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About the Planning Commission

Duties

The Planning Commission is appointed to consider land use planning matters.  The Commission renders determinations and makes recommendations to the City Council on a variety of land use matters, including changes to the City’s General Plan, Specific Plans and Land Use Code.  They also provide discretionary review for land use matters such as Conditional Use Permits, Variances, and Subdivisions. 

The Planning Commission also serves on the Housing Advisory Committee, which provides input on housing related matters such as the Housing Element and the Focus General Plan Update and plays a role in moving forward housing programs and projects.

 

Meetings

Meetings of the Planning Commission are held on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of every month at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, unless otherwise designated. 

 

Membership

The Planning Commission is composed of seven members appointed by the City Council for a term of four years.

Members
Richard Miller, Chair
Randi Castle, Vice-Chair
Liliana Armenta
Beryl Forman
Pearl Quinones
Ricardo Sanchez
Claudia Valenzuela

Planning Commission Bylaws

The Planning Commission also acts as the City’s Street Tree and Parkway Committee. In this capacity, the Commission reviews all requests for street tree removals and plantings. For additional information or to request planting or removal of street trees, please contact the Planning Division at (619) 336-4310.

 

Application Form

If you would like to be considered for an appointment to one of the City's boards and/or commissions,  you may print and mail in an application form.

For questions or concerns, call (619) 336-4228, or email clerk@nationalcityca.gov

Planning Commission Meeting

PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING  

December 1, 2008, 6:00 P.M.

Council Chambers, Civic Center

1243 National City Boulevard

National City, CA 91950

Welcome to the Planning Commission meeting. The National City Planning Commission conducts its meeting in the interest of community benefit. Your participation is helpful. These proceedings are tape recorded for the permanent record.

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance – by Commissioner Baca

Approval of Minutes

1. Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on November 17, 2008.

Approval of Agenda

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (3 MINUTE TIME LIMIT). NOTE: Under State law, items requiring Commission action must be brought back on a subsequent agenda unless they are of a demonstrated emergency or urgent nature.


The Planning Commission requests that all Cell Phones and Pagers

be turned off during the meeting.

Upon request, this agenda can be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Please contact the Planning Department at (619) 336-4310 to request a disability-related modification or accommodation. Notification 24 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.

RESOLUTION

2. Resolution No. 45-2008. A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of National City, California, Recommending Denial of a Tentative Subdivision Map for a Proposed 9-Lot Subdivision, including a Density Bonus and Development Incentives for Providing One Affordable Unit on a 0.71-Acre Site at 2121 Grove Street. Applicant: Arnold Schmidt. Case File No. 2007-59 S, IS.

PUBLIC HEARING

3. Public Hearing and Proposed Finding of No Significant Impact for a Proposed Tentative Parcel Map for Three Detached Single-Family Residences including a Request for Less than Minimum Lot Size and Street Frontage at the Northeast Corner of W. 15th Street and Harding Avenue. Applicant: San Diego Habitat for Humanity. Staff Report by Principal Planner Peggy Chapin. Case File No. 2008-38 ls.

4. Resolution No. 46-2008. A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of National City, California, taking action on a Tentative Parcel Map and Proposed Finding of No Significant Impact for Three Detached Single-Family Residences including a Request for Less than Minimum Lot Size and Street Frontage at the Northeast Corner of W. 15th Street and Harding Avenue. Applicant: San Diego Habitat for Humanity. Case File No. 2008-38 LS.

OTHER BUSINESS

5. Adoption of 2009 Planning Commission Meeting Dates.


Senior Assistant City Attorney

Principal Planner

Commissioners

Chairwoman

Adjournment


Minutes (PDF)

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