The San Diego County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday approved, 4-1, a lease for

But there were some questions about the legality of the deal.

“Currently, as we stand, we don’t need an amendment to Carlsbad City (conditional use permit)?" Supervisor Paloma Aguirre asked the county's director of airport operations, Jamie Abbott.

"That is correct,” he said.

The city of Carlsbad has insisted that Palomar is a general aviation airport and that opening it up to commercial flights constitutes an expansion.

“The city has consistently asserted its role in jurisdiction in making final land use decisions for new or expanded airport land uses, which requires the county to obtain an amendment to the airport’s conditional use permit,” said Jason Haber, Carlsbad intergovernmental affairs director.

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