There is created a planning commission (commission).
(Ord. 1819 §§ 1, 3, 2001)
A. The
planning commission shall perform functions as outlined in this chapter.
B. The
duties of the commission shall include the following:
1. Prepare,
adopt and administer a general or master plan for the city and for
land adjacent to the city for longterm growth, subject to revision
as conditions and land uses change;
2. Prepare,
adopt and administer precise plans in accordance with the general
plan, regulating land and building uses, height and bulk of buildings,
open spaces about buildings, lot percentages, lot sizes and locations
of buildings and rights-of-way;
3. Recommend
to the city council amendments to the zoning ordinance to carry out
the general plan and precise plans;
4. Investigate,
hear and determine applications for use permits and for variance permits
made pursuant to the zoning laws of the city;
5. Investigate,
hear and determine disputes and controversies regarding the zoning
ordinance;
6. Review
subdivision maps filed with the city council, act as "advisory
agency" pursuant to the subdivision map act of the state of
California in making recommendations concerning said maps to the council.
(Ord. 1819 §§ 1, 3, 2001)
A. The
commission shall have five regular commissioners, and one alternate
commissioner all of whom shall be residents of the city.
B. The
five regular commissioners and the one alternate commissioner shall
be selected from the community at large. The regular commissioners
and alternate commissioner shall be appointed by the mayor, subject
to ratification by the city council, as provided in the adopted city
council resolution establishing procedures for appointments to boards
and commissions.
C. Commissioners
shall be eligible to participate in all activities of the commission
except that the alternate commissioner shall vote only in the event
of an absence or conflict of interest of one of the regular commissioners.
D. The
alternate commissioner may serve as a voting member on any subcommittee
of the commission and may be designated as the commission's
representative to other boards and commissions.
E. Commissioners
shall be compensated as established by city council resolution.
(Ord. 1819 §§ 1, 3, 2001)
A. Regular
commissioners shall be eligible to serve a maximum of eight years
with two four-year terms.
B. Alternate
commissioners shall be eligible to serve four-year terms and are not
subject to a limit in the number of years served.
C. The
terms of commissioners shall be consistent with and subject to city
council resolution concerning limiting service on boards and commissions.
(Ord. 1819 §§ 1, 3, 2001)
A. Persons
appointed to the commission shall continue to serve as members of
the commission except when:
1. The
commissioner's term of office on the commission expires;
2. The
commissioner voluntarily resigns from the commission;
3. The commissioner is absent from one-third of the regular meetings within a six-month period as provided in subsection
C of this section;
4. The
commissioner fails to maintain a primary residence in the city;
5. The
commissioner is employed with the city in a capacity related to the
duties of the commission.
B. The
secretary of the commission shall inform the council when any of the
above occurs.
C. The
following procedures shall apply to termination of office as a result
of absences from commission meetings:
1. At
the end of each six-month period, the secretary of the commission
shall report the attendance record of each member of the commission
to the city manager, who shall transmit the record to the city council.
2. The
city manager shall notify, in writing, any commissioner who has been
absent from one-third or more of the regular meetings during the course
of a six-month period and request that the commissioner submit, in
writing, to the city council the reasons for the absences.
3. The
city council shall determine if the commissioner's reasons for
the absences were justified. If the city council determines that the
reasons for the failure of the member to attend the meetings in question
were not justified, the city council shall terminate the term of office
of the commissioner and declare the office vacant.
4. If
the city council declares such office vacant, the city clerk shall
notify the commissioner that the commissioner's term has been
officially terminated.
(Ord. 1819 §§ 1, 3, 2001)
Vacancies on the commission shall be filled as provided in the
city council resolution establishing procedures for appointments to
city boards and commissions.
(Ord. 1819 §§ 1, 3, 2001)
A. Commissioners
shall meet in regular session and elect a chairperson and vice chairperson.
The election shall be by a majority vote of the commission, to be
held in December of each year. The term of service for these offices
shall be one year, beginning in January of each year. No commissioner
shall serve more than two consecutive full terms as chairperson of
the commission.
B. The
commission shall conduct its meetings and business in accordance with
the Pleasanton city council's adopted "rules and operating
procedures", as those rules and procedures are amended from
time to time.
C. The
chairperson shall:
2. Appoint
commissioners as needed to serve on subcommittees, ad hoc committees,
and as representatives on other boards and commissions; and
D. The
vice chairperson shall preside in the absence of the chairperson.
E. The
city manager shall appoint a city employee to serve as staff liaison
who shall also serve as secretary to the commission. The staff liaison/secretary
to the commission shall keep true and accurate accounts of all action
of the commission.
(Ord. 1819 §§ 1, 3, 2001; Ord. 1887 § 4, 2003)
A. Regular
meetings shall be held on the second and fourth Wednesday of each
month at a predetermined time and place. The commission may approve
an alternate meeting date.
B. Special
meetings may be called by the chairperson or by a majority of the
commissioners, the city manager, and/or the city council, provided
written notice is given 48 hours in advance of the special meeting
to the following: each commissioner, local newspapers of general circulation,
and anyone filing written request for notice with the city clerk.
Notice of meetings shall comply in all respects with Section 54950
et seq., of the
Government Code, known commonly as the Ralph M. Brown
Act.
C. All
meetings shall be open to the public and shall follow a prepared agenda.
Minutes of all meetings shall be kept and filed with the city clerk.
D. Three
commissioners need to be present to constitute a quorum and a vote
to approve or deny shall only occur upon a majority vote of the commissioners
present.
(Ord. 1819 §§ 1, 3, 2001)