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Planning commission recommends approval of Rincon‑Roosevelt 33‑unit mixed‑use project under state density bonus
Summary
The commission recommended approval of the Rincon‑Roosevelt mixed‑use project (33 units; 3,419 sq ft commercial) by a 6–1 vote. Staff concluded the project meets state and city affordable‑housing and density bonus requirements and that AB 130 provides a CEQA exemption; commissioners and public raised design, drainage and parking concerns.
The Carlsbad Planning Commission on Feb. 18 recommended approval of the Rincon‑Roosevelt mixed‑use project, a proposed four‑story building with 33 condominium units and ground‑floor commercial space, forwarding the staff recommendation by a 6–1 vote.
Senior planner Shanna Harker told the commission the 0.69‑acre site sits in the village center district and that, with a 29 percent state density bonus, the project proposes 33 units (the base allowable is 25 plus 8 bonus units). To comply with state and local affordable‑housing measures and the state Housing Crisis Act, staff said…
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