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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-12-01; Planning Commission; ; DI 10-03 - INFILL DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONSThe City of Carlsbad Planning Division A REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION P.C. AGENDA OF: December 1, 2010 ItemNo. 0 Application complete date: NI A Project Planner: Don Neu Project Engineer: N/ A SUBJECT: DI 10-03 -INFILL DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS -Consider making a request to the City Council that the Planning Commission and Staff be authorized to prepare recommendations for the creation of regulations for Infill Development. I. RECOMMENDATION That the Planning Commission not request authorization from the City Council to prepare recommendations for the creation of regulations for Infill Development and permit the issues to be c·omprehensively addressed as part of Phase 2 of Envision Carlsbad. II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND On October 6, 2010 the Planning Commission voted ( 6-0-1) with Chairperson Douglas absent to direct the Planning Director to place on a future agenda an item regarding regulation of infill development. The purpose of the agenda item is for the Planning Commission to discuss whether to request City Council approval for the commission and staff to prepare recommendations for the creation of regulations for infill development. The concern expressed by commissioners was that additional regulations may be necessary to address potential impacts of development on infill sites and to achieve compatibility with surrounding land uses. Should a majority of the Planning Commission support pursuing this matter further the item will be forwarded to the City· Manager with a request that it be placed on a City Council Workshop agenda for consideration. III. ANALYSIS As the supply of large areas of undeveloped land in the city continues to shrink the number of future development projects on infill sites or redevelopment of sites will be a larger part of the work of the commission and staff. The Planning Commission and staff are well aware of the challenges of developing many of the remaining undeveloped properties as well as redeveloping properties in established neighborhoods. Staff believes that modified development stand,iirds and processes may be necessary to better address this issue. At this time work is underway on Phase 2 of Envision Carlsbad. Phase 2 is the implementation of the community vision through the updating of the General Plan, Local Coastal Program and Zoning Ordinance. These planning documents are being updated concurrently to achieve consistency between goals, policies and regulations. Staff is expecting to address the issues associated with infill development through the Envision Carlsbad Phase 2 effort. This will allow the issues to be addressed comprehensively. Adoption of the updated plans and ordinance are {' . ., DI 10-03 -INFILL DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS December 1, 2010 PAGE2 scheduled to be completed by June 2013. Planning staff is now and will continue to devote a considerable amount of time and resources to Phase 2 of Envision Carlsbad. The Planning Director recommends that the commission not recommend that the City Council direct that work be done on the creation of infill development standards as a separate item outside of Phase 2 of Envision Carlsbad. Work will begin on plan and policy alternatives early in 2011 as well as interviews with stakeholders regarding zoning ordinance issues. It would not be an efficient use of resources to be working on infill development regulations outside of the Envision Carlsbad project. Coordination between both efforts would be critical and may involve soliciting the participation of the same stakeholders in multiple projects. Given the projects and programs planning staff is currently working on it is not expected that developing and adopting infill development regulations separately would occur any earlier than the completion of Phase 2 of Envision Carlsbad.