Questions or Comments:

Contact Laurie Tremor, Associate Planner at (760)633-2717, or by email at ltremor@cityofencinitas.org

Overview:

In 2002, the City Council directed that work for the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Specific Plan be initiated. The 1989 citywide General Plan singled out a number of key areas- including Cardiff- for focused planning through the use of specific plans.

The Cardiff-by-the-Sea Specific Plan area includes all properties between San Elijo Avenue and the alley west of Manchester Ave from Mozart Avenue to the north and Orinda Drive to the south. The project area also includes the office properties fronting the north side of Birmingham Drive to Montgomery Avenue.

The City’s overriding goals for such tailored planning are to: reinforce the unique desirable characteristics of these areas and ensure long-term compatibility with their surroundings; provide development standards to help revitalize commercial corridors; encourage flexibility in land use planning; and prioritize reinvestment in public infrastructure.

This page contains links to information about the specific plan work project and will be updated periodically. Here you will have access to draft documents, exhibits, photographs, public notices of workshops and hearings, city staff reports, and more.

Project to Date and Next Steps:

Staff will be returning to the City Council on April 21, 2010 for their recommendation on the Cardiff Specific Plan.

The Planning Commission held a public hearing on January 21, 2010 to review and discuss the 2^nd Draft of the Cardiff Specific Plan. At the meeting, the Commission established a schedule to review the 2^nd Draft Specific Plan chapter by chapter and completed their review of the first three (3) chapters that evening. The Commission then held a public hearing on February 4, 2010 and completed their review of the 2^nd Draft Plan. Staff then returned to the Planning Commission on February 18, 2010 to close the environmental review period (ends on February 8th); allow for response to any comments received on the Draft Negative Declaration; and to allow staff to provide the Commission with a memo outlining any additional recommended changes to the remaining chapters of the Draft Plan. At that meeting, the Planning Commission made a recommendation to approve the Specific Plan with the modifications suggested by the Commission.

Memo detailing Planning Commission Recommendations/Staff Edits from January 21, 2009 PC Meeting

February 18, 2010 Planning Commission Agenda Report

The environmental review has been completed and a 30-day public review and comment period has been established pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The draft Negative Declaration was available for public review at the Planning Department counter from December 4, 2009 to January 4, 2010. The 30-day public review period has been extended, which starts January 8, 2010 to February 8, 2010. (Link to draft Negative Declaration)

EXTENSION of Legal Notice of Environmental Review and Comment Period
Legal Notice of Environmental Review and Comment Period

January 21, 2010 Planning Commission Agenda Report: Link to Agenda Report

The following is a tentative timeline in order to complete the Cardiff Specific Plan.

* Anticipate multiple meetings. In the past, the Commission has reviewed large zoning documents chapter-by-chapter resulting in multiple meetings.

Notices:
Legal Notice of Availability & Notice of Planning Commission Public Hearing for January 21, 2010

Legal Notice of Special Meeting for July 31, 2008

Legal Notice for City Council Meeting for September 17, 2008

Staff conducted an open house to preview the 2^nd draft of the Cardiff Specific Plan on January 31, 2009, which was an opportunity for the public to view the 2^nd Draft and provide comments. It was an informal setting with no planned presentations whereby citizens were able to attend at their convenience.
Open House Notice for January 29, 2009

Staff Reports:

July 31, 2008 Planning Commission Agenda Report

September 17, 2008 City Council Agenda Report

Background Information:

The following links provide relevant background information which have been used to set the stage for the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Specific Plan.

Community Consensus Conference Background Report July 23, 2001 - Part 2
The broad policy objectives outlined in the City’s General Plan, and Cardiff's existing conditions identified in this report provided the initial direction for the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Specific Plan.

A Vision for Cardiff-by-the-Sea September 19, 2001 -
Following the Community Consensus Conference held in August 2001, the result was a “vision” report representing a consensus view of the important issues facing Cardiff, particularly the Specific Plan area identified in the General Plan. 

2005 Cardiff Business District Parking Study

This report presents the results of the 2005 Cardiff Business District Parking Study.  The study includes an inventory of parking spaces, hourly occupancy counts, a survey of persons parking in the study area, and an analysis of future parking demand.

Completed Public Workshop Dates (November 2004 through March 2007)

Notice of Public Workshop #1 11/16/04
Agenda for Public Workshop #1 11/16/04
Workshop #1 Handouts 11/16/04  
Summary of Public Comment on Workshop #1 1/25/05
Workshop #1 Marked-Up Planning Area Boards 1/25/05
Presentation of Workshop #1 1/25/05
Notice for Public Workshop #2 6/13/05
Workshop #2 Background Information  6/27/05
Cardiff Land Use Character Graphic  6/27/05
Organizing Design Concepts  6/27/05
Workshop #2 Photo Examples  6/27/05
Workshop #2 Group Notes  6/27/05
City Council Workshop 3/21/07
City Council PowerPoint Presentation 3/21/07 

Cardiff-by-the-Sea Specific Plan Area Review Committee CSPARC

In May 2007, the City Council created the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Specific Plan Review Committee to review and recommend changes to the draft Cardiff-by-the-Sea Specific Plan.  After a nine month review period, the committee completed their review in March 2008. The review committee will then forward their recommendations to the Planning Commission for consideration.

The following are links to the weekly materials relevant to the review committee’s work.

Public Notice 1 7/10/07
CSPARC Agenda 1 7/10/07
Memo to Committee Members
Committee List
Proposed Schedule
Introduction to the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Specific Plan PowerPoint

CSPARC Agenda 7/24/07
7/10/07 Meeting Notes
Committee Member Vacancy E-Mail
Public Comments

CSPARC Agenda 7/31/07
7/24/07 Meeting Notes
Completed Chapter 1 Edits..
General Plan Land Use Descriptions....
Public Comments...
Existing Uses within Specific Plan Area
Zoning Matrix Land Use Comparison: Existing versus Proposed
Farrow Request to Withdraw from Specific Plan Area

CSPARC Agenda 8/7/07
7/31/07 Meeting Notes
Cardiff-by-the-Sea Specific Plan Existing Uses
Zoning Definitions: OP, GC, R11
Cardiff Protection Association CPA – Chapter 3 Comments
Incomplete Chapter 2 Edits through Goal 4 only
Bonde Public Comment
Mindlin Public Comment

CSPARC Agenda 8/14/07
8/7/07 Meeting Notes
Completed Chapter 2 Edits
CSPARC Agenda 8/21/07

8/14/07 Meeting Notes
Proposed Schedule Changes
Information on Density Bonus Law
Definition of Mixed Use

Making Most of M.U.
Downtown Encinitas Map
Supplement (Submitted by B. Cobb)
CPA Public Document
Mixed Use Presentation
Density Bonus Presentation

CSPARC Agenda 8/28/07
8/21/07 Meeting Notes
CSPARC Meeting Schedule

CSPARC Agenda 9/11/07
8/28/07 Meeting Notes
Cardiff Specific Plan Matrix
Sheryl Kies 09/04/07
Kathleen Brooks 09/05/07
Bob Rechter 09/04/07
John Spencer 09/04/07
CPA Public Comment
CPA Public Comment Cont'd


CSPARC Agenda 9/18/07
9/11/07 Meeting Notes
Mixed Use Sites

Meeting Cancellation 09/25/08

CSPARC Agenda 10/02/07
09/18/07 Meeting Notes 
Public Comment - Mindlin
Committee Recommendation Map
Development Standards Example
CPA Public Comment

CSPARC Agenda 10/09/07
10/02/07 Meeting Notes
CPA Public Comment

CSPARC Agenda 10/16/07
10/09/07 Meeting Notes
Cardiff-by-the-Sea Specific Plan Area Zoning Matrix
Calendar 2007/2008 
1-story Building Height Presentation
CPA Public Comment-Exhibit

CSPARC Agenda 10/23/07
10/16/07 Meeting Notes
CSPARC Meeting Schedule

CSPARC Agenda 11/06/07
10/30/07 Meeting Notes
Cardiff-by-the-Sea Specific Plan Area Zoning Matrix
Zoning
Public Comment

CSPARC Agenda 11/13/07
11/06/07 Draft Meeting Notes
Revised Meeting Schedule
Parking Study

CSPARC Agenda 11/27/07
11/13/07 Draft Meeting Notes
Public Comments

CSPARC Agenda 12/04/2007
11/27/07 Draft Meeting Notes
Public Comments 1
Public Comments 2
Memo to Committee
Design Review

CSPARC Agenda 12/11/2007
12/04/2007 Draft Meeting Notes
Public Comments 1
Public Comments 2

CSPARC Agenda 01/08/2007
CSPARC Minutes 01/08/2007

CSPARC Agenda 01/15/2008
Draft Meeting Notes 01/08/2008
Public Comment #1
Public Comment #2

Cancellation Notice Meetings 1/22/2008 and 1/29/2008 

2008 CSPARC Schedule
CSPARC Agenda 02/26/2008
Draft Meeting Notes 01/15/2008
Parking Lot Items
Parking Ratio and Underground Design
Street Maintenance Schedule
Public Comments

CSPARC Minutes 03/04/2008

Cancellation Notice of Meetings 3/11/2008 and 3/25/2008

2nd Draft Cardiff-by-the-Sea Specific Plan

The following are links to the chapters of the 2nd draft of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Specific Plan, which reflect the Review Committee’s recommendations (Updated July 2008).