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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-02-07; Planning Commission; ; CUP 00-16 CHASE FIELDlie City of Carlsbad Pbmning Department A RD EPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION Item No. 0) Application complete date: November 14, 2000 P.C. AGENDA OF: February 7,2001 Project Planner: Jason Martin Project Engineer: David Rick SUBJECT: CUP 00-16 - CHASE FIELD - Request for approval of a Negative Declaration and a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow improvements to, and establish a CUP for, Chase Field, in the Open Space (OS) Zone in Local Facilities Management Zone 1. I. RECOMMENDATION That the Planning Commission ADOPT Planning Commission Resolution No. 4906 APPROVING a Negative Declaration and ADOPT Planning Commission Resolution No. 4907 APPROVING CUP 00-16 based on the findings and subject to the conditions contained therein. IL BACKGROUND This item was scheduled for January 17, 2001, but was continued due to the unavailability of the representatives from Carlsbad Youth Baseball, the primary users of Chase Field. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Planning Commission Resolution No. 4906 (Neg Dec) 2. Planning Commission Resolution No. 4907 (CUP) 3. Staff Report dated January 17, 2001 with attachments JM:mh * . _ e The City of Carlsbad Planning Department A REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION Item No. (j) Application complete date: November 14, 2000 P.C. AGENDA OF: January 17,2001 Project Planner: Jason Martin Project Engineer: David Rick SUBJECT: CUP 00-16 -CHASE FIELD - Request for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow improvements to, and establish a CUP for, Chase Field, and a proposed Negative Declaration, in the Open Space (OS) Zone in Local Facilities Management Zone 1. I. RECOMMENDATION That the Planning Commission CONTINUE to February 7, 2001. H. BACKGROUND The Parks Division of the Public Works Department (the applicant) has requested a continuance of the project. According to the applicant the reason for the continuance is the unavailability of the representatives from Carlsbad Youth Baseball, the primary users of Chase Field, to attend the January 17 meeting. JM:mh 0 e City of Carlsbad Planning Department A REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION Item No. Application complete date: November 14, 2000 P.C. AGENDA OF: January 17, 2001 Project Planner: Jason Martin Project Engineer: David Rick SUBJECT: CUP 00-16 - CHASE FIELD - Request for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow improvements to, and establish a CUP for, Chase Field, and a proposed Negative Declaration, in the Open Space (OS) Zone in Local Facilities Management Zone 1. I. RECOMMENDATION That the Planning Commission ADOPT Planning Commission Resolution No. 4906 APPROVING a Negative Declaration and ADOPT Planning Commission Resolution No. 4907 APPROVING CUP 00-16 based on the findings and subject to the conditions contained therein. H. INTRODUCTION CUP 00-16 involves a request by the City of Carlsbad Parks and Recreation Department to install improvements at Chase Field and to establish a CUP for the existing Chase Field. All the required findings for the CUP can be made and the project can be approved. M. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND CUP 00-16 involves a request by the City of Carlsbad Parks and Recreation Department to: 1) demolish an existing restroom/concessions/storage building and construct a new building; 2) install 2 new baseball batting cages; and, 3) install miscellaneous site improvements such as hardscape, landscape and outfield fencing. For the purpose of the City's CUP review the project involves not only the new building and batting cages, but the overall park facility, since the original park was established a number of years ago, prior to the requirement for a CUP, and therefore currently has no CUP. The popularity of youth baseball activities in the City, coupled with the age and deteriorated condition of the existing facility, have prompted the project. Chase Field is exclusively a baseball facility, comprised of 3 baseball fields, field lighting, an 850 square foot restroom/concessions/storage building, bleacher seating and picnic areas, and other ancillary installations. Chase Field is approximately 2.74 acres in size, flat, and situated within an established residential neighborhood informally known as the 'Barrio," generally located in the northwest quadrant of the City. The site is bordered by streets on all four sides: Chestnut Avenue in the northwest, Harding Street in the northeast, Palm Avenue in the southeast, and Jefferson Street in the southwest. Facility parking is provided on streets that bound the park. Surrounding land uses in the vicinity of the site are residential in the south, east and west and other park facilities (Bnierly Field) and the Pine School site in the north. 0 CUP 00-16 - CHASE FIE January 17, 2001 Page 2 The primary component of the project involves the replacement of the existing, 850 square foot, single-story building with a 2,692 square foot, 2-story building. The new building is generally located on the existing building footprint, at the approximate midpoint along the site's street frontage on Harding Street. Use of the new building will continue to be for restrooms, concessions, and storage. New uses involve a game announcer area, and meeting space (i.e. for the Youth Group Board of Directors and other civic groups). A secondary component of the project involves the installation of 2 batting cage facilities. The 2 batting cages are identical and each consists of a rectangular shaped area measuring 16 feet wide by 60 feet long, which is filly enclosed with chain link fencing material. The height of the fencing is 12 feet. Initially, ball pitching would be manual. Ultimately, a mechanical ball pitching machine may be installed in the cage(s). The batting cages are located adjacent to the outfield of one of the ball fields, along Chestnut Avenue. IV. ANALYSIS The proposed project is subject to the following regulations: A. The City of Carlsbad General Plan - Parks and Recreation Element; B. The Carlsbad Zoning Ordinance - Conditional Uses; C. Growth Management. Staffs recommendation of approval for this conditional use was developed by analyzing the project's consistency with the applicable City regulations and policies. This analysis includes issues identification and will present, in text, the project's consistency with the applicable regulations listed above. A. General Plan The Chase Field site is designated as a school site in the City's General Plan. Stated goals in the City General Plan call for the joint use of recreational facilities between local school districts and the general community. Chase Field serves such a function and is therefore consistent with the General Plan. Additionally, the General Plan calls for a diversified, comprehensive City park system that meets the needs of all Carlsbad citizens. Continued Chase Field operations, and the expansion/refurbishment of facilities to meet park demands, promotes this goal and is therefore consistent with the City General Plan. B. Conditional Use Permit Regulations The conditional use permitting procedure provides the means to evaluate the appropriateness of certain types of uses which possess, because of their nature, the potential to adversely impact surrounding land uses, and to apply conditions of approval to minimize any identified potential impacts. Identified issues, and the design and operational features which have been incorporated into the project to address those issues if needed, are outlined below: CUP 00-16 - CHASE FIE January 17, 2001 Page 3 The Carlsbad Zoning Ordinance identifies four "findings" or facts that must be found to exist, in granting approval of a CUP. Staff believes that continued operation of Chase Field and expansion of its facilities can be supported. The required findings and supporting evidence are outlined as follows: The proposed use is: a) necessary and desirable for the development of the community in that the community benefits from the availability of baseball facilities as a recreational resource; b) consistent with the General Plan in that the General Plan School land use designation does not preclude the provision of baseball facilities; and c) not detrimental to permitted uses in the OS zone in that the design and operational features of the facility (i.e. park hours of operation, 24 hour lighting, etc.) minimize its potential for negative impacts to the surrounding community; 2. The proposed site is adequate in size and shape to accommodate the use in that the proposed improvements can be easily accommodated on the site with only minimal removal of existing landscape materials; 3. All features necessary to adjust the requested use to the existing uses are provided in that the facility will have limited hours of operation consistent with other City parks; 4. The street system serving the proposed use would not be significantly impacted by the proposed conditional use in that additional vehicle trips would be minimal and generated outside of peak traffic periods. D. Growth Management The proposed facility is located within Local Facilities Management Plan Zone 1. Improvements to Chase Field support Growth Management goals of providing adequate recreational/park facilities in the Zone. V. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) an environmental impact assessment was conducted for the project. For the purposes of the review required under the CEQA, environmental review was limited only to the improvements/expansion proposed under the project. No environmental impacts were identified. A Negative Declaration was prepared and noticed for the project. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Planning Commission Resolution No. 4906 (Neg Dec) 2. Planning Commission Resolution No. 4907 (CUP) 3. Location Map 4. Background Data Sheet 5. Exhibit "X'- "E" dated January 17, 2001 3M cs . . CHASE FIELD CUP 00-16 'BACKGROUND DATA SHEET' CASE NO: CUP 00-16 CASE NAME: Chase Field APPLICANT: City of Carlsbad Parks and Recreation Department REQUEST AND LOCATION: A request to allow improvements to, and establish a CUP for, Chase Field, an existing City Park located at the southwest corner of the Chestnut Avenue Harding Street intersection. APN: 204-193-01 Acres: Proposed No. of Lots/Units: GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING Land Use Designation: School Density Allowed: N/A Density Proposed: N/A Existing Zone: Qpen Space Proposed Zone: No change Surrounding Zoning, General Plan and Land Use: Zoning Site Open Space North Open Space South Mult-Family Res. East Multi-Family Res West Multi-Family Res General Plan School School Res. Medium High Density Res. Medium High Density Res. Medium Density Current Land Use Park Park/School Residential Residential Residential PUBLIC FACILITIES School District: Carlsbad Water District: Carlsbad Sewer District: Carlsbad Equivalent Dwelling Units (Sewer Capacity): N/A Public Facilities Fee Agreement, dated: N/A ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Negative Declaration, issued November 16, 2000 Certified Environmental Impact Report, dated LI Other,