There is created a planning commission (commission).
(Ord. 1819 §§ 1, 3, 2001)
Note: Prior code history: Prior code §§ 1-3.07-1-3.19; Ord. 1507, 1991.
A.
The planning commission shall perform functions as outlined in this chapter.
B.
The duties of the commission shall include the following:
1.
Prepare and make recommendations to city council to adopt and administer a general plan for the city and for land adjacent to the city for long-term growth, subject to revision as conditions and land uses change.
2.
Prepare and make recommendations to city council to adopt and administer specific plans, and area 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 specific 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, act as "advisory agency" pursuant to the subdivision map act of the state of California in making recommendations concerning said maps to the council.
7.
Make recommendations to the city council and/or establish policies regarding affordable housing projects affiliated with the city including preference and eligibility criteria for city assisted housing, available grant applications, and new affordable housing programs.
8.
Review and make recommendations to the city council regarding community development block grant applications for capital improvement and rehabilitation projects.
9.
As directed by the city council or in accordance with adopted city policy, review and make recommendations to the city council regarding expenditures of the city's lower income housing fund.
(Ord. 1819 §§ 1, 3, 2001; Ord. 2276, 3/5/2024)
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.
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)