HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-05-07; Planning Commission; AgendasThe City of CARLSBAD Planning Division
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
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Council Chambers
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:
1. It is the Planning Commission's Policy to adjourn the meeting no later than 10:00 p.m.
2. Meetings are divided into categories shown below.
3. When you are called to speak, please come forward and state your name and address.
4. Persons with a disability may request an agenda packet in appropriate alternative formats as required
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Friday preceding the meeting to make such arrangements.
5. PLEASE NOTE: Any agenda related writings or documents provided to the majority of the Planning
Commission after distribution of the Agenda packet will be available for public inspection at the Planning
Division located at 1635 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92008. In addition, a binder containing all agenda
related writings and documents will be held by the Minutes Clerk at each Planning Commission meeting
and available for public review.
6. VISUAL MATERIALS FOR PLANNING COMMISSION: Visual materials should be submitted to the Planning
Division at 1635 Faraday Avenue no later than noon on the day of a Regular Planning Commission
Meeting. Digital materials will be placed on a computer in Council Chambers for public presentations.
Please label all materials with the agenda item number you are representing. Items submitted for
viewing, including presentations/digital materials, will be included in the time limit maximum for
speakers. All materials exhibited to the Planning Commission during the meeting (slides, maps, photos,
etc.) are part of the public record and must be kept by the Planning Division for at least 60 days after
final action on the matter. Your materials will be returned upon written request. Video clips cannot be
accommodated.
7. Meeting Decorum: Carlsbad Municipal Code sections 1.20.320 and 1.20.330 require members of the
public to observe order at this meeting and to conduct themselves in a courteous manner. California
Penal Code section 403 makes it a misdemeanot for any person to willfully disturb or break up any
assembly or meeting with lawful authority.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
If you desire to speak about an item not listed on the agenda, a "Time Reservation Request" form should be
filed with the Minutes Clerk. A total of 15 minutes is provided for the Public Comment portion of the Agenda.
Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes each. In conformance with the Brown Act, no action can occur on
items presented during Public Comment.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
Please file a written request to speak on items listed on this agenda as Public Hearings.
ALL OTHER CATEGORIES:
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is announced. There is a five (5) minute time limit for individual speakers.
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
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CALL TO ORDER 6:00p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES April16, 2014 Approved 6-0
PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING .
1. COP 13-30-DEANDA RESIDENCE-Request for the adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration and
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and Addendum, and approval of a Coastal Development
Permit to allow for the construction of a 3,412 square foot single family residence within the Mello II
Segment of the city's Coastal Zone located on the west side of Jefferson Street, south of Las Flores
Drive and within Local Facilities Management Zone 1. The project site is within the appealable area of
the California Coastal Commission.
RESOLUTION NO. 7046
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval
PLANNER: Austin Silva ENGINEER: Steve Bobbett
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Approved 6-0
2. CUP 90-03(El/SDP 90-05(1)/CDP 97-05(8) -COSTCO GAS STATION CANOPY -Request for a
recommendation of approval of a Conditional Use Permit Amendment CUP 90-03{E), a Site
Development Plan Amendment SDP 90-05{1), and a Coastal Development Permit Amendment COP 97-
05{B) to add three {3) new fuel pumps and a 2,080 square foot gas station canopy addition to the
existing COSTCO Wholesale fueling station on property located at 951 Palomar Airport Road within the
Mello II segment of the Local Coastal Program 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) pursuant to Section 15301 "Existing Facilities" of the State CEQA
Guidelines and will not have any adverse significant impact on the environment. This project is not
located within the appealable area of the California Coastal Commission.
RESOLUTION NO. 7049
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
PLANNER: Christer Westman
Recommend Approval
ENGINEER: Steve Bobbett
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommended Approval 6-0
3. CT 13-05/RP 13-15-STATE STREET TOWN HOMES-Request for a recommendation of approval of a
Tentative Tract Map and a Major Review Permit to 1) allow for the demolition of all of the structures
located at 2531 to 2601 State Street (APNs 155-200-07, 203-054-19, -20, -21, -22); 2) to allow for the
construction of 47 two and three-story air space townhomes, including 411ive/work units and six {6)
inclusionary units; and 3) to allow for a development standards modification pursuant to the Village
Master Plan for reduced dimensions for the single-car garages {11' x 19' instead of 12' x 20') on a 1.89-
acre site which comprises five properties addressed as 2531 to 2601 State Street in District 4 of the
Village Review zone and within Local Facilities Management Zone 1. The project qualifies as a CEQA
Guidelines Section 15332 (In-Fill Development Projects) Class 32 Categorical Exemption. RESOLUTION
NO. 7048
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
PLANNER: Shannon Werneke
Recommend Approval
ENGINEER: Steve Bobbett
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommended Approval4-2 (Anderson and Scully)
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
May 7, 2014
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4. CLIMATE ACTION PLAN WORKSHOP-An overview of the Draft Climate Action Plan. The purpose of
the overview is to introduce the commission to the Draft Climate Action Plan and to provide
commissioners an opportunity to ask questions in preparation for the future hearing process.
PLANNER: Jennifer Jesser/David de Cordova ENGINEER: N/A
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION:
Planning Commission Member Comments
City Planner Comments
City Attorney Comments
TIME: 8:34p.m.
Received presentation
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
May 7, 2014
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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 ofthe procedure:
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.
Certain Planning Commission decisions are final, but may be appealed to the City Council. 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 fees for all matters. If anyone wishes to question a Planning Commission decision, they
may contact the Planning Division at 1635 Faraday Avenue, between the hours of 7:30 and 5:30, Monday
through Thursday, and 8:00 to 5:00 on Friday.
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Memorandum
May 7, 2014
To:
From:
Re:
Planning Commission
Don Neu, City Planner
Overview of Draft Climate Action Plan
AGENDA ITEM NO. 4
At the May 7, 2014 Planning Commission meeting, Planning Division staff and consultant, Dyett &
Bhatia, will provide the commission with an overview of the Draft Climate Action Plan. The commission
will receive a copy of the draft plan; however, staff does not expect commissioners to have fully read
the document prior to the meeting. The purpose of the overview is to introduce the commission to the
Draft Climate Action Plan and to provide commissioners an opportunity to ask questions in preparation
for the future hearing process.
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Community & Economic Development
1635 Faraday Ave. I Carlsbad, CA 92008 I 760-602-2710 I 760-602-8560 fax