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City of Carlsbad
May 28,2002
Sherilyn Sarb
District Manager, San Diego Coast Area
California Coastal Commission
7575 Metropolitan Drive, Suite 103
San Diego, CA 92108
Subject: Time Extension for LCPA 1-2002
Dear Sherilyn:
The City agrees to a time extension for LCPA 1-2002. It is my understanding
that the LCPA will be considered at the next available hearing. This will allow us
time to discuss the development projects that are part of LCPA 1-2002 at our
June qth meeting. There are four parts to LCPA 1-2002. Three are development
projects (Promenade, Redeemer by the Sea and Thompsonflabata). Redeemer
and Promenade do not impact any habitat. Thompsonflabata impacts
approximately 0.1 acre of southern willow scrub. This habitat is the consequence
of an agricultural tailings pond that probably will cease to exist now that the
agricultural operations have ended and there is no longer a source of water. The
City required 2:l mitigation for the wetland impact. This is based on the quality
of the habitat and its precarious existence. However, if the Commission wants to
protect the wetland, no mitigation would be required and one of several open
space lots (pocket parks) could be exchanged with the wetland lot without the
need for any redesign.
The fourth part of LCPA 1-2002, is a City zone code amendment that modifies
design requirements of the Planned Development ordinance. This is a very
important project. Currently the ordinance is effective everywhere in the City
except in the Coastal Zone. The new ordinance is more restrictive than the one
contained in the LCP and it should have no impact on protecting coastal
resources or the access, policies of Chapter 3. Therefore, the City requests that
this part of LCPA 1-2002 be heard as quickly as possible.
If you have questions or want to discuss any of the above, please let me know.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
v AssiStant Planning Director
@ 1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 (760) 602-4600 FAX (760) 602-8559 www.ci.carlsbad.ca.us