HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-10-20; Planning Commission; ; CUP 10-03 - FLOATIES AQUATIC CENTERThe City of Carlsbad Planning Department
A REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION
P.C. AGENDA OF: October 20, 2010
ItemNo. 0
Application complete date: May I 0, 20 I 0
Project Planner: Dan Halverson
Project Engineer: David Rick
SUBJECT: CUP 10-03 -FLOATIES AQUATIC CENTER -Request for a Conditional
Use Permit to allow the Floaties Aquatic Center to operate in a vacant 8,764
square foot office building located within an existing office park on property
located at 2704 Gateway Road, in the Planned Industrial (P-M) Zone, in Local
Facilities Management Zone 17.
I. RECOMMENDATION
That the Planning Commission ADOPT Planning Commission Resolution No. 6729
APPROVING CUP 10-03 for a period of 10 years, based upon the findings and subject to the
conditions contained therein.
II. INTRODUCTION
This application is a request for a Conditional Use Permit to allow an Aquatic Center to operate
in a vacant building within an existing office park on property located at 2704 Gateway Road in
the P-M Zone. Tenant improvements for the building include the addition of two pools,
locker/restrooms, office and administrative areas, and a pump room. The projects parking
requirement is proposed to be satisfied through a combination of 32 parking spaces allotted to
this building and the joint use of 12 parking spaces onsite during peak demand evening hours as
necessary. The joint use of parking facilities may be permitted subject to the approval of
Planning Commission. All findings can be made to recommend approval of this conditional use
permit at this location.
III. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND
The project site is located within the Spectrum Flex office park within Planning Area 5 of the
Bressi Ranch Master Plan. The General Plan Land Use designation for the site is Planned
Industrial (PI) and the Zoning designation for the site is Planned Industrial (P-M). The applicant
is requesting to locate an Aquatic Center in a vacant 8,764 square foot building (building "A")
within an existing eight building office park on property generally located at 2704 Gateway
Road. The existing building "A" (approved under CT 05-09/PUD 05-07/PIP 05-06) is one of
eight constructed buildings on the project site and would be the third building occupied in the
office park. The project site is surrounded by office/industrial uses to the south, east, and west
and is bordered by Palomar Airport Road to the north.
The proposed Aquatic Center will consist of three (3) office/meeting areas, one pump room, a
men's and women's restroom/locker room, two (2) pools (one 1,200 sq. ft. lap pool and one
1,375 sq. ft. training pool), and an associated reception/lobby area. Only interior tenant
improvements are proposed for this project and there are no proposed improvements to the
exterior of the building.
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The Floaties Aquatic Center is a unique water-based fitness center that will provide water fitness
classes, senior fitness classes, swim instruction (adult and children), scuba instruction, as well as
other aquatic and fitness activities. The Aquatic Center hours of operation are planned to be
Monday through Friday, 7 am to 7 pm, and Saturdays, 8 am to 4 pm. The Aquatic Center is
designed not as a traditional fitness gym but is geared towards smaller, personalized instructions
especially during weekday business hours.
The proposed Aquatic Center is an allowed use in the P-M Zone subject to approval of a
Conditional Use Permit (CUP). All findings required for approving a CUP can be made with this
project. The Planning Department is recommending that the Conditional Use Permit (CUP 10-
03) be approved for ten years (10) from October 20, 2010 through October 19, 2020.
IV. ANALYSIS
The proposed project is subject to the following plans, ordinances, standards, and policies:
A. Planned Industrial (PI) General Plan Land Use Designation;
B. Planned Industrial (P-M) Zone (C.M.C. Chapter 21.34);
C. Bressi Ranch Master Plan, MP 178;
D. Parking Ordinance (C.M.C. Chapter 21.44);
E. Conditional Use Permit Regulations (C.M.C. Chapter 21.42); and
F. Growth Management Ordinance (C.M.C. Chapter 21.90).
The recommendation for approval of this project was developed by analyzing the project's
consistency with the applicable regulations and policies. The project's compliance with each of
the above regulations is discussed in the sections below.
A. General Plan Compliance
The project complies with the General Plan. The site has a General Plan Land Use designation of
Planned Industrial (PI). Per the Carlsbad General Plan Land Use Element, Industrial
Implementing Policy C.9, ancillary commercial, office, or recreational uses (including
recreational facilities) are allowed by Conditional Use Permit (CUP), when clearly oriented to
support industrial development and their populations.
The project site is located centrally within the Bressi Ranch industrial development and in close
proximity to the Bressi Ranch residential development. At this time there are no full service
Aquatic Centers in the area. The project location makes it convenient for employees of the
surrounding office parks and residents of the Bressi Ranch development to access the facility.
B. Planned Industrial (P-M) Zone (C.M.C. Chapter 21.34)
The proposed site is zoned Planned Industrial (P-M) and is therefore subject to the provisions of
Chapter 21.34 of the Zonfog Ordinance. Gyms and recreational uses are permitted in the P-M
Zone subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit. . The proposed Aquatic Center will occupy
an existing office building and does not propose any additions or exterior improvements to the
existing building. The existing building complies with all setbacks, lot coverage, and height
requirements. Parking is discussed in section D below.
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C. Bressi Ranch Master Plan -MP 178
The planning area is currently designated (Land Use and Zoning) as Planned Industrial in the
Master Plan. In addition, general development standards and design guidelines were established
for the development of the Bressi Ranch Planning Area 5. The existing eight building office
park was designed and approved by the Planning Commission (CT 05-09/PUD 05-07/PIP 05-06)
to meet all standards. The Aquatic Center is proposing only interior tenant improvements for
this project and there are no proposed improvements to the exterior of the building.
D. Parking Ordinance (C.M.C. Chapter 21.44)
Staff requested and received a parking analysis for the proposed specialty aquatic center since
the allotted parking for the site was based on the assumption that the building (building "A")
would consist of 75 percent office, 15 percent manufacturing, and 10 percent warehouse land
uses. Based on this building use assumption, the total number of parking spaces allocated to the
building is 32 spaces consistent with the approved Planned Industrial Permit (PIP 05-06).
Pursuant to Chapter 21.44 of the CMC, the parking requirement for a gym/health club facility is
one space per 200 square feet. Therefore, in order to strictly comply with the CMC, the proposed
use would require a total of 44 parking spaces, 12 more than what is allotted to the building.
As noted within the parking analysis, the "Floaties Aquatic Center" is a specialty aquatic fitness
club specializing in water fitness classes, senior fitness classes, swim instruction ( adult and
children), and scuba instruction that has a limited clientele and is focused on smaller fitness
classes and more individual training sessions than the "traditional gym", like a 24-hour fitness or
Pure Fitness health club, where large numbers of patrons arrive just before and just after work.
Furthermore, the lap/multipurpose pool will not exceed 15 people at any given time and the
teaching pool would cater to a maximum of 24 people per session. This will further limit the
number of people using the center at one time especially during daytime operating periods.
The parking demands for this unique recreational use were instead based upon a review of three
other "Aquatic Centers" located throughout San Diego County and the Murrieta area in similar
office type park developments (including the similar sized 7,800 square foot Noonan Family
Swim School which also includes two pools). Based on the parking analysis (see attachment 6)
of three other Aquatic Center facilities, the proposed "Floaties" facility will generate a peak
parking demand of 70-100% of the 32 parking spaces during the evening peak hours (5:00 p.m. -
7:00 p.m.). According to the analysis, the facility would never generate a use demand to exceed
the 32 spaces allocated. Furthermore, during the morning and mid-day peak periods, the parking
demand would range between 16% and 50% of the 32 allocated parking spaces.
Notwithstanding the parking analysis conclusions that peak parking demand for this Aquatic
Center will not exceed the 32 allocated parking spaces, the applicant is requesting approval of
joint use parking facilities to comply with the required 44 parking spaces during peak demand
early evening hours. The Planning Commission may authorize joint use parking facilities under
specified conditions. Pursuant to Section 21.44.080 of the CMC, up to fifty percent of the
parking facilities required for a use considered to be primarily a daytime use may be provided by
the parking facilities of a use considered to be primarily a nighttime use and vice versa. Other
conditions necessary for allowing for the joint use of parking facilities include that the parking
areas must be located within 150 feet and that the application shall show that there is no
substantial conflict in the principal operating hours of the buildings or uses for which the joint
use of off-street parking facilities is proposed.
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The proposed Aquatic Center will occupy an existing office building within the Spectrum Flex
office park and with an existing parking lot consisting of a total of 278 parking stalls. The
existing parking lot can adequately serve the seven other existing office buildings and the
proposed Aquatic Center through a joint-use off-street parking agreement. The proposed joint-
use parking agreement is consistent with the Carlsbad Municipal Code (CMC) Parking
Ordinance, Section 21.44.080 "Joint-Use Off-Street Parking Facilities" in that:
1. The parking facility required for the proposed Aquatic Center will be supplied by the
parking lot of the Spectrum Flex office park which pursuant to PIP 05-06, will be
occupied by a mix of office, manufacturing, and warehouse uses that are considered to be
primarily daytime/Monday-Friday uses;
2. All buildings associated with the joint use of the parking lot are located within 150 feet of
the parking lot;
3. There is no substantial conflict in the principal operating hours of the existing or future
office building tenants which are primarily daytime uses with the proposed Aquatic
Center (with a peak use demand in the early evening) for which the joint use of the
parking lot is proposed;
4. Prior to Aquatic Center occupancy, all parties involved in the joint use for an on-site
parking facility shall provide evidence of agreement for such joint use by a proper legal
instrument approved by the city attorney as to form and content. Such instrument, when
approved as conforming to the provisions of this title, shall be recorded in the office of
the county recorder and copies thereof filed with the Planning Director.
Based on the conclusions of the parking analysis, the proposed project with joint use of parking
facilities will provide more than adequate parking for the Floaties Aquatic Center.
E. Conditional Use Permit Regulations
The proposed project is a use which is allowed in the Planned Industrial Zone (P-M) subject to
the approval of a CUP. Chapter 21.42 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code requires that four findings
be made in order to approve a conditional use permit. All of these findings can be made for this
project as discussed below:
1. That the requested use is necessary or desirable for the development of the community, and is
in harmony with the various elements and objectives of the General Plan in that the
proposed Aquatic Center use will provide recreational and health club services in close
proximity to the employees of the businesses within the surrounding P-M Zone as well
as the residents of the Bressi Ranch community.
2. That the requested use is not detrimental to existing uses or to uses specifically permitted in
the zone in which the proposed use is to be located in that the proposed Aquatic Center is
compatible with the surrounding office park uses. Per the parking analysis, the
proposed Aquatic Center, with approval of a joint use parking facilities agreement, will
provide adequate parking. The existing office park has been designed to accommodate
all required parking on-site and provides for adequate traffic circulation. Furthermore
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the Aquatic Center is proposed to be located within an existing building and only tenant
improvements to the interior are required for the use.
3. That the site for the proposed conditional use is adequate in size and shape to accommodate
the yards, setbacks, walls, fences, parking, loading facilities, buffer areas, landscaping and
other development features prescribed in this code and required by the planning director,
planning commission or city council, in . order to integrate the use with other uses in the
neighborhood in that the Aquatic Center will occupy a 8,764 square foot existing office
building with existing onsite landscaping as previously approved under Planned
Industrial Permit (PIP 05-06) and requires no site alterations or additional amenities.
Furthermore, the project complies with all of the required development standards of
the P-M Zone and the proposed 8,764 square foot building space is adequate in size and
shape to accommodate the proposed Aquatic Center operations, as shown on Exhibit
"A."
4. That the street system serving the proposed use is adequate to properly handle all traffic
generated by the proposed use in that the project is provided access from Gateway Road,
a local street, and is located off of El Fuerte, a collector street, which are currently
operating at an acceptable level of service. The Spectrum Flex office project was
previously analyzed for traffic generation and the street system was designed to
properly handle all traffic generated by the office park. The 263 average daily trips
associated with this proposed Aquatic Center can be accommodated by the existing
street system.
F. Growth Management Ordinance
The proposed project is located within Local Facilities Management Zone 17 in the southeast
quadrant of the City. The impacts on public facilities created by the project and its compliance
with the adopted performance standards are summarized in Table 2 below.
TABLE2
Growth Management Compliance
STANDARD IMPACTS COMPLIANCE
City Administration NIA Yes
Library NIA Yes
Waste Water Treatment <IEDU Yes
Parks NIA Yes
Drainage NIA Yes
Circulation 350 ADT Yes
Fire Station No. 5 Yes
Open Space NIA Yes
Schools NIA Yes
Sewer Collection System NIA Yes
Water 200 GPD Yes
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V. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Planning Director has determined that this project is exempt from the requirements of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Section 15301, "Existing Facilities", of the
State CEQA Guidelines and will not have any adverse significant impact on the environment. A
Notice of Exemption shall be filed with the County Clerk upon approval of this project.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Planning Commission Resolution No. 6729
2. Location Map
3. Disclosure Statement
4. Background Data Sheet
5. Local Facilities Impact Assessment Form
6. Parking Analysis
7. Reduced Exhibits
8. Exhibit "A" -dated October 20, 2010
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BACKGROUND DATA SHEET
CASE NO: CUP 10-03
CASE NAME: Floaties Aquatic Center
APPLICANT: Polar Bear Productions LLC
REQUEST AND LOCATION: A request for a Conditional Use Permit to allow the Floaties
Aquatic Center to operate in a vacant 8,764 square foot office building on property located at
2704 Gateway Road, in the P-M Zone, in Local Facilities Management Zone 17.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: An Undivided Fee Simple Interest as Tenants in Common in and to
the Common Area Within the Module in Which the Unit Described Below is Located, Equal to
the Reciprocal of the Number of Units of the Module in Which the Unit Described Below is
Located, as Shown on the Towers at Bressi Ranch -Phase III Condominium Plan, Recorded in
the Office of the County Recorder of San Diego County, State of California, on October 17,
2007 as Instrument No. 2007-0667830 (Condominium Plan), Which is Located with Lot 2 of
Carlsbad Tract CT 06-02 The Towers at Bressi Ranch, in the City of Carlsbad, County of San
Diego, State of California, According to Map Thereof No. 15630, filed in the Office of County
Recorder of San Diego County on October 11, 2007, as Instrument No. 2007-0655142.
APN: 213-263~23-09 Acres: NIA Proposed No. of Lots/Units:N =-"-'/A'-"---------
GENERAL PLAN· AND ZONING
Existing Land Use Designation: =--P=la=nn=e=--d"-=In"""d=u=st=ri=a=--1--=--PI=-----------------
Proposed Land Use Designation: _N~/A ____________________ _
Density Allowed:N __ /A ______ _ Density Proposed: N_/A __________ _
Existing Zone: Planned Industrial-P-M Proposed Zone: =--N"""'/A=--=--------------
Surrounding Zoning, General Plan and Land Use:
Zoning General Plan Current Land Use
Site P-M PI Office/Industrial
North P-M PI Office/Industrial
South P-M PI Office/Industrial
East P-M PI Office/Industrial
West P-M PI Office/Industrial
LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM
Coastal Zone: D Yes IX] No Local Coastal Program Segment: =--N"--'/ A'-"--------
Within Appeal Jurisdiction: D Yes IX] No Coastal Development Permit: D Yes IX] No
Local Coastal Program Amendment: D Yes IX] No
Existing LCP Land Use Designation: NIA
Existing LCP Zone: NIA
Proposed LCP Land Use Designation:N =--c....:/ A-=----
Proposed LCP Zone:N -~IA~--------
Revised O I /06
PUBLIC FACILITIES
School District: Carlsbad Unified Water District: Carlsbad Sewer District: Carlsbad
Equivalent Dwelling Units (Sewer Capacity): N_/A ________________ _
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
~ Categorical Exemption, Section 15301, "Existing Facilities"
D Negative Declaration, issued _____________________ _
D Certified Environmental Impact Report, dated _______________ _
D Other, ____________________________ _
Revised O I /06
CITY OF CARLSBAD
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
LOCAL FACILITIES IMP ACTS ASSESSMENT FORM
PROJECT IDENTITY AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT:
FILE NAME AND NO: =-F=-=lo""'"at=ie"""s'"""A-=q=u=a=ti-"--c-=C-=en=t'"""'er"-----------------
LOCAL FACILITY MANAGEMENT ZONE: 11 GENERAL PLAN: Planned Industrial -PI
ZONING: Planned Industrial-P-M
DEVELOPER'S NAME: Polar Bear Productions LLC
ADDRESS: 2704 Gateway Road, Carlsbad, CA 92010
PHONE NO.: 877-277-7946 ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NO.: 213-263-23-09 ~---=-.c'-"-'=--'--'--------
QUANTITY OF LAND USE/DEVELOPMENT (AC., SQ. FT., DU): 8,764 sq. ft. building
ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: NIA ~~-----------------
A. City Administrative Facilities: Demand in Square Footage= NIA
B. Library: Demand in Square Footage = NIA
C. Wastewater Treatment Capacity Demands in EDU= 4.86 EDU
D. Park: Demand in Acreage = NIA
E. Drainage: Demand in CFS = NIA
Identify Drainage Basin = NIA
F. Circulation: Demand in ADT = 263 ADT
G. Fire: Served by Fire Station No.= 5
H. Open Space: Acreage Provided = NIA
I. Schools: NIA
J. Sewer: Demands in EDU= 4.86 EDU
Identify Sub Basin = NIA
K. Water: Demand in GPD = 2 015
PARKING STUDY FOR THE PROPOSED FLOATIES AQUATIC CENTER
Floaties Aquatic Center is -a unique water-based fitness center that will provide water
fitness classes, senior fitness classes, quality swim instruction, scuba instruction and
other aquatic and fitness based programs. Floaties Aquatic Center will offer services
and classes that are geared towards smaller classes and training sessions ( especially
during the daytime hours) than the "traditional gym", such as a 24-Hour Fitness club
where large numbers of patrons participate in "open" or walk-in workouts.
The facility consists of a 8,764 square foot indoor swim facility offering two pools,
offices, a reception area, conference room, women's restroom, men's restroom,
lockers/showers, storage and a pool deck viewing area. Hours of operation will be
Monday through Friday 7am to 7pm and Saturday 8am to 4pm.
Floaties Aquatic Center will be located in the Spectrum Flex office park within the Bressi
Ranch Master Plan and is zoned Planned Industrial (PM). Surrounding existing uses
include ·the Bressi Ranch Animal Hospital and Pacific CNC Machine Co. The remaining
six buildings are currently vacant.
Parking requirements for the proposed location were approved per CT 05-09/PUD 05-
07/PIP 05-06 on the assumption that Building "A"would consist of 75 percent office, 15
percent manufacturing and 10 percent warehouse. Office land use provides a parking
ratio of 1 parking space per 250 square feet, manufacturing land use provides a parking
ratio of 1 parking space per 400 square feet, and warehouse land use provides a
parking ratio of 1 space per 1,000 square feet. The total parking provided for Building
"A" is 32 spaces. The City's parking requirement for a "typical" athletic club use is 1
space per 200 square feet. The total parking required by the City is 44 spaces, leaving a
deficit of 12 spaces.
Based on City staff direction, parking utilization and parking accumulation
characteristics of Floaties existing Poway location, the Noonan Family Swim School,
and the City of Poway Community Swim Center were observed during critical morning,
midday, and evening peak periods to determine potential parking impacts associated
with the proposed Floaties Aquatic Center within Building ''A" of the Spectrum. Flex
office park.
Floaties Swim School -Poway Location
Floaties currently has one other swim school located in Poway at 13180 Poway Road.
The facility is approximately .6,000 square feet and currently provides a range of swim
instruction and water fitness classes in a 60 by 25 foot pool (1,500 square feet). The
current location did not require a conditional use permit nor was a parking standard
applied. Floaties Poway has a parking allotment of 22 spaces; which is 1 space per 275
square feet approximately. If this facility were located in Carlsbad, it would require 30
parking spaces (1 per 200 square feet).
On Friday June 11, 2010, parking data was gathered for the current Floaties. Parking
data was collected between the hours of 7am to 9am, 11 am to 2pm and 4pm to 7pm.
These time periods were selected since they are typical peak parking utilization periods.
The existing Floaties Swim School is located within a 30,000 square foot commercial
shopping center. Other uses within the center include a martial arts school, a pre-
school, a dance school, a sushi restaurant and a hair salon.
Table 1 presents the parking accumulation by hour observed at the existing Floaties
Poway location. As shown, parking was observed to peak at the 5:00 p.m. hour with 22
accumulated parked cars ( 100%) out of the 22 parking spaces provided at the site for
Floaties in Poway. Parking accumulation is at the highest level during the evening peak
period. During the morning and midday peak period, parking accumulation averaged
about 16% of the total parking available at the site for Poway Floaties.
Table 1
Foaties, Powav Location
Peak Period Time Parking Accumulation Percentage
7:00 2 spaces 9%
AM 8:00 3 spaces 14%
11:00 10 spaces 45%
12:00 2 spaces 9%
Mid-day 1:00 1 space 5%
4:00 18 spaces 81%
5:00 22 spaces 100%
PM 6:00 21 spaces 95%
Noonan Family Swim School
The Noonan Family Swim School is located in Murrieta at 26039 Jefferson Avenue. The
facility is located within the Multiple Use 2 (MU-2) zone and required a minor
Conditional Use Permit (CUP 007-2236) to locate at the site. The MU-2 zone is part of
the City's Industrial District. The purpose of the zone is to allow for a flexible mixture of
freeway serving industrial, office and retail commercial use.
The facility consists of l,&00 square foot indoor personal instruction swim school
offering two swimming pools, staff office": instructor offices, men's and women's
restrooms, family changing rooms, office storage, first aid room, storage, rest area and
vending area. The hours of operation are Monday through Friday 9am to 6pm and
Saturday 9am to 1 pm.
On Friday August 6, 2010, parking data was gathered for the Noonan Family Swim
School. Parking data was collected between the hours of 9am, 11 am to 2pm, and 4pm
to 7pm. The facility is located within the Jefferson Business Center. Surrounding uses
include an indoor batting cage, furniture retail, wholesale bakery, copy and print facility,
and a shipping facility. The swim school was required to provide a total of 39 parking
spaces (1 space per 200 square feet).
Table 2 presents the parking accumulation by hour observed at the Noonan Family
Swim School. As shown, parking was observed to peak at the 5:00 p.m. hour with 27
accumulated parked cars (69%) out of the 39 parking spaces provided at the site.
Parking accumulation is at the highest level during the evening peak period, but never
reaches 100% demand. During the morning and midday peak period, parking
accumulation averaged about 36% of the total parking available at the site for the swim
school.
Table 2
Noonan Family Swim School
Peak Period Time Parking Accumulation Percentage
AM 9:00 19 spaces 48%
11:00 26 spaces 67%
12:00 2 spaces 9%
Mid-day 1:00 9 spaces 23%
4:00 24 spaces 62%
5:00 27 spaces 69%
PM 6:00 21 spaces 54%
City of Poway Community Swim Center
The Poway Community Swim Center is located in Poway at 13094 Civic Center Road.
The facility is located within the Open Space/Recreation (OS-R) zone and is-adjacent to
the Poway Senior Center in the Poway Community Park. The Swim Center includes a
SO-meter by 25-yard pool (12,300 square feet) with an attached diving well and shallow
children's pool, locker areas and changing rooms. The Swim Center offers a variety of
activities and programs for people of all ages.
The Swim Center was approved as part of a master plan for a Community Park. Per the
City of Poway's municipal code, parking standards for city parks are determined by City
Council. City Council determined that 75 parking spaces were adequate for the Swim
Center and no parking analysis was performed.
The Swim Center maintains different hours depending on the season. During the
summer (June 12 -August 30), the pool is open Monday/Wednesday/Friday 1pm to
5:30pm; Tuesday/Thursday 1 pm to 8pm; and Saturday/Sunday 1 pm to 7pm. During the
fall {August 31 -October 25), the pool is open Monday/Wednesday/Friday 10:30am to
7:30pm; Tuesday/Thursday 8am to 7:30pm and Saturday/Sunday 1 pm to 5pm. During
the winter (October 26 -April 5), the pool is open Monday through Friday 11 am to
1 :30pm and 3pm to 7pm and closed Saturday and Sunday. During the spring (April 6 -
June 11 ), the pool is open Monday/Wednesday/Friday 10:30am to 7:30pm;
Tuesday/Thursday 8am to 7:30pm and Saturday/Sunday 1 pm to 5pm.
A parking analysis was performed at the Swim Center on Wednesday July 21, 2010
between the hours of 9am and 6pm. During the summer, on Wednesdays the pool is
open from 9:15am to 8pm for adult lap swim and 1 pm to 5:30pm for free swim and swim
instruction.
Table 3 presents the parking accumulation by hour observed at the Poway Community
Swim Center. As shown, parking was observed to peak at the 5:00 p.m. hour with 53
accumulated parked cars (70%) out of the 75 parking spaces provided at the site for the
swim center. Parking accumulation is at the highest level during the PM peak period.
During the morning and midday peak period, parking accumulation averages about 49%
of the total parking available at the site for the swim school.
Table 3
Poway Community Swim Center
Peak Period Time Parking Accumulation Percentage
9:00 32 spaces 56%
AM 10:00 43 spaces 57%
11:00 37 spaces 49%
12:00 39 spaces 52%
Mid-day 1:00 26 spaces 34%
4:00 42 spaces 56%
5:00 53 spaces 70%
PM 6:00 51 spaces 68%
Parking Compatibility of Proposed Floaties Aquatic Center and SpectrumFlex
As mentioned previously, the proposed Floaties Aquatic Center would occupy 8,764
square feet (Building "A") within the Spectrum Flex office park. The City of Carlsbad
Municipal Code requires 1 parking space per 200 square feet of health club floor area.
Based on this requirement, the proposed Floaties Aquatic Center would require 44
parking spaces. Floaties Aquatic Center will be allocated 32 parking spaces. As shown
in the parking accumulation data collected from the existing Floaties location and two
other swim facilities, peak parking accumulation was observed at the 5:00 p.m. hour.
Morning and midday peak parking accumulation ranged from 16% to 49% of the total
parking provided for each swim facility.
Using the information from the parking data, Floaties Aquatic Center Carlsbad is
projected to have morning and midday peak parking accumulation of 16% to 49% of the
total 32 parking spaces provided. During the morning and. midday, Floaties Aquatic
Center would have adequate parking and would never exceed the 32 spaces provided.
Based on the information collected, Floaties Aquatic Center Carlsbad is projected to
have evening peak parking ratio of 69% to 100% of the total parking provided. Using
this data, Floaties Aquatic Center Carlsbad would never exceed the 32 spaces provided
(even during the evening peak periods).
Shared Parking Analysis
Although it has been shown that Floaties Aquatic Center is projected to never exceed
the 32 parking spaces provided, Floaties Aquatic Center is proposing a joint-use of
parking agreement.
Pursuant to Chapter 21.44.080A.1(a) of the C.M.C., up to fifty percent of the parking
facilities required for a use considered to be primarily a daytime use may be provided by
the parking facilities of a use considered to be a primarily nighttime use and vice versa.
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On April 20, 2005, the City of Carlsbad established a precedent for justifying joint-use of
parking for Purefitness on the basis that when office/industrial uses have a higher
demand for parking spaces, health clubs typically have a lesser demand.
Health clubs are not specifically identified in the ordinance as a nighttime use, nor are
office/industrial uses specifically identified as daytime uses. However based on the
information collected from the parking accumulation analysis of the existing Floaties
Poway site, the Noonan Family Swim School, and the City of Poway Community
Center, evening peak parking accumulation was observed during the 5:00 p.~. hour.
The following table illustrates the existing uses operating at the office park.
Table 4
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Floaties Aquatic Gym/ Athletic
A 2704 Center Club Daytime/Evening 32
B 2706 Vacant N/A N/A 25
C 2708 Vacant N/A N/A 25
D 2710 Vacant N/A N/A
E 2712 Vacant N/A N/A 53
Pacific CNC
F 2702 Machine Co Manufacturing Daytime 22
Veterinary
Bressi Ranch clinic/animal -
G 2700 Animal Hospital hospital Daytime 32
H 2718 Vacant N/A N/A 25
I 2716 Vacant N/A N/A 39
Of the nine buildings, six are currently vacant (see chart above) and are listed as for-
sale by the owner. Building G houses the Bressi Ranch Animal Hospital. Building F
houses Pacific CNC Machine Co. Both uses are considered to be primarily daytime
uses and operate normal daytime business hours. Although a majority of the buildings
at the site are currently vacant, it is assumed that future uses will be predominately (if
not all) daytime industrial uses. If a higher intensity use is proposed for one of the
vacant buildings in the future, Staff will need to reassess parking at that time to ensure
adequate parking at the site through a Conditional Use Permit.
The extra 12 parking spaces needed are located within the same office park and are all
within 150 feet of the proposed aquatic center [48 parking spaces are located
immediately around the proposed location of Floaties Aquatic Center -see provided
site plan]. The project will be conditioned to enter into and record a reciprocal parking
agreement prior to issuance of a building permit, acceptable to the Planning Director.
Table 5
Standard Required Provided
Gyms and Health 1 space per 200 sq.
Spas ft. 44 32
Joint Use Spaces 12
TOTAL 44
Conclusions
The proposed Carlsbad Floaties Aquatic Center would occupy 8,764 square feet
(Building "A") within the Spectrum Flex office park. Parking requirements for the
proposed location were approved based on the assumption that Building "A" would
consist of 75 percent office, 15 percent manufacturing and 10 percent warehouse.
Office land use provides a parking ratio of 1 parking space per 250 square feet,
manufacturing land use provides a parking ratio of 1 parking space per 400 square feet
and warehouse land use provides a parking ratio of 1 space per 1,000 square feet. The
total parking provided for Building "A" is 32 spaces. The City's parking requirement for
"typical" athletic club use is 1 space per 200 square feet. However, Floaties Aquatic
Center is not a "typical" athletic club and as shown would likely never exceed the 32
provided spaces.
Services and classes will be offered that are geared towards smaller classes and
training sessions than the "traditional gym", such as a 24-Hour Fitness club where large
numbers of patrons participate in "open" workouts. The lap/multi-purpose pool will never
exceed 10-15 people at any given time. The teaching pool would have 18-24 individuals
per session. Swim lessons would not be offered in the teaching pool while the
lap/multipurpose pool were in use and swim lessons will largely be offered during the
evenings and weekends.
Based on the parking analysis, the proposed Carlsbad Floaties Aquatic Center will
generate a peak parking accumulation of 69% to 100% of the total parking provided (22-
32 parked vehicles). Furthermore, the shared parking analysis indicates that Floaties
Aquatic Center has the opportunity to share parking spaces with the other uses of the
Spectrum Flex office center.
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Carlsbad Condltlonal Use Permit Appllcatlon Number: CUP 10-03
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ADT: 30 trips 11,000 SF,
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School District:
Legal Description:
Parcel 1:
2704 Gateway Road
Carlsbad, CA 92009
(2~ PM Zone
Planned Industrial (Pl)
Planned: 8,767 S.F. • Gross
Actual 8,752 S.F. • Gross
263 AOT (IAHDAO Vehkulllr o..,.rauo., R1Me1)
City of Carlsbad
Carlsbad Municipal Water District
Carlsbad Unified School District
Lot 1 of Carlsbad Tract CT 05-09, In the city of Carlsbad, County of
San Diego, State of California, according to the map thereof No,
15669, flied In the office of the county recorder of said San Diego
County, January 15, 2008.
Parcel 2:
Non1xcluslve easements for access, parking and various other
purposes as defined In declaration of covenants, conditions and
restrictions and recJprocaJ easements agreement recorded July 31,
2007, as document# 2007-051735 of official records.
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Contact Information:
Owner/ Developer : Mike and Karyn Morrll
13180 Poway Road
Poway, CA 92123
Contact: Mike Morrll
1.877.277.7946
Architect/ Designer: SAVR, Inc.
Architecture I Interiors I Planning
703 16th Street, Suite 220
San Diego, CA 92101
Contact: Erik A. Shearn
1.619.940.7287
Land Planner: Hofman Planning & Engineering
3152 Llonshead Avenue
Carlsbad, CA 92010
Contact: Natalie Roderick
1.760.692.4022
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