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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-04-25; Planning Commission; MinutesMeeting oft Date of Meeting: Time of Meeting: Place of Meeting: MINUTES PLANNit«; CXM4ISSI~ Apdl 25, 1984 7:00 P.M. City Cbuncil Charmers 'nlE! meeting was called to ocder by Olairman Ratcotis at 7 :00 P.M. KJLL CALL: Present: Chairman Raltx>tis, O:::mnissioners Rawlins, Schlehuber, Snith, Marcus and Lyttleton. Absent: O:::mnissioner Farrow. PI...ANNIN:i CXHHSSI~ PRX:EOORE: Chairman lalbotis announced the Planning camri ssion Procedure was being soown oo a transparency ard a.sited the audience to spend a fe,,, minutes reading it. PIBX.E OF ALLEX.Im:E was lead by Olairman Ralt>otis. Staff Menbers Present: Olarlee Gri.mn, Principal Plann~.:- Bill Hofman, Principal Planner Dave Hauser, Principal Civil Engineer Walter Brown, Civil Engineer Bx-officio Mentlers Present: Michael Holzmiller, Land Use Planning Manager Dan Hentsc'.:lke, Assistant City Attorney POBLIC HF.ARD1i: CU> BUSINESS: 1 • CT 84-2/CP-270 -LA CCSTA ronm: -AWr'CJVal of documents. Bill Hofman, Principal Planner, indicated to the cani.seion that this it• was ~ioualy voted oo, but needed ""'re findings to justify the density of the iroject 90 the doc\a!nts are being returned for further justification. Chairman ~is stated that this public heari ng was conclooed and oo further teetillcny on this item would be takal. caaissioner s.ith felt the density is a little stroB3 in this area and would like to aee a change in density oo this project. Since oo aw else wished to speak oo this item, the public hearing was oonclooed. 'lbe Plaming ca-.issioo denied Reaolution No. 2265. Schlehubt!r X X Snith X Lyttletcn X lbrbotis X Marcus X Rawlins X MINUTES April 25, 1984 Page 2 NJi1ri PUBLIC HEARifG<:i: 2. GP1/LU 84-3/ZC-304~CT 83-20/SDP 84-3 -A.LAND.ll. -Request to al.low developnent o a mixJ-use residential (roject oo 47 acres located at the oorthwest and oouthwest oorners of Elm Avenue and El Camino Real. Bill Hofman, Principal Planner, gave the (resentatioo oo this item as oontained in the staff report, using a transparency of a location map showing the site of the project and wall maps showing the ent ire (rOject. Mr. fbfman indicated that this (rOjec• 00.'1sisted of four c:IR)lications: General Plan Al'lerdnent oo 9 acres of land oorth of Elm Avenue, zone Change, Site Developnent Plan for 195 unit apartment (rOject and a Tentative Tract Map for a 73 single family subdivision, south of El.111 Avenue. 1\s a point of background, Mr. fbfman indicated that a general plan anendment and zone change were previously denied oo this p:operty because the City Council and Planning C<nnissioo felt approval of an .snendment was rot llpEr()priate for this site without first reviewing the developnent plan. Mr. fbfman indicated that staff was in supp,rt of this (rOject because 1) the general plan designation is consistent with the RMH designation imDediately to the north of this site and Elm Avenue IIOUld serve as a good boundary between the RIJol designation and RMH designatioo; 2) the anendment w:>uld pt'OVide for a higher density that would allow for developnent which would give the applicant incentive to r:,ut Elm Avenue through to its connection to the west which is a very illportant link to the City's OYerall circulation system and feel this should be taken into consideration. 'ltle 2Xlne change is consistent with the RMB desi gnation and, therefore, reccmnending approval of the 20ne change. Mr. fbfman indicated that staff believes that the higher density of 19.7 du's/ac can be justified because the project would be putting Elm Avenue through the west and the density is axipatible with the existing apartment (rOject that is located imnediately adjacent to the north. '!be project's al-Site anenities which include a centralized recreation area and a large aaount of open space would _:ustify higher density for an apartment (rOject. An apartment project "°'-Ild pt'OVide for nore rousing C4¥)rt.unies for low and noderate ioc-ane families. Staff is reccmnending for the single family developnent that a homeowners a880Cation be established to maintain the ~n space area. Qle major ooncern for the a...erall site was the aarount of grading that 1o0Uld be involved. 'ltle site should be graded as a "'1ole with ooe grading plan and reccmnending that a <r- 0\lerlay be placed on the B:>Uthern part of the p:operty, south of Elm Avene and a.lded a oondition of appr:oval that would require that ooe grading plan be sutmitted for the entire project. Minor changes to the oonditions of approval which were p111&sed out to the Planning Ccmnission are being reocmnended for inclusion. Q:mnissiooer Lyttleton inquired as to whether or not the <r- 0\lerlay was ooly on ooe portion of the property. MINUTES April 25, 19~4 Page 3 Ccmnissioner Lyttleton inquired as to whether or rot the Q- Overlay was cnly en cne p:,rticn of the rroperty. In answer to a question fran camdssioner Lyttleton, Bill lk>flllan, Principal Planner, stated that if the Ccmnission adopts staff's recarmendation it "°uld be en t:ott, properties. caanissioner Rawlins depicted a typographical error on Resolution No. 2284, •ana cx:ird::minium permit•. carmissioner Smith questioned as to whether or not a haneowners association was g:,ing to be a condition and who would be maintaining the slopes oo El Canino Real and if the one exit and entrance was suitable for these apartments and why isn't it possible to have a second entrance and exit on Elm Avenue to relieve sane of this oongestion and if this entrance was a gated entrance. In answer to questions fran Ccmnissioner Sr.tl.th, Bill Hofman, Principal Planner, indicated that, ~ conditioned, a haneowners association ~ld neintain slopes for the single family p:>rtion 1n1th of Elm Avenue and that the rroperty owner ~d be responsible for slope maintenance for the apartment project. In regards to the cne access p:,int, there are two reasons for this: 1) topographically access is difficult because it is a very steep slope to Elm Avenue and; 2) the driveway n-eets the intersections spacing standards. Fran a safety p:>int of view, the Fire Department reviewed the site plan and has expressed no ooncern oo this aspect. Mr. Hofman indicated that the driveway was not to be gated, but perhaps the Planning Ccmnissioo soou.ld ask the applicant. Ccmnissioner Rawl ins, questioned atx>ut the nud flow oo Elm Avenue and where it is located. In answer to a question fran Ccmnissioner Rawlins, Bill Hofman, Principal Planner, irdicated that the nud flow was very extensive oo the site but did rot know the exact location. Mr. tbfman indicated that the nud flow was identified in the EIR and mitigation neasures are given in the environnental inpact report and those mitigation neasures are incorporated in the conditions of approval. CllAirman lcabotis opened the ?,Jblic hearing and issued the invitation to speak. Stan Landess, l!R)licant, 2341 Jefferson Street, San Diego, CA. In regards to the nud flow Mr. Landess, with the aid of wall exhibit, depicted the exact location of the nud flow and irdicated that the area in the blue line shows the approximate extent of the nud flow after a second l'l)ils testing was oone oo the site. He indicated that the nud flow starts at the top of t..~ hill and indications soow that the nu:! flow is as deep as 26 feet and in sane p:,int in time when Elm Avenue goes though nust be cut out. Mr. Landess indicated that they feel this is a very <J'.)Od project, lohich will be 11n asset to the City of Carlsbad. Mr. Landess, irdicated that they agree with staff's t-eccmnendation but have concern about a few of the conditions in regards to the clarity of the extent and flexibility. ()\ Resolution No. 2284, page 4, conditions 8, 9, 10. Page 9, condition no. (j) MINUTES April 25, 1984 P~e 4 4 1 , oo not inierstand the need for the haneowners aesociation. P~e 8, 35 a) it calls for 1/2 street i.q,roveRlents oo El Camino Real. In the EIR, we were told that we "°'1ld be required to aid a third lane to El Camino Real in the center aoo inprove the nedian and nedian landscaping. We inierstand the intent of the '-Ording of the docunent, but feel it should be a little nore flexible in that it ooesn't inply that we 110Uld be res(X)Mible for re- building all of El Camino Real but rather change it to eanething like •inprovements for that p:>rtion of El Camino Real that fronts the EX'()ject to include a third lane in the existing nedian, a median divider and laooscaping all integrated into the existing inprovements to the satisfactioo of the City Engineer. Condition no. 36 of Resolution No. 2284, page 8 refers to a minimal ccrrpletion of Elm Avenue to the west of this site ~ior to l!lllY occupancy of the EX'()ject. Mr. Landess indicated that they fully tnderstaoo and agree with the need for Elm Avenue to be ccrrpleted, but their project is currently asking for a density increase of 16.51 over the existing zoning and this will frail a traffic standpoir.t affect about a 71 increase based oo ertracpolations of the EIR. 'lbe traffic p:>rtion of the certified EIR for this project was calculated at a nuch greater density than this EX'()ject is currently being asked for and in no place in the EIR was it stated that we would specifically have to have Elm Avenue a:mpleted before the project was ccrrpleted and occupied because it wasn't felt that the traffic generation 1o10Uld rdversely i.npact to a great degree than already exists. Mr. Laroess felt that the corxUtion oould be nodified to allow occupancy subject to the city's satisfaction. Also, the condition that is required is only a 28 foot road bed of inprovements and therefore its stating that Elm Avenue 1o10Uld not really be (if this conditioo were net) would not be in for full traffic vollme capabilities. Mr. Landess indicated that with the exception of the aforementioned requested changes and cxmnents, they support staff's rccamiendations, appreciate the oooperatioo of cit y officials, staff, citizens, and request SUIJIX)rt of the oonsideratioo of the requested changes and ~al of the requested resolutions. For clarification pn:poses, Mr. Landess indicated that there will not be a gated entrance to the EX'()ject and also, Conditioo No. 35)c)ii) is to be omitted frail Reeolutioo No. 2284. camdssioner Smith had acme concern regarding the haneowners asaociatioo in regards to maintaining the tipartnents in f ront of the single family dwellings oo El Camino Real. ca.issioner Schlehuber, g.Jestioned about Condition No. 35)a regarding 1/2 street inprovements. He indicated that ~ime arterial standards are clearly defined as to lltlat ~ime arterials are. Walter Brown, Civil Engineer, indicated that 1/2 street ~ts IIOUld include all of the inprovements necessary to mite a street, specifically, sidewalks, curb, gutter, draina:je facilities, street trees, all of the paving and structural croes sections. In this fashion nothing is left out and all the applicant has to suanit a OC11pleted 1/2 street with the ID!di an inprovements to meet city standards. @ MINUTES April 25, 1984 Page 5 Chainaan Rallbotis, questioned whether or oot the applicant would cnly be adding a third lane, median, landscaping, sidewalk, street lights, etc. Due to cannission query in regards to the extension of Elm Avenue and its CXl'll)letion the applicant responded: Mr. Landess, applicant, indicated that they are to cooperate with the city in all ways EX)SSible to insure that Elm Avenue is cxnpleted as a fully inproved street all the way through to Donna Drive and o:xne to a satisfactory agreement with the city and through asssessment districts or whatever vehicles there are, rut we are responsible fur all inprovenent cx,sts of Elm Avenue oo this site. Mr. Landess further stated that if required to cooperate with the city in getting Elm all the way through, the EIR does rot state that this ~ject ha.s to have Elm Avenue cxxrpleted in order fur it to be occupied. Nick Banche, Attorney, 3464 Ridgecrest Drive, Carlsbad, CA. indicated that he was in SlJPEX)rt of this project ooly if it is oonditioned as recxJ'IIOOnded by staff. Mr. Banche nentioned that the EIR is a very graphic CX>Ct111ent, it tells you about the site oonstraints, sensitivities of the site and the potential of the devastating affect on the neighborhood which is rot his language. Bandle indicated he was JrOOO of Mr. Landess fur requesting a Q-Overlay on the entire site because there has to be enne oontrol oo ~at is d:me oo this site. Olairman latx>tis opened up the p.iblic hearing for a response fran the applicant, being none, the p.iblic hearing was concluded. Ccmnissioner Schlehuber, felt the staff report frcm staff was a good report • As far as circulation, Mr. Schlehuber had oo problem with this rut needed enne clarification fran staff in regards to grading. Mr. Schlehuber strongly suwc>rted the fact of having a taneowners association oo this ~ject. Q:mnissioner Lyttleton, asked what was happening oo Rising Glen. waiter Brown, Project Engineer, responded that Rising Glen is a anall llppendix jetting fran the ~ject, oonsidered to be a connectioo when the adjacent subdivision wasp.it in. 'nle treatment fur this anal! piece of land is to have curb and gutter ruilt across the opening and a catch basin p.it in to catch the water • Olairman lbltlotis, questioned the applicant at this time, with the ooncurrenoe of the CClllllission as to what they were planing to oo with this piece of p:-operty. Stan Landess, responded that this easement was initially an eaaaent to get through Dr. ~ite's tnrse ranch. 'nlere have been aeveral recanendations by staff, rut felt it should be landscaped and curb p.lt in cc add it to a lot that backs up to that and deed it to them. It is a oon-standard lot, rut hav\. oo solutions for this lot at this t .i.me and rot frepared to ai,awer lln'f questioos oo this subject. Olairman lbltlotis, indicated he had oo p:-obleiw with the Elm Avenue ext.enaion. MINUTES April 25, 1984 Page 6 Since rD ooe else wished to speak on this item, the poolic hearing was ooncluded. The Planning camdssion cnopted the following Resolutions: RESCUJl'ICN 00. 2282, RECXM4EmIN:i APPIOJAL CF AN AfoE'UlolENl' 'ID THE IN1> lEE l!'UJmNl' CF 'lHE CDERAI.. PI.AN ~ lf1, 4-10 DU'S/ACRE ID !Mi, 10-20 OO'S/ACRE CN NINE ACRF.S CF PRJPERIY lOCATBD CN 'lHE tORlfflES'l' CDR>mR CF EL CAMIOO REAL AND 'lHE nmJRE ALIQIBtll' CF ELM AVmJE. RESOU1l'ICN 00. 2283, ~IN:i APPIOJAL CF A~ OIAN:iE FlOI R-A-10,000 'ID RlM-Q CN NINE /ICRF.S I.OCATED CN 'lHE OOlffli- WFSI' CXHmR CF EL CAMIOO REAL AND 'lHE FlmJRE ALIG?14ENI' CF ELM AVFHJE ~ A ZCNE aw«;E f10il R-A-10,000 'ID R-A-10,000 (Q) ON 36 ACRES IOCATID CN 'lHE ~ CDRNER CF EL CAMIW REAL AW THE PU'ruRE ALIGltlE'n' CF ELM AVmJE . The Planning canni.ssion a:k>pted the following resol ution with changes to Conditions 35)c( i, anitting Condition No. 35)c)ii) and changes to Condition No. 36. RESOU1l'ICN 00. 2284, RE(DioMENDIN:i APPRJVAL CF A 75-I.Ol' ~IIENl'IAL &JB)IVISICN CN PR)pERl'Y GNERALLY I.OCATED CN 'lHE NORlBEST AND S'.X1l'floES'l' CDRNER CF EL CAMIOO RF.AL AND FlmJRE Eu. AVENUE. Olanges to Resolution No. 2284 are as follows: 35)c)i) An enclosed storm drain fran the southerly boundary of the iroject to the oortherly side of Elm Avenue along the westerly side of El Canino Real, or an alternative acceptable to the City Engineer. 35(c)ii) OUT 36) Full street grading, 28 foot paved section, storm drains and a(JPUrtenances thereto, full right~f- Wll'f and slope easements to secondary arterial standards for Elm Avenue fran it's existing terminus east of Donna Drive to the westerly line of the developent shall be tx>nded for (rior to approval of the final map and installed at a time as deemed necessary by the City Engineer, however, the iq)rovements shall be installed prior to occupancy of the 1 21 st Lili t. RB&Un'ICN 00. 2285, APPIOIAL CF A SITE IEVElDPMENI' PU\N 'ID WDtl ~ CF 195 APAR'IMBNI' lfi!TS CN NINE ACRES CN PJO>BRl'Y CJ!NBRALLY ux:ATABD CN TBE N:lRfflWBST CDffiER CF EL CMIOO !EAL Mil PUTURB ELM AVBtUE. 3. Zi¾w 84~49iM)/ZC-306 -LA cmTA DEL SUR -Request to the r P an and La Costa Master Plan to change densities and land use designations and a zone change in the aouthwestern portion of the La C.osta Master Plan area. Schlehuber X X lartx)tis X Rawlins X Lyttletal X Smith X Marcu.5 X MINUTES 0 iP A. April 25, 1984 Page 7 ~~~~ ~ :,,A :.A ··4b COMMISSIONERS CJ,.~\_~ Charles Gri.Jlln, Principal Planner, gave the staff pc-esentation on this item as oontained in the staff report, using a transparency of a location map showing the site of the project and wall maps showing the entire project. Cllarles GriJnn stated to the camli.ssion that the applicant is essentially requesting a realignment of general plan lines and densities within the southwest La Costa area. 'ftle southwest area is divided into a nunt>er of neighborhood inits and the applicant's request llOU.ld alter these boundary lines. 'lbe realignnmt being pt:'OEX)6ed with the general plan, llOU.ld provide a possibility of 616 potential additional inits within this area. In <Xllt)aring the existing general plan with the prop:>Sal, it is inp:>ssible to <Xllt)are it by a neighborhood by neighborhood basis because the boundary lines of the neighborhoods within the area have been totally realigned. 'ftle RUt area still abutts rost of the existing developaent. 'ftle existing master plan oontains a carmercial site which is being dl:opped off the applicant's pt"OpOSal. 'ftle RM areas will be increased in size. Originally, the applicant was pt"OpOSing 1700 potential additional inits and in "°rking with the applicant staff was able to reduce the potential additional lDlits to 616 and staff was still concerned because an increase to 616 units was still an increase. A problem arose in regards to oow oo ~ redistribute the densities with:>ut allowing this great an increase in density. Staff feels this problem has been resolved through the master plan by locking the applicant into the same arount of tni ts as in the existing master plan. 'lbe master plan also alters the individual developnent stamards for each neighborhood. 'ftle developer has two ways in which to develop the pc-operty: 1) standard mning process, or1 2) La Costa developaent rrocess, which essentially requires a tentative map with a Q-Overaly and requires a public hearing. Other changes to the master plan include a change to the RI/ parking section, adding an additional 1 acre lot to the SJ:GrE easement. 'ftlere are also a,anges to EilaSing which allow aore flexibility in developaent. Other changes include SI addition which ~ld include non-residential uses with a oonditional use permit such as churches, schools and certain nedical facilities. 'ftle school district section was .ended to reflect a fairly recent general plan amendment app:oyed by the City Chuncil. Aleo included in the application is a change in southeast 17, across Rancho Santa Fe Ibid, to change fran Travel Service to Residential MedilDll Density and a mne change to the pc-operty above southwest 9 fran R-1 -7500 to Planned Camiunity so it can be incorporated into the southwest 9 neighborhood and master plan and "°'-lld be subject to the standards within the master plan. Cmnissioner Smith questloned the difference in figures to his calculations. In answer to ca.issioner Smith's question, Olarles Grim, referred the Caaission to page 3-9 of the exhibit (Table for La Coata southwest) the total is 6 16 uni ts. 'lbe total general plan area for the oouthwest is 481 units and the muter plan locks that into 3 , 4 58 uni ts. 'ftlese figures are actually written into the text. MINUTES PLIHUN;; CXMUSSI~ April 25, 1984 Page 8 Coamissioner lbltx>tis asked about the q:,en space cx:q>arison. Charles Gri.Jnn stated that the q:,en space is cx:q>arable in acreage and possibly nore because of the ~eement made with the applicant that there be at least 40 feet en Mission Estancia. ene of the reasons for this was because of environmental reasons and another was to give Mission Estancia a little better q:ienness fran a visibility stampoint. Ccnili.ssioner Schlehuber was concerned as to whether or rot there is an assurance that a general plan cnendment can't ccae back to amend the iraster plan to CX1Ver the increased density. Charles Grinm indkated that a master plan is easier to amend than the general pl.m, but it 1o0Uld all depend on subsequent Planning camdssion and Council's decision to control this. '!be master plan l«>llld require ooth a public hearing at Planning camdssion and City Council level before any changes could be made. '!be general plan can cnly be amended a few times during the year, whe,eas you can request a master plan anendlllent at anytime. ChaiI'IMJl Iort,otis q:,ened the public hearing and issued the invitation to speak. Jim Goff, ~esenting DarA'l Corporation (applicant), 1241 Elm Avenue, Carlsbad, CA. Mr • Goff indicated that it was their intent in regards to all of trose areas that abutt existing single fmni.ly developnent that the new developnent shall match in kind that of the t!Yi<:.ting developnent. Mr. Goff indicated that 9Cllle of cdditicnal general plan density cx:mes fran the deletion of the ooamercial areas, Wlich are renDITed frau the ~ and µJt into other residential type areas. caimissioner Schlehuber asked what type of demand for rousing is needed as Mr. Goff perceives it to be and perhaps changing the naster plan to meet this type of demand. Jim Goff felt that lll.lch analler wits and DDre ITOdest facilities 1«>Uld be feasible for today. Mr. Goff indicated that at this time they were not recaimending a change in the master plan. Mr. Goff further indicated that in sane areas studies were not a:mpleted in depth in grading inplications. Mr. Goff stated that they tried every conceivable technique to lock in no density increases in thit1 plan. Cnmdssiooer Schlehuber asked if the applicant 1o0Uld accept general plan amendments to lower the density en sane of the areas where certain densities are already in !I:> that not cnly would we have the master plan, but have the general plan in other areas. caaiasioner lolbotis had ooncern about being locked into the 3,458 units and whether cc not the applicant was <ping to sell these various parcels to different developers ~at was going to happen when we cx:me to the end of this and 9 are left OYer and have used ti> the 3,458, ~t happens next. Mr. R:lllbotis felt very oonoerned about the last person ti> an area of land and not having My density left. MINUTES April 25, 1984 Page 9 In response to Chairman Raltx>tis' question, Jin (:Off iooicated that oone of us are <J)ing to be here to see this happen. He iooicated staff recognizes that they have to keep a count. It w:,uld be a very difficult thing in the final analysis to reach 3,458 when all of it is developed because the pattern of developing is about 75 to 801. Mr. Goff felt this <pmtion etx>uld be referred to staff and see row they will keep a track of this and aYOid such a situation 01Ter a 10-15 year wild-out period. Chairman laltx>tis C4)elled the pmlic hearing and issued the invitatioo to speak. Steve Kissick, President of the Ponderosa Haneowners Association, 7912 Las Nueces, carlsbad, CA. Mr. Kissick briefly discussed the timing of the rotice of i:reparation and negative declaration. Mr. Kissick~ SfOke oo behalf of the Ponderosa Hcaeowners Association felt a fear for this change to the general plan, specificaUi in regards to the EX)tential increases in density. Mr. Kissick lllderstands the existing nuai>er rut felt it will increase as developnent is troken up in the maller neighborhoc:.:is ar-.d 9)0ll reach that EX)tential maxinllln l'IUllt>er and towards the end be forced to increase it. Recognize that D~ is taken a:xne care with staff to maintain fairly consistent densities relative to adjacent areas in Rancho Ponderosa and areas to the rorth. He was very concerned about the increase densities in small local areas. He was ooncerned about the increase density in the valley will have a negative inpact with respect to our txnes and property values. He felt the applicant has obviously spent sane time in trying to mitigate these changes rut felt unfortunate to take a FOSition in qip::i,sition against this specific plan until is mre knowledgeable. Bill Kruger, 7837 C).lebrada Circle, carlsbad, CA. Mr. Kruger felt the EX0E)06ed 1/10th of an acre per dwelling mit is rot considered oongruent with the neighborhood. 'lbere is a 40 foot euenert between our tones and the new developnent. He felt that cbing lilllay with the 40 foot easement and retaining the same density w:>Uld be better. Chris O:>rtez, 2927 Segovia way, carlSbad, CA. Felt this is a nice cnmamity and with the new plan it w:>Uld be a difficult ooaunity to achieve. Felt strongly against the increase in density. Art DetoGky, Calima Wily, CArlsbad, CA. ~ he purchased this property he was told by ruilders and developers that nothing IIOUl.d be developed in the canyon because it is a natural canyon, this was a large factor in p:operty evaluation. Strongly~ the rezooing and developnent of this green belt. It's trees and natural topography aoould be preserved as ociginal.ly intended and the area, at nost, be dedit".ated as a park site fur the benefit of the entire oaiaJnity and the preservation of it's natural beauty. Strongly opposed high density in this area. Homeowner oo 2701 La Gran Via, carlsbad, CA. Spoke in op(O&ition of this iroject. Going ahead with this plan will force him to m:we. MINUTES April 25, 1984 Page 10 Sid Lupu, 7833 Q.Jebrada Circle, Carlsbad, CA. Concerned about the Southwest 7 ar~a. Felt the oonsideration of the green belt and 51 alteration in the density is an irrelevant fact and relook at the total density that is bei~ (Xop:>sed. Nould like it to be mandatory that the h:>usi~ be s~le story that IIOUld certainly mitigate any inpact en the surround~ area. 'lbere is a great deal of wildlife en the site. Evelynn Bitlifsen, 7731 Calina way, Carlsbad, CA. Mrs. Bitlifsen stated that the ErCJPOSed EX"Oject w:>uld 5:lversely affect the surrouncU~ properties. 'Itle developnent of tones in the canyon \IDUld oot be CXJJpatible with the existi~ tales in the adjacent area. 'lbe increase density of 3,458 hanes as prq>OBed, will result in a terrific a:lditional traffic of over 6,000 autan:>biles creati~ ooise and fl'l0CJ, etc. Wildlife habitat and beautiful views will be destroyed and most iqx)rtantly, ~ will pay for it all. Dani Eastwood, 2721 La Gran Via, Carlsbad, CA. Concerned about the canyon. HM a (XC)blem with her tone and has worked with D~. Engineer for D~ told her that this area is wstable and i.q,roperly sloped and there ..ould be future (XObleins. Judy lt:lntaque, 2708 La Duela, Carlsbad, CA. Indicated that schools are overcrolded and sees very little bei~ oone for the achool syst•. Be~ a funner Curator in Chicago, there is quite a bit of evidence of indian remants en the site such as old caap fires, hundreds and hundreds of shells that rould have ooly gotten there t:7:r' indians. She felt this was an iq>ortant factor oo this EX"Oject. Paul Ehlke, Calina Way, Carlsbad, CA. Basically il;Jreed with everybody elses' carments. Steve Mal.tin, 2812 Soot>rosa Street, Carlsbad, CA. In regards to parks, Mr. Martin in:Juired as to what (XO'lisioo will there be to require parks similar to Ponderosa' s in the cdjacent areas oo the 3 boundaries of Rancho Ponderosa. In mswer to a questioo t:7:r' Mr. Martin, Charles Grinm indicated that the EX)licy of the City in the Parks and Recreation Element was that the city was goi~ to nove t!l,iay fran the small parks and go with the cmmmity park ooncept. It is possible that the city may require each individual neighborhood to develop a:me type of cpen space or park silllilar to Rancho Ponderosa and it loOU.ld be maintained t:7:r' the haleclwners aesociatioo. John Dill, 7808 Segovia, carlsbad, CA. Rad ooncern about SW 10. Mr. Dill indicated that he mved fran Encinitas to La Ooeta for a better quality of life and if this plan cpes through he w;:iuld oonsider novi~. Charles Grinn stated that SW 10 indicates that the devel()plll!nt should (XO'lide for attached and/or detached s~le fllllily hous~ oo lots to a minim.a of 3,000 sq.ft, it allowed for areas of significant gradi~, included q>er1 space linkages. 'lbere are (XO'lisions oo SW 9 and other areas that abutt exist~ s~le fmnily residences to (XO'lide COllplltibility rut are oot needed in this neighborhood because a &lope separates it fran the neighbori~ street to the north. MINUTES PLAlfiIN3 CXMUSSIOO April 25, 1984 Page 11 Bill Kennedy, 2729 La Gran Via, carlsbad, CA. Expressed conaern in regards to the iroperty set aside for a school. Mr. Salterniclc, 2745 La Gran Via, carlsbad, CA. Expressed <:..'Olleern about the 1X)6Sible school site and felt the entire area is very ll'lStable. Mr. Salterniclc made reference to the geotechnical hazards. Harry Grove, 7760 calina way, carlsbad, CA. Felt confused in regards to the mning and if changed, wat oould be ruilt. Mr. Gt.ove suggested cpen space for this area. Phil Croteau, 3009 Q..tebrada Circle, Carlsbad, CA. Expressed concern in regards to the mount of dwelling 1.r1its and density pr:op:,eed for this ErQject. Oscar Caine, 2742 La Gran Via, C&lsbad, ca. Concerned about the l'll.llt>er 1110unt of ll'lits and densities being pt'OIX)Sed. Jonell Butler, 2404 La Plancha Lane, carlsbad, CA. Concerned about dr~lnage in the middle of the canyon because she was told that this was a very bad area for ruilding. Jenneaoe Croteau, 3009 Q.>ebrada Circle, carlsbad, CA. She dis~eed about the marketing of 0-4 du/acres rot being there for those tnnes and sp:>ke in ~ition of lower incane housing and high density in this area. Resp;,nse Jim Goff felt that in the SW 7 area the existing greenbelt sepill'ation '-0Uld be adequate separation frcxn those residential 1.r1its abutting it. If this is rot sufficient maybe the area should be left like it is -it is in the RIJot area. 'lbe rud:>er of 1.r1its lnder the RIJol are not that nuch greater ally 5 units per acre. With respect to the little projection were attenpting to re7.0ne it. We can leave it at the R-1-7500, the problem is that it cannot be designed and developed as easily as "1en it is lnder the P-C 2'DOe and part of the lllllSter plan. Leaving it in the iresent 2XXling is not a major issue. As far as q,en space alignment, there is a very large, habitat area we have attenpted to incorporate into the open apace. In regards to Etiasing, we w:>Uld anticipate the developer starting frcxn Rancho Santa Fe ~ at the intersection of Mission Estancia and noving westward. Areas of the a:>st ooncern will be the latter part of developaent ""111aybe 10 years. Since no ooe else wished to speak on this matter the public teetialny was concluded. cn.aissioner Lyttleton asked if any neighborhood neetings took place before this meeting. Ccaaisaioner 51111th felt the main ooncern was the increase in dwelling 1.11itt1 and 1.r1til the camrlssion has a chance to review this he felt he oould oot approve this tonight. ® MINUTES April 25, 1984 Page 12 cataissioner Schlehuber felt he could oot SUWort this project at its pr-esent state. canaissioner Marcus had oonoern regardio;i i.lle noni torio;i of this project. Chairman ~is expressed concern oo nonitorio;i of this p:oject, area SW 7. 'lbere seems to be alot of concern :::rl the ~ of this project. It is very difficult to umerstand this project with such a short period of time. o::..nissioner Rawlins felt the figures discussed were oot ccapatible to those he saw and llltil these figures are determined accurately felt this project oould oot be approved. Jim Goff suggested neetio;i with the citizens and brio;i all the necessary material available. A continuation of this matter to the next general plan neeting would be suitable. Ccmnissioner Marcus made a notion to oontinue this item to the next scheduled general plan neetio;i which will either be in June or Nc:Nent>er and that this item be renotked again. 4. GP1/UJ 84-2 -(IQ.KE S'mEE'l' -Request to aneoo the General Plan fraii RU4, Residential Low Medillll (0-4 du/ac) to RH Residential High Density (20-30 du/ac) for four i:roperties located 3460, 3470, 3476 and 3480 111:lnroe Street in the R-3 za'le. £.ill Hofman, Principal Planner., gave the i:resentation oo this item as oontained in the staff report, using a transparency of a locatioo 11111P soowing the site of the project. Mr. Hofman stated that it is the applicant's intent to convert these mi ts into oondalli.nil.lllB. Staff cannot support this requeet because: 1) the EXOl)erty is surrounded oo three sides ~ p:-operty that is designated as l.ow-1nediln density oo the general planr a spot of high density l«>Uld resu.lt in an incxapatible land user 2) A{¥olral of this alllel'dnent oould advereely affect mjacent EXOl)ertyr and 3) Also, this -r~t 1110Uld open the ooor for other siruilar requests in this area and staff believes it is oot appropr:-iate to set auch a irecedence in this area. Staff believes the existing R-3 aone is oot oonsistent with the general plan designation of MM. Staff is reo,. __ ,-,ir¥J adoption of a Resolutioo of Intentioo to resone this p:operty and the other R-3 properties to the north , frail R-3 to R-1 • Olairman lollbotis opened the ?,t>lic heario;i and issued the invitatioo to ~ak. Marcus X X Ibtilotis X Schlehuber X Smith X Lyttletcn X Rawlins X @ MINUTES 1! 11.: Apdl 25, 1984 Page 13 0~ ~~ ~ COMMISSIONERS q,_ ~\\. ~\ Charles Novak, applicant, 29421 Cbral One Drive, Agoura, CAlifornia. Mr. !tlvak indicated if the Qmnission wished to see this area revitalized. Mr. !tlvak indicated to the camdssion that there is oo intention of creatiB] additional units oo the property and if the general plan amendment allows to have additiooal ll'lits is there an alternate procedure 11ihich "°'11.d restrict additional units via conditiooal use permit ~ss and is a general plan aendlent r.eeded to effectuate a subdivision ~al oo the property. Dan Hentschke, Assistant City Attorney, explained to the camdssion that a general plan amendment is needed to effecutuate the dlange and concurred with staff's recc.maendation. Allen Rios, applicant, felt that the staff report . reflects camaents that are oot really oovering the scope of the project that they are planni.BJ to develop oo the J:rQject. Felt the Qmnission should give them an opportunity to cxme back and file concurrently a tentative map so that they have sane sort of structure 1lihen considering their application for a general plan amendment as 1o-all as a tentative map. William Crowell, President of Pacifica Flowers and owner of the 6.6 acres adjoining the subject property. Mr. Crowell spoke in favor of this J:rQject because he felt this 110Uld be an inprovement to the property. Ray Brookhart, 3475 Anne Drive, Carlsbad, CA. Expressed oppo6itioo in regards to dlanging the density level of the property and encouraged the camdssion to accept the staff report of denial. Paul Sandford, 2021 Gayle way, Carlsbad, CA. Had ooncern in regards to all the traffic oo flt:>nroe and approving this project "°'11.d result in l!l'l increase in ;-raffic. Mr. Sandford aleo spoke in ~ition of increased density in this area. Sara Todd, 3365 IDlna Drive, <:arlsbad, CA. Spoke about the congestion oo Mooroe Street and was in agreement with staff's recaanendatioo and requested that the east side of Monroe between Basswood and Chestnut be limited to parking at oertain hours for oongestion purposes. Norm Hagen, 3445 Anne Drive, <:arlsbad, ca. Mr. Hagen felt the location mp did rue. clearly identify the J:rQject and felt that there is a real traffic i;xoblem in this area. David Penraan, 2061 Janis WIiy, car lsbad, CA. Was in oppoeitioo of increasing the density and felt traffic oo Monroe is a real i;xoblem. Henry Swrisky, 3400 Sea <xast, Carlsbad, CA. ~ ancern in regards to the higher density and euworts staff's reocanendatioo. Mr. Swrisky oaaended the ec..ission on many of the actioos taken by them. Har:old Dennis, Laurie Circle, <:arlsbad, CA. Spoke in oppoeitioo of the high density and traffic and felt the crime i n his neighbomood has increased since the apartments were put in. @ MINUTES PI..ARm«. <DIUSSI~ April 25, 1984 Page 14 Responae: Charles Novak, in response, indicated that parking was g:>ing fran 16 current parking spaces to 39 parking spaces by rel!Ddeling the back area. Mr. !bVak did oot tnderstand h'.JW there can be an increase in traffic when there is oo change to the occupancy of the t::uilding and felt they were rot penalizing the neighborhood by I.P.Jl"ading th':! neighborhood. Mr. !bVak asked the o:nnission to direct staff to help them find the appcoptiate approach to file a subdivision map cn this ~rty. ec.dssiooer Schlehuber questioned why there has been a oo nothing mintenance approach oo this ~rty for a couple of years. Mr. lb.Tak stated there is a new owner. Mr. !bVak indicated that they were not asking for an increase in density, change the aaount of residents living there, increase occupancy t::ut or..ly asking for the owner of this rcoperty to make the investment necessary. Since no ale else wished u:, speak cn this item, p..iblic testiJlaly was ooncluded. A aodoo was mde by the Planning Catmission to approve the Negative Declaration issued by the Land Use Planning Manager and aoopt Resolution No. 2286, re<Xlffllel'lding denial ~ follows: RBSOU11'I~ 00. 2286, IDYIN:; AN~ 'ID 'l1fE ~ l5E lffi!MBi#r ct mE CENERAL PIAN PKJll RFSIDEm'IAL UM-MEDIOil, 0-4 DO/AC 'ID Rr.SIIBfl'IAL HIGH lDSI'lY 20-30 00/AC ~ PHJPERrt Gl!NBRALLY IOCAT'3D Nr 3460, 3470, 3476 AW 3480 1'1HOE S'l'REE'l'. A IIDtion was aade by the Planning camrl.ssion to approve Planning ca.aission Resolution of Intention No. 170 as follawa1 l'LMIII)I; <XIIUSSI~ RB&UJ'l'I~ OF INl'ENl'I~ 00. 170 -A lilldbriai cf fflB PIANNOO a:iiuSSI~ ct THE CI'IY CF CARLSBAD DBCLAIUll. ITS Dffl!N'l'I~ 'ID CXH;IDER AN AMElOtENl' CF TITLE 21 OP '1'IIB CARLS8N) tlJNICIPAL CIDE. 5. BIR ~GP1/W 83-l'J'ZC-278 -C.ARLSIW> LA!I> I~ -._...t ~( 1) C.rtlflcatlon of an Bnvira'lllental Iq>act Rlport, (2) a general plS\ -dllle.nt to allow increased acr..-of. RUI lMd uaee and to allow ~rcial land lJ888, and (3) a preaNlUaticnal BJne char¥Je to R-1-10 and C-2 acnea. 'lbe p:aperty ia located oo 85 acres, south of Palanar Airport Road, and eut of Laurel OMlrlN Gria, Principal Planner, gave the presentation cn t.hi• ia. • a:intained in the l!ltaf f report, '8ing a tr~icy of. a locetioo 1111P ahowing the site of the project and wall 111p9 ahowing the entire project. Rawlins Marcus Lyttletcn Smith Rcrrbotis Schlehuber Schlehuber Marcus Rawlins Lyttletcn Smith Iottx,tis X X X X X X X X X X X X X X MINUTES April 25, 1984 Page 15 1! ~ o~~~~ COMMISSIONERS q,. ~\'ft_ ~\ Olarles Grim indicated that the major issues identified in the environmental iJlpact report are traffic, land use and noise fran the airport. Mr. Gri!IIII indicated that the 4R)licant is JrOPOSing that RL area be changed to RIJ! and the 6 acre cnnercial site be located towards the rorth end of the EXOl)erty. Staff is r.,oa1111e.-idiD;1 denial of this EZ"Oject. because this area is designated residential low density and designated this way because of its EZ"OXimi ty to the airport and airport roise. Staff feels this was desi~--nated this way for tnmd reasons. 'ftlis is oot a g:x>d site for other uses other than residential and mdiD;1 a <Xmnercial site will increase traffic. Staff feels a o:mnercial site is rot a good ooe for this are..i... Staff has discussed various alternatives with the dR)licant in lohat they can oo with the existiD;1 density. O:nnissiooer Smith asked if the roise iq:>act report also include the helicopters frcm Hughes. Owlrles GriJnn introduced Detra Cbllins frcm ~. Debra Cbllins stated that the existing ooise oontours for the airport did rot specifically include noise frcm the Hughes Belioopti!r Test Fli¢lt Operatioos rut in the EIR it references the existing CNEL contours. 'ftler~ will be oo significa.'lt roise inpact.s to residential developnent, hcM!ver, since the helicopters M!re rot oonsidered. If a new analysis were oone to incudc the helicopter it is p:,esible, baaed a, ldopt.ive ooise standards that there '°1ld be a signfiicant roise inpact and recannend that a 110re detailed analysis be oone llltlel'\ detailed developm?nt plans are prepared. Omlissioner Schlehuber asked if there WIS IJCIY p:oblem with the EIR if the helicopters have oot been oonsidered -would this be at adequate EIR because of the ooise factorn. In response to o:.dssioner Schlehuber' s questia,, Debra. Collins responded that this '°-lld oot be a ErOt>lem. ~re detailed SWllyais I01ld be required at such timr.. ~ dfielqaent plans are autaitted. Cllairaan Rollbotis q:,ened the publlc heariD;1 and issued the invitatioo to speak. John lilatra, F.O lbx 4342 8ml Clemente, carlsbad, CA. Mr. lllatra diatribute1 i-cuts to the canission lohic:h included atclitional a111■ for their review. Be felt the EIR is adequate and deecribee everything oo the site. Mr. Zilb1:ra felt that thia plan can aet all of the lllitigation requinants of the mviraaental bpact report. Be felt that the .-itire area ehould be one a:ine because it is an imlated area and a great opportunity to oo a mater plan for thia .... Dan Agatep, <l:xwultant, 2956 lt>oeevelt, C.-labad, CA. Mlk•Hi! the flour iuuee aa ootlined in the staff report l7j ataff. llr. tep indl011ted that the teae0n they are reque&tiD;1 a porUcn ~ thla aite to be ~rcial la because of. the roise illpecu tbat oo •l•t on the site. Al.ao, the line .tllch MINUTES PL~UL CXJIIUSSI~ April 25, 1984 Page 16 separates RIJt to RL is a line drawn in his c:pinioo to reflect the difference between a flat plateau area oo the site. Mr. Agatep felt that retaining the 0-4 du/ac oo the southern half of the property is consistent with the city's objectives. Mr. 1-;Jatep explained the reasoning for the oon-residential designatioo for the area oo the northerly portioo of the site. Be indicated that the decibal range created by Palanar Airport lG!ld and Lalrel Tree Lane/Cannon (to be), 65 IE count.our is generated by traffic noise fran road surfaces. 'lbe airport 65 IE contour (as outlined oo the graphic as the dotted line) on the left. If the 65 IE contour is super- illp)88d oo the graphic it "°'11.d nove the airport noise inpact area t.o the right. 'lbe mre i.trp>rtant is the airport iJrpact. zones. 'lbese areas are lolhere a higher incidence of EX)tential crash, if there were to be a crash. Additiooally, Hughes uses this particular portioo of the plateau. Felt it is hard to a.t1prehend that lower density residential i;rojects srould be developed in cS1 area subjected to noise in this case, when it is dcl!rf adjacent to a freewl!rj where there is high traffic, higher ooise decibal ratings that we allow 9, 10, , 5, 20 du's/ac abutting that ooise generator. ChaitllWl Aalbotis opened the public hearing and issued the invitatioo to speak. Jaies 0:>urtney, President of Palanar Flyers, 4914 Avila, carlsbad, CA. Mr. O:lurtney expressed ooncern as to whether or not the Co!iJaissioo is going to grant :zoning changes l>ea1use this area is already 2lOned residential an:1 if there are any tract maps at all llpP['OYed for 2Dning oo this area why can't we change the J;Olicy and include in those approvals into the CQ.R' s of the i;roject so when people cane in to wy a bane in these tracts that when they sign these <X>C\.a!nts they are fully aware that they are next to a railroad tract, airport, etc. Installing such a syste,a into the cc,R's of a project "°'11.d eleviate ~ ooise caiplaints oown the road. JbJer C.arlam, Plant Manager for Hughes Helicopters, 3101 Baddica ~. carlsbad, CA. lbt qlp)6ed to usage of lam in the EXOl)et armer O[' take a,ay l!lffJ rights of the property owner but, --llhould CXJI\Sider the people that use the ~ above the EXOl)erty in questioo. 'lbe property in quealioo is directly beneath the flight paths of our prnduction flight teat helicopters. Richard Lee, Pilot, 2773 Glasgow Dr., car} .!bad, CA. Felt the BIR, • it relates to ooise needs to be n.,1ised. Did not object to the changee to the aoning, but felt that a11erya1e ahoul.d be ••e of the fact that any increase in denslty will decrMN dafety for the people that live below the airport, will incn•• ooiM, ooiee aaplaints and (r()blw to the city. Pelt it ftry hard to \Rierstand how people can wild lllamd airports without telling the future owners of the ill>act• of ooiee m their t.:aee. Sanething in the CC6.R's llhould be incl~ to ake tbs •are of these IXOblem. Willi• Bart, ~ident of Palc:aar Pilots Aaaociatioo, Cllrl■Nd. Bxplai.nel! a mart he presenttd to the ea.rJ ssioo. Pelt tnilt noiN, ■afety a liability to be incurred tr.?' the det.-.lcpar a City wre aae of the iaporta.,t factors of th1■ p:q,wty. aa..iuioner Rafline Mk.-! how any craahea hllve occurred oo th.la p:operty. 111111• Bart wapu1ded ~t cra■hea are not pined <blr\ to a pa:ticular airport a therefon hard to derive this data. MINUTES April 25, 1984 Page 17 Harry Peers, La Costa, carlsbad, CA. Felt the airport should be expanded analler. Response Don .~atep indicated that they "'°'-lld be willing to put any of the restrict.i<X'IB mentioned earlier in the CC&Rs am also be willing to assess am create avigation easements for this purpose if this lllere to occur. urged to view their request and recaw,..i approval. Since no a,e else wished to speak oo this matter the public testi.mny was ooncluded. ec.aission query took place in regards to all the major concerns discussed by the plblic. Don Agatep felt other land uses oould be looked at and expressed a willin:Jness to work with staff. A IIDtioo was mde by the Planning cannission certifying EIR 83-9, Resolution No. 2279 as follows: PI.AltiIKi CXMUSSI~ RESCLl11'I~ 00. 2279 -RE(XMIEN}D(; Ci&ri.r1cRri<i4 CF tlJiiiiiiiiJffAL IMPACT ~, EIR 83-8, FOR A PRlJBCT GENERALLY IlC[,{l)D(;: 1) A GmERAI. PLAN AMEHMNr P10I R. (0-1.5 00/AC) ro RU4 (0-4 W/AC) AW C (GENERAL CXMIERCIAL, AN:) 2) Clwa CF ~ PK». Fr-1-A (CO.) ro R-1- 10,000 All> C-2 CN 85 1CRES LOCATED 9:X1l'H CF P~ AIRPORI' ROM> All>~ CF LMJm, TREE LANE. A m:>tion vas llllllde by the Planning Ccmnission recamerxUng denial of Resolution Nos. 2280 and 2281 as follows: PLARmli CXJIUSSI~ RBSOUJl'I~ 00. 2280 -IENIAL CF AN »lblJilNiii 'ID fflB WE tliB EL0ENr CF 'DIE GmERAL Pl.AN P10I R. ( 0-1 .5 IX.I/AC) ro RU4 ( 0-4 IX.I/AC) AW C (GENERAL CXJNmCL\L) on 85 ~ CF J?IO>ERl'Y GEJmRALT,Y IOCATm s:uffl OP PAUIIM AI~ RW> ~ ~ CF LAUREL 'ffiEE LANE. PLAllmG CXIIUSSI~ lmSCU1l'I(ti 00. 2281 -[DUAL CF A 70m awdi fii:ii lt-1-A (CXUft'Y 21:R) TO R-1-10,000 All) C-2 ~ 85 MW Cl~ <JHmALLY IOCNl'BD s:x,m CF P™ AIRPCRl' JOU:> All) r.AST CF IAUm. 'DmE LANE. A IWIU~ a>tia1 IIU aade by the Planning ec..isaim to Mk the City <blncil for a stuc!y of land uees in this area. Marcus Lyttletoo Snith Schlehuber lcrrbotis Rawlins Marcus Lyttletoo Snith Schlehli:>er , • :irboti.s Rawlins Marcus Lyttlet:cn Smith Schlehd>er lbrbotis Rawlins @ X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X , MINUTES PINlffili <XMUSSI~ April 25, 1984 Page 18 APPRJVAL OF MDVmS: 'lbe Minutes of. the March 28, 1984, Meeting were c!l)P["oved as preeented. 'lbe Minutes of. April 11, 1984, Meeting were ll(lP["OVed as presetted. ~= By IXOPet' notion, the meeting of April 25, 1984, was adjourned at 11 :40 P.M. Reepectfully sut:mitted, MICliAEI. J. LLER Land Use Planning M~er Anita Race, Acting Minutes Clerk MBffilG3 ARE ALOO TAPED AND m>T ~ FILE UNl'IL 'fflE MI?Ul'ES ARB M'PIOIID. Smith Marcus Lyttletal Sch.lehuber Ratbotis Rawlins Lyttletal Marcus Smith Sch.lehuber lbrbotis Rawlins X X X X X X X X X X X X X X