HomeMy WebLinkAboutCT 98-14; Thompson/Tabata; Tentative Map (CT) (65)City of Carlsbad
June 26, 2001
Sherri Chamberlin
930 Begonia Court
Carlsbad CA 92008
SPINNAKER HILL & STANDARD PACIFIC TRAFFIC ISSUES, CT 98-
Dear Ms Sherri Chamberlin:
I have received your correspondence via Council Woman Finnila and have been asked to
respond to your concerns. The Spinnaker Hill Development consists of almost 500 (494) homes
with limited access. Daisy, Snapdragon, and Poppy are carrying the burden of the entire
subdivision. Spinnaker Hill was designed with the intent of connecting Alysum and Rose to
future development. This will increase the number of access points and further disperse the
area traffic.
The Standard Pacific project is following the intent of the Spinnaker Hills design as well as
providing another access point for the area through their project. That portion of the project will
contain 1 99 single family homes and 24 multi-family homes. The great majority of traffic from
those units will use this new access point which will be signalized at its intersection with
Poinsettia Lane. The traffic engineering firm of Linscott Law & Greenspan has analyzed the
circulation impacts of the project as required by the city. The city's engineers have also
reviewed this analysis and concur that the connections of Rose Drive and Alysum Street, along
with the new project access, will not have a significant impact to the existing neighborhood. Not
connecting to Daisy and\or Alysum would create a significant safety concern for the new
residents. Without multiple access points, these 223 homes would only have one way in and
out of the area. In an emergency, such as a fire, that situation may cause significant delays for
safety services to reach the area.
With regards to your concern about property values decreasing, the new homes will be selling
from the low $500,000 to the low $600,00. Checking with a local realtor, I have found that the
existing price of the Spinnaker Hills homes is in the range of $425,000 to $480,000. Therefore,
it is more likely that existing values would increase instead of decrease.
I understand your concern over this "change" in the neighborhood. The thought of change can
be distressing. I hope this explanation of the facts about the project has helped to ease your
concerns.
If you have any further questions or concerns, please contact Clyde Wickham, the city's project
engineer, at 602-2742
Sincerely, /
Robert J. Wojcik, Deputy City Engineer
c: City Manager
Public Works Director
Clyde Wickham
1635 Faraday Avenue • Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 • (760) 602-272O • FAX (760) 602-8562
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City of Carlsbad
Housing & Redevelopment Department
December 14, 1999
Greg Linhoff
Standard Pacific Homes
9335 Chesapeake Drive
San Diego, CA 92123-1010
Subject: Thompson/Tobata Poinsettia Properties, Request to Purchase Affordable
Housing Credits, CT98-14
Dear Mr. Linhoff,
The City of Carlsbad has reviewed your request to purchase affordable housing credits in the
Villa Loma Affordable Housing Project for the above referenced project. All requests to
purchase credits are reviewed by the Affordable Housing Policy Team (Team), which is
comprised of staff members from the Community Development, Finance and City Attorney
Departments. The determination of the Team will be the basis for staff's recommendation to
the decision making bodies in the review of your project.
After reviewing the justifications to purchase credits which were raised in your letter, it was the
Team's decision to recommend against the request. First, the Team believes that due to the
relatively large size of the site (80+ acres), there are adequate locations for an affordable
housing project which would not impact the existing surrounding development. Second, the
issue of the current property configuration will be alleviated once the final map is recorded and
the current property lines cease to exist. Finally, while there are credits currently available in
the Villa Loma Project, the primary purpose of the credits is to provide an option for smaller
projects where it is infeasible to provide on-site affordable housing. As stated above, due to the
size of the project site, and the size of the potential affordable housing project, the Team
believes that an on-site affordable housing project is feasible.
While unable to support your request to purchase credits to satisfy the entire affordable housing
requirement of the project, the Team may support an alternative project. The alternative may
include a combination of on-site affordable units and a purchase of credits. The Team would be
happy to review any revised proposals you may wish to submit.
If you have any questions about the above information, please call me at (760) 434-2817.
Sincerely,
, r"^Ccai^ D. Ruiz V
Management Analyj)
cc: Jack Henthorn, Jack Henthorn & Associates
Affordable Housing Policy Team
2965 Roosevelt St., Ste. B • Carlsbad, CA 92008-2389 • (760) 434-2810/2811 • FAX (760) 720-2037