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MTG. DATE: 04-19-04
STAFF: BEVERLY
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Accept and file staff report, take appropriate action.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
During the March 15, 2004 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting, it was request by the
Commission to discuss the Parks and Recreation Element of the General Plan during the April
meeting. Staff will be prepared to give a brief history of the Carlsbad Parks and Recreation
Element including when the document has been revised since 1972.
INFO
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TITLE:
PARKS AND RECREATION ELEMENT
EXHIBITS:
1. Parks and Recreation Element
RECREATION
EXHIBIT I
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Heritage Hd was built in 1926 to house the congregation of St Paes Church at the southeast
comer of Harding Sueet and Oak Avenue. In 1952 tk church was moved across the saet where
tive offices. Ovcr the next few yean it sewed as home to the it became the Ws fim admuusPa
City Manager, City Council, Police Department and Fire Depamnent, and as a County branch
li%rary. As new City offices were consnutxed and City departments moved out, use of the building changed from that of Hall, to the City bmy, to the chiken's &my, to a studio for the North
County Ballet Finally, in 1979 the mudy little stru~nm was slated for demolition to maice way for a parking lot; however, it was rescued from demolition by a coaMon consisting of Friends of
the Libray, the Carisbad Hinorical Sodcty and volunteez building tradtsmur who ananged for ii
to be xnoved to Ma- Historiral Park With only minor repairs, the old church once again became
a public meeting place.
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Note: infomation derived in part from SEEKERS OF THE SPRING, by Mdone Howard Jones.
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Contents
INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1
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Background ....................................................................................................... 1
State Law .......................................................................................................... 1
Relationship to Other Elements ......................................................................... 1
Quimby Act ........................................................................................................ 2
Growth Management Program .......................................................................... 2
Park & Recreational Needs Generated by Industrial Uses ................................ 3
Park Inventory Introduction ................................................................................ 3
1 . Primary Pak Classifications ..................................... : .................................. 4
2 . ActivelPassive Areas ................................................................................... 5
3 . Regional Open Space Park ......................................................................... 5
Miscellaneous Landscapelopen Space Areas .................................................. 5
Facility Standards .............................................................................................. 6
Future Recreational Development ..................................................................... 6
GOALS. OBJECTIVES AND IMPLEMENTING POLICIES AND ACTION
PROGRAMS ............................................................................................................ 8
Park Development .................................................................................................. 8
A . Goals .................................................................................................................. 8
B . Objectives ........................................................................................................... 8
C . Implementing Policies & Action Programs .......................................................... 8
Recreation Programs ............................................................................................. 9
A . Goals .................................................................................................................. 9
B . Objectives ......................................................................................................... 10
C . Implementing Policies and Action Programs .................................................... 10
Special Resource, Open Space & Cultural-Historical Areas ............................ 10
A . Goals ................................................................................................................ 10
B . Objectives ......................................................................................................... 10
C . Implementing Policies and Action Programs .................................................... 10
PARKS & RECREATION DEVELOPMENT . PLAN ................................................ 12
MAPS ..................................................................................................................... 1 3
Map 1 : Citywide Parks & Recreation Map ............................................................. 13
Map 2: Northwest Quadrant Parks & Recreation Map ........................................... 14
Map 3: Northeast Quadrant Parks & Recreation Map ........................................... 15
Map 4: Southwest Quadrant Parks & Recreation Map .......................................... 16
Map 5: Southeast Quadrant Parks & Recreation Map .................................... 17
TABLES
Table 1: Park Acreage Demand .............................................................................. 2
Table 2: Facilities Standards ................................................................................... 6
Table 3: Anticipated Future Park Development Projects ......................................... 7
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Table 4: Estimated Park Acreage at Buildout ........................................................ 12
Table 5: Uses in Recreation Areas ........................................................................ 18
APPENDIX 1 .......................................................................................................... 26
Miscellaneous Landscapelopen Space Areas ....................................................... 26
Medians ................................................................................................................. 27
Trails ....................................................................................................................... 27
APPENDIX 2 ........................................................................................................... 28
Existing & Future Park Acreage ............................................................................. 28
VI11 . GLOSSARY ..................................................................................................... 29-30
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1. INTRODUCTION
A. BACKGROUND
The City of Carlsbad is strongly committed
to the development of park facilities and
recreation programs to meet the needs of its citizens, tourists and employees. The City has
determined that park and recreation facilities
contribute significantly to the quality of life of its
residents, and consequently, have required a
Parks and Recreation Element to establish the
foundation for current operation and future development of park facilities and recreation
programs.
"The City determined that park
and recreation facilities
contribute significantly to the
quality of life of its residents,
and consequently, have
required a Parks and
Recreation Element to
establish the foundation for
current operation and future
development of park facilities
and recreation programs. 'I
The intent of this element is to provide thr
policy framework by which the City will plan,
develop, and provide quality active and passive
park facilities, trails and recreational programs to
ensure that the residents, tourists, and employees
of Carlsbad are afforded the opportunity to enjoy
optimum leisure experiences. Furthermore in
accordance with the City's Strategic Plan, The
Recreation Department has identified target
issues important to those who live, work and
recreate in Carlsbad and is committed to providing the following:
Enhanced Access to Open Space
Creating Strong Community
Providing Lifelong Learning Opportunities
Establishing 8 Preserving Safe Places to
Gather
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B. STATELAW
Under State Law (Section 65000 et seq,
California Government Code) all cities and
counties must adopt a General Plan with seven
(7) mandatory elements, which include: land use,
circulation, housing, conservation, open space,
noise, and public safety. In 1985, the state law was amended to allow cities and counties to include other elements in its general plan, which,
in the judgment of the City Council, relate to the
physical developm'ent of the City. The City
Council has determined that the. planning and
development of parks facilities and recreation
programs are an integral part of the physical
development of the City, and must be included as
part of its General Plan.
C. RELATIONSHIPS TO OTHER
ELEMENTS
California law requires that general plans
contain an integrated, internally consistent set of
policies. The Parks and Recreation Element,
although not mandatory, has been prepared
consistent with all other elements of the General
Plan.
Additionally, goals, objectives and
implementing policies and action programs have
been formulated to be consistent with the
objectives established in the City's Local Coastal
Program.
The Parks and Recreation Element is
strongly influenced by the Land Use Element, in
that each recreational facility has been located
within a compatible land use area. This Element
does not dictate specific locations for recreational
facilities, with the exception of Special Resource
Areas, but rather recommends general areas and
site criteria for future recreational facility
development.
The Parks and Recreation and Open Space and Conservation Elements also have a strong
relationship. The Open Space and Conservation
Element identify areas desirable for future open space. These areas are geographically shown on
the Conceptual Open Space and Conservation
Map and may be suitable for recreational
activitles. The Parks and Recreation Element
proposes recreational uses in some of these
areas when they are compatible to land use and
potentially appropriate to public recreational needs
such as trails. The intent of the Parks and
Recreation Element, however, is not to establish
land use policies for these areas, but rather to
provide recreational opportunity within the context
of the existing General Plan policies.
DWELLING UNITS PARK
QUADRANT
The Circulation Element contains
designated bicycle routes, trails and pedestrian
access provisions so it bears a relationship with
the Parks and Recreation Element.
ANTICIPATED
PARK AC.
BUILDOUT
PARK AC.
DEMAND POPULATION
Finally, because the classification of parks
(size, location, recreational amenities) relates to
the amount and location of the population, the
Parks and Recreation Element is related to the
Housing Element.
NW Quadrant NE Quadrant
SW Quadrant
SE Quadrant TOTALS
D. QUIMBYACT
12.952 30,020 90.1 ac. 175.33 ac.
8.267 19,161 57.5 ac. 82.20 ac.
10,595 24,557 73.7 ac. 96.30 ac.
16.546 38,350 115.1 ac. 131.30 ac.
48,360 112.088 336.4 ac. 485.1 ac.
required of the developers identifies 2.5 acres per
1,000 populations for special resource areas.
E. GROWTH MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM
As part of the City's Growth Management
Plan, a performance standard for parks was
adopted. The park performance standard
requires that three (3) acres of Community Park and Special Use Area per 1,000 population within
a park district (quadrant) must be scheduled for
construction within five (5) years of development.
Special Resource Area acreage does not count
towards meeting this performance standard. The
program further requires that this standard be met
before any additional development may occur
within a park district. The program also enables the City to project and provide accurately for
future park demands.
The principle authorities for parkland
dedication include the Subdivision Map Act and the Quimby Act (California Government Code
Section 66477). The California Legislature
established the Quimby Act in 1965, in response
to California's increased rate of urbanization and
the need to preserve open space and provide
parks for California's growing communities.
"Quimbf provides local government with
the authority to place into law an ordinance
requiring developers to provide land and/or fees to acquire and develop parks and recreation
facilities.
Parkland dedication or in-lieu fees, as they
relate to Carlsbad, are identified in the Municipal
Code (Chapter 20.44). Simply stated, the
ordinance requires the dedication of three (3)
acres of land for Community Parks and Special
Use Areas for each 1,000 population. In addition
to this required dedication of three (3) acres for
park purposes, an additional City standard, not
"The park performance
standard requires three (3)
acres of Community Park and
Special Use Area per 7,000
population within a park
district. I'
Proposition E, approved by the voters
November 4, 1986, estimated the number of dwelling units to be built with the City at 54,600.
Table 1: Park Acreage Demand, has been
updated based upon 2001/2002 population
estimates and summarizes the estimated amount of dwelling units per quadrant with a
corresponding estimated population and park
acreage requirement at buildout.
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F. PARK AND RECREATIONAL
NEEDSGENERATEDBY
INDUSTRIAL USES
Although the Quimby Act itself does not
apply to industrial or commercial subdivisions, a local agency is permitted to impose fees ,or
exactions as a condition of approval of a proposed
development, provided those fees and exactions
do not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the service or facility. In addition, the
Growth Management Ordinance (CMC 21.90)
authorizes special facility fees to pay for
improvements or facilities which are related to new development. Since there is a substantial
impact on existing recreation facilities from an
increasing industrial employment base, a need to impose and implement a park mitigation fee for
industrial development was recognized. In
November 1987, the City Council adopted its first
park mitigation fee for the Zone 5 Local Facilities
Management Plan. Additionally, a park mitigation
fee was required as part of the Zone 16 and 13
Local Facilities Management Plans. The purpose
of a fee is to ensure adequate recreational
facilities to accommodate the demand created for them by the daily influx of the industrial work force and population as industrial development grows
throughout the City.
G. PARK INVENTORY
INTRODUCTION
The pre-1982 Parks and Recreation
Element emphasized more passive use concepts
with the acquisition and development of smaller
neighborhood, mini, and vest pocket parks.
Additionally, natural open space areas, meant to
serve as connective corridors and greenways
throughout the City, were accepted as park
requirements dedicated under the Quimby
Ordinance. Due to the characteristics of these
natural open space areas, many of the sites once
accepted for park purposes are considered
undevelopable by today's park development
standards.
Today, current and future parkland
dedicated under the Quimby Ordinance is subject
to more stringent conditions than were once
required. Noting the shift in acquisition policy,
developable parkland is considered to be buildable acreage similar to acreage associated
with the subdivision for which dedication is
required. Typically, it has slopes of less than 10%
and is not to be located in an area on which building is precluded due to environmental
constraints as defined by City ordinance or other
laws, geological constraints, flooding, easements, or other encumbrances and/or restrictions.
Current recreational trends identify a request for both active and passive recreation. In
order to accommodate those trends, parkland
dedication requirements are geared toward the
acquisition of developable parkland, which may
provide both active and passive use. In addition
recent City surveys indicate a demand for access
to Open Space and trails as a priority quality of life
issue for residents of the community. In response
to this demand, City Council adopted the Citywide Trails Plan Report in November of 2001 outlining
implementation of a Citywide Trails Program.
Carlsbad's present park development
philosophy concentrates on providing larger
community parks, which incorporate a balance of
both active and passive recreational amenities.
The result has created a more realistic park
program in terms of meeting the recreational
needs of the residents, tourists, employees, the
Growth Management requirements, and is more
financially feasible from an operational and
maintenance standpoint.
The development of small neighborhood
parks is no longer pursued primarily because of
the high cost of maintenance. Because these
parks typically provide one or two recreational
uses, they have been incorporated within the
current Special Use Area park classification.
Some sites previously acknowledged as Neighborhood Parks have been incorporated
("grandfathered") into the Community Park
classification, and although they may not meet the
current acreage requirement, they do provide
amenities characteristic of the Community Park
category.
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1. PRIMARY PARK CLASSIFICATIONS
Presently, the City of Carlsbad's Parkland
Inventory is composed of three primary park
classifications:
0 Community Parks
0 Special Use Areas
0 Special Resource Areas
Although these classifications are the basis
for the City's standards, to ensure optimum park
and recreational facilities, three special resource
areas and one community park have been
identified as Regional Open Space Parks within
the San Diego Association of Governments
Report, "Regionally Significant Open Space." The
standards for each park classification are as
follows:
Community Parks SDecial Use Areas
2.5 acredl ,000 pop.
.5 acresll ,000 pop.
(Collectable Park
Standard) 3.0 acresl1,OOO pop.
Soecial Resource Areas 2.5 acresll .OOO DOD.
OVERALL PARK
AC. STANDARD 5.5 acresli ,000 pop.
"The City of Carlsbad's
Parkland Inventory is
composed of three primary
park classifications:
Community Parks; Special Use
Areas; and, Special Resource
Areas. I'
The City defines these Park Classifications
as follows:
Comrnunitv Parks - These are leisure
facilities, approximately 20 to 50 acres in size;
however, due to the 1982 revision of the Parks
and Recreation Element, pre-1982 neighborhood
parks of less than 20 acres have been reclassified
and "grandfathered" into the Community Park
classification. This reclassification was approved
by the Parks and Recreation Commission in May
1987 and by the City Council in August 1987. Any
future acquisition and development of community park sites within the northwest quadrant, where a
near buildout situation exists, in all likelihood will require community park development of sites
under 20 acres in size.
Typically, Community Parks are designed to
sewe the recreational needs of several neighborhoods. The nature of this type of facility
encourages and attracts family unit populations from a nearby vicinity on a daily frequency.
Community Parks generally provide active
and passive use amenities; however, they are not limited to the exclusive use of either.
Minimum facilities should include:
Family-oriented picnic areas
Group picnic areas
Turfed open space areas for free play
Multi-purpose playfield (s) (I igh ted when
appropriate)
Tot lot areas
Structures for lectures, meetings, skills,
instructions, etc.
Buffer areas
Special use facilities such as swimming pools, tennis courts, horseshoes,
handball and racquetball courts, bicycle
paths, etc. as per specific community
demand may be located within these parks if appropriate to the interests and
needs of the community in which the
park is located.
The primary access orientation is vehicular.
It is therefore established that Community parks
should be located adjacent to a secondary arterial
or circulation route of greater hierarchy as defined
within the Circulation Element.
Special Use Areas - These are typically
local facilities that contain only one or two activity
type uses, either passive or active in nature. They
are between one and five acres in size and generally provide the basic widely accepted
facilities found in a Community park site. Facilities
of this type are: (but not limited to) swim, tennis
or racquetball complexes, meeting halls, athletic
complexes, off leash dog parks, skateboard
parks, play lots, picnic and interpretive walk areas.
Based on City Council policy in August
1987, and confirmed in November of 1990,
community school activity fields can be
incorporated within the Special Use Area
classification and included within the Park Area
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Inventory. However, only these current school
sites which operate under "joint-use" facility
agreements between the City of Carlsbad and the corresponding school district are, in fact,
incorporated within the Parks Inventory.
The pre-1982 Parks and Recreation
Element included Mini and Vest Pocket parks.
The revised 1982 Parks and Recreation Element has incorporated these parks into the special use category which typically defines the nature of
these areas.
Adequate access should be a primary siting
criteria utilized in determining the location of a
Special Use Area.
Special Resource Areas - These are local
amenities that have either citywide or potential regional significance. The significance is in the
quality of the site that makes it unique as either a
passive andlor active recreation area; this quality
may be of a natural (water, geological, ecological,
etc.), historical (architectural, etc.), or a combination thereof. Consequently, the Special
Resource Area as defined has a visitor attraction
or drawing power to users locally and beyond.
Typically, Special Resource Areas provide a
unique character andlor use not found in
Community Parks or Special Use Areas and in
general, they are larger than Community Parks.
2. ACTIVEIPASSIVE AREAS
In addition to a parks primary classification,
the City may describe a park as containing active
andlor passive areas. Parks can be developed
with either active or passive park amenities or a
combination of both. Active park areas typically
provide a form of organized, supervised, often
extracurricular recreation. Park amenities
denoting active use may include gymnasiums,
swim complexes, multi-use ballfields, tot lots, hard
court play surfaces, volleyball, horseshoe areas,
or a combination thereof.
Passive park areas often provide minimal or
no amenities associated with active use. The very
nature of passive use implies undemonstrative,
nonparticipating, complacent, subdued activity.
Park amenities generally associated with passive
use include nature trails, walkways, picnic tables,
benches, and small turf andlor landscaped areas.
3. REGIONAL OPEN SPACE PARKS
Three of the City's Special Resource Areas
and one community park (Lake Calavera, Agua
Hedionda Lagoon, Batiquitos Lagoon and Veterans Memorial) have been identified as Regional Open Space Parks in addition to their
primary city park classification. These sites have
been identified as Regional Open Space Parks
consistent with the recommendations of the San
Diego Association of Governments' (SANDAG)
report, Reaionallv Sianificant ODen SDace -
Definition. Although parks have been identified as
part of the regional park system, they will continue
to function pursuant to their primary park
classification as identified above. The
identification of a city park as a Regional Open
Space Park simply denotes that the park is part of
the region's park system.
A regional park is a major park that may
contain any one or combination of such attributes as natural beauty, unique topographic features,
historical structures or unusual scenery. Such parks are usually developed for at least two
outdoor activities, but the greatest part of the
acreage may remain as undeveloped open space.
Usually a regional park has at least 200 acres, 50
acres of which are developable. The size may be
smaller for unique regional resources.
H. MISCELLANEOUS
LANDSCAPE/OPEN SPACE
AREAS
Miscellaneous landscape/open space areas
are secondary classifications within the park
inventory. This category has been established to
provide accountability for additional acreage
currently under maintenance responsibility of the
Park Operations Division, however, is not useable
to meet the City's park collectable standards. In addition, accountability is provided for the natural
open space areas once considered as parkland;
however, by today's standards, they are not
considered to be conducive to park use and/or
development, which may have once been
considered, i.e.: Veteran's Memorial Park. These
miscellaneous landscapelopen space areas are
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identified in Appendix 1, Miscellaneous acquisition, construction, and ongoing
Landscapelopen Space Areas. maintenance and operation costs.
ACCESS OWNERSHIP
Vehicular Public Bicyde Pedestrian
Vehicular Public Bicyde (located adjacent to
secondary arterial or greater) Pedestrian
Vehicular Public, private and Bicycle quasi-public
Pedestrian
Pedestrian Publidprivate
Vehicular Bicycle
1. FACILITY STANDARDS
STANDARD
2.5 ad1.000 population
2.5 ac11.000 population '1
.5 ac11.000 population
No standard '2
Table 2: Facilities Standards, summarizes
the development standards for each recreation
facility, based on its park classifications. These
standards are provided to ensure that the
recreational facilities in Carlsbad meet the needs
of residents, tourists and employees of the City.
CLASSIFICATION
Special Resourde Area
Community
Special Use
Recreation facilities for industrial areas
"Facility Standards are
provided to ensure that the
recreational facilities in
Carlsbad meet the needs of
residents, tourists and
employees of ,the City. I'
SlZElSlGNlFlCANCE
100 Acres + unique character andlor use not found in
Community Parks
20 to 50 acres as guidelines' 'Where acquisition of
sufficient acreage is possible
1 to 5 acres
Negotiated with
developer
Typically, parkland acquisition is provided under the Quimby Ordinance and/or park-in-lieu
fees, while development funds are provided by the
Public Facilities Fee. Future park acquisition and
development projects are, for the most part,
identified in the, Capital Improvement Program Budget. However, actual development may be
subject to delay based upon demand, the priority
established for Public Facility construction and the
cost associated with ongoing maintenance and
operation.
Additional funding sources for acquisition,
development, maintenance and operation, or
rehabilitation may be provided by general
obligation bonds, special taxes, state and federal park bond acts, assessment districts or donations.
Prior to acceptance, all future parkland acquisition
is subject to a stringent environmental review
process to identify and eliminate constraints in an
TABLE 2: FACILITIES STANDARDS
'1 Increased from 2.0 to 2.5 adl.OOO POD. on Sept. 3. 1985
I
I lecific standard (e.g. adl.000 employees) has been adopted, a fee based upon square strial floor area is required. As of Nov. 24, 1987. the required fee was 40 cenWSq. ft. or area
LEVEL OF
SERVICE
Citymde
Community
Neighborhood and Community
In proximity to business and industry employees
J. FUTURE RECREATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Several areas have been earmarked for
future park development and identified in the current park inventory. Although the timing for
acquisition and development depends primarily on
the requirements of the Growth Management Program as development occurs, the City Council
ultimately approves the financing methods for
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In addition to these anticipated future parks,
the City Council, on March 7, 1989, directed the
Parks and Recreation Commission to incorporate
the recommendations of the Recreation Facility
Financing Committee within this Element. The
Recreational Facility Financing Committee consisted of eleven (1 1 ) Carlsbad citizens whose
goal was: (1) to identify recreational amenities as
outlined in proposition M (Carlsbad City Ordinance
No. NS-29); and, (2) to recommend alternative
funding methods for the development of these
amenities. The committee re-commended
providing the following facilities:
O Two (2) Municipal Golf Courses - Regulation Size - Short Course
Multi-Court Tennis Complex
Larger
O Two (2) Multi-Purpose Fields Adult Size or
O Enclosed Soccer Facility
PARK DEVELOPMENT P
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II. GOALS, OBJECTIVES
AND IMPLEMENTING
POLICIES AND
ACTION PROGRAMS
PARK DEVELOPMENT
A.
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A.2
A.3
B.
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8.2
8.3
8.4
B.5
8.6
8.7
GOALS
A City that provides a diversified,
comprehensive park system utilizing
contemporary concepts and planning
strategies.
A City that encourages the development of
park and recreational facilities and activities by private industry, the residential
development community and specialized
user groups to augment existing public
facilities.
A City with a privatization approach for the
development, maintenance and/or operation of appropriate City-owned park facilities.
OBJECTIVES
To provide a minimum of three (3) acres of
Community Parks or Special Use Areas for
each 1,000 population within each of the
four (4) park quadrants of the City.
To determine park acreage requirements
on a quadrant basis. To acquire, develop, maintain and operate
parks consistent with all federal, state and
local regulations. To finance future public park and recreation
Facilities.
To implement the use of energy saving
technology in all rehabilitation and new park
development projects. Water saving
irrigation technology and drought tolerant
landscapes should be used whenever
possible.
To provide for existing and future park
facilities with a balance of active and
passive recreational opportunities.
To permit communities within the City to
acquire, develop and maintain a private
neighborhood park system.
8.8 To encourage specialized-user sports
groups, to identify, acquire and develop land for their exclusive use.
To ensure adequate recreational amenities
for the current and future industrial base
population in the City of Carlsbad.
B.10 To encourage park facilities to be acquired,
developed, operated and maintained
utilizing a privatization approach, where
appropriate and feasible.
8.11 To ensure that parks are developed prior to, or concurrent with need, as defined by the
Growth Management Plan.
8.12 To ensure that Dark and recreational
B.9
facilities are compatible with surrounding
uses.
C.
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c.3
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c.5
IMPLEMENTING POLICIES
AND ACTION PROGRAMS
Ensure that any and all parkland
dedications, as required of the residential
development community, shall be
developable and usable for park purposes,
and shall conform to all local, state and/or
federal laws [reference Carlsbad Municipal
Code - 20.44,21.38.060(5)].
Ensure that all park-in-lieu fees collected
from residential development under the
Quimby Ordinance will be channeled to
Community Parks or Special Use Area
acquisition, development or rehabilitation.
Utilize the provisions of the Quimby Act,
Growth Management Plan and Planned
Community Zone to ensure the timely
construction of parks so that they are provided concurrent with need.
Acquire and develop park areas in
accordance with the City’s Growth
Management Program. The use of Public
Facility Fees for park development and
acquisition shall be at the discretion of the
City Council, as identified in the Capital
Improvement Program.
Consider housing density, proximity to
schools, general public access, local
resident access, adjacent residential area traffic impacts, safe pedestrian access, and
compatible use with the surrounding
environment when determining park locations. Wherever possible, these
developed sites should be placed in
conjunction with or connected to schools or
natural areas.
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c.11
c.12
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C.15
C.16
C.17
Provide for “joint-use” facility agreements with local school districts to meet neighborhood and Community recreational needs. Only those sites with existing
agreements will be incorporated within the
Parks Inventory. With the inclusion of the
Aviara Oaks Elementary School, no further
school site(s) will be utilized to meet the
Park Performance Standard, rather only to
enhance the park inventory.
Provide for Park Signage at all parks. Require, where possible, the individual
developers of master planned communities
to provide pocket parks and active
recreational facilities unique to each
development. Maintenance of pocket parks
shall be accomplished through homeowners
association dues. Pocket parks shall
remain in private ownership.
Require that any development of
recreational facilities on public land by
developers, service clubs, civic groups,
individual donors or organizations shall be
consistent with the standarddguidelines of
this element. Provide, if feasible, a Carlsbad Trail System to be owned and maintained by the City,
and wherever possible, the trail system
shall be used to provide linkage between park facilities.
Design and construct trails within parks to
connect with the Carlsbad Trail System as
part of future park development.
Evaluate periodically, the existing park
inventory to determine the best use of park
sites including, but not limited to lease,
trade, sale or rehabilitation.
Rehabilitate under-utilized recreation
facilities to meet the needs of a changing
and growing population.
Encourage, when appropriate, development
or operation of facilities by private
enterprise on public lands.
Implementation of any privatization
agreement will be at the discretion of the
City Council. Institute a safety and maintenance check
list for all park sites and playground
facilities, to be performed on a weekly
basis.
Encourage public involvement in the siting, acquisition and design development of park
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facilities and recreation programming to
ensure community needs are met.
Develop a program that encourages private
owners and public agencies to sell, dedicate, donate or lease, at minimal cost,
surplus land to provide land suitable for
recreational use.
Consider the following during the
development of Park Master Plans:
developing specific sites to minimize
impacts to biological resources; visual
impacts of the development of park sites;
expanding minimum buffers around
sensitive resources; utilizing natural plant species in park projects; incorporating plant
species which provide food such as seeds,
nuts and berries for wildlife and bird
species; protecting and buffering drinking
water sources such as small ponds and
wetland areas; and, limiting turf grass use to
recreational areas.
Work cooperatively with specialized user
groups to identify, acquire and develop land
for their exclusive use.
Identify the benefits and drawbacks of
establishing park facilities that are
developed, operated or maintained under
contractual and/or leased agreements.
Determine the economic means by which
future public parks and recreation facilities
will be provided.
Implement the recommendations of the
Carlsbad Landscape Manual in all rehabilitation and new park development
projects. Monitor the Industrial Park Mitigation Fee to
ensure the funds collected are adequate to
provide recreational facilities for the City’s
industrial base population.
RECREATION PROGRAMS
A.
A. 1
A.2
GOALS
A City that offers a wide variety of
recreational activities and park facilities
designed to encourage participation by
users of all ages and interests.
A City with a financially self-supportive system of recreational facilities and
programs.
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B.
8. 1
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5
8.6
C.
c.1
c.2
c.3
c.4
c.5
C.6
c.7
OBJECTIVES
To ensure that park development and
recreational programming is cost effective.
To provide and maintain recreational and
aquatic programming on a self-sustaining
basis when feasible.
To provide for safe recreational use at the Agua Hedionda Lagoon on a partially self-
sustaining basis.
To provide, maintain and/or encourage
recreation facilities, programs or events
which will attract and generate tourist and
non-tax payer revenues.
To ensure that park development and.
recreational programming meets the needs
of the community.
To ensure park development and
recreational programming is consistent with the Open Space and Conservation Element.
IMPLEMENTING POLICIES
AND ACTION PROGRAMS
Encourage recreational program
development on various levels of public
involvement to ensure optimum
performance of current and future parks as
effective recreational facilities including but
not limited to:
Traditional public facilities
Trend-oriented interests Cultural and nature-oriented facilities
Evaluate recreational programming based upon community demand, individual and
group participation, ability to provide, and
cost effectiveness.
Review periodically, facility regulations
governing their use, as outlined according
to "Council Policy Statement 28," to ensure
that the regulations remain appropriate.
Develop a program that encourages
donations in support of park facilities and
recreation programs from private
individuals, local businesses, industry, and
service groups.
Promote the use of community volunteers in
recreational programs, special events, and
park and trail improvement projects.
Evaluate the benefits of developing
recreational programs utilizing the Citywide
Open Space and proposed Trail System.
Evaluate and update as necessary, all fee-
supported recreation programs.
C.8 Analyze park development and recreational
programming for cost effectiveness prior to
implementation.
SPECIAL RESOURCE, OPEN
HISTORICAL AREAS
SPACE AND CULTURAL-
A.
A. 1
A.2
A.3
B.
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
8 .5
6.6
C.
c.1
GOALS
A City that coordinates the planning of park
facilities and trails with other recreational-
oriented land uses such as open space.
A City with special resource, open space
and culturaVhistoric areas, which provide educational benefits and passive or active,
use opportunities.
A City that preserves areas of scenic,
historic, and cultural value.
OBJECTIVES
To improve the recreational and educational
potential of the City's three (3) lagoons and
beach areas.
To develop the Lake Calavera area (252
acres) with interpretive nature trails and
passive recreational use, if feasible.
To enter into and maintain agreements with
SDG&E to establish access to and along
the southeast side of Agua Hedionda
Lagoon, seeking long-term lease periods.
To enter into and maintain agreements with
SDG&E tb establish connecting access
between Veterans Memorial Park and the
Southeast side of Agua Hedionda Lagoon.
To provide limited public access to the
wetlands of the Agua Hedionda Lagoon for
the purpose of visitor attractions such as
interpretive centers, boardwalks, etc.
To ensure that Special Resource, Open
Space and Cultural/Historic Areas meet the
needs of Carlsbad residents, tourists and
employees in the City of Carlsbad.
IMPLEMENTING POLICIES
AND ACTION PROGRAMS
Require that offers to dedicate or requests
to enhance and/or develop open space
areas for recreation purposes be reviewed
by both the Parks and Recreation
Commission and Planning Commission,
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c.2
c.3
c.4
c.5
C.6
c.7
C.8
c.9
c.10
c.11
c.12
C.13
and if deemed appropriate, recommended
to the City Council for their discretionary
approval.
Enhancement or improvement of Special
Resource Areas will require approvals and
shall conform to the requirements of all
regulatory agencies involved.
Acknowledge and attempt to preserve the environmental sensitivity and ecology within
appropriate Special Resource Areas.
Promote expansion' of educational use
opportunities in areas of significant
ecological value where discretionary use of
the resource allows.
Combine historically significant sites with
recreational learning opportunities, where
possible.
Ensure that opportunities for cultural arts be
promoted, maintained and provided through
a "joint-use'' agreement with the Carlsbad
Unified School District for use of the
Carlsbad Cultural Arts Center.
Utilize community parks in support of
historical and cultural programs and
facilities when feasible and appropriate.
Coordinate the efforts of the Historic
Preservation Commission on the sighting
and care of historic ruins within parks. Enhance the availability of special resource
and or open space areas and promote awareness of the educational opportunities
associated with them.
Work cooperatively with state officials in a
development plan for South Carlsbad State
Beach so as to maximize public recreational
opportunities.
Work cooperatively with the Historic
Preservation Commission and Cultural Arts
Commission to effectively sustain and
promote awareness of historically and/or
culturally significant facilities and programs.
Seek funding opportunities from state,
federal, and local agencies to provide
additional access points or improve the
recreational and educational potential of the City's three lagoons and other Special
Resource Areas.
Implement Council direction regarding the
development of a municipal golf course
within the City.
July 2003 Page 11
Act
Buildout. Based on an estimated
population of 112,088, the City's park 111. PARKS
PARK QUADRANT
NW
NE sw
SE
TOTAL
buildout
standard
ESTIMATED PARK PARK ACRES AT
BUILDOUT STANDARD
ACREAGE AT BUILDOUT EXCEEDING ESTIMATED BUILDOUT
POPULATION
30.020 175.33 85.23
19,161 82.20 24.70
24,557 96.30 22.60
11 2.088 485.13 148.73
38,350 I 131.30 16.20
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
The City of Carlsbad Growth Management
Plan establishes the mechanism by which the City
acquires and develops parkland in the City. The
Growth Management Plan further enables the City
to project accurately for future park demands.
Consistent with the City's Growth Management
Pian, a minimum of three (3) acres of Community
Park and Special Use Area per 1,000 population,
will be provided within each of the four (4) park
districts of the City. Table 4: Estimated Park
Acreage at Buildout, summarizes the projected
total acres of Community park and Special Use Area to be provided within each park district at
would require 336.4 acres of parkland at buildout.
As can be seen in Table 4, approximately 485.1
acres of parkland will be provided in the City at
buildout, exceeding the standard by approximately
148.7 acres.
In addition to providing adequate acres of
parkland in the City, the Parks and Recreation Master Plan also establishes general locations for future parks and provides a schedule for
recreational uses that may be provided in existing
and proposed parks. The approximate location of
existing and proposed park sites are depicted on
Maps 1 through 5. Table 5: Uses in Recreation
Areas, summarizes the existing and proposed recreational uses for parks in the City.
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NORTHWEST QUADRANT PARKS AND RECREATION MAP
PI0 PIC0 (0.76 Acm)
HOSP GROVE (27.55 Acres)
- Totlot - Hiking trails
- Officeskiassrooms - Horseshoe courts - Shuffleboards
LAGUNA RMERA (4.05 Acres)
~ - Picnic area
HOLIDAY (5.88 Acres) - Picnlc shelbrlareas - Restrooms (2) - Group meeting mom - OCClceslclassmomr - Horseshoe courts - Totlot - Ga~ebo
SWIM COMPLEX (1.80 Acres)
- Group meeting room - OfRceslclassrooms
INDUSTRIAL 13 Acres \ -Soccerfields - Picnic areas
W
- Picnic areas - Basketball court
-Tennis courts - Sand volleyball courts
- Horseshoe courts EXISTING WITH FUTURE PHASES
- Totlot PARK STATUS LEGEND * EXISTING PARK - R-.troorru
A CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION
% PROPOSED FOR FUTURE MAP 2
July 2003 53 Page 14
NORTHEAST QUADRANT PARKS AND RECREATION MAP
CALAVERA HILLS (16.16 Acres)
LARWIN 22Acms
- Picnic amas - Restroom
- Community centerlgym - Group meeting rooms - Ofhces/classrooms - Restrooms
- Basketball courts - Tennis courts - Picnic areas - Totlot
- hiti+- turf /
NE QUAD PARK (15.0 Acres)
PARK STATUS LEGEND
- Skateboard park - Picnic areas
* WSTINGPARK
WSTING WITH FUTURE PHASES
A CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION
PROPOSED FOR FUTURE MAP 3
July 2003 55- Page 15
SOUTHWEST QUADRANT PARKS AND RECREATION MAP
POINSETTIA (42.0 Acres) - Community center/gym - Group meeting rooms - Ofnceslclassrooms - Restrooms - Multi-use turf - Basketball courts - Tennis courts - Picnic areas - Totlot
-Trail
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AVlARA PARK (24.25 Acres) - Community center - Group m-tlng rooms - Otncerlcla.srooms - Restmoms - MUM-UM tulf - Basketball courts - Plcnlc areas - Totiat - Tdl
PARK STATUS LEGEND * EXISTING PARK
EXISTING WITH FUTURE PHASES
A CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION
PROPOSED FOR FUTURE
MAP 4
July 2003 Page 16 57
SOUTHEAST QUADRANT PARKS AND RECREATION MAP
CARRILLO RANCH (27 .O Acres) - Historical museum - OMcedclassrooms - Restrooms - Picnic areas
- Horseshoe courts
CADENCIA (2.0 Acres)
- Multiuse turf
ALGA NORTE (32.9 Acres) - Aquatic center - Group meeting rooms - OtRcdclassrooms - Restrooms - Basketball courts - Plcnlc areas - Totlot - Tmll
- MUIU-USO turf
LA COSTA CANYON (12.34 Acres) - Plcnlc areas - ToUot - Restrooms - Basketball courts
-Tennis courts - Sand volleyball courts - Trail
STAGECOACH PARK (28.0 Acres) / - Community centedgym - Group meeting rooms - Offlc6slclassrooms - Re~trootn~ - MuIU~SO turf - Basketball courts - Tennis courts - Picnic areas - Totlot
PARK STATUS LEGEND * EXISTING PARK
EXISTING WITH FUTURE PHASES
A CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION
% PROPOSED FOR FUTURE
MAP 5
July 2003 3 Page 17
TABLE 5
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OWNERSHIP
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FUTURE COMM: 74.43 AC
'Part of Pine School acquisition totaling 8 acres.
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BUENA VISTA 1 NW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CARLSBAD H.S.
4 NW TENNISCOURTS
5 NW CHASEFIELD
6 NW LAGOON
OBSERVATION AREA
HARDING STREET 7 NW COMMUNITY CENTER
JEFFERSON 8 NW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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1 NW LAGOON 254.00 SRA P 0
2 NW LAGOON 202.00 SRA ST
BUENA VISTA
BEACHES (28.3 ACRU 3 NW EACHQUAD) 28.30 SRA STIP
VETERAN MEMORIAL
4 NW (47ACRE/EA. QUAD) 47.00 SRA C e
TOTAL EXIST SRA: 623.30 AC
TOTAL NQN-CITY OWNED 25.50 (CUSD =19.40 ACRES) (OTHER LEASED AREA 3.17)
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TOTAL FUTURE COMM: 47.20 AC Off leash Dog Park use also occurs within Larwin Park
EXISTING - SUA
TOTAL EXIST SUA 3.80 AC
FUTURE - SUA
TOTAL FUTURE SUA: 15.00 +I- AC
EXISTING - SRA
TOTAL EXISTING SRA 327.3 AC
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TOTAL EXISTING COMM. 42.00 AC
FUTURE -COMMUNITY
TOTAL FUTURE COMM: 49.25 AC
EXISTING - SUA
TOTAL EXIST SUA 5.00 AC
EXISTING - SRA
TOTAL EXIST SRA:
TOTAL NON - CITY OWNED 5 ACRES
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TOTAL EXIST SRA: 75.30 AC
TOTAL NON - CITY OWNED = 4 ACRES
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V. APPENDIX 1 MISCELLANEOUS LANDSCAPElOPEN SPACE AREAS
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Safety Center
Poinsettia Bridge
Bienvenida Circle
405 Oak
R.R. Depot
Carol Place
Polly Lane
Beach Accesses (4)
P & R OfficesNard
Santa Fe Corridors
Tamarack Crib Wall
Elm Cribwall Banks
Avenidas Encinas - Cribwall
TOTAL
OPEN SPACE
1. Woodbine Banks
2. Spinnaker Hills Entry
3. Cadencia
4. Levante Canyon
5. HospGrove
6. San Marcos Canyon
7. Macario Canyon (Veterans)-maintained/serviced
8. Community Garden
TOTAL
RIGHTS-OF-WAY
I. Palomar Triangle
2. Las Flores Triangle
3. Mountain View Triangle
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5. Various undeveloped rights-of-way
Palomar Airport Road (southside improvements)
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M ED1 ANS
Carlsbad Boulevard
Grand Avenue
Carlsbad Village Drive
El Camino Real
Alga Road
Rancho Santa Fe
Palomar Airport Road
Paseo Del Norte
Cannon Road
Poinsettia Lane
College Boulevard
Avenida Encinas
Melrose Drive
Tamarack Avenue
Roosevelt Street
Madison Street
La Costa Avenue
Faraday Avenue
Aviara Parkway
Altisma
TOTAL
TRAILS
1. HospGrove
2. Rancho Carrillo
TOTAL
3. Future Multi-use Recreation Element Trails
July 2003
ACRES
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GLOSSARY
CONTEMPORARY PARK AND RECREATIONAL
CONCEPTS
Current park development applications, which provide for the popular recreational activities utilized by community residents.
COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT #28
DEVELOPABLE PARKLAND
"GRANDFATHERED" PARK AREAS
INDUSTRIAL PARK MITIGATION FEE
PARK PERFORMANCE STANDARD
(3 ACRES/l,OOO POPULATION)
An established City Council Policy Statement for the
use of community centers and other park and
recreation facilities and to set priorities, regulations
and fees for such use.
Acreage considered to be buildable, typically-with
slopes of less than 10% and located in other than an
area on which building is excluded because of
flooding, easements, environmental, or other
constraints.
Park areas currently listed within the park inventory,
and by today's standards, may not meet the
definition of the category to which they are assigned.
Typically, these sites were once classified as neighborhood parks and are currently classified as
community parks due to the elimination of the
neighborhood park classification. Essentially, these
sites are applicable to the current definitions except
for the acreage requirement of 20-50 acres.
A development fee assessed on the square footage
construction of industrial buildings within Zones 5, 13 and 16 to pay for the development of recreational
facilities to meet non-residential demand created by
the influx of the industrial base population.
Under the conditions of the Growth Management
Program, there are certain public facilities that need
to be planned for and supplied within a certain period
of time after initial development. There are "quality
of life" services that need to be planned for in advance of development but may be provided over
time (parks, libraries, administrative facilities). The
adequacy standard for parks will vary depending
upon population created by new development (initial
occupancy). The standard is considered a "timing"
standard. The park facility must be scheduled, the
funding committed, and the construction guaranteed
within five years after initial development in the area.
(Local Facilities Management Plan Zones relative to the park quadrant in which the zones are located).
This means that development in the zone or park
districvquadrant would be conditioned 'upon the
facility (park site) meeting the standard and
scheduled to be constructed as part of an adopted
capital program.
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PRIVATIZATION The attainment by local government of private
development investment, operation, and/or
maintenance of recreation facilities within areas of
public ownership.
CIRCULATION ELEMENT TRAIL Bikeway, sidewalk or other path that supplements
the vehicular system or Circulation Element of the City to allow pedestrians, bicyclists and other non-
motorized forms of transportation to move freely on a
designated route to a designated destination.
MULTI USE RECREATIONAL TRAIL Typically an unpaved marked or established path set
aside for use by pedestrians, bicycles, or equestrians
and other non-motorized methods of transportation.
PUBLIC TRAIL EASEMENT / CITYWIDE TRAIL
EASEMENT
Typically an easement granted to the City dedicating
and allowing non-motorized recreational trail use within privately or publicly owned property, and usually within an open space corridor or park.
COMMUNITY PARK
SPECIAL USE AREAS
SPECIAL RESOURCE AREA
Leisure facility approximately 20 acres in size that
supports active and passive recreational amenities.
Typically, Community Parks are designed to serve the recreational needs of several neighborhoods,
attracting family unit populations on a daily
frequency.
Typically local facilities between 1 and 5 acres in size
and that contain only one or two activity type uses,
either passive or active in nature. Facilities of this
type are: (but not limited to) swim, tennis or
racquetball complexes, meeting halls, athletic
complexes, off leash dog parks, skateboard parks,
play lots, picnic and interpretive walk areas. Special
Use Areas also include "joint-use" facility areas
where agreements between the City of Carlsbad and
the corresponding school district exists.
Typically, Special Resource Areas provide a unique
character and/or use not found in Community Parks
or Special Use Areas. This unique characteristic may
be of a natural or historical character or a
combination thereof. Typically, Special Resource Areas are larger than Community Parks and appeal
to not only local users but to visitors because of a
unique quality or characteristic of the site.
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