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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-04-08; Planning Commission; MinutesMINUTES OF: PLANNING COMMISSION DATE OF MEETING: APRIL 8, 1969 TIME OF MEETING: 7:30 P.M. PLACE OF MEETING: COUNCIL CHAMBPRS I ROLL CALL ' Also present were'city Attorney Wilson, Assistant Citj Planner Johnston, Planning Director Olinghouse, Assis- tant City Engineer Spano, City Engineer Lill, and ChTE Building Inspector Osburn. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: (a) Minutes of the regular meeting of March 25, 1969 were approved as corrected. I I WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: (a) The Secretary read a letter dated March 27, 1969, to the Planning Commission from W. Allan Kelly,Chair- man of the Housing Element Citizen's. Committee, i,nvit- 'ing Commission members to attend their twice-monthly meetings held the second and fourth Wednesdays of eacF month, the next meeting being Wednesday, April 9th a.t 9:30 A.M. in the Pilgrim Hall, 2020 Chestnut Avenue ir Carl sbad. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: (a) The Chairman welcomed the new Planning Departmenl secretary Nancy Leander and introduced her to the Commission members. (b) The Chairman called attention to Planning Commfs: ion Resolution No. 613 of the regular March 25, 1969 meeting which had established rules and regulatfons for business conduct and the e1ection:of Commissi.oner Gullett as Vice-chairman replacing Commissioner Palma- teer at that same meeting. (c) Chief Building Inspector Osburn approacfied the Commission for clarification of accessory butldi.ng sizes within the.R-1 zoning; in partfcular, a proposec packing shed of 4,320 square feet desi'red by bird-of- paradise flower grower Mr. Edward Sexton on property located at Magnolia and Valley Streets in Carlsbad.. This packing shed would replace several smaller build- ings from the previous ownerEs operations and.would bt utilized by other bird-of-paradise growers in the samt area, this area already being all zoned R-1 as veri.fit to the Commission by Mr. Osburn. MR.' RALPH DEWEY, 16.30 Anza, Vista, and manager of Cal- Birds, Inc., which is the fl.ower. growers cooperattve desiring the use of this shed proposed'on Mr. Sexton''$ property, offered his knowledge of the operations in- volved in answering the Commission9 questions. MR. TONY HOWARD-JONES, -3844 Park Drive, Carlsbad, volunteered that he had resided for ten years adjacent to the property in question and it created no nuisanct to the neighborhood or problems in any way. The Commission requested the Chief Building Inspector 2. . COMMISSIONERS Present Absent Motion Ayes Abstained CITY OF- CAWSAD -2- to contact'Mr. Sexton further regarding his complete operations and intended use of the proposed packing shed for a later meeting, prior to their determinatio --as to what constitutes an accessory building'on R-1 zoni. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (a) RECLASSIFICATION - Con'tinued - To consider an ap lication for a Zone Change from R-1 to C-2 (General- !ommercial), located at 1045 Grand Avenue, on the Sou easterly end of Grand Avenue, Westerly of Interstate 5 Freeway. Applicant: John H. Grant The Planning Director read his memorandum to the Com- mission dated April 2, 1969, requesting this hearing be continued until the regular meeting of May 27,1969 to allow his department more time t.0 prepare a Specif Plan and to follow a meeting with the applicant which is scheduled for April 18, 1969 f0.r discussions on this development. A motion was made to continue this public hearing un- til the regularly scheduled meeting of May 27,1969. (b) TENTATIVE MAP - Rancho Carlsbad - 1 Lot, located on the Northerly side of El Camino Real, approximate1 3,000 feet East .~ of Kelly Drive. Owner & Sub-divider: Western Land & Development Company. This application having been before the Commission previously, the reading of the application and notice of certification was waived. The Ch-airman called for the Planning Department report and the Planning Direc tor,advised a combined Planning and Engineering Depar ment report would be read by the City Engineer. The report, dated April 1, 1969, was read in full, listin those requirements as set forth in Resolution No.585, as well as supplemental requirements recommended as . additional conditions of the tentative map approval. The City's map (Exhibit "B") indicating proposed Cann Road alignment was displayed and explained by the Cit Engineer and it was clarified that the name "Cannon Road" is given to the proposed new alignment, while the existing road is known as "Calavaras Road'', not t be confused with Agua Hedionda which applies to the creek in this area. No written communications being offered by the Secre- tary, the Chairman asked if the applicant or his rep- resentative wished to address the Commission. MR-. -RONALD J-. -SCtlWAB-, --West-ern' Land- & Development €0.- representative, 23314 South"Crenshaw Blvd. , Torrance, California, advised they were agreeable to those item contained in Resol.uti-on No.. 585;. however, he indicate how the additional requirements posed problems to the 1 COMMlSSlQNERS Mot i on Ayes I CITY Of CANSBAD -3- developer. ' He advised that approximately 150 inquiri had already been received on the proposed mobile home estates and how the tax revenue and new residents wou -effect the City in annexing the Rancho Carlsbad devel 'ment' into the City. He added the County of San Diego had given *approval to the annexation request. The de veloper owns additional property in the area where he plans the manufacture of the mobile homes to begin in conjunction with construction of the park itself. MR. ROBERT DE JERNETT, Project Engineer for the firm of South Bay Engineering (Consulting Engineers for th development), 304 Tejon Place, Palos Verdes Estates, California, pointed out to the Commission that the critical point in the future development of this who1 area was the proposed alignment of Cannon Road (Calav Road) and stated the County has also approved of this particular alignment, as shown on th'e developer's Pro posed Rancho Carlsbad Layout, on display. He felt th Commission should ap,prove this alignment and the ex- tension of sewers into the development property so that sewage facilities would be readily available throughout. All improvements and requirements that could be met at this time would be completed by the developer. There being no others desiring to speak in favor of the application, the Chairman called for those who desired to speak in opposition. MRS. VIRGINIA ROBERTSON, addressed the Commission for herself and her mother, MRS. HORACE KELLY, as owners of the approximate 600 acres immediately west of the proposed development. She stated they had not been contacted by the developers and further that the road in question was in fact a private road (60 foot ease- ment, 30 foot on developer's side and 30 foot on Mrs. Robertson's side) and the property line went down the middle of this road, which had already been partially paved by the landowners using it. MR. EVERETT ROBERT SON, 4656 El Camino Real, used the Rancho Carlsbad tentative map to illustrate his objections to the roa changes proposed as they affected his property. Discussion between the Commission, the developer's representative and the consulting engineering firm's representative followed as to the County's plans for El Camino Real, possible solutions to the intersec- tion of El Camino and Cannon Road, the bridge planned by the County on El Camino Real, the affect of these changes on the access of the mobile home park, what land, if any, could be dedicated to the City for use as a- pub1 ic rightLof-way, the- City Eng.ineering Depart ment's recommendations as to sewers and water lines leading in and out of the development,*and other poss ble future concerns for all those involved. A letter from the County to the developer's earlier consulting engfneer (a Mr. Hastings) was introduced with attache . . .. ... .. .. .. COMMISSIONERS p . CITY OF CARiSBAD COMMISSLONERS -4" sketch, indicating the road alignment preferred by th County; this letter was later read in full and incor- porated in the application file. -MR. -W. ALLAN KELLY, 4765 El Camino Real, and his brother, MR. ERWIN KELLY, also a property owner on th Southeast side of El Camino Real, were present and Mr W. Allan Kelly discussed the road alignment problem in relation to his property and also introduced maps of proposed County road plans for the area extending to Vista. He felt the existing brid e and existing Calavaras Road (proposed Cannon Road 3 now being very crooked required road alignment by the County. He also felt the existing road could be used until such time as the County does approach the problems involve MR. ERWIN KELLY requested due consideration be given by the developer of Rancho Carlsbad to save as many a possible of the old sycamore trees within the propose development, and Mr. Schwab stated the developer want to utilize these trees to maintain the rural beauty already existing and they plan to remove none of them unless grading should expose roots and kill a tree. The developer plans to move the creek channel from it present location which will also save some of these big trees. The Chairman asked the Commission for their questions to help clarify the confusion existing on the-several individuals, firms, and the County, regarding this area and more particularly, the road alignment, City sewers, and Planning Commission's jurisdiction in these matters. The City Attorney stated the Commissi was involved insofar as this particular application for development and it's recommendation to the Counci The term "subdivisioni' was pointed out by .MR. DAVID F DAWES, President of Western Land & Development, to be incorrectly associated with this development, which is, in fact, one lot and no land within it will be . sold at any time. They will construct and maintain the streets and sewer lines within the development. Discussion ensued as to the City Engineer's recommen- dation to extend the sewer line to the Easterly boun- daries of the development. It was pointed out that the development would only require an 8-inch line; however, if the line were extended to the Easterly boundary it would be a 15-inch line. It has been the policy of the City in the past to contribute, towards the difference in cost of a larger line. A motion was formulated to adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 585 and the conditions contafned -in City Enginee.ring report dat-ed April 1,- 1969, as.ad-- ditional requirements. The Planning Director then requested this hearing 6e :contjIrlu-ed-,- for .the fol ToNJ1'ng reasons: ." ~ 1 Motion . . CITY OF CARLSBAD (1) Further investigation into County proposed chang s as indicated in their letter to Mr. Hastings; 1 (2) To allow an opportunity to confer with the prop- . erty owners involved; (3) and, to allow the Planning Department time to review the complete matter and present a recomme dation to the Commission. J Commissioner Palmateer withdrew his previous motion as formulated, and made a motion to accept the Plan- ning Director's request for continuance in the matter pending further investigation, to be presented at the regular meeting scheduled for April 22, 1969. The public hearing in this matter was closed at appro mately 9:30 P.M. OLD BUSINESS: The Chairman addressed the Commission and the Plannin Director, asking t-hat at some future meeting where th Agenda is not lengthy the General Plan should be gone into for review and revision thereto. He felt this item could be programmed into the Agenda to allow tim for it. I I 1 The Planning Director will also submit a report to th Commission at the meeting of April 22, 1969, as to th present status of all projects now on hand within the Planning Department. ' NEW BUSINESS: I (1) Request to move house located at 3121 Jefferson Street. Chief Building Inspector Osburn discussed the infarma tion as contained in his memorandum to the Commission dated April 2, 1969, which asked if the Commission wanted to establish minimum sizes for single family residences, in line with current Building Code presen before the City Council. The particulars of the hous move involved and reason for his withholding the re- quired permit.were explained by Mr. Osburn and he noted the area in question has good R-3 potential at present. The Chairman stated that some cr.iteria from a Planning Department investigation of *minimum room sizes, minimum square footage for single family dwell ings, etc. would be very helpful in.decisions of this tY Pe A motion was. mad.e to .defer..th'e.request for house mov-e at 3121 Jefferson Street, pending a Planning Depart- ment recommendation of criteria for a singje family dwelling. .. . . . . . . ". This motion not passing the Commission, a m'otion was then made to direct the Chtef Building Lnspector to deny the request for house move a.t 3121 Jeffe'rsori .. Moti Ayes i- ;1 y Moti Ayes Noes Moti Ayes COMMISSIONERS 0 f f CITY OF CAFU3AD -6- Street, for the following reason: (1) It woul-d not be in conformance with present -building in the zoning area. Commissioner Snedeker stated he voted Aye vation that a desirable criteria be estab Commissioner Gullett stated this was very and desirable for future requests of this ADJOURNMENT: , with reser lished. necessary type. (a) By proper motion, the meeting was adjourned at 1O:lO P.M. Respectfully submitted, Nanc ?* o Leander Recording Secretary . .. ... COMMISSIONERS .