created by new development (initial
occupancy). The standard is considered a "timing" standard. The park facility must be scheduled, the
funding committed, and the construction guaranteed
within five years after initial development in the area (Local Facilities Management Plan Zones relative to
the park quadrant in which the zones are located).
This means that development in the zone or park
districVquadrant would be conditioned upon the
facility (park site) meeting the standard and
scheduled to be constructed as part of an adopted
capital program.
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PRIVATI ZATl 0 N
CIRCULATION ELEMENT TRAIL
MULTI USE RECREATIONAL TRAIL
The attainment by local government of private
development investment, operation, and/or
maintenance of recreation facilities within areas of
public ownership.
Bikeway, sidewalk or other path that supplements
the vehicular system or Circulation Element of the
City to allow pedestrians, bicyclists and other non-
motorized forms of transportation to move freely on a designated route to a designated destination.
Typically an unpaved marked or established path set
aside for use by pedestrians, bicycles, or equestrians
and other non-motorized methods of transportation.
PUBLIC TRAIL EASEMENT / CITYWIDE TRAIL
EASEMENT
Typically an easement granted to the City dedicating and allowing non-motorized recreational trail use
within privately or publicly owned property, and
usually within an open space corridor or park.
COMMUNITY PARK
SPECIAL USE AREAS
SPECIAL RESOURCE AREA
Leisure facility approximately 20 acres in size that
supports active and passive recreational amenities.
Typically, Community Parks are designed to serve
the recreational needs of several neighborhoods, attracting family unit populations on a daily
frequency.
Typically local facilities between 1 and 5 acres in size
and that contain only one or two activity type uses,
either passive or active in nature. Facilities of this
type are: (but not limited to) swim, tennis or
racquetball complexes, meeting halls, athletic
complexes, off leash dog parks, skateboard parks,
play lots, picnic and interpretive walk areas. Special
Use areas also include "joint-use" facility areas
where agreements between the City of Carlsbad and
the corresponding school district exists.
Typically, Special Resource Areas provide a unique
character and/or use not found in Community Parks
or Special Use Areas. This unique characteristic may
be of a natural or historical character or a
combination thereof. Typically, Special Resource
Areas, are larger than Community Parks and appeal
to not only local users but to visitors because of a unique quality or characteristic of the site.
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Summary Notes: General Plan Amendment
Parks and Recreation Element
Chanqes Since 1994 Update of the Parks and Recreation Element
General
Current (2001/2002) and projected build out (2020) populations have changed, most
notably the build out population estimate has decreased
Current and future park acreage inventory has been updated per the established
park standard of 3 acres per 1,000 population, to reflect both current and projected
build out population
Current park acreage has been updated to reflect park acreage changes due to
parks that have been completed (or which are very near completion, ie; Leo Carrillo
Historic Park) since the last update
Current and future park acreage inventory has been updated to account for changes
due to increases or loses thru acquisition or development
Special Use Areas have increased
Chancles bv Quadrant
NW Quadrant
Pine School - Previously counted in existing park inventory as 2 acres-Special Use
Area (CUSD property) .
Now is an interim use facility subject to future development in the Master Plan for the
NW Quadrant Community Park. Therefore those 2 acres will now be counted as
future park acreage in the inventory.
Hosp Grove- 5.4 acres counted previously as “future” Special Use Area is now
“existing” Special Use Area
Buena Vista Lagoon- 41.4 acres “future” Community Park .
NE Quadrant . . 15 acres for future park. acreage inventory for future Athletic Fields
Changes due to Safety Center Ball field- 2 acres “existing” park acreage lost,
ballfield incorporated into the future park acreage for the Business Park Recreational
Facility (Zone 5)
Skate Park -1 acre counted as “existing” park acreage
Estimated build-out population dropped lowering estimated park acreage demand at
build out by approximately 6 acres.
SW Quadrant
Poinsettia Park is now counted as “existing” park acreage
4 Acres of Special Use‘ Area (Aviara Oaks School) added to the existing park
acreage inventory
SE Quadrant . Existing park acreage inventory increased due to development of Leo Carrillo
Historic Park
Estimated build out population dropped lowering ‘estimated park acreage demand at
build out by approximately 7.5 acres
Summary of Chanqes to Maps, Table, Appendices, etc.
Map 1
Replaced Park District Map with Updated Citywide Parks and Recreation Map
Maps 2 thru 5
Updated Quadrant Maps of Parks and Recreation Facilities
Table Edits
Updated all tables using information based upon current (2001/2002) and
projected build out (2020) population estimates as provided by City Finance
Department
Appendix 1
Miscellanous Landscape and Open Space Areas- Updated acreage based upon
information provided by Parks Maintenance
Appendix 2
Existing & Future Park Acreage Matrix - Updated matrix using information based
upon current (2001/2002) and projected build out (2020) population estimates as
provided by City Finance Department
Glossary
Added: Circulation Element Trails
Multi-use Recreational Trails
Community Park
Special Use Areas
Special Resource Areas
Public Trail Easement /Citywide Trail Easement
Attachment 4
Parks and Recreation Element
Strikeout Copy
Note: Pagination differs from the clean version.
\<,Si .. I. INTRODUCTION
A. BACKGROUND
The City of Carlsbad is strongly
committed to the development of park facilities
and recreation programs to meet the needs of its
citizens, tourists and employees. The City has determined that park and recreation facilities contribute significantly to the quality of life of its
residents, and consequently, have required a
Parks and Recreation Element to establish the
foundation for current operation and future
development of park facilities and recreation
programs.
"The City detennined that pa
and recrea fion facilitie
contribute significantly fo fh
quality of life of its residents,
required a Parks an
and consequently,
Recreation Elemenf
establish the foundation fo
development of park facilitie
and recreation programs.
current operation and
The intent of this element is to provide the policy framework by which the City will plan,
develop, and provide quality active and passive
park facilities, trails and recreational programs to
ensure that the residents, tourists, and employees of Carlsbad are afforded the opportunity to enjoy
optimum leisure experiences. Furthermore m
actor dance with the Cis Stratea ic Plan, The Recreatl 'on DeDartme nt has identified ta met i oI' work nd te in Carlsbad a nd .is corn mitted t~
providina the follawi nq
Enhanced Access b Ow n Smq
Cre atina Strona Community
0 ProvMina Lifelona Leamina 0- nities
Esbb lishina & Presetvina Safe PlaCeStO Gather
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B. STATELAW
Under State Law (Section 65000 et seq,
California Government Code) all cities and
counties must adopt a General Plan with seven
(7) mandatory elements, which include: land use,
circulation, housing, conservation, open space,
noise, and public safety. In 1985, the state law was amended to allow cities and counties to
include other elements in its general plan, which,
in the judgment of the City Council, relate to the physical development of the City. The City
Council has determined that the planning and
development of parks facilities and recreation
programs are an integral part of the physical
development of the City, and must be included as part of its General Plan.
C. RELATIONSHIPS TO OTHER
ELEMENTS
California law requires that general plans contain an integrated, internally consistent set of
policies. The Parks and Recreation Element,
although not mandatory, have been prepared
consistent with all other elements of the General
Plan.
Additionally, goals, objectives and
implementing policies and action programs have been formulated to be consistent with the
objectives established in the City's Local Coastal
Program.
The Parks and Recreation Element is
strongly influenced by the Land Use Element, in that each recreational facility has been located
within a compatible land use area. This Element
does not dictate specific locations for recreational facilities, with the exception of Special Resource
Areas, but rather recommends general areas and
site criteria for future recreationaf facility
development.
The Parks and Recreation and Open
Space and Conservation Elements also have a strong relationship. The Open Space and
Conservation Element identify areas desirable for
future open space. These areas are geographically shown on the Conceptual Open
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Space and Conservation Map and may be suitable for recreational activities. The Parks and
Recreation Element proposes recreational uses in
some of these areas when they are compatible to
land use and potentially appropriate to public
recreational needs such as tra ils. The intent of
the Parks and Recreation Element, however, is
not to establish land use policies for these areas,
but rather to provide recreational opportunity within the context of the existing General Plan
policies.
DWELLING UNITS UUAUdNT
The Circulation Element contains
designated bicycle routes, && and pedestrian
access provisions so it bears a relationship with
the Parks and Recreation Element.
PARK AC.
BUILDOUT
r n~b.
LrdAND POPULATION
Finally, because the classification of
parks (size, location, recreational amenities)
relates to the amount and location of the population, the Parks and Recreation Element is
related to the Housing Element.
D. QUIMBYACT
The principle authorities for parkland
dedication include the Subdivision Map Act and
the Quimby Act (California Government Code
Section 66477). The California Legislature
established the Quimby Act in 1965, in response
to California's increased rate of urbanization and
the need to preserve open space and provide
parks for California's growing communities.
"Quimby" provides local government with
the authority to place into law an ordinance
requiring developers to provide land and/or fees to
acquire and develop parks and recreation
facilities.
Parkland dedication or in-lieu fees, as they relate to Carlsbad, are identified in the Municipal
Code (Chapter 20.44). Simply stated, the
ordinance requires the dedication of three (3)
acres of land for Communitv Parks and SDecial
Use Areas for each 1,000 PO,
TAI
to this required dedication of three (3) acres for
park purposes, an additional City standard, not
required of the developers identifies 2.5 acres per
1,000 populations for special resource areas.
E. GROWTH MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM
As part of the City's Growth Management
Plan, a performance standard for, parks was
adopted. The park performance standard
requires that three (3) acres of Community Park
and Special Use Area per 1,000 populations within a park district (quadrant) must be
scheduled for construction within five (5) years of
development. Special Resource Area acreage
does not count towards meeting this performance
standard. The program further requires that this
standard be met before any additional
development may occur within a park district. The
program also enables the City to project and
provide accurately for future park demands.
.The Park performance
standard requires three (3)
acres of Community Park and
Special Use Area per 7,000
population within a park
district. "
Proposition E, approved by the voters
November 4, 1986, estimated the number of
dwelling units to be built with the City at 54,600.
Table 1: Park Acreage Demand, has been
UDdated based urn 2001/2002 pow^ estimates and summarizes the estimated amount
of dwelling units per quadrant with a
corresponding estimated population and park
acreage requirement at build out.
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F. PARK AND RECREATIONAL
NEEDS GENERATED BY
INDUSTRIAL USES
Although the Quimby Act itself does not apply
to industrial or commercial subdivisions, a local
agency is permitted to impose fees or exactions
as a condition of approval of a proposed
development, provided those fees and exactions
do not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the service or facility. In addition, the
Growth Management Ordinance (CMC 21.90)
authorizes special facility fees to pay for
improvements or facilities which are related to
new development. Since there is a substantial impact on existing recreation facilities from an
increasing industrial employment base, a need to
impose and implement a park mitigation fee for
industrial development was recognized. In
November 1987, the City Council adopted its first park mitigation fee for the Zone 5 Local Facilities
Management Plan. Additionally, a park mitigation
fee was required as part of the Zone 16 and 13
Local Facilities Management Plans. The purpose
of a fee is to ensure adequate recreational facilities to accommodate the demand created for
them by the daily influx of the industrial work force
and population as industrial development grows throughout the City.
G. PARK INVENTORY
INTRODUCTION
The pre-1982 Parks and Recreation Element
emphasized more passive use concepts with the acquisition and development. of smaller
neighborhood, mini, and vest pocket parks.
Additionally, natural open space areas, meant to
serve as connective corridors and greenways
throughout the Crty, were accepted as park
requirements dedicated under the Quimby Ordinance. Due to the characteristics of these
natural open space areas, many of the sites once
accepted for park purposes are considered
undevelopable by today's park development standards.
Today, current and future parkland dedicated under the Quimby Ordinance is subject to more stringent conditions than were once required.
Noting the shift in acquisition policy, developable
parkland is considered to be build able acreage
similar to acreage associated with the subdivision
for which dedication is required. Typically, it has
slopes of less than 10% and is not to be located in
an area on which building is precluded due to environmental constraints as defined by City ordinance or other laws, geological constraints,
flooding, easements, or other encumbrances
and/or restrictions.
Current recrea tional trends identifv a reauest for both active and Dassive recrea tion. In order to
accommodate those trends, parkland dedication
requirements a geared toward the acquisition of
developable parkland, which provide both active and passive use. In addition recent C@ survevs indicate a demand for access to Own Smce and trails as a wioritv aua litv of life issq
for residents of the communitv. In resmse tp this demand, Citv Council adopted the Cihmride
Trails Plan ReDort in November of 2001 outlininq imolementation of a Citvwide Trails Proara m.
Carlsbad's present park development
philosophy concentrates on providing larger
community parks, which incorporate a balance of
both active and passive recreational amenities.
The result has created a more realistic park program in terms of meeting the recreational
needs of the residents, tourists, employees, the
Growth Management requirements, and is more
financially feasible from an operational and
maintenance standpoint.
The development of s- parks is no lonaer oursued primarily because of
the high cost of maintenance. Because these
parks typically provide one or two recreational
uses, they have been incorporated within the
current Special Use Area park classification. Some sites reviouslv acknowledged as
Neighborhood Parks have been incorporated ("grandfathered) into the Community Park
classification, and although they may not meet the
current acreage requirement, they do provide
amenities characteristic of the Community Park
category.
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1. PRIMARY PARK CLASSIFICATIONS
composed of three primary
Pa& Community Parks; Special Use
classifications:
Areas; and, Special Resource
Presently, the City of Carlsbad's Parkland
Inventory is composed of three primary park
classifications:
0 Community Parks
0 Special Use Areas
0 Special Resource Areas Although these classifications are the basis for the
City's standards, to ensure optimum park and
recreational facilities, three special resource areas
and one community park have been identified as
Regional Open Space Parks within the San Diego
Association of Governments Report, "Regionally Significant Open Space". The standards for each
park classification are as follows:
The primary access orientation is
vehicular. It is therefore established that community parks should be located adjacent to a
secondary arterial or circulation route of greater
hierarchy as defined within the Circulation
Community Parks 2.5 acresl1,OOO pop.
SDecial Use Areas .5 acres/l,000 pop.
(Collectable Park
Standard) 3.0 acres/l ,000 pop.
SDecial Resource Areas 2.5 acresll.000 DOD.
OVERALL PARK AC. STANDARD 5.5 acresll ,000 pop.
I Parkland Inventory is I "The City of
Typically, Community Parks are designed
to serve the recreational needs of several
neighborhoods. The nature of this type of facility
encourages and attracts family unit populations
from a nearby vicinity on a daily frequency.
Community Parks generally provide active and
passive use amenities; however, they are not
limited to the exclusive use of either.
Minimum facilities should include:
Family-oriented picnic areas
Group picnic areas
Turfed open space areas for free play
Multi-purpose plaVield(s) (lighted
when appropriate)
Tot lot areas
Structures for lectures, meetings,
skills, instructions, etc.
Buffer areas
Special use facilities such as
swimming pools, tennis courts,
horseshoes, handball and racquetball
courts, bicycle paths, etc. as per
specific community demand may be
located within these parks if
appropriate to the interests and needs
of the community in which the park is
located.
Areas. " I Element.
The City defines these Park Classifications as follows:
Communitv Parks - These are leisure facilities,
approximately 20 to 50 acres in sue; however, due to the 1982 revision of the Parks and
Recreation Element, pre-1982 neighborhood
parks of less than 20 acres have been reclassified and "grandfathered" into the Community Park classification. This reclassification was approved
Smcial Use Areas - These are typically
locat facilities that contain only one or two activity
type uses, either passive or active in nature. They
are between one and five acres in size and
generally provide the basic widely accepted
facilities found in a community park site. Facilities
of this type are: (but not limited to) swim, tennis
or racquetball complexes, meeting halls, athletic
complexes, off leash doa mrk s. skateboard parks, play lots, picnic and interpretive walk areas.
by the Parks and Recreation Commission in May Based on City Council policy in August 1987 and by the City Council in August 1987. Any 1987, and confirmed in November of 1990,
future acquisition and development of community community school activity fields can be
park sites within the northwest quadrant, where a incorporated within the Special Use Area near buildout situation exists, in all likelihood will classification and included within the Park Area require community park development of sites Inventory. However, only these current school under 20 acres in site.
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sites which operate under "joint-use" facilrty
\, ! :. agreements between the City of Carlsbad and the
[ 4 !,> corresponding school district are, in fact,
incorporated within the Parks Inventory.
The pre-1982 Parks and Recreation
Element included Mini and Vest Pocket parks.
The revised 1982 Parks and Recreation Element
has incorporated these parks into the special use
category which typically defines the nature of
these areas.
Adequate access should be a primary
siting criteria utilized in determining the location of
a Special Use Area.
Smcial Resource Areas - These are
local amenities that have either citywide or
potential regional significance. The significance is
in the quality of the site that makes it unique as
either a passive and/or active recreation area; this
quality may be of a natural (water, geological,
ecological, etc.), historical (architectural, etc.), or a
combination thereof. Consequently, the Special
Resource Area as defined has a visitor attraction
or drawing power to users locally and beyond.
Typically, Special Resource Areas provide a
unique character and/or use not found in
Community Parks or Special Use Areas and in
general, they are larger than Community Parks.
2. ACTNUPASSWE AREAS
In addition to a parks primary classification, the City may describe a park as containing active
and/or passive areas. Parks can be developed
with either active or passive park amenities or a
combination of both. Active park areas typically
provide a form of organized, supervised, often
extracurricular recreation. Park amenities denoting active use may include gymnasiums, swim complexes, multi-use ballfields, tot lots, hard
court play surfaces, volleyball, horseshoe areas,
or a combination thereof.
Passive park areas often provide minimal or
no amenities associated with active use. The very
nature of passive use implies undemonstrative,
nonparticipating, complacent, subdued activity. Park amenities generally associated with passive
use include nature trails, walkways, picnic tables,
benches, and small turf andlor landscaped areas.
3. REGIONAL OPEN SPACE PARKS
Three of the City's Special Resource Areas
and one community park (Lake Calavera, Agua
Hedionda Lagoon, Batiquitos Lagoon and
Veterans Memorial) have been identified as
Regional Open Space Parks in addition to their primary city park classification. These sites have
been identified as Regional Open Space Parks
consistent with the recommendations of the San
Oiego Association of Governments' (SANDAG) report, Reaionallv Siclnificant Om n %ace -
Definition. Although parks have been identified as
part of the regional park system, they will continue
to function pursuant to their primary park classification as identified above. The
identification of a city park as a Regional Open
Space Park simply denotes that the park is part of
the region's park system.
A regional park is a major park that may
contain any one or combination of such attributes
as natural beauty, unique topographic features, historical structures or unusual scenery. Such
parks are usually developed for at least two
outdoor activities, but the greatest part of the
acreage may remain as undeveloped open space. Usually a regional park has at least 200 acres, 50
acres of which are usabkdevelooable. The size
may be smaller for unique regional resources.
H.
are
MISCELLANEOUS
LANDSCAPEIOPEN SPACE
AREAS
Miscellaneous landscape/open space areas secondary classifications within the park
inventory. Thk category has been established to
provide accountability for additional acreage
currently under maintenance responsibilrty of the
Park Operations Division, however, is not useable
to meet the City's park pllectable standards. In
addition, accountabilrty is provided for the natural
open space areas once considered as parkland;
however, by today's standards, they are not
considered to be conducive to park use and/or
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development, which may have once been
considered, Le.: Veteran's Memorial Park. These
miscellaneous landscape/open space areas are
identified in Appendix 1, Miscellaneous
Landscape/Open Space Areas.
of industrial
CLASSIFICATION SIZESIGNIFICANCE
Special Resource
Area character andlor use I00 Acres + unique
not found in Community Parks
20 to 50 acres as guidelines'
Where acquisition of
sufficient acreage is
possible
1 to 5 acres
Communitv
Special Use
Recreation facilitii Negotiated with for industrial areas developer
1. FACILITY STANDARDS
floor area
LEVEL OF
Citywide
Community
Neighbofiood and
Community
In proximity to business and industry employees
Table 2: Facilities Standards,
summarizes the development standards for each
recreation facility, based on its park
classifications. These standards are provided to
ensure that the recreational facilities in Carlsbad
meet the needs of residents, tourists and employees of the City.
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ACCESS
'Vehicular
Bicycle
Pedestrian
Vehicular Bicycle (located
adjacent to secondary arterial
or greater) Pedestrian
Vehicular Bicycle
"Facility Standards are
provided to ensure that the
recreational facilities in
Carlsbad meet the needs of
residents, tourists and
employees of the City."
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STANDARD OWNERSHIP
Public 2.5 ad1 ,OW population
Public 2.5 ad1 ,OOO
population '1
Public, private and .5 ad1,OOO quasi-public population
J. FUTURE RECREATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Several areas have been earmarked for
future park development and identified in the
current park inventory. Although the timing for
acquisition and development depends primarily on
the requirements of the Growth Management
Program as development occurs, the City Council
uttimately approves the financing methods for
acquisition, construction, and ongoing
maintenance and operation costs.
Typically, parkland acquisition is provided
under the Quimby Ordinance and/or park-in-lieu
fees, while development funds are provided by the
Public Facilities Fee. Future park acquisition and development projects are, for. the most part,
identified in the Capital Improvement Program
Budget. However, actual development may be subject to delay based upon demand, the priority
established for Public Facility construction and the
cost associated with ongoing maintenance and
operation.
I TABLE 2: FACILITIES STANDARDS I
lop. on Sept. 3.1985 id1 ,OOO employees) has been adopted, a fee based upon square uired. As of Nov. 24,1987, the required fee was 40 Centdsq. ft.
.. .. Peiestrian
Pedestrian I No standard -2 1 Publidwivate I Vehicular
Bicycle
Additional funding sources for acquisition, Prior to acceptance, all future parkland acquisition
development, maintenance and operation, or is subject to a stringent environmental review rehabilitation may be provided by general process to identify and eliminate constraints in an obligation bonds, special taxes, state and federal effort to maximize site potential in terms of park
park bond acts, assessment districts or donations. development. Public review during the master
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planning process of all future park sites will
guarantee the recreational needs of the community are being addressed. Table 3:
Anticipated Future Park Development Projects,
summarizes the anticipated future parks to be
developed in the City.
In addition to these anticipated future parks,
the City Council, on March 7, 1989, directed the
Parks and Recreation Commission to incorporate
the recommendations of the Recreation Facility
Financing Committee within this Element. The
Recreational Facility Financing Committee
consisted of eleven (1 1) Carlsbad citiirens whose
goal was: (1) to identify recreational amenities as
outlined in proposition M (Carlsbad City Ordinance
No. NS-29); and, (2) to recommend
alternative funding methods for the development
of these amenities. The committee
recommended providing the following facilities:
Two (2) Municipal Golf Courses - Regulation Size - ShOrtCoum
O Multi-Court Tennis Complex
O Two (2) Multi-Purpose Fields Adult Size or
Larger
Enclosed Soccer Facility
I TABLE 3: ANTICIPATED FUTURE PARK DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS 1
II. GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND IMPLEMENTING A.2
POLICIES AND
ACTION PROGRAMS
A. 3
PARKDEVELOPMENT
A. GOALS
A.l A City that provides
B.
B. 1 a diversified,
comprehensive park system utilizing
contemporary concepts and planning
strategies.
A City that encourages the development of
park and recreational facilities and activities by private industry, the residential development community and specialized
user groups to augment existing public
facilities. A City with a privatization approach for the
development, maintenance andlor operation of appropriate City-owned park facilities.
0 &I ECTIVES
To provide a minimum of three (3) acres of
Community Parks or Special Use Areas for
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8.2
B.3
8.4
B.5
B.6
each 1,000 population within each of the
four (4) park quadrants of the City.
To determine park acreage requirements on
a quadrant basis.
To acquire, develop, maintain and operate
parks consistent with all federal, state and
local regulations.
To finance future public park and recreation
Facilities. To implement the use of energy saving
technology in all rehabilitation and new park
development projects. Water saving irrigation technology and drought tolerant
landscapes should be used whenever
possible . To provide for existing and future park
facilities with a balance of active and
passive recreational opportunities.
8.7 To permit communities within the City to
acquire, develop and maintain a private
. neighborhood park system. 8.8 To encoumae speCiaked-user soorts
grou DS, b identifv. acauire and develo~ land for their exclusive use.
B.9 To ensure adequate recreational amenities
for the current and future industrial base
population in the City of Carlsbad.
B.10 To encoumg e mrk facilities to be muired,
develoeed. om rated and maintained
utilizina a Dn 'Vatk&bn aDDroach. where
jrmmriate and feasible.
B.11 To ensure that parks are developed prior to,
or concurrent with need, as defined by the
Growth Management Plan.
8.12 To ensure that park and recreational
facilities are compatible with surrounding uses.
C.
Omit
C.28 c. 1
c.2
IMPLEMENTING POLICIES
AND ACTION PROGRAMS
ted C.16, C.18, C.19, C.26 and
Ensure that any and all parkland
dedications, as required of the residential development community, shall be developable and usable for park purposes,
and shall conform to all local, state and/or
federal laws [reference Carlsbad Municipal
Code - 20.44, 21.38.060(5)]. Ensure that all park-in-lieu fees collected
from residential development under the
Quimby Ordinance will be channeled to
Community Parks or Special Use Area acquisition, development or rehabilitation.
C.3 Utilize the provisions of the Quimby Act,
Growth Management Plan and Planned
Community Zone to ensure the timely
construction of parks so that they are
provided concurrent with need.
C.4 Acquire and develop park areas in
accordance with the City's Growth
Management Program. The use of Public
Facility Fees for park development and
acquisition shall be at the discretion of the
City Council, as identified in the Capital
Improvement Program.
C.5 Consider housing density, proximity to
schools, general public access, local
resident access, adjacent residential area
traffic impacts, safe pedestrian access, and
compatible use with the surrounding
environment when determining park locations. Wherever possible, these
developed sites should be placed in
conjunction with or connected to schools or
natural areas.
C.6 Provide for "joint-use" facility agreements
with local school districts to meet neighborhood and community recreational
needs. Only those sites with $Xis&!
agreements will be incorporated within the Parks Inventory. With the inclusion of the
Aviara Oaks Elementary School, no further
school site@) will be utilized to meet the
Park Performance Standard, rather only to
enhance the park inventory.
C.7 Provide for Park Signage at all parks.
C.8 Require, where possible, the individual
developers of master planned communities to provide pocket parks and active
recreational facilities unique to each
development. Maintenance of pocket parks
shall be accomplished through homeowners
association dues. Pocket parks shall remain in private ownership.
C.9 Require that any development of
recreational facilities on public land by
developers, service clubs, civic groups,
individual donors or organizations shall be consistent with the standarddguidelines of
this element.
C.10 Provide, if feasible, a Carlsbad Trail System
to be owned and maintained by the City,
and wherever possible, the trail system shall
be used to provide linkage between park
facilities.
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C.ll Design and construct trails within parks to
connect with the Carlsbad Trail System as
part of future park development.
C.12 Evaluate periodically, the existing park
inventory to determine the best use of park
sites including, but not limited to lease,
trade, sale or rehabilltation.
C. 13 Rehabilitate under-utilized recreation
facilities to meet the needs of a changing
and growing population. C. 14 Encourage, when appropriate, development
or operation of facilities by private enterprise
on public lands. C.15 Implementation of any privatization
agreement will be at the discretion of the
Crty Council.
C.16 Institute a safety and maintenance check list for all park sites and playground
facilities, to be performed on a weekly
basis. C.17 Enmraae public involvement in the siting,
acquisition and design development of park
facilities and recreation programming to
ensure community needs are met.
C.18 bcoum a program that encourages
private owners and public agencies to sell,
dedicate, donate or lease, at minimal cost,
surplus land to provide land suitable for recreational use.
C.19 Consider the following during the
development of Park Master Plans:
developing specific sites to minimize
impacts to biological resources; visual impacts of the development of park sites;
expanding minimum buffers around
sensitive resources; utilizing natural plant
species in park projects; incorporating plant
species which provide food such as seeds,
nuts and berries for wildlife and bird
species; protecting and buffering drinking
water sources such as small ponds and
wetland areas; and, limiting turf grass use to
recreational areas.
C.20 Work cooperatively with specialized user
groups to identify, acquire and develop land
for their exclusive use.
C.21 the benefits and drawbacks of
establishing park facilities that are developed, operated or maintained under
contractual and/or leased agreements.
C.22 Determine the economic means by which
future public parks and recreation facilities will be provided.
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C.23 Implement the recommendations of the
Carlsbad Landscape Manual in all rehabilitation and new park development
projects.
C.24 Mb pnsure the funds collected are adeauate t9 provide e *s
industrial base DOD ulation.
RECREATION PROGRAMS
A. GOALS
A.l A City that offers a wide variety of
recreational activities and park facilities
designed to encourage participation by
users of all ages and interests.
A.2 A City with a financially self-supportive system of recreational facilities and
programs.
C. OBJECTIVES
B.l To ensure that park development and
recreational programming is cost effective.
8.2 To provide and maintain recreational and
aquatic programming on a self-sustaining
basis when feasible.
To provide for safe recreational use at the
Agua Hedionda Lagoon on a partially self-
sustaining basis.
B.4 To provide, maintain and/or encourage
recreation facilities, programs or events
which will attract and generate tourist and
non-tax payer revenues.
8.5 To ensure that park development and
recreational programming meets the needs
of the community. B.6 To ensure park development and
recreational programming is consistent with
the Open Space and Conservation Element.
B.3
D. IMPLEMENTING
POLICIES AND ACTION
PROGRAMS
C.l Encourage recreational program development on various levels of public
involvement to ensure optimum
performance of current and future parks as
effective recreational facilities including but
not limited to:
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c.2
c.3
(2.4
c.5
C.6
c.7
C.8
Traditional public facilities
Trend-oriented interests Cultural and nature-oriented facilities
Evaluate recreational programming based
upon community demand, individual and
group participation, ability to provide, and
cost effectiveness.
Review periodically, facility regulations
governing their use, as outlined according to
"Council Policy Statement 28," to ensure
that the regulations remain appropriate.
Develop a program that encourages
donations in support of park facilities and
recreation programs from private individuals, local businesses, industry, and
service groups.
Promote the use of community volunteers in recreational programs, special events, and
park and improvement projects.
Evaluate the benefits of developing
recreational programs utilizing the Citywide
Open Space and proposed Trail System.
Evaluate and update as necessary, all fee-
supported recreation programs.
Analyze park development and recreational
programming for cost effectiveness prior to
implementation.
SPECIAL RESOURCE, OPEN
HISTORICAL AREAS
SPACE AND CULTURAL-
A.
A. I
A.2
A. 3
B.
B. 1
8.2
GOALS
A City that coordinates the planning of park
facilities and trails with other recreational-
oriented land uses such as open space.
A City with special resource, open space
and culturaVhistoric areas, which provide
educational benefits and passive or active,
use opportunities.
A City that preserves areas of scenic,
historic, and cultural value.
OBJECTIVES
To improve the recreational and educational
potential of the City's three (3) lagoons and beach areas. To develop the Lake Calavera area (252
acres) with intemretive nature tra ils and
passive recreational use, if feasible.
8.3
8.4
6.5
B.6
C.
c.1
c.2
c.3
c.4
c.5
C.6
c.7
C.8
c.9
To enter into and maintain agreements with SDG&E to establish access to and along
the puth east side of Aaua Hedionda Lamon, seeking long-term lease periods.
To enter into and maintain agreements with
SDG&E to establish connecting access
between Veterans Memorial Park and the
side of Aaua Hedionda lqc1oon. To provide limited public access to the
wetlands of the Agua Hedionda Lagoon for
the purpose of visitor attractions such as
interpretive centers, boardwalks, etc.
To ensure that Special Resource, Open Space and Cultural/Historic Areas meet the
needs of Carlsbad residents, tourists and
employees in the City of Carlsbad.
IMPLEMENTING POLICIES
AND ACTION PROGRAMS
Require that offers to dedicate or requests
to enhance andlor develop open space
areas for recreation purposes be reviewed
by both the Parks and Recreation
Commission and Planning Commission,
and if deemed appropriate, recommended
to the City Council for their discretionary
approval.
Enhancement or improvement of Special
Resource Areas will require approvals and
shall conform to the requirements of all
regulatory agencies involved.
Acknowledge and attempt to preserve the
environmental sensitivity and ecology within
appropriate Special Resource Areas.
Promote expansion of educational use
opportunities in areas of significant
ecological value where discretionary use of the resource allows.
Combine historically significant sites with
recreational learning opportunities, where
possible.
Ensure that opportunities for cultural arts be
promoted, maintained and provided through
a "joint-use" agreement with the Carlsbad
Unified School District for use of the
Carlsbad Cultural Ark Center. Utilize community parks in support of
historical and cultural programs and
facilities when feasible and appropriate.
Coordinate the efforts of the Historic
Preservation Commission on the sighting
and care of historic ruins within parks.
Enhance the availability of special resource and or open space areas and promote
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111. PARKS & RECREATION awareness of the educational opportunities
associated with them. DEVELOPMENT PLAN C.10 Work cooperatively with state officials in a
development plan for South Carlsbad State Beach so as to maximize public recreational
( I I,>
opportunities.
C.11 Work cooperatively with the Historic
Preservation Commission and Cultural Arts
Commission to effectively sustain and
promote awareness of historically and/or
culturally significant facilities and programs. C.12 Seek funding opportunities from state,
federal, and local agencies to provide
additional access points or improve the recreational and educational potential of the
City’s three lagoons and -1
Resourn Area S.
C.13 Implement Council direction regarding the
development of a municipal golf wurse within the City.
The City of Carlsbad Growth Management Plan establishes the mechanism by which the City
acquires and develops parkland in the City. The
Growth Management Plan further enables the City
To project accurately for future park demands.
Consistent with the City’s Growth Management Plan, a minimum of three (3) acres of Community
Park and Special Use Area per 1,000 population,
will be provided within each of the four (4) park districts of the City. Table 4: Estimated Park
Acreage at Buildout, summarizes the projected
total acres of Community park and Special Use
Area to be provided within each park district at
Buildout. Based on an estimated build out population of 112.089, the City’s park standard would require 336.4 acres of parkland at build out.
As can be seen in Table 4, that approximately
485.13 acres of parkland will be provided in the
City at build out, exceeding the standard by
approximately 148.79 acres.
*Population figures provided by- Finance Dmarbnent 206 lrzpppestkll~ , include dwelling units that have building permits
In addition to providing adequate acres of and proposed parks. The approximate location of
parkland in the City, the Parks and Recreation existing and proposed park sites are depicted on Master Plan also establishes general locations for Maps 1 &through 5 6. Table 5: Uses in
future parks and provides a schedule for Recreation Areas, summarizes the existing and
recreational uses mat rnw be provided in existing proposed recreational uses for parks in the City.
CITYWIDE PARKS AND
RECREATION MAP
* Future Community Park
SpeualUse Area
0 Future Special Use Area
A Special Resource Area
Regional Open Space Park \'
1. LUXTONBROHMPARK 2 WEEPAM 3. HAWmaCENTER 4. ROTARYPAUK 5. SENORCENTER
7. JEFFERSON ELUA ScHoOL
9. FlopKx)PAw( 10. w( PAW( 11. HouoAy PARK lZSwILICOUPLO( 13. MAQNOUA Urn. (ICCKXX 14. VAUET JR. HlOH SCHOOL 15. CHASE FMI)
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NORTHWEST QUADRANT PARKS AND RECREATION MAP
PI0 PIC0 10.76 Acres)
I - Picnic area
HOLIDAY (5.88 Acres)
- Restrooms (2) - Group meeting mom - Officeslclassrooms - Horseshoe courts
I - Picnic sheltedareas
- Totlot - Gmbo
HOSP GROVE (27.55 Acres)
- Totlot - Hiking trails
- Restrooms
-Group meeting room - Officeskiassrooms
- Shuffleboards
NW QUAD PARK (7.7 Acres)
- Howshoe courts
- Ballfields (3) - Restroomslsnackbar
- Basketball court - Restrooms
- MUltl-UW turf
- Picnic areas - Basketball court - Totlot PARK STATUS LEGEND * EXISTING PARK - Tennis coults - Sand volleyball courts
SWIM COMPLEX (1.80 Acres) - Swimming pool - Group meeting mom - Officeslclassrooms I'
VETERANS MEMORIAL (83.0 Acres)
- Picnic areas
- Restrooms - Horseshoe courts EXISTING WITH FUTURE PHASES
A CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION
PROPOSED FOR FUTURE MAP 2
NORTHEAST QUADRANT PARKS AND RECREATION MAP
CALAVERA HILLS (16.16 Acres) - Community centerlgym - Group meeting rooms - Officeslclassrooms - Restrooms
- Basketball courts -Tennis courts - Picnic areas
- M~1ti-u~ turf
- Totlot
NE QUAD PARK (13.0 Acres) - Soccer fields - Picnic areas
SKATE PARK (0.25 Acres) - Skateboard park - Picnic amas
PARK STATUS LEGEND * EXISTING PARK
EXISTING WITH FUTURE PHASES
A CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION
MAP 3 PROPOSED FOR FUTURE :1:
I
SOUTHWEST QUADRANT PARKS AND RECREATION MAP
- Officeslclassrooms - Restrooms - Multi-use turf - Basketball courts - Picnic areas - Totlot
PARK STATUS LEGEND
EXISTING PARK
@ EXISTING WITH FUTURE PHASES
A CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION
% PROPOSED FOR FUTURE MAP 4
SOUTHEAST QUADRANT PARKS AND RECREATION MAP
- Historical museum - Officeslclassrooms - Restrooms - Picnic areas - Trail
- Aquatic center - Group meeting rooms - Officesklassrooms - Restrooms - Multi-use turf - Basketball courts - Picnic areas - Totlot - Trail
CADENCIA (2.0 Acres)
- Horseshoe courts
- Picnic areas
- Multi-use turf
ALGA NORTE (32.9 Acres)
LA COSTA CANYON (12.3. Acres - Picnic areas
- Restrooms
- Totlot
- Basketball courts
-Tennis courts - Sand volleyball courts
STAGECOACH PARK (28.0 Acres) - Community centerlgym - Group meeting rooms - Officeslclassrooms - Restrooms - Multiuse turf - Basketball courts
-Tennis courts - Picnic areas - Totlot
PARK STATUS LEGEND
EXISTING PARK
EXISTING WITH FUTURE PHASES
A CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION
MAP 5 PROPOSED FOR FUTURE
TABLE 5
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*Part of Plne School acquhltion totallng 8 acres.
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COM = Community
SUA = Special Use Area
SRA = Special Resource
Area + = Future Development
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OWNERSHIP
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COM = Community
SUA = Special Use Area
SRA = Special Resource Area + = Future Development
++ = Future Acquisition
= Existing Facilities
OWNERSHIP
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TOTAL NONCITY OWNED 25.60 (CUSD =19.40 ACRES) (OTHER LEASED AREA 3.17)
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TOTAL FUTURE COMM; 47.a AC Off leash Dog Park use also occurs within Larwin Park
EXlSTlNG - SUA
TOTAL EXIST SUA: 3.W AC
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Calavera Treatment Plant
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Poinsettia Bridge
Bienvenida Circle
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R.R. Depot
Carol Place
Polly Lane
Beach Accesses (4)
P & R OfficesNard
Santa Fe Corridors
Tamarack Crib Wall
Elm Cribwall Banks
Avenidas Encinas - Cribwall
TOTAL
OPEN SPACE
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2. Spinnaker Hills Entry
3. Cadencia
4. Levante Canyon
5. HospGrove
6. San Marcos Canyon
7. Macario Canyon (Veterans)-maintained/serviced
8. Communlty Garden
TOTAL
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Carlsbad Boulevard
Grand Avenue
Carlsbad Village Drive
El Camino Real
Alga Road
Rancho Santa Fe
Palomar Airport Road
Paseo Del Norte
Cannon Road
Poinsettia Lane
College Boulevard
Avenida Encinas
Melrose Drive
Tamarack Avenue
Roosevelt Street
Madison Street
La Costa Avenue
Faradav Avenue
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CONTEMPORARYPARKANDRECRE
ATIONAL CONCEPTS
COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT #28
DEVELOPABLEPARKLAND
"GRANDFATHERED" PARK AREAS
INDUSTRIAL PARK MITIGATION FEE
PARK PERFORMANCE STANDARD
(3 ACRES/1,000 POPULATION)
Current park development applications which pro-
vide for the popular recreational activities utilized
by community residents.
An established City Council Policy Statement for
the use of community centers and other park and
recreation facilities and to set priorities, regulations
and fees for such use.
Acreage considered to be buildable, typically with
slopes of less than 10% and located in other than an
area on which building is excluded because of
flooding, casements, environmental, or other con-
straints.
Park areas currently listed within the park inven-
tory, and by today's standards, may not meet the
definition of the category to which they are as-
signed. Typically, these sites were once classified
as neighborhood parks and are currently classified
as community parks due to the elimination of the
neighborhood parkclassification. Essentially, these
sites are applicable to the cuwnt definitions except
for the acrcage requirement of 20-50 acres.
A development fee assessed on the square footage
construction of industrial buildings within Zones 5,
13 and 16 to pay for the development of recreational
facilities to meet non-residential demand created by
the influx of the industrial base population.
Under the conditions of the Growth Management
Program, there arc certain public facilities that.need
to be planned for and supplied within a certain
period of time after initial development. There are
'quality of life" services that need to be planned for
in advance of development but may be provided
over time (parks, libraries, administrative facili-
ties). The adquacy standard for parks will vary
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GLOSSARY
CONTEMPORARY PARK AND RECREATIONAL
CONCEPTS
Current park development applications, which provide for the popular recreational activities utilized
by communtty residents.
COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT #28
DEVELOPABLE PARKLAND
"GRANDFA ,THERED PARK AREAS
INDUSTRIAL PARK MlTlGATlON FEE
PARK PERFORMANCE STANDARD (3 ACRES/l,OOO POPULATION)
An established City Council Policy Statement for the
use of community centers and other park and recreation facilities and to set priorities, regulations and fees for such use.
Acreage considered to be build able, typically with slopes of less than 10% and located in other than an area on which building is excluded because of flooding, easements, environmental, or other
constraints.
Park areas and by bda! definition of
Typically, thc neighborhoc community I
neighborhoc sites are apl
for the acrw
xrrently listed within the park inventory, Is standards, may not meet the the category to which they are assigned.
ese sites were once classified as d parks and are currently classified as Darks due to the elimination of the d park classification. Essentially, these plicable to the current definitions except pge requirement of 20-50 acres.
A development fee assessed on the square footage construction of industrial buildings within Zones 5,13
and 16 to pay for the development of recreational facilities to meet non-residential demand created by
the influx of the industrial base population.
Under the conditions of the Growth Management Program, there are certain public facilities that need
to be planned for and supplied within a certain period of time after initial development. There are "quality of life" services that need to be planned for in advance of development but may be provided over time (parks, libraries, administrative facilities). The
adequacy standard for parks will vary depending upon population created by new development (initial occupancy). The standard is considered a "timing" standard. The park facility must be scheduled, the
funding committed, and the construction guaranteed within five years after initial development in the area
(Local Facilities Management Plan Zones relative to the park quadrant in which the zones are located). This means that development in the zone or park districtlquadrant would be conditioned upon the
facility (park site) meeting the standard and scheduled to be constructed as part of an adopted capital program.
PRIVATIZATION The attainment by local government of private
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Mum USE RECREATIONAL TRAIL
PUBLIC TWL EAS EMENT / CJWDF TRAIk WEMENT
COMMUNITY PARK
SPECIAL USE AREAS
SPECIAL RESOURCE AREA
development investment, operation, and/or maintenance of recreation facilities within areas of public ownership.
Mewalk or other Dath that SUDD lements tofm Bikewav. thevehicularsvstemur Ciktion Elemen
motomed forms of tra nsDorta tionbmovefreehr on a mnated mute to a desianated destination.
marked or established Dath se t icvcles. oreauestria ng
Tmicalhr an unDBv8d aside for uw bv Dedestrians. b
and other non-motorized methods o f transmrta tion.
Tvpicalhr an easeme nt aranted tothecitvd ediiting gnd allowina normotom 'edrecre ational trail ue within ~rivatetv or wb kiv awned ~m~ertv. and 4
ximatelv30 acres in size that Leisure faclktv aom su~wrts active and Dassive recrea tional amenities. TVD' I 'n tv tional needs of several miahborhood I, #tractinu famihr unit DOWM 'ons on a dai& freauencv.
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s- T \g nl gnd that conta in onhr one or two acbvltv tvm uses, either mssive or active in nature. Facilities of this 'm. tennis 01 tvpe am: (but not lunlted to) 8w1 uetball mo kes. mea tina halls. athletlq hdwcm rks. skateboard ~arks, tive walk areas. SPecial wmolexes. off leas pla
Wereaaree ments betwee n the Citv of Carlsbad and @e corresmd incr sch od district,
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T~kalhr. Smcial Resource Areas He a uniaue
gr Soecra - tuseAreaa . This uniaue characteristic may
be of a natura I or historical characte rora gamb 'nationthereof. TVD icallv. SDeCJa ' IRewu~ Areas are lamer than Communitv Parks and am I fo not onhr local users b ut to visitors be cause of a uniaue aualitv or ch aracteristic of the site.
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Planning Commission Minutes ENipF DRAFT May 21,2003
3. GPA 03-03 - PARKS AND RECREATION ELEMENT UPDATE - Request for approval of a
Negative Declaration and a General Plan Amendment for a Citywide update to the Parks and
Recreation Element of the General Plan to adjust park inventories’ and demand, and to
incorporate the Citywide Trails Program.
Mr. Neu introduced Item 3 and stated that Senior Planner, Eric Munoz, and Park Planner, Liz Ketabian,
would make the presentation.
Chairperson Baker opened the public hearing on Item 3.
Senior Planner, Eric Munoz, presented the Staff Report stating that this General Plan Amendment
request for the Parks and Recreation Element is being brought before the Planning Commission by
Carlsbad’s Parks and Recreation Staff. The City Council approved the Citywide Trails Program action in
November, 2001. Some of the follow-up actions to implement that program involved General Plan
Amendments to three Elements; namely, the Circulation Element, the Open Space Element, and the
Parks and Recreation Element, all of which will be presented to the Planning Commission, beginning with
the action for the Parks and Recreation Element. The two basic changes that are being proposed are (1)
to integrate the Trails Program and (2) to adjust park acreage requirements as required by the City’s
Growth Management Program because the population build-out figures have been revised downward by the Finance Department. All of the details of the parks’ facilities that are contained in the Element have
been reviewed by the Parks and Recreation Staff as well as by the Parks and Recreation Commission.
There are no other actions associated with this General Plan Amendment. There is no Local Coastal
Program Amendment. There are no proposals for specific development associated with this General
Plan Amendment. There will be no trail alignments, trail segments, or park improvements associated with
this General Plan Amendment. If the Planning Commission recommends approval, this General Plan
Amendment request will then go to the City Council.
Commissioner Segall asked Mr. Munoz specifically where the changes were in the document, as he saw
very few references to the word trails. He noted these few on pages 1 and 2 where it says “such as
trails.” He asked if that is the extent of how the whole trails program has been brought into this Element.
Mr. Munoz confirmed that is how the Element is intended to transfer over and he asked Liz Ketabian to
elaborate. Ms. Ketabian added that in addition to the reference on page 1, in the appendix under
miscellaneous landscape items, “58 miles of recreational trail use” has been added to that category. Also, some terms were added to the glossary to define what a multi-use recreational trail is, what a trail
easement is, and what the Citywide Trails Program is defined as.
Commissioner Segall asked for clarification regarding pedestrian and equestrian trails in this proposed
Amendment.
Ms. Ketabian responded that there are references to equestrian trails in the glossary. Specifically, multi-
use recreational trail is defined as “Typically an unpaved marked or established path set aside for use by
pedestrians, bicycles, or equestrians and other non-motorized methods of transportation.” The
equestrian use will be looked at on a case-by-case basis as development for trails occur. In the Open
Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan there is a trail segment identified for equestrian
use in the southeast quadrant of the City. Commissioner Segall asked if it was just in the southeast.
Ms. Ketabian confirmed that it is only in the southeast. She added that there have been verbal requests
for equestrian trails in the Sunny Creek area and that those requests would be considered as
development plans are proposed.
Commissioner Segall asked why the City wouldn’t also be moving the equestrian references out of Open
Space and Circulation into Parks and Recreation as they are the pedestrian trails. Ms. Ketabian stated
that could be done at the time that Staff prepares the General Plan Amendment for the other two
Elements. She did not believe that equestrian use is referred to in the Circulation Element Plan
anywhere. In the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan there is a detail listed for
equestrian use trails, but other than that it is not referenced in the other two Elements.
Planning Commission Minutes May 21,2003 Page 4
Commissioner Segall noted that this plan does not indicate where these trails, pedestrian or equestrian,
are. He asked where the trails would be located.
Ms. Ketabian explained that the framework for the locations of the trails is based upon trail segments that
are identified in the Open Space Element and that as development plans come forward the document is
referenced for different types of trail use in the Open Space areas. There are other conditions that
influence those alignments such as whether or not there are environmentally sensitive habitat, and that
wasn’t previously identified in the Open Space Element as criteria for those alignments. That does have
to be taken into consideration as plans come through the plan-check process for trails.
Commissioner Segall asked at what point would equestrian trails be molded into this plan as part of Parks
and Recreation.
Mr. Munoz responded it would be addressed when the development for that area occurs. There are
areas in the southeast corner of the City where there could potentially be some equestrian trails. So
when the development of that area takes place, part of the City Staff review by the Parks and Recreation Staff would be to see if there would be any trail alignments for that area and determine if Staff could
support equestrian use on a case-by-case basis. This Element does incorporate equestrian use through
the new definition of multi-use recreational trail. It does allow pedestrians, bicycles, equestrians, and
other non-motorized use of the trail. So the question of whether or not equestrians can go in the
southeast corner of the City will be answered by proposals of future development plans.
Commissioner Segall clarified that the matter is driven by the developer rather than by the City being
proactive in determining that equestrian trails along with pedestrian trails are important for the community.
Ms. Ketabian stated that if the Planning Commission felt that this is an issue that they would like to make
a recommendation on to the City Council, Staff could pass on the recommendation that the Planning
Commission also review equestrian use for future trails planning.
Commissioner Dominguez asked for clarification regarding the changes and adjustments being made to
the inventory of the parks. He noted that in the Staff Report the original projections are for three acres
per thousand population, but that in another part of the report it states that the calculation is going to be
exactly as projected. He commented that the Commission’s projections for housing continually have to
be adjusted and wondered which would be the case for the parks.
Ms. Ketabian confirmed that the figure of three acres per one thousand is driven by the Growth
Management Plan. The chart in the Staff Report shows that the requirements for park development for all
quadrants will be surpassed. The population can fluctuate and if it changes a lot, Staff would update the
park inventory and the acreages.
Commissioner Dominguez noted that the excess dwelling unit bank continues to grow because many of
the applications either do not reach or exceed the control point requirements of the Growth Management
Plan.
Mr. Munoz replied that the excess dwelling unit bank was not used to generate the park acreage, only
population as provided by the Finance Department was used. The excess dwelling unit bank is not used
to calculate park acreage.
Commissioner Dominguez asked for clarification that the net resulting population would be used for this
calculation as far as the goal orientation is concerned. Mr. Munoz replied that the Finance Department
number accounted for the excess dwelling unit bank in some manner and that they calibrated the
population figures with them. Commissioner Dominguez asked if the projected figures will come out on
target.
Ms. Ketabian stated that if the 2001-2002 figures are used based on the excess dwelling units, there
would be an excess of park acreage in all the quadrants.
Chairperson Baker opened public testimony and invited those who would like to speak to the podium.
Planning Commission Minutes May 21,2003 Page 5
Gary Hill, 3289 Donna Drive, Carlsbad, stated that he was present as a trail advocate. Regarding the
questions raised about the equestrian trail sections and the open space conservation plan, he said that
there are two very short sections targeted for equestrians, and in reality, those are not targeted for Carlsbad equestrians, but rather are extensions of the Encinitas equestrian trail system that crosses
corners of the City of Carlsbad, going from the stables located in Encinitas. The only area that really has
any potential for equestrians within the City of Carlsbad would be in the Sunny Creek area. The Holly
Springs and the Cantarini Ranch development proposals are currently being reviewed by the City and
include enough detail for evaluation as to whether there will be equestrian uses on the trails in the City of
Carlsbad. If the Sunny Creek area is targeted, he wondered if any of the parcels will be large enough to
allow horses. If not, then it probably won’t matter if there are equestrian trails or not, because there won’t
be any horses in Carlsbad. The California State Department of Fish and Game, with land all the way
from the eastern border of Carlsbad to College Boulevard, does not allow equestrian or bicycle use
across their property. That bars most people from using what was going to be a Carlsbad trail system. If
you are on foot you can use it, but if you’re on foot, you better be ready for a very long hike to get across
that property. Mr. Hill stated that he regarded this evening’s proceedings as a formality that the citizens
have been waiting a very long time for. His recommendation was to send it to the City Council with the
Planning Commission’s full support.
Commissioner Heineman stated that he was Chair of the Open Space Committee at the time that the
entire trail system was developed. The committee was almost through with their work when someone
appeared and said we have a little piece of an equestrian trail down in the southeast corner, and asked to
include equestrian trails there. It was an afterthought, which explains why very little is stated in any Element of the General Plan.
Fran Agliata, 4745 Gateshead Road, Carlsbad, stated that she has been riding horses in Carlsbad for at
least 18 years. This (the Sunny Creek area) is the last area that there is for equestrian trails. She
wanted to emphasize how important these trails are to equestrians. She stated that she is representing
around 40 equestrians in the Sunny Creek area. She said that that open space is beautiful and should be
preserved, adding that kids need to see nature, not just in a park, but the hawks and the coyotes and the
wildflowers as well.
Commissioner Montgomery noted that according to Mr. Hill there will be future developments in the
Sunny Creek area and he felt that it may behoove Mr. Hill and the area neighbors as well as the Planning
Commission to understand what use equestrians have now and how that use could possibly be affected
in the future, since none of those plans are currently before the Commission. He reminded Ms. Agliata
that it will be important to be involved through the whole process to ensure that the issues are addressed.
Ms. Agliata responded that she has been involved since Cantarini Ranch started. She said that they
would like to see the equestrian trails there and urged wise development of that area.
Commissioner White asked if the Ride America stable was planning to stay where it is now. Ms. Agliata
responded that College Boulevard is going to go right through Ride America. It is leased land, not
privately owned, so Ride America will not be there in three to five years. Commissioner White asked Ms.
Agliata if she was present as an advocate for private owners there who have their own horses. Ms.
Agliata confirmed that she was.
Commissioner Montgomery asked the Planning Staff if the City had an accurate representation of existing
equestrian trails in the Sunny Creek area on file. Chairperson Baker noted th’at those trails are privately owned. Commissioner Montgomery explained that with future planning maybe the Planning Commission
would be considering equestrian trails in general.
Mr. Neu stated that with the Cantarini/Holly Springs project, the City does have trails planned and the EIR
for that project will be ready soon for public review. One of the ongoing issues from the Planning
Department‘s standpoint has been whether the wildlife agencies are going to have any concerns about
equestrian use of the trails as they go through the HMP preserve areas. There have been numerous
attempts to obtain that information from the wildlife agencies without success. When the EIR goes out for
review, Staff expects to receive comments from Fish and Wildlife Service and Fish and Game indicating any objections to equestrian use of those areas.
Planning Commission Minutes May 21,2003 Page 6
Commissioner Montgomery explained his view stating that if trails were planned in forthcoming
developments that would link to private trails that have been used for 30 - 40 years, that perhaps that
approach would be better than trying to create a whole new set of trails to accommodate development
and may be easier in accommodating Fish and Game regulations.
Mr. Neu responded that Mr. Hill accurately described the situation when he said that as the area
transitions into development areas, whether some of the Sunny Creek properties will be large enough for
someone to keep a horse is one of the issues and then as the ownerships change whether new owners in
the developed areas will tolerate that use of some of the properties. In some areas of the City the
existing trails being used are private property. These are not official trails, but historically have been used
as trails, although not sanctioned as such by the owner or by the City.
Commissioner Montgomery wondered if new trails were planned over existing trails, if possibly there
would be better accommodation by wildlife agencies for future planning. If so, he suggested that perhaps
Staff would want to begin collecting data on the existing trails.
Mr. Munoz stated that with regard to the Fish and Game preserve south of Calavera Hills, as an example,
the Fish and Game staff are very hesitant to allow any public use of their preserve system. He said that
has been their rule of thumb. The City has worked very hard with Fish and Game in the last year and a
half to get the pedestrian use currently allowed in order to expand the City's trail network in that area. He
emphasized that it is difficult to obtain public use of Fish and Game's reserve area. Hence, they may be
even more hesitant to allow equestrian use because of the issues involved with horse trail maintenance
and habitat impact.
Commissioner Montgomery asked if Fish and Game would have issues with existing trails that are private
property that have been used as trails for 20 years or longer.
Mr. Munoz answered that private property might be treated differently than an area that is within a Fish and Game preserve. In an ecological preserve, the perimeter of the preserve area is usually delineated
and the interior is very protected by Fish and Game. On private property there may be an easement for a
trail. Commissioner Montgomery explained his remarks stating that when property is developed, there
may be issues of dedication of open space or critical habitat area. Mr. Munoz replied that Staff would
have to test that on a case-by-case basis to see if horses would be allowed.
Ms. Mobaldi cautioned that the only item under consideration is whether or not to approve this General
Plan Amendment. It does not involve the specifics of where the trails are going to be located, where the
development is going to be, or what is going to be allowed. If and when those issues come before the
Commission, then representatives from the Fish and Game Department may be available to discuss them
in more detail.
Commissioner Heineman also expressed concern, in line with what Ms. Mobaldi said, that the Planning
Commission was usurping the function of the Parks and Recreation Commission and he felt that was not
pertinent to the matter at hand.
Chairperson Baker closed public testimony.
DISCUSSION
Commissioner Segall stated for the record that he believes the equestrian Element should be part of this
General Plan. He feels that the City should be more proactive in development of equestrian uses on a
trail system in the City. He said that last November Ms. Agliata contacted him through mutual friends
inviting him to go ride up on the trails. He said that he had never done that before and after repeated
calls he finally went riding about three weeks ago, before knowing this issue was going to be on the
agenda, and was amazed at what is out there in terms of a trail right now and what could be out there.
He commented on the equestrian history of Carlsbad in Carrillo Ranch and in other parts of the
community. He asked the Commission to become more proactive in looking at and setting equestrian
trails in future developments.
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Commissioner White wanted to go on record as agreeing with Commissioner Segall. She noted that
because Carlsbad was a ranch area, horses are an historical part of this area and she would like to see
the City be more proactive in preserving this heritage. She added that she appreciated Mr. Hill and Ms.
Agliata coming to the meeting to provide more information and also Mr. Munoz explaining about the
wildlife constraints pertaining to the City. As far as the GPA, she stated that she was glad that the City is monitoring the amount of park acreage according to the population.
Commissioner Dominguez agreed with his fellow Commissioners that the City should decide whether it is
going to have an equestrian Element in trails or not. He questioned how the Planning Commission could
effectively convey this desire for an equestrian Element to the City Council. Chairperson Baker stated
that it is conveyed through the Minutes.
Commissioner Segall solicited advice from Ms. Mobaldi for the proper wording that could be added to the
GPA when it is approved to recommend equestrian use trails. He asked if the Commission should also
initiate a Minute Motion, assuming there is a consensus on the matter, to indicate to the City Council the
Planning Commission’s support of a proactive development of equestrian trails.
Ms. Mobaldi stated that the Minutes will accurately reflect that the Planning Commission is very
concerned about equestrian trails. The findings in Resolution 541 7 are very general, so she did not think
that it was necessarily appropriate to add specific wording at this point.
Commissioner Heineman stated that he could understand the thinking of the people who want the
equestrian trails, but that the Commission was entering the process enormously late. He noted that it has
taken 12 - 15 years to bring pedestrian trails anywhere near fruition, and now at this very, very late date
to be discussing equestrian trails he felt was ill-advised. No matter how nice they might be, he said he knew only too well from personal experience how difficult it has been just getting pedestrian trails and the
two cannot be mixed.
Commissioner Segall remarked that if the Commission takes a proactive approach now, there will still be
opportunities to create these trails in future developments, but the City and the Council have to support it
as well and acknowledge that this is part of the enrichment of the City that should be preserved.
Chairperson Baker commented that the City has both Cantarini and Holly Springs projects upcoming and
if the Commission feels strongly that equestrian trails should be included in these developments, then that
can be implemented when they come before the Commission. She thought that passing this message
along right now is good, but that when those developments are before the Commission and adjustments
are being made, then that is the time to make sure that equestrian trails are included.
Commissioner Segall observed that they’re going to come before Commission and ask for development
of equestrian properties, but if there’s no commitment of linkage to trails, then people are going to have to
keep horses on properties where they can’t be moved around. Testimony was just given to that effect.
Chairperson Baker agreed with Commissioner’s Segall’s comments, but added that the Commission has
the ability to ask for equestrian trails in a project, and if they’re not included when a project comes before
the Commission, then they can be requested at that time.
Commissioner Segall stated that he didn’t know where that planning process occurs, but by virtue of this
discussion, if the Commission supports this notion, he presumed that Staff would provide that information to the Planner.
Chairperson Baker stated that traditionally a proposed new park has gone to the Parks and Recreation
Commission, then to the City Council, and then to the Planning Commission. She suggested that it might
make more sense for it to go from the Parks and Recreation Commission to the Planning Commission,
and then to the final authority of the City Council. She didn’t know why it was done the way it was, but
she proposed that the Planning Commission be inserted before the City Council because the Planning
Commission is concerned with land use. If there are any elements in the park that the Commission has
some concerns about regarding traffic, neighborhood, etc., by the time it comes back to the Commission,
we’re really not in a position to be tweaking it, because it’s already been approved by the City Council.
Chairperson Baker recognized Mr. Steyaert who approached the podium.
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Mr. Steyaert explained that the process of going through the Environmental Review that leads up to the
Planning Commission decision is very long, six to eight months. The reason they go to the Parks and
Recreation Commission and then to the City Council is that the City Council provides conceptual approval
of what they want them to go forward with through Environmental Review. If Staff went through the
Environmental Review, through the Planning Commission and then to the City Council and the Council
decided that it was not the park they wanted, then Staff would have to start the process all over again.
He said he didn’t think there was anything that would preclude the Planning Commission from looking at
issues related to land use, and if changes were needed, recommendations could be made.
Chairperson Baker inquired if the park plan would then have to go back to the City Council again and then
return to the Planning Commission. She said that she never felt that when a park plan came before the
Planning Commission that the Commission could declare that it was an inappropriate place for a baseball
diamond, for example, because it would generate too many ADT for the neighborhood. She stated that
she always felt that when a park plan came before the Commission that it was basically in its final stages.
Mr. Steyaert replied that Staff does not consider it that way. They know that it has to come before the
Planning Commission to look at land use issues, but they feel they need direction from Council to ensure
that that’s the project that Council wants them to move forward. The City Council is not approving the
plan, but they are approving the plan in concept. Chairperson Baker responded that she understood that
reasoning.
Commissioner Segall recalled that Larwin Park was an example of when the Commission did address
ADT and issues with surrounding development. Chairperson Baker remarked that the Commission didn’t
make any changes to that plan. Commissioner Segall stated that the Commission supported the plan,
but that if the Commission had wanted to make changes to it, they could have done so. The park plan
was evaluated by the Commission from some of the land use plan recommendations.
Commissioner Dominguez addressed Mr. Steyaert saying that in many cases there are applications that
come through that are rather complicated and have a long and severe environmental process that the
Commission considers and debates and then sends to City Council, that is then denied, which is not
unusual. Some of the early park designations have come to fruition, such as Larwin Park, after many
years. That area has changed totally over that period of time (1974 - 2003). There was one park plan
that may have really received some benefit from being reheard at the Planning Commission and then
resent to the City Council. There are cases that support Madame Chair’s concerns.
Commissioner Segall asked Ms. Mobaldi for confirmation that they did not necessarily need to add
anything in this plan if they wanted to support equestrian trails.
Ms. Mobaldi replied that she did not think that they needed to add anything because Ms. Ketabian
mentioned the fact that there is a definition that includes different types of trails and Council can see the
Commission’s concerns in the Minutes.
Commissioner Segall asked if the Commission would subsequently pull out this reference in the Open
Space Element and insert it when that plan comes before the Commission, but not pull it in now.
Ms. Mobaldi stated that the Commission could pull the reference in now, but all of the Elements have to
be internally consistent and she thought that it would be more appropriate to do when the Commission
looks at the Open Space Element to make sure that it‘s consistent with what the Commission has already
approved on the Park and Recreation Element and, similarly, the Circulation Element could be pulled at
that time.
Commissioner Segall stated that he felt that it should be part of a Park and Recreation Element that is
under the Park and Recreation Commission, and that the Planning Commission needs to be more proactive with it in development. He expressed doubt that if it is out there in Open Space, it might not
happen.
Ms. Mobaldi stated that she thought it was best to wait for a number of reasons. She explained that the
Commission theoretically could add an Amendment to the policy statement in this Element before it now
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and add some language concerning equestrian trails so that it is clear that the Commission wants those
considered as part of the General Plan Element. She said that she didn’t think it would impact the
Environmental Review because they haven’t gone into the depth of specific trails, etc., so the Negative
Declaration should be fine.
Chairperson Baker stated that it appeared from the discussion that everyone is in support of equestrian
trails. Commissioner Segall added that most all were. Commissioner Heineman reminded them that not
everybody was in support of them.
Commissioner Segall inquired if it was the consensus of the Commission to add that phrase to the
Element or Amendment, or should they approve the GPA as is and hope that the City Council reads the
Minutes.
Mr. Munoz suggested that Staff describe this request in the agenda bill as it goes to City Council
subsequently. Staff can add a short paragraph summarizing the Commission’s concerns, which are also
reflected in the Minutes. That way there is nothing official, but the Council will get a clear message in the
agenda bill. Commissioner Segall concurred.
Chairperson Baker called for a motion.
ACT1 0 N : Motion by Commissioner White, and duly seconded, that the Planning
Commission adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 541 6 recommending
adoption of the Negative Declaration and adopt Planning Commission Resolution
No. 5417 recommending approval of General Plan Amendment GPA 03-03
based upon the findings and subject to the conditions contained therein.
Commissioner Segall asked if they were not going to put in any Amendment. He stated that Council will
not necessarily know what the consensus of the Commission is otherwise. Commissioners have made
comments, but there really isn’t a unified effort one way or another as to whether there is support for
equestrian trails. Commissioner Segall asked Mr. Munoz how he would frame this in the agenda bill
without the Commission articulating their specific interests.
Mr. Munoz clarified that he would include a statement that the Planning Commission’s discussion
centered on the possibility of equestrian trails in certain areas and the Commission inquired about how
that could best be implemented in the Element. Also, he would add that that reflected most of the
Commissioners’ opinions, but not all.
Chairperson Baker asked Commissioner Segall if that was acceptable or if he wanted to make a formal
Amendment. He replied that as long as the concept is that the majority of the Commission feels that this
should be done, then that is acceptable.
Chairperson Baker called for a vote.
VOTE: 6-0
AYES: NOES: None Baker, Dominguez, Heineman, Montgomery, Segall, and White
Chairperson Baker closed public hearing and asked Mr. Neu to introduce the next Item.
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MEMORANDUM
July 7,2003
City Council
Planning Department
UPDATE TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION ELEMENT OF
THE GENERAL PLAN-GPA 03-03
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For your information, a typographical error was made on page 48, Northwest
Quadrant Parks and Recreation Map. ( see attachment) The park acreage for the
NW Quadrant Park should read 8 acres, not 7.7 acres and will be corrected in
the printing of the final document.
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NORTHWEST QUADRANT PARKS AND RECREATION MAP
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Carlsbad will hold a public
hearing at the Council Chambers, 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad, California, at 6:OO
p.m. on Tuesday, July 8, 2003, to consider a request for approval of a Mitigated Negative
Declaration, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and amendment to the Parks and
Recreation Element of the General Plan for a Citywide update to the Parks and Recreation
Element of the General Plan to adjust park inventories and demand, and to incorporate the
Citywide Trails Program.
Those persons wishing to speak on this proposal are cordially invited to attend the public
hearing. Copies of the staff report will be available on and after July 3, 2003. If you have any
questions, please call Eric Munoz in the Planning Department at (760) 602-4608.
If you challenge the Mitigated Negative Declaration, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting
Program, and/or the Parks and Recreation Element of the General Plan Amendment in court,
you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public
hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Carlsbad,
Attn: City Clerk, 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008, at or prior to the public
hearing.
CASE FILE: GPA 03-03
CASE NAME: PARKS AND RECREATION ELEMENT UPDATE
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GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTPARKS & RECREATION ELEMENT
General Plan AmendmentParks and Recreation Element•Purpose9Incorporate Citywide Trails Program9Update Park Acreage Inventory 9Update Growth Management compliance estimates for park acreage requirements using 2001-2002 population estimates
Incorporating Citywide Trails Program•Include Citywide Recreational Trail miles in Miscellaneous Landscape Inventory•Added Multi-Use Recreational Trails and Citywide Trail Easement definitions to glossary•Addresses Environmental Review process for Recreational Trail Development for the Citywide Trails Program
Updating Park Inventory and Growth Management Compliance Estimates•Current and projected build out populations have changed•Park development since last update created changes to “existing” and “future” park acreage inventory•Special Use Area acreage has increased
NW QUADRANT•Pine School Park–2 acres previously Special Use Area (CUSD Property) now counted as future park acreage with the development of the NW Quadrant Community Park
NW QUADRANT (Cont’d.)•Hosp Grove–5.4 acres now identified as“existing” Special Use Area–41.5 acres now identified for “future” Community Park-Buena Vista Lagoon
NE QUADRANT•Additional 15 acres for “future” park acreage inventory for athletic fields•Lost 2 “existing” acres at Safety Center Ball Field•Gained 1 acre Special Use Area with the development of the Skate Park
NE QUADRANT (Cont’d)•Estimated build-out population decreased, thus reducing future park acreage demand by 6 acres in the NE Quadrant
SW QUADRANT•Poinsettia Park now counted as “existing” park acreage•4 acres of Special Use Area (Aviara Oaks School) added to “existing” park acreage inventory
SE QUADRANT•Leo Carrillo Historic Park now countedas “existing” park acreage •Estimated build-outpopulation decreased, thus reducing future park acreage demand by 7.5 acres for the SE quadrant
Environmental Considerations•Notice of Intent to adopt a Negative Declaration for the General Plan Amendment•Citywide Trails will undergo environmental review with the future development approvals•Local Coastal Planning Amendment will be submitted to the Coastal Commission (upon City Council approval of the General Plan Amendment)
Next Steps•City Council Agenda- June•Coastal Commission for Local Coastal Planning Amendment- July/August•Amend Circulation Element and Open Space Element of the General Plan
Staff RecommendationApprove the General Plan Amendment to the Parks and Recreation Element to integrate the Citywide Trails Program and the updated Park acreage inventory and direct staff to proceed to City Council for final approvals.
QUESTIONS?