The coast news, august 28, 2015

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Developer Rick Caruso presents to the Carlsbad City Council on Tuesday night about the benefits his new upscale retail shopping center will bring to the surrounding community. Photo by Ellen Wright

Strawberry fields mall: ‘Too good to pass up’ By Ellen Wright

Travels with Bixby Mike Minnick and his dog Bixby, a 5-year-old mutt rescue, and Chicken Charlie are riding their bike across the country raising awareness about the importance of adopting shelter dogs and other pets. See the full story on page A8. Photo by Tony Cagala

Planning Commission delays agriculture ordinance By Aaron Burgin

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ENCINITAS — Commissioners said they were in agreement with the overarching goal and need for such an ordinance, but said the current iteration raises a number of concerns, including the potential encroachment of businesses in the form of large produce stands in residential neighborhoods, the public safety concerns about the proximity of bees to residences, the potential unintended backlash the proposed rules could have on existing agricultural and rural areas, Planning Commissioners postpone any ruling on an agricultural ordi“From a top line we are nance, which would include limiting the number of animals, as chickens very much supportive of and goats, allowed in a residential area. Photo courtesy Wikimedia

such an ordinance,” Commissioner Robert Flores said. “We just really need to think it through very well to make sure we don’t have the potential to disrupt the current character of our community. “I have a lot of concerns with the way this is written,” Flores said. The ordinance spells out a number of farming activities that property owners would be able to do by right, including: • Have farms smaller than an acre • Host farmers markets with 15 or fewer vendors at TURN TO FARMING ON A14

CARLSBAD — City Council unanimously approved the Agua Hedionda 85/15 Initiative, which proposed an upscale retail shopping center on a portion of the strawberry fields. The initiative was approved after a six-hour meeting, which Mayor Matt Hall said, had more speakers on a single issue than he’s seen in his 30 years in public service. The council approved the project because the proposal met all the city standards and regulations and because the property has been zoned for commercial use since the ‘80s. “This plan has been developed in collaboration with the community, and it goes above and beyond what is required, by ensuring the future of the strawberry fields and providing public access to open space in perpetuity,” said Hall. “That has tremendous value and will enhance our community for years to come.”

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Developer Rick CaruSFNEWS so plans to build a shopping center on 27 acres between Interstate 5 and Agua Hedionda Lagoon. Since the citizen led initiative process was used, council had the option to either send the project to a special election, to outright approve it or to think about it for 30 days. A special election would have cost the city about $500,000. Caruso plans to make the remaining 85 percent of the land, or 155 acres, permanent open space. In an effort to get residents on board with the project, he proposed adding miles of publicly accessible trails and an outdoor amphitheater for use by the Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation’s educational program. According to Hall, when Caruso first approached the city, Hall recommended Caruso do lots of outreach to the community because Lennar

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