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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-10-23; Planning Commission; Minutes, X' c -2 . MEETING OF: TIME: PLACE : DATE : CITY OF CARLSBAD CITY OF CARLSBAD PLANNING COMMISSION 7~30 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS OCTOEER 23, 1973 CALL TO ORDER Commissioner Casler was selected as Acting Chairma for the meeting. ROLL CAU: Commissioners DomLguea, Jose and Palmateer were absent. (League of Cities Meeting) APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of September 25, 1973 were approved as corrected (Item %-Watson) . WUTTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: Commissioner Wrench advised that the appli- cattoni for change of eone and specific pla required a full Tour vote of the-Commission (affirmative ) and that the option to con- tinue should be given to the applicants. ~~ PUHLIC HEARINGS : 5 (a)' CONTINUED: CASE NOS EIS-197, SP-135 and CT 73-23 - HESTER DEVELOPMENT COMPANY/OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM DEVELOP- MENT CORPORATION: Request for Acceptance of an Amendment to an approved EIR (197), Adoption of a Specific Plan, and Approval of a Tentative Yap (CT 73-23 Not Public Hearing) to allow the construction of a 190 unit condominium complex, said proF erty generally located adjacent to Lowder Lane extending from Poinsettia Lane to Camino De Las Ondas, .extended. Mr. Norman Vetter of Cabot, Cabot & Forbes was present to request that this matter be continued to the next meeting so that further information could be prepared for presentation to the Staff and the Commission. The motion made granting the request for con- tinuance carried. 5 (d) :i CASE NOS:EIS-112 and CT 72-37 - CARLSBAD EEACH AND TENNIS CLUB - F. James Bear Request for Acceptance of Final Environmental Impact Re- port and Request for approval of a Tentative Map (CT 72-3 Not Public Hearing), to allow for .the development of a 42 dwelling unit condominium complex, said property general1 located as two separate parcels on each side of the right of-way of Chinquapin Avenue at its intersection with Carlsbad Boulevard. Mr. Robert Ladwig, Rick Engineering, 509 Elm Avenue, Carlsbad, appeared before the Commission requesting continuance Of this ite to the next meeting. The motion made granting the request for CO tinuance carried. At this time'chairman Casler advised the audience regardhg the procedure to be followed by the Planning Commission at their meetings. She then called for the public hearings to be heard by the Commission at this meet ing to begin. 5 (a) CONTINUED: CASE NOS. EIS-197, SP-135 and CT 7343pv,, HESTER DEVELOPMENT COMPANY/OCCIIENTAL PETRO~UM 1b-b~~- ENT-CORP~RATION: Request for Acceptance of an Amendment to an approved EIR 1197), Adoption of a Specific Plan, and Approval of a Tentative Map {the tentative map is not a public hearing) to allow the construction of a 190 unit condominium compl said property generally located adjacent to Lowder Lane e ding from Poinsettia Lane to Camino de Las Ondas, efiende . "~. COMMISSIONERS PFESENT MOTION AYES M3TION AYES ' ,I KlTION AYES 9 en- c CITY OF CARLSBAD The Staff report was niade by Mr. Williams. Background informatic regarding the property proposed for development was discussed a it was recommended by Staff that the supplemental environmental information be acceptedr, The second part of the application, thc specfic plan, was then discussed by Mr. Williams. He advised thi all open space requirements had been met and that the plan also met all ordinance requirements for property in the P-C Zone. Hc outlined , the 18 conditions of approval for the Specific plan, and some 16 dmditions set out.by Staff for approval of the tentative map. Questions were asked by the Commission re: the improvements required along Poinsettia Lane and the school agree men&. Staff felt that these requirements had been taken care of Mr. Ken Wassman, Project Director, Occidental Petroleum Dev. Cor] appeared briefly before the Commission and advised that agreemeni were still in the balance but that Conditions 3 & 4 of Tentative Map were acceptable. . There was no' response to the request for public input and the public hearing was closed at, 7:55. the lengthy dLscussion that followed, several items of concern were referred to by the Commission. They included whether or nu the P-C concept was being followed, what were applicants requirer ments with regard to street'improvements, why the provision of amenities exceeding those found in single family developments. side yard setbacks, enough open space and does a misinterpretatic exist regarding clustered housing. Thc diccu"4on concluded wit1 a motion being made for acceptance of the cupplementu informatic to the Environmental Impact Report originally propoccd for the property. The motion carried. The motion made for approval of the Adoption of Specific Plan with conditionc pet out in Staff report reculted in a no vote. A? a rePult of the no vote Chairman Cacler adviFed that there were two options to follow - 1) to let the vote stand and abide by that decision or 2) to continue to a later dat-e. ChaMan . Casler was adirised that' the applicant accepted the, decision of tl Commission and a motion was then made to table the tentative map request. The motion carried. At this time, (Councilman) Lewis Chase requested to be heard. He suggested that there was 'a conflict b€ undgrstanding between the Planning Commission, City Council and Staff wi$h regard to interpretation of the P-C Ordinance (Planned Community) . He suggested that a joint meeting be set up so that these problems could be discussed and resolved. Staff was then directed to arrange a meeting for the purpose of trying to reach a mutual understanding of the ordinance. 5 (b) CONT,INUED: CASE NOS. ZC-137 and CT 7345 - LOMA LAGUNA 2 Requect for Approval of Change of Zone f rom P-C (Plannec Community) to R1 (S'ingle-Fay repidential), and Adopt: of a Tentative Map (CT 73-45 Not Public Hearinp) to allor for the development of a 61 lot cubdiviFion on 21.7 acre! of land generally located on both Fide? of Park Drive (extended) and coutherly of El Camino Real. Mr. William? made the Staff report Fetting forth the recommen- dation? for approval of the requected change of zone and tentati. nap rubject to the conditionc contained in their report. COMMISSIONERS MI TION AYES MOTION AYES NOES PDTION AYES . .. . .. .' .- _I I CITY OF CARLSBAD There Wac no public recponce regarding thic application and the public hearing Wac cloced at 8:35. A motion was then made for approval of the Tentative Map subject to the conditions outlined by Staff with Cond. #3 amended (schoc policy). The motion carried. 5 (e) CASE NO: SNFl - STREET NAME CHANGE Request to change the name of Lowder Lane, between Palomar Airport Roadn and Poinsettia Lane, to PLAZA DEL NORTE Mr. Williams reported on the requested name change. The discuss which followed found the Commission in agreement that the names now used on the different sections of this street should be the same. They did not however, feel that, Plaea Del Norte was a pro use of the language denoting a street, but that ?€ shcyld become "Paseo Del Norte" instead. There was no public response and the public hearing closed at 8: 45 . A motion was then- made to change the name of Lowddr Lane, betwee Cannon Road and Poinsettia Lank, to "PASEO DEL NORTE", to includ any extension thereof, also. The motion carried. Staff requested that a Late Item be taken out of order. The request was granted. 8 (a)'.. Cortea Development Corp. requested that the Planning Commission approve a revision to their Specific plan (SP- ). The changes made included moving the open space area and decreas the number of units to be developed. Approval was made by Minut Motion endorsing New Exhibit 7fA1' dated August, 1973. Chairman Casler declared a recess at 8:55. All those present at the time of recess were again present when the meeting reconvene1 UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 6 (b) ZCA-48 -FORMAL WITHDRAW OF TABLF;D 1TEMS:F"RQNT YARD SETBACKS . REVISION ZCA-52 -DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL ZONES Mr. Williams advised that the tabled item re: Front Yard Setback had been incorporated into the zoning ordinance and no action was therefore required. He advised that it was being withdrawn. Minute motion giving Commission approvu to this action carkied. Mr. Williams reported to the Commission on the proposed %Zones Revision. A ,'comparision chart had been drawn up by Staff to indicate uses in each R Zone as it presently exists or as pro- posed. These uses were discussed in the open discussio by Staff, Commission and those nersons attending the meeting for the purpose of taking an active part- in the proposed revision. Mr. Williams advised that a public hearing was set for the meeting of November 13 1973 and that all suggested change6 would be made to the draft revision for consideration at that time. COMMISSIONERS MDTION AYES MITION AYES 1 n MDTION AYES ? MOTION AYES MITION AYES \ = K K K X E L r C .I -. -_ - .. , CITY OF CARLSBAD Since the discussion on the R Zones Revision was not concluded until 11:25- Chairman Casler suggested that the two items remaining on the Agenda’fo’r discussion be continued to the meeting of October 30, 1973. Thes were Planning Commission Policies and Development Sta dards. The Commission agreed to this continuance. The meeting was then declared adjourned at 11:30. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, n Liz Est@, Recording Secretary AYES . MOTION e COMMISSIONERS