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Senior planner Edward Venzuela presented each lot and staff’s recommendation. Lot 1 (1115 Hoover Street) is proposed as a two‑story, approximately 5,322‑square‑foot home with a 903‑square‑foot attached three‑car garage, four bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms. Lot 2 is proposed as a two‑story home oriented toward Adams Street; staff described a basement of roughly 914 square feet, a first‑floor deck of about 323 square feet and two second‑floor decks of roughly 120 square feet each, plus the proposed interior finishes. Lot 3 (4340 Adams Street) is presented as a two‑story, approximately 5,787‑square‑foot home with a 1,397‑square‑foot attached three‑car garage and four bedrooms.

Staff concluded that each proposal complies with the R‑1 15,000 zoning and the local coastal program and recommended that the commission adopt a resolution approving the CEQA exemption determination and the coastal development permit for each lot. In each case staff relied on the CEQA Guidelines categorical exemption for new construction of small structures (CEQA Guidelines §15303) because the projects are single‑family residences in a residential zone, on previously disturbed lots that were graded as part of earlier subdivision approvals.

Architect Tom Lau, who said he was the architect for the three homes, explained that the design approach intentionally varies the facades among the three houses—contemporary, Mediterranean and craftsman references—to avoid a monolithic look and to better respond to the surrounding neighborhood. Commissioners asked clarifying questions about plan differences, grading and whether modification to condition 3 would be appropriate; staff confirmed the proposed condition wording and requested its inclusion in motions.

Commissioner comments were generally supportive. Commissioner Fitzgerald noted the projects “check all the boxes,” while Commissioner Burrows said she was glad the lots would be used and supported the project. Commissioner Lafferty asked about how long the lots had been vacant and clarified grading and prior approvals; staff said the subdivision and related approvals date to the early 2000s and that grading permits were processed subsequently.

Each lot’s motion to approve (including the modified engineering condition No. 3 language allowing a consistency determination when shared improvements can be kept within a parcel) carried unanimously, 6‑0. The commission closed the public hearings and the permits will proceed per the city’s Coastal Development Permit process.

Summary of project specifics (as presented to the commission): Lot 1 — new 5,322 sq. ft. two‑story single‑family residence, 28 ft. 8 in. tall, 903 sq. ft. attached three‑car garage; Lot 2 — two‑story residence oriented to Adams Street with basement and decks (basement ≈914 sq. ft., first‑floor deck ≈323 sq. ft., two second‑floor decks ≈120 sq. ft. each); Lot 3 — new 5,787 sq. ft. two‑story residence, 27 ft. 2 in. tall, 1,397 sq. ft. attached three‑car garage.

Commission action on each lot: approved 6‑0.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Carlsbad - Planning Commission Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Planning Commission on Sept. 17 approved coastal development permits for three single‑family homes in the Carlsbad Ocean Estates subdivision, voting 6‑0 on each item.","taxTitle","Carlsbad, San Diego County, California","taxId",2843,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6471839,"Planning commission recommends approval for Boulevard Beach commercial project with event space; parking and historic-context questions persist",3598,506000,4104000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5777418-761c28ee794a3069912e292374f47af4&start=506&end=4104","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5777418-761c28ee794a3069912e292374f47af4/thumbnail_506000.jpg","/articles/6471839/Carlsbad/San-Diego-County/California/Planning-commission-recommends-approval-for-Boulevard-Beach-commercial-project-with-event-space-parking-and-historic-context-questions-persist","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6471839-b24b6030876e4b001d304e84cb16faa8/orig.mp4?Expires=1770979405&Signature=UDymQ4uRjgA-qJtWZY19ilMMyvnMUftHuXg1OwePMUUj-eJwM5Q7S8EfKJr4DgPKMayNr6oDoj-NZg9RvLV7My0p0DYQ25eilhaWu2TQ5r1a8J8WMCZD9JdRvYQVDniyrM6Be1CwwgXRCyp~p~HIPZu87CHvU7v2nYzYKsZQJaPhBPZofRGGMXmDOUv04kiM6l8KFuqcDuCPY8MBTKPuU9OleviLYXrDXP9tu7M~ig8p4WoPIDewy0DgU9WkA6cmPaxWULtM5JkJRChwUDX6oGJKgzUccOFogpqP1R2bbfh6z-iJ~JPBwQXQpkzZUUcQ-3rfBEnap3i8vs5DTf49fw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of Carlsbad Planning Commission on Sept. 17 voted to recommend approval of the Boulevard Beach Commercial project, a three‑story building in the hospitality district that would combine retail and restaurant space with an indoor event center and outdoor terraces. The motion, described in the staff report as a “resolution recommending approval of a site development plan, conditional use permit and coastal development permit,” passed on a 5‑1 vote after more than two hours of staff and applicant presentations and public testimony.

Staff said the project site is just over a half acre within the Village and Barrio master plan area, immediately south of Magee Park and near St. Michael’s Church. The proposal would retain existing street trees on Carlsbad Boulevard, plant new parkway trees on Beach Avenue, provide three ground‑floor tenant spaces, a pedestrian plaza, 10 on‑site surface parking spaces and two upper‑level event terraces. The second floor would include about 5,100 square feet of interior event space and a 2,690‑square‑foot outdoor terrace; the third floor would provide roughly 3,000 square feet of outdoor seating and bar service and a bridal suite, staff said.

Staff told commissioners the event use is not expressly listed in the hospitality district rules but is similar to other visitor‑serving, hospitality uses the master plan anticipates and therefore can be approved with a conditional use permit if the required findings are met. Staff recommended conditions limiting event size to 250 guests, requiring a parking management plan, and setting hours for events to end by midnight on Fridays and Saturdays and by 11 p.m. on other nights. Staff concluded the project is consistent with the general plan, the Village and Barrio master plan, the local coastal program and state law, and found CEQA Guidelines section 15183 applies because the project is consistent with a general plan and certified EIR.

The applicant, who identified herself as Bridal Foote, founder of Fabric Investments, told the commission the project grew out of a multi‑year discussion with St. Michael’s Church and community outreach. Foote said the developer has arranged shared parking: a 40‑stall agreement with St. Michael’s adjacent lot and access to 50 stalls at 2333 State Street (a property the applicant said she owns), plus the 10 on‑site spaces. Foote said the applicant plans to operate shuttle service for some events and retain an events management firm, 24Carrots, to operate the venue.

Public comment split on the project. Steve Linke, a Carlsbad resident and board member of the Equitable Land Use Alliance, urged the commission to reject the applicant’s traffic analysis and revise the parking assumptions. “The traffic study for this project bases vehicle trips on square footage,” Linke said. “The traffic study is kind of nonsense.” Linke argued the applicant undercounted interior and exterior event square footage in trip generation and asked staff to apply the event‑center exception to Assembly Bill 2097 so the city could impose local parking minimums for attendees rather than rely on off‑site shared parking.

Visit Carlsbad CEO Kim Sidorak urged approval, saying the city lacks ocean‑view, walkable event spaces and that a local off‑site venue would help the city attract and retain conference business. “This will really add to the Carlsbad experience,” Sidorak said, noting conference groups often shuttle to off‑site venues.

Commissioners asked detailed questions about historic resources near St. Michael’s, the accuracy of the traffic and parking calculations, event hours, loading and deliveries, and site massing and design. Commissioner Lafferty repeatedly raised concerns about whether the historic‑resources report sufficiently assessed adjacent architecturally significant buildings near Magee Park and whether the project’s scale and setbacks responded to the park and nearby Frye building. The applicant and the project architect, Brett Malkovich of Sofair Bemis Architects, said the design intentionally steps back and uses midcentury‑modern references to both complement and contrast the nearby historic context.

On parking, staff explained the city is constrained by Assembly Bill 2097, which generally prevents local agencies from imposing minimum automobile parking requirements for many residential and commercial uses within a half‑mile of a transit station. Staff noted an exception in AB 2097 for event centers that allows a local jurisdiction to require parking for employees and vendors; because the city does not have a specific event‑center parking ordinance, staff presented two approaches: (1) apply the Village and Barrio master plan “public assembly” parking rate (1 space per 5 seats or 1 per 120 square feet), which would equate to about 50 spaces for the event center, or (2) approve the applicant’s parking management plan relying on off‑site shared stalls and shuttles. Staff said the applicant’s plan would give the venue access to up to 99 off‑site spaces (39 at the adjacent church lot and 50 at 2333 State Street) in addition to 10 on‑site spaces.

Staff also responded to Linke’s critique of the trip generation numbers, explaining that some upper‑level terrace area was counted at the restaurant rate rather than the assembly rate and that the combined calculations for the second and third floors are consistent with the trip‑generation approach used in the packet.

After deliberations, Commissioner Hubinger moved to adopt the resolution recommending approval of the site development plan, conditional use permit and coastal development permit as described in the staff report; Commissioner Foster seconded. The motion passed 5‑1 (one commissioner opposed). The commission closed the public hearing and forwarded the recommendation as part of the normal land‑use review process.

The recommendation now proceeds under the city’s standard approval path for Coastal Development Permits and conditional uses; additional approvals and any appeal rights would be governed by the city’s land‑use code and the local coastal program.

Votes at a glance: the motion to recommend approval passed on a 5‑1 vote.","The Carlsbad Planning Commission voted 5-1 to recommend approval of a three-story commercial building on Beach Boulevard that includes retail, restaurant and a 5,100‑square‑foot indoor event space and outdoor terraces. Commissioners and public speakers pressed the applicant and staff on parking, traffic analysis and nearby historic context.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6471830,"Planning commission approves Tamarack Avenue home after debate over driveway, trees and shared access",1063,5766000,6829000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5777418-761c28ee794a3069912e292374f47af4&start=5766&end=6829","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5777418-761c28ee794a3069912e292374f47af4/thumbnail_5766000.jpg","/articles/6471830/Carlsbad/San-Diego-County/California/Planning-commission-approves-Tamarack-Avenue-home-after-debate-over-driveway-trees-and-shared-access","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6471830-0dd7ff6ea5f74656fb54d523590759e4/orig.mp4?Expires=1770979405&Signature=U3J2G~VE2zWhebcJIYY5TCQ1mHTEl5DOMMlYVmCoNcalRT2MSWkMwXIV0Cwu5kYEow9ZBAymDafjPv7Xg~42A936Fu1tj7WtGLjDeO-ED2pjJxnwLE4jKUSnxGXlLjtrw-JwwJKg0VFBuo~euNLtQtKUTJzWbJxg72FFsPDyiJNqdyNwsPGgkeLejyz0-BL3v1MSgyIvPPflY13uraEnmapnAyV5Vzb7YlgvJIV6qk8iXzFpqDXNxM88kdRcEkMLof0uPu50POp8Up0Ljf~kCNjgt~2rFQMfhni6gdckZ3Fq-2q2cyG0IIiX1FO5l7jvaCIlvXryqkc9XWRpa88YWg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning Commission on Sept. 17 approved a Coastal Development Permit for a new one‑story single‑family home at 1640 Tamarack Avenue, voting 6‑0. Commissioners discussed driveway access, flag‑lot easements and neighborhood tree preservation before the motion carried.

Senior planner Jason Gough presented the project as a 1,930‑square‑foot, one‑story residence with a 574‑square‑foot attached two‑car garage on a previously graded 7,894‑square‑foot lot in the coastal zone. Staff recommended a CEQA categorical exemption under CEQA Guidelines §15303 for new construction of small structures and said the site is not within the area where city decisions are appealable to the California Coastal Commission.

A neighbor, Tim Morgan of Valley Street, asked the commission to work with the applicant to preserve mature trees along the shared property line, in particular a sweetgum tree at the rear of the site. Morgan said the trees provide privacy and environmental benefits. The applicants, Amy and Forrest (first names used in the hearing), said they had engaged three arborists and provided the neighbor with arborist findings; the applicants said one large sweetgum had been previously lopped by a different owner and that arborists advised removal or that retention was not feasible for several of the trees because of root or health issues. The applicants also said their landscape plan calls for new mature trees to be planted as part of the project.

Commissioners asked whether the proposed house must create a new curb cut on Tamarack Avenue and whether the lot could plausibly take access from a nearby flag lot. Staff and the city’s engineering representatives explained there is no recorded easement in the subdivision map requiring the flag‑lot holder to provide access to adjacent lots; creating a shared access would require negotiation and a recorded agreement between property owners. Staff also noted a drainage swale and existing site conditions that complicate shared access from the neighboring flag lot. Public‑works staff said driveway visibility and frontage improvements would be reviewed in more detail during engineering review to address pedestrian and vehicle safety near nearby Valley Middle School.

Commissioner comments emphasized the practical limits on requiring shared access; Commissioner Foster noted that flag‑lot owners “hold all the cards” in easement negotiations and that the proposed owner should not be forced to rely on an access agreement with a neighbor. After deliberation Commissioner Burrows moved to approve the project as recommended by staff; Commissioner Hubinger seconded and the motion passed 6‑0.

The applicants said they will provide arborist reports to neighbors and will implement the approved landscape plan, which includes new trees. Staff will record the CEQA notice of exemption and ensure frontage improvements and driveway visibility meet engineering standards during building permit review.

Project specifics (as presented): one‑story, ~1,930 sq. ft. single‑family home with loft, attached two‑car garage (574 sq. ft.), maximum height 25 feet; lot previously graded.","The Planning Commission unanimously approved a coastal development permit for a single‑family home at 1640 Tamarack Ave., after public comment asked the applicant to preserve mature trees and commissioners discussed driveway access, flag‑lot easements and drainage.","actionData","errors"]

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