The Carmel Mountain Ranch Community Council (CMRCC) was first organized on November 14, 1995. It operates as the first City of San Diego combined planning board and community council. The CMRCC reviews land use and zoning issues and community concerns regarding neighborhood traffic and transportation issues.
There are currently nine homeowners and three business/professional representatives on the Council. Members serve for two years. Elections are held in March.
There are several subcommittees that investigate issues and makes recommendations to the CMRCC. They include Transportation; Traffic; Public Safety; Social, Cultural @ Arts; Neighborhood Issues; and Volunteer Code Enforcement. The chair appoints Ad Hoc Development committees, which meets with the applicants to make recommendations on land-use issues that affect Carmel Mountain Ranch.
Monthly meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month at 6:30 pm at the Carmel Mountain Ranch Library Community Room. Any changes to the meeting schedule are printed in the Carmel Mountain Ranch Gazette and Corridor News.
Located in North City along the Interstate 15 Corridor, Carmel Mountain Ranch is home to just over 12,000 residents and is bordered by the community of Rancho Bernardo to the North, the city of Poway to the East, the community of Sabre Springs to the South, and I-15 to the West.