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Home My WebLink About1998-12-02; Planning Commission; ; SDP 98-08|CDP 98-37 - NISSAN NEW CAR DEALERSHIPThe City of Carlsbad Planning Department EPORT TO THE PLANNINl [ISSION Item No. P.C. AGENDA OF: December 2, 1998 Application complete date: August 6, 1998 Project Planner: Van Lynch Project Engineer: Frank Jimeno SUBJECT: SDP 98-08/CDP 98-37 - NISSAN NEW CAR DEALERSHIP - Request for a Negative Declaration, Site Development Plan and Coastal Development Permit for the construction of an automobile dealership on property generally located in the northwest quadrant of the city, west of Car Country Drive, south of Cannon Road and north of Paseo Del Norte, in the Car Country Specific Plan in Local Facilities Management Zone 3. I. RECOMMENDATION That the Planning Commission ADOPT Planning Commission Resolution No. 4420, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL of a Negative Declaration issued by the Planning Director and Planning Commission Resolutions No. 4422 and 4421 RECOMMENDING APPROVAL of Site Development Plan 98-08 and Coastal Development Permit 98-37, based upon the findings and subject to the conditions contained therein. II.INTRODUCTION This proposal consists of developing Lot 5 of the Car Country Expansion Specific Plan with a single-story, automobile display and administrative building and a 10-bay service building totaling 10,785 square feet. The previously graded project site has improved street frontage and will take access from Car Country Drive. The Site Development Plan is a requirement of the Car Country Expansion Specific Plan (SP19F) and the Qualified Development Overlay Zone, and the Coastal Development Permit is needed for development in the Coastal Zone. Due to City Council Urgency Ordinance NS-24, the project must be reviewed by the Planning Commission and approved by City Council. The proposed project will not have a significant impact to the environment and a negative declaration was issued for the subject site. The project conforms to all applicable regulations and staff has no project issues. III. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND Saitama Nissan (USA) Corporation is requesting approval of a Site Development Plan and Coastal Development Permit to construct a 5,063 square foot automobile display, an administrative building and a 5,722 square foot service building that will have 10 service bays. The display building is placed in the center of the lot 91 feet from the right-of-way, where 25 feet is the minimum, and a 60 foot distance from the side property lines where 10 feet is the o SDP 98-08 / CDP 98-37 & NISSAN NEW CAR DEALERSHIP December 2, 1998 Page 2 minimum required. The 10-bay service building is placed at the rear of the lot. The rear yard is 93 feet. The specific plan does not have a rear yard setback requirement. The display building is 22 feet, 8 inches tall with two architectural features in the front of the building projecting up to 27 feet, 6 inches. The building has a variety of architectural projections, large window openings and arched entries. The facade has a beige stucco finish which conforms to the color specified in the specific plan. The roof will be a red barrel shaped tile. These treatments will be compatible with the existing Spanish motif of Car Country. The service building will have a flat roof and will be 21 feet tall. There are 10 service bays, five per side, with roll-up metal doors. The northerly portion of the service building will house support facilities such as a parts counter, parts boutique, parts storage area, bathrooms and managers office. This portion will have a pitched tile roof and will be 30 feet tall to the peak of the roof. A total of 56 parking spaces are provided where 49 are required. There are an additional 99 parking spaces for inventory. An outdoor lunch area is provided at the southwest comer of the display building. A slump stone screen wall is proposed for the rear third of the lot. This conforms with the fencing requirement of the specific plan. The site is a 1.83 acre pre-graded pad which gently slopes from Car Country Drive downward to the west. The site is currently being used by the northerly adjacent automobile dealership for vehicle storage. The southerly adjacent lot is vacant. To the west, separated by a 25 foot 2:1 down slope, is an existing automobile dealership. The property has a General Plan Land Use designation of Regional Commercial (R) and is Zoned General Commercial with a Qualified Development Overly Zone (C-2-Q). The project is within the Car Country Expansion Specific Plan No. 19(F) which was approved by City Council on December 15, 1987. The proposal is subject to the following regulations: A. Regional Commercial (R) General Plan Land Use Designation; B. City Council Urgency Ordinance NS-24; C. Car Country Expansion Specific Plan (SP19F); D. Local Coastal Program (Mello II and the implementing ordinances); and E. Local Facilities Management Plan Zone 3. IV. ANALYSIS The recommendation for approval of this project was developed by analyzing the project's consistency with the applicable policies and regulations listed above. The following analysis section discusses compliance with each of these regulations/policies utilizing both text and tables. SDP 98-08 / CDP 98-37 & NISSAN NEW CAR DEALERSHIP December 2, 1998 Page 3 A.General Plan The General Plan designation of this property is Regional Commercial (R). The R designation allows regional commercial centers that provide shopping goods, general merchandise, automobile sales and service, apparel, furniture, and home furnishings. The proposed land use consists of automobile sales and service targeted for a regional market, therefore, the use is consistent with the R General Plan designation. The project complies with the applicable elements of the General Plan as illustrated in Table A below. Table A - GENERAL PLAN COMPLIANCE ELEMENT USE, CLASSIFICATION, GOAL OBJECTIVE OR PROGRAM PROPOSED USES & IMPROVEMENTS COMPLY? Land Use Regional Commercial designation Automobile sales and service Yes Housing Potential housing linkage fee pending further study Project has been conditioned to pay linkage fee pending fee adoption Yes Public Safety Requires pedestrian, fire, structural, geotechnical, and flood safety The lot is graded to engineering standards and all public sidewalks, curbs, gutters, fire hydrants, street lights, and drainage and sewer facilities have been provided to service the lot. All buildings must meet Fire Code and UBC standards prior to issuance of a building permit Yes Circulation Requires provisions of adequate roadways and intersections and safe access to the project site All public streets and intersections in the project area have been constructed and the project's one driveway leading to Car Country Drive meet separation and sight distance standards Yes B. City Council Urgency Ordinance NS-24 The urgency ordinance was recently extended by City Council and it applies to commercial projects located in a specified area around the Carlsbad Ranch/Lego Specific Plan. This project is within the boundaries of the urgency ordinance. Therefore, the project must be forwarded on to City Council for final approval where the Planning Commission would have otherwise been SDP 98-08 / CDP 98-37 & NISSAN NEW CAR DEALERSHIP December 2, 1998 Page 4 the final decision-maker. The necessary reports and resolutions have all been written to reflect this requirement and the Planning Commission will make a recommendation to the City Council. C. Car Country Expansion Specific Plan The Car Country Expansion Specific Plan establishes the permitted uses for the site as well as the project development standards and Site Development Plan application requirement. The project complies with the requirements of the specific plan. The permitted uses for the project site include motor vehicle dealerships for the retail sales, leasing, renting and servicing of new and used automobiles and other motor vehicles. The proposed uses are identical to those listed as permitted uses in the specific plan. The development standards and their compliance are summarized in the table below: STANDARD Land Use Building Coverage Building Height Architecture and Materials Building setbacks: Front Side yard Rear Parking: Sales Service Customer/employee Loading Outdoor Lighting Fencing/screening Roof equipment REQUIRED Retail sales, leasing, renting, and servicing of new and used automobiles and other motor vehicles 25 percent 30 feet and two story Spanish motif with tile roof, stucco and slump block walls 25 feet 10 feet None specified 1 Space per 400 sf - 13 spaces 4 spaces per 1st 3 bays, 2 per each remaining bay - 24 spaces required Satisfaction of the Planning Director Not allowed in front or side yard setbacks Metallic vapor and quartz variety with maximum 100 ft candles and 90 % angle on 20 ft pole Spanish Motif/masonry Screened from view PROPOSED Retail sales, leasing, renting and servicing of new and used vehicles 13. 6 percent 28 feet and one story Spanish motif with tile roof, stucco and slump block walls 91 feet 38 feet 93 feet 13 spaces with 99 spaces for inventory 24 spaces 19 spaces Loading areas not located in setbacks Conditioned to comply with Specific Plan standards Slump stone block wall Roof equipment located behind roof parapet SDP 98-08 / CDP 98-37 & NISSAN NEW CAR DEALERSHIP December 2, 1998 PageS Driveway location Employee eating area Located per Specific Plan 647 square feet Existing driveway located per Specific Plan 877 square feet D. Mello II Segment of the Carlsbad LCP The project site lies within the Mello II segment of the City's Coastal Zone and is subject to the corresponding land use policies and implementing ordinances. These policies and ordinances emphasize such topics as preservation of agriculture and scenic resources, protection of environmentally sensitive resources, provision of shoreline access and prevention of geologic instability and erosion. The previously graded site is currently undeveloped, contains no native vegetation, and no agricultural activities or prime agricultural lands exist on the property. The grading proposed on the project site must conform to all City of Carlsbad Engineering Standards, therefore precluding any impacts from on-site or off-site erosion. The project site is not situated near the coast line, therefore no public access is required across the site. There are no significant impacts to scenic resources in that the development of the site will not negatively impact coastal views. The proposed single story buildings will not significantly obstruct views or otherwise damage the visual beauty of the area. Therefore, the auto dealership project is consistent with the Mello II land use policies and the applicable implementing ordinances. E. Growth Management The proposed project is located within Local Facilities Management Zone 3 in the northwest quadrant of the City. The impacts on public facilities created by the project, and its compliance with the adopted performance standards, are summarized in the Table below. GROWTH MANAGEMENT COMPLIANCE STANDARD City Administration Library Waste Water Treatment Parks Drainage Circulation Fire Open Space Schools Sewer Collection System Water IMPACTS N/A N/A Encina N/A Basin B 1,252ADT Station No. 5 N/A Carlsbad 6EDU 14,570 GPD COMPLIANCE N/A N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A Yes Yes Yes SDP 98-08 / CDP 98-37 & NISSAN NEW CAR DEALERSHIP December 2, 1998 Page 6 V. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW The initial study (EIA-Part II) prepared in conjunction with this project, determined that the project would not have a significant impact on the environment. The project is considered an infill type of development that is consistent with the General Plan and zoning. The project falls within the scope of the City's MEIR for the City of Carlsbad General Plan update (EIR 93-01) certified in September, 1994, in which a Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for cumulative impacts to air quality and traffic. An average daily trip (ADT) rate of 1,252 trips would be generated by the proposed project. This ADT is consistent with the generation rate analyzed for the site in the MEIR. All feasible mitigation measures identified by the MEIR which are appropriate to this project have been incorporated into the site design. No additional mitigation measures in the form of roadway improvements are necessary. The project site has also been disturbed by authorized grading. The surrounding properties are developed with dealerships and commercial land uses and all the support utilities and service infrastructure has been constructed. Please see the Environmental Assessment Form-Part II for a detailed description of the justification to recommend approval of the Negative Declaration. In consideration of the foregoing, on August 8, 1998 the Planning Director issued a Negative Declaration for the proposed project. The environmental document was noticed in the newspaper and no public comments were received during the 30 day public review and comment period. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Planning Commission Resolution No. 4420 (Negative Declaration) 2. Planning Commission Resolution No. 4422 (SDP 98-08) 3. Planning Commission Resolution No. 4421 (CDP 98-37) 4. Location Map 5. Background Data Sheet 6. Local Facilities Impact Assessment Form 7. Disclosure Statement 8. Reduced Exhibits 9. Full Size Exhibits "A" - "K" dated December 2,1998 VL:eh NISSAN NEW CAR DEALERSHIP SDP 98-08/CDP 98-37 BACKGROUND DATA SHEET CASE NO:SDP 98-08/CDP 98-37 CASE NAME: NISSAN NEW CAR DEALERSHIP APPLICANT: Saitama Nissan (USA) Corporation REQUEST AND LOCATION: New car dealership located on lot 5 of Car Country Expansion. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 5 of Carlsbad Tract No. 87-3. in the Citv of Carlsbad. County of San Diego. State of California, according to map thereof No. 12242. filed in the office of County Recorder of San Diego County, dated October 28. 1988. APN: 211-080-05 Acres: 1.83 .Proposed No. of Lots/Units: N/A GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING Land Use Designation: Regional Commercial (R) Density Allowed: N/A Density Proposed: N/A Existing Zone: C-2-Q Proposed Zone: C-2-O Surrounding Zoning and Land Use: (See attached for information on Carlsbad's Zoning Requirements) Site North South East West Zoning C-2-Q C-2-Q C-2-Q Open Space C-2 General Plan Regional Commercial Regional Commercial Regional Commercial Open Space Regional Commercial Land Use Vacant Car Dealer Vacant Agriculture Car Dealer PUBLIC FACILITIES School District: Carlsbad Water District: Carlsbad Sewer District: Encina Equivalent Dwelling Units (Sewer Capacity): £ Public Facilities Fee Agreement, dated: July lr 1998 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Negative Declaration, issued August 8. 1998 Certified Environmental Impact Report, dated. Other, CITY OF CARLSBAD GROWTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM LOCAL FACILITIES IMPACTS ASSESSMENT FORM (To be Submitted with Development Application) PROJECT IDENTITY AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT: FILE NAME AND NO: Nissan New Car Dealership - SDP 98-08/CDP 98-37 LOCAL FACILITY MANAGEMENT ZONE: 2 GENERAL PLAN: Regional Com. ZONING: C-2-Q DEVELOPER'S NAME: Saitama Nissan (USA} Corp. ADDRESS: 4670 Convoy Street. San Diego CA 92111 PHONE NO.: r619) 573-1700 ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NO.: 211-080-05 QUANTITY OF LAND USE/DEVELOPMENT (AC., SQ. FT., DU): 79.596 SO. FT. ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: N/A A. City Administrative Facilities: Demand in Square Footage = N/A B. Library: Demand in Square Footage = N/A C. Wastewater Treatment Capacity (Calculate with J. Sewer) N/A D. Park: Demand in Acreage = N/A E. Drainage: Demand in CFS = N/A Identify Drainage Basin = B (Identify master plan facilities on site plan) F. Circulation: Demand in ADT= 1.252 (Identify Trip Distribution on site plan) G. Fire: Served by Fire Station No. = 5_ H. Open Space: Acreage Provided = N/A I. Schools: N/A (Demands to be determined by staff) J. Sewer: Demands in EDU = f> Identify Sub Basin = E (Identify trunk line(s) impacted on site plan) K. Water: Demand in GPD = 14.570 City of Carlsbad Planning Department DISCLOSURE STATEMENT Applicant's statement or disclosure of certain ownership interests on all applications which will require discretionary action on the part of the City Council or any appointed Board, Commission or Committee. The following information MUST be disclosed at the time of application submittal. Your project cannot be reviewed until this information is completed. Please print. Note: . -'-.-'::,:.• . \,. ,,v;- " . '"•'•-'. . Person is defined as "Any individual, firm, co-partnership, joint "venture, association, social club, fraternal organization, corporation, estate, trust, receiver, syndicate, in this and any other county, city and county, city municipality, district or other political subdivision or any other group or combination acting as a unit." Agents may sign this document; however, the legal name and entity of the applicant and property owner must be provided below. 1. APPLICANT (Not the applicant's agent) Provide the COMPLETE, LEGAL names and addresses of ALL persons having a financial interest in the application. If the applicant includes a corporation or partnership, include the names, title, addresses of all individuals owning more than 10% of the shares. IF NO INDIVIDUALS OWN MORE THAN 10% OF THE SHARES, PLEASE INDICATE NON- APPLICABLE (N/A) IN THE SPACE BELOW. If a publicly-owned corporation, include the names, titles, and addresses of the corporate officers. (A separate page may be attached if necessary.) Person Akito Iriyama Corp/Part Saitama Nissan (USA) Corp. Title President . Title John Preston, Secretary Address Box 9433 Rancho Sante Fe, CA 92067 Address 4670 Convoy Street San Diego, CA 92111 OWNER (Not the owner's agent) Provide the COMPLETE, LEGAL names and addresses of ALL persons having any ownership interest in the property involved. Also, provide the nature of the legal ownership (i.e, partnership, tenants in common, non-profit, corporation, etc.). If the ownership includes a corporation or partnership, include the names, title, addresses of all individuals owning more than 10% of the shares. IF NO INDIVIDUALS OWN MORE THAN 10% OF THE SHARES, PLEASE INDICATE NON-APPLICABLE (N/A) IN THE SPACE BELOW. If a publicly- owned corporation, include the names, titles, and addresses of the corporate officers. (A separate page may be attached if necessary.) Person Robert E. Townsend Title Trustee Address 5434 Paseo Del Norte Carlsbad, CA 92008 Corp/Part Townsend Family Trust U/T/A Dated May 30, 1988Title Address 5434 Paseo Del Norte Carlsbad, CA 92008 2075 Las Palmas Dr. • Carlsbad, CA 92OO9-1576 • (76O) 438-1161 • FAX (760) 438-O894 3. NON-PROFIT O iNIZATION OR TRUST If any person identified pursuant to (1) or (2) above is a nonprofit organization or a trust, list the names and addresses of ANY person serving as an officer or director of the non-profit organization or as trustee or beneficiary of the. Non Profit/Trust Townsend Family Trust Non Profit/Trust Townsend Family Trust Title Robert E. Townsend, Trustee Title Marilyn J. Townsend, Trustee Address 5434 Paseo Del Norte Address 5434 Paseo Del Norte Carlsbad, CA 92008 Carlsbad, CA 92008 4. Have you had more than $250 worth of business transacted with any member of City staff, Boards, Commissions, Committees and/or Council within the past twelve (12) months? Yes fx~] No If yes, please indicate person(s): NOTE: Attach additional sheets if necessary. I certify that all the above information is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. Signature of owner/date Signature of appncam/date Robert E. Townsend. Trustee Akito Iriyama, President Print or type name of owner Print or type name of applicant Signature of owner/applicant's agent if applicable/date John Preston, Secretary. Print or type name of owner/applicant's agent H:ADMIN\COUNTER\DISCLOSURE STATEMENT 5/98 . Page 2 Of 2 PROPOSED SERVICE 5722 SQ.FT. / / I \ III ' I \ I ( V \ 1 ' '04 \10S )106 U07 Il08 10*. \110 \111 H2 t|3 I SITE ADDRESS LEGAL DESCRIPTION LOT I WPNB. 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