The Planning Commission meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month at 6:30 PM as scheduled, some exceptions and cancellations apply. The Planning Commission is responsible for long-range planning activities, including use permits, commercial planned development permits, zone changes, code amendments, and modification to long-range planning documents, including the City’s General Plan and Local Coastal Plan.

For more information on the Planning Commission visit the Planning Commission page. 

In June 2006, the City of Manhattan Beach began a community driven process, called the Facilities Strategic Plan (FSP), with the goal of creating a master plan for community and recreation facilities throughout the City. The City began this effort because several community facilities are nearing, or have reached, the end of their useful lives. These facilities require an ever increasing amount of maintenance work to remain open and are outdated for the programming needs of our community.

Based on what has been learned through over 80 meetings with community groups, monthly meetings with a citizen’s Steering Committee, review of documents, and lots of on-site research, the FSP Steering Committee recommended a draft master plan to the City Council on October 2, 2007.  The City Council accepted this draft master plan for review by all of the City's Commissions.  By the end of the year, each Commission will have reviewed and commented on the draft master plan.  Staff will return to the City Council early next year to present the Commissions' comments and to ask the City Council for review, revisions and adoption of a final master plan.

These Commission meetings to review the draft master plan are all open to the public and will be held at the Police/Fire Conference Room at 6:30 PM.  The following is the entire list of the Commission FSP master plan review dates:

Parking and Public Improvements: Thursday, October 25th
Library Commission and Cultural Arts Commission: Tuesday, November 13th
Parks and Recreation Commission: Monday, December 3rd
Planning Commission: Tuesday, December 11th 

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