[Adopted 6-19-2017 by Ord. No. 6391[1]]
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Editor’s Note: This ordinance also repealed former Article
VI, Planning Commission, adopted 6-2-1997 by Ord. No. 5772.
There is hereby reestablished the Parsons City Planning Commission
which is composed of seven members, of which five members shall be
residents of the City and two members shall reside outside the City,
but within three miles of the corporate limits of the City and within
Labette County. The Planning Commission was originally created by
Ordinance No. 3133 which was passed on August 25, 1930.
The members of the Planning Commission, hereinafter called the
"Commission," shall be appointed by the Mayor, with the consent of
the City Commission, by August 1 of each year and take office at the
next regular meeting of the Commission. The members of the Commission
first appointed shall serve respectively for terms of one year, two
years and three years, divided equally or as nearly equal as possible
between those terms. Thereafter, all members shall be appointed for
terms of three years each. The appointments shall be so made that
the terms of office of the members residing outside of the corporate
limits of the City do not expire within the same year. By the reestablishment
of the Commission, all current members continue to serve their present
terms of office. In case of death, incapacity, resignation or disqualification
of any member, appointment to such a vacancy on the Commission shall
be made for the unexpired term of the member leaving the membership.
If any member has a conflict of interest in any matter coming before
the Commission, he or she shall be disqualified to discuss or vote
on the matter. The governing body may adopt rules and regulations
providing for removal of members of the Commission. Members of the
Commission shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed
for expenses actually incurred in the performance of their duties
as deemed desirable by the governing body.
The members of the Planning Commission shall meet at such time
and place as may be fixed in the Commission's bylaws. The Commission
shall elect one member as Chairperson and one member as Vice Chairperson
from the members residing within the City limits who shall serve one
year and until their successors have been elected. A Secretary shall
also be elected who may or may not be a member of the Commission.
Special meetings may be called at any time by the Chairperson or,
in the Chairperson's absence, by the Vice Chairperson. The Commission
shall adopt bylaws for the transaction of business and hearing procedures
which shall be subject to the approval of the governing body. A proper
record of all the proceedings of the Commission shall be kept. The
Commission, from time to time, may establish subcommittees, advisory
committees or technical committees to advise or assist in the activities
of the Commission.
The boverning body and Planning Commission shall have all the
rights, powers and duties as authorized in K.S.A. § 12-741,
et seq., and amendments thereto, which are hereby incorporated by
reference as part of this article and shall be given full force and
effect as if the same had been fully set forth. The Commission is
hereby authorized to make or cause to be made, adopted and maintained
a comprehensive plan for the City and any unincorporated territory
lying outside of the City but within Labette County in which the City
is located, which, in the opinion of the Commission, forms the total
community of which the City is a part. The Commission shall also cause
to be prepared, adopted and maintained zoning and subdivision regulations
on all land within the jurisdiction designated by the governing body.
The comprehensive plan and zoning and subdivision regulations are
subject to final approval of the governing body by ordinance. Periodically,
the governing body may request the Commission to undertake other assignments
related to planning and land use regulations.
The Planning Commission is hereby designated to concurrently
serve as the City's Board of Zoning Appeals with all the power
and duties as provided for in K.S.A. § 12-759. The Board
shall adopt rules in the form of bylaws for its operation, which shall
include hearing procedures. Public records shall be kept of all official
actions of the Board, which shall be maintained separately from those
of the Commission. The Board shall keep minutes of its proceedings
showing evidence presented, findings of fact, decisions, and the vote
upon each case. The governing body shall establish a scale of reasonable
fees to be paid in advance by the appealing party. The present membership
of the Board of Zoning Appeals shall be disbanded upon the effective
date of this article.
The governing body may approve a budget for the Planning Commission
and make such allowances to the Commission as it deems proper, including
funds for the employment of such employees or consultants as the governing
body may authorize and provide, and shall add the same to the general
budget. Prior to the time that moneys are available under the budget,
the governing body may appropriate moneys for such purposes from the
general fund. The governing body may enter into such contracts as
it deems necessary and may receive and expend funds and moneys from
the state or federal government or from any other source for such
purposes.
