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Home My WebLink About2023-03-01; Planning Commission; Agendas Council Chamber 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 carlsbadca.gov March 1, 2023, 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. How to watch In Person Online City Council Chamber 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Watch the livestream at carlsbadca.gov/watch How to participate If you would like to provide comments to the Planning 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. • 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 Planning Commission. • In writing: Email comments to planning@carlsbadca.gov. Comments received by 2 p.m. the day of 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. PLANNING COMMISSION Agenda CALL TO ORDER: 5:02 p.m. ROLL CALL: Kamenjarin, Merz, Meenes, Sabellico. Absent: Commissioners Lafferty and Stine. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Commissioner Sabellico led the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on Feb. 1, 2023. ACTION: Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on Feb. 1, 2023 were approved as presented. – 4/0/2 (Lafferty, Stine – Absent) PUBLIC COMMENT: In conformance with the Brown Act, no Planning Commission action can occur on items presented during Public Comment. A total of fifteen (15) minutes is provided so members of the public can address the Commission on items that are not listed on the Agenda. Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes each. If you desire to speak during Public Comment, fill out a Request to Speak and submit it to the minutes clerk. You may not give your time to another person. 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 or the public request specific items be discussed and/or removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1. SDP 2021-0029 (DEV2021-0141) – IONIS LOTS 21 & 22 - Request for approval and adoption of a resolution approving a Site Development Plan for the development of a 164,833-square-foot, 48-foot-tall research and development building, a 21-foot-tall, three-level parking structure and a pedestrian bridge across Whiptail Loop. The vacant 8.37-acre site comprises Lots 21 and 22 of the Carlsbad Oaks North Specific Plan SP 211(C), on the north side of Whiptail Loop, Assessor Parcel Numbers 209-120-23-00 and 209-120-24-00, and within Local Facilities Management Zone 16. The potential environmental effects of the project were adequately analyzed as part of the Program Environmental Impact Report EIR 98-08 prepared for the Carlsbad Oaks North Specific Plan SP 211 and approved by the City Council (City Council Resolution No. 2002-298). Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15168, the project is within the scope of the of the previously-certified PEIR. Pursuant to CEQA Section 15162, no additional environmental review is required. ACTION TYPE: Quasi – judicial STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution No. 7472 PLANNER: Shannon Harker ENGINEER: Nichole Fine ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 7472. – 4/0/2 (Lafferty, Stine – Absent) DEPARTMENTAL REPORT: 2. UPDATE PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT TEMPLATE (CONTINUED FROM FEB. 1, 2023 MEETING) - Receive a report on a revised Planning Commission staff report template as directed by the Planning Commission Meeting at their meeting on Oct. 19, 2022 and as continued from Feb. 1, 2023, and provide direction. ACTION TYPE: Discussion STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Receive report and provide direction COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR: Jeff Murphy ACTION: Received report on revised Planning Commission staff report template. – 3/1/2 (Kamenjarin – No; Lafferty, Stine – Absent) PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER REPORTS: PUBLIC COMMENT: Continuation of the Public Comments This portion of the agenda is set aside for continuation of public comments, if necessary, due to exceeding the total time allotted in the first public comments section. In conformance with the Brown Act, no Council action can occur on these items. CITY PLANNER REPORT: CITY ATTORNEY REPORT: ADJOURNMENT: 5:30 p.m. 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: VISUAL MATERIALS: Visual materials should be submitted to the Planning Division at planning@carlsbadca.gov no later than noon on the day of a Regular Planning Commission Meeting. Digital materials will be placed on a computer for display during the meeting. Please label all materials with the agenda item number you are representing. Items submitted for viewing, including presentations/digital materials, will be included in the time limit maximum for commenters/speakers. All materials exhibited to the Planning Commission during the meeting (slides, maps, photos, etc.) are part of the public record and must be kept by the Planning Division for at least 60 days after final action on the matter. Your materials will be returned upon written request. Video clips cannot be accommodated. MEETING DECORUM: Carlsbad Municipal Code sections 1.20.320 and 1.20.330 require members of the public to observe order at this meeting and to conduct themselves in a courteous manner. California Penal Code section 403 makes it a misdemeanor for any person to willfully disturb or break up any assembly or meeting with lawful authority. FILING AN APPEAL: 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 $786 for all matters. If anyone wishes to question a Planning Commission decision, they may contact the Planning Division at 442-339-2600 or at planning@carlsbadca.gov, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.