HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-04-15; Planning Commission; Resolution 7575A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING ACCEPTANCE OF THE FISCAL
YEAR 2025-2026 WORK PLAN ANNUAL REPORT AND APPROVAL OF THE
FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 PLANNING COMMISSION WORKPLAN.
CASE NAME: PLANNING COMMISSION WORKPLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR
2026-2027
WHEREAS, Chapter 2.15 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code (CMC) requires that each board or
commission provide to the City Council for its approval an annual work plan of activities to be undertaken
by the board or commission and a subsequent report of its accomplishments; and
WHEREAS, the City Planner has prepared a proposed Planning Commission Work Plan for
Fiscal Year 2026-2027 and a report of the items accomplished on the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Work Plan; and
WHERAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed the documents prepared by the City
Planner, with the attached “Attachment A” containing a report of accomplishments titled as "Fiscal Year
2025-2026 Planning Commission Work Plan Annual Report" and the proposed work plan is shown on
“Attachment B” titled "City of Carlsbad, Planning Commission Work Plan, Fiscal Year 2026-2027"; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did, on April 15, 2026, hold a duly noticed public
meeting as prescribed by law to consider said request; and
WHEREAS; at said public meeting, upon hearing and considering all testimony and
arguments, if any, of all persons desiring to be heard, said Commission considered all factors relating to the
work plan and report of accomplishments.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of
Carlsbad as follows:
A) That the foregoing recitations are true and correct.
B) The proposed action is not a “project” as defined by CEQA Section 21065 and does not
require environment review under CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3) and 15061(b)(3),
because the proposed action to report on the Planning Commission’s Fiscal Year 2026 –
2027 work plan is an organizational or administrative government activity that does not
PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 7575
ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĂŶLJĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚƚŽĂŶLJƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐƉƌŽũĞĐƚǁŚŝĐŚŵĂLJƌĞƐƵůƚŝŶĂƉŽƚĞŶƚŝĂůůLJƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶƚ
ƉŚLJƐŝĐĂůŝŵƉĂĐƚŽŶƚŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͘ŶLJƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚĂĐƚŝŽŶŽƌĚŝƌĞĐƚŝŽŶƐƚĞŵŵŝŶŐĨƌŽŵ
ƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚĂĐƚŝŽŶŵĂLJƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƚŝŽŶŽĨĂŶĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚŝŶĂĐĐŽƌĚĂŶĐĞ
ǁŝƚŚYŽƌY'ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐ͘
Ϳ dŚĂƚ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ŵĞĞƚŝŶŐ͕ ƚŚĞ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ŝƐ
ZKDDE/E'WdEŽĨƚŚĞ&ŝƐĐĂůzĞĂƌϮϬϮϱͲϮϬϮϲtŽƌŬWůĂŶŶŶƵĂůZĞƉŽƌƚĂŶĚ
ZKDDE/E'WWZKs>ŽĨƚŚĞ&ŝƐĐĂůzĞĂƌϮϬϮϲͲϮϬϮϳtŽƌŬWůĂŶ͖^ƵďũĞĐƚƚŽƚŚĞďĞƐƚ
ĞĨĨŽƌƚƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚLJŽĨƵŶĨŽƌĞƐĞĞŶĐŝƌĐƵŵƐƚĂŶĐĞƐǁŚŝĐŚŵĂLJ
ŝŵƉĞĚĞŽƌĚĞůĂLJƚŚĞĂĚŽƉƚŝŽŶͬĐŽŵƉůĞƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŝƚĞŵƐƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌŬƉůĂŶ͘
W^^͕WWZKs͕EKWdĂƚĂƌĞŐƵůĂƌŵĞĞƚŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ
ŝƚLJŽĨĂƌůƐďĂĚ͕ĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ͕ŚĞůĚŽŶƉƌŝůϭϱ͕ϮϬϮϲ͕ďLJƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐǀŽƚĞ͕ƚŽǁŝƚ͗
z^͗DĞƌnj͕>ĂĨĨĞƌƚLJ͕ƵƌƌŽǁƐ͕&ŽƐƚĞƌ͕DĞĞŶĞƐ͘
Ez^͗EŽŶĞ͘
^Ed͗,ƵďŝŶŐĞƌ͕&ŝƚnjŐĞƌĂůĚ͘
^d/E͗EŽŶĞ͘
ͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺ
ZKzDE^͕ŚĂŝƌƉĞƌƐŽŶ
ĂƌůƐďĂĚWůĂŶŶŝŶŐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ
ͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺ
D/<^dZKE'͕ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŽĨŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ
ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ
tŽƌŬWůĂŶŶŶƵĂůZĞƉŽƌƚƚƚĂĐŚŵĞŶƚ
/͘ DŝƐƐŝŽŶ^ƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚ
dŚĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŚŽůĚƐƌĞŐƵůĂƌůLJƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞĚƉƵďůŝĐŚĞĂƌŝŶŐƐƚŽĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌůĂŶĚƵƐĞŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂůƉůĂŶ͕ůŽĐĂů
ĐŽĂƐƚĂůƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕ŐƌŽǁƚŚŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐƉůĂŶƐ͕ŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶƐ͕ĂŵĞŶĚŵĞŶƚƐƚŽƚŚĞnjŽŶŝŶŐŽƌĚŝŶĂŶĐĞ͕njŽŶĞ
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&ŽƌƐŽŵĞĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ͕ƚŚĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĂĐƚƐŝŶĂŶĂĚǀŝƐŽƌLJƌŽůĞĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĂƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƚŝŽŶƚŽƚŚĞŝƚLJŽƵŶĐŝů͘/ŶŵĂŶLJ
ĐĂƐĞƐƚŚĞŝƚLJŽƵŶĐŝůŚĂƐĚĞůĞŐĂƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƚŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJƚŽƚĂŬĞĂĨŝŶĂůĂĐƚŝŽŶŽŶƚŚĞŝƚĞŵƐƵďũĞĐƚƚŽĂƉƉĞĂů
ƚŽƚŚĞŝƚLJŽƵŶĐŝů͘WƌŝŽƌƚŽĂŶŝƚĞŵďĞŝŶŐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚďLJƚŚĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƚŚĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐŝǀŝƐŝŽŶƐƚĂĨĨĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞŝƚƐƌĞǀŝĞǁ
ŽĨĂƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚƉƌŽũĞĐƚĨŽƌĐŽŵƉůŝĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚĂůůĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞƉůĂŶƐ͕ƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ͕ĂŶĚůĂǁƐĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĂǁƌŝƚƚĞŶƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƚŝŽŶ͘
WůĂŶŶŝŶŐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌƐĂůƐŽƐĞƌǀĞŽŶƐƉĞĐŝĂůĐŽŵŵŝƚƚĞĞƐŽƌƚĂƐŬĨŽƌĐĞƐĂƐƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞŝƚLJŽƵŶĐŝů͘
//͘ ŽŵƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶ
dŚĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐŽĨƐĞǀĞŶŵĞŵďĞƌƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞŝƚLJŽƵŶĐŝůƚŽĂĨŽƵƌͲLJĞĂƌƚĞƌŵ͘dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĂůƐŽƚŚƌĞĞĞdž
ŽĨĨŝĐŝŽŵĞŵďĞƌƐǁŚŽƐŚĂůůďĞƚŚĞŝƚLJWůĂŶŶĞƌ͕ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚŝƚLJƚƚŽƌŶĞLJ͕ĂŶĚŝƚLJŶŐŝŶĞĞƌ͘
///͘ &ŝƐĐĂůzĞĂƌϮϬϮϱͲϮϲ'ŽĂůƐΘdĂƐŬƐ
ƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞ&zϮϬϮϱͲϮϲƌĞƉŽƌƚŝŶŐƉĞƌŝŽĚ͕ƚŚĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŵĞƚĂƚŽƚĂůŽĨϭϱƚŝŵĞƐ;:ƵůLJϭ͕ϮϬϮϱƚŚƌŽƵŐŚDĂƌĐŚϭϴ͕ϮϬϮϲͿ͘
dŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŽƵƚůŝŶĞƐƚŚĞƐƚĂƚƵƐŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌŬƉůĂŶ͛ƐŐŽĂůƐĂŶĚƚĂƐŬƐĂƐŽĨƚŚĞǁƌŝƚŝŶŐŽĨƚŚŝƐƌĞƉŽƌƚ͗
'K>ͬd^<^ddh^KDDEd^ͬZKDDEd/KE
Advance Planning & Special Projects
x tŽƌŬƐŚŽƉĂŶĚZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƚŝŽŶƐŽŶ
ĂŵĞŶĚŵĞŶƚƐƚŽŝƚLJŽƵŶĐŝůWŽůŝĐLJEŽ͘
ϲϰ;tŝƌĞůĞƐƐ&ĂĐŝůŝƚŝĞƐͿ
^ƚĂĨĨŝƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚŝŶŐŝŶƚĞƌŶĂůƌĞǀŝĞǁƐĂŶĚ
ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƚŝŽŶĨŽƌĂƉƵďůŝĐƌĞǀŝĞǁ
ƉĞƌŝŽĚŝƐƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞĚĨŽƌ^ƉƌŝŶŐϮϬϮϲ͘
ŶƚŝĐŝƉĂƚĞĂǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ
WůĂŶŶŝŶŐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŝŶ&ĂůůϮϬϮϲƚŽ
ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐƉŽůŝĐLJŽƉƚŝŽŶƐĂŶĚƉƵďůŝĐ
ŝŶƉƵƚ͘
x ŽŶŝŶŐKƌĚŝŶĂŶĐĞŵĞŶĚŵĞŶƚ͗
ĐĐĞƐƐŽƌLJǁĞůůŝŶŐhŶŝƚƐ
KŶͲŐŽŝŶŐƌĞǀŝĞǁŽĨƐƚĂƚĞůĞŐŝƐůĂƚŝǀĞĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ
ƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽhƐͬ:hƐ͘/ĚĞŶƚŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ
ĐŽƌƌĞƐƉŽŶĚŝŶŐĐŚĂŶŐĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĂƌůƐďĂĚ
DƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŽĚĞĂŶĚƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƚŝŽŶŽĨĂĚŽƉƚŝŽŶ
ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͘
ŶƚŝĐŝƉĂƚĞĂƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƚŝŽŶƚŽWůĂŶŶŝŶŐ
ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŽĨĐŚĂŶŐĞƐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽ
ůĂƚĞϮϬϮϱͬϮϬϮϲůĞŐŝƐůĂƚŝŽŶŝŶtŝŶƚĞƌ
ϮϬϮϲͬ^ƉƌŝŶŐϮϬϮϳ͘
x dƌŝďĂů͕ƵůƚƵƌĂů͕WĂůĞŽŶƚŽůŽŐŝĐĂů
ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ'ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐhƉĚĂƚĞ
^ƚĂĨĨĐŽŶƚŝŶƵĞƚŽǁŽƌŬǁŝƚŚƚƌŝďĞƐĂŶĚůŽĐĂů
ƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐŝŶƚŚĞƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƚŝŽŶŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ
ŶƚŝĐŝƉĂƚĞĂƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƚŝŽŶƚŽWůĂŶŶŝŶŐ
ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ
&ŝƐĐĂůzĞĂƌϮϬϮϱͲϮϲWůĂŶŶŝŶŐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ
'K>ͬd^<^ddh^KDDEd^ͬZKDDEd/KE
ĨŽƌĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƚŝŽŶďLJƚŚĞŝƚLJŽƵŶĐŝůŝŶϮϬϮϳ͘ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐŝŶ&ĂůůϮϬϮϲ͘
x ZĞǀŝĞǁĂŶĚĂĐƚŽŶƉĞƌŵŝƚƐƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚĨŽƌ
ĐŝƚLJĐĂƉŝƚĂůŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͘
DĂũŽƌƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚŽďĞ
ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚďLJƚŚĞĐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗
o ǀĞŶŝĚĂŶĐŝŶĂƐŽĂƐƚĂůZĂŝůdƌĂŝů
o ůĂŵŝŶŽZĞĂů;ƌĞŶĂůƚŽ>Ă
ŽƐƚĂͿ
o dĂŵĂƌĂĐŬDĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞzĂƌĚ
o ZŽďĞƌƚƐŽŶZĂŶĐŚWĂƌŬ
ǀĞŶŝĚĂŶĐŝŶŝĂƐŽĂƐƚĂůZĂŝůdƌĂŝůǁĂƐ
ĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚďLJƚŚĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŽŶ
:ĂŶƵĂƌLJϮϭ͕ϮϬϮϲĂŶĚůĂŵŝŶŽZĞĂů;ƌĞŶĂů
ƚŽ>ĂŽƐƚĂͿǁĂƐƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚĨŽƌĂƉƉƌŽǀĂů
ŽŶDĂƌĐŚϭϴ͕ϮϬϮϲ͘
dŚĞƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƐƵďũĞĐƚƚŽ
ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƉƌŽũĞĐƚƵƉĚĂƚĞƐĂŶĚŚĂǀĞŶŽƚ
ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐĞĚƚŽĂƉŽŝŶƚǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞLJĐĂŶďĞ
ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚƚŽĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶŵĂŬĞƌƐ͘WůĂŶŶŝŶŐƐƚĂĨĨ
ĐŽŶƚŝŶƵĞƐƚŽƌĞǀŝĞǁĂƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐĂƐƚŚĞLJĂƌĞ
ƐƵďŵŝƚƚĞĚďLJƉƌŽũĞĐƚŵĂŶĂŐĞƌƐ͘
ǀĞŶŝĚĂŶĐŝŶŝĂƐŽĂƐƚĂůZĂŝůdƌĂŝů
ĂŶĚůĂŵŝŶŽZĞĂů;ƌĞŶĂůƚŽ>Ă
ŽƐƚĂͿĂƌĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚĂŶĚƌĞŵŽǀĞĚ͘
dŚĞŽƚŚĞƌŝƚĞŵƐĂƌĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ
ŶĞdžƚĨŝƐĐĂůLJĞĂƌǁŽƌŬƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘
Current Planning
x ZĞǀŝĞǁĂŶĚĂĐƚŽŶƉĞƌŵŝƚƐƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚĨŽƌ
ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͘DĂũŽƌ
ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚŽďĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚďLJ
ƚŚĞĐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗
o EĞǁĂŐĞĂƌůƐďĂĚ>ƵdžƵƌLJZĞƐŽƌƚ
o ZŝŶĐŽŶs;ĂƌůƐďĂĚsŝůůĂŐĞ
ƌŝǀĞͿ
o ^ƵŶŶLJƌĞĞŬ
ƐŽĨƚŚŝƐǁƌŝƚŝŶŐ͕ƚŚĞƐĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐŚĂǀĞŶŽƚ
ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐĞĚƚŽĂƉŽŝŶƚĨŽƌĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƚŝŽŶƚŚŝƐ
ĨŝƐĐĂůLJĞĂƌ͘
ŶƵƉĚĂƚĞĚůŝƐƚŽĨWƌŽũĞĐƚƐŝƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ
ŝŶƚŚĞ&ŝƐĐĂůzĞĂƌϮϬϮϲͲϮϳtŽƌŬ
WƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘
Training and City Operations
dŚĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐŝǀŝƐŝŽŶǁŝůůǁŽƌŬǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ
WůĂŶŶŝŶŐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƚŽŵĞĞƚŽŶĞƚŽƚǁŽ
ƚŝŵĞƐĞĂĐŚŵŽŶƚŚĨŽƌĞĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚ
ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚŝǀĞŵĞĞƚŝŶŐƐ
dŚĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŝƐĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚŽŚĂǀĞ
ŵĞƚϭϱƚŝŵĞƐĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚĨŝƐĐĂůLJĞĂƌ͘
^ƚĂĨĨǁŝůůĐŽŶƚŝŶƵĞƚŽďĂůĂŶĐĞƚŚĞǁŽƌŬĨŽƌ
ĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŝƚLJĂůŽŶŐǁŝƚŚŚĂǀŝŶŐ
ĞĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚŵĞĞƚŝŶŐƐ͘
dŚŝƐŝƚĞŵŝƐƌĞƚĂŝŶĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ&ŝƐĐĂůzĞĂƌ
ϮϬϮϲͲϮϳtŽƌŬWƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘
ZĞǀŝĞǁƐƚĂƚĞůĂǁƐĂŶĚŽƉƚŝŽŶƐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽ
WƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůĂƌĞ&ĂĐŝůŝƚŝĞƐ͕ƚŚĞZĞŐŝŽŶĂů
,ŽƵƐŝŶŐEĞĞĚƐůůŽĐĂƚŝŽŶ͕ĂŶĚ/ŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶĂƌLJ
'K>ͬd^<^ddh^KDDEd^ͬZKDDEd/KE
,ŽƵƐŝŶŐKƌĚŝŶĂŶĐĞĨŽƌƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƚŝŽŶƐƚŽ
ƚŚĞŝƚLJŽƵŶĐŝů
ZĞĐĞŝǀĞƋƵĂƌƚĞƌůLJŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶĂůĂŶĚƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ
ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƚŝŽŶƐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽWůĂŶŶŝŶŐ
ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŽƉĞƌĂƚŝŽŶƐĂŶĚƚŚŝƐǁŽƌŬ
ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘/ƚŝƐĂŶƚŝĐŝƉĂƚĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĨŝƌƐƚ
ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƚŝŽŶƐǁŝůůĨŽĐƵƐŽŶƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ͗
o dŚĞĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů
YƵĂůŝƚLJĐƚƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĂŶĚĨŝŶĚŝŶŐƐ
ĂŶƚŝĐŝƉĂƚĞĚƚŽďĞƐĞĞŶďLJƚŚĞ
WůĂŶŶŝŶŐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͘
o dŝƚůĞϭϵŽĨƚŚĞĂƌůƐďĂĚDƵŶŝĐŝƉĂů
ŽĚĞ͘
dŽĚĂƚĞƚŚĞƌĞŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƚŚƌĞĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƚŝŽŶƐ
ƚŽƚŚĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŽŶŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶĂů
ŝƚĞŵƐ͘ŶŽǀĞƌǀŝĞǁŽĨƚŚĞĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ
ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůYƵĂůŝƚLJĐƚŝŶƵŐƵƐƚϮϬϮϱ͕ĂŶ
ŽǀĞƌǀŝĞǁŽĨsĞŚŝĐůĞDŝůĞƐdƌĂǀĞůůĞĚŝŶ
EŽǀĞŵďĞƌϮϬϮϱ͕ĂŶĚĂŶŽǀĞƌǀŝĞǁŽĨƚŚĞ
dƌŝďĂů͕ƵůƚƵƌĂů͕ĂŶĚWĂůĞŽŶƚŽůŽŐŝĐĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ
ŝŶDĂƌĐŚϮϬϮϲ͘ĚĚŝƚŝŽŶĂůƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƚŝŽŶƐǁŝůů
ĐŽŶƚŝŶƵĞƚŽďĞƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞĚ͘
dŚŝƐŝƚĞŵŝƐƌĞƚĂŝŶĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ&ŝƐĐĂůzĞĂƌ
ϮϬϮϲͲϮϳtŽƌŬWƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘
,ĂǀĞŽŶĞŽƌƚǁŽŵĞŵďĞƌƐĂƚƚĞŶĚƚŚĞ>ĞĂŐƵĞ
ŽĨŝƚŝĞƐĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞZĞĐĞŝǀĞ
hƉĚĂƚĞƐŽŶEĞǁ^ƚĂƚĞ>ĂǁƐĂŶĚŝƚLJŽƵŶĐŝů
ĐƚŝŽŶƐĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞƚŽƚŚĞĐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ
dŚƌĞĞŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌƐĂƚƚĞŶĚĞĚƚŚĞDĂƌĐŚ
ϮϬϮϲWůĂŶŶŝŶŐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌƐĐĂĚĞŵLJ͘
ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌƐǁĞƌĞďƌŽƵŐŚƚƵƉƚŽĚĂƚĞŽŶ
ƌĞĐĞŶƚƌĞŐƵůĂƚŽƌLJΘůĞŐŝƐůĂƚŝǀĞĐŚĂŶŐĞƐĂŶĚ
ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƚŽŽůƐƚŽĂƐƐŝƐƚƚŚĞŵŝŶ
ƚŚĞŝƌƌŽůĞ͘
dŚŝƐŝƚĞŵŝƐƌĞƚĂŝŶĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ&ŝƐĐĂůzĞĂƌ
ϮϬϮϲͲϮϳtŽƌŬWƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘
DĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐĞƌǀĞ
ŽŶƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĐŽŵŵŝƚƚĞĞƐ͗
x ŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂůŽŶǀĞƌƐŝŽŶDŝƚŝŐĂƚŝŽŶ&ĞĞ
ĚǀŝƐŽƌLJŽŵŵŝƚƚĞĞ
x ,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐWƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƚŝŽŶŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶdžͲ
KĨĨŝĐŝŽDĞŵďĞƌ
dŚŝƐŽďũĞĐƚŝǀĞĐŽŶƚŝŶƵĞƐƚŽďĞŵĞƚ͘dŚŝƐŝƚĞŵŝƐƌĞƚĂŝŶĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ&ŝƐĐĂůzĞĂƌ
ϮϬϮϲͲϮϳtŽƌŬWƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘
Other/Misc. Accomplishments
^ƉĞĐŝĂůƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐdŚĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚƐĞǀĞƌĂů
ŝƚĞŵƐĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞ&ŝƐĐĂůzĞĂƌƚŚĂƚǁĞƌĞŶŽƚŽŶ
ƚŚĞǁŽƌŬƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ͗
Eͬ
'K>ͬd^<^ddh^KDDEd^ͬZKDDEd/KE
x ŽĂƐƚůŝŶĞŚƵƌĐŚŵĞŶĚŵĞŶƚƚŽŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů
ĞdžƉĂŶƐŝŽŶƉůĂŶƐ
x ^ŽĂů'ĂƐŽ͘ŵĞŶĚŵĞŶƚƚŽWŝƉĞZĞƉĂŝƌƐ
x ůǀĚĞĂĐŚŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů͕ƐƉĞĐŝĂůĞǀĞŶƚ
ǀĞŶƵĞ
x ĂƌŽŶ͛ƐŵĂƌŬĞƚ
x ϮϬϮϱhŽŶĞŽĚĞŵĞŶĚŵĞŶƚ
x ŽƐƚĐŽ&ƵĞůdžƉĂŶƐŝŽŶWƌŽũĞĐƚ
x ǀĞ͘ŶĐŝŶĂƐŽĂƐƚĂůZĂŝůdƌĂŝů
/ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ
x ůĂŵŝŶŽZĞĂůƌŽĂĚǁŝĚĞŶŝŶŐĨƌŽŵƌĞŶĂů
ZĚ͘ĂŶĚ>ĂŽƐƚĂǀĞ͘
x ϮϬϮϲƌĂŝŶĂŐĞDĂƐƚĞƌWůĂŶ
ƉƉƌŽǀĞĚŚŽƵƐŝŶŐƉƌŽũĞĐƚŽƌƌĞŵŽĚĞůƐ͘dŚĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚƐĞǀĞƌĂů
ŚŽƵƐŝŶŐƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞ&ŝƐĐĂůzĞĂƌƚŚĂƚ
ǁĞƌĞŶŽƚŽŶƚŚĞǁŽƌŬƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͗
x zĂŵĂŶĂŬĂZĞƐŝĚĞŶĐĞ
x /ŶŶƐŽĨŵĞƌŝĐĂŵĞŶĚŵĞŶƚ͕ϵϴƵŶŝƚƐ
x &ŽƌƌĞƐƚZĞƐŝĚĞŶĐĞ
x ĂƌůƐďĂĚƐƚĂƚĞƐ͕>ŽƚƐϭͲϯ
x >ĂŐƵŶĂsŝĚĂ
x :ĞĨĨĞƌƐŽŶ^ƚ͘,ŽŵĞƐ
x hŵĞŶĚŵĞŶƚ
x ZĞƐŽƌƚsŝĞǁƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐ
x ZŝŶĐŽŶZŽŽƐĞǀĞůƚ
x dŽůůƌŽƚŚĞƌƐ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶŵĞŶĚŵĞŶƚ
;ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚĂƉƉƌŽǀĂůƚŽĐŽŶƚŝŶƵĞ
ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŝŶŐͿ
ƉƉƌŽǀŝŶŐŚŽƵƐŝŶŐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ
ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐŚĞůƉƐŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂŶƵŵďĞƌ
ŽĨ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐĂŶĚŐŽĂůƐ
ƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽĂĚĚƌĞƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĞŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ
ƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞĂŶĚŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐůŽĐĂů
ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĐŽŶĚŝƚŝŽŶƐ͘
Attachment B
City of Carlsbad
Planning Commission Work Plan
Fiscal Year 2026-2027
I. Mission Statement
The Planning Commission holds regularly scheduled public hearings to consider land use
matters, such as the general plan, local coastal program, growth management program, specific
plans, master plans, amendments to the zoning ordinance, zone changes, special studies, and
discretionary development permits for public and private projects.
For some actions, the Planning Commission acts in an advisory role and provides a
recommendation to the City Council. In many cases the City Council has delegated to the
Planning Commission the authority to take a final action on the item subject to appeal to the
City Council. Prior to an item being considered by the Planning Commission the Planning
Division staff complete its review of a proposed project for compliance with all applicable plans,
policies, and laws and provides a written recommendation.
Planning Commissioners also serve on special committees or task forces as requested by the
City Council.
II. Composition
The Planning Commission consists of seven members appointed by the City Council to a four-
year term. There are also three ex officio members who shall be the City Planner, Assistant City
Attorney, and City Engineer.
III. FY 2026-2027 Goals & Tasks
The City of Carlsbad Planning Commission has selected to focus on the following goals and
tasks; covering the period from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The tasks are divided into
the categories of Advance Planning & Special Projects, Current Planning Projects, and
Training/City Representation:
Advance Planning & Special Projects
x Workshop and Recommendations on amendments to City Council Policy No. 64
(Wireless Facilities)
x Zoning Ordinance 2026 Clean-Up Amendment
x Tribal, Cultural, Paleontological Resources Guidelines Update
x Review and act on permits requested for city capital improvement projects. Major
projects expected to be considered by the commission include:
o Tamarack Maintenance Yard
o Robertson Ranch Park
o Merwin Drive Stormdrain Improvements
o Orion Center Maintenance and Administrative Facilities
Current Planning Projects
x Review and act on permits requested for private development projects. Major projects
expected to be considered by the commission include:
o Newage Carlsbad Luxury Resort
o The Dewhurst
o Fairfield Apartment Homes at Bressi
o San Diego Gas & Electric Construction and Operations Site Realignment
Training and City Operations
x The Planning Division will work with the Planning Commission to meet one to two times
each month for efficient and productive meetings
x Receive quarterly informational and training presentations related to Planning
Commission operations and this work program.
x Have one or two members attend the League of Cities California Conference Receive
Updates on New State Laws and City Council Actions applicable to the commission
o Members of the Planning Commission serve on the Historic Preservation
Commission Ex-Officio Member