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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-06-06; City Council; Resolution 2023-152RESOLUTION NO. 2023-152 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 PLANNING COMMISSION WORK PLAN ANNUAL REPORT AND APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 PLANNING COMMISSION WORK PLAN WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California has determined through requirements in Chapter 2.15 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code (CMC) that each board or commission provide to the City Council for its approval an annual work plan of activities to be undertaken by the board or commission and a subsequent report of its accomplishments; and WHEREAS, the CMC Section 2.24.030 delineates the functions of the Planning Commission; and WHEREAS, on April 19, 2023, the Planning Commission considered a report of the items accomplished on the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Work Plan and their work plan for Fiscal Year 2023-24; and WHEREAS, after receiving a staff presentation and commissioner discussion, the Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Council approve the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Planning Commission Work Plan. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as follows: 1.That the above recitations are true and correct. 2.That the City Council accepts the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Planning Commission Work Plan Annual Report, attached hereto as Attachment A. 3.That the City Council approves the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Planning Commission Work Plan, attached hereto as Attachment B. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 6th day of June, 2023, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NAYS: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder, Luna. None. None. None. KEITH l�ayor SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk (SEAL) Pl a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n FY 2 0 2 2 -20 2 3 Wo r k P l a n A n n u a l Re p o r t I. Mi s s i o n Sta t e m e n t Th e Pl a n n i n g Co m m i s s i o n ho l d s r e g u l a r l y s c h e d u l e d p u b l i c h e a r i n g s t o c o n s i d e r l a n d u s e m a t t e r s , s u c h a s t h e g e n e r a l p l a n , l o c a l co a s t a l p r o g r a m , g r o w t h m a n a g e m e n t p r o g r a m , s p e c i f i c p l a n s , m a s t e r p l a n s , am e n d m e n t s t o t h e z o n i n g o r d i n a n c e , z o n e ch a n g e s , s p e c i a l s t u d i e s , a n d d i s c r e t i o n a r y d e v e l o p m e n t p e r m i t s f o r p u b l i c a n d p r i v a t e p r o j e c t s . Fo r s o m e a c t i o n s , t h e P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n a c t s i n a n a d v i s o r y r o l e a n d p r o v i d e s a r e c o m m e n d a t i o n t o t h e C i t y C o u n c i l . In m a n y ca s e s t h e C i t y C o u n c i l h a s d e l e g a t e d t o t h e P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n t h e a u t h o r i t y t o t a k e a f i n a l a c t i o n o n t h e i t e m s u b j e c t t o a pp e a l to t h e C i t y C o u n c i l . P r i o r t o a n i t e m b e i n g c o n s i d e r e d b y t h e P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n t h e P l a n n i n g D i v i s i o n s t a f f c o m p l et e i t s r e v i e w of a p r o p o s e d p r o j e c t f o r c o m p l i a n c e w i t h a l l a p p l i c a b l e p l a n s , p o l i c i e s , a n d l a w s a n d p r o v i d e s a w r i t t e n r e c o m m e n d a t i o n . Pl a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n e r s a l s o s e r v e o n s p e c i a l c o m m i t t e e s o r t a s k f o r c e s a s r e q u e s t e d b y t h e C i t y C o u n c i l . II . Co m p o s i t i o n The Pl a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n c o n s i s t s o f s e v e n m e m b e r s a p p o i n t e d b y t h e C i t y C o u n c i l t o a f o u r -ye a r t e r m . T h e r e a r e a l s o t h r e e e x of f i c i o m e m b e r s w h o s h a l l b e t h e C i t y P l a n n e r , A s s i s t a n t C i t y A t t o r n e y , a n d C i t y E n g i n e e r . II I . Fi s c a l Y e a r 2 0 22 - 20 2 3 Go a l s & Ta s k s Th e Ci t y o f C a r l s b a d P l a n n i n g Co m m i s s i o n ha d se l e c t e d t o fo c u s o n t h e f o l l o w i n g g o a l s a n d t a s k s in a d o p t i o n o f t h e W o r k P l a n o n Ap r i l 6 , 2 0 2 2 . In F Y 20 2 2 -20 2 3 t h e P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n i s e x p e c t e d t o m e e t a t o t a l o f 1 7 t i m e s . Th i s r e p o r t s o n t h o s e a c t i o n s a s an t i c i p a t e d t h r o u g h J u n e 3 0 , 2 0 2 3 : GO A L / T A S K ST A T U S CO M M E N T S / R E C O M M E N D AT I O N Ob j e c t i v e D e s i g n S t a n d a r d s a n d S t r e a m l i n e d Pe r m i t t i n g f o r M u l t i -Fa m i l y R e s i d e n t i a l St r u c t u r e s O u t s i d e o f t h e V i l l a g e a n d B a r r i o Ma s t e r P l a n a r e a ( A m e n d 2 0 2 0 -00 0 3 ) Pl a n n i n g D i v i s i o n s t a f f h a s b e e n w o r k i n g w i t h co n s u l t a n t s t o p r e p a r e t h e dr a f t s t a n d a r d s . Th e y w i l l b e p r e s e n t e d t o t h e P l a n n i n g Co m m i s s i o n b y t h e e n d o f F i s c a l Y e a r 2 0 2 2 - 20 2 3 o r i n e a r l y F i s c a l Y e a r 2 0 2 3 -20 2 4 . Th i s i t e m i s r e t a i n e d i n t h e Fi s c a l Y e a r 2 0 2 3 -20 2 4 W o r k Pr o g r a m . Vi l l a g e & B a r r i o M a s t e r P l a n A m e n d m e n t s di r e c t e d b y t h e C i t y C o u n c i l i n c l u d i n g Ob j e c t i v e D e s i g n S t a n d a r d s a n d S t r e a m l i n e d Pe r m i t t i n g f o r M u l t i -Fa m i l y R e s i d e n t i a l a n d Mi x e d -Us e S t r u c t u r e s ( A m e n d 2 0 2 0 -00 0 9 ) Pl a n n i n g D i v i s i o n s t a f f h a s b e en w o r k i n g w i t h co n s u l t a n t s t o p r e p a r e t h e d r a f t s t a n d a r d s . Th e y w i l l b e p r e s e n t e d t o t h e P l a n n i n g Co m m i s s i o n b y t h e e n d o f F i s c a l Y e a r 2 0 2 2 - 20 2 3 o r i n e a r l y F i s c a l Y e a r 2 0 2 3 -20 2 4 . Th i s i t e m i s r e t a i n e d i n t h e Fi s c a l Y e a r 2 0 2 3 -20 2 4 W o r k Pr o g r a m . Attachment A GO A L / T A S K ST A T U S CO M M E N T S / R E C O M M E N D AT I O N Pe r m i t -Re a d y A c c e s s o r y D w e l l i n g U n i t Pr o g r a m ( Z C A 2 9 2 1 -00 0 3 ) On Ma r c h 1 5 , 20 2 3 , th e P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n re c o m m e n d e d th a t th e C i t y C o u n c i l ad o p t ch a n g e s t o t h e Ca r l s b a d Mu n i c i p a l C o d e t o up d a t e fo r c o n s i s t e n c y w i t h s t a t e l a w . I n M a y 20 2 3 ; t h e C i t y C o u n c i l i s a n t i c i p a t e d t o a c t o n th o s e c h a n g e s an d t h e P e r m i t -Re a d y Ac c e s s o r y D w e l l i n g U n i t Pl a n s w i l l b e av a i l a b l e . It e m w i l l no t b e i n c l u d e d i n th e F i s c a l Y e a r 2 0 2 3 -20 2 4 Wo r k P r o g r a m Ho u s i n g E l e m e n t 2 Y e a r P r o g r a m 1 . 9 ( a & b ) : Re v i e w a n d u p d a t e p a r k i n g s t a n d a r d s f o r pr o j e c t s t h a t a r e h i g h d e n s i t y , m i x e d u s e o r ne a r t r a n s i t Thi s p r o g r a m i s a d d r e s s e d b y s t a t e l a w ( A B 20 9 7 ) t h a t e f f e c t i v e l y e l i m i n a t e s p a r k i n g re q u i r e m e n t s i n n e w re s i d e n t i a l a n d co m m e r c i a l d e v e l o p m e n t s w h e n l o c a t e d wi t h i n a h a l f -mi l e o f a m a j o r t r a n s i t s t o p . T h i s la w t o o k e f f e c t J a n 1 . , 2 0 2 3 . S t a f f i s r e v i e w i n g ot h e r s t a t e l a w s a n d p a r k i n g r e q u i r e m e n t s t o se e i f a n y o t h e r c h a n g e s a r e n e c e s s a r y an d w i l l be i n c o r p o r a te d i n t o f u t u r e w o r k p r o g r a m it e m s . It e m w i l l n o t b e i n c l u d e d i n th e F i s c a l Y e a r 2 0 2 3 -20 2 4 Wo r k P r o g r a m Re c e i v e U p d a t e s o n N e w S t a t e L a w s a n d C i t y Co u n c i l A c t i o n s a p p l i c a b l e t o t h e c o m m i s s i o n On A p r i l 2 6 , 20 2 2 , th e r e w a s a jo i n t m e e t i n g of th e Ci t y C o u n c i l , P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n a n d Ho u s i n g C o m m i s s i o n wh e r e t h e r e w a s a pr e s e n t a t i o n o f r e c e n t h o u s i n g l e g i s l a t i o n a n d it s i m p l i c a t i o n s f o r t h e C i t y o f C a r l s b a d . Th i s i t e m i s r e t a i n e d i n t h e Fi s c a l Y e a r 2 0 2 3 -20 2 4 W o r k Pr o g r a m , i t c o u l d b e co m b i n e d w i t h a P l a n n i n g Co m m i s s i o n W o r k s h o p . Ho l d a P l a n n i n g C o m m is s i o n W o r k s h o p t o in c l u d e t o p i c s s u c h a s t h e r o l e o f t h e co m m i s s i o n , C i t y C o u n c i l p l a n s a n d d i r e c t i o n an d a r e a s f o r a d d i t i o n a l t r a i n i n g Th e P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n w o r k s h o p wa s h e l d on J u l y 6 , 2 0 2 2 th a t in c l u d e d a r e v i e w o f de v e l o p m e n t p r o j e c t s , p l a n a n d c o de ad o p t i o n , t h e c o m m i s s i o n ’ s r o l e , a n d pe r f o r m a n c e . Th i s i t e m i s r e t a i n e d i n t h e Fi s c a l Y e a r 2 0 2 3 -20 2 4 W o r k Pr o g r a m , i t c o u l d b e co m b i n e d w i t h a n u p d a t e o n Ne w S t a t e L a w s a n d C i t y Co u n c i l A c t i o n s . Me m b e r s o f t h e P l a n n i n g Co m m i s s i o n se r v e on t h e f o l l o w i n g c o m m i t t e e s : o Gr o w t h M a n a g e m e n t C o m m i t t e e Me m b e r s o f t h e C o m m i s s i o n s e r v e d a c t i v e l y on a l l o f t h e ap p l i c a b l e c o m m i t t e e s th r o u g h o u t t h e r e p o r t i n g t e r m . Th i s i t e m i s r e t a i n e d i n t h e Fi s c a l Y e a r 2 0 2 3 -20 2 4 W o r k Pr o g r a m w i t h t h e r e m o v a l o f th e c o m m i t t e e s th e G r o w t h GO A L / T A S K ST A T U S CO M M E N T S / R E C O M M E N D AT I O N o De s i g n R e v i e w C o m m i t t e e f o r t h e Vi l l a g e & B a r r i o M a s t e r P l a n Ob j e c t i v e D e s i g n S t a n d a r d s o Co m m u n i t y D e v e l o p m e n t B l o c k Gr a n t ( C D B G ) A d v i s o r y Co m m i t t e e o Ag r i c u l t u r a l C o n v e r s i o n Mi t i g a t i o n F e e A d v i s or y Co m m i t t e e o Hi s t o r i c P r e s e r v a t i o n C o m m i s s i o n Ex -Of f i c i o M e m b e r Ma n a g e m e n t C o m m i t t e e th a t w i l l c o n c l u d e b e f o r e t h e ne x t f i s c a l y e a r b e g i n s . Re v i e w a n d a c t o n p e r m i t s r e q u e s t e d f o r pr i v a t e d e v e l o p m e n t p r o j e c t s . Ma j o r p r o j e c t s ex p e c t e d t o b e c o n s i d e r e d b y t h e c o m m i s s i o n in c l u d e : o Ne w a g e C a r l s b a d L u x u r y R e s o r t (C D P 2 0 1 9 -00 2 5 ) o No r t h C o u n t y P l a z a M i x e d U s e (G P A 2 0 2 1 -00 0 5 ) o Le g o l a n d P l a n A m e n d m e n t (A m e n d 2 0 2 1 -00 1 ) Th e s e t h r e e p r o j e c t s h a v e n o t h a d e n o u g h ac t i v i t y t o m o v e f o r w a r d f o r d e c i s i o n . De p e n d i n g u p o n w h e n t h e y a r e r e s u b m i t t e d , an d e n v i r o n m e n t a l re v i e w c o m p l e t e d , a l l th r e e m a y b e p r o c e s s e d i n F Y 2 0 2 3 -20 2 4 . Ap p l i c a t i o n s w i l l b e p l a c e d o n t h e a g e n d a wh e n t h e y a r e s u b m i t t e d a n d t h r o u g h t h e re v i e w c y c l e s a s o u t l i n e d i n t h e Pe r m i t a n d Se r v i c e D e l i v e r y P r o c e s s G u i d e . Th e se a n d u pd a t e d p r o j e c t s ar e i n c l u d e d i n t h e F i s c a l Ye a r 2 0 2 3 -20 2 4 W o r k Pr o g r a m . Re v i e w a n d a c t o n p e r m i t s r e q u e s t e d f o r c i t y ca p i t a l i m p r o v e m e n t p r o j e c t s . M a j o r p r o j e c t s ex p e c t e d t o b e c o n s i d e r e d b y t h e c o m m i s s i o n in c l u d e : o Ve t e r a n s M e m o r i a l P a r k ( C U P 20 2 1 —00 1 4 ) o Ma i n t e n a n c e & O p e r a t i o n s Bu i l d i n g ( C U P 2 0 1 8 -00 2 2 ) Th e C o n d i t i o n a l U s e P e r m i t f o r Ve t e r a n s Me m o r i a l P a r k w a s a p p r o v e d b y t h e P l a n n i n g Co m m i s s i o n on J u n e 1 5 , 2 0 2 2 . T h e C i t y Co u n c i l a p p r o v e d t h e fi n a l M a s t e r P l a n on J u l y 26 , 2 0 2 3 . Th e P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n a p p r o v e d t h e Co n d i t i o n a l U s e P e r m i t f o r t h e O r i o n C e n t e r on A p r i l 5 , 2 0 2 3 . Up d a t e d p r o j e c t s a r e in c l u d e d i n t h e F i s c a l Y e a r 20 2 3 -20 2 4 W o r k P r o g r a m . Attachment B City of Carlsbad Planning Commission Work Plan Fiscal Year 2023-2024 I.Mission Statement The Planning Commission holds regularly scheduled public hearings to consider land use matters, such as the general plan, local coastal program, growth management program, specific plans, master plans, amendments to the zoning ordinance, zone changes, special studies, and discretionary development permits for public and private projects. For some actions, the Planning Commission acts in an advisory role and provides a recommendation to the City Council. In many cases the City Council has delegated to the Planning Commission the authority to take a final action on the item subject to appeal to the City Council. Prior to an item being considered by the Planning Commission the Planning Division staff complete its review of a proposed project for compliance with all applicable plans, policies, and laws and provides a written recommendation. Planning Commissioners also serve on special committees or task forces as requested by the City Council. II.Composition The Planning Commission consists of seven members appointed by the City Council to a four- year term. There are also three ex officio members who shall be the City Planner, Assistant City Attorney, and City Engineer. III.FY 2023-2024 Goals & Tasks The City of Carlsbad Planning Commission has selected to focus on the following goals and tasks; covering the period from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. The tasks are divided into the categories of Advance Planning & Special Projects, Current Planning Projects, and Training/City Representation: Advance Planning & Special Projects •Objective Design Standards and Streamlined Permitting for Multi-Family Residential Structures Outside of the Village and Barrio Master Plan area (Amend 2020-0003) •Village & Barrio Master Plan Amendments directed by the City Council including Objective Design Standards and Streamlined Permitting for Multi-Family Residential and Mixed-Use Structures (Amend 2020-0009) •Receive presentation and make recommendation on General Plan Amendment, Rezone, and Environmental Impact Report for Housing Element Program 1.1: Provide Adequate Sites to Accommodate the Regional Housing Needs Assessment. This effort includes an update to the Safety Element. •Review and act on permits requested for city capital improvement projects. Major projects expected to be considered by the commission include: o Beach Access Repairs Public Works Project o Terramar Water and Sewer Improvements Current Planning Projects •Review and act on permits requested for private development projects. Major projects expected to be considered by the commission include: o Newage Carlsbad Luxury Resort o Hope Apartments o Legoland Plan Amendment o North County Plaza Mixed Use Training and City Operations •The Planning Division will work with the Planning Commission to meet one to two times each month for efficient and productive meetings •Implement new Planning Commission Staff Report Template, re-evaluate after six months of use (Fall 2023) •Receive Updates on New State Laws and City Council Actions applicable to the commission •Hold a Planning Commission Workshop that could be combined with updates to State Laws or other topics as requested by the Planning Commission •Members of the Planning Commission serve on the following committees: o Design Review Committee for the Village & Barrio Master Plan Objective Design Standards o Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Advisory Committee o Agricultural Conversion Mitigation Fee Advisory Committee o Historic Preservation Commission Ex-Officio Member