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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-12-16; Planning Commission; AgendasThe City of CARLSBAD Planning Division PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA www.carlsbadca.gov Council Chambers Wednesday December 16, 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. 4. Persons with a disability may request an agenda packet in appropriate alternative formats as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 by contacting the City Manager’s office at 760-434-2821 (voice), 711 (free relay service for TTY users), 760-720-9461 (fax) or manager@carlsbadca.gov by noon on the Friday preceding the meeting. All persons requiring reasonable accommodations or auxiliary aids in order to effectively participate in the meeting may contact the City Manager’s office by noon on the Friday preceding the meeting to make such arrangements. 5. PLEASE NOTE: Any agenda related writings or documents provided to the majority of the Planning 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 Commission meeting and available for public review. 6. VISUAL MATERIALS FOR PLANNING COMMISSION: Visual materials should be submitted to the Planning Division at 1635 Faraday Avenue no later than noon on the day of a Regular Planning Commission Meeting. Digital materials will be placed on a computer in Council Chambers for public presentations. Please label all materials with the agenda item number you are representing. Items submitted for viewing, including presentations/digital materials, will be included in the time limit maximum for speakers. All materials exhibited to the Planning Commission during the meeting (slides, maps, photos, etc.) are part of the public record and must be kept by the Planning Division for at least 60 days after final action on the matter. Your materials will be returned upon written request. Video clips cannot be accommodated. 7. Meeting Decorum: Carlsbad Municipal Code sections 1.20.320 and 1.20.330 require members of the 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 assembly or meeting with lawful authority. PUBLIC COMMENT: If you desire to speak about an item not listed on the agenda, a “Time Reservation Request” form should 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: Please file a written request to speak on items listed on this agenda as Public Hearings. ALL OTHER CATEGORIES: For all other agenda items a “Request to Speak” form must be filed with the Minutes Clerk before the item is announced. There is a five (5) minute time limit for individual speakers. PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA December 16, 2015 Page 2 CALL TO ORDER 6:00 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL Commissioner Siekmann absent APPROVAL OF MINUTES November 4, 2015 Approved 4-0-1 (Montgomery abstained) November 18, 2015 Approved 4-0-1 (L’Heureux abstained) PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING 1. RP 15-10 – ROOSEVELT STREET RESIDENCE – Request for recommendation of approval of a Major Review Permit to allow for the construction of a new 2,579 square foot single-family residence with attached two-car garage on a .11 acre lot located on the East side of Roosevelt Street between Laguna Drive and Beech Avenue, in Land Use District 8 of the Village Review (V-R) Zone, and in Local Facilities Management Zone 1. The project qualifies as a CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 (New Construction) Class 3 Categorical Exemption. RESOLUTION NO. 7136 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Recommend Approval PLANNER: Greg Fisher ENGINEER: David Rick PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommended Approval 5-0 2. EIR 15-02/GPA 14-03/ZC 14-02/LCPA 14-03/SP 207(K)/CT 14-08/PUD 15-01/SDP 14-11/CUP 15- 03/CDP 14-29/HDP 14-06 – WESTIN HOTEL AND TIMESHARE – Request for the certification of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR 15-02), including the approval of Candidate Findings of Fact and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; and approval of a General Plan Amendment, Zone Change, and Local Coastal Program amendment to change land use from Public/Planned Industrial/Office (P/PI/O) to Visitor Commercial (VC) and to change zoning from Exclusive Agriculture/Planned Industrial/Office (E-A/P-M/O) to Commercial Tourist with a Qualified Development Overlay (C-T-Q) and a Specific Plan amendment to incorporate 3.6 acres into the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan as Planning Area 5A, and a request for approval of a subdivision map and non-residential Planned Development Permit to create 36 timeshare condominium units, a Site Development Plan, Conditional Use Permit, Coastal Development Permit and Hillside Development Permit for the development of a 71 room 4-story hotel and 36 unit 3-story over basement parking timeshare building, and onsite parking reduction of 12.9% for common parking on 3.6 acres generally located west of The Crossings Drive and north of Grand Pacific Drive in the northwest quadrant of the City within the Mello II segment of the Local Coastal Program and in Local Facilities Management Zone 8. The project is not within the appealable area of the California Coastal Commission. RESOLUTIONS NO. 7138, 7139, 7140, 7141, 7142 and 7143 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Recommend Approval PLANNER: Christer Westman ENGINEER: Steve Bobbett PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommended Approval 5-0 PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA December 16, 2015 Page 3 3. RP 92-10(A)/CDP 92-08(A) – BLUEWATER GRILL – Request for a recommendation of approval of a Major Review Permit Amendment and Coastal Development Permit Amendment to add 2,049 square feet of interior restaurant space and a 1,202 square foot outdoor dining area to an existing 3,346 square foot restaurant and participation in the Parking In-Lieu Fee Program for 21 parking spaces. The 0.19-acre project site is addressed as 417 Carlsbad Village Drive, and located within Land Use District 1, Carlsbad Village Center, of the Village Review (V-R) Zone and Local Facilities Management Zone 1. The project qualifies as a CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 (In-Fill Development Projects) Class 32 Categorical Exemption. This project is not located within the appealable area of the California Coastal Commission. RESOLUTION NO. 7135 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Recommend Approval PLANNER: Chris Garcia ENGINEER: Steve Bobbett PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommended Approval 5-0 4. CT 15-05/PUD 15-13 – QUARRY CREEK – PA R-3 – A request for approval of a Tentative Tract Map and Planned Development Permit for 88, two-story, multi-family airspace condominiums within Planning Area R-3 of the Quarry Creek Master Plan, located on the corner of Marron Road and El Salto Falls Street, in Local Facilities Management Zone 25. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15168(c)(2), the project is within the scope of the previously-certified Quarry Creek Master Plan Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR 11-02). RESOLUTION NO. 7137 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval PLANNER: Shannon Werneke ENGINEER: Tecla Levy PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Approved 5-0 5. ELECTION OF OFFICERS – By a 5-0 vote, the Commission elected Chairperson Anderson to serve as Chairperson, and by a 5-0 vote, the Commission elected Commissioner Segall to serve as Vice Chairperson for 2016. Planning Commission Member Comments City Planner Comments City Attorney Comments TIME: 9:15 p.m. PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA December 16, 2015 Page 4 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 $1,097 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. Community & Economic Development Planning Division 1635 Faraday Avenue  Carlsbad, CA 92008  760-602-4600  760-602-8560 fax AGENDA ITEM #5 Memorandum December 16, 2015 To: Planning Commission From: Don Neu, City Planner Re: Election of Officers Each year the Planning Commission elects a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson to serve for a term of one year. The commission will elect officers for calendar year 2016 at the regular meeting of December 16, 2015. Planning Commission Resolution No. 6100 contains the Planning Commission’s adopted procedures. Section I titled Officers contains the following procedure: A. Terms, How Elected: The Planning Commission shall elect from among its appointed members a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson to serve for a term of one year. Elections shall be held at a regular meeting at the end of the calendar year, and the elected Chair and Vice Chair shall assume their respective offices at the January meeting. A Commissioner must serve one year before being elected Chair. All Commissioners have served a minimum of one year. Listed below is an outline for conducting the agenda item for the election of officers: Election of Chairperson - The floor is open for nominations for Chairperson. Do we have a nomination? - Is there a second? - Are there any other nominations? - Is there a second? - All in favor of electing Commissioner ___________ as Chairperson please cast your vote. Election of Vice-Chairperson - The floor is open for nominations for Vice-Chairperson. Do we have a nomination? - Is there a second? - Are there any other nominations? - Is there a second? - All in favor of electing Commissioner ___________ as Vice-Chairperson please cast your vote. I am available to answer any questions concerning the election of officers. Community & Economic Development Planning Division 1635 Faraday Avenue  Carlsbad, CA 92008  760-602-4600  760-602-8560 fax AGENDA ITEM #5 Memorandum December 16, 2015 To: Planning Commission From: Don Neu, City Planner Re: Election of Officers Each year the Planning Commission elects a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson to serve for a term of one year. The commission will elect officers for calendar year 2016 at the regular meeting of December 16, 2015. Planning Commission Resolution No. 6100 contains the Planning Commission’s adopted procedures. Section I titled Officers contains the following procedure: A. Terms, How Elected: The Planning Commission shall elect from among its appointed members a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson to serve for a term of one year. Elections shall be held at a regular meeting at the end of the calendar year, and the elected Chair and Vice Chair shall assume their respective offices at the January meeting. A Commissioner must serve one year before being elected Chair. All Commissioners have served a minimum of one year. Listed below is an outline for conducting the agenda item for the election of officers: Election of Chairperson - The floor is open for nominations for Chairperson. Do we have a nomination? - Is there a second? - Are there any other nominations? - Is there a second? - All in favor of electing Commissioner ___________ as Chairperson please cast your vote. Election of Vice-Chairperson - The floor is open for nominations for Vice-Chairperson. Do we have a nomination? - Is there a second? - Are there any other nominations? - Is there a second? - All in favor of electing Commissioner ___________ as Vice-Chairperson please cast your vote. I am available to answer any questions concerning the election of officers.