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Planning Division www.carlsbadca.gov
March 1, 2012
VIA E-MAIL AND U.S. MAIL
Neil Patel
DKN Hotels
42 Corporate Park, Suite 200
Irvine, CA 92606
SUBJECT: SDP 05-04xl/RP 05-03x1 - DKN HOTEL (TIME EXTENSION)
Dear Mr. Patel,
This letter is to inform you that Site Development Plan 05-04x1 and Redevelopment Permit 05-03x1 -
DKN Hotel (located in Carisbad CA) Is set to expire on August 8, 2012 pursuant to condition number
eight 8 of Planning Commission Resolution No. 6721 and condition number one of Housing and
Redevelopment Commission Resolution 491 (please see attached). Because of the time It takes to
secure a building permit, as no grading, improvement, or building plans have been submitted to date,
the issuance of a building permit by August 7^^ 2012 is not possible to vest the project. In order to
preserve your project entitlements, it is necessary that you apply for a time extension of the above
mentioned permits, which should be applied for no sooner than 90 days prior to the August 7, 2012
expiration.
Development permit application forms and fee schedule can be found on the City's website at
http://www.carisbadca.gov/services/departments/planning/Pages/applications.aspx.
If you have any questions regarding this letter or the process, please do not hesitate to contact me at
(760) 602-4613, or email at van.lvnch(S>carisbadca.gov.
Sincerely,
VAN LYNCH
Senior Planner
Attachment: Planning Commission Resolution No. 6721
Housing and Redevelopment Resolution No. 491
c: Don Neu, City Planner
Chris DeCerbo, Principal Planner
Clyde Wickham, Project Engineer
Austin Silva, Assistant Planner
File copy
1635 Faraday Avenue, CaHsbad, CA 92008-7314 T 760-602-4600 F 760-602-8559 ®
City of Carlsbad
Housing & Redevelopment Department
June 14, 2010
DKN HOTELS
ATTN: JEANIE SALVA
540 GOLDEN CIRCLE DRIVE #214
SANTA ANA, CA 92705
SUBJECT: DKN - Springhill Suites (RP 05-03x1, SDP 05-04x1, CDP 05-14x1)
APN: 203-250-08 & 203-250-26
Dear Jeanie:
The items requested from you eariier to make permit application numbers RP 05-03x1, SDP 05-
04x1 and CDP 05-14x1 complete have been received and reviewed by the Housing &
Neighborhood Services Department and all other appropriate departments. It has been
determined that the application is now complete for final processing. Although the initial
processing of your application may have already begun, the technical acceptance date is
acknowledged by the date of this communication. The City may, in the course of processing the
application, request that you clarify, amplify, correct, or othenvise, supplement the basic
information required for the application.
Staff will now begin scheduling a Planning Commission and Housing and Redevelopment
Commission hearing date. Please contact my office at (760) 434-2813, if you have any
questions or wish to set up a meeting to discuss the application.
Sincerely,
AUSTIN SILVA
Assistant Planner
Debbie Fountain, Housing & Redevelopment Director
Van Lynch, Planning
Clyde Wickham, Engineering
Paul Klukas, Planning Systems
2965 Roosevelt St., Ste. B • Carlsbad, CA 92008-2397 • (760) 434-2810/2811 - FAX (760) 720-2037
PLANNING
SYSTEMS
LAND USE/COASTAL PLANNING
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE • LA3900
POLICY AND PROCESSING
ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION
May 24, 2010
Austin Silva
Housing & Redevelopment Department
CITY OF CARLSBAD
2965 Roosevelt St.
Suite B
Carlsbad, CA 92008-2397
RE: DKN HOTELS - HAMPTON INN
RP 05-05x1, SDP 05-04x1, CDP 05-14x1
Dear Mr. Silva:
Per your letter dated April 29, 2010 identifying Staff issues with the submittal of the above-
referenced permit time extension application, the project applicant is hereby submitting
additional items intended to provide a complete application and to address the issues of concern.
To this end, attached with this cover letter please find a re-submittal package including:
• Storm Water Standards Questionnaire
• Four (4) copies of revised set of approved plans
With regard to the specific items identified in the April 29 letter, the following is a specific
response to each item/issue identified by City Staff, in the order presented in your draft letter.
Items to make application complete
Engineering:
1. Please submit a Storm Water Standards Questionnaire. A current copy ofthe questionnaire (E-
34) can be found at wwiv.carlsbad.gov/development-forms.
Response: The requested Storm Water Standards Questionnaire is included with
this resubmittal package.
2. An updated and revised Storm Water Management Plan will be required prior to approval ofany
final engineering applications or plans. It should show how the project design incorporates Low
Impact Development (LID) practices. Low Impact Development (LID) Design should reference
the current County of San Diego Low Impact Development Handbook (Stormwater Management
Strategies). The design shall help preserve and restore the natural hydrologic cycle of the site by
allowing filtration and infiltration of urban run-off using LID BMPs including but not limited to
vegetated swale/strips, rain gardens, and porous pavement, which can greatly reduce the volume,
peak flow rate, and velocity and pollutants.
1530 FARADAY AVENUE • SUITE 100 • CARLSBAD, CA 92008 i(760) 931-0780 • FAX (760) 931-5744 • info@planningsystems.net
Please consider the use of permeable pavements and alternatives to the drainage pattern ofthe
parking areas. Revising the drainage areas ofthe parking areas could result in more runoff being
directed to LID BMPs sooner than currently shown.
Response: This comment is acknowledged by the applicant. Incorporation of LID
BMPs into the project design will be addressed in the final engineering for the project.
3. Effective March 25, 2010, Carlsbad adopted a new Standard Urban Stormwater Management
Plan (SUSMP). Among other things, the new SUSMP affects how you select and size water
quality treatment devices which will impact the design layout ofthis project. As a resource, you
may review the new Carlsbad SUSMP at the City's website.
Response: This comment is acknowledged by the applicant. Selection and size of
water quality treatment devices for the project will be addressed in the final engineering
design for the project.
Items of Concem
Housing & Redevelopment:
1. The plans submitted do not conform to the approved plans. Revisions to the plans need to be made
to reflect the original approved plans. If modifications are being requested, please identify the
nature and purpose ofthe request. The pool has been moved 10 feet closer to the south property
line (3 feet from property line) and the spa is not enclosed. The property owner to the south raised
concerns about noise from the pool area during the initial review process. This is an issue that
will need to be addressed going forward.
Response: The original set of plans submitted with this time extension application
was inadvertently not the correct set. Four (4) copies of the correct, approved set are
included with this submittal. No modifications are being requested at this time.
2. Parking spacesl6s on the upper and lower level of parking are required to have a 2.5 foot clearance
if located next to a solid wall. Please show this clearance.
Response: The approved set of plans is included with this resubmittal package. No
modifications are proposed to the approved set of plans.
3. Half-timbering, stonework and two windows have been removed from Elevation C. Please include
this architectural detailing.
Response: The approved set of plans is included with this resubmittal.
4. Half-timbering has been removed from Elevations F and G. Please include the half-timbering as it
was shown on the approved plans.
Response: The approved set of plans is included with this resubmittal.
PLANNING
SYSTEMS
Thank you for your assistance with the time extension for this project. With the enclosed
information, we are hopeful that the project is now ready for consideration of approval of the
time extension. Please contact me if you have any questions or if issues still exist with this time
extension application.
Paul J. Klukas
Director of Plannim
cc: Kiran Patel
Attachments
PLANNING
SYSTEMS
Citv of Carlsbad
Housing & Redevelopment Department
April 29, 2010
DKN HOTELS
ATTN: JEANIE SALVA
540 GOLDEN CIRCLE DRIVE #214
SANTA ANA. CA 92705
SUBJECT: DKN - Hampton Inn (RP 05-03x1, SDP 05-04x1, CDP 05-14x1)
APN: 203-250-08 & 203-250-26
Thank you for applying for an extension for Land Use Permits in the City of Carisbad. The
Housing and Redevelopment Department, together with other appropriate City departments,
has reviewed the above-mentioned applications as to their completeness for further processing.
The application is incomplete, as submitted. The attached list includes information that
must be submitted to complete your application. This list of items must be submitted
directly to the Housing & Redevelopment Office. All list items must be submitted
simultaneously and a copy of this list must be included with your submittal. No
processing of your application can occur until the application is determined to be complete.
When aii required materials are submitted to the Redevelopment Office, the City has an
additional thirty (30) days to make a determination of completeness. If the application is
determined to be complete, processing for a decision on the application will be initiated.
Please contact my office at (760) 434-2813, if you have any questions or wish to set up a
meeting to discuss the application.
Sincerely,
AUSTIN SILVA
Assistant Planner
c: Debbie Fountain, Housing & Redevelopment Director
Van Lynch, Planning
Clyde Wickham, Engineering
2965 Roosevelt St., Ste. B • Carlsbad, CA 92008-2397 • (760) 434-2810/2811 • FAX (760) 720-2037
DKN Springhill Suites
04/29/2010
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LIST OF ITEMS NEEDED
TO COMPLETE THE APPLICATION
RP 05-03x1, SDP 05-04x1, CDP 05-14x1
Engineering:
The Engineering Department has completed their review of the subject project for application
completeness. The applications and plans submitted for this project are incomplete at this time.
Please resubmit 4 sets of plans addressing the following incomplete items:
1. Please submit a Stomn Water Standards Questionnaire. A current copy of the questionnaire
(E-34) can be found at www.carisbad.QOv/development-fomns.
2. An updated and revised Storm Water Management Plan will be required prior to approval of
any final engineering applications or plans. It should show how the project design
incorporates Low Impact Development (LID) practices. Low Impact Development (LID)
Design should reference the current County of San Diego Low Impact Development
Handbook (Stonnwater Management Strategies). The design shall help preserve and
restore the natural hydrologic cycle of the site by allowing filtration and inflltration of urban
run-off using LID BMPs including but not limited to vegetated swale/strips, rain gardens, and
porous pavement, which can greatly reduce the volume, peak flow rate, and velocity and
pollutants.
Please consider the use of permeable pavements and altematives to the drainage pattem
of the parking areas. Revising the drainage areas of the parking areas could result in more
runoff being directed to LID BMPs sooner than currently shown.
3. Effective March 25, 2010, Carisbad adopted a new Standard Urban Stormwater
Management Plan (SUSMP). Among other things, the new SUSMP affects how you
select and size water quality treatment devices which will impact the design layout ofthis
project. As a resource, you may review the new Cariisbad SUSMP at the City's website.
ISSUES OF CONCERN
Staff has completed a review of the subject project for issues of concem. The following items
need to be resolved or adequately addressed prior to staff making a final determination on the
proposed project: (Please note, the issues are listed under the department which identified
them as an area of concern.)
Housing & Redevelopment:
1. The plans submitted do not conform to the approved plans. Revisions to the plans need to
be made to reflect the original approved plans. If modifications are being requested, please
identify the nature and purpose of the request. The pool has been moved 10 feet closer to
the south property line (3 feet from property line) and the spa is not enclosed. The property
owner to the south raised concerns about noise from the pool area during the initial review
process. This is an issue that will need to be addressed going fonvard.
2. Pari<ing spaces 16s on the upper and lower level of periling are required to have a 2.5 foot
clearance if located next to a solid wall. Please show this clearance.
3. Half-timbering, stonework and two windows have been removed from Elevation C. Please
include this architectural detailing.
DKN Springhill Suites
04/29/2010
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4. Half-timbering has been removed from Elevations F and G. Please include the half-
timbering as it was shown on the approved plans.
DKN ttt HOTELS
A PASSION TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
540 N. Golden Circle Avenue, Suite 214, Santa Ana, CA 92705 • 714.427.4320 • fax 714.480.0299 • www.dknhotels.com
THURSDAY, MARCH 1 1, 201 O
CITY OF CARLSBAD
PLANNING DIRECTOR
1635 FARADAY AVE
CARLSBAD, CA 92008
REF: JUSTIFICATION EXTENSION LETTER - DKN HOTEL CDP 05-14
To THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING,
I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO REQUEST THAT THE CiTY OF CARLSBAD GRANT DKN HOTELS AN EXTENSION OF THE
COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT DKN HOTEL — CDP 05-1 4.
WE HAVE BEEN STRIVING AHEAD WITH COMPLETING THE PLJ^N CHECK PROCESS FROM THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS
VIA THE CITY AND COASTAL COMMISSION. HOWEVER, WE HAVE FACED CERTAIN SETBACKS WITH THE COMPLEXITY
OF THIS PROJECT WITH ISSUES SUCH AS THE SUBTERRANEAN PARKING GARAGE, TIGHT PROPERTY LINES LEADING
TO SHORING ISSUES AND MISCELLANEOUS ADA ISSUES.
THEREFORE, WITHIN THE EXTENSION PERIOD THAT WE ARE ASKING THE CITY TO GRANT WE WILL BE ABLE TO
COMPLETE AND RECEIVE APPROVAL FOR THE DRAWINGS FROM THE CITY AND FRANCHISE. ADDITIONALLY, AS YOU
ARE MORE THAN AWARE THE ECONOMIC SITUATION THE COUNTRY IS FACING IS MAKING ATTAINING LOANS CLOSE
TO IMPOSSIBLE AT THIS TIME. WITH THE ADDITIONAL TIME WE HOPE CREDIT MARKETS WILL CHANGE AND WE WILL
BE ABLE TO SECURE A CONSTRUCTION LOAN TO PROCEED WITH THE PROJECT.
DKN LOOKS FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE CiTY OF CARLSBAD TAKING THIS PROJECT FROM THE DRAWINGS
TO FRUITION WHILST BUILDING A LASTING PARTNERSHIP.
IF YOU NEED ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME.
SINCERELY,
KIRAN PATEL
PRINCIPAL
DKN HOTELS
540 GOLDEN CIRCLE, STE 214
SANTA ANA, CA 92705
cn 7 1 4-427-4343
(F) 7 14-424-4344