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Home My WebLink AboutSP 19I; Car Country SP Amendment; Specific Plan (SP) (2)CxJ City of Carlsbad Planning Department PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF DECISION March 23, 2006 Lexus Carlsbad 5444 Paseo Del Norte Carlsbad, CA 92008 SUBJECT: SP 19(I)/LCPA 02-H - CAR COUNTRY SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT At the Planning Commission meeting of March 15, 2006, your application was considered. The Commission voted 7-0 to RECOMMEND ADOPTION/RECOMMEND APPROVAL. The decision of the Planning Commission is advisory and will be forwarded to the City Council. If you have any questions regarding the final dispositions of your application, please call the Planning Department at (760) 602-4600. Sincerely, DON NEU Assistant Planning Director DN:BK:aw Enclosed: Planning Commission Resolution No. 6041, 6042, 6043 1635 Faraday Avenue • Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 • (760) 602-4600 • FAX (760) 602-8559 • www.ci.carlsbad.ca.us Arnold Schwarzenegger Governor STATE OF CALIFORNIA Governor's Office of Planning and Research State Clearinghouse and Planning Unit Sean Walsh • Director February 23,2006 Barbara Kennedy City of Carlsbad 163 5 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008 Subject: Car Country SP Amendment - SP 19(1) / LCPA 02-11 SCH#: 2006011098 Dear Barbara Kennedy: The State Clearinghouse submitted the above named Negative Declaration to selected state agencies for review. The review period closed on February 22, 2006, and no state agencies submitted comments by that date. This letter acknowledges that you have complied with the State Clearinghouse review requirements for draft environmental documents, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. Please call the State Clearinghouse at (916) 445-0613 if you have any questions regarding the environmental review process. If you have a question about the above-named project, please refer to the ten-digit State Clearinghouse number when contacting this office. Sincerely, Terry Ro Director, State Clearinghouse 1400 TENTH STREET P.O. BOX 3044 SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95812-3044 TEL (916) 446-0613 FAX (916) 323-3018 www.opr.ca.gov Document Details Report State Clearinghouse Data B SCH# 2006011098 Project Title Car Country SP Amendment - SP 19(l) / LCPA 02-11 Lead Agency Carlsbad, City of Type Neg Negative Declaration Description The project consists of an amendment to the Car Country Specific Plan and Local Coastal Program. The Car Country Specific Plan implements the Local Coastal Program for Car Country Carlsbad. The original Car Country (SP 19) and the Car Country Expansion area (SP 19(C)) are currently covered by two separate documents. The proposed Specific Plan amendment will consolidate the two components of the specific plan into one document and will provide one set of standards for signage and parking for the entire Specific Plan area. The amendment would also allow parking structures up to 35 feet in height and allow for an increase lot coverage of 50% in conjuction with the construction of a parking structure. The amendment does not propose a.comprehensive update to the Specific Plan; however, it does address major areas of concern and conflicting standards between "old" and "new" Car Country, and also corrects a number of typographical and other errors. The LCP amendment is necessary to ensure consistency between the LCP and Specific Plan. The proposed amendment will not result in any conflict with the provisions of the LCP. Lead Agency Contact Name Barbara Kennedy Agency City of Carlsbad (760) 602-4626 FaxPhone email Address City 1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad State CA Zip 92008 Project Location County San Diego City Carlsbad Region Cross Streets Parcel No. Township North and west of Car Country Drive, east of I-5, and south of Cannon Road 211-060-02, 06 thru 10, 13 thru 19; 211-080-05 thru 14 Range Section Base Proximity to: Highways I-5 Airports McClellan/Palomar Railways NCTD Waterways Pacific Ocean, Agua Hedionda Lagoon Schools CUSD Land Use Auto Dealerships Z: General Commercial (C-2) GP: Regional Commercial (R) Project Issues Reviewing Resources Agency; Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 9; Department of Parks and Agencies Recreation; Native American Heritage Commission; Public Utilities Commission; Department of Fish and Game, Region 5; Department of Water Resources; California Coastal Commission; California Highway Patrol; Caltrans, District 11; Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics Date Received 01/24/2006 Start of Review 01/24/2006 End of Review 02/22/2006 Note: Blanks in data fields result from insufficient information provided by lead agency. City of Carlsbad Planning Department February 21, 2006 Bryan Bennett Jack Henthorn and Associates Suite A 5365 Avenida Encinas Carlsbad CA 92008 SUBJECT:SP 19(I)/LCPA 02-11 - CAR COUNTRY SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT The preliminary staff report for the above referenced project will be sent to you via email on Wednesday, March 1, 2006. This preliminary report will be discussed by staff at the Development Coordinating Committee (DCC) meeting which will be held on March 6, 2006. A twenty (20) minute appointment has been set aside for you at 10:30 a.m. If you have any questions concerning your project you should attend the DCC meeting. It is necessary that you bring your required unmounted colored exhibit(s) with you to this meeting in order for your project to go forward to the Planning Commission. Your colored exhibits must be submitted at this time to ensure review by the Planning Commission at their briefings. If the colored exhibits are not available for their review, your project could be rescheduled to a later time. If you do not plan to attend this meeting, please make arrangements to have your colored exhibit(s) here by the scheduled time above. If you need additional information concerning this matter, please contact your Planner, Barbara Kennedy at (760) 602-4626. Sincerely, DON NEU Assistant Planning Director DN:BK:bd c:File Copy David Rick, Project Engineer 1635 Faraday Avenue • Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 • (760) 602-4600 • FAX (760) 602-8559 • www.ci.carlsbad.ca.us STATE OF CALIFORNIA ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, Governor PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION 320 WEST 4™ STREET, SUITE 500 LOS ANGELES, CA 90013 February 17, 2006 Barbara Kennedy City of Carlsbad 1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008 Dear Ms. Kennedy: Re: SCH# 2006011098; Car County SP Amendment - SP 19(1)/LCPA 02-11 As the state agency responsible for rail safety within California, we recommend that any development projects planned adjacent to or near the North County Transit District right-of-way be planned with the safety of the rail corridor in mind. New developments may increase traffic volumes not only on^streets and at intersections, but also at at-grade highway-rail crossings. This includes considering pedestrian circulation patterns/destinations with respect to railroad right-of- way. • ' • • ' . . Safety factors to consider include, but are not limited to, the planning for grade separations-ibr. ; majorHhorOughfaresnmprovements'to -existing at-grade highway-rail crossings due to increase/.jn: traffic volumes and appropriate "fencing to limit the access of trespassers onto the railroad right-of- way. The above-mentioned safety improvements should be considered when approval is sought for the new development. Working with Commission staff early in the conceptual design phase will help improve the safety to motorists and pedestrians in the City. Please advise us on the status of the project. If you have any questions in this matter, please contact me at (213) 576-7078 or at rxm(g),cpuc.ca.gov. 'cV'Richard Walker, NCTD 02/15/2006 12:32 FAX 916 657 5390 NAHC i]002 NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE COMMISSION 915 CAPITOL MALL, ROOM 36* SACRAMENTO, CA 95814 (916) 653-4082 (016) 657-5390 -Fax February 15, 2006 Ms. Barbara Kennedy City of Carlsbad 1635 Faraday Ave. Carlsbad, CA 92008 Re: Car Country SP Amendment - SP 19(I)/LCPA 02-011 SCH# 2006011098 Dear Ms. Kennedy: Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the above-referenced document As of March 1,2005, Local Governments were required to comply with California Government Code Section 65352,3, which requires consultation with appropriate Native American tribes regarding any amendment to a General Plan or Specific Plan, or on Open Space designations. The General Plan Guidelines, issued by the Governor's Office Planning and Research, have been amended to reflect the new law, which includes a requirement to contact the Native American Heritage Commission for the appropriate tribal contacts prior to any action on a General Plan or Specific Plan. To read a copy of the chaptered law, please go to www.opr.ca.gov/sbl 82QQ4.html. This website also features the Tribal Consultation Guidelines (SB 18) Addendum to the General Plan Guidelines. Early consultation with tribes in your area is now REQUREO BY LAW for this type of action. Consultation is the best way to avoid unanticipated discoveries once a project is underway. Enclosed is a list of Native Americans individuals/organizations that may have unique knowledge of cultural resources in the project area. The Commission makes no recommendation of a single individual or group over another. By contacting all those listed, your organization will be better able to respond to claims of failure to consult with the appropriate tribe or group. If you have not received a response within two weeks' time, we recommend that you follow-up with a telephone call to make sure that the information was received. Lack of surface evidence of archeological resources does not preclude the existence of archeological resources. Lead agencies should consider avoidance, as defined in Section 15370 of the CEQA Guidelines, when significant cultural resources could be affected. Provisions should also be included for accidentally discovered archeological resources during construction per California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Public Resources Code §15064.5 (f). Health and Safety Code §7050.5; and Public Resources Code §5097.98 mandate the process to be followed in the event of an accidental discovery of any human remains in a location other than a dedicated cemetery and should be included in all environmental documents. If you have any questions, please contact me at (916) 653- 6251. Sincerely, Carol Gaubatz Program Ana! Cc: State Clearinghouse 02/15/2006 12:32 FAX 916 657 5390 NAHC @]003 California Tribal Consultation U 'City of Carlsbad, San Diego Cou February 15, 2006 La Jolla Band of Mission Indians ATTN: Rob Roy, Environmental Director 22000 Highway 76 Luiseno Pauma Valley , CA 92061 lajolla-sherry@aol.com and (760)742-3771/72 San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians Russell Romo, Chairman 12064 Old Pomerado Road Luiseno Poway . CA 92064 (858)748-1586 Pala Band of Mission Indians Robert Smith, Chairperson PMB 50,35008 Pala Temecuia Road Luiseno Pala , CA 92059 Cupeno (760) 742-3784 Soboba Band of Mission Indians Robert J. Salgado, Sr, Chairperson P.O. Box 487 Luiseno SanJacinto . CA 92581 luiseno@soboba-nsn.gov (951)654-2765 Pauma &Yuima Christobal C. Devers, Chairperson P.O. Box 369 Luiseno Pauma Valley . CA 92061 kymberli_peters@yahoo.com (760) 742-1289 Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians Dean Mike, Chairperson 46-200 Harrison Place Luiseno Coachella , CA 92236 Chemehuevi tribal-epa@worldnet.att.net(760) 775-5566 Pechanga Band of Mission Indians Mark Macarro, Chairperson P.O. Box 2183 Luiseno Temecuia . CA 92593 (951)676-2768 Rincon Band of Mission Indians John Currier, Chairperson P.O. Box 68 Luiseno Valley Center , CA 92082 council @ rincontribe.org (760)749-1051 TTrfa list Is currant only as. at the date of VilS document Distribution of ttito list does not relieve any person of statutory responsibility as defined In Section 7050.5 of the Hearth and Safety Coda, Section 6097.94 of the Public Resources Code and Section $097,96 of the Public Resources Code, This list Is applicable only for consultation with Native American tribes under Government Code Section 65352.3. January 26, 2006 City of Carlsbad City Clerk's Office 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 City of Carlsbad Planning Department 1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008 (Copies are available for purchase at this location at the cost of reproduction) Carlsbad City Library 1775 Dove Lane Carlsbad, CA 92008 Georgina Cole Library 1250 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92009 RE: SP 19 (I)/LCPA 02-11 - CAR COUNTRY SP AMENDMENT Attached are the strike-out/underline text and Final Text versions of the proposed Car Country Specific Plan Amendment for SP 19 (I)/LCPA 02-11. These documents need to be available for public review at the locations listed above. A public hearing before the Planning Commission has been tentatively scheduled for March 15, 2006. The City Council hearing for this item is expected to occur sometime in April 2006. Please keep these documents until after the City Council hearing has occurred. After that date, please return the documents to Barbara Kennedy in the Planning Department at 1635 Faraday. Thank you for you assistance in this. 602-4626. Sincerely, If you have any questions, please contact me at (760) Barbara Kennedy, AICP Associate Planner Henthorn & Associat^ 5365 Avenida Encinas, Suite A Carlsbad, California 92008 (760)438-4090 Fax (760) 438-0981 . • August 18, 2005 Barbara Kennedy City of Carlsbad 1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008 • Subject: SP 19(1)/LCPA 02-11/CDP 02-57 - Car Country Specific Plan Amendment Dear Ms. Kennedy: Enclosed is the re-submittal of the Car Country Specific Plan. The plan has been revised per the recommended revisions identified in the City's letter dated March 10, 2005 and pursuant to subsequent meetings and discussions with Jack Henthorn & Associates. Each of the items contained in the letter are addressed below: 1. The 'Development Approval Procedures' for the Old Car Country area has been revised to require a site development plan for all future development and not just parking structures as requested. 2. As mentioned above, the 'Development Approval Procedures' section for the Old Car Country area has been revised to be consistent with the expansion area section. References to the architectural committee have been either removed or replaced with the Planning Commission/Planning Director where appropriate. 3. The parking standards for both areas within the specific plan have been revised to be consistent with the current zoning ordinance. Formatting of these sections are now consistent with one another and were based on the recommended format. 4. The maximum building height for parking structures within the Car Country Specific Plan area has been modified to 35 feet to the top of the roof deck with allowed height protrusions per Section 21.46.020 of the municipal code as recommended. Both the text and graphics have been modified. 5. The front yard setbacks for parking structures have been modified to be a minimum of 50 feet. If other uses are proposed within the parking structure, the more restrictive setback will need to be maintained. 6. As recommended the specific plan has been revised to include a 25-foot street side setback for both the old and new Car Country areas. 7. The minimum 10-foot side yard setback has been revised to eliminate the exception for parking structures. The setback is now applicable to all future structures. 8. The outdoor lighting sections of the specific plan have been revised to restrict the type of lighting for the roof level of parking structures to the use of bollards or lighting attached to the parapet walls. However as requested, in no circumstance may the lighting exceed the height of the parapet wall. 9. The Architectural Design and Materials sections of the specific plan have been revised pursuant to conversations with staff. The architectural style and building -1- materials have been broaden to assist the car dealerships in incorporating a more current architectural style. . 10. Part 4, Comprehensive Sign Program, of the specific plan has been revised to include the original text as requested. The language proposed for the directional sign within the median of Paseo del Norte has also been revised to require the approval of an encroachment permit by the City's Planning and Engineering departments. The intent is to provide the City with the ability to limit the sign's location and type within the median. No development rights are being vested by the proposed language for any subsequent approval for the encroachment permit. . If you have any questions or need any additional information, please feel free to contact myself at (760) 438-4090 ext 104 or e-mail me at bennett@ihenth..omxorn. Sincerely, - BryawD. Bennett . Senior Planner encl. Car Country Specific Plan Amendment I cc: Bob Scefonas, Toyota of Carlsbad file ' - , JHA/BDB/Car Country -2- City of Carlsbad Planning Department March 25, 2004 Jack Henthorn & Associates 5365 Avenida Encinas, Suite A Carlsbad, CA 92008 SUBJECT: SP 19(I)/LCPA 02-11/CDP 02-57 - CAR COUNTRY SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT The items requested from you earlier to make your Specific Plan Amendment, Local Coastal Program Amendment, and Coastal Development Permit, application no. SP 19(I)/LCPA 02-11/CDP 02-57 complete have been received and reviewed by the Planning Department. It has been determined that the application is now complete for processing. Although the initial processing of your application may have already begun, the technical acceptance date is acknowledged by the date of this communication. Please note that although the application is now considered complete, there may be issues that could be discovered during project review and/or environmental review. Any issues should be resolved prior to scheduling the project for public hearing. In addition, the City may request, in the course of processing the application, that you clarify, amplify, correct, or otherwise, supplement the basic information required for the application. Please contact your staff planner, Barbara Kennedy, at (760) 602-4626, if you have any questions or wish to set up a meeting to discuss the application. Sincerely, MICHAEL J. HOLZMIL1T Planning Director MJH:BK:mh c: Gary Barberio, Team Leader David Rick, Project Engineer File Copy Data Entry Planning Aide 1635 Faraday Avenue • Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 • (760) 602-4600 • FAX (760) 602-8559 • www.ci.carlsbad.ca.us City of Carlsbad Planning Department March 10,2005 Jack Henthorn & Associates 5365 Avenida Encinas, Suite A Carlsbad, CA 92008 SUBJECT: SP 19(I)/LCPA 02-11/CDP 02-57 - CAR COUNTRY SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT Dear Mr. Henthorn: As we discussed last week, I have resumed working on the Car Country Specific Plan amendment. I hope to have it scheduled for Planning Commission during the second quarter of this year. After further review and analysis of the revisions, there are still a few items that staff would like you to modify. There are also a couple of corrections that need to be made and I have attached redlines of the sheets that need revisions. The primary recommended revisions are as follows: 1. Require that an SDP application be required for all development in Old Car Country, not just parking structures. This would be consistent with the processing of projects in new car country. It is recommended that you add the same text as is in Part 3, II A & B (Development Review Process). 2. You may want to consider deleting the entire existing Development Approval Process in section in Part 2 I C since is seems that the architectural review committee is no longer active. 3. The parking standards in sections Part 2, II F and part 3, III F should be reformatted (similar to the Car Country expansion area format) so that they are more understandable and consistent with the zoning ordinance requirements for parking. A recommended format is attached. 4. Currently, old Car country has a height limit of 24 feet to the west and 35 feet to the east of Paseo del Norte, while the expansion area has a height limit of 30 feet. Staff is recommending that you modify the parking structure height limit to 35 feet to the top of the roof deck (for both old and new Car Country), with allowed height protrusions (for parapets or spandrel to screen vehicles on the upper roof deck) consistent with Section 21.46.020 of the CMC. This would be consistent with the C-2 zone 35-foot height limit. The height for parking structures will be measured to the upper parking deck level. 5. There is some concern about the proposed front setback for parking structures. If the 1/3 of the average is used, you will need to provide a pre-determined setback for each lot to avoid mis-interpretation in the future. A second issue concerns how setbacks would be measured if other uses, such as vehicle repair, were integrated into the parking structure. Which setback would take precedence? I would like to discuss how this 1635 Faraday Avenue • Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 • (760) 602-4600 • FAX (760) 602-8559 • www.ci.carlsbad.ca.us should be resolved before the text is revised. The goal is to formulate a standard that is easy to analyze and implement. 6. Include a street side setback requirement for parking structures. Staff recommends that a 25-foot street side setback for both old and new Car Country would be consistent with the existing standards. 7. Staff recommends that the existing 10-foot side setback requirement should also be applied to parking structures, as opposed to the zero setback standard as proposed. If a parking structure had a zero setback, the wall along the property line would need to be a solid, fire resistive wall and there would be no area for landscape to screen the building. Staff believes that it is fairly unlikely that two parking structures would be constructed concurrently, side-by-side along a property line, thereby eliminating the need for screening. However, should this be the case, a setback variance could be considered on a case-by-case basis. 8. Staff recommends modifying the text to prohibit light standards on the upper parking deck and recommends the use of bollards or lights within the parapet wall instead. Roof-top lighting should be designed so that it does not exceed the height of the parapet. It will be difficult to screen 15-foot high light standards from the I-5 corridor as currently proposed. 9. Addendum D relates to the building materials allowed for Car Country Expansion area. Staff recommends incorporating the addendum into Part 3, III D where is can be found more easily. You had also mentioned that you might want to modify the architectural design guidelines, so that should be discussed and finalized soon. Modifications to the architectural design can be included in Part 3, mentioned above and may also be incorporated into Part 2, II D and III F. 10. Add in the deleted text from the sign program and delete the new provision for the directional sign in the Paseo del Norte median (see redlines). Both the Planning and Engineering Departments will not support a sign in the median. When the revisions have been made, please submit one strikeout/underline version and the final text version for review. Once the revisions have been finalized, the 6-week LCPA notice period can commence. I hope to be able to schedule the project shortly after the LCPA notice period ends. If you have any questions or wish to set a meeting to discuss your application you can reach me at 760-602-4626 Sincerely, Barbara Kennedy, AICP Associate Planner BK:bd Don Neu, Assistant Planning Director Gary Barberio, Team Leader F. Parking The intent of this section is to provide sufficient parking in areas such that on-street parking will be minimized. 1. General Parking Standards for Motor Vehicle Dealerships a. Sales - One space per 400 square feet of gross floor area. Gross floor area includes all interior areas that are not specified below, including but not limited to: interior display, reception areas, private offices, and closing rooms. 20% of the required stalls shall be designated as customer parking. b. Repair - Four spaces per work bay for the first three bays. Two spaces per bay for each bay in excess of three. Work bays shall not count as parking bays. ' c. Parts - Customer parking: 1 space per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area for auto parts. Employee parking: 1 space per 1,250 square feet of gross floor area for auto parts. d. Storage and Display (New and used Vehicle Inventory) - On-site storage of vehicles is permitted as long as it does not encroach into any customer or employee designated parking spaces. e. All other uses - such parking as may be required under Section 21.44 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code for a specific use. f. All required customer and employee parking spaces shall be striped and designated as such to the satisfaction of the Planning Director. FILE COPY City of Carlsbad Planning Department January 24, 2005 Bryan Bennett Jack Henthorn & Associates 5365 Avenida Encinas, Suite A Carlsbad, CA 92008 SUBJECT: SP 19(I)/LCPA 02-11 - CAR COUNTRY SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT Your application has been tentatively scheduled for a hearing by the Planning Commission on March 15, 2006. However, for this to occur, you must submit the additional items listed below. If the required items are not received by February 15, 2006, your project will be rescheduled for a later hearing, In the event the scheduled hearing date is the last available date for the City to comply with the Permit Streamlining Act, and the required items listed below have not been submitted, the project will be scheduled for denial. 1. Please submit the following plans: A) 10 copies each of the strikeout-underline and final text versions of the Specific Plan Amendment. 2. As required by Section 65091 of the California Government Code, please submit the following information needed for noticing and sign the enclosed form: A) 600' Owners List - a typewritten list of names and addresses of all property owners within a 600 foot radius of the subject property, including the applicant and/or owner. The list shall include the San Diego County Assessor's parcel number from the latest equalized assessment rolls. B) 100' Occupant List - (Coastal Development Permits Only) a typewritten list of names and addresses of all occupants within a 100 foot radius of the subject property, including the applicant and/or owner. 1635 Faraday Avenue • Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 • (760) 602-4600 • FAX (760) 602-8559 • www.ci.carlsbad.ca.us ••"'•""'?ira "\ p "i: SP 19(I)/LCPA 02-11 - CarTountry Specific Plan Amendment January 23, 2006 Page 2 C) Mailing Labels - two (2) separate sets of mailing labels of the Property Owners within a 600-foot radius and Occupants within a 100-foot radius of the subject property. The list must be typed in all CAPITAL LETTERS, left justified, void of any punctuation. For any address other than a single-family residence, an apartment or suite number must be included but the Apartment, Suite and/or Building Number must NOT appear in the street address line. DO NOT type assessor's parcel number on labels. DO NOT provide addressed envelopes - PROVIDE LABELS ONLY. Acceptable fonts are: Arial 11 pt, Arial Rounded MT Bold 9 pt, Courier 14 pt, Courier New 11 pt, and MS Line Draw 11 pt. Sample labels are as follows: UNACCEPTABLE Mrs. Jane Smith 123 Magnolia Ave., Apt #3 Carlsbad, CA 92008 UNACCEPTABLE Mrs. Jane Smith 123 Magnolia Ave. Apt. #3 Carlsbad, CA 92008 ACCEPTABLE MRS JANE SMITH APT 3 123 MAGNOLIA AVE CARLSBAD CA 92008 D) E) Sincerely, Radius Map - a map to scale, not less than 1" = 200', showing all lots entirely and partially within 600 feet of the exterior boundaries of the subject property. Each of these lots should be consecutively numbered and correspond with the property owner's list. The scale of the map may be reduced to a scale acceptable to the Planning Director if the required scale is impractical. Fee - a fee shall be paid for covering the cost of mailing notices. Such fee shall equal the current postage rate times the total number of labels. Cash check (payable to the City of Carlsbad) and credit cards are accepted. BARBARA KENNEDY, AICP Associate Planner BK:aw Attachment I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS LIST AND LABELS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY OF CARLSBAD ON THIS DATE REPRESENT THE LATEST AVAILABLE INFORMATION FROM THE EQUALIZED ASSESSOR'S ROLES. APPLICATION NAME AND NUMBER APPLICANT OR APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE BY: ; DATE: RECEIVED BY DATE: q / City of Carlsbad Planning Department September 12, 2003 Jack Henthorn & Associates 5365 Avenida Encinas, Suite A Carlsbad, CA 92008 SUBJECT: SP 19(I)/LCPA 02-11/CDP 02-57 - CAR COUNTRY SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT Dear Mr. Henthorn: As we discussed on the phone, this letter is intended to clarify the elements which are necessary to proceed with your proposal for the Car Country Specific Plan Amendment. Your proposal currently includes an amendment which would allow parking structures for the storage of new cars, employee parking, and/or service bays. In order to accomplish this, the proposed amendment includes provisions for increased lot coverage (up to 50') and increased building height (up to 40') as well as modified setback requirements. The setbacks and building heights for non-parking structures would remain unaltered. In addition to your requested amendment, staff is also recommending that you address the following items in the Specific Plan: 1. Parking: The proposal should include a comprehensive amendment to the parking standards for the Specific Plan. As it currently exists, a different standard applies to the original Car County area and to the expansion area. Please include a proposal for new standards which will apply throughout the entire Specific Plan area. Staff recommends that the parking requirements should be based on the expansion area standards unless it can be demonstrated that other standards are more appropriate. Supplemental information should be submitted showing parking requirements for other auto malls, such as Escondido Auto Park and National City Mile of Cars. 2. Sign Program: Delete the text in each section which discusses signage and refer to the Comprehensive Sign Program which was approved per Amendment SP 19(G). The Comprehensive Sign Program should be included in a new "Part 4" which would apply to all of Car Country. Any changes to the Sign Program which may be desired by the Car Country dealerships should be incorporated into the proposal. In the past, I believe there may have been some issues with directional signage to the dealerships. 1635 Faraday Avenue • Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 • (760) 602-4600 • FAX (760) 602-8559 • www.ci.carlsbad.ca.us 3. Architectural Design: The Architectural design guidelines appear to be somewhat dated. These should be reviewed to determine if upgraded architectural standards/building materials are desired for the dealerships. 4. Some additional standards for screening equipment and repair/storage areas should be included in the plan. 5. References to names within the Specific Plan document (i.e. Auto Plaza Blvd. and Auto Plaza del Norte) should reflect the current names. 6. The text for "Undeveloped Areas" (pages 2-19 and 2-28) in the Original Car Country were never completed. It is suggested that you change these sections to match the text for undeveloped areas in the expansion area. 7. In addition to the above-mentioned items, all items included in the letter of incomplete dated January 2, 2003 should be addressed prior to submitting the revised Specific Plan. As you know, the parking problems at Car Country have been a continuing topic of discussion by staff, the Planning Commission, and the City Council. While your proposed amendment would make it possible for dealerships to construct parking structures, I'm not sure if it will solve the on-street and employee parking problems. The concern is that the dealerships will continue to expand their inventory and use the parking structures to achieve this objective, rather than use the parking structures to create/free up other areas for more employee and customer parking. Therefore, at this time staff is recommending that you undertake a comprehensive evaluation of the parking problems and develop a method to resolve these parking issues for the dealerships. Finally, I wanted to clarify that all of the property owners do not need to concur with the proposed Specific Plan amendment in order to move forward with the project. It is possible for only one property owner to propose a Specific Plan amendment which will affect all of the properties within Car Country Carlsbad. I had mistakenly directed you to obtain letters of support from the property owners, and incorrectly stated that if this was not possible, then the City Council would have to authorize preparation of the amendment. If you have any questions or wish to set a meeting to discuss your application you can reach me at 760-602-4626 Sincerely, Barbara Kennedy, AICP Associate Planner Michael Holzmiller, Planning Director Don Neu, Assistant Planning Director Gary Barberio, Team Leader Henthorn & AssociaiB 5365 Avenida Encinas, Suite A Carlsbad, California 92008 (760) 438-4090. Fax (760) 438-0981 May 30, 2003 Barbara Kennedy City of Carlsbad 1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008 Subject: SP 19(1)/LCPA 02-11: Completeness Items Dear Ms. Kennedy: The attached packet contains all outstanding completeness items as listed in your letter dated January 2, 2003. I have also included with this submittal the letter which we spoke about on Tuesday, requesting that Staff consider applying one uniform parking deck height standard throughout the SPA. . Specifically, the packet contains the following: • Copy of your letter dated January 2, 2003 . • One copy of the letter and "ballot" drafted by Lexus Carlsbad, amendment sponsor, and forwarded to all Car Country Carlsbad owners of record, per item # I • Eleven (11) "ballots" signed by the owners of record or their authorized representatives, per item #\ • List of all owners, APNs, and tenant/dealerships, per item #1 • One map identifying all ownerships within SP 19 and 19C, per item #1 . • One map identifying all dealerships within SP 19 and 19C, per item # 2 • Legal description, per item #3 . • Letter requesting consideration of a revision to the submitted proposed parking deck height standards for those properties west of Paseo del Norte All Car Country owners of record support the amendment, with the exception of Helix Land Co., LTD and the Townsend Trust. Bob Scefonas, amendment sponsor representative, has tried repeatedly to elicit a response from Helix Land, but to date, they have neither returned a ballot nor indicated in any other way their position regarding the amendment. Representatives from the Townsend Trust were approached personally by Mr. Scefonas in an attempt to address any concerns they .may have regarding the amendment as proposed, but the contacted representatives were not forthcoming with an explanation for their denial of support. -1- Mr. Scefonas is aware that without unanimous support of all owners, the amendment application must be authorized by City .Council. If you should need additional information or exhibits to prepare for this hearing, please contact us at your earliest convenience. We may be reached at (760)438-4090. Sincerely, Jay^e Deaver Associate. Planner .. end. . . - • cc: Bob Scefonas, Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Lexus Carlsbad and Toyota Carlsbad Judy Jones, Lexus Carlsbad, (w/o attachments) file -2- fftck Henthorn & Associaw 5365 Avenida Encinas, Suite A Carlsbad, California 92008 (760) 438-4090 Fax (760) 438-0981 May 28, 2003 Barbara Kennedy ' City of Carlsbad . . 1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008 Subject: Specific Plan 19/19C Amendment Modification Request Dear Ms. Kennedy: Pursuant to Staffs direction, Toyota of Carlsbad has contacted all owners of record within the Car Country Carlsbad Specific Plan Area (SP 19 and 19C) to obtain their consent to amend SP 19 and 19C. In the course of these communications, a request was made of Toyota to revise the submitted amendment to apply a constant and equitable height restriction for all parking structures within the Car Country SP. Currently, page 2-10 of the proposed amendment restricts the height of parking structures west of Auto Plaza Boulevard (Paseo del Norte) to two stories, 30' maximum. All properties east of Paseo del Norte, in both SP 19 and 19C, would be permitted to construct three-story, 40' parking structures (see pages 2-11 and 3-11). The request would equalize this standard by applying the same 40', three-story maximum to all properties within the SPA. Attached is page 2-10 as revised, for your review. We are mindful of the fact that there are adopted regulations and policies governing the heights of structures along the Interstate 5 corridor that may ultimately determine the final building height standards. However, given the cooperative spirit expressed by the Car Country dealerships in their effort to help resolve the existing parking situation within the SPA, we believe that this requested revision has merit and ask that it be given careful consideration. If you have any questions or need any additional information, please contact our office at your earliest convenience. We may be reached at (760) 438-4090. Sincerely, ayne Ueaver Associate Planner cc: . Bob Scefonas, Toyota of Carlsbad Judy Jones, Lexus of Carlsbad . • file Document 1 CAR COUNTRY CARLSBAD _ ORIGINAL SP 19 AREA SPECIFIC PLAN 19 II. AUTO FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS A. Permitted Uses 1. Automobile sales, new and used 2. Automobile repair 3. Automobile wash 4. Automotive parts 5. Tire sales and service 6. New car storage 7. Automobile body shop 8. Truck &. Recreational Vehicles Sales and Service 9. Rental and leasing of vehicles permitted to be sold 10. Parking Structures -i9il. All businesses other than new car sales and service shall be accessory to a new car sales and service business B. Building Areas Building areas shall not exceed 25 percent coverage of each project site area. Allowable total building area may be increased to 50% /6ffi? when a parking structure is included as a part of a Site Development Plan. C. Building Heights For developments west of Auto Plaza Boulevard, building heights shall be restricted as follows: Service Buildings - one story - 24' maximum Main Building - one story - 24' maximum (Parts, showroom, offices) Parking Structures - two stories— three stories - 3Q1 40' maximum (includes rooftop parking), as shown in Figure 2-2 2-10 JHA\SP 19 March, 2002 From: Colleen Balch To: Barbara Kennedy Date: 1/15/03 9:30AM Subject: Car Country Specific plan Barbara, I really have no conditions to place on this. All I would have would be that they need to be sprinklered and have hose stations. I did see that they want to put service bays on the ist level. I would discourage this but I have no way to prohibit it. City of Carlsbad Planning Department January 2, 2003 Jack Henthorn & Associates Ms Jayne Deaver 5365 Avenida Encinas, Suite A Carlsbad, CA 92008 /CDP o3"- 51 SUBJECT: SP 19(I)/LCPA 02-11 - CAR COUNTRY SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT Thank you for applying for Land Use Permits in the City of Carlsbad. The Planning Department has reviewed your Specific Plan Amendment and Local Coastal program Amendment, application no. SP 19 (I) and LCPA 02-11, as to its completeness for processing. The application is incomplete, as submitted. Attached are two lists. The first list is information which must be submitted to complete your application. This list of items must be submitted directly to your staff planner by appointment. All list items must be submitted simultaneously and a copy of this list must be included with your submittals, including two (2) sets of revised documents. No processing of your application can occur until the application is determined to be complete. The second list is issues of concern to staff. When all required materials are submitted the City has 30 days to make a determination of completeness. If the application is determined to be complete, processing for a decision on the application will be initiated. In addition, please note that you have six months from the date the application was initially filed, December 2, 2002, to either resubmit the application or submit the required information. Failure to resubmit the application or to submit the materials necessary to determine your application complete shall be deemed to constitute withdrawal of the application. If an application is withdrawn or deemed withdrawn, a new application must be submitted. Please contact your staff planner, Barbara Kennedy, at (760) 602-4626, if you have any questionaor wish to set up a meeting to discuss the application. Sincerely, MICHAEL J. HOLZMILLER Planning Director MJH:BK:mh c: Don Neu, Team Leader David Rick, Project Engineer File Copy Data Entry Planning Aide 1635 Faraday Avenue • Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 • (760) 602-4600 • FAX (760) 602-8559 • www.ci.carlsbad.ca.us LIST OF ITEMS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE APPLICATION No. SP 19(I)/LCPA 02-11 - CAR COUNTRY SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT Planning: 1. Signatures must be obtained for all property owners within the Specific Plan agreeing to the submittal of the proposed amendment. Please include a list of all owners, APN of each property, and a map identifying property ownership. 2. Please include a map which identifies the existing dealerships and any vacant lots. 3. Please submit a comprehensive legal description for the Car Country Specific Plan Area. The legal description is necessary for preparation of the resolutions. Engineering: None. ISSUES OF CONCERN Planning: 1. Formatting: a. Include the historical references for the Specific Plan at the beginning of the document and show the original date of adoption and date of subsequent amendments (see attached redline). b. Numerous typos exist throughout the document. Please spell-check the document prior to your next submittal. c. The page numbering in several areas does not correspond with the Table of Contents (check end of expansion area). d.- Page 3-2 and 3-6 includes only two or three lines of text and should be consolidated with the other pages. This may be where your numbering problem lies. Please check the remainder of the document for other formatting errors. e. Graphics 2-2 and 3-4 are poor quality. f. Land Uses, page 2-21 should be in alphabetical order (see original document). g. Please modify the "APPENDIX" to "ADDENDUM" as shown on the attached redlines. h. References to names within the Specific Plan document (ie. Auto Plaza Blvd. and Auto Plaza del Norte) should reflect the current names. November 14, 2002 flck Henthorn & AssociaBs 5365 Auenida Enemas, Suite A Carlsbad, California 92008 (760) 438-4090 Fax (760) 438-0981 Community Development Department City of Carlsbad 1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008 Subject: Specific Plan 19 Amendment Dear Project Planner: Please find the enclosed items submitted on behalf of Lexus of Carlsbad who, in cooperation with the Car Country Carlsbad Dealers Association, proposes an amendment to the format and content of Specific Plans 19 and 19C. Two copies of the amended text are included, with underlined text indicating additional language and strike-outs indicating language to be deleted. Specific Plan 19 was approved in 1972 and established the development criteria for the area known as Car Country Carlsbad. Specific Plan 19C, approved in 1987, annexed to the automotive retail center the area immediately east of the existing Car Country and established standards similar, but not identical, to those adopted for Specific Plan 19. Presently, Specific Plan 19 and 19C are maintained as separate documents. The first part of the proposed amendment is to consolidate the two texts into one document to be known as the "Car Country Specific Plan." Specific Plan 19 and 19C will continue to be addressed separately, identified as "Original Specific Plan Area" and "Expansion Area," respectively. Since the entire area is commonly referred to only as "Car Country" the combination of the two texts into one document is a practical recommendation that will help to avoid confusion regarding the two plans and original versus expansion area. The second component of the amendment request seeks to expand the list of approved structures for Specific Plan 19 and 19C to include parking structures for the storage of new cars, employee parking, and/or service bays, with the intent of improving the functioning of the Car Country facility by freeing more of the existing surface parking for customers. Modifications to building height and setback restrictions are included in the amendment as they pertain specifically to the accommodation of parking structures within the Specific Plan Areas. If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact our office at (760) 438-4090. TJeaver Associate Planner encl. cc: file -1- PROJECT DESCRIPTION/EXPLANATION PROJECT NAME: Specific Plan 19 Amendment APPLICANT NAME: Lexus Carlsbad Please describe fully the proposed project. Include any details necessary to adequately explain the scope and/or operation of the proposed project. You may also include any background information and supporting statements regarding the reasons for, or appropriateness of, the application. Use an addendum sheet if necessary. Description/Explanation: Project is an amendment to Specific Plans 19 and 19C. Specific Plan 19, approved in 1972, established the development criteria for the area known as Car Country Carlsbad, located east of I-5, South of Cannon Road, west of Car Country drive, and north of the existing Carlsbad Company Stores shopping center. Specific Plan 19C, approved in 1987, was known as the Car Country Expansion area and annexed the area west of Car Country Drive and south of Cannon Road into the existing Specific Plan 19 area. The proposed amendment seeks to expand the list of approved structures for Specific Plan 19 and 19C to include parking structures for the storage of new cars, employee parking, and/or service bays. The parking structures would improve the functioning of the Car Country Specific Plan Area by alleviating some current parking and circulation concerns by better utilizing space within the Car Country SPA. In order to accommodate a parking structure, the proposed • amendment also includes provisions for increased building coverage (up to 50%) and building height (not greater than 40 feet), as well as modified setback requirements for future parking structure proposals, only. All setback, building height, and coverage standards for non-parking structures remain unaltered. A minor amendment, the proposal also seeks to combine into one physical document the Specific Plan 19 and 19C texts, which since the approval of 19C, have been maintained as two separate physical documents. The proposed amendment would thus result in the creation of one "Specific Plan 19" text which contains the standards for Specific Plan 19 and 19C, addressed separately, identified as "Original Specific Plan Area" and "Expansion Area." Language has been added to the introduction to the combined Specific Plan explaining the history and current (proposed) format of the document. Subject: Car Country Carlsbad Specific Plan Amendment Dear Sir or Madam: In response to the widespread parking and vehicle storage hardships in Car Country Carlsbad, Judy Jones of Toyota and Lexus Carlsbad along with the Hoehn family of dealerships has proposed an amendment to the Car Country Specific Plan (SP 19 and 19C) that would include parking structures as a permitted use within the Car Country Specific Plan area. Currently, the Car Country Specific Plan prohibits building areas from exceeding 25 percent coverage of the sites area. Additionally, parking structures are not permitted within the Car Country Specific Plan area without an administrative permit issued by the City of Carlsbad. The administrative permit process is costly in terms of time and money and carries no guarantee that the proposed use will be approved. The proposed amendment to the Specific Plan would increase the building area to 50 percent when a parking structure is included and provides uniform parking structure development standards that would apply equally to all properties within the Specific Plan area. If approved, the amendment will eliminate the need for expensive and risky special use permits for parking structures by permitting parking structures by right, subject to the proposed parking structure development standards. These standards generally establish typical site design criteria, such as setbacks, building height, and architectural style. All other structures within the Car Country Specific Plan area are already subject to standards similar to those proposed for parking structures. Bob Scefonas, Vice President of Corporate Affairs for Toyota Carlsbad and Lexus Carlsbad and representing Judy Jones, has worked with the members of the Car Country Dealer Association to solicit their opinions and succeeded in gaining written support from, in addition to the Jones and Hoehn groups, Bob Baker Enterprises, Weseloh Chevrolet, Rorick Buick, Ken Grody Automotive Group, Worthington Dodge and the Sharp Family Limited Partnership. - The first draft of the Specific Plan amendment was submitted to the City of Carlsbad in December 2002. The City of Carlsbad has reviewed the application and requests now that the project sponsor, Lexus Carlsbad, provide evidence that all owners of property within the Car Country Specific Plan Area were notified of and support the proposed amendment. We are now in the final stages of gathering the remaining signatures of property owners in Car Country Carlsbad. You or your company are shown as a property owner of the above listed site. Included in this package are the Specific Plan portions that detail the changes (those changes are underlined) and a response form. Please check the appropriate response, sign, and return the form to Bob Scefonas, a.s.a.p., at the following address: * Toyota Carlsbad 6030 Avenida Encinas Suite 200 Carlsbad CA 92009 1 -1- If you are the responsible party representing a corporation or trust, please also include some form of verification of your authority to sign for your organization. This can be as simple as letterhead stating that you are the president or so otherwise authorized. If you have any questions regarding the Specific Plan amendment or the City's signature requirements, please contact our planning consultant, Jack Henthorn & Associates at (760)438-4090. Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter. Sincerely, Judy Jones Lexus Carlsbad end. ' cc: file -2- I have reviewed the notice from Lexus Carlsbad regarding the proposed amendment to the Car Country Specific Plan. I support the proposed amendment to the Car Country Specific Plan _I do not support the proposed amendment to the Car Country Specific Plan Your name and title Organization or trust (if applicable) Signature Please include proof of office or authority to sign if you are representing an organization or trust. -3-