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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCT 98-20; James Canyon Estates; Tentative Map (CT) (2)January 21, 1999 Hall Investment Company, Inc. ’ 2775 Via de la Valle, Suite 208 Del Mar, CA 92014 SUBJECT: CT 98-201HDP 98-22/CDP 98-90 - JAMES CANYON ESTATES Thank you for applying for Land Use Permits in the City of Carlsbad. The Planning Department has reviewed your tentative map, hillside development permit and coastal development permit, applications no. CT 98-20, HDP 98-22, and CDP 98-90, as to its completeness for processing. The application is incomplete, as submitted. Attached are two lists. The first list is information which must be submitted to complete your application. .This list of items must be submitted directly to your staff planner by appo-@tm&t. AlI list items must be submitted simultaneously and a copy of this list must be.included with your submittals. No processing of your application can occur until the application is determined to be complete. The second list is issues of concern to staff. When all required materials are submitted the City has 30 days to make a determination of completeness. If the application is determined to be complete, processing for a decision on the application-will be initiated. In addition, please note that you have six months from the date the application was initially filed, December 22, 1998, to either resubmit the application or submit the required information. Failure to resubmit the application or to submit the materials necessary to determine your application corn-plete shall be deemed to constitute withdrawal of the application. If an application is withdrawn or deemed withdrawn, a new application must be submitted. Please contact your staff planner, Anne Hysong, at (760) 438-l 161, extension 4477, if you have any questions or wish to set up a meeting to discuss the application. MJH:AH:eh Ron Gruno, Crosby, Meade, and Benton c: Gary Wayne Adrienne Landers Ken Quon, Project Engineer Bobbie Hoder File Copy Data Entry Planning Aide 2075 La Palmas Dr. - Carlsbad, CA 92009-1576 l (760) 438-l 161 - FAX (760) 438-0894 LIST OF ITEMS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE APPLICATION No. CT 98-201HDP 98-221CDP 98-90 Planning: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The constraints map submitted with this project reflects a different design than the tentative map. All plans must be consistent to enable processing of this application. Please identify the area of grading to enable the volume of grading calculation in accordance with the Hillside Development Ordinance. Please submit a biological survey and analysis of the property to confirm the “no known” statement on the constraints analysis. Please submit a landscape plan for the proposed 2:l manufactured slopes throughout this project. How will this project satisfy its inclusionary housing requirement? Unless the applicant proposes to request the ,purc!hase of credits in an existing offsite combined inclusionary housing project, the proposed project must propose through submittal of a site development plan affordable units onsite. If the applicant wishes to request the purchase of credits irrthe Villa Loma project, please submit this request to the Housing and Redevelopment office along with a letter advising the Planning Department of the request to purchase affordable housing credits. Engineering: 1. The proposed pad elevation of each lot. 2. Width and location of all existing or proposed public and private easements. Please provide a table that identifies each easement and numbered to correspond with those in the preliminary title report. The table should include the date, file number, and future disposition of each easement. 3. Copies of the letters that permit offsite grading on the western side of James Drive. 4. A letter from the applicant’s soils engineer stating that the findings and conclusions of the preliminary geotechnical report prepared by Hetherington Engineering, Inc., dated August 8, 1989, are still valid. ISSUES OF CONCERN Planning: 1. Project density is based on the unconstrained net developable acreage. The density of 2.88 units/acres is inaccurate - please correct. r-1 ‘I - - 2. -. :f. If the biological analysis required for this project identifies any chaparral or coastal sage habitat on 25% slopes in the coastal zone; finding&or minor disturbance must be made in accordance with the City’s Mello II LCP.segment. 3. Since structures are not proposed at this time, the coastal development permit for this project would be conditioned to require approval of an amendment for building placement and architecture prior to issuance of building permits. 4. This application does not address how the applicant proposes to satisfy the project’s inclusionary housing requirement. 2. Engineering: 1. * 2. As proposed, James Drive violates the City’s cul-de-sac standard, which allows a cul- de-sac length of up to 1,200’ and a maximum 50 dwelling units. We recommend this project provide a street connection of James Drive to Hillside Drive. Please note that the drainage area along the sideyards is to be designed to provide a positive drainage of 2% to swale a minimum 5’ away from, the face of building. If this is not possible, the applicant’s soils engineer must provide,a letter indicating their approval of the proposed drainage design. 3. Several section lines are referenced on the plan view of the tentative map but their details are not found on the plans. Please add these details to the plans. 4. Add to the hydrology study an analysis of the 48” storm drain and whether it has adequate capacity to accommodate runoff from this project. 5. Curb outlets are limited to one per lot, as opposed to Lot 4, which is shown as containing two outlets. Attached is a redlined check print set of the projet.