A City Planning Commission for the City of Fairfax is hereby established.
The Commission shall be the City Planning Agency.
Such Planning Commission shall consist of five members. Three members
shall be appointed by the City Council and may be removed by a four-fifths
vote of the council; the City Superintendent shall be a member ex officio,
and the Council shall select one member of the Commission from its own members.
Of the members of the Commission first appointed, one shall be appointed
for a term of one year; one for a term of two years; and one for a term of
three years. The successors shall be appointed for terms of four years. Both
the original and successive appointees shall hold their offices until their
successors are appointed and qualified. The term of the ex officio member
shall correspond to his official tenure. Vacancies during the term shall be
filled by the Council for the unexpired portion of the term. Every appointed
member shall, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, take the oath
that he will faithfully discharge the duties of his office. All members shall
serve without compensation.
Expenditures of the Commission shall be within amounts appropriated
for the purpose by the City Council.
An attested copy of the plan or of any section, amendment or addition
to the City Plan adopted by the Planning Commission shall be certified to
the City Council.
Upon the adoption of the Comprehensive City Plan or any section thereof,
it shall be the duty of the Planning Commission to recommend to the City Council
reasonable and practicable means for putting into effect such plan or section
thereof in order that the same will serve as a pattern and guide for the orderly
physical, economic and social development of the City and as a basis for the
efficient expenditures of the funds thereof relating to the subjects of the
City Plan. Such means shall consist of zoning regulations, regulations for
the control of subdivision plats, an official map, coordination of the normal
public improvements of the City, a long term program of capital expenditure
and such other matters as will accomplish the purposes of this section.
No Zoning Ordinance or amendment thereto shall be adopted by the Council
until a public hearing has been held thereon by the Council after a notice
similar to that required by Minnesota Statutes.
No change shall be made in the Comprehensive City Plan or any portion
thereof or regulations governing the platting of land after such plans or
regulations have been adopted by the City Council until the proposed change
has been referred to the Planning Commission for report thereon and an attested
copy of such report has been filed with the Council; and no ordinance or resolution
establishing any such plans or regulations shall be adopted by the City Council
until such ordinance or resolution has been referred to the Planning Commission
for a report thereon and an attested copy of such report has been filed with
the Council. Failure of the Planning Commission so to report within 40 days
or such longer period as may be designated by the Council after such reference
shall be deemed to be approval of the proposed change.