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Home My WebLink About2014-02-19; Planning Commission; AgendasThe City of CARLSBAD Planning Division PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA www.carlsbadca.gov Council Chambers Wednesday February 19, 2014 6:00 p.m. 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: 1. It is the Planning Commission’s Policy to adjourn the meeting no later than 10:00 p.m. 2. Meetings are divided into categories shown below. 3. When you are called to speak, please come forward and state your name and address. 4. Persons with a disability may request an agenda packet in appropriate alternative formats as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 by contacting the City Manager’s office at 760-434-2821 (voice), 711 (free relay service for TTY users), 760-720-9461 (fax) or manager@carlsbadca.gov by noon on the Friday preceding the meeting. All persons requiring reasonable accommodations or auxiliary aids in order to effectively participate in the meeting may contact the City Manager’s office by noon on the Friday preceding the meeting to make such arrangements. 5. PLEASE NOTE: Any agenda related writings or documents provided to the majority of the Planning Commission after distribution of the Agenda packet will be available for public inspection at the Planning Division located at 1635 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92008. In addition, a binder containing all agenda related writings and documents will be held by the Minutes Clerk at each Planning Commission meeting and available for public review. 6. VISUAL MATERIALS FOR PLANNING COMMISSION: Visual materials should be submitted to the Planning Division at 1635 Faraday Avenue no later than noon on the day of a Regular Planning Commission Meeting. Digital materials will be placed on a computer in Council Chambers for public presentations. Please label all materials with the agenda item number you are representing. Items submitted for viewing, including presentations/digital materials, will be included in the time limit maximum for speakers. All materials exhibited to the Planning Commission during the meeting (slides, maps, photos, etc.) are part of the public record and must be kept by the Planning Division for at least 60 days after final action on the matter. Your materials will be returned upon written request. Video clips cannot be accommodated. 7. Meeting Decorum: Carlsbad Municipal Code sections 1.20.320 and 1.20.330 require members of the public to observe order at this meeting and to conduct themselves in a courteous manner. California Penal Code section 403 makes it a misdemeanor for any person to willfully disturb or break up any assembly or meeting with lawful authority. PUBLIC COMMENT: If you desire to speak about an item not listed on the agenda, a “Time Reservation Request” form should be filed with the Minutes Clerk. A total of 15 minutes is provided for the Public Comment portion of the Agenda. Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes each. In conformance with the Brown Act, no action can occur on items presented during Public Comment. PUBLIC HEARINGS: Please file a written request to speak on items listed on this agenda as Public Hearings. ALL OTHER CATEGORIES: For all other agenda items a “Request to Speak” form must be filed with the Minutes Clerk before the item is announced. There is a five (5) minute time limit for individual speakers. PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA February 19, 2014 Page 2 CALL TO ORDER 6:00 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF MINUTES February 5, 2014 Approved 7-0 PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING 1. ZCA 11-07(A)/LCPA 11-08(A) – TRANSITIONAL AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING – Request for a determination that the amendments are within the scope of the Mitigated Negative Declaration previously adopted for the 2005-2010 Housing Element (GPA 03-02) and a recommendation of approval for a zone code amendment and local coastal program amendment to ordinance CS-191 to remove text that specifies the number of persons allowed per transitional and supportive housing unit; amend the transitional and supportive housing definitions to state they are residential uses subject to only those restrictions that apply to other residential uses of the same type in the same zone; make other related, minor changes regarding transitional housing and supportive housing. Resolution No. 7036 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Recommend Approval PLANNER: Pam Drew ENGINEER: N/A PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommended Approval 7-0 2. OVERVIEW OF TRANSPORTATION ISSUES – A presentation regarding Transportation issues in response to issues the commission has faced with various past agenda items as well as to provide some background that will be useful in the future review of the General Plan Mobility Element. ENGINEER: Doug Bilse Planning Commission Member Comments City Planner Comments City Attorney Comments TIME: 7:25 p.m. PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA February 19, 2014 Page 3 PLANNING COMMISSION PROCEDURE For those in the audience who are not familiar with the operation of a Planning Commission, the following is a summary of the procedure: On matters concerning applications for Specific Plans, Planned Unit Developments, Master Plans, Street Name Changes, Condominium Permits and Tentative Subdivision Maps over 50 units, the Planning Commission acts in an advisory capacity to the City Council. These items are automatically forwarded to the City Council with a report from the Planning Commission. On matters concerning amendments to the General Plan and Zone Codes, or applications for Zone Change, Precise Development Plans and Site Development Plans, the Planning Commission acts in an advisory capacity to the City Council if the Planning Commission recommends approval. But, if the Planning Commission wishes to deny the application, they act as final decision makers. Therefore, if the Planning Commission recommends approval, the item is automatically forwarded to the City Council. If it is denied by the Planning Commission, the application must be appealed if it is to go forward to the City Council. On matters concerning applications for Variances, Conditional Use Permits, Special Use Permits, Planned Unit Developments, Site Development Plans, Condominium Permits and Tentative Subdivision Maps for fewer than 50 units, the Planning Commission is delegated the authority to take final action, unless those items are appealed to the City Council. Applicants or protestants of record should contact the City Planner for further information on the right of appeal. An appeal may be filed with the City Clerk at City Hall within (10) calendar days of the decision. The cost of filing an appeal is $1,062 plus noticing costs. For each item on the agenda, the planning staff will present a report to the Planning Commission. On items for public hearing, the audience will be asked for comment. Those wishing to speak are asked to come forward, speak into the microphone, and give their name and address for the taped record. A time limit of five minutes is allotted to each speaker. After testimony is completed, the applicant is allowed a rebuttal. The Planning Commission is anxious to hear all persons wishing to give testimony. However, it is requested that each new speaker add new information, and not repeat points which previous speakers have made. Persons not desiring to speak, but wishing to be recorded as proponents or protesters of record, may do so by submitting their name and address to the minutes clerk. Community & Economic Development 1635 Faraday Ave. Carlsbad, CA 92008 760-602-2710 760-602-8560 fax AGENDA ITEM NO. 2 Memorandum February 19, 2014 To: Planning Commission From: Don Neu, City Planner Re: Overview of Transportation Issues At the February 19, 2014 Planning Commission meeting, Senior Traffic Engineer Doug Bilse will be providing the commission an overview of the following issues: Complete Streets Speed limits Carlsbad Residential Traffic Management Program (STOP signs, Traffic Calming) Traffic Signal Coordination Introduction to General Plan issues pertinent to the Mobility Element The commission will be able to ask questions concerning the information presented. The information is being provided in response to issues the commission has faced with various past agenda items as well as to provide some background that will be useful in the future review of the General Plan Mobility Element. DN:bd