HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-10-07; City Council; 19598; Fenton Carlsbad CenterCITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL
AB#
MTG.
DEPT. PLN
19,598
10/07/08
FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER
SPECIFIC PLAN -
GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-02
DEPT. HEAD
CITY ATTY.
CITY MGR.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
That the City Council ADOPT Resolution No. 2008-283 , ADOPTING a Mitigated Negative
Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and APPROVING General Plan
Amendment (GPA 07-04), and INTRODUCE Ordinance No. CS-on and Ordinance No.
CS-012 APPROVING a Zone Change (ZC 07-04) and Specific Plan (SP 07-02) based upon
the findings and subject to the conditions contained therein.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
Project Application(s)
Mitigated Negative Declaration
GPA 07-04
ZC 07-04
SP 07-02
Administrative
Approvals
Planning
Commission
RA
RA
RA
RA
City Council
X
X
X
X
RA = Recommended Approval
* = Final City decision-making authority
On July 16, 2008, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing and voted 3-3-0
(Commissioner Cardosa absent) which resulted in no action on approval of a General Plan
Amendment (GPA 07-04) and Zone Change (ZC 07-04) to change the Land Use and Zoning
designations on three lots, located on the west side of El Camino Real between College
Boulevard and Faraday Avenue, from Planned Industrial (PI & P-M) to Office (O) and to adopt a
Specific Plan (Fenton Carlsbad Center Specific Plan) on a total of five lots (four Office
designated lots and one Open Space designated lot). The Specific Plan limits medical office
uses to only two of the four Office designated lots. The Planning Commission discussed
concerns regarding traffic generation and the merits of limiting medical office use to only two of
the four Office designated Specific Plan lots. As a result of the tie vote, the item was continued
to the next regularly scheduled meeting on August 6, 2008 as required by Section 2.24.070(c)
of the Municipal Code. The project applicant requested a continuance from the August 6, 2008
meeting so that additional information could be presented. The Planning Commission voted 6-
0-1 (Commissioner Baker absent) to grant the continuance request.
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Dan Halverson 760-602-4631 dhalv(o)ci.carlsbad.ca.us
FOR CITY CLERKS USE ONLY.
COUNCIL ACTION: APPROVED
DENIED
CONTINUED
WITHDRAWN
AMENDED
r/
D
D
D
D
CONTINUED TO DATE SPECIFIC
CONTINUED TO DATE UNKNOWN
RETURNED TO STAFF
OTHER - SEE MINUTES
n
Dnn
Page 2 - Fenton Carlsbad Center Specific Plan
On August 20, 2008, the continued item was heard and after reviewing the additional
information relating to potential traffic impacts and the desires of the property owners, the
Planning Commission voted 6-0-1 (Commissioner Dominguez absent) to recommend approval
of the project.
Other than the applicant's presentation, no other public comment was received at either
Planning Commission hearing. A full disclosure of the Planning Commission's actions and a
complete project description and staff analysis of the proposed project are included in the
attached minutes and Planning Commission Staff Reports. The Planning Commission and
Staff are recommending approval of the proposed project.
FISCAL IMPACT:
All public facilities required to serve the project will be constructed prior to or concurrent with
development as mandated by the Zone 5 Local Facilities Management Plan. Since these
improvements will be constructed by the developer, no negative fiscal impact will be incurred by
the City. The applicant will be responsible for traffic mitigation measures outlined in the
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
The proposed project has been reviewed pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA). The initial study (EIA Part II) prepared in conjunction with the project identified
potentially significant effects on the environment with respect to traffic circulation. However,
mitigation measures have been incorporated into the project as conditions of approval to reduce
those effects to a less than significant level. In consideration of the foregoing, a notice of the
intent to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration was published by the Planning Director on
June 03, 2008.
EXHIBITS:
1. City Council Resolution No. 2008-283
2. City Council Ordinance No. cs-011
3. City Council Ordinance No. CS-012
4. Location Map
5. Planning Commission Resolutions No. 6431, 6432, 6433, and 6434
6. Planning Commission Staff Report, dated August 20, 2008
7. Excerpts of Planning Commission Minutes, dated July 16 and August 20, 2008.
RESOLUTION NO.
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A MITIGATED
3 NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND MITIGATION MONITORING
AND REPORTING PROGRAM FOR GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-
4 02, AND APPROVING A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT (GPA
07-04) TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION ON THREE
5 LOTS FROM PLANNED INDUSTRIAL (PI) TO OFFICE (O) ON
PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF
6 EL CAMINO REAL BETWEEN COLLEGE BOULEVARD AND
FARADAY AVENUE IN LOCAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
7 ZONE 5.
CASE NAME: FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN
CASE NO.: GPA 07-04 _
9 The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, does hereby resolve as
0 follows:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Code, the Planning
Commission did, on August 20, 2008, hold a duly noticed public hearing as prescribed by law to
, consider a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
14 ' and a General Plan Amendment (GPA 07-04); and
1 5 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, on the 7tb ___ day of
October _ i 2008, held a duly noticed public hearing to consider said Mitigated
Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and a General Plan
Amendment, and at that time received recommendations, objections, protests, comments of all
Q persons interested in or opposed to the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation
90 Monitoring and Reporting Program and a GPA 07-04; and
WHEREAS, said application constitutes a request for a General Plan
Amendment as shown on Exhibit "GPA 07-04 - Fenton Carlsbad Center Specific Plan," dated
July 16, 2008, attached hereto and made a part hereof.
24 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of
95 the City of Carlsbad as follows:
26
1 . That the above recitations are true and correct.
27 2. That the recommendation of the Planning Commission for the adoption of
a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and
28 approval of a General Plan Amendment (GPA 07-04) to change the Land Use designation on
9
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
three lots from Planned Industrial (PI) to Office (O) are adopted and approved, and that the
findings and conditions of the Planning Commission contained in Planning Commission
Resolutions No. 6431 and 6432 on file with the City Clerk and incorporated herein by reference,
are the findings and conditions of the City Council.
3. This action is final the date this resolution is adopted by the City Council.
The Provisions of Chapter 1.16 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code, "Time Limits for Judicial
Review" shall apply:
4. The General Plan Amendment (GPA 07-04) shall become effective thirty
(30) days following the adoption of this resolution".
"NOTICE TO APPLICANT"
The time within which judicial review of this decision must be sought is
governed by Code of Civil Procedure, Section 1094.6, which has been
made applicable in the City of Carlsbad by Carlsbad Municipal Code
Chapter 1.16. Any petition or other paper seeking review must be filed in
the appropriate court not later than the nineteenth day following the date
on which this decision becomes final; however, if within ten days after the
decision becomes final a request for the record of the deposit in an
amount sufficient to cover the estimated cost or preparation of such
record, the time within which such petition may be filed in court is
extended to not later than the thirtieth day following the date on which the
record is either personally delivered or mailed to the party, or his attorney
of record, if he has one. A written request for the preparation of the
record of the proceedings shall be filed with the City Clerk, City of
Carlsbad, 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad, CA. 92008."
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 7tb day of Octobpr 2008, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulcbin, Hall, Packard and Nygaard.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ATTEST:
LORRAINE M. WOOD, City Clerk
(SEAL)
-2-
GPA 07-04 - Fenton Carlsbad Center Specific Plan
July 16, 2008
EXISTING
PROPOSED
Related Case File No(s): GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-02
General Plan Map Designation Chan
Property
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
212-021-02
212-021-03
212-021-04
From:
PI
PI
PI
pes
To:
0
0
0
City of Carlsbad
Planning Department
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A
MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION
CASE NAME:
CASE NO:
PROJECT LOCATION:
Fenton Carlsbad Medical Center Specific Plan
GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-02
Generally located south and west of El Camino Real, east of
College Boulevard and north of Faraday Avenue
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project consists of the creation of a Specific Plan for a 52.33 acre
site consisting of five lots, which had been previously subdivided and graded (Fox Miller project - CT
00-20). The project also consists of a General Plan Amendment to change the General Plan Land Use
designation of three of the five lots from Planned Industrial (PI) to Office (O): and, a Zone Change to
reflect the proposed Land Use changes from Planned Industrial fP-Ml Zoning to Office (0) Zoning,
which wilt match a previous General Plan and Zoning change of Lot 1 from Planed Industrial to Office.
The sites are previously graded industrial pads with utility services provided, except lot 5 which is
designated and to remain Open Space. The Specific Plan area is bordered bv Planned Industrial uses on
the east, west, and south properties and residential to the north. The environmental impacts of the
development of the site were evaluated in the previously approved Mitigated Negative Declaration For
the Fox Miller project (CT 00-20).
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 (EIA Part 2) identified potentially
significant effects on the environment, but (1) revisions hi the project plans or proposals made
by, or agreed to by, the applicant before the proposed negative declaration and initial study are
released for public review would avoid the effects or mitigate the effects to a point where clearly
no significant effect on the environment would occur, and (2) there is no substantial evidence in
light of the whole record before the City that the project "as revised" may have a significant
effect on the environment. Therefore, a Mitigated Negative Declaration will be recommended
for adoption by the City of Carlsbad City Council.
A copy of the initial study (EIA Part 2) documenting reasons to support the proposed Mitigated
Negative Declaration is 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 20 days of the date of this notice.
The proposed project and Mitigated Negative Declaration are subject to review and
approval/adoption by the City of Carlsbad Planning Commission and City Council. Additional
public notices will be issued when those public hearings are scheduled. If you have any
questions, please call Dan Halverson in the Planning Department at (760) 602-4631.
PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD June 3.2008 to June 23,2008
PUBLISH DATE June 3.2008
1635 Faraday Avenue • Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 • (760) 602-4600 • FAX (760) 602-8559 • www.ci.carlsbad.ca.us
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FORM - INITIAL STUDY
(TO BE COMPLETED BY THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT)
CASE NO: GPA Q7-Q4/ZC 07-04/SP 07-02
DATE: Mav 21.2008
BACKGROUND
1. CASE NAME: FENTON CARLSBAD MEDICAL CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN
2. LEAD AGENCY NAME AND ADDRESS: Citv of Carlsbad
3. CONTACT PERSON AND PHONE NUMBER: Dan Halverson - 760-602-4631
4. PROJECT LOCATION: Generally south and west oFEl Camino Real, east of College Boulevard
and north of Faradav Avenue
5. PROJECT SPONSOR'S NAME AND ADDRESS: Fenton Carlsbad Research Center. LLC.
7577 Mission Valley Road Ste. 200. San Diego CA £2108
6. GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION: Existing: lots 2.3. 4 -Planned Industrial (PP. Proposed:
Office CO"): lot t - Office: and, lot 5 - Open Space ; ;
7. ZONING: Existing: lots 2,3. 4 - Planned Industrial fPM). Proposed: Office fO>: lot 1 - Office:
and, lot 5 -Open Space,
8. OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES WHOSE APPROVAL IS REQUIRED (i.e., permits, Financing
approval or participation agreements): San Dtego County Airport Authority
9. PROJECT DESCRIPTION/ ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING AND SURROUNDING LAND
USES:
The project consists of the creation of a Specific Plan for a 52.33 acre site consisting of Five lots,
which has been previously subdivided and graded (Fox Miller project - CT 00-20). The project
also consists of a General Plan Amendment to change the General Plan Land Use designation of
three of the Ftve lots from Planned Industrial fPO to Office CO): and, a Zone Change to reflect the
proposed Land Use changes from Planned Industrial CP-M") Zoning to Office CO) Zoning, which
will match a previous General Plan and Zoning change of Lot 1 from Planed Industrial to Office.
The sites are previously graded planned industrial pads with utility services provided, except lot 5
which is designated and to remain as Open Space. The Specific Plan area is bordered bv Planned
Industrial uses on the east, west, and south properties and residential to the north. The
environmental impacts of the development of the site were evaluated in the previously approved
Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Fox Miller project (CT 00-20).
1
GPA Q7.Q4/ZC 07-04/SP 07-02^
Fenton Carlsbad Medical Center Specific Plan
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.
j_J Aesthetics
Agricultural Resources
Air Quality
I J Biological Resources
j_J Cultural Resources
|| Geology/Soils Noise
ED Hazards/Hazardous Materials ED Population and Housing
-•*.
I 1 Hydrology/Water Quality I I Public Services
I I Land Use and Planning
Mineral Resources
LI Recreation
I I Mandatory Findings of
° Significance
/K Transportation/Circulation
Utilities & Service Systems
Rev. 12/13/07
GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-021
Fenton Carlsbad Medical Center Specific Plan
DETERMINATION.
(To be completed by the Lead Agency)
j I f find that the proposed project COULD NOT have a significant effect on the environment, and a
NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared.
[XI 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 the mitigation measures described on an attached sheet have
been added to the project. A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared.
I I 1 find that the proposed project MAY have a significant effect on the environment, and an
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required.
f ] I find that 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, arid 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.
(_j [ 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 ail 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.
QL$A
Planner Signature Date
Planning Director's Signature Date
Rev. 12/13/07
GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-021
Fenton Carlsbad Medical Center Specific Plan
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
STATE CEQA GUIDELINES, Chapter 3, Article 5, Section 15063 requires that the City conduct an
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) 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. This checklist identifies any physical, biological and human factors that might be impacted by
the proposed project and provides the City with information to use as the basis for deciding whether to
prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR), Negative Declaration, or to rely on a previously approved
EIR or Negative Declaration.
• A brief explanation is required for all answers except :tNo Impact" answers* that are adequately
supported by an information source cited in the parentheses following each question. A "No
Impact" answer is adequately supported if the referenced information 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.
• "Less Than Significant Impact" applies where there is supporting evidence that the potential
% impact is not significantly adverse, and the impact does not exceed adopted general standards and
policies.
• "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.
• "Potentially Significant Impact" is appropriate if there is substantial evidence that an effect is
significantly adverse.
• Based on an "EIA-Initial Study", if a proposed project could have a potentially significant
adverse effect on the environment, but alt potentially significant adverse effects (a) have been
analyzed adequately in an earlier EER 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 al! the mitigation measures required by the prior environmental document have
been incorporated into this project; then no additional environmental document is required.
• 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 EER
pursuant to applicable standards and the effect will be mitigated, or a "Statement of Overriding
Considerations" has been made pursuant to that earlier EIR.
• 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.
• 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
Rev. 12/13/07
10
GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP Q7-Q21
Fenton Carlsbad Medical Center Specific Plan
a Mitigated Negative Declaration may be prepared.
• An HER 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 HER. pursuant to applicable standards, and the developer does
not agree to mitigation measures that reduce the adverse impact to less than significant; (2) a
"Statement of Overriding Considerations" for the significant adverse impact has not been made
pursuant to an earlier EBR; (3) proposed mitigation measures do not reduce the adverse impact to
less than significant; or (4) through the EIA-Initial Study analysis it is not possible to determine
the level of significance 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 after each related set of
questions. Particular attention should be given to discussing mitigation for impacts, which would
otherwise be determined significant.
Rev. 12/13/07
GPA 07-Q4/ZC 07-04/SP '07-021
Fenton Carlsbad Medical Center Specific Plan
AESTHETICS - Would the project:
a) Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista?
b) Substantially damage scenic resources, including but
not limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, and historic
buildings within a State scenic highway?
c) Substantially degrade the existing visual character or
quality of the site and its surroundings?
d) Create a new source of substantial light and glare,
which would adversely affect day or nighttime views
in the area?
Potentially
D
Potentially
Significant
Unless Less Than
Significant Mitigation Significant No
impact Incorporated Impact Impact
n n
D
D
D
D
a-d) No impact. The Specific Plan area- is adjacent to El Camino Real, which is designated a scenic corridor. The
site is previously graded and the proposed change in land use designation from Planned Industrial to Office would
not have any aesthetic impacts relative to the existing land use designation because the same type, intensity, and
design of land use could be developed under either land use. Any proposed or existing development on the site
would not have an impact on distant views or create a corridor effect because any development will be set back a
minimum of SO feet from El Camino Real. No trees or rock outcroppings will be impacted by the proposed Specific
Plan. No buildings, including historic buildings, are located in or adjacent to the site. The existing visual character of
the site is that of three developed office buildings, one undeveloped lot, and one designated open space lot.
Temporary impacts associated with any proposed construction on future development will be short-term and not
significant. Therefore, it is concluded that the project will not substantially degrade the existing visual character or
quality of the site and its surroundings. The proposed use is consistent with the adjacent office uses and any future
development in the Specific Plan area will be designed so that it does not contribute a significant amount of light or
glare.
II. AGRICULTURAL 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:
a) Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or
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?
Potentially
Significant
Impact
Potentially
Significant
Unless
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant No
Impact Impact
n n n
Rev. 12/13/07
12-
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?
GPA Q7-04/2C 07-04/SP 07-02>
Fenton Carlsbad Medical Center Specific Plan
Less Than
Significant No
Impact Imp
D
Potentially
Significant
ImpactD
Potentially
Significant
Unless
Mitigation
Incorporatedn
D D D
a-c) No Impacts. The Specific Plan area consists of four previously graded lots proposed to be designated and
zoned for office uses and one lot designated for open space. The Specific Plan area does not contain prime farmland,
unique farmland, or farmland of statewide importance. The site has not been historically or currently used for
farmland. The subject site is not encumbered by any Williamson Act contracts. The project would not result in other
changes to the environment that would result in the conversion of farmland to non-agricultural uses. Given the
development of the property, surrounding office development, and lack of existing or historical agricultural
infrastructure, it is unlikely that agricultural operations would be viable at this location. Any future development of
the site through the Specific Plan would not adversely affect agricultural resources. No impact assessed.
HI. 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:
a) Conflict with or obstruct implementation of the
applicable air quality plan?
b) Violate any air quality standard or contribute
substantially to an existing or projected air quality
violation?
c) 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)?
d) Expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant
concentrations?
e) Create objectionable odors affecting a substantial
number of people?
Potentially
Significant
Impact
n
n
Potentially
Significant
Unless
Mitigation
Incorporated
n n
D
n n
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
n
D
n n
a) No Impact. The project site is located in the San Oiego Air Basin which is a state non-attainment area for ozone
(Oj) and for paniculate matter less than or equal to 10 microns in diameter (PM)0). The periodic violations of
national Ambient Air Quality Standards (AAQS) in the San Diego Air Basin (SDAB), particularly for ozone in
inland foothill areas, requires that a plan be developed outlining the pollution controls that will be undertaken to
Rev. 12/13/07
GPA 07-04/ZC Q7-04/SP 07-02)
Fenton Carlsbad Medical Center Specific Plan
improve air quality. In San Diego County, this attainment planning process is embodied in the Regional Air Quality
Strategies (RAQS) developed jointly by the Air Pollution Control District (APCD) and the San Diego Association of
Governments (SANDAG).
A Plan to meet the federal standard for ozone was developed in 1994 during the process of updating the 1991 state-
mandated plan. This local plan was combined with plans from all other California non-attainment areas having
serious ozone problems and used to create the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). The SIP was adopted by
the Air Resources Board (ARB) after public hearings on November 9th through 10* in 1994, and was forwarded to
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval. After considerable analysis and debate, particularly
regarding airsheds with the worst smog problems, EPA approved the SIP in inid-1996.
The proposed project relates to the SIP and/or RAQS through the land use and growth" assumptions that are
incorporated into the air quality planning document These growth assumptions are based on each city's and the
County's general plan. If a proposed project is consistent with its applicable General Plan, then the project
presumably has been anticipated with the regional air quality planning process. Such consistency would ensure that
the project would not have an adverse regional air quality impact The proposed project does have a land use change
from Planned Industrial (PI) to Office (0) which will create 5,715 additional average daily vehicle trips compared to
the existing land use. However because the increase in ADT's associated with this project are negligible on a region
wide basis and because any future development will implement pollution controls identified in the RAQS like bike
facilities, employer van pools, etc., no air quality impacts are anticipated.
The project is therefore consistent with the regional air quality plan and will in no way conflict or obstruct
implementation of the regional plan. ".'..•
b) Less Than Significant Impact. The closest air quality monitoring station to the project site is at Camp
Pendleton. Data available for this monitoring site from 2000 through December 2004, indicate that the most recent
air quality violations recorded were for the state one hour standard for ozone (a total of 10 days during the 5-year
period). No other violations of any air quality standards have been recorded during the 5-year time period. Long-
term emissions associated with travel to and from the project will be minimal. Although air pollutant emissions
would be associated with a future project, developed consistent with this land use change they would neither result
in the violation of any air quality standard (comprising only an incremental contribution to overall air basin quality
readings), nor contribute substantially to an existing or projected air quality violation.
c) Less Than Significant Impact. The air basin is currently in a state non-attainment zone for ozone and
suspended fine particulates. Future projects developed consistent with these land use changes would represent a
contribution to a cumulatively considerable potential net increase in emissions throughout the air basin. As
described above, however, emissions associated with the Specific Plan and land use change would be minimal.
Given the limited emissions potentially associated with a proposed future project, air quality would be essentially
the same whether or not the proposed project is implemented. According to the CEQA Guidelines Section
15!30(a)(4), the proposed project's contribution to the cumulative impact is considered de minimus. Any impact is
assessed as less than significant.
d) No impact. Poinsettia Heights Elementary is located approximately 1.8 of a mile to the south, and Kelly
Elementary is located approximately 2 miles to the northwest. As noted above, there is no development proposed as
part of the Specific Plan and any future development of lot 4 as medical office would not result insubstantial
pollutant emissions or concentrations. No impact is assessed.
e) No Impact. The construction of a proposed future project developed consistent with this land use change could
generate fumes from the operation of construction equipment, which may be considered objectionable by some
people. Such exposure would be short-term or transient In addition, the number of people exposed to such
transient impacts is not considered substantial.
Rev. 12/13/07 .
IV. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES - Would the project:
a) 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?
b) 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?
c) 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,
filling, hydrological interruption, or other means?
d) 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?
e) Conflict with any local policies or ordinances
protecting biological resources, such as a tree
preservation policy or ordinance?
f) Conflict with the provisions of an adopted Habitat
Conservation Plan, Natural Community Conservation
Plan, or other approved local, regional, or state
habitat conservation plan?
GPA Q7-04/ZC 07.Q4/SP 07-02)
Fenton Carlsbad Medical Center Specific Plan
Potentially
Significant
Impact
D
Potentially
Significant
Unless
Mitigation
Incorporated
D D
D D
D
D
d
Less Than
Significant No
Impact Impact
D
n n
D
D
a-f) No Impacts. The Specific Plan area consists of four previously graded lots designated for industrial office use
and does not contain any flora or fauna. The adjacent Brodiaea Filifolia (Threaded Leaved Brodiaea) open space
preserve (lot 5) will not be impacted by the General Plan designation change as it will remain an open space
preserve and pursuant to the previous mitigated negative declaration for CT 00-20, surrounding lots, have been
conditioned to have adequate setbacks, storm water runoff mitigation, and light shielding.
Potentially
Significant
Potentially Unless Less Than
Significant Mitigation Significant No
Impact Incorporated Impact Impact
V. CULTURAL RESOURCES - Would the project:
a) Cause a substantial adverse change in the
significance of a historical resource as defined in
§15064.5?
D D
Rev. 12/13/07
GPA 07-04/ZC Q7-04/SP 07-021
Fenton Carlsbad Medical Center Specific Plan
b) Cause a substantial adverse change in the signifi-
cance of an archeological resource pursuant to
§15064.5?
c). Directly or indirectly destroy a unique pale
ontological resource or site or unique geologic
feature?
d) Disturb any human remains, including those interred
outside of formal cemeteries?
Potentially
Significant
Impactn
n
Potentially
Significant
Unless
Mitigation
Incorporatedn
Less Than
Significant No
Impact Impact
D D
D
D
a-d) No Impact. The Specific Plan area consists of four previously graded lots designated for industrial office use
and one lot designated open space. The General Plan designation change from Planned Industrial to Office will not
impact any cultural resource because a mitigation program from CT 00*20 was implemented for the previous
grading of the site. No cultural impacts will occur on lot 5, the designated open space lot, due to its natural state.
VI. GEOLOGY AND SOILS - Would the project:
a) 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.
ii. Strong seismic ground shaking?.
iii. Seismic-related ground failure, including
liquefaction?
iv. Landslides?
b) Result in substantial soil erosion or the loss of
topsoil?
c) 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?
Potentially
Significant
Impact
D
D
nn
D
Potentially
Significant
Unless
Mitigation
Incorporated
a
n
Less Than
Significant No
Impact Impact
D n
n
nn
n n
10 Rev. 13/13/07
(o
d) Be located on expansive soils, as defined in Section
1802.3.2 of the California Building Code (2007),
creating substantial risks to life or property?
e) Have soils incapable of adequately supporting the
use of septic tanks or alternative wastewater disposal
systems where sewers are not available for the
disposal of wastewater?
GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-021
Fenton Carlsbad Medical Center Specific Plan
Potentially
Significant
Impact
D
Potentially
Significant
Unless
Mitigation
Incorporated
D
Less Than
Significant
Impact
n n
No
Impact
a-e) No Impacts. The Specific Plan area consists of four previously graded lots designated for industrial office use
which have been graded pursuant to the recommendations of the Geotechnical Report for CT 00-20,.dated July 6,
2000, by Agra Earth & Environmental, and the grading standards of the City of Carlsbad.
VII. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
- Would the project:
a) Create a significant hazard to the public or the
environment through the routine transport, use, or
disposal of hazardous materials?
b) 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?
c) Emit hazardous emissions or handle hazardous or
acutely hazardous materials, substances, or waste
within one-quarter mile of an existing or proposed
school?
d) 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?
e) 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?
f) 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?
Potentially
Significant
Impact
D
Potentially
Significant
Unless Less Than
Mitigation Significant No
Incorporated Impact Impact
D D
n' n
D n n
n n
n n
D n n
n
Rev. 12/13/07
g) Impair implementation of or physically interfere with
an adopted emergency response plan or emergency
evacuation plan?
b) 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?
GPA 07-Q4/ZC 07-04/SP Q7-Q1)
Fenton Carlsbad Medical Center Specific Plan
Potentially
Significant
Impact
Potentially
Significant
Unless
Mitigation
Incorporated
D
D D
Less Than
Significant No
Impact Impact
n
a-d) and f-h) No Impact. The Specific Plan area consists of four previously graded lots designated for .industrial
office use and one lot designated open space and the sites do not contain nor are they adjacent to any hazardous
materials.
e) Less Than Significant Impact. The site was reviewed by the San Diego County Airport Authority for
consistency with the McClellan-Palomar. Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP). The Authority found the
Land Use amendment project is conditionally consistent with the ALUCP. The project has been conditioned to not
allow intensive development and all uses which involve the assembly of large groups of people (more than one
hundred (100) persons per assembly area (as defined by the California Building Code Croup A Occupancy).
VIII. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY - Would the
project:
a) Violate any water quality standards or waste
discharge requirements?
b) Substantially deplete groundwater supplies or
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 which permits
have been granted)?
c) 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?
d) 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?
Potentially
Significant
Impact
Potentially
Significant
Unless
Mitigation
incorporated
Less Than
Significant
impact
No
Impact
ODD
D D D
12 Rev. 12/13/07 16
e) Create or contribute runoff water, which would
exceed the capacity of existing or planned
stormwater drainage systems or provide substantial
additional sources of polluted runoff?
0 Otherwise substantially degrade water quality?
g) 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?
h) Place within 100-year flood hazard area structures,
which would impede or redirect flood flows?
i) Expose people or structures to a significant risk of
loss, injury or death involving flooding, including
flooding as a result of the failure of a levee or dam?
j) Inundation by seiche, tsunami, or mudflow?
k) Increase erosion (sediment) into receiving surface
waters.
1) Increase 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?
m) Change receiving water quality (marine, fresh or
wetland waters) during or following construction?
n) Increase any pollutant to an already impaired water
body as listed on the Clean Water Act Section 303(d)
list?
o) Increase impervious surfaces and associated runoff?
p) Impact aquatic, wetland, or riparian habitat?
q) Result in the exceedance of applicable surface or
groundwater receiving water quality objectives or
degradation of beneficial uses?
GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-021
Fenton Carlsbad Medical Center Specific Plan
Potentially
Significant
Impact
aa
a
n
n
Potentially
Significant
Unless Lsss Than
Mitigation Significant No
Incorporated Impact Impact
n , nD
n
a
a
a
n
a
aa
a'
n
Da
a
a
na
a-q) No impact. The Specific Plan area consists of four previously graded lots designated for industrial office use
and one lo: designated open space and the proposed land use designation change would not impact the existing
drainage facilities. Federal, state and local agencies have established goals and objectives for storm water quality in
the region. There is no construction proposed as pan of the Specific Plan proposal and any future development will
have to comply with all federal, state, and local permits including the Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP)
required under the County of San Diego Watershed Protection, Stormwater Management, and Discharge Control
13 Rsv. 12/13/07
GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-02^
Fenton Carlsbad Medical Center Specific Plan
Ordinance (WPO) (Section 67.871), the City of Carlsbad's Standard Urban Storm Water Mitigation Plan, the
National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) from the Regional Water Quality Control Board
(RWQCB), and the projects previous Stormwater management plan for Fenton Carlsbad Research Center, Chang
Consultants, March 3,2006
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?
c) Conflict with any applicable habitat conservation
plan or natural community conservation plan?
Potentially
Significant
Impact
Potentially
Significant
Unless
Mitigation
Incorporated
D
D D
Less Than
Significant No
Impact Impact
D
D
a-c) No Impact. The proposed project is a Specific Plan that is consistent with the existing and surrounding uses.
The Specific Plan area does not physically divide an established community. The proposed project does not conflict
with any existing or proposed land use plans or policies of the City of Carlsbad. The proposed office land use
designation is consistent with the City of Carlsbad General Plan in that it will allow office, professional and related
commercial uses that are compatible with surrounding office and planned industrial uses. The previously graded
project site is compatible with the City of Carlsbad Habitat Management Plan.
X. MINERAL RESOURCES - Would the project:
a) Result in the loss of availability of a known mineral
resource that would be of future value to the region
and the residents of the State?
b) Result in the loss of availability of a locally
important mineral resource recovery site delineated
on a local general plan, specific plan, or other land
use plan?
Potentially
Significant
Impact
Potentially
Significant
Unless
Mitigation
Incorporated
n n
D D
Less Than
Significant No
Impact Impact
D
a-b) No Impact. The Specific Plan area consists of four previously graded lots designated for industrial office use
and one lot designated open space. Based on the 1994 Final Master Environmental Impact Report for the City of
Carlsbad General Plan Update there is no indication that the subject property contains any known mineral resources
that would be of future value to the region or the residents of the State. No impact assessed.
14 Rev. 12/13/07
XI. NOISE - Would the project result in:
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?
b)
c)
d)
e)
Exposure of persons to or generation of excessive
groundbourne vibration or groundbourne noise
levels?
0
A substantial permanent increase in ambient noise
levels in the project vicinity above levels existing
without the project?
A substantial temporary or periodic increase in
ambient noise levels in the. project vicinity above
levels existing without the project?
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?
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?
GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-02)
Fenton Carlsbad Medical Center Specific Plan
Potentially
Significant
Potentially Unless Less Than
Significant Mitigation Significant No
Impact Incorporated impact . Impact
D D
D
n n
n n
n n
D
n n
D El
n
n
a-l) No impacts. The Specific Plan area consists of four previously graded lots designated for industrial office use
and one lot designated open space. Changing the land use designation will not: create any noise levels in excess of
standards; generate any excessive groundbourne vibration or noise levels; or, generate any permanent increase in
ambient noise levels in the project vicinity. The project area is within the McClellan Palomar Airport Land Use
Compatibility Plan but is located outside the 60 CNEL noise contour and outside the Runway Protection Zone and
therefore will not have any noise impacts.
XII. POPULATION AND HOUSING - Would the project:
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)?
b) Displace substantial numbers of existing housing,
necessitating the construction of replacement housing
elsewhere?
Potentially
Significant
Impact
Potentially
Significant
Unless
Mitigation
Less Than
Significant No
Incorporated Impact Impact
n n
n n n
Rev. 12/13/07
c) Displace substantial numbers of people, necessitating
the construction of replacement housing elsewhere?
GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-021
Fenton Carlsbad Medical Center Specific Plan
Potentially
Significant
Impact
Potentially
Significant
Unless
Mitigation
Incorporated
D
Less Than
Significant No
Impact Impact
a-c) No Impact. The Specific Plan area consists of four previously graded lots designated for industrial office use
and one lot designated open space. The land use change will not induce any substantial growth because there is no
development proposed. AH lots have been previously subdivided and approved by CT 00-20. The project will not
displace any existing housing or necessitate the construction of replacement housing. The project also will not
displace any people therefore no impact assessed.
XIII. 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?
Potentially
Significant
Impact
D
D
D
D
Potentially
Significant
Unless
Mitigation
Incorporated
D
n
D
Less Than
Significant No
Impact Impact
D
D
a) No Impacts. The Specific Plan area consists of four previously graded lots designated for industrial office use
and one lot designated open space and the use is in compliance with the City of Carlsbad's Growth Management
Plan and is not exceeding the development projections anticipated for the site or the northwest quadrant. As a result
there will be no impact on any of the public services or facilities.
16 Rsv. 12/13/07
XIV. RECREATION
a) 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?
b) 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?
GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-02^
Fenton Carlsbad Medical Center Specific Plan
Potentially
Significant
Impact
Potentially
Significant
Unless
Mitigation
Incorporated
D D
n a
Less Than
Significant No
Impact Impact
n
a-b) No Impacts. The Specific Plan area consists of four previously graded lots designated for industrial office use
and one lot designated open space and the proposed land use change will not result in the deterioration of existing
neighborhood or regional parks. The project is not proposing any development and any future development will
have to comply with the City of Carlsbad Growth Management Program. As such the project does not require any
recreational facilities to be built or require the expansion of any existing facilities. Therefore, no adverse physical
effect on the environment will occur as a result of this project. No impact assessed.
XV. TRANSPORTATION/TRAFFIC - Would the project:
a) 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 vehicle trips, the volume to
capacity ratio on roads, or congestion at
intersections)?
b) Exceed, either individually or cumulatively, a level
of service standard established by the county
congestion management agency for'designated roads
or highways?
c) 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?
d) Substantially increase hazards due to a design feature
(e.g., sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or
incompatible uses (e.g., farm equipment)?
e) Result in inadequate emergency access?
f) Result in insufficient parking capacity?
Potemiallv
D
n
Potentially
Significant
Unless Less Than
Significant Mitigation Significant No
Impact Incorporated Impact Impact
n
n D
n
n n
n
DDE1
D D
D D D
17 Rev. 12/13/0?
GPA 07-04/ZC Q7-04/SP 07-02^
Fenton Carlsbad Medical Center Specific Plan
Potentially
Significant
Potentially Unless Less Than
Significant Mitigation Significant No
Impact Incorporated Impact Impact
g) Conflict with adopted policies, plans, or programs fI P""] K7j
supporting alternative transportation {e.g., bus turn- —
outs, bicycle racks)?
a) Potentially Significant Impact. The change in land use designation of the Specific Plan, specifically lot 4 to
medical office, will generate an additional 5,715 Average Daily Trips (ADT) and 793 peak-hour trips. This traffic
will utilize the following roadways El Camino Real, College Boulevard, and Salk Avenue. Existing traffic on these
arterials are:
• El Caraino Real (College to Faraday) 21,300 ADT
• College Ave (Faraday to El Camino) 8,500 ADT
• Salk Avenue 8,632 ADT [Based on approved study]
The design capacities of the arterial roads affected by the proposed project are:
• El Camino Real - 40,000 +
• College Avenue-20,000-40,000
• Salk Avenue-10,000
The project traffic would represent:
• 10% of the traffic on El Camino Real
• 6.8% of the traffic on College Ave
• 12.75 % of the traffic on Salk Avenue
These percentages would represent the existing traffic volume and the design capacity respectively. The increase in
traffic is directly attributed to the change in land use of lot 4 from Planned Industrial to Office and more specifically
medical office. Lots 2 and 3 are also changing land use designations from planned industrial to office but will be
restricted through the Specific Plan to all office uses with the exception of medical or medical office uses. Lots 1,2.
3, and 5 traffic impacts have been previously reviewed and approved through previous projects (GPA 00-05/CT 00-
20/HDP 00-1 I/PIP 00-02 & GPA 06-01/ZC 06-OI/SDP 06-03) and subsequent traffic studies (Ventana Real Traffic
Study, March 2007). No change in the previous traffic impacts will occur on these lots because the same type and
intensity of land use as allowed in the Planned Industrial zone will be allowed and the restriction of land use within
the Specific Plan will limit the Office uses of lots 2 and 3 to not allow any medical related uses.
There is a land use change to Lot 4 from Planned Industrial to Office. There is no development proposed with this
application but most likely the future development will include a medical office building from 119,000 to 150,000
square feet in size. By changing the land use arid allowing a medical office building the Specific Plan area will have
significant impacts and create additional daily trips as seen in the numbers above. The proposed project would
impact the existing intersection conditions of College Boulevard at El Camino Real with a Level of Service (LOS)
of E during the AM peak hour. The increased intensity will also result in a delay times to the intersection of College
Blvd. at Salk Avenue. This intersection by year 2020 would have a LOS of F in AM and PM peak periods.
The intersections of College Blvd. at Salk Avenue and College Blvd. at El Camino Real will become impacted with
intensified use and will be mitigated with signalization of College Blvd. at Salk Avenue and by increasing the left-
turn capacity at both intersections.
If lot 4 develops with a medical office building up to 119,000 to 150,000 SF, the applicant will be required to install:
• 2-500' left-turn pockets from southbound College Blvd. to Salk Avenue (note: the applicant proposed 2 -
550' turn lanes and the City of Carlsbad Engineers determined that 2-500' turn lanes would be sufficient;
• lengthen ths existing westbound El Camino Real left-turn pocket to College Blvd. from 275' to 500);
• install a traffic signal and all appurtenances at the intersection of College Blvd. and Salk Avenue.
18 Rev. 12/13/07
GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-02)
Fenton Carlsbad Medical Center Specific Plan
Development of medical offices on lot 4 of the Specific Plan may have impacts to the intersection of Salk Avenue
and Fermi Court in the future. As part of the projects mitigation measures the applicant will enter into a traffic
Signal Improvement Agreement stating that the intersection will be monitored for a period of five years after
occupancy of the medical office building and the City Engineer wiJI determine if the intersection is impacted with
the intensified use then signalization would be required by the applicant.
While the increase in traffic from the proposed project and land use change may be slightly noticeable, the project
has been conditioned to implement circulation improvements to accommodate traffic from the project and
cumulative development in the City of Carlsbad. The proposed project would not, therefore, cause an increase in
traffic that is substantial in relation to the existing traffic load and capacity of the street system, with the proposed
mitigation measures. The impacts from the proposed project are, therefore, mitigated to be less than significant
The modified use of Lot 4 will result in increased project- related traffic. The impacts associated with the increase
can be mitigated as described above. These mitigation measures will improve the LOS from F to B in the AM period
and from LOS F to D in the PM period (see table below).
Tiihlc 5
Ye.-ir 21121) .\litl!*:irc(l Inrersuctinn Level of Service Summ.nrv
Peak
Intersection Hour
5 College Blvd 10; Snlk Ave
5 College Blvd (fii Salk Ave
6 College Blvd ;§.; El Cnmino Real
AM
PM
Before Mitl«iUl(in After
With Prn|wt \IIIIsntion
Delay1
(sec/veh)
-
LOS:
F
F
240 feet
275 feer
Delay1
sec'vch)
IS.U
45.4
1.100
LOS:
B
D
feet
500 feet
Improvement
Signalize
Intersection
Increase Capacity
WB left-mm Docket
Increase Capacity
NB left-turn pocket
*um
&IU ntacft indicate i«enecri«ti opcntingal LOS E or For time have significant impact*.
1 - Delay refer* M 4vera« e control Jeby icr the entire imeaeetion. aMAMtrvrf in icconjj per vehicle.
; - LOS »kulaitanar« bated on mrthwioiovy outlined in dw SH» Highway C-ifuciiy Mimil and performed iiui? TnlTrt 7.3.
b) Potentially Significant Impact. SAN DAG acting as the County Congestion Management Agency has
designated three roads (Rancho Santa Fe Rd., El Camino Real and Palomar Airport Rd.) and one highway segment
in Carlsbad as part of the regional circulation system. The existing LOS on these designated roads and highway in
Carlsbad is:
Rancho Santa Fe Road
El Camino Real
Palomar Airport Road
SR78
LOS
"A-D"
"A-D"
"A-D"
The Congestion Management Program's (CMP) acceptable Level of Service (LOS) standard is "E", or LOS "F" if
that was the LOS in the 1990 base year (e.g., SR 78 in Carlsbad was LOS "F" in 1990). Accordingly, all designated
roads and highway 78 is currently operating at or better than the acceptable standard LOS.
Achievement of the CMP acceptable Level of Service (LOS) "E" standard assumes implementation of the adopted
CMP strategies. Based on the design capacities of the designated roads and highway and implementation of the
CMP strategies, they will function at acceptable levels of service in the short-term and at buildout.
c) No Impact. The proposed project does not include any aviation components. The project went to the San Diego
Airport Authority for a consistency determination on May I, 2003 and was found to be conditionally compatible
with the Comprehensive Land Use Plan for the McCIellan-Palomar Airport. The project was conditioned to limit
19 Rev. 12/13/07
GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-01)
Fenton Carlsbad Medical Center Specific Plan
occupancy of public assembly uses to a maximum of 100 persons. It would not, therefore, result in a change of air
traffic patterns or result in substantial safety risks. No impact assessed.
d) No Impact. AH project circulation improvements will be designed and constructed to City standards; and,
therefore, would not result in design hazards. The proposed project is consistent with the City's general plan and
zoning. Therefore, it would not increase hazards due to an incompatible use. No impact assessed.
e) No Impact. The proposed project has been designed to satisfy the emergency requirements of the Fire and
Police Departments. No impact assessed.
0 No Impact. The proposed project is not requesting a parking variance. Additionally, the project would comply
with the City's parking requirements to ensure an adequate parking supply. No impact assessed.
g) No Impact The project is bordered by College Blvd. to the west and El Camino Real to the east The project is
served by the North County Transit District (NCTD) with bus route 309 serving El Camino Real, and bus route 325
serving College Blvd.
XVI. UTILITIES AND SERVICES SYSTEMS - Would the
project:
a) Exceed wastewater treatment requirements of the
applicable Regional Water Quality Control Board?
b) 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?
c) 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?
d) Have sufficient water supplies available to serve the
project from existing entitlements and resources, or
are new or expanded entitlements needed?
e) 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?
f) Be served by a landfill with sufficient permitted
capacity to accommodate the project's solid waste
disposal needs?
g) Comply with federal, state, and local statutes and
regulations related to solid waste?
Potentially
Significant
Impact
D
n
Potentially
Significant
Unless Less Than
Mitigation Significant No
Incorporated Impact Impact
n
D
n n
D
n
n
n
n
n
n D
n
20 Rev. 12/13/07
GPA Q7-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-tm
Fenton Carlsbad Medical Center Specific Plan
a-g) No Impacts. The proposed medical office development (lot 4 only) will be required to comply with all
Regional Water Quality Control Board Requirements. In addition, the Zone 5 LFMP anticipated that the project site
would be developed with industrial/professional office (including medica!) uses and wastewacer treatment facilities
were planned and designed to accommodate industrial/professional office uses on these sites. All public facilities,
including water facilities, wastewater treatment facilities and drainage facilities, have been planned and designed to
accommodate the growth projections for the City at build-out. Therefore, the project will not result in development
that will result in a significant need to expand or construct new water facility supplies, wastewater treatment or
storm water drainage facilities.
Existing waste disposal services are adequate to serve the proposed medical office uses without exceeding landfill
capacity, (n addition, any proposed development will be required to comply with all federal,-state, and local statues
and regulations related to solid waste. No impact assessed.
XVII. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE
a) 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?
b) Does the project have impacts that are individually
limited, but cumulatively considerable? ("Cumula-
tively considerable" means that the incremental
effects of a project are considerable when viewed in
connection with the effects of past projects, the
effects of other current projects, and the effects of
probable future projects?)
c) Does the project have environmental effects, which
will cause the substantial adverse effects on human
beings, either directly or indirectly?
Potentially
Significant
Impact
D
Potentially
Significant
Unless
D
Less Than
Mitigation Significant
Incorporated Impact
No
Impact
D D
D D
a-c) No Impacts. The proposed project will not degrade the quality of the environment. The project site does not
contain any sensitive fish or wildlife species. Therefore, the project will not reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife
species.
The project site consists of 5 lots. Lots 2 and 3 were previously developed as industrial office buildings and lot I as
medical office. Lot 4 is vacant and graded, currently undeveloped, and lot 5 is designated open space. The Specific
Plan site is not identified by any habitat conservation plan as containing a protected, rare or endangered plant or
animal community. The project is a land use change and therefore will not threaten a plant or animal community.
In addition, there are no historic structures on the site and there are no known cultural resources on the site. The
project will not result in the elimination of any important examples of California History or prehistory.
San Diego Association of Governments (SAND.A.G) projects regional growth for the greater San Diego area and
local general plan land use policies are incorporated into SANDAG projections. Based upon those projections,
region-wide standards, including storm water quality control, air quality standards, habitat conservation, congestion
Rev. 12/13/07
GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-02>
Fenton Carlsbad Medical Center Specific Plan
management standards, etc., are established to reduce the cumulative impacts of development in the region. All of
the City's development standards and regulations are consistent with the region wide standards. The City's standards
and regulations, including grading standards, water quality and drainage standard, traffic standards, habitat and
cultural resource protection regulations, and public facility standards ensure that development within the City will
not result in a significant cumulatively considerable impact.
There are two regional issues that development within the City of Carlsbad has the potential to have a cumulatively
considerable impact on. Those issues are air quality and regional circulation. As described above, the project would
contribute to a cumulatively considerable potential net increase in emissions throughout the air basin. As described
above, air quality would be essentially the same whether or no: the development is implemented.
The County Congestion Management Agency (CMA) has designated three roads (Rancho Santa Fe Rd., El Camino
Real and Palomar Airport Rd.) and two highway segments in Carlsbad as part of the regional circulation system.
The CMA had determined, based on the City's growth projections in the General Plan, that these designated
roadways will function at acceptable levels of service in the short-term and at build-out. The project is consistent
with the City's growth projections, and therefore, the cumulative impacts from the project to the regional circulation
system are less than significant.
With regard to any other potential impacts associated with the project, City standards and regulations will ensure
that any future development of the sites will not result in any significant cumulatively considerable impacts.
Based upon the projects criteria and the fact that any future development within the Specific Plan area will comply
with City standards, the project will not result in any direct or indirect substantial adverse environmental effects on
human beings.
XVIII. EARLIER ANALYSES
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
l5063(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.
fa) Impacts adequately addressed. Identify which effects from the above checklist were within the
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 from the earlier document
and the extent to which they address site-specific conditions for the project.
22 Rev. 12/13/07
GPA Q7-Q4/ZC Q7-04/SP 07-02)
Fenton Carlsbad Medical Center Specific Plan
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.
1. Final Master Environmental Impact Report for the City of Carlsbad General Plan Update (MEIR 93-01).
City of Carlsbad Planning Department. March 1994.
2. Carlsbad General Plan. City of Carlsbad Planning Department, dated March 1994.
3. Citv of Carlsbad Municipal Code. Title 21 Zoning. City of Carlsbad Planning Department, as updated.
4. Habitat Management Plan for Natural Communities in the City of Carlsbad. City of Carlsbad Planning
Department, final approval dated November 2004.
5. Storm Water Management Plan. Fenton Carlsbad Research Center (GPA 06-01). Chang Consultants,
March 3,2006.
6. Traffic Impact Analysis Ventana Real Project. Willdan, March 13,2006.
7. Update Geotechnical Investigation. Carlsbad Tract 00-20. Carlsbad. California. Geocon Incorporated, April
22,2004.
8. McClellan-Palomar Airport Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
23 Rev. 12/13/07
GPA 07-Q4/ZC 07-04/SP 07-02)
Fenton Carlsbad Medical Center Specific Plan
LIST OF MITIGATING MEASURES
To mitigate potentially significant project impacts, the following mitigation measures shall be applied to
the development of the proposed project:
Transportation/Circulation:
1. Prior to the issuance of a grading permit or building permit on lot 4, whichever occurs first,
developer shall install and secure with appropriate security as provided by law, a traffic signal,
including ail appurtenances and traffic signal interconnect conduit and cable, at the intersection of
College Boulevard and Saik Avenue to City Standards to the satisfaction of the City Engineer.
The Developer may request that a reimbursement agreement for the cost of this facility over their
fair share be processed. If a reimbursement agreement is requested it shall be approved prior to
approval of the improvement plan for the signal.
2. Prior to the issuance of a grading permit or building permit on lot 4, whichever occurs first,
developer shall install and secure with appropriate security as provided by law public
improvements as listed below to City Standards to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. These
improvements include:
a) Extending the westbound El Camino Real left turn lane to College Boulevard to a total
length of 500 feet.
b) New 500-foot dual left turn lanes from southbound College Boulevard to Salk Avenue.
3. Prior to the issuance of a grading permit or building permit on lot 4, whichever occurs first,
developer shall execute a Traffic Signal Development Improvement Agreement to design and
install and post appropriate security as provided by law, a new fully actuated traffic signal
including all appurtenances and traffic signal interconnect conduit and cable, at the intersection of
Salk Avenue and Fermi Court, constructed to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. The traffic
signal shall be installed only when written approval is received by the City Engineer. The
Agreement shall be kept in force and security kept valid for a period of 5-years after the last
building permit has been issued for lot 4 within this Development.
24 Rev. 12/13/07
GPA 07-04/ZC Q7-04/SP 07-021
Fenton Carlsbad Medical Center Specific Plan
APPLICANT CONCURRENCE WITH MITIGATION ERASURES
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT I HAVE REVIEWED THE ABOVE MITIGATING MEASURES AND
CONCUR WITH THE ADDITION OF THESE MEASURES TO THE PROJECT.
Date
25 Rev. 12/13/07
Page 1 of 2
PROJECT NAME:
SPECIFIC PLAN
FENTON CARLSBAD MEDICAL CENTER FILE NUMBERS: GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-02
APPROVAL DATE:
The following environmental mitigation measures were incorporated into the Conditions of Approval for this project in order to mitigate
identified environmental impacts to a level of insignificance. A completed and signed checklist for each mitigation measure indicates that
this mitigation measure has been complied with and implemented, and fulfills the City's monitoring requirements with respect to Assembly
Bill 3180 (Public Resources Code Section 21081.6).
Mitigation Measure Monitoring Monitoring
Department
Shown on
Plans
Verified
Implementation Remarks
1. Prior to the issuance of a grading permit or building
permit on lot 4, whichever occurs first, developer
shall install and secure with appropriate security as
provided by law, a traffic signal, including all
appurtenances and traffic signal interconnect
conduit and cable, at the intersection of College
Boulevard and Salk Avenue to City Standards to
the satisfaction of the City Engineer. The
Developer may request that a reimbursement
agreement for the cost of this facility over their fair
share be processed. If a reimbursement agreement
is requested it shall be approved prior to approval
of the improvement plan for the signal.
Project Engineering No
2. Prior to the issuance of a grading permit or building
permit on lot A, whichever occurs first, developer
shall install and secure with appropriate security as
provided by law public improvements as listed
below to City Standards to the satisfaction of the
City Engineer. These improvements include:
a) Extending the westbound El Camino Real
left turn lane to College Boulevard to a total
length of 500 feet. .
Project Engineering No
Explanation of Headings:
Type = P/oject, ongoing, cumulative.
Monitoring Dept. = Department, or Agency, responsible for monitoring a particular
mitigation measure.
information.
Shown on Plans = When mitigation measure is shown on plans, this column will be
initialed and dated.
Verified Implementation « When mitigation measure lias been implemented,
this column will be Initialed and dated.
Remarks - Area for describing status of ongoing mitigation measure, or for other
RD - Appendix P.
Page 2 of 2
Mitigation Measure Monitoring
Type
Monitoring
Department
Shown on
Plans
Verified
Implementation Remarks
b) New 500-foot dual left turn lanes from
southbound College Boulevard to Salk
Avenue.
3. Prior to the issuance of a grading permit or building
permit on lot 4, whichever occurs first, developer
shall execute a Traffic Signal Development
Improvement Agreement to design and install and
post appropriate security as provided by law. a new
fully actuated traffic signal including all
appurtenances and traffic signal interconnect
conduit and cable, at the intersection of Salk
Avenue and Fermi Court, constructed to the
satisfaction of the City Engineer. The traffic signal
shall be installed only when written approval is
received by the City Engineer. The Agreement
shall be kept in force and security kept valid for a
period of 5-years after the last building permit has
been issued for lot 4 within this Development.
On-going
(5 year period)
Engineering No
Explanation of Headings:
Type = Project, ongoing, cumulative.
Monitoring Oept. = Department, or Agency, responsible for monitoring a particular
mitigation measure.
information.
Shown on Plans = When mitigation measure is shown on plans, this column will be
initialed and dated.
Verified Implementation - When mitigation measure has been implemented,
this column will be initialed and dated.
Remarks = Area for describing status of ongoing mitigation measure, or for other
RO - Appendix P.
EXHIBIT 2
1
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
3 CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 21.05.030 OF
THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE BY AN AMENDMENT TO
4 THE ZONING MAP TO GRANT A ZONE CHANGE, ZC 07-04, ON
THREE LOTS FROM PLANNED INDUSTRIAL (P-M) TO OFFICE
5 (O), ON PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE WEST
SIDE OF EL CAMINO REAL BETWEEN COLLEGE BOULEVARD
6 AND FARADAY AVENUE IN LOCAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
ZONE 5.
7 CASE NAME: FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN
CASE NO.: ZC 07-04
8
WHEREAS, the City Council did on the 7i-h day ofOctober . hold a duly
1 „ noticed public hearing as prescribed by law to consider said request; and
WHEREAS, said application constitutes a request for a Zone Change as shown
12 on Exhibit "ZC 07-04 - Fenton Carlsbad Center Specific Plan," dated July 16, 2008, attached
13 hereto and made a part hereof; and
14 WHEREAS at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony
15 and arguments, if any, of all persons desiring to be heard, said City Council considered all
16 factors relating to the ZC 07-04 - Fenton Carlsbad Center Specific Plan.
17 NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad does ordain as
18 follows:
19 SECTION I: That section 21.50.030 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code, being the
20 zoning map, is amended as shown on the map marked "ZC 07-04 - Fenton Carlsbad Center
21
Specific Plan," dated July 16, 2008, attached hereto and made a part hereof.
22
SECTION II: That the findings and conditions of the Planning Commission in
23
Planning Commission Resolution No. 6433 shall also constitute the findings and conditions of
24
the City Council.
25
EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its26
adoption, and the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be
published at least once in a publication of general circulation the City of Carlsbad within fifteen
days after its adoption.
1 INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at the regular meeting of the Carlsbad City
2 Council on the 7tb day ofOctober . 2008, and thereafter.
3"
4 PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council
5 of the City of Carlsbad, California, held on the day of , 2008, by the
6 following vote, to wit:
7 AYES:
8 NOES:
9 ABSENT:
10 ABSTAIN:
11
12 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
13 "
14
15 RONALD R. BALL, City Attorney
16
17
18 CLAUDE A. LEWIS, Mayor
19 ATTEST:
20
21
22 LORRAINE M. WOOD, City Clerk
23 (SEAL)
24
25
26
27
28
-2-
FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN - ZC 07-04
July 16, 2008 Draft £3 final D
R-A-10000
I
M-Q I ^vN>j
i f°R~
EXISTING
PROPOSED
Related Case File No(s): GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-02
Zoning Designation Changes
Property
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
212-021-02
212-021-03
212-021-04
From:
P-M
P-M
P-M
To:
0
0
0
EXHIBIT 3
1 ORDINANCE NO. CS-012
2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
3 CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE FENTON
CARLSBAD CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN (SP 07-02) ON
4 PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF
EL CAMINO REAL BETWEEN COLLEGE BOULEVARD AND
5 FARADAY AVENUE IN LOCAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
ZONE 5.
6 CASE NAME: FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN
CASE NO.: SP 07-02
7
WHEREAS, the City Council did on the 7i-b day of Octoberhold a duly
8
noticed public hearing as prescribed by law to consider said request; and
10 WHEREAS, said application constitutes a request for a Specific Plan as shown
j j on "Fenton Carlsbad Center Specific Plan (SP 07-02)," dated July 2008, attached hereto and
12 made a part hereof; and
13 WHEREAS at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony
14 and arguments, if any, of all persons desiring to be heard, said City Council considered all
15 factors relating to the Fenton Carlsbad Center Specific Plan (SP 07-02).
16 NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad does ordain as
17 follows:
1 818 SECTION I: That Fenton Carlsbad Center Specific Plan (SP 07-02) dated July
19 2008, on file in the Planning Department and attached hereto and incorporated by reference
20 herein, is approved. The Fenton Carlsbad Center Specific Plan (SP 07-02) shall constitute the
21
development plan for the plan area and all development within the plan area shall conform to the
22
plan.
23
SECTION II: That the findings and conditions of the Planning Commission in
24
Planning Commission Resolution No. 6434 shall also constitute the findings and conditions of
the City Council.
27 EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its
2g adoption, and the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be
published at least once in a publication of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within
fifteen days after its adoption.
1 INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at the regular meeting of the Carlsbad City
2 Council on the 7tb day ofOctober2008, and thereafter.
3"
4 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council
5 of the City of Carlsbad, California, held on the day of , 2008, by the
6 following vote, to wit:
7 AYES:
8 NOES:
9 ABSENT:
10 ABSTAIN:
11
12 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
13
14 RONALD R. BALL, City Attorney
15
16
17 CLAUDE A. LEWIS, Mayor
18 ATTEST:
19
20 LORRAINE M. WOOD, City Clerk
21 (SEAL)
22"
23
24
25
26
27
28
Fenton Carlsbad Center
SPECIFIC PLAN 07-02
Prepared for:
H.G. Fenton
7577 Mission Valley Road, Suite 200
San Diego, CA92108
City of Carlsbad
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Prepared by:
Hofman Planning & Engineering
3152 Lionshead Avenue
Carlsbad, CA 92010
Approved August 20, 2008 by Planning Commission Resolution (6434)
And , 2008 by City Council Ordinance (XXX)
(A 48.54 acre medical/office complex on the north and south sides of Salk Ave.
between College Boulevard and El Camino Real)
July 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
A. PURPOSE AND SCOPE 3
B. LOCATION AND PLANNING AREA INFORMATION 3
C. HISTORY 4
D. REGULATORY SPECIFIC PLAN 4
E. CONSISTENCY WITH THE GENERAL PLAN AND PLANS OF OTHER
JURISDICTIONS 8
//. LAND USES
A. PERMITTED USES 9
1. AREA 1 9
2. AREA 2 10
3. AREA 3 13
B. LAND USE STANDARDS AND DESIGN REGULATIONS 13
///. INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN AND IMPLEMENTA TION MEASURES 14
IV. RELATIONSHIP OF THE SPECIFIC PLAN'S ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT TO
SUBSEQUENT DISCRETIONARY PROJECTS 75
V. SPECIFIC PLAN ADMINISTRATION 75
A. GENERAL NOTES 15
B. MITIGATION MEASURES 15
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Regional Context 5 5
Figure 2: City Context 6
Figure 3: Land Use Plan 7
July 2008
I. INTRODUCTION
A. PURPOSE AND SCOPE
The purpose of this Fenton Carlsbad Center Specific Plan (FCCSP) is to address the
need for a full mix of office and medical facilities within Carlsbad, to serve both residents
and the daily workforce. In doing so, the plan aims to achieve an objective of the City of
Carlsbad's General Plan by reflecting the cultural values of the community. Some
important values are maintaining a jobs-housing balance, providing for a healthy
lifestyle, including the provision of services for adequate health care needs, and
providing those who live and work in the City of Carlsbad, the right to convenient and
readily accessible health care.
FCCSP only seeks to define the allowable type of land uses and does not provide
development standards or design standards above and beyond those of the Office
Zone; the plan does include several implementation measures that future projects will
need to comply with in addition to those of the base zone. The FCCSP is adopted
pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Sections 65450 et. seq. and the Land
Use Element of the City of Carlsbad General Plan.
B. LOCATION AND PLANNING AREA INFORMATION
The Fenton Carlsbad Center Specific Plan area is located on Salk Avenue, between El
Camino Real and College Boulevard. Direct access to the properties will be from Salk
Avenue. The 48.54 acre area is located entirely within the boundary of Local Facilities
Management Zone 5. The plan area is described as Lots 1 through 5 of Carlsbad Tract
00-20, in the City of Carlsbad, County of San Diego, State of California, according to
map thereof No. 15253, filed in the Office of the Recorder of San Diego County,
January 30, 2006. The size of the lots and the three land use areas of the FCCSP are
listed below:
• Area 1 (13.26 acres)
o Lot 1 is 3.47 acres.
o Lot 4 is 9.79 acres.
• Area 2 (14.69 acres)
o Lot 2 is 9.78 acres.
o Lot 3 is 4.91 acres.
• Area 3 (20.59 acres)
o Lot 5 is 20.59 acres.
The plan area (shown in Exhibits 1, 2 and 3) is centrally located to Carlsbad's
employment center, yet it is situated on the periphery of the industrial zone in proximity
to residential areas to the east and to the north. Additionally, the plan area is
approximately 4,000 feet north of McClellan-Palomar Airport within the Airport Influence
Area and Flight Activity Zone, but outside the 60 dBA CNEL noise contour, as shown in
the Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan for the McClellan-Palomar Airport, amended
July 2008
October 4, 2004. A regional map depicting the location of the property within the
County and a city context map presenting the location of the property within the City of
Carlsbad are provided in Exhibits 1 and 2 on pages 5 and 6 respectively. The
boundaries of the FCCSP, and each land use area within the plan, are shown in Exhibit
3 on page 7.
C. HISTORY
The Fenton Carlsbad Medical Center, formerly the Fox Miller Property, was subdivided
and graded into five lots under CT 00-20 in 2002. Lots 1 through 4 were zoned PM for
industrial use and Lot 5 was zoned as open space (OS). In 2006, Lot 1 of the FCMC
was rezoned from Planned Industrial (PM) to Office (O) under GPA 06-01/ZC 06-017
SDP 06-03. SDP 06-03 allowed for the construction of a two-story 40,655 square foot
Medical Office building on Lot 1.
This specific plan is being prepared in conjunction with a General Plan Amendment and
Zone Change that will change uses in the FCCSP area from Planned Industrial to
Office. The FCCSP limits medical uses to lots 1 and 4 of the FCCSP.
The following are past approvals related to the FCCSP area:
• GPA 00-05/ZC 00-07/CT 00-20/PIP 00-02/HDP 00-11/SUP 00-10
• GPA 06-01/ZC 06-017 SDP 06-03
• PIP 04-03/SUP 04-11
• PIP 06-06
D. REGULATORY SPECIFIC PLAN
The FCCSP is a regulatory document that only manages land uses. It is not a policy
document, and does not introduce any new policy objectives. The plan provides for a
mix of office uses and proportional amount of medical office uses within the city's
central employment area and also within close proximity to residentially zoned areas.
July 2008
COUNTYRIVERSIDE
WUP PENOUTON °™tof>°*
(U . S . U . C .)
Warner Springsmean
Valley Center
oBorrego Springs
Oeeonside
C
PROJECT
LOCATION F Leucodio
Encinitas
Cardiff
Solana BeochQ oRancha
Santo Fe
0 Mesa^Gronde
Santa Ysobel
Scissors Crossing\
° Olivenhain
o Agua Cafiente
Spring
Oescanso o Mount
V oCuoJoy Loguno
Pacific Beac
Mission Beach
Ocean Be
NaUonal City
Chula Vista
Imperial Beach
NOT TO
SCALE
FIGURE REGIONAL MAP
FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN
Hofman
Planning & Engineering
Perpared 2-15-08
NOT TO
SCALE
CITY OF OCEANSIDE
CITY OF VISTA
CITY OF
SAN MARCOS
PACIFIC
OCEAN
CJTY OF ENCINITAS
FIGURE 2. VICINITY MAP
Perpared 2-15-08
FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN
Hofman
Planning & Engineering
BEST
COPY
SCALE 1" » SOff
FIGURE 3, LAND USE PLAN
FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN
SPECIFIC PLAN BOUNDARY
MM AREAl 13.256 AC
SSI AREA 2 14.690 AC
iHU AREA 3 20.590 AC Hofman
Planning & Engineering
Perpared 2-15-08 SSSrtWflT"[7tO)Wi-tl(»
E. CONSISTENCY WITH THE GENERAL PLAN AND PLANS OF OTHER
JURISDICTIONS
Lots 1-4 of the plan area are designated in the City of Carlsbad's General Plan as Office
and Related Commercial (O) and Lot 5 is designated Open Space (OS). The Fenton
Carlsbad Center Specific Plan is consistent with the eight elements of the Carlsbad
General Plan. The plan allows a full mix of office uses and limited area for medical
offices (Lots 1 and 4) in an area that is zoned and planned for similar planned industrial
uses, and provides for the continued use and protection of open space on Lot 5. The
following highlights some of the major General Plan goals applicable to the Fenton
Carlsbad Center Specific Plan.
1. Land Use Element
a. Commercial development to serve the employment and
service needs of Carlsbad residents.
The specific plan will meet this requirement by allowing development
of medical/professional office services to serve as an employment
base for both the community and the region in close proximity to
housing, and to provide residents and persons employed locally with
conveniently located services.
2. Circulation Element
a. Adequate circulation infrastructure to serve the projected
population.
The existing Salk Avenue, College Boulevard and El Camino Real
roadways and intersections are adequate in capacity to handle the
traffic generated by Office use, and specifically medical office use
within Area 1 (Lots 1 and 4 in Figure 3), with the implementation of
traffic mitigation improvements detailed in the implementation section
of this plan.
3. Noise Element
a. Comply with the City policy that 55 Leq (h) dBA is the
maximum interior noise level for general office uses.
The uses within the plan area will comply with interior noise
standards, through the requirement to submit a letter from an
acoustician detailing how specific construction measures attenuate
the interior noise environment to 55 Leq (h) dBA or lower.
July 2008
This plan implements the General Plan in conjunction with the Office and Open Space
Zoning classifications of the area. The permitted uses are primarily those specifically
referenced in Section II of this document. The provisions of the Office Zone (e.g.
development standards, development permit requirements, etc.) and any amendments
to it apply to the topics that are not covered in this plan. Approval of this plan does not
vest any rights for future approvals of any licenses, discretionary acts or other
entitlements necessary for future development in the plan area. Subsequent public
works projects, tentative or parcel maps, discretionary acts, and zoning ordinances that
affect the plan area must be consistent with the FCCSP. Pre-existing tentative or parcel
maps, discretionary acts (e.g., Site Development Plans, Planned Industrial Permits,
grading permit, etc.), ministerial acts (e.g., building permits, etc.) are deemed consistent
with the FCCSP.
The FCCSP area is located within the Airport Influence Area and Flight Activity Zone of
the Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan for the McClellan-Palomar Airport (ALCUP). A
mix of office and medical office uses allowed under the FCCSP is consistent with
compatibility requirements of the existing Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan for the
McClellan-Palomar Airport, as amended October 4, 2004, because of the area's
location well outside the 60 CNEL dB noise contour. This airport plan is in the process
of being revised and modified, and the FCCSP contains a requirement that all future
development permits be consistent with the airport plan in effect at the time of the
application for development permit. FCCSP was considered at the May 1, 2008 San
Diego Airport Authority hearing and found to be conditionally consistent with the
ALCUP. The Airport Authority conditioned the plan not to allow intensive development
nor uses which involve the assembly of large groups of people (more than one hundred
(100) persons per assembly area (as defined by the California Building Code Group A
Occupancy).
II. LAND USES
The Fenton Carlsbad Center Specific Plan does not seek to introduce new uses,
however it will not provide for medical uses in Area 2 (Lots 2 and 3) of the plan.
A. PERMITTED USES
This section outlines the allowed office uses in Areas 1 through 3 of the plan area, no
development or design standards are proposed. All development in the O Zone, except
child day care centers, shall require approval of a site development plan processed
according to the provisions of Chapter 21.06 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code.
1. AREA 1 (LOTS 1 & 4)
All uses allowed in the underlying Office zone, which includes medical offices, are
permitted in Area 1 (Lots 1 and 4). Additionally permitted appurtenant uses such as
a cafeteria, flower or gift shop, and any other accessory uses determined by the
Planning Director as relating to a primary use of medical offices, medical clinic
July 2008
and/or medical complex. Up to 150,000 square feet of medical offices/complex
/clinic are permitted on Lot 4 and up to 47,000 square feet on Lot 1, provided that
parking is consistent with the requirements of Chapter 21.44 of the Carlsbad
Municipal Code. The maximum size of any future development of Lots 1 and 4 with
offices allowed in the O Zone, other than medical offices, would be subject to the
development standards of the O Zone.
2. AREA 2 (LOTS 2 & 3)
Area 2 (Lots 2 and 3) uses consist of P-M Zone listed office uses that are not
directly listed in the O Zone and all uses allowed in the underlying Office zone,
excluding dentists, doctors, chiropractors and incidental related uses such as
pharmacies (prescription only), biochemical, X-ray laboratories, medical offices,
clinics and hospitals. The underlying Office zone "administrative and executive
offices / offices business and professional" uses and PM Zone office uses include,
but are not limited to:
• Accessory uses and structures where related and incidental to a
permitted use
• Advertising-direct mail
• Agricultural consultants
• Airlines Offices, general offices
• Air courier services
• Audio visual services
• Answering bureaus
• Appraisers
• Arbitrators
• Banks and other financial institutions without drive-thru facilities
• Billing service
• Blueprinters
• Book publishing
• Bookbinding
• Building inspection services
• Burglar alarm systems
• Business offices for professional and labor organizations
• Bookkeeping services
• Building designers
• Business consultants
• Civil Engineers
• Child day care center (2)
• Computer service (time-sharing)
• Computer systems
• Corporate travel agencies and bureaus
• Collection agencies
• Commodity brokers
• Communications consultants
10
July 2008
Computer programmers
Construction manager
Credit rating service
Diamond and gold brokers
Data communication service
Data processing service
Data systems consultants
Display designers
Display services
Drafting service
Economics research
Educational consultants
Educational research
Electronics consultants
Electric contractors
Environmental services
Energy management consultants
Engineering offices
Escrow service
Estimators
Executive recruiting consultants
Executive training consultants
Executive search office
Export and import consultants
Fire protection consultants
Financial planners and consultants
Foreclosure assistance
Foundation-educational research
Franchise services
Fund-raising counselors
Gemologist
Geophysicist
Government contract consultants
Government facilities and offices
Governmental agencies
Graphic designers
Hotels and motels (2)
Human service organization
Human factors research and development
Importers
Incorporating agency
Industrial medical (workers comp)
Information bureaus
Interior decorators and designers (no merchandise storage)
Investigators
Investment advisory
11
July 2008
Investment securities
Leasing services
Lecture bureaus
Literary agents
Magazine subscription agents
Mailing list service
Management consultants
Manufacturer's agents
Marketing research and analysis
Message receiving service
Mutual funds
Newspaper/periodical printing (2)
On-site recreational facilities intended for the use of employees of
the office zone
Patent searchers
Pension and profit sharing plans
Personal service bureau
Product development and marketing
Public relations services
Public utilities companies
Publicity services
Publishers' representatives
Printing services
Radio communications
Recording services
Relocation service
Repossessing service
Retail uses (2)
Retirement planning consultants
Safety consultants
Sales training and counseling
Satellite antennas (1)
Searchers of records
Security firms
Security systems
Sound system consultants
Space planning consultants
Storage, wholesale and distribution facilities
Surveyors
Tax service and consultants
Telephone cable companies
Telephone systems
Translators and interpreters
Tour operators
Trademark consultants
Trust companies
12
July 2008
• Any other administrative, executive, business and professional
offices (excluding medical uses as listed above)
1 = Administrative hearing process
2 = Planning Commission hearing process
3. AREA 3 (LOT 5)
This 20.59 acre area was previously established as an open space preserve for
the preservation of natural habitat, particularly the Brodiaea Filifolia (Threaded
Leaved Brodiaea), consistent with the City of Carlsbad's Habitat Management
Plan. Use of Area 3 remains restricted to existing open space / habitat, and
there are no development rights in this area of the plan.
B. LAND USE STANDARDS AND DESIGN REGULATIONS
No land use regulations or design standards beyond those of the underlying office zone
and other associated, applicable local regulations (e.g., subdivision, etc.) are imposed
by this plan. However, site and architectural design concepts for both areas 1 and 2 are
described below.
1. The siting of buildings within the Fenton Carlsbad Medical Center should
capture the available views from the property. Changes in massing and
articulation of each building should highlight its public entry.
All sides of the building facade should receive equal design attention. A
building's exterior finish materials should include a generous amount of
glass; smooth texture finishes such as plaster, pre-finished metal or
concrete, and stone or masonry. Masonry may be utilized as a contrasting
or complementary material to other hard surface materials such as glass
or metal panels that may be used on the building. Masonry materials may
include brick, stone, tile, or architectural concrete block (such as
burnished, split face or ribbed block). The materials selected should be
consistent with the character of a corporate office building and consistent
with the existing buildings in the Carlsbad Research Center.
3. As the buildings may be viewed from above, a neat and clean roof
appearance is important. Any roof mounted equipment should be
screened and architecturally integrated with the building elements.
13
July 2008
4. Development of each lot should offer pedestrian-oriented site amenities.
Pedestrian walkways, plazas and outdoor seating/eating areas, with
shade structures, are encouraged throughout the site. Pedestrian and
vehicular access to the lots, once off Salk Avenue, should afford a variety
of, and continuously changing, view corridors to the new buildings. Trees
and other shading elements should provide cover for the parking area as
well as the pedestrian access to the building.
5. On-site enclosures such as for trash/recycling, mechanical equipment, or
above-grade parking structures should blend into the site environment and
be designed in a manner that is architecturally compatible with the primary
building in exterior finishes. Shading of the top level of a parking structure
should be considered through the use of tree planters or trellis structures.
6. Design and development of Lot 2 is regulated by PIP 04-03 and SUP 04-
11. To the extent that the language, above, conflicts with the provisions of
these earlier approvals, the PIP and SUP shall prevail.
III. INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES
The infrastructure improvements planned for and approved as part of Local Facilities
Management Zone 5 and the City of Carlsbad Capital Improvement Plan, remain
applicable and satisfactory for the FCCSP for all categories except for traffic circulation.
FCCSP allows for and encourages the development of medical offices in Area 1 (lots 1
and 4) of the plan area. If medical offices, which have higher traffic generation rates
than other types of offices, develop in this plan area, traffic circulation improvements will
be necessary, as detailed below.
Implementation of the specific plan shall occur through the adherence of future
development proposals to the permitting requirements and development standards of
the underlying zoning (Office Zone) and all other applicable requirements of the
Carlsbad Municipal Code (e.g., Titles 19, 20, 21, etc.). Additionally, all future requests
for development, whether administrative or discretionary, within the plan area shall
comply with the following in addition to the traffic mitigation measures identified in this
plan:
• Provide a letter from an acoustician detailing how specific construction
measures attenuate the interior noise environment to 55 Leq (h) dBA or
lower;
• Comply with the requirements of whichever Airport Land Use Compatibility
Plan for McClellan-Palomar Airport is in effect at the time of subsequent
14
July 2008
development permit application. FCCSP was considered at the May 1,
2008 San Diego Airport Authority hearing and found to be conditionally
consistent with the ALCUP. The Airport Authority found the Specific Plan
consistent that the plan not to allow intensive development and all uses
which involves the assembly of large groups of people (more than one
hundred (100) persons per assembly area (as defined by the California
Building Code Group A Occupancy).
• Comply with the requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) (e.g., provision of Best Management
Practices and Low Impact Development requirements) that are current at
the time of project application.
IV. RELATIONSHIP OF THE SPECIFIC PLAN'S ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT TO
SUBSEQUENT DISCRETIONARY PROJECTS
A Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting
Program (MMRP) for the Fenton Carlsbad Center Specific Plan has been prepared for
the Specific Plan area. The approved development permits/rights for Lots 1, 2, and 3 of
the plan area remain unaffected by the FCCSP and associated MND and MMRP.
Subsequent discretionary development applications for Lot 4 may require additional
environmental review, primarily focused on potential traffic impacts, specifically if site
design and land uses result in greater impacts (medical office) than discussed in the
associated technical studies supporting the MND and MMRP.
V. SPECIFIC PLAN ADMINISTRATION
As contained in Section 65450, et. seq. of the California Government Code, the FCCSP
shall be amended in the same manner as a general plan, except that a specific plan
may be adopted by resolution or by ordinance and may be amended as often as
deemed necessary by the legislative body. The FCCSP may not be amended unless
the proposed amendment is consistent with the City of Carlsbad's General Plan.
Additionally, amendment of the FCCSP shall be subject to the local requirements of
Chapter 21.52 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code.
A. GENERAL NOTES
The developer(s) shall be responsible for implementing the mitigation measures which
are based on the Fenton Carlsbad Center Specific Plan Mitigated Negative Declaration
and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program. Where questions arise regarding the
interpretation of this Specific Plan, the Planning Director shall resolve them in a manner
consistent with the Municipal Code, adopted City plans, and City policy. Such decisions
by the Planning Director may be appealed to the Planning Commission and City
Council.
B. MITIGATION MEASURES
15
July 2008
1. Traffic
/. Prior to the issuance of a grading permit or building permit on lot 4,
whichever occurs first, developer shall install and secure with
appropriate security as provided by law, a traffic signal, including all
appurtenances and traffic signal interconnect conduit and cable, at
the intersection of College Boulevard and Salk Avenue to City
Standards to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. The Developer
may request that a reimbursement agreement for the cost of this
facility over their fair share be processed. If a reimbursement
agreement is requested it shall be approved prior to approval of the
improvement plan for the signal.
ii. Prior to issuance of a grading or building permit on lot 4, whichever
occurs first, developer shall install and secure with appropriate
security as provided by law public improvements listed below to
City Standards to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. These
improvements include:
1. Extending the westbound El Cam/no Real left turn lane to
College Boulevard to a total length of 500 feet.
2. New 500-foot dual left turn lanes from southbound College
Boulevard to Salk Avenue.
Hi. Prior to the issuance of a grading or building permit on lot 4,
whichever occurs first, developer shall execute a Traffic Signal
Development Improvement Agreement to design and install and
post appropriate security as provided by law, a new fully actuated
traffic signal including all appurtenances and traffic signal
interconnect conduit and cable, at the intersection of Salk Avenue
and Fermi Court, constructed to the satisfaction of the City
Engineer. The traffic signal shall be installed only when written
approval is received by the City Engineer. The agreement shall be
kept in force and security valid for a period of 5-years after the last
building permit has been issued for lot 4 within this development.
2. San Diego Regional Airport Authority
As the project involves a General Plan Amendment, the project was
submitted to the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority (SDCRAA)
for a determination of consistency with the McClellan-Palomar Airport
Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP) on May 1, 2008. The SDCRAA
adopted Resolution 2008-0018 ALUC finding the project conditionally
consistent with the ALUCP. The condition added was the restriction that
all assembly areas within the proposed project that are located within the
FAZ be limited (as defined by the Uniform Building Code Group A
Occupancy) to no more than one hundred (100) persons per assembly
area in order to be consistent with FAZ guidelines in the McClellan-
Palomar Airport ALUCP.
16
July 2008
EXHIBIT 4
SITEMAP
NOT TO SCALE
Fenton Carlsbad Medical
Center Specific Plan
GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-02
EXHIBIT 5
1 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 6431
2
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
3 CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING
ADOPTION OF A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION
4 AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING
PROGRAM FOR THE FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER
SPECIFIC PLAN PROJECT ON PROPERTY GENERALLY
6 . LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF EL CAMINO REAL
BETWEEN COLLEGE BOULEVARD AND FARADAY
7 AVENUE IN LOCAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT ZONE 5.
CASE NAME: FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER
8 SPECIFIC PLAN
9 CASE NO.: GPA 07-04/ZC 07-Q4/SP 07-02
10 WHEREAS, Fenton Carlsbad Research Center, LLC, "Developer/Owner," has
11 filed a verified application with the City of Carlsbad regarding property," described as:
12 Lot 1 through Lot 5 of Carlsbad Tract 00-20, in the City of
13 Carlsbad, County of San Diego, State of California, According
to the Map Thereof No. 15253, Filed in the Office of the
14 County Recorder of San Diego County, January 30,2006
15 ("the Property"); and
WHEREAS, a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and
17
Reporting Program was prepared in conjunction with said project; and
18
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did on July 16, 2008, August 6, 2008,
20 and August 20, 2008, hold a duly noticed public hearing as prescribed by law to consider said
21 request; and
22 WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony
23 and arguments, examining the initial study, analyzing the information submitted by staff, and
24
considering any written comments received, the Planning Commission considered all factors
25
relating to the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting
26
27 Program.
28 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Planning
Commission as follows:
A) That the foregoing recitations are true and correct.
2
B) That based on the evidence presented at the public hearing, the Planning
3 Commission hereby RECOMMENDS ADOPTION of the Mitigated Negative
Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, Exhibit
4 "MND," according to Exhibits "NOI," and "PII," attached hereto and made a part
, hereof, based on the following findings:
5 Findings;
7 1. The Planning Commission of the City of Carlsbad does hereby find:
o a. it has reviewed, analyzed, and considered the Mitigated Negative Declaration
and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, the environmental
impacts therein identified for this project and any comments thereon prior to
I o RECOMMENDING APPROVAL of the project; and
II b. the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting
Program has been prepared in accordance with requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act, the State Guidelines and the Environmental
13 Protection Procedures of the City of Carlsbad; and
14 c. it reflects the independent judgment of the Planning Commission of the City of
Carlsbad; and
15
., d. based on the EIA Part II and comments thereon, there is no substantial evidence
the project will have a significant effect on the environment.
17
2. The Planning Commission hereby finds that the Program is designed to ensure that
18 during project implementation the Developer and any other responsible parties implement
the project components and comply with the feasible mitigation measures identified in
19 the CEQA Findings and the Program.
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
PCRESONO. 6431 -2-
I c
-1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Planning
Commission of the City of Carlsbad, California, held on August 20,2008, by the following vote,
to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
Commissioners Baker, Boddy, Cardosa, Douglas, Montgomery,
and Chairperson Whitton
ABSENT: Commissioner Dominguez
ABSTAIN:
-RANK H. WHITTON, Chairperson
CARLSBAD PLANNING COMMISSION
ATTEST:
DON NEU
Planning Director
PCRESON0.6431 -3-
1 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 6432
2
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
3 CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING
APPROVAL OF A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT TO
4 CHANGE THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION
, FROM PLANNED INDUSTRIAL TO OFFICE ON PROPERTY
GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF EL
6 CAMINO REAL BETWEEN COLLEGE BOULEVARD AND
FARADAY AVENUE IN LOCAL FACILITIES
7 MANAGEMENT ZONE 5.
CASE NAME: FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER
8 SPECIFIC PLAN
9 CASE NO.: GPA 07-04
10 WHEREAS, Fcnton Carlsbad Research Center, LLC, "Developer/Owner," has
11 filed a verified application with the City of Carlsbad regarding property," described as:
12 Lot 1 through Lot 5 of Carlsbad Tract 00-20, in the City of
13 Carlsbad, County of San Diego, State of California, According
to the Map Thereof No. 15253, Filed in the Office of the
14 County Recorder of San Diego County, January 30,2006
15 ("the Property"); and
WHEREAS, said verified application constitutes a request for a General Plan
17
Amendment as shown on Exhibit "GPA 07-04" dated August 20, 2008, attached hereto and on
18
file in the Carlsbad Planning Department, FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER SPECIFIC
2Q PLAN - GPA 07-04, as provided in Government Code Section 65350 et. seq. and Section
21 21.52.160 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code; and
22 WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did, on July 16, 2008, August 6, 2008,
23 and August 20, 2008, hold a duly noticed public hearing as prescribed by law to consider said
24
request; and
25
WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony
26
27 and arguments, if any, of all persons desiring to be heard, said Commission considered all factors
28 relating to the General Plan Amendment.
1 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Planning
2 Commission of the City of Carlsbad, as follows:
3
A) That the above recitations are true and correct.
4
- B) That based on the evidence presented at the public hearing, the Commission
RECOMMENDS APPROVAL of FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER
5 SPECIFIC PLAN - GPA 07-04, based on the following findings:
7 Findings:
8 1. The Planning Commission finds that the project, as conditioned herein, is in
conformance with the Elements of the City's General Plan based on the facts set forth in
the staff report dated July 16,2008, including, but not limited to the following:
10 Land Use: The project proposes a General Plan Amendment from Planned
11 Industrial (PI) to Office (O) and a Specific Plan (SP) to allow for the
development of medical office and general office uses on lots 1 and 4 and
12 general office uses on lots 2 and 3. The proposed Office Land Use designation
would be compatible with adjacent Planned Industrial Office and Open Space
land uses and promote the General Plan Land Use goal which provides for
14 land uses which through their arrangement, location, and size, support and
enhance the economic viability of the community.
15
Land Use: The project is not adjacent to the McClellan-Palomar Airport, is
16 not subject to the height limitations in the McClellan-Palomar Airport Land
Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP), is located outside the 60 dB CNEL noise
contour, is outside the Runway Protection Zone, and has been determined to
I g be consistent, as conditioned, with the McClellan-Palomar Airport ALUCP by
the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority on May 1,2008.
19
Circulation: The proposed Office Land Use designation would not result in any
20 unavoidable adverse traffic impacts to the area. Future development of lot 4
within the proposed Specific Plan area will implement identified circulation
improvements to mitigate for any possible traffic impacts to Salk Avenue,
22 College Boulevard, and El Camino Real. The project is consistent with the
applicable policies and programs of the General Plan.
23
Open Space and Conservation: The Specific Plan will continue to preserve lot 5
24 as Open Space consistent with the adopted Habitat Management Plan.
25 2. The Planning Commission has reviewed each of the exactions imposed on the Developer
contained in this resolution, and hereby finds, in this case, that the exactions are imposed
to mitigate impacts caused by or reasonably related to the project, and the extent and the
27 degree of the exaction is in rough proportionality to the impact caused by the project.
28
PC RESO NO. 6432 -2-
Conditions:
2
1. If any of the following conditions fail to occur, or if they are, by their terms, to be
3 implemented and maintained over time, if any of such conditions fail to be so
implemented and maintained according to their terms, the City shall have the right to
4 revoke or modify all approvals herein granted; deny or further condition issuance of all
future building permits; deny, revoke, or further condition all certificates of occupancy
issued under the authority of approvals herein granted; record a notice of violation on the
property title; institute and prosecute litigation to compel their compliance with said
conditions or seek damages for their violation. No vested rights are gained by Developer
or a successor in interest by the City's approval of this General Plan Amendment.
2. Staff is authorized and directed to make, or require the Developer to make, all corrections
and modifications to the General Plan Amendment documents, as necessary to make
them internally consistent and in conformity with the final action on the project.
10 Development shall occur substantially as shown on the approved Exhibits. Any proposed
development different from this approval shall require an amendment to this approval.
11
3. Developer shall comply with all applicable provisions of federal, state, and local laws and
regulations in effect at the time of building permit issuance.
4. If any condition for construction of any public improvements or facilities, or the payment
14 of any fees in lieu thereof, imposed by this approval or imposed by law on this Project are
challenged, this approval shall be suspended as provided in Government Code Section
15 66020. If any such condition is determined to be invalid, this approval shall be invalid
unless the City Council determines that the project without the condition complies with
all requirements of law.
17 Developer/Operator shall and does hereby agree to indemnify, protect, defend, and hold
18 harmless the City of Carlsbad, its Council members, officers, employees, agents, and
representatives, from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, demands, claims
and costs, including court costs and attorney's fees incurred by the City arising, directly
or indirectly, from (a) City's approval and issuance of this General Plan Amendment,
(b) City's approval or issuance of any permit or action, whether discretionary or
21 nondiscretionary, in connection with the use contemplated herein, and
(c) Developer/Operator's installation and operation of the facility permitted hereby,
22 including without limitation, any and all liabilities arising from the emission by the
facility of electromagnetic fields or other energy waves or emissions. This obligation
survives until all legal proceedings have been concluded and continues even if the City's
24 approval is not validated.
25 6. This approval is granted subject to the approval of Mitigated Negative Declaration and
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and approval of ZC 07-04, and SP
26 07-02 and is subject to all conditions contained in Planning Commission Resolutions No.
6431,6433, and 6434 for those other approvals incorporated herein by reference.
28
PC RESO NO. 6432 -3-
• 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Planning
Commission of the City of Carlsbad, California, held on August 20,2008, by the following vote,
to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
Commissioners Baker, Boddy, Cardosa, Douglas, Montgomery,
and Chairperson Whitton
ABSENT: Commissioner Dominguez
ABSTAIN:
TRANK H. WHITTON, Chairperson
CARLSBAD PLANNING COMMISSION
ATTEST:
DON NEU
Planning Director
PC RESO NO. 6432 -4-
FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN - SP 07-04
July 16,2008 . Draft gj final Q
EXISTING
PROPOSED
Rfriaied case File NOO): GPA 07-o-Ji'zc Q7-(Mf8P 07-02
Carers Plan Map C~£iaralion C-nanges
PtOKflV
A.
9-
W-,
D.
£
2t2-321-02
212-D21-03
2t2-321-04
Frsm:
P!
P!
Pf
To:
0
0
0
1 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 6433
2
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
3 CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING
APPROVAL OF A ZONE CHANGE FROM PLANNED
4 INDUSTRIAL (P-M) TO OFFICE (O) ON PROPERTY
GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF EL
CAMINO REAL BETWEEN COLLEGE BOULEVARD AND
6 FARADAY AVENUE IN LOCAL FACILITIES
MANAGEMENT ZONE 5.
7 CASE NAME: FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER
SPECIFIC PLAN
8 CASE NO: ZC 07-04
9
WHEREAS, Fenton Carlsbad Research Center, LLC, "Developer/Owner," has
10
filed a verified application with the City of Carlsbad regarding property," described as:
Lot 1 through Lot 5 of Carlsbad Tract 00-20, in the City of
Carlsbad, County of San Diego, State of California, According
13 to the Map Thereof No. 15253, Filed in the Office of the
County Recorder of San Diego County, January 30,2006
14
("the Property"); and
1, WHEREAS, said application constitutes a request for a Zone Change as shown on
17 Exhibit "ZC 07-04" dated August 20, 2008, attached hereto and on file in the Planning
18 Department, as FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN - ZC 07-04, as provided
19 by Chapter 21.52 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code; and
20 WHEREAS, the proposed Zone Change - ZC 07-04 is set forth and attached in
21
the draft City Council Ordinance, Exhibit "X" dated, August 20, 2008, and attached hereto as
22
FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN - SP 07-02; and
j£*J
24 WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did on July 16, 2008, August 6, 2008,
25 and August 20, 2008, hold a duly noticed public hearing as prescribed by law to consider said
2" request; and
27 WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony
28
and arguments, if any, of all persons desiring to be heard, said Commission considered all factors
relating to the Zone Change.
1 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Planning
2
Commission as follows:
3
A) That the foregoing recitations are true and correct.
4
f. B) That based on the evidence presented at the public hearing, the Commission
RECOMMENDS APPROVAL of FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER
6 SPECIFIC PLAN - ZC 07-04, based on the following findings:
7 Findings:
8
1. That the proposed Zone Change from Planned Industrial (P-M) to Office (O) is
consistent with the goals and policies of the various elements of the General Plan, in that
10 the proposed Office zoning designation implements the proposed Office General
Plan Land Use designation on lot 4 and due to medical uses having a higher traffic
11 generation, lots 2 and 3 would include only general office uses (no medical office
uses). The uses would be compatible with surrounding uses of Planned Industrial to
12 the south and west and surrounding Open Space to the north. There is no
development proposed with the application and any proposed development in the
future would be subject to the Office Zone uses permitted by the Fenton Carlsbad
14 Center Specific Plan, which limits uses on Lots 2 and 3 to general office uses (no
medical office uses). The proposed Office designation would not result in any
15 unavoidable adverse impacts to the area and would promote the General Plan Land
Use goal which provides for land uses which through their arrangement, location,
and size, support and enhance the economic viability of the community.
17 2. That the Zone Change will provide consistency between the General Plan and Zoning as
18 mandated by California State law and the City of Carlsbad General Plan Land Use
Element, in that the Office zone implements the proposed Office General Plan Land
Use designation.
20 That the Zone Change is consistent with the public convenience, necessity, and general
21 welfare, and is consistent with sound planning principles in that the proposed location is
necessary and desirable to provide office and medical services to the community,
22 which will contribute to the well-being of people in the community. The proposed
uses will not be detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of persons working or
living in the vicinity, or injurious to property or improvements in the vicinity in that
24 adequate separation of uses is proposed.
25 4. The Planning Commission has reviewed each of the exactions imposed on the Developer
contained in this resolution, and hereby finds, in this case, that the exactions are imposed
26 to mitigate impacts caused by or reasonably related to the project, and the extent and the
degree of the exaction is in rough proportionality to the impact caused by the project.
28
PC RESO NO. 6433 -2-
Conditions;
2
1. If any of the following conditions fail to occur, or if they are, by their terms, to be
3 implemented and maintained over time, if any of such conditions fail to be so
implemented and maintained according to their terms, the City shall have the right to
revoke or modify all approvals herein granted; deny or further condition issuance of all
future building permits; deny, revoke, or further condition all certificates of occupancy
issued under the authority of approvals herein granted; record a notice of violation on the
6 property title; institute and prosecute litigation to compel their compliance with said
conditions or seek damages for their violation. No vested rights are gained by Developer
7 or a successor in interest by the City's approval of this Zone Change.
o
2. Staff is authorized and directed to make, or require the Developer to make, all corrections
and modifications to the Zone Change documents, as necessary to make them internally
consistent and in conformity with the final action on the project. Development shall
10 occur substantially as shown on the approved Exhibits. Any proposed development
different from this approval shall require an amendment to this approval.
3. Developer shall comply with all applicable provisions of federal, state, and local laws and
regulations in effect at the time of building permit issuance.
13 4. If any condition for construction of any public improvements or facilities, or the payment
14 of any fees in lieu thereof, imposed by this approval or imposed by law on this Project are
challenged, this approval shall be suspended as provided in Government Code Section
66020. If any such condition is determined to be invalid, this approval shall be invalid
. fi unless the City Council determines that the project without the condition complies with
all requirements of law.
17
Developer/Operator shall and does hereby agree to indemnify, protect, defend, and hold
18 harmless the City of Carlsbad, its Council members, officers, employees, agents, and
representatives, from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, demands, claims
and costs, including court costs and attorney's fees incurred by the City arising, directly
2Q or indirectly, from (a) City's approval and issuance of this Zone Change, (b) City's
approval or issuance of any permit or action, whether discretionary or nondiscretionary,
21 in connection with the use contemplated herein, and (c) Developer/Operator's installation
and operation of the facility permitted hereby, including without limitation, any and all
22 liabilities arising from the emission by the facility of electromagnetic fields or other
energy waves or emissions. This obligation survives until all legal proceedings have
been concluded and continues even if the City's approval is not validated.
24
6. This approval is granted subject to the approval of Mitigated Negative Declaration and
25 Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and approval of GPA 07-04, and SP
07-02 and is subject to all conditions contained in Planning Commission Resolutions No.
2" 6431,6432, and 6434 for those other approvals incorporated herein by reference
27
28
PC RESO NO. 6433 -3-
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
NOTICE
Please take NOTICE that approval of your project includes the "imposition" of fees,
dedications, reservations, or other exactions hereafter collectively referred to for convenience as
"fees/exactions."
You have 90 days from date of final approval to protest imposition of these fees/exactions. If
you protest them, you must follow the protest procedure set forth in Government Code Section
66020(a), and file the protest and any other required information with the City Manager for
processing in accordance with Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 3.32.030. Failure to timely
follow that procedure will bar any subsequent legal action to attack, review, set aside, void, or
annul their imposition.
You are hereby FURTHER NOTIFIED that your right to protest the specified fees/exactions
DOES NOT APPLY to water and sewer connection fees and capacity charges, nor planning,
zoning, grading, or other similar application processing or service fees in connection with this
project; NOR DOES IT APPLY to any fees/exactions of which you have previously been given a
NOTICE similar to this, or as to which the statute of limitations has previously otherwise
expired.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Planning
Commission of the City of Carlsbad, held on August 20,2008, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:Commissioners Baker, Boddy, Cardosa, Douglas, Montgomery,
and Chairperson Whitton
NOES:
ABSENT: Commissioner Dominguez
ABSTAIN:
'RANK H. WHITTON, Chairperson
CARLSBAD PLANNING COMMISSION
ATTEST:
DONNEU
Planning Director
PCRESONO. 6433 -4-
FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN - ZC 07-04
July 16, 2008 Draft £3 final D
1
\n!Hi
C-M-
R-A-10000
'2.5
*'.
M-Q
EXISTING
PROPOSED
Project Name: Fenton Carlsbad Center Specific Plan
Zone Change
Property:
A. 212-021-02
B. 212-021-03
C. 212-021-04
From:
P-M
P-M
P-M
To:
O
O
O
Related Case File No(s): GPA 07-04/ SP 07-02
Approvals
Council Approval Date:
Ordiance No:
Effective Date:
Signature:
1 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 6434
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
3 CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING
APPROVAL OF SPECIFIC PLAN NO. SP 07-02 ON
4 PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE
OF EL CAMINO REAL BETWEEN COLLEGE BOULEVARD
AND FARADAY AVENUE IN LOCAL FACILITIES
6 MANAGEMENT ZONE 5.
CASE NAME: FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER
7 SPECIFIC PLAN
CASE NO.: SP 07-028
9 WHEREAS, Fenton Carlsbad Research Center, LLC, "Developer/Owner," has
10 filed a verified application with the City of Carlsbad regarding property," described as:
11 Lot 1 through Lot 5 of Carlsbad Tract 00-20, in the City of
Carlsbad, County of San Diego, State of California, According
to the Map Thereof No. 15253, Filed in the Office of the
13 County Recorder of San Diego County, January 30,2006
14 ("the Property"); and
1 5 WHEREAS, said verified application constitutes a request for a Specific Plan as
16 shown on Exhibit "SP 07-02" dated August 20, 2008, on file in the Carlsbad Planning
17
Department, as FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN - SP 07-02 as provided
18
by Government Code Section 65453; and
20 WHEREAS, the proposed Specific Plan - SP 07-02 is set forth and attached in
21 the draft City Council Ordinance, Exhibit "Z" dated, August 20, 2008, and attached hereto as
22 FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN - SP 07-02; and
23 WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did, on July 16, 2008, August 6, 2008,
24
and August 20, 2008, hold a duly noticed public hearing as prescribed by law to consider said
25
request; and26
27 WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony
28 and arguments, if any, of all persons desiring to be heard, said Commission considered all factors
relating to the Specific Plan.
1 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Planning
2 Commission of the City of Carlsbad as follows:
3
A) That the foregoing recitations are true and correct.
4
- B) That based on the evidence presented at the public hearing, the Commission
RECOMMENDS APPROVAL of FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER
6 SPECIFIC PLAN - SP 07-02, based on the following findings and conditions as
included herein:
7
Findings:8
o 1. The Planning Commission finds that the project, as described and conditioned herein for
the creation of a Specific Plan (SP 07-02), is consistent with the provisions of the
10 General Plan based on the following:
11 a. Land Use - The project proposes a General Plan Amendment from Planned
Industrial (PI) to Office (O) and a Specific Plan (SP) to allow for the
development of medical office and general office uses on lots 1 and 4 and
13 general office uses only on lots 2 and 3 (no medical office uses). The proposed
Office Land Use designation would be compatible with adjacent Planned
14 Industrial Office and Open Space land uses.
15 b. Circulation - The proposed Specific Plan would not result in any unavoidable
.. adverse impacts to the area. Future development of lot 4 within the proposed
Specific Plan area will implement identified circulation improvements to
17 mitigate for any possible traffic impacts to Salk Avenue, College Boulevard,
and El Camino Real. The project is consistent with the applicable policies
18 and programs of the General Plan.
c. Open Space & Conservation - The Specific Plan will continue to preserve lot 5
20 as Open Space consistent with the adopted Habitat Management Plan.
21 2. The proposed plan would not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety,
convenience, or welfare of the City in that the Specific Plan as identified in the
22 Mitigated Negative Declaration will not cause any significant impacts to the public
health, safety, and welfare. The Specific Plan provides for the design, development,
and operation of an office park, with two lots dedicated to general office and
24 medical office uses, within an area that is being changed from Planned Industrial to
Office uses.
25
3. All necessary public facilities can be provided concurrent with need, and adequate
26 provisions have been provided to implement those portions of the capital improvement
program applicable to the subject property in that all projects within the Specific Plan
27 area have been or will be conditioned to implement required infrastructure
2g improvements consistent with the Zone 5 LFMP.
4. The proposed medical office and office uses will be appropriate in area, location, and
overall design to the purpose intended in that the uses will serve workers and citizens
PC RESO NO. 6434 -2-
of the City of Carlsbad. The design and development standards are such as to create an
2 environment of sustained desirability and stability. Such development will meet
performance standards established by this title in that the Specific Plan requires
3 project compliance with the development standards of the Office (O) Zone and also
provides general site and architectural design guidelines.4
. In the case of institutional, recreational, and other similar nonresidential uses, such
development will be proposed, and surrounding areas are protected from any adverse
effects from such development in that the Specific Plan guides development and
provides for the design, development, and operation of an office park, with two lots
7 dedicated to general office and medical office uses, within an area that is being
changed from Planned Industrial to Office uses.
8
. The streets and thoroughfares proposed are suitable and adequate to carry the anticipated
traffic thereon in that the Specific Plan area, with mitigation measures, will not
generate any significant increase in average daily vehicle trips and the existing
roadways (Salk Avenue, College Boulevard, and El Camino Real) are capable of
11 handling the proposed vehicle trips.
12 7. The area surrounding the development is or can be planned and zoned in coordination
and substantial compatibility with the development in that the site is topographically
suitable for the development of Office type uses, as lots 1, 2, and 3 currently have
recently approved and built planned industrial/office buildings and the remaining
developable portion (lot 4) of the Specific Plan area has been previously graded for
15 planned industrial/office development.
16 8. Appropriate measures are proposed to mitigate any adverse environmental impact as
noted in the adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and
*' Reporting Program for the project.
18 9. The proposed plan will contribute to the balance of land use so that local residents may
j 9 work in the community in which they live.
20 10. All requirements of Government Code Sections 65450 et. Seq. have been meet and
incorporated in the Fenton Carlsbad Center Specific Plan thereby demonstrating its
compliance with applicable provisions of state planning and zoning laws.
22 n. The Planning Commission has reviewed each of the exactions imposed on the Developer
contained in this resolution, and hereby finds, in this case, that the exactions are imposed
to mitigate impacts caused by or reasonably related to the project, and the extent and the
24 degree of the exaction is in rough proportionality to the impact caused by the project.
25 Conditions:
26
. If any of the following conditions fail to occur, or if they are, by their terms, to be
implemented and maintained over time, if any of such conditions fail to be so
28 implemented and maintained according to their terms, the City shall have the right to
revoke or modify all approvals herein granted; deny or further condition issuance of all
future building permits; deny, revoke, or further condition all certificates of occupancy
PC RESO NO. 6434 -3-
issued under the authority of approvals herein granted; record a notice of violation on the
2 property title; institute and prosecute litigation to compel their compliance with said
conditions or seek damages for their violation. No vested rights are gained by Developer
3 or a successor in interest by the City's approval of this Specific Plan.
4 2. Staff is authorized and directed to make, or require the Developer to make, all corrections
, and modifications to the Specific Plan documents, as necessary to make them internally
consistent and in conformity with the final action on the project. Development shall
6 occur substantially as shown on the approved Exhibits. Any proposed development,
different from this approval, shall require an amendment to this approval.
7
3. Developer shall comply with all applicable provisions of federal, state, and local laws and
regulations in effect at the time of building permit issuance.
9 4. If any conditions for construction of any public improvements or facilities, or the
10 payment of any fees in-lieu thereof, imposed by this approval or imposed by law on this
Project are challenged, this approval shall be suspended as provided in Government Code
11 Section 66020. If any such condition is determined to be invalid, this approval shall be
invalid unless the City Council determines that the project without the condition complies
with all requirements of law.
13 5. Developer shall implement, or cause the implementation of, the Fenton Carlsbad
14 Center Specific Plan Project Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program.
15 6. Developer/Operator shall and does hereby agree to indemnify, protect, defend, and hold
1, harmless the City of Carlsbad, its Council members, officers, employees, agents, and
representatives, from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, demands, claims
17 and costs, including court costs and attorney's fees incurred by the City arising, directly
or indirectly, from (a) City's approval and issuance of this Specific Plan, (b) City's
18 approval or issuance of any permit or action, whether discretionary or nondiscretionary,
in connection with the use contemplated herein, and (c) Developer/Operator's installation
and operation of the facility permitted hereby, including without limitation, any and all
2Q liabilities arising from the emission by the facility of electromagnetic fields or other
energy waves or emissions. This obligation survives until all legal proceedings have
21 been concluded and continues even if the City's approval is not validated.
22 7. This approval is granted subject to the approval of Mitigated Negative Declaration and
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and approval of GPA 07-04, and ZC
07-04 and is subject to all conditions contained in Planning Commission Resolutions No.
24 6431, 6132, and 6433 for those other approvals incorporated herein by reference.
25 8. Prior to the issuance of any permits for the project, the applicant shall submit to the
Planning Director a digital copy and a camera-ready master copy of the Fenton
26 Carlsbad Center Specific Plan, in addition to the required number of bound copies.
27
28
PC RESO NO. 6434 -4-
NOTICE
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Please take NOTICE that approval of your project includes the "imposition" of fees,
dedications, reservations, or other exactions hereafter collectively referred to for convenience as
"fees/exactions."
You have 90 days from date of final approval to protest imposition of these fees/exactions. If
you protest them, you must follow the protest procedure set forth in Government Code Section
66020(a), and file the protest and any other required information with the City Manager for
processing in accordance with Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 3.32.030. Failure to timely
follow that procedure will bar any subsequent legal action to attack, review, set aside, void, or
annul their imposition.
You are hereby FURTHER NOTIFIED that your right to protest the specified fees/exactions
DOES NOT APPLY to water and sewer connection fees and capacity charges, nor planning,
zoning, grading, or other similar application processing or service fees in connection with this
project; NOR DOES IT APPLY to any fees/exactions of which you have previously been given a
NOTICE similar to this, or as to which the statute of limitations has previously otherwise
expired.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Planning
Commission of the City of Carlsbad, California, held on August 20,2008, by the following vote,
to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
Commissioners Baker, Boddy, Cardosa, Douglas, Montgomery,
and Chairperson Whitton
ABSENT: Commissioner Dominguez
ABSTAIN:
FRANK H. WHITTON, Chairperson
CARLSBAD PLANNING COMMISSION
ATTEST:
DON NEU
Planning Director
PC RESO NO. 6434 -5-
EXHIBIT 6
The City of Carlsbad Planning Department
A REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION
Item No.
P.C. AGENDA OF: August 20, 2008
Application complete date: March 18, 2008
Project Planner: Dan Halverson
Project Engineer: Frank Jimeno
SUBJECT: GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-02-FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER SPECIFIC
PLAN - Request for a recommendation to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration
and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; and a recommendation of
approval for: a General Plan Amendment to change the General Plan Land Use
designation from Planned Industrial (PI) to Office(O); a Zone Change to change
the zoning from Planned Industrial (P-M) to Office (O); and a Specific Plan (SP
07-02) for five (5) lots on property generally located on the west side of El
Camino Real between College Boulevard and Faraday Avenue in Local Facilities
Management Zone 5.
I. RECOMMENDATION
That the Planning Commission ADOPT Planning Commission Resolution No. 6431
RECOMMENDING ADOPTION of a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation
Monitoring and Reporting Program, and ADOPT Planning Commission Resolutions No. 6432,
6433, and 6434 RECOMMENDING APPROVAL of General Plan Amendment GPA 07-04,
Zone Change ZC 07-04, and Specific Plan SP 07-02 based on the findings and subject to the
conditions contained therein.
II. INTRODUCTION
This item was heard and public testimony was taken on July 16, 2008. The Planning Commission
voted on the project and the outcome was a tie (3-3) as one Planning Commission member was
absent from the hearing. As a result of the tie, the Planning Commission continued the item to
August 6, 2008 for further consideration of the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission
had concerns with the additional traffic that would be generated associated with changing the
permitted use on Lot 4 from Planned Industrial to Medical Office, and also expressed concerns
regarding the proposal to limit Lots 2 and 3 to Office Uses except medical. The staff report for
the July 16, 2008 meeting is attached.
On August 6, 2008 the applicant requested and was granted a continuance to the August 20,2008
meeting. The applicant requested more time to gather information to answer Planning
Commission concerns raised at the July 16, 2008 meeting.
-7U' !
The City of Carlsbad Planning Department
A REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION
Item No.
P.C. AGENDA OF: August 6,2008
Application complete date: March 18, 2008
Project Planner: Dan Halverson
Project Engineer: Frank Jimeno
SUBJECT: GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-02-FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER SPECIFIC
PLAN - Request for a recommendation to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration
and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; and a recommendation of
approval for: a General Plan Amendment to change the General Plan Land Use
designation from Planned Industrial (PI) to Office(O); a Zone Change to change
the zoning from Planned Industrial (P-M) to Office (O); and a Specific Plan (SP
07-02) for five (5) lots on property generally located on the west side of El
Camino Real between College Boulevard and Faraday Avenue in Local Facilities
Management Zone 5.
I. RECOMMENDATION
That the Planning Commission ADOPT Planning Commission Resolution No. 6431
RECOMMENDING ADOPTION of a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation
Monitoring and Reporting Program, and ADOPT Planning Commission Resolutions No. 6432,
6433, and 6434 RECOMMENDING APPROVAL of General Plan Amendment GPA 07-04,
Zone Change ZC 07-04, and Specific Plan SP 07-02 based on the findings and subject to the
conditions contained therein.
II.INTRODUCTION
This item was heard and public testimony was taken on July 16,2008. The Planning Commission
voted on the project and the outcome was a tie (3-3) as one Planning Commission member was
absent from the hearing. As a result of the tie, the Planning Commission continued the item to
August 6, 2008 for further consideration of the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission
had concerns with the additional traffic that would be generated associated with changing the
permitted use on Lot 4 from Planned Industrial to Medical Office, and also expressed concerns
regarding the proposal to limit Lots 2 and 3 to Office Uses except medical. The staff report for
the July 16, 2008 meeting is attached.
The City of Carlsbad Planning Department
A REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION
Item No.
P.C. AGENDA OF: July 16, 2008
Application complete date: March 18, 2008
Project Planner: Dan Halverson
Project Engineer: Frank Jimeno
SUBJECT: GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-02-FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER SPECIFIC
PLAN - Request for a recommendation to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration
and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; and a recommendation of
approval for: a General Plan Amendment to change the General Plan Land Use
designation from Planned Industrial (PI) to Office(O); a Zone Change to change
the zoning from Planned Industrial (P-M) to Office (O); and a Specific Plan (SP
07-02) for five (5) lots on property generally located on the west side of El
Camino Real between College Boulevard and Faraday Avenue in Local Facilities
Management Zone 5.
I. RECOMMENDATION
That the Planning Commission ADOPT Planning Commission Resolution No. 6431
RECOMMENDING ADOPTION of a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation
Monitoring and Reporting Program, and ADOPT Planning Commission Resolutions No. 6432,
6433, and 6434 RECOMMENDING APPROVAL of General Plan Amendment GPA 07-04,
Zone Change ZC 07-04, and Specific Plan SP 07-02 based on the findings and subject to the
conditions contained therein.
II. INTRODUCTION
The proposed project consists of a General Plan Amendment, Zone Change, and a Specific Plan
to allow for the development of general office and medical office uses on a previously
subdivided 48.54 acre property (formerly known as Fox-Miller) located on the west side of El
Camino Real between College Boulevard and Faraday Avenue.
The proposed Fenton Carlsbad Center Specific Plan area (see Planning Commission Resolution
No. 6434) is compromised of five lots that are currently designated by the General Plan for
Planned Industrial development (Lots 2, 3, and 4), Office (Lot 1), and Open Space (Lot 5). The
proposed General Plan Amendment will re-designate Lots 2, 3, and 4 from Planned Industrial
(PI) to Office (O), Lot 1 will remain Office (O) and Lot 5 will remain Open Space (OS). The
proposed Zone Change will rezone Lots 2, 3, and 4 from Planned Industrial (P-M) to Office (O),
while Lot 1 remains Office and Lot 5 will remain Open Space.
The proposed Fenton Carlsbad Center Specific Plan will regulate the permitted uses on these lots
as follows:
• Lots 1 & 4 - general office and medical office uses;
• Lots 2 & 3 - general office, except medical office uses, and;
GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-02-FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN
July 16,2008
Page 2
• Lot 5 - open space uses.
A more detailed description of the proposed land use and zoning changes and necessary
discretionary actions is provided below in the Project Description section of this report.
As part of the proposed land use and zoning changes a Mitigated Negative Declaration was
prepared. Medical office and general office uses have a greater traffic impact than planned
industrial uses. Traffic mitigation measures have been incorporated into the project to reduce the
impacts to less than significant levels. A more detailed description of the CEQA requirements
and the Mitigated Negative Declaration is provided below.
The project requires City Council approval of the GPA, ZC, and Specific Plan. The project has
been reviewed for environmental impacts and no unmitigable significant impacts were found.
As proposed and conditioned, the project complies with all City Standards and all necessary
findings can be made for the requested recommendation for approval.
III. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND
The applicant, H.G. Fenton Company, has requested a General Plan Amendment (GPA), a Zone
Change (ZC), and a Specific Plan (SP) to change the General Plan Land Use and Zoning
designations from Planned Industrial to Office to allow for the development of medical office or
general office uses on four of five existing non-residential lots located on the west side of El
Camino Real between College Boulevard and Faraday Avenue. The current Land Use and
Zoning designations for the 5 lots of the Specific Plan area are as follows:
• Lot 1 - General Plan and Zoning is Office (O);
• Lot 2, 3, and 4 - General Plan and Zoning is Planned Industrial (PI) and (P-M)
respectively;
• Lot 5 - General Plan and Zoning is Open Space (OS).
Through these proposed legislative actions, medical office and general office uses will be
allowed on Lots 1 and 4, and general office uses will be allowed on Lots 2 and 3. Lot 5 will
remain as open space. The Specific Plan area totals 48.54 acres in size and is subdivided into 5
lots which are currently developed as follows:
• Lot 1, (3.47 acres) is developed with a medical office building (SDP 06-03);
• Lot 2, (9.78 acres) is developed with a planned industrial/office building (PIP 04-03);
• Lot 3, (4.91 acres) is developed with a planned industrial/office building (PIP 04-03);
• Lot 4, (9.79 acres) is vacant and currently graded consistent with (CT 00-20); and
• Lot 5, (20.59 acres) is Open Space.
The Specific Plan area has single-family housing to the north; planned industrial general office
uses to the south and east; and Taylor Made Golf to the west. Lot 5, the open space lot, as well as
El Camino Real, creates a buffer between the proposed uses in the Specific Plan area and the
single-family housing to the north. The project site is also located within the boundaries of the
McClellan-Palomar Airport Influence Area/Flight Activity Zone, and therefore is subject to the
Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan for McClellan-Palomar Airport (ALUCP).
GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-02-FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN
July 16,2008
Page 3
The proposed Specific Plan will regulate permitted land uses on the five individual lots. The
Specific Plan requires that any future projects will be in compliance with the development
standards of the Office (0) zone and also provides general site and architectural design
guidelines. The Specific Plan regulates Lots 1 and 4 for the development of medical office and
general office uses, while regulating Lots 2 and 3 to general office uses only (no medical uses).
The Specific Plan also identifies the necessary traffic mitigation measures to serve the area and
provides for their installation or bonding prior to development of Lot 4 in accordance with the
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program prepared for the project. All projects within the
Specific Plan area have been or will be conditioned to implement required infrastructure
improvements consistent with the Zone 5 LFMP.
Background:
On September 4,2002 the Planning Commission approved discretionary permits (Tentative Tract
Map - CT 00-20, Hillside Development Permit - HDP 00-11, Special Use Permit - SUP 00-10,
and a Planned Industrial Permit - PIP 00-02) to develop a 53.65-acre parcel into a five (5) lot
industrial subdivision, including one open space lot, and extend Salk Avenue through to El
Camino Real. The associated legislative actions (General Plan Amendment - GPA 00-05 and
Zone Change - ZC 00-07) to redesignate and rezone the subject properties to allow for this
project were approved by the City Council on October 22,2002.
On October 4, 2006 the Planning Commission recommended approval of a General Plan
Amendment (GPA 06-01) and Zone Change (ZC 06-01) and approved a Site Development Plan
(SDP 06-03). The change to the General Land Use and Zoning designations on Lot 1 of CT 00-
20 from Planed Industrial to Office was to develop Lot 1 with a 40,655 square foot medical
office building. Again the associated legislative action to permit the use was subsequently
approved by the City Council on November 21,2006.
The project is subject to the following plans, ordinances, and standards:
A. General Plan Office (O) and Open Space (OS) designations;
B. Specific Plan 07-02 (SP 07-02);
C. Office (O) Zone (Carlsbad Municipal Code (C.M.C.) Chapter 21.27);
D. Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan for McClellan-Palomar Airport (ALUCP);
and
E. Growth Management Ordinance (Municipal Code Chapter 21.90) and Zone 5
Local Facilities Management Plan.
The recommendation for approval of this project was developed by analyzing the project's
consistency with the applicable City regulations and policies. The project's compliance with
each of the above regulations is discussed in detail in the sections below.
GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-02-FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN
July 16, 2008
-Page 4
IV. ANALYSIS
A. General Plan
The Specific Plan area is currently designated by the General Plan for Planned Industrial (PI)
(Lots 2, 3, and 4), Office (O) (Lot 1), and Open Space (OS) (Lot 5) land uses. The General Plan
Amendment would change Lots 2, 3, and 4 to Office. Lots 2 and 3 would be restricted through
the Specific Plan to general office uses only (no medical uses). Lots 1 and 4 would be allowed
general office uses and medical office uses. The proposed Office designation would be
compatible with surrounding uses of Planned Industrial (office buildings) and the adjacent Open
Space. The site is topographically suitable for the development of Office type uses, as Lots 1, 2,
and 3 currently have recently approved planned industrial/office buildings and the remaining
developable portion (Lot 4) of the Specific Plan area has been previously graded for planned
industrial/office development. The proposed Office Zone implements the proposed Office
General Plan designation. The Specific Plan area will not generate any significant increase in
average daily vehicle trips and the existing roadways (Salk Avenue, College Boulevard, and El
Camino Real) with mitigation measures are capable of handling the proposed vehicle trips. The
Fenton Carlsbad Center Specific Plan is consistent with the General Plan in that it maintains a
jobs-housing balance, provides a healthy lifestyle, as well as providing for new medical services
to the area.
Particularly relevant to the proposed General Plan change to Office are the Land Use, Open
Space and Conservation, Circulation, Noise, and Public Safety elements. Table 1 below indicates
how the project complies with these particular elements of the General Plan.
TABLE 1 - GENERAL PLAN COMPLIANCE
Element Use Classification, Goal,
Objective or Program
Proposed Use and Improvements Compliance
Land Use Commercial development
to serve the employment
and service needs of
Carlsbad residents.
The project proposes a General Plan
Amendment to Office (O) and a
Specific Plan (SP) to allow for the
development of medical office and
general office uses on Lots 1 and 4
and general office uses on Lots 2 and
3. This change allows the following
General Plan values to be
implemented: maintain a jobs-
housing balance; provide for a
healthy lifestyle which includes the
provision of services for adequate
health care needs; and, provide those
that work and live in the City of
Carlsbad the right to convenient and
readily accessible health care.
Yes
GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-02-FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN
July 16, 2008
Page 5
TABLE 1 - GENERAL PLAN COMPLIANCE CONTINUED
Element
Open
Space and
Conser-
vation
Circulation
Noise
Public
Safety
Use Classification, Goal,
Objective or Program
To require all development
projects to comply with the
City's Habitat
Management Plan.
Adequate circulation
infrastructure to serve the
projected population.
Require that a noise study
be submitted with all non-
residential projects.
Provision of emergency
water systems and all-
weather access roads.
Proposed Use and Improvements
The Specific Plan will continue to
preserve Lot 5 as Open Space
consistent with the adopted Habitat
Management Plan.
Future development of Lot 4 within
the proposed Specific Plan area will
implement identified circulation
improvements to mitigate for any
possible traffic impacts to Salk
Avenue, College Boulevard, and El
Camino Real
The site is outside the 60 Community
Noise Equivalent Level (CNEL)
noise contour of the McClellan-
Palomar Airport and any
development will have to meet the
maximum Interior Noise standards
(55 dBA) for general office uses.
All necessary water mains, fire
hydrants, and appurtenances have
been installed and all-weather access
roads will be maintained throughout
any proposed construction.
Compliance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
B. Specific Plan 07-02 (SP 07-02)
California Government Code Section 65451 governs the content of specific plans. The Fenton
Carlsbad Center Specific Plan contains all information required by state law. The plan consists of
both text and diagrams which specify the following: 1) the distribution, location, and extent of
land uses, including open space, within the area covered by the plan; 2) the distribution, location,
extent, and intensity of any proposed infrastructure; 3) standards and criteria by which
development will proceed, and standards for the conservation, development, and utilization of
natural resources where applicable; 4) implementation measures including public works and
financing projects as necessary to carry out the plan; and, 5) a statement of the relationship of the
Specific Plan to the General Plan.
The primary purpose of the Specific Plan is to clearly define permitted land uses on the
individual lots. The Specific Plan requires project compliance with the development standards of
the Office (O) zone and also provides general site and architectural design guidelines. In
summary the Specific Plan provides for the design, development, and operation of an office park,
with two lots dedicated to general office uses only, within an area that is being changed from
Planned Industrial to Office uses. As indicated in the General Plan Consistency Table 1 above,
the project complies with the goals, objectives, and policies of the various elements in the
General Plan. All projects within the Specific Plan area have been or will be conditioned to
GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-02-FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN
July 16, 2008
Page 6
implement required infrastructure improvements consistent with the Zone 5 LFMP. The Specific
Plan also identifies the necessary traffic mitigation measures to serve the area and provides for
their installation or bonding prior to development of Lot 4 in accordance with the Mitigation
Monitoring and Reporting Program prepared for the project.
The permitted uses and development standards provided in the Specific Plan are adequate to
properly develop or redevelop any of the sites. The proposed office uses, more precisely general
office and medical office uses (Lots 1 and 4) and general office uses (Lots 2 and 3) will be
appropriate in this area because office uses located in the proximity to industrial uses will
contribute to the balance of land uses so that citizens and employees of the area will have service
choices. The Specific Plan achieves several objectives of the City of Carlsbad's General Plan
such as maintaining a jobs-housing balance, providing for a healthy lifestyle which includes the
provision of service for adequate health care needs, and providing those that work and live in the
City of Carlsbad the right to convenient and readily accessible health care.
C. Chapter 21.27 Office (O) Zoning
The project proposes a Zone Change from Planned Industrial (P-M) to Office (O) on Lots 2, 3,
and 4. The proposed Specific Plan generally sets forth the Office Zone development and
performance standards in accordance with Chapter 21.27 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code. More
restrictive use standards are set forth by the Specific Plan to restrict Lots 2 and 3 to general office
uses only (no medical uses). The Specific Plan states that Lots 2 and 3 shall have "all uses
allowed in the underlying Office zone, excluding dentists, doctors, chiropractors, and incidental
related uses such as pharmacies (prescription only), biochemical, x-ray laboratories, medical
offices and clinics (including hospitals)."
Lot 1, already rezoned to Office in 2006, will remain the same and Lot 4 will be similarly
rezoned to Office and permit all office uses, including medical office, allowed under the Office
Zone in accordance with Chapter 21.27 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code. Lot 5 is currently zoned
as an Open Space lot and will remain so in the Specific Plan. The proposed Office zone is
consistent with the proposed Office General Plan designation and the Specific Plan is consistent
with but more restrictive than the Office zone. Therefore the Specific Plan becomes the official
zoning for each individual property.
D. Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan for McClellan-Palomar Airport (ALUCP):
The project site is located within the Airport Influence Area and approximately 4,000 feet north
of McClellan-Palomar Airport. The site is outside the 60 Community Noise Equivalent Level
(CNEL) noise contour and outside the Runway Protection Zone. The entire site is within the
Flight Activity Zone (FAZ), which is an area most likely to experience a crash since it is beneath
the flight pattern. The ALUCP requires that the land beneath the flight activity zone should be
held free of intensive development such as residential at 10 units per acre, high rise development,
and all uses which involve large groups of people (more than 100). The proposed Office Land
Use designation would preclude residential uses at that density and a restriction of the Specific
Plan precludes any uses which involve the assembly of large groups of people (more than 100
persons per assembly area).
r6\
GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-02-FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN
July 16,2008
-Page -7
As the project involves a General Plan Amendment, the project was submitted to the San Diego
County Regional Airport Authority (SDCRAA) for a determination of consistency with the
McClellan-Palomar Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP) on May 1, 2008. The
SDCRAA adopted Resolution 2008-0018 ALUC finding the project conditionally consistent
with the ALUCP. The condition added was the restriction that all assembly areas within the
proposed project that are located within the FAZ be limited (as defined by the Uniform Building
Code Group A Occupancy) to no more than one hundred (100) persons per assembly area in
order to be consistent with FAZ guidelines in the McClellan-Palomar Airport ALUCP. The
project has been conditioned consistent with this recommended action.
£. Growth Management Ordinance (Municipal Code Chapter 21.90) and Zone 5 Local
Facilities Management Plan.
The proposed project is subject to the provisions of the Growth Management Program, as
contained in Chapter 21.90 of the Zoning Ordinance and in the approved Zone 5 LFMP. The
change from Planned Industrial to Office uses on the site will have minimal impact on public
facilities as planned industrial and general office uses result in comparable facility demands and
impacts. Thus, the proposed project's public facility demand will be in compliance with the
public facility assumptions of the Zone 5 LFMP. The attached Local Facilities Impact
Assessment Form indicates that all impacts to the public facilities and services are adequately
mitigated. Any future proposed project would be conditioned to pay the appropriate public
facilities fee, water and sewer connection fees, traffic impact, park, and school fees to mitigate
its impact on these respective facilities.
V. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Staff has conducted an environmental impact assessment to determine if the project could have a
potentially significant effect on the environment pursuant to CEQA Guidelines and the
Environmental Protection Ordinance (Title 19) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code. The EIA found
that the project would result in potentially significant traffic impacts. However, traffic mitigation
measures have been incorporated into the project (through Specific Plan SP 07-02) to reduce the
impacts to less than significant levels. In consideration of the foregoing, the Planning Director
issued a Notice of Intent to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring
and Reporting Program for the project on June 03,2008. No comments were received during the
20-day public review period (June 03, 2008 - June 23, 2008).
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Planning Commission Resolution No. 6431 (MND)
2. Planning Commission Resolution No. 6432 (GPA)
3. Planning Commission Resolution No. 6433 (ZC)
4. Planning Commission Resolution No. 6434 (SP)
5. Location Map
6. Background Data Sheet
7. Local Facilities Impact Assessment Form
8. Disclosure Statement
9. Fenton Carlsbad Center Specific Plan (attached to Planning Commission Resolution No.
6434)
StTSMAP
MOT TO SCALE
FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER SPECIFIC
PLAN
GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-02
BACKGROUND DATA SHEET
CASE NO: GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-02
CASE NAME: FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN
APPLICANT: Fenton Carlsbad Research Center. LLC
REQUEST AND LOCATION: Request for a recommendation to adopt a Mitigated
Negative Declaration, a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program: and a recommendation
of approval for: a General Plan Amendment to change the General Plan Land Use Element
designation from Planned Industrial (PI) to Office(O); a Zone Change to change the zoning from
Planned Industrial (P-M) to Office (O): and a Specific Plan (SP 07-021 for five (5) lots on
property generally located on the west side of El Camino Real between College Boulevard and
Faraday Avenue within the Mello II Segment of the Local Coastal Program and in Local
Facilities Management Zone 5.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 1 through Lot 5 of Carlsbad Tract 00-20, in the City of Carlsbad.
County of San Diego, State of California, According to the Map Thereof No. 15253, Filed in the
Office of the County Recorder of San Diego County. January 30, 2006
APN: 212-021-01/02/03/04/05 Acres: 48.54 Proposed No. of Lots/Units: N/A
GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING
Existing Land Use Designation: Planned Industrial (lot 2. 3. and 4): Office (O) - (Lot 1): Open
Space (OS) - (Lot 5)
Proposed Land Use Designation: Office (lot 2. 3. and 4): Open Space (OS) - (Lot 5)
Density Allowed: N/A Density Proposed: N/A .
Existing Zone: Planned Industrial (P-M) (lot 2. 3. and 4): Office (O) - ("Lot 1): Open Space (OS)
- (Lot 5)
Proposed Zone: Office (O) (lot 2. 3. and 4): Open Space (OS) - (Lot 5)
Surrounding Zoning, General Plan and Land Use:
Zoning General Plan Current Land Use
Site Planned Industrial (P-M)- Planned Industrial (PI)- Lot 1 - Medical
Lots 2, 3,4; Office (O)-Lot Lots 2, 3, and 4; Office Office; Lot 2 and 3-
1; Open Space (OS)-Lot 5. (O)- Lot 1; Open Space PI Office; Lot 4-
(OS)- Lot 5 vacant PI lot; Lot 5-
Open Space
North Residential Density- Medium Density Single-Family
Multiple (RDM) Residential (RM) Residential
South Heavy Commercial (C-M) Planned Industrial (PI) Planned Industrial
Offices
East Industrial (M-Q) Planned Industrial (PI) Industrial Offices
West Heavy Commercial (C-M) Planned Industrial (PI) Industrial Offices
Revised 01/06
LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM
Coastal Zone: I I Yes £<] No Local Coastal Program Segment: N/A
Within Appeal Jurisdiction: I I Yes 1X1 No Coastal Development Permit: [~~1 Yes IXI No
Local Coastal Program Amendment: I I Yes 1X1 No
Existing LCP Land Use Designation: N/A Proposed LCP Land Use Designation: N/A
Existing LCP Zone: N/A Proposed LCP Zone: N/A
PUBLIC FACILITIES
School District: Carlsbad Unified Water District: Carlsbad
Sewer District: Carlsbad Equivalent Dwelling Units (Sewer Capacity): N/A
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
I I Categorical Exemption,
Mitigated Negative Declaration, issued June 03. 2008 (Review period - June 3. 2008
through June 23, 2008)
Certified Environmental Impact Report,
Other,
Revised 01/06
CITY OF CARLSBAD
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
LOCAL FACILITIES IMPACTS ASSESSMENT FORM
PROJECT IDENTITY AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT:
FILE NAME AND NO: Fenton Carlsbad Center Specific Plan - GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-02
LOCAL FACILITY MANAGEMENT ZONE: 5 GENERAL PLAN: Office (proposed)
ZONING: Proposed Office from Planned Industrial
DEVELOPER'S NAME: Fenton Carlsbad Research Center. LLC.
ADDRESS: 7577 Mission Valley Road. Ste 200. San Diego. CA 92108 *
PHONE NO.: 619-400-0134 ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NO.: 212-021-01/02/03/04/05
QUANTITY OF LAND USE/DEVELOPMENT (AC., SQ. FT., DU): 48.54 AC.
ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: ASAP
A. City Administrative Facilities: Demand in Square Footage = N/A
B. Library: Demand in Square Footage = N/A
C. Wastewater Treatment Capacity (Calculate with J. Sewer) 23 EDU
D. Park: Demand in Acreage = N/A (Zone 5 LFMP)
Impact fee $.40/sq.ft
E. Drainage: Demand in CFS = 10.3
Identify Drainage Basin = B
F. Circulation: Demand in ADT= 5,715 APT
G. Fire: Served by Fire Station No. = 2 and 5
H. Open Space: Acreage Provided = 20.59
I. Schools: Carlsbad Unified
J. Sewer: Demands in EDU 23
Identify Sub Basin = 5A
K. Water: Demand in GPD= 4.878
City of Carlsbad
Planning Department
DISCLOSURE STATEiMENT
Applicant's statement or disclosure of certain ownership interests on all applications which will require"
discretionary action on the part of the City Council or any appointed Board, Commission or Committee.
The following information MUST be disclosed at the time of application submittal. Your project cannot
be reviewed until this information is completed. Please print.
Note:
Person is denned aS "Any individual, firm, co-partnership, joint venture, association, social club, fraternal
organization, corporation, estate, trust, receiver, syndicate, in this and any other county, city and county,- city
municipality, district or other political subdivision or any other group or combination acting as a unit"
Agents may sign this document; however, the legal name and entity of the applicant and property owner must be
provided below.
1. APPLICANT (Not the applicant's agent)
Provide the COMPLETE. LEGAL names and addresses of ALL persons having a financial
interest in the application. If the applicant includes a corporation or partnership, include the-
names, title, addresses of all individuals owning more than 10% of the shares. IF NO
INDIVIDUALS OWN MORE THAN 10% OF THE SHARES, PLEASE INDICATE NON-
APPLICABLE (N/A) IN THE SPACE BELOW If a publicly-owned corporation, include the
names, titles, and addresses of the corporate officers. (A separate page may be attached if
necessary.)
Person_N/A Corp/Part Fenton Carlsbad Research CenterTjLC
Title Title HG Fenton Company, Authorized Agent
Address Address 7577 Mission Valley Rd. Ste. 200
San Diego, Ca 92018
2. OWNER (Not the owner's agent)
Provide the COMPLETE. LEGAL names and addresses of ALL persons having any ownership
interest in the property involved. Also, provide the nature of the legal ownership (i.e.
partnership, tenants in common, non-profit, corporation, etc.). If the ownership includes a
corporation or partnership, include the names, title, addresses of all individuals owning more
than 10% of the shares. IF NO INDIVIDUALS OWN MORE THAN 10% OF THE SHARES,
PLEASE INDICATE NON-APPLICABLE (N/A) IN THE SPACE BELOW. If a publiclv-
owned corporation, include the names, titles, and addresses of the corporate officers. (A separate
page may be attached if necessary.)
Person N/A
Title
Corp/Part SAME AS ABOVE
Title
Address Address,
1635 Faraday Avenue - Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 - (760) 602-4600 - FAX (760) 602-8559
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION OR TRUST
If any person identified pursuant to (1) or (2) above is a nonprofit organization or a trust, list the
names and addresses of ANY person serving as an officer or director of the non-profit
organization or as trustee or beneficiary of the.
Non Profit/Trust
Title
Non Profit/Trust.
Title
Address Address.
4. Have you had more than S250- worth of business transacted with any member of City staff,
Boards, Commissions, Committees and/or Council within the past twelve (12) months?
( _ |Yes No If yes, please indicate person(s):.
NOTE: Attach additional sheets if necessary.
I certify that all the above information is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Signature ofcowner/date/ (/
ALLEN JONES
Print or type name of owner
Signature qf-applie'ant/date
'
ALLEN JONES
Print or type name of applicant
Signature of owner/aaplicant's agent if applicable/date
HOFMAN PLANNING & ENGINEERING
Print or type name of owner/applicant's agent
H:ADMIN\COUNTcR\DISCLOSURE STATEMENT 5/98 Page 2 of 2
EXHIBIT 7
Planning Commission Minutes July 16,2008 Page 5
Chairperson Whitton asked if the antennae will interfere with any aviation equipment. Mr. Fisher stated
that as part of the review process, the proposed buildings height and use were approved by the FAA.
Commissioner Baker asked for Staff to elaborate on the scenic corridor standards and what measures
need to be taken in order for it to remain a scenic corridor. Mr. Fisher stated that the proposed buildings
do not give a tunnel effect because of the distance the buildings are setback from the street. Mr. Fisher
also stated that one of the constraints or issues is to have parking screened from view on El Camino Real
as much as possible. This proposed project has quite a bit of elevation change from El Camino Real and
utilizes berming and landscaping. Staff feels they have achieved the goal of screening the parking as
much as possible.
Commissioner Baker asked the applicant about the amount of traffic between buildings by the employees.
Mr. Bussett stated there is some traffic but not much.
Chairperson Whitton asked if there were any members of the audience who wished to speak on the item.
Seeing none, he opened and closed public testimony.
Commissioner Dominguez asked for clarification on the parameters of Building 3. Mr. Bussett stated it is
an 18 foot high building that is screened enclosures with no roofs, and it has a similar color palette as the
other two buildings. It will also be heavily landscaped.
MOTION
ACTION: Motion by Commissioner Montgomery, and duly seconded, that the Planning
Commission adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 6430 approving Special
Use Permit SUP 07-06, based on the findings and subject to the conditions
contained therein.
VOTE: 5-0-2
AYES: Chairperson Whitton, Commissioner Baker, Commissioner Boddy, Commissioner
Dominguez, and Commissioner Montgomery
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Cardosa and Commissioner Douglas
ABSTAIN: None
Commissioner Douglas returned to the dais.
Chairperson Whitton asked Mr. Neu to introduce the next item.
5. GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-02-FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN -
Request for a recommendation to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation
Monitoring and Reporting Program; and a recommendation of approval for: a General
Plan Amendment to change the General Plan Land Use designation from Planned
Industrial (PI) to Office(O); a Zone Change to change the zoning from Planned Industrial
(P-M) to Office (O); and a Specific Plan (SP 07-02) for five (5) lots on property generally
located on the west side of El Camino Real between College Boulevard and Faraday
Avenue in Local Facilities Management Zone 5.
Mr. Neu introduced Item 5 and stated Assistant Planner Dan Halverson would make the staff
presentation.
Chairperson Whitton opened the public hearing on Item 5 and asked if the applicant wished to proceed
without a full Commission. The applicant stated he did.
Planning Commission Minutes July 16,2008 Page 6
Mr. Halverson gave a detailed presentation and stated he would be available to answer any questions.
Chairperson Whitton asked if there were any questions of staff.
Chairperson Whitton inquired about the signed agreement between the owners of Lots 2 and 3. Mr.
Halverson stated when a Specific Plan is submitted for these lots, all the owners of those lots will need to
sign on to that Specific Plan application. The owners give their blessing to the Specific Plan.
Commissioner Whitton asked if that includes the exclusion of medical offices. Mr. Halverson stated yes.
Commissioner Dominguez asked for clarification as to which property owners would have to agree to the
Specific Plan. Mr. Halverson stated it was all property owners including the owners of Lots 1 and 4 that
signed the application.
Chairperson Whitton inquired who originated the application. Mr. Halverson stated it was initiated by the
developer and all property owners had to sign the application.
Commissioner Douglas inquired if there is a percentage for how much can be medical offices on Lot 4.
Mr. Halverson stated the Specific Plan states that it can be medical but it does not give a percentage.
Commissioner Montgomery stated by approving the Zone Change and General Plan Amendment, the
Commission is then allowing the additional traffic increase and impacts related to that. He asked what
types of uses the property owners would be restricted to if the project is denied and it were to remain
zoned as planned industrial as opposed to the restrictions under the Office zoning designation. Mr.
Halverson stated the Planned Industrial zone does allow for office uses but the Office zoning designation
allows for more walk-up type of facilities which generate the same traffic amounts as the Planned
Industrial. Parking and traffic would basically be the same. Medical Offices are typically the highest
traffic and parking generator. Lot 4 was mostly looked at for the traffic impacts. Commissioner
Montgomery stated that if Lots 2 and 3 are restricted from medical offices then in theory there should not
be any additional traffic impact or increase compared to the Planned Industrial zone for those lots. Mr.
Halverson stated that was correct. Mr. Van Peski stated that the traffic generation for the Planned
Industrial zone assumes some mix of uses so the traffic generation is calculated at 17 trips per 1,000
whereas it is calculated at 20 trips per 1,000 for the Office zone. For medical office traffic generation is
calculated at 50 trips per 1,000. Mr. Van Peski stated that was already taken into account with the
previous project, Ventana Real.
Commissioner Baker asked how many buildings would be expected on Lot 2, 3 and 4 given the lot sizes.
Mr. Halverson deferred the question to the applicant.
Commissioner Montgomery asked if with this proposal the buildings would be allowed with same use,
parking and traffic versus being under the Planned Industrial zoning they would not be allowed. In other
words, by making this proposal would it allow the additional buildings to be built or would it be the same.
Mr. Halverson stated it would be the same; however parking would need to be worked out.
Commissioner Montgomery stated that the Zone Change would not restrict the addition of any buildings.
Mr. Halverson stated no.
Commissioner Dominguez stated the Zone Change would not change the number of buildings but it
would be driven by how much parking could be provided under the auspices of the Specific Plan. Mr.
Halverson stated that was somewhat correct; however, it is mainly driven by Lot 4. That Lot 4 will be
going to medical which requires more parking than the other 2 lots. Commissioner Dominguez asked if
that determination would be made development wide or by individual parcel. Mr. Halverson stated that it
would be by parcel because Lots 1 and 4 are the only two lots that can be used as medical. Therefore
those lots will need more parking than the other two. Commissioner Dominguez stated those lots would
be controlled by the Specific Plan. Mr. Halverson stated that was correct.
Commissioner Baker asked if the Specific Plan allows for shared parking agreements for the lots. Mr.
Halverson stated that was not addressed because the lots are separate pads. Mr. Halverson further
stated that Lots 2 and 3 might be able to share parking because of their location but those buildings are
Planning Commission Minutes July 16,2008 Page 7
also the same type of office use. Commissioner Baker asked if Lots 4 and 3 could have shared parking
because of the different uses. Mr. Halverson stated that the pads are at different levels.
Commissioner Montgomery stated the additional traffic generation and traffic impacts are being driven by
the medical office use on Lot 4. Mr. Halverson stated that was correct. Commissioner Montgomery asked
if it is the applicant's desire to have medical offices on that lot. Mr. Halverson stated that was correct.
Commissioner Montgomery asked what the consequences would be if the medical offices were not
allowed on that pad. Mr. Halverson stated that it would remain zoned as P-M. Commissioner
Montgomery asked if the traffic impacts would then be similar to that of the original zoning. Mr. Halverson
stated that was correct.
Chairperson Whitton asked if the applicant wished to make a presentation.
Bill Hofman, Hofman Planning and Engineering, 3152 Lionshead Avenue, representing the owner of Lots
1 and 4, gave a brief presentation. Mr. Hofman stated this project was initiated to accommodate the
expansion of Scripps Clinic. He further stated that the issue regarding traffic was discussed throughout
the review process. Several different alternatives were reviewed, and the option for having a Specific
Plan was deemed the best alternative. With the Specific Plan, the adjacent property owners for Lots 2
and 3 had to give their approval. The owner of those lots does not have an issue with the limitations of no
medical, and they like that there is more flexibility with the Office zone as opposed to the P-M zone. The
traffic report that was required did address full medical use on Lot 4. It also anticipated the full build-out
of Lots 2 and 3, with two buildings on Lot 2 and one building on Lot 3. The report did also anticipate the
potential for two buildings on Lot 4 for Scripps. The mitigation measures listed in the Mitigated Negative
Declaration do have all the mitigation required such as the lengthening of a turn lane and the addition of a
signal. The Specific Plan does not preclude shared parking, and if the property owners agree to it and it
meets City standards, that can happen. Mr. Hofman stated he would be available to answer any
questions.
Chairperson Whitton asked if there were any questions of the applicant.
Commissioner Baker asked if there will be the ability to move between the buildings on Lot 4 and current
Scripps Clinic on Lot 1 and if there will be traffic generation issues because patients will need to travel
between the two buildings. Mr. Hofman stated that what is planned for Lot 4 is not a duplication of what is
on Lot 1. The two buildings are stand alone and are not meant to be related but more to supplement
each another. Mr. Hofman stated that Scripps is currently in the planning phase for the building trying to
determine the specific needs. Once a Site Development Plan is submitted, that issue will be reviewed.
Commissioner Baker suggested a shuttle or transport service so as to alleviate any potential additional
traffic impacts.
Commissioner Dominguez asked if there is a strong possibility that Scripps will move into Lots 2 and 3 in
the future. Mr. Hofman stated he does not see that happening. Commissioner Dominguez inquired if the
designation or exclusion or provision for medical support uses on Lots 2 and 3 then is not being driven by
the needs of Lot 1 and 4 and it was driven by Staff. Mr. Hofman stated it was a combination. There was
no proposal to do that and no desire on the property owner of Lots 2 and 3 to do that. The traffic will set
the limitation on that which will preclude that in the future but he does not see that possibility from ever
happening. Commissioner Dominguez further asked if Lots 2 and 3 would have the ability to provide
office and medical support uses. Mr. Halverson stated Lots 2 and 3 would not allow any medical office
uses, only office uses.
Commissioner Boddy asked what tenants are currently using the buildings on Lots 2 and 3. Mr. Hofman
stated it is multi-tenant.
Commissioner Douglas inquired about the services and procedures proposed for the Scripps Building on
Lot 1. Mr. Hofman stated it is similar to the facility located in Carmel Valley. Commissioner Douglas
inquired if there will be any underground parking. Mr. Hofman stated no.
Planning Commission Minutes July 16,2008 Page 8
Chairperson Whitton stated he does not agree with the restrictions on Lots 2 and 3 excluding any medical
uses. Mr. Hofman stated that this is similar to a Master Plan which set limits on uses for particular lots.
This proposal is for the ultimate functionality of all the uses, and there is agreement from all the property
owners.
Chairperson Whitton asked if there were any further questions of the applicant. Seeing none, he asked if
there were any further questions of Staff.
Commissioner Baker asked if there was any anticipation about an actual hospital on the site. Mr. Hofman
stated no.
Chairperson Whitton asked if there were any members of the audience who wished to speak on the item.
Seeing none, he opened and closed public testimony.
DISCUSSION
Commissioner Douglas stated she is very supportive of the project.
Commissioner Dominguez stated that while he is supportive of Scripps Clinic coming to the city, he is
concerned about the restrictive measures and the consideration of spot zoning. He stated that it seems
as if this is an after-thought trying to correct a previous mistake. He further stated he is concerned with
the traffic impacts the project will create.
Commissioner Baker stated she does not have an issue with the Zone Change. She stated she does not
understand why a medical use would not be allowed on Lots 2 and 3 if the building were made smaller
and the parking would fit why the use would not be allowed.
Mr. Neu stated the parking is certainly a factor but the traffic generation is the main factor as well as
meeting the City circulation standards for level of service. There could be the medical designation and if
the parking was not met, Staff would not approve medical uses on the lot. Because in the traffic analysis
it showed that the roadway could not accommodate potential additional medical uses without additional
mitigation, the applicants agreed to a certain amount and the mitigation is based on that maximum of the
hypothetical build-out of Lot 4 with around a 150,000 square foot building.
Commissioner Baker asked if it is Salk Avenue or El Camino Real that cannot handle the increase in
traffic. Mr. Neu stated that based on the Mitigated Negative Declaration it is the intersection at College
Avenue and Salk Ave was a Level of Service "F" in the morning and evening peak hours without
mitigation. Once the discussed improvements are in place, that intersection falls into a Level of Service
"D" minimum at the PM peak and a "B" for the AM peak. The office designation does open up the options
for different uses for those two lots. One of the difficulties with P-M zone designation is the concept that it
is not geared for the general public coming in and out. It is a zone set-up for primarily business to
business type uses, wholesale, corporate headquarters, research and development, warehousing,
manufacturing. This opens up the list to many different uses that are beneficial to that property owner
with the one exception of medical.
Commissioner Montgomery stated his concern is the additional traffic that will be generated, and he
stated that it comes down to weighing the benefits of having a Scripps Clinic versus the amount of traffic
that will be generated by that use.
Ms. Mobaldi stated the medical use versus the office use is a non-issue because the owners of Lots 2
and 3 are not objecting to their lots being designated as Office which cannot be medical. Because those
owners do not have an issue with it, is not an impediment to making the findings. She further commented
that this is not considered spot zoning. Spot zoning typically happens when one parcel is zoned
differently than the surrounding parcels. With this project, it is a cluster of parcels that even with the
current P-M zone some office use is allowed. It is not taking one parcel and zoning it completely out of
character with the surrounding parcels.
Planning Commission Minutes July 16,2008 Page 9
Commissioner Montgomery would feel more comfortable if the traffic generation was off-set with some
type of reduction within the project or in the vicinity.
Commissioner Boddy stated she fully supports the project and has no issues with the proposed change.
She feels Staff has struck the right balance of accommodating the needs of the applicant with the needs
of the community.
Commissioner Douglas asked Staff to comment on the monitoring of traffic and the triggers that will cause
the installation of the proposed signal. Mr. Van Peski stated that the project would be conditioned for
what is called an "iffy" signal and the traffic would be monitored by Engineering Staff. There are a
number of warrants that if any three of those warrants are met, the City Engineer can call for the signal or
if in the City Engineer's determination the signal is needed it will be called for and the Developer is on the
hook for a period of 5 years following the final building permit.
Chairperson Whitton stated that the comments by Ms. Mobaldi changed his mind.
MOTION
ACTION: Motion by Commissioner Baker, and duly seconded, that the Planning Commission
adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 6431 recommending adoption of a
Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program,
and adopt Planning Commission Resolutions No. 6432, 6433, and 6434
recommending approval of General Plan Amendment GPA 07-04, Zone Change ZC
07-04, and Specific Plan SP 07-02 based on the findings and subject to the
conditions contained therein.
VOTE: 3-3-1
AYES: Commissioner Baker, Commissioner Boddy and Commissioner Douglas
NOES: Chairperson Whitton, Commissioner Dominguez and Commissioner Montgomery
ABSENT: Commissioner Cardosa
ABSTAIN: None
Ms. Mobaldi stated that due to the tie vote, the item would need to be continued until the next scheduled
meeting when all Commissioners would be present. Commissioner Baker stated she will be absent for
the next meeting. Ms. Mobaldi stated that according to the Code, the item shall be continued to the next
meeting, and if there is another tie vote, the matter would then be deemed denied.
Chairperson Whitton asked Mr. Neu to introduce the next item.
6. CUP 07-03/CDP 07-07 - CARLSBAD PASEO - Request for a recommendation of
adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting
Program, and a recommendation of approval of a Conditional Use Permit and Coastal
Development Permit to construct a 7,511 square foot stand alone restaurant, a 44,391
square foot commercial retail center, and a vacant pad for a future stand alone restaurant
on a 6.96-acre parcel generally located on the west side of Paseo Del Norte, north of
King's Fish House, south of Car Country Drive, and east of the Interstate 5 freeway,
within the Mello II Segment of the Local Coastal Program and Local Facilities
Management Zone 3.
Mr. Neu introduced Item 6 and stated Associate Planner Jason Goff would make the staff presentation.
Chairperson Whitton opened the public hearing on Item 6 and asked if the applicant wished to proceed
without a full Commission. The applicant stated he did.
Planning Commission Minutes August 20, 2008
EXHIBIT 7
PageS
Commissioner Montgomery stated that the items would be voted on separately.
MOTION
ACTION: Motion by Commissioner Montgomery, and duly seconded, that the Planning
Commission adopt Planning Commission Resolutions No. 6452, 6453, and 6454
approving a retroactive one year extension of Tentative Tract Map (CT 04-14(A)),
Hillside Development Permit (HDP 04-07), and Planned Development Permit (PUD
04-12) based upon the findings and subject to the conditions contained therein
including the errata sheet.
VOTE: 5-1-1
AYES: Chairperson Whitton, Commissioner Boddy, Commissioner Cardosa, Commissioner
Douglas and Commissioner Montgomery
NOES: Commissioner Baker
ABSENT: Commissioner Dominguez
ABSTAIN: None
MOTION
ACTION: Motion by Commissioner Douglas, and duly seconded, that the Planning
Commission approve Agenda Item 3.
VOTE: 4-2-1
AYES: Chairperson Whitton, Commissioner Boddy, Commissioner Cardosa, and
Commissioner Douglas
NOES: Commissioner Baker, Commissioner Montgomery
ABSENT: Commissioner Dominguez
ABSTAIN: None
Chairperson Whitton asked Mr. DeCerbo to introduce the next item.
1. GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-02-FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN -
Request for a recommendation to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation
Monitoring and Reporting Program; and a recommendation of approval for: a General
Plan Amendment to change the General Plan Land Use designation from Planned
Industrial (PI) to Office(O); a Zone Change to change the zoning from Planned Industrial
(P-M) to Office (O); and a Specific Plan (SP 07-02) for five (5) lots on property generally
located on the west side of El Camino Real between College Boulevard and Faraday
Avenue in Local Facilities Management Zone 5.
Mr. DeCerbo introduced Agenda Item 1 and stated Assistant Planner Dan Halverson would make the
staff presentation.
Chairperson Whitton asked if the applicant wished to proceed with the hearing without a full Commission
present. The applicant stated yes.
Chairperson Whitton opened the public hearing on Item 1.
Mr. Halverson gave a brief presentation and stated he would be available to answer questions.
Chairperson Whitton asked if there were any questions of Staff.
Planning Commission Minutes August 20,2008 Page 4
Commissioner Cardosa inquired about the trigger for the requirements for the light to be installed at Fermi
Court. Frank Jimeno, Associate Engineer, explained that the intersection will be monitored for 5 years
after the last certificate of occupancy is issued for the buildings to determine if any warrants are made to
require a signal. If no warrants are made, then after 5 years that signal will not be installed.
Commissioner Cardosa asked Staff to clarify the parking requirement change for Lot 4. Commissioner
Cardosa asked if Lots 1, 2 and 3 comply because they are parked at the higher rate for Professional
Office. Mr. Halverson stated Lots 2 and 3 were already planned for Professional Office, and Lot 1 is
planned to have a medical use and will be parked at the 1 at 200 rate. He further stated that when plans
are submitted for Lot 4, if those plans show a medical use, which is anticipated, the parking calculation of
1 at 200 would apply. Commissioner Cardosa asked about the overall impact to traffic and parking due to
the change of zoning of Lot 4. Mr. Halverson stated that the traffic report was based on parking for a
100,000 square foot building on Lot 4 and that is what the traffic impacts were based on.
Chairperson Whitton asked if the applicant wished to make a presentation.
Bill Hofman, Hofman Planning and Engineering, 3152 Lionshead Av, Carlsbad, commented that at the
previous Planning Commission hearing, the Commission had concerns regarding the exclusion of
medical uses on Lots 2 and 3 and if that property owner had been made aware of and is in concurrence
with the exclusion. He stated that the property owner, Newport National, is in support of the specific plan
for the project and the exclusion of medical uses on their lots. He further stated that Newport National
submitted a letter to the Commission stating their support of the project. Mr. Hofman introduced Mr. Bob
Wojcik from Hofman Planning and Engineering, and Mr. Larry Harrison, Chief Executive from Scripps
Health, and stated they would also make brief presentations to help answer questions regarding traffic
impacts as well as describe the proposed uses for the buildings on Lots 1 and 4.
Bob Wojcik spoke in regards to traffic impacts and gave a brief presentation. He stated he would be
available to answer any questions.
Commissioner Montgomery asked if there was a significant amount of trips generated from a right hand
turn from Salk Avenue onto southbound El Camino Real. Mr. Wojcik stated the traffic report did not
address right turns either into or out of Salk Avenue on El Camino Real. Mr. Wojcik stated he believes
that most likely the worst case scenarios were analyzed which would be the number of trips entering or
leaving the site through the signalized intersection.
Larry Harrison, Chief Executive of Scripps Health, 10666 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, gave a brief
overview of the functions for the proposed buildings on Lots 1 and 4 and explained how the functions of
those buildings will correlate.
Commissioner Baker asked if there are any plans to provide transportation between the two buildings for
any patients that might have to move between the buildings for services. Mr. Harrison stated that very
rarely do the patients need to see the urgent care facilities the same day; however, there will be large,
touring golf carts to move those patients between the buildings. There will also be concierge services for
any patients that might need assistance getting into or out of vehicles.
Commissioner Douglas inquired how the Rancho Bernardo facility compares to this proposed site. Mr.
Harrison stated this project will be very similar, and they will work with the City and the architects to
determine what is best for the site. Commissioner Douglas asked if here will be any underground parking
for Lot 4. Mr. Wojcik stated that there will be a parking structure but it will not be underground.
Commissioner Cardosa inquired about the hours for the urgent care facility. Mr. Harrison stated the hours
are typically 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 or 9:00 p.m. He stated they will follow any recommendations from the
City as to the appropriate hours for the facility. There will also be weekend hours but not 24 hour care.
Commissioner Montgomery stated he was initially in opposition because of the traffic impacts and asked,
in general, how will the citizens' benefit with this project. Mr. Harrison stated that it provides much more
Planning Commission Minutes August 20,2008 Page 5
convenient, state of the art facilities with one-stop shopping, aside from in-patient hospital care. This
project brings national level health care to the City.
Commissioner Douglas asked when the first buildings will open. Mr. Harrison stated November 2008.
Commissioner Douglas asked for a timetable of completion on Lot 4. Mr. Harrison stated it typically takes
about 1 year of planning, and 1 year for construction.
Commissioner Boddy asked Staff if the Planning Commission will be reviewing the specific plans and
architecture for Lot 4. Mr. Halverson stated that was correct and it will be reviewed with a Site Plan.
Chairperson Whitton asked if there were any members of the audience who wished to speak on the item.
Seeing none, he opened and closed public testimony.
DISCUSSION
Commissioner Cardosa stated it is a nice project and a nice facility for the City but he is concerned with
traffic.
Commissioner Boddy stated it is a needed facility and is a nice project. She stated she looks forward to
reviewing it in more detail at a later date.
Commissioner Douglas stated her support of the project and she does support the project.
Commissioner Baker supports the project. She feels the traffic increases are offset by the public benefit
of having the medical offices available in the City.
Commissioner Montgomery stated his support for the project and agrees with Commissioner Baker's
comments.
Commissioner Whitton stated his support of the project.
MOTION
ACTION: Motion by Commissioner Montgomery, and duly seconded, that the Planning
Commission adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 6431 recommending
adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and
Reporting Program, and adopt Planning Commission Resolutions No. 6432, 6433,
and 6434 recommending approval of General Plan Amendment GPA 07-04, Zone
Change ZC 07-04, and Specific Plan SP 07-02 based on the findings and subject to
the conditions contained therein.
VOTE: 6-0
AYES: Chairperson Whitton, Commissioner Baker, Commissioner Boddy, Commissioner
Cardosa, Commissioner Douglas, and Commissioner Montgomery
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Dominguez
ABSTAIN: None
Chairperson Whitton asked Mr. DeCerbo to introduce the next item.
4. CDP 08-01 - JAMES DRIVE ESTATES - Request for approval of a Coastal
Development Permit to allow for the construction of two (2) single-family residences on
two previously subdivided and vacant .20 acre lots generally located on the east side of
James Drive directly across from Tara Court within the Mello II Segment of the Local
Coastal Program and Local Facilities Management Zone 1.
OCT -6 2008
CITY OF CARLSBADCITY CLERK'S OFFICI
October 6, 2008
TO: CITY MANAGER
FROM: ASSISTANT PLANNER, DAN HALVERSON
VIA: PLANNING DIRECTOR
SUBJECT: SPA 07-o4,zc 07-04/SP 07-0* - FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER
SPECIFIC PLAN
^^!X^r^^^^n
Modify "Resolution No. 2008-283," handwritten page number 4, to add the foliowing:
4 The Genera, Plan Amendment (GPA 07-04) shall become effective thirty (30)
days following the adoption of th,s resolution
DAN HALVERSON
DH:bd
cc: City Attorney
City Clerk
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to you 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
6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 7, 2008, to consider approving a Mitigated Negative Declaration
and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; and approving: a General Plan Amendment
to change the General Plan Land Use designation from Planned Industrial (PI) to Office(O); a
Zone Change to change the zoning from Planned Industrial (P-M) to Office (O); and a Specific
Plan (SP 07-02) for five (5) lots on property generally located on the west side of El Camino
Real between College Boulevard and Faraday Avenue in Local Facilities Management Zone 5
and more particularly described as:
Lot 1 through Lot 5 of Carlsbad Tract 00-20, in the City of Carlsbad,
County of San Diego, State of California, According to the Map
Thereof No. 15253, Filed in the Office of the County Recorder of San
Diego County, January 30,2006
Those persons wishing to speak on this proposal are cordially invited to attend the public
hearing. Copies of the agenda bill will be available on and after October 3, 2008. If you have
any questions, please call Dan Halverson in the Planning Department at (760) 602-4631.
If you challenge the General Plan Amendment, Zone Change and/or Specific Plan 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's Office, 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008, at or prior to the public
hearing.
CASE FILE: GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-02
CASE NAME: FENTON CARLSBAD CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN
PUBLISH: September 27, 2008
CITY OF CARLSBAD
CITY COUNCIL
This space is for the County Clerk's Filing Stamp
PROOF OF PUBLICATION
(2010 & 2011 C.C.P.)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
County of San Diego
I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of
the County aforesaid: I am over the age of eighteen
years and not a party to or interested in the above-
entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the printer
of
North County Times
Formerly known as the Blade-Citizen and The Times-
Advocate and which newspapers have been
adjudicated newspapers of general circulation by the
Superior Court of the County of San Diego, State of
California, for the City of Oceanside and the City of
Escondido, Court Decree number 171349, for the
County of San Diego, that the notice of which the
annexed is a printed copy (set in type not smaller than
nonpariel), has been published in each regular and
entire issue of said newspaper and not in any
supplement thereof on the following dates, to-wit:
September 27th, 2008
I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury that the
foregoing is true and correct.
Dated at OCEANSIDE, California
This 29th, day of September, 2008
i Jj
Jane Allshouse
NORTH COUNTY TIMES
Legal Advertising
Proof of Publication of
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to you that theCity Council of the City of Carlsbad will holda public hearing at the Council Chambers,1200 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad, California, at6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 7, 2008, to considerapproving a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Miti-gation Monitoring and Reporting Program; and ap-proving: a General Plan Amendment to change theGeneral Plan Land Use designation from Planned In-dustrial (PI) to Office(O); a Zone Change to changethe zoning from Planned Industrial (P-M) to Office(O); and a Specific Plan (SP 07-02) for five (5) lots onproperty generally located on the west side of ElCamino Real between College Boulevard and Fara-day Avenue in Local Facilities Management Zone 5and more particularly described as:
Lot 1 through Lot 5 of Carlsbad Tract 00-20, in theSity of Carlsbad, County of San Diego, State ofalifornia, According to the Map Thereof No.15253, Filed in the Office of the County Recorderof San Diego County, January 30, 2006
Those persons wishing to speak on this proposal arecordially invited to attend the public hearing. Copiesof the agenda bill will be available on and after Octo-ber 3, 2008. If you have any questions, please callDan Halverson in the Planning Department at (760)602-4631.
If you challenge the General Plan Amendment, ZoneChange and/or Specific Plan in court, you may be lim-ited to raising onfy those issues you or someone elseraised at the public hearing described in this notice orin written correspondence delivered to the City ofCarlsbad, Attn: City Clerk's Office, 1200 CarlsbadVillage Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008, at or prior to the
public hearing.
CASE FILE: GPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-02
CASE NAME: FENTON CARLSBAD CENTERSPECIFIC PLAN
PUBLISH: September 27, 2008 NCT 2176505
CITY OF CARLSBADCITY COUNCIL
Easy Peel Labels
Use Avery® TEMPLATE 5160®j^Feed Paper See Instruction Sheet j
for Easy Peel Feature^lAVERY®5160®
CARLSBAD UNIF SCHOOL DIST
6225 EL CAMINO REAL
CARLSBAD CA 92011
SAN MARCOS SCHOOL DIST
STE 250
255 PICO AVE
SAN MARCOS CA 92069
ENCINITAS SCHOOL DIST
101 RANCHO SANTA FE RD
ENCINITAS CA 92024
SAN DIEGUITO SCHOOL DIST
701 ENCINITAS BLVD
ENCINITAS CA 92024
LEUCADIA WASTE WATER DIST
TIM JOCHEN
1960 LA COSTA AVE
CARLSBAD CA 92009
OLIVENHAIN WATER DIST
1966OLIVENHAINRD
ENCINITAS CA 92024
CITY OF ENCINITAS
505 S VULCAN AVE
ENCINITAS CA 92024
CITY OF SAN MARCOS
1 CIVIC CENTER DR
SAN MARCOS CA 92069-2949
CITY OF OCEANSIDE
300 NORTH COAST HWY
OCEANSIDE CA 92054
CITY OF VISTA
600 EUCALYPTUS AVE
VISTA CA 92084
VALLECITOS WATER DIST
201 VALLECITOS DE ORO
SAN MARCOS CA 92069
I.P.U.A.
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC ADMIN AND
URBAN STUDIES
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
SAN DIEGO CA 92182-4505
CALIF DEPT OF FISH & GAME
4949 VIEWRIDGE AVE
SAN DIEGO CA 92123
REGIONAL WATER QUALITY
STE 100
9174 SKY PARK CT
SAN DIEGO CA 92123-4340
SD COUNTY PLANNING
STEB
5201 RUFFIN RD
SAN DIEGO CA 92123
LAFCO
1600 PACIFIC HWY
SAN DIEGO CA 92101
AIR POLLUTION CNTRL DIST
10124 OLD GROVE RD
SAN DIEGO CA 92131
SANDAG
STE 800
401 B STREET
SAN DIEGO CA 92101
U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE
601 CHIDDEN VALLEY RD
CARLSBAD CA 92011
CA COASTAL COMMISSION
STE 103
7575 METROPOLITAN DR
SAN DIEGO CA 92108-4402
ATTN TEDANASIS
SAN DIEGO COUNTY AIRPORT
AUTHORITY
PO BOX 82776
SAN DIEGO CA 92138-2776
SCOTT MOLLOY - BIASD
STE 110
9201 SPECTRUM CENTER BLVD
SAN DIEGO CA 92123-1407
CARLSBAD CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
5934 PRIESTLEY DR
CARLSBAD CA 92008
CITY OF CARLSBAD
RECREATION
CITY OF CARLSBAD
PUBLIC WORKS/ENGINEERING
DEPT- PROJECT ENGINEER
CITY OF CARLSBAD
PROJECT PLANNER
9/02/2008
Etiquettes faciles a peler
cicn®Cone rla
Consultez la feuille www.avery.com
4 onn eif\ AWCDX/
3SAB aiquediuoo ujuj /g x muj c;g JBUMOJ yp ••
,,8/S ?. x
CURRENT RESIDENT
2330 FARADAY AVE
CARLSBAD, CA 92008-7216
CURRENT RESIDENT
2320 FARADAY AVE
CARLSBAD, CA 92008-7216
CURRENT RESIDENT
2310 FARADAY AVE
CARLSBAD, CA 92008-7216
CURRENT RESIDENT
2304 FARADAY AVE
CARLSBAD, CA 92008-7216
CURRENT RESIDENT
2308 FARADAY AVE
CARLSBAD, CA 92008-7216
CURRENT RESIDENT
2300 FARADAY AVE
CARLSBAD, CA 92008-7216
CURRENT RESIDENT
2292 FARADAY AVE
CARLSBAD, CA 92008-7238
CURRENT RESIDENT
2280 FARADAY AVE
CARLSBAD, CA 92008-7208
CURRENT RESIDENT
2282 FARADAY AVE
CARLSBAD, CA 92008-7208
CURRENT RESIDENT
2386 FARADAY AVE
CARLSBAD, CA 92008-7221
CURRENT RESIDENT
2200 FARADAY AVE
CARLSBAD, CA 92008-7233
CURRENT RESIDENT
2210 FARADAY AVE
CARLSBAD, CA 92008-7208
CURRENT RESIDENT
2248 FARADAY AVE
CARLSBAD, CA 92008-7208
CURRENT RESIDENT
5545 FERMI CT
CARLSBAD, CA 92008-7324
CURRENT RESIDENT
5540 FERMI CT
CARLSBAD, CA 92008-7325
*** 15 Printed ***
/,€T cf
!rthet size 1 x 2 i:/8"!;,n
DL FARADAY
220 E 42ND 27TH ST
NEW YORK, NY 10017
LORI M SIMPSON
2317 SAN ELIJO AVE
CARDIFF, CA 92007-2028
AGNES MIHOLICH
4471 COASTLINE AVE
CARLSBAD, CA 92008-3669
1950-A KELLOGG AVEUE PARTNER'
1950 KELLOGG AVE
CARLSBAD, CA 92008-6581
ECLECTIC ENTERPRISES L L C
1926 KELLOGG AVE
CARLSBAD, CA 92008-5546
MICHAEL M SALOUR
2330 FARADAY AVE
CARLSBAD, CA 92008-7216
PLMS HOLDINGS INC
2304 FARADAY AVE
CARLSBAD, CA 92008-7216
ISIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
1896 RUTHERFORD RD
CARLSBAD, CA 92008-7326
SHENCO L L C
2382 FARADAY AVE 350
CARLSBAD, CA 92008-7258
ELECTRO SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES
5803 NEWTON DR
CARLSBAD, CA 92008-7380
NEWEE CREEK PARTNERS LLC
2248 FARADAY AVE
CARLSBAD, CA 92008-7208
DOUGLAS G SIMPSON
5740 FLEET ST 100
CARLSBAD, CA 92008-4704
T M G PROPERTY
1000 PIONEER WAY
EL CAJON, CA 92020-1923
M L L FARADAY LLC
169 SAXONY RD 101
ENCINITAS, CA 92024-6779
NOSW LLC
4606 OAK TER
OCEANSIDE, CA 92056-2916
CVS INVESTMENTS LLC
100 N RANCHO SANTA FE RD 133
SAN MARCOS, CA 92069-1294
GUIDO PROPERTIES LLC
1833 DIAMOND ST 201
SAN MARCOS, CA 92078-5130
DEI LLC
PO BOX 1388
VISTA, CA 92085-1388
FENTON CARLSBAD RESEARCH CENI
7577 MISSION VALLEY RD
SAN DIEGO, CA 92108-4432
FARADAY SPECTRUM LLC
4350 EXECUTIVE DR 301
SAN DIEGO, CA 92121-2118
SOLEDAD DEVELOPMENT GROUP L 1
4350 EXECUTIVE DR 301
SAN DIEGO, CA 92121-2118
BMR-2282 FARADAY AVENUE LLC
17140 BERNARDO CENTER DR 222
SAN DIEGO, CA 92128-2088
DEL MAR PHOTONICS INC
4119 TWILIGHT RDG
SAN DIEGO, CA 92130-8690
SUNRISE PROPERTY ASSOCS LLC
14524 LODESTAR DR
GRASS VALLEY, CA 95949-8362
*** 24 Printed ***
Fenton Carlsbad CenterFenton Carlsbad CenterSpecific PlanSpecific PlanGPA 07GPA 07--04/ZC 0704/ZC 07--04/SP 0704/SP 07--0202October 7, 2008October 7, 2008
Proposed ProjectProposed ProjectGeneral Plan Amendment General Plan Amendment ––to change three lots to change three lots from Planned Industrial (PI) to Office (O); from Planned Industrial (PI) to Office (O); Zone Change Zone Change ––to change three lots from to change three lots from Planned Industrial (PPlanned Industrial (P--M) to Office (O);M) to Office (O);Specific Plan Specific Plan ––to create a business office park; to create a business office park; CEQA CEQA ––to adopt a Mitigated Negative to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program. Reporting Program.
Location MapLocation MapSALK AVEL CAMINO RE A L PALMER WY
FOXTAIL LPFARADAY AVFERMI CTCOUGAR DR
EL CAM INO REAL SALK AVCOLLEGE BLPA L M E R W Y
FOXTAIL LPSUNNY CREEK RDFARADAY AVF E R M I C TCOYOTE CTCOUGAR DRIMPALA DR0400800200FeetGPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-02FENTON CARLSBADMEDICAL CENTERSPECIFIC PLAN12345Open Space
EL CAM INO REAL SALK AVCOLLEGE BLPA L M E R W Y
FOXTAIL LPSUNNY CREEK RDFARADAY AVF E R M I C TCOYOTE CTCOUGAR DRIMPALA DR0400800200FeetGPA 07-04/ZC 07-04/SP 07-02FENTON CARLSBADMEDICAL CENTERSPECIFIC PLAN12345SFRPIPITaylor Made
Open Space Lot 5Lot 1Lots 2 & 3Lot 4¾Lot 1 was changed to Office in 2006; ¾Lots 2, 3, 4 all changing to Office from Planned Industrial; ¾Exception: No medical uses on Lots 2 and 3 regulated through the Specific Plan. OfficeOfficeOffice
Open Space Lot 5Lot 1Lots 2 & 3Lot 4oLots 1 & 4 – All Office uses;oLots 2 & 3 – All Office uses except Medical Uses.¾PM Zone–Allow the location of business and light industries engaged in research, light manufacturing, and business and professional offices when engaged in activities with corporate offices or activities that do not cater directly to the General Public.¾Office Zone– Establishes regulations for the development of professional offices and closely related commercial uses which cater to the General Public.
Planning Commission ActionsPlanning Commission ActionsJuly 16, 2008 July 16, 2008 ––First hearing resulted in a 3First hearing resulted in a 3--3 tie 3 tie vote; the Commissioners had concerns with:vote; the Commissioners had concerns with:traffic generation;traffic generation;parking, and;parking, and;limiting uses on specified lots. limiting uses on specified lots. August 20, 2008 August 20, 2008 ––Next hearing the issues were Next hearing the issues were resolved and subsequent vote was 6resolved and subsequent vote was 6--0. 0.
Project ConsistencyProject ConsistencyGeneral Plan General Plan ––Office (O) & Open Space Office (O) & Open Space (OS) Land Use designation;(OS) Land Use designation;Specific Plan 07Specific Plan 07--02;02;Zoning Zoning ––Office (O) Zone;Office (O) Zone;Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan for Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan for McClellanMcClellan--Palomar Airport (ALUCP);Palomar Airport (ALUCP);Growth Management;Growth Management;CEQA.CEQA.
RecommendationRecommendationTo Adopt the Resolution Adopting a Mitigated To Adopt the Resolution Adopting a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; andand Reporting Program; andApprove General Plan Amendment GPA 07Approve General Plan Amendment GPA 07--04; 04; and, and, Introduce the Ordinances Approving a Zone Introduce the Ordinances Approving a Zone Change, ZC 07Change, ZC 07--04, and a Specific Plan,SP 0704, and a Specific Plan,SP 07--02.02.