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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-10-13; Planning Commission; MinutesCITY OF CARI--SBAD , MEETING OF: PLANN-ING COMMISSION DATE: OCTOBER 13, 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 All present but Commissioner Watson. xx x xx X Present * X Absent PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of September 22, 1976 - Approved .with change X Motion to page 3 reversing order of motion by P.C. and. dis- Ayes X x X Abstain cussion by applicant. xx x Absent X APPROVAL OF RESOLUTIONS Resolution No. 1273, Jeff Crisman, CUP-124 - Approved Ayes with addition of a condition relating,to how children x Motion X Abstain would be picked up and dropped off at the school. xx x x ' X Absent X Resolution No. 1275, Donald A. Agatep - Approved Ayes with addition of "very" at the end of Line 10, and X Motion of a more serious nature. X Absent staff was directed to prepare another resolution of xx x xx X WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS None ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Donald A. Agatep, Planning Director, asked that items 1 and 2 on the agenda be switched in order of hearing to allow additional staff members to be present for the hearing. The Commission agreed to this change. Copies of the General Plan Progress Report for 1975- 1976 were given to the members of the Planning Com- mission and interested citizens. PUBLIC HEARINGS Continued --. Case Nos. SP-l36(A) and CT 76-11, Tamarack Shores, Robert Hirsch - Request for approval of a Specific Plan Amendment and Tentative Tract Map for an 80 unit condominium subdivision. Assistant Planning Dire'ctor Bud Plender gave the staff presentation stating that this item had been continued from the meeting of September 22, 1976 because the Planning Commission desired that .the Specific Plan. (SP-136) should be amended to'reflect changes to this property as outlined in CT 76-11. These two items were renoticed for public hearing. The Commission was concerned about the traffic on Tamarack and City Engineer Tim Flanagan advised them that the traffic generated by this proposed subdivi- sion could be adequately handled by the existing Tamarack Avenue. Robert Hirsch, 15233 Ventura Blvd., Suite 816, Sher- man Oaks, CA 91403 said that the units would range in size from 1168 sq. ft. to 1414 sq. ft. to be . 11 . . .. CITY OF CARISBAD <A.n/Z. $0 - Vkf-9 QcslQb %% MEETING OF: . PLANNING COMMISSION DATE : OCTOBER 13, 1976 %%! % TIME: PLACE: COUNCIL 7:30 P.M. CHAMBERS ~~~ c % % Page 2 placed on a 4400 sq. ft. lot. This housing would be middle income housing ranging in price from $42,000 to $45,000 with 7%% FHA financing. Mr. Hirsh intro- duced David Kroll of Lewis & Kroll, Attorneys.at Law, 1010 Znd, Suite 1401 , San Diego, CA 92101, and stated he wou1.d be available to answer any quest'ions regarding the Map Act. He also said that he would gladly work with staff regarding 'relocation of the recreational vehicle storage areas. When asked what length of lease they had with the railroad company for the right-of-way, he replied that they had a one year lease. Stephen Hickey, Carlsbad told the Commission that he felt that Tamarack Avenue was a very dangerous street now without added traffic. He felt,the added traffic would be hazardous to bicyclists carrying surf boards to the beach. He also said that the school was too crowded without additional people moving into the area. Marcie Agatep, 4939 Avila, Carlsbad asked the Com- mission what noise attenuation measures would be taken if the lease with the railroad company for use of the right-of-way would'be terminated ... what noise abatement.. . . .wauld the wall on the property line be sufficient to cut out t'he noise? Mr. Hirsch responded to this question by stating that in those houses next to the.right-of-way additional insulation is being placed in them and there would also be double glazed windows. He felt that if they had to take down the wall on the rail- . road's property, that the property line wall and double insulation would be sufficient. The Commissioners then discussed who would maintain the space between the two walls and were also con- cerned about the additional vehicle and pedestrian traffic on Tamarack that would be generated by this development. A motion was made recommending approval of SP-l36(A.) Motion" X as per the findings and conditions in the staff repor.; Ayes X X xx with the following changes: (1) Add condition prowid- Noes xx ing for maintenance between the noise attenuation wal- Absent X and the wall'%n the property line. (2) Add to Cond. No. 1 that this is an 80 unit, 6 lot condominium project. (3) Add condition re recreational vehicle parking shall be relocated suitable to the Planning Director (4) Delete City Council Resolution No. 3243 , would happen to the second wall constructed for .. approving SP-136. A motion was made recommending approval of CT 76-11 3, add "prior" after granted. 2, add "if needed'' after stand pipes. (4) In Cond. September 13, 1976 to October 6, 1976. (3) In Cond. (2) In Conds. 1 and 14, change Exhbit B to C and X Absent that this is an 80 un'it, 6 lot condominium project. xx Noes port with the following changes: (1) Add to Cond. 1 xx X X Ayes as per the findings and conditions in the staff re- X Motion A minute motion was made directing staff to report to Motion X the City Council the Commission's concern about the Ayes X xx x x pedestrian and vehicular traffic on Tamarack and Abstain to additional projects being processed by staff. X Absent that they feel this situation should be solve'd prior X MEETING OF: PLANNING COMMISSION DATE: OCTOBER 13 , 1976 TIME: 7:30 P.M. PLACE: COUNCIL CHAMBERS , .. I " .- . . ... .. - CITY OF CARLSBAD Page 3 \ Case Nos. EIR-329, GPA-41, SP-179, Aqua Hedionda Lagoon, City of Carlsbad and State Coastal Commission Request for certification of an Environmental Impact Report, approval ,of a General Plan Amendment and Specific Plan. It. was noted for the record thatcommissioner Rombotis would abstain from participating in the hearing. Planning Director Don Agatep outlined five land use alternatives for SDG&E holdings east of 1-5. The Commission was also presented with a copy of Planning Commission Resolution No. 1277 and its contents were discussed. It was pointed out that the mutual staffs would support Alternative 5. Ed Gabrielson, San Diego Gas & Electric Company representative said that they would support Alterna- tive 4. He said that after a meeting with staff they would support Alternative No. 5 even though they preferred Alternative 4. He also went on record as opposing the requirement of a Conditional Use Permit for transmission lines in an Open Space Zone. A motion was made approving Planning Commission Resolution No. 1277 with the following changes: (1) Add to Cond. 5 that Condition 8c of the Specific Plan be amended to reflect the choice of Alternative 5 of the 10/13/76 staff report. (2) Add'Exhibit D with addition to Exhibit D reflecting a transmission corridor. (3) Add a condition that directs staff to inform the State Coastal Commission of the Planning Commission's concerns regarding the implementation, costs of project, mechanics ad procedures for adaptation to the Coastal Plan requirements. 10:14 p.m. to. 10:30 p.m. break with all Commissioners present as were present prior t'o the break. Case No. PUD-1, George Billings - Request for approval of a Planned Unit Development Permit for 171 apartment units. Assistant Planning Director Bud Plender said. that this item was continued from the meeting of September 22, 1976 because of lack of -a school. letter. A . school letter had been received and each Commissioner was given a copy. George F. Billings, P.O. Box 985 ,El Cajon, CA. and Robert J. Hallbach, 4654 Vernette Drive, El Cajon, CA. spoke on behalf of their apartment compl.ex which -. is designed for courtyard resort living. The're w.ill' .be recreational areas, saunas, pools and racketball courts. They explained that the parking required . in the P-C zone was greater than that normally re- quired in the R-3 zone, thus the reason'for using public streets for part of the parking requirement rather than having all parking on site. The Commission then expressed their concerns regard-. ing.parking on public streets; the fact that the apartment buildings will face inward thus exposing the backside to El Camino Real (they felt the plain backside of the apartment buildings did not conform to the Hispanic motif along El Camino Real); and the traffic problems that exist on Marron Road and El Camino Real. Motion Ayes Absent Abstain CITY OF CARL--$BAD MEETING OF: PLANNING COMMISSION DATE: October 13, 1976 TIME: 7:30 P.M. PLACE: Council Chambers Paae 4 A motion was made recommending denial of PUD-1 'for the following reasons: (1) The development does not meet the design criteria required by.a PUD in that it is not compatible or in architectural harmony with existing developments. (2) A portion of th.e- required parking is provided on public streets that are not within reasonable walking distance to the dwellings served. Guest parking on Marron Road would significantly be below pad elevation of the develop- ment and therefore parking would not be functional. (3) The project is premature in that traffic problems have not yet been adequately solved on Marron Road and El Camino Real. A minute motion was made directing staff to report to the' City Council the Planning Commission's concern regarding the difficulty in determining architectural harmony,. expecially along the proposed El Camino Real preservation area. They would like for the City Council to consider the creation of des.ign review standards in the Hisparlic Corridor prior to additiona developments being processed by the staff. Case No. ZC-182, Fred Jones Hall and City of Carlsbad Request for approval of a change of zone from R-1-750 to R-P. Assistant Planning Director Bud Plender stated that the original request was by Mr. Hall for zoning of only a portion of the block in question. In response to recent directions in Counci 1 pol icy on zone changes , the Planning Commission initiated a rezoning of the remainder of the block so that there would not be ."spot" zoning. The staff recommended that this en- tire block be rezoned to R-P-Q. Staff felt the "Q" zone was necessary in order to insure that access to Las Flores Drive is limited or precluded entirely, that traffic from all parcels is channeled to Pi0 Pic0 and that exist'ing substandard fire hydrant situation in the area would be corrected. Mr. Brooks Hal 1 , 101 Park Avenue Building , Suite 600, Oklahoma Citv. Oklahoma 73102 reDresented his son, - . . . . . . - . - . . Fred Jones H"a1 , in this matter. He stated that they had owned this property for 12 years and would like for it to be rezoned to R-P with access to Pi0 Pico, ..but they would go along with R-P-Q rather than have the rezoning..be denied. ~ ..~ ~ . ~ ~~ -I Harold Engelmann, 2435 Olive Drive, Carlsbad; CA. spoke in favor of the rezoning and expresse'd his desire of later rezoning to occur north of Las Flores Mrs. Jack Hagler, 1310 Chuparosa Way, Carlsbad, CA. said that she did not want to see this area rezoned' because they purchased their home for the openess of the area and that it was a residential area and would like for it to remain as such. Commissioner Nelson said that he felt it is important to preserve this area of residential property owners. A motion was made recommending approval of zc-182 to R-P-Q as per the findings and recommendations out- lined in the staff report. Case No. V-265, Martha Guardamondo - Request for ap- proval of a Variance from the front yard requirement of the R-1 zone. Motion Ayes Noes Abstain Absent Motion Ayes Absent Yoti on 4ye s Noes 4bsent X X X X X X X X X X X CITY OF CARISBAD MEETING OF: PLANNING COMMISSION DATE: .OCTOBER 13, 1976 TIME: 7:30 P.M. PLACE: ' COUNCIL CHAMBERS Page 5 Assistant Planning Director Bud Plender gave the staff presentation stating that because the lot's yarc areas are unusable, the applicant has proposed a house design which provides an interior patio'area. This design moves the outer walls of the structuye ou':- ward into the .front yard setback. David Smith,.4020 Vistas Calaveras, Oceanside, CA. respresented the applicant and that they concurred with the staff's recommendations. He did ask that on page 4 of the staff report, next to last paragraph, that the word "not" be inserted so that the last sentence of this paragraph would read "The proposed location of the dwelling will not intrude on the view from the house to the north, because it does not in- trude into that house's 'view-line '. '' A motion was made approving ZC-265 as per the finding:, Motion X and conditions outlined in the staff report. Ayes X xx x xx Absent X Case No. CUP-126, Haunted House, Danny Little Request for approval of a Conditional Use Permit to conduct and haunted house and carnival. Planning Director Donald Agatep gave the staff pre- sentation and asked the Commission to approve the CUP for one yiar only rather th,an the five years requested by the applicant. The reason for this being that the City is currently reviewing an agree- ment with the Shopping Center which would include a Master C-UP for circuses, carnivals, and similar temporary events at the Shopping Center. Such a Master CUP would eliminate individual CUPS for the Shopping Center. A motion was made approving CUP-126 as per -the find- Motion X ings and recommendations contained in the staff re- Ayes X xx xx x port with the addition of a condition requiring a Absent , X $500 bond be posted for any damage that might occur to the parking lot and/or traffic way surface. If damage does occur and is not corrected within two weeks, then the bond shall be forfieted. It is noted for the record that the applicant was not present nor was a representative of the applicant pre- -. sent. - " OLD BUSINESS Open Space Maintenance 'Districts Tim Flanagan, City Engineer outlined the report given "to the Commissioners and'asked them to approve Re- solution No. 1278 which' states that the Commission has reviewed the Preliminary Report submitted by the City Engineer regarding formation of proposed open space maintenance district No. 1. Fred Morey, La Costa Land Company was present if the Commission had any questions regarding the above. A motion was made to approve Resolution 1278. Motion X Ayes X x *xx x Noes X , Absent X Public Facilities Recoupment Policy The City Enginee*-, asked that this item be continued to a later date. A motion was made to continue this item Motion x x xx x X Ayes X 1 CITY OF CARWBAD MEETING OF: PLANNING COMMISSION DATE: October 13, 1976 TIME: 7:30 P.M. PLACE: COUNCIL CHAMBERS Page 6 Case No. SP-l46A, Status Report, Santa Anita Develop- ment Corporation This report was given to the Planning Commission and there were no questions. Bill Hughes , Santa Anita Development Corporation was present. NEW BUSINESS Elm Street Renaming - Donald Agatep said that the Chamber of Commerce had requested that the City con- sider changing the name Elm Avenue to a name that would more adequately reflect the character of Carlsbad, i .e. Car1sba.d-to-the Sea or Carlsbad Village Drive. Tony Howard-Jones, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerc Tourism Committee said that the Committee felt that Elm Avenue had no identity with Carlsbad since there were no large Elm Trees on the street and that the main street should reflect the village atmosphere that they are trying to preserve downtown. A list of comments from downtown merchants was given to each Commissioner. Commissioner Larson stated that we already had a Carlsbad Blvd. and he fe,lt it would be confusing to have another street name with Carlsbad as part of the name. I Commissioner Jose was not in favor of a street name change and suggested that the off ramp on 1-5 state Elm Avenue, Downtown Carl sbad. A minute motion was made' to rec'ommend to the City Council that the Council initiate a Public Hearing to consider changing the name of Elm Avenue. - Resolution of General Plan ,Conformation, certain Public Improvement Projects Tim Flanagan, City Engineer, said that the Engineer- ing Department was preparing grant applications for 100% Federal-Funding on the following projects: Waterline Project would replace old, undersi'zed lines with new corrosion-free waterlines (Reso. 1279). Storm Drain Project would involve the installation of a concrete pipe in an open ditch which carries sto'rm waters to the Agua Hedionda Lagoon (Reso. 1280) Sanitary Sewer Project would involve replacement of an exist'ing 8" sewer line with a new 8" line at a steeper gradient to improve flow characteristics (Reso. 1281). Buena Vista Pump Station Project will increase the capacity of the existing pump station by adding additional pumps and wet well capacity (Reso. 1282). These suggested resolutions make. findings that the projects are consistent with the General Plan. A moti.on was made approving Planning Commission Resolutions 1279-1282. CITY OF CARI.-qBAD MEETING OF: PLANN1N.G COMMISSION DATE: OCTOBER 13, 1976 TIME: 7:30 P.M. PLACE: COUNCIL CHAMBERS Page 7 League of California Cities Meeting - Don Agatep reminded the Commissioners of the meeting to be held in San Diego the follo,wing week. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 1:30 A.M. 5 /mdp (1 0/22/76) L \\\