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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-06-06; Planning Commission; Minutes (3)(j PLANNING COMMISSION M . t 1nu es . Council Chamber 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 June 6, 2018 -Regular Meeting Amended Minutes CALL TO ORDER: Chair Montgomery called the Regular Meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. ROLL CALL: Chair Montgomery, Commissioners Anderson, Geidner, Black, Luna, Meenes, and Segall STAFF PRESENT: Assistant City Attorney Kemp, City Planner Neu, Senior Planner Jones, and Assistant Planner Sexton, Engineering Manager Geldert, Administrative Secretary Brown, and Deputy City Clerk McMinn PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Commissioner Anderson led the Pledge of Allegiance APPROVAL OF MINUTES: None. PLANNING COMMISSION UPDATES (Non-Application Items): Chair Montgomery introduced and welcomed Linda Geidner to the Planning Commission. 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. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA: None CONSENT CALENDAR: None NEW APPLICATIONS: Chair Montgomery opened the public hearing. 1. CDP 16-34 (DEV16039) -LAVIN RESIDENCE -Request for approval of a Coastal Development Permit to allow for the demolition of an existing single-family residence and the construction of a new 3,414 square foot two-story single-family residence, a 1,362- square foot basement, a 768-square foot attached garage, and 635 square feet of decks within the Mello II Segment of the city's Local Coastal Program located at 158 Chestnut Avenue within Local Facilities Management Zone 1. The project site is not within the appealable area of the California Coastal Commission. The city planner has determined that the project belongs to a class of projects that the State Secretary for Resources has found do not have a significant impact on the environment, and it is therefore categorically exempt from the requirement for the preparation of environmental documents pursuant to Sections 15303(a), construction of a single-family residence, of the state CEQA Guidelines. City Planner Neu introduced Agenda Item 1 and Assistant Planner Sexton reviewed a PowerPoint presentation (on file in the Planning Division). June 6, 2018 DISCLOSURES: City of Carlsbad Planning Commission Regular Meeting Amended Minutes Commissioner Meenes stated that he drove by the site. Page 2 Commissioner Geidner stated that she visited the site and looked at the site on Google Earth. Commission Anderson stated that for the record that the property cannot be used for two separate rental units. Assistant Planner Sexton explained that if the applicant were to request an accessory dwelling unit, they would have to apply for a minor Coastal Development Permit. She noted that the maximum square footage of the accessory dwelling unit could only be 640 square feet. Chair Montgomery asked if there were additional questions of staff. Seeing none, he asked if the applicant would like to make a presentation. Brooks Worthing, applicant, stated that the feature on top of the roof is called a cupola and it is a visual to accent the roof top and to show off some of the copper roofing. 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 Geidner stated that the project was well designed. She noted that she was previously an architect and she asked the applicant to consider her suggestions for changes to the design of structure exterior details. Chair Montgomery explained that the Commission has spent a lot of time on these type of design issues. , He noted that the Commission has input into City Council Policy 44, Architectural Guidelines, which apply to two or more units. The Planning Commission does not have any discretion on the architectural design for one single residential unit. Commissioner Meenes asked Assistant Planner Sexton to clarify that this project is not within the appealable area of the Coastal Commission. Assistant Planner Sexton explained that this project is two lots in from the Coastal Commission appealable area. She stated that the Coastal Commission appeal area runs from Carlsbad Boulevard to the west. She noted that this project is to the east of Carlsbad Boulevard. Commissioner Segall stated that he likes the look of the cupola. MOTION: ACTION: Motion by Commissioner Anderson and duly seconded by Commissioner Black to Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 7297 APPROVING Coastal Development Permit CDP 16- 34, based upon the findings and subject to the conditions contained therein. VOTE: 7-0 AYES: Chair Montgomery, Commissioners Anderson, Geidner, Black, Luna, Meenes, and Segall NOES: None June 6, 2018 City of Carlsbad Planning Commission Regular Meeting Amended Minutes Chair Montgomery closed the public hearing on Agenda Item 1. Page 3 2. SOP 2017-0006/CUP 2017-0007/HDP 2017-0003/SUP 2017-0002/HMP 2018-0002/MS 2017-0004/V 2018-0003 (DEV2016-0053) -SUMMIT SENIOR CARLSBAD -Request for approval of a Site Development Plan, Conditional Use Permit, Hillside Development Permit, Scenic Corridor Special Use Permit, Habitat Management Permit, Tentative Parcel Map, and Variance to allow for the construction and operation of an 84,243 square foot, two-story, professional care facility building, located at 5592 El Camino Real, at the northeast corner of El Camino Real and Cougar Drive, on an approximately 3.44- acre site, zoned Office with the Qualified Development Overlay, within Local Facilities Management Zone 15. The city planner has determined that the project belongs to a class of projects that the State Secretary for Resources has found not to have a significant impact on the environment, and is therefore categorically exempt from the requirement for the preparation of environmental documents pursuant to Section 15332 in-fill development, of the State CEQA Guidelines. City Planner Neu introduced Agenda Item 2 and Senior Planner Jones reviewed a PowerPoint presentation {on file in the Planning Division). DISCLOSURES: Commissioner Meenes stated that he drove by the site. Commissioner Segall stated that he drove by the site. Commissioner Gelder stated that she visited the site and areas around the site, visited the managing partner and architecture firm websites, and read some articles on the best practices for the design of senior communities. She stated that she had previously worked with -R-+ffi Rick Engineering, but has not spoken to anyone from that firm in several years. Chair Montgomery asked if there were any questions of staff. Commissioner Anderson asked for the distance from the proposed building and fence. Senior Planner Jones answered that the distance between the proposed building and fence is 20 feet. He noted that there would be a grade difference between the finished floor of the building and the lower grade of the fence. Commissioner Luna asked how Condition 21 would be enforced. City Planner Neu stated that based on the request to issue a grading permit, staff would look at the time of year in which grading is proposed and whether based on the standards from the wildlife agencies it is a nesting period. If grading takes place during nesting, biological monitoring and special requirements for sound attenuation would need to take place around the site. Commissioner Meenes asked about traffic flow and possible congestion due to the location of the driveway and the loading and unloading of cars in that area. He suggested moving the driveway further east, if possible. June 6, 2018 City of Carlsbad Planning Commission Regular Meeting Amended Minutes Page 4 Senior Planner Jones stated that there are challenges to locating that driveway further east on Cougar Drive and that is because that property is under separate ownership. He noted that the engineering division did look at this project with regards to the circulation and traffic and did not have concerns with the project, as proposed. Engineering Manager Geldert stated that "yes" there will be some traffic but they don't anticipate any major issues with traffic on that street. He noted that the Fire Department has reviewed and approved the plans. Chair Montgomery asked what other type of fencing there could be on the site. He noted that he is not in favor of the composite fence. Commissioners talked about different options for fencing in the proposed location. Chair Montgomery asked if there were additional questions of staff. Seeing none, he asked if the applicant would like to make a presentation. Mark Freed, Summit Senior Life, thanked staff for their assistance with the project. He spoke about the history of his company. He reviewed a PowerPoint presentation he prepared. He noted that there are other types of fences and is not opposed to a different material for the fence. He explained the reason for the proposed 101 units at the site. Greg Irwin, architect, answered Chair Montgomery's question about amenities on the site. Chair Montgomery asked if there were questions for the applicant. Commissioner Geidner stated that she would like to see more walkways versus sitting court yards. Commissioner Anderson stated that she shares Commissioner Geldner's concerns regarding mobility at the site. Chair Montgomery asked if there were additional questions for the applicant. Seeing none, he opened the public testimony. Ross Barber, spoke about growing up at the site. He read several letters of support. Steven Bell, Rick Borg, and Carla Barber, spoke in favor of the project. Wesley Jackson submitted a speaker slip in support of the project but chose not to speak. Chair Montgomery closed public testimony. PLANNING COMMISSION DISCUSSION: Commissioner Geidner stated that she did not find the site adequate for the size of the facility, therefore could not support the project due to the Findings 2, 3, 4 and 8. Commissioner Anderson stated that she could not support the project because of tight circulation, walking areas are inadequate and the project proposes to many living units. June 6, 2018 City of Carlsbad Planning Commission Regular Meeting Amended Minutes Page 5 After discussion regarding the proposed six-foot composite fence proposed to be constructed along the common lot line of the adjacent residential community to the north, Commissioners approved the Variance with an added condition that would allow City Planner Neu to approve a high standard and high- quality appearance fence that has a comparable life span to a CMU wall that allows for the needed drainage for the area. MOTION: ACTION: Motion by Commissioner Black and duly seconded by Commissioner Luna to Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 7298 Approving Site Development Plan SOP 2017-0006, Conditional Use Permit CUP 2017-0007, Hillside Development Permit HOP 2017-0003, Scenic Corridor Special Use Permit SUP 2017-0002, Habitat Management Permit HMP 2018-0002, Tentative Parcel Map MS 2017-0004, based on the findings and subject to the conditions contained therein; and Variance V 2018-0003, based on the findings and subject to the conditions contained therein including the additional condition regarding the property line fence. VOTE: -7--0 5-2 AYES: Chair Montgomery, Black, Luna, Meenes, and Segall NOES: Commissioners Anderson and Geidner Chair Montgomery closed the public hearing on Agenda Item 2. COMMISSION COMMENTS: Commissioner Segall asked to agendize an item regarding a discussion about how the Planning Commission would like to move forward when talking about architecture. After discussion, Commissioners did not support scheduling a future agenda item to discuss having a Planning Commission Workshop to discuss architectural review for planning projects. Chair Montgomery thanked Commissioner Luna and Meenes for stepping in and being ready for the meetings regarding Village Center and Barrio Master Plan. CITY PLANNER COMMENTS: None CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTS: None The Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission of June 6, 2018, was adjourned at 8:30 p.m. City Planner -Don Neu Minutes Clerk-Jeanette Brown