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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-06-15; Planning Commission; ; CUP 154A - PACIFIC BELL VEHICLES UNLIMITEDAPPLIC. ~ON COMPLETE DATE: APRIL 4, 1994 STAFF PIANNER: TERESA WOODS ~ 0) STAFF REPORT DATE: JUNE 15, 1994 TO: PLANNING COMMISSION FROM: PLANNING DEPARTMENT SUBJECT: CUP 154(A) -PACIFIC BELUVEHICLES UNLIMITED -Request for approval of a Negative Declaration and a Conditional Use Permit Amendment to allow an expansion of an existing telephone electronic switching facility and to permit temporary parking/impound of seized vehicles at 2175 Camino Vida Roble, in the PM zone in Local Facilities Management Zone 5. I. RECOMMENDATION That the Planning Commission ADOPT Planning Commission Resolution No. 3665, APPROVING the Negative Declaration issued by the Planning Director and ADOPT Planning Commission Resolution No. 3666 APPROVING CUP 154(A), based on the findings and subject to the conditions contained therein. II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND The proposed project addresses two requests as follows: 1) to expand an existing telephone company electronic switching facility; and, 2) to permit the temporary storage and impound of seized vehicles. The site is located on the south side of Camino Vida Roble just west of Yarrow Drive in the Palomar Airport Business Park. The site is owned by Pacific Bell. In 1975, Pacific Bell constructed the original telephone electronic switching facility without a Conditional Use Permit. In 1978, the applicant processed a Conditional Use permit (CUP 154) to legitimize the existing use and to expand the existing structure. CUP 154 was approved permitting the telephone electronic switching facility in the PM zone and allowing the 1,570 square foot expansion of the existing building for a total building square footage of approximately 6, 730 square feet. CUP 154(A) PACIFIC BELL/VEHICLES UNLIMITED JUNE 15, 1994 PAGE2 In 1986, Pacific Bell completed the building expansion, approved under CUP 154, however, apparently due to a staff oversight at that time, the expansion was constructed larger than that approved under CUP 154. The expansion as constructed was approximately 2,566 square feet larger than approved under the CUP 154, for a total building square footage of 10,866. Further, the applicant paved and striped for parking, the southern portion of the site. The building expansion was necessary to accommodate additional telephone switching equipment to provide telephone switching capacity to meet future service requirements in the City of Carlsbad. The additional equipment did not involve increasing the employee population of three at this location. Therefore, the first part of the CUP amendment request is to legitimize the additional square footage of the existing building. No further development is proposed at this time. The second part of the CUP amendment request is to permit the temporary storage and impound of vehicles on the site. Pacific Bell proposes to lease a portion of their property to Vehicles Unlimited for this purpose. This request is the result of a letter notifying them of the violation for storing towed vehicles on the site without a CUP. Vehicle storage is a permitted use in the PM zone subject to a Conditional Use Permit as provided for in Section 21.42.010(2)(J) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code. Vehicles Unlimited, a towing business, has been in operation at this site since December, 1992. Vehicles Unlimited contracts with the State and Federal government to seize vehicles on behalf of the government. There is no private towing associated with this business. The public is not permitted on the subject property. The offices for this business are located in an adjacent building to the west, at 2101 Camino Vida Roble. All public contact is handled in the adjacent office building. m. ANALYSIS 1. Does the use comply with the McClellan-Palomar Airport Comprehensive Land Use Plan? 2. Can the findings required for approving a Conditional Use Permit be made? More specifically: a) Is the telephone switching station expansion and temporary vehicle storage/impound necessary or desirable for the development of the community, in harmony with the various elements and objectives of the General Plan, and, not detrimental to existing uses or to uses specifically permitted in the zone; b) Is the site adequate in size and shape to accommodate the use; CUP 154(A) PACIFIC BELL/VEHICLES UNLIMITED JUNE 15, 1994 PAGE 3 c) Are all of the yards, setbacks, walls, fences, landscaping and other features necessary to adjust the requested use to existing or permitted future uses in the neighborhood provided and maintained; and d) Is the street system serving the proposed use adequate to properly handle all traffic generated by the use? DISCUSSION 1. Compatibility with the Airport Comprehensive Land Use Plan The proposed project is located within the Airport Influence Area, but is located outside of the 60 dBA CNEL noise contours. The project site is not located within either the Runway Protection Zone (RPZ) or Flight Activity Zone (FAZ). The Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) for McClellan-Palomar Airport only addresses uses impacted by noise levels above 60 dBA CNEL or properties located within the RPZ or FAZ. As such, the proposed use is consistent with the McClellan-Palomar Airport CLUP. 2. Findings Required to Grant a Conditional Use Permit a) Desirability and Harmony of Proposed Use Both the telephone switching facility and temporary vehicle storage are desirable for the benefit of the community. The telephone switching facility makes telephone service available to businesses and residents of the City of Carlsbad; the temporary vehicle storage facility provides vehicle storage for vehicles seized by the Border Patrol in Carlsbad and surrounding communities. To ensure that the temporary vehicle storage does not become a junk yard in the future, conditions have been included prohibiting retail towing or the operation of a recycling business on the premisses. Further, a 45 day time limit for temporary storage of a single vehicle has been included. To ensure that neither the expanded telephone switching facility nor the temporary vehicle storage would impose any detrimental impacts to other uses in the same vicinity, the proposed project has been conditioned to enhance and maintain landscaping; repair and maintain all asphalt parking areas; maintain all fencing; and, maintain all vinyl screening. The uses in the surrounding area have already been established, and the proposed vehicle storage/impound, as conditioned, is compatible with these uses. CUP 154(A) PACIFIC BELL/VEHICLES UNLIMITED JUNE 15, 1994 PAGE4 b) Adequate Size and Shape The site is adequate in size and shape to accommodate both the telephone switching facility and the temporary vehicle storage facility as conditioned. The site is fully improved, no additional improvements are proposed. Only 12.5 percent of the site will be covered with a structure. c) Necessary Features Provided The telephone switching facility already exists, as does the temporary vehicle storage/impound facility. The site is fully developed with the telephone switching facility, fencing, landscaping, and paved parking area. No further grading or development is proposed. The northern, approximately 50 feet of the site, along Camino Vida Roble, is heavily landscaped with trees, shrubs, and ground cover. The landscaping along Camino Vida Roble almost totally obscures the telephone switching facility as viewed from the street. Some of the ground cover on the site has died. The applicant/owner will be conditioned to replace this ground cover. As identified in the table below, with the exception of the building's front yard setback and size of eating area provided, the development meets the standards of the PM zone. As constructed, the building was consistent with the Palomar Airport Business Park (SP-145) front yard setback standard of 40 feet. Subsequent to the approval of the Specific Plan, the PM zone was amended requiring a SO-foot front yard setback along secondary arterials. The building as constructed, has a front yard setback ranging from 42-54 feet, with an average of 50 feet. As the building was constructed to standards in place at the time of approval and no building alterations are proposed, staff believes that the 50 foot average front yard setback is acceptable. The telephone switching facility is a single story structure consisting of a stucco exterior which is painted beige. There is a Pacific Telephone logo on the front of the building, with little other building articulation or relief. The landscaping within the front yard setback almost totally obscures the structure as viewed from the street. CUP 154(A) PACIFIC BELL/VEHICLES UNLIMITED JUNE 15, 1994 PAGE 5 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS COMPUANCE REQUIRED PROPOSED Front Yard Setback 50 feet 42-54 feet Side Yard Setback 10 feet 25-125 feet Rear Yard Setback 25 feet (1 0' landscaped) 200 feet (20' landscaped) Height 35 feet 17.66 feet Parking 11 spaces 20 spaces Lot Coverage 50% max 12.5% d) Adequate Street System The traffic impacts of the telephone switching facility and temporary vehicle storage facility amount to an average increase of less than 25 trips per day, which is insignificant. The street system is adequate to handle this minor increase in traffic. IV. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW The site was previously mass-graded and padded-out as part of the Palomar Airport Business Park development and no additional grading is proposed. The site has been fully developed with structure, paving, and landscaping. Staff has determined that no significant adverse environmental impacts will result due to this project. The Planning Director, therefore, issued a Negative Declaration on April 18, 1994. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Planning Commission Resolution No. 3665 2. Planning Commission Resolution No. 3666 3. Location Map 4. Background Data Sheet 5. Disclosure Statement 6. Reduced 8 ½" x 11" Site Plan 7. Exhibit "A", dated June 15, 1994. 'IW:lh MAY4, 1994 PALOMAR AIRPORT City of Carload PACIFIC BELL/VEHICLES UNLIMITED CUP 154(A) BACKGROUND DATA SHEET -- CASE NO: __ CU=P__.1....,5..,.4..,.(A...,.)..._ __________________ _ CASE NAME: Pacific BellNehicles Unlimited APPIJCANT: Varley Entemrises REQUEST AND LOCATION: Conditional Use Permit amendment to allow an expansion of an existing tele_phone electronic switching facility and to allow the temponuy auto storage/impound of seized vehicles in conjunction with a towing business. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 15 of Palomar Ahport Business Park Unit No. 1 of Map 854 recorded December 31, 1974, City of Carlsbad, County of San Diego, State of California APN: 213-050-13 Acres ....,2=.0......_____ Proposed No. of Lots/Units _.N..,./..,.,A ___ _ (Assessor's Parcel Number) GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING Land Use Designation _.P-I __ _ Density Allowed _.N .... /..,.,A..,___ ___ Density Proposed -=-N..,._/...,A..____ Existing Zone ....,P....,.M..._ ____ Proposed Zone ..,.N...,/....,A ___ _ Surrounding Zoning and Land Use: (See attached for information on Carlsbad's Zoning Requirements) Zoning I.and YB Site PM Industrial North PM Industrial South PM Industrial East PM Industrial West PM Industrial PUBUC l!ACILITIES School District Carlsbad Water District Carlsbad Sewer District Carlsbad Equivalent Dwelling Units (Sewer Capacity) .... N .... I .... A ____________ _ Public Facilities Fee Agreement, dated ________________ _ ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT .x_ Negative Declaration, issued .... A....,p=ril ........ l...,.,8,._1 .... 994........,....._ ___________ _ _ Certified Environmental Impact Report, dated ____________ _ Other, __________________________ _ 1W:wl City of Carlsbad ■AGi,i,h,i•i•l§•EiihetA,ii DISCLOSURE STATEMENT APPLICANT'S STATEMENT OF DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN OWNERSHIP INTERESTS ON AU. APPLICATIONS WHICH WILL REQUIRE DISCRETIONARY ACTION ON Tl-IE PART OF THE CITY COUNCIL. OR A.HY APPOINTED BOARD, COMMISSION OR COMMITTeE. (Pleue Print) The following information must be disclosed: 1 . Applicant List the names and addresses of all persons having a financial Interest In the application. Varley Enterprises 2095 w, Vista way Ste '#219 Vista. CA 92083 Alutra Enterprises Vehicles Unlimited Asset Recovery 2. Owner Same as above 2105 Camino Vida Roble. Ste A Carlsbad, CA 92009 List the names and addresses of all persons having any ownership Interest In the property Involved. Pac i f i c Be J J -=P..,;;a ... c __ 1. __ • f:a..1.=-· Caaa....=B=e=l-=l __________ _ 3848 7th Ave. rm. 120 San Diego Ca. 92103 3. If any person Identified pursuant to (1) or (2) above Is a corporation or partnership, 11st the names and addresses of all Individuals owning more than 10% of the shares In the corporation or owning any partnership Interest In the partnership. (1) Arthur J. Varley (1) Ula M. Varley (1) Arthur J. Varley, Jr. 2095 w. Vista way Ste. 219 vista Ca. 92083 4. If any person Identified pursuant to (1) or (2) above la a non-profit organization or a trust, 11st the names .and addresses of any person serving as officer or director of the non-profit organization or as trustH or beneflc:lary of the trust. 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