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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-01-28; Design Review Board; MinutesMINUTES Meeting of: HOUSING Am mmpMEwT ~SSICN Tim of Meeting: 6:OO p.m. (Special Meeting) Date of Meeting: Januq 28, 1986 Place of Meeting: City council Chers COMMISSIONERS The Meeting was mvned at 6:26 p.m. The following Carmissioners were present: Cdssioners Casler, Lewis, Kulchin, Chick and Pettine. ApPW3vAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of the Meeting held Novedxr 19, 1985, were approved as presented. 3. AB #53 - APPEAI; OF DESIa REVIEW BUARD DECISION RM;ARDING RP 84-3A CAIUSBAD I". Chris Salonme, cannun 'ty Reaevelopmt Manager, gave the staff report as cmtained in the Agenda Bill, using a transparency to skww the site and wall maps showing the lxildings mtained in this project. In answer to Council query regarding possible location for the 23 additional parking spaces to be provided by the applicant, staff stated that preliminary studies were generating some alternatives including the possibility of closing Garfield Street and making that area a piblic lot. The applicant axld be mde to pay his share of that lot. to pr&ase nearby and lxlild a parking lot. Also, he auld find praperty COmnissioner Lds asked if it mld nut be better to have the traffic study in the Reaevelopnent Area conpleted before any action was taken cn this request. Marty Orerryak, Building Director, stated m wrk had been done on the praposed oondomi niums. cond&niums mld sit cn top of the existing parking structure. permits. Those He stated there was a hold cn issuing Staff, in answer to query, stated they intended to work an the problem of the additional 23 parking spaces and within three mths wtxlld have this back before the dssion. Cdssioner Casler clpened the Public Hearing at 6:- p.m., and issued the invitation to speak. Jim Watkins, 355-14th Street, Del Mar, the wlicant, addressed the Carmission &scribing the Carlsbad Inn project. He added they had received hilding permits for exactly what they were doing as far as their project. They had wrked with staff and had provided all parking requiremerrts. He stated they wanted anple parking and good service and there were 198 spaces for the cx>ndOminiums and ktel roca~~s; 49 s-paces for Fidel's, and 34 spaces for the retail area, making a total of 281 parking spaces. Casler Lewis Kulchin Chick Pettine MINUTES January 28, 1986 PUBLICHEARING: (l2CrItinued) Mr. Watkins stated he agreed to provide the additional 23 spaces, ?mt he did not feel this was as rmch a problem as the City visualized. staying at the hotel would use the restaurant there and the restaurant acms the street. The code states with retail establishmnts, there are m additional parking spaces required. This praposed establishment is half retail and half food. He stated that Fidel's is not qen for breakfast, so that is 49 spaces that are available for parking frmFidel's. middle of the day, the people will go to the recreational areas, 80 the period fran1O:OO a.m. to 4:OO p.m. wuld be =cant time for the parking lot. He stated the people During the Mr. Watkins mped to have 75% occupancy, lxrt that would still leave 25% vacant, mi& wuld be 49 spaces available at ni@t. Because those spaces are runbered and assigned, it wuld be possible to have the valet service lrcrte the spaces that are available and park cars in those unoccupied spaces. Mr. Watkins further stated ae tourists staying at their resort wuld be staying a week and would be spending mney in Carlsbad. breakfast facilities ibr those tourists. It is mt practical for man service to be provided, and .the Grunion Run muld provide that breakfast. This also would be a retail area with items for sale. They nust provide Cdssioner Lewis asked whether this restaurant was part of the uriginal plan, and Mr. Watkins stated in his letter of Januq 4, 1984, the prqx>sed plan included a -lex of interesting boutiques, major restaurants, terrace Viw dining and a sidewalk cafe to better serve the Oomrunity and the general public. Marty Orenyak stated this was discussed at staff level, and at that tke the <xnrmerrt was mde by staff that there mst be mre parking if there was another restaurant. Roger Peterson, 180 Cherry Avenue, @e in qrposition to a waiver of the additional parking requirement, as he understood frm last June that City Council was to alleviate parking and circulation for the beach area. Hap L'Heureux, 1731 Kalava Court, President of the Carlsbad chamber of -re, stated they support the cqranise offered this evening for a nmber of reasons. Obviously, the Wen is placed m the applicant to solve the situation of the additional parking spaces, by not allawing them to proceed with the mndaninium units. additional 43 spaces aver and dbove the 23 parking spaces needed. The ultimate decision should be deferred until the traffic circulation study has been he. This Will provide an He felt that was adequate protection. MINUTES January 28, 1986 Page 3 COMMISSIONERS pUBL1c"G: (continued) Mary Melideo, 159 Hemlock, stated this was a beautiful project and she cmrplhted Mr. Watkins for it. However, she stated they skbauld continue with their original project, because at no time was another restaurant mentioned. She felt that once the restaurant was ~ed the situation might not be solved. Richard Pitd-tford, 2409 Jadcaranda, General Manager of Carlsbad Inn, addressed the Carmission, stating in view of the nurrber of spaces Mr.Watkins was willing to give to the City and the mnditions under &dh this was controlled by the City, he felt this request should be approved. taken to amtrol the underground parking and the signage wxld be in before the end of the we& indicating the underground parking. be mde to utilize all available spaces. system they have at the front desk, they will block off certain spaces and those will be available to people caning to the retail area and the Grunion Run Restaurant. He stated that steps had been All efforts wmld With the Daniel Digiovanni, mner of Henry's restaurant, addressed the Carmissicn stating there is a mjor parking prdblem in that area. He stated he is an independent restaurant mer and the spaces in their parking lot are needed for their patrons. He stated he is willing to cp along with the Carlsbad Inn mers because they do have a good relationship with them, but it is very inportant that the spaces in his parking lot be saved for his patrons and not be used by beachpers or people going to the restaurants in the Carlsbad Inn -lex. think very seriously about this request, and stated there are approximately 260 errplayees in that entire comer area, as well as the beachgoers, and there will they all park. He asked the Carmission to Carol WatkinS, 35 14th Street, Del Mar, stated she did not see the parking as a problem. would be a place to shop as we11 as eat. Watkins stated it mld be a hardship if they were mt allowed to open the Grunion Run. The Grunion Run Mrs. Ridhard Goldberg, cu-wner of Henry's, asked to sj on record as favoring the cpening of the Grunion Run Restaurant. problem is parking. ni#t time, because it is easier to use Henry's lot than use the underground parking. should be given approval. He had talked with Mr . Watkb , and the He stated their min problem is He Said the project Since no one else wished to speak op1 this item, the Public Hearing was closed at 7:24 p.m. Cdssioner Kulchin stated the 23 spaces needed wuld be offset by 66 spaces for the Wilt amdominim, giving a surplus of 43 spaces. alternative staff had presented. She suppxted the MINUTES January 28, 1986 PUBLIC "G: (continued) Coarmissioner Lewis stated he felt Mr. Watkins had this type of restaurant in mind &en the crriginal application was filed, and expressed mcern that he proceeded &en the ariginal approval did not include the second restaurant. Cdssioner Pettime mcurred with &missioner Lewis, and added the problem should be solved m. He felt this item should be mntinued for 90 days to get the parking problem solved. Cdssioner Chick agreed with Camnissioner Kulchin and felt the additional spaces muld be fourd. Cdssimer Casler stated we have mntrol aver everything and the CUP could be for a period of me year. She stated she had 110 problem with the recamndation that Mr. Salamme had suggested, putting a hold on the om do^^^ 'nium Milding permits until an agreeable parking area is provided. The Housing and Redeveloprent Ccarmission directed the City Attorney to return with documents granting the appeal, approving the staff recomnendation to issue 110 building permits for the 66-unit mddnium building until the parking requirement is mt for an additional 23 parking spaces for the Gdm Run Restaurant, and approving the aTp for a period of me year. City Attorney Vincent Biondo stated the City Attorney's Office wuld return with the necessary Resolution to amend the previously approved Redevelw Permit and set out in detail .the intent of rrotion to approve. those tern froanMr. Wtkins before placing this bad on the Agenda. Also, to get an agreement to w: By prcper rrotion, the Meeting of January 28, 1986, was adjourned at 7:38 p.m.. Respectfully Sutxnitted, ALmsnL. City Clerk Harriett Babbitt Minutes Clerk m/tc Cas ler Lewis Kulchin chick Pettine E E E