S T. J OHN G ARABED A RMENIAN A POSTOLIC C HURCH El Camino Real North City, San Diego San Diego County C ALIFORNIA C OASTAL C OMMISSION S AN D IEGO C OAST D ISTRICT S LIDE 1 Item Th7a - CDP No
CDP A PPLICATION N UMBER S LIDE 2 Coastal Zone boundary San Dieguito River Valley – City/JPA owned open space Subject Site Project Location I-5 Freeway Gonzales Canyon– City owned open space El Camino Real Dust Devil Nature Trail Trailhead Coast to Crest Nature Trail Overlook Park View Point from High Bluff Drive
CDP A PPLICATION N UMBER S LIDE 3 Proposed Development Height: 85ft. + 8ft. cross Height: 28 ft. Height: 28.5 ft. Height: 40 ft.
CDP A PPLICATION N UMBER S LIDE 4 Coastal Act Issues Visual impacts : Height and Configuration – Not subordinate to character of natural setting – Incompatible with surrounding area and development Native vegetation impacts – 0.01 acres of permanent and 0.02 acres of temporary CSS impacts (not ESHA) MHPA encroachment Conversion of agricultural land Water quality – 127,806 sq. ft. new impervious surface – 100-year floodplain Access – Traffic, trip generations Landform alteration – Grading on steep slopes
CDP A PPLICATION N UMBER S LIDE 5 Overriding Considerations Promote cultural and religious awareness Provide a public gathering space Restore native habitat within Gonzalez Canyon Provide jobs for area residents
CDP A PPLICATION N UMBER S LIDE 6 V IEW FROM O VERLOOK P ARK F ACING N ORTHEAST, L OOKING AT THE P ROJECT S ITE
CDP A PPLICATION N UMBER S LIDE 7 Z OOMED -I N V IEW FROM O VERLOOK P ARK F ACING N ORTHEAST, L OOKING AT THE P ROJECT S ITE
CDP A PPLICATION N UMBER S LIDE 8 Approx. Project Site Formosan Church
CDP A PPLICATION N UMBER S LIDE 9 Approx. Project Site Formosan Church
CDP A PPLICATION N UMBER S LIDE 10 San Dieguito River Valley – City/JPA owned open space Coastal Zone boundary Gonzales Canyon City- owned open space Undeveloped, residential land use, AR-1-1 zoning. Owned by private LLC Undeveloped, residential land use, AR-1-1 zoning, Owned by Lutheran Church Project Site: Max. 93 ft. tall Zoning: AR-1-1 Stallion’s Crossing residences: Max. 30 ft. tall Formosan Church: Max. 43 ft. tall Pardee residences: Max. 33 ft. tall Development and Redevelopment Potential Del Mar Horse Park Equestrian Centers (2)
CDP A PPLICATION N UMBER S LIDE 11 P UBLIC R ESOURCES C ODE S ECTION The scenic and visual qualities of coastal areas shall be considered and protected as a resource of public importance. Permitted development shall be sited and designed to protect views to and along the ocean and scenic coastal areas, to minimize the alteration of natural land forms, to be visually compatible with the character of surrounding areas, and, where feasible, to restore and enhance visual quality in visually degraded areas. New development in highly scenic areas such as those designated in the California Coastline Preservation and Recreation Plan prepared by the Department of Parks and Recreation and by local government shall be subordinate to the character of its setting.
CDP A PPLICATION N UMBER S LIDE 12 V IEW FROM E L C AMINO R EAL S OUTHBOUND, F ACING S OUTHEAST Telephone Pole: 61ft. Formosan Church
CDP A PPLICATION N UMBER S LIDE 13 Telephone Pole: 61ft. V IEW FROM THE D UST D EVIL N ATURE T RAIL F ACING N ORTHEAST
F ORMOSAN C HURCH H ISTORY 1.Setting the structure back from El Camino Real as far as possible 2.Placing some portions of the project in a basement 3.All portions of the tower over 30 feet in height were designed with an open “framed” architectural design
CDP A PPLICATION N UMBER S LIDE 15 85’ 93’ 59.5’ 50’ 30’ STAFF RECOMMENDED REDUCED HEIGHT PROPOSED HEIGHT 26.5’ 40’ 58’ 50’
CDP A PPLICATION N UMBER S LIDE 16 Armenian Evangelical Church Los Angeles, CA St. Mary’s Armenian Church Costa Mesa, CA St. Mary’s Armenian Apostolic Glendale, CA St. Leon Armenian Cathedral Burbank, CA
CDP A PPLICATION N UMBER S LIDE 17 PROPOSED SITE CONFIGURATION STAFF RECOMMENDED SITE RECONFIGURATION Height: 85ft. + 8ft. cross Height: 85ft. + 8ft. cross Height: 40 ft. Height: 40 ft. Height: 28.5 ft. Height: 28.5 ft. Height: 28 ft. Height: 28 ft.
CDP A PPLICATION N UMBER S LIDE 18 S TAFF ’ S RECOMMENDATIONS Height Reduction Reconfiguration See Page 6 of the Staff Report for the appropriate resolution