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Carlsbad subcommittee hears Equitable Land Use Alliance proposals; adopts staff language with SB 743 clarification to follow

City of Carlsbad Legislative Subcommittee · December 2, 2025
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Summary

The Equitable Land Use Alliance presented seven recommended amendments to Carlsbad's legislative platform on local land-use control, parking, transit-stop definitions, developer burden of proof, VMT mitigation and wildfire-area exemptions; the subcommittee accepted staff-recommended language and asked staff to clarify a potential conflict with SB 743.

The Carlsbad Legislative Subcommittee reviewed seven proposed amendments to the city's legislative platform submitted by the Equitable Land Use Alliance (ELUA). The group urged stronger language restoring local control over land-use rules (including support for a constitutional amendment), tighter rules on developments that claim transit-oriented status, returning the burden of proof to developers requesting concessions, reinstating vehicle-miles-traveled (VMT)…

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