The Coast News, February 26, 2021

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Oceanside to decide on . pot facilities

Del Mar Union schools enroll more students

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School district adds 1st-grade class to meet demand

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By Bill Slane

The Del Mar Union School District has seen an increase in enrollment since the beginning of the school year on Sept. 8 as families find an answer to get their children back in classrooms during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The Del Mar Union School District has advocated for students since the start of the pandemic, specifically, for the importance of students attending school in person,” said Superintendent Holly McClurg. “We have never wavered from our commitment to do what is right for our students, and from the outset, we were committed to “how” TURN TO SCHOOLS ON A13

OCEANSIDE — The THE Oceanside Planning ComVISTA mission approved a total of three conditional-use NEWS permits and two location waivers for two different cannabis facilities in the city in the past month. With the commission’s approval, the permits and location waivers must now wait for approval from the Oceanside City Council. During the commission’sRANCHO Feb. 8 meeting, two conditional-use permits SFNEWS and one Waiver of Locational Criteria were approved for Zenleaf Cannabis Facility. Owned by Zenleaf LLC, the facility would operate a cannabis cultivation and nursery facility with four greenhouses totaling 87,230 square feet at 5712 North River Road. Currently, the site operates as a wholesale plant nursery and is already developed with existing greenhouses, accessory structures, a barn and a residential dwelling. If approved, the cultivation operations of the facility would be permitted to cultivate and harvest cannabis for transportation by a licensed distributor. The nursing facility operations would allow propagation of plants for onsite use and sale to third parties but would not allow for onsite sales or delivery to the public. City code requires a 1,000-foot separation between cannabis facili-

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A CERAMIC figurine named “Najih,” which translates from Arabic to mean “successful, prosperous and fortunate.” The sculpture is one of many works by Navy veteran and local artist Reginald Green. Green is an instructor at Veterans Art Project, a community-based nonprofit offering veterans and active-duty military free art classes. Story on Page A3. Photo by Jordan P. Ingram

Carlsbad City Council grants itself authority on Barrio permits By Steve Puterski

CARLSBAD — The Carlsbad City Council amended the Village and Barrio Master Plan during its Feb. 16 meeting, granting itself complete authority over approving permits and development plans in the Barrio neighborhood. The master plan — approved in two parts in 2018 and 2019 — was amended to change the approval authority from the city's Planning Commission to the Council following a 3-1 vote, with Councilman Keith BlackA MULTI-STORY residential development at Oak Avenue and burn voting no and Mayor Madison Street on the Barrio perimeter. Photo by Steve Puterski Matt Hall recused.

Aspects of development now under the council’s purview include site development plans, conditional use permits, coastal development permits and variances processed in the Barrio. The newly affected areas include the Barrio perimeter, center and Village-Barrio other districts. “I’ve heard loud and clear from our residents needing to hold (the council) accountable on certain things,” Councilwoman Cori Schumacher said. “And development, at least in my district, is the No. 1

priority.” During its April 15, 2020, meeting, the Planning Commission proposed its own changes to the approval process for the master plan. The commission requested it holds authority over approvals for the Village Center, Village General, Hospitality, Freeway Commercial and Pine-Tyler mixed-use districts, while the council would take up any appeal in those districts. Jeff Murphy, the city’s community development diTURN TO BARRIO ON A5

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