Montebello Roundup: Development Moratorium Report on Council Agenda; Planning Commission Weighs Planet Fitness, Beer-Wine Permits
Montebello's City Council and Planning Commission each convened in late July on items with direct effects on land use and local business. Because minutes have not yet been published for any of the three recent meetings below, outcomes cannot be confirmed; what follows reflects the posted agendas.
City Council — July 27, 2026
The Council was scheduled to receive and file a required 10-day report on Urgency Ordinance No. 2495, which imposes a 45-day moratorium on Senate Bill 79 development applications within the Washington Boulevard Transit-Oriented Development Specific Plan Area. A moratorium pauses certain development applications while the city studies or updates its rules; the 10-day report is a procedural step the council must take after adopting such an ordinance.
The Council also planned a closed session to discuss existing litigation in *Michael Chee v. City of Montebello* (Case No. 24STCV01736) and the threat of litigation in one additional matter. Closed-session details are not publicly disclosed.
Status: Agenda only; minutes not yet published. No vote tallies or actions are confirmed.
Planning Commission — July 21, 2026
The Commission agenda listed two conditional use permit (CUP) public hearings:
- **PC-2026-0020-CUP** — An on-sale beer and wine license for Los Sabores de Mexico at 1105 West Whittier Boulevard.
- **PC-2026-0021-CUP** — A new Planet Fitness gym at 802 West Beverly Boulevard in the Montebello Mix shopping center, involving remodeling of approximately 17,609 square feet.
Both projects were recommended for conditional approval and determined exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). A recommendation is not a decision; the Commission's actual votes are not yet on record.
The agenda also included approval of minutes from the Commission's June 16, 2026 meeting.
Status: Agenda only; minutes not yet published.
Civil Service Commission — July 28, 2026
The Commission was scheduled to continue an appeal hearing under Montebello Municipal Code Chapter 2.60 and Civil Service Rules Section 261. The agenda also listed approval of minutes from three prior meetings: May 26, 2026; May 28, 2026; and June 3, 2026.
Status: Agenda only; minutes not yet published. The appeal's subject and outcome are not disclosed in the agenda.
Coming Up
- **Planning Commission — August 4, 2026:** Cancelled. The cancellation was posted July 29, 2026. The next scheduled Planning Commission meeting is **August 18, 2026**.
Residents seeking confirmed outcomes from the July 21, July 27, and July 28 meetings should watch for the official minutes, which had not been published as of this roundup.