Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

Good morning and welcome to the Planning Commission meeting for June 18th, 2026. Until further notice, Planning Commission meetings will be conducted pursuant to the provisions of California Government Code Section 54953A as amended by Assembly Bill 2249, which allows the public to participate in person as well as via a hybrid format. This meeting is being live streamed on the City's website and on the City's YouTube channel. Members of the public using the hybrid format will be able to provide comments using the Zoom webinar platform. Members of the public who wish to provide testimony remotely must enter the virtual queue by clicking on the raised hand icon before the queue closes. The virtual queue will close five minutes after in-person testimony ends. Also per Section 2.6.2 A and B of the Rules of Council, speakers participating virtually may not allocate their time to other speakers. Time can only be seated by speakers who are in the chambers. Michael Prince will now go over the specifics of how the public can participate and give their public testimony.

Thank you, Vice Chair Boomhauer. If you are in person, please complete a speaker slip if you wish to speak. In-person testimony will conclude before virtual testimony begins. Members of the public can join the webinar by computer, tablet, or smartphone by accessing the link, which is listed online in the preamble language of the agenda on the Planning Commission's webpage. or you may dial 1-669-254-5252. The webinar ID is 160-407-5570. Please note that if you are watching online, there may be a 30 second delay. Please participate via the audio on your phone and mute your TV or computer when it is your turn to speak. Thank you.

I will now take roll call. As I call your name, please indicate if you are present. Commissioner Mazzari? Present. Commissioner Malbrough?

Present.

Commissioner Miyahara?

Present.

Commissioner Reeves? Present. Vice Chair Boomhauer is present and chairing the meeting. Commissioner Renger and Chair Modane are both absent today. Staff members present with us today are Michael Prince, Assistant Deputy Director for Development Services, Shannon Eckmeyer, Deputy City Attorney, Marlon Pangilinan, Program Coordinator, City Planning Department, Eric Mazelgo, Senior Civil Engineer with the Engineering Division, and our always amazing legislative staff. We'll now start our agenda with public comment for non agenda items. This portion of the agenda is an opportunity for the public to make comments on planning related items that are not on today's agenda. Any person wishing to speak will have three minutes to provide testimony. If you'd like to speak, please click on the raised hand icon on your screen. And we do not have any speaker slips or in-person testimony and no online speakers. Uh, are there any items to be continued or withdrawn? No. Uh, is there a request to place any items on consent commissioner Marlboro?

Yes, chair. I'd like to place items one and three on consent.

okay uh are there any members of the public who wish to speak on items one and three you have two speaker slips both in favor and both saying that you'll speak if there are questions i'm assuming you're good if we just keep going yep seeing nodding heads thank you uh are there any other members of the public who wish to speak online or anything no okay uh any commissioner discussion on the consent items Seeing none, is there a motion to approve the items on the consent agenda?

So moved.

Is there a second? Second. I have a motion and a second. We can vote. That passes unanimously with Chair Modane and Commissioner Renger absent. Do I have a motion to approve the meeting minutes from the May 7, 2026 Planning Commission hearing?

So moved.

Is there a second? Second. We have a motion and a second to approve the minutes from the May 7th meeting as presented. Go ahead and vote. Commissioner Mazzari, can you click yours again? And that passes unanimously again with Chair Modane and Commissioner Renger absent. Are there any directors? Oh, wait, I missed a stop. Are there any public comments on those meeting minutes?

I really got to move that further up in my script.

Seeing none. All right. Are there any directors reports?

Yes, thank you, Chair. The last planning commission hearing was held on May 7th. The commission heard one item. The item was the Southwest Village Specific Plan, a project that proposes the adoption of the Southwest Village Specific Plan, including amendments to the General Plan and Otay Mesa Community Plan, and the approval of a vesting tentative map rezone, site development permit, and other actions to allow up to 5,130 dwelling units and 175,000 square feet of commercial and retail uses, including park space, open space, and public facilities, an extension of Caliente Avenue and Byer Boulevard to the San Ysidro Community Plan area. the commission recommended approval to the city council of the southwest specific village of the southwest village specific plan and companion items by a vote of five to one to one with commissioner reeves voting no and commissioner modane absent that concludes my report

Good morning planning commissioners, the San Diego chapter of the American planning association, 2026 award ceremony took place last week and I'm proud to say that the city planning department to come several awards for planning excellence for the college area community plan update advancing diversity and social change for the inclusive public engagement guide and the transportation planning award of excellence for the mobility master plan. kudos to city staff and gratitude to stakeholders and members of the public who participated in those efforts and for the input of this planning commission this concludes staff's report thank you congratulations to the city planning department uh okay uh is there any commission comment for non-agenda items

seeing none uh we're ready to move into our regular agenda items uh staff you may proceed proof your presentation on item number two when you are ready thank you let me have one second while i share my screen

Okay, good morning commissioners and members of the public, my name is Andrew Murillo I am the development project manager for the 2499 qualcomm way amendment project development services department project number PRJ 1137033. Oh, excuse me. The phone-in testimony information is open. I'm sorry. The phone-in testimony period is open, and these are the instructions on how to call in. And once again, the item before you is for project number 1137033-2499, Qualcomm Way Amendment. The project before you is for a conditional use permit for an amendment to conditional use permit number 183194, which was approved by city council on October 21st, 2008. This project was determined to be consistent with the original Quarry Falls Program Environmental Impact Report. The project site is located on an approximately 209 acre lot at 2499 qualcomm way in the mission valley Community, it is designated as light industrial use by both the San Diego municipal code and the Community plan. The proposed amendment to conditional use permit number 183194. is to extend the expiration date of the previously approved permit from June 3rd, 2025 until June 3rd, 2028. The approval of this project would allow the batch plant to continue operation of the previously approved use up until the new expiration date. The amendment would maintain all previously approved operational parameters and conditions of approval associated with CUP number 183194. The proposed project is limited to the continuation of the existing asphalt and concrete plan operations under the same regulatory framework for the proposed extension period. This vicinity map shows the portion of Mission Valley known as Sevita, which was originally developed as Quarry Falls. This area is governed by the Quarry Falls Pacific Plan within the Mission Valley Community Plan. Savita is located between Interstate 805 and State Route 163 and north of Interstate 8. For further context, Snapdragon Stadium is approximately one mile east of Quarry Falls. Within the Quarry Falls Pacific Plan, there are seven districts. The project before you today is contained to the query district only which is located in the approximately 11 acre southeast corner of query false. This site plan which was submitted to the city by the applicant shows an overhead view of the existing concrete batch plant within the query district. The approximately 11 acre project site currently houses a ready mix concrete facility. This application requests an amendment to CUP number 183194, which expired on June 3, 2025, to allow for the continuation of the existing use. Specifically, the applicant is seeking approval to extend the permit for an additional three year period. With the proposed new expiration date of June 3, 2028, no new development or expansion of the existing use is proposed as part of this request. On November 5, 2025, the Mission Valley Community Planning Group voted 12-0 with two abstentions to approve the project with no conditions. A draft permit and conditions have been prepared and staff review indicates that the project complies with the applicable regulations of the Municipal Code and the Mission Valley Community Plan. With that, staff recommends approval of conditional use permit number PMT 3357627. This concludes my presentation. Staff, the applicant, and I are all here and available for any questions. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Murillo. Are there any clarifying questions from the commission? Seeing none, we will open for public testimony. We have not received any speaker slips in chambers. Is there anyone online? There are no speakers online. So I will close public testimony on this item and move on to commission comment. And if there's no comment, then feel free to make a motion. Sorry.

Commissioner Reeve. There I am. I would move staff recommendation. Thank you.

I'll second. Okay. Perfect. Are there any other comments? Seeing none, we have a motion to approve staff's recommendation, seconded by Commissioner Reeve, seconded by Commissioner Mihara. We can move to a vote. and that passes unanimously again with chair modane and commissioner ringer absent this being our last item of business before this august body this morning we are hereby adjourned thank you