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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-02-09; Planning Commission; MinutesCITY OF CARL23AD MEETING OF: PLANNING COMMISSION DATE: February 9, 1976 TIME: 7:30 P.M. PLACE: COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE NRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS None ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None PUBLIC HEARINGS Case No, CUP-110, Batiquitos Substation (SDG&E) - Reauest for apDroval of a Conditional Use Permit to alllow construktion operation and maintenance of a 12/138 KU electrical substation. Planning.Director Donald Agatep gave the staff pre- sentation and stated'that regarding condition #8, it should read as 'follows: "In addition to hydroseeding on the slope areas, one to 5 gallon trees will be planted in the locations shown on Exhibit D dated February 9, 1976." He also said that inasmuch as it is interpreted that. the' zone change on subject property will not be finally approved until the first part of April, Staff recommends the following addi- tional condition: 11) "The approval for this .Condi- tional Use Permit will be effective on the date the zone change on the subject property is finalized." There was then discussion among the Commiss,ioners, Gene Scranton of SDG&E, and Roger Pederson, Electrica Manager of SDG&E regarding T.V. and radio interferenc audible noises, landscaping and what the ultimate project will be comprised of. A.motion was made and approved to direct Staff to prepare the necessary documents per recommendation and conditions in staff report with!-Conditions #8 and #11 to read as stated above and to present to the Commission on February 25, 1976 for approval. NEW BUSINESS ,Case No. ZC-173, Rezoning of Roosevelt Street to C-LR - Resolution of Intention No. 124. Planning Director Don Agatep told the Commission that this was a Resolution to hold a public hearing to change the zoning on property in this particular area- from C-2 (General-Commercial) .to C-LR (Commer- cial-Limited Residential). During the General Plan hearings,.many citizens from this area were concer'ned about how you could preserve limited commercial and 1 imi ted residenti a1 options in this same area. C-LR,was created as a transition zone. About 50% of the land uses in the C-2 zone are not permitted in the C-LR zone. There is provision in the C-LR z.one for resi- dential dwellings by right or by Conditional Use Permit. In the C-2 zone, the only.residentia1 Present Absent Motion Ayes Absent 1 1 3 CITY OF CARLdAD MEETING OF: PLANNING COMMISSION DATE: February 9, 1976 TIME: 7:30 P.M. PLACE: COUNCIL CHAMBERS. Pane 7 provision is above the second floor.' He also stated that this change is City initiated. There was a great deal of discussiom by the Commissio ers regarding the boundaries included in this change, notices to the paper and to the property owners, what businesses and residences would be affected and to what degree. It was also suggested that staff prepar a simplified explanati-on in English/Spanish regarding exacting what is happening and how it will affect each property owner (this to be sent out. with the normal public notice). A motion was made'and approved Resolution of Inten- tion No. 124 as submitted. Commission Policies 9 and 11 regarding.Street Names .. Planning Director Donald Agatep told the Commission that City Council Policy #20 established a policy for assigning names to new streets in the City. The City Council is currently studyin'g revisi.ons to Polic: #20 which would include a policy for changing existinl street names and assigning street numbers. Should thl Council so revise Policy #20, it would be desirable for the Planning Commission to rescind its Policies' 9 and 11 which set policies for street naming and numbering respectively as the revised Policy No. 20 should include provisions of both 9 and 11. A minute motion was made instructing the staff to prepare the necessary documents to rescind Planning Commission Policies 9 and 11 at such time as the City Council amends its Policy #20. Agua Hedionda Specific Plan - Planning Director Donald Agatep and Jerry Rombotis, representative of the North Shore Property 0wners.gave a brief outline of what occurre@ in Phase I of the Work Program (see Memorandum attached to City Council ). Erosion Control for City of Carlsbad - There was.dis- cuss ion- between Commissioners and Tim Flanigan, City Engineer, regardimg the amount of erosion that occurr in-the City of Carlsbad after the five days of rain. There was considerable discussion about hydroseeding, irrigation, planting, maintaining landscaping, amount of grading allowed, etc. Mr. Flanigan advised the Commission that his Department was currently working on a new Grading Ordinance, but that it would be. some time before i:ts completion. Planning Commissioners' Meeting (League of California Cities) in San Francisco (Feb. 4-6, 1976) The Com- missioners 'that attended said that it was a very,good meeting. It was sugge,sted that copies of "Background Materials" that were presented at the Institute be given to all staff members as well as to those Cornr. missioners that were not in attendance. It was. also. discussed that the Planning Department secure copie's of the proceedings of the Institute (either writte'n or cassettes). ADJOURMENT: The Meeting was adjourned at 9:30-P.M. Motion Ayes Absent Motion Ayes Absent January 28, 1976 STATEMENT TO THE CARLSBAD PLANNING COMMISSION REGA F'ROM S#N DIEQO GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY FOR PERMIS A 400 FOOT STACK AT THE ENCINA POWER PLANT The League of Women Voters of San Dieguito, which has 24 members l4ving in Carlsbad, is greatly concerned about the issuance of a permlt to San Diego Gas and Eleutric Company to construct a 400 foot stack at the Encina Power Plant. This statement is based upon positions reached by the League of Women Voters of the United States following a two-year study of air quality. Our local League participated in that study and has maintained an interest in air quality issues since conclusion of the sttldy in 1971. The League of Women Voters believes control of air pollution is a responsibility of all levels of government. Our local League believes Carlsbad city government, in particular, must be vigilant in its efforts to promote the highest standards of air quality for its citizens. We believe that close attention must be paid to sources of pollution within Carlsbad and that all possible action should be taken by the City to reduce that pollution. The League of Women Voters believes that pollution control should be considered a cost of doing business but citizens as consumers and taxpayers must expect some costs to be passed on to them. We support regulation of stationary sources by controls and penalties, including inspection and monitoring, full disclosure of pollution data, and substantial fines. The apparent past inability of the San Diego Air Pollution Control District to conduct adequate independent inspection and monitoring at the Encina Power Plant site or in the near vicinity and surround- ing region concerns the League. We believe a lecision by Carlsbad government to grant permission for the tall stack to be constructed should be based upon far better pollution data than exist at present. Such a decision should be postponed at least until all results of the study initiated by the APCD in November 1975 and scheduled for completion February 1, 1976 are known, A national League of Women Voters publication dated 1975 has this to say in a section on issues in air quality: To meet national air quality standards, several utilities have suggested using interrdttent controls systems and tall stacks as opposed to permanent emissions controls (scrubbers and electrostatic precipitators) . Intermittent 3 t Carlsbad Plannir'7ommission Hearing - page - ., controls refer to actions such as temporary plant shut- downs or switches to low-sulfur fuels during unfavorable atmospheric conditions, The use of tall stacks disperses pollutants over a large area so that pollution levels in the plant vicinity are kept down. However, since these measures disperse but do not limit pollutants, the pollutants do end up somewhere, still posing a potential threat to public health.. . ,Intermittent controls systems and tall stacks also provide enforcement problems, as it is more difficult to pin down the source of pollutants when they are so widely dispersed, Elaborate monitoring equipment may be necessary to ensure compliance with the standards , There has been much debate over whether the use of lnter- rnittent controls and tall stacks can be considered an acceptable means of meeting air quality standards. EPA has switched positions on this issue several times, In the court case, NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL V. EPA, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that these dispersion techniques did not constitute compliance with the Clean Air Act. ' i Our League believes that although the proposed 400 foot stack would 4 ' permit SDG&E to meet existing air quality standards by Improving a certain ground level concentrations in the near vicinity of the Plant, dispersal of emissions over a wider area will add to air pollution in the larger North County region, including towns east of Carlsbad. This regional impact must not be disregarded. The League of Women Voters believes that serious .consideration should be given to permanent emissions controls, such a8 scrubbers and electrostatic precipitators, at the Encina Power Plant and that the Carlsbad city government might take the lead in urging that consideration. We think the health3 environment and economic benefits of. clean air may very well outweigh the costs of cleaning up emissions such as those from the proposed tall stack.