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DEVELOPMENT UPDATE

January 21, 2009

COMMERCIAL/OFFICE DEVELOPMENT

1. Retail/Commercial Center

Location: SW corner of Melrose & Sparrow Lane, east of Rancho Santa Fe Rd.

Description: 19,078 s.f. retail/commercial center with freestanding pad

Status: Shell buildings have been finaled. 7/11, LA Boxing and a dry cleaner are open.

Applicant: Julian Piccioni

Staff Contact: Norm Pedersen, ext. 3236

2. Civic Center Plaza

Location: SW corner of Twin Oaks Valley Rd. and San Marcos Blvd.

Description: Four (4) retail buildings totaling 60,000 s.f., anchored by a L.A. Fitness facility.

Status: LA Fitness opened in June. Sombrero’s, Santorini Grill, Subway and FedEx-Kinkos are open. Tenant improvements for Ryan Brothers Coffee are under construction. Tenant improvement plans for Pizza Nova are being reviewed.

Applicant: McDonald Group

Staff Contact: Garth Koller, ext. 3231

3. Civic View Corporate Center

Location: 300 Rancheros Drive, between Hometown Buffet and the Sprinter rail

Description: Four-story, 99,500 s.f. Class “A” office building on 4.3 acres

Status: The shell building has been finaled and tenants are occupying the building as leases are finalized.

Applicant: Newport National

Staff Contact: Karen Brindley, ext. 3220

4. Civic Center Marketplace

Location: SW corner of Twin Oaks Valley Rd. & San Marcos Blvd.

Description: 168,419 s.f. shopping center with a drive-thru drug store, a 2-story and 3-story Class “A” office building and a freestanding restaurant pad

Status: City Council approved project on 6/12/07. Application is processing habitat permits. Grading plans are being processed.

Applicant: C. W. Clark

Staff Contact: Garth Koller, ext. 3231

5. Park Place South

Location: SW corner of Boardwalk and Park Place, north of San Marcos Blvd.

Description: 24,387 s.f. three-story office (16 condo units) building

Status: The building has been finaled for occupancy.

Applicant: North Pointe Ventures

Staff Contact: Norm Pedersen, ext. 3236

6. San Marcos Medical Office Building

Location: San Elijo Rd., east of Rancho Santa Fe Rd. (Old Creek Ranch Specific Plan)

Description: 53,619 s.f. medical office building w/parking structure

Status: Foundation drawings and grading plans in plan check.

Applicant: American Real Estate Development

Staff Contact: Norm Pedersen, ext. 3236

7. Campus Pointe Office Building

Location: Carmel Street, east of Enterprise St., south of SR 78

Description: 112,000 s.f. 4-story Class “A” office building

Status: Project approved. Grading and improvement plans have been approved.

Applicant: Carmel Street, LLC

Staff Contact: Karen Brindley, ext. 3220

8. San Elijo Hills Town Center

Location: San Elijo Rd. & Elfin Forest Rd.

Description: Mixed-Use Commercial/Retail (Albertsons & 40 condos)

Status: Albertson’s opened June ‘08. Town Center, Phase I building permits consist of 12,000 s.f. of ground floor retail (including one shopkeeper unit) and two floors (12 units) of residential condominiums that wrap the northerly and a portion of the easterly elevation of the Albertson’s store.

Applicant: San Elijo Hills

Staff Contact: Garth Koller, ext. 3231

9. Residence Inn

Location: Southeast corner or Las Posas & Vallecitos Blvd.

Description: 4-story, 112 room hotel w/112 parking stalls, pool & sundeck

Status: Building permits have been issued and construction is in the framing stage..

Applicant: OTO Development

Staff Contact: Garth Koller, ext. 3231

10. Costco Gasoline

Location: 725 Center Drive

Description: 12 pump member-only self-serve gasoline station

Status: Application is on hold.

Applicant: Costco Wholesale

Staff Contact: Susan Vandrew Rodriguez, ext. 3237

11. Nordahl Medical Office Building

Location: 838 Nordahl Rd.

Description: 3-story, approximately 55,400 s.f. medical office building

Status: Planning Commission recommended approval of the request on 5/5/08 to the City Council. The City Council approved the item on 5/27/08. Construction is in the framing stage. A TSM & CUP is being processed to convert to office condominiums.

Applicant: Newport National Corp.

Staff Contact: Susan Vandrew, ext. 3237

12. University of St. Augustine

Location: 700 Windy Point Drive (11.88 acres)

Description: Physical therapy graduate school. 77,500 s.f. in 1st phase. Previously approved (see #17 below).

Status: Approved by the Planning Commission on 4/7/08. Two out of five buildings are completed. School anticipates opening in January ’09.

Applicant: Windy Point Partners

Staff Contact: Norm Pedersen, ext. 3236

13. Barham Road LLC

Location: 1342 Barham Dr.

Description: 4-unit commercial office building

Status: Application is incomplete and has been withdrawn.

Applicant: Anthony Taylor Consultants

Staff Contact: Susan Vandrew Rodriguez, ext. 3237

14. CVS Pharmacy

Location: NW corner of Mission Rd. & Las Posas Rd.

Description: Drive-thru pharmacy

Status: Application is being processed as the first phase of a larger retail center. Planning Commission hearing was 1/5/09.

Applicant: WPI – Las Posas/Mission, LLC

Staff Contact: Norm Pedersen, ext. 3236

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

15. Barham Industrial Project

Location: Barham Drive, east of the Casitas Del Sol Mobile Home Park

Description: 181,056 s.f. light industrial park

Status: Application is incomplete. Site is being sold.

Applicant: Orix Pacific Escondido, Inc.

Staff Contact: Susan Vandrew Rodriguez, ext. 3237

16. University Office & Medical Park SP 90-24 (08M) Specific Plan Amendment (Previously University Business Park)

Location: East of Craven Rd., south of San Marcos Creek & north of Discovery Meadows

Description/Status: Project has been revised to include medical office, professional office, hospital and retail support. Total building area would be slightly over one million square feet, less than the approved Scripps Hospital SPA. The Final EIR is complete and the proposed project will be re-advertised to an upcoming Planning Commission hearing early in 2009.

Applicant: H.G. Fenton

Staff Contact: Garth Koller, ext. 3231

 

 

17. Windy Pointe Development

Location: Borden Road at the extension of Windy Way

Description: Five (5) light industrial buildings and two (2) office buildings

Status: Application has been submitted to modify the approved light industrial park to an office park that accommodates the University of St. Augustine, a physical therapy graduate school. Two of five shell buildings have been finaled.

Applicant: Windy Pointe Partners, LLP

Staff Contact: Norm Pedersen, ext. 3236

18. Twin Oaks Valley Light Industrial Building

Location: Northeast corner of Twin Oaks Valley Rd. & Windy Way

Description: 12,000 s.f. light industrial building

Status: SDP has been approved.

Applicant: Boreyko & Alkazin

Staff Contact: Norm Pedersen, ext. 3236

19. Pacific Industrial No. 1

Location: Pacific Street, north of Grand Ave.

Description: 22,160 s.f. industrial building

Status: Staff has issued final conditions

Applicant: Pacific Industrial No. 1, LLC

Staff Contact: Norm Pedersen, ext. 3236

RESIDENTIAL/PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

20. San Elijo Hills

Location: San Elijo Road, east of Old Creek Ranch

Description: 3,398 dwelling units

Status: 2,200 units & 204 workforce units completed. Phase I permits for Area “T” issued. Albertson’s opened June 2008. (See project #9 under Commercial/Office Development). Private sports club (tennis courts, fitness, pool & recreational facilities) at the northwest corner of San Elijo & Wild Canyon Roads, was approved by the Planning Commission on 3/3/08.

Applicant: Various merchant builders (Standard Pacific, Richmond American and San Elijo Hills Development Co.).

Staff Contact: Garth Koller, ext. 3231

21. Old Creek Ranch

Location: San Elijo Road east of Rancho Santa Fe Rd.

Description: 416 total acres. 401 single-family homes, 1,123 multi-family, 103 acres light industrial, 181 acres open space

Status: 1,055 units completed. Medical office SDP being processed (See project #6, Commercial/Office Development). KB Homes proposing phased building permits for 300 units in Planning Area PA1. PA7 approved for 140 condos.

Applicant: Various merchant builders (Brookfield Homes, Cornerstone Development)

Staff Contact: Garth Koller, ext. 3231

22. Poinsettia Arbor Ranch

Location: Extension of Linda Vista, east of Poinsettia to Tilley Lane

Description: 57 single-family homes

Status: Approved & rough graded. Linda Vista road extension has been completed. Model plans have been submitted.

Applicant: Centex Homes

Staff Contact: Karen Brindley, ext. 3220

23. Kachay Homes

Location: Southeast corner of Richland & Mulberry Roads

Description: 8 single-family homes on one-acre lot subdivision

Status: Needs final map approval and a time extension to the Tentative Subdivision Map.

Applicant: Kachay Homes

Staff Contact: Karen Brindley, ext. 3220

24. Rancho Santalina

Location: North of Las Flores Drive and South Santa Fe Rd.

Description: 237 single-family units

Status: 60 units completed, community park opened in June 2008.

Applicant: Fieldstone Homes

Staff Contact: Garth Koller, ext. 3231

25. Vallecitos Ridge

Location: Off of Aberdeen Street, north of Mission Road

Description: 103 single-family units

Status: 97 units completed

Applicant: K. Hovnanian

Staff Contact: Garth Koller, ext. 3231

26. Vineyard Hills

Location: Vineyard Road, north of Woodward Street

Description: 22 single-family units (rear garage access)

Status: All units finaled for occupancy.

Applicant: Hallmark Communities

Staff Contact: Susan Vandrew Rodriguez, ext. 3237

27. Autumn Condominiums

Location: 419 Autumn

Description: 10-unit condominium

Status: Approved; Tentative Subdivision Map extension was granted. Processing grading plans.

Applicant: Sheffield-Fortis

Staff Contact: Norm Pedersen, ext. 3236

28. Rock Springs Condominiums

Location: Southeast corner of Woodland Parkway & Rock Springs

Description: 14 duplex condominium buildings (28 units total)

Status: Models open. All buildings have been completed.

Applicant: Jackson Pendo

Staff Contact: Susan Vandrew-Rodriguez, ext. 3237

29. Heritage Ranch

Location: Richland Road

Description: 16 one-acre lot subdivision

Status: Approved; Need final map approval. A one-year tentative subdivision map extension was approved by the Planning Commission.

Applicant: Cal West Development

Staff Contact: Karen Brindley, ext. 3220

30. Palm Road San Marcos, LP

Location: NE Corner of Las Posas & Palm Rds.

Status: Application is being processed for 57 senior apartments. Public workshop held on 12/4/08.

Applicant: Palm Road San Marcos, LP

Staff Contact: Susan Vandrew Rodriguez, ext. 3237

OTHER PROJECTS

31. Woodland Senior Apartments and Retail Project

Location: 975 Woodland Parkway

Description: 204 senior apartments, 2,500 s.f. retail and 15,000 s.f. CVS Pharmacy

Status: Senior apartment completed, retail completed but not fully occupied, CVS Pharmacy is open. Fitness club approved under a Use Permit.

Applicant: Comfort Construction

Staff Contact: Susan Vandrew Rodriguez, ext. 3237

32. Palomar Station

Location: South of Mission Rd., east of Las Posas Rd., north & south of Armorlite Dr.

Description: Mixed-use development consisting of 333 condominiums, 48,980 s.f. of retail, 9,800 s.f. office, 6,280 s.f. of restaurant/food court uses

Status: City Council approval on 7/10/07. A lawsuit challenged the adequacy of the certified EIR, but the courts upheld the EIR as being adequate. Applicant is processing a Financial Parcel Map.

Applicant: Las Posas No. 1, LP

Staff Contact: Garth Koller, ext. 3231

33. High Tech High School (Interim Facility)

Location: Northwest corner of Discovery & San Marcos Blvd.

Description: 300 student incubator charter high school in modular buildings for two years.

Status: School started 9/30/07. Phase II – 4 temporary modulars added in February 2008, for a total of 10 modular buildings.

Applicant: HTH Learning

Staff Contact: Karen Brindley, ext. 3220

34. High Tech High School (Permanent Facility)

Location: Northwest corner of Discovery & San Marcos Blvd.

Description: A two-story high school (530 students) and middle school (330 students).

Status: Planning Commission approved in November, 2007. Construction started in September for the permanent school building.

Applicant: HTH Learning

Staff Contact: Karen Brindley, ext. 3220

35. San Marcos Creek (“Creek District”) Specific Plan

Location: Generally between Discovery & SR 78 and San Marcos Blvd. & Discovery

Description: Mixed-use development consisting of 1,265,000 s.f. of retail, 589,000 s.f. of office and 2,300 dwelling units.

Status: Approved by City Council on 7/24/07. Permit applications have been submitted to the regulatory agencies on December 31, 2007 and are being processed. Channel habitat mitigation and monitoring plan has been completed and submitted to the regulatory agencies and are being reviewed. The regulatory agencies are processing the regulatory permits and have requested additional information. Grand Avenue bridge is in the 30% design stage.

Applicant: City of San Marcos

Staff Contact: Jerry Backoff, ext. 3234

36. University District Specific Plan

Location: See below.

Description: On January 8, 2008, the City Council established a Task Force to re-evaluate the land uses within that portion of Heart of the City generally bounded by SR-78, Industrial Street, Barham Drive, Discovery Street (and its extension), and San Marcos Creek. The goal of the Task Force is to formulate an amendment that looks at expanding the “downtown” vision of the San Marcos Creek Specific Plan. First meeting of Task Force was held on 3/12/08 with additional meetings on 4/2, 4/30, 5/28, 6/18, 7/23, 8/27 & 9/24. There was a field trip to San Diego on 5/3/08. Two public workshops were held on Saturday, 5/17 and 5/31. The Task Force conducted a walking tour of the project area on 8/13. Next Task Force meeting is 1/21/09. (PowerPoint presentations are on the City’s website: www.san-marcos.net).

Status: Working with Task Force

Applicant: N/A

Staff Contact: Jerry Backoff, ext. 3234

37. San Elijo Sports Club

Location: Northwest corner of San Elijo Rd. & Wild Canyon

Description: 10,193 s.f. sports club w/7 tennis courts, 2 pools, 1 spa, 1 all sport court and 82 parking spaces.

Status: Approved at 3/3/08 Planning Commission

Applicant: Andy & Paige Farmer

Staff Contact: Norm Pedersen, ext. 3236

38. Buelow (previously Autumn) Park CIP

Location: Autumn Dr., west of Pico Avenue

Description: Re-establish park within NCTD Sprinter right-of-way

Status: Approved at 3/3/08 Planning Commission

Applicant: City of San Marcos

Staff Contact: Susan Vandrew Rodriguez, ext. 3237

39. Autumn Terrace

Location: 245, 285, 307, 313, 319, 323, 335 Autumn Drive

Description: Mixed-use infill development with 7,500 s.f. of storefront retail space and up to 103 affordable residential units.

Status: Planning Commission recommended approval to City Council on 6/23/08. City Council approved the project on 7/8/08. Building plans are in plan check.

Applicant: Community Collective/Ginger Hitzke

Staff Contact: Norm Pedersen, ext. 3236

40. Richmar Specific Plan

Location: Generally south of Richmar Avenue to that area north of the San Marcos Elementary School south of Autumn Drive to the San Marcos Elementary School and from Paseo de Oro to Firebird.

Description: Evaluation of a Specific Plan for the larger area focusing on mixed use development between Richmar Avenue and Mission Road and along Autumn Drive with extension of Lowery Lane to connect San Marcos Blvd. and Autumn Drive.

Status: First public workshop held on 5/6/08.

Applicant: City of San Marcos

Staff Contact: Garth Koller, ext. 3231

PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA – February 2, 2009

No items on agenda.



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