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CALL TO ORDER - 7:OO P.M.
ROLL CALL - Commissioner Jose absent.
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MAY 10, 1978
A motion was made to approve the minutes of
May 10, 1978 with the following correction:
On Page 4, regarding the definition of
wild animals, it should read that Mr. Rains
defined wild animals as animals which are
not either domesticated or ...
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MAY 24, 1978
A motion was made to appr'ove the minutes of
May 24, 1978, as submitted.
APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 1446
A motion was made to approve Resolution No. 1446,
as submitted. (CUP-150, Terrel Richardson, Appli-
cant)
NEW PUBLIC HEARINGS
(1) V-279, James K. Johns - Request for a variance from required side yard.
As the applicant had withdrawn his application, the Commission agreed to file this item and recom mend to the City Council that the unused portion of the application fee be refunded.
(2) V-280, Arthur H. Gerhard - Request for a variance to reduce required rear yard setbac
from 17' to 7'.
Mr. Don Rose, Associate Planner, gave the staff
presentation.
A motion was made recommending APPROVAL of
V-280, based on the findings and subject to the conditions as outlined in the staff report.
CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARINGS
(3) ZCA-94, Condominiums, Condominium Conver- sions - Request to approve an amendment to
Title 21 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code
to add regulations concerning condominium
standards and condominium conversions.
Mr. Bud Plender gave the staff presentation.
Mr. Fred Morey, Vice President, La Costa Land
Company, read his statement in a letter to the
Planning Commission, dated June 14, 1978 and distributed copies of the letter to the Com- missioners.
Mr. Bob Ladwig, 328 Donna Drive, Carlsbad,
addressed the Commission. He read Section 66427
from the Subdivision Map Act and commented'that h
felt that an ordinance regulating condominiums
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was not necessary. He further mentioned that, the
proposed ordinance would increase the cost of
condominiums unnecessarily. He asked that the
Planning Commission deny the proposed ordinance
and forward it to the City Council for their fina: action.
Chairman Rombotis asked staff if they felt there was a conflict between the proposed ordinance and the proviso in the Subdivision Map Act, and
Mr. Plender answered that staff and the City Attorney were aware of that section of the Map Ac and did not feel there was a conflict.
Mr. Plender further stated that the only question they had discussed was whether or not there was a difference between apartments and condominiums.
A section-by-section discussion followed:
Sections 1, 2, 3 - ok.
Section 4, Filing Fees. The Commissioners agreed
to chanse the wordinq under this section to read
"The fiiing fees for-a condominium shall be
determined by City Council."
Sections 5, 6, 7, 8 - ok.
Section 9, Expiration, Extension, Revision.
Commissioner L'Heureux asked if the sections of the code referred to in this section had been updated in light of AB 884.
Section 10 - ok.
Section 11. Desisn Criteria.
#6. Commissioner Larson felt that "architectural harmony" was vague at best and that No. 6 should be deleted. The Commission was divided on this and elected to have staff work on rewording it and they would review it again at the next meeting.
#8. Commissioner L'Heureux asked how "defendable
sapce" could be evaluated and/or enforced.
Commissioner Schick asked if defendable spac
included provisions for.lighting and upon learning that it did not, suggested that it
.include words to the effect "Lighting to
enhance safety during the hours of darkness.
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Section 12 - ok
Section 13, Utilities.
Bart Lefferdink, 5476 Coye Drive, Carlsbad, addressed the Commission. He voiced his concerns for Bristol Cove as it relates to the proposed parking standards. Mr. Plender told him that
his development (Bristol Cove) was a special
situation and to it the proposed standards did no
apply. He read the parking standards of the R-W zone, which precluded other more stringent parking standards. The Planning Commission agreed to place a statement in the condominium regulations excepting Bristol Cove.
#5, R-V Storage. The Commissioners voted 4-2 to
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delete this and review R-V storage as part of the site plan review.
#7, Storage Room. TAe'Cokission agreed that the' door could open to the garage or carport as well as to the oukside.
#9, E - The Commission agreed to include
"adjacent recreational areas" after picnic areas.
G - The Commission agreed to delete G entire11
#10 - Mr. Lefferdink thought that separate water meters would reduce the incentive for the usc of solar energy and not be that worthwhile.
He stated that he felt people would police each other more if they were dealing with a common water meter.
Commissioner L'Heureux inquired about the use of
the figure of four or less in No. 5 referring to
required water meters and Mr. Plendek answered that four or less is the cutoff figure for minor subdivisions and appears to be a logical transi- tion between small condominiums without active associations and,larger condominiums with abilith to have water meters.
It was agreed that some alternate wording for the
section on utilities would be presented at the next meeting where the section would be discussed
again.
Mr. Lefferdink asked why the Commission would impose significantly higher cost on someone building four units than would be imposed on some- one building 20 and Chairman Rombotis referred him
to the letter from Roger Greer, Director of
Utilities and Maintenance.
A motion was made to continue ZCA-94 to the meet-
ing of June 28, 1978.
NEW BUSINESS
A discussion took place among the Commissioners and Planning Staff regarding Proposition 13 and
what steps could be taken to reduce costs. The
following are some of the ideas that were men- tioned.
1. Hold one meeting per month for public hearings at night and one meeting per month from
the hours of 3-5, for instance, for such things
as approval of minutes, resolutions, etc.
2. Have the Commissioners pick up their packets rather than delivering them; also, include City Council items in PC packets rather than mailing them.
3. Eliminate compensating Commissioners for meetings.
There being no further business to come before the
Commission, Chairman Rombotis declared the meeting adjourned at 9:45 P.M.
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