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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMCUP 15-18; Banfield Pet Hospital; Conditional Use Permit (CUP)October 28, 2015 Phil Reis Medical Management Inti, Inc. DBA Banfield Pet Hospital 8000 North East Tillamook Street Portland, OR 97213-6655 Ccityof Carlsbad SUBJECT: MCUP 15-18-BANFIELD PET HOSPITAL-Request for approval of a Minor Conditional Use Permit (MCUP 15-18) to allow for the operation of a veterinary hospital located at 6955 El Camino Real, in the Local Shopping Center (C-L) Zone and Local Facilities Management Zone 6. Dear Phil Reis, The City Planner has completed a review of your application for a Minor Conditional Use Permit (MCUP 15-18) to allow for the operation of a veterinary hospital at 6955 El Camino Real, Suites B101/B103. 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 23, 2015). After careful consideration of the circumstances surrounding this request, the City Planner has determined that the four 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 veterinary hospital will provide a necessary and desirable service to the residents of Carlsbad. The proposed veterinary hospital use is consistent with the General Plan, in that the C-L Zone, which implements the Local Shopping Center (L) General Plan Land Use designation, allows veterinary hospitals as a conditionally permitted use. 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 the proposed veterinary hospital is a conditionally permitted use in the Local Shopping Center (C-L) Zone and is compatible with the surrounding uses. The existing shopping center provides adequate parking on-site and the site provides for traffic circulation. Furthermore, the proposed veterinary hospital is proposed to be located within an existing building approved under SOP 86-ll(A) and only tenant improvements to the interior are required for the use. Community & Economic Development Planning Division J1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314J760-602-4600 1760-602-8560 f I www.carlsbadca.gov MCUP 15-18-BANFIELD PET HOSPITAL October 28, 2015 Pa e 2 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 proposed veterinar-Y hospital will occupy two suites totaling 3,361 square feet in an existing shopping center with existing onsite landscaping and requires no site alterations or additional amenities. Furthermore, the existing building complies with all of the required development standards of the C-L zone and 3,361 square foot lease space is adequate in size and shape to accommodate the proposed veterinary hospital as shown on Exhibits "A"-"C". 4. That the street system serving the proposed use is adequate to properly handle all traffic generated by the proposed use in that the impacts of future commercial tenants on the existing street system were evaluated and addressed through the approval of a Site Development Plan, SDP 86- ll(A), whi~h approved the commercial shopping center in which the veterinary hospital is proposed to. be located. 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. In making this determination, the City Planner has found that the exceptions listed in Section 15300.2 oft he state CEQA Guidelines do not apply to this project. 6. The City Planner has reviewed each of the exactions imposed on the Developer contained in this 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. Conditions: 1. Approval is granted for MCUP 15-18 as shown on Exhibits "A"-"C" dated October 27, 2015 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 MCUP 15-18 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. MCUP 15-18-BANFIELD PET HOSPITAL October 28, 2015 Pa e 3 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 6 Local Facilities Management Plan and any amendments made to that Plan prior to the issuance of building permits. 7. MCUP 15-18 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 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 without an expiration date. 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. · 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 residential housing 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. MCUP 15-18-BANFIELD PET HOSPITAL October 28, 2015 Pa e4 11. Prior to the issuance of a building permit, 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 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. Engineering: 14. Developer shall comply with the City's Stormwater Regulations, latest version, and shall implement best management practices at all times. Best management practices include but not limited to pollution treatment practices or devices, general housekeeping practices, pollution prevention and education practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices or devices to prevent or reduce the discharge of pollutants to stormwater, receiving water or stormwater conyenance system to the maximum extent practicable. Developer shall notify prospective owners and tenants of the above requirements. Code Reminders: 15. 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. 16. Premise identification (addresses) shall be provided consistent with Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 18.04.320.