HomeMy WebLinkAboutLCPA 90-03A; Four Seasons Aviara Resort; Local Coastal Program Amendment (LCPA) (13)STATE OF CALIFORNIA-THE RESOURCES AGENCY PETE WILSON, Governor
CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION
SAN DIEGO COAST AREA
31 11 CAMINO DEL RIO NORTH, SUITE 200
(619) 521-8036 DEC, SAN DIEGO, CA 92108-1725
IMPORTANT PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
CITY OF CARLSBAD LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM
MAJOR AMENDMENT 3-95
The California Coastal Commission has received a request to amend the
certified City of Carlsbad Local Coastal Program (LCP).
the LCP amendment request by the Coastal Commission has been scheduled at the
time and location stated below.
present testimony are so invited.
A public hearing on
Any persons wishing to attend the hearing and
I. HEARING TIME AND LOCATION
DATE: Thursday, December 14, 1995 TIME : 9:OO A.M.
LOCATION : Cathedral Hi 11 Quality Hotel
Van Ness Ave. & Geary Blvd.
San Francisco, CA
(41 5) 776-8200
11. HEARING PROCEDURES
At the time of the public hearing, staff will make a brief oral presentation
to the Commission. representative or representatives from the City of Carlsbad may address the
Commission regarding the local coastal program amendment. Upon conclusion of the City's presentation, interested members of the public and agencies will have an opportunity to address the Commission and comment on the request. The Commission will then close the public hearing and, since there are preliminary recommendations and findings prepared for the Commission, the Commission may 1 ke final 1 r rm mi 1 thi tim .
Immediately following the presentation of the staff, a
I I I . SACKGROUND
The Carlsbad Local Coastal Program consists of six geographic segments.
Pursuant to Sections 30170(f) and 30171 of the Public Resources Code, the Coastal Commission prepared and approved two portions of the LCP, the Mello I and 11 segments in 1980 and 1981, respectively. However, the City of Carlsbad found several provisions of the Mello I and I1 segments unacceptable and declined to adopt the LCP implementing ordinances for the LCP. In October, 1985, the Commission approved major amendments related to steep slope
protection and agricultural preservation to the Mello I and I1 segments, which
resolved the major differences between the City and the Coastal Commission. The City then adopted the Mello I and I1 segments and began working toward certification of all segments of its local coastal program. Since the 1985 action, the Commission has approved many major amendments to the City of
Car 1 s bad LCP .
Important Public Hearing Notice City of Carl sbad LCPA No. 3-95 Page 2
The Commission certified the Land Use Plan portion of the Agua Hedionda segment in 1982.
West Batiqui tos Lagoon/Sammis Properties segment and the East Batiqui tos Lagoon/Hunt Properti es segment. LCP was certified in 1985. certified in 1988. LCP was effectively certified and the Redevelopment Agency began issuing coastal development permits for that segment only in 1988.
In addition, two new segments were annexed to the City, the
The West Batiqui tos Lagoon/Sammi s Properties The East Batiquitos Lagoon/Hunt Properties LCP was
In 1987, a resubmitted Carlsbad Village Redevelopment Area
IV.
The amendment submittai from the City of Carlsbad includes three components. Part A of the proposed amendment involves the hotel resort/sports facility complex at Aviara and it would revise Planning Area (PA) boundaries and uses within PAS 1, 2, 9, 10 and 11 to allow for redesign of resort hotel and sports
center/restaurant sites resulting in 16 additional guest rooms in the main hotel (336 rooms); revise shared parking agreement; replace 169 garden winglvilla hotel rooms and 89 multi-family units with 240 timeshare units in
three villages. To accommodate these changes in the site plan, ten minor
encroachments into open space deed restricted areas would be required with a
1 arger rep1 acement area bei ng enhanced and commi tted to open space. Approval
of the hotel at 53 foot high as a result of a change in the way the City now measures building height.
su MMARY OF AMENDMENT REOUEST
The second part of the amendment (Part 6) also concerns the Aviara holdings,
but at other planning areas not associated with the resort and sports club.
This second component proposes to increase building- height from 22 feet to 30
feet in PA 28; lower overall maximum building height from 35 to 30 feet and delete the 24 foot height restriction in PA 15; and reduce front yard setbacks from 25 feet to 20 feet in PA 13.
The third component of the amendment request (Part C) addresses revisions to
the ori gi nal ly approved Avi ara community pub1 ic access trai 1 system, seeking to raaliyn and substitute an alternate trail for the Golf Course Trail in Phase 2 and realign the public upland trail in Planning Area 7. component of the amendment request will likely be continued to another hearing at the City's request.
This
V. AVAILABILI TY OF STAFF REPORT
A staff reports on the LCP request, containing recommendations, has been prepared for the Commission. If you would like the full text of this staff reports, call or write the San Diego Area Office of the Coastal Commission and
request a copy of the "City of Carlsbad Local Coastal Program Amendment No. 3-95" staff report. A copy will be mailed to you promptly. Questions
regarding the report or hearing should be directed to Bill Ponder, Coastal Planner, at (619) 521-8036.