There shall be a Planning Department headed by the City Manager.
The City Manager shall have the following responsibilities:
1. To advise the City Council on any matter affecting the physical development
of the City;
2. To formulate and recommend to the City Council a comprehensive plan
and modifications thereof;
3. To review and make recommendations regarding proposed Council action implementing the comprehensive plan pursuant to Section
6.04;
4. To participate in the preparation and revision of the capital program provided for in Section
5.05; and
5. To advise the City Planning and Zoning Board in the exercise of its
responsibilities and in connection therewith to provide necessary
staff assistance.
[Amended Ord. No. 42, 12-17-1975; Ord. No. 990 §§ 1—2, 8-20-2012]
A. Appointment, Vacancies, and Organizations. There
shall be a City Planning and Zoning Board consisting of nine (9) members,
including the Mayor, a member of the Council, selected by the Council,
the Director of Public Works who shall be a non-voting member, and
six (6) citizens appointed by the Mayor and approved by the Council.
1.
Citizen members. Members shall serve without
compensation and shall serve for a term of four (4) years; provided
however, the first (1st) members appointed upon passage of this amendment
to the Charter shall be appointed as follows:
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2 for a term
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4 years
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1 for a term
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3 years
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1 for a term
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2 years
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1 for a term
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1 year
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Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term of a member
by appointments. The Council may remove any citizen member for cause
stated in writing and after public hearing.
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2.
The Board shall elect its Chairman and Secretary from among
its citizen members. The terms of Chairman and Secretary shall be
for one (1) year with eligibility for re-election.
3.
The Board shall adopt from time to time such rules and regulations
as it deems necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this
Charter.
B. Power and Duties. The Board shall make recommendations to the City Manager and the City Council on all matters effecting the physical development of the City and shall be consulted on the comprehensive plan and information thereof as provided in Sections
6.03 and 6.04 and shall have the powers and duties granted in Chapter 89, RSMo. Statutes, as amended.
The Council shall by ordinance establish a Board of Adjustment
and shall provide standards and procedures for such Board to hear
and determine appeals from administrative decisions, petitions for
variances in the case of particular and unusual circumstances which
would prevent the reasonable use of land and such other matters as
may be required by the Council or by law.