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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-05-21; Planning Commission; MinutesPLANNING COMMISSION Minutes MAY 21, 2025, 5 p.m. CALL TO ORDER: 5:02 p.m. Council Chamber 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 ROLL CALL: Merz, Burrows, Lafferty, Stine, Foster, Hubinger, Meenes. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Commissioner Burrows led the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of the Regular Meeting held May 7, 2025 Motion by Commissioner Lafferty, seconded by Commissioner Burrows, to approve the minutes as presented. Motion carried 7 /0. PUBLIC COMMENT: None. CONSENT CALENDAR: None. PUBLIC HEARING: 1. JEFFERSON STREET HOMES -CT 2024-0004/PUD 2024-0004/CDP 2024-0021 (DEV 2024- 0012) -A Resolution of the Planning Commission approving a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption determination and approving Carlsbad tentative tract map, Planned Development Permit and Coastal Development Permit to allow the demolition of two existing single family residences on two lots and the development of a 12-unit, three- story, residential condominium project on a 0.542-acre site located at 2502 & 2518 Jefferson St., within the Mello II Segment of the Local Coastal Program and within local Facilities Management Zone ACTION TYPE: Quasi-Judicial STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Take public input, close the public hearing, and adopt the Resolution. PLANNER: Kyle Van Leeuwen ENGINEER: Jason Geldert Chair Meenes opened the duly noticed public hearing at 5:07 p.m. City Planner, Eric Lardy introduced Senior Planner, Kyle Van Leeuwen, who reviewed a PowerPoint on the Item. (On file in the Office of the City Clerk) Chair Meenes requested ex parte regarding this item and all commissioners had driven by the project. Applicant representative, Jonathan Frankel, spoke on the item. May 212025 Planning Commission Regular Meeting Page 2 Applicant representative, Kirk Moeller, KM Architects, responded to questions on the project. Chair Meenes opened the public testimony at 5:23 p.m. Carlsbad residents Tio San Antonio, Elena Quaranta, and Cory Alvarez expressed their opposition to the project. Carlsbad resident, David Pierce expressed his support for the project. Hearing no one wishing to speak, Chair Meenes closed the public testimony at 5:23 p.m. Commissioner discussion ensued. Commissioner Merz made a motion to adopt Resolution No. 7543, seconded by Commissioner Stine, approving the CEQA exemption determination, the Carlsbad tentative tract map, Planned Development Permit and Coastal Development Permit per staff recommendation. Motion carried, (6/1, Lafferty-No). Hearing no one wishing to speak, Chair Meenes closed the duly noticed public hearing at 5:48 p.m. DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS: 2. PLANNING COMMISSION WORK PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 - A Resolution of the Planning Commission of Carlsbad, California recommending acceptance of the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Work Plan Annual Report and approval of the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Planning Commission Workplan. ACTION TYPE: Administrative STAFF RECOMMENDATION: That the Planning Commission adopt a Resolution recommending acceptance of the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Work Plan Annual Report and recommend approval of the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Work Plan. STAFF: City Planner, Eric Lardy City Planner, Eric Lardy reviewed the Item. (On file in the Office of the City Clerk) In response to Commissioner Meenes' inquiry, City Planner, Eric Lardy explained that trainings on many topics including CEQA are anticipated and will be scheduled as soon as possible, when Commissioner, Staff, trainers and consultant's schedules allow. In response to Commissioner Lafferty's inquiry, Mr. Lardy explained that if the Planning Commission would like to add a review of CEQA and Title 19 to the 2025-26 Planning Commission Work Plan it should be added to the motion to adopt the Resolution for this item. May 212025 Planning Commission Regular Meeting Page 3 Commissioner Stine requested educational presentations on the Fire Department's review process. Commissioner Lafferty expressed her agreement and City Planner Eric Lardy indicated that this possibility would be investigated and presented to the Planning Commission in the most efficient way possible, in consideration of the Fire Department's schedule for example. Commissioner Meenes emphasized that he would like a training on CEQA to be the first educational item on the 2025-26 Work Plan training calendar. In response to Commissioner Foster's inquiry, City Planner Eric Lardy explained that, the Village and Barrio Parking and Management Plan Update's parking study is postponed so that the City can conduct a more extensive, in depth parking study over a year, which is a longer period of time than the previous studies. Chair Meenes opened the public testimony on this item. Seeing no one wishing to speak, Chair Meenes closed the public testimony. In response to Commissioner Lafferty's inquiry as to whether the Historic Preservation Commission reviews historic reports, City Planner, Eric Lardy explained that for CEQA item's, the planners review the historic reports and depending on the circumstances, the report may or may not be forwarded to the Historic Preservation Commission. Mr. Lardy added that this topic could be discussed in in the 2025-26 Goals and Tasks for the Planning Commission as well. Commissioner Lafferty made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Merz to approve Resolution 7544 of the Planning Commission recommending acceptance of the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Work Plan Annual Report and approval of the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Planning Commission Workplan with an addition of a review of Title 19 to the Training and Operations section of the Workplan. COMMISSION COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS: The Commissioners report on activities and meetings of some committees and subcommittees of which they are members. Commissioner Lafferty gave an update on the Historic Preservation Commission's last meeting. STAFF COMMENTS: City Planner, Eric Lardy reviewed the upcoming City Council, Planning Commission items and the tentative schedule for Planning Commission. ADJOURNMENT: 6:58 p.m.