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Carlsbad staff to return to council with options to allow dogs in parks, excluding playgrounds and sports fields

3409798 · May 19, 2025
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City staff told the Parks and Recreation Commission that City Council directed development of code changes and a cost analysis to allow dogs in parks but keep them out of playgrounds, sports fields and organized programs; staff will also study possible new dog-park locations.

City of Carlsbad staff told the Parks and Recreation Commission on May 19 that the City Council directed staff to return with proposed municipal code changes and a cost analysis to allow dogs in public parks while excluding playgrounds, sports fields and organized programs.

Director Lancaster told commissioners the council received an informational report March 18 on leash and off-leash regulations and enforcement. He said the council “gave a second minute motion for staff to investigate spaces in the city where we could have potential dog parks” and directed staff to return with changes that would, among other things, “not allow dogs in playgrounds, sports fields, or organized programs or special events in…

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