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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-12-03; Design Review Board; MinutesMINUTES Meeting of: DESIGN REVIEW BOARD (Regular Meeting) Time of Meeting: 5:OO p.m. Date of Meeting: December 3, 1986 . Place of Meeting: City Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Rombotis called the Meetinq to order at 5:OO p.m. ROLL CALL: Present: Chairman Rombotis, Members Hall, McCoy and Schlehuber. Absent: Member Holmes. Staff Present: Chris Salomone, Community Redevelopment Manager Brian Hunter, Assistant Planner Ron Ball, Assistant City Attorney PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE was led by Chairman Rombotis. PUBLIC HEARING: 1. SNC-25 - CITY OF CARLSBAD - Request for a street name change of Elm Avenue from its eastern terminus to the ocean to CARLSBAD VILLAGE DRIVE. Chris Salomone, Community Redevelopment Manager, gave the staff report using a transparency to show the three different options presented for the street name change. Council chose the third option, which was the eastern terminus to the ocean. The item was referred to this body and the Planning Commission for hearings. their report using the third option. Staff prepared Mr. Salomone stated this bard was concerned with the portion of Elm Avenue in the Redevelopment Area. transparency was used to indicate that portion of Elm Avenue. If this Board approves the name change, the Planning Commission will then hold a hearing for the remainder of Elm Avenue. If the matter is approved through Council, staff will then notify all agencies to chanqe their records. The City would be responsible for changing the street signs and CalTrans would change their signs. months. Another This would take approxihately three to four Businesses affected by this name change are primarily under this Board's jurisdiction. A petition from the Carlsbad Village Merchants Association was presented and made a part of the record. This petition was in support of the request for the name change. Mr. Salomone continued his report statinq staff recommended the street name change be made at the same time the Elm Avenue streetscape is completed. consolidate part of the work of sign chanqing and give a new street a new name. He estimated this would be approximatel) twelve to fifteen months from the present time. This would Chairman Rombotis opened the public hearing at 5:05 p.m., and invited public testimony. Bob Prescott, 3303 Belle Lane, representing the Village Merchants, spoke in favor of this name change. The name change emanated from the Village Merchants and was not done hastily, but with a full realization of the impact. MINUTES December 3, 1986 DESIGN REVIEW BOARD PAGE 2 PURIIC HEARING: (continued) In answer to Board query, Mr. Prescott stated his personal opinion was there was no urgency about completing this name change and he felt it would be agreeable with the merchants to combine this with the Elm Avenue streetscaping. It would certainly be more appropriate to do the two at the same time. Paul Schwartz, Executive Vice-president, Chamber of Commerce, 3544 Simsbury Court, addressed the Board, stating he wished to indicate the Chamber of Comnerce's support and endorsement of the name change to Carlsbad Village Drive, as indicated in their letter to the City Manager. The Chamber of Commerce felt this would help promote tourism, giving the downtown area an identity and making it a focul point of the community. Alice Brown, 5157 Shore Drive, addressed the Board stating she owns property at 264 Elm Avenue, better known as Henry's Restaurant. She spoke in opposition to the name change, indicating the founding fathers had followed a street design with all north to south streets as presidents and east to west as trees. She felt Elm Avenue was part of that design and should remain as it was originally designated. posted on the freeways to direct people to Carlsbad Village, pointing to the downtown area. It would be a great expense to the businesses to change everqthinq involved in a name change and she felt it was unnecessary. She suggested signs could be George Willis, 3286 Westwood Drive, addressed the Board stating he owns property at 535 and 537 Elm Avenue. He will have a business and a restaurant at that location and he is in favor of changing the name to Carlsbad Village Drive. Betty Meyer stated she lives on Village Drive in Carlsbad and opposes this street name change as this would create a problem with receiving mail. Chris Salomone stated he was aware there was a Village Drive and a Village Circle, and he had discussed this with the Fire and Police Departments. Staff had stated this would not cause any confusion and they supported the name change. Steve Densham, 3965 Monroe Street, one of the partners owning Twin Inns, stated he would like to speak in favor of changing the name from Elm Avenue to Carlsbad Villaae Drive. This is a positive indication of the City's ever increasing commitment to the Redevelopment Area and marking of an entrance corridor. This would be the main entrance from the freeway and would certainly be more appropriate. He recommended the Board consider this name change be coincidental with the large expenditure of funds by the City on the improvements of the Redevelopment Area. He stated he felt this was a change for the betterment of the citizens and urged the Board to support this change. \\\\\ % Y MEMBERS MINUTES ..... December 3, 1986 DESIGN REVIEW BOARD PAGE 3 PUR1 IC HEARING: (continued) Jose Casa, Manager of Carl's Jr., spoke in favor of changing the street name. He stated he was a lonq-time resident and he felt this was a positive change to identify the community. Since no one else wished to speak on this item, the public testimony was concluded at 5:20 p.m. Member Schlehuber stated he was in favor of the change and could see the advantage of waiting until the streetscape was being done in order to coordinate the two. He mentioned he felt this change should also be coordinated with Pacific Bell to change the name at the nearest time to the publishing of the telephone book. amended the motion to make the name change concurrent with Member Schlehuber made a motion to adopt Resolution No. 088, and Member McCoy seconded the motion. Member Hall the streetscape and to further coordinate within three months of Pacific Bell telephone book publication. The 1 maker of the motion and the second both agreed to the amendment. Design Review Board adopted the following Resolution: 1 RESOLUTION NO. 088, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE STREET NAME CHANGE ON ELM AVENUE FROM ITS EASTERN TERMINUS TO THE OCEAN TO CARLSBAD VILLAGE DRIVE. With the further condition the street name chanae be concurrent with the Elm Avenue Streetscape Program and coordinated within three months of the Pacific Bell telephone book pub1 icat ion. ~ DEPARTMENTAL : 2. RP 86-13(A) - BULLY'S SATELLITE PERMIT - Request for a minor redevelopment permit to allow a roof-mounted satellite antenna at an existing restaurant located at 2858 Carlsbad Boulevard. Brian Hunter gave the staff report using transparencies to show the site and a drawing of the T.V. dish. transparency indicated the dish was not in conformance with the Ordinance, and staff recommended denial. However, subsequent discussion with the applicant has indicated willingness to come into conformance. The Dolores Mallach, 2631 Davis Avenue, addressed the Board stating Bully's was not aware they would have to do any remodeling to install the satellite dish. The dish would only show three or four feet, and they do plan on doing some reconstruction to the building. At that time the dish would not be visible from the street. Chairman Rombotis stated the remodeling would have to be done concurrently with the erection of the dish. Member Schlehuber stated he could not. vote for the installation of this satellite dish until he saw the design of the screening. just how the dish would look. He stated he would want to see Rombot is Hall McCoy Sch le hu be r h P \ . MINUTES December 3, 1986 DESIGN REVIEW BOARD PAGE 4 MEMBERS \ DEPARTMENTAL: (continued) In answer to query regarding any plans Bully's has for remodeling, Chris Salomone stated there is nothing before them at the present time . Member Schlehuber made a motion to table this item and Member McCoy seconded the motion. At this point, Assistant City Attorney Ron Ball stated the Board could not table this action for more than six months from the date of the application, without the application for the satellite dish becoming approved. At this point the Design Review Board ag'reed to rescind . the prior motion and made a new motion as follows: Design Review Board tabled Bully's request for a satellite permit installation at 2858 Carlsbad Boulevard and added the matter will be denied if it is not brought up within six months. 3. RP 84-3(B) - CARLSBAD INN - Request for a minor redevelopment permit to convert an existing restaurant to a retail bakery on property located at 3001 Carlsbad Boulevard. Chris Salomone gabe the staff report, using a transparency to show the site. Mr. Salomone stated the Carlsbad Inn had been 23 parking spaces deficient and they have agreed to mitigate at this Board's direction the 23 parking spaces they are deficient in order to obtain building permits for the remainder of the condominiums to be built on the site. The applicant has now made a proposal to convert the space to retail to conform with the City ordinance and parking on the originally approved redevelopment permit. Brian Hunter continued the report stating the applicant is asking for conversion to a retail bakery at this site. The existing restaurant is different from the originally approved plan with outside eating senice. The bakery would abandon that use and serviced eating area. applicant is proposing to remoke the waitress and table bus station, close the service window and convert that dining area to general public use. The only exterior change would be to open up an additional entrance to the patio area to make the area more public. The Mr. Salomone stated a retail bakery fits the goals as proposed and conditioned with the original redevelopment conditions and staff does support this change. Chris Salomone stated additional conditions to be added to the Resolution of approval would De (1) Removal of dumb waiter, (2) Liquor would not be served on the premises, and (3) The upstairs area would be retail. Rombot is Hal 1 McCoy Sch le h u be r Rombot is Hal 1 McCoy Sch lehu be r X X X X X X X X MINUTES December 3, 1986 DESIGN REVIEW BOARD PAGE 5 MEMBERS DEPARTMENTAL: (continued) Member McCoy inquired whether there would be tables and chairs in the patio area, and staff answered there would be. There could be coffee and tea passed out to service the outside area. Staff indicated this type of service would be allowed and would not be a violation of the permit. The tables in that patio area would not be counted to compute the parking requirement. Member McCoy stated he thought this would meet the code and the original plan. However, he was not happy with the tables and umbrellas outside, as he felt that would create more parking problems. He also stated he was unhappy with the way they left the upstairs deck. It has not been completed as promised. The flower shop is also something that is using space not designated as retail area. Member Schlehuber stated he was not happy with an Ordinance that says you can have tables around a patio area. He felt perhaps the Ordinance should be reviewed, inasmuch as when there are tables and chairs placed on a patio, people will eat in that area. Design Review Board adopted the following Resolution: RESOLUTION NO. 090, APPROVING A MINOR REDEVELOPMENT ro PERMIT ALLOW A BAKERY IN SPACE PREVIOUSLY DESIGNATED FOR RETAIL USE AT 3001 CARLSBAD BOULEVARD. With changes and stipulation to remove the dumb waiter, not serve liquor at this retail site and have the upstairs area revert to retail. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of the meeting held October 15, 1986, were approved as presented. Member Schlehuber announced this was the last meeting he would be attending as a Member of the Design Review Board and 3eanne McFadden will be the new Board Member. AD30UREMENT: By proper motion, the Meeting of December 3, 1986, was adjourned at 5:50 p.m. Respectfully submitted, CHRIS SALOMONE Community Redevelopment Manager Harriett Babbitt Minutes Clerk HB: tb Rombo t i s Hall McCoy Schlehuber Rombot is Hall McCoy Sch lehu ber