Planning
Commission
Annual Report to
the City Council
June 12, 2023
TOPICS
Purpose of the Planning Commission
Commission Membership
Work Summary
Key Metrics
Major Policy Initiatives
Public Transparency & Participation Initiatives
Purpose of the
Planning
Commission
Established in PMCTitle 2, Chapter 2,Article 2
To recommend and advise the Council on matters related to the General Plan, Local Coastal Program, Zoning, and other
development plans for future physical development and
conservation of the City, based upon geographic, social, economic, and environmental characteristics of the community. Also advises the Council on private development plans for the City in accordance with State Planning Law and the City’s established development review standards and processes.
Commission
Membership
Commission Members Term Expires
Lauren Berman, Chair 2027
Samantha Hauser, Vice Chair 2024
Danielle Devine 2027
Alex Ferguson 2026
James Godwin 2026
David Leal 2024
Greg Wright 2025
Work
Summary
17 regular meetings and 2
adjourned regular meetings
11 development proposals Significant Items Heard by Commission: Extension of Growth
Management Ordinance
Text amendment to Outdoor
Commercial Permits
Mixed-Use Building on
Crespi Drive
Recommended to Council: 2040 General Plan Sharp Park Specific Plan Text Amendment to Outdoor Commercial Permits
2022
Key Metrics
New or
Continued
Public Hearings
Held
Speakers on
Topics Not
on Agenda
New
Residential
Dwelling
Units
Approved
New
Residential
Dwelling
Units Denied
New Commercial
Floor Area
Approved
(Sq. Ft.)
New Commercial
Floor Area
Denied
(Sq. Ft.)
17 16 210 3,1650
Key Metrics
Year Permits
Issued
Inspections
Residential
Valuation
Commercial
Valuation
2018 1,530 4,731 $19,013,200 $3,408,096
2019 1,587 5,147 $19,793,920 $5,965,473
2020 1,416 3,419 $16,882,230 $1,308,107
2021 1,591 3,908 $40,720,764 $1,807,197
2022 1,521 4,250 $34,548,886 $11,788,746*
ADUs Permits Issued
2021 40
2022 28
Building Permit Activity
*Includes Civic Center renovation valued at
approximately $8,000,000
Major Policy
Initiatives
Beach Boulevard Infrastructure Resiliency Project
New Sharp Park Library & Renovated Sanchez Library
Vision 2025 & Beyond
Esplanade Avenue Bluff Erosion Infrastructure Protection Projects
Civic Center project
Quarry Specific Plan
Sharp Park Specific Plan
Wireless Communications Facility Ordinance Update
Housing Element Update
City Commission and Committee Charters
2022
Council Priority
Public
Transparency
& Participation
Initiatives
Successfully incorporated
dial-in public participation
option for in-person meetings
2022
Questions and Comments