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December 6, 2000
TO:
FROM:
Planning Commission
Planning Department
ERRATA SHEET
CUP 00-27 -1'1EXTEL CO~tu1''ICATIONS-FARADAY
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Staff is recommending that the following changes be made to the staff report and resolution for
the above project. Staff and the applicant were able to resolve the differences identified in the
original staff report.
Staff report:
Page 3 -last line of table under building height. Revise ''provided" from 45 feet to 41 feet.
Page 3 -delete the paragraphs four which begins with "Staff and the applicant" and five which
begins with '"After discussion".
Page 5 -Attachments, change the Exhibits to read "A" -"D".
Resolution No. 4877
Page I -change the Exhibits to read "A" -"D".
Page 3 -delete condition 2 and renumber remaining conditions.
Page 4 -old condition 10, change Exhibits from A-E to A-D and delete "and modified as shown
on Exhibit X".
A new staff report is attached with the above changes made.
le City of Carlsbad Planning Departmtt
A REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION
P.C. AGENDA OF: December 6, 2000
Item No.@
Application complete date: July 29, 2000
Project Planner: Christer Westman
Project Engineer: David Rick
SUBJECT: CUP 00-27 -NEXTEL COM1\1UNICATIONS -FARADAY -Request for a
Conditional Use Permit to allow the installation of a telecommunications facility
at the Island @ Carlsbad in the Heavy Commercial-Limited Industrial (C-M)
Zone generally located at the southeast comer of Faraday Avenue and Van Allen
Way in Local Facilities Management Zone 5.
I. RECOMMENDATION
That the Planning Commission ADOPT Planning Commission Resolution No. 4877
APPROVING Conditional Use Permit CUP 00-27 based on the findings and subject to the
conditions contained therein.
II. INTRODUCTION
Nextel Communications is requesting approval to install an unmanned telecommunications
facility, consisting of antennas and equipment, within a new rooftop tower at the Island @
Carlsbad. If approved, the facility will improve Nextel Communications ability to provide
mobile communications coverage in the industrial corridor. This request is one of several
existing facilities by Nextel Communications in North County. The Federal Communications
Commission has licensed the utility to provide service in San Diego County and beyond. The
zoning of the site allows, by conditional use permit, public and quasi-public utility facilities such
as the proposed wireless telecommunication facility. Staff recommends approval of the
requested CUP as the necessary findings for it can be made.
ID. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND
The General Plan designation for the site is Planned Industrial (PI) and the Zoning is Heavy
Commercial -Limited Industrial. The surrounding properties have the same General Plan and
zoning designations. The project site is also within the Carlsbad Research Center Specific Plan.
The proposal includes the construction of a new tower element on an existing Island @ Carlsbad
building, a ground mounted equipment enclosure and new landscaping. The tower and enclosure
have been designed in the same style, colors and materials as the existing building. There is
industrial development of similar height surrounding the project site.
The proposed facility consists of "panel type" and Global Positioning System (GPS) antennas
and equipment installations. Twelve panel antennas, two GPS antennas, and a BMR antenna are
proposed within a new tower that accents the west side of the two-story building. The tower is
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proposed secondarily as an architectural enhancement to match the rest of the building. The
tower is fully enclosed, approximately 16 feet square, and 41 feet high from ground level at the
tallest point. All of the antennas are located within the tower and will be entirely screened by
opaque materials and will not be visible to any public right-of-way. The power equipment is
proposed to be located at ground level behind a new 10 foot by 20 foot, thirteen foot high
enclosure with a trellis.
This project is subject to the following regulations:
A. Planned Industrial (PD General Plan Land Use Designation
B. Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 21.30 (Heavy Commercial -Limited Industrial)
C. Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 21.42 (Conditional Uses)
D. Carlsbad Research Center Specific Plan (SP 180)
E. McClellan-Palomar Airport Comprehensive Land Use Plan
F. Growth Management Regulations (Local Facilities Management Zone 5)
IV. ANALYSIS
Staff developed its approval recommendation after analyzing the project's consistency with the
applicable City regulations listed above. A discussion on the compliance with each of the
regulations follows.
A. General Plan
Planned Industrial land uses include those areas used for, proposed as, or adjacent to industrial
development, including manufacturing, warehousing, storage, research and development, and
utility uses. The site is located within and is part of the Carlsbad Research Center Specific Plan
for industrial development.
The proposed use is consistent with the General Plan in that the Planned Industrial land use
designation does not preclude the provision of quasi public uses. The use will enhance Nextel's
wireless telecommunications service within the industrial and surrounding areas.
B. Carlsbad Research Center Specific Plan
Area 2 of the Carlsbad Research Center Specific Plan is designated for community, regional
service, travel service, commercial uses, industrial support uses, and business and professional
office uses.
The proposed telecommunications facility will serve the industrial park population as well as
those traveling through the area near the industrial park. The proposed facility is considered an
ancillary use to existing allowed uses.
The applicable development standards of the Carlsbad Research Center Specific Plan and the
project's compliance with the plan is illustrated in the following Table A.
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TABLE A: Carlsbad Research Center General Development Standards
Standard Minimum Required Maximum Allowed Provided
Parking NIA NIA NIA
Coverage NIA 50% Less than 25%
Setbacks:
College Boulevard 30 feet NIA 170+ feet
Van Allen Way 20 feet NIA 20 feet
Building Height NIA 45 feet* 41 feet
Parking is not specifically required with the installation of telecommunications antennas.
However, there is ample parking available on the Island@ Carlsbad site to accommodate the
occasional Nextel Communications service vehicle.
Typically, the maximum height of buildings allowed in the zone is 35 feet. However, a height of
45 feet may be allowed if the following findings can be made:
a) The building does not contain more than three habitable levels; and
b) All required setbacks have been increased one foot for every foot proposed above 35 feet;
and
c) The building conforms to the Uniform Building Code; and
d) The added height protrusion does not exceed 45 feet.
The proposed architectural tower complies with each of the requirements since it does not
include any habitable space, is set back 30 ·feet from Van Allen Way and more than 170 feet from
College Boulevard, will be constructed in compliance with the applicable Uniform Building
Code and does not exceed 45 feet.
The equipment enclosure has been designed to include a stucco exterior and an overhead trellis.
These elements are found elsewhere on the project site and are fully compatible with the existing
buildings.
C. Conditional Uses
Conditional land uses such as wireless telecommunication facilities possess unique and special
characteristics that make it impractical to include them as permitted uses "by right" in any of the
various zoning classifications. Accordingly, the Zoning Ordinance requires conditional use
permits and Planning Commission public hearing review to address the aesthetics, operation,
location, and other concerns potentially attributable to these land uses.
As part of the Planning Commission's consideration to approve a conditional use permit, several
findings must first be made. A summary of how the project meets the findings follows.
1. The requested facility is desirable because it will provide safety and convenience benefits
to the public by expanding and improving a mobile communication system.
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2. The proposal is consistent with the General Plan, Zoning Ordinance, and Carlsbad
Research Center Specific Plan because:
• The panels will not be visible to the surrounding area;
• It is not precluded by the commercial land use designations of the project site
as they allow quasi-public utility uses with a conditional use permit;
• It will not interfere with the circulation, design, or operation of the industrial
area in general or existing uses nearby because it will be installed on the
existing building, and;
• It is consistent with all applicable development standards.
3. The tower and enclosure can be designed to integrate with the existing building, can
accommodate all antennas and equipment and enable them to be hidden from view.
4. The proposed use will not generate a traffic impact because it is unmanned and requires
only monthly maintenance.
D. Heavy Commercial -Limited Industrial Zone
The site is zoned as C-M (Heavy Commercial -Limited Industrial). However, the development
standards of the C-M zone were replaced by the adoption of the Carlsbad Research Center (CRC)
Specific Plan. The CRC Specific Plan development standards are generally more stringent than
the C-M zone. As seen in Table A, the project complies with the CRC Specific Plan
development standards and therefore also complies with the C-M zone development standards.
E. McClellan-Palomar Airport Comprehensive Land Use Plan
The project falls within the scope of the McClellan-Palomar Airport Comprehensive Land Use
Plan (CLUP). The CLUP identifies compatible land uses near the airport based on the noise
contours created by the operation of the airport. The project is well beyond the 65 CNEL noise
contour and does not include any human habitation, and is therefore considered a compatible use
near the airport and is not subject to any special condition regarding noise impacts. Residential
uses within proximity to the airport are subject to notification that there may be aircraft over-
flight. However, since the project is not residential it is not subject to an over-flight notification.
The building is more than one half mile from the airport and the proposed tower of 41 feet will
not interfere with flight paths.
F. Growth Management
Local Facilities Management Plan Zone 5 includes Carlsbad Research Center. Installation of the
facility in the existing commercial building and monthly facility maintenance visits will not
result in increased public facilities demands; therefore, the proposal will not exceed performance
standards for public facilities
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V. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The proposal is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). CEQA Section
15303 exempts the construction and installation of small new equipment facilities and structures.
Additionally, as Nextel Communications must comply with FCC regulations, radio frequency
emissions from the proposed facility are not considered a health hazard.
In light of the above, a Notice of Exemption will be filed by the Planning Director upon project
approval.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Planning Commission Resolution No. 4877 (CUP)
2. Location Map
3. Background Data Sheet
4. Disclosure Statement
5. Exhibits "A"-''D" dated December 6, 2000
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AIRPORT
NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS -
FARADAY
CUP 00-27
--BACKGROUND DATA SHEET
CASE NO: CUP00-27
CASE NA.l\lE: NEXTEL CO11MUNICATIONS-FARADAY
APPLICANT: NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS
REQUEST AND LOCATION: New construction of a tower on an existing building and the
addition of a ground mounted equipment enclosure.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 73 of Carlsbad Tract No. 85-24. unit No. 4. in the City of
Carlsbad. County of San Diego. State of California, according to map thereof No. 11811, filed in
the office of the County Recorder of San Diego County. May 19, 1987
APN: 212-120-04-00 Acres: NIA Proposed No. of Lots/Units: _N_T_/A ________ _
GE1'1ERAL PLAN AND ZONING
Land Use Designation: _P_lann __ ed_In_d_u_stn_· al ___________________ _
Density Allowed: NI A Density Proposed: _N_/ A __________ _
Existing Zone: C-M Proposed Zone: _N~/ A__;;___ __________ _
Surrounding Zoning. General Plan and Land Use:
Zoning General Plan Current Land Use
Site C-M PI Commercial Building
North C-M PI Vacant
South C-M PI Industrial
East C-M PI Industrial
West C-M PI Industrial
PUBLIC FACILITIES
School District: Carlsbad Water District: Carlsbad Sewer District: Carlsbad --C.----'---"-------
E qui vale n t Dwelling Units (Sewer Capacity): _N~/A _______________ _
ENVIRONl\lENT AL 11\IPACT ASSESSl\lENT
D Negative Declaration, issued ____________________ _
D Certified Environmental Impact Report. dated ______________ _
~ Other. Categorical Exemption 15301
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Person Robert Lichter -------------Corp/Part Lichter-Satterlee Retail 73, LLC
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Address 610 West Ash St., Ste. 1400 Address San Diego, CA 92102 ------"'-------------
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