The Planning Commission consists of eight members. Seven of the members are appointed by the City Council and one is a City Council member who serves as Council Liaison. The Council Liaison is not be a regular voting member of the Commission, but is a full voting member in the absence of a quorum of Commission members. Planning Commission members are appointed for three-year terms and hold office until successors are appointed.
Planning Commission meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month in the Council Chamber at City Hall.
The purpose of the Planning Commission is to issue recommendations to the City Council in the following areas:
- Applications for variance
- Applications for special use permit
- Applications for subdivision
- Applications for replat
- Applications for rezoning
- Revisions and amendments to the Zoning Code
- Revisions and amendments to the Subdivision Code
- Revisions and amendments to the Comprehensive Plan
- Revisions and amendments to the Land Use Plan
Commission Chair
Michael Peterson
April 1, 2024 (Nov. 2020)
Commission Vice-Chair
Doug Nagle
April 1, 2024 (Oct. 2017)
Commission Member
Josh Wilcox
April 1, 2024 (March 2019)
Commission Member
John McGary
April 1, 2024 (April 2021)
Commission Member
Kjell Nafstad
April 1, 2025 (March 2022)
Commission Member
Erin Saewert
April 1, 2025 (August 2022)
City Planning Director
Pat Smith
(952) 358-9938
pat@cityofdeephaven.org
Commission Member
Kendall Carlson
April 1, 2026 (April 2023)
Council Liaison
John Studer
Home: (952) 473-2069
Work: (763) 286-9711
john@deephavenpartners.com
City Engineer - WSB
Jim Stremel
(612) 419-1549
City Attorney - Dorsey & Whitney
Jay Lindgren
(612) 492-6875