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Home My WebLink About2023-10-18; Planning Commission; Resolution 7498PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 7498 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF • AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE AND COMMUNITY DESIGN ELEMENT, INCLUDING THE LAND USE MAP, AND THE ZONING MAP REGARDING SITE 4. CASE NAME: HOUSING ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY ELEMENT UPDATE CASE NO: GPA 2022-0001/ZC 2022-0001 (PUB 2022-0010) WHEREAS, the City Planner has filed a verified application with the City of Carlsbad regarding amendments to the General Plan Land Use and Community Design Element (including the Land Use Map) and Zoning Map ("project"); and WHEREAS, as provided in Government Code Section 65350 et. seq., Section 21.38.120, Section 21.52.020, and Section 21.54.125 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code, and Public Resources Code Section 30514 and Section 13551 of the California Code of Regulations Title 14, Division 5.5, said verified application constitutes a request for a General Plan Amendment and Zoning Ordinance Amendment for Site 4 only, which is identified as part of the project GPA 2022- 0001/ZC 2022-0001 -HOUSING ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY ELEMENT UPDATE; and WHEREAS, amendments to the Land Use and Community Design Element (GPA 2022-0001) are shown on Attachment A attached hereto; amendments to the General Plan Land Use Map (GPA 2022-0001) are shown on Attachment B attached hereto; and WHEREAS, amendments to the Zoning Map (ZC 2022-0001) are shown as part of the draft City Council Ordinance attached hereto as Attachment C; and WHEREAS, on July 24, 2015, as part of the 2015 General Plan Update, the Planning Commission adopted Planning Commission Resolution 7114, recommending that the City Council approve density increases on certain residential properties and on non-residential properties rezoned to residential; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission recognized the density increases provided through Resolution 7114 were "substantial" and constituted an "offset" as defined by Carlsbad Municipal Code (CMC) Section 21.85.020; and WHEREAS, accordingly, and in exchange for such an offset, the Planning Commission recommended any residential development (rental or for-sale) on those certain properties provide a minimum 20% of the total housing units on site as affordable to lower income households unless the city, at its sole discretion, approved an alternative to satisfy the lower income affordable housing requirement; and WHEREAS, on Oct. 11, 2022, the City Council, as part of a report on possible programs to help entry-level homebuyers, directed staff by minute motion to apply the "increased inclusionary housing requirements" from Planning Commission Resolution 7114 to the rezone sites; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did, on Oct. 18, 2023, hold a duly noticed public hearing as prescribed by law to consider said request; and WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony and arguments, if any, of all persons desiring to be heard, said Commission considered all factors relating to the amendments to the Land Use and Community Design Element (including the Land Use Map) and Zoning Map; and WHEREAS, the project, because it proposes land use changes in the Airport Influence Area, is subject to the Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan for the McClellan-Palomar Airport (ALUCP), dated Jan. 25, 2010, and last amended Dec. 1, 2011. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of Carlsbad, as follows: A) That the above recitations are true and correct. B) The designation of residential land uses or density increases resulting from the project, pursuant to the approval of GPA 2022-0001/ ZC 2022-0001 -HOUSING ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY ELEMENT UPDATE, are substantial and constitute an "offset" as defined by Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 21.85.020. In exchange for making such offset available, the Planning Commission RECOMMENDS THAT it is appropriate to require, in accordance with Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 21.85.100, any residential development (rental or for-sale) on the properties that have received residential designations and density increases, pursuant to this project, to enter into an affordable housing agreement with the City of Carlsbad to provide a minimum of 20% of the total housing units on the site of the residential development as affordable to lower income households at 80% or below the San Diego County Area Median Income. On non-city-owned properties that have received residential designations or density increases, this affordable housing requirement may also be satisfied by the following alternatives (at the sole discretion of the City of Carlsbad and following completion of an alternate public benefit analysis): 1. A minimum of 15% of the total projects housing units shall be affordable to lower income households at 80% or below the San Diego County Area Median Income and an additional 10% shall be affordable to moderate income households at 100% or below of the San Diego County Area Median Income; or 2. A minimum of 15% of the total project housing units shall be affordable to very low-income households at 50% or below the San Diego County Area Median Income. C) That based on the evidence presented at the public hearing and based on the following findings, the Commission RECOMMENDS APPROVAL of: 1. GPA 2022-0001 as shown on Attachments A and B 2. ZC 2022-0001 as shown on Attachment C (however, the City Planner may combine Attachment C with other related ordinances for efficient presentation to the City Council) Findings: 1. The Planning Commission finds that the project is in conformance with the elements of the city's General Plan, based on the facts set forth in the staff report dated Oct. 18, 2023, including but not limited to the following: the project consists of designating sites for residential development and increasing allowed residential densities to comply with state law and the city's Housing Element; the update ensures that all elements of the plan are internally consistent, as required by state law; in addition, the amendments to the Zoning Map ensure consistency with the General Plan's Land Use Map . 2. The project is consistent with the Citywide Facilities and Improvements Plan and all city public facility performance standards (city administrative facilities, circulation, drainage, fire, library, open space, parks, schools, sewer collection, wastewater treatment capacity, and water distribution system). 3. The proposed Zoning Map will provide consistency with the General Plan, in that the proposed Zoning Map changes ensure consistency with and will implement the Land Use Map changes. 4. An application for a determination of consistency with the McClellan-Palomar Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan has been filed with the San Deigo Regional Airport Authority, acting as the Airport Land Use Commission; the determination finding will be reported to the City Council. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Carlsbad, California, held on Oct. 18, 2023, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Merz, Hubinger, Kamenjarin, Lafferty, Stine NAYES: ABSENT: Meenes ABSTAIN: Sabellico PETER MERZ, Chairperson CARLSBAD PLANNING COMMISSION Atnh -~ ERIC LARDY City Planner