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CIRCULATE PETITION
THE GREEN VAIXBY
BALANCED USE AUTO TRAFFIC
CONTROL INITIATIVE OF 1994
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guidelines which will (1) providefor a responsible balance of private5 and public uses in the'Green Valley! area, by limiting community com-jjmercial development to no more[than 20 acres; residential develop-
t ment to no more than 15 acres and
'ensuring that at least 25 acres of
( land will be set aside for active or
i( passive open public use; (2) prevent
/ excessive and unmanageable traf-fic increases in the area; (3) require.careful site.planning in Green Val-ley to better protect public safety
.and security; (4) encourage uses, in-
'cluding agriculture, in the Green
i Valley area that are compatible
:,Nvith existing community character'and resources; (5) protect existing
wildlife habitat, natural resources
; and open space, including Encini-• 1as Creek and Batiquitos Lagoon,; from insensitive and excessive de-
velopment; and (6) maximize
•.opportunities for park land crea-
.^tion. ,
A statement of the reasons of the
proposed action as contemplated in
the Petition Is as follows:A massive 600.000 square foot re-gional -commercial retaif ^Centerand residential development forthe Green Valley has recently beenproposed. Green Valley is a beauti-
ful north-south corridor adjacent to
Batiquilos Lagoon, bordered to the
west by picturesque hillsides andbluffs covered with rare maritimechaparral; and to the east by tushriparian habitat surrounding En-cinitai Creek, a prime tributary to
BMiqultos Lagoon. The area is tha
home to endangered and
threatened bird and plant ppecies
tad is recognized by scientists as
having some of the highest habitatriltwi in the entire County:of SanDiego. > ,
South of the proposed Green Val-
ley project, the Ecke family in En-
cinitas is moving forward with a
plan to build over 650,000 square
feet of regional commercial shop-
ping centers and over 1,200 residen-tial units.
Together, the two developmentspromise to bring well over 100,000new car frips each day into andnear.the'southern boundaries ofCarlsbad.
Traffic projections for the south-
ern Carlsbad area, as a result of the
project and others planned for the
area, promise near traffic gridlock
for intersections like La Costa Ave-
nue and El Cam i no Real in the near
future.
The huge traffic increases willexacerbate existing traffic safetyproblems for children attending
schools in the area and for elderlypedestrians.
Economic studies show that con-
sumer demand in the area cannotsupport over 1.2 million regionalcommercial square feet. Accor-
dingly, developer promises of signi-ficant. new tax revenues to the City
are greatly overstated.The paving over and develop-ment of over 80 acres of prime agri-cultural land and open space inGreen Valley will permanently des-troy and degrade irreplaceablebiological resources and eliminatelands best suited for continued
agricultural use and open space.
Over development and lack of prop-er planning will also threatenground water quality and quanti-
ties as well as water quality in En-
cinitas Creek and in Batiquitos La-
goon.Herewith submitted- is the com-
plete text of the initiative.
May 25, 1994 :,Inez Yoder, 7738'Madrilena Way,Carlsbad, CA 92009; Frederick H.Barge, 2011 Escencio Terrace, Carl-sbad, CA 92009; Richard Barnes,
7623 Rustico Drive, Carlsbad, CA
92009.
nances, if appropriate, for the 281acre Green Valley area (legally de-scribed on page 9 of the Initiative)
Jbe/ore future development may
occur.
Section One:States purpose and findings.Section Two:Amends the Land Use Element ofthe General Plan to:1) add the Green Valley planning
area;
2) change its designation from
Commercial/Office/Residential toOpen Space/Commercial/Residen-
tial;
3) amends the appropriate landuse maps; .and4) establish a special treatmentarea.Establishes the Green ValleyPlanning Area with guidelines for a
future Specific Plan which:
1. Will set the exact boundaries ofthe combined open space, commer-cial and residential areas.2. Will include both passive(approximately 200 acres) and ac-tive (a minimum of 25 acres) openspace.
3. May include recreationalareas, community center facilities,library, small amphitheater, com-mercial agriculture, arts/festivalcenter.Establishes community commer-cial uses allowed up to a maximum
of 200,000 square feet of gross build-
ing floor area on no mo.re than 20acres generally located at the south
end (with access preferred atCalleBarcelona and Leucadia Boule-vard), Discourages direct accessfrom La Costa Avenue and/or El
Camino Real.Establishes residential uses Of
bejfween eight to fifteen dwelling
untys per gross acre with a growthcontrol point of 11.5 dwelling unitsper acre on Bo more than 15 groisacres (120 to 225 dwelling units tot-al), clustered and generally ex-
pected to be north of the commer-
cial area.Should construct a bridge over
Encinitas Creek that will protect
wildlife habitat.
Should include a drainage sys-tem for development as it affectsEncinitas Creek and/or BatiquitosLagoon to mitigate erosion andpollution.Keep levels of exterior lighting to
a minimum to avoid unnecessaryimpacts to community and biologic-al resources.Section Three:This initiative will either be in-cluded in the 1994 General Planamendments or the first amend-
ment of 1995 and it prevails over
any conflicting General Plan
amendments adopted between May
25, 1994 and the effective date of
this initiative. The Initiative does
not affect development projects
that have received all discretion-
ary approvals prior to May 25,1994
or projects with vested rights.
Section Four:
The Initiative becomes a part of
the Carlsbad General Plan.
Section Five:If parts of the Initiative are de-
clared invalid by a court, the re-mainder is to be considered valid.Section Six:This initiative may be amendedor repealed only by the voters at a
City election.
Section Seven:The Initiative directs the CityCouncil to enact ordinances, ifappropriate, to implement this me-ature.CS 7373: June 2,1994
The City Attorney has preparedthe following title and summary ofthe chief purpose and points of theproposed measure.
Title:
THE GREEN VALLEY
BALANCED USE AND TRAFFIC
CONTROL INITIATIVE OF 1994
Summary:
The Initiative consists of sevensections which amend the City's
General Plan, require a specific
plan and the enactment of ordi-