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Patrick Zabrocki
2888 Loker Avenue East, Suite 217
Carlsbad, CA 92010
SUBJECT: CUP 2020-0009 {DEV2020-0230) -NAKOA FITNESS & PHYSICAL THERAPY -Request for
approval of a Minor Conditional Use Permit (CUP 2020-0009} to allow for an
approximately 4,870-square-foot, one-on-one and small group, physical conditioning and
sports physical therapy training center at 6068 Corte Del Cedro, in the Planned Industrial
(P-M) Zone and Local Facilities Management Zone 5.
Dear Mr. Zabrocki,
The City Planner has completed a review of your application for a Minor Conditional Use Permit (CUP
2020-0009} for a 4,870-square-foot, one-on-one and small group, physical conditioning and sports
physical therapy training center at 6068 Corte Del Cedro. A notice was sent to property owners within a
300' radius of the subject property requesting comments regarding the above request. No comments
were received within the ten-day notice period (ending on October 19, 2020). After careful consideration
of the circumstances surrounding this request, the City Planner has determined that the findings required
for granting a Minor Conditional Use Permit can be made and therefore, APPROVES this request based
on the following findings and conditions.
Findings:
1. That the requested use is necessary or desirable for the development of the community, and is in
harmony with the various elements and objectives of the general plan, including, if applicable, the
certified local coastal program, specific plan or master plan in that the proposed approximately
4,870-square-foot, one-on-one and small group, physical conditioning and sports physical therapy
training center is not a traditional gym, health spa, or physical therapy/medical office use. The use
will provide specialty physical conditioning training for nearby employees of the businesses within
the surrounding P-M zone and residents within the community and regional area. In accordance
with Industrial Land Use Policy 2-P.29 of the General Plan Land Use Element, similar uses to
commercial, recreational and other service uses such as physical conditioning are compatible land
uses in the Planned Industrial {Pl) land use designation because physical conditioning businesses
are encouraged to offer service and support uses, and are conditionally permitted in the P-M zone.
2. That the requested use is not detrimental to existing uses or to uses specifically permitted in the zone
in which the proposed use is to be located in that approximately 4,870-square-foot, one-on-one and
small group, physical conditioning and sports physical therapy training center is a conditionally
permitted use in the P-M zone and is compatible with surrounding uses because the project site is
located within an existing light industrial complex and is surrounded by light industrial uses such as
manufacturing and warehouse uses with similar hours of operation and nearby commercial uses.
Community Development Planning Division I 1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 [ 760-602-4600 [ 760-602-8560 f I www.carlsbadca.gov
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The proposed project requires no addition offloor area or exterior modifications which ensures the
use will be compatible with the surrounding uses. Furthermore, to ensure the use will not be
detrimental to existing uses in the vicinity, the project is conditioned to allow a maximum of five
clients at any given time to meet the parking required for the use. The use requires 10 parking
spaces (for up to five clientele, three trainers, and two administrative staff) and 10 parking space
are available. The site has 265 parking spaces available and the total number of spaces required for
the proposed project and all other uses onsite is 241; therefore, there is a surplus of 24 parking
spaces.
3. That the site for the proposed conditional use is adequate in size and shape to accommodate the
yards, setbacks, walls, fences, parking, loading facilities, buffer areas, landscaping and other
development features prescribed in this code and required by the City Planner in order to integrate
the use with other uses in the neighborhood in that the project will occupy an approximately 4,870-
square-foot building in an existing light industrial complex with existing on-site landscaping and
parking, and requires no addition or alterations to the existing site layout to accommodate the use.
The proposed use is not a traditional gym/health spa or physical therapy medical office use and will
not adversely impact parking because clients are seen on a one-on-one basis or small group not to
exceed a total of five clients at any given time. Furthermore, the existing building complies with all
of the required development standards of the P-M zone and the 4,870-square-foot lease space is
adequate in size and shape to accommodate the proposed use as shown on Exhibits "A" -"B."
4. That the street system serving the proposed use is adequate to properly handle all traffic generated
by the proposed use in that the project is provided access from Palomar Airport Road and Yarrow
Drive which are currently operating at acceptable levels of service. The building's traffic generation
or average daily trips (ADT) is decreasing from 146 to 68 and therefore will not impact the street
system serving the proposed use and ensures the streets will be adequate to handle the traffic
generated by the project.
5. That the City Planner has determined that the project belongs to a class of projects that the State
Secretary for Resources has found do not have a significant impact on the environment, and it is
therefore categorically exempt from the requirement for the preparation of environmental
documents pursuant to Section 15301(a) -Existing Facilities, of the state CEQA Guidelines because
the project includes interior alterations that involves no physical expansion. In making this
dete'rmination, the City Planner has found that the exceptions listed in Section 15300.2 of the state
CEQA Guidelines do not apply to this project.
6. That the request for a Minor Conditional Use Permit was adequately noticed at least ten (10) calendar
days before the date of this decision pursuant to Section 21.54.060 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code.
7. The City Planner has reviewed each of the exactions imposed on the Developer contained in this
approval letter, and hereby finds, in this case, that the exactions are imposed to mitigate impacts
caused by or reasonably related to the project, and the extent and the degree of the exaction is in
rough proportionality to the impact caused by the project.
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Conditions:
1. Approval is granted for CUP 2020-0009 as shown on Exhibits "A" -"B" dated December 15, 20.20, on
file in the Planning Division and incorporated herein by reference. Development shall occur
substantially as shown unless otherwise noted in these conditions.
2. If any of the following conditions fail to occur, or if they are, by their terms, to be implemented and
maintained over time, if any of such conditions fail to be so implemented and maintained according
to their terms, the city shall have the right to revoke or modify all approvals herein granted; deny or
further condition issuance of all future building permits; deny, revoke, or further condition all
certificates of occupancy issued under the authority of approvals herein granted; record a notice of
violation on the property title; institute and prosecute litigation to compel their compliance with said
conditions or seek damages for their violation. No vested rights are gained by Developer or a successor
in interest by the city's approval of this Minor Conditional Use Permit.
3. Staff is authorized and directed to make, or require the Developer to make, all corrections and
modifications to the CUP 2020-0009 documents, as necessary to make them internally consistent and
in conformity with the final action on the project. Development shall occur substantially as shown on
the approved Exhibits. Any proposed development different from this approval shall require an
amendment to this approval.
4. The Developer/Operator shall and does hereby agree to indemnify, protect, defend and hold harmless
the City of Carlsbad, its Council members, officers, employees, agents, and representatives, from and
against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, demands, claims and costs, including court costs and
attorney's fees incurred by the city arising, directly or indirectly, from (a) city's approval and issuance
of this Minor Conditional Use Permit, {b) City's approval or issuance of any permit or action, whether
discretionary or non-discretionary, in connection with the use contemplated herein, and {c)
Developer/Operator's installation and operation of the facility permitted hereby, including without
limitation, any and all liabilities arising from the emission by the facility of electromagnetic fields or
other energy waves or emissions.
5. The Developer shall comply with all applicable provisions of federal, state, and local ordinances in
effect at the time of building permit issuance.
6. This project shall comply with all conditions and mitigation measures, which are required as part of
the Zone 5 Local Facilities Management Plan and any amendments made to that Plan prior to the
issuance of building permits.
7. CUP 2020-0009 shall be reviewed by the City Planner on a yearly basis to determine if all conditions
of this permit have been met and that the use does not have a substantial negative effect on
surrounding properties or the public health, safety and general welfare. If the City Planner determines
· that: 1) the minor conditional use permit was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation; or 2) the use
for which such approval is granted is not being exercised; or 3) the conditions of approval have not
been met; or 4) the minor conditional use permit is being or recently has been exercised contrary to
any of the terms or conditions of approval; or 5) the use for which such approval was granted has
ceased to exist or has been suspended for one year or more; or 6) the use is in violation of any statute,
ordinance, law or regulation; or 7) the .use permitted by the minor conditional use permit is being or
has been so exercised as to be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare or so as to constitute
a nuisance, the City Planner shall hold an informal public hearing and after providing the permittee
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the opportunity to be heard, the City Planner may revoke and terminate the minor conditional use
permit in whole or in part, reaffirm the minor conditional use permit, modify the conditions or impose
new conditions.
8. This Conditional Use Permit is granted for a period of 10 years from December 15, 2020, through
December 15, 2030. This permit may be revoked at any time after a public hearing, if it is found that
the use has a substantial detrimental effect on surrounding land uses and the public's health and
welfare, or the conditions imposed herein have not been met. This permit may be extended for a
reasonable period of time not to exceed 5 years, unless determined otherwise by the decision-maker
per Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 21.42.110, upon written application of the permittee made no
less than 90 days prior to the expiration date. The City Planner/Planning Commission may not grant
such extension, unless it finds that there are no substantial negative effects on surrounding land uses
or the public's health and welfare. If a substantial negative effect on surrounding land uses or the
public's health and welfare is found, the extension shall be denied or granted with conditions which
will eliminate or substantially reduce such effects. There is no limit to the number of extensions the
City Planner/Planning Commission may grant.
9. Prior to the issuance of a building permit, the Developer shall provide proof to the Building Division
from Carlsbad Unified School District that this project has satisfied its obligation to provide school
facilities.
10. If any condition for construction of any public improvements or facilities, or the payment of any fees
in-lieu thereof, imposed by this approval or imposed by law on this project are challenged this
approval shall be suspended as provided in Government Code Section 66020. If any such condition is
determined to be invalid this approval shall be invalid unless the City Council determines that the
project without the condition complies with all requirements of law.
11. Prior to the issuance of a business license and/or building permit, whichever occurs first,
owner/applicant shall submit to the city a Notice of Restriction to be filed in the office of the County
Recorder, subject to the satisfaction of the City Planner, notifying all interested parties and successors
in interest that the City of Carlsbad has issued a Minor Conditional Use Permit on the real property
owned by the owner/applicant. Said Notice of Restriction shall note the property description, location
of the file containing complete project details and all conditions of approval as well as any conditions
or restrictions specified for inclusion in the Notice of Restriction. The City Planner has the authority
to execute and record an amendment to the notice, which modifies or terminates said notice upon a
showing of good cause by the owner/applicant or successor in interest.
12. This approval shall become null and void if building permits are not issued for this project, or if a
Certificate of Occupancy is not issued if no building permits are required, within 24 months from the
date of project approval.
13. Developer shall report, in writing, to the City Planner within 30 days, any address change from that
which is shown on the permit application.
14. The total number of clients either in a one-on-one or small group setting is limited to a maximum
of five persons at any given time. The business shall not use more than ten parking spaces (five for
clientele, three for trainers and two for administrative staff) at any given time. Exceeding the
maximum number of individuals on the site and/or use of more than ten parking spaces at any given
time is a violation of this approval and shall require owner/applicantto apply for an amendment to
this Minor Conditional Use Permit.
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Building:
15. Prior to the issuance of a business license, developer shall apply to the Building Division for, and
receive, a Certificate of Occupancy; and the Certificate of Occupancy is required whether or not
physical changes are made to the building. The new use and occupancy must comply with the
California Building Codes in use by the City of Carlsbad at the time of issuance of the Certificate of
Occupancy, and tenant improvement permit if one is required.
Code Reminders:
16. Approval of this request shall not excuse compliance with all applicable sections of the Zoning
Ordinance and all other applicable city ordinances in effect at time of building permit issuance, except
as otherwise specifically provided herein.
17. Premise identification (addresses) shall be provided consistent with Carlsbad Municipal Code Section
17.04.060.
18. Any signs proposed for this development shall at a minimum be designed in conformance with the
City's Sign Ordinance and shall require review and approval of the City Planner prior to installation of
such signs. •
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NOTICE
Please take NOTICE that approval of your project includes the "imposition" of fees, dedications,
reservations, or other exactions hereafter collectively referred to for convenience as "fees/exactions."
You have 90 days from the date of final approval to protest imposition of these fees/exactions. If you
protest them, you must follow the protest procedure set forth in Government Code Section 66020(a), and
file the protest and any other required information with the City Manager for processing in accordance
with Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 3.32.030. Failure to timely follow that procedure will bar any
subsequent legal action to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul their imposition.
You are hereby FURTHER NOTIFIED that your right to protest the specified fees/exactions DOES NOT
APPLY to water and sewer connection fees and capacity charges, nor planning, zoning, grading or other
similar application processing or service fees in connection with this project; NOR DOES IT APPLY to any
fees/exactions of which you have previously been given a NOTICE similar to this, or as to which the statute
of limitations has previously otherwise expired.
This decision may be appealed by you or any other member of the public to the Planning Commission
within ten days of the date of this letter. Appeals must be submitted in writing to the Planning Division at
1635 Faraday Avenue in Carlsbad, along w.ith a payment of $876.00. The filing of such appeal within such
time limit shall stay the effective date of the order of the City Planner until such time as a final decision
on the appeal is reached. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel to contact Jessica
Bui at {760) 602-4631.
Sincerely,
TERI DELCAMP
Principal Planner
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c: Susan Galland, PO Box 1113, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067
Jason Waiton, 637 Pine Tree Lane, Vista, CA 92081
Don Neu, City Planner
David Rick, Project Engineer
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