The city is seeking input on where new housing units could be built in Carlsbad to satisfy a state requirement that cities accommodate their fair share of the region’s housing needs, including homes for people of all income levels and stages of life. Eighteen proposed locations were chosen based on public input gathered last year, input from a citizens advisory committee and direction from the City Council. Of the 3,900 new housing units that make up Carlsbad’s fair share, about 2,100 need to be affordable for people with very low to moderate incomes. The city had already identified vacant residential locations and planned housing projects to help meet the state’s housing requirement, but it wasn’t enough to meet the need for 3,900 units.
Review sites on an online map.
Community members have three ways to provide feedback:
Survey
An online survey will be available through Oct. 1.
Virtual public workshops (held via Zoom)
Wednesday, Sept. 15, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. | Register here
Wednesday, Sept. 22, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. | Register here
City staff will provide an overview of the city’s housing plan update process and how the potential housing sites were selected. Participants will then break into smaller groups to ask questions and provide input on the potential locations.
*Persons with a disability may request meeting materials in appropriate alternative formats as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Reasonable accommodations and auxiliary aids will be provided to effectively allow participation in the meeting(s). Please contact Sue Armstrong at 760-434-5352 (voice), 711 (free relay service for TTY users) or sue.armstrong@carlsbadca.gov at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to discuss accessibility needs.
Comments via mail or email by Oct. 22
Scott Donnell, Senior Planner, Community Development
1635 Faraday Ave., Carlsbad, CA 92008
scott.donnell@carlsbadca.gov
The city is seeking input on proposed sites that would need to be rezoned, either to allow housing where it’s not allowed today or increase the number of units allowed on sites already zoned for housing. Owners and people living within 600 feet of all the potentially affected properties have been notified by mail of the potential rezoning.
The city would not build housing on these sites. Instead, the city’s obligation is to identify space for housing and create policies that would facilitate new housing to be built based on different income levels and stages of life.
Next steps
City staff will update the map of proposed sites based on community input and then share it with the City Council in early 2022 for approval to move forward with the environmental review of those sites.
Sept. 2 – Oct. 22, 2021: Gather public input on potential housing sites
Early 2022: City Council meeting to review the input and consider endorsing final map(s) for environmental review
Spring 2022 – Winter 2022/2023: Environmental review of housing sites and public input on environmental analysis document
Background
The City of Carlsbad has updated its housing plan, something required by state law to ensure the city is meeting the housing needs of all members of the community. The new plan includes policies designed to encourage the number and types of housing the state requires. It also identifies locations where new housing could be built. In all, the City of Carlsbad needs to show how about 3,900 housing units could be built over the next eight years to meet state requirements.
Learn more
Map of potential housing sites
Approved housing plan (policies and strategies)
Housing plan update website
Scott Donnell, senior planner, scott.donnell@carlsbadca.gov, 760-602-4618
