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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-10-29; Planning Commission; MinutesP- CITY OF CARLdAD b- MEETING OF: PLANNING COMMISSION ' DATE: October 29, 1975 TIME: 7:30 P.M. PLACE: COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL All present but Commissioner Dominguez APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the October 15, 1975 Planning Com- mission Meeting were approved with the following correction to EIR-281, William C. Savage, to more accurately reflect the Planning Commission's con- cerns regarding this EIR (delete the paragraph re-. garding the minute motion and substitute new para- graph) : "A minute motion was made that the Planning Commissio accept EIR-281 as a support document when considering a final EIR on this property once a determination on how the property is to be utilized is brought before the Planning Commission. As circumstances change re- garding this property, supporting documents are to be submitted to the local agency for approval, then the whole process of reviewing the EIR will begin and it will have to be recertified. by the Planning Commis- sion. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTIONS* Resolution No. 1200, CUP-112 (Fire Station), Approved WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS None. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS It was announced that the Carlsbad Bicentennial Committee had moved its office to the Carlsbad Public Library on the first floor. * * *' San Diego. Gas & Electric Company Presentation on the Encina Power Plant Planning Director Don Agatep advised the Commissioner that pursuant to the request by the Commission regard ing SDG&E. activities at the Enci'na Power Plant that representatives from SDG&E were present and were ready to give their report. Ed Ga6rielson, Supervisor, Land Planning, SDG&E, read the followins letter that was addressed to Commission Chairman Jose: "In the past couple. of months, many members of the Planning Commission and City Council have indicated theyare not fully informed of San Diego Gas & Electr Company's activities at the Encina Power Plant. Be- cause af this, the Planning Commission, on September 10 asked that areport be made concerning our Encina Power Plant activities. .. Present Absent 'Motion Ayes Absent Motion Ayes Absent "" /' - r - 3 CITY OF CARL-3AD - Page 2 MEETING OF: PLANNING COMMISSION DATE: October 29, 1975 TIME: 7:30 P.M. PLACE: COUNCIL CHAMBERS . We recognize the fact that since the' original concept of the plant the're have been many changes in. elected and appointed officials as well as City Administra- tors and staff personnel. All of these changes serve to show the need for a report on our activities at the Encina Plant. While all the material presented to you here has from time to time, been placed on file with your City it. is difficult to keep track of it with the changes referred to above.. Therefore, we feel your request is timely, and we are pleased to coop6rate by sub- mitting this report on our activities. We hope you will see fit to having it placed in an area of easy access, but under some control such as the City Clerk for the value of it is obvious. Additionaly, we have prepared a "summary" version of the full report- for your easy review and reference This, we hope will be reviewed in detail and saved for reference purposes. We are certain the summpry will answer most of, if not all 0.f your questions about our operations, as well as the origin of the facilities existing on the property. Mr. Jose, I would appreciate your directing copies of the summary to each member of the City Council, and that they know of the full report being submitted to you. We take this opportunity to 'thank you for making the request and giving us this time to present the report and summary to you.'' Signed by F. W.- DeVore, Manager Engineering Land Department, SDG&E. There was then much discussion regarding Japatul Corporation and its relationship with SDG&E, and what properties they each own. Mr. DeVore told the Commission that SDG&E owns approximately 850 acres, rights-of-ways and substation sites. Japatul owns the Cannon-property (they bought the property from the CannonJacobson interest). They had always made an arrangement with Mr. Cannon. that they would have f.irst right of refusal on this property. Japatul also owns property at the Paloma'r Air'port, have bought lanc fr0.m Graham Kelly (455 acres), rrwin Kelly-(300t acres), trailer park from Robert Kelly, and land on the west side slope under Allan Kelly's home. There is no information on Japatul in the SDG&E report. Japatul is a wholly owned corporation - all profits flow back to its parent company, SDG&E. It was . created to purchase property . Mr. DeVore told the Commission that the summaries that they received as well as the full report would be kep? up-to-date .with supplements, and they hop.ed that as each Commissioner leaves the Commission, that they pass on this report to their respective succes- sors .. There were no furtherlquestions of the SDG&E repre-' sentatives. until such time as each Commissioner has ha( 'an opportunity to read the report. Don Agatep said that the full report would be given to the City Clerk or Library for safekeeping and reference purposes. Copies of the summary will be given to the members of the City Council. . .. .. CITY OF CARLdAD -' Page MEETING OF: PLANNING COMMISSION DATE : October 29, 1975 TIME: 7:30 P.M. PLACE: Council Chambers PUBLIC HEARINGS Case No. V-256 - Charles W. Snider - Request for approval of variance to allow side yard encroachment of less than 10' between house and accessory building Planning Director Don Agatep said that the staff con- curred with the applicant's request to withdraw the. variance request as the project could be accomplished without any legislative action. It was moved and approved that Vari.ance (V-255) be withdrawn. Case No. SP-l35(A) - Occidental Land Co. - Request for the deletion of Condition #2 of the Adopted Specific Plan (SP-135), Ordinance No. 9404,. dated 9/17/74. Planning Director Don Agatep gave the staff presen- tation stating that at the Planning Commissi:on Neet- ing of October 15, 1975, a Minute Motion was made and approved that SP-l35(A) be continued to October 29, 1975 for the purpose of restudying the conditions of the Specific Plan, with parti'cular emphasts on the distance between curtjing and dwelling. The staff recommended that-28 feet be required from back of curb to 6ui-iding face. K. M. Wasmann of Occidental Land Co. said that they had done the study-and .it gets a little tight, but they could make it, but it would requlre building wooden decks in the back as placing the structure back the additional footage would almost elimi.nate the backyard, (some unttS would have. almost 15 feet while other units with slope banks would have no-- rear yards). There was then a great deal of discussion between the Commisslbners, Staff .and Mr. Wasmann regarding requtrements of the R-.2 zone and Mat to do qb'out those un~Ys tRat do not comply w-itk same. It w4s moved and approved to recommend qpproval of SP&135(A) pe~r stqff re.commendati'ons and condi,tions wl'tfT tFie addition of two i'tems: 11 no 6ui'ldi.ng per- mit shqlT 6e i.ssued urtti'l a72 lots Kave been approved and 21 CCWs sRa11 determine matntenance of prtvate streets and dri:ve.s . Case No. CUP\-9.Z(:A] - 'Sfege-l Brothers PnVestment Co, Request for approval of an amendwe.nt to CUP-92 to in- crease the. nuiber s? vfewing auditoriums from four to ffve at Cfnema Plaza located on tfe. soutfiwest corner of. El Camino Re.a1 and Marron Road-. Blanntng DTrector Donald Agatep gave the staff pre- sentation statincr that at the Octob'er 15, 1975 Plan- nTng-CommtsSfoi meeting, a motTon was made to continut thts request for two weeks so tFiat problems relating to redesigntng tfTe entrance and pedestri:an control I could 6-e resolved. Mr. Agatep advised the Commission that a year ago CUP-92 was approved allowing for the addition of three (3) theatres, thus making four (4), They are now proposing to split the matn auditorium of 600+ seats into two (2).!heatr s of 300+ seats each, thus making a total of flve .(55 theatres. 3 Motion Ayes Absent Motion Ayes Absent Noes -. CITY OF CARLdAD - Page 4 MEETING OF: PLANNING COMMISSION DATE: October 29, 1975 TIME: 7:30 P.M. PLACE: Council Chambers There then ensued a great deal of discussion regardins queing lines, deletion of parking spaces for the queir lines, more lighting. staggered viewing times, ingres: and'egress of patrons, pedestrian traffic on sidewalk and automobile traffic on Marron Road. A motion was made and approved to direct staff to pre- pare the necessary documents per staff recommendation and conditions of staff report to present to the Com- mission for approval on November 12, 1975 with the following additions: 1) add to 8a, The redesign shal' be accomplished in accordance with Exhibit A dated October 29, 1975. There shall be an appropriate num- ber of handicap ed parking places so marked in the parking area. 2 P A lighting program should be submit- ted for Staff approval to augment the existing light- ing for ingress and egress (to be 8d), and 3) Queing equipment to be of substantial material such as is used at Disneyland (to be 8e). Case No. V-255, Russell W. Grosse - Request for g Variance to subdivide an existing nonconforming lot not'fronting upon a pub1 icly dedicated easement accepted by the City Engineer into four such noncon- forming lots, on property generally'located on the north and south sides of Sunny Creek Road, east of El Camino Real. Assistant Planning Director Bud Plender gave the staf. Dresentation and stated that this was an unique iase and a very important one. There is only one road into this area (Suhny Creek Road). Access to this area from El Camino Real is precluded because of the slope area. The applicant wishes to create a rum1 estate type development, but there is' no City Ordinance that provides for this type o,f develop. ment. The staff on one hand would very much like to see this type of development in this area, but on the other hand, what makes this development attractive aleso makes it a hazard as far as police and fire protection are concerned, trash pickup, etc. The applicant was advised on October 1, 1975 that there were several alternatives that he mlght follow to achieve his objective: 1) comply with existing City Ord.inances, 2) De-annexation, 3) Ordinance Amendment, and 4) Variance request. The staff recommended denia' for the reasons outlined in the sta'ff report. ~~ ~ Mr. and Mrs. Wussd1 Grosse, 5850 Sunny Creek Road gave a slide presentation of the property located in this area and told the Commission of their plans for development 0.f this area. They would like for it to be developed like Rancho Sante Fe. There was then a great deal of discussion about numbe of qcpes- to be. included or should be required for each site, facilities available, Arizona bridge at creek crossing, maintenance of the road, possfble Ordinance amendment, etc. A mi.nute motion was made and approved to recommend' ,that'the'€ity Council initiate a Zone Code Amendment for rural residential standards. . Appro~ql HS recommended for the reasons that the Planning Commission found that there are.extra- ordinary circumstances as set forth on page 2 of the staff report, that this is a desirable use to be made. of 1 qrge qreas of undeveloped property, that Yo ti on 4ye s 4bsent Moti.on A es Aijsent CITY OF CARLdAD - Page MEETING OF: PLANNING COMMISSION DATE: October 29, 1975 TIME: 7:30 P.M. PLACE: Council Chambers this property has unique features including .large mature trees, that natural landscaping and terrian is certainly in the public interest. to maintain, that public facilities are adequate and do exist for the proposed division as presented, that this motion be contingent upon the five conditions outlined in the staff report with the following changes and the staff was directed to prepare the necessary documents to present to the Commission on November 12, 1975 fbr approval: 1) Condition #2 shall be cha.nged from R-A-2.5 to R-A-3.5. 2) Condition #5e .should be ,amende or rewritten to ,indicate that the private streets for development would. be within the Rural Development Ordinance that the Planning Commission has asked the City Council to adopt to provide for large lots in a rural atmosphere. ,, UNFINISHED BUSINESS Case No. ZC-168 - Report on City Council action re- garding rezonrng certain properties to Planned Imdus- trial [P-M). Planning Dtrector Donald Agatep stated that the City Council had requested that this matter be returned to the Planning Commission for review and that prior to recommending actl'on on the zone change for the various parcels that the P-M zone be re-evaluated and potential revtsions be made regarding flexible parking, flexifjle fencing and screening provisions, and a grandfather claus<e. A ml'nute motion was made for the Planning Commission to initiate a Resolution of Intention for the Staff to prepare an amendment to the P-M Ordinance to be brought back at the appropriate time. NERE BUSINESS An announcement wgs made by Planning Director Donald Agatep that the Comprehensive Planning Organization had put together a 6rtef slide presentation explain- ing the current Regional Transit Plan refi'nement - process and the function of the.Loca1 Agency Technica Task Force (LATTFI, and that this presentation will be shown priar to the NovemGer 18, 1975 Ctty Council Meettng fn tke. Counci'l Chambers (7:OO -' 7:30 PM). DESCUSStON rTEMS There was discusston whether or not there should 'be a Planning Comml'ssl'on Meeting on ThanRsgiYing Eve (November 26, 19751, and it was agreed that there would be a meeti-ng. ADJQURNMENT The meeti'ng was adjourned at 10:35 P.M. i Motion Ayes Absent Ayes Absent.