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The Planning Commission (PC) was established in 1982. Due to streamlining the development review process in 2016, the PC was restructured to include architecture and landscaping architecture expertise and its membership was increased from five to seven members appointed by the City Council. The PC is coordinated by the Design and Development Department.
Meetings
The Commission’s regularly scheduled meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
Functions and Duties
The Commission’s primary function is to carry out the powers and duties as prescribed in the Planning and Zoning Laws of the State of California and the City of La Quinta Zoning Ordinance, as well as to serve as an advisory body to the City Council.
The Planning Commission’s duties include developing and maintaining the City’s General Plan, consideration of new development applications, design review of new developments, development of specific plans, and similar planning duties.
Contact
For more information about the PC, contact us at Planning@LaQuintaCA.gov or (760) 777-7023.
Apply
Applications are accepted all year long and kept on file in the Clerk's office until a vacancy needs to be filled.
Application to Serve on the PC
Members
Current List of Commission Members
Agendas, Staff Reports and Minutes
The Minutes for the Planning Commission meetings will not be available until they have been approved by the Planning Commission.
The meeting agendas are typically available not less than 72 hours prior to each meeting and may be downloaded by clicking on one of the Event links below.
For copies of staff reports, as well as any accompanying attachments, you may contact the Design and Development Department at (760) 777-7023 or Planning@LaQuintaCA.gov.
For agendas for current meetings, go to the calendar.
Meeting Calendar
Planning Commission Meeting
- Date: 04/27/2021 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
PLANNING COMMISSION - REGULAR MEETING
CLICK HERE TO PRINT THE AGENDA IN PDF FORMAT
CLICK HERE TO VIEW/PRINT FULL AGENDA IN PDF FORMAT
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS VIDEO RECORDINGS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
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SPECIAL NOTICE
Teleconferencing and Telephonic Accessibility In Effect
Pursuant to Executive Orders N-25-20, N-29-20, N-33-20, N-35-20, and N-60-20 executed by the Governor of California, in response to the state of emergency relating to novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and enabling teleconferencing accommodations by suspending or waiving specified provisions in the Ralph M. Brown Act (Government Code § 54950 et seq.), members of the Planning Commission, the City Attorney, City Staff, and City Consultants may participate in this meeting by teleconference.
Members of the public wanting to address the Planning Commission, either for public comment on matters not on the agenda or for a specific agenda item, or both, must send an email notification to the Planning Commission Secretary, Tania Flores, at TFlores@LaQuintaCA.Gov, no later than 3:00 p.m. the day of the meeting, and specify the following information:
1) Full Name 4) Public Comment or Agenda Item Number
2) City of Residence 5) Subject
3) Phone Number 6) Written or Telephonic Verbal Comments
The email “subject line” must clearly state “Written Comments” or “Verbal Comments.”
Verbal Public Comment (via telephone or Zoom) – shall be submitted as prescribed above; the City will facilitate the ability for a member of the public to be audible to the Planning Commission and general public by contacting him/her via phone and queuing him/her to speak during the discussion or by providing a link to join the live meeting via Zoom and asking him/her to unmute at the appropriate time and/or when requested by the Chairperson.
Written Public Comments – shall be submitted as prescribed above; all written comment will be distributed to the Planning Commission, incorporated into the agenda packet and public record of the meeting, and will not be read during the meeting unless, upon the request of the Planning Commission Chairperson, a brief summary is asked to be read, to the extent that the Planning Commission Secretary can accommodate such request.
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