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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-08-13; Planning Commission; ; GPA/LU 86-08|ZC-347|LCPA 86-01 - CITY OF CARLSBADA representative of Costa Real Municipal Water District requested that this item be continued until the August 13, 1986 Planning Commission meeting. This would give the Board of Director's of the Costa Real Municipal Water District the opportunity to discuss the proposed change prior to the August 13, 1986 Planning Commission meeting. Staff's recommendation remains the same. Exhibit 11 F 11 -Hughes Property, Highway 78 and Jefferson Street This is a General Plan Amendment (GPA) from Intensive Regional Commercial (RRI) to Open Space (OS) for that portion of the property containing Buena Vista Creek in order to provide consistency with the LCP. In addition, a zone change from C-2-Q to OS for the same area would be required to implement the proposed modification. The day of the Planning Commission meeting the owners of this property made staff aware of a small sliver of flat land north of Buena Vista Creek. This property is adjacent to a buildable site in Oceanside. When the property in Oceanside is developed this parcel may be utilized as a parking area. Staff believes that a LCP amendment is warranted to change this site's designation from OS to RRI to allow it to be developed with the adjacent commercial property. The purpose of the OS, designation in this area is to protect Buena Vista Creek. Staff recommends that this site's General Plan designation, Local Coastal Plan designation and Zoning be modified as shown on Exhibit 11 F11 • Exhibit 11J 11 -Ticor (APN 155-101-65 and 155-190-13) and Native Sun (APN 203-010-21) located near the mouth of Buena Vista Lago on On July 30, 1986 the Planning Commission considered a General Plan Amendment and Zone Change for the properties to provide consistency with the LCP. Staff had recommended a General Plan Amendment from residential medium (RM) and open space (OS) to residential low medium (RLM) for both properties. Staff also recommended a zone change from R-A to R-1-10 for the Native Sun parcel and from R-A to R-1-20 for the Ticor parcels to allow for a gradual decrease in intensity of land use approaching the lagoon. Finally, staff recommended a LCP amendment from open space (OS) to residential low medium (RLM) to clarify that an LCP map note which designated first row from lagoon parcels as RLM did apply to the subject properties. Just prior to the July 30th meeting staff was informed by the Coastal Commission that the Native Sun parcel had an open space easement over it as a condition of a coastal development permit for the adjacent bluff-top development. Since Native Sun has recorded an irrevocable offer to dedicate an open space easement over the parcel, staff is no longer recommending the RLM General Plan designation. Instead, the General Plan should be amended to designate the Native Sun parcel as open space (OS) to provide -2- consistency with the previous Coastal Commission action. A LCP amendment is probably no longer needed since permit action clarifies the LCP map designation of open space (i.e, the map note affecting the fir&t row of parcels does not apply to the Native Sun property). Regarding the Ticor parcels, the Planning Commission expressed concerns that the staff recommended RLM General Plan designation would allow an overly intensive use adjacent to the sensitive lagoon wetlands. The Planning Commission expressed further concerns regarding both traffic impacts related to development at RLM densities and the possibility that the site was constrained by geologic hazards (e.g, soil liquefaction). The Planning Commission reserved taking action on the Exhibit "J" amendments to allow Ticor time to analyze its options. Subsequently, staff has reviewed the Coastal Development Permit No. 6-83-51 that affected the Native Sun parcel. The Ticor parcel was originally involved in the Native Sun development but it was removed from direct consideration when the parcels were the subject of a State Lands Commission law suit. The text of the permit contains specific guidance regarding the future development of the Ticor property. Based on the sensitivity of the site the Coastal Commission adopted findings that would allow the future development of a single family residence (or two since two lots are involved) or an educational interpretative facility on the Ticor property. Recognizing both the concerns of the Planning Commission and the guidance provided by the Coastal Commission, staff 1s recommending the following for the Ticor property: 1. A General Plan Amendment from residential medium (RM)/open space (OS) to residential low (RL). 2. A Zone Change from R-A to R-1-30,000 to implement the proposed General Plan Designation (RL). 3. A Local Coastal Plan amendment from open space (OS) to (RL) residential low (0-1 1/2 du's/ac). Exhibits "N" -"Nl" and "o" -Area in the vicinity of Harrison and Adams Streets and Chinquapin Avenue At the July 30, 1986 Planning Commission meeting staff was recommending that the zoning of the properties surrounded by the above-mentioned streets be changed from R-1-7500 to RD-M. Staff also recommended that two properties on the west side of Harrison Street adjacent to the freeway have their zoning changed from R- 1-7500 to RD-M. This would have brought their zoning into conformancy with their General Plan and Local Coastal Plan designation of RMH, 8-15 du's/acre. -3- - At the July 30, 1986 Planning Commission meeting a number of property owners spoke out against the proposed General Plan Amendments and zone changes. They expressed concerns about traffic and stated that they felt that this area is basically a single family neighborhood and should remain that way. Based on the citizen input the Planning Commission directed staff to return with revised recommendations for these properties reflecting the input received at the July 30, 1986 meeting. Staff is recommending that the zoning for the area surrounded by Harrison Street, Adams Street and Chinquapin Avenue keep its existing R-1-7500 zoning. The two parcels on Harrison Street adjacent to the freeway should be rezoned to RD-M to bring them into conformance with their RMB, General Plan and Local Coastal Plan designations, see Exhibit 11 011 • Staff is also recommending that the properties surrounded by Harrison Street, Adams Street and Chinquapin Avenue have their General Plan and Local Coastal Plan designations changed from RMH and RM to RLM, see Exhibits "N" + "Nl". Exhibit "U" -Paseo Del Norte between Palomar Airport Road and Encinitas Creek This would be a proposed LCP amendment to provide consistency with the General Plan. The LCP currently designates the entire area east and west of Paseo Del Norte, except for the southwest corner of Palomar Airport Road and Paseo Del Norte, as PI (Planned Industrial). The City's General Plan, however, designates the area for Travel Service and Office (TS/0). The General Plan also designates the Caltrans maintenance yard as G (Government). The proposed LCP amendment would provide consistency with the General Plan and Specific Plan for the area, as well as compatibility with existing development. It should be noted the Coastal Commission has already granted several permits consistent with the proposed LCP amendment. The proposed amendment would also require a zone change from C-2 to CT-Q for the area north of the Caltrans property on both sides of Paseo Del Norte. This would be consistent with the General Plan's (Travel Service), TS designation for the area. All other zoning is compatible with the General Plan designations. See Exhibit "T" for zone change and Exhibit "U" for Local Coastal Plan amendments. The Planning Commission approved the proposed zone change shown on Exhibit "T". However, the Commission continued the proposed Local Coastal Plan Amendment shown on Exhibit "U" due to concerns expressed by one of the affected property owners. -4- Exhibit "EE" -Commercial area, northwest of Alga Road and El Camino Real. This would be three separate actions to establish the boundary between commercial uses on the south and residential uses on the north side of the future westward extension from El Camino Real of Dove Lane. The first action would be a GPA from C (General Commercial) to RM (Residential Medium 4-8 du's/ac) for the . portion of the area north of the future extension of Dove Lane which is designated General Commercial (C) on the General Plan. The second action would involve a proposed LCP amendment from RM to C to extend the commercial area on the northwest side of Alga Road and El Camino Real northward to Dove Lane. Just before the Planning Commission meeting the owner of the property made staff aware that this property has been annexed into the City with a zoning of C-2-Q. Since this property is not in the county as staff originally believed a zone change from c- 2-Q to RD-M will be required on the portion of the site north of the future extension of Dove Lane. Exhibits "GG" and "HH" -South end of Batiquitos Drive (Savage and Lyman Properties) Staff is recommending that this item be continued to the next Planning Commission meeting. Staff and the owner of the property have not had sufficient time since the last Planning Commission meeting to meet and come to a resolution as to what this site's designation should be or what the intent of the Local Coastal plan was in regards to this site. Exhibit "MM" -Ecke property south of Palomar Airport Road This proposed Local Coastal Plan Amendment would reduce the location and extent of the OS, Open Space designation on the Local Coastal Plan to correspond to the General Plan designation of OS on this property. The intent of the OS designation in this area was to preserve the steep slopes on the south side of Canyon de Las Encinas and to protect an appropriately sized channel for the stream itself. However, the OS designation on the Local Coastal Plan extends beyond the channel and includes much of the developable portion of this property. Staff believes that the revised open space corridor based on a biological examination of the property will adequately protect sensitive coastal resources. This item was presented to the Planning Commission in a memorandum that was passed out at the Planning Commission meeting. Staff has included it in this report to provide the Commission with adequate time to review this request. In conclusion, staff recommends that the Commission approve the proposed General Plan Amendments, Local Coastal Plan Amendments, and Zone Changes as shown on the attached exhibits. -5- IV. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW The Planning Director has determined that the projects outside the Coastal Zone will not have a significant effect on the environment and issued Negative Declarations on July 12, 1986. The projects within the Coastal Zone are exempt from environmental review per Section 15265 Al of the California Environmental Quality Act. Attachments 1. Planning Commission Resolution Nos. 2584, 2585, 2586 and 2597 2. Exhibits "D", "F", "J", "N", "N-1", "O", "R", "U", "EE", "GG", "HH", and "MM", dated July 14, 1986 3. Staff Report dated, July 30, 1986 w/attachments 4. Memorandum to the Planning Commission dated, July 30, 1986 MH/ar 8/6/86 -6- ------------------ . . ; . The second part of this report deals with General Plan Amendments, Zone Changes and Local Coastal Plan Amendments within the area covered by the Carlsbad Local C~astal Plan. Many of the recommended changes will bring the General Plan Land Use Map and Zoning Map designations into conformance with the recently adopted Carlsbad Local Coastal Plan. The recommended changes to the Local coastal Plan will change LCP land use designations to reflect existing land uses and General Plan land use designations. Staff has discussed these recommended changes to the Local Coastal Plan with Coastal Commission staff members and received their support on most of the proposed changes. III. ANALYSIS Planning Issues 1) Are the recommended General Plan Amendments consistent with the Carlsbad Local Coastal Plan? 2) Are the recommended zone Changes consistent with the General Plan and/or the Carlsbad Local Coastal Plan? 3) Do the recommended amendments to the Land Use Plan of the Carlsbad Local Coastal Plan to bring it into conformance with the Carlsbad General Plan Land Use Map accurately represent the existing land use on the property, or provide a more appropriate land use designation? Discussion Exhibit "A" -Harding Street The first site consists of a General Plan Amendment and zone Change for a .67 acre parcel at 3334 Harding Street, see Exhibit "A". The General Plan Amendment will be from RVH, Residential Very High Density, 30-40 du/ac to RH, Residential High Density 20-30 du/ac. The Zone Change would be from RD-H, Residential Density High to R-3, Multiple Family Residential. The recommended General Plan Amendment and Zone Change will bring this site's General Plan designation and zoning into conformance with recent changes to the Land Use Element of the General Plan. During the Citizen's Committee review of the Land Use Element of the General Plan the RVH, Residential Very High Density designation was eliminated. The proposed General Plan Amendment and Zone Change will have no impact on the recently constructed apartment project on this site. This project was developed at a density of 32.8 du/ac in conformance with the site's RVH General Plan designation. The change would permit the existing apartment complex to remain,. but would prevent future expansion of the apartment building. -2- : I ' - Exhibit "B" -Altiva Place The next recommendation is a General Plan Amendment from RMH, Residential Medium High, 8-15 du/ac to RLM, Residential Low Medium 0-4 du/ac for a 2.04 acre parcel on the west side of Altiva Place, north of an SDG&E easement, see Exhibit "B". The recommended General Plan Amendment will bring this site's General Plan designation into conformance with its existing R-1-10, Single Family Residential 10,000 square foot minimum lot size Zoning. The proposed General Plan Amendment would reduce the site's density potential from 16-30 units to a maximum of 8 units. Staff believes it is more appropriate to change this site's General Plan designation to bring it into conformance with its Zoning rather than the reverse for a number of reasons. Steep slopes along the westerly portion of this property will limit its development potential. The existing 150 foot wide SDG&E powerline easement separates this site from an approved multi- family project at the intersection of Altiva Place and Alicante Road. This SDG&E easement serves as an excellent boundary between multi-family and single family development. All of the lots north of this easement on the east side of Altiva Place have been developed with, or will be developed with, single family homes on large lots. This site is separated from the recently approved Alga Hills project by a large ravine which will be left in its natural state. In addition, the portion of the Alga Hills project closest to this site consists of the single family residences on the larger lots. If the Commission and Council approved the recommended General Plan Amendment all of the development on Altiva Place north of the easement would consist of single family residences. Staff believes that this would be more compatible than having multi- family development and single family residences on opposite sides of the same cul-de-sac. The owner of this site has requested that this site's General Plan designation be changed to RM, 4-8 du/ac rather than RLM, 0-4 du/ac and it's Zoning be kept at R-1-10000. He has submitted preliminary plans for City review which would create eight 10,000 square foot lots on this two acre site. He feels that recent actions by the City Council would make it impossible to get more than six lots on this property if it had a General Plan designation of RLM. Staff believes that his argument has some merit, however R-1-10000 is the implementing Zone for the RLM General Plan designation. In addition, if this site was designated RM, at a later date a future property owner could request a Zone Change to RD-M which is the implementing Zone for the RM, 4-8 du/ac General Plan designation. -3- : I Exhibit •c• -Monroe Street Staff is recommending that the zoning on 12 lots with a combined area of 2.23 acres be changed from R-3, Residential Multiple to R-1-7500, Single Family Residential, 7,500 square foot minimum lot size, see Exhibit •c•. This zone Change will bring the properties Zoning into conformance with their General Plan designation of RLM, Residential 0-4 du/ac. The Planning Commission discussed these properties two years ago when an application for a condominium conversion of two existing apartment buildings at this site was submitted. The Commission denied the request and approved a Resolution of Intention directing staff to rezone the properties from R-3 to R-1. The applicant appealed the Planning Commission's decision to the City Council, then requested a continuance and finally withdrew the application. Due to the applicant withdrawal and the amount of projects being processed in the past few years, staff did not follow through with the Resolution of Intention. The proposed rezone from R-3 to R-1 would not adversely impact the existing, older multi-family residences on the property. These units are already non-conforming because they exceed the density allowed by the RLM, 0-4 du/ac General Plan designation. The recommended Zone Change would merely bring the zoning into conformance with the General Plan. Exhibit •o• -Costa Real Property -El Camino Real Staff is recommending that this 6.09 acre site's zoning be changed from R-1-10, Single Family Residential 10,000 square foot minimum lot size to M-Q, Industrial with a Q {Qualified Overlay), see Exhibit •o•. This zone change would bring its zoning into conformance with it's PI, Planned Industrial General Plan designation. The properties to the north, east and west are zoned M-Q, while the property to the south is zoned OS, Open Space. The recommended zone change would have no impact on the existing building on this site which appears to be a single family residence being used as an office by the Costa Real Municipal Water District. Exhibit "E" -Carlsbad Raceway Area As shown by Exhibit •E•, this site consists of five parcels with a combined area of 124.2 acres. The Carlsbad Raceway is located on the two northernmost lots which are zoned c-2, General Commercial. The three southerly lots are part of the Carrillo Ranch Master Plan and are zoned P-C, Planned Community. Staff is recommending that all of these lots be rezoned to PM which is in conformance with their General Plan designations of PM, Planned Industrial and PM/0 Planned Industrial/Office. -4- The recommended P-M, Planned Industrial zoning will not adversely impact the Carlsbad Raceway or the vacant properties affected by this change. The existing use, the Carlsbad Raceway, is occupying this site th-rough a CUP, conditional use permit, that would be valid even if this site was zoned P-M. A revision to the Carrillo Ranch Master Plan, in process, will eliminate the three southerly parcels from the Carrillo Ranch Master Plan. Staff has already seen some preliminary development proposals for these properties and the Carlsbad Raceway property. Whether these properties develop separately or with the Raceway property, they will be required to prepare a specific plan because they are in the Palomar Airport Influence area. These parcels are being removed from the Carrillo Ranch Master Plan because they are separated from the rest of the Master Plan area by Palomar Airport Road, a six lane arterial. In addition, the industrial uses that will take place on these parcels does not relate to the rest of the Master Plan which will be developed with residential and neighborhood commercial uses. General Plan -Local Coastal Program (LCP) Consistency Carlsbad has six LCP segments (see Map •A•) that combined, form the City's Local Coastal Program. Although these segments have been prepared and adopted at different times over the past ten years, it has only been since October 1985 that the City has been willing to adopt the two segments Mello I and II that cover a majority of the City's Coastal Zone. Subsequently, west Batiquitos Lagoon segment was approved in November 1985 and the east Batiquitos Lagoon segment is still pending. The fact of the City's refusal to adopt the Mello I and II segments led to a situation where two separate and distinct sets of regulations governed all development in the Coastal Zone. The City did not recognize the LCP and, therefore, approved development consistent with the General Plan and Zoning. The Coastal Commission on the other hand, based it's approvals on consistency with the certified LCP's. Under this situation a project could receive City approval, only to be denied by the Coastal Commission. In October of 1985, Carlsbad and the Coastal Commission adopted amendments to the Mello I and II segments which resolved the long standing conflicts. By adopting these LCP segments the City has agreed to assume its State mandated responsibility to implement and administer the LCP. several of the implementing procedures involve Planning commission and City Council actions. -s- First, the City must amend its General Plan to incorporate the LCP Land Use Policy Document. This document contains regulations that deal with protecting coastal resources (e.g., agriculture, wetlands, recreation, shoreline access, etc.). The document also contains specific land use designations for each parcel in the Coastal Zone. The Land Use Element Map of the General Plan must also be amended to reflect the land use designations of the LCP. Second, the City's Zoning Ordinance must be amended to incorporate all of the LCP Ordinances and modifications. This involves the adoption of several new ordinances (e.g., Coastal Agricultural Overlay zone, Coastal Resource Protection Overlay Zone, etc.). Also, it involves modifications to existing ordinances to provide additional requirements or restrictions of the LCP. Finally, in order to implement the LCP land uses, the official zoning map will have to be modified to eliminate any conflicts. Third, the City must process •clean-up• LCP amendments where the LCP no longer reflects existing land use or it would allow uses that would be incompatible with surrounding land uses. •clean- up" amendments would also involve changes to the land uses designations to bring them into conformance with official actions that have occurred subsequent to the certification of the LCP. The Planning Department and the City Attorney's office will be scheduling future Planning Commission hearings to consider incorporating the LCP into the text of the City's General Plan and Zone Code. The following proposed General Plan and LCP amendments plus the recommended zone changes deal only with map changes necessary to implement the LCP. 1 ) Exhibit •F• -Hughes Property, Highway 78 and Jefferson Street This is a General Plan amendment (GPA) from Intensive Regional Commercial (RRI) to Open Space (OS) for that portion of the property containing Buena Vista Creek in order to provide consistency with the LCP. In addition, a zone change from C-2-Q to OS for the same area would be required to implement the proposed modification. 2 ) Exhibit •a• -First row of lots adjacent to Buena Vista Lagoon along Jefferson Street This is a recommendation that the Local Coastal Plan designation of RLM, Residential Low Medium for the first row of lots adjacent to Buena Vista Lagoon along Jefferson Street be changed to RMH, Residential Medium High. This would bring the Local Coastal Plan's designation into conformance with the properties existing General Plan designation of RMB and Zoning of R-3. These properties were given the RLM, 0-4 du/ac designation by the Local Coastal Plan because of their steep slopes and location adjacent to the sensitive wetlands of Buena Vista Lagoon. -6- However, staff believes that a number of recently approved changes to the General Plan and new City ordinances will ensure that these properties are developed in a site sensitive manner, that will protect the wetland areas and preserve at least a portion of the views from Jefferson Street overlooking Buena Vista Lagoon. These ordinances along with recent changes to the method used for calculating allowable density will make it difficult for many of these properties to obtain any density above the minimum allowed by the RMB, 8-15 du/ac General Plan designation. 3 ) Exhibit "H• -Single family neighborhood around Buena Vista Creek This is a GPA from RMH to RLM to be consistent with the LCP. The area is currently zoned R-1-10 which is consistent with the RLM designation of the LCP. Almost all of these lots are currently developed with detached single family homes. 4 ) Exhibit •r• -Lots on north side of Laguna Drive between State and Roosevelt Streets This is a recommended amendment to the Local Coastal Plan from RH to RMH/O for the above-mentioned properties. The two westerlymost parcels are located in an area covered by the Village Redevelopment Plan which the Coastal Commission has already adopted. The RMH/O General Plan designation would allow these properties to be developed with multifamily or office uses. Some of the properties have already been developed by office uses, while others are occupied by single family residences. 5) Exhibit "J" -Ticer (APN 155-101-65 and 155-190-13) and Native Sun (APN 203-010-21) located near the mouth of Buena Vista Lagoon This would be a GPA from RM/OS, Residential Medium/Open Space to RLM, Residential Low Medium to be consistent with the LCP. It would also involve a zone change from R-A to R-1-20 for the Ticor parcels and from R-A to R-1-10 for the Native Sun parcel. The proposed zone changes are consistent with the LCP and they will provide for a gradual decrease in land use intensity for two low- lying parcels adjacent to a sensitive coastal resource, Buena Vista Lagoon. 6) Exhibit "K" -State Beach parking lot south of Oak Street This would be a proposed LCP amendment to correct an apparent drafting error. The LCP map shows a RH designation for the parking area. The area is designated open space on the General Plan which is consistent with both the use and the State Department of Parks and Recreation ownership. -7- 7 ) Exhibit "L" -Area on the north side of Pine Avenue between Lincoln Street and the railroad tracks This would be a GPA from RVH (Residential Very High)to RH (Residential High) to be consistent with the LCP and the Land Use Element of the Carlsbad General Plan. Revisions to the General Plan by the Citizen's Committee eliminated the RVH, Residential Very High designation. This would also be a zone change from RD- H to RD-M. These changes would not adversely impact the existing apartment project, which would become a legal non-conforming use, because the apartment has been built at a density in excess of that permitted by the RH, General Plan designation. 8 ) Exhibit "M" -Southeast corner of Pio Pico and Magnolia (APN 205-270-30, 39, 33 portion) This would be a GPA from RC/O (Recreation Commercial and Office) to TS/O (Travel Service and Office) to be consistent with the LCP. This action would also involve a zone change from R-3 to CT-Q to provide consistent zoning. The existing R-3 zoning does not allow for Travel Service type of uses. 9 ) Exhibits "N" and "O" -Area in the vicinity of Harrison and Adams Streets and Chinquapin Avenue This would involve a GPA from RLM to RM for the area bounded by Locust Street, Adams Street and Chinquapin Avenue to the existing RMH boundary east of Harrison Street. This amendment will also require a zone change from R-1 to RD-M for consistency. The GPA and zone change would provide consistency with the LCP. In addition, a zone change for APN 206-120-1, 2, 10, 11, 23 and 24 from R-1 to RD-M will be required since both the GP and LCP designates these parcels as RMH. Finally, a GPA will be required for APN 206-120-13 and portions of 12 and 14 to change the designation from RLM to RMH for conformance with the LCP. Also, the zoning will require a change from R-1 to RD-M for all of the parcels in the block bounded by Locust, Adams, and Harrison Streets to bring their zoning into conformance with their RM and RMH General Plan/Local Coastal Plan designations. This block includes APN 206-120-12, 13, 14, 15. See Exhibit "N" for General Plan amendments and Exhibit "O" for zone changes. 10) Exhibit "P" -Snug Harbor area This will require a GPA from RM (Residential Medium) to RC (Recreational Commercial) for the Snug Harbor area's designation to be consistent with the LCP. This areas current zoning of RD-M would not be consistent with the RC designation. To be consistent with the LCP the zoning in this area would need to be changed to R-T from RD-M. -8- 1 1 ) Exhibit "Q•·-Kelly Ranch Master Plan This would be a GPA to bring the General Plan Map into conformance with the Local Coastal Plan. The GPA's would designate portions of the site near the lagoon as open space. These areas were originally approved for development when the City approved the Master Plan. However, subsequent Coastal Commission action redesignated portions of Planning Areas A, c, D and F to Open Space because of their resource value. The developer has already agreed to the changes as a condition of the issuance of a coastal development permit for the master plan. No zone change is necessary since the entire site is zoned PC, however, the master plan will need to be amended to reflect the changes. See Exhibit •Q•. 1 2 ) Exhibit "R" -Frontage lots, west side of Carlsbad Boulevard between Shore Drive loop Staff is recommending that the zoning of these ten lots be changed from R-2, Residential Duplex to R-1-7500, Residential Single Family. This would bring the zoning of these lots into conformance with their General Plan designation and Local Coastal Plan designation of RLM, Residential Low Medium, 0-4 du/ac. These properties involved are rather small in size for duplex lots, 6,000 square feet. When developed with a duplex they have density of 15.3 du/ac which would put them in the RH, Residential High, 15-23 du/ac General Plan range. Of the ten lots involved, six are developed with duplexes, one with a single family home and three are vacant. They are surrounded by single family homes and because of their small lot size, are forced to back directly onto Carlsbad Boulevard. Because of these constraints, staff believes it is more appropriate to change the zone to conform with the General Plan and Local Coastal Plan designations rather than the reverse. 13) Exhibit •s• -Property owned by the State, west side of Carlsbad Boulevard between Cerzo and Manzano Drives This would be GPA RLM (Residential Low Medium) to OS (Open Space) and zone change R-1 (Single Family Residential) to OS (Open Space) to conform to the LCP, which designates this site as open space. 14) Exhibits "T• and •u• -Paseo Del Norte between Palomar Airport Road and Encinas Creek This would be a proposed LCP amendment to provide consistency with the General Plan. The LCP currently designates the entire area east and west of Paseo Del Norte, except for the southwest corner of Palomar Airport Road and Paseo Del Norte, as PI (Planned Industrial). The City's General Plan, however, -9- designates the area for Travel Service and Office (TS/O). The General Plan also designates the Caltrans maintenance yard as G (Government}. The proposed LCP amendment would provide consistency with the General Plan and Specific Plan for the area, as well as compatibility with existing development. It should be noted the Coastal Commission has already granted several permits consistent with the proposed LCP amendment. The proposed amendment would also require a zone change from·c-2 to CT-Q for the area north of the Caltrans property on both sides of Paseo Del Norte. This would be consistent with the General Plan's (Travel Service), TS designation for the area. All other zoning is compatible with the General Plan designations. See Exhibit "T" for zone change and Exhibit "U" for Local Coastal P 1 an amendments. 15) Exhibit "V" -Sudan Mission This would be a proposed LCP amendment from PI (Planned Industrial) to RM (Residential Medium). The proposed amendment would bring the LCP into conformance with the General Plan and the existing residential development. The zoning for the property is RDM-Q which is consistent with the RM General Plan designation. 1 6) Exhibit "W" -Residential designated area north of Cobblestone Sea Village This proposed LCP amendment would modify the allowable residential density for the area from RLM (0-4 du/ac) to RL (0- 1.5 du/ac) to conform to the General Plan. The amendment would also create a new LCP designation. Currently the lowest residential density category for the LCP is RLM. Coastal staff has indicated that the RL designation (consistent with the General Plan) may be more appropriate considering the site is completely within the airport influence zone. The proposed amendment would not require a zone change at this time since the subject area is within the County. The appropriate zone change would occur with annexation. 1 7) Exhibit "X" -Area south of Cobblestone Sea Village This would be a GPA from RL to RLM to be consistent with the LCP. The area doesn't have the same development constraints as that mentioned in the previous amendment for the property to the north. Additionally, future College Boulevard and Poinsettia Lane would be adjacent to the area so that the area would not be as isolated as once envisioned. Therefore, the RLM designation of the LCP is probably more appropriate. -10- 1 8 ) Exhibit "Y" -Hunt property along El Camino Real (APN 215- 020-13) This would be a proposal to amend the LCP designation from PC (Planned Community) to RM (4-8 du/ac). The Carlsbad General Plan does not include the PC designation. Instead the PC is a zoning designation which is generally applied to large parcels (100 acre minimum). Staff has discussed this inconsistency with the Coastal Commission staff. They have agreed that since the LCP requires development pursuant to the PC zone (with special coastal regulations), the LCP designation could be modified to be consistent with the General Plan. The proposed action would not require a zone change because the land is still in the County. It is presumed that with annexation the property will be rezoned PC in conformance with the requirements of the LCP. 1 9 ) Exhibit "Z" -East side of Avenida Encinas north of Marie Callenders Restaurant This would be a GPA from RS (Regional Service) to PI (Planned Industrial) to provide consistency with both the LCP and the existing office use. A zone change will not be required since the site is zoned PM consistent with the proposed GPA. 20) Exhibit •AA" -Northeast corner of Avenida Encinas and Palomar Airport Road This would be a proposed LCP amendment from PI (Planned Industrial)to TS (Travel Sevice) to reflect the General Plan and zoning on the site. In addition, the recent restaurant developments (McDonalds and Marie Callenders) were approved by the Coastal Commission. Those developments would not be consistent with the LCP's PI designation but would be with the General Plan's TS designation. The area is zoned CT-Q consistent with the existing General Plan designation. 21) Exhibit "BB" -Occidental Master Plan, northwest of I-5 and Poinsettia Lane This would be a proposed LCP amendment to change the designation from TS/N (Travel Service/Neighborhood Commercial) to TS/C (Travel service/General Commercial). The area is currently developing with a mix of travel service uses (motels) and general commercial (auto dealerships and medical offices). The proposed amendment is consistent with recent Coastal Development permit approvals by the Coastal Commission to allow the general commercial uses. There are no pending proposals for Neighborhood Commercial. Furthermore, the southeast corner of I-5 and Poinsettia Lane is designated for Neighborhood Commercial thus providing an area that would satisfy adjacent demands. The existing zoning is consistent with the proposed designation. -11- 22) Exhibit •cc" -Southwest corner of I-5 and Poinsettia Lane This proposed LCP amendment from TS/N (Tiavel Service/ Neighborhood) to TS/C -(Travel Service/Commercial) would bring the LCP into conformity with both the General Plan and recent Coastal Commission permit approvals. The existing zoning of C-2 is consistent with the proposed designation. 23) Exhibit •oo" -Spinnaker Hills This would be a proposed LCP amendment from RM to RLM to bring the LCP into conformance with both the exisitng General Plan, zoning and the existing single-family detached development. The existing R-1 zoning is also consistent with the existing General Plan designation. 24) Exhibit "EE" -Commercial area, northwest of Alga Road and El Camino Real. This would be two separate actions to establish the boundary between commercial uses on the south and residential uses on the north side of the future westward extension from El Camino Real of Dove Lane. The first action would be a GPA from C (General Commercial) to RM (Residential Medium 4-8 du/ac) for the portion of the area north of Dove Lane which is designated General Commercial (C) on the General Plan. The second action would involve a proposed LCP amendment from RM to C to extend the commercial area on the northwest side of Alga Road and El Camino Real northward to Dove Lane. The area is currently in the County so that upon annexation it would be rezoned consistent with the proposed amendments. 25) Exhibit "FF" -south of Alga Road between El Camino Real and Manzanita Drive This would be a GPA from RMH (Residential Medium High) to RM (Residential Medium) to provide consistency with the LCP. The RD-M zoning is consistent with the proposed change. 26) Exhibits •GG" and "HH" -South end of Batiquitos Drive (Savage and Lyman Properties) This would be a GPA from RMH/OS (Residential Medium High/Open Space) to RM/OS (Residential Medium/Open Space) to provide consistency with the LCP. It should be noted that the General Plan currently designates the flatter developable portions of the site as open space and designates the steep slopes for RMB uses. Based on the General Plan the development potential of the site would be severely limited. -12- The LCP designates the entire site RM except for a continous open space strip for the steep slopes on the western portion of the site. In addition, the LCP contains specific incentives for developing the site. The LCP would allow a maximum of 12 du/ac but requires that 2/3 of the development be concentrated on 50% of the site furthest from the lagoon. The LCP also restricts development on steep slopes. In addition to the GPA, a zone change would be required to provide consistency. The site is currently zoned L-C (Limited Control). To provide consistency with the LCP, a zone change to RD-M for the flatter areas and OS for the steep slopes is proposed. 27) Exhibit "II" -East and west corner of Avenida Encinas at Cannon Road This would be a zone change from R-A (Residential Agricultural) to PM (Planned Industrial) to provide consistency with both the LCP and the General Plan designation of PI (Planned Industrial). 28) Exhibit "JJ• -Cannon Lake Park This would be a zone change from RDM-Q (Residential Density Multiple -Overlay) to OS (Open Space) to be consistent with the open space designation of both the LCP and the General Plan. 29) Exhibit •KK• -SDG&E property, northwest corner of I-5 and Cannon Road This would be a zone change from C-2 (General Commercial) to CT-Q (Tourist Commercial - Q Overlay) to be consistent with the TS (Travel Service) designation of both the LCP and the General Plan. 30) Exhibit "LL" -Southeast corner of Magnolia Avenue and Jefferson Street intersection This would be a zone change from R-1 (Single Family Residential) to RD-M (Residential Density Multiple) to provide consistency with the RMH designation of both the LCP and the General Plan. This zone change pertains to five parcels ranging in size from 6,875 to 19,094 square feet. The proposed RD-M zone would allow development at densities consistent with the RMH General Plan designation. 3 1 ) General Plan amendment to the LCP -Density Ranges This would be a proposed amendment to revise the LCP residential density ranges to correspond with the residential density ranges of the General Plan. The LCP residential density ranges reflect those that were in effect in 1980. Since that time the City has -13- amended the General Plan to lower all residential density. The proposed LCP amendment would provide consistency with the General Plan. In addition, the amendment would allow development in the Coastal Zone at the same intensity as that in other portions of the City. If the Planning Commission determines that the above LCP amendments are warranted and, therefore, necessary to implement the City's Local Coastal Program, it should establish the State mandated six-week review period. During the period which would begin on July 30, 1986 and end September 10, 1986 all interested parties including other agencies would have the opportunity to comment on the merits of the proposed amendments. Staff would then present the proposed LCP amendments and comments to the City Council. After this review period is completed, staff will also present to the Planning Commission a summary of the comments received. In conclusion, staff realizes that this is a rather lenghty, complex report with recommendations that affect many properties. In an attempt to simplify this matter staff has prepared four charts "A" -"D" which summarize all of the proposed changes. The Commission should keep in mind that the City Council has already agreed to many of these changes when they adopted the Carlsbad Local coastal Plan. The recommended changes in this report should bring the Carlsbad General Plan Land Use Element Map, Carlsbad Local Coastal Plan and Carlsbad Zoning Maps into conformance. This will put an end to years of confusion as to which map someone should refer, to determine a parcels designation and development potential. IV. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW The Planning Director has determined that the projects outside the Coastal Zone will not have a significant effect on the environment and issued Negative Declarations on July 12, 1986. The projects within the Coastal Zone are exempt from environmental review per Section 15265 Al of the California Environmental Qu~lity Act. ATTACHMENTS 1) Planning Commission Resolution Nos. 2584, 2585 and 2586 2) Charts "A" -"D", dated July 14, 1986 3) Maps "A" and •a•, dated July 16, 1986 4) Environmental Documents 5) Exhibits "A" -"Z" and "AA" -"LL", dated July 14, 1986 MH:bn 7/14/86 -14- EXHIBIT A B C D E CHA..,....._ "A" JUL. 14, 1986 PROPOSED GENERAL PLAN AMENDMEMNTS AND ZONE CHANGES OOTSIDE OF 'mE COASTAL ZONE PROPERTY DESCRIPTION FROM 3334 Harding St. General Plan RVH Zone RD-H Altiva Place General Plan RMH North of SDG&E easement 12 lots on zone R-3 Monroe St. across from the High School Costa Real zone R-1-10 Property Carlsbad Raceway Zone C-2 & P-C Area TO RH R-3 RLM R-1 M-Q PM CHAP--. •s• JUL·. . 4, 1986 GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS TO CX>NFORM TO 'fflE LCP EXHIBIT F H J L M PROPERTY DESCRIPTION Hughes Property that lies in Buena Vista Creek Single family neighborhood bordering Buena Vista Circle Ticor and Native Sun Parcels near the mouth of Buena Vista Lagoon Area on the north side of Pine Avenue between Lincoln Street and AT&SF RR Southeast corner of Pio Pico and Magnolia N Area in the vicinity of Chinquapin, Adams and Harrison Streets a) APN 206-120-3 to 9 b) APN 206-120-13 and portions of 12 and 14 P Snug Harbor Q Kelly Ranch a) Portion of Planning Area A b) Portion of Planning Area C c) Planning Area D d) Portion of Planning Area F s State coastal property south of Terra Mar z East side of Avenida Encinas, north of restaurants x Area south of Cobblestone Sea Village EE Northwest of Alga Road and El Camino Real to Dove Lane FF South of Alga Road, El Camino Real to Manzanita GG South end of Batiquitos Drive (Savage and Lyman Properties) Proposed Changes FROM RRI ( Intensive Regional Comm. ) RMH RM/OS RVH RC/O RLM RLM RM RMH RMH RM RC RLM RS RL C RMH RMR/OS OS TO OS(Open Space) RLM RLM RH TS/O RM RMH RC OS OS OS OS OS PI RLM RM RM RM/OS RM EXHIBIT F G I K N+Nl u V w X y AA BB cc DD EE CHART !,C" JULY 1986 PROPOSED "CLEAN-UP" LCP AMENDMENTS DESCRIPTION Portion of Hughes property north of Buena Vista Creek First row of lots adjacent to Buena Vista Lagoon along Jefferson Street Lots on northside of Laguna Drive between State and Roosevelt Streets State beach parking lot south of Oak Street Lots in the area surrounded by Harrison Street, Adams Street and Chinquapin Avenue Paseo Del Norte between Palomar Airport Road and Encinas Creek Sudan Mission Residentially designated area north of Cobblestone Sea Village in Palomar Airport Influence area Residentially designated area south of Cobblestone Sea Village Hunt Property along El Camino Real Northeast corner of Avenida Encinas/Palomar Airport Road Northwest corner of I-5 and Poinsettia Lane Southwest corner of I-5 and Poinsettia Lane Spinnaker Hills West side of El Camino Real, north of Alga Road Residential Density Ranges a. b. c. d. e, Proposed Change FROM TO OS RRI RLM RMH RH RMH/0 RH OS RMH and RM RLM PI TS,TS/0,G PI RM RLM RL RL RLM PC RM PI TS TS/N TS/C TS/N RM RM No Category RLM (0-4 du/ac) RM (4-10 du/ac) RMH (10-20 du/ac) RH (20-30 du/ac) TS/C RLM C RL (0-1.5 du/ac) RLM (0-4 du/ac) RM (4-8 du/ac) RMH (8-15 du/ac) RH (15-23 du/ac) EXHIBIT F J J L M 0 p s T EE HH II JJ KK LL PROPOSED ZONE CHANGES TO IMPLEMENT THE LCP PROPERTY DESCRIPTION Hughes property that lies in Buena Vista Creek Ticor parcels near mouth of Buena Vista Lagoon Native Sun parcel near mouth Buena Vista Lagoon North side of Pine Avenue between Lincoln Street and AT&SF RR Southeast corner of Pio Pico and Magnolia Two lots on the west side of Harrison Street adjacent to 1-5 Snug Harbor State coastal property south of Terra Mar Paseo Del Norte between Palomar Airport Road and Encinas Creek West side of El Camino Real north of Alga Road South end of Batiquitos Drive (Savage and Lyman properties) East and west corners of Avenida Encinas at Cannon Road Cannon Lake Park Portion of SDG&E property on the northwest corner of I-5 and Cannon Road Southeast corner of Magnolia Avenue and Jefferson Street intersection PrOfO&ed FROM C-2-Q R-A R-A RD-H R-3 R-1 RD-M R-1 C-2 C-2-Q LC R-A RD-M-Q C-2 R-1 Change TO OS CHART "D" JULY 14, 1986 R-1-20 R-1-10 RD-M CT-Q RD-M R-T OS CT RD-M RD-M PM OS CT-Q RD-M ~-•:•.:.- ;' ~ .. ·;.- ·~ ·\::·· ··. 't;;f' LCPA 86-l LCPA fr~ R JUL y 14 um .LM , 1986 EXHIBIT G _:,Kfi to RttH -~ GPA/LU 86 .. 8 ZC-347 GPA from RC/0 to TS/0 ZC from R-3 to CT-Q APN 205-270-30 • .. 39 JULY 14, 1986 ~ '~ '"' o,. . ------ - MH:ad The following section should be added to the Staff Report . • Exhibit "MM" Ecke property south of Palomar Airport Road. This proposed Local Coastal Plan Amendment would reduce the location and extent of the OS, Open Space designation on the Local Coastal Plan to correspond to the General Plan designation of OS on this property. The intent of the OS designation in this area was to preserve the steep slopes on the south side of Canyon de las Encinas and to protect an appropriately sized channel for the stream itself. However, the OS designation on the Local Coastal Plan extends beyond the channel and includes much of the developable portion of this property. Staff believes that the revised open space corridor based on a biological examination of the property will adequately protect sensitive coastal resources. -2- I -,., ~ ,. ~ I I 1-z ::=, I c::: ~ I I .. =Ep 0 lo ,., " o· /~ I 0) I l'1 . -- EXHIBIT Al JuJ_v 14, 1986