HomeMy WebLinkAboutSDP 2023-0022; PALOMAR AND AVIARA OFFICE PROJECT; Admin Decision LetterOctober 25, 2023
Stan Weiler
2888 Loker Avenue East, Unit 217
Carlsbad, CA 92010
RE: PALOMAR AND AVIARA OFFICE PROJECT-SOP 2023-0022/CDP 2023-0034
Dear Mr. Weiler:
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A four-story, 84,849-square-foot office building square feet was previously approved on the project site under
GPA 04-20/ZC 04-15/LCPA 06-05/CDP 03-03/SDP 03-01/PIP 03-01 -KELLY/JRM OFFICE BUILDING. As a result of
this previous project, a 70-foot riparian buffer was established from the edge of the riparian habitat of Encinas
Creek, areas of the creek corridor were precisely identified, buffer and areas south of the creek were placed into
the City's Habitat Management Plan (HMP), disturbed lands were enhanced and the riparian corridor was
widened, conservation easements were recorded which provided for perpetual management and a pedestrian
trail was established and constructed along the north boundary of the enhanced creek. The California Department
of Fish and Game and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services issued resource permits for the project. The habitat
buffer was determined to be acceptable with the following conditions: 1) that the public trail is placed on the
periphery of the buffer; 2) that the public trail not be paved and have a permeable surface; and 3) that the buffer
is planted with native vegetation. The 70-foot buffer zone-is protected by the execution of an open space and
conservation easement and a General Plan Open Space designation.
Given the site entitlement history, the applicant's fulfillment of those entitlement obligations, the resource
agencies approval of development adjacent to the creek corridor, and that the proposed project continues to be
similar in nature to the previous entitlements considered when the agreements were finalized, the City of
Carlsbad (City) Community Development Department is inclined to interpret and accept that the previously
identified creek corridor and buffers (per GPA 04-20/ZC 04-15/LCPA 06-05/CDP 03-03/SDP 03-01/PIP 03-01 -
KELLY/JRM OFFICE BUILDING), as well as any long-term conservation commitments for the creek satisfy applicable
requirements. The current analysis will, therefore, focus on consistency with the HMP Adjacency Standards, on
the condition that written concurrence from the USFWS and CDFW is provided, including the adoption of the
established buffer and pedestrian trail as the project's southern boundary, and waving requirements for protocol
surveys unless construction adjacent to the creek corridor is proposed to occur during the breeding season. The
city requests written concurrence from the USFWS and CDFW 30 days from the date of the meeting with the
agencies, and prior to project approval.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel free to contact Lauren Yzaguirre at 442-339-2634 or
by email at lauren.yzaguirre@carlsbadca.gov.
CITY OF CARLSBAD
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ERIC LARDY
City Planner
Community Development Department
Planning Division J 1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 J 442-339-2600 www.carlsbadca.gov
SOP 2023-0022/CDP 2023-0034 (DEV2022-0094)-PALOMAR AND AVIARA OFFICE PROJECT
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