Planning Commission

Established 1946

Mission Statement

I.

To promote the health, safety and general welfare by encouraging the most appropriate use of land; provide adequate open

spaces for light and air; prevent undue concentrations of population; lessen congestion on streets; facilitate adequate

provisions for community utilities and facilities such as transportation, water, sewage, schools, parks and other public

requirements; and, designate, regulate and restrict the location and use of buildings, structures and land for residents,

commerce, trade, industry and other purposes.

Responsibilities, Jurisdiction, Authority

II.

The Planning Commission shall have the power and be required to:

(a) After a public hearing thereon, recommend to the City Council the adoption, amendment or repeal

of the Master Plan, or any part thereof, for the physical development of the City;

(b) Exercise such control over land subdivisions as is granted to it by the governing body of the City

and by the laws of the State of California;

(c) Make recommendations concerning proposed public works and for the clearance and rebuilding of

blighted or substandard areas within the City; and

(d) Exercise such functions with respect to zoning as may be prescribed by ordinance.

Composition

III.

The Planning Commission consists of seven Santa Monica residents, none of whom shall hold any paid

office or employment in the City Government, and shall serve four-year terms. (SMCC 1007)

Pursuant to Section 2.32.280 of the SMMC - no Santa Monica City employee may serve as a member of

any Board or Commission.

IV. Compensation for Planning Commissioners (Municipal Code Section 2.32.270)

(A) Members of the Planning Commission will be compensated in the amount of twenty-five dollars per

meeting attended, to a maximum of one hundred dollars per month. Such compensation shall be

deemed reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenditures and costs imposed upon members in serving

on the Planning Commission.

(B) Beginning twelve months after the date of the adoption of this Section, and once yearly thereafter,

the amount of compensation for Planning Commissioners shall be increased by an amount equal

to the increase in the Consumer Price Index for the prior twelve-month period. As used in this

Section, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) shall be the CPI for All Urban Consumers for the Los

Angeles,

Long Beach, Anaheim Metropolitan Area provided by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics,

unless another comparable index is determined to be appropriate by resolution of the City Council.