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PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
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Council Chambers
Wednesday December 17, 2014 6:00 p.m. 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:
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PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
December 17, 2014
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CALL TO ORDER 6:00 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES December 3, 2014 Approved 4-0-3 (L’Heureux, Montgomery and
Siekmann)
PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING
1. RP 14-10 – LAGUNA BREEZE CONDOMINIUMS – Request for a recommendation of approval of a
Major Review Permit to allow for the demolition of a single-family residence and the construction of
a five-unit residential condominium development project on property generally located at 735
Laguna Drive in Land Use District 8 of the Village Review zone and within Local Facilities Management
Zone 1. The City Planner has determined that this project belongs to a class of projects that the State
Secretary for Resources has found do not have a significant impact on the environment, and is
therefore categorically exempt from the requirement for the preparation of environmental
documents pursuant to Section 15332 (In-fill Development Projects) of the State CEQA guidelines.
RESOLUTION NO. 7077
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Recommend Approval
PLANNER: Austin Silva ENGINEER: Steve Bobbett
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Approved 7-0
2. ELECTION OF OFFICERS – By a 7-0 vote, the Commission elected Commissioner Scully to serve as
Chairperson, and by a 7-0 vote, the Commission elected Commissioner Anderson to serve as Vice
Chairperson for 2015.
3. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) ADVISORY COMMITTEE – By a 7-0 vote, the
Commission nominated Commissioner Segall to be appointed by the City Council to serve on the
CDBG Advisory Committee.
4. AGRICULTURAL CONVERSION MITIGATION FEE (ACMF) CITIZEN’S AD HOC ADVISORY COMMITTEE –
By a 7-0 vote, the Commission nominated Commissioner Siekmann to be appointed by the City
Council to serve on the ACMF Ad Hoc Advisory Committee.
Planning Commission Member Comments
City Planner Comments
City Attorney Comments
TIME: 6:18 p.m.
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
December 17, 2014
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PLANNING COMMISSION PROCEDURE
For those in the audience who are not familiar with the operation of a Planning Commission, the following
is a summary of the procedure:
For each item on the agenda, the planning staff will present a report to the Planning Commission. On items
for public hearing, the audience will be asked for comment. Those wishing to speak are asked to come
forward, speak into the microphone, and give their name and address for the taped record. A time limit of
five minutes is allotted to each speaker. After testimony is completed, the applicant is allowed a rebuttal.
The Planning Commission is anxious to hear all persons wishing to give testimony. However, it is requested
that each new speaker add new information, and not repeat points which previous speakers have made.
Persons not desiring to speak, but wishing to be recorded as proponents or protesters of record, may do so
by submitting their name and address to the minutes clerk.
Certain Planning Commission decisions are final, but may be appealed to the City Council. An appeal may
be filed with the City Clerk at City Hall within 10 calendar days of the decision. The cost of filing an appeal
is $1,077 plus noticing fees for all matters. If anyone wishes to question a Planning Commission decision,
they may contact the Planning Division at 1635 Faraday Avenue, between the hours of 7:30 and 5:30,
Monday through Thursday, and 8:00 to 5:00 on Friday.
Community & Economic Development
1635 Faraday Ave. Carlsbad, CA 92008 760-602-2710 760-602-8560 fax
ITEM NO. 2
Memorandum
December 17, 2014
To: Planning Commission
From: Don Neu, City Planner
Re: Election of Officers
Each year the Planning Commission elects a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson to serve for a term of
one year. The commission will elect officers for calendar year 2015 at the regular meeting of
December 17, 2014. Planning Commission Resolution No. 6100 contains the Planning Commission’s
adopted procedures. Section I titled Officers contains the following procedure:
A. Terms, How Elected: The Planning Commission shall elect from among its appointed
members a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson to serve for a term of one year. Elections
shall be held at a regular meeting at the end of the calendar year, and the elected Chair and
Vice Chair shall assume their respective offices at the January meeting. A Commissioner
must serve one year before being elected Chair.
All Commissioners with the exception of Commissioner Montgomery have served a minimum of
one year. Commissioner Montgomery has not served for one year in his present term; however, he
previously served on the commission from February 2003 to April 2011. The past practice of the
Planning Commission has been to elect the Vice-Chairperson as the new Chairperson. This practice
evolved to allow for a smooth transition to a new Chairperson. The Vice-Chairperson makes the
majority of motions, learns the responsibilities of the Chairperson, and gains experience chairing
meetings in the absence of the Chairperson. In addition, the past practice has also been to provide
each Commissioner the opportunity to serve as an officer.
Listed below is an outline for conducting the agenda item for the election of officers:
Election of Chairperson
- The floor is open for nominations for Chairperson. Do we have a nomination?
- Is there a second?
- Are there any other nominations?
- Is there a second?
- All in favor of electing Commissioner ___________ as Chairperson please cast your vote.
Election of Vice-Chairperson
- The floor is open for nominations for Vice-Chairperson. Do we have a nomination?
- Is there a second?
- Are there any other nominations?
- Is there a second?
- All in favor of electing Commissioner ___________ as Vice-Chairperson please cast your
vote.
I am available to answer any questions concerning the election of officers.
Community & Economic Development
Planning Division
1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008 760-602-4600 760-602-8560 fax
ITEM NO. 3
Memorandum
December 17, 2014
To: Planning Commission
From: Don Neu, City Planner
Re: Nomination of a Planning Commissioner to Serve on the Community Development Block
Grant Advisory Committee
Housing and Neighborhood Services staff has requested that the Planning Commission nominate one of
its members to be appointed by the City Council to serve on the Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) Advisory Committee. The appointment is a two year commitment. Commissioner Siekmann
most recently served on the committee. As a Committee member, there are several evening meetings
in January/February 2015 for the appointed Commissioner to attend. The purpose of the CDBG Advisory
Committee is to review requests for funding and make a recommendation to the City Council.
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Community & Economic Development
Planning Division
1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008 760-602-4600 760-602-8560 fax
ITEM NO. 3
Memorandum
December 17, 2014
To: Planning Commission
From: Don Neu, City Planner
Re: Nomination of a Planning Commissioner to Serve on the Community Development Block
Grant Advisory Committee
Housing and Neighborhood Services staff has requested that the Planning Commission nominate one of
its members to be appointed by the City Council to serve on the Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) Advisory Committee. The appointment is a two year commitment. Commissioner Siekmann
most recently served on the committee. As a Committee member, there are several evening meetings
in January/February 2015 for the appointed Commissioner to attend. The purpose of the CDBG Advisory
Committee is to review requests for funding and make a recommendation to the City Council.
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November 19, 2014
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ITEM NO.4
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Re: Nomination of a Planning Commissioner to Serve on the Agricultural
Conversion Mitigation Fee Citizen's Ad Hoc Advisory Committee
Staff requests that the Planning Commission nominate a member of the Commission to serve on
the Agricultural Conversion Mitigation Fee (ACMF) Ad Hoc Citizen's Committee. Staff will forward
the name of the nominated Commissioner to the City Council, and upon the Council's
recommendation, the Mayor will consider appointing the Commissioner to the citizen's
committee.
The ACMF Committee is comprised of seven Carlsbad residents (one member from the Planning
Commission and six members at large). Former Planning Commissioner Michael Schumacher
held the Planning Commission position on the ACMF Committee; however the position is now
vacant.
The principal charge ofthe ACMF Committee is to make recommendations to the City Council on
the use of ACMF funds for proposed projects that meet the criteria established by Municipal Code
Section 21.202.060.0. The balance in the AMCF fund is the result of the payment offees that are
required to mitigate the conversion of agricultural land to urban uses within the Coastal Zone.
The ACMF Committee meets on an as-needed basis but no less than once annually. ACMF
Committee meetings are held during the week at normal business hours and range from
approximately one to two hours in duration.
In concurrence with the ACMF Committee's past recommendations, City Council has approved
approximately $8.5 million from the ACMF Fund since the Committee's creation in 2005.
Community & Economic Development
1635 Faraday Avenue I Carlsbad, CA 92008 I 760-602-4600 I 760-602-8560 fax