Ntki N S 22Nd District Agricultural Association Del Mar Fairgrounds
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nTKi N s 22nd District Agricultural Association Del Mar Fairgrounds Consent Order Compliance & Physical Improvements Plan March 2013 Del Mar Fairgrounds Consent Order Compliance & Physical Improvements Plan March 2013 Prepared for: 22na District Agricultural Association 2260 Jimmy Durance Boulevard Del Mar, California 92104-0700 Prepared by: nTKiNs 3570 Carmel Mountain Road, Suite 300 San Diego, California 92130 j ~.~-ri U ~ ,~' Y'~~' CONTENTS Contents Chapter1 introduction ...................................................................................................................1 1.1 Background ......................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Location and Regional Setting............................................... ...............................3 1.3 Regulatory Framework ..................... .......• ...............7 Chapter2Fairground Operations..................................................:............... ............................... 11 2.1 Existing Fairground Operations .......................................................................... 11 2.2 Existing Fairground Infrastructure ..................................................................... 12 Chapter3Off-Season Temporary Events .....................................................................................21 3.1 Overview ........................................................................................................... 21 3.2 Existing Fairground Facilities............................................... ............................... 22 3.3 Description of Off-Season Temporary Events ..................................................... 28 3.4 Parking and Traffic Management....................................................................... 30 Chapter4Second Race Meet .......................................................................................................33 4.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................33 4.2 Description of Second Race Meet ...................................................................... 33 4.3 Water Quality Improvements ............................................................................34 4.4 Parking and Traffic Management........................................ ...............................34 ChaptersPlanned Physical improvements ..................................................................................37 5.1 Overview ........................................................................................................... 37 5.2 Conceptual Improvements ................................................................................ 37 Chapter6General Deveopment Standards ..................................................................................59 6.1 Overview ........................................................................................................... 59 /~~~(I A'C Del Mar Fairgrounds Consent Order Compliance March 2013 ~ ~ ~~ ~ r J and Physical Improvements Plan Pagei CONTENTS Tables Table 2-1 Existing Fairgrounds Parking ......................................................................................... 14 Table 3-1 Existing Enclosed Facilities Available for Off-Season Temporary Events......................... 25 Table 3-2 Del Mar Fairgrounds Major Recurring Off-Season-Temporary Events (Ranked according to average daily parking).................................. ............................... 30 Figures Figure1-1 Vicinity Map ...................................................................................................................4 Figure 1-2 Surrounding Uses ...........................................................................................................5 Figure 1-3 Jurisdictional Boundaries................................................................. ...............................8 Figure 2-1 Existing Fairgrounds Parking ......................................................................................... 15 Figure2-2 Drainage Basins ............................................................................................................ 19 Figure 3-1 Typical Off-Season Temporary Event Locations ............................................................. 23 Figure S-1 Conceptual Improvement Sites ..................................................................................... 39 Figure 5-2 Conceptual Solana Gate Road Realignment Site Plan ....................................................40 Figure 5-3 RV Lot Improvements Sites ...........................................................................................43 Figure 5-4 Conceptual Exhibit Building with Rooftop Sports Fields and Entry Gate Administration Buildings................................................................ ,..............................45 Figur+:+ 5-5 Conceptual Site A Maintenance Building Floor Plan and Elevations............................... 49 Figure 5-6 Conceptual Site B Maintenance Building Site and Floor Plans ....................................... 50 Figure 5-7 Conceptual Health Club/Sports Training Facility Site Plan ............................................. 51 Figure 5-8 Conceptual Health Club/Sports Training Facility Design and Elevations ......................... 52 Figure 5-9 Semi-Permeable Paving of EOL ..................................................................................... 55 Figure5-10 Pool/Swim School ......................................................................................................... 58 Figure6-1 Habitat Buffers .............................................................................................................61 n~~('~ C Del Mar Fairgrounds Consent Order Compliance March 2013 ~ ~ ~~ ~ and Physical Improvements Plan Page ii CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background The Del Mar Fairgrounds is one of the preeminent community event and activity centers in San Diego County and a major visitor serving facility of regional, if not state-wide significance. Over 3-million people annually attend events occurring within the Del Mar Fairgrounds. Since it's opening in 1937, the Del Mar Fairgrounds coastal location, within full view of the Pacific Ocean, has been a major component of its success. At the same time, success brings traffic and growth pressures that, if left unchecked and unplanned, have the potential to impact coastal resources. This Consent Order Compliance and Physical Development Plan ("Plan") was prepared in response to California Coastal Commission ("CCC") Consent Cease and Desist Order No. CCC-I2-CD-02 and Restoration Order No. CCC-I2-CD-RO-02 (herein the "Consent Orders"). The Consent Orders detail a variety of actions to be undertaken by the 22"d District Agricultural Association ("22"d DAA") inci ding submittal of a coastal development permit ("CDP") application for permanent authorization of typical short-term events to be held within the Fairgrounds, with measures to avoid and minimize impacts to habitat, and to accommodate and mitigate for associated traffic and parking impacts (hereinafter "Comprehensive CDP"). This Plan, which includes a full description of the typical short-term temporary events to be conducted within the Del Mar Fairgrounds along with mitigation measures to reduce associated impacts, is part of the Comprehensive CDP application required by the Consent Orders.1 1.1.1 Consent Orders Section 3.3 B. of the Consent Orders states: Within twelve (12) months of the effective date of these Consent Orders, DAA shall submit, and allow to be processed to Commission hearing under its normal procedures, a complete coastal development permit application for permanent authorization of typical short-term events to be held within the Fairgrounds that DAA wishes to retain or continue to perform and for which CCC staff has determined, 1 Habitat restoration, maintenance, and monitoring plans for the South Overflow Lot( "SOL"), Buffer Sites and Rip- Rapsites as required by the Consent Orders were submitted to the Coastal Commission on September 6, 2012. The restoration plans are subject to approval by the state Coastal Commission Executive Director and are not a part of this plan. n~~('A' C Del Mar Fairgrounds Consent Order Compliance March 2013 ~ ~ ~~ ~ r J and Physical Improvements Plan Page 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION after consultation with DAA, a permit to be necessary. This comprehensive permitting requirement excludes the Fair and Races as defined in Section 3.2.A.3 of these Consent Orders. The Consent Orders further state, in Section 3.3.6.2: In addition to all information and requirements of the Commission's permit application form, DAA shall include the following documents and information as part of the permit application: a. A description of the typical short-term events to be conducted including the timing and duration of each; b. A scaled map of the Fairgrounds depicting the location of the events described in 3.3.8.2.a within the Fairgrounds including, but not limited to an analysis of measures to avoid sensitive habitat areas and to minimize impacts to species that use such habitat; and c. A description of the measures to accommodate and mitigate for the increased parking and traffic demands resultantfrom the temporary events described in 3.3.8.2.a. For consistency, this Plan uses the term "temporary events" to refer to both "short-term events" and "temporary