HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-03-18; Planning Commission; AgendasThe City of CARLSBAD Planning Division
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
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Council Chambers
Wednesday March 18, 2015 6:00 p.m. 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:
1. It is the Planning Commission’s Policy to adjourn the meeting no later than 10:00 p.m.
2. Meetings are divided into categories shown below.
3. When you are called to speak, please come forward and state your name and address.
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Commission after distribution of the Agenda packet will be available for public inspection at the
Planning Division located at 1635 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92008. In addition, a binder containing
all agenda related writings and documents will be held by the Minutes Clerk at each Planning
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60 days after final action on the matter. Your materials will be returned upon written request. Video
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public to observe order at this meeting and to conduct themselves in a courteous manner. California
Penal Code section 403 makes it a misdemeanor for any person to willfully disturb or break up any
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PUBLIC COMMENT:
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be filed with the Minutes Clerk. A total of 15 minutes is provided for the Public Comment portion of the
Agenda. Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes each. In conformance with the Brown Act, no action can
occur on items presented during Public Comment.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
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PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
March 18, 2015
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CALL TO ORDER 6:00 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL Commissioner Anderson absent
APPROVAL OF MINUTES February 18, 2015 Approved 6-0
PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING
1. ZCA 12-01(A) – DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE DEFERRAL PROGRAM AMENDMENT – A request for a
recommendation of approval to amend Zoning Ordinance chapters 21.85 (Inclusionary Housing) and
21.90 (Growth Management) to make the deferral of development impact fees a permanent
program. The City Planner has determined that Minor Municipal Code amendments that refine
existing fee requirements are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to
Municipal Code Section 19.04.070 A.1.c.1. This section exempts from environmental review projects
“where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have
a significant effect on the environment.”
RESOLUTION NO. 7089
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Recommend Approval
PLANNER: Corey Funk ENGINEER: N/A
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommended Approval 6-0
2. SP 207(J)/LCPA 14-02 – CARLSBAD RANCH PLANNING AREA 5 – Request for a recommendation of
approval of a Specific Plan Amendment and Local Coastal Program Amendment to increase the
allowed number of levels from three to four for the habitable portions of buildings within Carlsbad
Ranch Specific Plan Planning Area 5 located north of Legoland California, south of Cannon Road, east
of Legoland Drive, and west of the Crossings golf course in Local Facilities Management Zone 13. The
City Planner has determined that the project belongs to a class of projects that the State Secretary
for Resources has found do not have a significant impact on the environment, and it is therefore
categorically exempt from the requirement for the preparation of environmental documents
pursuant to Section 15305, Minor Alteration in Land Use Limitations, of the State CEQA Guidelines.
RESOLUTIONS NO. 7090 and 7091
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Recommend Approval
PLANNER: Christer Westman ENGINEER: Tecla Levy
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommended Approval 5-1 (Scully)
Planning Commission Member Comments
City Planner Comments
City Attorney Comments
TIME: 7:05 p.m.
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
March 18, 2015
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PLANNING COMMISSION PROCEDURE
For those in the audience who are not familiar with the operation of a Planning Commission, the following
is a summary of the procedure:
For each item on the agenda, the planning staff will present a report to the Planning Commission. On items
for public hearing, the audience will be asked for comment. Those wishing to speak are asked to come
forward, speak into the microphone, and give their name and address for the taped record. A time limit of
five minutes is allotted to each speaker. After testimony is completed, the applicant is allowed a rebuttal.
The Planning Commission is anxious to hear all persons wishing to give testimony. However, it is requested
that each new speaker add new information, and not repeat points which previous speakers have made.
Persons not desiring to speak, but wishing to be recorded as proponents or protesters of record, may do so
by submitting their name and address to the minutes clerk.
Certain Planning Commission decisions are final, but may be appealed to the City Council. An appeal may
be filed with the City Clerk at City Hall within 10 calendar days of the decision. The cost of filing an appeal
is $1,077 plus noticing fees for all matters. If anyone wishes to question a Planning Commission decision,
they may contact the Planning Division at 1635 Faraday Avenue, between the hours of 7:30 and 5:30,
Monday through Thursday, and 8:00 to 5:00 on Friday.