HomeMy WebLinkAboutCDP 98-69; Saxony Pump Station Rehab; Coastal Development Permit (CDP) (18)City of Carlsbad
Planning Department
June 30, 1999
California Coastal Commission
Attn: Bill Ponder
Suite 200
3111 Camino Del Rio North
San Diego CA 92108-1725
SUBJECT: COMMISSION APPEAL NO. A-6-CEB-99-089 - SAXONY SEWER
PUMP STATION REHABILITATION
Dear Bill:
Please find enclosed the information requested for the appeal of the Saxony project. The
24" x 36" plans of the project will be sent to you by the applicant, Dudek and Associates,
under separate cover.
If you have any questions regarding the above, please give me a call at 438-1161,
extension 4447.
Sincerely,
Van Lynch
Associate Planner
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA —THE RESOURCES AGENCY GRAY DAVIS. Governor
CALIFORNIA COASTAL
SAN DIEGO COAST AREA
3111 CAMINO DEL RIO NORTH. SUITE 200
SAN DIEGO, CA 92108-1725
(619) 521-8036
COMMISSION NOTIFICATION OF APPEAL
DATE: June 25,1999
TO: Van Lynch , Planner
City of Carlsbad, Planning Department
2075 Las Palmas Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92009-4859
FROM: Bill Ponder, Coastal Program Analyst
RE: Commission Appeal No. A-6-CEB-99-089
Please be advised that the coastal development permit decision described below has been
appealed to the California Coastal Commission pursuant to Public Resources Code Section
30602 or 30625. Therefore, the decision has been stayed pending Commission action on the
appeal pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 30623.
Local Permit #:
Applicant(s):
Description:
Location:
Local Decision:
Appellant(s):
98-69
Leucadia County Water District
Rehabilitation and improvements to an existing sewer pump station.
On the north side of La Costa Avenue, west of Saxony Road,
Carlsbad (San Diego County)
Approved w/ Conditions
Christine Kehoe; Sara Wan
Date Appeal Filed: 6/25/99
The Commission appeal number assigned to this appeal is A-6-CEB-99-089. The Commission
hearing date has been tentatively set for August 10-13,1999 in Agoura Hills. Within 5 working
days of receipt of this Commission Notification of Appeal, copies of all relevant documents and
materials used in the City of Carlsbad's consideration of this coastal development permit must
be delivered to the San Diego Coast Area office of the Coastal Commission (California
Administrative Code Section 13112). Please include copies of plans, relevant photographs,
staff reports and related documents, findings (if not already forwarded), all correspondence,
and a list, with addresses, of all who provided verbal testimony.
A Commission staff report and notice of the hearing will be forwarded to you prior to the
hearing. If you have any questions, please contact Bill Ponder at the San Diego Coast Area
office.
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ATTACHMENT "A"
A-6-CEB-99-89
Leucadia County Water District Appeal
- . The proposed improvements consist of construction of a new access road and turnaround
area undergrounding the existing sewer pump station faciliries and existing electric and
phone utilities and the addition of a stand-by generator. The proposed project will
expand the area occupied by the existing sewer station from approximately 02 acres to
0.16 acres for the pump station, generator enclosure and a new truck turnaround area said
0.13 acre for a new twelve-foot wide paved access road. Hie project will impact 0.14
acres of southern willow scrub habitat and .04 acres of coastal sage scrub.
The City's approval is inconsistent with the provisions of the certified East Batiquitos
Lagoon/Hunt Properties LCP segment. Specifically, the LUP provides that all uses
proposed within a wetland must be consistent with Section 30233 of the Coastal Act.
. The City found that the proposed 0.14 acres of impact to riparian resources resulting froi i
(A the sewer pump rehabilitation could be justified under Section 30233 as an incidental
! public service project; however, it appears there are other alternatives available that
*d would either reduce or eliminate wetland impacts. The impact is driven by the need to
| extend a new 400-foot long access road and paved turnaround for fire department
vehicles. The facility is unmanned and only requires periodic monitoring to assure
fy satisfactory operation. No analysis was done addressing whether the access road and
fej turnaround could be eliminated in favor of a smaller access/parking area which would
tj provide access to the facility without resulting in impacts to sensitive vegetation. Also,
no finding was made that the project represented the least environmentally damaging
/; alternative, which is also required under Section 30233. Additionally, although 3; 1
mitigation for impacts to riparian resources was approved, no mitigation plan has been
prepared and approved by the California Department of Fish and Gume as required in thi
LCP. Finally, revegetation/enhancetnent of riparian habitat is proposed as mitigation foi
wetland impacts rather than creation of new habitat.