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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-10-28; Planning Commission; Minutes. ' . t COMMISSIONERS MINUTES OF: DATE OF MEETING: TIME OF MEETING: PLACE OF MEETING: CITY OF CARLSBAD PLANNING COMMISSION October 28, 1969 7:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS ROLL CALL: City Staff representatives present: Stuart W Spano, Joe Olinghouse, and Councilman Carl Ne 4PPROVAL OF MINUTES: i-1 son, Joe iswender. qinutes of the regular meeting of October 14, approved as corrected. 1969 were (Page 2, paragraph 4, next to .last sentence: The dis- :ussion of readvertizing for continued public heari'ng in the zone change and Specific Plan in January 1970 vas clarified from minutes of 10/14/69 and decision af- Firmed that Planning Department would send new notices 3nd readvertize at no additional cost to the applicants JRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: (a) A League of California Cities letter advising of the seminar for Planning Commissioners and Directors on \pril 8th thru loth, 1970 at the Disneyland Hotel in \naheim was read and it was noted that more detailed information will be forwarded early next year regarding this meeting. IRAL COMMUN I CAT IONS: There were no Oral Communications at this time. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (a> Continued - ZONE CHANGE AND SPECIFIC PLAN - To consider Application for Zone Change from R-1-7.5 to R-3 (Multiple-Family Residential). Zone and a Specific Plan - tocated on the NW corner of Adams Street and Chinquapin Ave; Applicant: Oakley G. Parker. The Planning Director read a memorandum dated October 22, 1969 which was a further report from the Planning Department and which added an additional Cond ion of Approval (Condition No. 111 to the Staff Report dated October 8th. He also referred to an exhtbited map entitled "Parker Specific Plan", showing the butld. ings area, landscaped areas, buffer wall, proposed strc improvements, etc. The Chairman then called for the applicant in thls action and OAKLEY G. PARKER, applicant and developer- was present. Mr. Parker stated.that while he had litt' new information to add, he did feel he was doing all hc ;could in agreeing to the stipulated conditions of ap- ~proval and in particular, the lesser densities involvec There was no one in the audience to speak in favor or in opposition of this application and the public hear- ling was closed at 7:46 P.M. I The Commission discussion which followed covered tf additional of item No. 11, which required the develope1 to submit a development plan showing the locations of all proposed apartment units and respective parking arc ~rior to the issuance of a building permit. The absent 2f the developer's complete buildi,ng plans and the new 7ess of the specific plan being presented in this manne 'resent \bsen t lotion ryes rbsent -r t S? c c CITY OF CARLSBAD -2- &as commented on by ttt? Planning Director for clarifica tion of the general discussion on these matters. Following additional ,general discussion, a motion was made to approve Resolution Nos.. 634 and 638 for recommendation to the City Counci 1 of this Change of Zone and Specific Plan application. PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 634, A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING TO COUNCIL A CHANGE OF ZONE FROM R-1-7,50 D R-3, ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON-THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF ADAMS STREET AND CHINQUAPIN AVENUE. Approval is subje to Conditions of Approval Nos. 1 through 11 as set for in Staff Report of October 8, 1969 and further report of October 22, 1969. PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 638, A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING TO COUNCIL A SPECIFIC PLAN ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF ADAMS STREET AND CHINQUAPIN AVENUE. Approval is subject to those condi referenced above and the reasons for recommendation of the Change of Zone and Specific Plan are: 1. The proposed density would be in conformance with those densities specified in the General Plan; 2. The proposed development would constitute an impro use of the land, provided it is developed in line the stipulated Conditions of Approval. (b) RESOLUTION OF INTENTION NO. 68 - To consider Adop tion of the Housing Element to the City General Plan The Planning Director presented an oral report in inlhich he stated he would solicit questions at the end of his review of the Element for the .Commission. Mr. Olinghouse read an excerpt of legislation for the 1968 Housing Act regarding Housing Elements being added to a city's general plan, but he added this was somewhat of a new concept. After outlining how Carlsbad's pro- posed Element had been formulated, the groups involved etc., he proceeded to touch on key sections such as "Requirements, Programs and Goals", reading in full fr the teit for the benefit of those in the audience who were unfamiliar with the Element. The recommendations for making the Element workable were also read and dis cussed and it was stated these should be initiated in the order given. The specific federal aid programs available were clarified, as they applied to the housi problem areas, and how these .programs can be uti1 ized inlas briefed. Following this review of the Element's text, Mr. Olinghouse elaborated upon questioning from the Commission. The Chairman ca1,led for any wishing to speak in favor or in opposition of this action. REV. GORDAN BAKER, 2035 Charleen Circle, introduce himself as a member of the Housing Element Committee and commented on the efforts put forth in this project He further recommended that the Planning Commission ap prove of it's adoption. COMMISSIONERS Motion Ayes Noes Absent 1 ions id i th " . . .. :, COMMISSIONERS CITY OF CARLSBAD -. 3 c rlR. HARRY TRUAX, 4125 Harbor Drive, stated he had read the Housing Element and complimented the Planning Depa nent's effort on it. He-added the City had long been in need of such an addition to it's General Plan and l~ished to thank the work 'committee. for a "job well don rhere were no others in the audience to be heard and the public hearing was closed. Several Commissioners zommented on the worthiness of the Element and compli- nented the Planning Director, the committee and all >thers who had participated in the drafting of the tex It was noted that several aspects of this document had )een sought for some time, by the City and by the Plan 1ing'Commission. A motion was made to adopt Resolution No. 640, -ecommending to the Council an Amendment to the Genera 'lan, by the addition of this Housing Element. 'LANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 640, A RESOLUTION IF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD {ECOMMENDING AN AMENDMENT TO THE GENERAL PLAN (CITY ZOUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 1271), BY ADDING A HOUSING iLEMENT, to read as follows: "An Element is hereby 3dded to The General Plan to be called the 'Housing Element of The General Plan' and shall consist of the Following: The present and future housing needs, in- :luding housing goals, land use requirements, environ- nental requirements, and necessary housing programs." The reasons for this recommendation are: I. It is necessary for the public welfare; 2. The addition of this Housing Element is essential for the General Plan to be comprehensive and effec 3. It is in keeping with certain State Law requiremen 4. and, it is further in keeping with National polici 3LD BUSINESS: (a) Landscaping of Carlsbad right-of-way - Interstate ~idening program and County Scenic Corridor program - Continued. The Planning Director read a memorandum daked Octo 22, 1969 to the City Council regarding Planning Commis request to initiate a Scenic Corridor program and adde this will be an item of business at the Council meetin 3n November 4th. (b) Commissioner Gullett questioned what was being don about enforcement of the City's new sign ordinance as regards new uses or the older non-conforming signs. The City Attorney commented that an agreement was bein drawn up to avert lengthy litigation proceedings and this will require approximately 3 to 4 months to compl JEW BUS I NESS: (a) The Chairman requested discussion of an alternate iate for the next regular meeting of November llth, wh is Veteren's Day. It was generally agreed that the pr :eeding Monday, November 10, 1969 should be scheduled. I' Motion Ayes Absent ve ; 9 r on e. h .. . 1. ,. h b crrv OF CARLSBAD -4- motion was so made to adjourn this meeting of Octobel 8, 1969 to Monday, November 10, 1969 at 7:30 P.M. and he proper Notice of Adjourned Meeting will be posted. b) The Chairman suggest'ed the possible scheduling of aturday morning "tour1' meetings be utilized to view ertain areas or potential problem areas that will be ac'ing the Commissioners in the future. The need for nd general good derived from such meetings regarding uture public hearings or other areas of concern withir he City was a.greed on and Mr.. Olinghouse stated he ould prepare a list of topics and schedule various tri o educate and acquaint the Commissioners with topical t t ters. IMMITTEE REPORTS: t) Service Stations and Auto-Related Uses Work Committ le Planning Directer stated this committee had met anc lreed to completely amend Article 14 (Conditional User I order to clarify and put in proper sequence, in ad- .tion to the proposed additions under discussion. )) Public Utilities Zone Work Committee: Commissionel almateer report regarding the discussions of the ftrs. :eting and Mr. Olinghouse added a final draft will be -epared and he foresaw no problems on this particular )n i ng ord i nance. IC) Community lnvolvement Committee: A meeting is icheduled for Friday, October 30th for this committee, :o discuss appointments to the four sub-committees an( rork projects of each. A later report will be made or :his meeting. Mr. Olinghouse stated he would present the Housing Element report to all members of the CIC. ie commented briefly on the purpose of this committee 3nd the specific programs of responsibility. (d) Commissioner Dewhurst advised that he had become acquainted with a Mr. Owen Menard of the firm of Lampr and Associates in Pomona, at the League of California Zities conference in San Francisco. This firm had prc )ared a Mobile Home Parks study for the City of Pomoni and Mr. Dewhurst requested the Planning Department to urite for a copy of this study. IDJOURNMENT: The motion was made and approved by voice vote at 3:oo P.M. to adjourn until Monday, November 10, 1969 3t 7:30 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Recold ing dcretary COMMISSIONERS otion Yes bsent otion Yes bsent I" X