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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-04-18; Planning Commission; MinutesPlanning Commission Minutes April 18, 2018 Page 1 Minutes of: PLANNING COMMISSION Time of Meeting: 6:00 p.m. Date of Meeting: April 18, 2018 Place of Meeting: COUNCIL CHAMBER CALL TO ORDER Planning Commission Chairperson Montgomery called the Regular Meeting to order at 6:12 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Commissioner Meenes led the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL Present: Chairperson Montgomery, Commissioners Luna, Meenes, and Segall Absent: Commissioner Black (Commissioner Anderson arrived at 6:18 p.m.) Staff Present: Don Neu, City Planner Heather Stroud, Deputy City Attorney Sheila Cobian, City Clerk Services Manager Michele Hardy, Senior Office Specialist Scott Donnell, Senior Planner David de Cordova, Principal Planner Debbie Fountain, Community and Economic Development Director Jason Geldert, Engineering Manager Chairperson Montgomery announced and welcomed two new Planning commissioners: Commissioners Luna and Meenes. He also recognized former Commissioner Goyarts who was in the audience and thanked him for serving on the Planning Commission. Chairperson Montgomery stated that the next item on the agenda would be the approval of minutes but since there was not a quorum of Commissioners present he moved this item to the end of the meeting. Chairperson Montgomery directed everyone’s attention to the slide on the screen to review the procedures the Commission would be following for that evening’s public hearing. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA None. Chairperson Montgomery asked the Commission if there were any disclosures. Seeing none, he continued to the public hearing. PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING Chairperson Montgomery opened the public hearing and asked City Planner Don Neu to introduce the first item. Don Neu proposed to take Item 2 – Village Barrio Master Plan first and hold off on the election of Vice Chairperson until Commissioner Anderson is present. Planning Commission Minutes April 18, 2018 Page 2 2. GPA 16-01/ZCA 16-01/ZC 16-01/MP 14-01/LCPA 14-01/MCA 16-01 (DEV08014) –VILLAGE AND BARRIO MASTER PLAN - Request for a recommendation to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and a recommendation to approve a General Plan Amendment, Zone Code Amendment, Zone Change, Master Plan, and Local Coastal Program Amendment for the Village and Barrio Master Plan. The request also includes a recommendation to repeal the Village Master Plan and Design Manual. The Notice of Intent (NOI) to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration was published in the newspaper February 12, 2016, and sent to the State Clearinghouse (SCH#2016021056) for a 30-day public review (February 16, 2016 – March 16, 2016). The Village and Barrio are generally west of interstate 5 and between Laguna Drive and Tamarack Avenue in the city’s Northwest Quadrant and Local Facilities Management Zone 1. Don Neu introduced Agenda Item 2 and stated Senior Planner Scott Donnell assisted by Principal Planner David de Cordova would make the staff presentation. Scott Donnell made the presentation and stated he would be available to answer questions. Chairperson Montgomery asked if the there were any members of the public who wished to speak on the project. PUBLIC COMMENT Simon Angel, 3324 Tyler Street, stated his concerns that the Barrio is transitioning from residential into commercial, roles and responsibilies, funding sources and how it impacts residents, chainlink fencing being prohibited, Tyler Street is too narrow and needs to be a one-way street, traffic circles, and the Master Plan was not available in Spanish. Chairperson Montgomery stated for the record that Simon Angel was also speaking on behalf of Iva Arrgola and Maria Mauga. Julie Ajdour, 3537 Madison, stated her concern that Village Barrio residents will be responsible for the support of the implementation of downtown improvements and/or projects as a whole. She feels as a resident she is not responsible for business development. Brenda Leanhart, 1650 Frazier Avenue, stated her concern with the proposed LCPA 14-01 summary and all of the Village Barrio being included in the zone change, which eliminates the municipal code 23.50.87 that did require public hearing notices. She would like clarification if notice of hearings has been changed and the level of approval authority. Also concerned with angled parking on State Street. She stated that in the BC section that she would like to see the building heights remain at 35’. Gil Alvarado, 3327 Tyler Street, stated that he is for the revision of the Master Plan to address the parking issue and parking structure no higher than the other buildings. Also, he would like to see the Tyler Street sidewalk on the east side wider. He thanked Mr. Donnell on doing a great job with the plan. Sherry Alvarado, 3327 Tyler Street, stated that she proposes that Tyler Street be converted to a one-way street south to north, a crossing at Chestnut, not in favor of trenching the railroad tracks. She would like to have street lighting, red curb painting, and speed limit signs posted. She is supportive of the Master Plan. Nick Alvarado, 3331 Tyler Street, stated he is supportive of the Master Plan. He would like to see stop signs at Roosevelt and Chestnut. Jeffrey Scott, 3536 Madison Street, stated he is supportive of the Master Plan. Noel Breen, 2758 Olympia Street, stated his concern for the building heights going to 55’ and the need for architectural design standards. He is in favor of a Design Commission for first review. Planning Commission Minutes April 18, 2018 Page 3 John Bailey, 790 Magnolia Avenue, stated he supports this plan and thanked Scott Donnell for his hard work. He brought up the parking issues he submitted a letter on it. Our parking standards are below other cities. Robert Wilkinson, 2277 Cameo Road, thanked the staff for their hard work. He stated he would like to have added to the Village Barrio Master Plan, a master street tree plan and have it handled by the Parks Department with a steering committee. He is also concerned with too narrow of sidewalks in the downtown area. He also stated he would like to have staff address SB827 – taller and denser projects. Socorro Anderson, 3256 Madison Street, stated that she supports this plan. One concern is traffic on Roosevelt and lighting. Michael Hedrick, 3557 Madison Street, thanked the Planning Commission and Scott Donnell for listening and giving updates to the residents. He stated that he would like to see changes to the village: lighting, traffic calming, uniform building standard, and access to the beach. Jan Neff-Sinclair, lives near Faraday, stated her concern for distilleries in the Tyler Street area as not safe in a residential area. Also building height 4 stories does not fit with small town beach feel. The proposed Grand Plaza – traffic concern. Mary Anne Viney, 2796 James Drive, asked if residents get their comments responded to prior to public hearings in a timely manner. She also stated she would like to know where the vision orginated from for the transition for Barrio to become the commericial support for the village. Also she stated there are no codes within draft plan that would require any historic or potential historic buildings to be preserved. She would like to have a Design Review Board. RECESS Chairperson Montgomery called for a recess at 8:10 p.m. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER Chairperson Montgomery called the meeting to order at 8:22 p.m. Mike Howes, 2888 Loker Ave East, Suite 217, spoke on behalf of the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, development community, and is a 38-year resident. He stated that a letter was sent to the Planning Commissioners which should be added into the record. He supports the Master Plan. Scott Engel, 4220 Isle Drive, stated his concern about the design guidelines and how they are being applied. He is also concerned about the City Council not being part of the approval process. Raul Villamar, 937 Oak Avenue, stated his concern about parking, traffic, and lighting in the Village and Barrio with more development proposed. Monica Bustamante, 3471 Jefferson Street, thanked the staff for their work. She stated she would like the historic area on State and Carlsbad Village Drive preserved and the quality of life maintained. She stated her concern about the parking issue with the increased density. She would like to see a crossing at Chestnut to have access to the beach and for safety. Final approval of City Council should be part of the plan. Chairperson Montgomery asked if there were any more speakers, seeing none he closed the public testimony. DISCUSSION Scott Donnell addressed the public comments and concerns that were heard tonight. Commissioner Anderson stated that people were concerned about the safety of slanted (angled) parking on State Street. Mr. Donnell stated that reverse angle parking is safer from the standpoint of both the occupant of the vehicle and bicyclists because you are exiting into the street not the sidewalk and it improves the visibility. He also stated more parking is achieved with angle parking opposed to parallel parking. Planning Commission Minutes April 18, 2018 Page 4 Commissioner Anderson stated there were a lot of comments on lighting in the Barrio and she asked if all of these improvements in the Barrio are going to be tied together in one program. She stated that the commission has talked about the Chestnut crossings and has encouraged that this go forward. She asked if some of these items could be broken out and not wait for the capital improvement program. Scott Donnell stated that there have been plans and studies in place on improvements in the Barrio for lighting. He stated that the Implementation action plan matrix identifies the standards for future lighting. He also stated that some items are dependent upon other projects. For example, the crossing at Chestnut railroad tracks is contingent upon whether there will be trenching of the railroad. Commissioner Anderson asked how he would address public comments that were received previously. Mr. Donnell stated that comments are extensive and he could come back to address those issues. Don Neu stated that many questions were raised by the public in regard to why other communities in the city have certain improvements and the village barrio does not have these improvements. He stated that the village barrio is an area that was developed at an earlier point in time. The other communities mentioned have master plans and had a master developer and improvements were required concurrent with development. Commissioner Anderson commented on the question from the public on the 55’ height of buildings. She stated that Scott Donnell was referring to the exception of elevator shafts. Commissioner Segal stated that staff addressed many of concerns that were raised tonight and in the staff report attachment of public comments received. Commissioner Luna stated that the Implementation Action Plan is a great document in the Village Barrio Master Plan that answers a lot of questions that have been raised on funding that City Council is already currently doing with the CIP in the village plan. Chairperson Montgomery recommended that the commission deliberate and clarify public comments and concerns at the next meeting on May 2, 2018. Commissioner Segal suggested at the next meeting the commission can discuss key issues. Chairperson Montgomery reiterated to the commissioners that in the Village Barrio Master Plan Staff report, attachment 8, documents revisions staff was to consider and what was done regarding each item. Many of these items were discussed at the October 19, 2016 Planning Commission meeting. MOTION ACTION: Motion by Commissioner Anderson and duly seconded by Commissioner Segall that the Planning Commission continue item 2 to the May 2, 2018 hearing. VOTE: 5-0 AYES: Chairperson Montgomery, Commissioners Anderson, Luna, Meenes, and Segall NOES: None ABSENT: Commissioner Black ABSTAIN: None Chairperson Montgomery closed the public hearing on Agenda Item 2 and proceeded to the approval of minutes. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Chairperson Montgomery asked if there were any corrections or revisions to the minutes of the meetings of March 7, 2018 and March 21, 2018. Planning Commission Minutes April 18, 2018 Page 5 MOTION ACTION: Motion by Commissioner Anderson and duly seconded by Commissioner Segall to approve the minutes of the Regular Meetings of March 7, 2018 and March 21, 2018 VOTE: 3-0-1-2 AYES: Chairperson Montgomery, Commissioners Anderson and Segall NOES: None ABSENT: Commissioner Black ABSTAIN: Commissioners Luna and Meenes Chairperson Montgomery asked City Planner Don Neu to introduce the first item. 1. ELECTION OF OFFICER – The Planning Commission will elect a Vice Chairperson for 2018. Don Neu stated that Vice Chairperson Rodman has resigned and the Commission will need to nominate a new Vice Chairperson. Chairperson Montgomery stated that Commissioner Black (absent) wishes not to be nominated. Commissioner Segall nominated Commissioner Anderson for Vice Chairperson. The nomination was seconded by Commissioner Luna. Chairperson Montgomery asked if there were any other nominations for Vice Chairperson. There were no other nominations. The Commission voted 5-0 to appoint Commissioner Anderson as Vice Chairperson for the remainder of 2018. Chairperson Montgomery closed the public hearing on Agenda Item 1. COMMISSION COMMENTS Commissioner Anderson commented that all commissioners that are present and the City Planner attended the League of California Cities Planning Commissioners Academy in Monterey. She commended Commissioner Segall on the two sessions that he led at the event. Commissioner Segal stated the two sessions he led were: In-fill projects: Ensuring Neighborhood Compatibility and Wildland-Urban Interface Conflagrations. CITY PLANNER COMMENTS None. CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTS None. Planning Commission Minutes April 18, 2018 Page6 ADJOURNMENT [' ~ Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission was adjourned at g,27 p.m. Don Neu City Planner Michele Hardy Minutes Clerk