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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-06-09; Planning Commission; Minutes.I CITY OF CAR! ;BAD MEETING OF: PLANNING COMMISSION DATE: June 9, 1976 ' TIME: 7:30 P.M. PLACE: COUNCIL C.HAMBERS CALL TO ORDER The meeting was ca'lled to order at 7:50 p.m. ROLL CALL Commissioners L'Heureux, Jose, Dominguez, Larson and Nelson present (Nelson arrived at 8:55 p.m.) Com- missioners Fikes and Watson absent. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE APPROVAL OF MINUTES .I Minutes of May 19, 1976 - approved Minutes of May 26, 1976 - approved APPROVAL OF RESOLUTIONS Resolution No.. 1257, CUP-120, Robert Sanchez - Approved Resolution No. 1258, V-263, Cynthia McPherson - Approve WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS Assistant Planning Director Bud Plender told the Com- missioners that they had each been given a letter from Michael Straub dated June 4, 1976 that pertains to the second public hearing item (ZCA-72). ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Assistant Planning Director Bud Plender called to the attention of the Commission that item #5 under Informa- tion Items should be under New .Business. Chairman L'Heureux advised the Commission that at the June 1, 1976 Council Meeting he presented the Planning Commis.sionls report on Subdivision Requirements to the Council and they would like to have a joint meeting with the Planning Commission as soon as they finish with the budget. PUBLIC .HEARINGS . It was brought to the attention of all concerned that there were only four Commissioners present and that a vote of four would be necessary for any item to be a,pproved. Continued CASE NO. ZCA-79, MONUMENT SIGNS - Zone Code Amendment to provide for additional free-standing signs in the I- - ~ c12 Zone and to provide for community identity signs. Mr. Jo'hn Loy, Attorney at Law, 801 Mission Avenue asked the Commission to continue this item for two weeks in view of the great interest shown by all mem- bers of the Planning Commission at the last hearing on May 26th. I CITY OF CARLBAD MEETING OF: PLANNING COMMISSION DATE : June 9, 1976 TIME: 7:30 P.M. PLACE: COUNCIL CHAMBERS " Page 2 The Commissioners then discussed various questions 'theJ would like answered by staff & Mr. Plender answered man of them and'they asked that the staff incorporate into their staff report answers to the following items: 1) Want more information regarding common property lines and how many free standing signs could occur in a given area with there being individually owned properties and each being allowed to have a freestand- ing sign. Wanted to know if the City could control this in any way and restrict them to every 200 feet. 2) Wanted to know if we could have only "auto fPan- chises" and not list other franchises. Mr. Plender said that he would change the staff report to reflect the above but would leave the proposed Or.- dinance "as i st'. A motion was made to continue ZCA-79 to the meet June 23, 1976. .ing of CASE NO. ZCA-72, LOT FRONTAGE (PANHANDLE LOTS) - Zone Code Amendment to Drovide for lots with reduced frontaa if reaons exsit fok such reduction. Assistant Planning Director Bud Plender gave the staff presentation outlining the Staff Report and the propose Ordinance. He stated that it is Staff's opinion that a 7500 sq. ft. lot is too small to accommodate all of the development criteria necessary to make a panhandle lot work right and fit well into the neighborhood.' He explained that there needs to be sufficient space on th pad to accommodate normal parking, visitor parking and turnaround. In addition, panhandle.lots are generally in hill areas and require grading, thereby reducing the pad area. Furthermore, housing on pan- handle lots are adjacent to rear and side yards of surrounding property, whereas hom'es on streets have a 60' public right-of-way as separation. He added that 12,000 sq. ft. should be adequate in all instances, but correspondence has been received to indicate a lesser amount would also be adequate, therefore, the Planning Commission may wish to consider alternatives and flexibility. Mr. Plender explained that the require,ment for trash enclosures should be a policy decision by the Planning Commission or Cjty Council. Staff has suggested such condition as a response to problems of late pick up of trash receptacles from the street by the panhandle resident. However, evidence has been submitted indi- cating that the problem is minor and the.Planning Commission may wish to delete this requi.rement. Mr. Michael Straub, 3360 "onroe Street, Carlsbad direct ed the Commission to his letter of June 4, 1976 and expressed concern over the following items: (1) He felt that the requirement for 12,000 sq. ft. lot size was too restrictive and that this minimum lot size would automatically exclude certain parcels that wou'ld make very desirable'lots. (2) That there should be mo.re space required for the turnaround area of the parking requirement. (3) That the requirement for a trash refuse enclosure should be eliminated. (4) That requirement for length of driveway access should be changed from 200 feet to 250 feet. The Commission then discussed extending the 200 ft. driveway to 250 ft. but were advised that the Fire Chief felt that 200 feet was the maximum length of a drive in order for fire protection to 'be -affor.ded. Minimum 1 ot size was di scussed, trash' -end OSureS etc. Motion Ayes Absent i CITY OF CARL JBAD MEETING OF: PLANNING COMMISSION DATE : June 9, 1976 TIME: 7:30 P.M. PLACE: COUNCIL CHAMBERS Page A motion was made directing staff to prepare for the City Council necessary documents for the approval of ZCA-72 as per Exhibit ,A, dated June 2, 1976, and the deletion of City Council Resolution 816 and Supplemen- tal Policy No. 12. They aksed that staff incorporate the following changes: The buildable portion of a lot shall be 10,000 sq. ft. by'right; if less than 10,000 sq. ft., a Site Development Plan will be required. Mak the trash refuse enclosure an optional item. Note that fences in the access portion of the lot will have to have a reduction in height for the 20 ft. from the street. It was also noted that new Planning Commissioner Jerry Rombotis was in the audience, had heard the testimony regarding the above item and had read all information p taining to ZCA-72. This was so noted as Commissioner Dominguez is to be replaced by Commissioner Rombotis at the next meeting - because of Mr. Rombotis's presence this evening, he will be eligible to vote on this matte at the next meeting. CASE NO. CUP-119, HARRY J. ASHER (OFFSHORE NAVAIGATION, INC.) - Request to allow use of a 100-foot radio trans- mitting antenna and accessory building for transmitter housing. Assistant Planning Director Bud Plender said that the previous CUP expired on June 22, 1975, thus the reason for the new CUP. Staff felt that this was a good in- terim use for the property. Since there have been some complaints about weeds and'trash collecting on the site Staf.f feels that this is an opportunity to condition the CUP to provide for continued weed abatement and periodic cleanup. Harry J. Asher; Area Manager, Offshore Navigation, Inc. 1677 East 28th Street, Long Beach, California 90806 said that they planned to hire someone to landscape and maintain this area. He suggested that the Commission check this area for compliance in two months; and if it is not satisfactory, revoke the CUP. A motion was made and approved to direct Staff to pre- pare the necessary documents per recommendations and conditions in the Staff Report and to present same to the Commission on June 23, 1976 for approval. A condi- tion is to be added that this CUP will be reviewed on September 8, 1976 for compliance to conditions regard- ing landscaping, irrigation and maintenance. New Business SALE OF CITY OWNED PROPERTIES - Bud Plender stated that the subject property is located on the east side of Interstate 5, adjacent to the freeway right-of-way and across Pi0 Pic0 frowthe intersection of Buena Vista Avenue. Since the parcel is of an unusual shape and would be difficult to develop without variances, staff feels the optimal use of the subject property would ' be for the adjacent'property owner to ,purchase same to enlarge his lot. However, there was no method to guarantee who purchased the property. He added that the property would be of little value by itself since there is little or no buildable space and location of I ' access is a problem. The Commission discussed that this property was useless to the City, that it should be placed back on the tax rolls and that there may be some use of this property if combined with the property to the north. Motion - Ayes Absent X X X CITY OF CARCBAD 1 MEETING OF: PLANNING COMMISSION DATE: June 9, 1976 TIME: 7:30 P.M. PLACE: ~ COUNCIL CHAMBERS Page 4 A motion was made approving the sale of this City o.wned. property. CASE NO. SP-l46(A),' SANTA ANITA DEVELOPMENT CORP. - Request for Specific Plan Modification re Carlsbad Shopping Center. ' Bud Plender advised the 'Commission that there were some problems with the modifications and that the Staff. needs additional time for study and to prepare a -report I The applicant has been apprised of the problems and is in agreement that this item should be continued. A motion was made to continue this item to June 23, 1976 Planning Commission Meeting. Mi scell aneous There was discussion regarding trucks with advertising for Hadley's being left either in the parking lot or in the vacant lot adjacent to Hadley's after unloading. A Minute Motion was made directing Staff to inform'the City Council of their concerns regarding this excessive parking of trailers and their use as advertising and to direct staff to look into this problem to determine methods of abatement. 90 st Th Do an e Planning Commissioners individually thanked Bill minguez for having served on the Planning Commission d bringing to the C-ommission his knowledge of vernment procedure 'and responsibilities, and directed aff to draft a Resolution of Commendation for him. Mr. Dominguez said that serving on t-he Commission had been an honor and a pleasure and that he would miss everyone. ADJOURNMENT; The meeting was adjorned at 10:30 P.M.