San Diego Planning Commission (April 16, 2026): Multiple permits approved; housing project and SB 79 actions advanced
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The Planning Commission met April 16, 2026. Consent approvals were granted for three wireless facility projects. The Commission approved the Collection at Cactus project addendum and associated permits and map, initiated the Scripps Miramar Ranch Community Plan and General Plan amendment process, and recommended that City Council include Low Resource Areas and High Fire Severity Zone maps in the TOD alternative plan, returning the matter to the Commission if a TOD alternative plan is not approved by April 30, 2027. All recorded motions passed by vote of 6-0-1 (Commissioner Malbrough absent).
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- Item 1 (Crown Castle T-Mobile AT&T Morrison Pole, Project No. 1137409): Approved CUP No. PMT-3361424, NDP No. PMT-3361425, and PDP No. PMT-3361427 (consent).
- Item 2 (Verizon Caso University/805, Project No. 1139845): Approved Neighborhood Use Permit No. 3371512 and Planned Development Permit No. 3371513 (consent).
- Item 3 (Verizon Spring Canyon, Project No. 1084692): Approved CUP No. 3265403 and PDP No. 3265404 (consent).
- Item 4 (Collection at Cactus, Project No. 1111415): Adopted Addendum No. 1111415 to the Otay Mesa Community Plan Update PEIR and MMRP; approved Neighborhood Development Permit No. PMT-3273795, Site Development Permit No. PMT-3398899, and Vesting Tentative Map No. 3273796; approvals included memos dated April 14 and 15, 2026 and corrections to condition 16, environmental review notes, and base density correction to the addendum.
- Item 5 (Scripps Miramar Ranch Community Plan and General Plan Amendment Initiation, Project No. 1152078): Initiated the community plan amendment process.
- Item 6 (Senate Bill 79 phased implementation and exempting specified areas): Voted to recommend City Council approval to include Low Resource Areas and High Fire Severity Zone resource maps as part of the TOD alternative plan, and requested the matter return to the Planning Commission by May 31, 2027 if the City Council does not have a TOD alternative plan approved by April 30, 2027.
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San Diego Planning Commission - April 16, 2026 - Approved
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- Minuteshttps://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/2026-05/pc-min-4-16-26-approved.pdf
- Public Comment Attachmentshttps://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/2026-04/all-attachments-combined_1.pdf
- Public Comment Spreadsheethttps://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/2026-04/public-comment-4-16-2026_5.xlsx
- Agendahttps://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/2026-04/pc-agenda-4-16-2026-approved_5.pdf
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