The Lafayette Planning Commission is comprised of seven citizen members.  Members serve 4 year terms.  Members are appointed by the City Council, with the Chairperson and Vice Chair elected by the membership in July of each year. Two members of the Commission serve as liaisons to the Lafayette Open Space Advisory Committee and Historic Preservation Board.  Contact the Planning Commission.

The Planning Commission has the primary responsibility for approving the City's Comprehensive Plan.  This document includes City policy statements on annexation, growth, transportation, economic development, parks and open space and the environment.

The Commission advises the City Council on annexations, zoning, subdivisions, architectural and site plan reviews.  It is the deciding body on special use review applications.  The Commission also recommends revisions to the City's Development and Zoning Code.

The Commission represents the community in land use decisions, including subdivision, zoning, and architectural review.  Their most important task is to ensure that development complies with the goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan and the City's development regulations.

Commissioners are provided with continuing education on such topics as planning basics, legal issues, water, open space and parkland, affordable housing, and practical advice on how to work together as a team.  In addition, they may attend land use conferences in Denver and field trips to neighboring communities to observe the good and bad in neighborhood planning techniques.