HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-08-23; Council Policy No. 16 (RESCINDED) - Developmental Policy - Critical Planning Areas'C.(, '. OF CARL,SGAD 1.. " . . Policy No. 16
COUNCIL POL.ICY STATEN&T _.- ~.! Date Issued luq. 23, 1973
General Subject: ADMINISTRATION; Effective Date Auq'.21,1973
Specific Subject: Developmental Policy Relating Cancellation Date *
to Critical Planning Areas
Supersedes No.
i Copies to: City Council, City Manager, City Attorney, Department and
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/BACKGROUND:
Recently the City Council has had occasion .to deny applications for developmental
entitlements because specific questions relating to circulation, flood control
and density allocations arising'in connection with the applications could not be '
answered due to inadequate information available to the City, The City has under- taken an extensive General Plan revision to insure adequate informa,tion is available
in evaluating applications and to insure a comprehensive and effective planning
program for the City of Carlsbad. Certain areas of Carlsbad with one or more of the
above problems have been identified by the City as "Critical Planning Areas".
Critical Planning Areas are'defined as those areas of the developed portions of
the city having adverse circulation conditions, areas that may be subject to flooding
and developments involving an increase in density or an alteration of land use from .
those specified in the existing General Plan.
The Council has determined that it is necessary to insure that appropriate
solutions are available to problems presented by an application for development
within a Critical Planning Area prior tomaking a decision on the'application.
)URPOSE:
To insure that adequate plans and programs are available and implemented within the City of Carlsbad in processing developmental activity in order to protect the
health, safety and general welfare and insure an effective planning process.
POLICY:
Itis the policy of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad that before any
decision is made on applications for developments located within a Critical Planning
Area that satisfactory plans and programs be presented to insure the maintenance
and development of an orderly., effective and comprehensive planning process and to
insure that the health, safety and welfare of all the residents of the city is
protected.
In order to implement this policy, the City Council finds it necessary to
encourage all applicants for projects located in any of the Critical Planning Areas
to withhold their applications until the revised General Plan data is available to the City. In evaluating any such application submitted, the Council will be reluctant to give approval pending adoption of the revised General Plan and a resolution of the other problems discussed herein. The City Council also finds it necessary to
discontinue the processing of all applications for pre-annexation zone changes for
residential development not now scheduled for public hearing before the Planning Commissicn or City Council. The City contemplates that the General Plan revision ) will be complete by January 1, 1974. Therefore, this policy will remain in effect) until that date unless rescinded by council action prior to that date.*
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