Plano Planning & Zoning Commission
Plano
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What this body is
An 8-member body appointed by City Council. It has final decision authority on site plans and plats, and advises Council on the Comprehensive Plan and on zoning and rezoning (Council decides rezonings). A resident with a nearby development or zoning matter deals with this body first.
Source: https://www.plano.gov/1250/Planning-Zoning-Commission · as of 2026-09-01
How to attend and speak
Meets the 1st and 3rd Monday (Tuesday if Monday is a holiday), regular meeting 6 p.m., in the Senator Florence Shapiro Council Chambers, 1520 K Avenue. Attend in person, or watch on Facebook, YouTube or Plano TV live. To speak, register online at Plano.gov/SpeakerRegistration: it opens 5 p.m. the Friday before and closes 4 p.m. on the meeting day. Comments on a zoning case may also go through Share.Plano.gov/ZoningResponse. Material for the Commission goes to PZcomments@plano.gov; the city's two P&Z pages state different deadlines for it ("at least two hours prior" on this page, "by noon the day of the meeting" with 15 copies of any hard copy on the agendas page). Agendas post the Friday before.
Source: https://www.plano.gov/1250/Planning-Zoning-Commission · as of 2026-09-01
Who sits on it
| Seat | Member | Role | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Bennett Ratliff | Chair | |
| Member | Michael Bronsky | Vice Chair | |
| Member | Tosan Olley | Vice Chair | |
| Member | Ban Alali | ||
| Member | Doug Bender | ||
| Member | J. Michael Brounoff | ||
| Member | Sean Lingenfelter | ||
| Member | Tianle Tong |
No city page prints a named roster; these names are from the minutes of the Aug 3, 2026 meeting. Michael Bronsky is 1st Vice Chair and Tosan Olley 2nd Vice Chair.
Source: Planning & Zoning Commission meeting minutes, Aug 3, 2026, linked from https://www.plano.gov/1251/Planning-Zoning-Commission-Agendas · as of 2026-08-03 (93 days ago)
How it is constituted
- Authority
- quasi-judicial — it rules on specific cases under set standards
- Seats
- 8
- Do you vote for these people?
- appointed — appointed by Plano City Council
- Term
- 2 year(s)
- Basis
- Sec. 16-41, 16-42, 16-43, 16-45 (Municode)
Advisory to Council on zoning and the Comprehensive Plan; final on site plans and plats. Council may also appoint the chair; members may be removed by the Mayor with Council's consent. The text names a single "vice-chairman"; the Commission currently has a 1st and a 2nd Vice Chair.
Source: https://library.municode.com/tx/plano/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIHORUCH · as of 2026-09-01