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A person, who is related within the second decree by affinity or within the third degree by consanguinity to any City Councilperson, Mayor, City Manager and/or Department Head may not be appointed to Planning & Zoning Commission, Zoning Board of Adjustment, or Historical Preservation Commission or any position that is to be compensated from public funds. (Consanguinity means blood relation and affinity means relation by marriage.)
(Section 10.01 amended by resolution 11-12 adopted on May 19, 2011, at an election held on May 14, 2011; amended by an election held November 6, 2018)
There shall be established a Planning and Zoning Commission which shall consist of eight (8) citizens from the City of Granbury and such alternate members as the City Council in its discretion shall determine to be appropriate. The members of said Commission shall be appointed by the City Council for a term of two (2) years. The initial appointment of the Planning and Zoning Commission members by the Council shall designate which members shall serve two (2) years and which members shall serve one (1) year, and on each succeeding year thereafter, the Council shall select replacements for the Planning and Zoning Commission members whose terms have expired. The Commission shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its members and shall meet not less than once each month. Said Chairman shall not vote except in the case of a tie. Vacancies and unexpired terms shall be appointed by the Council for the remainder of the term. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum, and the affirmative majority vote of the quorum shall be necessary for the passage of any recommendation to the City Council. Members of the Commission may be removed by the Council.
The Commission shall keep minutes of its proceedings which shall be of public record. The Commission shall serve without compensation.
Each candidate for an appointment as a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall meet the following requirements:
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Shall be a registered voter of the City.
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Shall have resided for at least twelve (12) months preceding his appointment within the corporate limits of the City, including territory annexed prior to his appointment.
In addition to any other qualifications prescribed by law, each member of the Planning and Zoning commission shall continue to meet the conditions of Section 10.02 while in office, and shall reside within the City while in office.
(Section 10.02 amended by an election held November 6, 2018)
Editor’s note–Former section 10.03, pertaining to planning and zoning commission powers and duties was deleted and repealed by an election held on November 6, 2018.
A Master Plan for the physical development of the City of Granbury shall be adopted by the City Council and it shall contain recommendations for growth, development and beautification of the City.
The City Council shall have the authority to amend the Master Plan in whole or in part after one public hearing on the proposed action.
(Section 11.01 amended by an election held November 6, 2018)
Upon the adoption of a Master Plan by the City Council, no subdivision, street, park or any public way, ground or space, public building or structure, or public utility, whether publicly or privately owned, which is in conflict with the Master Plan shall be constructed or authorized by the City until and unless the location and extent thereof shall have been submitted to and approved by the City council. The widening, narrowing, relocating, vacating, or change in the use of any street, alley, or public way, or ground or the sale of any public building or real property shall be submitted for approval by the City Council.
(Section 11.01 amended by an election held November 6, 2018)