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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-07-13; Planning Commission; MinutesCOMMISSIONERS CITY OF CARLSBAD MEETING OF: PLANNING COMMISSION DATE : JULY 13, 1971 TIME: 7:30 P.M. PLACE: CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS ROLL CALL : City Staff members present: D. A. Agatep, R. S. Os- burn, R. A. Johnstotl, T. A. Mata, R. E. Green. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of the regular meeting of 6/22/71 were appro- ved as corrected. Minutes of the adjourned meeting of 6/29/71 will be held over until the next meeting of 7/27/71 for appro- val when a quorum of those attending the meeting of 6/29/71 are present. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION: Commissioner Jose, acting as secretary in Commissioner Forman's absence, read a letter from LtCol A. C. Johansson, 2398 Cipriano Lane addressed to the City Planning Commission. LtCol Johansson informed the Planning Commission of his opposition to the proposed M. J. Brock & Sons Corp. development consisting of a gas station-motel-restaurant complex between Olive Drive and Interstate-5, north of Las Flores Drive. His main reasons of opposition are (1) possible dan- ger to children crossing this intersection on their way to Buena Vista School and (2) the detrimental aspects to the area, such as strangers and congestion. Chairman Little asked that this letter be held until the developer submits his proposal, and then be incor- porated into the permanent file. The secretary read the letter from the League of California Cities announcing its 73rd Annual Confer- ence in San Francisco from September 26-29, 1971. There was discussion among the Commissioners re this conference, and an interest to attend was conveyed by several commissioners. Chairman Little asked Mr. Johnston to check the budget re League of Cities Conference. Mr. Allan 0. Kelly, 4675 El Camino Real, sent a letter to each of the Commissioners dated 6/28/71 in regards to the Agua Hedionda Lagoon as relating to S.D.G.&E. An attachment to the letter outlines the history of Carlsbad versus the San Diego Gas 81 Electric Company. The secretary, after waiving further reading of the letter, made a motion to have this letter from Mr. Kelly made part of the- record and permanent file for future reference. Also, that the letter be passed on to the City Council so that they wil;] have it when the S.D.G.&E. proposal comes up on their agenda. Commissioner Jose made a motion for the Commissioners initiating a resolution of appreciation to R. A. Johnston, former City Assistant Planner, thanking him for his services rendered during his tenure. This motion was unanimously approved by voice vote. PRESENT ABSENT MOT ION AYES ABSENT MOT I ON AYES ABSENT MOTION AYES ABSENT -2- I I ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: None I PUBLIC HEARINGS: I (a) Resolution of Intention No. 79 - Recommending a change of zone from M (Manufacturing) to RD-M (Resi- dential Density-Multiple) in an area-north of Chestnut between Tyler Street and the A.T. & S.F. Railroad right-of-way; Applicant: Planning Department. I Mr. Agatep introduced the staff report of 7/8/71, covering location of subject zone change, response from various property owners, and the added feasibilit of individuals improving or developing their property. Mr. Agatep showed some planning sketches illustrating densities of the area, existing zones, and proposed zone change. MR. B. G. ALVARADO, 3327 Tyler Street, was present representing his neighbors. He thanked Mr. Agatep for his help and understanding regarding the property owners in the area of the proposed zone change. He expressed his favor of the proposed zone change so tha the people in his neighborhood can improve or develop their property. Mr. Alvarado answered questions re- garding th.e attitudes of the various property owners over this zone change. I No one was present to speak in opposition. Mr. R. S. Osburn, Burilding Department, was present to discuss the building department aspects concerning the proposed zone change. He said a buffer between the zones would be mandatory when a property owner wished to improve or develop his land. There was further disucssion concerning the type of buffer re- quired and various financial aspects regarding land and property improvements. Mr. Johnston wanted to knc if a landscape barrier would suffice, but the specific ordinance relating to the type of barrier could not be found. The public hearing was closed at 8:13 P.M. Commissioner Jose moved for a continuance to the next regular meeting of 7/27/71 to give building and plan- ning departments a chance to research the ordinance and find out what type of barrier must be placed be- tween properties zoned RD-M and M. I NEW BUSINESS: (a) HOUSE MOVE APPLICATION - R. S. Obburn, Building Department, presented a proposal for a house move fror 2615 Madison Street to 390 Chinquapin Avenue. After several questions were answered regarding the conditio of the foundation, any detrimental aspects, and a re- quired lot split, Commissioner Dominguez made a motion to approve the house move from 2615 Madison Street to 390 Chinquapin Avenue. OTION YES BSENT MOTION AYES ABSENT t P -. CITY OF CARLSBAD COMMISSIONERS -3- Mr. R. S. Osburn, Building Department, presented a draft regarding horses in R-1 zones which recommended amending Ordinance 9170, Subsection (6) (b) of Section 500 and Section 500 of Ordinance 9060. Briefly this amendment would (1) prohibit horses or any cloven hoofed animals in R-1, R-2, R-3, R-P, and R-D-M zones and (2) set conditions regarding the health and general welfare of the public and adjoining property owners upon the maintenance of special pets. It was further recommended that an R-E (Residential-Estate) zone be created along with the present R-A zone with the main- tenance of ceptain animals allowed in these zones. Commissioner Dominguet suggested the City Attorney review the pvaposed-amendment and ordinance. Mr. Johnston suggested possibly placing this matter under conditonal use permit jurisdiction because rezoning is such an expensive proposition. Commissioner Pal-mateer suggested a survey of other citicis be made showing how they handle this situation. R. S. Osburn said they had checked with other cities and they had the same problems and had not sufficiently solved them. Commissioner Jose made a motion to have the City MOTION X Attorney look into the Ordinance to see how it possibly AYES xxx x could be revised to assist the building department in ABSENT X X enforcement of the ordinance, yet still be fair to property owners having horses. Another draft recommending an amendment to Ordinance 9180, Section 1612 of Ordinance No. 9060 regarding fence heights was presented by R. S. Osburn. This proposed amendment requests that a six-foot fence be permitted in the required side yard or street side of a corner lot if approved by Planning and Building Departments when the safety and welfare of the general public is not imposed upon. The issuing of the permit will be subject to special conditions. Discussion ensued regarding the present requirements and problems of enforcement faced by the building department. Mr. Osburn pointed out that they would study the plans and the specific area before permitting any six-foot fence so as to conform to safety require- ments. And on any "R" zone a fence exceeding six feet shall be subject to Planning Commission approval and for special uses (tennis courts, for examp1.e). Chairman Little commented that he felt this was a neces- sary amendment and requested that this proposed amend- want be put in the proper form with the appropriate legal terminology. Commissioner Jose made a motion for approval to the MOTION X building department to proceed with a final draft on AYES xxxx this fence ordinance amendment. ABSENT xx (b) Review of Sequoia Pacific Mobile Home Park design supplanting approved H. B. Development Mobile Home C;U.P. D. A. Agatep introduced a memorandum which compared the two proposals and outlined the deviations from the approved plan. x CITY OF CARiLSBAD -4- The secretary read a letter dated July 6, 1971 to the City of Carlsbad, Attention of R. A. Johnston from Hugh H. Forman, Jr., Vice President of Hall & Forman, Inc. regarding the proposed Mobilehome Development by Sequoia Pacific Realco which outlined their new plan versus the old plan. Discussion ensued regarding possible fire hazards cause by the road accessibility and various deviaions from the original plan. MR. WALTER E. 'McKINLEY, 820 South Grand Avenue, Santa Ana, California was present to represent Sequoia Paci- fic. He answered questions and pointed out the changes in the new plan and how he felt they improved over the H. B. Mobile Home Park design. After further discussion, a motion was made to have the Sequoia Pacific submit a firm change and have it reviewed by poli.ce and fire departments, City of Carls- bad, and then resubmitted at a future date. OLD BUSINESS: A letter and questionnaire drafted by the Planning Department for Commission review and approval to Carlsbad service station operators was introduced for discussion among the Commissioners, The secretary read the letter and requested reading of the questionnaire to be waived. It was decided no beneficial answers would be derived from the oil companies, so it was de- cided to send the questionnaire only to service station operators. The Commissioners felt the questionnaire should produce some meaningful and controversial re- sults. A motion was made that the letter and questionnaire be sent to the appropriate service station operators. A memorandum to the City Council from the Planning Commission regarding Council denial of the Spanish Park Master Plan and reclassificatton to planned com- munity zone was read by the secretary. This net with the approval of the Commission, so a motion was made to send the memorandum as presented on to the City ,Counci 1 Mr. Agatep noted that since Mr. Johnston was leaving the Planning Department to become Parks and Recreation Director, &b would be working jointly ( and carrying the larger share) with the Planning Department regard- ing Item 70.3 Buena Vista Lagoon, Item 70.8 Historic Corridor, and Item 70.28 Freeway Landscaping of the 'continued items' attachment. Item 70.22 Nuisance Ordinance - Mr. Johnston reported he had been working on a fair and enforceable Ordinance, but that it was very hard to piece together. Chariman Little asked that a progress report be pre- sented at the next meeting. Item 70.24 - Off-street Parking Requirements - CIC Committee is presently sutdying this matter. There was nothing to report on any other of the 'continued items' attachment. COMMISSIONERS CITY OF -5- CARLSBAD Commissioner Dominguez requested that the letter, which was discussed at the adjourned meeting, be drafted to the City Council regarding landscaping on 1-5. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 1O:OO P.M. by unanimous voice vote approval. Respectfully submitted, MOT I ON AYES ABSENT SSIONERS 9 X