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Commission discusses SB 79 implications for historic resources and McGee House preservation progress

Carlsbad Planning Commission · March 9, 2026
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Summary

Commissioner Lafferty requested a study of how SB 79 and other state housing laws might affect Carlsbad’s historic inventory; staff said SB 79, as written, does not apply to Carlsbad and reported that an RFP for McGee House architectural services received three proposals and will go to City Council for a design contract.

Commissioner Lafferty asked the commission to consider a future agenda item mapping which historic inventory properties sit within a half-mile of transit and to assess whether SB 79’s transit-oriented provisions could affect those resources.

"What I understand is within a half mile of transit increased density is proposed being proposed at state level," Lafferty said, asking how…

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