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APPUCATION COMPLETE DATE:
APRIL 4. 1990
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STAFF REPORT @
DATE: SEPTEMBER 19, 1990
TO: PLANNING COMMISSION
FROM: PLANNING DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: CUP 248xl -CITY OF CARLSBAD -Request for an eight year extension of
a Conditional Use Pennit to allow the continued operation of a 2,600 square
foot modular office building adjacent to the Carlsbad Civic Center on
Carlsbad Village Drive (Formerly Elm Avenue).
I. RECOMMENDATION
That the Planning Commission ADOPT Planning Commission Resolution No. 3095
APPROVING an eight year extension of CUP 248xl based upon the findings and subject
to the conditions contained therein.
IL PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND
On July 25, 1984, the Planning Commission adopted Planning Commission Resolution No.
2322 allowing the installation and operation of a temporary modular office building at the
Carlsbad Civic Center on the northeast comer of Carlsbad Village Drive (Formerly Elm
Avenue) and Pio Pico Drive. At that time, staff had reservations concerning the increased
parking demand and recommended that the Planning Commission deny the project. Due
to the lack of space for municipal departments, and the impending completion of the Safety
Center, the Commission approved the temporary modular facility for a period of three years
at which time the adequacy of public administration facilities would be reevaluated.
Since 1984, two additional facilities have been constructed, namely the Safety Center and
the Community Development Building, however there is still a shortage of office space at
City Hall. Long term plans call for a new City Hall that would be large enough to
accommodate all public administration facilities, however, in the short term other City-wide
public facilities have had priority in construction. The modular buildings are still heavily
used by the Purchasing, Finance and Risk Management Departments and additional space
1s many years away.
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III. ANALYSIS
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The existing modular facility is necessary for the development of the community as it
accommodates needed City staff. The General Plan calls for adequate public administration
facilities which cannot be accommodated without the existing temporary offices. Because
the modulars are being used by City staff, the use is not detrimental to other existing uses
in the Civic Center, and the operations at City Hall do not produce any adverse effects on
surrounding land uses.
The City Hall complex is now parked at a ratio of 1 space per 242 square feet while the
parking required for office uses is 1 :250. The completion of the Safety Center allowed the
Police Department vehicles, which impacted the City Hall parking situation, to be stored
elsewhere and allowed the uses at City Hall to be closer to solely office uses.
The modular facility does not encroach into any setbacks, affords all required pedestrian
and handicapped access, and does not cause the Civic Center to exceed the parking
required by the Carlsbad Municipal Code. The existing hedge located along the southern
side of the modular facility also adequately screens the modulars from Carlsbad Village
Drive.
Given that the findings required for a Conditional Use Permit can still be made, and the
fact that even with the existing modular facility, more space is still needed for public
administration facilities, staff recommends an extension of CUP 248 for five years from the
date of this action. Since this Conditional Use Permit expired on July 24, 1987, the actual
time of extension totals eight years and two months.
IV. ENVIRONMENf AL REVIEW
The Planning Director has determined that the extension of a public serving use is exempt
from environmental review per Section 15301(1)(b) of the California Environmental
Quality Act and has filed a Notice of Exemption on April 12, 1990.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Planning Commission Resolution No. 3095
2. Location Map
3. Planning Commission Resolution No. 2322
4. Notice of Exemption
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City of Carlsbad
CITY OF CARLSBAD
CITY HALL MODULAR BUILDINGS CUP 248x 1
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"'· Notice of ExtJ.nption
To: Office of Planning and Research
1400 Tenth Street, Room 121
Sacramento, CA 95814
County Clerk
County of San Diego
Attn: Mail Drop C-11
220 West Broadway
San Diego, CA 92101
From: City of Carlsbad
Planning Department
2075 Las Palmas Dr.
Carlsbad, CA 92009
(619) 438-1161
Project Title City of Carlsbad, City Hall (CUP 248xl)
Project Location -Specific _1_2_00_E_l_m_A_v_en_u_e ___________________ _
Project Location -City: Carlsbad Project Location -County San Diego
Description of Project: Extension of Conditional Use Permit to allow existing modular buildings to
remain.
Name of Public Agency Approving Project: ____ C __ ity_o ___ f __ C.._a ___ r __ ls __ b_ad""'-____________ _
Name of Person or Agency Carrying out Project: ___ C __ it ___ y ___ o .... f __ C.._a ___ r __ ls~b .... ad~-----------
Exempt Status: ( Check one)
Ministerial (Sec. 21080(b )( 1 ); 15268);
Declared Emergency (Sec. 21080(b)(3); 15269(a));
Emergency Project (Sec. 21080(b)(4); 15269(b)(c));
...X Categorical Exemption. State type and section number: .... 1 .... 5 __ 3 ___ 0 __ 1(.,__1..._) ________ _
Statutory Exemptions. State code number:
Reasons why project is exempt: Operation of existinK public facility involvin~ no expansion.
Lead Agency
Contact Person: ___ M __ i __ k __ e_G __ r...,im ___________ Area Code{felephone/: (619) 438-1161. X4329
ff filed by applicant: Extension
1. Attach certified document of exemption finding.
2. Has a notice of exemption been filed by the public agency approving the project? _ Yes_ No
Signature: :1¼;Qy, oQ~~
MICHAEL J.0.
~ Signed by Lead Agency
□ Signed by Applicant
Date: 4/,z./clfJ Title: Plannini Director
Date received for filing at OPR:
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