Planning Commission

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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: 04/12/2022 5:00 PM - 8:59 PM

PLANNING COMMISSION
Regular Meeting

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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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ADDITIONAL SPECIAL NOTICE FOR CONTINUE PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1: In accordance with State Law and City rules of procedure for conducting public meetings, the Chair of the Planning Commission will preside over the  continued Public Hearing Item No. 1 relating to the proposed Coral Mountain Resort.  Subject to any decisions issued by the Chair at the meeting, all members of the public are welcome to speak during this continued public hearing on April 12, 2022; provided, however, that members of the public who previously spoke or previously submitted written comments, or both, during the public hearing for this item on March 22, 2022, are requested to address only matters relating to the supplemental materials requested by the Commission prior to the April 12, 2022 meeting.  All verbal and written comments submitted prior to or during the public hearing for this item on March 22, 2022, are in the administrative record and are already available for the Commission to review. 

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SPECIAL NOTICE

 

Teleconferencing and Telephonic Accessibility In Effect

Pursuant to Executive Orders N-25-20 and N-08-21 executed by the Governor of California, and subsequently Assembly Bill 361 (AB 361, 2021), enacted 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 public, 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 a specific agenda item or matters not on the agenda, 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, preferably before 3:00 p.m. on 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, but 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 Commission Secretary can accommodate such request. 

The email subject line should clearly state "Written Comments" and should include 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 attend and participate in the meeting by teleconference via Zoom and use the "raise your hand" feature when public comments are prompted by the Chairperson; the City will facilitate the ability for a member of the public to be audible to the Planning Commission and general public and allow him/her/they to speak on 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 and only after being recognized by the Chairperson.

Zoom Link:          https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82853067939
Meeting ID:         828 5306 7939
Or by phone:     (253) 215 – 8782

Email communications for public comments related to items on the agenda, or for general public comment, should be submitted to the City at the email address listed above prior to the commencement of the meeting.  To accommodate the public , every effort will be made to review emails received by the City during the course of the meeting.  The Chairperson will endeavor to take a brief pause before action is taken on any agenda item to allow the Commission Secretary to review emails and share any public comments received during the meeting.  All emails received by the City, at the email address above, until the adjournment of the meeting, will be included within  the public record relating to the meeting. 

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