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Home My WebLink AboutSP 146B; Santa Anita Development Corp.; Specific Plan (SP)MEMORANDUM- DATE: September 10, 1979 TO: James C. Hagaman, Planning Director FROM: Karen Lee, Assistant Planner RE: PROPOSED MINOR AMENDMENT TO SP-146B, CARLSBAD PLAZA NORTH ' Home Federal Savings in Carlsbad Plaza North is proposing a change to the sign program, SP-146B. The specific plan approving the center, SP-146A, allows for minor amendments to be approved by the Planning Director. Substantial changes would require a specific plan amendment. Since the sign pro- gram was an amendment to the original specific plan, it would be governed by the condition on minor amendments. The question is whether or not this is a minor amendment. And, if so, should it be approved. The proposed change will, at this time, affect only the Home Federal building. The existing sign program allows signs on three sides of the building with a total allowed sign area of 330 square feet. The area per side is 1.5 square feet for each foot of lineal frontage. Home Federal would like to put a sign on the fourth side, the south side. They would, however, be within the allowed square footage with 78 square feet of sign area. The proposed sign would be 14" by 18', reading "Home Federal Savings", with a total of 21 square feet. The existing sign ordinance would allow only 120 square feet, since only one frontage is on a public street, the west frontage. However, the ordinance does not restrict location. The sign program was designed to allow signage on all building frontages facing streets, drives or parking areas. The south side of Home Federal does not face a street, drive or parking area, but is visible to north-bound traffic on El Camino Real. If this amendment is accepted as a minor amendment, and approved, other buildings in the center may attempt to get signs on all sides. The other buildings which may request signs include Sambo's (north side) and the Vons, Sav-ons and shops to the east (east side). The east walls of the latter face a steep slope and advertising would not be very useful. The Sambos is in the same position as Home Federal, with no signage allowed on the north side. 1200 ELM AVENUE H/^^.H TELEPHONE: CARLSBAD. CALIFORNIA 92008 m^W #M (714)729-1181 City of Cartefcab March 7, 1978 HUGHES INVESTMENTS 440 Upas Street San Diego, California 92103 SUBJECT: Minor Change — Specific Plan-146 Gentlemen: On November 29, 1977, I approved a minor change to the subject Specific Plan that would permit some modification of the commercial building known as building 1, located on the north west corner of the intersection on El Camino Real at the main entrance driveway, and a change to building known as A at the southeast corner of the site along Marron Road. These two minor changes were incorporated into the official mylar dated December 5, 1977. You have now requested another minor amendment to SP-146 to change the con- figuration of building 1 by deleting approximately 1100 square feet. I have reviewed this request with all concerned City Departments. From this review I have determined that the deletion of this portion of the building will have no adverse affects upon the development, i.e., parking and driveway design and is therefore a minor change. For our records we need a new reproducible mylar showing all corrections as agreed upon in the past including this one. The mylar that you submitted on December 5, 1977, is in relatively poor conditions, therefore, please submit a better quality base map in making the mylar. Also, update the resume and remove the note under the resume. Since you have also submitted application for sewer allocation, we will need the final plan for our file. Therefore, would you please submit the revised mylar no later than March 10, 1978. If you have any questions, please call Bud Plender of my office. Sincerely, *^Jz&**t*+,( .-'•'femes C. Hagaman/ / ./Planning Director cc: Ron Roberts, SGPA, Tim Flanagan, City Engineer, Dick Osburn, Building Official, Jim Thompson, Fire Chief. JCH:BP:ar PLANNING & ARCHITECTURE October 10, 1977 Mr. Paul Bussey City Manager City of Carlsbad 1200 Elm Carlsbad, California 92008 Re: Carlsbad Plaza Project No. 7584 Dear Paul: For several weeks we have been working with the City Staff to develop an acceptable site planning solution for Building Pad No. 1. This is the area, I am sure you will recall, for which we had proposed a McDonald's Restaurant. We now have a revised plan which has the general support of the Staff, and we would like to submit it for formal City approval. Since this is a change to the existing approval, S.P. 146 (A), Exhibit "X", dated September 15, 1976, we would like to request that the City approve an amendment to the specific plan. The revision we are proposing results in a decrease in the building area from over 5,100 SF to 4,500 SF. For this reason the potential demand on the sewage system is also reduced. It is my understanding that until you make such a finding, the Staff can not process our amendment. I am submitting three copies of the revised site plan in hopes that you will be able to review our request at your earliest opportunity. If any additional information is required, please call. Respectfully, Ronald D. Roberts, AIA RDR:mlr cc: Bill Hughes Enclosures MEMBERS AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE 440 UPAS STREET SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA 92103 PO BOX 33326 TEL 714 297 0131 RECE'P/EDMEMORANDUM JLy July 15, 1976 JUL 15 1976 CITY OF CARLSBAD TO: Planning Planning Department FROM: Engineering SUBJECT: Request for contents - CUP-122, SP 146 (B) The proposed plan is an improvement over the previous two preliminary McDonald's plans reviewed by this department. However, denial of the driver-thru CUP is recommended because: 1. Exit movements from the drive-thru to the main shopping center exit will be too difficult. A 20-foot inside turning radius is necessary. Exit movements the other way will cross the proposed crosswalk. 2. The small size of the site will cause customers to park in spaces in the adjacent parking area and cross a two- way traffic lane on a proposed painted crosswalk. During peak hour operations, approximately 20 of these "offsite" spaces will be filled. Stopped vehicles can back up from the crosswalk into that traffic lane"s intersection with the main entrance. Further more, with three potential "offsite" parking lot lanes to use, most pedestrians will not cross at the painted crosswalk. 3. Some customers may discover the potential convenience of entering the existing service station from El Camino Real, parking along the curb and walking across the drive-thru to the building. This will cause further pedestrian- vehicle conflict. It is also noted that the drive-thru lane and rear of the proposed building will face the El Camino Real (scenic) corridor. Neither Home Federal or Bank of America will have vehicles between the building and the highway, and both buildings "front" on El Camino Real. Pedestrians from El Camino Real must cross the pro- posed McDonald's drive-thru to enter the building. The drive-thru lane eliminates parking, and the proposed 14 spaces in the vicinity of the restaurant will be heavily used. When all 14 spaces are filled, additional vehicles entering the parking area will have to turn around at a westerly "hammerhead" (not provided for in the proposal). Should a vehicle park in the turn-around area, it would be difficult to maneuver out of a full parking lot. This is similar to the parking layout for Bank of America, but the anticipated high volume use of the McDonald's parking area could create a significant problem. Tim Flanagan City Engineer1*^ cc: Kent Whitson !" •> INFORMATION REQUEST FORM DATE: 0 u rjfi-^2 5 , 1976 TO: FROM: CARLSBAD PLANNING DEPARTMENT RE: CASE NO. SP-146(B) Attached is a copy of the location map and information sheet on subject case. This item will be reviewed by the Deparment Co- ordinating Committee on July 20. 1976 t Therefore, if you have comments or conditions that should be'considered, please complete this comment request and return by July 1 2 ,1976 For further information, please contact'the Planning Department at 729-1181, ext.- 25. Bud Plender, Assistant Planning Director - COMMENTS : ^g&U£g T /XW^^X^T >/ //^^/^X^7Z6 A) (attach additional sheet if necessary) Form 23-1 Date April 6, 1976 /mdp ' . ' 2 8 1976 SSffl INFORMATION REQUEST FORM DATE: June 25, 1976 >BAD PLANNING DEPARTMENT CASE NO. SP-146(B) Attached is a copy of the location map and information sheet on • subject case. This item will be reviewed by the Deparment Co- ordinating Committee on . July 20, 1976 m Therefore, if you have comments or conditions that should be considered, please complete this comment request and return by July 12,1976 For further information, please contact the Planning Department at 729-1181, ext. 25. &J- Bud Plender, Assistant Planning Director COMMENTS : (attach additional sheet if necessary) Form 23-1 Date April 6, 1976 /mdp 3UBJEQT PROPERTY Case Rec'd: Description of m . DCC Date: 7^9-7^ PC Date 7~Z> ' - .ddress or Location of Request: "Applicant: Engr. or Arch. Brief Legal: Assessor Book: /^ General Plan Land Use Description: Existing Zone: Acres: '-? :>,•*-- Parcel: £JT ?JT. School OisTT'fct: No. of Lots Proposed Zone: —• DU's DU/Acre -^ Water Sanitation District: Within Coast Plan Area:Coast Permit Area: INFORMATION REQUEST FORM June 25, 1976 ,SBAD PLANNING DEPARTMENT CASE NO. SP-146(6) Attached is a copy of the location map and information sheet on • subject case. This item will be reviewed by the Deparment Co- ordinating Committee on July 20, 1976 Therefore, if you have comments or conditions that should be considered, please complete this comment request and return by July 1^,19/b For further information, please contact the Planning Department at 729-1181, ext.- 25. Bud Plender, Assistant Planning Director COMMENTS: (attach additional shett if nefcessary. Form 23-1 Date /mdp April 6, 1976 X?^.q ^ CL, «* G-M^. v-A-**-^. •5B4S5SS