Pursuant to Government Code Section 65100, a planning commission is created. Except as otherwise provided, the city council delegates authority to the planning commission as follows:
(a) 
The planning commission may act as the city's planning agency in accordance with Government Code Section 6500, et seq.
(b) 
The planning commission must receive and expeditiously act on all assignments made by city council resolution or minute order.
(c) 
The planning commission may make recommendations to the city council regarding land use regulations including, without limitation, amendments to the General Plan or this code.
(d) 
The planning commission may administer Title 21 of this code as specified.
(e) 
The planning commission may serve as the city’s local appeals board for purposes of hearing and deciding appeals relating to the application and interpretation of the California Building Standards Code and locally adopted building standards, as provided by this code and consistent with California Health and Safety Code §§ 17920.5 and 17920.6 and California Building Code § 1.8.8.
(Prior code § 2300; Ord. 2181 § 2, 2020; Ord. 2273, 2/4/2026)
Notwithstanding any other regulation in this chapter, the city council will act as the city's planning agency as follows:
(a) 
By resolution for any particular project or land use consideration.
(b) 
For all public projects requiring findings of General Plan consistency in accordance with Government Code Section 65402.
(c) 
For all projects requiring a zone change; zone map amendment; or development agreement.
(d) 
For any project appealed to the city council from the planning commission.
(Ord. 2181 § 2, 2020)