HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-08-18; Housing & Redevelopment Commission; Resolution 4761 HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 476
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING AND
REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
3 CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, TO APPROVE AMENDMENTS
4 TO THE CARLSBAD VILLAGE MASTER PLAN AND
DESIGN MANUAL TO ACCEPT THE CALIFORNIA
5 COASTAL COMMISSION'S SUGGESTED MODIFICA-
TIONS FOR CERTIFICATION PURPOSES.
6 CASE NO: LCPA95-10x1
7 WHEREAS, on November 21, 2007, the Housing and Redevelopment
8 Commission approved various actions to amend the Village Master Plan and Design
9 Manual to correct or clarify implementing policies and to amend one or more
10 development standards;
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WHEREAS, on or about December 5, 2007, the City of Carlsbad took action to
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submit an application for an amendment to the Local Coastal Program for the Village
Redevelopment Segment of the Carlsbad Local Coastal Program (and for all properties
15 located within the Village Redevelopment Project Area) with the California Coastal
16 Commission, including review, approval and certification of the Village Master Plan and
17 Design Manual; and
18 WHEREAS, said verified application was reviewed by the California Coastal
19 Commission and approved, with suggested modifications; and
20 WHEREAS, the California Coastal Commission has forwarded and the City of
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Carlsbad acknowledges receipt of the Commission's resolution of certification, including
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suggested modifications; and
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WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Commission hereby accepts and
25 agrees to said suggested modifications to the Village Master Plan and Design Manual
26 as suggested by the California Coastal Commission; and
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1 WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Commission, together with the City
2 Council, held a public hearing to hear and consider all testimony and arguments, if any,
3 of all persons desiring to be heard on said modifications and the Commission
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considered all factors relating to said modifications to the Village Master Plan and
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Design Manual.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Housing and Redevelopment
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Commission of the City of Carlsbad, California, as follows:8
9 1) That the above recitations are true and correct.
10 2) That this approved resolution shall serve as the record of formal action taken by
11 the Housing and Redevelopment Commission to approve the modifications to the
19 Village Master Plan and Design Manual as suggested by the California Coastal
13 Commission in their resolution of certification dated July 23, 2009.
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3) The Village Master Plan and Design Manual is hereby amended to read as set
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forth in Exhibit 4, which is incorporated hereby by reference, and summarized as16
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18 a) Sign Section (Page 5-2) shall be revised to prohibit pole signs within the
19 Coastal Zone of the Village Segment of the Carlsbad Local Coastal
20 Program.
21 b) Permit Types (Page 7-2) shall be revised to indicate that the demolition of
22 any building and/or other improvement within the Coastal Zone of the
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Village Area shall require approval of an Administrative Redevelopment
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(or Review) Permit, provided that said demolition has no potential to
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26 create an adverse impact on coastal resources or public access to the
27 coast and does not include any overnight accommodations.
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1 c) Transportation Section (Page 9-3) shall be revised to add a policy which
2 requires the City to actively encourage convenient alternatives to
automobile use throughout the Village by implementing the following
4 measures: 1) The City shall encourage transit operators to provide low-
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cost transit services to beaches and visitor-serving areas, and to provide
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transit service within walking distance of higher density residential areas
0 within the City; and 2) The City shall support higher density and mixed useo
9 development within walking distance of the transit station; and 3) In order
10 to minimize energy consumption and vehicle miles traveled and provide
11 substitute means of serving development with public transportation,
12 coastal development permit approvals for new development within the
11 Coastal Zone shall require developers/employers to provide incentives for
14 alternate transit use such as providing employee transit passes or
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subsidies, ridesharing programs, preferred parking for carpooling and on-
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10 d) Amend the land use section (Page 2-32) to acknowledge that the primarylo
19 use of the Transportation Corridor shall be for transportation facilities and
20 improvements that provide rail and transit services, and support facilities
21 and allow the same permitted, provisional and accessory land uses in
22 Districts 1 and 4 to also be allowed within the Transportation Corridor, on
23 properties north of Carlsbad Village Drive only, with the additional
24 requirements for discretionary permits to be approved/issued by the City
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of Carlsbad together with stated findings to ensure there remains
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adequate land for transit-related facilities. The findings shall be as follows:
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1 1) The NCTD Board, or other appropriate transit agency, has declared the
2 site of the proposed development to be surplus or excess right-of-way and
not required for the purposes of construction and/or providing transit
4 facilities, services or amenities and determined that a transit-oriented
5 development is appropriate for said site; and 2) The development is
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consistent with the goals and objectives of the Village Master Plan and
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Design Manual, including the standards and policies related to transit and8
the use of alternate transit facilities/services and public access; and 3) The
10 development complies with the land use plan and development standards
11 set forth within the Village Master Plan and Design Manual for the
12 respective land use district; and 4) The development shall incorporate
13 and/or demonstrate support, including, but not limited to, parking, to the
14 transit uses desired as priority uses within the Transportation Corridor.
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4) The Housing and Redevelopment Director is hereby authorized to submit the
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revised documents and this resolution of approval to the California Coastal
19 Commission, on behalf of the City of Carlsbad, in order to obtain final certification of
20 the amended Village Master Plan and Design Manual and related implementing
21 ordinance by the California Coastal Commission.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Joint Special Meeting of the
Housing and Redevelopment Commission and the City Council of the City of Carlsbad
on the 18th day of August, 2009, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Lewis, Kulchin, Blackburn
None
Hall, Packard
ATTEST:
LISA HILDABRAND, SECRETARY
(SEAL)