HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-08-22; City Council; Resolution 2017-170RESOLUTION NO. 2017-170
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL PLAN OPEN
SPACE, CONSERVATION, AND RECREATION ELEMENT AND THE CITYWIDE
FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENT PLAN TO AMEND THE GROWTH
MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE STANDARD FOR PARKS, PURSUANT TO THE
GENERAL PLAN LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, DATED MARCH 14,
2017.
CASE NAME:
CASE NO.:
GMP PARKS PERFORMANCE STANDARD AMENDMENT
GPA 2017-0002/OAJ 17-0004 (PUB17Y-0011)
EXHIBIT 1
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California has determined that pursuant to
the provisions ofthe Municipal Code, the Planning Commission did, on June 7, 2017, hold a duly noticed
public hearing as prescribed by law to consider a General Plan Amendment (GPA 2017-0002) and
Citywide Facilities and Improvement Plan Amendment (OAJ 17-0004), as referenced in Planning
Commission Resolution No. 7250; and the Planning Commission adopted Planning Commission
Resolution No. 7250 recommending to the City Council that it be approved; and
WHEREAS, the Parks & Recreation Commission held a duly noticed public meeting on July 17,
2017 to consider said General Plan Amendment and Citywide Facilities and Improvement Plan
Amendment as an information item; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, held a duly noticed public hearing on August
22, 2017 to consider said General Plan Amendment and Citywide Facilities and Improvement Plan
Amendment; and
WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony and arguments, if
any, of all persons desiring to be heard, the City Council considered all factors relating to the General
Plan Amendment and Citywide Facilities and Improvement Plan Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That the recommendation of the Planning Commission for the approval of General Plan
Amendment (GPA 2017-0002) and Citywide Facilities and Improvement Plan
Amendment (OAJ 17-0004), is approved, and that the findings of the Planning
EXHIBIT 1
Commission contained in Planning Commission Resolution No. 7250 on file with the City
Clerk and incorporated herein by reference, are the findings of the City Council.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 22nd day of August, 2017, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
M. Hall, K. Blackburn, M. Schumacher, C. Schumacher, M. Packard.
None.
None.
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EXHIBIT 2
PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 7250
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS
TO THE GENERAL PLAN OPEN SPACE, CONSERVATION, AND RECREATION
ELEMENT AND THE CITYWIDE FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENT PLAN TO
AMEND THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE STANDARD FOR
PARKS, PURSUANT TO THE GENERAL PLAN LAWSUIT SETILEMENT
AGREEMENT, DATED MARCH 14, 2017.
CASE NAME: GMP PARKS PERFORMANCE STANDARD
AMENDMENT
CASE NO: GPA 2017-0002/0AJ 17-0004 (PUB17Y-0011)
WHEREAS, the City Planner has filed a verified application with the City of Carlsbad for a
General Plan Amendment and Citywide Facilities and Improvement Plan Amendment for the purpose of
amending the Parks performance standard of the Growth Management Plan ("project"), which affect
properties citywide; and
WHEREAS, the Growth Management Plan performance standard for Parks is contained in
the General Plan Open Space, Conservation, and Recreation Element, and the Citywide Facilities and
Improvement Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Growth Management Plan performance standard for Parks contains a
minimum service level for park facilities, and if the service level is not met, the standard specifies a timing
requirement and a dwelling unit threshold requirement for providing additional park facilities; and
WHEREAS, on March 14, 2017 a Settlement Agreement between the City of Carlsbad and
North County Advocates was enacted, and section 4.3.1 of the agreement requires that within six months
of the above date the City Council shall consider, and if approved, amend the Growth Management Plan
Parks performance standard to remove the 1,562 dwelling unit limit and to provide that the five-year
timing requirement for scheduling a park for construction shall commence on the date the City Council
approves this amendment; and
WHEREAS, said verified application constitutes a request for a General Plan Amendment
and Citywide Facilities and Improvement Plan Amendment as shown on Exhibit A dated June 7, 2017,
attached hereto and on file in the Carlsbad Planning Division, GPA 2017-0002/0AJ 17-0004 -GMP PARKS
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PERFORMANCE STANDARD AMENDMENT, as provided in Government Code Section 65350 et. seq. and
Section 21.52.150 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did, on June 7, 2017, hold a duly noticed public
hearing as prescribed by law to consider said request; and
WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony and
arguments, if any, of all persons desiring to be heard, said Commission considered all factors relating to
the General Plan Amendment, and Citywide Facilities and Improvements Plan Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of
Carlsbad, as follows:
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That the above recitations are true and correct.
That based on the evidence presented at the public hearing, the Commission
RECOMMENDS APPROVAL of GPA 2017-0002/0AJ 17-0004 -GMP PARKS
PERFORMANCE STANDARD AMENDMENT, based on the following findings:
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The Planning Commission finds that the project is in conformance with the elements of the city's
General Plan, based on the facts set forth in the staff report dated June 7, 2017, including but not
limited to the following: that the proposed amendment does not conflict with the goals and
policies of the General Plan, including policies that require compliance with the Growth
Management Plan.
That the project is necessary to implement section 4.3.1 of the General Plan lawsuit Settlement
Agreement enacted on March 14, 2017 between the City of Carlsbad and North County
Advocates.
That the amendment will not limit the city's ability to provide public facilities concurrent with
city growth as required by the Growth Management Plan, and it helps ensure that parkland is
added to the city inventory in a timely manner if a service level deficit is identified. Therefore,
the proposed amendment is consistent with the Growth Management Plan in that it does not
conflict with the performance standards that ensure public facilities and services keep pace with
development; and it is consistent with a purpose and intent of the plan.
The five-year timing requirement for scheduling a park for construction in the southwest and
southeast quadrants shall commence on the date the City Council approves this amendment.
The project does not conflict with the Citywide Facilities and Improvements Plan and all city
public facility performance standards that are not proposed to be amended (i.e., performance
standards for city administrative facilities, drainage, fire, library, open space, parks, schools,
sewer collection, wastewater treatment capacity and water distribution system).
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6. That the City Planner has determined that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility
that the project may have a significant effect on the environment in that the project is exempt
from the provisions of CEQA, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061{8}(3) (General Rule)
and City of Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 19.04.070{A}(l}(c). Minor municipal code and
other similar amendments which refine or clarify existing land use standards are considered not
to have a significant effect on the environment.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission of
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the City of Carlsbad, California, held on June 7, 2017, by the following vote, to wit:
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AYES: Chairperson Segall, Commissioners Anderson, Black, Goyarts,
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JEFF SEGALL, Chairperson
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DON NEU
City Planner
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Exhibit A
June 7, 2017
GPA 2017-0002/0AJ 17-0004 (PUB 17Y-0011) -GMP PARKS PERFORMANCE STANDARD AMENDMENT
1. The Parks section on page 4-9 of the General Plan Open Space, Conservation, and Recreation
Element is amended as follows:
Parks
The Growth Management park facility standard is three acres of community parks or special use areas per
1,000 population within the park district. There are four park districts within Carlsbad, which correspond
to the city's four quadrants. Parks and special use areas must be scheduled for construction within a five-
year period beginning at the time the need is first identified, but beginning no sooner than [INSERT DATE
OF CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF GPA 2017-0002/0AJ 17-0004].1 According to City Council Resolution No.
97-435, "scheduled for construction" means that the improvements have been designed, a park site has
been selected, and a financing plan for construction of the facility has been approved.
The city's Growth Management Ordinance (Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 21.90) authorizes special
facility fees to pay for improvements or facilities that are related to new industrial development. Since
there is a substantial impact on existing recreation facilities from an increasing industrial employment
base, the city recognized a need to impose and implement a park mitigation fee for industrial
development. In November 1987, the City Council adopted its first park mitigation fee for the Zone 5 Local
Facilities Management Plan. Additionally, a park mitigation fee was required as part of the Zone 13 and
Zone 16 Local Facilities Management Plans. The purpose of this fee is to ensure adequate recreational
facilities to accommodate the demand created by the daily influx of the industrial work force and
population as industrial development grows.
Section 4.5 provides information regarding compliance with the park facility standard.
1 Amended by City Council Resolution No. [INSERT RESOLUTION NUMBER] (GPA 2017-0002/0AJ 17-0004)
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Exhibit A
June 7, 2017
GPA 2017-0002/0AJ 17-0004 (PUB 17V-0011) -GMP PARKS PERFORMANCE STANDARD AMENDMENT
2. Page 14 of the Citywide Facilities and Improvement Plan is amended as follows:
The type of adequacy and phasing analysis that is contained in the Citywide Plan for City Administrative
Facilities, Library and Wastewater Treatment Capacity is Similar to what will be expected for all the
remaining facilities addressed in the Local Facility Management Plans for each zone.
It should be emphasized regarding the maps in this section, that because of their scale they are for
illustrative purposes only. Larger descriptive maps have also been prepared, however, precise locations
of facilities should be determined from Master Facility Plans available in the department or agency
responsible for the facility. Also, because of the detail required, the maps for sewer, water and drainage
only illustrate future planned facilities or improvements.
Performance Standards for City Administrative Facilities and Libraries1
The Performance Standards for City Administrative Facilities and Libraries indicate that improvements
must be "scheduled for construction within a five year period or prior to construction of 6,250 dwelling
units." This section is intended to provide further clarification regarding what these Performance
Standards mean and how they are to be applied.
In developing the Performance Standards contained in this plan, staff projected that an average of 1,250
dwelling units per year would be constructed after 1986. Therefore, for purposes of City Administrative
Facilities and Library the 'five year period" is intended to mean the amount of residential development
equal to 1,250 dwelling units per year for five years, or a total of 6,250 dwelling units. The counting years
or units begins at the point in time that the demand for the facility first exceeds the supply.
The phrase "scheduled for construction" means that the improvements needed to meet the demand have
been designed, that a site has been selected and has been acquired or is being acquired, and that a
financing plan for construction of the facility has been approved by the City Council.
1 This section was included in the Citywide Facilities and Improvements Plan by City Council Resolution No. 97-437
and amended by City Council Resolution No. [INSERT RESOLUTION NUMBER].
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Exhibit A
June 7, 2017
GPA 2017-0002/0AJ 17-0004 (PUB 17Y-0011) -GMP PARKS PERFORMANCE STANDARD AMENDMENT
3. The Parks performance standard section on pages 33 to 36 of the Citywide Facilities and
Improvement Plan is amended as follows:
a. Figure 11 is deleted. Footnote 2 below provides a reference to updated information in the
General Plan.
b. The parks performance standard at the top of page 33 is amended as follows:
PERFORMANCE STANDARD
Three acres of Community Park or Special Use Area per 1,000 population within the Park District must be
scheduled for construction within a five year period beginning at the time the need is first identified. The
five year period shall not commence prior to [INSERT DATE OF CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF GPA 2017-
0002/0AJ 17-0004].
c. The remainder of the Parks section (pages 33 to 36} located below the performance standard
is deleted and replaced with the following:
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This performance standard was developed to address community park and special use areas together.
Combining the two provides greater flexibility for the city to address the park facility needs of each
quadrant as development occurs.
As stated in the performance standard, the phrase "scheduled for construction" means that the
improvements needed to meet the demand have been designed, that a site has been selected and has
been acquired or is being acquired, and that a financing plan for construction of the facility has been
approved by the City Council.
The performance standard states that "the five year period shall not commence prior to [INSERT DATE OF
CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF GPA 2017-0002/0AJ 17-0004];" this provision was added to the standard
pursuant to City Council approval of GPA 2017-0002/0AJ 17-0004 (City Council Resolution No. [INSERT
RESOLUTION NUMBER]), which implemented part of a settlement agreement that settled a lawsuit filed
on the 2015 General Plan update. At the time of this approval, the five year period shall commence for
the southwest and southeast quadrants, which do not have park acreage in excess of the standard.
BUILDOUT FACILITY ADEQUACY ANALYSIS
Based on the Fiscal Year 2015-16 Capital Improvement Program list of projects, Veteran's Memorial Park
(91.5 acres, with 22.9 acres applied to each quadrant) is proposed to be constructed prior to buildout.
Construction of this community park would result in the projected park inventory for all city quadrants
exceeding the projected required acreage at buildout, as shown below:
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Exhibit A
June 7, 2017
GPA 2017-0002/0AJ 17-0004 (PUB 17Y-0011) -GMP PARKS PERFORMANCE STANDARD AMENDMENT
Quadrant Buildout Projected required Current Proposed park Projected
Population1 acreage1 lnventory2 acreage Inventory
NW 37,904 113.7 105.2 22.9 128.1
NE 22,423 67.3 45.3 22.9 68.2
SW 27,795 83.4 70.2 22.9 93.1
SE 41,780 125.3 114.9 22.9 137.8
Total 129,901 389.7 335.6 91.5 427.2
1 Reflects the 2015 General Plan Update
2 For more detailed information about the current park inventory, see Table 4-4 in the General Plan. The location of the current
inventory of parks is included on Figure 4-3 of the General Plan.
The figures above for proposed park acreage do not include park projects listed in the CIP as "unfunded"
or "partially unfunded": Zone 5 Business Park Recreational Facility (NW -9.3 acres); Cannon Lake Park
(NW -6.8 acres); or Robertson Ranch Park (NE -11.2 acres). Should alternative funding mechanisms be
found, and these parks are built, the additional park acreage would further aid in meeting/exceeding the
Growth Management park performance standard.
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