Who: The Venice Planning Commission, property owners and applicants associated with Venice Crossing.

What: A site and development plan for a Chipotle, plus a Texas Roadhouse site plan and related requests for a design alternative, height exception and variance.

When: Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.

Where: Council Chambers in Venice.

Why it matters: The commission will apply development standards to proposed restaurants at a commercial location that residents will see, use and travel around.

The Chipotle item is a site and development plan.

The Texas Roadhouse proposal includes several separate approvals, which means the commission will look not only at the overall project but also at requests to depart from ordinary design or dimensional standards.

These are quasi-judicial items, not a broad policy debate.

That distinction matters because comments should focus on the standards, the application and the public record.

How residents can follow it: Review the meeting materials, use the city’s participation instructions and watch for the commission’s decision and any conditions attached to an approval.

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Official agenda and meeting record: https://venice.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?GUID=7DC5B10C-1468-4BBF-8C2C-AD1C87A9F74F&ID=1348504&Options=info%7C&Search=