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Carlsbad, CA 92008
PLANNING COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
Nov. 05, 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.
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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.
Agenda
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CALL TO ORDER: 5:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Meenes, Fitzgerald, Burrows, Merz, Foster, Lafferty, Hubinger
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Commissioner Foster led the pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on Oct. 15, 2025
ACTION: Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on Oct. 15, 2025 approved as presented.
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 as requested up to a total of 15 minutes in the beginning of the meeting. All other non-
agenda public comments will be heard at the end of the meeting. In conformance with the Brown Act, no
action can occur on these items.
PUBLIC HEARINGS: None.
REPORTS:
1.RECEIVE A REPORT AND PRESENTATION OF AN OVERVIEW VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED (VMT). (Staff
contact: Jason Geldert, Engineering Manager).
Recommended Action: Receive the report.
ACTION: The Commission received the report and presentation.
2.ADOPTION OF 2026 PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING CALENDAR – Adoption of a
resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Carlsbad, California, establishing the
Commission’s Regular Meeting calendar for calendar year 2026. (Staff contact: Eric Lardy, City
Planner).
Recommended Action: Adopt the resolution.
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 7559
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: 5:57p.m.