[History includes Ord. Nos. 2009-172; New; 82-113, 81-159, 80-600, 79-1158, prior Code §§ 2-170, 2-182 - 2-185]
[Ord. No. 2019- 02 § 3]
The plan and zoning commission of the City of Davenport is hereby established. The word "commission", when used in this chapter, means the plan and zoning commission.
[Ord. No. 2019-02 § 3]
All members of the commission shall be legal residents of the City of Davenport.
[Ord. No. 2019-02 § 3]
The commission shall consist of 11 members. Members shall exhibit strong, positive experience or interest in urban planning, urban design and City development. Members shall include, but are not limited to, architects, urban designers, urban planners or landscape architects, civil or structural engineers, real estate development professionals and contractors.
[Ord. No. 2019-02 § 3]
Members shall serve terms of five years, provided however that all members shall hold their position until successors are appointed and approved. Appointments shall be staggered such that no more than five members are appointed and approved each year. Appointments for non-reappointed members shall begin from the date of the expired term of the non-reappointed member. Vacancies occurring on the commission, other than those due to the normal expiration of term of office, shall be filled only for the unexpired portion of the former member's term.
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A member shall forfeit his or her appointment to the commission if he or she changes their legal residence to outside the City's corporate limits or fails to attend in person at least two-thirds of all regularly scheduled meetings during the calendar year.
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Meetings shall be held at regularly scheduled times and location as determined by the commission. All meetings shall be open to the public. Special meetings may be called by the chairperson or upon written request by three members of the commission. Special meetings shall be held at the time and location as determined by the chairperson or three requesting members of the commission. All meetings shall be in accordance with Iowa Open Meetings Law, Iowa Code, Chapter 21.
A public record of meetings shall contain the minutes, attendance records, voting results and summaries of all pertinent action of the commission. A copy shall be filed with the City of Davenport community planning and economic development department for public review.
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The presence of a majority of the official members of the commission shall constitute a quorum to legally transact commission business.
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The commission shall have and exercise all the powers and privileges and shall perform the duties and conduct as established by state law, or as same may be from time to time amended and the provisions thereof being incorporated herein by reference, and such other powers and duties as may from time to time be conferred by or imposed upon it by law. The commission shall hold public hearings, when required by law, and provide a final report with its recommendation to the City Council on zoning text and map amendments, planned unit developments, preliminary and final subdivision plats, public right-of-way and public easement vacation (abandonment) and comprehensive plan text and map amendments.
The commission shall adopt its own rules of procedure not in conflict with this Chapter or with the Iowa Code.
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It shall be the duty of all City officers and employees of the City to provide assistance to the commission and its members as this will enable the board to most effectively perform its duties. City officers and employees of the City are authorized and directed to furnish to the commission, upon its request, records, documents, other information which the commission may need for its consideration in connection with its duties.