The Planning Commission of the City of Blue Lake is hereby established.
The Planning Commission shall consist of five members. All members of the Planning Commission shall be voting members.
The City Council shall appoint all members of the Planning Commission. All appointments to the Planning Commission shall be by vote by not less than three City Council members. All members of the Planning Commission shall be residents of the City of Blue Lake.
The terms of three Planning Commission members will expire on June 30, 2004, and the terms of two Planning Commission members will expire on June 30, 2002. All succeeding terms shall be for a period of four years. All Planning Commission members shall remain in office until their successors are appointed.
If the office of a member of the Planning Commission becomes vacant, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the City Council. The new member shall complete the former commissioner's unexpired term.
Planning Commissioners shall be subject to the conflict of interest laws of the State and the City.
The members of the Planning Commission serve at the pleasure of the City Council and may be removed from office by the vote of not less than three members of the City Council at a public meeting. The removal of a person as a member of the Planning Commission terminates any offices or positions he or she may hold as a Planning Commissioner.
Three members of the Planning Commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. Unless otherwise required by law, a majority vote of members attending a duly noticed and convened meeting shall constitute an action of the Planning Commission. Planning Commission members shall have no authority to act as Planning Commissioners other than at a meeting duly noticed and convened.
At the first meeting following the commencement of a new fiscal year each July 1st, the Planning Commission shall elect a chair, vice-chair, and such other officers as are deemed necessary by the Planning Commission. The chair and vice-chair may serve successive terms. In the event the chair and vice-chair are absent, the Commission shall select an acting chair for the meeting. The secretary of the Planning Commission shall be a member of staff and not a member of the Planning Commission and shall be appointed by the City Manager.
The Planning Commission shall meet once a month and shall establish a regular meeting day and time. Special meetings may be called by the Chair or a majority of the Commission, provided notice be given in accordance with law.
In the event a member has three consecutive unexcused absences from meetings of the Planning Commission, the City Council may declare the office of such member vacant. The staff to the Planning Commission shall advise the City Council of any member with three consecutive unexcused absences. The chair of the Planning Commission may excuse absences.
The Planning Commission shall keep a record of its business transactions, findings, and determinations, which records shall be a public record.
The Planning Commission shall perform all of the following functions:
A. 
Prepare, periodically review, and recommend revisions as necessary to the General Plan.
B. 
Implement the General Plan through actions including, but not limited to, the administration of specific plans and zoning and subdivision ordinances.
C. 
Endeavor to promote public interest in, comment on, and understanding of the General Plan, and regulations relating to it.
D. 
Consult and advise with public officials and agencies, public utility companies, civic, educational, professional, and other organizations, and citizens generally concerning implementation of the General Plan.
E. 
Perform other functions as the City Council provides, including conducting studies and preparing plans other than those required or authorized by this chapter.
F. 
Make recommendations from time to time to the City Council on matters within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Planning Commission.
The City Council shall retain and perform all of the following functions:
A. 
Periodically review and revise as necessary the General Plan.
B. 
Implement the General Plan through actions including, but not limited to, the administration of specific plans and zoning and subdivision ordinances.
C. 
Annually review the capital improvement program of the City or County and the local public works projects of other local agencies for their consistency with the General Plan.
D. 
Promote the coordination of local plans and programs with the plans and programs of other public agencies.
E. 
Consider and report as to conformity with the General Plan of certain acquisitions and dispositions of real property, street vacations or abandonments, and the construction of buildings or structures as required by Government Code Section 65402.
F. 
Provide funding for necessary planning functions.