HomeMy WebLinkAboutRP 15-03; Offshore Crossfit; Redevelopment Permits (RP)May 14,2015
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Attn: Robert Seehase
2949-G Unicornio St.
Carlsbad CA 92009
Ccityof
Carlsbad
SUBJECT: . ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PERMIT NO. RP 15-03-OFFSHORE CROSSFIT-Request for
approval of an Administrative Review Permit (RP 15-03) to allow for the change in use from.a cabinet
shop to a fitness gym at 3135 Tyler Street, in District 6 of the Village Review Zone and Local Facilities
Management Zone 1.
Dear Mr. Seehase,
The City Planner has completed a review of your application for an Administrative Review Permit RP 15-
03 to allow for the change in use of a portion of an existing building from a cabinet shop to a fitness
gym at 3135 Tyler Street. A notice was sent to property owners within a 300' radius of a subject
property requesting comments regarding the above request. No comments were received within the
ten {10) day notice period (ending on May 10, 2015).
It is the City Planner's determination that the project, RP 15-03-Offshore Crossfit, is consistent with
the Carlsbad Village Master Plan and Design Manual and with all other applicable city ordinances and
policies. Therefore, the City Planner APPROVES this request based on the following findings and
conditions:
Findings:
1. The City Planner has determined that the project is consistent with the policies, goals and action
programs set forth within the Carlsbad General Plan in that the gym use provides a resident serving
use, employment opportunities and complements the existing commercial and residential uses in
the pedestrian-oriented downtown Village.
2. The City Planner has determined that the project is consistent with Chapter 21.35 {Village Review
Zone) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code and all applicable development standards and land use
policies set forth within the Village Master Plan and Design Manual in that the applicant is
providing as many parking spaces on-site to the extent feasible {24 provided of 26 required) as
per the parking program of the Village Master Plan and Design Manual and there are no
anticipated impacts to the surrounding commercial and residential uses.
3. That the total cost of the proposed development is less than $60,000.
Community & Economic Development
Planning Division 11635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008-73141760-602-4660 1760-602-8560 f I www.carlsbadca.gov
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3. That the City Planner has determined that the project is exempt from the requirements of the
California EnVironmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Section 15303, Class 3, of the State CEQA
Guidelines as the project involves the conversion of an existing small structures from one use to
another where only minor modifications are made to the structures and will not have any adverse
significant impacts on the environment.
4. The City Planner has reviewed each of the exactions imposed on the Developer contained in this
approval letter, and hereby finds, in this case, that the exactions are imposed to mitigate impacts
caused by or reasonably related to the project, and the extent and the degree of the exaction is in
rough proportionality to the impact caused by the project.
Conditions:
1. Approval is granted for RP 15-03 as shown on Exhibits "A"-"C" dated May 14, 2015 on file in the
Planning Division and incorporated herein by reference. Development shall occur substantially as
shown unless otherwise noted in these conditions.
2. If any of the following conditions fail to occur, or if they are, by their terms, to be implemented and
I maintained over time, if any of such conditions fail to be so implemented and maintained according
to their terms, the City shall have the right to revoke or modify all approvals herein granted; deny or
further condition issuance of all future building permits; deny, revoke, or further condition all
certificates of occupancy issued under the authority of approvals herein granted; record a notice of
violation on the property title; institute and prosecute litigation to compel their compliance with
said conditions or seek damages for their violation. No vested rights are gained by Developer or a
successor in interest by the City's approval of this Administrative Review Permit.
3. Staff is authorized and directed to make, or require the Developer to make, all corrections and
modifications to the Administrative Review Permit RP 15-03 documents, as necessary to make
them .internally consistent and in conformity with the final action on the project. Development shall
occur substantially as shown on the approved Exhibits. Any proposed development different from
this approval shall require an amendment to this approval.
4. The Developer/Operator shall and does hereby agree to indemnify, protect, defend and hold
harmless the City of Carlsbad, its Council members, officers, employees, agents, and
representatives, from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, demands, claims and costs,
including court costs and attorney's fees incurred by the City arising, directly or indirectly, from (a)
City's approval and issuance of this Administrative Review Permit, {b) City's approval or issuance of
any permit or action, whether discretionary or non-discretionary, in connection with the use
contemplated herein, and (c) Developer/Operator's installation and operation of the facility
permitted hereby, including without limitation, any and all liabilities arising from the emission by
the facility of electromagnetic fields or other energy waves or emissions.
5. If any condition for construction of any public improvements or facilities, or the payment of any
fees in-lieu thereof, imposed by this approval or imposed by law on this Project are challenged, this
approval shall be suspended as provided in Government Code Section 66020. If any such condition
is determined to be invalid, this approval shall be invalid unless the City Council determines that the
project without the condition complies with all requirements of law.
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6. The Developer shall comply with all applicable provisions of federal, state, and local ordinances in
effect at the time of building permit issuance.
7. Prior to the issuance of a Building Permit, owner/applicant shall submit to the City a Notice of
Restriction to be filed in the office of the County Recorder, subject to the satisfaction of the City
Planner, notifying all interested parties and successors in interest that the City of Carlsbad has
issued an Administrative Review Permit on the real property owned by the owner/applicant. Said
Notice of Restriction shall note the property description, location of the file containing complete
project details and all conditions of approval as well as any conditions or restrictions specified for
inclusion in the Notice of Restriction. The City Planner has the authority to execute and record an
amendment to the notice, which modifies or terminates said notice upon a showing of good cause
by the owner/applicant or successor in interest.
8. This approval shall become null and void if building permits are not issued for this project within 24
months from the date of project approval.
9. This project shall comply with all conditions and mitigation measures, which are required as part of
the Zone 1 Local Facilities Management Plan and any amendments made to that Plan prior to the
issuance of building permits.
10. RP 15-03 shall be reviewed by the City Planner on a yearly basis to determine if all conditions of this
permit have been met and that the use does not have a substantial negative effect on surrounding
properties or the public health, safety and general welfare. If the City Planner determines that: 1)
the Administrative Review Permit was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation; or 2} the use for
which such approval is granted is not being exercised; or 3) the conditions of approval have not
been met; or 4) the Administrative Review Permit is being or recently has been exercised contrary
to any of the terms or conditions of approval; or 5) the use for which such approval was granted has
ceased to exist or has been suspended for one year or more; or 6) the use is in violation of any
statute, ordinance, law or regulation; or 7} the use permitted by the Administrative Review Permit
is being or has been so exercised as to be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare or so as
to constitute a nuisance, the City Planner shall hold an informal public hearing and after providing
the permittee the opportunity to be heard, the City Planner may revoke and terminate the
Administrative Review Permit in whole or in part, reaffirm the Administrative Review Permit,
modify the conditions or impose new conditions.
11. Building permits will not be issued for this project unless the local agency providing water and
sewer services to the project provides written certification to the City that adequate water service
and sewer facilities, respectively, are available to the project at the time of the application for the
building permit, and that water and sewer capacity and facilities will continue to be available until
the time of occupancy.
12. Developer shall pay the citywide Public Facilities Fee imposed by City Council Policy #17, the License
Tax on new construction imposed by Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 5.09.030, and CFD #1 special
tax (if applicable}, subject to any credits authorized by Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 5.09.040.
Developer shall also pay any applicable Local Facilities Management Plan fee for Zone 1, pursuant to
Chapter 21.90. All such taxes/fees shall be paid at issuance of building permit. If the taxes/fees are
not paid, this approval will not be consistent with the General Plan and shall become void.
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13. Developer shall report, in writing, to the City Planner within 30 days, any address change from that
which is shown on the permit application.
14. All roof appurtenances, including air conditioners, shall be architecturally integrated and concealed
from view and the sound buffered from adjacent properties and streets, in substance as provided in
Building Department Policy No. 80-6, to the satisfaction of the Directors of Community and
Economic Development Department and Planning.
15. No outdoor storage of materials shall occur onsite unless required by the Fire Chief. When so
required, the Developer shall submit and obtain approval of the Fire Chief and the City Planner of an
Outdoor Storage Plan, and thereafter comply with the approved plan.
Engineering:
16. This project is approved upon the express condition that building permits will not be issued for the
development of the subject property, unless the district engineer has determined that adequate
water and sewer facilities are available at the time of permit issuance and will continue to be
available until time of occupancy.
17. Developer shall comply with the city's Stormwater Regulations, latest version, and shall implement
best management practices at all times. Best management practices include but are not limited to
pollution control practices or devices, erosion control to prevent silt runoff during construction,
general housekeeping practices, pollution prevention and educational practices, maintenance
procedures, and other management practices or devices to prevent or reduce the discharge of
pollutants to stormwater, receiving water or stormwater conveyance system to the maximum
extent practicable. Developer shall notify prospective owners and tenants of the above
requirements.
Code Reminders:
The project is subject to all applicable provisions of local ordinances, including but not limited to the
following:
18. Approval of this request shall not excuse compliance with all applicable sections of the Zoning
Ordinance and all other applicable City ordinances in effect at time of building permit issuance,
except as otherwise specifically provided herein.
24. Premise identification (addresses) shall be provided consistent with Carlsbad Municipal Code
Section 18.04.320.
25. Developer shall pay traffic impact and sewer impact fees based on Section 18.42 and Section 13.10
of the City of Carlsbad Municipal Code, respectively. The Average Daily Trips (ADT) and floor area
contained in the staff report and shown on the site plan are for planning purposes only.
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NOTICE
Please take NOTICE that approval of your project includes the "imposition" of fees, dedications,
reservations, or other exactions hereafter collectively referred to for convenience as "fees/exactions."
You have 90 days from the date of final approval to protest imposition of these fees/exactions. If you
protest them, you must follow the protest procedure set forth in Government Code Section 66020(a),
and file the protest and any other required information with the City Manager for processing in
accordance with Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 3.32.030. Failure to timely follow that procedure will
bar any subsequent legal action to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul their imposition.
You are hereby FURTHER NOTIFIED that your right to protest the specified fees/exactions DOES NOT
APPLY to water and sewer connection fees and capacity charges, nor planning, zoning, grading or other
similar application processing or service fees in connection with this project; NOR DOES IT APPLY to any
fees/exactions of which you have previously been given a NOTICE similar to this, or as to which the
statute of limitations has previously otherwise expired.
This decision may be appealed by you or any other member of the public to the Planning Commission.
Appeals must be submitted in writing to the Planning Division at 1635 Faraday Avenue in Carlsbad,
along with a payment of $661.00. The filing of such appeal within such time limit shall stay the effective
·date of the order of the City Planner until such time as a final decision on the appeal is reached. If you
have any questions regarding this matter, please feel free to contact Austin Silva at (760) 602-4631.
Sincerely,
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' DON NEU, AICP
City Planner
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c: Offshore Crossfit, 3135 Tyler Street, Carlsbad, CA 92008
Joe & Marieta Martin/Matt Hall, 2604 El Camino Real PMB 334, Carlsbad, CA 92008
Jason Geldert, Project Engineer
Michele Masterson, Senior Management Analyst
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