PlanningCommission

PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING DAYS AND TIMES

Planning Commission meetings are held on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at 6pm.

Meetings are held at :

City Council Chambers room located at 1546 Golden Gate Avenue, Dos Palos, CA 93620

STAFF CONTACT

Brian Guerrero, Director of Community Development

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(209) 392-2174

Overview

A planning commission is a legally mandated group who serve the local government, acting in an advisory role to the City Council, on issues and policies relating to planning, land use regulation,  building and housing codes, and community development. Dos Palos' Planning Commission consists of five members, four appointed by city council members, and one council member serves as the fifth.

Responsibilities

The Planning Commission is responsible for:

• Exercise all powers and duties prescribed by law, including consideration of matters referred to it by the director of community development except those powers and duties specifically reserved or delegated to other divisions of the planning division.

• Initiate preparation of general plans, specific plans, regulations, programs and legislation to implement the planning power of the county.

• Be generally responsible for advising the legislative body of matters relating to planning.

• Be the advisory agency as designated in Title 16 of this code for the purpose of passing on subdivisions.

• Hear and decide all applications or requests for proposed entitlements.

• Hear and make recommendations regarding proposed development agreements when it is hearing the related project applications being processed concurrently with the development agreements.