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Home My WebLink About1997-12-03; Planning Commission; ; EIR 96-01|GPA 95-06|LCPA 96-03|ZC 95-06|SP 210|LFMP 87-22A - POINSETTIA PROPERTIES SPECIFIC PLANThe City of CARLSBAD Planning Departmeltt zJJ9IJ A REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION P.C. AGENDA OF: December 3, 1997 Item No. G) Application complete date: May 22, 1996 Project Planner: Adrienne Landers Project Engineer: Ken Quon SUBJECT: EIR 96-01/GPA 95-06/LCPA 96-03/ZC 95-06/SP 210/LFMP 87-22(A) - POINSETTIA PROPERTIES SPECIFIC PLAN -Request for the certification of a Program Environmental Impact Report, and approval of Candidate Findings of Fact, Statement of Overriding Considerations, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, General Plan Amendment, Local Coastal Program Amendment, Zone Change, Specific Plan and Local Facilities Management Plan Amendment. This project has. been designed as a 92-acre Transit-Oriented Development which includes the following uses: tourist commercial; mixed-use ( commercial-tourist/residential); multiple family residential; and small-lot, single family residential. The project site is generally located west of A venida Encinas, east of Carlsbad Boulevard, north of Lakeshore Gardens Mobilehome Park and the Ponto Road area, and south of the NCTD Poinsettia Transit Station and Lanikai Lane Mobilehome Park in Local Facilities Management Plan Zone 22. I. RECOMMENDATION That the Planning Commission ADOPT Planning Commission Resolution No. 4157 RECOMMENDING CERTIFICATION of EIR 96-01, ADOPT Planning Commission Resolutions No. 4158, 4159, 4161, and 4162, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL of GPA 95- 06, LCPA 96-03, ZC 95-06, SP 210, and LFMP 87-22(A), based on the findings and subject to the conditions contained therein .. II. BACKGROUND The Poinsettia Properties Specific Plan was reviewed by the Planning Commission on November 5 and November 19, 1997. These meetings included a presentation by staff, a presentation by the applicant, public testimony, submittal of revised documents, response to comments and discussion by the Commission. Public testimony was closed on November 191\ however the meeting was continued to December 3rd to allow staff time to revise the approving resolutions to reflect modified conditions and errata. These changes have been made and are incorporated in the attached documents. Any required text changes to the specific plan will occur after final approval by the City Council, should the specific plan be approved. EIR 96-01/GPA 95-06/LCPA 96-03/ZC 95-06/SP 210/LFMP 87-22(A}-POINSETTIA PROPERTIES SPECIFIC PLAN December 3, 1997 Pa e2 ATTACHMENTS: 1. Planning Commission Resolution No. 4157 (EIR) 2. Planning Commission Resolution No. 4158 (GPA) 3·. Planning Commission Resolution No. 4159 (LCP A) 4. Planning Commission Resolution No. 4161 (SP) 5. Planning Commission Resolution No. 4162 (LFMP) 6. Draft Addendum to Final Program EIR ATTACHMENT 6 POINSETTIA PROPERTIES SPECIFIC PLAN DRAFT ADDENDUM TO FINAL PROGRAM EIR NOVEMBER 13, 1997 DRAFT ADDENDUM TO FINAL PROGRAM EIR A final program environmental impact report (City of Carlsbad EIR 96-01) for th~ Poinsettia Properties Specific Plan was completed in July 1997. An addendum has been prepared to provide additional and updated information to EIR. 96-01. Since completion of the EIR, the project applicant has modified the project to reduce the intensity of development and address other concerns raised during the public review process. This addendum described the revised project, considers its environmental effects and mitigation measures, and provides additional information in response to issues raised at the November 5, 1997 Planning Commission public hearing. Introduction Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines (California Administrative Code section 15164), an addendum to an EIR may be prepared when: (A) The EIR requires minor technical changes or additions; and (B) None of the following conditions described in CEQA Guidelines section 15162 calling preparation of a subsequent EIR have occurred: (1) Substantial changes are proposed in the project which require major revisions of the EIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; (2) Substantial changes occur with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken which will require major revisions of the previous EIR due to involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; and (3) New information of substantial importance, which was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time the previous EIR was completed· shows any of the following: • The revised project will have one or more significant effects not discussed in the previous EIR; • Significant effects previously examined will be substantially more severe than shown in the previous EIR; • Mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to be feasible would in fact be feasible and would substantially reduce o~e or more significant effects of the project, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative; or • Mitigation measures or alternatives which are considerably different from those analyzed in the previous EIR would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative. Poinsettia Properties Specific Plan Draft Addendum to Final Program ~R 1 City of Carlsbad November 13, 1997 -- CEQA Guidelines section 15164 (b) and ( c) also indicate that an addendum need not be circulated for public review, but can be included in or attached to the final EIR, and that the decision making body shall consider the addendum with the final EIR prior to making a decision on the project. An addendum to Final EIR 96-01 is appropriate because the proposed revision to the project analyzed in the EIR requires only minor technical changes or additions to the document and none of the conditions described in CEQA Guidelines section 15162 calling for preparation of a subsequent EIR have occurred. This conclusion is supported by substantial evidence identified within the Final EIR and this addendum. Revised Project Description The applicant has revised the project description to reduce the intensity of development and address other concerns raised during the public review process. The project addressed in final EIR 96-01 and the revised project associated with this addendum are described below in Tables A-1 and A-2: Table A-I Comparison of Poinsettia Properties EIR Pro_iect and Revised Project by Planning Area Planning Area(a) Em Project Develol!ment Revised Project Develol!ment Non-Residential ( acres or bldg sq. ft.) • Non-Residential (bldg sq. feet) Residential (dwelling units) Residential (dwelling units) Planning Area I Travel Recreation -40,000 sq ft of Travel Recreation -21, 780 sq ft of building floor area building floor area Planning Area 2 Residential Medium Density -114 du Residential Medium Density -180 du; building height limit -30 ft/2 stories Planning Area 3 Open Space -1.4 acres Open Space -1.4 acres Planning Area 4 Residential Medium High Density -186 Residential Medium High Density -178 du du; building height limit -30 ft/2 stories Planning Area 5 Residential High Density -142 du Residential High Density -139 du Planning Area 6 Travel Recreation/Commercial/Mixed-Travel Recreation/Commercial/Mixed- Use/Multi-Family Residential -61 du & Use/Multi-Family Residential -61 du & 80,000 sq ft of commercial building floor 80,000 sq ft of commercial building floor area area Planning Area 7 Residential High Density -356 du -Residential Medium High Density -215 building height limit -35 ft du; building height limit -30 ft/2 stories Planning Area 8 Residential Medium High Density -150 Residential Medium High Density -150 du du; building height -30 ft/2 stories Total Specific Plan 91.9 acres/120,000 sq ft of building 91.9 acres/101,780 sq ft of building Development floor area/1,009 du/1.4 acres open floor area/923 du/1.4 acres open space space Notes: (a) For the EIR Project, Planning Areas 1 -6 are located on Parcel A, Planning Area 7 on Parcel B, and Planning Area 8 on Parcel C. For the Revised Project, Planning Areas 2 -6 are located on Parcel A, Planning Area 7 on Parcel B, and Planning Areas l and 8 on Parcel C. Poinsettia Properties Specific Plan Draft Addendum to Final Program EIR 2 City of Carlsbad November 13, 1997 Comparison of Poinsettia Properties EIR Pro_iect and Revised Proiect bv Parcel Parcel EIR Project Develo(!ment Revised Project Develo(!ment Non-Residential ( acres or bldg sq. ft.) Non-Residential (bldg sq. feet) Residential (dwelling units) Residential (dwelling units) Parcel A Travel Recreation -40,000 sq ft of Residential Medium Densi!l'. -180 du building floor area Open SEace -1.4 acres Residential Medium Densi!X -114 du Residential Medium High Density -178 OEen S2ace -1.4 acres du Residential Medium High Density -186 Residential High Densi:!X -139 du du Travel Recreation/Commercial/Mixed- Residential High Densi!l'. -142 du Use/Multi-Family Residential -61 du & Travel Recereation/Commercial/Mixed-80,000 sq ft of commercial building floor Use/Multi-Family Residential -61 du & area 80,000 sq ft of commercial building floor Building height limit in PA 2 and 4 area limited to 30 ft/2 stories Subtotal -Parcel A 55.7 acres/120,000 sq ft of building 55.7 acres/80,000 sq ft of building floor floor area/503 du/1.4 acres open space area/558 du/1.4 acres open space Parcel B Residential High Density -356 du -Residential Medium High Density -215 building height limit-35 ft du; building height limit -30 ft/2 stories Subtotal -Parcel B 18. 7 acres/3S6du 18. 7 acres/215 du Parcel C Residential Medium High Density -150 Travel Recreation -21,780 sq ft of du building floor area Residential Medium High Density -150 du Building height limit -30 ft/2 stories Subtotal -Parcel C 17.5 acres/150 du 17.5 acres/21,780 sq ft of building floor area/ISO du Total Specific Plan 91.9 acres/120,000 sq ft of building 91.9 acres/101,780 sq ft of building Development floor area/1,009 du/1.4 acres open floor area/923 du/1.4 acres open space space Proposed General Plan and zoning designations for the revised project are shown in Figures A-1 and A-2 at the end of this addendum. Environmental Impact and Mitigation Measures The revised project decreases the amount of non-residential building square footage proposed by 18,220 square feet (a reduction of approximately 15 percent) and the number of residential dwelling units by 86 (a reduction of approximately 8.5 percent). The amount of proposed open space (1.4 acres) remains the same. Although implementation of the revised project reduces certain environmental impacts identified for the earlier project analyzed in the EIR, the conclusions of the EIR regarding overall impact and mitigation remain unchanged for the revised project. Poinsettia Properties Specific Plan Draft Addendum to Final Program EIR 3 City of Carlsbad November /3, /997 For traffic/circulation, air quality, noise, visual aesthetics/grading, and public services and utilities, the revised project will have less impacts than the EIR project, while other impacts of the revised project are similar to the EIR project. Even though the revised project will create less traffic and air quality impacts at the project level, cumulative impacts remain significant and unavoidable. EIR project alternatives compare similarly to the revised project and long-term effects are comparable for the EIR project and revised project. A summarized comparison of environmental impact for the EIR project and the revised project are provided in Table A-3 below: TableA-3 Comparison of Em Conclusions for Poinsettia Properties Em Pro_iect and Revised Pro.iect Environmental Impacts EIRProject and Mitigation, 91.9 acres/120,000 sq ft of building floor Alternatives and Long-area/1,009 du/1.4 acres open space Term Effects Land Use Compatibility Less than significant impact Population/Housing Less than significant impact Traffic/Circulation Less than significant impact Air Quality Significant, but mitigable impact Noise Significant, but mitigable impact Biological Resources Significant, but mitigable impact Archaeological and Significant, but mitigable impact Paleontological Resources Agricultural Resources Significant, but mitigable impact Visual Aesthetics/Grading Significant, but mitigable impact Public Services and Less than significant impact Utilities Water Quality/Hydrology Significant, but mitigable impact Poinsettia Properties Specific Plan Draft Addendum to Final Program EJR 4 Revised Project 91.9 acres/101,780 sq ft of building floor area/923 du/1.4 acres open space Impact similar to EIR project -less than significant impact Impact similar to EIR project -less than significant impact Impact less than EIR project (fewer vehicular trips generated) -less than significant impact Impact less than EIR project (fewer mobile and stationary source emissions generated) -significant, but mitigable impact Impact less than EIR project (fewer vehicular trips generating less noise along roadways) -significant, but mitigable impact Impact similar to EIR project - significant, but mitigable impact Impact similar to EIR project - significant, but mitigable impact Impact similar to EIR project - significant, but mitigable impact Impact less than EIR project (fewer structures on Parcel B) -significant, but mitigable impact Impact less than EIR project (less demand for services/facilities) -less than significant impact Impact similar to EIR project - significant, but mitigable impact City of Carlsbad November 13, 1997 TableA-3 Comparison of EIR Conclusions for Poinsettia Properties EIR Project and Revised Project ( continued) Environmental Impacts EIRProject and Mitigation, 91.9 acres/120,000 sq ft of building floor Alternatives and Long-area/1,009 du/1.4 acres open space Term Effects No Project/No Environmentally superior to EIR Development Alternative project, but does not meet basic objective of establishing TOD Existing GP/LCP Not environmentally superior to EIR Alternative project and does not meet most objectives of establishing TOD Increased Density Not environmentally superior to EIR Alternative project, but does meet most objectives of establishing TOD Alternative Location Environmentally superior to EIR project and does meet basic objective of establishing TOD, but outside City jurisdiction Cumulative Impacts Significant cumulative air quality and traffic/circulation impact Growth Inducement Not growth inducing Significant Irreversible Consumption of nonrenewable Environmental Change resources Areas of No Significant Land use compatibility Impact Population/housing Traffic/circulation (project-level) Public services and utilities Geology/soils Energy and mineral resources Recreation Poinsettia Properties Specific Plan Draft Addendum to Final Program EJR 5 Revised Project 91.9 acres/101,780 sq ft of building floor area/923 du/1.4 acres open space Similar to EIR project - . environmentally superior to revised project, but does not meet basic objective of establishing TOD Similar to EIR project -not environmentally superior to revised project and does not meet most objectives of establishing TOD Similar to EIR project -not environmentally superior to revised project, but does meet most objectives of establishing TOD Similar to EIR project - environmentally superior to EIR project and does meet basic objective of establishing TOD, but outside City jurisdiction Similar to EIR project -significant cumulative air quality and traffic/circulation impact Similar to EIR project -not growth inducing Similar to EIR -consumption of non-renewable resources Similar to EIR project - Land use compatibility Population/housing Traffic/circulation (project-level) Public services and utilities Geology/soils Energy and mineral resources Recreation City of Carlsbad November 13, 1997 Justification for Addendum The EIR requires only minor technical changes or additions to incorporate the revised project in place of the EIR project. In total, the revised project is less intensive than the EIR project, because it proposes 18,220 square feet less of non-residential building floor area and 86 fewer residential dwelling units than the EIR project, while maintaining the same I. 4 acres of open space. As shown in Table A-3, environmental impacts associated with the revised project are less than or similar to those attributable to the EIR project. As a result, no substantial changes are proposed for the project requiring major revisions of the EIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or increases in the severity of previously identified significant effects. Since the final EIR was completed recently (July 1997), no substantial changes have occurred with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken which will require major revisions of the previous EIR due to involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects. No information of substantial importance has been identified indicating that the revised project will have significant effects not already discussed in the EIR or that the significant effects previously examined in the report will be substantially more severe. In addition, no information of substantial importance has been identified indicating that mitigation measures or alternatives which are considerably different or were previously found infeasible, are now feasible and would substantially reduce significant impacts. Poinsettia Properties Specific Plan Draft Addendum to Final Program EIR 6 City of Carlsbad November 13, 1997 RESIDENTIAL-~ MEDIUM DEN.SITY ~ OPEN SPACE RESIDENTIAL-TRAVEURECREA TION ~ MEDIUM-HIGH DENSITY ~ COMMERCIAL ~ RESIDENTIAL- HIGH DENSITY Poinsettia Properties Specific Plan Draft Addendum to Final Program EIR FigureA-1 Proposed General Plan Designations 7 City of Carlsbad November 13, /997 RESIDENTIAL DENSITY- MULTIPLE ZONE COMMERCIAL- TOURIST ZONE OPEN SPACE FigureA-2 Proposed Zoning Designations Poinsettia Properties Specific Plan Draft Addendum to Final Program EIR 8 City of Carlsbad November 13, 1997