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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: 09/14/2021 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM 09/14/2021 5:00 PM 09/14/2021 9:00 PM

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PLANNING COMMISSION - REGULAR MEETING
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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, N-60-20, and N‑08-21 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, are requested to follow the instructions listed below:

Written public comments – can be provided in-person during the meeting or emailed to the Planning Commission Secretary, Tania Flores, at TFlores@LaQuintaCA.Gov, no later than 3:00 p.m. the day of the meeting, and will be distributed to the Planning Commission and 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 Chairperson, a brief summary of any public comment is asked to be read, to the extent that the Planning Commission Secretary can accommodate such request.

If emailed, the mail subject line must clearly state “Written Comments” and the email should list the following:

1) Full Name 4) Public Comment or Agenda Item Number
2) City of Residence 5) Subject
3) Phone Number 6) Written Comments

***** TELECONFERENCE PROCEDURES *****

Verbal Public Comment via Teleconference – members of the public may join the meeting virtually via Zoom and use the “raise your hand” feature when public comments are prompted by the Chairperson; Planning Staff will facilitate the ability for a member of the public to be audible to the Planning Commission and general public and allow him/her to speak on the item(s) requested. Please note – members of the public must unmute themselves when prompted upon being recognized by the Chairperson, in order to become audible to the Planning Commission and the public.

Only one person may speak at a time by teleconference and only after being recognized by the Chairperson.

ZOOM LINK: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88146423364
Meeting ID: 881 4642 3364
Or join by phone: (720) 707 - 2699

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