San Juan Capistrano Municipal Code Art. 7 Planning Commission

A Planning Commission for the City is hereby created.

(Ord. No. 321, § 7; Ord. No. 738, § 1)

(Ord. No. 321, § 7; Ord. No. 738, § 1; Ord. No. 857, § 2.1.a.; repealed by Ord. 953, § 1.e.)

The Planning Commission shall undertake and have the following duties, responsibilities, and functions, together with the powers incidental thereto:

(a) To study and make recommendations to the City Council on amendments to the City’s General Plan;

(b) To develop and make recommendations to the City Council on specific plans designed to implement portions of the City’s General Plan;

(c) To review the City’s Capital Improvement Program for consistency with the City’s General Plan and forward recommendations to the City Council;

(d) To make recommendations to the City Council to effectuate changes to the land use provisions set forth in Title 9 of this Code, consistent with provisions of the General Plan;

(e) To approve, deny, or approve with modifications or conditions, development proposals, or parts thereof, in accordance with the land use provisions set forth in Title 9 of this Code;

(f) To recommend to the City Council amendments to the Circulation Element of the General Plan and associated implementation measures;

(g) To study and make recommendations to the City Council on proposed regional and State planning programs that are transportation-related, including proposed regulations that could affect the City;

(h) To review and make recommendations to the City Council on major Capital Improvement projects that are designed to implement a multimodal transportation system;

(i) To study and make determinations and recommendations to the City Council regarding site development plans and tentative maps with regard to impacts to the City’s circulation system;

(j) To study and make recommendations to the City Council on matters related to public transportation, traffic regulations and standards for parking, vehicular and public safety;

(k) To appoint members of the Planning Commission to serve on the Design Review Committee to review and make recommendations to the Planning Commission on development proposals processed in accordance with Title 9, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 9-2.313;

(l) To meet upon receiving Hearing Officer findings relating to the propriety of rent increases brought into issue by the filing of a petition by residents of or an owner of a mobile home park, and to conduct a de novo review of Hearing Officer findings for the purpose of making its own recommendation regarding the propriety of rent increases to the City Council;

(m) To undertake such other duties as may be assigned by the City Council.

(Ord. No. 321, § 7; Ord. No. 738, § 1; Ord. No. 857, § 2.1.b.; Ord. No. 874, § 1; Ord. No. 1001, § 2, 2013; Ord. No. 1004, § 1, 2013; Ord. No. 1020, § 1, 2015; Ord. No. 1084, § 1, 2021)