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PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
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Council Chambers
Wednesday April16, 2014 6:00p.m. 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive --·----------~--·----------------~---
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PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
April 16, 2014
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CALL TO ORDER 6:00p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES April 2, 2014 Approved 6-0
PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING
1. CUP 14-01-5 TOOL ATHLETICS-Request for a Conditional Use Permit to allow 5 Tool Athletics to
operate a baseball training facility in a vacant 10,572 square foot suite located within an existing
office/industrial building on property located at 2245 Camino Vida Roble, in the P-M Zone and in
Local Facilities Management Zone 5. The City Planner has determined that this project is exempt
from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Section 15301,
"Existing Facilities," of the State CEQA Guidelines and will not have any adverse significant impact on
the environment. A Notice of Exemption shall be filed with the County Clerk upon approval of this
project.
RESOLUTION NO. 7038
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval
PLANNER: Chris Garcia ENGINEER: Jason Geldert
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Approved 6-0
2. CUP 13-08 -ALGA HILLS SPRINT SDS4XC920 -Request for approval of a Conditional Use Permit to
allow the installation, operation, and maintenance of an unmanned Wireless Communication Facility
(WCF) consisting of nine (9) panel antennas with associated equipment mounted to an existing
SDG&E lattice transmission tower and a 143 square foot above ground equipment shelter upon
property owned by the Alga Hills Home Owners Association. The project site is generally located
north of Altisma Way, south of Via Villegas, and east of Alicante Road within an SDG&E utility
easement and in Local Facilities Management Zone 6. 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 Sections 15303 (Construction and
installation of small new equipment facilities or structures) of the state CEQA Guidelines.
RESOLUTION NO. 7043
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval
PLANNER: Greg Fisher ENGINEER: David Rick
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Approved 6-0
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
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3. SOP 78-03(0)/SDP 13-03/SUP 13-01/PUD 13-02/MS 13-01-LA COSTA TOWNE CENTER-Request
for approval of a Mitigated Negative Declaration, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and
Addendum; and a request for approval of a Site Development Plan Amendment, Site Development
Plan, Special Use Permit, Nonresidential Planned Development Permit and a Minor Subdivision to: 1)
allow for the demolition of two (2) commercial buildings, (including Vons located at 7710 El Camino
Real and 7740 El Camino Real), totaling 45,830 square feet within an existing 123,822 square foot
shopping center (La Costa Towne Center); and 2) allow for the construction of a single-story parking
structure and two (2) mixed-use buildings consisting of 60 multiple-family residential rental units and
48,908 square feet of new retail on a previously developed 15.24-acre site generally located along
the east side of El Camino Real and south of La Costa Avenue within Local Facilities Management
Zone 6. The City Planner has determined that through the implementation of the proposed
Mitigated Negative Declaration and associated Mitigation, Monitoring and Reporting Program and
Addendum, the proposed project avoids the effects or mitigates the effects to a point where clearly
no significant effect on the environment would occur, and there is no substantial evidence in light of
the whole record before the City that the project "as revised" may have a significant effect on the
environment.
RESOLUTIONS NO. 7044 and 7045
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval
PLANNER: Shannon Werneke ENGINEER: Steve Bobbett
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Approved 6-0
4. GPA 14-01/ZCA 14-01/PDP 00-0ZIF)/SP 144(0) -CECP AMENDMENT -Request for
recommendations of approval to adopt (1) a General Plan Amendment to modify the description of
the Public Utilities (U) land use designation to support the amended Carlsbad Energy Center Project
(CECP); (2) a Zone Code Amendment to the Public Utility (P-U) Zone to repeal Ordinance CS-158 and
revoke ZCA 11-05; (3) an amendment to the Encina Power Station Precise Development Plan as
necessary to be consistent with the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance; and (4) a Specific Plan
amendment to repeal the Encina Specific Plan. The City Planner has determined the project is
exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines
Section 15061(b)(3) and Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 19.04.070 A.l.c.(1).
RESOLUTIONS NO. 7039, 7040, 7041 and 7042
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Recommending Approval
PLANNER: Barbara Kennedy ENGINEER: N/A
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommended Approval 5-0-1 (Siekmann)
Planning Commission Member Comments
City Planner Comments
City Attorney Comments
TIME: 9:30p.m.
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
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PLANNING COMMISSION PROCEDURE
For those in the audience who are not familiar with the operation of a Planning Commission, the following
is a summary of the procedure:
On matters concerning applications for Specific Plans, Planned Unit Developments, Master Plans, Street
Name Changes, Condominium Permits and Tentative Subdivision Maps over 50 units, the Planning
Commission acts in an advisory capacity to the City Council. These items are automatically forwarded to
the City Council with a report from the Planning Commission.
On matters concerning amendments to the General Plan and Zone Codes, or applications for Zone Change,
Precise Development Plans and Site Development Plans, the Planning Commission acts in an advisory
capacity to the City Council. if the Planning Commission recommends approval. But, if the Planning ·
Commission wishes to deny the application, they act as final decision makers. Therefore, if the Planning
Commission recommends approval, the item is automatically forwarded to the City Council. If it is denied
by the Planning Commission, the application must be appealed if it is to go forward to the City Council.
On matters concerning applications for Variances, Conditional Use Permits, Special Use Permits, Planned
Unit Developments, Site Development Plans, Condominium Permits and Tentative Subdivision Maps for
fewer than 50 units, the Planning Commission is delegated the authority to take final action, unless those
items are appealed to the City Council. Applicants or protestants of record should contact the City Planner
for further information on the right of appeal. An appeal may be filed with the City Clerk at City Hall within
(10) calendar days of the decision. The cost of filing an appeal is $1,062 plus noticing costs.
For each item on the agenda, the planning staff will present a report to the Planning Commission. On items
for public hearing, the audience will be asked for comment. Those wishing to speak are asked to come
forward, speak into the microphone, and give their name and address for the taped record. A time limit of
five minutes is allotted to each speaker. After testimony is completed, the applicant is allowed a rebuttal.
The Planning Commission is anxious to hear all persons wishing to give testimony. However, it is requested
that each new speaker add new information, and not repeat points which previous speakers have made.
Persons not desiring to speak,.but wishing to be recorded as proponents or protesters of record, may do so
by submitting their name and address to the minutes clerk.