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August 10, 1990
Cardwellflhomas & Associates
Mr. Richard Cardwell
1221 Second Avenue, Suite 300
Seattle, WA 981 01 -2925
CARLSBAD CITY LIBRARY
MODIFICATIONS TO SITE PLAN
Dear Mr. Cardwell:
The purpose of this letter is to follow-up a meeting held this past week with other City officials regarding
the proposed site plan for the Carlsbad City Library project. Several decisions were reached regarding
the parking and circulation proposals in the current site plan which directly affect the project.
Several members of the senior City staff havevoiced concerns regarding the proposed access, circulation,
and parking changes that have been made from the approved Site Development Plan for the Plaza Paseo
Real shopping center. These proposed changes benefitting the future library have a corresponding
impact to the previously approved reciprocal parking agreement between the City and the developer.
There is also concern that the City will be seeking relief from parking standards for a City initiated project
which are in every other instance strictly applied to all privately initiated projects.
The location of the library in a privately developed mutti-use complex with anticipated high pedestrian and
vehicular usage severely restricts our ability to relax established parking standards. This situation is
compounded by the fact that the City Council has approved an increase in the Library Building Program
from 58,000 to 64,000 square feet thereby requiring a corresponding parking increase.
After a lengthy discussion of these and other issues including input from the Library Director and the
Planning Director, we have been advised that the proposed site plan for the library will require revisions
to address these concerns. Therefore, the City directs you to prepare a scaled revised site plan for the
library project depicting the following:
e 363 parking spaces shall be constructed for the library within the boundaries of Parcel 2 of the
approved Site Development Plan for Plaza Paseo Real. This number is based upon the City’s
standard requirement of one (1) space per 150 square feet of library space which includes a 15%
reduction applicable to a multi-use center. Up to 25% of these parking spaces can be compact
size, 8’ x 15’. The standard size parking space is 8-1/2’ x 20’.
e Access and circulation shall be in accordance with the approved Site Development Plan for Plaza
Paseo Real. The driveway opening from Dove Lane, the travel lane leading to the front of the
library, and the parking stalls east of the library can remain in the positions as shown on the
existing library site plan.
e Provide revised curb islands to accommodate delivery trucks in the parking lot south of the library
building. Also show standard turn-around configurations in the parking lot north of the library
building.
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a The travel lane leading to the drop-off area fronting the library will be a ’through’ travel lane
connecting Dove Lane with the interior ring road for the center. Please show a raised median or
unbroken curb connection as depicted on the approved Site Development Plan for Plaza Paseo
Real. A break in the middle of the first parking island south of the library will be allowed.
Given these requirements, the open space landscape area shown on the concept landscape/site plan for
the library can no longer be considered for the project. As for the presentation to the Carlsbad Planning
Commission, since the library project is not deviating from the approved Site Development Plan for the
shopping center, the project will not be brought before the Planning Commission until the library building
architecture has been established. We anticipate this to occur in November, 1990 as shown on our
.. master project schedule.
.. Please forward the revised site plan to our office as soon as possible as it will be used as an attachment
in other discussions with the Plaza Paseo Real development group. None of the issues sddressed in this
letter should adversely affect the building footprint and its proposed location on the site or the project’s
design schedule.
While these decisions may restrict our original best intentions, the City looks forward to proceeding with
the project with continued optimism and resolve that the final product will be a facility which will best serve
the needs of our community. If you have any questions or need further information regarding this letter
. or any aspect of the library project, please feel free to call me directly at (61 9) 438-1 161.
Municipal Projects Manager
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C: City Manager
City Attorney
Assistant City Manager
Community Development Director
City Engineer
Traffic Engineer
Library Director
Planning Director
Mike Grim, Associate Planner
Ken Quon, Project Manager
Jim McGraw, James McGraw Associates