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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPIP 89-13; Mercotac; Planned Industrial Permit (PIP) (9)A PLANT COOK ARCHITECTURAL & INTERIOR DESIGN City of Carlsbad Planning Department 2075 Las Pal s Drive Carlsbad, Ca:' 92009 12-27-89 7 ,?; Attn: Michael Holzmiller/Eric Munoz Re: PIP 89-13 (Mercotac, Inc.) 4- Attached are new plans addressing your concerns of the above referenced project in your letter dated December. 21, 1989. This should complete our application for a Planned Industrial Permit . Specifically we have changed or addressed (per your format): Planning 1. The inconsistency between parking calculation square footage and to-tal building square footage is due to removal of indoor lunch areas and restrooms from the total building. This is consistent with planning directives and these areas are used in conjunction with office, warehouse, and manufacturing uses and do not constitute square footage for parking calculation. The site is ox'er parked and the adjusted figures have been shown on the new subrni.tta1. 2. Second floor storage of small parts is a requirement of the owner. They do not need more offices. 3. The outdoor eating area has been modified per your comments. 4. The landscape plan has been modified per your comments. 5. Tree symbols have been modified per your comments. Existing trees are accurate to the limits of visual survey. 2385 CAMlNO VlDA ROBLE, SUITE 107 CARLSBAD, CA 92009 619 438 5191 6. The slopes have been planned to be replanted with new shrubs, trees and ground cover while retaining as much of the mature growth as possible. Removing mature healthy trees that have already established a root system is not environmentally .justifiable as it creates a demand for more water when we should be conserving water whenever possible. Also the planning department has already conceded set back requirements partially due to the mature landscaping. However, most trees at the top of t.he slope will be removed due to grading which thins out the existing trees considerably. The plan reflects only existing trees to be saved. All unhealthy trees and shrubs will be removed and replanted. Trees and shrubs have been added for slope erosion control. Per the State Board of Technical Registration, a registered Architect can sign and certify any landscape which he designs without need of a specific license for Landscape Architecture. We will continue to use our architecture licence to design and certify landscape as we are qualified in specific as well as local requirements. 7. Eucalyptus .trees have been thinned per your comments. The plan reflects only existing trees to be saved. 8. We d:i.sagree and strongly advocate the use of multicolor ice plant for aestheic quality. Plant Cook would be glad to meet wi-th the originator of these comments to assess the approach he is trying to take as well as explain our design. We feel we have produced a quality landscape project using drought resistant materials in more than sufficient quantities. 9. All irrigaation piping (including existing) will be placed underground as noted on the plan. Engineering 1. Fire service will be granted a 15’ easement as shown on the plan. 2. Fire service line (and easement) proceed in a different direction negating this requirement. See plan. 3. Modified per your comments. See plan. 4. Modified per your comments. See plan. 5. Modified per your comments. See plan. 6. Modified per your comments. See plan. 7. Modified per your comments. See plan. 8. Modified per your comments. See plan. Plant Cook is more than happy to respond and ad.just to all of the above comments in order to produce a higher quality pro.ject for the City of Carlsbad. Please note, however, that most of these recommendations are new and should have been addressed earlier in the process. Fine Tuning and higher definition of planning is to be expected while design issues should have been addressed and explained before other limitations make them impossible. We appreciate the Planning Department's concern for quality buildings in Carlsbad, however, we would like to remind you of the stipulation in your zoning code which states "....it is not intended that the review of the site development plan shall include aesiheic aspects such as: 1. Color 2. Texture 3. Materials, 4. Adornments (Ord. 9425 i% 3 (part) 1975)" S incerelg , David Jordan Smith A. I .A. Senior Associate Plant Cook, Inc.