HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-04-23; City Council; Resolution 2024-086RESOLUTION NO. 2024-086
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A RESOLUTION OF INTENTION AUTHORIZING THE
PROCESSING OF A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT, ZONING CODE
AMENDMENT, AND LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENT TO SPECIFY
AND CLARIFY CODE REQUIREMENTS AND PERMIT REVIEW PROCEDURES
FOR NEW OR EXPANDED AIRPORT USES OR WHERE THERE IS AN
ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES OF AN AIRPORT
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California has determined that the Carlsbad
General Plan, Zoning Code, and Local Coastal Program requires revisions and amendments; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is necessary to
undertake an update to ordinances or policy documents to improve clarity and specify code
requirements for new or expanded airport uses, pursuant to the 1978 Annexation Agreement between
the City and County of San Diego, as detailed in the San Diego Superior Court's ruling in C4FA v. County
of San Diego; and
WHEREAS, in Citizens for a Friendly Airport v. County of San Diego, the court concluded that
"the evidence in the administrative record indicates that the County voluntarily and intentionally
relinquished its immunities with respect to the [McClellan-Palomar] airport." The County of San Diego
did not appeal this decision; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 21.52.020 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code, amendments to
General Plan, Zoning Code, or Local Coastal Program may be initiated by a property owner, the City
Planner, the Planning Commission, or the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1. That the above recitations are t rue and correct.
2. That the City Manager or designee is authorized to begin working on an ordinance or
policy document to address new or expanded airports and return to the City Council to
review and consider the amendments to the General Plan, Zoning Code, and Local
Coastal Program.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 23rd day of April, 2024, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES :
NAYS:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
BLACKBURN, BHAT-PATEL, ACOSTA, BURKHOLDER, LUNA.
NONE.
NONE.
NONE.
KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor
SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk
(SEAL)