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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-01-21; Planning Commission; Agendas; Regular Session Council Chamber 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 carlsbadca.gov PLANNING COMMISSION Regular Meeting Jan. 21, 2026, 5 p.m. Welcome to the 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 before 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. Jan. 21, 2026 Page 2 CALL TO ORDER: 5 p.m. ROLL CALL: Fitzgerald, Burrows, Lafferty, Foster, Hubinger, Meenes (Merz – Absent) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Commissioner Lafferty led the Pledge of Allegiance APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on Dec. 17, 2026. ACTION: Minutes were approved as presented – 6/0/1 (Merz – 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 in the beginning of the meeting. In conformance with the Brown Act, no action can occur on these items. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1. RESORT VIEW APARTMENTS -0012 / HDP2024-0004 – 1) Adoption of a resolution approving a Site Development Plan and Hillside Development Permit to construct a four-story, 26-unit residential apartment project which includes three Inclusionary Housing units, on vacant property generally located along the west side of Viejo Castilla Way between Navarra Drive and Pirineos Way (Assessor Parcel Nos. 216-170-14-00 and 216-170-15-00) in the southeast quadrant of the city, the RD-M Zone, and Local Facilities Management Zone 6. ACTION TYPE: Quasi-Judicial STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Take public input, close the public hearing, and adopt the Resolution. PLANNER: Mike Strong ENGINEER: Jason Geldert ACTION: Held the public hearing; and Adopted Resolution No.7563 – 6/0/1 (Merz-Absent). 2. AVENIDA ENCINAS COASTAL RAIL TRAIL AND PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT - CDP 2024-0010/HMP 2024-0009 (PUB2023-0015) - 1) Adoption of a Resolution of an initial study/mitigated negative declaration and mitigation monitoring and reporting program to construct roadway, bikeway, and pedestrian improvements along an approximately one-mile segment of Avenida encinas from Palomar Airport Road to South of the Poinsettia Coaster station entrance in Local Facilities Management Zones 3 and 22; 2) Approval of a Resolution approving a Coastal Development Permit and Habitat Management Plan Permit to construct roadway, bikeway, and pedestrian improvements along an approximately one-mile segment of Avenida Encinas from Palomar Airport Road to South of the Poinsettia Coaster station entrance in Local Facilities Management Zones 3 and 22. ACTION TYPE: Quasi-Judicial STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Take public input, close the public hearing, and adopt the Resolution. PLANNER: Scott Donnell ENGINEER: Tim Carroll ACTION: Held the public hearing; and Adopted Resolution No.7564 – 6/0/1 (Merz-Absent) Adopted Resolution No.7565 – 6/0/1 (Merz-Absent). Jan. 21, 2026 Page 3 DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS: 3. 2026 Commission Appointments – 1) A resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Carlsbad, California, appointing a Chair to preside at all Planning Commission meetings; 2) A resolution of Planning Commission of the City of Carlsbad, California, appointing a Vice Chair to preside at all Planning Commission meetings in the Chair’s absence. (Staff Contact: Eric Lardy, Community Development) Recommended Action: Adopt resolutions appointing a Chair and Vice Chair. ACTION: Continued to a date certain of Feb. 1, 2026 - 6/0/1 (Merz-Absent). 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: 7:18 p.m.