[R.O. 2009 § 2.76.010; Prior Code § 2-821]
A Planning and Zoning Commission for the City is established
with the duties and responsibilities as are hereinafter set out in
this Chapter.
[R.O. 2009 § 2.76.020; Prior Code § 2-822]
For the purpose of this Chapter, the following terms are defined
as follows:
The Planning and Zoning Commission established by this Chapter.
Any public ways.
The division of a parcel of land into two (2) or more lots
or other divisions of land; it includes resubdivision and, when appropriate
to the context, relates to the process of subdividing or to the land
or territory subdivided.
[R.O. 2009 § 2.76.030; Ord. No.
5506 §II, 10-7-2002; Ord. No. 6219, 4-26-2021; Ord. No. 6313, 6-5-2023]
The Commission shall consist of ten (10) members and shall include
the Mayor or his/her Council designee, a member of the City Council
and eight (8) citizens appointed by the Council. The City Manager
shall interface with the Commission upon request and/or may approach
the Commission if and when he/she deems necessary. The Director of
Community Development, or his/her designee, shall attend all planning
and zoning meetings and shall have the right to take part in discussion
but may not vote. All citizen members shall serve without compensation.
The term of each of the citizen members appointed under this Chapter
shall be four (4) years; which shall have staggered beginnings and
termination dates. All expiring terms shall terminate on the first
Monday of October. Any vacancy in the membership shall be filled for
the unexpired term by appointment by Council. The Council may remove
any citizen member for cause stated in writing and after public hearing.
[R.O. 2009 § 2.76.040; Prior Code § 2-824; Ord. No. 4248 § 1, 1981]
The Commission shall select its Chairman and Secretary from
among its citizen members. The term of Chairman and Secretary shall
be for one (1) year with eligibility for re-election. The Commission
shall hold regular meetings and special meetings as they provide by
rule and shall adopt rules for the transaction of business and keep
a record of its proceedings; these records shall be public records.
The Commission shall appoint the employees and staff necessary for
its work and may contract with the City planners and other professional
persons for the services that it requires. The expenditures of the
Commission, exclusive of grants and gifts, shall be within the amount
appropriated for the purpose by the Council.
