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Carlsbad, California

Carlsbad is a resort town in the Northand grace of the city. This number of
County area of San Diego County inresidential areas and population is
California. Situated right on the shoresexpected to be achieved by 2010, and the
of the Pacific Ocean, the city isnumbers can only be increased by a
blessed with an abundance of bothmajority vote of the Carlsbad residents.
natural and manmade features, as well asThese measures are in line with the
a vibrant lifestyle, active culture andCarlsbad city council's attempts to
laid back local residents. Aside fromactively maintain the "livability" of
the aforementioned Pacific Ocean,the city, in an age when living
Carlsbad is also surrounded on all sidesconditions from times past are in danger
by majestic mountain peaks and gorgeousof being wiped out by commercialization
lagoons. All of these natural featuresand urbanization. One of the other means
combine to provide long time residentsby which Carlsbad residents have sought
as well as first time visitors withto preserve the state of their city is
stunning vistas that are breathtaking inby encouraging a more pedestrian
their natural unspoiled beauty. Indeed,oriented community that is less
very few places in the country-and evendependent on cars as a means of
in the whole world-can compare to thetransport. They also encourage more
awesome natural sights that Carlsbad caninteraction among neighbors, in the
offer. Carlsbad has had a long andhopes of fostering a more
colorful history ever since it was"people-oriented" community. To achieve
established as a small coastal villagethese and other lifestyle improvement
in the early 1900s. Although it has beengoals, the city council has implemented
around-albeit as a smallfour programs: Livable Streets, Traffic
settlement-since that time, it was onlyCalming, Planned Development, and
in July 16, 1952 that Carlsbad wasNeighborhood Design Standards. The
incorporated as a city. Even then itlivable streets program calls for
remained a fairly small town, especiallyplanting trees on either side of the
when compared to other communitiesroad between the edge of the curb and
around California. It is this small townthe homeowner's property line. This will
charm that is really a large part ofallow the trees to form a sort of canopy
what makes the city so unique andover the road, which will make drivers
distinctive even to this day. When itdrive slower, as well as to make a
was incorporated as a city in 1952,cooler, cozier and all around more
Carlsbad had a population of only aboutattractive street. The width of the road
7,000 people and its total land areawill also be narrowed down to 34 feet
covered only 7.5 square miles. Over thewide as opposed to the old standard of
years, the city has grown both in terms42 feet. The Traffic Calming program has
of population and land area, due to thebeen put in place to address the various
influx of new residents as well asissues that come with increased
various land annexations. By January 1automobile traffic in residential
of 1998, the city had grown to a landstreets. This program will entail strict
area of more than 42 square miles, withimplementation of speed limits, as well
a total population of more than 73,000as monitoring of present traffic
people. For better or for worse, thissituations in the affected areas and
growth in land area is not going toidentifying any problems as soon as they
continue any further, as all thecome up. Among other things, the Planned
surrounding islands in the county haveDevelopment Ordinance seeks to increase
already been annexed. Which is just asthe land area of public assembly spots
well, as the relatively small land areaand recreational spaces, implement new
of Carlsbad keeps it from experiencingguidelines that govern the size and
the negative effects that has befallenusage of private residential properties,
so many large cities. During theand discourage the building of cul de
November 1986 election by the residentssacs and private gated communities.
of Carlsbad, it was voted that theFinally the Neighborhood Design
maximum number of residential propertiesStandards program will encourage the
in the city would at most be 54,599,building of houses and facades that will
housing a combined total of 135,000encourage more interaction among
people. This will effectively limit theneighbors.
number of new residents in the area, andCarlsbad California real estate for
is intended to preserve the quiet charmsale.



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