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Home My WebLink About1984-11-28; Planning Commission; ; CUP 262 - SAFETY CENTER• STAFF REPORT DATE: November 28, 1984 0 TO: Planning Commission FROM: Land Use Planning Office SUBJECT: CUP-262 -SAFETY CENTER -Request for a Conditional Use Permit for the development of the City of Carlsbad's Safety Center located approximately a half mile north of the intersection of Palomar Airport Road and El Camino Real in the P-M zone. I. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the Planning Commission ADOPT Resolution No. 2385 APPROVING CUP-262, based on the findings and subject to the conditions contained therein. II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND This item is a conditional use permit for development of the first phase of the City of Carlsbad Public Safety and Service Center at the above mentioned location. The subject property is vacant at the present time and has recently been rough graded. Construction of-the proposed project will require approximately_ 110,000 cubic yards of grading. Access to the site will be obtained from extensions of Impala Drive and Faraday Avenue. In November, 1983 the citizens of Carlsbad voted to approve the construction of a 15.2 million dollar Public Safety and Service Center at this location. This conditional use permit will approve the design of the first phase of the development of this center. The first phase will cost approximately 9.4 million dollars and provide the following facilities: 1) Police and Fire administrative building 2) Vehicle maintenance building 3) Fueling and vehicle washdown facility 4) Parking areas 5) Roads and infrastructure to serve this phase and future phases of the center. Later phases of development will consist of: 1) Purchasing warehouse 2) Yard offices 3) Parks and Recreation offices 4) Maintenance offices 5) Additional parking areas. , • • A substantial portion of the site will remain in its natural state and possibly be developed with additional facilities at a future date. Any development other then the development included in Phase I will require an amendment to this conditional use permit. III. ANALYSIS Planning Issues 1) Can the four findings required for approval of a Conditional Use Permit, be made? Specifically: a) That the requested use is necessary or desirable for the development of the community; is essentially in harmony with various elements and objectives of the general plan, and is not detrimental to existing uses or to uses specifically permitted in the zone in which the proposed use is to be located; b) That the site for the intended use is adequate in size and shape to accommodate the use; c) That all of the yards, setbacks, walls, fences, landscaping and other features necessary to adjust the requested use to existing or permitted future uses in the neighborhood will be provided and maintained; d) That the street system serving the proposed use is adequate to properly handle all traffic generated by the proposed use. Discussion The required use is necessary for the development of the community. The existing police, fire and maintenance facilities are inadequate to serve the city's existing and future population. The proposed facility will be centrally located and large enough to provide adequate service to all four quadrants of the City. This site is adequate in size and shape to accommodate the proposed use. The site is large enough to accommodate all of the required parking on site and still provide for substantial landscape areas. As mentioned previously, a substantial portion of the site will be left undisturbed to accommodate future phases of development. All of the yards, setbacks and landscaping necessary to adjust this use to existing or permitted future uses in the neighborhood will be provided and maintained. Parking areas -2- , • will be screened by landscaping and mounding especially along the northerly property boundary which is visible to existing and future residential units. Also, the buildings would be set back a substantial distance from the edge of the bluff to reduce the visual impacts onto adjacent properties. The street system serving the proposed use is adequate to properly handle all traffic generated by the proposed use. This facility will have direct access onto Faraday Road, a secondary arterial and Impala Drive an industrial collector. In conclusion, all four findings required for the approval of a conditional use permit can be made, therefore, staff recommends approval of CUP-262. III. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW The Land Use Planning Manager has determined that this project has already been considered in conjunction with a previously certified environmental document and, therefore, has issued a Notice of Prior Environmental Compliance dated October 30, 1984. A copy of the prior environmental documents is on file in the Land Use Planning Office. ATTACHMENTS 1} Planning Commission Resolution No. 2385 2} Location Map 3} Background Data Sheet 4) Environmental Documents 5} Reduced Exhibits 6) Exhibits "A" -"J", dated October 11, 1984 MH:bw 11/15/84 -3- OCATION MAP CARLSAD INDUSTRIAL PARK SAFETY CENTER SITE CUP-262 • • BACKGROUND DATA SHEET CASE NO: CUP-262 APPLICANT: Safety Center {City of Carlsbad) REQUEST AND ux:ATION: Conditional Use Permit for the development of the Safety Center approximately a half mile north of the intersection of Palomar Airport Roana and El Camino Real. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: A portion of Lots "A" and "B" of Rancho Agua Hedionda according to Map No. 823 filed November 16, 1896. 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