CALL TO ORDER: ROLL CALL:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Nov. 4, 2020
PUBLIC COMMENT: In conformance with the Brown Act, no Planning Commission action can occur on items presented during Public Comment. A total of fifteen (15) minutes is provided so members of the public can address the Commission on items that are not listed on the Agenda. Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes each.
CONTINUED ITEMS: AMEND 2017-0012/CT 2017-0003/PUD 2017-0004/SDP 2018-0018 (DEV2017-0178) – LA COSTA TOWN SQUARE PARCEL 3 RESIDENTIAL – A recommendation for approval of a Master Plan Amendment, Tentative Tract Map, Planned Development Permit and Site Development Plan to allow for the subdivision of a 7.2 acre parcel into two lots, one with 76 townhomes and one with 19 affordable condominiums, including development standards modifications, on property generally located north of the intersection of Calle Timiteo and La Costa Avenue, within the La Costa Master Plan, Neighborhood SE-13B, in the Southeast Quadrant of the city and Local Facilities Management Zone 11. The City Planner has determined that the potential environmental effects of the project were adequately analyzed by the previously certified Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) for the construction of La Costa Town Square (EIR 01-02). ACTION TYPE: Legislative & Quasi – judicial RESOLUTION NO. 7390 and 7391 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Recommend Approval PLANNER: Jason Goff ENGINEER: Tecla Levy
PUBLIC HEARINGS: CUP 2020-0006/CDP 2020-0031 – FUTURES ACADEMY AT CARLSBAD – Request for a Conditional Use Permit and Coastal Development Permit to operate an approximately 2,850-square-foot private school which involves one-to-one or small group instruction for students between sixth and 12th grade. The school proposes to have a maximum of 35 students and 14 staff members onsite at a time. The private school is located at 705 Palomar Airport Road, Suite 340, an existing office suite within a three-story office building, generally located south of Palomar Airport Road and east of Avenida Encinas. The project is in the Industrial (M) zone and Local Facilities Management Zone 3. The project site is not located within the appealable area of the California Coastal Commission. The City Planner has determined that the project site belongs to a class of projects that the State Secretary of Resources has found do not have significant impact on the environment, and it is therefore categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15301 – Existing Facilities – of the state California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City of Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 19.04.070(A)(1)(b). ACTION TYPE: Quasi – judicial RESOLUTION NO. 7392 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Continue to January 6, 2021 PLANNER: Jessica Bui ENGINEER: David Rick
CUP 2020-0005 (DEV13005) – CARLSBAD FARMERS’ MARKET – Request for the approval of a five-year extension retroactively for a Conditional Use Permit for the existing farmers’ market located within the 2900 block of State Street, between Grand Avenue to the north and Carlsbad Village Drive to the south, every Wednesday from 1:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the summer and 1:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the winter, in the Village Center District of the Village and Barrio Master Plan. ACTION TYPE: Quasi – judicial RESOLUTION NO. 7393 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval PLANNER: Shannon Harker ENGINEER: Tecla Levy
LCPA 15-07/ZC 2020-0002/AMEND 2020-0016 (DEV15061)/AMEND 2020-0014 (DEV08014) – Local Coastal Program Update – A request for a Planning Commission recommendation of approval of a comprehensive Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan update, including associated amendments to other components of the Local Coastal Program – Zoning Map, Poinsettia Shores Master Plan and Village and Barrio Master Plan. The preparation and adoption of a local coastal program by a local government is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Section 15265. ACTION TYPE: Legislative RESOLUTION NO. 7389 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Recommend Approval PLANNER: Jennifer Jesser ENGINEER: N/A
Planning Commission Member Reports
PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER REPORTS: CITY PLANNER REPORT: CITY ATTORNEY REPORT: ADJOURNMENT:
CALL TO ORDER: ROLL CALL:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Nov. 4, 2020
PUBLIC COMMENT: In conformance with the Brown Act, no Planning Commission action can occur on items presented during Public Comment. A total of fifteen (15) minutes is provided so members of the public can address the Commission on items that are not listed on the Agenda. Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes each.
CONTINUED ITEMS: AMEND 2017-0012/CT 2017-0003/PUD 2017-0004/SDP 2018-0018 (DEV2017-0178) – LA COSTA TOWN SQUARE PARCEL 3 RESIDENTIAL – A recommendation for approval of a Master Plan Amendment, Tentative Tract Map, Planned Development Permit and Site Development Plan to allow for the subdivision of a 7.2 acre parcel into two lots, one with 76 townhomes and one with 19 affordable condominiums, including development standards modifications, on property generally located north of the intersection of Calle Timiteo and La Costa Avenue, within the La Costa Master Plan, Neighborhood SE-13B, in the Southeast Quadrant of the city and Local Facilities Management Zone 11. The City Planner has determined that the potential environmental effects of the project were adequately analyzed by the previously certified Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) for the construction of La Costa Town Square (EIR 01-02). ACTION TYPE: Legislative & Quasi – judicial RESOLUTION NO. 7390 and 7391 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Recommend Approval PLANNER: Jason Goff ENGINEER: Tecla Levy
PUBLIC HEARINGS: CUP 2020-0006/CDP 2020-0031 – FUTURES ACADEMY AT CARLSBAD – Request for a Conditional Use Permit and Coastal Development Permit to operate an approximately 2,850-square-foot private school which involves one-to-one or small group instruction for students between sixth and 12th grade. The school proposes to have a maximum of 35 students and 14 staff members onsite at a time. The private school is located at 705 Palomar Airport Road, Suite 340, an existing office suite within a three-story office building, generally located south of Palomar Airport Road and east of Avenida Encinas. The project is in the Industrial (M) zone and Local Facilities Management Zone 3. The project site is not located within the appealable area of the California Coastal Commission. The City Planner has determined that the project site belongs to a class of projects that the State Secretary of Resources has found do not have significant impact on the environment, and it is therefore categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15301 – Existing Facilities – of the state California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City of Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 19.04.070(A)(1)(b). ACTION TYPE: Quasi – judicial RESOLUTION NO. 7392 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Continue to January 6, 2021 PLANNER: Jessica Bui ENGINEER: David Rick
CUP 2020-0005 (DEV13005) – CARLSBAD FARMERS’ MARKET – Request for the approval of a five-year extension retroactively for a Conditional Use Permit for the existing farmers’ market located within the 2900 block of State Street, between Grand Avenue to the north and Carlsbad Village Drive to the south, every Wednesday from 1:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the summer and 1:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the winter, in the Village Center District of the Village and Barrio Master Plan. ACTION TYPE: Quasi – judicial RESOLUTION NO. 7393 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval PLANNER: Shannon Harker ENGINEER: Tecla Levy
LCPA 15-07/ZC 2020-0002/AMEND 2020-0016 (DEV15061)/AMEND 2020-0014 (DEV08014) – Local Coastal Program Update – A request for a Planning Commission recommendation of approval of a comprehensive Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan update, including associated amendments to other components of the Local Coastal Program – Zoning Map, Poinsettia Shores Master Plan and Village and Barrio Master Plan. The preparation and adoption of a local coastal program by a local government is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Section 15265. ACTION TYPE: Legislative RESOLUTION NO. 7389 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Recommend Approval PLANNER: Jennifer Jesser ENGINEER: N/A
Planning Commission Member Reports
PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER REPORTS: CITY PLANNER REPORT: CITY ATTORNEY REPORT: ADJOURNMENT: