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Costa Mesa
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Jon Zich

Planning Commissioner

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Term ending Jan 31, 2029 · Planning Commission.

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Meetings spoken in
11
Total speaking time
3:20:14
Avg per meeting
18:12
Segments
2104

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Voting record (39)

33 yes6 no

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Voted yesSep 14, 2026

Continuance of 'Neighborhoods Where We All Belong' Zoning and General Plan Package

Supported continuance to allow deeper review of the massive 1,100-page document.

Voted noAug 17, 2026

Housing Element Update Recommendation (PCTY-26-0030)

Expressed longstanding concerns with the process, noting the document was incomplete and did not reflect Measure K promises.

Voted yesAug 17, 2026

Move the item.

Voted noAug 17, 2026

Move staff's recommendation with two friendly amendments; first clarifying that staff be directed to incorporate only minor revisions in response to HCD and public comments and secondly, directing sta

Voted yesAug 17, 2026

Receive the presentation, request staff incorporate feedback, and file the report.

Voted yesAug 10, 2026

July 27, 2026 Unofficial Meeting Minutes

Voted noAug 10, 2026

Fairview Developmental Center Specific Plan Recommendation

Believed the current proposal did not adequately reflect community priorities regarding density, golf course preservation, parks, and traffic impacts.

Voted yesAug 10, 2026

Safety Element, Climate Action Plan, and Environmental Justice Policy Update

Voted yesJul 27, 2026

Approval of July 13, 2026 Meeting Minutes

Voted yesJul 27, 2026

Tentative Parcel Map 2026-129 and Development Review for 215-223 Mesa Drive

Voted yesJul 27, 2026

Development Review PDVR-25-0013, Tentative Tract Map No. 19458, and Density Bonus for 2075 Harbor Boulevard

Voted yesJul 27, 2026

Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP), Safety Element Update, and Environmental Justice Policy Update

Voted yesJul 27, 2026

Fairview Developmental Center Specific Plan Study Session

Voted yesJul 13, 2026

Consent Calendar Items 1 and 3

Voted yesJul 13, 2026

General Plan Conformity Determination for Right-of-Way Vacation at 296 East 19th Street (Consent Item 2)

Voted yesJul 13, 2026

Conditional Use Permit PCUP-25-0022 (Jumpstart Trampoline Park)

Voted yesJul 13, 2026

Zoning Code Amendments PCTY-26-0001 (Title 13 Updates)

Voted yesJun 22, 2026

Approval of April 13 and April 27, 2026 Meeting Minutes

Voted yesJun 22, 2026

Conditional Use Permit PCUP-26-0005 (Three Eyed Tiger)

Voted yesJun 22, 2026

Conditional Use Permit PCUP-26-0003 (Naisho Omakase and Highball Bar)

Voted yesJun 22, 2026

Continuation of Title 13 Zoning Code Amendments (PCTY-26-0001)

Voted yesApr 13, 2026

March 9, 2026 Unofficial Meeting Minutes Approval

Voted yesApr 13, 2026

Wireless Communication Facility at 2065 Placentia Avenue (PAPL-25-0004 / PMCP-24-0029)

Voted yesApr 13, 2026

ABC License Modification for 7-Eleven at 675 Paularino Avenue (PCUP-25-0023)

Voted yesApr 13, 2026

Overview of Proposed Zoning Code Amendments (PCTY-26-0001)

Voted yesMar 9, 2026

Consent Calendar Approval

Voted yesMar 9, 2026

Master Plan PA-22-30 Time Extension (1711-1719 Pomona Avenue)

Voted yesMar 9, 2026

Design Review, Parcel Map, and Development Review for 121 Cecil Place

Voted yesFeb 23, 2026

Consent Calendar Approval

Voted yesFeb 23, 2026

420 Native Garden Cannabis Storefront Amendment

Voted yesFeb 23, 2026

Sober Living Home at 1601 Baker Street

Voted noFeb 23, 2026

Housing Element Sites Inventory Amendment Recommendation

Voted yesFeb 9, 2026

Approval of January 26, 2026 Meeting Minutes

Voted noFeb 9, 2026

Housing Element Site Rezoning and Specific Plan Amendments

Expressed concerns about pushing through an incomplete or half-baked plan that cuts out the public and relies on state mandates.

Voted yesJan 26, 2026

Consent Calendar Approval

Voted yesJan 26, 2026

Conditional Use Permit PCUP-25-0014 (Grace Fellowship Church)

Voted yesJan 26, 2026

Three-Year Time Extension for ZA-22-08 (Avenue of the Arts Hotel Master Plan)

Voted yesJan 26, 2026

Six-Month Review of CUP PA-21-34 (420 Flower Factory)

Voted noJan 26, 2026

Housing Element Implementation Update and Rezoning (PCTY-25-0008)

Expressed frustration that the planning efforts do not reflect community desires and focus entirely on density rather than community-supported features.