On Thursday, January 18, the Clairmont Community Planning Group ad hoc Subcommittee for the Balboa Specific Plan held a meeting to review and discuss the draft Specific Plan. At the meeting, the Planning Department presented an overview of the draft Plan.

1. Clairemont Community Planning ad hoc Subcommittee
January 18, 2017

2. Planning Department
• Overview
• Mobility
• Land Use
• Urban Design
Meeting Topics

3. Planning Department
 210 Acres
 Pacific Beach and Clairemont
Mesa Planning Areas
 Bisected by I-5 Freeway
 Adjacent to Rose Creek
Specific Plan Area

4. Planning Department
Guiding Documents

5. Planning Department
• Overview
• Mobility
• Land Use
• Urban Design
Meeting Topics

6. Planning Department
Transit Priority
Area

7. Planning Department
Balboa Avenue Station – Conceptual Rendering
Image
provided by
SANDAG

8. Planning Department
Balboa Avenue Station – Site Plan
Image
provided by
SANDAG

9. Planning Department
Identify multi-modal
improvements to increase:
•pedestrian
•bicycle
•transit access
Mobility Guiding Principle

10. Planning Department
Pedestrian Improvements
 Connect missing
sidewalks
 Improve intersection
crossings
 Enhance lighting
& wayfinding

11. Planning Department
•Walkable
•Shared-use paths
•Additional crossing
opportunities
Future Pedestrian Facilities

12. Planning Department
Lomas Santa Fe Drive - Solana Beach Conceptual pedestrian connection at Garnet Avenue/I-5 undercrossin
Existing sidewalk at Garnet Avenue/I-5 undercrossing

13. Planning Department
Bicycle Facilities
CLASS IV CYCLE TRACK

14. Planning Department
Planned Bicycle Facilities

15. Planning Department
•Bus Bypass Lane
•Additional Capacity
•Improve intersection
operation
Transit and Vehicular Improvements

16. Planning Department
Existing – Mission Bay Drive and Garnet Avenue

17. Planning Department
Proposed – Mission Bay Drive and Garnet Avenue

18. Planning Department
• Overview
• Mobility
• Land Use
• Urban Design
Meeting Topics

19. Planning Department
Adopted
Land Use

20. Planning Department
 Allow for increased
residential density on
commercial lands
 Maintain industrial and
open space land uses
Potential Areas
of Change

21. Planning Department
DRAFT Balboa Specific
Plan Land Use
54
du/ac
73
du/ac
109
du/ac
No
change
Dwelling Unit Comparison
Existing Units Current Plan Proposed
Specific Plan
756 1,221 4,729

22. Planning Department
Active Commercial Frontage Requirements
 Require ground floor
commercial uses on
Mission Bay Drive and
Garnet Avenue
 Require a non-contiguous
multi-use path

23. Planning Department
Multi-Use Path Example

24. Planning Department
Multi-Use Path Example

25. Planning Department
Multi-Use Path Example

26. Planning Department
• Overview
• Mobility
• Land Use
• Urban Design
Meeting Topics

27. Planning Department
Gateways and Signage
Rose Creek Access
Improvements
Rose Creek Connectivity
Sidewalk and Intersection Improvements
Bridge Undercrossings

28. Planning Department
Magnolia Boulevard Intersection Existing View

29. Planning Department
Magnolia Blvd Conceptual Rendering
 Streetscape
improvements
that support
pedestrian
activity

30. Planning Department
Conceptual rendering – Commercial Frontage
 Building
frontage
improvements
 Design to
provide a
consistent and
cohesive theme

31. Planning Department
Conceptual Rendering – Residential Frontage
 Promote active
residential
street frontages
 Provide direct
access to the
street