HomeMy WebLinkAboutLCPA 00-08; Carlsbad Promenade; Local Coastal Program Amendment (LCPA) (11)- GRAY DAVIS, Governor STATE OF CALIFORNIA - THE RESOURCES AGENCY 1
CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMILJION
SAN DIEGO AREA
7575 METROPOLITAN DRIVE, SUITE 103
SAN DIEGO. CA 92108402
(619) 767-2370 J$y &?'l
TO: Commissioners and Date: May 24,20 ~LANNING Df)ARTMtT e 5 a Clty 01 Interested Persons
cailsbad FROM: Staff
SUBJECT: Request to Waive Time Limits for the City of Carlsbad Local Coastal
Program Amendment No. 1-2002 (Carlsbad Promenade,
ThompsodTabata and Redeemer by the Sea Rezones, and Planned
Development Requirements) (Commission Meeting of June 10- 14,2002)
On February 25,2002, the City of Carlsbad LCP amendment request No. 1-2002 was
received in the San Diego Area office. The submittal was deemed incomplete and a letter
dated March 1 1,2002 was sent to the City to this effect. Upon submittal of additional
information, the file was deemed completed and filed on April 22,2002. The LCP
amendment consists of four items, including the proposed rezone of three properties from
Limited Control (LC) and Residential One Family (R-1) to R-1 and Residential Multiple
Density (RD-M), and the incorporation of planned development requirements.
Pursuant to Section 305 13 of the Coastal Act, implementation plan amendments must be
acted upon by the Commission within 60 days of their filing. Based on the above-cited time
limits, the proposed LCP submittal must be scheduled for review by the Commission at the
June 10-14,2002 meeting. However, Section 30517 of the Coastal Act and Section 13535(c)
of the California Code of Regulations state that the Commission may extend for good cause
the applicable time limits for a period not to exceed one year.
In this particular case, the properties to be rezoned have been identified as containing
environmentally sensitive habitat areas (ESHA) which will be permanently preserved as part
of the Carlsbad Habitat Management Plan (HMP). Staff is currently working with the City
to finalize citywide standards for preservation and protection of ESHA on these properties as
well as all other remaining undeveloped properties in the coastal zone, in order to avoid
piecemeal rezones which may not adequately protect ESHA or meet the requirements of the HMP and the Coastal Act. Additional time is required to finalize these requirements, which
will be incorporated into the HMP and LCP through a future LCP amendment.
Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Commission extend the 60-day time limit
for a period not to exceed one year. However, the LCP Implementation Plan amendment will
be scheduled as expeditiously as possible, potentially as early as the July 2002 hearing in
Huntington Beach.
MOTION:
I move that the Commission extend the 60-day time limit to act on the City of
Carlsbad Local Coastal Program Amendment No. 1-2002 for a period not to exceed one
year.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends a yEs vote. An affirmative vote by a majority of the
Commissioners present is needed to pass the motion.