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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAV 94-07; Shell Oil Company; Administrative Variance (AV) (4)Master Plan Specific Plan Precise Development Plan Tentative Tract Map Planned Development Permit Non-Residential Planned Development Condominium Permit Special Use Permit Redevelopment Permit Obtain from Eng. Dept Administrative Variance Administrative Permit - 2nd Dwelling Unit (FOR DEFT USE ONLY) (FOR DE€" USEONLY) I A 0 General Plan Amendment 0 Local Coastal Plan Amendment H 0 Site Development Plan 1) APPLICATIONS APPLIED FOR: (CHECK BOXES) I I I I I I I Conditional Use Permit In Hillside Development Permit In Environmental Impact Assessment In Planned Industrial Permit In Coastal Development Permit kYm -In Planning Commission Determination 2) LOCATION OF PROJECT: ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF ~CARLSBAD VILLAGE I/R (NORTH, SOUTH EAST, WEST) (NAME OF STREET) BETWEEN I 1-5 1 AND PI0 PIC0 DRIVE . (NAME OF STREET) (NAME OF STREET) 3) BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: PORTION OF TRACT 115 OF THE TOWN OF CARLSBAD, ACCORDING TO MAP 775, FILED FEBRUARY 15, 189.4 4) ASSESSOR PARCEL NO(S1. 5) LOCAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT ZONE 8) EXISTING ZONING I156-180-15,25,28,30 I DESIGNATION 6) EXISTING GENERAL El 9) PROPOSED ZONING PLAN DESIGNATION TR 7) PROWSED GENERAL PLAN m ACREAGE 10) GROSS SITE 11) PROPOSED NUMBER OF 12) PROPOSED NUMBER F] 13) TYPE OF SUBDMSION RESIDENTIAL UNITS (RESIDENTIAL,, COMMERCIAL ,INDUSTRIAL) 14) NUMBER OF EXISTlNG RESIDENTIAL 171 UNITS 15) PROPOSED INDUSTRIAL 16) PROPOSED COMMERCIAL OFFICE/SQUARE FOOTAGE - JOB NO. SH769 CKY OF ChRLSBm IAN0 USE REVIEW APPLICATION FORM PAGE 2 OF 2 17) PERCENTAGE OF PROPOSED PRakcT IN OPEN SPACE pi--] le) PROPOSED SEWER USAGH IN EQUN- DWULlNG I."S 13j IErI 19) PROPOSED INCRMSE IN AVERAGE DAlLY TRAFFIC 20) PROJECT NAME:' CARLSBAD SHELL I 21) BRlEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECR REMODEL EXISTING SERVICE STATION; CONVERSION TO CONVENIENCE STORE WITH A SELF-SERVICE IN - CARWASH AND NEW SITE DESIGN. EQmmmmu FEE COMPUTATION: APPLICA'RON 'IYPB FEE REQUIRED 1 - CITY OF CARLSBAD VILLAGE DRIVE .GARLSBAD, CAL~FORNIA 92008 434-2867 ACCOUNT NO. I I NOT VALID UNLESS VALIDATED BY CASH REGISTER JOB NO. SH769 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT The following information must be disclosed: 1. 2. 3. 4. Amlicant List the names and addresses of all persons having a financial interest in the application. SHELL OIL COMPANY 511 N BROOKHURST STREET ' ANAHEIM, CA 92803 Owner List the names and addresses of all persons having any ownership interest in the property involved. SHELL OIL COMPANY ARTHUR E. FRANKS 511 N BROOKHURST STREET 1145 CARLSBAD VILLAGE DR. ANAHEIM, CA 92803 CARLSBAD, CA 97803 If any person identified pursuant to (1) or (2) above is a corporation or partnership, list the names am addresses of all individuals owning more than 10% of the shares in the corporation or owning any pannershq interest in the partnership. If any person idmtlfbd punuurt to (1) or (2) above is a non-profn organization or a trust, list the names an' addresses of any person sewing as officer or director d the nonprofit organization or as trustee or beneficlar of the trust. Disclosure Statement (Over) Page 2 5. Have you had more than $250 worth of business transacted I.. with any member of 'City staff. 8carc Commissionq, Committees and Council within the past twelve months? S Yes - NO 2 If yes, please indicate person(s) I - Perron la dotinod u: 'Any tndividual. firm. copmnorrhip. jointvonturo. urociation. social club. IrrUmd orgmuation. corporatlon. oatat.. trust. ~.COIVH. syndicate. thr and any olhor county, cq and county. cq muntclpahty. dirtnet or omu p01nic.l rubdivwon. or any othor grab0 or I ~omti~nat~on acnng u a unto I I (NOT: Attach additional pages as necessq.) s* JEFF STEGMAN Print or type name of Owner SUSAN L. TAGUE Print of typo name d applicant JOB NO. SH769 1 PROJECT DESCRIPTfON/EXPlANATION Please describe fully the proposed project. Include any details necessary to adequately explain the scope andor operation of the proposed project. You may also include any background information and supporting statements regarding the reasons for, or appropriateness of, the application. Use 'an addendum stieet if necessary. Description/Explanation. THE REMODEL OF THE EXISTING SERVICE STATION, 2,470 SQ.FT., TO A NEW EXTERIOR FINISHES FOR BUILDING AND CANOPY. THE SITE IS REDESIGNED, INCLUDING THE REMOVAL OF A FULL SERVICE ISLAND, UPGRADED LANDSCAPING AND NEW ORIENTATION OF DRIVEWAYS. CONVENIENCE STORE INCLUDING, A NEW IN-BAY AUTOMATIC CARWASH, AND Aw. 4191 ProjOosc.frm JUSTIFICATION FOR VARIANCE 1. The remodel project is designed to function within the limits and restraints of existing conditions. The site is of adequate size and shape for the intendended use and is designed to provide safe and manageable conditions for the patrons of the new use. Perimeter planters, if increased in width (from the existing width), will jeopardize the safety and manageability of the site in two locations. At the queuing lane and entry to the new car wash, an increase in planter width to 6’-0”, would reduce both the lane width and turning radius to below City’s safe standards. The lane and turn would be unacceptable to the City and rendered unusable, bringing the project to a hault. The City has no standards for the second location at the pump lane. Shell through years of day-in and day-out operations have developed minimum standards. Increasing the street planter to 6’-0” in width ( from the existing width) would reduce the lane to below a minimum and result in a hard to manage condition, (made even more difficuit by the topography upon approach). This condition would be unsafe for both vehicles and pedestrians. In addition, with the elemination of the eastward pump island, an increase in volume is expected at this pump island. The lane will become a point of congestion, and being so close to the driveway, it will be detrimental and unsafe to pedestrian and vehicle flow along Carlsbad Village Drive. JUSTIFICATION FOR VARIANCE 2. Widening the planters at the carwash area will make or break the improvement project as a whole. Reducing the lane and turning radius to below City requirements would not be acceptable to the City, and would stop the project. Reducing vehicIe lanes in either location to provide an additional 1 to 2 feet of planting would result in repeated property damages. Cars will have difficulty maneuvering in these areas and will hit the curbs and islands, the planting, and the new low height wall. Keeping these areas in a well maintained condition will be a constant hardship for the owner. Congestion will be another problem in these two areas. Congestion in reduced vehicle lanes will increase the waiting time in lines, interfere with on site circulation, traffic on the streets and in the public right-of-way, and increase the chance of accidents on and off the site. All of this is substantially detrimental to the preservation and enjoyment of the property once improved. JUSTIFICATION FOR VARIANCE Planters, if they take precedence and are increased in width in these two areas, would create dangerous conditions. Conditions which would be detrimental to the safety and well being of the public both on and off the site. Granting this variance would allow the site circulation to function efficiently and safely as designed. Through the planning process a site design was developed that functions best with the improvements and new uses. Traffic and circulation would be improved over the existing use. The public welfare and protection of property would be bettered with the approval of this variance. JUSTIFICATION FOR VARIANCE 4. The planning process of this project is a tool with which the City can bring existing sites into compliance and up-to-date with the City’s comprehensive plan. This project is a prime example of how well this tool works. The new uses are desirable for the Community and are consistent with the Zoning Ordinance. The improvements are in harmony with the various elements surrounding the site and are compatible with adjacent uses. The engineering aspects of the site will comply with City requirements regarding curb cuts, isles and lanes, parking and queuing areas. The existing site signage is a non-complying condition and this will be brought into compliance. The landscaping in all ways (other than the two subject areas) is brought into compliance. At these two subject areas landscaping has been enhanced to provide adequate screening as requested. A low height block wall is added at the carwash queuing lane as requested by the City. The upgrades proposed in landscaping on the site along the perimeter and at the interior meet the intention of the Ordinance landscape requirement. The minimum perimeter planting area is exceeded by 11 % . Granting of this variance would give a green light to a project that would result with a site in nearly total compliance. The site would be upgraded from existing conditions, in all aspects. The project then being in keeping with the development and coincide with the comprehensive plan.