HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-03-02; Planning Commission; ; CUP 90-13X1 - CITY OF CARLSBAD HIRING CENTERSTAFFLNER: ANNE HYSONG
SfAFF REPORT
DATE: MARCH 2, 1994
TO: PLANNlNG COMMlSSlON
FROM: PLANNlNG DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: CUP 90-13xl -CITY OF CARLSBAD HIRING CENTER -Request for an
extension of a Conditional Use Permit allowing the hiring center on property
generally located east of El Camino Real and west of the Coast Waste
Management access road in the M-Q Zone.
I. RECOMMENDATION
That the Planning Commission ADOPT Planning Commission Resolution No. 3634
APPROVING CUP 90-13xl based upon the findings and subject to the conditions contained
therein.
H. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND
On February 20, 1991, the Planning Commission approved the subject project which
consists of a 1 O' X 20' trailer, a circular decomposed granite driveway, chemical toilets, a
picnic table, and three parking spaces located on County owned land in the M-Q zone. The
project, a government facility funded by the City, requires a conditional use permit. The
project is located west of the County access road utilized by the Water District and Coast
Waste Management. ~
During the past three years, the hiring center11~ntinued its employment operation,
providing employment to approximately 3,224 • workers during 1993. On average,
the hiring center provides employment services to 40 individuals daily during the hours of
7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Monday through Sacurday. "
Although the conditional use permit was approved for two years until February 21, 1993
to correspond with a two year lease with the County, the actual lease was negotiated for
the period from July 1991 through June 1993. The County has since agreed to automatic:
an.T'lual lease renewals with the City until either agency terminates the lease. The City
Council has approved funding of the project through June, 1994, and the Hiring Center
will be included in the 1994-95 proposed budget. The project has not been returned to the
Planning Commission for extensp~il lease renewrJ and funding issues were finalized.
Staff is recommending that the be extended for a five year period from February
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CilY OF CARLSBAD HIRING CENTER
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III. ANALYSIS
The Hiring Center has continued to operate for the past three years as conditioned with
three minor exceptions. The first exception involves a condition requiring that Hiring
Center kiosk plaques be placed on all structures located along Palomar Airport Road and
El Camino Real. Due to the high cost of directional plaques, alternate City signage was
utilized to reduce costs. The second exception is a minor alteration of the site due to the
installation of 6 posts necessary to support a 128 square foot plywood awning above the
outdoor tables adjacent to the trailer. The cover is necessary to provide shade and shelter
during inclimate weather, and the necessary building supplies and labor will be provided
by the Center through donations. Although the cover will be supported by wood posts set
in concrete, there is no cement slab involved allowing for easy removal should the project
be discontinued. The Hiring Center is temporarily using a blue tarp attached to the posts
to provide shelter above the tables and chairs which is far less desirable than the proposed
cover conditioned to be painted to match the trailer. The third exception is the onsite
parking spaces. Although the original conditional use permit specified five parking spaces,
only three spaces are actually provided on-site. Jim Lundgren, Hiring Center manager, has
indicated that this is sufficient parking for the three permanent staff members, however,
one additional employee from the State Department of Employment does park on the
street. Mr. Lundgren indicated that approximately 50% of the individuals seeking
employment drive automobiles to the site, and there is sufficient area within the site's
boundaries along the western shoulder of the road to accommodate the approximately 20
individuals who drive to the Center each day. Parking parallel to the roadway does not
obstruct two way circulation and traffic safety is ensured because the private road is not
heavily used by the surrounding governmental uses. Parking is not permitted east of the
roadway thereby providing off-road pedestrian access to the site.
DISCUSSION
The findings previously made to approve the Hiring Center conditional use permit remain
the same. The use is necessary and desirable to promote the health, safety and welfare of
the community because it provides an employment center with safe vehicular and
pedestrian access away from residential areas for the increasing numbers of migrant
workers who solicit employment along roadways, intersections and parking lots. The
Hiring Center is compatible with the surrounding industrial and governmental uses which
provide services and have similar onsite storage requirements. The site is adequate to
accommodate the use, and the necessary amenities including the proposed awning have·or
will be provided. The street system serving the project is adequate to provide access to the
facility for pedestrians as well as automobiles.
In summary, the Planning Department recommends that the Planning Commission approve
a five year extension of CUP 90-13 as conditioned including the deletion of Condition No.
5 requiring a fifth onsite parking space and Condition No. 7 requiring kiosk signage.
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CUP 90-13xl
CI1Y OF CARLSBAD HIRING CENTER
MARCH 2, 1994
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ATI ACHMENTS
1. Planning Com.mission Resolution No. 3634
2. Location Map
3. Staff Report dated February 20, 1991
4. Planning Com.mission Resolution 3190.
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Sf AFF REPORT
DATE: FEBRUARY 20, 1991
TO: PLANNING COMMISSION
FROM: PLANNING DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: CUP 90-13 -CITY OF CARLSBAD lilRING CENTER -Request for a
Conditional Use Permit allowing a hiring center on property generally located
east of El Camino Real and west of the Coast Waste Management Access
Road in the M-Q Zone in Local Facilities Management Zone 5.
I. RECOMMENDATION
That the Planning Commission ADOPT Planning Commission Resolution No. 3190
APPROVING CUP 90-13 based upon the findings and subject to the conditions contained
therein.
II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND
In February, 1990, the City Council directed staff to research migrant hiring site
alternatives to address the problem of large numbers of documented and undocumented
workers who congregate along streets and intersections and commercial parking lots
seeking employment. The increasing numbers of migrant workers soliciting jobs from
passing motorists have raised citizen concern about loitering, traffic and pedestrian safety,
and resulted in complaints from local business owners who are concerned that large
numbers of workers congregating in parking lots and at store entrances is resulting in
property and business loss. In April, 1990, after investigating hiring site operations in
other cities, Council authorized staff to begin investigating potential hiring site locations
satisfying the following criteria:
1. a non-residential area;
2. provides maximum vehicular and pedestrian traffic safety;
3. close proximity to public transportation.
Staffs site investigation resulted in the selection of a .83 acre site located on County
owned land just east of the Carlsbad Municipal Water District facility and west of Coast
Waste Management in the M-Q zone.
The proposed hiring center is a government facility requiring the approval of a Conditional
Use Pennit to operate at the proposed location. The proposed project consists of a 1 O' X
20' office trailer, a circular decomposed granite driveway, two chemical toilets, picnic
tables, bicycle racks, and five parking spaces available only to hiring center employees and
potential employers. Minimal grading (approximately 240 cubic yards) is necessary to
accommodate the use. Access to the site is provided by a 24' wide County road which
intersects with El Camino Real and Faraday Avenue. The proposed hours of operation are
CUP 90-13
City of Carlsbad Hiring Center
February 20, 1991
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6:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Monday through Friday, and 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on
Saturday. The hiring center will be staffed by a bi-lingual project supervisor and two
placement specialists contracted by the City.
m. ANALYSIS
Planning Issues
1. Can the four findings required for granting a Conditional Use Permit for the hiring
center in the M-Q zone be made?
Specifically:
a. That the requested use is necessary or desirable for the development of the
community, is essentially in harmony with the various elements and
objectives of the General Plan, and is not detrimental to existing uses or to
uses specifically permitted in the zone in which the proposed use is to be
located;
b. That the site for the intended use is adequate m size and shape to
accommodate the use;
c. That 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 will be provided and maintained; and
d. That the street system serving the proposed use is adequate to properly
handle all traffic generated by the proposed use.
DISCUSSION
As determined by the City Council, the proposed use is necessary and desirable to promote
the health, safety, and welfare of the community because it provides an employment center
with safe vehicular and pedestrian access away from residential areas for the increasing
numbers of migrant workers who solicit employment along roadways, intersections and
parking lots.
The proposed use in the M-Q zone is surrounded by industrial and governmental uses such
as the Safety Center and Fire Station, Coast Waste Management, and the Carlsbad
Municipal Water District, each requiring equipment storage onsite. The hiring center is not
detrimental to these uses since it is also a City facility offering a needed service and
requiring the storage of a temporary office trailer onsite.
The .83 acre relatively flat, previously graded parcel with access provided by a 24 foot
wide County access road is adequate in size and shape to accommodate the proposed use.
CUP 90-13
City of Carlsbad Hiring Center
February 20, 1991
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The parcel will require minimal grading to create a 7,000 square foot pad to locate the
small office trailer, circular driveway, picnic tables, chemical toilets, and
employee/employer parking; the majority of the parcel will not be disturbed. The parcel's
triangular shape provides adequate frontage along the access road to enable a one-way
circular driveway for safe ingress and egress to the project. Also, the site is located in a
non-residential area surrounded by other governmental and industrial uses and set back
from major roadways and intersections providing greater pedestrian and vehicular traffic
safety which satisfies the site selection criteria used by staff to identify appropriate hiring
center sites.
The proposed project includes no permanent structures, however, the temporary office
trailer and chemical toilets will be screened from El Camino Real along the western side
by 8 -10 foot redwood trellises. Directional signage on the City's kiosk structures along
Palomar Airport Road and El Camino Real in Spanish and English is being required to
direct potential employees and employers to the site. Additional signage must meet the
City's sign ordinance standards.
The street system serving the proposed hiring center includes Faraday Avenue, a secondary
arterial, and a County owned and maintained access road which runs diagonally from
Faraday Avenue to El Camino Real. The proposed site design includes a one-way circular
driveway with a northern entrance approximately 50 feet south of the Coast Waste
Management driveway and an exit 100 feet south of the project entrance. This circular
driveway design precludes cars from backing out onto the private road from the hiring
center thereby ensuring greater traffic safety. The access road is primarily used by Coast
Waste Management trash disposal trucks and the Carlsbad Municipal Water District. Since
parking along the east side of the private access road will be prohibited and no onsite
employee parking will be provided, hiring center vehicular traffic on this road should be
limited to staff and potential employers. Daily bus service is available within one quarter
mile of the center along El Camino Real from the northern and southern City boundaries.
Safe pedestrian access to the site is provided along Faraday Avenue and the County access
road.
Growth Management
The subject site is located in Local Facilities Management Zone 5, however, Chapter
21.090.160(a) of the Zoning Ordinance exempts City projects from Growth Management
requirements.
SUMMARY
Based on the above discussion the proposed use is consistent with General Plan Elements,
is compatible with surrounding uses, and can be adequately accommodated at the proposed
site. Staff therefore recommends approval of CUP 90-13.
CUP 90-13
City of Carlsbad Hiring Center
February 20, 1991
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IV. ENVIRONMENfAL REVIEW
Sections 15303(c) and 15304(c) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) state
that a small temporary structure involving only minor alteration to the existing landform
is exempt from environmental review. Based on the above referenced sections of CEQA
the Planning Director has issued a Notice of Exemption on October 5, 1990.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Planning Commission Resolution No. 3190
2. Location Map
3. Background Data Sheet
4. Exhibits "A" and "B", dated February 20, 1991.
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CARLSBAD HIRING SITE CUP 90-13
• BACKGROUND DATA SHEET •
CASE NO.: ....::C=U=P_9....,0.._-=13:..-___________________ _
CASE NAME: CI1Y OF CARLSBAD HIRING SITE
APPLICANT: CI1Y OF CARLSBAD
REQUEST AND LOCATION: REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW
A HIRING CENTER ON PROPER1Y LOCATED EAST OF EL CAMINO REAL AND WEST OF
THE COAST WASTE MANAGEMENT ACCESS ROAD IN LOCAL FACILITIES
MANAGEMENT ZONE 5.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: PORTION OF LOT B, MAP 823 RANCHO AGUA HEDIONDA.
APN: 209-050-25 Acres .83
(Assessor's Parcel Number)
Proposed No. of Lots/Units --=--N"-'/A.,_,__ ___ _
GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING
Land Use Designation _P __ I ____ _
Density Allowed NA Density Proposed ______ N _____ A ____ _
Existing Zone ---=-M=-...,.O ______ Proposed Zone ---=-N-=A-=----
Surrounding Zoning and Land Use: (See attached for information on Carlsbad's Zoning
Requirements)
Zoning Land Use
Site M-O PI
North M-O PI
South M-O G
East OS OS
West M-O PI
PUBLIC FACILITIES
School District CARLSBAD Water District CARLSBAD Sewer District CARLSBAD
Equivalent Dwelling Units (Sewer Capacity) _;..;;N....::/A'-"--__ _
Public Facilities Fee Agreement, dated _____ _
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
__ Negative Declaration, issued ___ _
__ Certified Environmental Impact Report, dated _____ _
Other, NOTICE OF EXEMPTION -OCTOBER 5, 1990
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PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 3190
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO
ALLOW A HfRfNG CENTER ON PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED ON
THE EAST SIDE OF EL CAMINO REAL SOUTH OF FARADAY AVENUE.
CASE NAME: CITY OF CARLSBAD
CASE NO: CUP 90-13
WHEREAS, a verified application has been filed with the City of Carlsbad and
referred to the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, said verified application constitutes a request as provided by Title 21
of lhe Carlsbad Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Code, the Planning
Commission did, on the 20th day of February, 1991, hold a duly noticed public hearing
to consider said application on property described as:
Portion of Lot B, Map 823, Rancho Agua Hed.ionda
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 CUP 90-13.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the
City of Carlsbad as follows:
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That the foregoing recitations are true and correct.
That ~ased on the evidence presented at the public hearing, the Commission
APPROVES CUP 90-13, based on the following findings and subject to the
following conditions:
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That the requested use is necessary or desirable for the development of the
community, is essentially in harmony with the various elements and objectives of
the general plan because it promotes the health, safety, and welfare of the
community by addressing the problem of documented workers seeking employment
along streets and intersections in residential neighborhoods; and is not detrimental
to existing uses or to uses specifically permitted in the zone in which the proposed
use is to be located because existing surrounding uses are similar in use to the
proposed use;
That the site for the intended use is adequate in size and shape to accommodate
the use since its large triangular shape provides adequate frontage allowing safe
ingress and egress and adequate area for the proposed project with the majority
of parcel remaining undisturbed.
That 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 will be provided and maintained;
That the street system serving the proposed use is adequate to properly handle all
traffic generated. by the proposed use since the County owned and maintained :road
providing access to the hiring center is minimally used, and the proposed use will
generate little additional traffic.
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Approval is granted for CUP 90-13 for two (2) years, as shown on Exhibit(s) "A'1
and "B", dated February 20, 1991, incorporated by reference and on file in the
Planning Department. Development shall occur substantially as shown unless
otherwise noted in these conditions.
This conditional use permit is granted for a period of 2 years. This conditional use
permit shall be reviewed by the Planning Director on a yearly basis to determine
if all conditions of this permit have been met and that the use does not have a
significant detrimental impact on surrounding properties or the public health and
welfare. Staff will return to the Planning Commission in one year with a report
detailing these findings. If the Planning Director determines that the use has such
significant adverse impacts, the Planning Director shall recommend that the
Planning Commission, after providing the permittee the opportunity to be heard,
add additional conditions to mitigate the significant adverse impacts. This permit
may be revoked at any time after a public hearing, if it is found that the use has
a significant detrimental affect on surrounding land uses and the public's health
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and welfare, or the conditions imposed herein have not been met. This permit
may be extended for a reasonable period of time not to exceed 5 years upon
written application of the permittee made no less than 90 days prior to the
expiration date. In granting such extension, the Planning Commission shall find
that no substantial adverse affect on surrounding land uses or the public's health
and welfare will result because of the continuation of the permitted use. If a
substantial adverse affect on surrounding land uses or the public's health and
welfare is found, the extension shall be considered as an original application for
a conditional use permit. There is no limit to the number of extensions the
Planning Commission may grant.
3. Any signs proposed for this development shall at a minimum be designed in
conformance with the City's Sign Ordinance and shall require review and approval
of the Planning Director prior to installation of such signs.
4. "No Parking'' signs shall be installed per City standards along the east side of the
County access road between Faraday Avenue and El Camino Real.
5. A fifth parking space shall be added along the southern property line. The three
parking spaces closest to the trailer shall be designated for hiring center employee
parking only.
6. The site shall be maintained so that it is free of trash and debris prior to closing
each day.
7. "Hiring Center'' Kiosk plaques shall be provided on all Kiosk structures located
along El Camino Real and Palomar Airport Road concurrently with the opening of
the hiring center.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Planning
Commission of the City of Carlsbad, California, held on the 20th day of February, 1991,
by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Chairperson Holmes, Commissioners: Schlehuber, Schramm,
McFadden, Erwin, Marcus & Hall.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN:
ROBERT HOLMES, Chairperson
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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION.
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3. ALL AREA SHALL BE GRADED TO DRAIN.
4.ALL EARTHEN SWALES SHALL HAVE MINIMUM ONE PERCENT
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5.ALL CUT AND FILL SLOPES SHALL BE TRIMMED TO A
FINISH GRADE TO PRODUCE A SMOOTH AND UNIFORM SURFACE
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6. ALL EXPOSED SLOPES SHALL BE HAND SEEDED FOR EROSION
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