HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-09-12; City Council; ; Adoption of Ordinance No. CS-458 Village & Barrio Objective Design StandardsCA Review CKM
Meeting Date: Sept. 12, 2023
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Scott Chadwick, City Manager
Staff Contact: Faviola Medina, City Clerk Services Manager
faviola.medina@carlsbadca.gov, 442-339-5989
Subject: Adoption of Ordinance No. CS-458 Village & Barrio Objective Design
Standards
District: 1
Recommended Action
Adoption of Ordinance No. CS-458 amending the Village and Barrio Master Plan, to add the
Village and Barrio objective design standards for multifamily housing and mixed-use
development projects pursuant to Housing Element Program 1.11.
Executive Summary
The City Council is being asked to adopt Ordinance Nos. CS-458 amending the Village and Barrio
Master Plan, to add the Village and Barrio objective design standards for multifamily housing
and mixed-use development projects pursuant to Housing Element Program 1.11.
The proposed amendments to the Village and Barrio Master Plan establish the regulatory
framework for objective design standards, which are incorporated in a proposed new Village
and Barrio Master Plan appendix: Appendix E - Village and Barrio Objective Design Standards.
This appendix details the required objective standards involving building design by architectural
styles and building type, site design, mixed-use development, and utilitarian development.1
The new standards are intended to provide the public, building and design professionals, as
well as decisionmakers, with clear design direction that preserves an area’s unique character
and sense of place while ensuring predictable and consistent application of established
development standards, as required by state law. They also support the goal in the City
Council’s Strategic Plan to maintain Carlsbad’s community character. By having enforceable
design standards, the city can help ensure new multifamily and mixed-use projects built in the
Village and Barrio fit with the city’s character.
The proposed amendments will bring the Village and Barrio Master Plan (AMEND 2021-0008)
and Local Coastal Program (LCPA 2023-0016) into compliance with the Housing Element as well
1 Utilitarian standards relate to the operational fixtures and structures of multifamily housing and mixed-use
residential buildings.
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as with state law. Amending the Local Coastal Program would enable the proposed Zoning
Ordinance amendment to also apply in the Coastal Zone. Because the Village and Barrio is part
of the Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan, an amendment to the Village and Barrio
Master Plan also constitutes an amendment to the implementation plan.
These amendments are being presented to the City Council because such amendments to the
Village and Barrio Master Plan and the Local Coastal Program require the approval of the City
Council under Carlsbad Municipal Code Sections 21.52.050 - Amendments and 21.35.090 - V-B
Zone.
Explanation & Analysis
Ordinance No. CS-458 was introduced and first read at the City Council meeting held on
Aug. 29, 2023. On a motion by Mayor Pro Tem Bhat-Patel, seconded by Council Member
Acosta, the City Council voted 5-0 to introduce Ordinance No. CS-458. The second reading
allows the City Council to adopt the ordinance, which will become effective 30 days after its
adoption in areas outside the Coastal Zone. In areas inside the Coastal Zone, the ordinance will
become effective 30 days after its adoption or upon Coastal Commission approval of the Local
Coastal Program Amendment, LCPA 2023-0016, whichever occurs later.
Fiscal Analysis
There is no anticipated fiscal impact from this item.
Next Steps
The City Clerk Services Manager will have the ordinance, or a summary of the ordinance,
published in a newspaper of general circulation within 15 days following its adoption of the
ordinance.
Environmental Evaluation
The City Planner determined that this project is exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act under CEQA’s common sense exemption, Section 15061(b)(3), which applies to
projects which clearly do have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.
It can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the project may have a significant
effect on the environment. In making this determination, the City Planner has found that the
exceptions listed in Section 15300.2 of the CEQA Guidelines and Chapter 19.04 of the Municipal
Code do not apply to this project.
A notice of intended decision regarding the environmental determination was advertised on
June 28, 2023, and posted on the city’s website, no appeal to this decision was filed.
Exhibits
1. Ordinance No. CS-458
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Exhibit 1
ORDINANCE NO. CS-458.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE VILLAGE AND BARRIO MASTER PLAN, TO
IMPLEMENT HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAM 1.11 TO DEVELOP VILLAGE AND
BARRIO OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS FOR MULTIFAMILY HOUSING AND
MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
CASE NAME: VILLAGE AND BARRIO OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS
CASE NO: AMEND 2021-0008, LCPA 2023-0016, DEV08014
WHEREAS, Section 65589.5 of the California Government Code requires cities and counties to
approve or deny eligible housing development projects based on objective regulatory standards; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 35 and Senate Bill 330 were signed into law, which amended state law to
incentivize the construction of housing development projects through a streamlined permit review
process; and
WHEREAS, the above legislative bills took effect between 2017-2019, and existing subjective
design guidelines of the Village and Barrio Master Plan can no longer be enforced for eligible housing
development projects; and
WHEREAS, the city’s Housing Element Program 1.11 adopted in 2021 requires the city to
develop objective design standards for multifamily housing and mixed-use development projects; and
WHEREAS, the City Planner has prepared an amendment to the Village and Barrio Master Plan
(AMEND 2021-0008) and the Local Coastal Program (LCPA 2023-0016) pursuant to Chapter 21.52 of
the Carlsbad Municipal Code (CMC), Section 30514 of the Public Resources Code, and Section 13551 of
California Code of Regulations Title 14, Division 5.5; and
WHEREAS, on July 6, 2023, the Airport Land Use Commission reviewed and found that the
proposed Village and Barrio Master Plan Amendment is consistent with the adopted San Diego County
McClellan-Palomar Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan; and
WHEREAS, on July 19, 2023, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing as
prescribed by law to consider AMEND 2021-0008/ LCPA 2023-0016; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission adopted Planning Commission Resolution 7490
recommending the City Council introduce an ordinance approving an amendment to the Village and
Barrio Master Plan, to approve AMEND 2021-0008/ LCPA 2023-0016; and
WHEREAS, Village and Barrio Master Plan Appendix E “Village and Barrio Objective Design
Standards”, on file in the Planning Division, and incorporated herein by this reference, establishes
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reasonable, uniform, and comprehensive standards and procedures for multifamily housing and mixed-
use residential development projects within the Village and Barrio Master Plan area; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad held a duly noticed public hearing as
prescribed by law to consider AMEND 2021-0008/ LCPA 2023-0016; and
WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony and arguments, if
any, of all persons desiring to be heard, the City Council considered all factors, including written public
comments, if any, related to AMEND 2021-0008/ LCPA 2023-0016.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, does ordain that:
1. The above recitations are true and correct.
2. The findings of the Planning Commission in Planning Commission Resolution No. 7490
shall also constitute the findings of the City Council.
3. That the Village and Barrio Master Plan is hereby amended to include the following text
changes as follows:
On Contents Page, the following text is added:
Appendix E Objective Design standards for multifamily housing and mixed-use development
Page 1-2 the following paragraph is amended to read as follows:
• Appendix: Includes information to support and supplement the above Master Plan sections, including
Objective Design Standards for eligible multifamily housing and mixed-use development projects.
Page 1-9 the following paragraph is amended to read as follows:
• Attract high quality, sustainable development that enhances vitality and local character. Overall,
development standards and guidelines of the Master Plan maintain existing land use patterns and
densities and accommodate both residential and non-residential growth. Existing character is respected
and also enriched by emphasizing a street network inviting and attractive to all users, whether arriving on
foot or bike, by car or transit, and a pedestrian-orientation for buildings and public spaces. Further, in
keeping with the eclectic mix of building designs prevalent in the Village and Barrio, the Master Plan
emphasizes quality architecture for any particular style. The importance the Master Plan places on design,
circulation and mobility supports economic development and attracts quality business and shops.
Page 1-12 Section 1.5.1 (C), the following section is amended to read as follows:
1. Enforce design guidelines that identify components of good design and promote compatibility with
existing context, but do not specify any particular architecture or discourage creativity, in keeping
with the eclectic mix of styles present in the Village and Barrio.
Page 2-6 Table 2-1, Permitted Uses, new superscript No. 6 is added to “Dwelling, Multifamily”
“Live/Work Unit” Mixed-Use (subject to the uses permitted in this table)”
Page 2-7 Table 2-1, Permitted Uses, new superscript No. 6 is added to “Light Industrial” in the P-T District
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Page 2-8 Table 2-1, new footnote No. 6 reference is added as follows:
6 For eligible multifamily housing or mixed-use development projects including projects eligible for a
streamlined ministerial approval process, refer to Appendix E.
Page 2-33, new superscript No. 7 is added to “D. LIVE/WORK UNIT
Page 2-35, new footnote No. 7 reference is added as follows:
7 For eligible multifamily housing or mixed-use development projects including projects eligible for a
streamlined ministerial approval process, refer to Appendix E.
Page 2-36, 2-44, 2-48, 2-55, 2-59, 2-63 and 2-66, the following text is added at the end of the
subdistrict introduction paragraph:
For eligible multifamily housing or mixed-use development projects including projects eligible for a
streamlined ministerial approval process, refer to Appendix E.
Page 6-2 Section 6.3, new permit requirement added as follows:
3. For eligible multifamily housing and mixed-use development projects subject to the Housing
Accountability Act (Cal Gov. Code Section 65589.5) including projects eligible for a streamlined
ministerial approval process (Cal Gov. Code Section 65913.4), the Objective Design Standards in
Appendix E shall apply.
Page 6-3 Section 6.3.2 (A), new exempt project is added as follows:
12. Multifamily housing and mixed-use development projects applying for Streamlined Ministerial
Approval Process (Gov. Code Section 65913.4), when determined by city staff to be in conformance
with objective design standards found in Appendix E.
4. That the Village and Barrio Master Plan hereby amended to incorporate Appendix E
“Village and Barrio Objective Design Standards,” and located on file in the Planning
Division and incorporated herein by reference is approved.
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EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE APPLICABLE TO PROPERTIES OUTSIDE THE COASTAL
ZONE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its adoption; and the City Clerk shall certify
the adoption of this ordinance and cause the full text of the ordinance, or a summary of the ordinance
prepared by the City Attorney to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the
City of Carlsbad within fifteen days after its adoption.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE APPLICABLE TO PROPERTIES WITHIN THE COASTAL ZONE:
This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its adoption or upon Coastal Commission approval of
LCPA 2023-0016, whichever occurs later; and the City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance
and cause the full text of the ordinance or a summary of the ordinance prepared by the City Attorney
to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen
days after its adoption.
INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a Regular Meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on the
29th day of August , 2023, and thereafter
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 12th day of September, 2023, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NAYS:
Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder, Luna.
None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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