HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-05-20; Planning Commission; ; DI 92-01 - OPEN SPACE AND CONSERVATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANSfAFF REPORT
DATE: MAY 20, 1992
TO: PLANNING COMMISSION
FROM: PLANNING DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: DI 92-1 -OPEN SPACE AND CONSERVATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PLAN
I. RECOMMENDATION
That the Planning Commission ADOPT a minute motion recommending the City Council:
a) accept the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan; b) direct staff to
coordinate the recommendations of the Open Space and Conservation Resource
Management Plan with the recommendations of the Habitat Management Plan, currently
under preparation; and c) direct staff to revise the General Plan Open Space and
Conservation Element incorporating the recommendations of the Open Space and
Conservation Resource Management Plan.
II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND
In July 1989, the IS-member Citizens Committee for the Review of Carlsbad's Open Space
Plan and Program completed its report to City Council. The report included a number of
recommendations, a principal one of which was to prepare an Open Space and
Conservation Resource Management Plan.
On June 19, 1990, the City Council appointed a 9-member Open Space Advisory
Committee to address unfinished open space tasks that had been identified by the earlier
IS-member Open Space Citizen's Committee. The Open Space and Conservation Resource
Management Plan (OSCRMP) is the culmination of the efforts of the committee,
consultants and staff.
The OSCRMP will primarily be the implementation program for the Open Space and
Conservation Element. The plan: includes an open space inventory; establishes an open
space classification system; recommends open space goals, objectives and policies; contains
a citywide action and implementation plan; establishes action and implementation
strategies for each of the City's twenty-five (25) Local Facilities Management Zones;
contains cost estimates of implementing the OSCRMP; includes the Carlsbad Trail System;
and, includes open space definitions.
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Attached to this staff report is a draft of the Open Space and Consexvation Resource
Management Plan.
m. ANALYSIS
Planning Issues
1. What open space issues, identified by the original is.member citizens committee to
study open space, have been resolved in the Open Space and Consexvation Resource
Management Plan?
2. What are the Plan's key recommendations regarding open space?
3. What are the major policy implications recommended in this plan?
4. Are there additional open space issues that should be addressed?
DISCUSSION
1. Open space issues addressed in the Open Space and Conservation Resource
Management Plan
The following open space issues, identified by the original 1 S•member citizens committee
to study open space, have been addressed in the Open Space and Consexvation Resource
Management Plan:
A. Developed definitions of the various forms of open space;
B. Developed a definition for "significant effect on the environment11
;
C. Utilized the Growth Management definition of undevelopable lands;
D. Developed goals and policies establishing: that lands set aside as open space
be mapped and zoned open space; that developments provide the segments
of the Carlsbad Trail System; the formal boundary adjustment procedures for
open space; and, that lands set aside for its habitat or scenic value have an
appropriate easement placed on it for resource protection;
E. Determined when major powerlines would receive credit toward the 1 S·
percent growth management performance standard;
F. Determined the credit to be applied to golf courses;
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G. Determined the credit to be applied to open space lands that are not
available to the public without monetary or other consideration;
H. Completed an inventory of open space;
I. Determined that open space demand estimates or standards were not
appropriate but that establishing priorities for all the open space land and
developing implementation procedures to acquire open space were the
manners to address the issue;
J. Established methods to preserve open space. The Habitat Management Plan
(HMP) will further define preservation efforts;
K. Recommended areas of existing open space that should be considered for
enhancement and preservation;
L. Recommended refined design standards for improvements to open space
areas including the trail system;
M. Identified scenic gateways to public open space;
N. Identified and recommended for acquisition, all established open space
priorities;
0. Recommended priorities for open space acquisition;
P. Recommended financing mechanisms for acquiring and financing open space
and access to open space;
Q. Reviewed programs to facilitate private donations as a funding mechanism;
R. Recommended a detailed implementation program;
S. Recommended that the City coordinate open space and trail efforts with
those of affected agencies; and,
T. Recommended a comprehensive program for the Carlsbad Trail System.
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2. Key open s_pace, implementation, and financing recommendations
A.
B.
Key Open Space Recommendations
(1) The City should implement an integrated open space system which
incorporates as many types as possible of open space identified in the
open space classification system.
(2) The City should implement a connected open space system in which
linear open space greenways serve to join together parks and
recreational open spaces, lagoons, lakes and other water features,
habitat preserve areas, schools, and other open space resources.
(3) The City should implement a publicly-accessible open space system so
that City residents and visitors can get out into their landscape and
enjoy the recreational amenities it offers.
(4) The City should implement a Citywide trail system throughout its
open space areas to provide for recreation and non-vehicular
circulation.
(5) The City should implement a scenic open space system, in order for
Carlsbad to retain its distinctive landscape identity and character.
(6) The City should implement an open space system for wildlife through
coordination of the provisions of this plan with the Habitat
Management Plan, which is currently under preparation.
Primary Implementation Recommendations
The primary implementation recommendations are as follows:
(1) Trails:
a. Implement a Citywide trail system acqu1nng new trail
easements and using existing right-of-way. The City should be
responsible for the maintenance and liability associated with
the Carlsbad Trail System.
b. Most trails should be dedicated through the subdivision
approval process. Some trail easements will have to be
purchased. Trail easements which must be purchased should
be located only within land which is zoned for open space or
utilities.
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(2) Open Space:
a. Most open space will be acquired through project review,
protection ordinances, and the Growth Management 15-percent
Open Space Performance Standard.
b. Some open space will have to be purchased. The City should
purchase this land in-fee title.
c. The City should require that open space which is to be set
aside under the growth management 15-percent requirement,
be dedicated to the City either in-fee title or with a
conservation easement. The dedicated land should have an
accompanying maintenance assessment district established or
a developer contribution to a maintenance endowment as
described in the OSCRMP. The City should be responsible for
the maintenance and liability of dedicated open space lands.
d. The City should reserve the right to refuse offers of land that
are not identified in the OSCRMP.
Financing Recommendations
(1) The City should propose a general obligation bond for open space
purchase, trail easement purchase, and City-incurred improvement
costs. The estimated tax impact is $9.95 to $11.36 per $100,000 of
assessed value, depending on whether a single series or separate series
of bonds are issued. If a series of bonds are issued, the series should
be issued over a six-year period in three separate issues. Each bond
will be outstanding for 20 years.
(2) The City should propose an accompanying ballot measure to permit
the City to spend more than $1 million, in accordance with
Proposition H.
(3) The City should amend the existing Citywide lighting and landscape
maintenance assessment district to fund maintenance of the trail
system and City-purchased open space. Alternatively, a new district
could be formed for this purpose. The annual estimated assessment
impact per household would range from $6.20 during the first phase
to $16.40 per household after full system build-out, diminishing as
population is added. If non-residential uses are also assessed, the
impact per household will be less.
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( 4) Where private property owners or associations wish to dedicate to the
City open space they now maintain, the City should require the open
space to be within the recommended Citywide open space system.
Further, a maintenance assessment district should be formed for these
lands or they should be annexed into the Citywide maintenance
district.
(5) The City should encourage existing Homeowner Associations, which
own open space within the Citywide system, to contract with the City
for maintenance for that open space, tald.ng advantage of economies
of scale, and encouraging uniform maintenance standards.
(6) The City should consider forming a public land trust or conservancy
in Carlsbad.
Major policy implications of the Open Space and Conservation Resource
Management Plan
A Establishment of open space priorities Citywide
This plan establishes priorities for open space from a Citywide perspective,
defining the general intent for future open space planning for each type of
open space. This study indicates the relative Citywide priority for each type
of open space, as well as the priorities for action on a zone-by-zone basis
(see Table 5 attached). The Citywide priorities were set by considering the
importance of each open space type and also considering the degree of
protection afforded to that open space type by existing regulations. Thus, for
example, while both wetlands and trails could be considered equally
important components of the open space system, wetlands are given the
lowest Citywide priority because they are already effectively protected under
environmental regulations. Trails on the other hand, are given the highest
Citywide priority because there is no other program or set of regulations
which assure implementation of the proposed Citywide trail system. The top
Citywide open space priorities include plant/animal life/ habitat, water
features, public parks and recreation, greenways, trails, and
scenic/ cultural/ educational resources.
B. Establishment of open space priorities on a Local Facilities Zone basis
Once the priorities for open space were established at a Citywide level, it was
possible to implement those priorities on a zone-by-zone basis. This study
includes recommendations for primary and secondary open space priorities
for each of the City's twenty-five (25) Local Facilities Management Zones.
The detail discussion of each zone includes a description of existing
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D.
conditions, development status, constrained open space, open space priorities
and implementation approach.
Delineation of what counts toward the 15-percent Growth Management Open
Space Performance Standard
This study recommends what types of open space should receive credit
toward meeting the Growth Management Open Space Performance Standard.
The City's Growth Management program established that fifteen (15) percent
of the total land area in a zone, exclusive of environmentally constrained
non-developable land must be set aside for permanent open space and must
be available concurrent with development. Presently, it is up to the property
owners within a zone to determine amongst themselves how the open space
will be allocated. It is the intent of the OSCRMP to establish where future
open space will be allocated.
It is recommended in this plan that for a proposed open space area, in a
Local Facilities Management Plan (LFMP) zone, to receive credit toward
meeting the 15-percent open space standard, the open space area for the
LFMP zone shall be consistent with the primary and secondary open space
action priorities identified in the OSCRMP. If the primary and secondary
open space priorities have been satisfied in the zone, any open space area
approved by the Planning Department may receive full credit toward meeting
the open space standard.
The City will continue the existing policy requiring property owners to show
how they will meet the 15-percent open space requirement in the individual
zone plans. The financing program of a zone plan will be required to
address how open space will be financed when there are fragmented
ownerships within a zone. Therefore, the City places the responsibility for
resolving the issue of how the priorities are met, within a zone, on the
property owners. This gives the property owners the greatest flexibility in
determining how they will allocate development rights and compensate
owners of small parcels within the zone for set -asides for open space
purposes.
Carlsbad Trail System
It is recommended in the plan to establish the Carlsbad Trail System. A trails
Feasibility Study, completed in 1990, gave the City Council and others the
information necessary on which to base policy and administrative decisions
regarding trails in the City of Carlsbad. As a result, the Carlsbad Trail
System was incorporated as a major component of the OSCRMP.
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There are three types of trails included in the proposed system: a fully
improved paved trail which would be used in the most urban and heavily
used sections of the trails system -this type would be fully handicapped
accessible; an unpaved trail type which is intended to be only minimally
improved in order to allow a more rural trail experience; and a few trail
linkages which would use the sidewalk and bike lanes in the road right-of-
way -this type is to be used only where aligning the trail in a separate right -
of-way is not possible.
The trail system as a whole includes a total of 7 4 miles of pedestrian, bicycle,
and joint use trails. The Carlsbad Trail System has been broken down for
convenience of discussion into segments of various length determined by
factors such as changes in ownership and interconnections of one trail
orientation to another. The trail program includes design guidelines, staging
areas, view points and picnic areas, guidelines for interpretive signage,
administrative responsibility, maintenance responsibility, and a financing
program for acquisition, improvement, liability, and administration and
operation of the Carlsbad Trail System.
E. Administrative Responsibility
There are two main areas of administration required to implement the
recommendations of the OSCRMP.
(1) Long-Range Planning and Project Design Review
As with any long-term planning effort, this open space study carries
implications for a range of other planning documents, including the
General Plan. It will be necessary to ensure consistency between the
OSCRMP and other planning efforts in the City. In particular, it will
be necessary to update the Open Space and Conservation Elements of
the City's General Plan. Responsibility for these tasks will remain in
the Planning Department.
The Planning Department will also remain responsible for individual
project design review to ensure that the provisions of the OSCRMP
are implemented in the future, more detailed project implementation.
(2) Maintenance and Operations Responsibility
It is recommended that the responsibility for maintenance and
operations of the Citywide open space system and Carlsbad Trial
System be given to the Parks and Recreation Department. This
department is already responsible for programming and maintaining
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the various City-owned public recreation areas. There will inevitably
be an incremental cost implication to the department as the open
space and trail system are developed. Provision is made for projected
incremental costs in the financial recommendations of the OSCRMP,
including both staffing and equipment costs.
Llability
It is recommended that the City take over the liability for portions of the
open space system and the Carlsbad Trail System. In general, it is
recommended that the portions of the open space system that are publicly-
accessible should be the responsibility of the City. This study assumes that
approximately 100-feet of open space land including the approximately 20-
foot wide trail easement, will be maintained, operated and the liability
responsibility of the City.
Liability responsibility for San Marcos Canyon is an issue. As proposed, a
trail will run around the rim of San Marcos Canyon. These trail segments
could provide the best scenic trail experience in the City, for Carlsbad
citizens. It is recommended that the City take over ownership, maintenance
and liability of San Marcos Canyon or transfer ownership, maintenance and
liability to a conservancy trust, possibly associated with the Habitat
Management Plan, currently being prepared.
The San Marcos Canyon is currently owned and is the liability responsibility
of the Fieldstone Company. The Fieldstone Company has stated that they
would not implement a trail system or any other program which could
increase access to the Canyon. They feel that the increased activity around
the rim would increase their liability exposure. They believe that this
liability burden should not be the responsibility of an individual property
owner, but should be the burden of the City or other agency.
In general, the OSCRMP assumes the City will maintain and take over the
liability responsibility for an open space system with an area of
approximately 100-feet in width, this area is to include a trail easement of
approximately 20-feet. The San Marcos Canyon varies in width from
approximately 300 to 900 feet. If the Canyon was treated exactly as the
other open space/trail components of the plan, the City would be responsible
for approximately 200-feet of the Canyon (100 feet around the entire rim of
the Canyon would be 200 feet of the total land area of the Canyon).
In light of the Fieldstone Company's position regarding the liability exposure
associated with increased access to the rim of San Marcos Canyon, it is very
unlikely that the City would be able to implement a trail system around the
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rim of the Canyon, unless the City or other agency takes over the
maintenance and liability for the Canyon. The City could have ownership of
the Canyon transferred to a conservancy trust which would not only take
over the liability responsibility for the Canyon, but would maintain the
Canyon in a manner which could enhance the habitat value. Having a
conservancy trust hold ownership of this property may also be consistent
with the Habitat Management Plan (HMP), currently being prepared. Should
the City decide not to take over the maintenance and liability of the Canyon,
or transfer ownership to another agency, such as a conservancy trust, in all
likelihood, the proposed trail segment around the rim of the Canyon will not
be implemented.
Recommended specific financing programs for acguisition, improvement.
maintenance, liability. administration and operation of open space and trails
(1) General Obligation Bond
It is recommended that a General Obligation Bond be utilized to
finance open space and trail acquisition and improvement (estimated
cost $12.2 million). A general obligation bond is the least expensive
form of financing since it is secured by the City's taxing power and is
considered one of the most secure forms of financing. A general
obligation (G.O.) bond requires two-thirds voter approval.
Since a G.O. bond would be applied to all properties, including
commercial and industrial, the cost burden per property is relatively
low. As Citywide assessed value increases over time due to growth in
the City, revenue can increase without increasing the cost for property
owners already paying additional taxes to support G.O. bonds. Also,
bonds can be issued in phases to coincide with funding needs, which
in tum are related to future population growth. This flexibility allows
the City to keep the tax burden low.
(2) Assessment District
It is recommended that the City utilize the existing lighting and
landscape maintenance district or form a new maintenance assessment
district, for maintenance of open space and trails ( estimated annual
cost $560,000). The City currently has several lighting and landscape
maintenance districts, including a citywide district, established
primarily to finance maintenance of greenbelts, medians, and right-of-
way. A new citywide maintenance assessment district, for
maintenance of open space and trails could be formed, or the existing
citywide maintenance assessment district could be amended to include
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open space and trails, in either case, a strict association of cost and
benefit would be required.
The premise here is that the trail system and portions of the open
space system purchased by the City is a citywide facility of citywide
benefit. Open space acquired through dedication as part of the
subdivision approval process would become part of the system, but
since this open space is dedicated in exchange for City subdivision
approvals which accommodate growth, its maintenance would have
to be funded by the project itself, either through a developer's
contribution to a maintenance endowment or a project-specific
assessment district placed on the subdivided parcels by the developer.
Existing homeowner associations that wish to dedicate open space,
which they now maintain, to the City (within a designated open space
corridor) would have to agree to pay an additional assessment to fund
future maintenance of this land. Because of economies of scale, their
homeowner association fees collected to maintain the open space
would be reduced accordingly.
(3) Proposition H
If this program is approved, pursuant to Proposition H, voter approval
will be required. If the City decides to spend more than $1 million
out of general funds, Proposition H requires that voters approve the
expenditures. A simple majority vote is required to approve the
project, and the cost cannot be phased to reduce the expenditure to
less than $1 million. Usually Proposition H approval is proposed to
the voters at the same time as the funding proposal.
(4) Phasing
Phasing will occur as the City develops and dedication opportunities
arise. Some elements of the open space and trail system can be
implemented earlier if the City has the funds available from grants,
G.O. bonds, or the general fund. The following is the anticipated
phasing schedule for trails and open space:
Phase I (0-3 years)
Phase II (4-6 years)
Phase III (7+ years)
45% of system
34% of system
21 % of system
Since the system will be phased, acquisition and improvement costs,
financing requirements, and maintenance costs will also be phased.
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The total costs estimated for this project will not be incurred
immediately, but will be phased over time.
(5) Cost Estimate Summary
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Land & Easement Purchases & Cost $8.8 million
Improvement Costs $3.4 million
Annual Staff, Program, Maintenance & Operation Costs2 $560,000
Costs include a 15-percent contingency (all figures are 1992 dollars).
Cost at build-out, including allocation for liability, capital reserves, overhead, and costs incurred by all City
Departments except Police and Fire.
H. New maps of the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan
The mapping for the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management
Plan was prepared in four ( 4) layers. The four ( 4) mapped layers of this
plan include: i) The constrained open space layer, which contains the
environmentally constrained lands pursuant to growth management; ii) the
existing and approved open space layer, which shows open space lands
designated through master plans, specific plans, planned developments, and
other project approvals; iii) the Carlsbad Trail System layer, which shows the
proposed trail linkages in the City; and iv) the conceptual open space lands
layer, which shows the conceptual open space areas that could be achieved
through implementation of the primary and secondary open space priorities
described in this plan (see Figure 2 through 5 attached). A composite of
selected mapped layers have been used to create the two primary maps for
the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan: the "Official
Open Space and Conservation Map" and, the "Conceptual Open Space and
Conservation Map".
(1) Official Open Space and Conservation Map
The Official Open Space and Conservation Map consists of a
composite of the constrained open space and existing/approved open
space mapped layers of the Open Space and Conservation Resource
Management Plan (see Figure 6). The Official Open Space and
Conservation Map is intended to be the City's official map of approved
and constrained open space lands in the City. This map depicts
designated open space areas obtained through master plans, specific
plans, planned developments, or other development approvals; and,
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additional areas of environmentally-sensitive lands which are
prohibited from development by the open space ordinance, hillside
development regulations, and other development regulations. It is
intended that the Official Open Space and Conservation Map would
also become part of the Land Use Element of the General Plan.
To modify the boundaries of this map a formal amendment to both
the Open Space and Conservation and Land Use Elements may be
required. If a General Plan amendment is required, the boundary
adjustment procedures of the current Open Space and Conservation
Element must be adhered to. The following are the findings which
must be made in order to adjust the boundaries of any open space
area shown on the map titled Official Open Space and Conservation
Map dated April 1992.
a. The proposed open space area is equal to or greater than the
area depicted on the Official Open Space and Conservation
Map; and
b. The proposed open space area is of environmental quality
equal to or greater than that depicted on the Official Open
Space and Conservation Map; and
c. The proposed adjustment to open space as depicted on the
Official Open Space and Conservation Map, is contiguous or
within close proximity to open space as shown on the Official
Open Space and Conservation Map.
The City Council may also modify the boundary shown on the
Official Open Space and Conservation Map but only if it finds
that the modification is necessary to mitigate a sensitive
environmental area which is impacted by development,
provided the boundary modification preserves open space at a
2 to 1 ratio (proposed acreage to existing acreage) and is
within close proximity to the original area of open space.
Additionally, City Council may exempt public right-of-way from
the boundary adjustment procedures. However, environmental
analysis shall be performed for all proposed public rights-of-
way improvements, and if determined that there are significant
adverse impacts to the value of the open space system, those
impacts shall be mitigated.
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(2) Conceptual Open Space and Conservation Map
The Conceptual Open Space and Conservation Map consists of a
composite of the open space constrained lands, existing/approved
open space, conceptual open space lands, and Carlsbad Trail System
layers of the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management
Plan mapping (see Figure 7 attached). The Conceptual Open Space
and Conservation Map differs from the Official Open Space and
Conservation Map in that it shows the conceptual open space areas
that could be achieved through implementation of the primary and
secondary open space priorities described in the Open Space and
Conservation Resource Management Plan. Having mapped existing
and approved open space, as well as constrained open space lands in
the City, it was possible to identify where additional open space was
needed in order to complete the open space and conservation goals
and objectives as detailed in the plan. These additional open space
lands are the areas on which the City needs to focus its attention in
terms of acquisition, whether through application of the 15-percent
growth management performance standard, direct purchase, or
through other means.
The amount of constrained open space which extends beyond the
mapping of existing/approved open space areas has been measured
and is shown on Table 3 attached. By adding the amount of
constrained open space to the existing/approved open space, it has
been possible to determine a projected total of open space (before
application of the 15-percent open space performance standard and
other methods of acquisition are applied). The total acres thereby
projected for build-out is approximately 6,720 acres, or roughly 27
percent of the City's total area.
The conceptual components of this map, including the trail system
and greenways, are intended to be flexible. It is anticipated that the
specific alignments of all conceptual open space components will be
determined through specific site plan and environmental review.
Adjustments to the conceptual open space components, including the
trail system and greenways, will not require a General Plan
amendment. However, the point at which a greenway or trail passes
from one zone to an adjacent zone, or from one property ownership
to an adjacent ownership, should remain consistent with this map,
unless an agreement has been reached with the adjacent zone or
owner to shift the transition point. A General Plan amendment will
not be required to specifically site the conceptual components of this
plan. It is anticipated that on an annual basis the City will initiate a
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General Plan amendment to add all dedicated open space areas to the
Open Space and Conservation and Land Use Maps. A General Plan
amendment will be required if any component of the conceptual plan
is deleted.
4. Additional Open Space Issues Needing Resolve
The unresolved issues requiring additional work include:
A Coordination of the Habitat Management Plan with the Open Space and
Conservation Resource Management Plan and Open Space and Conservation
Element.
B.
The City's Habitat Management Plan (HMP), currently being prepared, may
require revisions to the Open Space and Conservation Element and may
require revisions to the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management
Plan. Coordination of these open space planning efforts is in progress and
should be continued.
Study whether the Carlsbad Trail System should be available for general use
by equestrians.
The issue of equestrian use came up as an issue very late in the trail planning
process. Though prior consideration had been given to including equestrians
as a user of the trail system, it was decided by the Open Space Advisory
Committee, primarily due to lack of interest on the part of residents, to
exclude equestrians as a general user of the trail system. Recently, several
Carlsbad residents have requested that at least a portion of the trail system
be made available for their equestrian use. As the trail study was almost
complete when the issue arose, and additional consultant work would require
change orders to the original consultant contract, the committee
recommended that the issues be addressed at a later date.
C. Integrate the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan into
the Open Space and Conservation Element.
As the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan is intended
to serve as the implementation program for the Open Space and
Conservation Element, it is important that the plan be integrated into the
element. Additionally, further updating of the Goals, Objectives, and Policy
and Action Programs of the Open Space and Conservation Element is needed
to ensure that they parallel the intentions and priorities of the OSCRMP, and
to ensure that the updated element is consistent with other elements of the
General Plan, such as the Parks and Recreation Element.
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IV. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan is a study, and does not
constitute a project requiring environmental review under the California Environmental
Quality Act. The later adoption of the recommendations of this study into General Plan
elements, including the proposed trial and open space system would be subject to full
environmental review.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Table 3: Existing and Constrained Open Space Acreages
2. Table 5: Future Open Space Action Priorities
3. Figure 2: Existing/ Approved Open Space
4. Figure 3: Constrained Open Space
5. Figure 4: Carlsbad Trail System
6. Figure 5: Conceptual Open Space Lands
7. Figure 6: Official Open Space and Conservation Map
8. Figure 7: Conceptual Open Space and Conservation Map
9. Memo to Planning Commission dated May 6, 1992
10. Draft Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan (previously
distributed).
TAW:vd
April 8, 1992
TABLE 3:
Zone
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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1 1
12
13
14
15
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17
18
1 9
20
21
22
23
24
25
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TOTAL
EXISTING AND CONSTRAINED
OPEN SPACE ACREAGES 3
Existing/ Constrained
Approved Open Space1
Open Space
.. :.:.:,:/:=:·:····>::. ::.:/·.: --.··-•-•,. · ..
820.67 18. 16
111.10 14.00
71.20 0.72
52.30 1.24
223.50 47.19
405.00 44.46
329.10 5.34
560.00 8.54
202.80 0.00
244.10 78.00
423.60 67.64
207.80 3.56
238.40 7.29
356.40 56.19
• 256.10 110.62
121.70 15.65
2.10 34.26
143.00 21.76
816.85 12.45
159.30 15.00
20.40 11.56
94.30 0.47
0.00 102.08
48.60 4.45
33.70 97.31
Total
Constrained
& Existing/
Approved 2 Coen Scace
838.83
125. 10
71.92
53.54
270.69
449.46
334.44
568.54
202.80
322.10
491.24
211.36
245.69
412.59
366.72
137.35
36.36
164.76
829.30
174.30
31.96
94.77
102.08
53.05
131.01
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5942.02 777.94 6719.96
1 The acreages of the Constrained Open Space column reflect only the
environmentally constrained land acreages not previously included
as part of an approved project, and do not include other constrained
elements such as railroad track beds and major powerline
aauments. Constrained land acreages that were approved as part of
a project are included in the Existing/Approved Open Space column.
-2 The Open Space acreages of this table may differ from acreages
delineated in the General Plan Land Use Element The acreages of
this table were derived from the best sources• available.
3 The acreages estimated in this table are tor use in developing plan
implementation programs only. Actual acreages shall be determined
by detailed environmental and project review. The acreages in this
table ara not be used to establish "minimum• constrained land
acreages for any zone.
TABLE I: FUTURE OPEN SPACE ACTION PRIORITIES
·.·.•.•,•,•,•,·-·,·.•.·-·-•.•,•-·-···•·································-·-·-•-·.·-·············:.•.·,·.·.•-·-•,•-•.•-·,•.·.•-·-•-·.•-·-·-·-•-·.·.·-······················-·-•-·.•-·-····
1 ce lor Prelervallon of Natural Rasourc:es
1a. Plant/ Anmal LlfalHabltat
lb. NatureP,__
le. WawFeatunte
.Id. Bead-.'BluffalBanka
le. Can
lf. Wetlands
2 Produdlon ol Reeoun:es
i IJlurel
2b. WalerM
2c. Commen:lalfllherles
2d. MiwalRelolRN
3 to, Ouldoor Recreation
3a. School Grcuids
3b. Public: Pub/Recreallon Arau
3c. Greenwa
3d. Trals
39. C
31. GolCounea
5 D D D D
5 C D D D
5 D D D D
D D D D
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E
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5
5 D C
3 D D 0 CID c.o c.o
4 D D D D
I T op Citywide Prlorily
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Third Citywide Prlorhy
Fotsth Citywide Priorly
Lowest Citywide Priority
D D
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
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C D D D D D
D D D D D D
D D D D D D D D
C D D D D D D D D
C/E E E E
E C/E C/E
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0 D D 0 C
CID 0 D D D D
D D D D 0 D
Low Priority or Nol Applc:able IZone Primary Action Priority
Zone 5ec:ondary Action Priority
Already Protected
Priority Administered Through Other Programs
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
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D D D D D D D D
D D C D D C D D
D D D D D D D D D D
D D D C D D D 0 D
E E E E
E C/E E C/E
•,: :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: ::<-::::::::::::.
D 0 0 C D D D 0 0
D D D 0 D 0 0 D D D
D D 0 C 0 D D D 0 D
TABLE 5: MURE OPEN SPACE ACTION PRIORITIES
41>. Land UN BuffenlEnlllall
D
C )j(
D D
5a. Haz.lrdousAlllu 5 D C D C C
5 0 0 0 D D
6c. 5 D D D D D
5d. 5 D D D 0 D
58. Bluff• lo Wave Erosion 5 C D C 0 0
Top Clywlde Priority
~: !' ·:·:;·:·:·:· Second Citywide Prlorily
3 Thkd Cllywlde Pl'klrily
4 Ruth Citywide Priorly
5 Lowell CII~ Prlorily
D
D
D C D D
0 D D C
D C D D
D D D D
0 D D D
. ,n,.-..7 nll.lUVJt r11111n
Zone Secondary Action Prlorily
Already Pl'Olecled
Low Prlodly or Nol Applicable
D C
D D
C D
D D
D 0
IZone
P-.. ~ ..... , __ --""'y
Prioriy Admlnllleted Through Other Programs
D D
D D
D D
D D
D D
D D
D D D
C C C D C D D C
D D D D D D 0 D
D D 0 0 D D D D
D D D D D D D D
D D D D C 0 D D
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ATTAt ;ENT 9
May 6, 1992
TO: PLANNING COMMISSION
FROM: Planning Department
SUBJECT: DI 92-1 OPEN SPACE AND CONSERVATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN
STAFF RECOMMENDED CHANGES
Based on additional public input, staff recommends the following changes to the Draft Open
Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan.
1. OPEN SPACE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC WITHOUT SOME MONETARY OR
OTHER CONSIDERATION
Open space priorities have been established on a zone by zone basis. Pursuant to the
draft Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan, open space that is
not available to the public without some monetary or other consideration, will not get
credit toward meeting the growth management 1 5-percent open space performance
standard. However, if the open space priorities have been obtained in the zone, many
types of open space, including open space areas that are not available to the public
without some monetary or other consideration, should be considered toward meeting
the standard.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
To clarify that open space not available to the public without some monetary or other
consideration may receive credit toward the 1 5-percent open space performance
standard, if the open space priorities identified for a zone have been obtained, staff
recommends the following changes to Policy C.9, on page 26.
C .9 Land area that is part of the Citywide Open Space System and which otherwise
qualifies for measurement toward meeting the 15-percent growth management
performance standard, but which is not available to the public without some
monetary or other consideration, shall not be counted toward meeting the
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May 6, 1992
Page 2
2.
3.
POWERLINE EASEMENTS
Powerline easements are not identified as an open space priority in the draft Open
Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan. However, if the open space
priorities identified for a zone have been obtained, many types of open space should
be considered toward meeting the 15-percent growth management performance
standard, including powerline easements.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
To clarify that powerline easement may receive credit toward the 1 5-percent open
space performance standard if the open space priorities identified for a zone have been
obtained, staff recommends the following changes to Policy C.11, on page 26.
C.11 Powerline easements shall not be counted toward meeting the 15-percent
growth management open space performance standard, except where the land
within the easement is identified as an open space priority, such as a trail or
greenway, in accordance with the Open Space and Conservation Resource :;.,:,:::,:·•2r-:-Ji.11a.ll
GOLF COURSES
Golf courses are not identified as an open space priority in the draft Open Space and
Conservation Resource Management Plan. However, if the open space priorities
identified for a zone have been obtained, many types of open space, including golf
courses, should be considered toward mee~ing the 15-percent growth management
performance standard.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
To clarify that golf courses may receive credit toward meeting the 15-percent open
space performance standard if the open space priorities identified for a zone have been
obtained, staff recommends the following changes to Policy C.12, on page 26.
C. 12 Golf courses shall not be counted toward meeting the growth management
open space performance standard, except where the area within the golf course
is identified as meeting an open space priority, such as a trail or greenway, in
accordance with the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan.
IEL»,::~IUc Lll:
Planning Commission
May 6, 1992
Page 3
4. PRIVATE PARKS
Private Parks are not identified as an open space priority in the draft Open Space and
Conservation Resource Management Plan. However, if the open space priorities
identified for a zone have been obtained, many types of open space, including private
parks, should be considered toward meeting the 1 5-percent growth management
performance standard.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
To clarify that private parks may receive credit toward meeting the 15-percent open
space performance standard if the open space priorities identified for a zone have been
obtained, staff recommends the following changes to Policy C.24, on page 28.
TW:lh
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