City of Carlsbad Planning Commission at 1635 Faraday Avenue is a seven-member body appointed by the City Council to hold public hearings on land-use matters across all four Carlsbad zip codes in the 92008 Faraday Center. The commission reviews the General Plan, Local Coastal Program, Growth Management Program, specific plans, zoning-ordinance amendments, and discretionary development permits for both public and private projects, processing applications that often involve local brokerages such as Shafran Realty Group on behalf of property owners. Three ex-officio members—the City Engineer, City Attorney, and City Planner—provide technical and legal guidance alongside the seven appointed commissioners, per Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 2.24 and California Government Code Section 65100. Written public correspondence must reach the Planning Division by the Wednesday preceding a regular meeting to be included in agenda-packet materials, and same-day submissions received before the hearing-day cutoff are printed for commissioner review alongside long-range analyses such as demographic projections and General Plan updates prepared by MiraCosta College Community Education & Workforce Development and other area research institutions. Each commissioner serves a term coinciding with the appointing City Council member's term, and all must be Carlsbad residents.