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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
PLANNING DIVISION
11111 Brookshire Avenue
Downey, Ca 90241
T(562) 904-7154 F(562) 904-7135
Planning Commission Agendas and Minutes
City Maps - GIS
Starting a New Business
Documents & Forms
Development Projects (pdf)
Development Standards
General Plan 2025
The City of Downey Planning Division is devoted to the continuation of providing good service, and to work with the citizen and businesses in our community in a friendly and helpful manner.
You will find a variety of information relating to On-Going Developments in the City; Future Projects coming to the City; and various pieces of information reflecting the profile of the community, such as, Income Per Capita, Age of Population and Ethnicity, Census Information, etc. You will also find how the City’s future has been planned to continue to promote the community’s balance and orderly development.
Coming Soon, we will be placing the Agendas of the City’s Design Review Board, so that interested persons can see the types of projects that are coming to the City. We will also provide from time to time, updates on certain major projects of public interest, such as, industrial business parks and/or commercial centers. Updated information on General Plan amendments or zoning amendments will also become available.
Also available are the various Planning Division documents and forms you may need to file for the processing of various projects. In addition, various informational documents will also be available such as, demographic information, zoning brochures, signing information, etc.
Planning Commission
Design Review Board
Meeting Schedule for the Planning Commission
Meeting Schedule for the Design Review Board
Applications
Planning Commission
Purpose: The Planning Commission is responsible for making recommendations to the City Council on matters relating to the adoption, amendment or repeal of the City’s General Plan, Specific/Precise Plans, Zoning Ordinances, and Zoning Classifications. It is also responsible for final decisions on land use, such as sub-divisions, Conditional Use Permits, and Variances.
Number of Members: 5
Meeting Information: The Planning Commission meets the first and third Wednesday of each month, at 7:30 p.m., in the City Council Chamber of City Hall.
Appointed by: City Council
Members: With the new charter amendment governing terms of commissions, their terms will run concurrently with the term of the council member making the appointment.
Design Review Board
Purpose: The Design Review is responsible for the physical design and development of both public and private projects in
the City promoting responsible design with regard to appearance, signing, and landscaping. Certain members of the board also
serve on the Board of Building Appeals.
Number of Members: 7
Meeting Information: The Planning Commission meets the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, at 6:00 p.m., in the City Council Conference Room of City Hall.
Appointed by: City Council
Members are elected at-large and by occupation.
Planning Commission Meeting Schedule
Design Review Board Meeting Schedule*
Current schedule coming soon! Please check back with us.
Design Review Board Meeting Dates*
Current schedule coming soon! Please check back with us.
Applications - This area is coming soon.
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