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Council Chamber
1200 Carlsbad Village Dr.
Carlsbad, CA 92008
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PLANNING COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
February 21, 2024, 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.
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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.
• 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 City 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.
• In writing: Email comments to planning@carlsbadca.gov. Comments received by 2 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 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.
Feb. 21, 2024 Page 2
CALL TO ORDER: 5pm
ROLL CALL: Lafferty, Meenes, Sabellico and Stine (Hubinger, Kamenjarin, Merz – Absent)
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Commissioner Lafferty led the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on Jan. 17, 2024.
ACTION: Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on Jan. 17, 2024, were approved as presented. – 4/0/3
(Hubinger, Kamenjarin, Merz – Absent).
PRESENTATIONS:
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. CDP 2023-0016/V 2023-0002 BEGONIA COURT RETAINING WALL – 1) Adoption of a resolution
recommending that the City Council deny a Coastal Development Permit and variance to allow an
unpermitted retaining wall system that exceeds standards on a manufactured uphill perimeter slope
with a gradient greater than 40% and an elevation differential of greater than fifteen feet located at
939 Begonia Court within the Mello II segment of the city’s Local Coastal Program and Local Facilities
Management Zone 4.
ACTION TYPE: Quasi-Judicial
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Take public input, close the public hearing,
and adopt the resolution.
PLANNER: Kyle Van Leeuwen ENGINEER: Linda Ontiveros
ACTION: Motion by Commissioner Meenes, seconded by Commissioner Stine, to continue the item to a
date uncertain. – 4/0/3 (Hubinger, Kamenjarin, Merz - Absent) (See minutes for details).
DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS: None.
PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER REPORTS/COMMENTS: None.
Feb. 21, 2024 Page 3
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.
PLANNER REPORT: March 6, 2024 meeting is cancelled.
CITY ATTORNEY REPORT: None.
ADJOURNMENT: 5:12pm