[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 without compensation.
[Ord. No. 2019-02 § 3]
Members shall be appointed by the
Mayor, with the approval of the City Council.
[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.
[Ord. No. 2019-02 § 3]
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.
[Ord. No. 2019-02 § 3]
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.
[Ord. No. 2019-02 § 3]
The presence of a majority of the
official members of the commission shall constitute a quorum to legally
transact commission business.
[Ord. No. 2019-02 § 3]
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.
[Ord. No. 2019-02 § 3]
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.
