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Community & Economic Development
December 17, 2014
Fred Sandquist
Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation
PO Box 130491
Carlsbad, CA 92013-0491
SUBJECT: CD 14-19-BATIQUITOS LAGOON FOUNDATION VISITORS CENTER
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The City Planner has completed a review of your application for a consistency determination, which is a
modification to approved CUP 12-11/CDP 12-23 -BATIQUITOS LAGOON FOUNDATION VISITORS
CENTER, (APN: 215-801-27) on property generally located on the north shore of Batiquitos Lagoon and
at the southern end of the Azure Cove residential development (Carlsbad Tract CT 89-19), approximately
25D feet southeast of the terminus of Gabbiano Lane within the Aviara Master Plant and within the East
Batiquitos Lagoon/Hunt Properties Segment of the Local Coastal Program and Local Facilities
Management Zone 19. The proposed modification includes:·
Change in Project Description:
The project consists of replacing an existing single-wide, 528 square foot mobile building currently used
as the Batiquitos Lagoon Visitors Center (Nature Center) with a new double-wide, 1,344 square foot
· mobile building. The new mobile building measures 24 feet wide, 56 feet long, and approximately 14
feet tall. It has wood siding and the exterior is gray in color. There is a 12 foot wide deck off the front of
the building which is ADA compliant. The size, description, and location of the new mobile building
(Visitors Center) has not changed, however, the proposed project no longer includes establishing the 60
foot brush management zones adjacent to the Visitors Center. The building has been redesigned with
an increased Fire Rating and does not require the Fire Suppression Buffer in order to preserve the
existing coastal sage scrub (CSS) habitat. As such, there will be no impact to sensitive biological
resources (i.e. removal of coastal sage scrub) on the 0.39 acre project site. The project will still provide
the same habitat mitigation as the original project without the removal of the habitat (CSS) within the
Fire Suppression Buffer that is no longer required.
In order for o Discretionary Permit Consistency Determination to be approved, all of the following
findings must be made:
1} No project condition, feature, facility or amenity is changed or deleted that had been considered
essential to the project's design, quality, safety or function.
2} The request represents on upgrade in overall design features and or materials and improves
upon the project's compatibility with the surrounding neighborhood.
3) The proposed revision does not change the density or boundary of the subject property.
4} The proposed revision does not involve the addition of a new land use not shown on the original
permit.
5) The proposed revision does not rearrange the major fond uses within the development.
Planning Division
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6} The proposed revision does not create changes of greater than ten percent provided that
camplionce will be maintained with the applicable development standards of the Carlsbad
Municipal Code.
7} The proposed change will not result in any significant environmental impact, and/or require
additional mitigation.
8} The proposed change would not result in any health, safety or we/fore impacts.
9) There were not any major issues or controversies ass.ociated with the original project which
would be exacerbated with the proposed change.
10} The proposed change would not be readily discernable to the decision makers as being
substantially different from the project as originally approved.
After careful consideration of the circumstances surrounding this request, the City Planner has
determined that the application qualifies for a consistency determination with the approved permit CUP
12-11/CDP 12-23 and therefore, approves the changes to the project based on Planning Division
Administrative Policy No. 35.
Unless otherwise specified herein, all conditions shall be satisfied prior to the initiation of project
construction.
1. Please submit one (1) blueline copy (24" X 36") of all applicable exhibits for the project file. The plan
must be submitted, stamped "Consistency Determination," and signed by the City Planner prior to
issuance of any building permits for the project. The Consistency Determination Title Block stamp,
and other Title Block stamps, can be downloaded from the City's website at
http://www.carlsbadca.gov/services/departments/planning/Pages/applications.aspx. The Title
Block (stamp) is located under "Resources" on the right side of the page.
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Principal Planner, Chris DeCerbo
Project Engineer, David Rick
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