HomeMy WebLinkAboutLCPA 90-03A; Four Seasons Aviara Resort; Local Coastal Program Amendment (LCPA) (7)AVIARA
November 7, 1995
Ms. Deborah Lee
Assistant District Director
California Coastal Commission
3111 Camino del KO North, #200 San Diego, CA 92108-1725
RE: LCPA 90-05(A) Aviara Resort
Dear Deborah:
A copy of your letter of October 25, 1995 addressed to Mike Grim, City Planner for the City of Carlsbad, has been received. In your letter several questions were posed to Mr. Grim regarding the Resort phasing and public access to the various resort recreational uses.
We have also received a copy of Mr. Grim's response to your letter. Recognizing our role as the developer of the project, Bill Ponder has invited us to also respond to the items identified in your letter to offer a more thorough explanation of our intent.
It is our intention to re-start construction of the hotel as soon as the amended
Coastal permit is received (anticipated to be January, 1996). We currently have
financing commitments for the hotel in place, subject to receiving the Coastal Commission's approval of the revised plans. However, the Resort Club (timeshare) project cannot be financed without the hotel. It is the opinion of the potential investors
that the Resort Club portion of the project would be unsuccessful if the hotel were not fully completed and in operation. Our phasing anticipates completion and occupancy of the hotel prior to or concurrent with occupancy of the Resort Club units.
Resort Club purchases will be marketed to general public vacationers desiring
weekly interval usage. The full sell-out of Resort Club units will result in excess of 12,000 weekly vacation intervals. To the extent that interval weeks for Resort Club units are unoccupied and available, (perhaps not utilized a particular week by their owners, these units would be operated as part of our regular hotel accommodations), also making them available to the general public.
With regard to the golf course operation, the requested permit does not involve the golf course. The Aviara golf course was fully reviewed, approved and conditioned by
Coastal Cornmission through the 6-87-680 permit. The project has been constructed and
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has been operational for several years. The hotel will have specific rights of access for hotel guests with the remainder of tee times available to the general public.
Memberships to the Sports Club will be available to the general public. In
addition to individual purchased memberships, further public access will always be
available to a hotel or Resort Club guest on a daily fee basis.
I hope this information assists you and your staff in your review of the LCP
Amendment and Coastal pennit application. Please to call if you have any further
questions or need additional information.
Vice Prksident/General Manager
DLC/er cc: Chuck Damm Bill Ponder
Paul Klukas
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