HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-01-11; Planning Commission; ; CUP 42D - CARLSBAD RACEWAY CORPORATIONSTAFF REPORT/MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
PLANNING COMMISSION
CITY MANAGER
JANUARY 11, 1972
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW
CONTINUANCE OF THE CARLSBAD RACEWAY
APPLICANT: CARLSBAD RACEWAY CORPORATION
Report submitted by: City Manager, Building, Engineering, Fire,
Parks & Recreation and Planning Departments
Section I -General.Discussion
The applicant wishes to continue the conditional use permit
originally granted by City Council Resolution #963 of 17 December
1964. The original application was approved by the Planning
Commission and was subsequently appealed to the City Council by
the adjoining property owners. City Council Resolution #963
was the product of that appeal.
In March 1965 the applicant applied to the Planning
Commission to expand the types of uses allowed under the ori-
ginal Conditional Use Permit. Planning Commission #391
granted that request.
On May 27, 1969 the applicant submitted an application to
extend the original Conditional Use Permit for a period of ten
(10) years, and an amendment to the original Conditional Use
Permit to allow the sale of beer. Application was denied.
During 1969 there was the issue of the potential and
future use of Palomar Airport. The staff at that time felt
it was impossible to make any determination pertaining to land
use in areas which may be affected by landing patterns of the
airport, especially since the future of the airport facility
was at that time questionable.
At this time, the airport is establishing a function
in the north county. An FAA approved tower is scheduled to be
built in the immediate future indicating an extended life-1 time for the airport as a land use.
During the past eight years of operation, the Carlsbad
Raceway has maintained a good relationship with the community.
Police and fire problems have been minimal. Compatible non-
residential land uses adjacent to airport traffic patterns
have been approved by the City during the last year:
l. Cemetary/Planned Community master plan at the intersection
of Palomar Airport Road and El Camino Real.
2. An agricultural Preserve was established through county
zoning northerly of Palomar Airport Road between the cemetary
and the raceway.
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3. The recreational vehicle park south of Palomar Airport
Road at the westerly end of the runway.
4. The Tri-City Automobile Dealers Association complex on
Interstate-5 in the departure pattern.
S. Existing city C-M (Heavy Commercial -Limited Industrial)
Zone and M (Manufacture) Zone are located along the northerly
property boundary of Palomar Airport.
Section II -Recommendation
The staff recommends approval of the subject application
for the following reasons and subject to the following conditions.
Section III -Reasons of Approval
l. The extension of the existing Conditional Use Permit will
be an asset and benefit to the community.
2. The land use as proposed is compatible with airport traffic
patterns and facilities.
Section IV -Conditions of Approval
l. An ambulance shall be on the premises and shall be on stand-
by for all events with one driver/or attendant who has a valid
first aid license.
2. No alcoholic beverage~ shall be permitted on the grounds
or premises of the dragway and spectator stands; and all above
areas will be posted to this effect.
3. There will be no jet drags.
4. The required off-street parking ordinance shall be complied
with, such as parking for the spectators shall be one for each
five seats, and improved to the City's standards. The Plans
must be submitted to the Engineering Department for their
approval and built to their standards.
5. Before any night meets are held, all parking lots, entrances
and pertinences shall be adequately lighted as specified by
the Engineering Department.
p. The water supply shall be a p!l;Jble water supply as spe-
cified by San Diego County Health°ifepartment at no expense
to the City of Carlsbad.
7. Within a reasonable time after an event, the premises
shall be cleaned of rubbish or waste material to conform with
Ordinance No. 5010.
B. That the construction privileges hereby granted are granted
solely to the owner, his vestee or agent in said construction
and these privileges are not transferable without the expressed
consent of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad. Upon the
date of the granting of this Conditional Use Permit, the
operation and maintenance privileges of subject facility shall
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be for a period of ten(lO) years or until January 11, 1982
and such operational and maintenance privileges shall be
transferable. At the end of such ten(lO) year period there
shall be an annual review period to establish further con-
tinuance. In the event of any further application for a
conditional use permit for a raceway facility at the same
location, subject shall be judged and considered without
regard to the privileges granted herein.
9. That a landscape and sprinkler plan to aid in noise
abatement and erosion control shall be designed by a regis-
tered landscape architect and submitted to the Parks &
Recreation Director for approval.
10. That all motor vehicles shall have an adequate muffler
system -motorcycles are required by state law to have silencers.
11. Major drag races (those where competitors use fuel burning
blown engines) shall be limited to one event per month.
@ Any future major recreational use, i.e. recreational
. le park, overnight camping shall be submitted as
of a specific plan for the entire parcel.
13. Erosion control on all motorcycle trails shall be approved
by the City Engineer.
14. That an adequate fencing
control ingress and egress to
by the Planning Director.
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program shall be established to
the property a~sha}J) be approved
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CK~RNOLD, City Manager
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