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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-04-13; Planning Commission; ; SDP 77-01C|CUP 177; LA JOLLA BANK AND TRUSTSTAFF REPORT FILE COPY DATE: April 23, 1980 TO: Planning Commission FROM: Brian Milich, Planning Department SUBJECT: SDP 77-l(C)/CUP-177; LA JOLLA BANK AND TRUST: DRIVE-THRO BANKING FACILITY I) PROJECT DESCRIPTION ~.ND BhCKGROUND The Applicant is proposing an amendment to a previously approved site development, in addition to a conditional use permit, for a 3 lane drive-thru banking facility. The site is located on the southeast corner of Dove Lane and El Camino Real. The bank will be part of a larger commercial development which is presently under con- struction (West Bluff Plaza). On June 22, 1977, the Planning Commission approved a site development plan for the commercial center (SDP 77-1). As part of an amendment to the site development plan, the Commission approved a drive-thru banking facility on the subject site (SDP 77-lB). However, the amendment, as it relates to the bank facility, has expired since building permits were not issued within the year following approval. In addition to requiring a new site development plan, the Applicant was also required to apply for a conditional use permit since the city's code was amended to require con- titional use permits for all drive-thru facilities. II) ANALYSIS Planning Issues 1) Has the drive-thru facility been adequately designed to provide safe and efficient traffic circulation? 2) Is the general building and parking design consis- tent with the overall development of the shopping center? CD Discussion The proposed banking facility would be 1,500 sq.ft. larger than the drive-thru bank previously approved on this site (7,000 sq.ft. vs. 5,500 sq.ft.). Spe- cifically, the proposed bank would have a 5,280 sq.ft. first floor and a 1,720 sq.ft. mezzanine. The maximum height of the structure would be 34 ft. In addition to a larger building, the applicant is proposing a total of three drive-thru lanes. The previously approved banking facility was limited to one drive-thru lane with an "escape lane". Based on a thorough review of the project, it is apparent that the design of the drive-thru lanes would create several traffic problems. Specifically, since the width of both the entrance and exit of the drive-thru facility permits only two lanes of traffic, the addition of a third lane (the eastern most lane) creates potential traffic conflicts as vehicles maneuver into and out of this third lane. As vehicles stack at both the entrance and exit to the drive-thru facility, the third lane would be frequently blocked, and therefore of marginal utility. A potentially more important problem created by the drive-thru design is the lack of room for vehicles leav- ing the third lane to make a 180° u-turn. Vehicles exiting the third lane would not be able to make a 180° turn back into the commercial center since such vehicles lack the proper angle, and the traffic island adjacent to this lane does not provide the necessary radius, to permit such a movement. Based on these concerns, a condition has been added to the project that requires the deletion of the third lane and the widening of the traffic island. Such a redesign would provide safer and more efficient traffic circulation into and out of the drive-thru facility. Two lanes would be adequate to accommodate drive-thru traffic in the majority of cases. In order to accommodate a larger bank on the site, the Applicant is proposing to modify the parking area directly south of the bank (see Exhibit "B", 2/11/80). A total of four parking spaces would be eliminated from this area. However, even with this modification there would still be an excess of 19 parking spaces, above the city's requirements, available to serve both the bank and the other commercial uses in the shopping center. -2- The proposed bank building would observe a minimum 20 . ft. setback along both El Camino Real and Dove Lane. This is consistent with other development approved along El Camino Real. Further, the design and scale of the structure would be consistent with the spanish theme established in this area. As conditioned, the project provides a necessary service in this area of the city, in addition to setting a positive precedent for future development city wide. III) RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt Resolution No. 1626, approving CUP-177 and adopt Reso- lution No. 1627, approving SDP 77-l(C), based on the findings and subject to the conditions contained therein. BM:ma 4/9/80 Attachments: Location Map Background Data Sheet Disclosure Forr.1 PC Resolution No. 1626 PC Resolution No. 1627 Exhibits A, B, and C dated 2/11/80 -3- SDP-77-I CG) LA JOL.L A Tl=\U9r \ \ \ I CASE_ NO~-iC.-Date Rec'd zl~/w . DCC Date: 3/~ . PC Date ~rz .. Description of Re est: • • ~ C&a/~l-Oftl~ J?> ~ A ?,- Assessor Book: :z.(S . Page: /'YJ"2-Parcel: __ a_1 _____ _ General Plan Land Use Description: __ __,.1;?-.i,,\\t.......,__. __________________ _ Existing Zone: / l {.;) Proposed Zone: Acres: · LJ--C::..:i~--1.,....--.,.,-.....,Nc:-o-.-o-=f....,Lo,,.._,.,t-s-:---/ 11:lDU""'r:s=-------,p:-1A'-:::1\ __ _,D,..,U,e-/..-A_c_r_e __ _ School Disf:fct: JJA -----,--"'------- Water District: "'2:?Th ~ ·v-JArt4J'Z.e JA::ze. Sanitation District: __ .1,,L==c=-:.:~~·D::::. __ _ Coast Permit Area: !i/ll-- BACKGroUND DATA SHEET CASE NO: SOP 77-1 (C) /CUP-177 APPLI~"'T: La Jolla Bank and Trust RECUEST AND IOCATION: Drive-thru banking facility ------------------------- on the southeast corner of Alga Road and El Camino Real, LOOAL DESCRIPTION: Portion of the western half of .the N.E. Quarter, Section 26, Township 12 s., Range 4 w., SBM, County of San Diego, State of California. 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