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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-08-06; Planning Commission; Agendas Council Chamber 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 carlsbadca.gov PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA Regular Meeting Aug. 6, 2025, 5 p.m. Welcome to Your Planning Commission Meeting We welcome your interest and involvement in the city’s legislative process. This agenda includes information about topics coming before the Planning Commission and the action recommended by city staff. You can read about each topic in the staff reports, which are available on the city website. How to watch In Person City Council Chamber 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Online Watch the livestream at carlsbadca.gov/watch How to participate If you would like to provide comments to the Commission, please: • Fill out a speaker request form, located in the foyer. • Submit the form to the Clerk before the item begins. • When it’s your turn, the Clerk will call your name and invite you to the podium. • For non-agenda public comment, speakers must confine their remarks to matters within the Commission’s subject matter jurisdiction. • For public comment on agenda items, speakers must confine their remarks to the question or matter under consideration. • Speakers have three minutes, unless the presiding officer (usually the Chair) changes that time. • You may not give your time to another person, but can create a group. A group must select a single speaker as long as three other members of your group are present. All forms must be submitted to the Clerk before the item begins and will only be accepted for items listed on the agenda (not for general public comment at the beginning of the meeting). Group representatives have 10 minutes unless that time is changed by the presiding officer or the Commission. • Failure to comply with the rules for public participation is disruptive conduct. Continuing disruptive conduct after being asked by the presiding official to cease may result in removal from the meeting. • In writing: Email comments to planning@carlsbadca.gov. Comments received by 3 p.m. the day prior to the meeting will be shared with the Commission prior to the meeting. When e-mailing comments, please identify in the subject line the agenda item to which your comments relate. All comments received will be included as part of the official record. Reasonable accommodations Reasonable Accommodations Persons with a disability may request an agenda packet in appropriate alternative formats as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Reasonable accommodations and auxiliary aids will be provided to effectively allow participation in the meeting. Please contact the City Manager’s Office at 442-339-2821 (voice), 711 (free relay service for TTY users), 760-720-9461 (fax) or manager@carlsbadca.gov by noon on the Tuesday before the meeting to make arrangements. City staff will respond to requests by noon on Wednesday, the day of the meeting, and will seek to resolve requests before the start of the meeting in order to maximize accessibility. Aug. 6, 2025 Page 2 CALL TO ORDER: 5 p.m. ROLL CALL: Burrows, Foster, Hubinger, Meenes, Merz. Absent: Lafferty. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Commissioner Burrows led the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on June 18, 2025. ACTION: Minutes were approved as presented – 5/0/0/1 (Lafferty – Absent). Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on July 2, 2025. ACTION: Minutes were approved as presented – 4/0/1/1 (Merz – Abstain; Lafferty – Absent). PUBLIC COMMENT: The Brown Act allows any member of the public to comment on items not on the agenda. Please treat others with courtesy, civility, and respect. Members of the public may participate in the meeting by submitting comments as provided on the front page of this agenda. The Commission will receive comments at the beginning of the meeting. In conformance with the Brown Act, no action can occur on these items. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY MAINLINE PIPE REPAIR AMEND 2024-0005 (DEV2020-0283) - A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Carlsbad, California, approving a CEQA exemption determination and an amendment, Amend 2024-0005, to Coastal Development Permit CDP 2021-0035 and Habitat Management Plan Permit HMP 2021-0005 to approve a revised Habitat Restoration and Revegetation Plan associated with previously approved emergency gas line repairs located within the public right-of-way adjacent and on APN 216-140-43-00, in Local Facilities Management Zone 9 and within the Mello II and West Batiquitos Lagoon/Sammis Properties segments of the Local Coastal Program. ACTION TYPE: Quasi-Judicial STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Take public input, close the public hearing, and adopt the Resolution. PLANNER: Alex Alegre ENGINEER: Tim Carroll ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 7547 – 5/0/0/1 (Lafferty – Absent). DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS: 2. CEQA REPORT - Report and presentation on the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) changes. (Staff Contact: Eric Lardy, City Planner) Recommended Action: Receive and discuss the report. ACTION: The Commission received and discussed the report. Aug. 6, 2025 Page 3 COMMISSION MEMBER COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS: This portion of the agenda is for the Commission to make brief announcements, brief reports of their activities and requests for future agenda items. STAFF COMMENTS: ADJOURNMENT: 6:10 p.m.