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The City of CARLSBAD Planning Department
A REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION
P.C. AGENDA OF: September 5, 2001
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Application complete date: NIA
Project Planner: Christer Westman
Project Engineer: Skip Hammann
SUBJECT: PCD/GPC 01-04-VETERANS MEMORIAL PARKLAND DISPOSITION
-Request for approval of a Planning Commission Determination of General Plan
Consistency for the disposition of City-owned property to the Kelly Land
Company for the purpose of acquiring right-of-way for Whitman Way.
I. RECOMMENDATION
That the Planning Commission ADOPT Planning Commission Resolution No. 5049
APPROVING PCD/GPC 01-04, based upon the findings contained therein.
II. INTRODUCTION
This project consists of the acquisition of a portion of property within the City-owned Veterans
Memorial Park by the Kelly Land Company. It is being presented to the Planning Commission
for a determination of General Plan Consistency. This property would be acquired with the
intent of using it as right-of-way for Whitman Way and associated slopes. Section 65402(a) of
the California Government Code requires that if a general plan has been adopted, no real
property shall be disposed of if the adopted general plan applies thereto until the location,
purpose and extent of such disposition have been submitted to and reported upon by the planning
agency as to conformity with said adopted general plan. Staff has reviewed the proposed Kelly
Land Company acquisition and is recommending that the acquisition of the subject property for
the anticipated use is consistent with the General Plan.
III. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND
The location of the property is at the extreme southwest comer of the Veterans Memorial Park
adjacent to Faraday Avenue and the Kelly Ranch "Core" project. The amount ofland in question
is 0.65 acres. The City has been the owner of the Veterans Memorial Park land since the early
1980's. The property would be used for the construction of Whitman Way and adjacent project
slopes. That part of the property which is right-of-way will be dedicated back to the City.
Although no formal plan has been developed for the park, preliminary studies have considered
park access off of the future Whitman Way. Given the location and size of the property in
question, no active park use could be considered. The property would more likely be used for
street adjacent landscaping.
The developer has agreed to purchase the 0.65 acres from the City for the land cost established in
the current Park-in-Lieu Fee schedule for the Northwest Quadrant ($400,00 per acre or
approximately $260,000 for the subject land).
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Sale of the park land will not impact the ability of the City to meet it's park standard or to
develop Veteran's Memorial Park in the future.
IV. ANALYSIS
General Plan Consistency
The project is consistent with the goals, objectives, policies, and implementation programs
contained in the General Plan. The subject site has a General Plan designation of Open Space
(OS). Of the five categories of Open Space in the General Plan, this park site is within Category
3, which is Open Space for Outdoor Recreation (Programmed or Unprogrammed). Accordingly
it is expected that the entire property will be developed as a public park with both active and
passive uses. A subsection of the expected Public Park use within this category is " Areas for
access to park and recreation sites, ... "
In addition, the Circulation Element describes a road system which delivers sufficient access to
all parts of the City through all of the various land uses of the Land Use Element. Roads in and
through Open Space is an established acceptable use.
V. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
It has been determined that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act, pursuant to Section 15312 of the CEQA Guidelines. Section 15312 exempts the
sale of surplus government property if the property does not have significant values for wildlife
habitat or other environmental purposes and the property is of such size and shape that it is
incapable of independent development.
Per the Kelly Ranch Environmental Impact Report, the land considered for purchase by the Kelly
Land Company does not have significant habitat value. Additionally, the property is of such size
that it could not be developed independently.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Planning Commission Resolution No. 5049 (PCD/GPC)
2. Location Map
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