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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-05-16; Planning Commission; Minutes(i) P,LANNING COMMISSION M . 1nutes . Council Chamber 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 CALL TO ORDER: ROLL CALL: STAFF PRESENT: May 16, 2018 -Regular Meeting Amended Minutes Chair Montgomery called the Regular Meeting to order at 6 p.m. Chair Montgomery, Commissioners Anderson, Geidner, Black, Luna, Meenes, and Segall Community and Economic Development Director Fountain, Assistant Attorney Kemp, City Planner Neu, Principal Planner de Cordova, Senior Planner Donnell, Associate Planner Garcia, Associate Planner Drew and Associate Engineer Leahy PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Commissioner Segall led the Pledge of Allegiance APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes approved, as amended, for the Regular Meeting held May 2, 2018. (6/0} Chair Montgomery directed everyone's attention to the slide on the screen to review the procedures the Commission would be following for that evening's public hearing. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA: Laurie Boone thanked the Planning Commissioners for their hard work on making changes to the community. She told a story about her favorite spot called the Old Village Grill which is now the Shore House Kitchen. PUBLIC TESTIMONY WAS CLOSED ON THE VILLAGE AND BARRIO MASTER PLAN AT THE APRIL 18TH HEARING CONTINUED PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING FROM WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2018 Chair Montgomery asked City Planner Neu to introduce the first item. 1. GPA 16-01/ZCA 16-01/ZC 16-01/MP 14-01/LCPA 14-01/MCA 16-01 (DEV08014) -VILLAGE AND BARRIO MASTER PLAN -Request for a recommendation to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and a recommendation to approve a General Plan Amendment, Zone Code Amendment, Zone Change, Master Plan, and Local Coastal Program Amendment for the Village and Barrio Master Plan. The Notice of Intent (NOi} to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration was published in the newspaper February 12, 2016, and sent to the State Clearinghouse (SCH#2016021056} for a 30-day public review (February 16, 2016 -March 16, 2016}. The Village and Barrio are generally west of interstate 5 and between Laguna Drive and Tamarack Avenue in the city's Northwest Quadrant and Local Facilities Management Zone 1 City Planner Neu stated that the first agenda item is a continued hearing on the Village and Barrio Master Plan. Senior Planner Donnell reviewed a PowerPoint presentation (on file in the Planning Department). He spoke about the previous public hearing meetings and Errata Sheets of April 18, May 2, and May 16, 2018. May 16, 2018 City of Carlsbad Planning Commission Regular Meeting Amended Minutes Page 2 He explained the third Errata Sheet is broken into three categories: changes to the standards, changes to the design guidelines and changes to the bike plan portion of the Master Plan. Senior Planner Donnell spoke about a corner plaza requirement that would be in effect at four key intersections in the Village District. He spoke about proposed revisions to better recognize when this requirement applies to very small lots. He noted that language was added, based on the Planning Commission concerns, prohibiting combination of residential uses and timeshares in a building or on the same lot. He explained that the plate height requirement was modified to apply only to buildings that would front key streets in the Village. A ground floor commercial requirement applies to the Village Center (VC) and Hospitality (HOSP) Districts. He stated that this would preserve a commercial core and would keep the street active. Ground floor street frontage would need to be devoted to restaurant and retail uses to keep the street active. Uses behind the street building frontages could include offices and residential. For flexibility, more than one-half of the habitable ground floor uses would need to be devoted to retail or restaurant and at least 80 percent of the building frontage would need to be devoted to retail. Not the entire 100 percent of the buildings can meet this requirement, so staff is proposing up to 20 percent of frontage for entryways, to other uses on the upper floors. This would still allow for parking behind the building. He reviewed the changes-that are being proposed for the wording regarding the intent of area- wide design guidelines. The proposed bike plan changes would be maximizing the promenade's width and removing certain sharrows along Harding Street, Oak Street, Grand Avenue and Carlsbad Village Drive. Senior Planner Donnell mentioned that there were several letters submitted requesting to change the name "Barrio" District. Staff believes this request is not a land use issue so it would not be something the Planning Division would respond to. He noted that the Commissioners could provide a recommendation for future naming of the Barrio with a provision in the Master Plan that recommends entry way monumentation to the area. He also explained that there was a concern about properties that might have split districts. He stated that the Master Plan has a provision that addresses that concern. PLANNING COMMISSION DISCUSSION Commissioner Segall asked for a clarification regarding the disconnect of the maximum of 80 percent on the third floor that is shown on the PowerPoint slide. Senior Planner Donnell stated that the Errata Sheet Three recommends modifying the slide's graphic to more proportionally depict the maximum fourth floor area standard relative to the third floor. Commissioner Segall asked about the Commissioners thoughts on State Street being a Paseo, so that there would be no traffic. He noted the Errata Sheet Three or the previous meeting minutes did not reflect that this request. person Montgomery stated that after discussion at the May 2nd meeting, there was not a consensus to support his request to make State Street a Paseo. Commissioner Anderson asked for clarification to page three of Errata Sheet Three regarding the definition of the word "plate". Senior Planner Donnell explained that the 14-foot height requirement would not apply to the ceiling, it would be the dimension from the floor to the supporting structure of the floor above. May 16, 2018 City of Carlsbad Planning Commission Regular Meeting Amended Minutes Page 3 Chair Montgomery clarified that in construction terminology, a plate is the horizontal wood framing piece on the top of the wall. There is usually two what is called a double plate that the vertical studs are framed up to. The very top of that wall is called a plate. Commissioner Anderson stated that on page seven the Errata Sheet Three refers to Class 4 Bikeways stating it is the exclusive use of bikes. Senior Planner Donnell explained that statement appears to be a discrepancy. He noted that he would need clarification and that he will refer to Mr. Williams. VILLAGE CENTER and HOSPITALITY -PARKING Commissioner Anderson asked if the parking would be studied annually. Senior Planner Donnell confirmed that a parking study initially was to be done semi-annually. This would allow parking counts for both peak and non-peak seasons. The Master Plan states annually because in the future, due to costs, it could then be cut down to once a year. Commissioner Segall is concerned about parking lots located in and all over the Village would take away from the intimacy of the area. He would like to see a central place for a parking structure, where you park once and can access all parts of the Village. City Planner Neu spoke about the Parking In Lieu Fee program which was previously approved by the City Council. Senior Planner Donnell stated that a concept of regular monitoring of parking supply is built into the Village Plan. He noted the Plan could be adjusted. Senior Planner Donnell stated that in regard to the existing surface lot, if the city were to work with a developer to develop those properties, they would either be trying to replace the parking elsewhere or retain it on the property with some sort of structure either above or below ground. Regarding the Village Master Plan, staff would look at the parking study recommendations that the Planning Commission considered and that City Council accepted. He noted that, as Commissioner Segall mentioned, the park once concept was still a very big part of the Plan. Commissioner Segall stated that the vision of the Plan does not encourage a more intimate feel of the Village. He would like to see the surface parking lots which take up a lot of real estate and are inefficient changed to a central located parking structure. Senior Planner Donnell explained that the Village Master Plan allows for the shared parking idea to continue even if parking is lost. The Village Master Plan will require regular monitoring of the parking supply so if parking lots are disappearing due to shared parking concept, then adjustments to the Village Master Plan would be required. Chair Montgomery stated that the Planning Commission does not have control over the in-lieu fees and cannot be memorialized in the master plan document. He noted that the fee may not be high enough to provide the needed parking in the future. He explained that he does view the city using the in-lieu fee with public-private cooperation on a building with garage and retail spaces. May 16, 2018 City of Carlsbad Planning Commission Regular Meeting Amended Minutes Page 4 Commissioner Segall stated that he feels local development cannot afford the in-lieu fee so they go elsewhere which in turn takes away from the intimacy of the Village. He questioned the appropriateness of the in-lieu fee. City Planner Neu noted that the in-lieu fee is a fraction of the cost for a parking space. He explained that the in-lieu fee money is used for associated parking costs in the Village. Commissioner Meenes asked Senior Planner Donnell to talk about the Parking Management Plan regarding the parking ratio. Senior Planner Donnell stated that the April 2016 Master Plan had some parking ratio reductions as compared to the existing Village Master Plan and Design Manual. The Parking Study, that the City Council accepted last year was based on a survey of the Village Barrio locations. This survey showed that the ratios were okay even though there was a reduction from the existing Plan. Adequate parking would be provided into the future based on projections that were provided by the parking consultant at that time. He clarified that staff has gone a step further with those parking ratios by revising the standards to no longer be based on net square footages. The calculations have been changed from net square footage to gross square footage so that the ratios calculated in the Village are calculated the same as they are in the rest of the city. There's a bit of a change in terms of the numerical number for the ratio but they're similar to what was supported by 2017 Kimley-Horn and Study . . Commissioner Anderson stated that she agrees with Chair Montgomery and Commissioner Segall regarding parking because even though our studies appear to say that the Village area has adequate parking today, there is a perception amongst neighbors and people that live in neighboring communities that the Village is crowded especially at night. That perception could keep people from visiting the Village. If there is parking available, it needs to be more visible. She agreed that plans should be made for a future parking structure. She talked about leasing spaces from the North County Transit District (NCTD) for public parking. This reduces in-lieu fees because it does not create permanent parking spaces. She stated that she would prefer that in-lieu money be used for something like a parking structure. City Planner Neu spoke about the exhibit on page 229 of the Village Master Plan, which shows the area that can participate in the parking in-lieu fee program. He clarified that it is not the whole Master Plan area, it's largely areas east of the railroad tracks and up into the Village Center and but it does not go down into areas in the Barrio portion of the Master Plan. Commissioner Anderson asked about how is the Master Plan going to increase accessibility to the beach without a large public parking lot. Senior Planner Donnell stated that one way of improving access to the beach is by taking a portion of the NCTD right of way, south of Oak Avenue and turning it into beach and Village parking. He talked about widening sidewalks and improving landscaping along Carlsbad Village Drive, west of Grand Avenue. He noted similar recommendations could apply to all streets west of Carlsbad Boulevard, many of those streets lack sidewalks, curbs and gutters. If improved with those type features, parking would increase accessibility. Also, the curb lane management concept could improve beach access. City Planner Neu explained that the city has been looking at various existing roadways that may be wider than necessary and looking at ways to provide additional parking on those roadways. He addressed page 2-26 of the Village Master Plan regarding converting uses with existing buildings. Several years ago, the city made changes to address conversion of uses in order to make it more viable for buildings to be reused. In the existing Village Master Plan, there are provisions concerning converting to a new use that has a higher parking requirement. There were concerns with this requirement and so the proposed Village Master Plan has a compromise and states that you need to provide half of that increase in required May 16, 2018 City of Carlsbad Planning Commission Regular Meeting Amended Minutes Page 5 parking. It tries to balance between businesses repurposing the buildings versus demolishing the buildings. Commissioner Anderson stated that she would like to see parking spaces reserved for residential delivery vehicles rather than having the vehicle stop in the middle of the road to deliver packages. Senior Planner Donnell stated that concept would be recognized in the curb lane management program. Barrio Perimeter (BP) and Barrio Center (BC} Districts (excluding Tyler Street) -Land Use Senior Planner Donnell clarified the statement in Chapter 5, regarding Barrio fair share improvements under the section of roles and responsibilities, was deleted as part of the Second Errata. He explained that it was not meant to imply that property owners and/or residents of the Barrio would be expected to shoulder any kind of financial burden with improvements in the Village or the Barrio. These types of improvements are considered Capital Improvement Projects. Senior Planner Donnell talked about the public's concern regarding possible setbacks changes. The Master Plan does propose some changes to setbacks. He reviewed a PowerPoint slide showing existing versus the proposed setbacks for different zones and districts. Chair Montgomery asked how would the Planning Commission encourage smaller residential units in order to have a wide spectrum of residential uses. He asked about possible types of incentives for building smaller residential units. , Senior Planner Donnell responded stating the minimum plate height requirement for mixed-use buildings may encourage smaller units because it would force the ground floor to be taller. Another encouragement might be that residential units generally should provide parking on site. Senior Planner Donnell answered Commissioner Segall's question about chain-link fences. He stated that the chain link provision is stated in the Master Plan but it is not meant to apply to existing chain link fences, only new applications for chain link fences. He stated that he will clarify that meaning in the Village Master Plan. Commissioner Anderson asked about the requirements for solar panels on new residential homes and how it will be addressed in the future. City Planner Neu explained that there may be an exception process for residences where solar is not feasible. Commissioner Anderson asked if the Good Neighbor policy addresses, especially in the Barrio neighborhood, where people are not allowed to build more dense structures. Senior Planner Donnell state that whatever is permitted in the Barrio today under existing city zoning standards would continue to be permitted under the proposed Master Plan. Commissioner Anderson asked about the use of garages. Chair Montgomery stated that the State of California just passed legislation allowing the conversion of garages to accessory dwelling units without replacing the parking. May 16, 2018 City of Carlsbad Planning Commission Regular Meeting Amended Minutes Page 6 Assistant Attorney Kemp stated that the state law requires that if you convert your garage to an accessory dwelling unit; you must replace the primary parking on site. It doesn't have to be another garage, it could be tandem parking or some other configuration. Assistant City Attorney Kemp, going back to previous discussion on the cycle track, and per the highway code, Class IV bikeways are exclusive to bicycles and do not allow pedestrians. Barrio Perimeter (BP) and Barrio Center (BC) Districts (excluding Tyler Street) -Parking Commissioner Segall stated that he is concerned with not having enough on-site parking. He noted that additional parking would be pushed out onto the street which in turn exacerbates the parking problem. Chair Montgomery agreed with Commissioner Segall. He asked if the reduction of parking requirements proposed in the Master Plan was due to the results of the Parking Study. Senior Planner Donnell answered that is correct, the Parking Study supported the parking reduction requirement. Chair Montgomery stated that two parking spaces per unit for units of two or more bedrooms should be required in the Plan. City Planner Neu explained that the Village Master Plan is proposing that the spaces for visitor parking in the BP and BC districts are to be located onsite. " Planning Commissioners unanimously recommended to change the Master Plan to require two spaces per unit for units of two or more bedrooms. Pine-Tyler (PT) District Five and Six-Land Use Chair Montgomery stated that distilleries are not allowed in the PT District, by right. Senior Planner Donnell explained that districts 5 and 6 provisionally permits wineries today. Under the proposed Master Plan, it is the same in that regard but instead of being provisionally permitted, they would be conditionally permitted. They would need a conditional-use permit that requires Planning Commission approval. The one difference between the proposed Master Plan and the existing Master Plan is that the proposed Master Plan would also allow breweries in existing districts 5 and 6, subject to an approved Conditional Use Permit. Chair Montgomery asked if the Commission would like to discuss any other options for Tyler Street improvements. Commissioner Segall stated the proposed Master Plan allows future discussion and public hearings for improvements on Tyler and Grand Street. Senior Planner Donnell stated that the proposed Master Plan states that significant public improvements (street redesign for example) require public input. Commissioner Segall asked about the boundary lines of the districts particularly as they relate to the Barrio City Planner Neu stated the real importance is the district that the property is within, in terms of allowed uses, development standards and those things that relate to developing a property. May 16, 2018 City of Carlsbad Planning Commission Regular Meeting Amended Minutes Page 7 Senior Planner Donnell stated that the plan lays out three different concepts for Tyler Street all would need public review. The policy for the public review for significant public improvements is stated on page 1-16 of the proposed Village Master Plan. Chair Montgomery talked about the public concerns regarding future traffic circles on Tyler Street and the impact of large truck traffic. After discussion, Commissioners agreed to make a recommendation to the City Council for consideration of monument and street signage. Commissioner Anderson stated that there was a public comment that suggested local artists should be used for art. She asked if local area artists are already given priority. Chair Montgomery stated that would be up to the Arts Commission. Commissioner Anderson stated that she has a concern with roof top decks being counted as open space in the Hospitality and Barrio districts. Commissioner Segall asked about a request or recommendation to the City Council for traffic calming on Madison and Roosevelt Road. He would like to see a stop sign or roundabout which would slow down the vehicles in this area. He noted that the community has voiced a concern over the years and there hasn't been a solution. Principal Planner de Cordova stated that with respect to the traffic calming in the Barrio, it is in the current Capital Improvements Program so it is already partially funded. Traffic calming for this area has been identified in the proposed Village Master Plan and recommended as a Phase 1 Improvement. More broadly, in the matrix on page 5-8, the implementation actions have been lumped into various categories some relate to additional regulatory or planning type projects and additional studies. The Plan has a comprehensive list on proposed Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) many of them are tied back to the street. Those projects are going to get developed through the City Council's CIP process. Commissioner Segall stated that there is a large community concern about traffic calming in this area. He is concerned that it could take two years for implementation of some type of traffic calming in that area. Commissioners unanimously agreed to make a recommendation to the City Council requesting to make traffic calming in this area be a high priority. Commissioner Anderson requested clarification on the Planning Commission's role regarding design discretion and subjective authority over development. Residents are concerned that the Planning Commission will be the final decision body. She asked that since the city has chosen not to have a design review board, the Planning Commission becomes the design review board. Senior Planner Donnell explained that both findings for permits approved by the Planning Commission tie back to the Master Plan which requires project consistency. He noted that the design guidelines are part of the Master Plan which gives the Planning Commission the ability to make sure a project is consistent with the document. Commissioner Segall stated that the Commissioners are at a real disadvantage when a project is brought before them and they don't approve of the design. He stated that he would like more discussion on this request. May 16, 2018 City of Carlsbad Planning Commission Regular Meeting Amended Minutes Page 8 City Planner Neu stated that if the Planning Commission feels strongly about having an architectural review board, Commissioners could make a recommendation to the City Council. Commissioner Luna spoke in favor of hiring an architect to assist the Planning Commission on a contractual basis. City Planner Neu explained that a recommendation to the City Council to hire an architect would not be part of this Master Plan. Chair Montgomery would like to recommend that the City Council approve to have an architect on a contract basis that could assist on the larger planning or key projects to support staff. Chair Montgomery requested to move forward. He asked for clarification that was received in public comment regarding the term "sites". Senior Planner Donnell explained that this section is part of the proposed Master Plan today. The First Errata recommends that it become its own section like a section 1.3.1 versus part of a larger text and here is what it says and it is meant to apply to a property that may be divided by a district. He noted that he is only aware of one instance where this occurs, it is between State and Roosevelt Street, north of Grand Avenue but there could be other instances. Staff is requesting to have a catch-all. If this situation occurs, the question will be what district do we go by. This is what the standard is intended to address. A site development plan to establish the standard in a manner most consistent with the underlying District standards. There is a subsequent sentence about any use as permitted according to that site development plan could then be permitted across the entire site. This is not drafted from the perspective of a development project that might come in, that would span two different districts. That was not anticipated by this standard. Chair Montgomery declared a recess at 8:30 p.m. Chair Montgomery reconvened the meeting at 8:40 p.m. Chair Montgomery asked City Planner Neu to restate the recommendations that the Planning Commission has talked about. Commissioner Segall requested to add shooting range, gambling and casinos in the Village to the non- permitted uses list. City Planner Neu explained the plan lists uses that are permitted so if something's not in the use table and not similar to an existing use it would be prohibited. Assistant City Attorney Kemp noted that the city has a permissive zoning code which states that if an item is not expressly permitted it is not considered to be permitted. Commissioner Segall requested again to make State Street as a paseo, for the record. Commissioners did not support Commissioners Segall's request to make State Street as a paseo. City Planner Neu reviewed the Commissioners requested changes for the Third Errata: • Recommendation to the City Council to consider a name for the Barrio area and to consider a monument sign and an option for special street signage; May 16, 2018 City of Carlsbad Planning Commission Regular Meeting Amended Minutes Page 9 • Clarification on the chain link fence prohibition that it is only applicable to new fencing not any existing fence; • In the parking section, there was a desire to change from 1.5 spaces to 2 spaces for 2 bedrooms or more per dwelling unit; • Recommendation to the City Council emphasizing to prioritize Capital Improvement Project for traffic calming; • Requested that the City Council approve staff acquiring consulting architect services, when staff feels that it is needed to help with project review; and • Review and clarify use of the term "cycle track.". Commissioners thanked fellow Commissioners, staff and the public for all the time and work that has been put into the Village Master Plan. MOTION: ACTION: Motion by Commissioner Anderson, seconded by Commissioner Meenes, to Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 7293 and Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 7294 including the errata sheets. VOTE: 5/1 AYES: Commissioners Anderson, Black, Luna, Meenes, and Segall NOES: Chair Montgomery Chair Montgomery closed the public hearing on Agenda Item 1, asked City Planner Neu to introduce the next item and opened the public hearing on Agenda Item 2. PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING 2. CT 2017-0005/PUD 2017-0005 (DEV2017-0063) -GRAND WEST -Request for approval of a Tentative Tract Map and Planned Development Permit to allow the development of a six-unit, residential air-space condominium project on a 0.43-acre site located at 972-988 Grand Avenue, within Local Facilities Management Zone 1. The City Planner has determined that this project is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15332 "In-Fill Development Projects" of the State CEQA Guidelines and will not have any adverse significant impact on the environment. City Planner Neu introduced Agenda Item 2 and Associate Planner Garcia reviewed a PowerPoint presentation (on file in the Planning Division). DISCLOSURES: Commissioner Segall and Meenes stated that they drove by the site. Chair Montgomery asked if there were questions of staff. Seeing none, he asked if the applicant would like to make a presentation. Terry Mathew, applicant, spoke about the project and stated she would be available to answer questions. Chair Montgomery asked if there were questions for the applicant. Seeing none, he asked if there were any members of the public who wished to speak on the project. Seeing none, he opened and closed public testimony. May 16, 2018 DISCUSSION: City of Carlsbad Planning Commission Regular Meeting Amended Minutes Page 10 Commissioner Anderson stated that although the Commissioners do not have any design guidelines, she felt the white front area of the building stood out. Chad Gallagher, architect, explained the materials that are being proposed for the outside of the building. Commissioner Meenes asked Associate Planner Garcia to talk about the excess dwelling unit bank. Associate Planner Garcia explained that the property is designated for 11.5 units per acre which allows five units to be completely compliant with the Grown Management Control Point. At six units, they are still in the range but one unit above Per City Council Policy 43, the applicant met the findings to withdraw one unit from the excess dwelling unit bank. In the northwest quadrant, outside the Village, there are. 133 units within the excess dwelling bank. Planning staff does see dwelling units withdrawn and deposited in this bank regularly. MOTION: ACTION: Motion by Commissioner Anderson and seconded by Commissioner Segall that the Planning Commission approve Planning Commission Resolution 7292, APPROVING Tentative Tract Map CT 2017-0005 and Planned Development Permit PUD 2017-0005, based upon the findings and subject to the conditions contained therein. VOTE: 6-0 AYES: Chair Montgomery, Commissioners Anderson, Black, Luna, Meenes, and Segall NOES: None Chair Montgomery closed the public hearing on Agenda Item 3. 3. AMEND 2017-0020 / AMEND 2017-0021 (DEV2017-0252)-GRAND PACIFIC PALISADES RESORT- Request for approval of the third amendment to Site Development Plan SDP 96-01 and Coastal Development Permit CDP 96-02 to allow for construction of 29 additional hotel units within the existing Grand Pacific Palisades Resort property located at 5803 and 5805 Armada Drive in Local Facilities Management Zone 13. The project site is located within the Mello II Segment of the city's Coastal Zone, but is not within the appealable area of the California Coastal Commission. The City Planner has determined that the project is exempt from the provisions of CEQA, pursuant to CEQA Categorical Exemption for Infill Development Projects (Section 15332). Furthermore, any potential environmental effects of the project were adequately analyzed by the previously Certified EIR for the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan -SP207 /EIR 94-01. No additional environmental review is required. City Planner Neu introduced Agenda Item 2 and Senior Planner Cliff Jones reviewed a PowerPoint presentation (on file in the Planning Division). DISCLOSURES: Commissioner Segall and Anderson drove by the site. Commissioner Meenes drove by the site and also walked the site. Chair Montgomery received a call from Bill Hoffman but there was no discussion. Chair Montgomery asked if there were questions of staff. Seeing none, he asked if the applicant would like to make a presentation. May 16, 2018 City of Carlsbad Planning Commission Regular Meeting Amended Minutes Page 11 Houston Arnold, Director of Development and Construction for Grand Pacific Palisades Resort, spoke about the project and stated he would be available to answer questions. Commissioner Meenes asked about future signage on the site. Mr. Arnold stated that the current Karl Strauss Restaurant sign would be removed from the face of the conference center and is not included in the proposed expansion. Chair Montgomery asked if there were additional questions for the applicant. Seeing none, he asked if there were any members of the public who wished to speak on the project. Seeing none, he opened and closed public testimony. MOTION: ACTION: Motion by Commissioner Anderson and duly seconded by Commissioner Segall that the Planning Commission approve Planning Commission Resolution No. 7295, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL of Site Development Plan Amendment AMEND 2017-0020 and Coastal Development Permit Amendment AMEND 2017-0021 based upon the findings and subject to the conditions contained therein. VOTE: 6-0 AYES: Chair Montgomery, Commissioners Anderson, Black, Luna, Meenes, and Segall NOES: None Chair Montgomery closed the public hearing on Agenda Item 3. 4. CDP 2018-0011 / SUP 2018-0001 (PUB2018-0004) -RECYCLED WATER PHASE Ill PIPELINE EXPANSION SEGMENT 5 -Request for approval of: 1) a Coastal Development Permit (CDP) to install approximately 15,000 linear feet of 6-and 8-inch diameter polyvinyl chloride (PVC) recycled water pipeline and fixtures located within the public rights-of-way on portions of Kelly Drive, Tamarack Avenue, E. Point Avenue, Palisades Drive, High Ridge Avenue, Telescope Avenue, and Spyglass Court; and approximately 4,100 linear feet of 6-inch diameter PVC potable water pipeline and fixtures located within portions of the City of Carlsbad utility and access easements on Driftwood Circle, Coralwood Circle, Amberwood Court, Birchwood Circle and Birchwood Court (Carlsbad Palisades), all of which are within the Mello II Segment of the City's Local Coastal Program; and 2) a Special Use Permit (SUP) to install approximately 6,700 linear feet" of 8-inch diameter recycled water pipeline and fixtures located within the Scenic Preservation Overlay and within portions of the public right-of-way on El Camino Real, north of Chestnut Avenue to Haymar Drive. The project is located within Local Facilities Management Zones 1 and 2. The portion of the project within the Coastal Zone is appealable to the California Coastal Commission per Section 30603(a)(S) of the Public Resources Code of the California Coastal Act, which states any development which constitutes a major public works project costing $100,000 or more is appealable to the Commission. The City Planner has determined that the Addendum to the previously adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) (EIA 12-02) is adequate pursuant to Section 15164{a) ofthe state CEQA Guidelines and a subsequent or supplemental MND is not required. City Planner Neu introduced Agenda Item 4 and Associate Planner Drew and Associate Engineer Leahy reviewed a PowerPoint presentation (on file in the Planning Division). Chair Montgomery asked if there were any questions of staff. May 16, 2018 City of Carlsbad Planning Commission Regular Meeting Amended Minutes Page 12 Associate Engineer Leahy answered Commissioner Meenes regarding the timing for the project. She noted that coordination has taken place with all city divisions for this project. PLANNING COMMISSION DISCUSSION: None. MOTION: ACTION: Motion by Commissioner Anderson and seconded by Commissioner Meenes that the Planning Commission approve Planning Commission Resolution No. 7296, APPROVING Coastal Development Permit CDP 2018-0011 and Special Use Permit SUP 2018-0001 based upon the findings anp subject to the conditions contained therein. VOTE: 6-0 AYES: Chair Montgomery, Commissioners Anderson, Black, Luna, Meenes, and Segall NOES: None Chair Montgomery closed the public hearing on Agenda Item 4. COMMISSION COMMENTS: None CITY PLANNER COMMENTS: City Planner Neu introduced Jeanette Brown. She is the new Administrative Secretary/ Minutes Clerk for the Planning Division. City Planner Neu thanked Faviola Medina, Deputy City Clerk, for assisting the Planning Division with the Planning Commission meetings while the Minutes Clerk position was vacant. CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTS: None ADJOURNMENT: The Regular Meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m. ~2i City Planner, Don Neu Minutes Clerk -Jeanette Brown