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PROJECT REPORT
PROJECT ID: CT 93-10/CUP 93-04 PREPARED BY: Kenneth Quon
PROJECT NAME: SEAPOINTE RESORT APPROVED BY: /*Jl«/
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LOCATION: On Anacapa Road (Ponto Drive), east of Carlsbad Boulevard, west of the
railroad tracks, south of the Solamar Mobile Home Park, and north of the
Lanikai Mobile Home Park.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION: This is a tentative map consisting of 78 condominium timeshare units
on 2 lots.
ENGINEERING ISSUES AND DISCUSSION
TRAFFIC AND CIRCULATION
Projected Average Daily Traffic (ADT): 8 ADT/unit x 78 units = 624 ADT
The Seapointe project site fronts directly onto Anacapa Road (Ponto Drive), which is the
frontage road that parallels Carlsbad Boulevard. Vehicles will access the project site through
a driveway entrance on Anacapa Road, which leads to a below grade dropoff and turnaround
area, and an underground parking garage. The garage has been designed with circular flow
to allow vehicles to enter and exit the project via the same driveway. Sidewalk and walkways
are proposed throughout the project to provide adequate onsite pedestrian circulation.
SEWER
Sewer District: Carlsbad Municipal Water District
Sewer EDU's Required: 1 EDU/unit x 78 units = 78 EDU's
Sewer service will be provided by the installation of a new 8" gravity flow sewer line that will
run approximately 1400' in length in a southerly direction beneath Anacapa Road and then
offsite to meet an existing 18" sewer line.
WATER
Water District: Carlsbad Municipal Water District
EDU's Required: 220 Gallons Per Day/EDU x 78 EDU's = 17,160GPD
Water service will be provided by the installation of a new water line that will run about 1100'
in a southerly direction beneath Anacapa Road and then offsite to meet an existing 12" water
line.
A reclaimed water line, for future use, will also be installed beneath the portion of Anacapa
Road that fronts the project.
GRADING
Quantities: Cut: 25,200 cy Fill: 250 cy Export: 24,850 cy
Permit Required: Yes
Offsite Approval Required Yes
Hillside Grading Requirements met: Yes
Preliminary Geotechnical Investigation Performed by: Owen Consultants
The geotechnical report states that the development of the site is feasible from a geotechnical
standpoint, and that there appears to be no significant geotechnical constraints on-site that
cannot be mitigated. In general, the engineering properties of the soil and bedrock materials
and surface drainage offer favorable conditions for site developement.
The report does note that the project site contains compressible and expansive topsoil to
depths of 21/2 feet but locally up to 5 feet, and that these soils should be removed to firm
natural ground prior to placement of fill and/or engineered structures.
DRAINAGE AND EROSION CONTROL:
Drainage Basin: Encinas Creek Watershed
Preliminary Hydrology Study Performed by: O'Day Consultants
Erosion Potential: Low
The existing drainage pattern of the project site is sheet flow to the east, towards the low
lying areas of the railroad right-of-way, and then northerly through the proposed open space
lot.
This drainage pattern will be maintained for the proposed development, which will drain the
building site area to the north through a series of pipes around the building. Rip-rap will be
placed at the end of this system to dissipate the energy of the flow.
LAND TITLE:
Conflicts with existing easement: No
Easements dedication required: No
Site boundary coincides with Land Title: Yes
IMPROVEMENTS:
Offsite improvements: Yes
Standard Variance Required: No
As this project consists of timeshare units, it is important that pedestrian facilities be provided
that will allow the crossing of Carlsbad Boulevard for access to local beach areas. Over the
course of reviewing this project, several alternatives have been considered to provide such
access, including the following:
• Add sidewalk to the existing bridge structure on Anacapa Drive that spans Carlsbad
Boulevard.
• Construct a new pedestrian bridge over Carlsbad Boulevard.
• Utilize a shuttle service.
• Install an at-grade signalized intersection on Carlsbad Boulevard at the southern end
of the project.
After careful consideration of each alternative, and following a series of meetings with the
applicants and adjacent property owners, it was determined that the most feasible alternative
is to construct an at-grade signalized intersection. A condition of approval of this project will
require the offsite installation of a traffic signal and associated road improvements to create
an intersection at the southern boundary of the project with Carlsbad Boulevard.
Once the intersection and traffic signal are operational, the bridge and three of the four ramps
will be barricaded to prevent traffic conflicts with the new improvements. The northbound
on-ramp will remain open to serve as secondary egress to Carlsbad Boulevard. At some point
in the future, the bridge and ramps may be removed as part of a project to realign Carlsbad
Boulevard to the east. The early planning stages of this major project are currently under
study by the City.