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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-05-28; Planning Commission; MinutesMINUTES OF: DATE OF MEETING: TIME OF MEETING: PLACE OF MEETING: CITY OF CARLSBAD PLANNING COMMI'SSION May 28, 1968 . ' 7:30 P. M. Council Chambers , . APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of the-r.egular meeting of May 14, 1968, were approved as corrected. WRITTEN.COMMUNICATIONS: Letter dated May 21, 1968, from Dan C. Cherrier, Sec- retary-Treasurer, extending the Board of Director's invitation to all planning and other interested officials to attend with their wives and auests to the 1968 Summer Meeting of .the San Diego tou.nty Planning Congress for 7:30 P. M. on Friday, June : 1968, at Rubensin Sari Marcos. 28, Commissioner Gullett arrived at 7:36 P. M. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: There were no oral communications. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (a) CONDITIQNAL USE PERMIT - To permit construction of a church building with accompanying parking facilities and landscaping for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Dav Saints; located on the South- west erly icant corn :J er.of Monroe Street and Chestnut Avenue. ay- Lear, Inc. (b) RECLASSIFICATION AND PRECISE PLAN REMOVAL - TO consider a zone change. from R-3 to 'R-1-7500 (Single- family Residential Zone.) and remove1 of Precise Plan PP 6706; located on the Southwesterly corner of Monroe Street and Chestnut Avenue. Applicant: .Jay Lear, Inc TENTATIVE MAP - CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY Locat'ion: Southwesterly corner of Monroe Street and Owner: Jay Lear, Inc. Developer: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day SAINTS - 1 lot.' Chestnut Avenue. Saints. The Conditional Use Permit', Reclassification, Precise Plan Removal and the Tentative Map were consider con- currently. " Present Absent e. Motion Ayes t \ h .. . .. I CITY OF CARLSBAD C0”ISSIOMERS -2- A. petition of six (6) signatures, attached to the Condi tdonal Use Permit Appl icat‘i0.n , of preperty owners in the area, requesting approval of the application. Letter’dated May 23, 1968, from Howard C. Harmon,, Superintendent of Carlsbad Union School .District, stating that the Carlsbad Union School District Board of Trustees has no objections to construction of a Letter dated May 27, 1968, from Alfred D. Lafleur, District Superintendent of Oceansdde-Carlsbad Uni0.n High School District, stating that the school district has no objection to the proposed construction. street trees. This would prevent land usage by the use permit is approved, it may be done only on condi- C17Y OF CARLSBAD -3- .. Mr. Spano p'resented the Engineer's Report and explaine the property development and the public improvements. He stated that the ingress and egress on Chestnut Ave- nue will not cause conflicting traffic for this develo ment. He pointed out that the Engineering Department is recommending a minimum of fi.ve feet (5') but would not ob#j@ct t0.a 10 foot (10') eagement. The Chairman:anVounced the Commission wauld now hear from the applicant or his repres-entative. JAY L.EAR, President of Jay'Lear, Inc., stated that the properQy was not zoned R-3 when he purchased, it. He .poi.nted out that this property has been presented to the Commission three times and-due to many circum- stances he has been unable to develop.this land. He requested that this application be approved and assure t.he Commission this wolld be the last time this proper would be presented to the Commission. He also stated that at the present tim the precise plan or the codditional use permi't do not indicate any type-of construction, but they will hav.e to conform with all building requirements and restrictions of the City of Carlsbad. BISHOP FLOYD PACKARD, represent!:n.g., the Church of Jesus Christ,oStated that Jay Lear is the present owner of this property. He is hopeful that with this conditional ase permit he can purchase the property as a future building site for a church building. The Church of Jesus Christ is growing. quite rapidly and it is very evident that they do need a church of this size. He stated that-this site is especially desirabl because they have an early morning religious class, called a Seminary Class, which is attended by high school students. At the present time they are trans- porting thbee students to the Seminary Class in Oceanside and then back to Carlsbad High School. He pointed out that as far as the requirements of the community are concerned there will be no problems. They will conform with anything to beautify the City and to make Carlsbad a,better piace to live in. The Church will be built subject to receiving the condi- tional use permit, but it would.be in th.e future when there will be a need for the church. He pointed out that theywould bot object to the 10' easement for tree planti'ng if the rest of the community is in favor of this. He was concerned amdhdid not under= stand about the six inch (6") water main being changed to an eight inch (8") water main on Monroe. He stated that this would be considerably expensive and was not expecting this. He questioned who would have to pay for this improvement. The City Attorney stated that if this is made a condi- tion then the developer would have to-pay for it. COMMISSIOMERS " Y CITY OF CARLSBAD -4- -. Mr. Lear s.tated that this was 'a condition on t.he zone change and the precise plan and that being.the developer at that tim he agr-eed to pay for the improvement. He made a suggestion that if the origina developer does have to pay for.this improvement that the church should pay him back at a later date. Mr. Spano stated that this water main will eventually have to be replaced and u.p grade.d. It iisjust a ques- tion of who should defray the cost'of it. CommiSsioner Palmateer stated that this was a va.lid requirement from the Engineering Department and that this improvement woul'd be for the interest of the City The Chairman announced the Commission would nowlhear from any others wibhing to speak in favor &f the applications. As there were no others present wishing to speak in favor of the applications, the Chairman announced the 'Commission would now hear faam anyone wishing to speak in opposition. There was no one present wishing to speak in opposi- tion. The public hearing was closed at 8:28 P. M. Cha;iraan.Little called upon Mrs. Arthur Wo3lrich, Parks and Recreation Commissioner, to explain the memorandum from the Parks and Recreation Commission, recommending a 10' easement for street tree planting. MRS. ARlllRUR WOLLRICH, stated that Carlsbad has some streets that have'been developed in the City with no planting areas.' They have been working with the City Council and the City Attorney trying to establish an ordinance, which wa,s presented.at the last Parks and Recreation Meeting, stating that any area where the dedicated right-of-.way is too narrow for planting strips,then the developer or subdivider will provide a 10' planting stPip. She also stated that the pruning and.taking care of the trees is a problem of liability to the City. It wouad be better tohhaoe a 10' easement whereas they could plant a tree 5' back and still have 5' to work onwwithout being on other property. The * root system being too close to the sidewalk also causes' a problem. She felt that the City needs more greenery and more trees. The foll ow ing resolutions were presented: After further discussion, a motion was made to adopt Resolution No. 556, granting a conditipnal use permit on above property, subject to the conditions listed in the City Engineer's Report with the exception that Item 3 be amended to read "A 10' easement shall be granted alpng Chestnut Avenue for street tree planhtngl purposes"; Items 3-5 inclusive in the Planning Depart- , \ : ". c - CITY OF CARLSBAD COMMISSION .. ment's Repo'rt, dated May 21, 1968; and that the condi- tional use permit be gra'nted subdect to approval of Resolution No. 557-A; for the following reasons: 1. That the requested use will be compatible w.ith the surrouddi ng 1 and uses. 2. That the granting of this conditional use permit will not be detrimental .tottbe surroundi.ng property. After due consideaati'on, a motion was mdde to adopt Resolution No. 557LA recommending removal of Precise PlanPPe .6706 for the same reas0n.s as above with the addition that: 3. The removal of Precise Plan PP 6706 enables 'the purchase of this property for the development of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints as shown in Conditional Use Permit, which would be highly Resolution No. 557-A. A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING OF PRECISE PLAN PP 6706 ON PROPERTY AT THE SOUTH- WESTERLY CORNER OF MONROE STREET AND CHEiSTNUT AVENUE, was ddopted by title only and further reading waived. After further. consideration, a motion was made to adopt Resolution No. 558, recommending to City Council a change of zone from R-3 to R-1-7500 on above propert for the same reasons as given in Resolution No. 556. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING'TO CITY COUNCIL A reading waived. After further consideration, a motion was made to adopt ResolOOion No. 559, recommending approval of the Tentative Map of Carlsbad Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, subject to the recommend- ations'of the various City Agencies and utility compan ies, withtbheiPmodification of Item 10 which shall read ".A ten foot (10') easement shall be gaanted along Chestnut Avenue. for street tree purposes." ,RS ~ $3 FB " X XXI X xx: X xx: X xx: ,"- -. CITY OF CAFLSBAD -6- COMMISSIONERS A recess was calaed at 9:06 P. M. Reconvened at $ P. M. OLD BUSINESS: (a) Resolution No. 560. A RESOLUT.ION OF THE CARLSBi CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF COMMENDATION TO JAMES 1 SUTHERLAND FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS A MEMBER OF THI CARLSBAD CITY PLANNING COMMISSION, was read in ful' and adopted. (b) New Sign ,Ordinance. The Planning Director prc sented the sign ordinance with the minor correctiot made by the Sign Committee. Other minor correctiol were made by the Commission after consideration an( discussion. Commissioner Jose stated that the Sign Commi'ttee hi not had a final meeting on the sign ordinance and i another meeting should be held so that the Committt could come to some conclusion before bringing it bt the Planning Commission. It was the consensus of the Commission that another meeting be held by the Sign Committee to complete 1 study of the Sign Ordinance. (c) Planned Community Ordinance. After due considc ation the Commission agreed that a public hearina t scheduled for the Planned Community' Ordinance as" presented. (dl Planned Industrial Ordinance. No action was taken. NEW BUSINESS: (a) Resolution of Commendation. A motion was made i the Planning Commission adopt a Resolution of Commt ation for Donald Schoell for his term as Planning Director. ADJOURNMENT: By proper motion, the meeting was adjourned at 9:58 P. M. Respectfully submitted, Recording Secreiary :17 4D J. 1 3- 1s 1s that :e ?fore :he ?r- )e that 2nd- Motion Roll Call Ayes Motion Roll Call Ayes : Y