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City of Carlsbad
August 13,2004
Mr. Bill Ponder
California Coastal Commission
7575 Metropolitan Drive, Suite 103
San Diego, CA 92108-4421
RE: CITY OF CARLSBAD LCP AMENDMENT #I -04 A (VIGILUCCI’S SEAFOOD)
Dear Bill, , ,
As a follow up to our conversa7ion on Thursday, I am responding to a comment made in your
July 12, 2004, letter on submittal needs for Carlsbad LCP Amendment #I-04A-F. Specifically, I
wish to address the comment made at the close of the letter regarding Vigilucci’s Seafood and
the lack of a Coastal Development Permit (CDP) for the approved outdoor dining.
The City’s decision to not require a CDP was deliberate because the approved outdoor dining,
as conditioned, does not represent an intensification of the existing restaurant use. The outdoor
dining does not intensify the existing restaurant because:
o Its approved location is an existing outdoor patio. No changes to the building or site are
needed to accommodate outdoor dining. A condition fixes the area in which outdoor
dining may occur.
o It will add no additional tables or chairs. Instead, Vigilucci’s will move tables and chairs
from inside the restaurant to the patio when outdoor dining is desired. Once tables and
chairs are moved outside, they will not be replaced by additional tables and chairs
inside. A condition (1) limits the restaurant’s maximum number of seats, whether inside
or outside and (2) requires a floor plan (already submitted) showing how the maximum
number of seats will be placed both inside and on the patio. For your information, the
approved maximum number of seats - 125 - is the same as that established years ago
when Vigilucci’s was the Sandbar.
o It will not increase parking. Since outdoor dining will not add to existing seating, it will
not intensify parking demand.
u The existing patio will be used only for dining.
entertainment.
A condition prohibits any outdoor
Furthermore, the City will monitor the operations of Vigilucci’s Seafood to ensure compliance
with conditions. The restaurant’s approved conditional use permit (CUP) is subject to a special
Planning Commission public hearing review this fall and an annual staff review thereafter. The
CUP approval is valid for five years and the applicant must seek an extension at a public
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hearing to extend the permit. If necessary, the City may also modify or revoke the CUP at any
time.
I hope this response adequately explains why the outdoor dining proposal did not require a
CDP. Please contact me if you have any questions at (760) 602-4618 or
sdonnaci. carlsbad.ca. us.
Since re1 y , /n --.J .- -1’
Scott Donnell
Associate Planner
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