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Editor's note–Former section 5.01 pertaining to platting and property, was repealed and deleted in its entirety by Ordinance 1374 adopted 2/6/2024, prop. A, approved at election of 5/4/2024. Prior to the deletion, this section derived from the following: the 5/9/2009 election and Resolution 2015-007 adopted 2/17/15, prop. 9, approved at election of 5/9/15.
There shall be a City Planning and Zoning Commission, which shall consist of seven (7) citizens of the City of Brady who shall be qualified voters of the City. The members of said Commission shall be appointed by the Council for a term of three (3) years, and expiration of terms shall be staggered so that an overlapping of terms occurs (for example, within any three year period, the terms of two members shall expire during one of those years, and the terms of two full members shall expire during the second year and three the third year). Terms of office of Commission members shall expire on the first (1st) day of June of any given year. Members of the Commission do not have term limits and may serve consecutive terms if approved by the City Council.
The Council shall prescribe the duties of the Planning and Zoning commission by ordinance, which duties shall include, but not be limited to, those prescribed herein.
The Planning and Zoning Commission shall prepare a Comprehensive City Plan (the “Plan”) within eighteen (18) months of its appointment. The Plan shall contain the Planning and Zoning Commission’s recommendations for growth, development and beautification of the City. A copy of the Plan shall be forwarded to the City Manager, who shall submit such Plan to the Council with his recommendation.
The Council may adopt the Plan by ordinance as a whole or in parts and may adopt any amendment thereto after at least one (1) public hearing on the proposed action. The Council shall act on such Plan within sixty days. If such Plan or part thereof should be rejected by the Council, the Planning and Zoning Commission may modify such Plan or part thereof and again forward it to the City Manager for submission to the Council. All amendments to the Plan recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be submitted in the same manner as that outlined above to the Council for approval. The Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Manager must submit to the City Council suggested additions to the City Comprehensive Plan as necessary.
The City Manager shall update, on an annual basis during the month of November, the Citizens of Brady as to the status of all current projects, by placing an article in the official newspaper.
Upon adoption of the Comprehensive City Plan by the Council, no action affecting growth, development and/or beautification which is in conflict with the Plan shall be permitted unless a variance is granted by the Planning and Zoning Commission. If a variance is not granted by the Planning and Zoning Commission, the party requesting the variance may appeal to the Council, which shall have the power to grant such variance and upon such grant, the party may proceed. The failure of the Planning and Zoning Commission to act within thirty (30) days after submission of a request for variance shall be deemed approval of the variance unless a longer period be granted by the Council or the submitting party.
Members of the Board of Adjustment shall hold no other City office and no former member of the Council shall serve as a member of the Board of Adjustment until one (1) year after completion of his Council term.
(Ordinance 1374 adopted 2/6/2024, prop. B, approved at election of 5/4/2024)