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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-05-06; Planning Commission; Agendas; Regular Session Council Chamber 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 carlsbadca.gov PLANNING COMMISSION Regular Meeting May 6, 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 before 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 C 11111 I I □-=□ May 6, 2026 Page 2 CALL TO ORDER: 5:00 p.m. ROLL CALL: Hubinger, Merz, Lafferty, Fitzgerald, Burrows, Foster, Meenes PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Commissioner Fitzgerald led the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on April 15, 2026. ACTION: Minutes were approved as presented – 5/0/2 (Fitzgerald, Hubinger – Abstain) PRESENTATIONS: None. 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. CONSENT CALENDAR: The items listed under Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion as listed below. There will be no separate discussion on these items prior to the time the Commission, votes on the motion unless members of the Commission, staff, or the public request specific items be discussed and/or removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1. CARLSBAD BLVD DUPLEX PROJECTSDP 2023-0028/CDP 2023-0048 (DEV2023-0034) - Adoption of a resolution of the Planning Commission of Carlsbad, California approving a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption determination and approving a Site Development Plan and Coastal Development Permit to demolish an existing single-family residence and two, detached accessory structures and the construction of a two-unit, three story, residential duplex on a 0.124-acre lot at 3374 Carlsbad Blvd., within the Mello II Segment of the Local Coastal Program and Local Facilities Management Zone 1. ACTION TYPE: Quasi-Judicial STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Take public input, close the public hearing, and adopt a Resolution. PLANNER: Kyle Van Leeuwen ENGINEER: Jason Geldert ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 7576 – 7/0. 2. RINCON CVD - CT 2024-0007/SDP 2024-0021/CDP 2024-0035 (DEV2024-0004) - Adoption of a resolution of the Planning Commission of Carlsbad, California, recommending approval of a CEQA determination for a Class 32 infill exemption, a Tentative Tract Map CT 2024-0007, Site Development Plan SDP 2024-0022, and Coastal Development Permit CDP 2024-0035 to demolish a vacant bank building and drive-through and construct a five-story, mixed-use building consisting of 3,801 square feet of commercial space, 50 residential condominiums and 50 covered parking spaces on a 0.72-acre May 6, 2026 Page 3 property located at 840 Carlsbad village Dr. in the northwest quadrant of the City, the Village & Barrio Master Plan, and Local Facilities Management Zone 1. ACTION TYPE: Quasi-Judicial STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Take public input, close the public hearing, and adopt a Resolution. PLANNER: Edward Valenzuela ENGINEER: Jason Geldert ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 7577 – 6/1 (Lafferty – No.) DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS: None. 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: 6:27 p.m.