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Planning commission recommends city council remand proposed Bressy Ranch rezoning to staff

City of Carlsbad Planning Commission · February 18, 2026
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The Planning Commission voted 5–1 (with one recusal) to recommend the City Council remand a privately initiated general‑plan amendment for a 7.02‑acre Bressy Ranch parcel. The application seeks an R23 residential designation to allow roughly 111 for‑sale townhomes; commissioners asked staff to require traffic and design analyses during processing.

The Carlsbad Planning Commission voted Feb. 18 to recommend the City Council remand a privately initiated general‑plan amendment for a 7.02‑acre parcel in the Bressy Ranch area so staff can process the application and prepare environmental and design analyses.

Assistant Director of Community Development Eric Lardy told commissioners the application requests a change from planned industrial to an R23 residential designation that would allow, as proposed, about 111 for‑sale townhome units. Lardy described two procedural options: remand to staff for full processing…

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