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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-10-03; Planning Commission; Minutes City Council Chamber 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 Wednesday, October 3, 2018 CALL TO ORDER: Chair Montgomery called the Regular Meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. ROLL CALL: Chair Montgomery, Commissioners Anderson, Geldner, Luna, Meenes and Segall STAFF PRESENT: Assistant City Attorney Kemp, City Planner Neu, Associate Planner Dan, and Senior Office Specialist Hardy PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Commissioner Segall led the Pledge of Allegiance APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of the Regular Meeting held September 5, 2018, were approved, as amended, 5-0-1 (Montgomery abstained). PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA: None. Chair 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. PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING: NEW APPLICATIONS: Chair Montgomery opened the public hearing and asked City Planner Neu to introduce Agenda Item 1. 1. GPA 2017-0003/ZC 2017-0001/AMEND 2017-0011/CUP 2017-0008 (DEV2017-0042) – OAKMONT OF CARLSBAD – Request for a recommendation of approval of a General Plan Amendment, Zone Change, Specific Plan Amendment, Conditional Use Permit, and an addendum to Environmental Impact Report (EIR 98-08) to change the land use designation from Planned Industrial to Office, change the zone from Planned Industrial to Office, amend the Carlsbad Oaks North Park Specific Plan SP 211(C) text, to apply Office (O) zone standards and allow the construction and operation of a professional care facility consisting of three buildings: a 128,745- square-foot three story main building above a 32,078-square-foot subterranean parking garage, a 42,749-square-foot memory care building above a 15,921-square-foot subterranean parking garage, and a 4,208-square-foot administration building, on a 6.38-acre lot, generally located on the northwest corner of Faraday Avenue and El Fuerte Street, within Local Facilities Management Zone 16. The City Planner has determined that this project would not result in any previously- undisclosed significant environmental impacts or a substantial increase in the severity of Planning Commission Minutes October 3, 2018 Page 2 previously-disclosed impacts or additional significant impacts beyond those previously addressed under EIR 98-08(A) for the Specific Plan, and does not create the conditions requiring the preparation of a Subsequent or Supplemental EIR pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15162 and 15163. Therefore, an Addendum to EIR 98-08 has been prepared. City Planner Neu introduced Agenda Item 1 and stated Associate Planner Dan would make the staff presentation (on file in the Planning Division). DISCLOSURES: Commissioner Segall disclosed that he drove by the site. Commissioner Meenes disclosed that he drove by the site. Commissioner Luna disclosed that she drove by the site. Commissioner Geldner disclosed that she drove by and around the site and overlooked it. Commissioner Anderson disclosed that she drove by the site and looked up the company online. Chair Montgomery disclosed that he drove by the site several times. Chair Montgomery asked if there were additional questions of staff. Commissioner Geldner asked in the specific plan there is a reference to a 1,000-foot requirement not to store hazardous materials. Is that just for projects within the plan? Associate Planner Dan stated that after staff’s research, we found that this 1,000-foot requirement is specific to Carlsbad Oaks North specific plan and was not found in other specific plans. Commissioner Anderson asked staff if there was an addendum or was that something different than what we have in our agenda packet. Associate Planner Dan stated yes, an addendum was done and it was part of the staff report as an attachment. Chair Montgomery asked if there were any additional questions of staff. Seeing none, he asked if the applicant would like to make a presentation. Hannah Daugherty, applicant, stated that she works in project development for Oakmont Senior Living, made the presentation and stated she would be available to answer questions. Commissioner Meenes asked about the future change of the marketing building and when the applicant anticipates the building will be converted for use. Planning Commission Minutes October 3, 2018 Page 3 Ms. Daugherty stated that would probably be once our assisted living building and Memory Care building is full which usually happens quickly for us. The marketing building is used so that people can see during construction what the units will look like and then it would be later turned into four individual units. Commissioner Anderson asked if there are regulations about how many staff members must be on site per individual. Ms. Daugherty stated that the way assisted living license works is that when someone comes in they get a doctor’s assessment and that’s going to tell us how much care they’re going need. She stated that it depends on acuity. She stated an estimation of the size of this community would probably have approximately 70 full time staff and 20-part time staff. Commissioner Anderson asked if that is regulated by the state or is that something your company determines. Ms. Daugherty stated that she was not sure of the specific regulation, but the company would determine above that minimum. Chair Montgomery asked about the parking requirements and noticed that the applicant is providing triple the amount of what our normal requirements would be and would like to know why that is planned. Ms. Daugherty stated that a community of this size would draw a few more independent residents, because it has a lot of amenities and there is no street parking. Commissioner Meenes asked what are the plans for the type of fencing around the memory care facility and what are the plans as the type of material used for the remaining part of the project given there’s so much open space adjacent to it. Ms. Daugherty stated that the memory care building is secure and there is going to be a 5-foot- tall stucco fence with a cap so people feel that they are in a very secure area. She also stated that they have a 30-foot fire suppression setbacks. She stated they don’t have a lot of plans for fencing the entire site, and we were thinking of doing some wrought iron fences for views. Dustin Maxim, landscape architect, who works for the company. He stated the best views are to the north and we wanted to keep those views open. He stated the stucco masonry fence will be around the memory care and then the wrought iron fencing will be where pathways are adjacent to the slope. He stated they do not have plans to fence the entire area. City Planner Neu stated there will be fencing adjacent to the open space to meet the requirements of the Habitat Management Plan (HMP) to keep people from going into the preserve area. He stated that is in Condition 21 of the HMP. Commissioner Anderson stated that she thought there was wrought iron fencing around the open space and that was in the plans that commissioners received. Planning Commission Minutes October 3, 2018 Page 4 Mr. Dan stated they were not included in the plans and that this is something that he is working with the applicant on when they submit the building plans, then we will have more detailed plans. Commissioner Anderson asked the applicant on a busy day how many visitors would be a maximum number. Applicant stated about 25 – 30 visitors during special events. Chair Montgomery asked that he was curious about the grading quantities even though it has been graded. It shows about 20,000 cubic yards of cut and fill. Does that include basement areas? He did not see the site being enlarged as far as it’s a flat graded area. Jason Vroom, Civil Engineer, stated the grading quantities is the subsurface parking areas and no areas are being expanded out or leveled. It’s just taking all the dirt out from the basements. Chair Montgomery asked if there were additional questions for the applicant. Seeing none, he asked if there were any members of the public who wished to speak on the project. Seeing none, he opened and closed public testimony. PLANNING COMMISSION DISCUSSION: Commissioner Anderson stated that she thinks it’s a beautiful project, loves the open space around it, the walking area, the amenities, and it is in a great location. Commissioner Segall concurs with Commissioner Anderson and he supports the project. Chair Montgomery stated that he can support the project. MOTION: ACTION: Motion by Commissioner Anderson and duly seconded by Commissioner Segall to Adopt Planning Commission Resolutions No. 7310, 7311, and 7312 RECOMMENDING APPROVING of GPA 2017-0003/ZC 2017-0001/AMEND 2017-0011/CUP 2017-0008, and an addendum to Environmental Impact Report (EIR 98-08) based upon the findings and subject to the conditions contained therein. VOTE: 6-0 AYES: Chair Montgomery, Commissioners Anderson, Geldner, Luna, Meenes, and Segall NOES: None Chair Montgomery closed the public hearing on Agenda Item 1 and went into Planning Commission comments.