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Specific Plan
Prepared For:
The Cadtas Company
Prepared By:
Hofman Planning Associates
CARLSBAD RANCH SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT
SPECIFIC PLAN 207(E)
Prepared for:
Carlsbad Ranch Company
Prepared by:
Hofman Planning Associates
February 27, I995
Revised April I995
Revised October 1995
Revised January 1996
Revised May 1996
June 1999
SP 207
Specific Plan on approximately 423.5 acres of land located north of Palomar Airport Rd,
south of future Cannon Rd, east of Paseo Del Norte and west of Local Facilities
Management Zones 5 and 8
Approved by
Planning Commission Resolution No. 3480, January 6, 1993
City Council Ordinance No. NS-227
California Coastal Commission, June 10, 1993
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SP 207(A)
Increase the land area of the original specific plan by 23.89 acres; including the transfer
of 20.56 acres from Zone 5 to Zone 13, which is located along the southeast boundary of the project and the inclusion of 3.33 acres south of Cannon Road. Proposed land
uses were changed to reduce officehesearch and development and focus on
recreational, retail, and visitor serving land uses - (LEGOLAND)
Replaced SP 207, in its entirety
Approved by:
Planning Commission Resolution No. 3848, December 6, 1995
City Council Ordinance No. NS-344, January 9, 1996
California Coastal Commission Application No. 6-96-9, April 1 1, 1996
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SP 207(B)
Minor amendment to permit the realignment of the flower field trail, modifying the
alignment and width of the trail to more closely approximate the existing agricultural
road, eliminating proposed non-agricultural landscaping, reducing the viewpoint at what
was previously the eastern terminus of the trail, and adding an alternative access point
north of the new alignment.
Approved by
Planning Director, August 25, 1995
California Coastal Commission Application No. 6-93-34-A4, December 5, 1995
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SP 207(C)
Hotelflime Share Amendment
WITHDRAWN June 3,1996
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SP 207(D)
To allow a museum open to the public, with incidental retail sales related to the
museum (Museum of Music Making, located in the
National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) building)
Approved by
Planning Commission Resolution No. 4538, April 21, I999
City Council Ordinance No. NS-488, June 8, I999
California Coastal Commission Application No. 3-99A, December 8, 1999
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SP 207 (E)
To allow the development of Planning Area 5 with a hotelltime-share resort
Independent of development of Planning Area 8
Approved by
Planning Commission Resolution No. 5693, September 1, 2004
City Council Ordinance No. NS-727, October 19, 2004
California Coastal Commission Application No. 3-04A, March 17, 2005
INDIVIDUALS RES PONSIBLE FOR THE PREPARATION OF THIS SPECIFIC PLAN
Hofman Planning Associates Bill Hofman
2386 Faraday Avenue, Suite 120 Mike Howes
Carlsbad, CA 92008 Stan Weiler
(61 9) 438-1 465 Lisa King
Dan King
OTHERS CO NTRIBUTING TOWARD THE PREPARATION OF THIS SPECIFIC PLAN
O'Day Consultants
7220 Avenida Encinas, Suite 204
Carlsbad, CA 92009
Pointe Design Group, Inc.
3130 Bonita Rd., Ste. 200
Chula Vista, CA. 91 91 0
(6 1 9) 93 1 -7700 (61 9) 691 -1 800
EDAW, Inc.
1920 Main Street, Suite 450
twine, CA. 92714
(71 4) 660-8044
Krommenhoek McKeown Associates
151 5 Morena Boulevard
San Diego, CA. 921 10
(61 9) 275-7421
City of Carlsbad
2075 Las Palmas Drive
Carlsbad, CA. 92009
(61 9) 438-1 161
OTHERS CONTR IBUTING TO THIS SPECIFIC PLAN
Carlsbad Ranch Company
5600 Avenida Encinas, Suite 100
Carlsbad, CA 92008
(61 9)431-5600
Chris Calkins
John White
Lizbeth Ecke
LEG0
7040 Avenida Encinas
Carlsbad CA. 92008
(61 9) 438-5346
JohnJakobsen
Flemming Jensen
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 . INTRODUCTION ................................................ 1
A . INITIATION OF THE PLAN ................................... 1
B . PROJECT LOCATION AND OWNERSHIP ....................... 1
C . SPECIFIC PLAN ACREAGE AND SITE DESCRIPTION ............ 1
D . PURPOSE OF THE PLAN ................................... 5
E . PROPOSED LAND USES .................................... 5
F . ISSUES ADDRESSED IN THE PLAN ........................... 7
G . ........................................................ 7
H . COMPLIANCE WITH THE GENERAL PLAN ..................... 7
1 . LAND USE ELEMENT ................................. 7
2 . OPEN SPACE & CONSERVATION ELEMENT ............. 10
3 . CIRCULATION ELEMENT ............................. 10
4 . NOISE ELEMENT ................................... 11
I . AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE ............................... 12
J . ENTITLEMENT AND APPROVALS PERMllTED BY THE SPECIFIC PLAN ....................................................... 14
K . SEVERABILITY CLAUSE ................................... 14
RELATIONSHIP OF THE PLAN'S POLICIES TO ITS REGULATIONS
II . LAND USE AND CIRCULATION ............................... 15
A . INTRODUCTION .......................................... 15
B . OVERVIEW OF PLANNING AREA OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS ....................................................... 15
1 . COMMUNITY CONTEXT .............................. 15
2 . NATURAL AND CULTURAL FEATURES ................. 16
3 . INFRASTRUCTURAL CONSIDERATIONS ................ 18
4 . INSTITUTIONAL AND JURISDICTIONAL CONSIDERATIONS .................................................. 18
5 . NOISE AND AIRPORT COMPATIBILITY .................. 19
C . DESCRIPTION OF THE CARLSBAD RANCH PLAN CONCEPT ...... 19
D . GOALS. OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES ........................ 28
111 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND DESIGN GUIDELINES .... 62
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND DESIGN GUIDELINES ....................................................... 63
1 . BUILDINGHEIGHT .................................. 63
2 . BUILDING COVERAGE ............................... 64
3 . PARKING STANDARDS .............................. 64
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4 . SIGNAGE .......................................... 68
5 . EMPLOYEE EATING AREAS .......................... 69
6 . SERVICE LOADING AREAS AND TRASH ENCLOSURES ... 69
7 . OPEN SPACE TRANSITION AREAS .................... 70
a . Perimeter Wall ................................. 70
b . Berms ....................................... 70
C . Drainaw ..................................... 71
8 . ROADWAYS ........................................ 74
a . Palomar Airport Road ........................... 74 Cannon Road .................................. 75 b .
C . ArmadaDrive .................................. 76
d . LEGODrive ................................... 78
e . Hidden Vallev Road ............................. 80
f . Street "D" 81
9 . LANDSCAPE CONCEPT .............................. 82
a . Golf Course ................................... 85
b . Parkina Areas .................................. 87
C . Project Entries ................................. 89
94 1 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ......................... 96
2 . DESIGN GUIDELINES ................................ 98
1 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ........................ 100
2 . DESIGN GUIDELINES ............................... 104
1 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ........................ 106
2 . DESIGN GUIDELINES ............................... 108
E . PLANNING AREA 4 - LEGOLAND Carlsbad ................... 111
1 . PLANNING AREAS ................................. 111
2 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ........................ 117
3 . DESIGN GUIDELINES ............................... 133
4 . LANDSCAPE AREAS ............................... 137
F . PLANNING AREA 5 - RESORT ............................. 149
1 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ........................ 149
2 . DESIGN GUIDELINES ............................... 152
G . PLANNING AREA 6 - SPECIALTY RETAIL .................... 153
1 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ........................ '153
2 . DESIGN GUIDELINES ............................... 156
H . PLANNING AREA 7 - FLOWER FIELDS ...................... 159
1 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ........................ 159
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B . PLANNING AREA 1 - GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA ...
C . PLANNING AREA 2 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ........ 100
D . PLANNING AREA 3 - HOTEURETAIL ........................ 106
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I . PLANNING AREA 8 . GOLF COURSE ........................ 165
1 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ........................ 165
1 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ........................ 171
J . PLANNING AREA 9 . NATURAL OPEN SPACE ................ 171
IV . COMMUNITY FACILITIES .................................... 173
B . CITY ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITIES ......................... 173
C . LIBRARY FACILITIES ..................................... 174
D . PARK FACILITIES ....................................... 174
1 . GOLF COURSE .................................... 174
2 . TRAIL SYSTEM/PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY .............. 175
3 . PARK MITIGATION RECOMMENDATIONS .............. 175
E . OPEN SPACE ........................................... 175
F . FIRE .................................................. 177
G . SCHOOLS .............................................. 177
A . INTRODUCTION ......................................... 173
V . UTILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE .......................... 179
. C . RECLAIMED WATER ..................................... 184
A . INTRODUCTION ......................................... 179
B . DOMESTIC WATER ...................................... 179
D .. STORMDRAINAGE ...................................... 185
E . SEWER AND WASTEWATER FACILITIES .................... 186
F . SOLID WASTE .......................................... 188
G . ELECTRICITY ........................................... 188
H . NATURAL GAS .......................................... 188
I . TELEPHONE ........................................... 188
J . CIRCULATION .......................................... 188
VI . SPECIFIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES ............ 200
A . ORDINANCES TO BE ADOPTED ........................... 200
B . SUBSEQUENT APPROVALS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE
SPECIFIC PLAN ......................................... 200 C . CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ....................... 204
D . PHASING PROGRAM ..................................... 204 E . GRADlNG/EROSION CONTROL ............................ 216
1 . INTRODUCTION ................................... 216
2 . GUIDELINES ...................................... 216
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3 . CONFORMANCE WITH CITY OF CARLSBAD ORDINANCES ................................................. 219
4 . PHASING OF GRADING ............................. 219
5 . LANDSCAPE MITIGATION ........................... 220
VI1 . SPECIFIC PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW ................ 221
A . ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (94-01) ................. 221
B . OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS ...................... 221
1 . AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES ....................... 221
2 . AIRQUALITY ...................................... 221
3 . ................................................. 223
4 . BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES .......................... 225
5 . TRAFFIC/CIRCULATlON ............................. 226
6 . HAZARDOUS WASTE/PESTICIDE RESIDUE ............ 229
7 . LAND USE COMPATIBILITY .......................... 229 a . NOISE ........................................... 230
9 . PUBLIC SERVICES AND UTILITIES .................... 230
a . Fire Protection Services ......................... 230
b . Police Protection Services ....................... 230
C . Sewer and Wastewater Treatment Facilities ......... 230
d . Schools ..................................... 230
e . Water Supply/Reclaimed Water ................... 231
10 . SOLID WASTE ..................................... 231
11 . VISUAL AESTHETlCSiGRADlNG ...................... 233
12 . WATER QUALITY .................................. 233
C . SUBSEQUENT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW ................... 233
ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES
VIII . SPECIFIC PLAN ADMINISTRATION ......................... 234
A . INTRODUCTION ......................................... 234
B . STATE REQUIREMENTS .................................. 234
C . LOCAL REQUIREMENTS .................................. 234
1 . AMENDMENTS .................................... 234
IX . SPECIFIC PLAN ENFORCEMENT ............................ 235
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LIST OF FIGURES
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Regional Context ........................................... 2
CityConte xt ............................................... 3
Vicinity Map ............................................... 4
Development Summary ...................................... 6
Williamson Act Lands ...................................... 13
Site Features ............................................. 17
Airport Flight Line Analysis .................................. 20
General Plan Land Uses .................................... 23
Zoning Designations ....................................... 24
PlanningAreas ........................................... 25
Development Program ..................................... 26
Parcelization ............................................. 27
Storm Water Management Concept ........................... 38
Circulation Plan ........................................... 47
Typical Street Cross Sections ................................ 48
Typical Street Cross Sections ................................ 49
Typical Street Cross Sections ................................ 50
Typical Street Cross Sections ................................ 51
Typical Street Cross Sections ................................ 52
Typical Street Cross Sections ................................ 53
Typical Street Cross Sections ................................ 54
Typical Street Cross Sections ................................ 55
Typical Street Cross Sections ................................ 56
Pedestrian Walk In Flower Field .............................. 61
Typical Surface Parking .................................... 66
Typical Parking Structure Treatment ........................... 67
Typical Berm Treatments .................................... 73
Landscapeconcept ....................................... 83
Planning Area 1 - Gemological Institute of America ............... 95
107
GradingConcept .......................................... 37
Agricultural Buffers ......................................... 72
Planning Area 2 - Research and Development ................. 101
Planning Area 3 - Hotel/Retail ...............................
Planning Area 4 - LEGOLAND Carlsbad ...................... 114
LEGOLAND Carlsbad - Planning Areas ....................... 115
LEGOLAND Carlsbad - Conceptual Site Plan ................... 116
LEGOLAND Carlsbad - Key Setbacks ........................ 121
LEGOLAND Carlsbad - Parking Concept Plan .................. 125
LEGOLAND Carlsbad - Pa'rking Geometries ................... 126
LEGOLAND Carlsbad - Circulation Plan ....................... 127
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LIST OF FIGURES
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LEGOLAND Carlsbad . Landscape Concept Plan ............... 138
LEGOLAND Carlsbad . Cross Sections ....................... 139
LEGOLAND Carlsbad . Cross Sections ....................... 140
LEGOLAND Carlsbad . Cross Sections ....................... 141
LEGOLAND Carlsbad . Cross Sections ....................... 142
Planning Area 5 . Resort ................................... 150
Planning Area 6 . Specialty Retail ............................ 154
Planning Area 6 . Specialty Retail ............................ 158
Planning Area 7 . Flower Fields ............................. 162
Planning Area 7 . Flower Fields Planting Area .................. 163
Cross Section . Wall & Promenade ........................... 164
Planning Area 8 . Golf Course .............................. 168
Trail at LEG0 / Golf Boundary .............................. 169
Cannon Road Golf Course Crossing Illustrative ................. 170
Planning Area 9 . Natural Open Space ........................ 172
Openspace ............................................. 176
Existing Utilities .......................................... 182
Water .................................................. 183
Sanitary Sewer .......................................... 187
Capital Improvement Program .............................. 205
Earthwork Phasing . Previous Grading Done For CT 92-07 ........ 211
Earthwork Phasing . Phase 1 CT 94-09 ....................... 212
Earthwork Phasing . Phase 2 ............................... 213
Earthwork Phasing . Phase 3 ............................... 214
Phasing Program ........................................ 215
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APPENDICES
A. Project Summary Sheet
6. Legal Description
C.
D.
E. Williamson Act Contract
F. Potential LEGOLAND Attractions
Glossary of Specific Plan Terms
Airport Noise/Land Use Compatibility Matrix
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I. INTRODUCTION
A. INITIATION OF THE PLAN
The Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan Amendment was prepared at the request of the
major property owner, the Car1sba.d Ranch Company. A portion of the subject property is
within the Palomar Airport Influence Area which is designated a Special Treatment Area
by the City's General Plan. As required by the General Plan's Special Treatment Area
Guidelines, a specific plan must be processed and approved prior to development of this
property. In addition, a combination district is proposed for the subject property which also
necessitates the preparation of a specific plan pursuant to the General Plan. The property
is also located within the boundary of the Mello ll Segment of the Local Coastal Program
(LCP) which also requires a specific plan for development of the site.
B. PROJECT LOCATION AND OWNERSHIP
The Carlsbad Ranch site is located within the northwest quadrant of the City of
Carlsbad. The site is located entirely within the boundary of Local Facilities Management
Zone 13. A regional map depicting the location of the property within the County and a city
context map presenting the location of the property within the City of Carlsbad are provided
in Figures 1 and 2 on pages 2 and 3 respectively. The specific project site is shown on
Figure 3 on page 4.
The Carlsbad Ranch Specific plan is largely under the ownership of the Carlsbad
Ranch Company. The Gemological Institute of America also owns approximately 29.0
acres within the specific plan.
C. SPECIFIC PLAN ACREAGE AND SITE DESCRIPTION
The Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan Amendment area is 447.40 acres in size. This
specific plan amendment increases the land area of the original specific plan by 23.89
acres. This increase includes the transfer of 20.56 acres from Zone 5 to Zone 13 which
is located along the southeast boundary of the project. The remainder of this increase is
due to the inclusion of additional right-of-way from Cannon Road along the northem
boundary of the project. Of this area, 41 2.52 acres are considered developable pursuant
to Section 21.53.230 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code. The site is composed of gently
rolling topography and contains three north-south trending ridges. Almost all of the site
has been disturbed by agricultural operations. Environmentally constrained areas of the
site consist of steep slopes in the northeast and southeast corners of the property. Some
of these slopes are covered with sensitive vegetation, including coastal sage scrub and
mixed coastal chaparral.
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REGIONAL CONTEXT
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City of Oceanside \
of Marcos
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CITY CONTEXT
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Figure 3
VICINITY MAP
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D. PURPOSE OF THE PLAN
The purpose of the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan is to provide a comprehensive set
of guidelines, regulations and implementation programs for guiding and ensuring the
orderly development of the Carlsbad Ranch in accordance with the City's General Plan.
The specific plan defines the allowable type and intensity of land use, provides
detailed development and design standards and criteria, and describes the method by
which the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan will be implemented. City Council adoption of the
Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan will establish the zoning and development standards for this
property. The Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan Amendment will ensure that the subject
property is developed in full accordance with the following:
0 Local Coastal Program - Mello I1 Segment .
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0 Land Conservation Contract 76-1
City of Carlsbad General Plan
Zone 13 Local Facilities Management Plan
McClellan-Palomar Airport Comprehensive Land Use Plan
E. PROPOSED LAND USES
The proposed land uses for the Specific Plan Amendment will be similar in type to
the original Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan, but with a significantly reduced off icehesearch
& development component and the addition of recreational, retail, and visitor serving land
uses. Proposed land uses for the Specific Plan Amendment reflect a mix of compatible
and complementary non-residential uses, including off ice, research and development,
related light manufacturing, commercial, hotel, destination resort, golf course, agriculture,
a vocational school campus and LEGOLAND Carlsbad. The integrated uses will allow for
the creation of a diverse, high quality development with appropriate recreational
opportunities and services for the community. It will enhance the regional focus that the
Carlsbad Ranch now holds as entry to the business and industrial corridor and as a visitor
and community destination for its agricultural, aesthetic, retail and entertainment
characteristics. A table detailing the proposed land uses and associated square footage
is provided as Figure 4 on page 6.
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ACUA HEDIONM LAGOON
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DEVELOPMENT SUMMARY
.......... ........... .......... DEVELOPMENT AREAS
NUMBER LANO USE
AGRICULTURAL GOLF COURSE ---
ACRES (NET) DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
1
2a.b 3
4a.b.c 5 6-12.14-15
13 16
17
18
19 20
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AGRICULTURE
SPEC I ALTY R ETA1 L
GOLF
G.I.A. VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
GOLF
RESEARCH & DEV’T
STREET ”0” (PRIVATE)
OPEN SPACE
RESORT LEGO FAMILY PARK
LEGO DRIVE (PRIVATE)
COMMUNITY HOTEL & RETAIL
PUBLIC ROADS
TOTAL SPECIFIC PLAN:
53.42
26.65 45.61 28.93 26.46 40.01 1.97
10.00
52.80 128.32 0.94 10.48
21.81
EXISTING FLOWER FIELDS
300,000 SF
4 HOLES OF GOLF 550,000 SF 3 HOLES OF GOLF 800.000 SF
PRESERVE IN NATURAL STATE
700 SUITES: 647,000 SF
425,750 S.F.
212,080 SF; 280 ROOMS
447.40 AC
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2,934,830 SF
F. ISSUES ADDRESSED IN THE PLAN
Issues addressed by this plan include land use compatibility with the existing and
future agricultural operations and Palomar Airport to the east, preservation of open space,
visual aesthetics of the development, provision of adequate public facilities and
improvements, and consistency with the General Plan, Local Coastal Plan - Mello II
Segment and the Zone 13 Local Facilities Management Plan.
G. RELATIONSHIP OF THE PLAN'S POLICIES TO ITS REGULATIONS
The Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan is both a policy and a regulatory document. The
Plan will sewe as the zoning ordinance for the subject property. Where the plan varies
from existing City regulations, specific policy statements are presented to clarify the intent
and purpose of the proposed regulation.
The specific plan goals, objectives and policies will serve to generally guide and
direct development within the Carlsbad Ranch. The specific plan regulations will
implement these goals, objectives and policies. Detailed regulations will control the type,
location, intensity and appearance of development in Carlsbad Ranch. The illustrative
plans contained in this document are conceptual in nature only. Specific project site
design shall be subject to future City review and must conform to all applicable codes,
standards and design requirements.
H. COMPLIANCE WITH THE GENERAL PLAN
The Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan is consistent with and implements the Carlsbad
General Plan. The following highlights some of the major General Plan goals applicable
to Carlsbad Ranch and discusses the relationship between these goals and the Carlsbad
Ranch Specific Plan.
1. LAND USE ELEMENT
Overall Land Use Pattern
a. Goal A.l - A Citv which preserves and enhances the environment,
character and imaae of itself as a desirable residential. beach and
oDen space-oriented communitv.
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The Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan is consistent with the intent of this
goal, since the majority of the project will remain as a open family park, golf
course and agricultural area. The project has been designed to concentrate
development along Paseo Del Norte, the site's developable western ridge
and the flatter portions of the eastern boundary, thus preserving significant
amounts of open space including the well known "flower fields".
b. Goal A.2 - A City which provides for an orderlv balance of both public
and private land uses.
The specific plan meets this goal by providing public recreational uses
and amenities, including a family park, a golf course open to the public, a
pedestrian promenade and a trail through the flower fields which will channel
foot traffic through the fields. The private uses that contribute to balance the
specific plan include LEGOLAND Carlsbad, the Resort, the Gemological
Institute, the Hotelflimeshare area and the Specialty Retail shops.
Growth Manaaement And Public Facilities
C. Goal A.l - A Citv which ensures the timely provision of adequate
public facilities and services to preserve the aualitv of life of the
residents .
The Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan includes provisions which ensure
that all necessary public facilities will be available concurrent with need. The
specific plan has been developed to be consistent with and to implement the
Zone 13 Local Facilities Management Plan (LFMP) as identified in the
Community Facilities (IV), Utilities and Infrastructure (V) and Specific Plan
Implementation Measures (VI) chapters of this document.
The Zone 13 Local Facilities Management Plan Amendment is being
processed concurrently with this Specific Plan Amendment. Development
within the Carlsbad Ranch has been anticipated and provisions have been
established to ensure the availability of public facilities.
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Commercial
d. Goal A.1 - A City that achieves a healthv and diverse economic base
bv creatina a climate for economic arowth and stabilitv.
The Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan will provide a family oriented theme
park, destination resort and golf course, as well as a diverse range of
commercial services including restaurants, specialty shops, regional retail,
etc. The commercial uses of the specific plan will also serve to attract and
accommodate local residents as well as meet the needs of the specific plan's
tenants and guests.
Industrial
e. Goal A - A Citv which develops an industrial base of liaht. pollution-
free industries.
The Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan incorporates research and
development uses into the Specific Plan Program, thus maintaining
consistency with the intent of this goal. The research and development uses
contribute a light industrial component to the specific plan that will serve to
strengthen the City's tax base as well as increase job opportunities for local
residents.
Agriculture
f. Goal A.2 - A city which supDorts aariculture while plannina for
possible transition to urban uses.
The proposed development on the site will provide supplemental
income to help sustain agricultural operations in Planning Area 7, the Flower
Fields. The specific plan will increase the amount of acreage preserved as
permanent Open Space for agricultural purposes.
hvironm entd
g. Goal A - A City which protects and conserve natural resources. fraaile
ecoloaical areas. unique natural assets and historically significant
features of the communitv.
The Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan contains provisions to preserve the
community landmark of the "Flower Fields". This is made possible by the
revenue created by the other proposed uses.
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Special Plannina Considerations -- Airport
h. Goal A - A Citv which maintains land use compatibilitv between
McClellan-Palomar Airport and surroundina land uses.
The Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan area is located within the Palomar
Airport Special Treatment Area as defined by the "Comprehensive Land Use
Plan for Palomar Airport". As discussed in the Land Use Element of the
General Plan, specific plans should be developed for properties located
within the Airport Influence Area to ensure definite work programs for those
identified key areas that affect the character of the entire community.
Through the development of comprehensive design guidelines, the Carlsbad
Ranch Specific Plan shall ensure the orderly and consistent development of
all properties within the specific plan.
2. OPEN SPACE & CONSERVATION ELEMENT
a. Goal A.l - Preserve and create an open space system
The first goal of the Open Space & Conservation Element identifies
the need to preserve and create open space systems that maintain
community identity, achieve a sense of natural spaciousness, and provide
a certain degree of visual relief to the cityscape. The Carlsbad Ranch
Specific Plan provides for the preservation of all existing General Plan Open
Space in addition to proposing additional General Plan Open Space for a
golf course open to the public. The open space areas also include an area
of native vegetation in the northeast comer of the specific plan area.
3. CIRCULATION ELEMENT
Streets And Traffic Control
a. Goal A.l - A Citv with an intearated transportation network serving
local and reaional needs.
The Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan shall provide a comprehensive
circulation system that will serve the present and future traffic needs of
Carlsbad and the region as a whole. The proposed internal circulation
system of the project creates a circulation pattern which provides logical links
with the existing system. The Carlsbad Ranch's internal circulation system
is also intended to enhance the existing network by providing alternative
routes for movement.
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Signage will direct traffic generated by LEGOLAND Carlsbad and the
resort to access these areas by using Cannon Road. This will preserve the
capacity along Palomar Airport Road.
Alternate Modes Of Transportation
b. Goal A - A City which promotes. encouraaes and accommodates a
varietv of transportation modes as alternatives to the automobile.
This specific plan proposes goals, objectives and policies to address
potential transit services and opportunities provided for alternate modes of
transportation for the tenants and guests of the Carlsbad Ranch Specific
Plan Area.
The Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan will provide a pedestrian circulation
system which is both safe and comfortable thus encouraging non-vehicular
traffic. The Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan will provide a pedestrian oriented
environment which will provide views of the surrounding open space and
natural features while supplying access between the various uses. Sidewalk
widths within the specific plan will be increased to 15 feet along portions of
Armada Drive.
The Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan also identifies potential locations
for future bus stops within the specific plan area. The potential bus stop
locations are as shown on Figure 15 on page 47.
4. NOISE ELEMENT
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a. Goal A - A City that achieves lona-term compatibility between the
airport and surroundina land use.
The subject property is impacted by noise from Palomar Airport and
Interstate 5. The land uses proposed in the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan
are in full compliance with the noise standards contained in the City's Noise
Element and the Comprehensive Land Use Plan for Palomar Airport. (See
Appendix E for the Airport Noise/Land Use Compatibility Matrix.) Noise
impacts will be evaluated in the accompanying Environmental Impact Report.
All future development within the specific plan shall incorporate the
applicable noise mitigation measures identified in the EIR to reduce indoor
noise levels to acceptable levels consistent with the Airport's Land Use Plan
and the City's Noise Element.
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1. AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE
Notice of Non-Renewal of the Williamson Contract was filed, effective January 1 ,
1992. Pursuant to the provisions of the Williamson Act Land Conservation Contract, the
Contract will expire as to certain portions of the Agricultural Preserve on January 1 , 2001
and January 1, 2006 as shown on Figure 5 on page 13. Prior to such expiration, use of
the property, notwithstanding the specific plan, will be restricted to those uses permitted
under the Contract with the City of Carlsbad.
Portions of the property which are subject to the terminating Contract are designated
for use by LEGOLAND Carlsbad, GIA, the Specialty Retail area and the resort, together
with related infrastructure and certain affected areas as shown on Figure 5 on page 13.
It is anticipated that development of these areas for those uses prior to the normal
expiration of the Contract will require cancellation of the Contract for the specific uses,
reflecting the unique character and the limited opportunities for their location elsewhere
within the city or in adjacent areas. Cancellation of the Act on these areas will require
action by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad to make appropriate findings for purposes
of tentative cancellation, and final cancellation will reflect the satisfaction of the conditions
specified in the tentative cancellation.
So long as the Williamson Act is in effect on portions of Planning Areas 1 , 2, 4, 5
& 6, the only uses permitted are agricultural and recreational as provided under the
Williamson Act Contract. Figure 10 on page 25 provides the locations of the Planning
Areas described.
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NON-WILLIAMSON ACT LANDS 118.58 Acres
WILLIAMSON ACT LANDS REMAINING UNDER CONTRACT 148.35 Acres
WILLIAMSON ACT LANDS TO BE REMOVED 182.40 Acres
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J. ENTITLEMENT AND APPROVALS PERMllTED BY THE SPECIFIC PLAN
Approval of this specific plan establishes the zoning for the Carlsbad Ranch, setting
forth permitted uses and regulatory criteria and guidelines. Approval of this plan does not
vest any rights for future approvals of any licenses, discretionary acts or other entitlement
necessary for future development within Carlsbad Ranch.
No person shall use or develop any property covered by this specific plan in a
manner which is contrary to the provisions contained herein as established by the City
Council. Development within the specific plan area shall be subject to all terms and
conditions of the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan.
The Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan is supplemental to the existing certified Mello II
Land Use Plan. All the resource protection and land use provisions of the existing certified
land use plan are applicable to the Carlsbad Ranch (LCP Amendment 1-93, Suggested
Modification Number 2).
A General Plan Amendment, Local Coastal Plan Amendment, cancellation of a part
of a Land Conservation Contract, an Agricultural Preserve Amendment, Zone Change,
Local Facilities Management Plan Amendment, Tentative Map, Non-Residential Planned
Development Permit, Hillside Development Permit, a Development Agreement and an
Environmental Impact Report have been processed concurrently with this Specific Plan
Amendment. Future discretionary approvals required prior to development in the specific
plan area shall include one or more of the following:
Site Development Plan (for each Planning Area or any lot within a Planning
Area pursuant to the Qualified Development Overlay Zone - Chapter 2 I. 06)
Coastal Development Permit
Non-Residential Planned Development (optional, at discretion of property
owner)
Conditional Use Permit (as appropriate)
K. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
In the event that any regulation, condition, program, or portion of this specific plan
is held invalid or unconstitutional by the California or Federal Court of competent
jurisdiction, such portions shall be deemed separate, distinct and independent provisions,
and the invalidity of such provisions shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions
the reof.
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II. LAND USE AND CIRCULATION
A. INTRODUCTION
This section describes the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan, its conservation and
development goals and proposed land uses. It begins with an overview of the site features
which present opportunities and constraints for development, followed by a description of
the planning and design concepts for the site and the goals, objectives and policies which
will provide the framework for future development of the Carlsbad Ranch.
B. OVERVIEW OF PLANNING AREA OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS
1. COMMUNITY CONTEXT
The City of Carlsbad lies within an area that has experienced rapid growth
since the 19603, due to the attractive environment and strong economy of the San
Diego region. As with many California coastal communities, Carlsbad has been
transformed from a primarily residential and visitor serving town to a much more
diverse community which supports a growing employment and commercial base in
addition to residential development. The development pattern of the Carlsbad
community has changed dramatically in response to these basic shifts in land use.
Originally structured as a residential neighborhood clustered around a compact
village center located along the beach and railroad, Carlsbad now extends over a
much larger area that includes within its corporate limits business parks, shopping
areas, resort hotels, residential neighborhoods and large open space and
agricultural areas.
Within this context, the Carlsbad Ranch has shifted from being in a location
on the periphery of the community, to a position that is near the geographic heart
of Carlsbad, with direct access to Interstate 5 along two major east - west corridors.
Similarly, the site has shifted from a location within a primarily agricultural area, to
a position within a developing sub-regional commercial and employment center. All
of these factors make the Carlsbad Ranch well suited for land uses other than
agriculture, and points to an important role for the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan in
creating a framework for urban uses which integrates development with open space
to maintain the scenic qualities of the site.
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2. NATURAL AND CULTURAL FEATURES
The Carlsbad Ranch planning area encompasses approximately 447.40
acres of land bounded by Paseo Del Norte on the west, Palomar Airport Road on
the south, future Cannon Road on the north and the amended boundary of Zone 13
on the east. The site is comprised of three gently sloping parallel ridges that
traverse the site in a north-south direction as shown on Figure 6 on page 17. The
highest point on the property, adjacent to the water tower along the eastern edge
of the property, is approximately 200 feet higher than the lowest point on the
property, the Specialty Retail Center. The site topography is gently sloping, with
only a small portion of land, approximately 12.56 acres, achieving slopes of 40% or
greater. Steep slopes are concentrated at the northeast comer of the site adjacent
to Macario Canyon and within road cuts along the periphery of the site and drainage
swale at the southern portion of the site.
The ridges that run through the site provide panoramic views of the ocean,
Agua Hedionda Lagoon and the community of Carlsbad, and are prominent
landforms that are highly visible from the west. Cultivation of flowers on the west
facing slopes of the property create colorful landscape features that are unique
visual resources of the Carlsbad community. The visibility of the site demands a
high quality design response which will contribute positively to the image and
character of the City of Carlsbad.
Natural plant communities that occur on the site are limited, due to the history
of agricultural uses on the site. Coastal sage scrub and mixed chaparral
communities occur in association with steeper slopes in two areas along the eastem
perimeter of the site.
Nearby Agua Hedionda Lagoon provided rich and varied resources for
prehistoric populations, including shellfish, fish, plants and game. Surveys
conducted by the property owners indicate that archaeological resources are
present on the Carlsbad Ranch site, although they have been disturbed by
ag ricu It u ral activity.
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r.\1 MAJOR RIDGELINES El VIEWS
PROJCCTED 1995
AIRPORT CONTOURS
25% - 40% SLOPES
GREATER THAN 40% SLOPES
PLANT COMMUNITIES
COASTAL SAGE SCRUB AND MIXED COAS1AL CHAPARRAL
INTERMllTENT DRAINAGE
CONTOURS
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3. INFRASTRUCTURAL CONSIDERATIONS
The Carlsbad Ranch site enjoys excellent vehicular access, due to its
proximity to 1-5 and accessibility from four circulation element roadways; Paseo Del
Norte, ArmaddLEGO Drive, Palomar Airport Road and future Cannon Road. The
Carlsbad Ranch comprises the majority of Local Facilities Management Zone 13.
The primary constraining infrastructural concern is the capacity of the circulation
system to accommodate the traffic generated by new development. In order to
maintain acceptable levels of service on the local circulation system, it has been
determined that the total amount of traffic, measured in Average Daily Trips (ADT),
that can be generated by Zone 13 is 69,376 ADT. Acceptable levels of service
have been defined by the City's Growth Management Ordinance as follows: no road
segment or intersection within the zone nor any road segment or intersection out of
the zone which is impacted by development in the zone shall be projected to
exceed a Service Level C during off-peak hours, nor Service Level D during peak
hours. Impacted road segments and intersections occur when twenty percent or
more of the traffic generated by the Local Facilities Management Zone will use the
road segment or intersection.
4. INSTITUTIONAL AND JURISDICTIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
The Carlsbad Ranch is located within the incorporated territory of the City of
Carlsbad, and is within the boundaries of the Coastal Zone as defined by the
California Coastal Commission. The property is subject to the policies and
ordinances of the City of Carlsbad as well as the requirements of the California
Coastal Act of 1972. The Carlsbad Ranch is in three ownerships two of which has
been held by the Ecke family since the 195Os, during which time the site has been
in continuous agricultural production. Presently, approximately 329 acres of the
property are under a Williamson Act Land Conservation Contract, as shown in
Figure 5 on page 13; of this area, 135.49' acres are proposed as open space by
this specific plan. A notice of non-renewal was filed in 1991 on the Williamson Act
contract thus limiting urban development of this portion of the property until at least
January 1, 2001 with the remainder under contract until January 1 , 2006.
In 1988, a series of planning actions were approved by the City of Carlsbad
and the California Coastal Commission which resulted in the current configuration
of land designated for urban development. The site was designated
' Non-Residential Reserve' and 'Open Space' in the City's General Plan, providing
for urban and continued agricultural use of the site, and the preservation of 39.1
acres of open space along the southwest facing slopes of the property currently
Acreages in this specific plan are based on tentative map level of analysis. The acreages may
vary from those shown in LFMP 13 due to slight differences in the geographic area described
and in the constraints considered (e.g . non-circulation element streets).
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used for growing flowers. Several measures aimed at reducing potential conflicts
between urban and agricultural uses on Carlsbad Ranch were adopted by the
Coastal Commission at the time approvals were granted. These measures have
been refined, where appropriate, and incorporated into the specific plan policies and
standards.
In 1993, the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan was approved by City Council
(City Council Ordinance No. NS-227) for the development of 117.1 acres. A
corresponding amendment to the City's General Plan which converted some Non-
Residential Reserve to Open Spice, Commercial, Off ice, Planned Industrial and
Travel Service was also approved by the City Council.
The proposed amendment to the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan will increase
the size of the specific pian area from 423.51 acres to 447.40 acres. The
amendment will change several of the previously approved land uses which will
include the provisions for a golf course open to the public, a destination resort and
LEGOLAND Carlsbad.
5. NOISE AND AIRPORT COMPATIBILITY
The site is also located in the Palomar Airport Influence Area. A portion of
the site is within the projected 60 and 65 CNEL noise contours for Palomar Airport.
Specific mitigation measures have been incorporated in this specific plan to ensure
the compatibility of development with airport operations and consistency with the
Palomar Airport Comprehensive Land Use Plan (see Chapter VII, Section B -
Environmental Mitigation Measures). Building height, although a consideration, is
not an issue in regard to airport operations as the proposed development lies well
below the 1OO:l flight line as illustrated by Figure 7 on page 20.
C. DESCRIPTION OF THE CARLSBAD RANCH PLAN CONCEPT
The concept underlying the plan for the Carlsbad Ranch is to create a mix of
distinctive, complementary and compatible non-residential land uses including off ices,
research and development, commercial, destination resort, agriculture, golf, education
institute and LEGOLAND Carlsbad. The mix of uses is supported by a pedestrian-scale
circulation plan that encourages guests, employees, students and visitors to conveniently
attend classes, work, shop, dine, exercise, golf and enjoy wholesome entertainment within
walking distance. The plan concentrates building development within a limited area so that
open space can be preserved and enhanced.
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Much of the most visible west-facing slope will maintain agricultural use of the site
as flower fields. Formal elements will heighten the sense of the hillside landscape and will
reinforce the visual importance of the ridgeline extending through the site and creating a
prominent brow at the southwest end. A transitional wall will create an edge to the flower
fields that will become a promenade providing scenic vistas to the fields, the city and the
ocean.
Development will be concentrated within a limited area along the westem-most ridge
and areas to the east. A hoteVtimeshare will occupy a prominent location at the southern
end of the site. The hotelhimeshare will serve a role in Carlsbad much like the La Valencia
Hotel in La Jolla and the Hotel Del Coronado in Coronado as a major landmark and social
gathering place for the community. The use of courtyards, terraces, landscaping, sloping
and tiled roofs, distinctive massing and many of the qualities characteristic of
Mediterranean buildings are envisioned.
The focus of development in the north and central portion of the specific plan will
be on Biotech, research/corporate users and a vocational campus housing the
Gemological Institute of America. The development will be a mix of one, two and three-
story buildings. Design standards will continue to require architectural articulation on all
buildings, incorporating a vocabulary which is compatible with the overall Mediterranean
character of the Carlsbad Ranch.
LEGOLAND Carlsbad will be situated on the southeast quadrant of the Carlsbad
Ranch. It will consist of parking, an inner park of active and passive clusters, an outer park
and service and administration area. All areas of the park will be heavily landscaped. The
inner park will also contain water features. All areas of the park will be child and pedestrian
oriented. All structures will be designed to blend in with the extensive landscaping in
garden-like settings. LEG0 models will be featured in LEGOLAND Carlsbad.
A full-service destination resort which may include up to 700 suites is proposed to
be located on the northeast comer of the Ranch. The architecture will be compatible with
the same Mediterranean vocabulary prevalent throughout the Ranch and features such as
sloping tile roofs, terraces, arches, elevated walkways connecting the various buildings
should be encouraged. A golf course, open to the public, will be situated below the resort
adding to the open space in the Ranch.
The westem-most portion of the Ranch below the flower fields and adjacent to
Paseo Del Norte will be developed as a specialty retail center. Buildings will be designed
and oriented to allow for views of the flower fields to the east. There will be a focus on
food service at the end of the pedestrian access to the flower fields and ridge promenade.
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Figures 8, 9, 10, 1 1 and 12, found on pages 23 through 27, identify the proposed
location of land uses and the development program to be achieved on the developable
portion of the Carlsbad Ranch, which is expected to build out over a 10 to 15 year time
period.
The acreage contained in the Parcelization map on page 27 does not directly
correspond with the land use acreage as contained in the Zone 13 LFMP. The
Parcelization map provides separate lots for the developable land and the roadways.
While the land use maps contained in the Zone 13 LFMP provides acreage that includes
the adjacent roadways in the land use area.
The plans and maps provided in this specific plan are conceptual in nature only.
Site Development Plans and/or Conditional Use Permits will be required prior to
development in any of the Planning Areas within the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan.
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1 ,..YII/ .tyfy GENERAL PLAN LAND USES
09 OPEN SPACE a REGIONAL COMMERCIAL
O/fl 0 FFICE/P LAN N ED INDUSTRIAL
TA TRAVEL RECREATION COMMERCIAL a COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL
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PACIPE OCXAN
ZONING DESIGNATIONS
01 OFFICE c-3 GENERAL COMMERCIAL
PM PLANNED INDUSTRIAL con COMMERCIAL-TOURIST QUALIFIED DEVELOPMENT
0-a OPEN SPACE
9 OVERLAY
24
1 GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA 6 SPECIALTY RETAIL
2 RESEARCH h DEVELOPMENT/OFFlCE 7 FLOWER FIELDS
3 COMMUNITY HOTEL & RETAIL Oa GOLF COURSE
4 LEG0 FAMILY PARK
5 RESORT
8b GOLF COURSE
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PARCELJZATION
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mucrs. FOR PRECISE PARCEL LINES AN0
Parcel Acres (net) I I Parcel Acres (net)
1 - AGRICULTURE 53.42 2 - RETAIL 15.95 3 - GOLF 45.6 1 4 - G.I.A./ALT. 10.87 5 - GOLF 26.46 6 - RhD 5.78
7 - RLD 5.78 8 - RLD 4.84
9 - RLD 4.00
11 - R&D 4.03 10 - RhD 4.95
12 - RLD 3.79 13 - STREET "0" 1.97 14 - RLD 3.38 15 - R&D 3.46
16 - OPEN SPACE 17 - RESORT
18 - LEGO 19 - LEGO DR. (PRIVATE)
MAP 13078, LOT 3 - RETAIL
MAP 13078, LOT 5 - G.I.A.
MAP 13078, LOT 6 - G.I.A.
PASEO DEL NORTE
POINTE PKWY. CANNON RD.
LEGO DR.
ARMADA DR.
HIDDEN VALLEY RD.
PALOMAR AIRPORT RD.
~~92-7, LOT 14 - HOTEL/RETAIL
TOTAL SPECIFIC PLAN: 1
27
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128.32 0.94 10.70
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7.76 10.48 0.08
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2.39
52.80
2.84
447.40 ac
D. GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
The following section presents the goals, objectives and policies which provide the
basis of the land use plan and will serve as a guide for future development and use of the
Carlsbad Ranch property.
GOAL 1
Create an open space system that builds upon the visual prominence and
agricultural traditions of the site.
GOAL 2
Establish an attractive, mixed use development which preserves the open
space character of the Carlsbad Ranch and enhances the scenic qualities
and identity of the Carlsbad community.
GOAL 3
Intensify development within designated development areas to create an
appropriate level of pedestrian activity and vitality; to provide increased
opportunities for mass transit; and to preserve larger areas of recreational
open space on the site.
GOAL 4
Create a business center and community destination at this significant
location within the City of Carlsbad.
GOAL 5
Provide for a circulation system that facilitates movement and access needs
of automobiles, pedestrians and bicyclists, and provides structure and
amenity to the Carlsbad Ranch development.
' GOAL6
Encourage and facilitate the use of travel modes other than the private
automobile for trips made to, from and within the Carlsbad Ranch.
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GOAL 7
Ensure that new development and new roadways meet City of Carlsbad
growth management standards for traffic levels of service.
GOAL 8
To establish a family oriented theme park and destination resort that will
benefit both the citizens of and visitors to the City of Carlsbad.
The plan for the development of the Carlsbad Ranch property recognizes the
prominent location and key role the site occupies within the larger Carlsbad community.
Development on the Carlsbad Ranch is planned with a strong public orientation that will
invite use by the community. Central to the proposed development is LEGOLAND
Carlsbad which will focus on providing fun and creative, educational experiences for
children in the 2-13 age group and their families. This will be complemented by a
destination resort, golf course open to the public, hotel, retail and open space. Other uses
such as professional office and research and development will be integrated in the site.
Development of a golf course open to the-public, provision of pedestrian paths and
promenades that link to the planned citywide trail system, and integration of community
serving retail uses with employment opportunities will encourage use of the site by the
community .
OBJECTIVE 1 : Plan for a variety of compatible land uses separated and
buffered by open space areas and landscape setbacks.
POLICY 1-A: Allow for the development of approximately 2.93 million square feet of
professional off ice, corporate headquarters, research and development, tourist
recreational uses and a destination resort, which includes a 550,000 square foot
vocational campus, a 700-suite destination resort (647,000 square feet), the 128-acre
LEGOLAND Carlsbad, a 9-hole golf course open to the public, 326,000 square feet
of retail uses, and one 280 room hotel (commercial living unit) (192,080 square feet),
as shown on the Carlsbad Ranch Development Program (Figure 11 on page 26).
The land uses proposed by the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan are illustrated on the
General Plan Designations Figure 8 on page 23. The specific plan divides this site into
five land uses: Office/Planned Industrial, Regional Commercial, TraveVRecreation
Commercial, Travel/Recreation CommerciaVCommunity Commercial and Open Space.
These proposed land uses are defined below:
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OFFICE/PLANNED INDUSTRIAL (O/PI):
This category includes most business and administrative off ice uses.
Research and development uses and their related manufacturing uses are also
included within areas designated "O/PI" provided they are compatible in character
with the business and administrative uses. The specific plan also allows for the
development of a vocationat campus in Planning Area 1.
REGIONAL COMMERCIAL (R)
This category applies to Planning Area 6 for a specialty retail center with a
regional focus. Due to its location along Paseo Del Norte near the 1-5 interchange,
the Specialty Retail Area is planned as a more automobile oriented retail center.
This would be an appropriate location for uses such as a factory outlet center,
eating establishments, commercial uses related to agriculture, movie theaters, and
other similar entertainment.
TRAVEURECREATION COMMERCIAL (TR):
These designations are applied to Planning Areas 4 and 5. The
TraveVRecreation Commercial category includes establishments which serve
business and industrial areas as well as the traveling public.
The Travel Recreation Commercial designation is applied to LEGOLAND
Carlsbad and the resort area. The land uses will be primarily visitor serving
commercial and recreational. Carlsbad Ranch is well situated for this use given its
visibility from and proximity to Interstate 5, Palomar Airport Road and Cannon Road.
Central to this use will be LEGOLAND Carlsbad in Planning Area 4 which will attract
families from throughout the region. A destination resort in Planning Area 5 will be
designed to complement LEGOLAND Carlsbad and provide accommodations and
other services to those who visit the Park.
TRAVEURECREATION COMMERCIAUCOMMUNITY COMMERCIAL (TWC):
The Travel/Recreation Commercial/Community Commercial designation is
a split General Plan land use designation. This split land use designation is utilized
only for Planning Area 3.
Planning Area 3 is well situated to serve interregional traffic given its visibility
from Interstate 5 and Palomar Airport Road. It is also convenient to nearby
business and industrial areas. A business-quality hotel or timeshare project and
related retail uses could be developed within Planning Area 3 in addition to
commercial retail and office uses.
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OPEN SPACE (OS):
OBJECTIVE 2: Establish a mixed-use development by combining
complementary uses around LEGOLAND Carlsbad that will become a focus
and activity center for the City of Carlsbad. 4
The Open Space category provides for agricultural and recreational uses.
Approximately 39.1 acres of land near the southwestern corner of the property are
presently designated as Open Space. This area (Planning Area 7) is proposed to
increase in size to 53.42* acres and is intended to remain in floriculture to maintain
the local landmark "Flower Fields".
An additional 72.072 acres is proposed for designation as Open Space to
provide a golf course open to the public. The golf course open to the public, on a
fee basis, will consist of two areas. A portion of the golf course will be located north
of the flower fields between Car Country Carlsbad on the west and the Gemological
Institute of America on the east. The other portion of the golf course area will be
located north of LEGOLAND Carlsbad, south of future Cannon Road and between
the Gemological Institute on the west and the resort on the east.
POLICY 1-6: Plan for the intensification of areas designated for development
in order to maximize the amount of land retained in agriculture, recreation and
open space uses.
The development program for the Carlsbad Ranch establishes levels of
development that encourage the maximum utilization of land set aside for development,
thereby preserving larger land areas for agriculture, recreation and open space use, as well
as establishing a pedestrian environment.
The focus of the Specific Plan Amendment is to establish a family oriented theme
park and create a destination resort. LEGOLAND Carlsbad will gain inspiration from the
original LEGO Family Park in Billund, Denmark and the LEGO Family Park in Windsor, UK,
presently under design. The Resort will further contribute to the success of LEGOLAND
Carlsbad by providing amenities which will interact directly with the Park, such as providing
quality lodging.
3 Acreages in this specific plan are based on tentative map level of analysis. The acreages may
vary from those shown in LFMP 13 due to slight differences in the geographic area described
and in the constraints considered (e.g. non-circulation element streets).
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POLICY 2-A: Organize the office development in a compact pattern of buildings and
streets. Adequately screen the parking areas from the primary cross streets.
POLICY 2-8: Emphasize pedestrian activities and linkages in the specific plan area.
OBJECTIVE 3: Establish recreational, agricultural and open space uses that
maintain the open character and scenic quality of the Carlsbad Ranch
property*
Build out of the specific plan will result in the utilization of a significant portion of the
Carlsbad Ranch property in recreational, agricultural and open space uses. In contrast to
more conventional development patterns which spread development over a site, and set
aside fragmented pieces of land for open space uses, the planning and design of Carlsbad
Ranch has balanced the research and development, the recreational uses and open space
areas.
POLICY 3-A: Allow the development of a golf course open to the public on a fee
basis and clubhouse on lands proposed as Open Space.
A privately owned golf course open to the public on a fee basis will be developed
in Planning Area 8. This will be accomplished by a design allowing a portion of the golf
course to be located on SDG&E land to the north of the specific plan area.
POLICY 3-8: Provide for the continuation of agricultural uses in Planning Area 7
(Flower Fields)
The continuation of agricultural uses is planned over the highly visible west facing
slopes currently used for flower farming.
OBJECTIVE 4: Minimize conflicts between agricultural and urban uses.
There is the potential for conflicts between uses at the interface of urban and
agricultural areas. The primary physical impacts that would be expected to occur in this
area involve the drift of dust and pesticides from the agricultural to urban areas, inability
of farm vehicles to move through the agricultural areas, and the transport of urban
pollutants from the development area to the agricultural fields through storm and irrigation
water runoff.
Previous planning actions on the Carlsbad Ranch identified a number of mitigation
measures aimed at minimizing potential conflicts between agricultural and urban uses.
Those measures have been refined, where appropriate, and incorporated as the following
policies into the specific plan. Grading and storm water management concepts are also
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addressed in this chapter under Objective 6. More specific design standards addressing
the perimeter wall and berm treatment are discussed in the design guidelines.
LAND USE AND DESIGN MEASURES
POLICY 4-A: Establish a 25 foot building setback from adjoining agricultural areas.
Structures must be set back 25 feet from adjacent agricultural areas in order to
ameliorate the impacts of agricultural dust, pesticides and noise on the commercial uses.
POLICY 4-8: A 6 foot solid wall or 3 foot high berm with 3 foot high landscaping on
top shall be installed around the perimeter of the area designated for development
adjacent to agricultural areas, to provide a physical barrier between urban and
agricultural uses and to restrict access into agricultural areas. Construction of the
perimeter wall andor berms will occur concurrent with development. Installation of
temporary barriers are required if the construction of Armada Drive precedes
development on portions of the site.
A combination of a wall and landscaped berms are located around the perimeter of
the development area to provide a barrier between agricultural and urban uses, as shown
on Figures 28 and 29 on pages 72 and 73. Along the western edge of the ridge
developable area, a solid wall is proposed as a barrier between uses. Due to the high
visibility of the wall, design guidelines provided in the following chapter will ensure that the
wall is treated to provide a positive contribution to the project design. An illustrative plan
and section of the wall appears in Figure 50 on page 164.
Landscaped earth berms are proposed around the remainder of the developable
areas and the agricultural area where a barrier which is softer in appearance is desirable.
Berms will be 3 feet in height and supplemented with 3 feet of plant material, to achieve
a 6 foot barrier. Typical berm treatment is illustrated in Figure 29 on page 73.
POLICY 44: Regrade the road cut adjacent to Palomar Airport Road in the area
designated as "Open Space" to allow agricultural use of the land. Soils in the
regraded area should be amended to be equivalent to the existing Class 111 Marina
soils.
The grading concept prepared for the specific plan regrades road cuts at the south
edge of the property to a slope of 6:l in order to allow agricultural use of the land. The
grading concept is illustrated by Figure 13 on page 37.
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POLICY 4-D: Require the disposal of irrigation and storm water runoff from the
buildings, streets, parking lots and landscaped areas through a system of detention
basins and storm drains so as to segregate urban and agricultural runoff and
mitigate the potential water degradation associated with each land use.
The storm water management concept for the Carlsbad Ranch development collects
urban water runoff and disposes of it through an integrated system of features which are
designed to improve the quality of the storm water before it is discharged off site. Drainage
facilities are planned to segregate urban runoff from agricultural areas. The storm water
management concept is discussed more fully in the following section, beginning on page
36.
POLICY 4-E: Project landscaping shall incorporate windbreaks to aid in reducing
the effects of farm spraying and dust generation.
The landscape concept for the Carlsbad Ranch includes generous landscaping
which provides amenity and shelter from the sun, wind and rain. In other areas of the
development, informal groupings of trees and shrubs are planted on berms and in setback
areas to provide shelter from the wind.
POLICY 4-F: Landscape plant material shall be selected for resistance to pests,
particularly aphids, thrips, whitefly and spider mites. The use of herbaceous plant
material should be minimized. Landscaping should be inspected routinely for the
presence of pests and treated to control them. All pests shall be eliminated by
means that do not adversely impact agricultural crops.
Suggested plant material included in the Landscape Concept portion of the design
guidelines (beginning on page 82), considers susceptibility to pests as well as suitability
to the climate, drought tolerance and image.
OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL MEASURES
In addition to measures that address the physical planning and design of the
Carlsbad Ranch development, the following policies address land use compatibility issues
through operational and financial means:
POLICY 4-G: The project sponsor shall notify all future tenants, users or landowners
of the developable area that the area is subject to dust, pesticides and odors
associated with adjacent farm operations. The notification should specify that users
occupy the area at their own risk. The notice shall be included on all deeds to
parcels created, as well as in the rental and lease agreements.
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POLICY 4H: Farm operators shall regularly water dirt roads to minimize the drift of
dust to adjoining uses. All agricultural leases for the property shall contain this
requirement.
POLICY 4-1: Should water rates increase as a result of urban development on the
Carlsbad Ranch, the project sponsor will subsidize water rates for agricultural
operations so that they equal agricultural water rates. All leases for the property
shall contain this requirement.
POLICY 4-J: The cost of all mitigation measures shall be borne by the project
sponsor and not passed on to the agricultural operators. Should the property
owners choose not to farm on a yearly basis, a reasonable effort shall be made to
offer the agricultural land for lease or rent for agricultural uses at a value equal to
or less than the average market rents for similarly situated coastal agricultural land
within a 30 mile radius of the Carlsbad Ranch.
I 3 OBJECTIVE 5: Develop LEGOLAND Carlsbad to focus on providing fun and
creative educational experiences for children in the 2-13 age group and their
families.
POLICY 5-A: Establish the child as the focal point.
All of the attractions and rides within LEGOLAND Carlsbad will be designed and
built at a scale to appeal to children in the 2-13 age group. No high speed thrill rides
(those rides typically oriented towards the teenage and young adult audience) will be
provided.
POLICY 5-8: Provide for family interaction and fun.
The attractions at LEGOLAND Carlsbad will be designed to ensure that a child and
his or her family won't just observe, they will actually become involved and active in the
attractions.
POLICY 54: Create a "park within a park".
The entire LEGOLAND Carlsbad will be heavily landscaped including the entrances
and parking areas. The portion of the Park containing the attractions will appear as a park
set within a heavily landscaped park setting.
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POLICY 5-D: Create a world of learning.
LEGOLAND Carlsbad will provide play opportunities and educational activities that
actively engage children. Educational programs and opportunities will be designed to
appeal to all age groups.
POLICY 5-E: Develop theme areas corresponding to LEGO brands.
A section of the Park will be developed with DUPLO products to appeal to the
younger children. Other areas will be developed with LEGO products appealing to older
chi Id ren.
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OBJECTIVE 6: Grading and drainage approaches for the site should build on
the topographic character of the Carlsbad Ranch.
POLICY 6-A: Grading for the site should reflect and, where appropriate, enhance the
site's topography.
Through its history of agricultural use, the landforms of the Carlsbad Ranch property
have been significantly altered from their natural state to accommodate field agricultural
uses. In addition, development of roadways around the perimeter of the site have resulted
in sharp road cuts which are among the steepest slopes on the site. The underlying
topographic character of the site is legible, however, and provides the basis for the
proposed grading approach .
All grading within the specific plan will be in accordance with the requirements of
Carlsbad's Hillside Development Ordinance. The area around the intersection of Palomar
Airport Road and Armada Drive shall be re-contoured to facilitate the use of this area for
agriculture.
POLICY 6-6: Establish a storm water management system which utilizes, to the
extent feasible, natural drainage courses and best management practices to improve
environmental quality of water runoff prior to discharge from the site.
The Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan proposes a comprehensive system of water
detention basins and conveyance systems, as depicted in Figure 14 on page 38, which is
intended to improve the quality of water runoff prior to being discharged off site and
ensures that urban runoff does not flow over agricultural land. The concept calls for the
development of an integrated system of detention ponds, grassed swales and catchment
basins which filter storm water runoff before discharging it into the City's storm drainage
system which eventually flows into the Agua Hedionda Lagoon and Encinas Creek.
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ACUA HEOIONOA UGOON
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The proposed storm water management approach for the Carlsbad Ranch varies
somewhat from the approach assumed by the Zone 13 Local Facilities Management Plan.
The Zone Plan assumed runoff would be conveyed on-site through underground storm
drains, whereas the specific plan advances the concepts of segregating flows based on
land use and incorporating above ground flows on the golf course and extended detention
in order to improve the quality of water runoff. The Carlsbad Ranch system works within
the limitations set by the surrounding citywide drainage improvements. As allowed by the
Zone 13 Local Facilities Management Plan, and subject to the approval of the City
Engineer, alternative storm water facilities such as those proposed herein shall be
acceptable to accommodate future development within the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan
area.
The Carlsbad Ranch contributes storm runoff to two watersheds, the Agua
Hedionda Creek Watershed, which discharges into Agua Hedionda Lagoon to the north,
and the Canyon de las Encinas Watershed, discharging into the Pacific Ocean to the south
and west of Carlsbad Ranch.
The potential for the degradation of water quality at storm water runoff discharge
points is largely determined by land use. Moreover, the characteristics of pollutants
contributed by different land uses, determine different facilities that are best suited to
specific pollutant removal. To best address water quality degradation that may be
associated with specific land uses, this storm water management plan segregates runoff
based on land use. By doing so, different facilities that target particular pollutants can be
most efficiently located in the system.
Distinctions have been made between three land use types: urbanized
development, landscaped open space/golf course and agricultural land (Flower Fields).
The urbanized areas with increased impervious cover (streets, parking lots, roof
tops) will contribute the highest increase in storm runoff compared to pre-development
conditions. The increase in runoff quantity can be mitigated by providing permanent ponds
that have sufficient added capacity to detain or hold back additional storm water, while only
releasing water at pre-development rates. Pollutants that may potentially be introduced
are primarily associated with streets and parking areas that collect oil-related and other
automotive by-products on their hard surfaces. Leaves, dust, and accumulated litter also
are often washed from these surfaces by storm water. Urban landscape areas have the
potential for contributing nutrients and pesticides to runoff from fertilizers, soil amendments
and spraying. Similarly, landscaped open space and golf course areas are potential
sources for the introduction of increased nutrients and pesticides in storm water.
Agricultural areas, due to their cultivated state, are known to be potential sources for
suspended silts and sediment loads in storm water. Agricultural fertilizers and pesticides
also present the potential for additional nutrient loads and pesticide-related tainting of
storm runoff.
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The primary goal of this storm water management plan is to prevent flooding and
protect property by providing safe, effective site drainage. This plan also addresses the
potential impacts that the proposed land uses may have on the environmental quality of
the water.
To mitigate these potential impacts, this plan relies on a variety of facilities each
specifically located within the system to provide incremental removal of urban pollutants.
The applicant shall comply with the requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) permit. The applicant shall provide Best Management
Practices to control discharges of pollutants to the maximum extent practicable to waters
of the United States. Plans for such improvements shall be approved by the City Engineer
prior to, or concurrent with, approval of the final map, issuance of grading or building
permit, whichever occurs first, in the affected area. Said plans shall include, but not be
limited to the following, which shall be included in the project's CC&Rs:
The owner's association shall coordinate the use of the City's established program
to assist owners with the removal and proper disposal of toxic and hazardous waste
products.
Toxic chemicals or hydrocarbon compounds such as gasoline, motor oil, antifreeze,
solvents, paints, paint thinners, wood preservatives, and other such fluids shall not
be discharged into any street, public or private, or into storm drain or storm water
conveyance systems. Use and disposal of pesticides, fungicides, herbicides,
insecticides, fertilizers and other such chemical treatments shall meet Federal,
State, county and City requirements as prescribed in their respective containers.
Best Management Practices shall be used to eliminate or reduce surface pollutants
when planning any changes to the landscaping and surface improvements.
All parking and driving areas shall be swept and vacuumed on an established
schedule to prevent the accumulation of dirt/oil/grease which could be washed into
the storm drain system. The sweeping schedule shall be determined during the
processing of the Site Development Plan for each Planning Area.
AGUA HEDIONDA CREEK WATERSHED
The proposed development establishes four drainage basins within the Agua
Hedionda Creek Watershed. Basin One captures storm drainage from the golf course.
Surface water will be conveyed through swales to an NPDES storm drain system which'will
connect with the existing system in Cannon Road. This system will empty onto the SDGE
property north of Cannon Road. A temporary depolluting/desilting basin will be constructed
in November, 1995, to provide protection for SDGE.
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Basin Two runoff is generated from the agricultural flower fields, a portion of the golf
course and the Specialty Retail commercial area. Runoff from these three areas is treated
independently prior to being combined and discharged from the site. Runoff from
agricultural areas is proposed to be collected and conveyed through a swale system to the
lower reaches of the site. Check dams and periodic NPDES sedimentation basins are
proposed, as necessary, to reduce velocity of runoff and promote settling of suspended
sediments, prior to reaching the Specialty Retail commercial area. Upon reaching this
area, storm runoff will be conveyed in storm drains along Paseo del Norte and released to
the west in an extension of the existing culverts under Paseo del Norte. Storm runoff
generated from the Specialty Retail will be conveyed through a swale system in the
landscaped setback incorporating Best Management Practices and to the satisfaction of
the City Engineer prior to release into the storm drain system. These facilities are intended
to capture urban runoff pollutants resulting from parking lot/automotive sources.
Basin Three runoff is generated from a small portion of the golf course area east of
LEG0 Drive and a small northerly portion of the resort site.Runoff will surface-flow to a
basin just southeast of the Cannon/Armada intersection. . This facility will allow for
elimination of urban pollutants, regulated release of the runoff, as well as reduction of
velocity, and promotion of settlement of suspended sediments. After treatment, the water
will be discharged into a storm drain system crossing both Armada Drive and Cannon
Road and emptying onto the north side of Cannon Road within the SDGE property. A
temporary depolluting/desilting basin will be constructed in November, 1995, to provide
protection for SDGE.
Basin Four of the Agua Hedionda Creek Watershed is located in the extreme
northeast corner of the site. As no development is proposed for this portion of the site, due
to extreme slope conditions and habitat value, no storm drainage improvements are
proposed. The proposed resort entrance drive must therefore be designed so as not to
release storm water into this portion of the watershed.
CANYON DE LAS ENCINAS WATERSHED
The proposed development establishes three drainage basins within the.Canyon
De Las Encinas Watershed.
Basin One consists of the southern portion of the resort, the majority of the O/PI site,
the hotel site, and all of LEGOLAND Carlsbad. Runoff will be conveyed by an
underground storm drain system to a vegetated swale/detention system on the north side
of Palomar Airport Road which will also provide depolluting before discharge into the
existing culverts crossing Palomar Airport Road.
Basin Two consists of golf course and resort areas. Drainage will flow on the
surface, either through swales or lined channels, to a basin just east of the ArmaddLego
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intersection. After depolluting in the basin, these flows will be carried into the underground
system and carried south to join flows from Basin One and into Palomar Airport Road.
Basin Three consists of the GIA site and the northerly portion of the R & D lots.
Flows will be carried in the underground system in Armada Drive, and then into the Leg0
Drive underground system to be carried south to join flows from Basins One and Two and
into Palomar Airport Road. Removal of urban pollutants for Basins One and Three will be
accomplished with long, flat grassy swale systems within the longitudinal basins north of
Palomar Airport Road. The gentle slopes will allow for settling of the pollutants, and the
vegetation will allow for some filtering. Periodic cleaning of basins to remove accumulated
pollutants will be recommended.
DRAINAGE MAINTENANCE
The ongoing maintenance of facilities in the system and the surface areas that
contribute runoff will be essential to the storm water system's success. The property owner
shall be responsible for the maintenance of drainage facilities and parking area surfaces.
In urban areas, regular street and parking lot sweeping are important to prevent
unnecessary loading of the system with dust and debris. Landscape and open space
areas, including the golf course, shall institute integrated maintenance and pest control
policies to avoid unnecessary application of fertilizers and pesticides. Soil conservation
practices to minimize soil erosion and silt loading in runoff will contribute to the efficiency
of the system.
Since the facilities of the system are intended to remove silt and other contaminants
from storm water, they will require periodic cleaning to remove accumulations that could
eventually render them ineffective. Vegetated filter strips, sediment basins and detention
ponds will require periodic dredging, regrading and replanting as sediments they trap
eventually reduce flow and storage capacities. Water quality inlets will also require
periodic removal of the accumulated petroleum-based products that they capture. The final
design of these facilities will need to consider these requirements, providing reasonable
maintenance access. The property owner shall be responsible for the maintenance of
drainage facilities.
Where the storm water management system relies on overland flow courses, its
appearance must be carefully integrated into the overall landscape of the Carlsbad Ranch
Specific Plan area. The coarse grasses and riparian plants that are best suited to nutrient
uptake and variably wet conditions will offer a natural appearance that is desired as part
of the landscape identity for the golf course.
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CIRCULATION
In developing the specific plan for the Carlsbad Ranch, consideration has been
given to the larger regional issues of automobile dependency, urban sprawl, and air quality
as well as project specific circulation. Given the strategic location of the Carlsbad Ranch
near the 1-5 corridor, and within one-half mile of the San Diego Northern Railroad rail line,
there are clear opportunities to develop a land use plan and circulation system for the
planning area that will encourage the use of alternative modes of transportation, while
conveniently accommodating automobiles. While the current mode of transportation is
clearly dominated by private automobile use, there are indications that in the future there
will be a greater reliance on alternative forms of transportation. The primary impetus for
this change stems from the need to reduce air pollutants in order to achieve state and
national standards for air quality.
This portion of the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan addresses internal project
circulation systems within the context of the regional transportation setting of San Diego
County. Policies and guidelines for the overall design and configuration of the project road
system, transit accommodation, Transportation Demand Management (TDM), bicycle and
pedestrian circulation are contained herein. Specific provisions regarding the phasing and
implementation of circulation system improvements are contained within Chapter 6,
Specific Plan Implementation Measures. Design Guidelines for the project roadways are
found within Chapter 2, Land Use and Circulation.
Transportation Context
The Carlsbad Ranch is situated immediately east of 1-5 and accessible via the
Palomar Airport Road interchange to the south and the Cannon Road interchange to the
north. The site is bounded by Palomar Airport Road, a 6 lane primary arterial on the south,
and Paseo Del Norte, a 4 lane secondary arterial on the west. At the present time, Cannon
Road terminates at the northwestern corner of the site.
In terms of the regional transit system, the City of Carlsbad is served by the North
County Transit District (NCTD) which provides bus transit services to the north county
coastal communities, including the Cities of Oceanside, Carlsbad, Encinitas, and Del Mar.
The NCTD currently operates two local bus routes through the city of Carlsbad, two
"corridor" bus routes which run along the coastal corridor and the El Camino corridor
inland, and one express line that provides bus service from Oceanside to La Jolla and San
Diego. The specific plan identifies potential locations for future bus stops within the
specific plan area. These locations are shown on Figure 15 on page 47.
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A commuter rail service has been established linking Oceanside with San Diego
along the existing San Diego Northern Railroad rail line which connects Los Angeles and
San Diego. Two station locations in the City of Carlsbad, on Grand Avenue and on
Poinsettia Lane have been constructed along the proposed 42 mile transit line. Support
transit service between the Carlsbad commuter rail stations and residential and
employment centers is being developed.
Circulation Concept
The circulation plan for the Carlsbad Ranch has been designed to comfortably
accommodate automobile, mass transit, pedestrian and bicycle needs. The plan
recognizes that LEGOLAND Carlsbad in Planning Area 4 and the Resort and Hotel in
Planning Area 5 will become a destination for visitors, recreational users and local
residents in addition to the employees associated with these uses. This diversity of users
and activities demands a circulation system that can accommodate a multiplicity of needs
in a comfortable and attractive setting. The basic vehicular circulation system will route
most of the visitor traffic for the park, resort and golf course via Cannon Road to LEGO
Drive and Armada Drive. Access to the office/commercial uses may be via either Cannon
Road or Palomar Airport Road to Armada Drive. Because most of the visitor trips are by
choice, they will typically not coincide with the employment generated trips to the business
section of the development. By separating the predominant visitor serving traffic from
Palomar Airport Road, the overall projected levels of service of the roadways can be
improved.
Roadway System
The primary circulation system of the Carlsbad Ranch includes a four lane
north-south secondary arterial (LEGO Drive / Armada Drive) that links Cannon Road to the
north and Palomar Airport Road to the south. A "roundabout" intersection is planned for
the intersection of LEGO Drive and Armada Drive. A four lane private road is planned to
provide access to the LEGO parking lot. Both of these roadways provide logical and direct
connections to the larger city-wide circulation system. Each of these roadways is
configured and designed to meet pedestrian and recreational needs, provide clear linkages
between project activity areas, and create memorable public spaces which are comfortable
for pedestrian use, in addition to providing efficient automobile circulation.
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OBJECTIVE 7: Establish an attractive roadway system that provides
access to the Carlsbad Ranch from the north and south.
POLICY 7-A: Provide a north-south arterial roadway (LEGO Drive / Armada Drive)
linked to Palomar Airport Road on the south and Cannon Road on the north.
Establish a pedestrian promenade along the central segment of the roadway that
allows public use and enjoyment of the ocean views, and links the office sites with
LEGOLAND Carlsbad and the resort.
POLICY 7-8: Provide parking pockets along the central portion of Armada Drive for
visitors to the Carlsbad Ranch development. Punctuate parking lanes with
landscaping to provide amenity and reduce the impact of the road on the adjoining
walkways.
The primary roadway through the project area, (Armada Drive), will serve as the
primary point of access to the development in Planning Areas 2 and 3 from Palomar Airport
Road to the south and Cannon Road to the north, as shown in Figure 15 on page 47.
Armada Drive will serve as a secondary arterial in the planning area, with four lanes to
accommodate traffic flow.
Armada Drive has been carefully configured to provide a sequence of visual
experiences as the visitor travels through the site. Along the southern portion of the
roadway, views of the agricultural areas on the west side of the road will provide a dramatic
entry to the project area. The central segment of the roadway is configured as a single
loaded roadway which maximizes public views of the flower fields, the ocean and the City
of Carlsbad. Along this leg of Armada Drive, a landscaped pedestrian promenade will
invite passive (viewing, sitting, eating lunch, watching passersby) and active (strolling,
jogging) recreational activities. Similar to the southern segment of the roadway, the
northern section of Armada Drive that links to Cannon Road via LEGO Drive will derive its
character from the views of the adjoining golf course. Prototypical roadway sections for
Armada Drive are illustrated on Figures 20 and 21 on pages 52 and 53.
The parking pockets to be located along Armada Drive are permitted only on the
west side of Armada Drive from the southerly boundary of Planning Area 1 to the northerly
boundary of Planning Area 3.
The Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan also provides for a private street within Planning
Area 2. The private street will allow for the total separation of the adjacent officehesearch
and development uses from the tourist recreational use. Although the two land uses are
adjacent to each other, the people visiting LEGOLAND Carlsbad will not be required to
interact with the people working in Planning Area 2.
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The private street will provide special landscape treatment adjacent to the street
which would not be possible along a public street. Since the City has strict requirements
regarding landscaping within the public right-of-way, the private street will allow for a
greater flexibility in the landscaping adjacent to the street. This flexibility will allow for an
enhanced landscaping treatment along the private street.
The proposed private street is a workable solution to resolve the potential vehicular
conflict between the two separate uses without providing a full public street through the
middle of Planning Area 2.
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Figure 15
CIRCULATION PLAN
PROJECT PROPOSED PEDSTRIAN WAYS & TRAILS EXISTING CIRCULATION
PLANNED CIRCULATION F;;;1
PROJECT PROPOSED CIRCULATION I -1
GRADE SEPARATED CROSSING FOR PEDESTRIANS & GOLF CARTS
POTENTIAL TRANSIT STOP LOCATION. THE EXACT LOCATION TO BE DETERMINED AT THE TIME OF SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPROVAL
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TYPICAL STREET CROSS SECTIONS
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TYPICAL STREET CROSS SECTIONS
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ARMADA DRIVE (Public)
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TYPICAL STREET CROSS SECTIONS
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Transit
Currently, mass transit in the City of Carlsbad is primarily comprised of bus service
that connects Carlsbad with Oceanside to the north and San Diego to the south. Amtrak
operates daily inter-city train service between Los Angeles and San Diego eight times a
day. The San Diego - Los Angeles train stops in Oceanside. Existing North County Transit
District (NCTD) bus service provides connections between the Oceanside Transit Center
and major destinations within North County. The primary transit focal points in Carlsbad
include the Plaza Camino Real commercial center on Highway 78 and El Camino Real for
the inland routes, and the Carlsbad BoulevardlCarlsbad Village Drive area for the coastal
routes. At these points, regional and local bus transit lines converge, enabling riders to
travel to several destinations from these areas. The transit district has considered
extending an east-west route along Palomar Airport Road, however, existing levels of
development are not sufficient to support such a line.
OBJECTIVE 8: Provide a circulation system that allows for efficient
transit service to the Carlsbad Ranch
POLICY 8-A: Extend public transit service to serve employees, patrons and visitors
to the Carlsbad Ranch.
With the development of the Carlsbad Ranch as a significant community focal point
and destination, there are significant opportunities for this area to emerge, over time, as
a local transit hub. NCTD bus service should be extended to serve the project area as
soon as is feasible.
Transit stops may be established on Armada Drive near LEGOLAND Carlsbad
entrance, at the Gemological Institute of America, within Planning Area 2 and at the
Hote WRetail area. The potential transit stops, illustrated on the Circulation diagram, would
make all destinations in the Carlsbad Ranch within a convenient walking distance. The
proposed system of pedestrian paths and walkways provide direct and attractive linkages
between the transit stops and office and commercial destinations.
Feeder buses linking the Carlsbad Ranch with the commuter rail station near
Poinsettia Lane should be considered.
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Transportation Demand Management
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OBJECTIVE 9: Cooperate with the regional planning and air quality
agencies responsible for developing and maintaining the transportation
control management plan and regional air quality plans.
Transportation Demand Management (TDM) is a term used to describe an
assortment of strategies to reduce single occupant vehicle trips. TDM measures are aimed
at reducing traffic congestion and motor vehicle emissions which contribute significantly
to regional air quality problems. In response to the California Clean Air Act of 1988 and
the Congestion Management Act, the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)
is charged with developing a regional transportation plan which will provide for reduction
of vehicle emissions to meet air quality standards. SANDAG has developed a plan which
sets forth transportation control measures designed to reduce vehicle emissions to levels
that meet air quality standards. The plan includes a TDM program, along with
recommendations for transportation capacity expansion (e.g., transit improvements, van
pool, High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) facilities, etc), Transportation System Management
techniques (e.g., computerized signalization), and Indirect Source Control measures (e.g.,
integration of air quality considerations in local land use planning). Overall, the
recommended transportation control measu fes recommended by SANDAG have been
designed to achieve an average vehicle occupancy of 1.5 persons per vehicle during
weekday commute hours by the year 1999, and no net increase in vehicle emissions after
1997.
POLICY 9-A: Provide incentives for the use of transit, carpools, vanpools and
bicycles.
In order to meet regional goals to improve air quality, there is a need to reduce
single-occupancy automobile use. New employment uses should be encouraged to
provide incentives to their employees to use alternative modes of transportation. Priority
parking spaces for car or vanpools shall be considered for new office development.
Flexible work schedules and telecommuting should be offered to employees, in order to
reduce peak hour trips. Larger employers may also consider hiring a transportation
systems management coordinator to promote and coordinate the use of alternative modes
of transportation, and monitor the project compliance with the regional Average Vehicle
Ridership (AVR) goals. Transportation coordinators can distribute transit information,
coordinate carpools and vanpools, sell transit passes and assist employers with flexible
work hours and telecommuting programs.
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Bicycle Circulation
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OBJECTIVE 10:
bicycle as an alternative mode of transportation.
Provide bicycle facilities that promote the use of the
POLICY 10-A: Incorporate bikeways into the circulation system of the Carlsbad
Ranch.
Development of the Carlsbad Ranch will also promote the use of bicycles for
commute and recreational trips. A Class Ill (shared route) bicycle route is planned along
Armada Drive and the north portion of LEG0 Drive where the bicycle route would connect
with Cannon and Palomar Airport Roads, both designated bicycle routes in the City's
General Plan. Pedestrian/Bicycle trails within the specific plan shall be designed to
connect into the Citywide Trail System.
POLICY 10-6: Provide facilities for bicycle parking at each development site
The Carlsbad Ranch will be an attractive destination for both commuter and
recreational bicyclists. To accommodate and encourage the use of bicycles for these trips,
conveniently located bicycle parking facilities should be provided within each development
site.
Pedestrian Circulation
OBJECTIVE 11 : Develop a strong pedestrian circulation network within
the Carlsbad Ranch that connects with planned citywide trail systems.
POLICY 11 -A: Establish a pedestrian promenade along the western perimeter of the
planning area, which will serve as an active public gathering place for the
development, and the City of Carlsbad.
In planning the Carlsbad Ranch, emphasis has been placed on developing a friendly
environment for the pedestrian. The promenade along the main road (Armada Drive) will
be the backbone of the Carlsbad Ranch pedestrian network that will link together the
various destinations within the Ranch. Located along the western ridge of the
development area with sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean and flower fields, the
promenade will provide an attractive setting for pedestrian use. An illustrative section and
plan of the pedestrian promenade can be found in Figure 50 on page 164.
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POLICY 11-6: Provide a pedestrian walkway linking the Carlsbad Ranch to the
planned city-wide trail system.
A pedestrian system in the specific plan is designed to allow connection between
the Carlsbad Ranch and the City of Carlsbad's Citywide trail system.
POLICY 114: Establish a pedestrian trail connection between the Specialty Retail
area (Planning Area 6) and the promenade along Armada Drive. Design the trail to
allow movement of farm vehicles across the trail to adjoining agricultural uses.
A pedestrian path is planned to connect the Specialty Retail area (Planning Area
6) on Paseo del Norte with the promenade along Armada Drive. The pedestrian
connection would serve to channel foot traffic which presently traverses the fields,
particularly when flowers are in bloom. The path will be gated at both ends so that
pedestrian access can be cut off completely, if warranted by the farming operations. A
cross section of the pedestrian path is shown on Figure 25 on page 61.
Parking
OBJECTIVE 12: Provide adequate parking facilities to serve the needs
of the commercial and recreational uses on the Carlsbad Ranch.
POLICY 12-A: Encourage the shared use of parking lots and structures.
POLICY 12-8: Review and update parking standards to respond to changes in
transportation modes.
Development within the specific plan is required to comply with the requirements of
the Carlsbad Municipal Code. In the future there may be a need to reduce the current
parking standards in order to encourage the use of alternative commute modes, such as
transit, bicycle and carpools. Most transit experts agree that an abundance of free parking
is one of the most significant deterrents to reducing drive alone vehicle trips.
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EXISTING DIRT FARMING ACCESS PATH 9 '&
Figure 25
ILLUSTRATIVE SECTION
PEDESTRIAN WALK IN FLOWER FIELD
111. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND DESIGN GUIDELINES
The purpose of this chapter is to establish the development standards and design
guidelines that address the critical issues of visual quality and urban design for the
Carlsbad Ranch. The standards and guidelines shall serve as the planning regulations for
the Carlsbad Ranch development, and as such shall serve as the zoning for the site upon
adoption of the specific plan. The following standards and guidelines are based on land
use and zoning standards contained within the Carlsbad General Plan and Zoning
Ordinance and are specifically adapted to suit development on the Carlsbad Ranch.
The reaulations included within the City's zonina code will applv unless otherwise
stated herein.
The Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan has been divided into the following 9 Planning
Areas as depicted in Figure 10 on page 25.
Planning Area 7 - Gemological lnsfifufe of America, located at the southeast corner of
Armada Drive and Cannon Road;
Planning Area 2 - OHce/Research and Development, located in the central portion of the
specific plan area, south of Planning Area 1 on the east side of Armada Drive;
Planning Area 3 - Hofel/Refail, located south of Planning Area 2 on the west side of
Armada Drive overlooking the Flower Fields;
Planning Area 4 - LEGOLAND Carlsbad, located in the southeast corner of the specific
plan area;
Planning Area 5 - Resort, located north of Planning Area 4 at the eastern edge of the
specific plan area;
Planning Area 6 - Specialty Retail, located on the east side of Paseo Del Norte;
Planning Area 7- Flower Fields, located east of Planning Area 6, west of Planning Areas
2 and 3 and north of Palomar Airport Road;
Planning Area 8 - Golf Course, located on the south side of Cannon Road;
Planning Area 9 - Open Space, located east of Planning Area 5 in the northeast corner of
the specific plan area.
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Plans contained herein are conceptual in nature only. Specific project site design
shall be subject to future City review and must conform to all applicable codes, standards
and design requirements. The requirements of the following General Development
Standards and Design Guidelines shall apply to each individual Planning Area unless
review of a Planning Area's Development Standards and Design Guidelines indicate that
they are not applicable.
A. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND DESIGN GUIDELINES
1. BUILDING HEIGHT
Building heights shall conform to the building height standards of the City's
Zoning Ordinance (Chapters 21.04 and 21.29.060 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code)
except as modified in this section.
All buildings within the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan shall not exceed the
height of thirty-five feet or three levels. Additional building height may be permitted
to a maximum of forty-five feet through a Site Development Plan approved by the
City Council provided that:
a. The building does not cohain more than three levels;
b. All required setbacks shall be increased at a ratio of one horizontal
foot for every one foot of vertical construction beyond thirty-five feet.
The additional setback area will be maintained as landscaped open
space;
c. The building conforms to the requirements of Section 18.04.1 70 of the
Carlsbad Municipal Code;
d. The allowed height protrusions as described in Section 21.46.020 of
the Carlsbad Municipal Code do not exceed 45 feet; with the
exception of architectural features and exhibits which may be
permitted up to 55 feet in height if the City Council makes the specific
findings that the protruding architectural features or exhibits (1) do not
function to provide usable floor area; (2) do not accommodate and/or
screen building equipment; (3) do not adversely impact adjacent
properties; (4) are necessary to ensure a building's or exhibit's design
excellence; and (5) are restricted to no more than 3 percent of the
total roof surface area of the structure from which it protrudes, or in
the case of exhibits within Planning Area 4, that they be restricted to
no more than 3% of the aggregate of the exhibit as measured from
each exhibit's base, upon review of a Site Development Plan
approved by the City Council.
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2. BUILDING COVERAGE
For developments which utilize surface parking, all structures shall not cover
more than fifty percent of the lot on which they are located.
For developments which include a parking structure or parking is located
within or under the building it serves, the total coverage of all structures shall not
exceed seventy-five percent of the lot. This provision shall apply only if seventy-five
percent of the required parking is located in the parking structure or within or under
the building it serves.
3. PARKING STANDARDS
Parking spaces for all permitted and ancillary uses shall be provided
consistent with the parking standards and parking ratios set forth in this specific
plan. Facilities for bicycle parking shall be provided within all planning areas. The
parking requirements for LEGOLAND Carlsbad are provided in the development
standards for Planning Area 4.
If the parking standards or parking ratios are not specifically addressed in this
specific plan then Chapter 21.44 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code shall be utilized.
a. Parkina Rat ios
Parking ratios shall conform with the following standards:
Art GalleriedMuseums
Financial Institutions
Gyms and Health Clubs
Hotels
Manufacturing
Medical Off ices
Pre-sc h ooldDaycare Facilities
Professional Offices
Research and Development
Bio Industrial -
Restaurants - c4000 sq.ft.
Restaurants - >4000 sq.ft.
Research and Development
Retail
1 space per 500 GSF
1 space per 250 GSF
1 space per 35 GSF
1.2 spaces per room
1 space per 400 GSF plus 1 space for
each vehicle used in conjunction with the
use
1 space per 200 GSF
1 space per employee and 1 space per
10 students
1 space per 250 GSF
1 space per 250 GSF
1 space per 300 GSF
1 space per 100 GSF
40 spaces plus 1 space per 50 sq.ft. over
4000 sq.ft.
1 space per 200 GSF
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Timeshare
Vocational School
Warehouse
1.2 spaces per each room
1 space per employee plus 1 space for
each three students
1 space per 1000 GSF plus 1 space for
each vehicle used in conjunction with the
use
b. Size and Access
The size and access of all parking spaces and aisle-ways shall follow
the standards as provided in Section 21.44.050(a)(l) of the Carlsbad
Municipal Code.
C. Parkina Overhang
1. No parking overhang will be allowed into any required setback
area.
2. Parking overhang will be allowed only in special, specific
situations as reviewed and approved by the Planning Director
on a case by case basis.
3. In no case shall parking overhang be allowed for compact car
spaces.
d. Landscaping
Section 9.b. of this chapter identifies the landscaping standards within
the parking lot areas. Also see Figure 27 regarding the landscape concept
for parking structures.
e. Parkina Structures
Parking structures shall be located away from LEG0 Drive and
Armada Drive and shall be screened from public view to the maximum extent
possible. Above ground structures should utilize landscaped earth berms
around the edges to reduce the apparent height of the structures.
Architectural treatment, building materials and colors shall be consistent with
surrounding buildings. Architectural treatment (e.g., moldings and joints)
should be utilized to provide relief on large walls. Decorative screen and
trellis elements of durable high quality materials and vine planting are also
required on each level to screen and soften the appearance of parking
structures, as shown in Figure 27 on page 67.
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LOW GROUNOCOVER PlANTlNG
INFORMAL MASSING
SHRUBS .OF LOW/MEDIUM
INFORMAL MASSING OF TREES AT 25'-30' O.C.
1 TREE PER 4 CARS (MINIMUM)
Figure 28
TYPICAL SURFACE PARKING TRE.ATMENT
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Elmtion : 7ypicai Parking structure
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Derail : Parking St~~cture
TYPICAL PARKING STRUCTURE TREATMENT
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4. SIGNAGE
Signage shall conform to the requirements of the City's zoning regulations
(Chapter 21.41 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code), the Mello It segment of the LCP,
as well as the following guidelines:
Signage design should be integrated within the site and building design to
create a unified appearance for the total property.
Signage should be designed to be viewed by the pedestrian or motorist on
the immediately adjacent street. Freeway oriented signage is not allowed.
Signage which is illuminated by projecting light onto a sign face is
encouraged. Backlit plastic "box" signs, flashing or moving signs are not
allowed.
Monument project directional and community identity signs shall be permitted
at the locations shown on Figure 30 on page 83. These signs shall have a
maximum height of 8 feet. Monument project directional and community
identity signs shall be constructed of materials that are compatible with the
architectural styles of the Carlsbad Ranch. Monument project directional
signs shall not block vehicular sight distance and placement must be
approved by the City Engineer.
The aggregate sign area of all signs in the specific plan project directional
and community identity sign program shall not exceed a total of one hundred
square feet, plus three square feet per acre of property within the specific
plan (1,342.2 square feet). No individual sign shall have an area larger than
one hundred and fifty feet.
A sign program shall be approved by the Planning Director for the specific
plan project directional and community identity sign program prior to the
issuance of any permits to construct any such signs.
Each Planning Area shall provide a detailed sign program to be approved
along with the Site Development Plan for that area. The sign program shall
provide guidelines for the size, locations, materials and structure of all signs
within that particular Planning Area. The sign program must conform with
the requirements of this section as well as the Mello II portion of the Local
Coastal Program.
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5. EMPLOYEE EATING AREAS
Outdoor eating facilities for employees shall be provided outside all
industriavoffice buildings containing more than five thousand square feet, as follows,
except as noted below:
- A minimum of three hundred square feet of outdoor eating facilities shall be
provided for each five thousand square feet of building area. Credit towards
the required amount of square footage will be given for indoor eating facilities
on a 1 : 1 basis, as determined by the Planning Director.
- The area shall be easily accessible to the employees of the building.
- The area shall be located such that a sense of privacy is apparent.
- The area shall be landscaped and provided with attractive outdoor furniture
(i.e., metal, wood, or concrete picnic tables, benchedchairs and trash
receptacles).
- The site, size, location, landscaping and furniture required above shall be
approved as part of the required discretionary action (site development plan
or planned unit development) required under Title 21 of the Carlsbad
Municipal Code.
- These standards shall not apply to industriaVoffice buildings which are
located within one thousand feet of an approved mini-park or city park which
is accessible by walking as determined by the Planning Director.
6. SERVICE LOADING AREAS AND TRASH ENCLOSURES
Most buildings on the Carlsbad Ranch will be in public view from every
direction. Service and loading areas shall be architecturally detailed so as to not
appear as a service area and shall be designed in accordance with City Engineering
standards and design requirements. All loading areas shall be screened by berming
and/or landscaping or other methods acceptable to the Planning Director.
Trash collection containers shall be completely screened and located as
inconspicuously as possible. Trash receptacle areas shall be enclosed by a six-foot
high masonry wall with gates, as required by City standards. The enclosure shall
be of similar colors and/or materials as the project, subject to review and approval
by the Planning Director.
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7. OPEN SPACE TRANSITION AREAS
The Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan provides for the continuation of
agricultural uses along with the development of urban uses. The following design
guidelines are intended to provide for the establishment of transitional elements and
other mitigation measures that will minimize conflicts between agriculture and urban
uses. The primary impacts that may occur include the drift of dust and pesticides
from agricultural operations and runoff from urban uses to agricultural fields.
a. Perimeter Wall
A 6 foot wall shall be provided along the majority of the westem edge
of Planning Areas 2 and 3, adjacent to the flower fields, as illustrated on
Figure 28 on page 72. The wall should be situated with the hillside
topography in a manner that will allow views over the wall from the roadway
and development sites east of the wall. The design character of the wall
shall complement the architectural character of the larger development,
incorporating a Mediterranean style, utilizing light colored sandblasted
concrete, stucco or slump block building material.
The perimeter wall is conceived as an element that will make a
positive design contribution to the project, by providing a hard edge that
clearly defines the open space areas. In addition to providing a buffer
between agricultural uses and urban uses, a landscaped pedestrian
promenade is planned along the wall, to provide connections between the
HoteVRetail and Research and Development areas, and allow public views
of Carlsbad and the ocean. Landscaping along the promenade shall
incorporate evergreen and flowering accent trees to provide screening from
dust and pesticides, shade in the summer months and seasonal interest. An
illustrative plan and typical cross section of the wall and landscaped
promenade are presented in Figure 50 on page 164.
b. Berms
Where perimeter walls are not planned, densely landscaped earth
berms should be provided along the edge of the developed area, as
illustrated by Figure 29 on page 73. Earth berms should be a minimum of
three feet in height and planted with 3' shrubs to create a 6' barrier.
Variations in the height and slope of the berms are required to create a more
natural appearance. Trees and shrubs should be planted along the berms
in an informal, natural pattern.
Landscaping around the perimeter of the development at the
agricultural interface shall utilize shrubs in addition to trees to create a buffer
suitable to reduce conflicts between agricultural and urban land uses. The
proposed landscaping shall be approved by the Planning Director prior to
issuance of a grading permit.
C. Drainaae
Each parcel shall collect all storm water and irrigation runoff and
release it in an approved point or points in the drainage system serving the
development area. Drainage systems are to be designed to ensure that
runoff from the development area does not flow to the surrounding
agricultural areas.
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Agrfculturol Acc~rr to Thr Flower Flddr
Figure 28
AGRICULTURAL BUFFER
VEGrATED BERM 3’ HT WITH 3’ PLANTING DEVEOPMENT AREA
6’ HIGH WALL l!El ~1~~~~ AG 8 ICC LTU RAL FIELDS
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Typical Berm Treatment Between Development and Agricultural Land
Typical Berm Treatment Between Golf Course and Agricultural Land
Figure 29
TYPICAL BERM TREATMENTS
73
a. ROADWAYS
The primary objectives of the roadway design guidelines are to encourage
the development of roads which link activity areas, unify the project design and
create memorable public spaces which are comfortable for the pedestrian. A
diagram illustrating the circulation network (Figure 15) and cross-sections which
describe the dimensions of each roadway are included on Figures 15 through 24
on pages 47 through 56.
a. Palomar Airport Road
i. Roadway Character
The City of Carlsbad has adopted guidelines which are
intended to enhance the visual quality ,and character of the City's
designated scenic corridors. Palomar Airport Road is one of two
scenic corridors that is adjacent to the Carlsbad Ranch. Palomar
Airport Road is considered a Community Theme Corridor.
The agricultural fields along the north side of Palomar Airport
Road corridor will provide a visual amenity to motorists using this
roadway. Due to the configuration of the development area, buildings
located in Planning Area 3 that are potentially visible from PAR will be
at least 400 feet from the road and separated from PAR by the
agricultural fields. This exceeds the 50 foot setback requirement of
the Scenic Corridor Guidelines. Along the LEGOLAND Carlsbad
frontage, a 140 foot setback will separate the park from Palomar
Airport Road right-of-way also exceeding the 50 foot setback
requirement. Due to the topography, the Leg0 parking area will be
approximately 30' above PAR which will effectively screen it from view
from the road. The slope within the setback will be "contour graded"
with undulations varying from 3:l to 4:l. A 6' sidewalk shall be
provided along the north side of Palomar Airport Road.
ii. Landscaping/Street Trees
The landscaping of this road and within the landscape setback of
development parcels fronting Palomar Airport Road shall conform to
the Scenic Corridor Guidelines and the City of Carlsbad Landscape
Manual. These documents state that the landscape theme of the
PAR corridor is "oak grove woodland."
Oak, sycamore, alder and London plane trees shall be planted within
the landscape setback consistent with this theme. In order to ensure
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screening of slopes and the LEG0 site, a quick growing evergreen
tree and pine tree species will be added to this plant mix. Trees shall
be a minimum of 15 gallon size with at least 25% being 24" box or
larger and shall be planted 25' to 40' O.C. in informal massing. An
understory of shrubs and groundcovers planted in informal drifts shall
be planted in the setback per the City of Carlsbad Landscape Manual
requirements.
iii. Lighting
Light fixtures should be 30' in height and should be spaced to meet
City standards for luminosity. High pressure sodium vapor fixtures
should be utilized for the best representation of natural tones.
b. Cannon Road
I. Roadway Character
Cannon Road is considered a Community Scenic Corridor. The 30
foot landscape setback along Cannon Road at the Gemological
Institute of America's expansion site shall be landscaped to conform
with the City's Scenic Corridor Guidelines and Landscape Manual. A
6' wide sidewalk shall be provided along the south side of Cannon
Road.
ii. LandscapingEtreet Trees
WCannon Road Intersection
The proposed widening of the on/off ramps will require the removal of
some of the existing landscaping adjacent to the ramps. Caltrans will
require mitigation for the removal of the trees at the ratio of 51, five
trees planted for each tree removed. The planting scheme for this
area should be informal in keeping with the regional freeway
landscape. Trees shall be a minimum of 15 gallon with at least 25%
being 24" box or larger and should be grouped in sufficient numbers
to create a visual impact within 3-5 years.
Flowering groundcover or low (20-30) shrub massing should also be
planted in this area. Ice plants or Myoporum are recommended with
a mix of Caltrans approved shrubs. Primary tree species will include
pines, Melaleuca, California Pepper Tree, Erythrina, palms and
Chorisia Speciosa for a softer, richer effect.
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Cannon Road Corridor
The theme for this section of Cannon Road is "lagoon vistas and
wetlands". Torrey pines, palms and melaleuca trees shall be planted
in the setback in an informal manner to express the theme and screen
the development. Trees shall be a minimum of 15 gallon size with at
least 25% being 24" box or larger and shall be planted 25' to 40' O.C.
in informal massing. An understory of shrubs and groundcovers
planted in informal drifts shall be planted in the setback in accordance
with the Landscape Manual requirements.
iii. Lighting
Light fixtures should be 30' in height and should be spaced to meet
City standards for luminosity. High pressure sodium vapor fixtures
should be utilized for the best representation of natural tones.
C. Armada Drive
i. Roadway Character
Armada Drive will branch off of LEG0 Drive at the roundabout and
provide the primary access to Planning Areas 2 & 3. In addition to
accommodating vehicular access, Armada Drive will serve as an
active public open space where employees and visitors to the
Carlsbad Ranch can stroll, enjoy views of the ocean and the flower
fields, eat lunch, read or watch passers-by in an outdoor setting. As
such, design features which ensure that the roadway will comfortably
accommodate these activities are an important planning
consideration. As illustrated on the Circulation Plan diagram, Figure
15 on page 47, Armada Drive is planned as a four lane roadway along
its entire length. At the center of the development, the roadway will
provide views to the west and separate agricultural and urban uses.
Six foot wide walkways shall be provided along both sides of Armada
Drive. Along the pedestrian promenade walkways shall be a
minimum of 15 feet in width on the west side of Armada Drive to
accommodate pedestrian activity. An illustrative plan and section of
the pedestrian promenade appears as Figure 50 on page 164.
ii. LandscapingEtreet Trees
Landscaping shall be installed adjacent to the curbs along both sides
of the roadway to separate the walkways from the traffic lanes. In
areas without on-street parking, continuous landscaping shall be
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installed adjacent to the curb. Street side landscaped areas shall be
a minimum of 6 feet in width. The property owner shall be
responsible for the maintenance of these landscaped areas.
Street trees shall be provided along Armada Drive through the
development area. Along this road, trees shall be planted in a formal,
urban arrangement to clearly define the streetscape and indicate the
importance of Armada Drive in the circulation system hierarchy.
Street tree planting at the southerly project entry shall take into
consideration the needs of the adjoining agricultural lands. Near
Palomar Airport Road, for example, street trees shall be placed in the
road median, but shall not be placed within the flower fields.
iii. Lighting
Street lighting should reflect the design objectives of the roadways.
Along the pedestrian promenade through the central portion of
Armada Drive, pedestrian scale lighting fixtures should be used. Light
fixtures should be 30' in height and should be spaced to meet City
standards for luminosity. High pressure sodium vapor fixtures shall
be utilized for the best representation of natural tones. The light
fixtures will be consistent with City lighting standards unless
modification to the height of the light fixtures is approved by the City
Engineer.
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d. GO Drive
i. Roadway Character
LEGO Drive will serve as the primary point of access to the Carlsbad
Ranch development from Cannon Road. Approximately 1,200 feet
south of Cannon Road, LEGO Drive will intersect with Armada Drive
at a roundabout intersection. The segment of LEGO Drive between
Cannon Road and the roundabout will be dedicated as a public
roadway. The proposed right-of-way for the public portion of LEGO
Drive between Cannon Road and the roundabout ranges from 110 to
121 feet with 74 feet to 85 feet of pavement and a 8 foot wide
landscaped median.
The private portion of LEGO Drive from south of the roundabout to the
LEGOLAND Carlsbad site ranges from 68 to 73 feet which includes
48 - 53 feet of pavement and a 6 foot sidewalk on the east side only.
LEGO Drive is designed to meet the City of Carlsbad's collector street
standards from the roundabout south to LEGOLAND Carlsbad. It is
designed to meet the City's secondary arterial standards from Cannon
Road south to the roundabout.
The proposed paved width for the portion of LEGO Drive from the
LEGOLAND Carlsbad property line to the guest parking area is 48
feet, which includes 10 foot parkways on each side. This portion of
LEGO Drive will be a four lane private roadway and will be maintained
by LEGO in addition to the private portion of LEGO Drive beginning
south of the roundabout.
A walkway shall be provided along both sides of LEGO Drive from
Cannon Road to the beginning of the private portion of LEGO Drive.
The 6 foot wide walkway will be separated from the curb by an 8 foot
wide landscaped area along the public portion of LEGO Drive
between Cannon Road and the roundabout intersection. The private
portion of LEGO Drive will provide a sidewalk on the east side of the
private road from the roundabout to the entrance of LEGOLAND
Carlsbad. This walkway will be 6 feet in width along the roadway, and
will be within the landscape setback which will be a minimum of 35
feet. The walkway will be a meandering trail (within the landscape
setback) along the roadway south of the roundabout to the entrance
to LEGOLAND Carlsbad.
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A series of walkwaydpedestrian paths will also be provided within the
LEGO Inner Park. These walkways/pedestrian paths will provide
easy and safe access to LEGO activity areas, unify the project design
and create memorable public spaces which are comfortable for the
pedestrian.
Trail links/connections to the overall Carlsbad Ranch will be provided
on the southwestern boundary of the park on LEGO Drive, adjacent
to Armada Drive and on the eastern boundary of the Park off of
Hidden Valley at the entrance to the employee parking or service
administration area. Figure 15 on page 47 of this document
illustrates the overall trail plan for the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan.
ii. Landscaping/St reet Trees
A defined landscape theme shall be provided along the vehicular
route to LEGOLAND Carlsbad along Cannon Road and LEGO Drive.
Special landscaping emphasis shall be placed at the intersection of
LEGO Drive and Armada Drive. This will ensure that visitors easily
find their way to the Park and begin the LEGO "experience" before
the visitors leave their cars. Street trees shall be provided in
accordance with the City's minimum standards. As a guideline, one
tree should be provided for every 40 linear feet of road frontage.
Trees shall be planted in informal massing adjacent to the roadway.
See Section IV.E.4 for a detailed discussion of landscaping along
LEGO Drive.
iii. Lighting
Street lighting shall be provided at a pedestrian scale and should
reflect the design objectives of the roadways. Along the pedestrian
walkways, pedestrian scale lighting fixtures may be used. Light
fixtures along the public portion of LEGO Drive shall be 30' in height
unless a lesser height is approved by the City Engineer and shall be
spaced to meet City standards for luminosity. High pressure sodium
vapor fixtures shall be utilized for the best representation of natural
tones. The private segment of LEGO Drive may be designed to
accommodate seasonal lighting (e.g.Christmas, etc.).
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e. Hidden Vallev Road
i. Roadway Character
Hidden Valley Road will provide emergency and service access to
Planning Areas 4 & 5, LEGOLAND Carlsbad and the Resort. Hidden
Valley Road will end outside the northeastern boundary of the specific
plan and may provide secondary access to the future Veteran's
Memorial Park. From Palomar Airport Road to the entrance to
LEGOLAND Carlsbad, Hidden Valley Road will have a Right-of-way
width of 84', with a curb to curb width of 64'. From the LEGOLAND
Carlsbad Entrance to its northern terminus it will have a 62' Right-of-
Way with a curb to curb width of 40'.
Sidewalks in conformance with City standards shall be constructed on
both sides of Hidden Valley Road from Palomar Airport Road to the
entrance to LEGOLAND Carlsbad. From the entrance to LEGOLAND
Carlsbad to the northern edge of the specific plan, an 8' wide
meandering trail in 14' landscaped area shall be provided along the
western edge of Hidden Valley Road. This will accommodate
Segment 28 of the City's Trail Plan. A standard 5.5' wide sidewalk
shall be provided along the easterly side of this portion of Hidden
Valley Road.
If the City of Carlsbad develops the property to the east of Hidden
Valley Road as a public golf course, Segment 28 of the Citywide
Trail System may be located along the eastern side of Hidden Valley
Road, subject to the approval of the City.
ii. Landscaping/Street Trees
Landscaping shall be installed concurrent with the development of
the roadway in conformance with all applicable City standards. The
Landscaping of Hidden Valley Road shall be compatible with the
landscaping of LEGOLAND Carlsbad. As a guideline, one tree should
be provided for every 40 linear feet of road frontage, to comply with
the City's minimum standards.
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iii. Lighting
Street lighting should be compatible with the lighting provided in
LEGOLAND Carlsbad. Lighting fixtures should be 30' in height and
should be spaced to meet City standards for luminosity. High
pressure sodium vapor fixtures shall be used for the best
representation of natural tones.
I. Roadway Character
Street "D" will providedhe primary access to the lots in Planning Area
2 that do not have frontage on Armada Drive, and secondary access
to those lots with frontage on Armada Drive. This street is being
developed as a private street with a curb-to-curb width of 40' with
parking on the west side only.
A 6 wide sidewalk will be provided along the east side of Street "D".
This sidewalk will provide access to the pedestrian walkways along
Armada Drive. A 6' wide sidewalk will be provided on the west side
of Street 'ID" from its northern intersection with Armada Drive to the
first driveway on Street I'D" south of this intersection.
ii. LandscapingStreet Trees
Landscaping shall be provided in accordance with the requirements
of the City of Carlsbad's Landscape Guidelines Manual.
As a guideline, one street tree should be provided for every 40 linear
feet of road frontage to meet the City's minimum standards.
iii. Lighting
Light fixtures should be 30' in height unless a lower height is
approved by the City Engineer and should be spaced to meet City
standards for luminosity. High pressure sodium vapor fixtures should
be utilized for the best representation of natural tones.
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9. LANDSCAPE CONCEPT
The landscape concept for the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan is illustrated in
Figure 30 on page 83. Key elements of the landscape are arranged to heighten the
contrasts between urban and rural features, cultivated. and natural, formal and
informal:
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The golf course will be landscaped in an informal fashion, making
reference to the large open spaces that surround the property.
Landscaping within the various development parcels will be more
manicured and urban in character. Landscaping is used to enhance
architecture and create a pedestrian scale with defined entries,
walkways and outdoor spaces.
Parking areas will be planted in an informal manner with an emphasis
on screening and reducing the impact of large expanses of pavement.
In contrast to the informal pattern of the golf course and parking
areas, streets and pedestrian paths through the development area are
given a formal landscape treatment which clearly marks the
importance and public nature of these spaces.
The Landscape Guidelines provided in this section are applicable to
all portions of the specific plan except for LEGOLAND Carlsbad. See
the Landscape Guidelines for LEGOLAND Carlsbad provided in
Planning Area 4 for additional information.
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LANDSCAPE CONCEPT
AGRICULTURAL SCENIC CORRIDORS: PLANTING
PER CITY GUIDELINES ///
GOLF COURSE: INFORMAL PLANTING
DEVELOPMENT PARCELS: PLANTING PER
LANDSCAPE CHAPTER, LEG0 CHAPTER
STREETSCAPES:
FORMAL PLANTING
PEDESTRIAN WAYS: FOR MAL/ I N FOR MAL P LANTl NG DEPENDING ON LOCATlON
PROJECT ENTRIES: ACCENT P LA N TI N C/ DIRECTIONAL MONUMENT SIGNS
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landscao . e Zones & Guidelines
"Landscape zones" will be established within the Carlsbad Ranch as defined
in the City of Carlsbad Landscape Manual. Plant species, methods of arrangement
(formal vs. informal), water use and maintenance requirements are some of the
elements used to define the zones. Four "landscape zones" are defined in the
Landscape Manual and are briefly summarized as follows:
Zone 1 - Lush Landscape: a traditional landscape, green, lush and flowering,
requiring large amounts of water and intensive maintenance. Should be used only
in areas of high use or visual importance (entries, courtyards, pedestrian ways,
recreation areas, etc.).
Zone 2 - Refined Landscape: an unmanicured appearance, not unkept, but
requiring less water and maintenance. Ornamental, low water using plants suited
to the climate and soils and used in areas of moderate use and visual importance.
Zone 3 - Naturalizina Landscape: a "self-sufficient" landscape characterized by
plants (not necessarily native) that can adapt to the region's natural rainfall, climate
and soils. Planted in low use areas whose visual character need not have a refined
appearance.
Zone 4 - Native Landscape: areas of existing natural, native or naturalized
vegetation which will remain with very little disturbance from site improvements.
May be wildlife habitat or open space areas where passive recreation or other low
activity uses may occur. No irrigation and a minimal level of upkeep required.
The landscape zones that will occur within the Carlsbad Ranch (excluding
agricultural lands) will be primarily composed of Refined and Naturalizing
Landscape (Zones 2 and 3). Lush (Zone 1) landscaping will occur within the golf
course and areas within the development parcels that are of intensive use or visual
importance such as entries, courtyards, pedestrian and recreational areas. The
landscape of the golf course and parking areas will be informal in appearance using
"refined" and "naturalizing" plant materials. In contrast, the streets and pedestrian
paths in the development will be planted in an urban and formal manner to provide
clarity and orientation to visitors to the site. Streets and pedestrian paths are within
the Refined Landscape (Zone 2), as appropriate to their use in highly visible,
pedestrian oriented areas.
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The main entry into the Carlsbad Ranch from Palomar Airport Road will be
dominated by the landscape of the cultivated agricultural fields. The entry from
Cannon Road will be characterized by the golf course landscape and views to Agua
Hedionda Lagoon. Informal massing of flowering accent trees are planned near the
project entries to provide an informal yet distinct entry image. The informal planting
of the project entries and suggested plant material for these areas are consistent
with the guidelines for arterial streets included within the City of Carlsbad
Landscape Manual.
The following landscaping guidelines address the framework elements for the
Carlsbad Ranch; parking areas, golf course and project entries. The recommended
plant palettes given for these areas will be the dominant, reoccurring species
providing for project unity, but may be supplemented with other species for variety
and interest. Planting palettes are not specified for each development parcel.
Landscaping within development parcels may have a wider range of plant material
than described in these guidelines, but should incorporate material used in the
framework elements to unify the development. LEGOLAND Carlsbad will be
extensively landscaped and has special landscape objectives and guidelines of its
own as detailed in the text for Planning Area 4.
a. Golf Course
i. bandscapina Obiec tives:
Planting, excluding turf areas, should be informal,
unmanicured, and natural looking; designed to require low
maintenance. Plant material should be drought resistant and
tolerant of marine exposure.
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ii. Recommended Plant Materid:
(a) Dominant trees (1 5 gallon minimum):
Turfed areas:
Pinus torreyana Torrey Pine
Pinus halepensis Aleppo Pine
Pinus canariensis Canary Island Pine
Pinus pinea Italian Stone Pine
Platanus racemosa California Sycamore
Melaleuca leucadendra Cajeput Tree
Metrosideros excelsus New Zealand
Christmas Tree
Transition areas--not turfed (1 5 gallon minimum):
Quercus species Oak
Platanus racemosa California Sycamore
Pinus torreyana Torrey Pine
Schinus molle California Pepper
Acacia melanoxylon Black Acacia
(b) Accent trees (24" box minimum):
Jacaranda acutifolia Jacaranda
Tipuana tipu Tipu Tree
Erythrina caffra Coral Tree
Cocos plumosa Queen Palm
Washingtonia robusta Mexican Fan Palm
Planting should be 25' to 40' o.c., informal massing,
with a mix of 15 gallon through 48" box. Some 60" box
trees should be used in key areas (e.g., entries).
Accent trees should be planted in specific locations to
emphasize view corridors through the golf course and
around greens and tees.
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(c) Shrubs:
Informal massing of both large and medium size shrubs
(see Shrub List on page 92) should occur around golf
fairways mixed with native ornamental grasses. A
hydroseed California coastal range wildflower mix
should be applied between shrub massing and grasses
for accent. Shrubs shall be a mix of 5 gallon (75%)
and 15 gallon (25%) sizes.
b. Parkina Areas
1. Landscapina Obiectives
Parking areas will be screened using a combination of berms
and landscape treatment. Planting and irrigation shall conform
to guidelines within the City of Carlsbad Landscape Manual
and as described below. Landscaping shall establish a
densely planted informal massing of plant material to screen
parking lots from adjacent property and streets.
Plant material should promote low maintenance, be drought
resistant, and tolerant of marine exposure.
Parking lot landscaping shall meet the following guidelines:
- One tree for every four parking spaces shall be
provided. No less than 3% of the parking area shall be
planted and maintained with trees listed on the
Recommended Plant Material palette contained on
page 88 in this specific plan.
- Trees planted in parking areas shall be contained in
planting areas with a minimum dimension of four feet
and bounded by a concrete or masonry curb of a
minimum of six inches in height.
- Planting should be 25' to 30' o.c., with informal massing
in and around parking areas, at a minimum rate of 1
tree for every 4 parking spaces. An even mix of 15
gallon (50%) and 24" box (50%) sizes minimum should
be included.
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- All landscape areas shall be sewed by an automatic
irrigation system and be supplied with bubblers, spray
type sprinklers or drip irrigation.
- All landscaping shall be approved as a part of the Site
Development Plan.
ii. Recommended Plant Material
(a) Dominant trees (15 gallon minimum):
Quercus species Oak
Ulmus parvifolia Evergreen Elm
Ahus rhombifolia Alder
Metrosideros excelsus New Zealand Christmas
Tree
Populus fremontii Western Cottonwood
Cupaniopsis anacardiodes Carrotwood
(b) Accent Trees (24" box minimum):
Cassia leptophylla
Chorisia speciosa
Jacaranda acutifolia
Prunus "Krauter Vesuvius"
Magnolia grandiflora
Tipuana tipu
Erythrina caffra
Cocos plumosa
Washingtonia robusta
Golden Medallion Tree Floss Silk Tree
Jacaranda
Purpleleaf Plum
Southern Magnolia
Tipu Tree
Coral Tree
Queen Palm
Mexican Fan Palm
(c) Shrubs:
Informal massing of both medium and small size
shrubdgroundcover (see Shrub List on page 92) should occur.
50% of the shrubs (except on slopes 3:l or steeper) shall be
a minimum of five (5) gallons in size. The remaining 50% of
the shrubs shall be a minimum of one (1) gallon in size.
Vine planting for trellis on walls and roof of parking structures
should be provided.
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C. Proiect E ntries
The two main project entries to the Carlsbad Ranch are at the intersections
of Cannon Road with LEGO Drive at the north and Palomar Airport Road
with Armada Drive at the south. Special landscape treatment will be used
at these areas to help the motorist identify the development, provide
character and a sense of arrival.
i. Landscape Objectives
(a) Intersection of Palomar Airport Road and Armada
Drive:
Provide an informal yet distinct entry into the Carlsbad Ranch.
Provide a continuation of cultivated flower color across
Armada Drive so that the visual character of the cultivated
fields becomes part of the entry image.
Provide a backdrop of large accent trees adjacent to the
Community HoteVRetaiI parcel and LEGOLAND Carlsbad
parcel flanking Armada Drive to create an informal gateway.
Do not use landscape elements to identify this intersection as
an entry to LEGOLAND Carlsbad.
(b) Intersection of Cannon Road and LEGO Drive:
Provide an informal yet identifiable entry into the Carlsbad
Ranch, continuing the landscape theme of the golf course and
Cannon Road Scenic Corridor.
Provide clear identification of this intersection as the access
route to LEGOLAND Carlsbad through the use of signage and
landscape treatment.
Provide informal massing of evergreen trees (pines, and/or
melaleuca) and a clean ground plane of groundcover as a
base for project signage. Limit use of accent trees and
bedding color at this entry.
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(c) Intersection of LEGO Drive and Armada Drive
(Roundabout):
Provide an enhanced landscape treatment and LEGO theme
signage for the main entry into LEGOLAND Carlsbad.
Directional and identification sign(s) shall be permitted in and
around this intersection (roundabout). Said sign(s) shall be
subject to the approval of a detailed sign program by the
Planning Director prior to the issuance of a building permit for
the first project that proposes such signing.
Use planting and signage to clearly distinguish for the motorist
the LEGO entry vs. the Armada Drive entry to the other
developed parcels.
Provide specimen size accent trees (minimum 36" box size) at
the intersection. Allow filtered views into the golf course
langscape beyond.
All signs and landscaping in the roundabout shall be designed
so that they do not create obstructions to vehicular sight
distance through the roundabout.
(d) Individual Parcel Entries:
In addition to the two main Carlsbad Ranch entries and the
LEGOLAND Carlsbad entry described above, there are various
driveway entries to individual development parcels which may
be embellished with special landscape treatment consistent
with the theme of each parcel.
Provide accent trees, landscape color, low walls, signage,
lighting, decorative paving surfaces, or other landscape
elements to direct the motorist and add significance to the
main entries. Creative design of such features can reflect the
architectural design themes of the individual parcels as long as
general compatibility is maintained with the overall Carlsbad
Ranch landscape and signage concepts presented in this
specific plan.
De-emphasize secondary service and emergency access
driveways.
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ii. Recommended Plant Material
(a) Accent Trees - (36" box minimum):
Cassia leptophylla
Tipuana tipu
Chorisia speciosa
Jacaranda a cutifolia
Erythrina caffra
Prun us "Kra u te r Ves u vius 'I
Magnolia grandiflora
Cocos plumosa
Washingtonia robusta
Phoenix dactylifera
Phoenix canarilusis
Golden Medallion Tree
Tipu Tree
Floss Silk Tree
Jacaranda
Coral Tree
Purpleleaf Plum
Southern Magnolia
Queen Palm
Mexican Fan Palm
Date Palm
Canary Island Palm
Plant 20' to 25' o.c., informal massing, 36" box minimum.
(b) Bedding Color:
Similar to flower fields (in season).
(c) Shrubs:
The following plant list is intended to provide a basis for
developing a planting palette. This list only suggests some of
the shrubs, groundcovers, and vines that could be used for the
project. Other species may be used subject to the approval of
the City's Landscape Architect andlor Planning Director. Also
see the shrub list beginning on page 92.
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Botanical Name
Arbutus unedo
Cistus purpureus
Leptospermum scoparium
Melaleuca nesophila
Nerium oleander
Pittosporurn tobira
4' to 6' 11 Heteromeles arbutifolia
MEDIUM SHRUBS (2' to 4')
Size Spacing
Botanical Name Common Name (gal.) (O.C.)
Cistus corbariensis White Rockrose 5 3' to 5'
Dietes vegeta Fortnight Lily 5 3' to 5'
Hemerocallis hybrids Day Lily 5 2'
Kniphofia uvaria Red Hot Poker 5 2'
Lantana camara Lantana 5 3' to 5'
Raphiolepis indica Indian Hawthorn 5 2'
~ Ceanothus griseus horizontalis Carmel Creeper 5 5'
E SHRUBS (Over 4')
Common Name
Strawberry Tree
Orchid Rockrose
New Zealand Tea Tree
Pink Melaleuca
Oleander
Pittosporum
Tovon
Size
(gal.)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Spacing
(O.C.)
3' to 6'
4' to 6'
8' to 10'
6' to 8'
4' to 6'
6' to a'
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SMALL SHRUBS AND GROUNDCOVERS (Under
Size
(gal)
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flat
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Botanical Name I CommonName I
Spacing
(O.C.)
2'
2'
1'
4'
2'
2
4'
2'
4'
Coprosma kirkii
Dietes bicolor
Gazania
Lantana montevidensis
Myoporum parvifolium
Trachelospermum jasminoides
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus '
Hedera helix (small leaved)
Lonicera japonica
Botanical Name
Bougainvillea
Jasminum polyanthum
Wisteria sinensis
Coprosma
Fortnight Lily
Garania
Trailing Lantana
Myoporum
Star Jasmine
Rosemary
English Ivy
Honeysuckle
Size Spacing
Common Name (gal.) (O.C.)
Bougainvillea 5 20'
Jasmine 5 15'
Wisteria 5 20'
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B. PLANNING AREA 1 - GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA
Planning Area 1 is being developed as a vocational campus for the Gemological
Institute of America. The campus would generally include classroom facilities, auditoriums,
research and laboratory facilities, libraries, administrative off ices, warehousing, museum,
bookstore, dining and recreational facilities and dormitories. Given the location of this
Planning Area outside of the 60 CNEL contour and beyond the airport influence area, this
is an appropriate location for a campus. The vocational campus would be compatible with
and complement the research and development, hotel and retail uses to the south and
could potentially attract similar or related users to Planning Area 2. The development
standards and design guidelines for the vocational campus shall be compatible with the
guidelines for the research and development uses in Planning Area 2 with the exceptions
of permitted uses, as noted below.
Planning Area 1 consists of three lots. The Gemological Institute of America has
processed and obtained approval of a Site Development Plan that covered the two
southern lots of Planning Area 1. This Site Development Plan was approved by the City
of Carlsbad in December of 1994 and this area could be one of the first areas of the
specific plan to be developed.
The northern most lot in Planning Area 1 is currently under a Williamson Act Land
Conservation Contract and will not be available for development until after December 31,
2001. It is possible that this lot will be used for an expansion of the GIA campus that was
approved for development on the southern lots in Planning Area 1. This would require an
amendment to the Site Development Plan for this area. Any development that occurred
on this lot would have to be designed to share access from LEGO Drive. No additional
access point would be allowed on LEGO Drive or Cannon Road for this lot.
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SETBACK FROM
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SETBACK k
10’ LANDSCAPE
BOUNDARY &
LOT LINE b t *
DEVELOPMENT
LAND USE: VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
NET PARCEL AREA: 28.93 ACRES (3 PARCELS)
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM:
PHASE 1: 325,000 SF (18.06 ACRES)
PHASE 2: 225,000 SF (10.87 ACRES)
TOTAL: 550,000 SF
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PLANNING AREA 1
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1. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
The following are specific development standards and design
guidelines applicable to this Planning Area. However, Chapter Ill., Section
A. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND DESIGN GUIDELINES
beginning on page 63, contains additional development standards and
design guidelines that are applicable to all Planning Areas within this Specific
Plan Amendment.
a. Permitted Uses
(1). Principal permitted uses within Planning Area 1 are as follows:
- Professional, business, administrative and financial
service uses;
- Research and development uses; such as research and
testing enterprises, which function within buildings
whose general characteristics are compatible with
facilities for office uses, as determined by the Planning
Director;
Educational institutions including all related facilities
such as classrooms, auditoriums, research and
laboratory facilities, libraries, administrative offices,
dining and recreational facilities and dormitories . A
Conditional Use Permit will not be required for the
educational institution. A Site Development Plan,
however, will be required to be approved prior to
issuance of any building permits on these parcels;
- Related manufacturing, processing, storage, wholesale,
and distribution facilities which are an integral and/or
essential component of the vocational school.
(2) Daycare facilities for child care are permitted by a Conditional
Use Permit within Planning Area 1.
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b. Buildina and Landscape Setbacks
Building setbacks shall conform with the requirements of the Office
(0) Zone requirements (Chapter 21.27 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code) and
the setback requirements of the Building Height Ordinance (Chapter 21.04
of the Carlsbad Municipal Code), which apply to the project as follows:
Building Setbacks
Front or Side Yard on an Arterial
(LEGO Drive, Armada Drive and
Cannon Road)
Interior Side Yard
Rear Yard (Golf Course)
Landscape Setbacks
Front or Side Yard on an Arterial
(LEGO Drive, Armada Drive and
Cannon Road)
Interior Side Yard
Rear Yard (Golf Course)
30 feet
10 feet
20 feet
30 feet
10 feet
10 feet
These base setback requirements assume 2 to 3 story buildings up to 35
feet. For buildings which exceed 35 feet in height, all required setbacks shall
be increased at a ratio of one horizontal foot for every one foot of vertical
construction above 35 feet. The additional setback area must be maintained
as landscaped open space.
C. Parkina Areas
Office buildings and parking areas in Planning Area 1 shall be sited
and designed to minimize unfavorable views of the development from the
west. Parking areas shall be sited between the public street section of
LEGO Drive and Armada Drive and the buildings, to screen views of parking
from the west. Berms and landscaping shall be utilized to screen parking
areas to the maximum extent possible while still meeting other City
ordinances and standards for sight distances.
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2. DESIGN GUIDELINES
a. Buildina Orientation
Primary building entrances shall be oriented to the onsite parking
area and not facing Armada Drive. Secondary building entrances are
permitted to be oriented toward Armada Drive; however, as each office
building is visible from all sides, no building elevation can appear as a
"backside". Special landscaping treatment shall be used to define project
entries at LEGO Drive and Armada Drive. Provision for comfortable
pedestrian as well as vehicular linkages between LEGO Drive and Armada
Drive and the buildings shall be provided.
b. Buildina Form and Massing
Office buildings shall be well articulated by changes in height and
vertical planes to reduce the appearance of bulk and create interesting
building silhouettes. The use of special architectural features such as
dormers, cupolas, loggias, balconies, arcades and window and entry
recesses, are encouraged to provide visual interest and detail.
C. Architectural Character
Architectural features such as tower, roof and courtyard elements, that
provide building articulation, diversity and pedestrian amenity shall be
provided. Building design shall incorporate or be generally compatible with
a mediterranean vocabulary.
d. Buildina Materials
Building materials shall incorporate or be generally compatible with a
mediterranean architectural vocabulary and shall use durable, high quality
building and roofing materials. Exterior wall and roof colors shall be low
intensity earth tones. Stucco with accent materials such as tile, natural
stone, or other compatible natural building materials shall be preferred. Roof
colors shall be low intensity colors which blend with the environmental setting
of the project.
Glass curtain walls and other highly reflective building materials are
considered inappropriate for building walls. Substantial use of mirrored,
reflective or darkly tinted glass should be avoided as it would give the
appearance of a glass curtain wall.
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e. Roofs
Sloping roofs, varying roof heights and forms are encouraged to
provide interesting building silhouettes. As a guideline, roof planes should
be broken in height or form every 75 to 100 feet. Rooftop mechanical
equipment shall be screened, enclosed and architecturally incorporated into
visually interesting building tops.
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C. PLANNING AREA 2 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
A combination of approximately 300,000 square feet of office and approximately
500,000 square feet of research and development uses will be developed in Planning Area
2, east of Armada Drive. As the nine lots in Planning Area 2 are developed, the City will
monitor the square footage of the different uses. This monitoring will enure that the square
footages proposed by the Site Development Plans do not exceed the estimates of the
Zone 13 Local Facilities Management Plan, unless a future amendment to the LFMP would
allow for a greater amount.
The development standards and design guidelines of Planning Area 2 are
compatible with the Gemological Institute of America's campus in Planning Area 1 I with the
exceptions of the permitted uses listed below. Buildings within Planning Area 2 should be
oriented towards Armada Drive or LEG0 Drive to provide screening of the parking areas
from these access points.
1. DEVELOPMENTSTANDARDS
The following are specific development and design guidelines
applicable to this Planning Area. However, Chapter Ill., Section A.
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND DESIGN GUIDELINES
beginning on page 63, contains additional development standards and
design guidelines that are applicable to all Planning Areas within this Specific
Plan Amendment.
a. Permitted Uses
(1). Principal permitted uses within the parcels designated
Professional Office and Research and Development are as
follows:
- Professional, business, administrative and financial
service uses;
- Research and development uses; such as research and
testing enterprises, which function within buildings
whose general characteristics are compatible with
facilities for office uses, as determined by the Planning
Director;
- A museum open to the general public, including retail
sales related to the museum, not to exceed a total
floor area of 325 square feet on only Lot 11 (Shown
on Figure 21 ; Lot 8 of Final Map 13357).
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Amended June 8,1999
LAND USE: RESEARCH h DEVELOPMENT / OFFICE
NET PARCEL AREA: 40.01 ACRES (9 PARCELS PLUS STREET "D")
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: 800,000 sf (500,000 sf R&D
300,000 sf office) 0' 500'
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PLANNING AREA 2
RESEARCH and DEVELOPMENT
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- Limited commercial uses located within the same
building as the principal permitted use, such as
deli/mini-convenience stores or other similar uses,
limited to the sales of goods and services intended to
satisfy the needs of the occupants of the Research and
Development parcels. Restaurants, other than limited
service delicatessens, shall not be permitted within
Planning Area 2;
- Related manufacturing, processing, storage,
wholesale, and distribution facilities which are an
integral and/or essential component of principal
permitted uses occurring within the Off ice/Research and
Development area. These ancillary operations shall be
located on the same parcel as the principal permitted
use which they support;
- The proposed mixing of light manufacturing with other
diverse uses may require that measures be taken to
mitigate the possibility of exposure of commercial and
other less intense uses to accidents involving
hazardous materials.
(2) Daycare facilities for child care are permitted by a Conditional
Use Permit within parcels designated Research and
Development.
C. Buildina and Landscape Setbacks
Building setbacks shall conform with the requirements of the Office
(0) Zone requirements (Chapter 21.27 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code) and
the setback requirements of the Building Height Ordinance (Chapter 21.04
of the Carlsbad Municipal Code), which apply to the project as follows:
Building and Landscape Setbacks -
Front or Side Yard on Armada Drive 30 feet
Rear Yard on LEG0 Drive 35 feet
Interior Side Yard 10 feet
interior Private Street "D" 20 feet
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These base setback requirements assume 2 to 3 story buildings up
to 35 feet. For buildings which exceed 35 feet in height, all required
setbacks shall be increased at a ratio of one horizontal foot for every one
foot of vertical construction above 35 feet. The additional setback area must
be maintained as landscaped open space. Setbacks from the Interior Private
Street shall be measured from the face of curb. Due to the unusual shape
of Lot 15, setbacks will not have to be increased for buildings over 35 feet in
height.
Special landscape treatment shall be provided on the first 50 feet of
the interior street (Street I'D'') serving Planning Area 2 as it separates from
Armada Drive. This treatment shall be designed to create a sense of entry
into the research and development area. This area shall be maintained by
the Carlsbad Ranch Maintenance Association.
d. Access and Internal Circulation
Lots within Planning Area 2 may gain access from driveways off
Armada Drive or the private internal street "D" as shown on Figure 32 on
page 101, As shown by Figure 32 Lots 10,ll & 12 will take their primary
access off of Armada Drive. Lots 6,7,8,9,14 & 15 will take their primary
access off of Street" D". Access points must comply with all applicable
Engineering design standards of the City of Carlsbad.
Through access from Armada Drive to the internal street via the
parking areas approved as a part of the Site Development Plan may be
permitted as long as it meets with all applicable Engineering design
standards. The private street within Planning Area 2 shall have a curb-to-
curb width of 40 feet with parking allowed on the west side only. The first 50
feet of the internal street as it branches off Armada Drive shall receive
enhanced landscaping and create an entryway into the internal portion of
Planning Area 2. No access to LEG0 Drive shall be permitted from Planning
Area 2.
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e. Parkina Areas
2.
Buildings and parking areas in Planning Area 2 shall be sited and
designed to minimize unfavorable views of the development from the west
and from the LEGOLAND Carlsbad entrance to the east. When feasible,
parking areas for Planning Area 2 shall be located away from Armada Drive
behind the office structures to conceal them from view and separate them
from pedestrian walkways and away from the LEGOLAND Carlsbad
entrance. Berms and landscaping shall be utilized to screen parking areas
to the maximum extent possible while still meeting other City ordinances and
standards for sight distances.
DESIGN GUIDELINES
a. Buildina Orientation
Office buildings should maintain a strong relationship to the road.
Primary building entrances shall be oriented to the onsite parking area and
not facing Armada Drive. Secondary building entrances are permitted to be
oriented toward Armada Drive; however, as each office building is visible
from all sides, no building elevation can appear as a "backside". Building
mass should be parallel or on axis with Armada Drive. Special landscaping
treatment shall be used to define project entries at Armada Drive. Provision
for comfortable pedestrian as well as vehicular linkages between Armada
Drive and the office buildings shall be provided.
b. Buildina Form and Massinq
Buildings shall be well articulated by changes in height and vertical
planes to reduce the appearance of bulk and create interesting building
silhouettes. The use of special architectural features such as dormers,
cupolas, loggias, balconies, arcades and window and entry recesses, are
encouraged to provide visual interest and detail.
C. Architectural Character
Architectural features such as tower, roof and courtyard elements, that
provide building articulation, diversity and pedestrian amenity shall be
provided. Variations in design may incorporate some of the features
illustrated. Building design shall incorporate or be generally compatible with
a mediterranean vocabulary. Communication devices such as satellite
dishes and antenna shall be located or treated to reduce the visibility from
pedestrian areas. Mechanical equipment such as ground transformers
located away from the building shall be completely screened from public view
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with landscaping or other materials finished to match the building to which
they relate, The use of recessed windows and the expression of columns
and beams that create shadow and texture shall be encouraged to create a
sense of human scale.
d. Buildina Materials
Building materials shall incorporate or be generally compatible with a
mediterranean architectural vocabulary and shall use durable, high quality
building and roofing materials. Exterior wall and roof colors shall be low
intensity earth tones. Stucco with accent materials such as tile, natural stone,
or other compatible natural building materials shall be preferred. Roof colors
shall be low intensity colors which blend with the environmental setting of the
project.
Glass curtain walls and other highly reflective building materials are
considered inappropriate for building walls. Substantial use of mirrored,
reflective or darkly tinted glass should be avoided as it would give the
appearance of a glass curtain wall.
e. Roofs
Sloping roofs, varying roof heights and forms are encouraged to
provide interesting building silhouettes. For large buildings, flat roofs with
appropriate parapet treatment to provide relief may be acceptable. As a
guideline, roof planes should be broken in height or form every 75 to 100
feet. Rooftop mechanical equipment shall be screened, enclosed and
architecturally incorporated into visually interesting building tops.
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D. PLANNING AREA 3 - HOTEURETAIL
Located along the southern portion of Armada Drive, within close proximity to the
adjoining Research and Development area and Palomar Airport Road, Planning Area 3 will
be developed with HoteWetail uses which include a mixture of retail, lodging and office
uses. Development in Planning Area 3 will be designed to take advantage of views to the
west over the flower fields. At some future date, Planning Area 3 may be re-subdivided
to create separate legal parcels for the hotel/timeshare and retail uses.
1. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
The following are specific development and design guidelines
applicable to this Planning Area. However, Chapter Ill., Section A.
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND DESIGN GUIDELINES
beginning on page 63, contains additional development standards and
design guidelines that are applicable to all Planning Areas within this Specific
Plan Amendment.
a. Permitted Uses
- Hotels; - Commercial Living Units (Timeshare) may be permitted by the City
Council in conjunction with a hotel project;
Accessory Uses - The following uses are permitted only as accessory
uses to the hotel and/or timeshare.
Retail, wholesale or service businesses catering directly to the
consumer, except new or used car sales;
Restaurants, not including drive-up or drive in services; - Health and Fitness Clubs; - Daycare facilities for child care;
Personal Services; barbers, beauty shops etc.;
Professional, business, administrative and financial off ices;
Bars and nightclubs as part of hotel or restaurant;
- - Art Galleries/Museums; - -
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LAND USE: HOTEL h RETAIL
PARCEL AREA: 12.20 GROSS AC./10.48 NET AC.
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: 21 2,080 SF
HOTEL - 280 ROOMS
RETAIL - 20,000 SF
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b. Buildina and Landscape Setbacks
Building setbacks shall conform with the requirements of the
Commercial Tourist (CT) Zone requirements (Chapter 21.29 of the Carlsbad
Municipal Code) and the setback requirements of the Building Height
Ordinance (Chapter 21.04 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code), which apply to
the project as follows:
Building Setbacks -
Front or Side Yard on Armada Drive: 30 feet
Rear or Side Yard From Flower Fields: 25 feet
Landscape Setbacks -
Front or Side Yard on Armada Drive: 30 feet
Rear or Side Yard From Flower Fields: 10 feet
As noted above, development in Planning 3 is required to conform
with the requirements of the C-T Zone which does not require any setbacks
from the property lines. Planning Area 3 is providing a 30 foot front yard
setback and 25 foot rear and side yard setbacks. Since these setbacks are
far greater than the requirements of the C-T Zone, buildings that exceed the
35 foot height limit are not required to increase the setbacks described
above.
c. Parkinq
The joint use of parking facilities is allowed within the HoteVRetail
area, based on the potential for off-peak uses, and the establishment of a
pedestrian oriented environment which will encourage multi-purpose trips.
Specific reductions of parking requirements shall be determined based on
the provisions set forth in section 21.44.050(a)(4) of the Carlsbad Municipal
Code.
2. DESIGN GUIDELINES
a. Buildina Orientation
Buildings should be oriented to take advantage of views overlooking
the flower fields and the Pacific Ocean. Buildings in Planning Area 3
adjacent to Armada Drive should have pedestrian oriented architecture.
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People oriented activities (i.e. recreation, restaurants with outdoor
seating, retail shops, lobbies, ballrooms) should be established adjacent to
the pedestrian promenade to enliven and reinforce the public nature of the
space.
b. Buildina Form and Massing
A variety of building size, form and height is encouraged for Planning
Area 3.
Within Planning Area 3, an architectural feature (e.g., tower) which
exceeds 35 feet in height is encouraged for the hotel only to enhance the
building silhouette. The architectural feature must meet the criteria listed
under building height in Section III.A.l. of this specific plan.
C. Architectural Character
Architectural features such as tower, roof and courtyard elements, that
provide building articulation, diversity and pedestrian amenity shall be
provided. Variation in design should incorporate several or all of these
elements. Building design shall incorporate or be generally compatible with
a mediterranean vocabulary.
Ground level building facades in Planning Area 3 shall be rich in
architectural detail. Architectural features such as window sills and
moldings, window panes, columns, arcades and awnings are encouraged.
d. Buildina Materials
Building materials shall incorporate or be generally compatible with a
mediterranean architectural vocabulary and shall use durable, high quality
building and roofing materials. Exterior wall and roof colors shall be of low
intensity earth tones. Stucco with accent materials such as tile, natural stone,
or other compatible natural building materials shall be preferred. Roof colors
shall be low intensity colors which blend with the environmental setting of the
project.
The material utilized for the sloping roofs shall be clay roof tiles with
mottled tones or metal roof panels of copper, aluminum or steel.
Glass curtain walls and other highly reflective building materials are
considered inappropriate for building walls. Substantial use of mirrored,
reflective or darkly tinted glass should be avoided as it would give the
appearance of a glass curtain wall.
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e. Roofs
Sloping roofs, varying roof heights and forms are encouraged to
provide interesting building silhouettes. Rooftop mechanical equipment shall
be screened, enclosed and architecturally incorporated into visually
interesting building tops.
f. Access
Primary building entrances may be oriented toward Armada Drive. A
prominent building entrance should be established using architectural and
landscape features (e.g., special entry landscaping and hardscape and
awnings or canopies.). Clear, un-tinted glass shall be used at street level for
retail uses to foster direct visual interaction between indoor and outdoor
areas. Mirrored, highly reflective or darkly tinted glass shall not be permitted.
Pedestrian access from Planning Area 3 to LEG0 may be provided
in accordance with all applicable City standards. If warranted by the amount
of traffic on Armada Drive a grade separated crossing may be constructed.
If a grade separated crossing of Armada Drive is provided the construction
and maintenance of this crossing shall be the responsibility of the developer
of Planning Area 3. The design and location of a grade separated crossing
shall be reviewed as a part of the Site Development Plan for Planning Area
3.
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E. PLANNING AREA 4 - LEGOLAND Carlsbad
The focus of LEGOLAND Carlsbad will be on the provision of fun and creative,
educational experiences for children in the age group 2 through 13 and their families. The
planning and design shall comply with the following criteria:
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Provide for family interaction and fun
Provide Environmental sensitivity including designing with nature, energy
conservation, reuse, and recycling
Create a "park within a park"
Facilitate participation and creativity
Create a world of learning
Develop theme areas corresponding to LEGO brands
Provide comfort and quality for guests and staff
Create synergy with the local community and environment
The overall concept of LEGOLAND Carlsbad may be described as a "park within a
park". A significant portion of LEGOLAND Carlsbad will consist of attractive landscape
areas with an emphasis on native and water consewing landscapes. Figure 36 on page
1 16 provides an overall planning summary of LEGOLAND Carlsbad.
1. PLANNING AREAS
The general planning areas and acreages which make up LEGOLAND
Carlsbad are shown on Figure 35 on page 11 5. The approximately 128 acre site
consists of four (4) distinct planning areas. These consist of the Inner Park, the
Outer Park, the Parking and Circulation and the Service and Administration. A brief
description of the approximate size and location of each of the planning areas is
provided below.
a. Inner Park
The Inner Park is approximately 35 acres in size and includes both
Active Clusters and Passive Clusters. The Inner Park planning area is
located in the central portion of the LEGO property and serves as the core
of LEGOLAND Carlsbad.
The Inner Park is accessed through an entrance structure with
ticketing booths and turnstiles, an entrance building with guest related
facilities and retail uses, restaurantlcafe buildings, public toilets and comfort
rooms, and the themed attractions buildings.
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The key elements of LEGOLAND Carlsbad are the "Active Clusters"
and "Passive Clusters". These key elements are shown on Figure 36 on
page 116.
Active Clusters will include LEGO attraction areas such as
MINILAND and will be distinguished by plantings, paving, site furnishings,
water features, pedestrian trails and landscape lighting. Rides created for
these areas will be designed to allow the child and hidher family to view and
interact with the LEGO models and attractions. High speed thrill rides will
not be a part of LEGOLAND Carlsbad.
It is anticipated that LEGOLAND Carlsbad will include approximately
five (5) Active Clusters. the size of each Active Cluster is expected to be at
the range of 2 and 5 acres. Examples of activities which may occur in the
Active Clusters include the following:
Miniland - Miniland will be the heart of LEGOLAND Carlsbad. This
area will illustrate the creative uses of LEGO bricks in a garden
setting. Miniland will be alive with movement and sound and will
create landmarks and scenes from the world, North America and
California. It will include famous buildings and towns surrounded by
landscape settings.
DUPLO Play Town - DUPLO Play Town will focus on younger
children. Children can enjoy attractions that will feature DUPLO
theme areas and will offer plenty of creative play opportunities. Rides
designed for and controlled by small children will allow them to
interact with DUPLO model creations. DUPLO buildings will allow
children to explore and interact with their surroundings in unique
ways.
LEGO Building Workshops - LEGO building workshop areas will be
incorporated in several areas of the Park to allow children at different
age levels to build their own LEGO creations. Master-classes led by
LEGO model designers will offer groups of children and families
opportunities to participate in guided building tasks with LEGO bricks
and elements.
LEGO Driving School - Among other educational elements will be a
driving school for children to learn the rules of the road. The driving
school will offer group instructions and testing of skills on a driving
course with LEGO instructors. Following this driving experience,
children will be awarded their own LEGO driver's license.
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LEGO Attraction Areas - Other attractions in LEGOLAND Carlsbad
emphasize LEGO themes such as Town, Castle, and Pirates.
Activities created for these areas will be designed to allow the child
and hidher family to view and interact with the theme LEGO models
and attractions.
Passive Clusters will be located next to the Active Clusters within the
Inner Park. The Passive Clusters are characterized by unobstructed park
like plantings with occasional walkways and limited paving, site furnishings,
garden features and landscape lighting. The key objective of the passive
clusters is to allow families to picnic, relax, and enjoy the park atmosphere.
b. Outer Park
The Outer Park contains landscape areas which may accommodate
future Inner Park expansion. The Outer Park also contains landscaped
buffers which lie between LEGOLAND Carlsbad and the adjacent LEGO
Drive. The landscaped service road will be located within the Outer Park.
The actual boundaries of both the Inner Park and Outer Park as well
as the acreage of the Planning Areas may vary and will be precisely
determined at the time of the Site Development Plan review.
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PARK PARCEL AREA: 131.62 ACRES (GROSS); 128.32 ACRES (NET)
LEG0 DRIVE (PRIVATE) PARCEL AREA: 0.94 ACRES (GROSS/NET).
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: 425,750 s.f. IUUI
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STATISTICS
INNER PARK 35 AC.
OUTER PARK 30.8 AC.
PARKING & CIRCULATION 55.52 AC.
SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION 7 AC.
TOTAL 128.32 AC.
Figure 35
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C. Parkina and Circulation
Proposed parking consists of areas for guest parking, bus parking,
recreation vehicle and employee parking. Guest parking includes provisions
for handicap parking in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
In an effort to work with the existing topography of the site and maximize
views within LEGOLAND Carlsbad, the parking area is designated for the
southem portion of the LEGO site. Access to the guest parking will be taken
from LEGO Drive by way of Cannon Road. All directional signage including
freeway signs, signs on Palomar Airport Road and promotional
advertisements shall direct motorists towards Cannon Road. Parking
expansion space will be provided within the LEGO park site adjacent to the
parking lot on the south. This will also provide space for parking overflow
should it be needed during peak visitor days.
Employee and bus parking facilities will be provided at the
southeastern portion of the site. Access to these areas will be from Palomar
Airport Road via Hidden Valley Road., Emergency vehicle access is also
provided via Hidden Valley Road. Details of the parking areas will be
provided as a part of the application for the Site Development Plan.
d. Service and Administration
The Service and Administration planning area is proposed to be
located on the eastern end of the project site. The service and administrative
buildings will include storage, workshops, staff, educational and
administrative facilities. External waste and storage facilities will be
established in connection with the storage building.
2. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
The following are specific development and design guidelines applicable to
this Planning Area. However, Section 111 .A. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS AND DESIGN GUIDELINES beginning on page 63 contains
additional development standards and design guidelines that are applicable to all
Planning Areas within this Specific Plan Amendment.
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a. Permitted uses within LEGOLAND Carlsbad are as follows:
b.
Entrance facility;
Toll "plaza";
Retail shops, not including drive-up or drive-in services;
Restaurants, not including drive-up or drive-in services;
Service buildings associated with Park activities;
Off ices related to Park activities, business and administration;
Ancillary uses related to LEG0 park;
Indoor and outdoor facilities for children related to
entertainment and education, but not including high speed
thrill rides (those rides typically oriented towards the teenage
and young adult audience);
Water features, lakes;
Picnic areas;
Landscaped areas;
Guest services and facilities;
Accessory uses which are clearly incidental or necessary to
principal permitted uses;
People moving systems;
Signs related to Park activities;
Parking;
Any other uses as determined by the Planning Director to be
of the same general character as the uses listed above.
Permitted ternPoraw uses within LEGOLAND Carlsbad which are
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- Festivals; - Craft fairs; - Markets; - Construction facilities; trailers, equipment and material storage
areas; ancillary uses related to project construction.
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C. LEGOLAND Carlsbad Setbacks
Figure 37 on page 121 depicts the proposed setback conditions for
LEGOLAND Carlsbad at four key locations.
i. LEGO Drive (Area 1)
Building Setbacks
- No building shall be closer than 50 feet from the eastern
curb of LEGO Drive.
Landscape Setbacks
- Landscaping shall extend a minimum of 35 feet from
the eastern curb of LEGO Drive.
Parking Setbacks
- No parking area shall be allowed closer than 35 feet
from the eastern curb of LEGO Drive.
ii. Northeast Boundary of the Park (Area 2)
Building Setbacks
- No building shall be closer than 35 feet from the
property line of LEGOLAND Carlsbad.
Landscape Setbacks
- Landscaping shall extend a minimum of 35 feet from
the property line into Planning Area 4.
Parking Setbacks
- Not Applicable.
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iii. Hidden Valley Road (Area 3)
Bui Id ing Setbacks
- No building shall be closer than 20 feet from the right-
of-way line.
Landscape Setbacks
- Landscaping shall extend a minimum of 20 feet from
the right-of-way line.
Parking Setbacks
- No parking area shall be allowed closer than 20 feet
from the right-of-way line.
iv. Palomar Airport Road (Area 4)
Building Setbacks
- No building shall be closer than 300 feet from the
northern right-of-way line along Palomar Airport
Road.
Landscape Setbacks
- Landscaping shall extend a minimum of 140 feet from
the northern right-of-way line along Palomar Airport
Road (150 feet from the curb).
Parking Area Setbacks
- No parking area shall be allowed closer than 140 feet
from the northern right-of-way line along Palomar
Airport Road (1 50 feet from the curb).
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Figure 37
LEGOLAND Carlsbad-KEY SETBACKS
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d. Buildina Heiaht
Building heights shall conform to the building height standards of the
City's Zoning Ordinance (Chapters 21.04 and 21.29.060 of the Carlsbad
Municipal Code), which apply to the LEGOLAND Carlsbad parcel except as
modified in this section.
All buildings within LEGOLAND Carlsbad shall not exceed the height
of thirty-five feet or three levels and allowed height protrusions, as described
in Section 21.46.020 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code, shall not exceed forty-
five feet. Additional building height may be permitted to a maximum of forty-
five feet through a Site Development Plan approved by the City Council
provided that:
i. The building does not contain more than three levels;
ii. All required setbacks shall be increased at a ratio of one
horizontal foot for every one foot of vertical construction
beyond thirty-five feet. The additional setback area will be
maintained as landscaped open space;
iii. The building conforms to the requirements of Section
18.04.170 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code;
iv. The allowed height protrusions as described in Section
21.46.020 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code do not exceed 45
feet; with the exception of architectural features and exhibits
may be permitted up to 55 feet in height if the City Council
makes the specific findings that the protruding architectural
features or exhibits (1) do not function to provide usable floor
area; (2) do not accommodate and/or screen building
equipment; (3) do not adversely impact adjacent properties; (4)
are necessary to ensure a building's or exhibit's design
excellence; and (5) are restricted to no more than 3 percent of
the total roof surface area of the structure from which it
protrudes, or in the case of exhibits within Planning Area 4,
that they be restricted to no more than 3% of the aggregate of
the exhibit as measured from each exhibit's base, upon review
of a Site Development Plan approved by the City Council.
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e. Parkina Standa rds3
The following parking spaces will be provided on the opening day of
LEGOLAND Carlsbad:
Visitor Parking
Automobiles 3410 spaces
Handicapped 45 spaces
RV Parking 45 spaces
Employee Parking 600 spaces
Bus Parking 60 maces
TOTAL 41 60 spaces
Guest parking stall sizes shall be a minimum size of 8'6" x 19'. All
aisles shall be a minimum of 19' feet in width (single direction with the
parking stalls oriented at 60 degrees). Employee parking stalls shall be a
minimum of 9' x 20'. Recreation Vehicle parking stalls shall be 34' x 1 1 I. Bus
parking stalls shall be 40' x 12'. All bus aisles shall be a minimum of 75 feet
in width. If tandem bus parking occurs, there shall be a minimum of 3 feet
between buses. All handicapped parking stalls shall meet the requirements
of the Americans With Disabilities Act. The proposed parking concept shall
meet or exceed the City of Carlsbad landscape requirements of 1 tree per 4
parking stalls. Bicycle access to the parking lot shall be provided at the trail
connections off LEGO Drive and off Hidden Valley Road. Bicycle racks shall
be provided within the parking area.
Parking expansion will be provided within the LEGO site adjacent to
the Palomar Airport Road buffer zone. This area will be landscaped, and
parking will occur in the grasdturf portions of this area which will also serve
as space as needed for parking overflow. The City may require the paving
of the parking overflow area when warranted by traffic usage, but not before.
This overflow parking area will accommodate an additional 1,150 parking
spaces. The City will conduct traffic counts periodically to determine the
adequacy of the parking lot with respect to health and safety standard to
determine if this overflow area needs to be paved. The City shall advise
LEGO of any health and/or safety problems and, at the direction of the City
Engineer, may require any necessary remedies to correct the problems.
The City of Carlsbad does not have a specific parking standard for a theme park such as LEGO. These standards are
derived based on the justification and analysis contained in the traffic report prepared by KAKU Associates, Inc. (Traffic
Study for the Carlsbad LEGOLAND Carlsbad, dated April 1994, pages 59 to 62). This report is available at the City
of Carlsbad Planning Department and is incorporated herein by reference.
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The parking lot layout and design are shown on Figure 38 on page
125 and the parking lot geometrics are illustrated in Figure 39 on page 126.
. These Figures are intended to show that it is feasible to design a parking
layout to accommodate the required parking on the LEGO site. It is not
intended to be a final design. The actual design may vary subject to the
review of the Site Development Plan. The final parking lot layout shall be
subject to City approval at the time of Site Development Plan review.
Directed parking may be necessary during certain peak season days.
A requirement for directed parking will be based on the final design of the
parking lot and determined if necessary at the time of the Site Development
Plan review.
f. Circulation Plan
The Circulation Plan is shown in Figure 40 on page 127. The
Circulation Plan establishes the roadway network and the basic standards
for safe automotive, bicycle and pedestrian movement within the LEGO site
and as it relates to the proposed circulation system of the adjacent Carlsbad
Ranch Planning Areas. Figure 40 on page 127 of this document illustrates
the overall circulation plan for the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan. In order to
comply with the established performance standard for circulation facilities
contained in the Local Facilities Management Plan, Zone 13, the only
directional signing allowed on Palomar Airport Road will be a directional sign
for west bound vehicles directing them to go north on Armada Drive to LEGO
Drive. All directional signage located along the 1-5 corridor shall direct
visitors to the Cannon Road off ramps.
All promotional material, television and radio advertising, shall direct visitors
to access the Park using the 1-5 and Cannon Road interchange.
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SIGNED ACCESS TO THEME PARK
FROM CANNON ROAD
SIGNED ACCESS FOR WESTBOUND VEHICLES
TO USE ARMADA DRIVE
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DIRECTIONAL, SIGNAGE
(APPROXIMATE LOCATION)
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LEGOLAND Carlsbad-CIRCULATION PLAN .
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Visitor traffic will approach the Park heading east on Cannon Road
from the 1-5 interchange, then make a right turn at LEGO Drive.
A roundabout will be located at the intersection of LEGO Drive and
Armada Drive. This roundabout will guide visitors to LEGOLAND Carlsbad.
LEGO Drive empties directly into the private driveway leading to the LEGO
visitor parking lot.
Access to the bus, employee parking and service areas only shall be
provided from Hidden Valley Road via Palomar Airport Road.
The service road will be landscaped and screened to prevent public
view from Park visitors. Vehicles shall be separated from the Active and
Passive Clusters of the Park to avoid pedestrian contact. The service road
shall be constructed to meet the City of Carlsbad standards to accommodate
emergency vehicles.
Pedestrian access is provided through a system of circulation which
links a series of Active Clusters. This system provides a main circulation
route with opportunity to return to clusters of particular interest. Trail
links/connections to adjacent poitions of the Carlsbad Ranch will be provided
on the southwestern boundary of the park on LEGO Drive, adjacent to
Armada Drive and on the eastem boundary of the Park off of Hidden Valley
at the entrance to the employee parking or service administration area.
9. Operation and Safetv
LEGO Drive shall comply with the operation and safety standards and
criteria as provided in the Standards for Design and Construction of Public
Works Improvements in the City of Carlsbad. Lighting shall be provided that
will conform with the City lighting standards.
The LEGO parking concept allows for the maximization of landscape
opportunities, while providing for the required amount of parking in a safe
and efficient manner. If it is required that the parking area be lit, it will
conform to the City lighting standards. The LEGO parking lot will be loaded
from front to back, allowing for minimal contact between pedestrian and
vehicular movement. Visitor parking will be controlled and directed by
parking attendants during peak attendance days. The service access road
will be separate from pedestrian traffic within the main portion of LEGO Park.
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h. Sians
Signage within LEGOLAND Carlsbad shall conform to the
requirements of the City's zoning regulations (Chapter 21.41 of the Carlsbad
Municipal Code) and the Mello II segment of the LCP.
Signage for LEGOLAND Carlsbad will consist of both permanent and
temporary signs which will fall into two categories:
Off Site Signage
On Site Signage
The approximate location of the project identity and directional signs
is shown on Figure 40 on page 127. The exact location, size and design of
these signs will be determined when the Site Development Plan for
LEGOLAND Carlsbad is submitted for review by the City of Carlsbad.
i. Off-Site Signage
(a) Freeway ldentification/Directional . Signage on
I nterstate-5:
The function of the Freeway Identification signs are to identify
the Cannon Road exit as the access to LEGOLAND Carlsbad.
A minimum of four ground-mounted signs indicating the
LEGOLAND Carlsbad exit point will be provided by Caltrans
along Interstate 5. These signs will be designed in
accordance with all applicable Caltrans standards.
(b) Project Identity and Directional Signage Within The
Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan
Primary Park Identification
The function of the Primary Park Identification sign is to create
a sense of project entry and establish the park image and
character. This signage will be located at the main park
entrance at the roundabout intersection of Armada Drive and
LEG0 Drive. Directory signage for the other uses within the
Carlsbad Ranch may also be located on this sign. This sign
shall be designed so that it does not create obstructions to
vehicular sight distance through the roundabout.
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The aggregate sign area of all signs in the specific plan
community identity sign program shall not exceed a total of
one hundred square feet, plus three square feet per acre of
property within the development (1,342.2 square feet). No
individual sign shall have an area larger than'one hundred and
fifty feet.
Secondary Project Identification
The function of the Secondary Project Identification sign is to
direct vehicular traffic from Cannon Road on to LEGO Drive.
Additionally, this sign will announce park closures, and
activities that are not in operation. The Secondary Project
Identification sign will be located at the Cannon Road and
LEGO Drive intersection.
ii. On Site Signage
The exact locations and size of the on site signs will be determined as
a part of the Site Development Plan for LEGOLAND Carlsbad. The
design and size of these signs will be kept in character with
LEGOLAND Carlsbad. The following text provides a description of
the various types of signs that will be provided and their function.
(a) Auto/Directional
The function of the Auto/Directional signs is to direct visitors to
the specific areas of LEGOLAND Carlsbad, including
pedestrian entrances and auto/parking lot exits.
(b) Pedestrian
The function of the Pedestrian signage is to direct visitors to
various portions of the Park.
(c) Gateways
The function of the Gateway signage is to delineate "districts"
by marking the entrance to a new "experience" within
LEGOLAND Carlsbad.
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(d) Regulatory
The function of Regulatory signs is to enforce existing
Municipal Code, State and/or Federal Regulations, and
LEGOLAND Carlsbad imposed regulations(i.e., Do Not Enter,
No Smoking).
(e) Attractions
The function of Attraction signs is to provide information about
the subject attraction or ride, or point of interest in the Park.
(f) Educational and Informative
The function of Educational and Informative signs is to provide
general and specific information about various educational
features within the Park.
(9) Service
The function of Service signs is to direct service vehicles and
service and administration related vehicles to Service and
Administration areas of the Park.
(h) Marketing/PromotionaI
The function of Marketing signs is to announce forth coming
attractions ("coming soon''). The purpose of promotional signs
is to announce upcoming special events at the site that may
occur during special times of the year.
(i) ConstructionKonstruction Traffic
The function of the Construction signs is to .disclose
construction site rules, warnings and information.
1. Service/ Loadina Areas and Trash Enclosures
ServiceAoading areas and trash enclosures shall be located behind
buildings and screened in such a manner that they are not visible from the
street and the pedestrian walkways. Service and loading areas shall be
designed so as to not appear as a service area and shall be designed in
accordance with City Engineering standards and design requirements.
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Trash collection containers shall be completely screened and located
as inconspicuously as possible. Trash receptacle areas shall be enclosed
by a six-foot high masonry wall with gates as required by City standards.
The enclosure shall be of similar colors and/or materials as the buildings,
subject to the approval of the Planning Director. All equipment stored
outdoors shall be visually screened from adjacent streets and property.
Equipment shall be screened by a solid concrete or masonry wall not less
than six feet in height.
j. Fencina and Walls
LEGOLAND Carlsbad will be surrounded by a variety of fences and
walls to prohibit entry into the park by non-paying or unauthorized visitors.
The actual design and the exact location of the fences and walls will be
addressed during the processing of the Site Development Plan for
LEGOLAND Carlsbad.
k. Liahtinq
Lighting within Planning Area 4 shall be designed to provide adequate
illumination for visitors to LEGOLAND Carlsbad, while avoiding adverse
impacts on adjacent properties. A detailed lighting plan shall be reviewed
and approved as a part of the Site Development Plan for LEGOLAND
Carlsbad. The following principles should be considered in the design of a
lighting plan for Planning Area 4:
I. Lighting should be designed so that it does not spill over into
adjacent areas.
ii. Lighting should be directed downwards to avoid impacting
aircraft approach or takeoff from Palomar Airport.
iii. All lights should be of a type which conserves energy.
iv. Lighting will be provided at a pedestrian scale and should
reflect the design objectives of the roadways as well as
complementing the character of the environment in which they
are placed. Along the pedestrian walkways pedestrian scale
lighting fixtures shall be used. Light fixtures shall not exceed
22' in height and shall be spaced to meet City standards for
luminosity. High pressure sodium vapor fixtures shall be
utilized for the best representation of natural tones.
The private segment of LEG0 Drive shall be designed to
accommodate seasonal lighting (e.g. Christmas, etc.).
v.
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vi.
vii.
viii.
ix.
Parking lot lighting shall be designed in conformance with City
standards.
Lighting should provide a safe and desirable level of
illumination for both pedestrians and motorists without
intruding into adjacent areas.
Project signage should be illuminated on the sign face only, in
such a way as to minimize light overflow.
Search lights and lasers directed towards the sky should not
be permitted.
3. DESIGN GUIDELINES
The following are specific development and design guidelines applicable to
this Planning Area. However, Section I1I.A. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS AND DESIGN GUIDELINES beginning on page 63 contains
additional development standards and design guidelines that are applicable to all
Planning Areas within this Specific Plan Amendment.
The purpose of the following section is to provide sufficient design guidelines
and descriptive text to give the City an idea of the appearance and feeling of
LEGOLAND Carlsbad when it is developed. The exact details of LEGOLAND
Carlsbad will be provided when the Site Development Plan is processed for this
area.
a. General Buildina Orientation
LEGOLAND Carlsbad Building Orientation
The LEGOLAND Carlsbad entrance structures will be oriented toward
the guest parking area. Other Park buildings and structures will be oriented,
in general, toward a main pedestrian pathway system linking the various
Activity Clusters. Entrance to the various buildings and structures should in
general be from the main pathway system. Secondary entrances and
service entrances will be from a secondary pathway system and the outer
ring service road surrounding the Inner Park. Buildings and structures
should be of various masses and orientation in a “village/town landscape”
arrangement. Provisions for comfortable service and emergency vehicular
access will be established park-wide and will link up with the service and
emergency road system.
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Service and Administration Building Orientation
LEG0 service buildings shall be architecturally compatible with the
administration building. Primary service building entrances shall be oriented
to the access road area. Secondary building entrances will in general be
oriented toward the Family Park. Building mass should be parallel or on axis
with the access road.
Provisions for comfortable pedestrian as well as vehicular linkages
between the Park, access road, staff car parking and the service
administration building shall be provided.
b. Access
LEGOLAND Carlsbad Buildings
The main entrance for guests to LEGOLAND Carlsbad will be from the
guest car parking via guest "car park islands" to an entrance plaza in front
of the entrance structure. In connection with the entrance plaza, disabled
parking, bus and taxi drop-off will be established.
From the main entrance, a main pedestrian pathway will lead through
the various Active and Passive Clusters. Access to the various attractions
will be from the main pathway system as well as a secondary pathway
system in each individual cluster. Entrance facilities to each individual
attraction will include various setbacks and/or queuing facilities to secure
sufficient flow on pathway systems.
Pathway systems and access to attractions will satisfy all applicable
requirements for disabled accessibility. A service road system will be
established within the Outer Park area for easy accessibility for service
vehicles to the various main facilities in the Park. An emergency and fire
engine corridor system will be established acceptable to the Carlsbad Fire
Department.
Service and Administration Buildings
Main access to the administration building and service building area
will be from the secondary access road via Hidden Valley Road off Palomar
Airport Road. Secondary access to administration and service buildings,
including service gates to the service building, will be from a service yard
between the administration and service building. A combined staff service
road and pathway will connect the service yard with the service road around
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the Park. The service area will be screened from the surroundings by
planting.
C. General Architectural Character
Architectural features, such as facades, roofs and courtyard plaza
elements that provide building articulation, diversity and pedestrian amenity
shall be provided. Variations in design are anticipated and should
incorporate some of the features described below. Building design should
be generally compatible with a variety of theme characters.
Building Form
LEGOLAND Carlsbad and setvice/administration building
facades shall be well articulated by changes in height and vertical
planes to reduce the appearance of bulk and create interesting
building silhouettes. The typical facade will be asymmetrical and
building elevations will be varied and staggered to suggest a "village"
character. In some areas, theme building and structures may
incorporate decorative details borrowed from architecture in
connection with some attraction.
Roofs
Roofs will be generally low pitch or flat. Gable roof materials
shall be of suitable roof sheet material or tiles, with subdued colors.
Roof planes shall be varied for visual interest and to achieve intimate
scale. Overhangs will be short and rakes will be tight, except porches
and verandas. Roof planes will be varied for visual interest.
Entries
Entrances to general buildings in the Park will generally be
recessed and covered. Entrances to theme attraction buildings will
be of various types. Arches above the doorways will be established
where it is compatible with the theme and character of the building.
Materials will include rendered facades, tiles and decorative
doorways, and strong features. Entries to service and administration
buildings will usually be the focal point of the building and will typically
be recessed or covered.
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Windows
Windows may commonly appear recessed on general
buildings. Detail treatments include the use of architectural accents.
Shutters will be common where suitable. A variety of styles and sizes
will typically be used together to form a random pattern.
Balconies & Verandas
Balconies and verandas will be used as strong ornamental
elements, in order to add interest to the elevation and shade to the
buildings and outdoor areas.
Public Spaces
Shaded areas will be established park-wide through the use of
pergola structures, etc. A warm, relaxed atmosphere will be created
to enhance the guest's comfort.
d. Potential Buildina Materials
Building materials utilized in the LEGOLAND Carlsbad buildings shall
incorporate or be generally compatible with a theme architectural vocabulary
and shall use durable, high quality building and roofing materials. The Inner
Park will include a variety of architectural themes which will delineate
different activity areas of the Park. Exterior wall and roof colors shall be
carefully selected. Stucco with accent materials are preferred. Roof colors
shall be low intensity colors which blend with the environmental setting of the
project.
e. Citywide Trail Seament
Trails within Planning Area 4 shall be designed to link into the
Citywide Trail System along Hidden Valley Drive. Trail Segment 28 of the
Citywide Trail System may be located on the east side of Hidden Valley
Road if that area is developed as a public golf course by the City of Carlsbad
and its relocation is approved by the City.
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4. LANDSCAPE AREAS
The following have been identified as the key landscape areas for
LEGOLAND Carlsbad. A total of twelve distinct landscape areas have been
identified as shown on Figure 41 on page 138. Some of these areas fall outside of
the 128 acre LEGO property. The landscape treatment of these "outside areas"
(which include areas a-e) is further described in Chapter Ill, Section A.9.
LANDSCAPE CONCEPT of the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan. The following
provides a brief description of landscape character and planting scheme for each
of the twelve areas.
The proposed tree and plant palette for the entire LEGOLAND Carlsbad site
is provided on page 146 and follows the concept statements provided below.
a.
Concept Statement
Area A - 1-5 Intersection
The Caltrans landscaping shall Ue upgraded and a minimum of 4
signs identifying LEGO Family park access shall be incorporated along 1-5
in locations approved by Caltrans. An informal planting scheme with the
potential for color ground plane treatment shall be utilized. Primary tree
species in accordance with Caltrans guidelines are to be Melaleuca, Pines,
Palms, California Pepper Trees, Jacarandas, Erythrina and Chorisia
Speciosa.
b. Area B - Cannon Road
Concept Statement
An informal planting scheme per the City of Carlsbad's scenic corridor
guidelines shall be used along Cannon Road. This informal scheme will
create an open character with views to the lagoon and adjacent golf course.
Primary tree species in accordance with City guidelines are to be Melaleuca,
and Pines. Mass planting of shrubs and potential for flowering ground plane
treatment should also be considered.
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C. Area C - Cannon Road/LEGO Drive Intersection
Concept Statement
Informal massing of pines shall occur at this intersection. This will
serve as a transition landscape with no color. A clean ground cover will
create a base for secondary LEGO signage. Primary tree species are to be
Carrotwood and Queen Palm which are consistent with the landscape
improvement plans approved for CT 92-07 Units I and II.
d. Area D - LEGO Drive
Concept Statement
LEGO Drive landscaping will be a continuation of the theme of Area
C. The landscape concept addresses and includes only the portion of LEGO
Drive from Cannon to the roundabout intersection. The informal massing of
this landscape will serve as a transition from Cannon Road to the
roundabout. No other color will be used in this area. The open character of
this landscaping will allow views to the adjacent golf course. Views to the
adjacent Gemological Institute parking areas will be screened. The primary
tree species could include Pines and others.
e. Area E - RoundabouVLEGOLAND Carlsbad Entry
Concept Statement
This area serves as the primary entry into LEGOLAND Carlsbad.
Color massing shall be used in the center island of the "roundabout" with
specimen trees around perimeter. The primary LEGO signage as well as
signage for other uses within the specific plan shall appear in this area.
Landscaping in this area will be located and sized to avoid creating
obstructions to vehicular sight distance through the roundabout. Landscaping
shall create filtered views of the golf course. This landscaping begins the
distinct LEGO Drive landscape treatment. Primary tree species could
include Melaleuca and Pines.
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f. Area F - LEGO Drive (Private Section)
Concept Statement
The primary entrance sequence into LEGOLAND Carlsbad occurs in
this area. The west side of LEGO Drive shall be landscaped with evergreen
trees to create a visual buffer to adjacent office/R&D uses. The east side of
LEGO Drive will create an introduction to LEGOLAND Carlsbad. Flower
fields may be used in this area to create broad vistas with filtered views of
LEGOLAND Carlsbad attractions. Primary tree species could include
Melaleuca, and Pines. Figure 42 Cross Sections depicts the relationship
between LEGO Drive and the landscape setback areas.
9. Area G - Parkina Area
Concept Statement
Landscaping shall be designed to provide visual mitigation of the
parking area from adjacent uses. Landscaping shall include planting islands,
evergreen trees, and a pedestrian system channeling visitors to the
LEGOLAND Carlsbad main entrance. Primary tree species are to be
Melaleuca and Pines. The City requirement of 1 tree per 4 stalls may be
accommodated in larger planting areas which will permit larger tree sizes.
Figures 44 and 45 on pages 141 and 142 contain Cross Sections depicting
the relationship between the parking area, the Outer Park, and Palomar
Airport Road.
h. Area H - Palomar Airport Road Buffer
Concept Statement
The landscape concept addresses only the portion of the 150'
Palomar Airport Road buffer along the LEGO site. An "oak woodland theme"
is proposed for this roadway. Screen trees will be located at the top of slope.
There will be a mix of deciduous and evergreen trees, flowering shrubs and
groundcovers. The primary tree species will be in accordance with City
standards contained in the Landscape Manual and supplemented with pines,
oaks, sycamores, and alders for screening purposes. Figures 43 and 44
contain cross sections depicting the relationship between Palomar Airport
Road, the parking area and the Outer Park areas.
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i. Area I - Service Areas
Concept Statement
Service areas shall be screened from public view as shown in Figure
45 on page 142. This area will be a continuation of the Area H plant palette
utilizing evergreen trees throughout for continuity. Trees can include pines,
oaks, sycamores, alders and others.
j. Area J - The Resort Edae
Concept Statement
Transitional landscape from the resort to LEGOLAND Carlsbad will be
planted in this area. Landscaping will create a park-like character, with an
undefined edge through the use of informal tree and shrub massing.
Screening will be provided where necessary. Trees can include Melaleuca,
and Pines. Figure 44 Cross Sections depicts the relationship between the
LEG0 property and resort property. '
k. Area K - Passive Clusters
Concept Statement
Canopy trees combined with evergreen massing shall be used to
create a park-like character. Turf shall be planted in passive use areas.
Trees can include Melaleuca and Pines.
I. Area L - Active Clusters
Concept Statement
A unique identity for each active cluster will be created with a unified
planting scheme. Small scale accent trees and shrubs combined with
evergreen massing, flowering shrubs and ground covers and bedding/bulbs
shall be used in these areas. Trees can include Melaleuca and Pines.
m. Plant Material Size. Spacina and Quality
Plant material size, spacing and quantity shall be consistent with the
City of Carlsbad's Landscape Guidelines Manual.
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PROPOSED TREE AND PLANT PALETTE
Tree List
Common Name
Torrey Pine
California Sycamore
Cajeput Tree
New Zealand Christmas Tree
Oak
California Pepper
Black Acacia
Honey Locust
Jacaranda
Tipu Tree
Coral Tree
Queen Palm
Mexican Fan Palm
Camphor
Alleppo Pine
Senegal Date Palm
Evergreen Elm
Western Cottonwood
Golden Medallion Tree
Floss Silk Tree
Carrotwood
American Sweet Gum
Lombardy Poplar
Chinese Flame Tree
Pistac he
Olive
Brazilian Pepper
Canary Island Pine
Canary Island Date Palm
Botanical Name
Pinus torreyana
Platanus racemosa
Melaleuca quinquenervia
Metrosideros excelsus
Quercus species
Schinus molle
Acacia melanoxylon
Gleditsia triacanthos
Jacaranda acutifolia
Tipuana tipu
Erythrina caffra
Cocos plumosa
Washington robusta
Cinnamomum camphora
Pinus halepensis
Phoenix reclinata
Ulmus parvifolia
Populus fremontii
Cassia leptophylla
Chorisia speciosa
Cupaniopsis anacardioides
Liquidambar styraciflua
Populus nigra 'Italica'
Koelreuteria bipinnata
Pistacia chinesis
Olea europaea 'Swan Hills'
Schinus terbebinthifolius
Pinus canariensis
Phoenix canariensis
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Common Name
Strawberry Tree
Orchid Rockrose
New Zealand Tee Tree
Pineapple Guava
Pink Melaleuca
Oleander
Pittosporum
Toyon
Giant Bird-of-Paradise
Rose of Sharon
Pride of Madeira
Medium Shrubs
Ceanothus
White Rockrose
Fortnight Lily
Sage
Flax
Lily-of-the-Nile
Day Lily
Red-Hot Poker
Lantana
Indian Hawthorne
Matilija Poppy
Bird-of-Paradise
Camellia Species
Ferns
Botanical Name
Arbutus unedo
Cistus purpureus
Leptospermum scoparium
Feijoa sellowiana
Melaleuca nesophila
Nerium oleander
Pittosporu m to bi ra
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Strelitzia nicolai
Hibiscus syriacus
Echium fastuosum
Ceanothus species
Cistus corbariensis
Dietes vegeta
Salvia species
Phormium terax
Agapanthus orientalis
Hemerocallis hybrids
Kniphofia uvaria
Lantana species
Raphiolepis indica
Romneya coulteri
Strelitzia reginae
Camellia species
Fern species
This list is comprised of the greatest percentage of plants which will occur in the aforementioned areas. 4
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Sma II Shrubs a nd Ground covers
Common Name Botanical Name
Coprosma
Fortnight Lily
G azan ia
Trailing Lantana
Myoporum
Sage
Dwarf Oleander
Lily Turf
Star Jasmine
Rosemary
English Ivy
Japanese Honeysuckle
Lavender Cotton
Mexican Evening Primrose
Blue Fescue
Fushia
Prostate Acacia
Vines
Bougainvillea
Giant Burmese Honeysuckle
Boston Ivy
Angelwing Jasmine
Vining Roses
Cup-of-Gold Vine
Blood-Red Trumpet Vine
Creeping Fig
Coprosma kirkii
Dietes bicolor
Gazania
Lantana montevidensis
Myoporum patvifolium
Sage species
Oleander petite species
Liriope and Ophiopogon
Trachelospermum jasminoides
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus'
Hedera helix
Lonicera japonica
Santolina c hamaecyparissus
Oenothera berlandieri
Festuca ovina glauca
Fushia Species
Acacia redolens
Bougainvillea species
Lonicera hildebrandiana
Parthenocissus tricuspidata
Jasminum nitidum
Rosa species
Solandra maxima
Distictis buccinatoria
Ficus pumila
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F. PLANNING AREA 5 - RESORT
A full-service destination resort is proposed on an approximately 52.8 acre parcel in
the northeast corner of the Carlsbad Ranch. This resort will include up to 700 suites and
will target the large group professional and business meeting market. These meetings
typically combine business with recreation and are increasingly including family members
of the business representative. The surrounding uses of Carlsbad Ranch including
LEGOLAND Carlsbad, golf course, and retail facilities and nearby beaches make this a
particularly desirable meeting destination.
Accommodations at the resort will generally be two-room suites integrated into the
topography using terraced buildings and featuring ocean views, overlooking extensively
landscaped open areas and courtyards. Elevated walkways may be used to connect resort
buildings linking meeting facilities, suites, and a selection of dining experiences. A sports
club may combine a fitness center and dining with an emphasis on healthy, light cuisine.
This facility could provide sports medicine, tennis pro shop, weight training, racquetball,
steam rooms, saunas and aerobics.
The meeting and conference center will offer function space with the ability to mix
and match agendas to accommodate groups from 10 to 2,700 guests. Adjacent gardens
and landscaped terraces will provide additional meeting and function areas. Most resort
facilities including the tennis center, sports club and dining will be designed to encourage
use by the general public as well as the resort guest. Figure 46 on page 150 shows some
of the planning features for the resort.
A pedestrian/bike/goIf cart trail shall be provided from the eastern portion of the golf
course along the southerly edge of Planning Area 5 to provide a link from the specific plan
golf course to the future City golf course to the east of the specific plan. The trail shall be
designed as shown on Figure 52 on page 169.
1. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
The following are specific development and design guidelines applicable to
this Planning Area. However, Section 1II.A. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS AND DESIGN GUIDELINES beginning on page 63 contains
additional development standards and design guidelines that are applicable to all
Planning Area within this Specific Plan Amendment.
a. Permitted Uses
- Hotels; - Commercial Living Units (Timeshare) may be permitted by the
City Council in conjunction with a hotel project;
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LANDSCAPE
POINTE PKWY
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ACCESS DRIVE
GOLF CLUBHOUSE
LOCATED ON
RESORT SITE
I GOLF CART & MAINT. VEHICLE PATH
(WITHIN SETBACK)
PEDESTRIAN WALK (WITHIN SETBACK)
PLANNING AREA
& LOT LINE
FROM R.O.W.
LEGOLANO
LAND USE: RESORT
NET PARCEL AREA: 52.80 ACRES
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: DESTINATION RE SORT HOTEL, 700 ROOMS,
MEETING SPACE, RESTAURANTS, RECREATION AND ASSOCIATED
FACILITIES; TOTAL 647,000 SF.
Figure 46
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PLANNING AREA 5 - RESORT
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Accessory Uses - The following uses are permitted only as accessory
uses to the resort.
- Retail related to the resort;
Restaurants, not including drive-up or drive-in services; - Health and Fitness Clubs;
Daycare facilities for child care;
Personal Services; Barbers, Beauty Shops, etc.; - Art Galleries/Museums;
Administrative and Business Offices for the resort;
Bars and Nightclubs as a part of the resort or restaurant;
Horse Stables - provided that all stables are located at least
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40' from any building used for human habitation and 25' from
any property line. In addition, Carlsbad's Citywide Trail
System must be revised to allow equestrian use of the portions
of the trail adjacent to the resort.
b. Buildina and Landscap e Setbac ks
Building setbacks shall conform with the requirements of the
Commercial Tourist (CT) Zone requirements (Chapter 21.29 of the Carlsbad
Municipal Code) and the setback requirements of the Building Height
Ordinance (Chapter 21.04 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code), which apply to
the project as follows:
Building and Landscape Setbacks -
Front Yard on Cannon Road:
Front Yard on Hidden Valley Road:
Rear or Side Yard From Golf Course or
Rear or Side Yard From Open Space
50 feet
20 feet
LEGOLAND Carlsbad 50 feet
20 feet
For building heights over 35 feet, see the building setback
requirements contained in Chapter Ill., Section A.l. BUILDING
HEIGHT on page 63.
C. Parkina Standa rds
The joint use of parking facilities is allowed within the resort based on
the potential for shared/off-peak uses. Specific reductions in parking
requirements shall be determined based on provisions set forth in Section
21.44.050(a)(4) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code.
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2. DESIGN GUIDELINES
a. Buildina Orientation
The main building will be located near the resort entrance off Cannon
Road. It will be oriented to provide views of Carlsbad Ranch and the ocean
beyond from a maximum number of suites. Likewise, the other lodging
buildings will be sited on the steeper terrain to the south of the main building
to maximize views.
b. Architectural Character
All buildings shall reflect a Mediterranean vocabulary. Distinctive
architectural features characteristic of this style such as courtyards, arcades,
balconies, terraces, arches and arbors shall be encouraged to create
richness and visual interest to the buildings.
C. Buildina Materials
Building materials should incorporate or be generally compatible with
a Mediterranean architectural vocabulary and shall be durable and high
quality. Exterior wall and roof colors should be of low intensity earth tones.
The buildings should be predominantly stucco walls with sloping tile roofs.
Other materials which are permitted as accents for exterior walls are ceramic
tile, ornamental wrought iron, natural stone, decorative block, wood or other
compatible natural building materials.
d. Buildina Form and Massing
The resort buildings shall be well-articulated by changes in horizontal
and vertical planes to reduce the appearance of bulk and create interesting
building silhouettes. Features such as arches, loggias, balconies, elevated
walkways and window and entry recesses will be used to provide additional
visual interest and detail.
0. Buildina Roof Tops
Sloping roofs, varying roof heights and forms shall be used to provide
interesting building silhouettes. Rooftop mechanical equipment shall be
screened, enclosed and architecturally incorporated into visually interesting
building tops.
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G. PLANNING AREA 6 - SPECIALTY RETAIL
Located along Paseo Del Norte at the westem edge of the planning area, the
Specialty Retail area is planned as a more traditional automobile oriented retail center, in
keeping with the surrounding uses along this road corridor. Special design guidelines are
recommended to ensure that the center is a visually interesting and high quality
commercial development. Figure 47 on page 154 shows some of the planning features
for the specialty retail area.
Figure 48 on page 158 represents a conceptual plan only intended to show how
driveway locations, building locations, etc. could be arranged. The actual site plan could
vary and would be approved as part of the Site Development Plan required for Planning
Area 6. Any future site plan changes with regards to building and/or parking layout within
the approved boundaries of Planning Area 6 will not necessitate a revision to the Carlsbad
Ranch Specific Plan.
1. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
The following are specific development and design guidelines applicable to
this Planning Area. However, Section 1II.A. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS AND DESIGN GUIDELINES beginning on page 63 contains
additional development standards and design guidelines that are applicable to all
Planning Areas within this Specific Plan Amendment.
a. Permitted Uses
Within the Specialty Retail area, the following uses are permitted:
- Retail business uses; - Garden centers and nurseries; - Restaurants;
- Medical off ices;
- Professional, business and administrative office uses;
Personal services, such as barbers shops, beauty shops and
exercise studios;
Other retail services and administrative uses, except new or
used car sales, determined by the Planning Director to be
consistent with the general character of the above listed uses.
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NOTE: THE EXACT LOCATION OF DRIVEWAYS FOR
PLANNING AREA 6 WILL BE DETERMINED AT
THE TIME OF SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW.
LAND USE: SPECIALTY RETAIL
NET PARCEL AREA: 26.65 ACRES
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: 300,000 Sq.Ft.
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PLANNING AREA 6
SPECIALTY RETAIL
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b. Buildina and Landscape Setbacks
Building Setbacks -
Front Yard on Paseo Del Norte
Street Side Yard
Interior Side Yard (Agricultural Setback)
Rear Yard (Agricultural Setback)
Front Yard on Paseo Del Norte
Street Side Yard
Interior Side Yard (Agricultural Setback)
Rear Yard (Agricultural Setback)
Landscape Setbacks -
25 feet
25 feet
25 feet
25 feet
25 feet
25 feet
15 feet
15 feet
c. Access
Planning Area 6 shall gain its main access from Paseo Del Norte.
The location of this driveway and other driveways providing access to
Planning Area 6 may be changed during the processing of the Site
Development Plan to comply with all requirements of Carlsbad's Engineering
Standards.
A 32 foot wide service access road from Car Country Drive to the
northeast comer of this site may be permitted if it can be designed in
conformance with the requirements of Carlsbad's Engineering Standards.
This 32 foot wide service road may extend along the entire easterly boundary
of Planning Area 6. A 15 foot wide heavily landscaped strip shall be planted
between this road and the agricultural areas and golf course to the east of
this Planning Area.
d. Buildina Heiaht
In order to preserve the views of the flower fields from 1-5 and Paseo
Del Norte, special height restrictions are necessary for Planning Area 6.
In addition to the 'height requirements as specified in Chapter Ill.
Section A.1., Planning Area 6 shall comply with the following requirements:
1. The single story parapet height of any building shall not
exceed 28 feet.
ii. The two-story parapet height of any building shall not exceed
38 feet. No building shall have more than two stories of usable
floor area.
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iii. Architectural features, such as towers having no usable floor
area, shall not exceed 42 feet.
iv. No more than 2% of the total building square footage built
within Planning Area 6 may be utilized as usable second story
floor area or architectural features.
2. DESIGN GUIDELINES
a. Buildina Orientation
A continuous covered walkway or arcade shall be developed along
the building frontage facing the parking area. A focus at the juncture of the
pedestrian walkway and the Specialty Retail area must be created with
gardens or a plaza with benches for foot traffic.
Building massing, two-story elements and any architectural features
shall be sensitive to views of the flower fields from 1-5 and Paseo Del Norte,
retaining view corridors with single story uses where feasible.
b. Architectural Character
Retail buildings shall reflect a Mediterranean vocabulary. Distinctive
architectural features characteristic of Mediterranean style buildings, such as
courtyards, arcades, loggias, balconies, and arbors are encouraged to add
richness and visual interest to the buildings.
C. Buildina Materials
Building materials shall be those associated with Mediterranean style
architecture. Buildings shall be predominately stucco walls with tile roofs.
Other materials which are permitted as accents for exterior walls are colorful
ceramic tiles, ornamental iron work, natural stone, decorative block, wood or
other compatible natural building materials.
The material utilized for the sloping roofs shall be clay roof tiles with
mottled tones or metal roof panels of copper, aluminum or steel. Exterior
wall colors shall be white or earth tones. Roof colors shall be mottled tones
of terracotta or low intensity colors which blend with the Mediterranean style
architect u re.
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Glass curtain walls and other highly reflective building materials are
considered inappropriate for building walls. The use of mirrored, reflective or
darkly tinted glass should be avoided.
d. Roofs
Roof planes shall be vaned to create interesting building silhouettes.
As a guideline, roof planes should be broken every 50 to 75 feet.
e. Circulation
Planning Area 6 shall be designed such that there is full integration of
the parking lot and internal access roads. A complete layout of the building
placement, site uses, circulation and parking layout shall be submitted with
the Site Development Plan.
Concurrent with the development of the site if developed in phases
under separate ownership, the property owner shall place a covenant over
the property agreeing to grant reciprocal access rights over the parking lot
and internal circulation roads to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. The
covenant shall include provision for shared maintenance and liability over the
internal circulation roads and driveways.
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3UILDING h 15' GSCAPING SETBACK
LAND USE: SPECIALTY RETAIL
PARCEL AREA: 26.7 ACRES
BUILDING AREA: 300.000 SF
Figure 48 =LANNING AREA 6 SPECIALTY RETAIL
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H. PLANNING AREA 7 - FLOWER FIELDS
Planning Area 7 is located on the site's western ridge; this area has traditionally
been known as the "Flower Fields". Figure 49 on page 162 shows the flower Fields
planning features and Figure 50 on page 164 displays features of the wall and promenade.
To minimize impacts on surrounding land uses, agricultural activities in Planning Area 7
shall comply with the Policies of Objective 4 of this specific plan, pages 32 - 35.
1. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
The following are specific development and design guidelines applicable to
this Planning Area. However, Section 1II.A. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS AND DESIGN GUIDELINES beginning on page 63 contains
additional development standards and design guidelines that are applicable to all
Planning Areas within this Specific Plan Amendment.
a. Permitted Uses
i. The Flower Fields shall remain in flower production in perpetuity. The
landowner will plant an open-field flowering crop every year,
substantially in the area'as shown in the Flower Field Figure 49(A).
If the landowner desires to change or modify this obligation,
landowner will provide a five-year advance notice to the City Council,
accompanied by an alternative agricultural use proposal which
landowner intends to initiate at the end of said five years. The City
Council shall hold a hearing to review and approve the proposed
alternative. Additionally, the City and landowner shall investigate and
may implement any methods available to allow the continuation of
flower production in accordance with the General Plan. This
Condition shall be evidenced by a deed restriction and inclusion of
notice in the CC&R's restricting Planning Area 7 to agricultural use.
Subject to any Right of First Offer held by LEG0 Park Planning, Inc.,
Landowner shall grant to City an exclusive Right of First Offer ("First
Offer Right") to acquire the Flower Fields at a purchase price and
upon such other terms and conditions as Landowner would be willing
to accept from any third party. Landowner shall not sell all or any
potion of the Flower Fields (other than to a party purchasing for
purposes of continuing the open field flower business with a continued
obligation to provide this First Offer) without (i) first offering the
property to City by written notice at a purchase price and upon such
other terms and conditions that Landowner would be willing to accept
from any third party, and (ii) City's failure to elect to purchase on such
terms and conditions by written notice to Landowner within 90 days
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of said notice. Any sale at a purchase price of less than 90% of the
price at which the property has been offered to the City shall not be
made without first offering the City the right to purchase at this price
upon 60 days notice, to purchase the property.
The foregoing First Offer Right shall survive any transfer by the
Landowner to any affiliate of Landowner and shall be included in a
deed restriction for Planning Area 7.
ii. Principal permitted uses within Planning Area 7 designated as Open
Space are as follows:
Bicycle/Pedestrian Paths;
Open Space Easements;
Public Parks;
City Picnic Areas;
City Playgrounds;
Public Access easement, non vehicular;
Public Lands;
Scenic Easement;
Slope Easement;
Transportation Right-of-way;
Vista Points;
Agricultural uses as follows: - Green houses of 2,000 sq.ft. or less; - Field and seed crops; - Truck crops; - Horticulture crops; - Orchards and vineyards; - Pasture and rangeland; - Tree farms;
- Produce sheds. Fallow lands;
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iii. Accessory uses and structures permitted:
- Public Rest Rooms, Changing Rooms; - Playground Equipment;
Fencing, Patios, Stairways, Barbecue and Fire Pits; - Parking, Staging, Processing and Storage Areas for
- Shade Houses;
Facilities for the sale of flowers, produce and other items
Other similar accessory uses and structures, determined
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agricultural crops;
related to the promotion of the "Flower Fields";
by the Planning Director to be required for the conduct of
the principal uses.
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iv. The following uses and structures are permitted by a conditional
use permit:
- Farmers markets; - Private picnic area; - Green houses greater than 2,000 sq.ft.;
b. Parkina Sta ndards
Parking spaces for all permitted and ancillary uses shall be provided
consistent with Section 21.44 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code.
C. Buildina Heiaht
Building Height for all structures within the open space parcels shall not
exceed twenty-five feet in height, unless a higher elevation is approved by a
conditional use permit issued by the Planning Commission.
d. Sians
Signs consistent with the style and character of the specific plan shall be
utilized for all agricultural, recreational and accessory uses on Open Space
Area 7. Signs shall be consistent with Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 21.41.
e. Access
Vehicular access to Planning Area 7 shall be at a City Engineer
approved location on the east side of Paseo del Norte north of the intersection
of Paseo del Norte and Palomar Airport Road.
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LAND USE: AGRICULTURE
NE? PARCEL AREA: 53.42 ACRES
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: CONTlNUATiON OF CURREhT USE-
FLOWER sum, CUT FLOWER PRODUCTION.
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PLANNING AREA 7 - FLOWER FIELDS
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LAND USE: AGRICULTURE
GROSS PARCEL AREA: 53.42 ACRES
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: CONTINUATION OF CURRENT USE-
FLOWER BULB, CUT FLOWER PRODUCTION.
APPROXIMATE PLANTING AREA (INCLUDING FARM
ROADS AND PEDESTRIAN PATHS).
0' 500' rzki
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PLANNING AREA 7 - FLOWER FIELDS PLANTlNG AREA
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1. PLANNING AREA 8 - GOLF COURSE
The golf course will be a 9-hole course and will cover over 70 acres in the northern
portion of the specific plan. As proposed, the golf course will provide desirable open space
buffers in the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan between Car Country, the Gemological
Institute and the resort.
Access between the eastern and western parts of the golf course shall be provided
on the SDG&E property on the north side of Cannon Road as shown on Figure 51 on page
168. One or two holes of the golf course may be located in this area. Golf cart
overcrossings or under crossings of Cannon Road shall provide access to this area. If an
overcrossing is determined to be the most viable alternative, then the design of the
overcrossing shall be similar to the design shown on Figure 53 on page 170. An
amendment to the SDG&E Specific Plan shall be required for this area to be used for a golf
course. The portion of SDG&E property used for this section of the golf course will not be
a part of the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan. The design and layout of the holes in this area
as well as the rest of the golf course shall be determined as a part of the Site Development
Plan for Planning Area 8.
A pedestrian/bike/golf cart trail shall be provided along the southerly edge of
Planning Area 5 to provide a link from the specific plan golf course to the future City golf
course to the east of the specific plan. The trail shall be designed as shown on Figure 52
on page 169. A golf cart undercrossing on Hidden Valley Road shall be provided to
facilitate the joint use of the two golf courses.
Sophisticated computerized weather and water monitoring and delivery systems and
reclaimed water will be used for irrigation. The course will be open to the public on a fee
basis.
I. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
The following are specific development and design guidelines applicable to
this Planning Area. However, Section 1II.A. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS AND DESIGN GUIDELINES beginning on page 63 contains
additional development standards and design guidelines that are applicable to all
Planning Area within this Specific Plan Amendment.
a. Permitted Uses
i. Agricultural Uses - - Field and seed crops; - Truck crops; - Horticulture crops;
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- Orchards and vineyards; - Pasture and rangeland; - Tree farms; - Fallow lands; - Produce sheds.
ii. Non-Agricultural Uses- - - Public parks; - City picnic areas; - City playgrounds; - Public Trails; - - Public rest rooms; - Fencing; - Transportation right-of-way; - Vista points;
Golf course, driving range, putting green;
Public access easements and right-of-way;
- Other similar accessory uses and structures, determined
by the Planning Director to be required for the conduct of
principal use.
iii. Accessory uses and structures permitted;
- - Playground Equipment; - -
- Shade Houses;
Public Rest Rooms, Changing Rooms;
Fencing, Patios, Stairways, Barbeque and Fire Pits;
Parking, Staging, Processing and Storage Area for
agricultural crops;
- Other similar accessory uses and structures, determined
by the Planning Director to be required for the conduct of
the principle uses.
b. Parkinq Standards
Parking spaces for all permitted and ancillary uses shall be provided
consistent with Section 21.44 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code. Joint
use of parking facilities is allowed based on the potential for
shared/off-peak uses. Specific reductions in parking requirements
shall be determined based on provisions set forth in Section
21.44.050(a)(4) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code.
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C. Buildina - Heiaht
Building Height for all structures within Planning Area 8 shall not
exceed twenty-five feet in height, unless a higher elevation is approved by
a conditional use permit issued by the Planning Commission.
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600' LAND USE: GOLF COURSE
NET PARCEL AREA: 72.07 ACRES (2 PARCELS) 0'
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: 7 HOLES GOLF (2 ADDITIONAL HOLES m
PROPOSED ON SDGdtE LAND UNDER SEPARATE PERMIT)
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PLANNING AREA 8 - GOLF COURSE
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TRAIL AT LEGO/GOLF BOUNDARY
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CANNON ROAD GOLF COURSE CROSSING ILLUSTRATIVE
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J. PLANNING AREA 9 - NATURAL OPEN SPACE
Planning Area 9 consists of steep slopes covered with native vegetation. No
grading or construction is anticipated in this area by the specific plan. Planning Area 9 will
remain in its existing condition.
1. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
a. Principal permitted uses within Plannina Area 9 are as follows:
- Open Space Easements; - Bicycle & Pedestrian Trails;
Vista Point.
b. Accessory uses and structures permitted in Plannina Area 9 are as
follows:
- Fencing;
Other similar structures and uses required for the maintenance
of this area.
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LAND USE: OPEN SPACE
PARCEL AREA: 10.00 GROSS/NET ACRES
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: PRESERVE IN NATURAL STATE.
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PLANNING AREA 9 - NATURAL OPEN SPACE
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IV. COMMUNITY FACILITIES
A. INTRODUCTION
The Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan land area lies entirely within Local Facilities
Management Zone 13. The public facility requirements for this property are fully addressed
in the Zone 13 Local Facilities Management Plan (LFMP). The approved Zone 13 LFMP
was prepared pursuant to the City's Growth Management Program. The Zone 13 LFMP:
(1) provides a detailed description of how the zone will develop, (2) demonstrates how and
when each required facility and improvement will be constructed to accommodate phased
development within the zone, and (3) provides a complete description of how each facility
and improvement will be financed when mitigation is necessary.
The Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan implements, but does not supersede the Zone
13 Local Facilities Management Plan. The specific plan has been designed to be
consistent with the purpose and intent of the Zone Plan. The following are the
development policies as they pertain to the community facilities identified in the Zone 13
Local Facilities Management Plan. The following also identifies specific mitigation
requirements of the Zone 13 LFMP. Development within the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan
shall be responsible for providing its fair share of required facilities within Zone 13 as well
as impacted facilities outside of Zone 13.
B. CITY ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITIES
Zone 13, including the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan Area, will be developed with
entirely non-residential uses. Therefore, no impacts will be generated by development in
Zone 13 to the City's adopted performance standard, which requires that 1,500 square feet
of City Administrative Facilities per 1,000 population must be scheduled for construction
within a five year period.
Although the specific plan's non-residential uses include a vocational campus and
associated dormitories, the City's Growth Management Ordinance does count
dormitory rooms as dwelling units nor are they considered to be permanent residences.
For this reason, the vocational campus will not be subject to the City Administrative Facility
Performance Standard. The landowner is compensating for any impacts generated by
the dormitory uses through the payment of public facility fees and participation in the
Citywide Mello-Roos Community Facilities District which contribute toward the construction
of City Administrative Facilities.
As concluded in the Zone 13 LFMP, no mitigation is required for Zone 13 to meet
the adopted performance standard.
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C. LIBRARY FACILITIES
Zone 13, including the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan Area, will be developed with
entirely non-residential uses. Therefore, no impacts will be generated by development in
Zone 13 to the City’s adopted performance standard, which requires that 800 square feet
of Library Facilities per 1,000 population must be scheduled for construction within a five-
year period.
As mentioned under the City Administrative Facilities section, the City’s Growth
Management Ordinance does not count dormitory rooms as dwelling units nor are they
considered to be permanent residences. For this reason the vocational campus will not be
subject to the Library Facility Performance Standard. The landowner is compensating for
any impacts generated by the dormitory uses through the payment of public facility fees
and participation in the Citywide Mello Roos Community Facilities District, which contribute
toward the construction of Library Facilities.
As concluded in the Zone 13 LFMP, no mitigation is required for Zone 13 to meet
the adopted performance standard.
D. PARK FACILITIES
Since the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan and the entire Zone 13 LFMP will be
developed for non-residential uses, the established performance standard of 3 acres of
Community Park or Special Use Area per 1,000 population within the Park District does not
apply to Zone 13 or the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan. However, the City has concluded
that non-residents who work in the City also have an impact on the City’s recreational
facilities.
This specific plan proposes the development of a golf course open to the public and
accessory uses as well as various trails and pedestrian walkways. These facilities will
contribute to the recreational needs of the employees working within the specific plan area.
Recreation facilities will be implemented by the specific plan. A brief description of
the recreation uses and facilities are as follows:
1. GOLF COURSE
A 9-hole golf course will be developed in Planning Area 8. Although privately
owned, this golf course will be open to the public.
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2. TRAIL SYSTEM/PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY
The proposed trail and pedestrian system have been incorporated into the
design of the Plan to encourage pedestrian movement within the specific plan.
These trails allow occupants to move freely within the Carlsbad Ranch and to
access both the open space and recreational amenities provided. They are also
designed to tie in to the future citywide trail system. Signage for the specific plan's
proposed trail system will be consistent and meet the signage requirements for the
Future Citywide Trail System. Figure 15 on page 47 identifies the location of trails
which will be provided.
An extensive pedestrian walkway will be located along the developable
ridge's western wall. The pedestrian walkway will be separated from Armada Drive
by a planting area. The wall will serve a dual purpose by functioning as a barrier
between the agricultural and developed portion of the specific plan as well as
providing a walkway with scenic views of the flower fields and the ocean.
3. PARK MITIGATION RECOMMENDATIONS
The Zone 13 LFMP recommendation for park mitigation is to establish a park
fee of $0.40 per square foot on the zone's non-residential development. This fee
would be collected at the time of building permit issuance and would be used to
construct recreational facilities to offset the demand created by employees within
Zone 13.
E. OPENSPACE
The Growth Management performance standard requires that 15% of the total land
area in the zone exclusive of environmentally constrained non-developable land be set
aside for permanent open space and must be available concurrent with development.
There are 531.33 net acres per the LFMP constraints analysis in Zone 13, therefore, at
build out, Zone 13 will require 79.70 acres of performance standard open space. This
demand is satisfied by the provision of 1 19.03 acres (Zone 13 LFMP: OS-1 , OS-3 and OS-
5) of performance standard open space. The performance standard open space does not
include the areas to be utilized for the golf course (Zone 13 LFMP: OS-2 and OS-4). In
addition, approximately 19 acres of OS-1 are proposed as a part of the 9-hole golf course
at Point Resort and this acreage is not included in the performance standard open space
supply-
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OPEN SPACE
EXISTING GENERAL PLAN OPEN SPACE . . . . . . . . . SPECIFIC PIAN DEVELOPMENT AREA
PROPOSED GENERAL PLAN OPEN SPACE
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F. FIRE
Within the Growth Management Program, a fire performance standard for non-
residential uses is not identified. However, a fire performance standard was adopted for
the non-residential uses in Zone 5. The Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan does not exceed
any of the three thresholds applied to Zone 5 as discussed below:
1. Daily work force in excess of 12,000 people.
At build out, it is estimated that the daily work-force in the Carlsbad Ranch
plus the SDG&E property will be much less than the threshold identified for
Zone 5.
2. Specific plan is beyond the five-minute response time for fire protection.
All of the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan falls within the five minute response
time of Fire Station #4.
3. The Fire Department is unable to provide 1,000 gallon per minute of fire flow
in 10 minutes or less.
The Carlsbad Fire Department would need three engine companies on the
scene in less than ten minutes to provide 1,000 gallons per minute of fire
flow. Fire Stations 2, 3, 4 and 5 can currently reach the Carlsbad Ranch
Specific Plan within ten minutes; adequately addressing the third threshold.
Zone 13, and the Carlsbad Ranch currently and at build out, meet all three non-
residential fire-service thresholds. For this reason the specific plan and all development
in Zone 13 is not required to provide additional fire facilities. However, the specific plan will
be required to meet the landscaping restrictions identified in the City of Carlsbad's
Landscape Manual as well as provide required sprinkler systems in all proposed
development.
G. SCHOOLS
Under the Growth Management Program, a performance standard for non-
residential uses is not identified. However, a school performance standard was adopted
for the non-residential uses in Zone 5 which assumed that non-residential zones would be
required to pay a school fee based on the square footage of development. The fee is
based on legislation which determined that employees can educate their children in the
same school district in which their place of employment is located. The fee is intended to
offset the cost of the construction of school facilities required to accommodate children of
parents working within the school district.
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The Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan is within the Carlsbad Unified School District.
Applicable non-residential school fees will be paid to the Carlsbad Unified School District
at the time of Building Permit issuance.
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V. UTILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
A. INTRODUCTION
Of the utilities required to serve the project the most critical are water and storm
drainage. Facilities for reclaiming water are now being implemented along with the
facilities for transmission, distribution and storage. Storm drainage runoff must employ
Best Management Practices to control flooding, detention, desiltation and urban pollution
removal prior to being discharged into natural watersheds, wetlands and coastal lagoons.
Sewage from the project will be received by the Encina Water Pollution Control
Facility through existing sewer mains and trunk lines and the extension of an existing 10"
line in Cannon Road. San Diego Gas and Electric Company will provide both gas and
electric services to the site. Water service is provided by the Carlsbad Municipal Water
District. The project is within the service boundaries of Pacific Bell for telephone, and
Daniel's Cablevision for cable television services. Solid waste removal will be provided by
Coast Waste Management, a local private company.
B. DOMESTIC WATER
The City of Carlsbad is divided into three water districts: the Carlsbad Municipal
Water District, the Vallecitos Water District and the Olivenhain Municipal Water District.
The Carlsbad Ranch is entirely within the Carlsbad Municipal Water District.
As discussed in the Growth Management Ordinance, the Carlsbad Municipal Water
District has established two performance standards to ensure adequate water services.
The performance standards serve to: 1) ensure line capacity to meet demand and 2)
require that a minimum 1 0-day average storage capacity be provided. These performance
standards must be met prior to any development occurring within the zone. The line
capacity will be provided with development. Minimum average storage capacity shall be
determined by the local agencies; of these the requirement for fire flow is the most
demanding.
The project lies entirely within Local Facilities Management Zone 13. Currently, the
citywide storage capacity is 12.9 days. The projected storage capacity at build out is 254.5
million gallons with an average daily demand estimated to be 24.54 million gallons. This
will provide for a projected storage at build out of 10.4 days.
The specific plan area will be served by two water pressure zones. Parcels 1, 2 and
3 will be provided water service from the lower 255 Pressure Zone. The remaining Parcels
numbered 4 through 23 will be provided service from the higher 375 Pressure Zone.
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The existing water facilities for the 255 Pressure Zone include:
A 1.5 MG steel tank reservoir located adjacent to the east boundary of the specific
plan.
Two pressure reducing stations, one at the 1.5 MG steel tank, and the other at the
intersection of Palomar Airport Road and Armada Drive.
A 16-inch and 12-inch pipeline from the 1.5 MG steel tank aligned southwesterly to
Palomar Airport Road.
A 10-inch pipeline in Palomar Airport Road from Armada Drive to Paseo Del Norte.
A 12-inch pipeline in Paseo Del Norte and Car Country Drive.
The existing water facilities for the 375 Pressure Zone include:
One 8.5 MG steel tank reservoir (now under construction to replace 1.25 MG).
A 16-inch pipeline in Palomar Airport Road.
A 16-inch pipeline form the existing 1.5 MG reservoir to Palomar Airport Road.
Removal of the existing 12-inch and 16-inch transmissions lines.
The existing water facilities are shown on Figure 57 on page 183.
To provide adequate water service, the following facilities are required in the 375
Pressure Zone only:
0 A 16-inch pipeline in Hidden Valley Road extending from Camino de Los Ondas
north to the vicinity of the existing 1.5 MG reservoir. This will enable the fire flow to
be provided to the area from the 8.5 MG reservoir now under construction.
A 12-inch pipeline extending in on easement across Parcel 11 from Hidden Valley
Road to Cannon Road.
A 16-inch pipeline in Armada Drive from Palomar Airport Road to Cannon Road.
A 10-inch pipeline in LEG0 Drive.
A minimum 8-inch pipeline in "D" Street.
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0 A minimum 12-inch pipeline east of Car Country Drive to the easterly boundary of
Zone 13 in Cannon Road.
0 A pressure reducing station east of Car Country Drive.
The location and sizes of the above facilities have been approximated. Figure 57
on page 183 provides a conceptual recommendation of where these facilities shall be
located. The exact sizes and locations will be determined as areas within the specific plan
develop. The water distribution system interior to the project site will be designed at the
time of the development of final engineering plans.
This specific plan lies entirely within the boundaries of Zone 13 which currently
conforms with the adopted performance standards. Since the water district requires
development to install domestic water and fire flow needs as conditions of approval to
future development, conformance with the adopted standards will be maintained to ultimate
development of the project.
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MAJOR ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION Fd POTABLE WATER MAIN U
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F{ STORM DRAIN F{ OVERHEAD ELECTRIC
F{ NATAURAL GAS F{ SEWER MAIN
NOTE: PLAN IS DIAGRAMMATIC. UTILITY LOCATIONS
SHOWN NOT EXACT.
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EXISTING PRESSURE REGULATING STATION
PROPOSED PRESSURE REGULATING STATION
EXISTING RECLAIMED WATER UNES
PROPOSED RECUIMED WATER UNES
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PROPOSED WATER
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C. RECLAIMED WATER
On March 21, 1989 the City of Carlsbad adopted an interim Reclaimed Water Use
Policy for new land development projects. The policy specified that all new development
shall use reclaimed water when reasonably available and that the installation of dual
irrigation systems may be required subject to the terms of the Water Reclamation Master
Plan.
The Carlsbad Municipal Water District operates and maintains two reclaimed water
pipelines in the specific plan area. There is an existing 8-inch pipeline in Palomar Airport
Road. Another 8-inch pipeline is in Hidden Valley Road extending from Palomar Airport
Road north to the vicinity of an existing 1.5 MG steel tank. The water pressure in these
pipelines is the same as the 375 Pressure Zone for domestic water. However, it is noted
that the pipeline in Hidden Valley Road may need to be relocated based on proposed site
grading plans.
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To utilize the reclaimed water supply will require the following:
A 12-inch pipeline in Hidden Valley Road and an easement from Palomar Airport
Road to Cannon Road. (There is an existing temporary 8-inch water line in Hidden
Valley Road from Palomar Airport Road to the reservoir.)
A 20-inch pipeline in Cannon Road from Car Country Drive to the proposed 12-inch
pipeline described above.
An 8-inch pipeline in Armada Drive from Palomar Airport Road to Cannon Road
(Carlsbad Ranch Unit No. 1 has been designed and approved as a part of CT 92-07
on December 23,1993.)
An 8-inch pipeline in LEG0 Drive.
An $-inch pipeline in Paseo Del Norte from Palomar Airport Road to Car Country
Drive.
There also exists a 16" line located within and south of Palomar Airport Road
belonging to the Vallecitos Water District. The City of Carlsbad has the rights to use
reclaimed water from that line. That line has the capacity of two million gallons per day.
As long as there is a surplus of reclaimed water available, development within this project
could use this pipeline as a source of reclaimed water.
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The Encina Water Pollution Control Facility currently does not have the capability
to generate reclaimed water and no transmission or distribution lines have been
constructed from the facility. Studies are now being performed regarding the construction
of such facilities. The generating capacity requirements or the location of such a facility
have not yet been determined.
As mentioned earlier, new development must agree to use reclaimed water when
feasible and available. The existing pipeline in Palomar Airport Road makes access to
reclaimed water feasible and readily available as long as surplus reclaimed water capacity
exists. Although reclaimed water will be used in the landscape irrigation of the commercial
and office complexes, its greatest use will be for the proposed golf course and agricultural
fields. Therefore, a dual irrigation system shall be installed for this project.
D. STORM DRAINAGE
In the past, the major concern when designing storm drainage systems was
flooding. Today, with the growth of urban areas and concerns over the protection of
wetlands and habitat areas, the need for the removal of urban pollutants from urban
drainage has increased.
Storm drainage facilities required to prevent flooding will be constructed concurrent
with development. Currently, there are no major facilities within the project area. All major
facilities outside the project boundaries have been constructed except one which will be
constructed when development occurs in that area. This facility is a 51 " storm drain and
the double 60" storm drain and channel grading collectively referred to as line BAA.
The primary components of the storm drainage system are the subsurface pipes,
overland drainage swales and detention basins. As for storm water management, the
basins serve three purposes: flood prevention, detention, and desiltation and removal of
urban pollutants. Detention requirements have been imposed to regulate the volumes of
water being discharged into the downstream wetland areas of the watershed.
The desiltation and removal of urban pollutants will also be factors of the storm
drainage systems. Water quality control guidelines have recently been adopted by the
State Water Quality Control Board and Environmental Protection Agency. These
guidelines will be implemented in the proposed system. The applicant shall comply with
the requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.
The applicant shall provide Best Management Practices to control discharges of pollutants
to the maximum extent practicable to waters of the United States. Plans for such
improvements shall be approved by the City Engineer prior to, or concurrent with, approval
of the final map, issuance of grading or building permit, whichever occurs first, in the
affected area.
Construction of the above facilities will occur concurrent with development.
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E. SEWER AND WASTEWATER FACILITIES
The site is divided into two sewer basins. The existing and proposed facilities are
illustrated on Figure 58 on page 187. To the north is a 10" sewer line within existing
Cannon Road. This line is adequate in size and remaining capacity to serve the northerly
sewer basin of the specific plan. This line travels westerly and is eventually intercepted by
the Vista-Carlsbad Interceptor which transports wastewater to the treatment plant. The line
in existing Cannon Road shall be extended easterly to Armada Drive within Cannon Road.
There are plans for the future development of the South Agua Hedionda Interceptor
which will serve development to the east. This line will replace the existing and proposed
sewer main in Cannon Road, however, it is not required for development within the specific
plan. The Carlsbad Municipal Water District is presently preparing a preliminary design on
the interceptor and may schedule construction within Cannon Road. In addition, the South
Agua Hedionda sewer force main is located across the SDG&E property and serves
development outside Zone 13.
The portion of the South Agua Hedionda sewer line adjacent to Zone 13 is known
as SAHl 3 and 4. These lines flow to the west into the Vista Carlsbad Interceptor sections
VC 13, 14 and 15, beginning at Cannon Road and terminating at the Encina Water
Pollution Control Facility.
To the south, the BuenaNallecitos Interceptor runs in a westerly direction on the
south side of Palomar Airport Road. This existing line is in use and is sufficient in size and
available capacity to serve the southerly and central development phases of the specific
plan. The project will be required to extend the 8" sewer from Armada Drive across
Palomar Airport Road to the existing sewer at Price Club. The BuenaNallecitos line also
transports wastewater through to the treatment plant without being intersected by other
lines. The line has sufficient capacity to sewer the entire sewer basin at ultimate build out.
Therefore, no additional improvements are needed for this line.
No major facilities are required off-site within either sewer drainage basin for
development within this project.
An internal sewer system will be required to be designed consisting of 8" sewer
mains as shown on Figure 58 on page 187. These lines will connect to the existing sewer
main and interceptor located adjacent to the project boundaries. As a condition of approval
for future development the design of this system will be required to be in conformance with
the adopted standards and to be maintained through ultimate development of the project.
No lift stations are anticipated to be constructed to serve the Carlsbad Ranch's internal
sewer system. Where ever practical, the sewer system shall be constructed within the
public right-of-way.
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F. SOLID WASTE
Solid Waste collection and disposal services are provided by the City of Carlsbad.
The City contracts these services with Coast Waste Management, a private company.
G. ELECTRICITY
Electricity will be provided to the site by San Diego Gas and Electric Company.
There currently exists circuit points along Palomar Airport Road and Paseo del Norte which
are adequate to service the site.
H. NATURAL GAS
Natural gas will also be provided by San Diego Gas and Electric Company. There
exist 3" high pressure gas lines within Palomar Airport Road, Cannon Road, Car Country
Road and Paseo del Norte. The line within Palomar Airport Road will need to be extended
easterly and then northerly into the site at the time of development. Also, the project lies
within the service area of an existing 20 inch high pressure gas line.
1. TELEPHONE
Pacific Bell provides telephone service to this area. No service problems are
anticipated with the development of this service area.
The planning and design of "dry" utilities (electricity, natural gas and telephone) are
typically not started until the initial stages of the final design of the project site improvement
and grading plans. Utility lines will be located underground and construction will be
concurrent with development since these utilities are usually "joint trenched" within the
public right-of-way. The costs of providing these improvements are typically passed onto
the consumer via initial hookup fees and monthly charges.
J. CIRCULATION
The primary factors influencing and guiding development in the Carlsbad Ranch
Specific Plan are the project's circulation impacts. The proposed development for the
Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan has been primarily constrained by a maximum generation
of 69,376 Average Daily Trips (ADT's) for the Zone 13 area based on projected traffic
intensity in the circulation system affected by the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan. This
figure represents the maximum ADT's which can be accommodated by the build out design
of the surrounding circulation facilities in particular, the 1-5 interchanges with current peak
hour assumptions related to the proposed land uses. The volume and distribution of traffic
generated from the Carlsbad Ranch has been carefully analyzed to maintain conformance
with the Zone 13 LFMP. Specific land uses, development locations and square footages
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for the specific plan were determined as a result of the site's traffic considerations. The
City of Carlsbad's Growth Management Program sets a Circulation Performance Standard
which prohibits any impacted road segment or intersection within or outside of the zone to
exceed Service Level C during off-peak hours or Service Level D during peak hours.
To maintain an acceptable Level of Service on all roadways impacted by the
Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan, specific mitigation measures and circulation improvements
have been identified.
The circulation improvements identified are categorized into projected improvements
needed now, during development of Zone 13 and at build out. These time frames represent
milestones as opposed to actual completion dates. The milestones are based on assumed
traffic intensity from projected growth assumptions and therefore are intended to be used
for planning purposes only.
As a means of ensuring facility adequacy, the City of Carlsbad has established the
Growth Management Monitoring Program to monitor the City's growth and identify those
facilities which fail to meet the City's Facility Performance Standards. If the City
determines that the timing of the necessary improvements needs to be accelerated, then
the required improvements must be adjusted to ensure conformance with the adopted
Performance standard. However, if the proposed project is delayed or other traffic
generating uses within the affected area are not developed, then the required construction
or financial guarantee required to meet the Performance Standard may be delayed as long
as the facilities are provided concurrent with need and a financing program guaranteeing
their construction is in place.
A traffic report has been prepared concurrent with this specific plan to identify
mitigation measures and circulation improvements needed as a result of development
within the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan. To ensure consistency between mitigation
measures in the specific plan and other concurrent applications, this report is also the basis
for the circulation improvements identified for the entire Zone 13 area in the Zone 13 Local
Facilities Management Plan Amendment. In addition, the report is also the basis for the
traffic section of the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan EIR.
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The construction of the following circulation improvements shall be financially
guaranteed, as set forth in the finance chapter of the Zone 13 LFMP:
1. IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED NOW
a. Cannon Road/l-5 Northbound and Southbound Ramps
Install traffic signals. Also, at the Southbound Ramps widen the ramp
and add a southbound left-turn lane. Restripe the westbound through
lane for an additional left-turn lane.
Estimated Cost - $232,000
Timing:
The 1-5 Ramps at Cannon Road are not within the City of Carlsbad's
jurisdiction, however, Carlsbad's adopted Capital Improvement
Program has scheduled TIF and PFF funds for the City's share of the
improvements to the ramps. The timing for these improvements is
controlled by CalTrans, the responsible jurisdiction for completing the
work. This dedication of funds guaranteed the specific improvement
needed to bring this intersection into conformance with the City's
adopted performance standard. For these reasons, no further action
is required prior to development within Zone 13.
2. INTERIM YEAR IMPROVEMENTS
a. Cannon Road from 1-5 to Car Country Drive - Add an additional
westbound through lane for a total of three westbound lanes.
Estimated C ost - $150,000
Timinq:
Prior to recordation of a final map, issuance of a grading or building
permit, whichever occurs first for any project within subarea TR-1, TR-
2, TR-3, O/PI-1 , O/PI-2 of Zone 13, if the City Engineer determines
that this improvement is necessary to maintain the Growth
Management Circulation Performance Standard, the developer of that
subarea shall financially guarantee its construction as set forth in the
Finance section of the Zone 13 LFMP.
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b. Cannon Road from Car County Drive to the eastem Zone Boundary - Construction of Cannon Road to full major arterial standards except
for the sidewalk on the north side adjacent to undeveloped areas.
Estimated Cost - $8,467,000
Timing :
Prior to recordation of a final map, issuance of a grading or building
permit, whichever occurs first for any project within subarea TR-1, TR-
2, TR-3,0/PI-l, or O/PI-2 of Zone 13, if the City Engineer determines
that this improvement is necessary to maintain the Growth
Management Circulation Performance Standard, the developer of that
subarea shall financially guarantee its construction as set forth in the
Finance section of the Zone 13 LFMP. Reimbursement from SDG&E
will be required for proportional share of improvements.
C. Armada Drive/Leao Drive from Cannon Road to Palomar Airport Road - Construction of Armada Drive/Lego Drive to two lanes in each
direction.
Estimated Cos t - $2,573,000
Timing:
Prior to recordation of a final map, issuance of a grading or building
permit, whichever occurs first for any project within subarea TR-2, TR-
3, O/PI-1, O/PI-2, TWC or R of Zone 13, if the City Engineer
determines that this improvement is necessary to maintain the Growth
Management Circulation Performance Standard, the developer of that
subarea shall financially guarantee its construction as set forth in the
Finance section of the Zone 13 LFMP.
d. Paseo del Norte/Cannon Road - Install traffic signal. Also, provide an
exclusive left-turn lane and a shared throughhight-turn lane in the
southbound direction. In the northbound direction, add a left-turn lane
and restripe the exclusive right-turn lane for a shared throughhight-
turn lane. Also, add an eastbound left-turn lane and westbound
shared th roug h/rig ht-tu rn lane.
Estimated Cost - $1 69,000
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Prior to recordation of a final map, issuance of a grading or building
permit, whichever occurs first for any project within subarea TR-1, TR-
2,0/PI-l, O/PI-2 or R of Zone 13, if the City Engineer determines that
this improvement is necessary to maintain the Growth Management
Circulation Performance Standard, the developer of that subarea shall
financially guarantee its construction as set forth in the Finance
section of the Zone 13 LFMP.
e. Car County DriveXannon Road - Install traffic signal. Provide an
exclusive left-turn lane and two through lanes in the westbound
direction. In the northbound direction, add an exclusive right-turn
lane.
Estimated Cost - $1 10,000
Timinq:
Prior to recordation of a final map, issuance of a grading or building
permit, whichever occurs first for any project within subarea TR-1, TR-
2,0/PI-l, O/PI-2 or R of Zone 13, if the City Engineer determines that
this improvement is necessary to maintain the Growth Management
Circulation Performance Standard, the developer of that subarea shall
financially guarantee its construction as set forth in the Finance
section of the Zone 13 LFMP.
f. Paseo del Norte/Palomar Airport Road - Provide a westbound
exclusive right-turn lane.
Estimated Cost - $185,000
Timing:
Prior to recordation of a final map, issuance of a grading or building
permit, whichever occurs first for any project within subarea TR-3,
O/PI-2, TWC or R of Zone 13, if the City Engineer determines that this
improvement is necessary to maintain the Growth Management
Circulation performance Standard, the developer of that subarea shall
financially guarantee its construction as set forth in the Finance
section of the Zone 13 LFMP.
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9. ao Drive/Cannon Road - Install traffic signal. Provide two left-turn
lanes and an exclusive right-turn lane in the northbound direction; two
through lanes and an exclusive right-turn lane in the eastbound
direction; and two left-turn lanes and two through lanes in the
westbound direction.
Estimated C ost - $5,000 (signal cost included in LEG0
Drive/Armada Drive cost estimate)
Timinq:
Prior to recordation of a final map, issuance of a grading or building
permit, whichever occurs first for any project within subarea TR-1, TR-
2, TR-3,0/PI-l or O/PI-2 of Zone 13, if the City Engineer determines
that this improvement is necessary to maintain the Growth
Management Circulation Performance Standard, the developer of that
subarea shall financially guarantee its construction as set forth in the
Finance section of the Zone 13 LFMP.
h. Armada Drive/Palomar Airport Road - Install traffic signal
modifications as necessary. Restripe the northbound approach for two
left-turn lanes and a shared throughhight-turn lane. In the
southbound direction, provide two left-turn lanes, one shared
throughhght-turn lane, and an exclusive right-turn lane. Also, add an
eastbound left-turn lane and a westbound exclusive right-turn lane.
Estimated Cost : $205,000
Timing:
Prior to recordation of a final map, issuance of a grading or building
permit, whichever occurs first for any project within subarea O/Pl-2,
TR-3 or TWC of Zone 13, if the City Engineer determines that this
improvement is necessary to maintain the Growth Management
Circulation Performance Standard, the developer of that subarea shall
financially guarantee its construction as set forth in the Finance
section of the Zone 13 LFMP.
1. Hidden Vallev Road/Palomar Airport Road - Construction of
intersection to include two through lanes, one shared righvthrough
lane and one left turn lane in the eastbound and westbound
directions. Provide one shared southbound left/right/through lane.
Provide a shared right-tumhhrough land and one left-turn lane in the
northbound direction.
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Estimated Cost - $1 55,000
Jiming:
Prior to recordation of a final map, issuance of a grading or building
permit, whichever occurs first for any project within subarea O/PI-2,
TR-3 or TWC of Zone 13, if the City Engineer determines that this
improvement is necessary to maintain the Growth Management
Circulation Performance Standard, the developer of that subarea shall
financially guarantee its construction as set forth in the Finance
section of the Zone' 13 LFMP.
i. One of the following two groups of improvements dependent upon
whether Cannon Road is constructed between Zone 13 and El
Camino Real:
Conditions if Cannon Road is not Extended:
1. Palomar Airport Road/l-5 Northbound Ramps - Restripe the
westbound Palomar Airport Road approach for the following:
two through lanes,*one shared throughhight-turn lane, and one
exclusive right-turn lane.
Estimated Cost: $1,725
Timinq:
Prior to recordation of a final map, issuance of a grading or
building permit, whichever occurs first for any project within
subarea O/PI-2, TR-3, TWC or R of Zone 13, if the City
Engineer determines that this improvement is necessary to
maintain the Growth Management Circulation Performance
Standard, the developer of that subarea shall financially
guarantee its construction as set forth in the Finance section
of the Zone 13 LFMP.
ii. Colleae Boulevard/Palomar Airport Road - Provide two left-turn
lanes, one through lane, and one shared throughhight-tum
lane in the northbound direction. Restripe the southbound
College Boulevard approach for the following: one left-turn
lane, one shared throughhight-tum lane, and one exclusive
right-turn lane.
Estimated C ost: $1,150
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Timing:
Prior to recordation of a final map, issuance of a grading or
building permit, whichever occurs first for any project within
subarea TR-1, TR-2, TR-3, O/PI-l,O/PI-2, TWC or R of Zone
13, if the City Engineer determines that this improvement is
necessary to maintain the Growth Management Circulation
Performance Standard, the developer of that subarea shall
financially guarantee its construction as set forth in the Finance
section of the Zone 13 LFMP.
Conditions if Cannon Road is Extended:
I. Cannon Road/l-5 Northbound Ramps - Widen the northbound
on ramps and restripe the westbound Cannon Road approach
to provide one through lane, one shared throughhight-turn
lane, and one exclusive right-turn lane.
Estimated Cost - $1,150’
Timing:
Prior to recordation of a final map, issuance of a grading or
building permit, whichever occurs first for any project within
subarea TR-1, TR-2, O/PI-1, O/PI-2 or R of Zone 13, if the City
Engineer determines that this improvement is necessary to
maintain the Growth Management Circulation Performance
Standard, the developer of that subarea shall financially
guarantee its construction as set forth in the Finance section
of the Zone 13 LFMP.
ii. Palomar Airport Roadll-5 Northbound Ramps - Restripe the
westbound Palomar Airport Road approach to provide two
through lanes, one shared throughhight-turn lane, and one
exclusive right turn lane.
Estimated Cost - $1,725
Timing:
Prior to recordation of a final map, issuance of a grading or
building permit, whichever occurs first for any project within
subarea TR-3, O/PI-2, TWC or R of Zone 13, if the City
Engineer determines that this improvement is necessary to
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maintain the Growth Management Circulation Performance
Standard, the developer of that subarea shall financially
guarantee its construction as set forth in the Finance section
of the Zone 13 LFMP.
iii. Colleae Boulevard/Palomar Airport Road - Provide two left-turn
lanes, one through lane, and one shared throughhight lane in
the northbound direction. Restripe the southbound approach
for a left-turn lane, a through lane, and a shared throughhight-
turn lane.
Estimated Cost - $1,150
Timinq:
Prior to recordation of a final map, issuance of a grading or
building permit, whichever occurs first for any project within
subarea TR-3, O/PI-2, TWC or R of Zone 13, if the City
Engineer determines that this improvement is necessary to
maintain the Growth Management Circulation Performance
Standard, the developer of that subarea shall financially
guarantee its construction as set forth in the Finance section
of the Zone 13 LFMP.
iv . Cannon Road from eastern Zone boundary to El Camino Real - Construction of Cannon Road to two lanes in each direction.
Estimated Cost - $3,247,000
Timing:
Prior to recordation of a final map, issuance of a grading or
building permit, whichever occurs first for any project within
subarea TR-1, TR-2, TR-3, O/PI-1 or O/PI-2 of Zone 13, if the
City Engineer determines that this improvement is necessary
to maintain the Growth Management Circulation Performance
Standard, the developer of that subarea shall financially
guarantee its construction as set forth in the Finance section
of the Zone 13 LFMP.
V. El Camino ReaKannon Road - Provide three through lanes,
one exclusive right-turn, and two exclusive left-turn lanes in the
southbound direction. Provide two through lanes, one shared
throughhight-turn lane, and two exclusive left-turn lanes in the
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northbound direction. In the eastbound direction, provide one
through lane, one shared throughhight-turn lane and two
exclusive left-turn lanes. In the westbound direction, provide
one through lane, one shared throughhight-turn lane, and two
exclusive left-turn lanes. Install a traffic signal.
Estimated Cost - $340,000
Tim inq:
Prior to recordation of a final map, issuance of a grading or
building permit, whichever occurs first for any project within
' subarea TR-1, TR-2, TR-3,O/PI-l or O/PI-2 of Zone 13, if the
City Engineer determines that this improvement is necessary
to maintain the Growth Management Circulation Performance
Standard, the developer of that subarea shall financially
guarantee its construction as set forth in the Finance section
of the Zone 13 LFMP.
3. IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED BY BUILD OUT
a. Cannon Road/l-5 Northbound Ramps - Restripe the westbound
Cannon Road approach to provide one through lane, one shared
throughhght-turn lane, and one exclusive right-tum lane. In addition,
widen the on ramp and provide an additional eastbound Cannon
Road left-turn lane. Also, widen the off ramp and add a northbound
excl usive rig h t-t u rn lane.
Estimated Cost - $4,600
Timing:
Prior to recordation of a final map, issuance of a grading or building
permit, whichever occurs first for any project within subarea TR-1, TR-
2,O/PI-1, O/PI-2 or R of Zone 13, if the City Engineer determines that
this improvement is necessary to maintain the Growth Management
Circulation Performance Standard, the developer of that subarea shall
financially guarantee its construction as set forth in the Finance
section of the Zone 13 LFMP.
b. Paseo del Norte/Cannon Road - Construction of an additional
eastbound left-turn lane for a total of two exclusive left-turn lanes, one
through lane, and one throughhight-turn lane. In addition, at a point
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east of the intersection, an additional westbound Cannon Road
through lane would be required. At the intersection, this would result
in the following lane configuration in the westbound direction: one
exclusive left-tum lane, two through lanes, and a shared throughhight-
turn lane.
Estimated Cost - $27,000
Timinq:
Prior to recordation of a final map, issuance of a grading or building
permit, whichever occurs first for any project within subarea TR-1 , TR-
2,0/PI-l, O/PI-2 or R of Zone 13, if the City Engineer determines that
this improvement is necessary to maintain the Growth Management
Circulation Performance Standard, the developer of that subarea shall
financially guarantee its construction as set forth in the Finance
section of the Zone 13 LFMP.
c. Paseo del Norte/Palomar Airport Road - Restripe the northbound and
southbound Paseo del Norte approaches to provide two exclusive left-
turn lanes, one shared throughhight-turn lane, and one exclusive
right-turn lane. Provide an eastbound exclusive right-turn lane.
Estimated Cost - $2,300
Timing:
Prior to recordation of a final map, issuance of a grading or building
permit, whichever occurs first for any project within subarea TR-3,
O/PI-2, TWC or R of Zone 13, if the City Engineer determines that this
improvement is necessary to maintain the Growth Management
Circulation Performance Standard, the developer of that subarea shall
financially guarantee its construction as set forth in the Finance
section of the Zone 13 LFMP.
d. El Camino ReaVCannon Road - Restripe the southbound El Camino
Real approach to provide for two left-turn lanes, two through lanes,
one shared throughhght turn lane, and one exclusive right-turn lane.
In addition, provide an exclusive right-turn lane on the eastbound
Cannon Road approach. [Note: Improvements listed in Condition
2.i.v. (Cannon Road extended) may be built prior to the above
improvements. If they are not built, then they must be constructed
with the above improvements.]
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Estimated Cost - $6,325
Timing:
Prior to recordation of a final map, issuance of a grading or building
permit, whichever occurs first for any project within subarea TR-1 , TR-
2,O/PI-l,O/PI-2 or R of Zone 13, if the City Engineer determines that
this improvement is necessary to maintain the Growth Management
Circulation Performance Standard, the developer of that subarea shall
financially guarantee its construction as set forth in the Finance
section of the Zone 13 LFMP.
e. Cannon Road from eastern Zone boundary to El Camino Real -
Construction of Cannon Road to full major arterial standards from the
eastern Zone boundary to El Camino Real.
Estimated Cost - $3,247,000
Tim inq:
Prior to recordation of a final map, issuance of a grading or building
permit, whichever occurs first for any project within subarea TR-1, TR-
2, O/PI-1 or O/PI-2 of Zone 13, if the City Engineer determines that
this improvement is necessary to maintain the Growth Management
Circulation Performance Standard, the developer of that subarea shall
financially guarantee its construction as set forth in the Finance
section of the Zone 13 LFMP.
In addition to the facilities identified in the Zone 13 LFMP, the Carlsbad Ranch
Specific Plan, and the EIR, Figure 15 on page 47 illustrates the envisioned internal
Circulation Program of the Carlsbad Ranch property. Development of the identified
internal roadways will occur prior to or concurrent with the appropriate phase of
development they will sewe.
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A. ORDINANCES TO BE ADOPTED
As this specific plan is both a policy and regulatory document, it is to be adopted by
ordinance to legally serve as the zoning for the Carlsbad Ranch. Unless otherwise stated
in the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan, the requirements of the underlying zone and the City
of Carlsbad's Municipal Code shall apply.
The Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan is supplemental to the existing certified Mello II
Implementing Ordinances. Unless otherwise stated in the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan,
all of the municipal code provisions and implementing ordinances of the existing Mello II
Implementation Plan are applicable to the Carlsbad Ranch.
B. SUBSEQUENT APPROVALS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE SPECIFIC
PLAN
The Carfsbad Ranch Specific Plan is accompanied by a General Plan Amendment,
Local Coastal Program Amendment, Local Facilities Management Pian Amendment, Land
Conservation Contract Cancellation, Zone Change, Tentative Map, Non-Residential
Planned Unit Development, Hillside Development Permit and an Environmental Impact
Report. Prior to development of any property within the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan, a
Coastal Development Permit must be obtained. The Coastal Development Permit must
be provided to the City of Carlsbad prior to the issuance of a grading or building permit.
Subsequent permits and approvals shall be required prior to development within the
individual planning areas as follows:
1. Plannina Area 1
Any development of the property shall be subject to the approval of a Site
Development Plan pursuant to Section 21.06 (Qualified Overlay Zone) of the
Carlsbad Municipal Code. Contained within the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan, the
Environmental Impact Report, Local Facilities Management Plan for Zone 13 and
a Site Development Plan application submitted to the City of Carlsbad Planning
Department is sufficient information to make the following findings with respect to
a vocational school for the Gemological Institute of America:
a. The requested use, a vocational school, is desirable for the
development within the City of Carlsbad and is essentially in harmony
with the elements and objectives of the General Plan. In addition, the
development of a vocational school is not detrimental to the health,
safety and welfare of the citizens and visitors of Carlsbad, to the
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existing uses within this portion of the City of Carlsbad or to uses
specifically permitted in the zone that the proposed use will be
located.
b. Planning Area 1 of the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan is of adequate
size and shape to accommodate the use of this site for a vocational
school.
c. All yards, setbacks, walls, fences, landscaping and any other features
necessary for the intended use of a portion of Planning Area 1 as a
vocational school will be provided and maintained in accordance with
the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan and the Municipal Code for the City
of Carlsbad.
d. The street system serving the site is adequate to handle all traffic
generated from this use.
These findings are supported by the facts, findings, conditions and mitigation
measures of this specific plan, the Environmental Impact Report (EIR 94-01), the
Local Facilities Management Plan for Zone 13 and an approved Site Development
Plan (SDP 94 -06). These documents are incorporated herein by reference.
Any other uses proposed for this site that are not specifically addressed
herein shall be subject to all applicable processing requirements of the underlying
zone and Title 21 (Zoning) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code.
2. Plannina Area 2
Any development of the property shall be subject to the approval of a Site
Development Plan pursuant to Section 21.06 (Qualified Overlay Zone) of the
Carlsbad Municipal Code. A Site Development Plan application may be submitted
for the entire planning area, for any combination of contiguous lots or for any
individual lot as may be requested by the property owner or his authorized agent,
subject to the approval of the Planning Director.
Any other uses proposed for this site that is not specifically addressed herein
shall be subject to all applicable processing requirements of the underlying zone
and Title 21 (Zoning) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code.
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3. Plannina Area 3
Any development of the property including hotels and/or commercial living
units (timeshares) shall be subject to the approval of a Site Development Plan
pursuant to Section 21.06 (Qualified Overlay Zone) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code.
In addition, a hotel or commercial living unit (timeshare) project shall be subject to
the requirements of Section 21.42.01 O(10) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code. In
addition to the above requirements, the City Council shall make the final decision
to approve or disapprove the Site Development Plan.
Any other uses proposed for this site that is not specifically addressed herein
shall be subject to all applicable processing requirements of the underlying zone
and Title 21 (Zoning) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code.
4. Plannina Area 4 (LEGOLAND Carlsbad)
Any development of the property shall be subject to the approval of a Site
Development Plan pursuant to Section 21.06 (Qualified Overlay Zone) of the
Carlsbad Municipal Code. Due to the unique nature of LEGOLAND Carlsbad, the
Site Development Plan shall be submitted to both the Planning Commission and
City Council for review. The City Council shall make the final decision to approve
or disapprove the Site Development Plan. This specific plan authorizes and
approves a LEGOLAND family park as a permitted use of this Planning Area for
zoning purposes and, therefore, a conditional use permit shall not be required
pursuant to Section 21.42.01 0(5)(F) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code.
Development Aareement
Additionally, a Development Agreement may be entered into between the
City of Carlsbad and LEGO. This Development Agreement shall not conflict with
the requirements of this specific plan.
Amendments to the Site Development Plan
The following types of minor amendments may be approved administratively
by the Planning Director:
a. Changes to the design and location of landscaping within the interior
of the park.
b. Revisions to the design and landscaping of the parking area that will
not substantially impact vehicular or pedestrian access.
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c. The relocation of attractions within the interior of the park that will not
substantially alter the appearance of the park from any adjacent
public road.
d. Revisions to the architecture of buildings as long as the revisions are
in conformance with the Design Guidelines of Section IV.E.3 (
LEGOLAND Carlsbad Design Guidelines) of this specific plan.
e. Any other similar type of revisions determined to be minor in nature
by the Planning Director.
All other amendments to the Site Development Plan shall be reviewed and
approved by the Planning Commission pursuant to the procedures contained within
Chapter 21.06 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code and, additionally, the Planning
Commission shall have the right to refer any substantial amendments of a
controversial nature to the City Council.
5. Plannina Area 5
Any development of the property including hotels and/or commercial living
units (timeshares) shall be subject to the approval of a Site Development Plan
pursuant to Section 21.06 (Qualified Overlay Zone) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code.
In addition, a hotel or commercial living unit (timeshare) shall be subject to the
requirements of Section 21.42.01 O(10) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code. In addition
to the above requirements, the City Council shall make the final decision to approve
or disapprove the Site Development Plan.
Any other uses proposed for this site that are not specifically addressed
herein shall be subject to all applicable processing requirements of the underlying
zone and Title 21 (Zoning) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code.
6. Plannina Area 6
Any development of the property shall be subject to the approval of a Site
Development Plan pursuant to Section 21.06 (Qualified Overlay Zone) of the
Carlsbad Municipal Code. Any other uses proposed for this site that are not
specifically addressed herein shall be subject to all applicable processing
requirements of the underlying zone and Title 21 (Zoning) of the Carlsbad Municipal
Code.
In addition to the above requirements, the City Council shall make the final
decision to approve or disapprove the Site Development Plan for Planning Area 6.
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7. Plannina Area 8
A Site Development Plan in lieu of a Conditional Use Permit may be allowed
for the development of a golf course in this Planning Area.
C. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
The matrix presented in Figure 59 on page 205, identifies the estimated costs of the
public works projects contained as special conditions in the Zone 13 Local Facilities
Management Plan and described in the Public Facility and Infrastructure chapter of this
plan, the measures by which each public works project will be financed, and the persons
or agencies responsible for financing and carrying out each proposed improvement.
These improvements are categorized into projected improvements needed for
specific years. These years represent milestones as opposed to actual completion dates.
The milestones are based on projected growth assumptions and therefore are intended to
be used for planning purposes only.
D. PHASING PROGRAM
Although this specific plan is regulatory in nature, it does not regulate the rate of
development within Carlsbad Ranch. Other than general market conditions and
contractual limitations set forth in the Land Conservation Contract, development within
Carlsbad Ranch will be controlled by the availability of adequate public facilities.
Figures 60, 61, 62 and 63 on pages 211 through 214 depict the potential sub-
phases of development on the Carlsbad Ranch that might occur if the property owners
choose not to grade the site and provide the infrastructure in a single phase. The phasing
diagrams do not suggest the sequence or suggested timing of new development, but rather
identify the grading and circulation improvements that would occur with the development
of portions of the project. See the text beginning on page 219 fo.r a detailed description
of the phasing of grading and development.
A phasing program was developed for public facility planning purposes. The
phasing program, which is consistent with the Zone 13 LFMP analysis, is presented in
Figure 64 on page 215. Other than the scheduling of needed public facilities, the specific
plan is not influenced by this phasing program. Development within Carlsbad Ranch may
differ from the schedule presented in Figure 64 given the availability of adequate public
facilities and services.
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Figure 59
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
Per Zone 13 LFMP
PROJECT COST TIMING FlNANClNG
DRAINAGE FACILITIES (The following facilities are subject to change depending on the specific
drainage program proposed by future development)
Canyon de las Encinas Watershed:
42" - 48" Storm Drain Line CB
42" - 51 " Storm Drain Line CC
Agua Hedionda Creek Watershed:
51 " - 60" Storm Drain Line BAA
$795,667 Concurrent w/ Developer
Development
$855,945 "I "I
wn wn $873,439
Total Drainage Costs 52,525,051
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PROJECT TIMING FINANCING
CIRCULATION FACILITIES (Phasing of Circulation Facilities has been updated pursuant to phasing
identified in the EIR)
IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED NOW:
Cannon Road/l-5 Northbound and Southbound $232,000 As Indicated City - PFF/TlF
Ramm- Install traffic signals. At southbound
ramps, widen the ramps and add a
southbound left-turn lane. Restripe the
westbound through lane for an additional left-
turn lane.
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INTERIM YEAR IMPROVEMENTS:
Cannon Road from 1-5 to Ca r Countrv Drive -
Provide additional westbound lane
$150,000 As Indicated TIFICFD No. 3
Cannon Road from Car Countrv Drive to
eastern zone bou ndary - Construction of 2
lanes, each direction
Armada/Leao Drive from Cannon Road to
Palomar AirDort Road - Construction of 2
lanes, each direction
Paseo del Norte/Ca nnon Road - Install traffic
signal. Provide an exclusive left-turn land and
a shared through right-turn lane in the
southbound direction. In the northbound
direction, add a left-turn lane and restripe the
exclusive right-turn lane for a shared
throughkight-turn lane. Also, add an
eastbound left-turn lane and a westbound
shared throughhight turn lane.
Car Countrv DrivdCannon Road - Install
traffic signal. Provide an exclusive left-turn
lane and two through lanes in the westbound
direction. In the northbound direction, add an
exclusive right-turn lane.
Paseo Del Norte/Palomar AirDort RoaQ -
Provide westbound exclusive right turn lane
CFD No. 1/
Transnet I
CFD No. 3 /
Fee Program
II $8,467,000
CFD No. 3 II $2,573,000
PFF I
Developer
Funding
ow $169,000
Developer
Funding
II $1 10,000
$7 85,000 CFD No. 3 no
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COST TIMING FINANCING
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CFD No. 3 In Leao Drive/- non Road - Install traffic signal
and provide two left-turn lanes and an
exclusive right-turn lane in the northbound
direction; two through lanes and an exclusive
right-turn lane in the eastbound direction; and
two left-turn lanes and two through lanes in
the westbound direction. (Signal cost
included in LEGO/Armada Drive cost estimate)
$5,000
CFD No. 3 nn Armada Drive/Palomar Airuort Road - Install
traffic signal modifications as necessary.
Restripe the northbound approach for two
left-turn lanes and a shared throughhight-turn
lane. In the southbound direction, provide
two left-turn lanes, one shared throughhight-
turn lane, and an exclusive right-turn lane.
Also, add an eastbound left-turn lane and a
westbound exclusive right-turn lane.
Hidden Vallev Road/Palomar Airuort Road -
Construction of intersection to include two
through lanes, one shared righthhrough lane
and one left turn lane in the eastbound and
westbound directions. Provide one shared
southbound left/right/through lane. Provide a
shared right-turn/through land and one left-
turn lane in the northbound direction.
$205,000
CFD No. 3 WI $1 55,000
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W/O Cannon Road Extension
Palomar airuort Road/l-5 Northbound Ram08 - 8 1,725 As Indicated Developer
Re-striping
Qlleae Boulevard/ Palomar Airpprt Road -
Re-striping and construct south leg.
With Cannon Road Extension
"I II $1,150
Cannon Road/l-5 Northbound RamDS - Re- $1,150 As Indicated TIF / Developer
striping and widening of northbound on ramp.
Developer II Palomar AirDort Road/M Northbound Ramus -
Re-striping
$1,725
Developer IW Colleae Blvd/Palomar Aimort Road - Restriping $1,150
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PROJECT COST TIMING FINANCING
With Cannon Road Extension
CFD No. 1/
Fee Program/
Transnet
El Camino Real/Cannon Road - Construct $340,000 As Indicated TIFIPFFI
intersection, signal installation Develooer
I" Cannon Road from eastern zone boundarv to
El Camino Real - Two lanes, each direction
$3,247,000
IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED AT BUILD OUT:
Cannon Road/l-5 Northbound RamoS - Re-
striping and widening
Paseo del Norte/Cannon Road - Lane
Construction, east and west
Paseo d el Norte/Palomar AirDort Road -
Re-striping
El Camino Real/Cannon Road -
Re-striping
Cannon Road - Construction from eastern
zone boundary to El Camino Real
$4,600
$27,000
$2,300
$6,325
$3,247,000
As Indicated
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TIFIPFFI
Developer
Developer
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CFD No. 1 /
Fee Program /
Develooer
Total Circulation Costs without Cannon Road
Extended
$15,540,500
Total Circulation Costs with Cannon Road
Extended
$1 5,495.250
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PROJECT COST TIMING FI NANCl N G
WATER FACILITIES
Service Area A:
16" Water Main
12" Water Main
10" Water Main
8" Water Main
8" Reclaimed Water Main
$1 1 2,500 Concurrent w/ Developer
Development
I" I" $1 72,800
I" "0 848,000
"I I" $56,700
"I nm $101,250
"I "I Pressure Regulating Station $75,000
Service Area 8:
16" Water Main
8" Reclaimed Water Main
$325,000 Concurrent w/ Developer
Development
"I "I $1 90,350
Total Water Cost $1,081,600
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PROJECT COST TIMING Fl NANCl NG
SEWER FACILITIES
10" PVC $234,600 Concurrent wl Developer Develooment
Total Sewer Cost $234.600
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CUT = 380,000 cy FILL = 340,300 cy
TOP SOIL SHRINKAGE = 39,700 cy
ADJUSTED FILL = 380,000 cy
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CUT = 1,608,900 cy FILL = 1,502,400 cy
TOP SOIL SHRINKAGE = 106,500 cy
ADJUSTED FILL = 1,608,900 cy
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EARTHWORK PHASING - PHASE 3 CT 94-09
CUT = 95,000 cy FILL = 78,500 cy
TOP SOIL SHRINKAGE = 16,500 cy
ADJUSTED FILL = 95,000 cy
AS IT WAS PREVIOUSLY PLACED IN PHASE 1.
'EARTHWORK QUANTITY AT LOT 2 IN THIRD PHASE IS NOT COUNTED IN THE TOTAL EARTHWORK
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E. GRADINWEROSION CONTROL
1. INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this section is to establish appropriate guidelines for the
grading of the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan Area. Since the intent of the specific
plan process is to review the area in question in a comprehensive manner, this plan
proposes a comprehensive review of the grading for the entire specific plan area.
2. GUIDELINES
The following guidelines are hereby established to assure appropriate
grading designs for the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan Area. These guidelines
incorporate programs and policies from the Mello II segment of Carlsbad's Local
Coastal Program as well as City policies and programs dealing with grading and
erosion control.
a. Grading Plans shall conform to' the requirements of Chapter 21.95
Hillside Development and Chapter 1 1.06 Excavation and Grading of
the Carlsbad Municipal Code. Preliminary and final grading plans will
be prepared in accordance with the Municipal Code for review by the
City Engineer.
b. Manufactured slopes shall be contoured to simulate natural terrain,
except where such contouring will conflict with the recommendations
of the soils engineer and be supported with the appropriate technical
data.
c. All grading and land alteration activities shall be subject to the
provisions of the Master Drainage Plan.
d. All permanent manufactured slopes, shall be constructed at a gradient
of 2 to 1 (horizontal to vertical) or less. Any exceptions to the gradient
must be approved by the City Engineer and Planning Director.
e. Grading within each planning area shall provide for the safety and
maintenance of other planning areas already developed or under
construct ion.
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f. All graded areas shall have erosion control measures installed within
30 days after rough grading is completed. If permanent vegetation
can not be installed within the 30 day period, temporary erosion
control measures shall be installed, if required for maintenance of the
public health, safety and welfare. However, permanent planting is
preferred.
g. All temporary slopes not scheduled for development within 60 days
shall be hydroseeded from April 16 through August 14 and juted from
August 15 through April 15. All graded pad areas not scheduled for
construction within 6 months must be hydroseeded. Ninety percent
(90%) germination within 30 days is required by means of rainfall or
with an irrigation system if rainfall is insufficient.
h. Grading shall be phased so that all onsite irrigation water and erosion
control basins are installed concurrent with or prior to any grading
activities.
i. Runoff and erosion shall be reduced by the construction of temporary
and/or permanent desiltation basins within each area of development.
Provision for maintenance and final removal of temporary desiltation
basins must be made prior to final map approval. The plans for these
basins must be approved by the City of Carlsbad Engineering
Department. Provisions for maintenance of permanent basins must
be made prior to final map approval.
i- The application for grading pemits must provide assurance to the
Planning Director that manufactured slope banks will be properly
landscaped.
k. All slopes shall be planted per the requirements of Carlsbad's
Landscape Manual and Chapter 11.06 of the Carlsbad Municipal
Code. Drought tolerant xeriscape shall be used whenever possible
to reduce the need for irrigation.
1. Grading should direct runoff toward planned drainages and, if
possible, away from cut and fill areas.
m. Development should preserve, as feasible, natural drainage swales
and landforms.
n. Grading activity shall be prohibited during the rainy season: from
October 1 st to April 1 st of each year, unless approved by the City of
Carlsbad and the Coastal Commission.
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All graded areas shall be landscaped prior to October 1 st of each year
with either temporary or permanent landscaping materials, to reduce
erosion potential. Such landscaping shall be maintained and
replanted if not well-established by December 1 st following the initial
planting.
Slopes of 25% grade and over that possess endangered species
and/or Coastal sage scrub and Chaparral plant communities shall be
preserved in their natural state, unless the application of this policy
would preclude any reasonable use of the property.
Slopes and areas remaining undisturbed as a result of the hillside
review process, shall be placed in a permanent open space easement
as a condition of development approval.
Appropriate measures shall be taken on and/or offsite to prevent
siltation of lagoons and other environmentally sensitive areas.
Slope disturbance shall not result in substantial damage or alteration
to major wildlife habitat or native vegetation areas.
No development shall be permitted except pursuant to submittal of a
runoff control plan prepared by a licensed engineer qualified in
hydrology and hydraulics; such approved plans shall assure that there
would be no increase in peak runoff rate from the developed site over
the greatest discharge expected from the existing undeveloped site
as a result of a 10-year frequency storm. Runoff control shall be
accomplished by a variety of measures, including, but not limited to,
onsite catchment basins, detention basins, siltation traps, and energy
dissipators, and shall not be concentrated in one area.
When topography changes are required and natural vegetation is
removed, the area and duration of exposure shall be kept at a
minimum.
Soil erosion control practices shall be used against "onsite" soil
erosion. These include keeping soil covered with temporary or
permanent vegetation or with mulch materials, special grading
procedures, diversion structures to divert surface runoff from exposed
soils, and grade stabilization structures to control surface water.
The applicant may submit a revised Grading Plan for the inner and
outer park area of Lot 18. The revision is subject to approval of the
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City Engineer and Planning Director under the guidelines of the
Substantial Conformance Policy.
3. CONFORMANCE WITH CITY OF CARLSBAD ORDINANCES
All grading proposed by any grading design intended to implement this plan
shall also conform to the following City of Carlsbad ordinances, policies and/or
guidelines unless otherwise permitted within this specific plan:
a. Excavation and Grading Ordinance (Chapter 11.06 Carlsbad
Municipal Code)
b. Hillside Development Regulations (Chapter 21.95, Carlsbad Municipal
Code)
c. Zone 13 Local Facilities Management Plan
d. City of Carlsbad Landscape Manual
e. City of Carlsbad Master Drainage Plan
f. City of Carlsbad Planning Department Policies
g. City of Carlsbad Engineering Department Policies
h. Mello II segment of the Carlsbad Local Coastal Program.
4. PHASING OF GRADING
The comprehensive grading plan provides for an overall balanced grading
operation, as well as a balanced grading operation in each of the 4 phases that is
in compliance with the City of Carlsbad's Hillside Development Ordinance.
The phased grading concept was developed considering the following
criteria:
0 The grading shown on approved plans for the previous tentative map for
Carlsbad Ranch (CT 92-07), Units 1, 2 and 3) would be completed prior to
CT 94-09 grading.
Each phase of the new tentative map must balance.
0 Once LEG0 Drive and Armada Drive are constructed, grading operations
would not cross the roadway.
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Any rough grading material placed in agricultural areas must allow for
continued agricultural use until final grading operations begin. This requires
fill slopes no steeper than 6:l.
A total of 1,045,140 cubic yards will be moved during the CT 92-07 grading.
A total of 2,083,900 cubic yards of material will be moved during the CT 94-09 three
phases of grading.
Figure 60 shows the previous balanced grading for CT 92-07.
Figures 61, 62 and 63 show grading for Phases 1, 2 and 3 respectively for
CT 94-09.
5. LANDSCAPE MITIGATION
All graded areas shall be landscaped per the requirements of the City of
Carlsbad's Landscape Manual, Chapter 11.06 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code and
the Final EIR for this specific plan.
When possible, slopes shall be planted with drought tolerant native species
using temporary irrigation systems. Once the vegetation has been established
these temporary irrigation systems shall be removed if above ground or abandoned
if buried.
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VII. SPECIFIC PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
A. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (94-01)
As required by the California Environmental Quality Act, a Program Environmental
Impact Report (EIR) was prepared as a separate document concurrently with the Carlsbad
Ranch Specific Plan Amendment.
6. OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS
The Program Environmental Impact Report prepared by Cotton/Beland/Associates,
Inc. analyzed the Specific Plan Amendment in regard to impacts associated with
Agricultural Resources, Air Quality, Archeological and Paleontological Resources,
Biological Resources, Traff ic/Circulation, Hazardous Waste/Pesticide Residue, Land Use
Compatibility, Noise, Public Services & Utilities, Solid Waste, Visual AestheticdGrading
and Water Quality. The EIR’s mitigation measures for each of the above impacts are as
follows:
1. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES
No mitigation measures are proposed as impacts will be reduced to a level
less than significant through the payment of fees consistent with the coastal
program, the preservation of 53 acres on-site, and through implementation of
policies contained in the specific plan.
2. AIRQUALITY
Individual development projects within the specific plan area shall be required
to implement the following mitigation measures, as determined feasible on a project-
by-project basis by the City. These measures include:
0 Provide preferential parking spaces for carpools and vanpools and provide
7’2” minimum vertical clearance in parking facilities for van access unless
surface parking is provided for vans.
Implement on-site circulation plan in parking lots to reduce vehicle queuing
(stacking-u p).
0 Provide shade trees to reduce building heatingkooling needs.
0 Use energy efficient and automated controls for air conditioning.
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Use energy-efficient low-sodium parking lot lights.
Provide adequate ventilation systems for enclosed parking facilities.
Use light colored roof materials to reflect heat.
Synchronize traffic lights on streets impacted by development.
Schedule truck deliveries and pickups for off-peak hours.
Require on-site truck loading zones.
Require employers to provide commuter information areas.
Implement compressed work week schedules where weekly work hours are
compressed into fewer than five days:
- 9/80 - 4/40 - 3/36
Develop a trip reduction plan to achieve 1.5 AVR for businesses with less
than 100 employees or multi-tenant worksites.
Construct on-site or off-site bus turnouts, passenger benches, or shelters as deemed necessary by the North County Transit District.
Construct off-site pedestrian facility improvements such as overpasses and wider sidewalks.
Provide shuttles to major rail transit centers, multi-modal stations, and other
local destinations for all uses within the specific plan.
Contribute to regional transit systems (e.g., right-of-way, capital
improvements, etc.).
Site Development Plan applications should contain the following:
- Bicycle parking facilities, such as bicycle lockers.
Showers for bicycling employees' use.
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3. ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES
a. Prior to issuance of a grading permit for the area north of Cannon Road, a data recovery program shall be completed for CA-SDI-6132 for the portion impacted north of Cannon Road. The data recovery
program shall be completed in compliance with the City of Carlsbad's "Cultural Resource Guidelines".
b. A portion of site CA-SDI-8797 within the Carlsbad Ranch was identified as SignificanVirnportant under City of Carlsbad and CEQA criteria and was recommended to be mitigated of impacts through avoidance (Gallegos and Kyle 1992). This site shall be placed within
an open space easement and capped. Capping shall include placement of 1-2" of sand followed by 12 to 24 inches of sterile fill soil.
Vegetation allowed within the fill soil should include grasses and other shallow rooted plants that will not penetrate the underlying prehistoric site. This area could also be used for a parking area, upon completion of capping. Placement of utility lines or other underground lines shall be placed outside this sensitive area.
c. Mitigation of impacts for that portion of CA-SDI-8797 within the additional survey area shall be achieved through avoidance or the
completion of a City of Carlsbad approved data recovery program. If a data recovery program is conducted for this site, the program shall be completed in compliance with the City of Carlsbad's "Cultural Resource Guidelines".
d. Prior to the issuance of a grading permit, the applicant shall provide written evidence that a certified archaeologist has been retained, shall be present at the pregrading conference, shall establish procedures for archaeological resource surveillance, and shall establish, in
cooperation with the project proponent, procedures for temporarily halting or redirecting work to permit the sampling, identification, and
evaluation of artifacts as appropriate. If additional or unexpected archaeological features are discovered, the archaeologist shall report
such findings to the applicant and to the City. If the archaeological
resources are found to be significant, the archaeological obsewer shall determine appropriate actions, in cooperation with the applicant for exploration and/or salvage. These actions, as well as final mitigation and disposition of the resources, shall be subject to the review of the City.
e. Prior to issuance of a mass-grading permit the developer shall present a letter to the City of Carlsbad indicating that a qualified paleontologist has been retained to carry out an appropriate mitigation
program. (A qualified paleontologist is defined as an individual with a MS or Ph.D. in paleontology or geology who is familiar with paleontological procedures and techniques.)
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f.
A qualified paleontologist shall be present at the pre-construction
meeting to consult with the grading and excavation contractors.
A paleontological monitor shall be on-site at all times during the original cutting of previously undisturbed sediments of the Santiago Formation to inspect cuts for contained fossils. Periodic inspections of cuts involving the Lindavista Formation is also recommended. In the event that fossils are discovered in the Lindavista Formation it
may be necessary to increase the per/day in field monitoring time.
Conversely, if fossils are not being found then the monitoring should be reduced. (A paleontological monitor is defined as an individual who has experience in the collection and salvage of fossil materials. The paleontological monitor shall work under the direction of a qualified paleontologist.)
When fossils are discovered, the paleontologist (or paleontological monitor) shall recover them. In most cases this fossil salvage can be completed in a short period of time. However, some fossil specimens
(such as a complete large mammal skeleton) may require an extended salvage period. In these instances the paleontologist (or
paleontological monitor) shall be allowed to temporarily direct, divert, or halt grading to allow recovery of fossil remains in a timely manner. Because of the potential for the recovering of small fossil remains, such as isolated mammal teeth, it may be necessary in certain instances, to set up a screen-washing operation on the site.
Fossil remains collected during the monitoring and salvage portion of the mitigation program shall be cleaned, repaired, sorted, and
cataloged.
Prepared fossils, along with copies of all pertinent field notes, photos, and maps, shall be deposited (as a donation) in a scientific institution with permanent paleontological collections such as the San Diego Natural History Museum. Donation of the fossils shall be accompanied by financial support for initial specimen storage.
A final summary report shall be completed that outlines the results of
the mitigation program. This report shall include discussions of the methods used, stratigraphic sections(s) exposed, fossils collected, and significance of recovered fossils.
A certified paleontologist shall monitor all grading activity associated with the improvements to the WCannon Road interchange. If buried
cultural materials are unearthed during construction, work shall be halted in the vicinity of the find until a qualified paleontologist can assess its significance. If the testing demonstrates that a resource is significant, then a data recovery program will be necessary. Compliance with this measure shall be verified by Caltrans.
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4. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
a. Direct Impacts
0 Diegan coastal sage scrub impacts should be mitigated by
creation or restoration at ratios of 2:l and 1 :1, respectively, and within Preserve Planning Area 3 or the purchase or preservation at a 1:i ratio within the HMP area of Carlsbad.
0 To avoid direct impacts to the area proposed as natural open
space and to the proposed open space deed restriction, the boundaries of these areas should be surveyed and fenced.
The erection of fencing and its proper location should be verified by a biologist or planning department representative. After project completion, permanent fencing may need to be established to prevent human intrusion into the areas.
b. Indirect Impacts
0 It is anticipated that the gnatcatcher pair located immediately off-site to the east of the project will be taken during
construction of the municipal golf course being proposed by the City of Carlsbad. As a result, no mitigation for construction noise impacts that may occur to this pair are proposed. If through final design of the City proposed golf course it is determined that this gnatcatcher pair is not taken, the following mitigation measure for noise impacts shall be implemented:
During the gnatcatcher breeding season (February 15
through August 15), noise levels during grading shall not exceed 65 decibels, averaged over a one-hour period on an A-weighted decibel (dBA), measured at the edge of Diegan coastal sage scrub habitat that is
occupied by the coastal California gnatcatcher. Grading could be initiated in areas adjacent to occupied
gnatcatcher habitat prior to August 15 if the pair has successfully fledged young and the fledglings are at least three weeks out of the nest. Grading will be
allowed adjacent to habitat occupied by unpaired
individual birds.
0 Lighting should be selectively placed, shielded, and directed
away from the areas listed above, in particular to avoid potential impacts to the coastal California gnatcatcher(s) east
of the future LEGOLAND Carlsbad and any that may occur in the proposed open space.
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0 During project construction and operation, measures should be implemented to control erosion, sedimentation, and pollution (fertilizers and pesticides from the proposed golf courses) that could impact the proposed natural open space or that could impact Agua Hedionda Lagoon. These measures could include berms, interceptor ditches, sandbags, filtered inlets, debris basins, and silt traps.
0 Landscaping adjacent to the open space shall include non- invasive plant species.
5. TRAFFIC/CIRCULATION
a. The following mitigation measures shall be implemented by the applicant to reduce significant impacts on two intersections under the Year 2000 conditions and seven intersections under Buildout conditions to a level of less than significant.
The required street improvements and their phasing, based on
ultimate buildout conditions, are as follows:
1997 1-5 Northbound Ramps & Palomar Airport Road {CMP Location) - Restripe the westbound Palomar Airport Road approach for the following: two through lanes, one shared throughhight-turn lane, and one exclusive right turn lane.
2000 1-5 Northbound Ramps & Cannon Road (CMP Location) - Restripe the westbound Cannon
Road approach for the following: one through lane, one shared throughhight-turn lane, and one exclusive right-turn lane.
2006 El Camino Real & Cannon Road (CMP Location) - Restripe the southbound El Camino Real approach for the following: one left-turn lane, two
through lanes, one shared throughhight-turn lane, and one exclusive right-turn lane.
2007 Avenida Encinas & Palomar Airport Road (CMP Location) - Restripe the northbound Avenida
Encinas approach to provide the configuration: one exclusive left-turn lane, one through lane, and one right-turn lane (already done).
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2008
2008
El Camino Real & Palomar Airport Road (CMP Location) - Restripe the northbound El Camino Real approach for the following: one left-turn lane, two through lanes, one shared throughhight-turn lane, and one exclusive right- turn lane.
1-5 Northbound Ramps & Ca nnon Road (CMP Location) - Restripe the westbound Cannon Road approach for the following: one through lane, one shared throughhight-turn lane, and one exclusive right-turn lane. In addition, provide an additional eastbound Cannon Road left-turn lane. The resulting lane configuration on the eastbound approach would be two exclusive left-turn lanes and two through lanes.
Buildout Paseo de I Node & C annon Road (C MP Location) - The southbound approach (SDG&E
driveway) should be constructed and striped as follows: one exclusive left-turn lane, one shared throughhight-turn lane, and one exclusive right- turn lane. In addition, the eastbound Cannon Road approach would require an additional left-
turn lane. The resulting lane configuration in the eastbound direction would be two exclusive left- turn lanes, one through lane, and one
throughhight turn lane. Also, at a point east of the intersection, an additional westbound
Cannon Road through lane would be required. At the intersection, this would result in the
following lane configuration in the westbound direction: one exclusive left-turn lane, two through lanes, and a shared throughhight-turn lane.
Buildout Paseo del Norte & Palomar Airport Road - Restripe the northbound and southbound Paseo del Norte approaches to provide the following: two exclusive left-turn lanes, one shared
throughhight-turn lane, and one exclusive right-
turn lane.
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If Cannon Road is not extended to El Camino Real by the Year 2000 the developer shall implement the following improvements:
1997 1-5 Northbound Ramps & Palomar Airport Road (CMP Location) - Restripe the westbound Palomar Airport Road approach for the following: two through lanes, one shared throughhght-turn lane, and one exclusive right turn lane.
1997 Colleae B oulevard & Palomar Airport Road
[CMP Location) -Restripe the southbound College Boulevard approach for the following: one left-turn lane, one shared throughhight-turn lane, and one exclusive right-turn lane.
b. In addition, the Congestion Management Plan (CMP) prepared for the project requires the development and implementation of a deficiency plan for freeway segments. The deficiency plan shall include the following:
0 Assist in Funding Other Improvements - This option would involve providing funds which would be utilized in the construction of other improvements. Several funding mechanisms already exist in the City of Carlsbad and are listed in the Zone 13 Local Facilities Management Plan Finance Plan
for impacted facilities. These include:
- Traffic Impact Fees - Transnet Funds - Public Facilities Fees - Community Facility District Moneys - Private Developer Construction
The Carlsbad Ranch development project is already conditioned on financial participation in four of the above five funding mechanisms.
e Implement Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Measures -For applicable land uses within the development, implementation of a TDM program would be a way of reducing
the peak hour trips and thus lessening the impacts on the affected facilities. These TDM measures could include but are not limited to: incentives for employees to carpool/vanpool;
telecommuting and flex-time; and providing a shuttle from the commuter rail station at Poinsettia Lane.
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6. HAZARDOUS WASTE/PESTICIDE RESIDUE
a. During grading, observations shall be made by a qualified hazardous materials specialist for areas of possible contamination such as the
presence of underground facilities, buried debris, stained soils, waste drums, and tanks or odorous soils. Should such materials be encountered, further investigation and analysis shall be required to
identify the significance of the potentially contaminated area. Soil remediation measures to address any potentially contaminated areas
shall be implemented based on the recommendations of the hazardous materials specialist.
b. Randomly selected surface samples shall be collected after each phase of grading and chemically tested for pesticides to verify that toxaphene and DDT plus its derivatives are below the established TLC and STLC action levels.
c. During site development, soils contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons shall be mitigated. Mitigation techniques shall include:
e Place the affected soil beneath a proposed road/parking area as a base material:
e Recycle the affected soil; or
e Bio remediate the affected soil on site.
d. The applicant shall prepare a report documenting results of any future testing shall be prepared. This report shall indicate the measures taken to mitigate contamination, as appropriate. The report shall be
submitted to the City of Carlsbad Engineering Department. All recommendations contained in the report shall be complied with by
the applicant.
Compliance with these measures shall be approved by the City of Carlsbad in conjunction with the review and approval by the San Diego County Department of Health Services and the Regional Water
Quality Control Board as applicable.
7. LAND USE COMPATIBILITY
Any future site development permit associated with the specific plan or 21.16
acre SDG&E parcel (golf course) shall be reviewed for consistency with the specific plan and related discretionary actions including the general plan and local coastal
plan amendment, zone change, local facilities management plan amendment, and hillside development permit. The Planning Department shall make a determination that the site development plan is consistent with these plans, prior to approval of the
permit.
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a. NOISE
a. The interior noise level of the proposed community hotel building(s) (planning area 3), and resort hotel buildings (planning area 5) shall
not exceed 45 dBA CNEL. As stated in the McClellan-Palomar Airport's Noise/Land Use Compatibility Implementation Directives, all transient lodging buildings, within the airport's 60-70 CNEL contours must be subjected to an acoustical study to determine that interior
levels do not exceed CNEL 45.
b. An avigation easement for noise shall be required to be recorded with the County Recorder as a condition of approval of the project. A copy
of the recorded easement is to be filed with the affected airport operator. For all property transactions, appropriate legal notice shall be given to all purchasers, lessees and renters of property in
"conditionally compatible" or "interior only, conditionally compatible" areas which clearly describes the potential for impacts from airplane noise associated with airport operations. Notice also will be provided as required on the state Real Estate Disclosure form.
9. PUBLIC SERVICES AND UTILITIES
a. Fire Protection Services.
Existing City requirements will adequately reduce impacts.
additional mitigation measures are necessary.
No
b. Police Protection Services
In addition to complying with the existing City requirements, individual projects within the specific plan amendment area shall implement the following mitigation measure:
Prior to Site Development Plan approval, developers shall submit security plans for review and approval by the Carlsbad
Police Department. The plans shall be submitted prior to Site Development Plan approval, and shall include information
about internal security programs, security systems and devices
and any other information required by the Police Department.
C. Sewer and Wastewater Treatment Facilities
Existing City requirements will adequately reduce impacts.
additional mitigation measures are required.
No
d. Schools
No mitigation measures are proposed, as no significant impact has been identified.
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e. Water Supply/Reclaimed Water
Reclaimed water shall be utilized for all agriculture, golf course, and landscaping on the project site to the extent feasible. The reclaimed water facilities shall be installed in accordance with
the conceptual reclaimed water facility plan as proposed in the specific plan, and City of Carlsbad requirements.
Dual plumbing shall be required for office, commercial, and industrial uses, and the LEGOLAND Carlsbad project as deemed feasible by the Carlsbad Municipal Water District.
0
10. SOLID WASTE
a. As a condition of any future site development plans for the project, the applicant shall submit a solid waste management plan for review and approval by the City of Carlsbad. This plan shall provide the following:
0 The approximate location, type and number of containers to be
used to collect refuse and recyclables.
0 Refuse and recyclable collection methods to be used in each planning area.
0 A description and site plan for any planned on-site processing facilities or equipment (balers, compactors).
0 A description of the types of recycling services to be provided and contractual relationships with vendors to provide these
services.
0 The estimated quantity of waste generated and estimated quantities of recyclable materials in each planning area.
This plan shall also evaluate the feasibility of the following diversion p rograms/measu res:
0 Source separated green waste collection for specific plan
areas designated for agriculture, golf and developed areas with substantial landscaping (in particular the LEGOLAND Carlsbad planning area).
0 Cardboard recycling in office, retail, and warehousing areas.
Office and retail programs which provide for the separation of
wet (disposable) and dry (recoverable) materials.
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0 Where feasible, providing compactors for non-recyclables to
reduce the number of trips to disposal facilities.
Glass recycling in restaurants.
0 Providing on-site recycling containers accessible to the public
to encourage the diversion of glass, and aluminum in
LEGOLAND Carlsbad.
0 Where feasible, implement source reduction measures such as
reducing excess packaging, paper and polystyrene cups.
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11. VISUAL AESTHETICS/GRADING
No mitigation measure is proposed for the specific plan portion of the project
as no significant impact has been identified.
For the I-5/Cannon Road Interchange project area the following mitigation measures shall be followed:
a. Trees shall be replaced at a 5:l ratio. These trees shall be planted at Cannon Road and Palomar Airport Road, with supplemental water
systems. Shrubs shall be replaced at a 1:l ratio at Cannon Road only. Replacement trees shall be 15 gallon and replacement shrubs shall be 5 gallon. Species selection shall be determined by the
Caltrans project landscape architect.
b. I-5/Cannon Road landscaping shall be installed concurrently with the interchange construction project in order to allow the planting to become established in time for the opening of LEGOLAND Carlsbad in 1999.
c. A plantable wall system (e.g. crib wall) shall be utilized to reduce the visibility and aid in graffiti deterrence of the proposed retaining walls.
If cast-in-place type walls are used, a form-liner texture (e.g. "ripped rope") shall be incorporated into the design. Furthermore, the walls shall be aligned to allow the planting of vines and shrubs at the base of the walls for graffiti deterrence and to help blend the walls into the
surrounding landscape. An agreement shall be reached with the property owner immediately adjacent to this area to plant and maintain on the owner's property.
12. WATER QUALITY
Erosion, sedimentation and urban runoff filtration systems proposed in the
specific plan are adequate to reduce potential water quality impacts. No additional mitigation measures are required.
C. SUBSEQUENT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
As detailed planning progresses, it is anticipated that Site Development Plans, Non-
Residential Planned Unit Developments and/or Tentative Maps will be submitted for City
review in accordance with the Specific Plan. A Program Environmental Impact Report was
required for the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan to determine and evaluate the project's potential impacts. If subsequent activities are proposed outside of the scope of the
Program Environmental Impact Report, then an Initial Study shall be used to determine
whether an additional California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) document must be prepared. Potential additional CEQA documents include Negative Declarations, Mitigated
Negative Declarations, Project, Supplemental and Subsequent EIR's. Subsequent CEQA documents may be tiered with the original EIR and may incorporate and reference aspects and elements of the original EIR.
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VIII. SPECIFIC PLAN ADMINISTRATION
A. INTRODUCTION
Amendments to the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan shall be subject to the review and
approval of the City Council provided public input has been solicited through public hearings. The Planning Commission shall first hear and consider all applications for an
amendment to the specific plan. The Planning Commission shall prepare a recommendation and findings on all applications for an amendment to the City Council. As required by the Government Code and the California Environmental Quality Act all agencies significantly affected by the amendment to the plan shall also be notified of the proposed action prior to approving the amendment of the specific plan.
Depending on the extent and impact of the Specific Plan Amendment, a subsequent Environmental Impact Report or mitigated negative declaration which focuses on the new
impacts may be warranted.
B. STATE REQUIREMENTS
As contained in Section 65450, et. seq. of the California Government Code, a specific plan shall be prepared, adopted, and amended in the same manner as a general plan, except that a specific plan may be adopted by resolution or by ordinance and may
be amended as often as deemed necessary by the legislative body. No specific plan may be adopted or amended unless the proposed plan or amendment is consistent with the City's General Plan.
C. LOCAL REQUIREMENTS
It is anticipated that certain amendments to the specific plan may be necessary during the development of the area. Any amendments to the specific plan shall occur in accordance with the Carlsbad General Plan. The amendment process is described below. Amendments may be initiated by the City Council or the property owner.
All amendments shall be submitted to the California Coastal Commission for their
review and approval, prior to their enactment, in accordance with the Coastal Act of 1976
and the California Code of Regulations.
1. AMENDMENTS
This Specific Plan was prepared pursuant to California Government Code
Section 65450, et. seq. and is partial implementation of the Mello II Segment of the
Local Coastal Program. Amendments to the Specific Plan shall be processed in accordance with the applicable requirements of law which include Section 65450,
et. seq. of the California Government Code, the California Coastal Act of 1976, and
the California Code of Regulations (Title 14, Division 5.5; California Coastal Commission Administrative Regulations).
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IX. SPECIFIC PLAN ENFORCEMENT
The Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan shall constitute the orderly development and the zoning for the property. Consistent with the City of Carlsbad Municipal Code, any violation
to the standards and regulations identified in the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan adopted by the City of Carlsbad's City Council shall be considered a violation to the Zoning
Ordinance. Where the specific plan is silent on an issue, the requirements of the Carlsbad Municipal Code shall apply.
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APPENDIX A
Project Name:
Application Types:
Sewer District:
Water district:
School District:
Street Address:
Assessor Parcel Numbers:
Site Acreage:
CARLSBAD RANCH SPECIFIC PLAN SUMMARY SHEET
Existing General Plan:
Proposed General Plan:
Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan
Specific Plan Amendment
General Plan Amendment Local Coastal Plan Amendment Zone Change Local Facilities Management Plan Amendment Non-Residential Tentative Tract Map Non-Residential Planned Unit Development
Hillside Development Permit Environmental Impact Report . Cancellation of a portion of the Land Conservation Contract
Carlsbad Sewer Service District
Carlsbad Municipal Water District
Carlsbad Unified School District
Not Applicable
21 1-022-01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 21 1-023-01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 2 1 2-041 -05
447.40
Community Commercial (C)
Travel Recreation CommerciaVCommunity Commercial (TWC) Unplanned Area (UA) Open Space (OS)
Professional & Related CommerciaVPlanned Industrial (O/PI) Community CommerciaVProfessional & Related
Travel Recreation Commercial (TR) Commercial/Planned Industrial (C/O/PI)
Regional Retail (R)
Open Space (OS) Off ice/Planned Industrial (O/PI) Tourist Recreational Commercial (TR)
Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan
Existing Zoning: Open Space (04)
Office - Qualified Overlay / Planned Industrial - Qualified Overlay (0-Q/PM-Q) Commercial Tourist - Qualified Overlay / General Commercial - Qualified Overlay (C-T-Q/C-2-Q)
General Commercial - Qualified Overlay / Office - Qualified Overlay / Planned Industrial - Qualified Overlay
Exclusive Agriculture (E-A) (C-2-Q/O-Q/PM-Q)
Proposed Zoning: Open Space (0-S) Off ice - Qualified Development Overlay/Planned Industrial
Qualified Development Overlay (0-Q/PM-Q) Commercial Tourist - Qualified Development Overlay/General Commercial - Qualified Overlay
Commercial Tourist Qualified Development Overlay (C-T-Q)
General Commercial Qualified Development Overlay (C-2-Q)
(C-T-Q/C-2-Q)
Estimated ADT: G.I.A. 4,700 ADT
(At Build Out) Specialty Retail 15,000 ADT
(Source: KAKU, April 1994) Off ice 6,000 ADT R&D 4,000 ADT Hotel 3,600 ADT Resort 8,100 ADT
LEG0 8.182 ADT
TOTAL 48,582 ADT
Earthwork Quantities: cut - 2,083,900 CY Fill - 2,083,900 CY
ImpotVExport Balanced
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Graded Area 340.6 Acres
GradindGraded Area 6,118 CY / Acre
Constraints Information: All the constraints information can be found in Chapter II., Section B. OVERVIEW OF PLANNING AREA OPPORTUNITIES AND
CONSTRAINTS beginning on page 15 of the Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan and on the Constraints Map that accompanies the Hillside Development Permit and the Local Facilities Management
Plan Amendment for Zone 13.
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APPENDIX B
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
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mVE, CONCAVE SOC-Z?<f; THENCf NCiiTHERLY, NOEZXELSTERLY -7 EASTERLY ALONG
SAID CUXE TI-IROUGX X CZNTZSL ANGLZ OF 90" 00' 12" (RECORD 90° 00' 00") A
DISTXCP OF 39.27 IZZT; THENCE RADIAL TO SAID CSIWE NORTH lro 30' 51" EAST
(REC3RD NORTH flo 3:' 17" WT) S1.00 FEET TO A POINT ON TSS NORTH LINE OF SX3
22" WEST 338.88 FZZT (RSCORD NOR= 220 29' 22" WZST 338.85 FZST), TO THE
RECORD OF SURVEY L= NO. 1399s; THENCE ALONG SXD NORTH LIYZ SOUTH 780 28' 57"
ELST 1386.67 FEET (ECORD SOUTH 780 2s' 43" EAST 1286.67 FEZ:) TO THE BEGINNXG
' OF A TANGENT 2000 FCOT RADIUS CURVE, CONCAVE NCZTHERLY; WXCZ EASTEUY ALONG
SAID CU2VG TI-IROUGX X CENTRAL ANGLE OF 6O 24' 19 " A DfSTMCZ OF 223.59 FEET
(RECORD 6' 24' 19'' 223.59 FEZTI; TIITCE TANGENT TO SAID SOUTH 84' S3'
16' EAST 2170.45 PPZT (RECORD SOUTE. 84O 53' 03" EAST 2171.00 FEET) TO THE
BEGImING OF A TAYGZNT 2000 FOOT Rf3mS CUR-, CONCAVE NORZ-Z??LY; THENCZ
EASTERLY Ato" SA3 CjRVE THRouG% A CENTRAL ANc-d OF 13O 48' 04" A DISTANCZ OF
481.75 FZET (RECOF3 13O 48' 19"' 481.89 FEET); THENCE TANG- TO SAID CllftVE
NOR= 81" 18' 40" LCT 322.18 FEET To A POINT ON THE EASTE2Z.Y LINE OF SAID
RECORD OF SURVEY M22 NO. 13995; Tii'XE ALONG SAiD EASTERLY LINE, SOUTH Oo 03'
31" WEST (RECORD SO- 00 30' 59" CST) 1465.19 FEn; T"CZ NORTH 89O 56' 25"
56' 29" EAST 120.00 FEZT; THEN= SCm 0' 03' 31" WEST (RECOFS SOGT?I 0' 03' 59"
WEST) 110.00 FEET; Z'XZNCE SOm Oo 01' 34" WESY 2332.52 FEC (RECORD SOUTH Oo
wEsr 120.00 FEET; E-~NCS SOUTH 00 03' 31" WEST 160.00 FEET; THENCE; som 890
02' 00" WEST 2332.51 FEZT) TO TEP PQINT OF BEGIXNING.
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PARCEL B:
BEG~~=SG AT C0-X NO. 12 OF SAID I#r "G" OF TXE RANCHO AGZA HEDIONDA,
ACCO~IXG TO PARTIZ'ZON MAP THEREOF NO. 823 AND SHOWN ON RSC3R.9 OF SUREY
NO. 57'15, FILE0 IN "EE OFFI- OF TXE COUNTY REC3RDER OF SAS DISGO COUNTY;
mNCE XLONG THE NCZmi?.LY LINE OF SAID IDX' nG"l NORTH 70° 56' 06" ELST -RfC3F!2
NORTH 71O 25' SAST- 106.80 FEET; TZSNCZ LEAmG SXD NORTHS,%Y LINE ALCNG TXI
CENTER LfNEi OF A 66 FOOT EASEMENT RGSPRVED FOR XQADWAY AND mILITY PWOSES AS
TO THE BSGINNING OF A 1000 FOOT mIvS CONCAVE WTEiTdY;
SOUTXEXLY ALONG E3 c5W!Z, 430.81 FEET THRouGi: AN ASGLE Of 24' 41' 03"; "EXCS
TANGENT TO SAfD -32, SOUTH 23O 20' 28. EAST 183.62 =ET TC) TEE BEGINNTNG OF X
TANGENT CUR= CONc2bZ UESTEUY; SOUTHERLY Atom SAID CiJiCvE, 339.94 FEZ:
TXROUGE AN ANGLE OF 19O 28' 38" TZSNCS 'X2NGm TO SAID CUF.2, SOUTH 3O 51' 59"
WT 335.70 FEET TO TIG CSNTER LINE OF ROAD SUR\= NO. 1534, FILED IN THE
OFFICE OF THE COm SURVEYOR OF SAID SAN DIEGO COm; THSXC3 ALONG TEE GmZ
LINE OF SAID ROAD mVEY, SOUTH 70' 12' 37" WEST -SOUTH 70° If' 53" WEST PEE
ROAD ScrzVEy NO. 1531- 631.92 FEET TO THE SOUTHWZST CORNER OF SAID DESCXIPTICN
NO. 2, As SHOWN ON SAID RECORD OF SURVEY W NO. 5715; TKENCZ ALQNG TIiE
WESTERLY LINE OF s3L3 DESCRIPTION NO. 2 NORTH Oo 31' 16" kiST 238s .97 FEET TO
THE TRUZ POINT OF BPGINNING.
SHOWN ON SAID mccra OF SDRVEY MAP NO. 5715, so= 10 20' 35~ WEST ios3.oa FZZT
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PLAT FOR LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Cadsbad Ranch Spdc Plan
APPENDIX C
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
ADT - Average Daily Trip
CEQA - California Environmental Quality Act
CNEL - Community Noise Equivalent Level
EIR - Environmental Impact Report
Grade Separated Crossing - Underpass below Armada Drive and Hidden Valley Road and
overpass or underpass on Cannon Road which allow for the circulation of golf carts.
LFMP - Local Facilities Management Plan
Mixed Use - Development characterized by more than one land use type.
Major Arterial - Four lane roadway with raised median and 102' right-of-way.
O.C. - On Center
Primary Arterial - Six lane roadway with raised median and 128' right-of-way.
Set Back - Distance of structure from property line or other specified point.
Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan
APPENDIX D
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NOISERANO USE COMPATlBlUTV MATRIX
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'conditiwrily comptile' or 'interior only, conditioorlly comprtlbb' in the ooi~ levela ahom if two
rpecSc cditionr M ma and dd by ths kKll gd ~vpose 4ency:
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APPENDIX E
Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan
LAND CONSERVATION CONTRACT
Agricultural Preserve No. 76-1
TIIIS CONTRACT, made and entered into this loth day of February
19 - 76 , by and between CARLTAS CORPORATION
tiereinafter referred to as "Ovrner", and the City of Carlsbad, a political subdivision of the State of California, hereinafter reFerr,ed to as "Cityll:
I W I T N E S S ET II: .
INEREAS, the Owner represents that he is the:owne+ of cortajn land ibzated in the City of Carlsbad, County of San Diego, State of California,
which land is presently devoted to agricul ttrral uses, recreational uses, open space, or combination thereof, as authorized in Exhibit "13" attached hereto and 1 ies within an agricultural preserve heretofore established or to Le established and designated the ECKE (CARLTAS) Agricultural Preserve
NO. 76-1 , said land being more particularly described in Exhibit "A" attactled hereto and hereinafter referred to as the Preiiiises; and.
\.IHEREAS, the Omer and the City desire to limit the use of Premises to
'agricultural and compatible uses, recreational uses or open space uses or some combination thereof:
IT IS AGREED by and between the Owner and the City as follo~s:
Section 1. CONTRACT. This is a "Contract" made pursuant to the California Land Conservation Act of 1965, as amended as of the date first above written, inc1l;ding amendments enacted at the 1970 Regular Session of the California Legislature, (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") and is
appl i cab1 e to the Preini ses .
TERM. .This Contract shall take effect on February 17, 19 76,
and shall remain in effect for a period of ten years therefrom and duririg any renewals of this Contract.
Section 2.
Section 3, HENElJAL. NOTICE OF NONRENEHAL. This Contract shall be automatically renewed for a period of one year on the first day of the first January after the effective date and on the first day of each January there- after unless written notice of nonrenewal is served by the Owner on the City at least 90 days prior to said date or written notice of nonrenewal is served by the City on the Owner at least 60 days prior to said date.
circumstances shall a notice OF renewal to either party be rcquired to eFfect-
uate the automatic renewal of this Contract.
Under no
Upon receipt by Owner of a notice from City of nonrenewal, the Owner may make written protest of such nonrenewal. the renewal date withdraw the notice of nonreriewal.
City may at any time prior to Upon request of O:.lner,
the City Council may authorize Owner to serve a riotice of noiirenewal on a portion of the land which is the subject of this Contract. serves notice of intent in any year not to rcnew this Contract, this Contract shall rcrnain in effect for the balance of the period remaining on the terin since the original execution or the last renewal of this Contract as ttle case
may be.
During the term of this Contract and any
and all renewals thereof the Premises shall be devoted to ayricul tural uses and cornpatible uses and shall not be used for any purposes, otlier than agri- cultural uses or compatible uses as specified in Exhibit "L)" attached liereto.
IF either party
Section 4. AUTtIORTZED USES.
Section 5. ADDITION OR ELIt4IFIATION OF AU-rIlORIZED USES. The City Council of the City, by resolution, rnsy from time to the during the term of this
ConLract or any renewals thereof amend the resolution estab1 ishing said Agricultural Preserve to add to those authorized uses or eliminate a use listed in Exhibit "B" which authorized uses shall be un'iform throughout said Agricul- tural Preserve; pi-ovided, however, no amendment of such resol u ti on during ttle term of ttiis Contract. or any renewal thereof so as to cliiiiinatc any use sliall
Le applicable to this Contract unless the Omer consents ~CI Such eliriiination.
Section 6. POLICE PO!.IER. Nothing in the Contract shall be construed to limit the exercise by the City Council of tlie pol-ice power or the adoption or rcadoption'or aiiieridrnent of any zoning ordinance or land use ordinance, regula- tion or restriction pursuant to the Planning and Zoning Law (Sections 65000 et scq. Government Code) or otherwise.
Scrtior: 7. XlP!Ir!G- This Cantrcct sha?l not tic? COnStrucd to GuLLhGi'ize cstablistiriient or continuation of a use of real property contrary to any pro-
vision of the Zoning Ordinance (Title 21 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code), any
amendments there to, heretofore or herea fter adopted.
Section 8. EI4INENT DOf14TN. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (d)
of this Section 8, when any action in eminent domain for the condemnation of the fee title of an entire parcel of land subject tc this Contract is filed or when such land is acquired in lieu of eminent domain for a public improve- ment by a public agency or person or whenever there is any such action or scquisi tion by the Federal government or any person, instriinieri tal i ty or agency acting under authority or power of tlie Federal government,, this Contract shall
be deemed null and void as to the land actually being condemned or so acqiiired as of the date ttie action is filed and for tlie purposes of establishing the
value of such land, this Contract shall be deeiiied never to have existcd, Upon the termination of such proceeding, this Contract shall be null and void as
to all land actually taken or acquired.
Except as provided in subdivision (d) of this Section 8, when such an action to condemn or acquire less than all of a parcel of land subject to
tllis Contract is commenced, this Contract shall be deemed null and void as to
tllc land actually coridemned or acquired ant1 sliall be disregarded in the valua- tioh process only as to the land actually being taken, tinless the remaining land subject to this Contract will be attverscly affected by the condcrnnation, in vlflich case the value of that damage shall be coriipiited without rcgard to
this Contract.
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(c) The land actually taken sfiall be removed from this Contract. Un(jer no circumstances shall land be removed that is not actually taken, except as otherwise provided in the Act. .
(d) The provisions of subdivrsion (a) and (b) of this Section 8 shall not apply to or have any force or effect with respect to (1) the filing of any . action in eminent domain for the condemnation of any easement for: the erection, construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of any gas, electric, water or conimunicstion facilities by- any public agency (inchiding the C'ty) or public
utility or to the acquisition of any such easement by any public agency
(including the City) or public utility, or (2) the filing of any action in eminent domain by any public agency (includirig the City) for the condemnation
of the fee title or lesser estate for the establishnent,' construction (including the kridening and realignment) and maintenance of any road, street or highklay,
whether existing or planned for the future, depicted on the Circulation Element
of the City of Carlsbad General Plan adopted by the City Council (including ally amendments thereto adopted by said Council prior to the date of this Conti-act) or depicted on the plat attached to this Contract and rr,ad:ed Exhibit 'IC" or
.to the acquisition of any such fee title or lcsscr estate for such purposes by the State of California or any public agency (including the City); afid the filing
of any such action in eminent domain for the condenination Of 01- the acquisition of'any such czscment, fee title cr lesser estate shzl! rxt tcrfcinzte, ncllify cr
void tiiis Contract and in the event of the filing of any such action in enineat -domain or acquisition this Contract shall be considered in the valuation process.
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Sccticn 9. f!O PAYI?E!!T BY CITY. rnent from the City in consideration of the obligations imposed hereunder,
it being recognized and agreed that the consideration for the execution of the Contract is the substantial public benefit to be derived therefrom, and the advantage wtiich will accrue to the Owner as a result of the eFfect on the assessed val tiation of land described herein due to the imposition of tlie 1 imi t-
ations on its use contained herein.
The C,;nci- shall cot rcczive ariy pay-
Section 10- CANCELLATION. (a) The Owner may petition the City Council for concellation of this Contract as to all or any portion, of the land whic}i
is subject to this contract but this Contract may not be canceled in whole or in part except by mutual agreement of the &.mer and City pursuant to Section 51282 of the Act (Governinent Code). City may only consent to the cancellation
of this Contract in whole or in-part wiien, after a public hearing has been held in accordance with the provisions of Section 51284 of the Act (Government
Code), tlie Council finds (1) that the cancellation is not inconsistent with the purposes of the Act, (2) that the cancellation is in the public interest, and (3) that it is neither necessary nor desirable to continue the restric- tions imposed by this Contract; provided, however, this Contract shall not be canceled until the hereinafter specified cancellation fee has been paid, unless such fee or some protion thereof is waived or deferred pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 51283 of the Act (Government Code). As provided
in said Section 51262, the existence of an opportunity for anotlicr use of the land involvecl (Prciiiiscs) shall not be sufficient reason for cancclls tion and
a .potential alternative use of the land may be considered only if there is no proximate, noricontractcd lard suitable for the use to which it is proposed the land (Premises) be put. The uneconomic character of an existing agri-
cultural use shall likewise not be sufficient reason for cancellation and the .
unecononiic character of an existing agricultural use slial1 likewise not be
sufficient reason for cancellation and the uneconomic character of the exist- ing use rnay be considered only if there is no other reasonable or comparable
agricultural use to which the land (Premises} may be put.
(b) Prior to any action by the City Council giving tentative approval to the cancellation of this Contract, the County Assessor shill1 determine tile full cash value of the land as though it were free from the restrictions of ttlis Contract. The Assessor shall multiply such value by the most recent County ratio announced pursuant to Section 401 of the Revenue and Taxation Code and shall certify the product to the City Counc-il as the cancellation valuation
of the land for the purpose of determiny ttie cancellation fee hereinafter spec-
ified.
(c) Prior to giving tentative approval to the cancellotion of this
Contract the City Council shall determine and certify to the County Auditor
the amount of the cancellation fee which the Owner must- pay the County Treasurer
as deferred taxes ripon cancel la ti on. division (1)) OF Section 51283 of the Act (Government Code), if cat1cellation occurs within the first five-year period of the tcrm of this Contract, tile cancellation fce shall be 100% of the cancallation vsluiltion of the land; if cancellation occurs after the expiration of the first five-year period of this Contract the cancellation fce shall be an mount equal to 100% of the cancell-
ation villuation OF the larid less 5%'of said cancellation valucltion OF each year this Contract has remained in eFfect in excess of the aforementioned
first five-year period; provided, however, iri no event shall ttie cancellatiull
fee be lcss than an arnoiint equal to 50% of the cancellation valudtion of
the iarld. If after the da~c this Contfact is initial ly entered intc the
publicly announced County ratio of assessed to full cash value is ctiaiiged, the percentage payment specified in tliis paragraph shall be changed so no greater percentage of full cash value will be paid then ~ould have been
paid had there been no change in such ratio.
Notwi ths tandi ng the provi si ons of sub-
(d) The City Council may waive or defer payment of th'e cancellation fee or any portion thereof in accordance with subdivision (c) of Section 51283 of the Act .(Government Code) - -.
(e) Upon approval Ly the City Council of the above mentioned cancell- ation petition and payment of the cancellatiori fez, ttie City Clerk shall record in the office of the,County Recorder a certificate which shall set forth the name of the owner of such land at the time the Contract is can- celed with the hnount of the cancellation fee specified by the City Council pursuant to Article 5 of the Act (Section 51281 et seq., Government Code)
and a legal description of the property. certificate, this Contract or such portion thereof as is appropriate shall
be finally canceled.
(f) Upon approval by the City Council of the above mentioned cancell-
ation petition anti waiver or deferment in whole or in part of the cancellation
fee, the City Clerk shall record in the office of the County Recorder a
. certificate which shall set forth the name of the owner of such land at the
time the cantract is canceled with the aiiiount of the cancellation fee spec- ified by the City Council as beiq due pursuant to Article 5 of the Act (Section 51281 et seq., Government Code), the contingency OF such vlaiver or
deferment of payments, and a legal description of the property.
date of recording of such certiFicdte flre Contract shall be finsl'ly canceled,
From the date of.:recording of such
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and to lhe extent the cancellation fee 113s not yet been paid or waived, a lien shall be created and attached against the real property described there- in and any other real property owned by the person named therein as the owner and located within this City. Such lien shall be in favor of the
City, shall have the force, effect and priority of a judgmerit lien and sliall remain in effect until the irnwaived portion of the cancellation fee is paid in full. Upon the payment of the cancellation fee or any portion thereof, the City Clerk shall record with the County Recorder a written certificate
of the releitse in whole or in part of said lien.
Section 11. not divide the Premises.contrary to the restrictions on the division of
Premises as set forth in Exhibit "B" attached hereto.
DIVISION OF LAND - MINIMlJM SIZE PARCELS. The Omer sha11
Section 12. CONTRACT BIDS SUCCESSORS. The term "Owner" as used in this Conti-act shall include the singular and plural and this Contract shall be binding upon the inure to the beneFit of all successors in interest of
the Owner including but not 1 imi tetl to heirs, executors, adriii ni stra tors, In the event the larid undzr this Contract or any portion thereof is divided, the Owner of any parcel may exercise, independerit of any other owner of a portion of the divided land, any of the rights of ttle
Omer in the original Contract including the right to give'noticc of nor\- renewal and to petition for cancellation. The effect of any such ilction by the owner of a parcel created by the divisiori OF land or any portion tilereof
subject to this Contract shall not be irnputed to the owners of tile reiiiairling parcels and shall have no effect on this Contract as it applies to the re-
maining parcels of the divided land.
. and assignees.
Section 13. REMOVAL OF LAND FROH PRESERVE. Removal of any land tinder this Contract froin an agricultural preserve, ci ther by chang2 of boundaries
of the preserve or disestablishment of the preserve shall be the equivalent
of a notice of nonrenewal by the City; provided, however, that the City sliall,
a notice of nonrcnewal as provided in Section 51245 of the Act (Government Code). Sllch notice of nonrenewal shall be recorded as provided in Section
51248 of the Act (Government Code).
. ' at least 60 days prior to the next renewal date following the rcinoval , serve
Section 14. COFIVEYANCE CONTRARY TO CONTRACT. Any conveyance, contract
or authorization (whether oral or written) by the Owner or: his successors in interest which would permit the use of the Premises or create a division of the Premises contrary to the terms of this Contract, or any renewal thereof rnay be declared void by the City Council; sucii declaration or the provisions of this Contract may be enforced by the City by an action filed in the Superior
Court of the County for the purpose of compelling conlpliance or restraining a breach thereoF.
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Section 15. O!.IPIER TO PROVIDE INFORMATION. The Ownkr, upon request of
the City, shall provide inFormation relating to the Owner's obligations under this Contract.
Section 16. 5n addition to any other method authorized by law, be given by United States
mail, postage prepaid.
NOTICE. Any notice given pursuant to this Contract may, .
Notice to the City shall be addressed as follows:
City Clerk
Ci ty cf Carl sbad 1200 Elm Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008
Notice to the Owner shall be addressed as follows:
Carl tss CoVp.
Envinitas, CA 92024 P.O. BOX 488
114 LIITNESS \4IEREOF, the Owner and the City have executed .this Contract
on the day first above written.
C&AS CONPANY
Treasurer / R. L.Bli ckensqaa
I Y Owner/
This is to certify that the foregoing contract is
hereby executed on behalf of the City Coclncil of- said City of Carlsbad pursuant to authority con- ferred bv City Council Resolution No; 3853 ' adopted Gn consents to recordation thereof by its duly au ttiorized -February 17,-1976 and the city
ROTE: All signatures of owners must be acknowledged before a notary
public or public officer authorized. to take acknowledgements.
EXtITIIIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
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That portion of Lot F, Lot G and L0.t tt of the Rancho Agua Iledionda, in the County of San Diego, State of California, according to lllzp. thereof 110. 823 on file in the Office of the County Recorder of said County lying llortherly of Road Survey No. 1534 (Palomar A.irport Road) on file in the OFfice @f the County Engineer of said County and located
within the following descriLnd line:
CO;4ME!lCII\:G at Enginews Station 43W6.41 as shown on lsaid Road Sirrvey
140. 1534 (Palomar Airport Road); thence along the centcr'lhe of said -
[toad Survey North 87O 50' 28" Nest, 565.00 feet to the TRUE IJOlljT OF BEGINPIING; thence leaving said centerline blorth 12" 00' 00" Nest, abollt
2625.00 feet; thence South 67" 30' 38" Nest, 132.00 feet; thence North
69" 05' 00" \.!est, 990.00 feet; thence South 67" 30' 38'' Hest, 1160.00 feci to an intersection wi th the Idesterly 1 he of rand conveyed to
Carltas Corporation; thence along said lint rtlorth 22" 35' 15" \Jest,
about 2748.00 feet to Si] !intersection wi th the ccntcrl i ne of Cannon
Road , said intersection being the Northwesterly corner of 1 and conveyed to Carl tas Corporation; thence contintii ng a1 ona a convex c!irve 1;ii th a rzrlizs of lOO(1.CO feet, ahit 290.00 feet (said radius Le.ing the Easterly extension of the centerline of Cannon Road and a portion of the Nortllerly line of land conveyed to CarItas Corporation); .thence continuing along said Northerly line South 79" 05' 50"'East, 2067.22 fcet to the beginning
of a concave curve with a radius of 2000.00 feet; thence along said CLlrve, 232.49 feet to the end of said curve; thence South 85" 28' 76" East, .';
2157.69 feet to the beginning .of a concave clrrve with a radius of 2000,oo
feet; tl~ence continuing along said curve, 481.59 feet to the end of said
curve: tllence North 80" 43' 25" East, 321.54 -feet to the Northeasterly cornzr of land conveyed to Carltas Corporation; thence along the Easterly line of said conveyed land South 0" 32' 00" East, 4083.00 feet to an intersection with the centerline of said Road Survey NO. 1534 (Palomar Airport Road); thence alQng.said centerline South 70" 45' 53" blest,
515.18 feet to the beginning of a convex curve with a radius of 20C0.00 feet; thence continuing- along said curve, 746-79 feet to the end of said curve; thence along said centerline florth 87O 50' 28'' \Jest, 620.00 feet
to the TRUE POINT OF DEGIPIPIIMG.
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AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE NO. 76-1
Section 1. In the above named Agricultural Preserve only the folio+
ing uses are permitted:
a) The
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following agricultural uses:
Cattle, sheep, goats and swine production, provided ttia t the nwiber of any one or cotybination of said animals sliall not exceed one animal per half acre of lot area'. Said animals shall not be located within fifty feet of any habitable
feet of habitatle structure on an adjoining parcel zoned
for residential uses, nor shall they be located within one hundred feet of a parcel zoned for residential uses where a
habitable structure is not involved. In any event, the distance from the parcel zoned for residential uses sliall be
the greater of the distances so indicated;
' structure, nor shall they be 1 oca ted wi tliin three hundred
Crop production;
Floriculture;
Greenhouses;
I~oI-s~s, pi-igate IS&
Nursery crop production; '
Poultry, rabbits, chinchillas, liamsters and other small ani- mals provided not more than twenty-five of any one or cornbjna- tion thereof shall be kept within fifty feet of any habitable structure, nor shall they be located within three hundred feet of a habitable structure on an adjoining parcel zoned for residential uses, nor shall they be located wi thin one hundred feet of a parcet zoned for residential uses when a habitable structure is not involved. In any event, the distance from the parcel zoned for residential uses shall .be the greater of the
distances so indicated;
Roadside stand for display and sale of products produced on the same premises, provided that the floor area shall not exceed two hundred square feet and is located not nearer than
twenty feet to any street or highway;
Tree farms;
Truck farms;
Wildlife refuges and .game preserves;
12) Other uses or enterprises similar to the above customarily carried on in the field of general agriculture:.
13) The following uses if necessary and incidental to the agri- cultural use of the land:
a) Accessory uses and accessory buildings and structures,
including but not limited to private garages, children's playhouses, radio and television receiving antennas, windmills, silos, tank hoiistts, shops, barns, offices,
coops, lath houses; stables, pens, corrals, and other
. similar accessory uses and structures required for the
conduct of the permitted uses;
b) Dogs, cats and other domestic pets, provided not more than four dogs or four cats older than six months or any combination thereof shall be kept on any lot or
c) Farmhouse, single-family d~ell ing;
d) Guest house;
parcel of 7 and; \
e) tlolne oppupation.
b) The following compatible uses, provided a conditional use permit authorizing cuch use is iswed by the P!ar?r!ir.? Ccrzissizii or City Council of the City UT Carlsbad. Such conditional use permit sIlal1 Le applied for, considered, granted or denied in the mariner pre- scribed by the Zoning 0rd.inance of the city of Carlsbad for the appl ica-tion for, consideration, granting or denying of applications for conditional use permi ts under that ordinance,
1) Apiary, provided that all hives or boxes housing bees shall be placed at least four hundred feet from any street, school, park, "R" zone, or from any dwelling or place of human habitation other than that occupied by the owner or caretaker of the apiary;
2) Aviaries;
3) Pouf try, rabbits, chinchillas, hamsters and other small anilnals - in excess of the number specified in Section 21.07.020;
4) Farm cmployee housing for persons working on site, provided
the number of units shall not cxceed two per gross acre of land area and no such housing is located closer than fifty feet from any lot line;
5) thy and feed stores;
6). Nurseries, retail and wholesale:
7) Packing aneds or small processing plarits for farm crops, similar to those being grown on the prelnises, provided no ; such processing pl-ant is located within fifty feet of any lot line;
8) Public works projects;
9) Sanitary landfills, temporary;
10)
Section 2.
Stables and riding academies, public;
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section' 1, no dwelling, guest house, farm employee housing or fgrm labor camp shall be constructed, erected or maintained upon any premises containing an area of less than 10 acres; provided, however, one single fanlily dwelling nliy be constructed and mitintained on the premises subject to this Contract.
Section 3. Nothing herein shall, be construed to authorize the establisti- ment or continuation of a use of real property contrary ,in any provision of l;lie
Zoning Ordinance of the City of Carlsbad including any amendments thereto,
' heretofore or hereafter adopted.
Section 4. The premises subject to this Contract shall not be divided
so as to create a parcel of land having an area of less than 10 acres, pro- vided that this restriction shall not be coristrued as prohibiting the owner
of premises having an area of more than 10 acres (hereinafter referred to as the Grantor) from conveying to the owner of contiguolls premises subject to
a Contract of equal or longer unexpired term a parcel containing less than 10 acres for the ptirpose of enlarging sue!) conti~uous prc?Iiscs \;.?,zrc the
remainder of the Grantor's premises after such conveyance has an area of not
less than 10 acres.
Section 5. "Area" means an area of land inclusive of that land within
easements or rights of way for roads, streets and/or highways.
Section 6. Definitions. The definition of words set forth in the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Carlsbad shall apply to the wcrds used herein unless otherwise specifically defined herein.
EXIIIBIT B
AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE No. 76-1
Sectioli 1. In the above named Agricultural Preserve only the follow-
ing uses are permitted:
following agricultural uses:
Cattle, sheep, goats and swine production, provided that the
number of any one or coinbination of said animals shall not exceed one animal per half acre of lot area. Said animals shall not be located within fifty feet of any habitable structure, nor shall they be located within three hundred feet of habitable structure on an adjoining parcel zoned for residential uses, nor shall they be located within one hundred feet of a parcel zotied for residential uses where a habitable structure is not involved. In any event, the distance from the parcel zoned for residential uses shall be the greater of the di stances so indicated;
Crop production;
F1 ori cul ture;
G r ee 1.1 h o u s e s ;
tlorses, private use;
Nursery crop production;
Poultry, rabbits, chinchi 1 las, hamsters and other sinal 1 ani- mals provided not more than twenty-five of any one or combina-
tion thereof shall be kept within fifty feet of any habitable structure, nor shall they be located within three hundred feet
of a habitable structure on an adjoining parcel zoned for residential uses, nor shall they be locatd within one hundred feet of a parcel zoned for residential uses when a habitable
structure is not involved. In any event, the distance from the parcel zoned for residential uses shall be the greater of the
distances so .indicated;
Roadside stand for display and sale of products produced on
the same premises, provided that the floor area shall not
exceed two hundred square feet and is located not nearer than twenty feet to any street or highway;
Tree farms;
Truck farms;
Nildlife refuges and game preserves;
t
12) Other uses or enterprises similar to the above custoiiiarily carried on in the field of general agriculture.
13) The following uses if necessary and incidental to the agri- cultural use of the land:
a) Accessory uses and accessory bui 1 dings and structures , including but not limited to private garages, children's playhouses, radio and television receiving antennas, windmills, silos, tank houses, shops, barns, offices, coops, lath houses, stables, pens, corrals, and other similar accessory uses and structures required for the conduct of the permitted uses;
b) Dogs, cats and other domestic than four dogs or four cats o any coinbination thereof shall parcel of land;
Farmhouse , si ngl e-faini ly dwel c)
d) Guest house;
e) Home oppupation.
pets, prov ded not more
der than s x months or
be kept on any lot or
ing;
b) The following compatible uses, provided a conditional use permit authorizing such use is issued by the Planning Commission or City Council of the City of Carlsbad. Such conditional use permit shall
be applied for, considered, granted or denied in the manner pre- scribed by the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Carlsbad for the application for, consideration, granting or denying of applications conditional use permits under that clrdinaiice.
Apiary, provided that all hives or boxes housing bees shall be
placed at least four hundred feet from any street, school, park, "R" zone, or from any dwelling or place of human habitation other than that occupied by the owner or caretaker of the apiary;
Aviaries ;
Pou] try, rabbits, chinchillas, hamsters and other small animals in excess of the number specified in Section 21.07.020;
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Farm employee housing for persons working on site, provided the number of units shall not exceed two per gross acre of land area and no such housing is located closer than fifty feet from any lot line;
Hay and feed stores;
Nurseries, retail and wholesale:
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7) Packing sheds or small processing plants for farm crops,
similar to those being grown on the premises, provided no. such processing plant is located within fifty feet of any
lot line;
8) Public works projects;
9) Sanitary landfills, temporary;
10) Stables and riding acadeiiiies, public;
Section 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1, no dwelling, guest house, farm employee housing or farm labor camp shall be constructed, erected or iiiaintained upon any premises containing an area of less than 10 acres; provided, however, one single family dwelling may be constructed and maintained on the premises subject to this Contract.
Section 3. Nothing herein shall be construed to authorize the establish-
ment or continuation of a use of real property contrary in any provision of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Carlsbad including any amendinents thereto, heretofore or hereafter adopted.
Section 4. The premises subject to this Contract shall not be divided so as to create a parcel of land having an area of less than 10 acres, pro- vided that this restriction shall not be construed as prohibiting the owner of premises having an area of more than 10 acres (hereinafter referred to as the Grantor) from conveying to the owner of contiguous premises subject to
a Contract of equal or longer unexpired term a parcel containing less than 10 acres for the purpose of enlarging such contiguous premises where the remainder of the Grantor's premises after such conveyance has an area of not less than 10 acres.
Section 5. "Area" means an area of land inclusive of that land within easements or rights of way for roads, streets and/or highways.
Zoning Ordinance of the City of Carlsbad shall apply to the words used herein unless otherwise specifically defined herein.
Section 6. Definitions. The definition of words set forth in the
I
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- .,c?cording Requested By and Ret,--? To:
City Clerk, City of Carlsbad
1200 Carlsbad Village Dr.
Carlsbad, CA 92008
2102
FIRST AMENDHENT To CONSERVATION CONTRA-
Auricultur a1 Pr eserve No. 76-&
By this first amendment dated December 15 , 1987, Carltas Company, a California' Limited Partnership, successor in interest
as owner to Carltas Corporation, (hereinafter referred to as 'IOwner") and the City of Carlsbad, a political subdivision of the State of California, (hereinafter referred to as 11City81), the Land Conservation Contract dated February 10, 1976, by and between Carltas Corporation and the City of Carlsbad (the llContractll) is hereby amended pursuant to the provisions of Section 51257 of the Government Code of the State of California in light of the following facts and circumstances:
A. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 51257 of the
Government Code of the State of California, subdivision
(c), the Owner has petitioned the City to permit a
boundary adjustment to add properties to Agricultural
Preserve No. 76-1 and to delete other properties of
identical acreage from said preserve.
B. The City and California Coastal Commission have made all determinations required under Section 51257 that
such boundary adjustment should be made and that the
amendment stated herein is appropriate, and is
consistent with the intent of Section 51257 in the
development of a Local Coastal Program with provision
for long term preservation of agricultural lands.
C. Owner and City desire to further amend the contract to specify certain conditional uses permitted under the Williamson Act.
THEREFORE, it is agreed between Owner and City as follows:
Section 1. STME NT TO CONTRACT BOUNDARY . Effective on the date of this amendment, the land depicted on the attached
Exhibit "Dl", dated, November 4, 1987, as "New Contract Land" shall hereinafter be subject to the Contract and the land designated as "Carlsbad Car Country Phase 11" shall be deleted and no longer subject to the Contract. There shall be no net
loss of land under Land Conservation Contract Agricultural
Preserve No. 76-1 due to this boundary amendment.
Section 2. 3ERM. For purposes of the determination of the term of this agreement with respect to the New Contract Land, hereinmade subject to the Contract and previously not subject to
the Contract, the term shall be for 15 years from the effective
date of this amendment and Owner hereby waives the right to cancel this agreement as to such property for a period of five
years commencing on the effective date of this amended contract.
n
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SPECrFIC U ES* The list Of uses delineated in Section 3. subpart of B of Exfibthe Contract are hereby amended to add the following:
(11) Botanical Gardens, arboretums, and other related and supporting facilities for the display, and education about, agricultural and floral products produced within Carlsbad and surrounding region;
Farmer's markets or similar facilities for the exclusive sale of agricultural and floral products produced within Carlsbad and surrounding region;
(12)
(13) A floral auction and related facilities which provide
financial support of flower growers within Carlsbad and the surrounding region.
Section 4. CHANGE IN NOTICE Pursuant to the provisions of Section 16 of the Contract, notice to Owner shall be addressed as follows :
Carltas Company, a California limited partnership
4401 Manchester Avenue, Suite 206 Enchitas, California 92024
Section 5, JWTIFI CATION AND AFFIRMAT1 ON OF CONTRA CT. Except
as hereinabove set forth, the land coneenration contract dated February 10, 1976, is hereby ratified and confirmed. Executed on
the date first written above.
Section 6. RECORDATTON. The Owner shall record this
amendment as per Section 51283.4 of the California Government Code.
Section 7. mDMENT PR OCEDmS . Amendment of this amendment of Land Conservation Contract Agricultural Preserve No. 76-1 shall until all Condition8 s have been satisfied.
ntingencies specified in the
CarMas/company, a c
cipal Corporation
I' CITY ''
Acknowledgements]
J Countyof 3dn .uiago L -
Joyce E. Mizock, Notary Public,
NAME. TlTLE OF OFFICER. E.G.. 'JANE DOE. NOTARY WBUC' 1 4-20-93 befomme, DATE
Paul Ecke, Jr.
NAMEfS) OF SIGNERfS) 1 personally appeared
~ apersonally known to me - OR - 0 proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence
subscribed to the within instrument and ac-
knowledged to me that hel&Alfh executed
the same in hislhkdlfddr authorized
capacity(hh)', and that by hislhddthkh
signature(4 on the instrument the person&),
or the entity upon behalf of which the
person(& acted, executed the instrument.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
I I to be the person($) whose name(4 isldrft
~-darnmRornmNoruy
~mrrwwlotmmonsryynrponum~
fill in tho d414 blow. doing so may prov
0 INDIVIDUAL
0 CORPORATE OFFICER(S)
m(S)
PARTNER(S) 0 LIMITED a GENERAL 0 ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
[7 TRUSTEE(S)
[7 GUARDIAWCONSERVATOR
OTHER:
SIGNER IS REPRESENTING:
NAM€ OF PERSON(S) OR ENNWIESI
Carltas CornDanv. a
California limited
.
' SIGNATURE Of NOTARY u partnership OPllONAL SECTIOF
THIS CERTIFICATE MUST BE ATTACHED TO TIT= OR TYPE OF DOCUMENT
NUMBER OF PAGES OAT€ OF DOCUMENT
SIGNER(S) OTHER THAN NAMED ABOVE c 1 a u d e L e w i s
' en e and e '
THE DOCUMENT DESCRIBED AT RIGHT
Though mo dam roowstod hwo IS na rouwnd by law.
It rould pnwm mudurn1 rwahm.nt d mls m.
Contract
May 0 r
a1992 NATIONAL NOTARY ASSOCIATION 6230 Remnw Avo.. P.O. Box 7184 Pin. CA 912
ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDOMENT
bb 8 State of California
Countyof San Diego
On April 29, 1993 beforeme, Karen R. Kundtz, Notary Public , I; OAT€ ;; w. TinE OF OFFICER . E G . 'JANE OOE NOTARY wac
personally appeared Claude A. Lewis ...........................
NAMES) OF SIGNERS)
personally known to me - OR - 0 proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence
to be the person@) whose name@) is/-
subscnbed to the within instrument and ac-
knowledged to me that he/she/tbey executed
the same in his/beF/iffew authorized
capacity+es+. and that by hishwbtkew
signature(6) on the instrument the person(@,
or the entity upon behalf of which the person@)
acted, executed the instrument.
Witness my hand and official seal.
CAPACITY CLAIMED BY SiGb
0 INDIVIDUAL(S)
(XI CORPORATE Mayor
OFFCER(S)
a PARTNER(S)
T1nEtz.b
0 ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
0 TRUSTEE(S)
0 SUBSCRl8lNG WITNESS
0 GUAADIAWCONSERVATOR
0 OTHER:
SIGNER IS REPRESENTING: WE OF PERSaqS) OR ENTTWIIESI
City of Carlsbad, A
Municipal Corporatior
ARUmON NOTARY: Attnough the inlomanon roqu.rtld bnorr Is op"AL 11 could pmvm Irublont amenmom of Unr camhcaa to unwmnzod dOQlrnm
THIS CERTIFICATE
MUST BE ATACHED
TO THE DOCUMENT
DESCRIBED AT RIGHT:
Title or Type of Document
Signer(s) Other fha Named Above
First Amendment to Land Conservation Contrac
Paul Ecke , Jr . ------------------ 4 Date of Document December 15, 1987 Number of Pages I
EXHIBIT DI
11/4/87
I
Proposed Agricultural Preserve 76- 1 Boundary Amend.
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BOriginal 1976 Agricultural Preserve Contract Boundary,
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bAdded to the Preserve (New Contract Land)
3 OU N DA R Y AM E N 0 ME NI
ORemoved from the Preserve
Y
/
0-L 107a AOIIICULTWU ~CSERVE. CONT~ACT nowmy
ORDZR UO. gJ7243-15
LEGAL DLSCRIFTIoI(
ML WD RtmKRCO 7'3 IN THIS -PORI IS SITUATED It) THE STAT2 Or
CALffCPJIXA, COUlfTY Of SAH DIEGO, MD 10 DZSCRIIIIO AS rOLLOWSI
FARCLL 1:
MAP PORTIOtI OF XAtIcHO ACUA HtDIOttDA, IN nf?! CITY Or CMLSBAD, COm
Or SNI DICGO, STATE Ut CALII'OIUIIA, ACCORDING TO MP NO. 173. ?:LED IN
DfSCRIBLD AS r0UWS:
BEGIWlI1HG AT THE IHTTRSECT3OW OF ME VORnlERLY 80U)IDMY O? 'H' Or SAID RA?ICHO ACUA HLDIOttD# WIM TXZ LTtIt Ot nit 100.06 Foot
PIGlIT Or WAY CPAtJTCD TO THI STAfL O? CALIfOPJrIA BY D'CCD RLCORD'CD AUCUbT JO, 1919 ZW loOX 432, PACr 60 OI OrrfCIAL RLCOROS DV OoCUXrtIT
SOW 71'03' EAST 1149.32 rCCT (RECORD 1140.00) At10 NORTlI 72'71'30" LAST 2036.13 rftT (RECORD NORM 72.24' EAST 2036.30 FEET) fPOJl CORHCR
NO. 1 Of SAID RAtJCH?) ACWA HrOIONOA, ACCORDING TO LICENSED SURVEY RAP
NO. 173 FILED IJI "HE OTrICE O? ?HE COUNTY RICOROZR OF SAID COUNTY,
DtCMBIR 16, 1913I t)lE)JCf SOUTMLA!3'ERLY AUHG SAID CENTER LIME Or RIGHT Of WAY 6664.92 TEl3 TO Z?JGlNEER'S STATION 334 PWS 79.00 AS
ME 0rr1~t or ME cwtm RICORDZR or SAID COWHTY, WOVMBLR 16, 1096.
RO. 4427a IN A PORTION or SAID )romrRLY BOWHOARY or LO? 'H- BEMI~~G
SHOUW OR 'ME rm or SAID ioo.oo roQT HIGHWAY RIGHT or WA-• or ROAD XI- 60-2-0 ON rxLt IH nit orrict or nrz DIS~ICF STATE HIGMWAY LWGIREER,
crnrtr LING or iicm or WAY tmvxwc A BURINC or som JO*J#'SO- EAST
39*2ii10- EAST 1097.36 r~m ro nt~ IXHTLR LINE or ME RIGHT or UAY or ML ATCHISOH, 'IDFEYA AJID SAKTA n MIWAY COMPANY As SAID RIGHT or
WAY IS DCSCRYDCD IN OCLD R'CCORDCD MARCH 10, 1801 IN booX 31, PAGZ 171
Of bCrDSI TMENCL AtDMC 6AID CLNTLR LIHC Of MIPAY RIGM OI WAY NORTH 23'Ob8 YLST 962.14 rECTt THCtJCt LEAVING SAID CXNTTX UMI NORM
66'54'10' tAST 1770.00 TI= TQ TNt HOST WESTERLY COWJLR Or TNAT IAN0 DCSCRIBIO IM PARCEL 2 01 D'CED PAUL ECXE: MD WITL, RLCORDED APRIL
15, 1953 AS DOCWlEJrF NO. 51602 IN DOOX 4821, PAC2 209 O? OFFICIAL
SAID LtJG1?1EER'S 6fATION 334 PlUS 79.00 BZIHG IN nUT COVRJZ OF SAID
(ACCOPDIttC TO IAID HIGIWAY MAP AN0 ACCOROINC TO EA10 mK 432, PAGE
60, 1)lE BtARIMC IS RtCOROtD AS SOW 30'43'30' UST)t THHfWCL WORM
RLCURDS, ECING THI ~UL POIHT or BZGINNIMOJ ~ENCE AUWG ME EASTERLY
AtIn N~RTII~ASTZRLY LIHL or SAID WD M rows:
SOUTY 15'211'16- LAST 770.00 Rtrt 8OvM 23'0S'05* -7' 282.14 ntrSI
SOUTH 8S*2O8l6- UST 2002.96 FERJ AND SOVM 23'0S805- EAST 325.77
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SAID WESTERLY LINE 'TO THE TXUL P0I)rt O? BLGINIIIIG.
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SU DIEGO COuKly, MY 11, 1981 A8 fILT HO. 81-143557 O? OfrICIAL RECORDS.
AUO EXCEPTING mEREmOX THAT PORTION LYIRG SOVnlLRLY Of Mf
MORMfRLY BOUNOARY Or PALUNAR AIRPORT ROAD AS DESCRIBED IN DEED TO
6A?I DItCO COUNTY, DECEEBfR 7, 1959 IM DOOX 0030, PAGL 216 Or OfrICIAL
RLCORDS .
AL50 LXCEVtING MtRC?RON TXAT PORTION LYING HOXTHLRLY O? ME
mt CITY or CARISBAD, ~IUD IN fxc orrxct or TME covm R~CORDEX or
IOtUWIHG DLSCRIBLD LIWEI
BEGIWHI~C AT mt I~ERSECTION Of mt MORMfRLY BOUNDARY Ot Lor -I!- O?
8AID WCHO AGUA HLDXOWDA UIM rXL CENTER LINE O? mT 100 tOQT RIGKf
1931) IN BOOK 432, PACC 60 OF OFrICIAL RECORDS BY DocunDR NO. 46778. IH A WRTXOW Ot SAID NORMERLY BOUNDMY Of WT -H- BEARING SOW
or WAY CRAHT~D TU rn~ STATE or CAUFORNIA BY DEEO RECORDED AUGUST 30,
7a-03' IAST 1149.31 rErr (RECORD ii4a.01 rrn) AND I(ORTH 7z*z1°30- LAST 2016.33 rrn (RKCORD NORM 12-24. ZAST 2036.30 rtn) non CORNER
MO. (11 Or SAID RANCHO ACUA HtDIO?tDA, ACCORDING TO LICLTSfD SVRW
)CAP NO. 173, r1UD IN ME OrrfCL O? TMt COVKfY =CORDER 01 BAN DIEGO
COUNTY DECLnBfR 16, 19131 TMENCI SOVT)(UsTIRLI ALONG SAID CLMIR LINE
6HOW ON RIC XAP OF SAID 100 fWT HICHUAY RIGHT Ot YAY 01 ROAD XI-SD-
2-0 CN FILL IN TlfC OfFICE OF ME DISTRICT STATE HIGHWAY LNCI)rfIR,
S~IU-EHGfll~'6 STATIOM 334 PUS 79.00 BEING IN W'I COWL Of 6AID CEMTCR LfHL Of RIGNT Of WAY HAVING A BLARIWG Of 6- 30'3#'50' LAST (ACCORDING TO RAID HIGHWAY MAP AND ACCORDIWG TO SAID boOR 432, PAGf
60, niK BMINC IS RtCORDED AS SOWll 30'43'30- EAST)# MZNCf SOVM
59'21'10" WEST TO ntZ ORDIHMY HfAW HIGX TIDZ LJHP Ot mZ PACIFIC
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LXCL~TIMC MtRLrRON TXAT POP.TIOH DISCRIBZD AS 7OLLOWS:
~tG1)tMItIC AT WIM 9 Of IDT -t- AS SHOW OW SA;? PARTITION HAP NO.
(21, GAXD WYlW 9 DtfMG A PaxMT IN Mf UbTtRLY MIVNDARY COURSZ 01 SAID ~QT -H- roltcrinc POXKTS 13 or urr -c* AND POINT B or m -P
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WIWI or B~CINI1IllC~ TXEHCt CONfI?rUXNG HORnt 0'07'23" WT AKWC SAID
CQtJRSL MORTU 89*5Z0J2- VWT 110.00 -1 MtNCt SOIJTX 00'07'28" wrST
160.00 tLmr THLlCf SCFJrM aP'S2'12- 120.00 mIrr TU ZHt tRUt WIHT Or BZCX)rwItlC.
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TXAT PORTION O? RANCHO ACUA HLDIOHM, IN ME CITY Ot ==BAD, COtnRy
01 PAN DILGO, STATE O? ULIfOPNIA. ACCORDIWC TO HAP no. 823, ?IUD IN
DLSCRIBLD AS tOLI13wSI
BLCIICHIHG AT ME IovrXtMT7XLY CORNtR Of CARLSMD TRACT NO. 72-3
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SAID MUBAD TRAcl 72-31 MEMCZ NORM 67'30'18- ISST UNG SAID SOVnIrRLY LINE A DISTAMCE O? 102.JS m Mf POIKT Or BZGIIIXINC.
EASZRLY Wt'NOARY COURSE 160.00 ?lZT# THENCE LZAVIWC SAID BOUXDARY
rxr O~~ICL or ML wmn RLCDRDLR or SAID COVKLT, NOVMBLR 16, 1196,
ACCORDING TO HAP nwt&or NO. 7492 ~IUD IN n1t orrxa or ML Q)OKTI
IKT~PLECTION or SAID LIME UITH THE WOR~(ERLY LIWZ or nu. pvn~lc ROAD
)(om z2-29'2a- WUT A DISTAWCZ or 4.38 mx m IM SOCTMLRLI UXL or
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ALL MAT PORTIOH O? MCHO AGUA HLDIONDA, IM THE CI77 01 -BAD, IM mc COUNTY Ot SAJ4 DXEGO, STAlz Or CALXrORNIA, ACCORDXNG TO PARTITION )up mERf0r MO. 823, tILtD IN THE OFFICE Or THE COUKTY =CORDER Of AN DILGO COUNTY, WOVEnBER 14, 1896. SINATID WIlXIN nlAT WRTION
YHCRLOF DLSCRIBLD IN DEED TO SA)( DIEGO COUNTY WATh COnPANY, RtCORDED
JUllL 17, 1940 IN BOOK 1035, PACE 101 Or OFTICIAL RECOPDS BY DOCKJMENT
NO. 18615, 8OUYDtD AND DESCRIBED AS IOWS:
BECIH~IIHG AT THE'POIMT or INTERSECTION or A LINE WIICH IS PARAUL WITH NJD DISTANT 1000 mrP AT RIGKT ANGLES SOVniERLY mOX TME SOUMERLY LIMt OI BUCX 'V" O? PALISADZS NO. 2, ACCORDIHC ?y, HAP f)fLRCOf NO. 1803, ?IUD IN ME OIIICZ OF THE COlJtJTT %CORDER Or SNI
ITS WESTERLY PROtONGATXON MtREOr IS mCORDtD U NORM 72.2s' LAST OH
WAY Or THZ ATlISON, TOPEKA AND SMA Tt RAILWAY COXPAJIY AS SAID RICIiT Or WAY WAS EZrAllLISHrD OM SZPTLnSER 22, 1948, SAID POINT Of D)tCIfll:IlIG BCItJG At60 Mt MOST WORTHCRLY COFHCR OF TME IUID DKSCRIBTD
LUnF!IC COKPNIY, A CORPORATIOti, RECORDED OCTOOLR I, 1940, IN MMX
a974, PACE 49J 01 0IIICIA.L RKCORDSI TMEHCf SOUTXtRLY hUNG SAID
DILGO couttm, AUGUST 25, 1924, mz SWUNG or micn PARAUL LIME AJID
SAID mp or PALISAD~S NO. 2, wxm nit WKSTERLY LINE or mt RIGHT or
IN Tnt OLEO non Y. D. cmoion, m AL, TO ME SAW DILCO GAO AND
YCSTCRLY LI~ OF TXZ RIGHT or WAY or IWL ATCHISON. TOPEXA NID SAMTA TL RAIWAY CUMPAMY, A DISTANCE Or 2755.18 YTmJ TXENCZ PARALLZL WITH
A PORTION Of' THE SOVMERLY BOUNDARY Or THE JACOBSEN WD HLRLIHAf7'fR DfSCRIBfO NORTH 66*S4*1Oa LAST 50 IZn m M& CEMTER LINE OI SAID PAlLYlrY RIGHT Or WAY1 MWCL AUNG BAID CENTER LIHI: SOVM 23'06' LAST, 60 FELT TO All ANCIT POINT IH THL SOLWHCRLY WUNDMY Or THE WD
JACOIIElf, ET AL. RTCORDtD APRIL 29, 1940, As lILt NO. 43667 IN BOOK
2778, PAGE I41 Of OTY'ICIAL RCCOROSf THENCE ALDtlt SAID BOUTHtRLY
BOUVDASRY Or SAqD\htO SO OtSCRlBED, NORTH 66*54'10* UST, 1770 fEft TO A SLCOIlD NlGU POINT IN SAXD BOUNDARY AND THE TRUE POINT OF
BLCIlJllrHG OF ML PROPERTI HEREIN DESCRIBED SAID fRuL POINT O?
DLSCRIRZD IN QUIT cum DZ~D OH PAUL ECXE, m ux, TU GROVER c.
aecrtiirxtlc ICING AUO DCSIGHATCD AS POINT -A* IN A DLLD ntcm w. D.
CA~I~IOII TO CAM DI~GO CAI uio CUCIRIC COMPANY ~~COROLD IN WOK ~7ia,
PACC 150 Ot OlfICIAL RfCOROSf THZNCL IROM 8AIO TRUZ POINT OI BLCINVING ALDHC A PORTION Or Mt SU"'fS7'ZRLY BOUNDARY O? THE ABOVE DTSCXIDLD JACOIStN WO SOUTH 21'0f'05" WT 1485.87 rtm To A nIRD ANGU POINT IN THE DOUNDARY Or THZ AWVE OCSCRIBLD JACOBS&N WDr
ri{mct NORTH ao*4~*25= UST ALONG m~ SO~~RLY BOUNDARY or mt SAID
JACOBSEN MID ~a60.10 rtmf ~HLNCZ LUVING SAID SOVTXERLY ~DA.RI
85.28116- WEST DISTANCZ or 2102.9~1 mmcz worn 23*0s*os- wcst A DXSTAHCZ or aoa.14 mrr~ mmcz worn os-20*16- WIT A
NORTH 23'05'0S- WEST A DXSTMCZ Or 32S.77 fftZt TXD(CZ JtORll
DILTUCL O? 770 r0 Mt mUZ POINT O? Bm1mxr:C.
TOGtMKR WITH 3XAT PORTJOH O? H O? SAID JlAP NO. #2J DZSCRIBED AS
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PACZ 24
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ORDCR NO. 937263-15
COICAVZ NORYIWILY, MAVINC A RADIUS or fooo.oo rrml 'ZHDIC~ wtllct~
AU))IG T){C ARC OF SAID CURW!, TNROUCH A COKIROL ANGLE Or 6*22*26-, A
D1STA)ICE OF 222.49 nm TU ME TRUE WIm O? DEGINNING.
fxCfMIflG TIIERCiRDH nlAT PORTJOH DLBCRIBfD AS rOLWU6:
CO~~)ICI?IC AT THE COPWtR COWnOtI TO Lars .?-, -It- MID .I@' O? 6AID
PA?ICHO ACCA IlCDICfIDA, ACCORUI?IC fo SAID MP MO. 8231 MlYCt SWM
0'34'51' LAST, ALONG ME WESTERLY LINE or BAID urr -T-, DESCRIBED IN DEED TO 6AH DIECO CAS MD EU-IC COHPAWY RECORDED IN booK 505S,
PAC~ 447 Of SAX0 OfTICIAL RLCORDS, A DISTAHCZ Ot 1318.39 ITCT; THEN=
IIORM a9*70*00- UST, ALOHG THE SOUTHERLY BOUNDARY LINE or SAID SAW
DIECO CAS NIO ELECTRIC C0o)JPANY'S MD, DESCRIBED IN BOOK 50S5 AT PACt
447, A DISTAnCt Of 1065.00 T'fm fo COWER NO. I Of SAID IDT -?- O?
YAP 8231 MLMCL SOUTH 0'32'00" WT, AUHC TItL COmOH BOUNDARY LINE
UD LUCTRIC COHPAMY'S UHD DESCRIBED IN BOOK 4456, PAC2 49, A
THE UHD DLSCRIBED IN OUI7CUIo)J DIED mOn PAUL ECKE tT UX, fo GROVER C. JACOB7LII LT AL, RtCORDCD APRIL 29, 1940 AO r1tL NO. 43667 In WOK
2771), PAGE 341 01 OTrlCIAL RLCOROSJ 7"CNCE SOUTH 10'43'75' WEST ALL)?IC
fl(C BOUlIDARY LIME Or SAID IM DILGO GAG AND ELECfRIC CCHPANY'I UNO DCSCRIDLD IN XJOX 4456 PACE 49, A DISTWCZ O? 1773.19 fLLf TO AN
DILGO CAS AND EIXCTXIC COHPANY'S LINE, A DISTANCE OT 32S.77 rC23 To
)3( MGU WINT TIICRLXNI MfHCf NORTH 85*28@16" WtST, AUNC SAID BOUHDARY LINC OF SAID SAN DIECD CAS MD LLLCrRIC CCXPMY'S LAND, A DISTAHCL Of 1002.96 YLCT TO At1 A?aCU POINT TIIEREINJ mEHCf NORM
2J'05*05m WtLlT, AIL)?IO bAlD WUNOARY LINL O? SAID SAM FIECO GAS AH0 LLLOAIE COHPAIW'I WID, A DISTAt~CL Of 216.63 lEtT TO A KsI?tT It1 SAID
BAN DXECO ,CAB At( LUWIC COXPNIY'I BOUNDARY LItIt, WHICH SAID POINT
or UTS or- NID -H-, BEING THE: EASTERLY LINE OF SAID su DIEGO CAS
DISTAHCL or 625 TI=, PIORE OR uss, TO THE SOUTIKASTERLY CORNER or
WGU mxHr MEREIMJ MEN= NORTH ZJ-OS*OS- ST, ALOHG SAID SAN
Is mtc..raur Pm% or BcGINHINCI mrwcz mm SAID TRtlL mxm or atxxtoiINc NORTH 79*09*50- WEST, A DISTANCE or 449.94 TLCT TO THE azcItwI)ic, or A TA~GIK~ CURVE, CONCAVE SOVTH~RLY, HCIVINC A RADIUS or
1000.00 TrET t THENCE NORTIWESTZRLY , WESTERLY AND SOUTHWICSTERLY ALONG T"r )rAC Ot SAID CURVE. THROUGH A CENTRAL NfCU Of 34'00'00°, A DISTANCE Of 591.41 rELT TO A POINT O? CUSP, SAID POINT Of CUSP BEINC
TliC IHTERSICTION WITH nIE SOUTHUSTERLY WUHOARY LIWC 01 WT CERTAIN PORTION Of SAID LQT 'If' DESCRIBED IN DEED TO SM DILGO CAS AND
SAID OrrICIAL RECORDS A5 TILt HO. 90101 MENCT FROM SAID WXNT Or
@JSP NORTH 66*54*:0- LAST AUNC SAID SOUTMEASTERLY BOUNDARY LlNZ Of
SA11 DILGO GAS AND LUCT'RIC COMPN1Y'I LAM0 DfSCllIBZD IH #SOU 4722, PACf 350, A DISTANCE Or ZSO.00 FEET r0 A POIM Ot IWTZRSZCTIOH WM
COHPMY'S LAUD DESCXIbtD IN BOOK 4456, PAGE 491 THZNCZ SOm
~LZCTRIC COHPMY RECORDED JANUARY zi, 1953 IN M)OX 4722, PACZ 350 or
THC SOUTHERLY BOUNDARY LINE or SAID BAN DIEGO CAS AND ZUCTRIC
es*z8*16- EAST AUNC SAID smmr WVN~ARY LINE, A DISTA~PCL or
770.00 TLET TU JU ANCIS mnn THERZIWI mmcz CONTINUING AUNG SAID BOUNDARY LINE Ot 6M DIZGO W AH0 ZttClRIC CDtlPANY'S IAND 60UTH
aa79- a7 -0s
LEWL OESCRlPTlOW - AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE
THAT PORTION OF LOT H OF MCHO ACUA HEDIO(OA ALCORDIWG TO NAP ~EREff
ty). 823 OM FILE WITH THE COU1171 RECOaER OF fAn OlECO Coumr, STATE Of
CAL~IORRIA, OLSCRlEEO AS FOLLCYS:
8EGIMMlNG AT Tltf SOUTHEAST CORNER Of COT 9 OF CARLSBAD TRACT NO. 72-1,
WAP NO. 7492 RLCOROCO IN THE OFflCE Of SAID COUNTY RECORDER; TtlENCf ALWG
THE EAST LINE Of SAID LOT 9, NORTH 22'29'22', YEST. 261.00 FELT; TNEHCE
WRTH 61'30'18' IAST, 402.00 ffll TO TllL TRUE POINT Of 8EGlNNIMG; THENCE
MATH 22'29'22' UEST, 1607.06 flCT TO THE BfClHMlWC Of A 336.00 FOOT
RMIUS CURVE CONCAVE JW1~1fASTLALY; THENCE MORTHEASTLRLY ALONG THE ARC Of
SAID CURVE 373.46 FEET THROUGH A CINTRAl AnGlE Of 63'41'03'; THEHCf WRTH
41'11'41' LAST, 100.00 FCET 10 THE BECl~WlMC Of A 264.00 foQT RMlUS
CURVr CDHCAVL WbRlINISTIRLY; THfnCL NORTHfASTLRLY ALOnG THE ARC Of SA10
CVRVE 136.73 FEET. THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGlE Of 29'40'24': lHfWCE MIRTH
11*31'17* EAST, 150.00 FfET: TliENCL SOUTH 78'28'43' EAST. 1398.31 fEn TD
THL BfGlNMIMt OF A 2000.00 FOOT RAOIUS CURVE CollcAVE NORTHLASTERLY;
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TtiLHCE SOUTIIEASTLRLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE 222.34 FEET THROUGH A
CLMTRAL ANGlL OF 6'22'10'; THfNCE SOUTH 84'fO'W LAST. 2144.34 fCET TO
THL BEGIWlNC OF A 2000.00 FOOT RAOIUS CURVE CONCAVE MORTHHWTERLY;
THlNCL SWTHWTERLY ALOIIG THE ARC OF SA10 CURVE 483.16 fECI, THRCUGH A
CENTRAL ANGLE Of Il'f0'29'; THLWCE NORTH 81.18'38- Ufl. 334.05 fEET TO
THC EAST LlNE OF SAID LOT H; THEKE ALONG UlD US1 LINE SOUTH 0'00'27'
WT. 1466.29 FEET; THEHCL LEAVING UID LIME SOUTH 89'59'33' YEST. 120.00
FELT; THEW SOUTH 0'00'21' EAST. 360.00 FER: THWL MTM 89'S9'33'
LAST 120.00 FELT TO THt AfORD(CICI10((tD LAST 11ME OF SAID LOT Ht THEWE
1. i I'
I... 1. . I. ..'
ALmC SA10 LINE SOUTH 0'00'27' LAST. 2443.00 FEET TO THE NORTHERLY
$lOtllMf Of PAlWK AIRPORT ROU)! THEKC Ma SA10 SIOEL1NE MUTH
70'46'54* WEST, 582.97 FEET 10 THE BCG1RNItlC Of A 1950.00 FOOT RIIDIUS
CURVE CCMUVE Wl?~ESlERLY: THEME UESTERLI ALONG THE ARC Of SA10 CURVE
728.10 FEET 1HROW;H A CCI(IRA1 UlE Of 21'23'36'; THWX m)LllM 87.49'30'
1392.27 FEET; TIILHCC SWTH 67'30'38' WEST, 72.00 FEET TO THE TRUI Wlnf
Of Bt t I RH I MG .
(LW 106.0)
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A.
SECOND AMENDMENT -
LAND CONSERVATION CONTRACT
By this second amendment dated December 23, 1988, Carltas Company, a California Limited Partnership, successor in interest
as owner to Carltas Corporation, (hereinafter referred to as
ltOwnertt) and the City of Carlsbad, a political subdivision of the
State of California, (hereinafter referred to as llCitytt), the
Land Conservation Contract dated February 10, 1976, by and
between Carltas Corporation and the City of Carlsbad (the tlContracttt) is hereby amended pursuant to the provisions of Section 51257 of the Government Code of the State. of California
of the following facts and circumstances: .I\_Lc~L&+- d/ -z= 0 Ly? /s-p
B.
u Pursuant to the provisions of Section 51257-of the Government code of the State of California, subdivision
(c), the Owner has petitioned the City to permit a
boundary adjustment to add properties to Agricultural
Preserve No. 76-1 and to delete other properties of
identical acreage from said preserve.
The City and California Coastal Commission have made
all determinations required under Section 51257 that
such boundary adjustment should be made and that the
amendment stated herein is appropriate, and is
consistent with the intent of Section 51257 in the
development of a Local Coastal Program with provision
for long term preservation of agricultural lands.
THEREFORE, it is agreed between Owner and City as follows:
the
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the
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Section 1. ADJUSTMENT TO CONTRACT BOUNDARY. Effective on date of this amendment, the land depicted on the attached ibit ttA1l, dated November 1, as ItNew Contract Land" shall
einafter be subject to the Contract and the land located along
north/south trending ridge/valley system shall be deleted and longer subject to the Contract, all shown on Exhibit A. There
11 be no net loss of land under Land Conservation Contract *icultural Preserve No. 76-1 due to this boundary amendment.
term
here
the
date
canc yezr
Section 2. TERM. For purposes of the determination of the of this agreement with respect to the new contract land,
in made subject to the contract and previously not subject to
Contract, the term shall be for 15 years from the effective
of this amendment and Owner hereby waives the right to
el this agreement as to such property for a period of five
's commencing on the effective date of this amended contract.
Section 3. CfIANGE IN NOTICE, Pursuant to the provisions of Section of the Contract, notice to Owner shall be addressed as follows:
Carltas Company, a California Limited Partnership 4401 Manchester Avenue, Suite 206 Encinitas, California 92024
Section 4. RATIFICATION AND AFFIRHATION OF CONTRACT. Except a:
1976
Section 5. RECORDATION. The Owner shall record this amendment as pet
hereinabove set forth, the land conservation contract dated February 10, is hereby ratified and confirmed. Executed on the date first written above.
Section 52183.4 of the Cal ifornia Government Code.
Section 6. AMENDMENT PROCEDURES. Amendment of this amendment of Lane Conservation Contract Agricultural Preserve NO. 76-1 shall not occur until all conditions and contlnqencies specified in the agreements have been satisfied. I
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I Carltas Company, a California Limited
CI *
+ i 'CITY' *
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LCPA
EXIILUi'r A
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AG It I CU LTU 11 AL Pn SS E11 V E DOU N 1) AI1 Y AM EN L)M E "I'
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.. Added to the Preserve (52ac.l LTi Removed from the Preserve(5; ........, (New Contract Land) :.......if Existing Developable Area ('outside preserve 1
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SECOR31?10 REQUESTEP BY
mt =CORDED,
CITY CLZm City OC Corhbod 12co Ela Avenue carlsbad. Califonfa . 92008-1989
)zilIL TnIs xHSm0)zEKT To:
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(l,;-'3?-7 .!',?."' -n.t-.. a- . *., : 760 I. .............. .. ..... 2.. ...................... ......... . _. . . -.___
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Xi-, t\e ~mdersfgned Drltas Cczpanv, a Cal ffornia Liz! ted 3artr.ars?E is *a ouner of that certain real prc2ezty described In tho attached Exhibit a portion of which 1s subject to that certain Lane Conservation Contract No. 76-1 recorded Hatch lL
2976 I Crocusent No. 059758, in the Office et tho county RecordeC of sun Diego Cc*uty, and
Sii?u, said Omer desires a non-renewal 02 odd Contrrct os to nll progartie: subjoct to aaid Contract.
SGW, -?ORE, safd owner doeo 3ercby declare its i?.ter.t r.3C
992 as nuum 1. I to r:r.eu laid contract No. 76-1 , etiective JS to all ;rrope*ieo subjact to safd Contract.
a California
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AGRICULTURAL PRESm&V'E NO. 76-01
APPLICATiON NO. AP 7-1(C) - 1993,
C;il-!ras Cunpany: a California Limired partnership, successor in interest as omer to Carlras
Sy 'As third amendment dared A34fL 12
Ci;rpxarion, (hereLmfrer refmed to as "OWNE3"j and the City of Carisbad, 3 pcEticd
sub2ivkion of ;he Sfaft of California, therehafker referred to ILS "CITY"'), the &d
Ccrservauon Conr,ac: dared Februaqf 10, 1976, by ar,d benveen Carhas Corporation and
rhr Civ of Csrisbad (the "Contract") is hereby amended pursuant to che provisions of
AC:S C z!d Ciic-mta~czS:
?.. OWNER ami CrrY dcsirc to fud5er amend &e contracr to spec@ CeK&
ccr,&:ianaI txes pirktted uder tht Williamsori ~cr.
THEREFORE, it is agreed benveen OWFU'ER and CI?y as foUo.cvs:
SECIlON 1. S?E CTFfC U SES. The List of ttses delineated in sub-pan B of
E:diibit "St' tc ccii~act =re hereby amended TO add the following:
(16) fubk recreadonal uses (including golf courses) ohenvise
SECTION 2. CFLWGE IN YOTI=. Pursuanr to the provkisns of Section 16
oi ;he Cotitrzc:, norice to OWNER shd be addressed as foUows:
Caritas Compny, a Woda Limited Parmenhip
5600 Avenida Encinas, Suite 100
Czzlsbad, California 92008
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r:Gnaturecs) on :ha instrument :he oerscn(5).
cr:he en:ivuson Sehalf of which:be persmf31
acm. sxecuted :ht ixtrurner;f.
CAPACITY CLAIM EQ
APPENDIX F
This appendix contains photos and drawings illustrating the types of attractions that
have been provided in the LEGOLAND parks in Billund, Denmark and Windsor, England. The purpose of these exhibits is to show the types of attractions that could be offered at LEGOLAND, Carlsbad. The exact details of the various attractions for LEGOLAND, Carlsbad will be determined as a part of the City's review of the Site Development Plan for this portion of the Specific Plan.
Carlsbad Ranch Specific Plan
“T r ai n ‘‘
“LECOLAND Retail”
“Family Flume Ride”
“Family Coaster”
“LEG0 Qriving School”
“Mono Rail”
‘‘ B u i I d i n g Area”
“Educational Facility”
"Family Kide"
"Helicopter Ride"
“Statue of Liberty in Miniland”
“Scenery in Miniland”
" M i n i I an d "
'Ticnic Family building with LEG0 bricks"
“ D u p I o PI a y g r o u n d ”
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“T h e m e F eat u re”
"Entry Ticketing Area"
"Tree and Rope Climb Playground"
“Design Your Own Town”