City of Derby, CT Planning and Zoning Commission

Pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes, § 8-4a, the Zoning Commission of the City of Derby is hereby designated as the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Derby with all of the powers and duties as set forth or implied in said statutes.

§ 7-74 Composition.

The present members of the Zoning Commission shall remain as members of the Planning and Zoning Commission until their terms expire. Upon the expiration of each term, the Mayor, subject to the approval of the Board of Aldermen, shall appoint a successor who shall serve for a term of five years. Each person appointed shall be an elector of the City holding no salaried municipal office, and not more than five members of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be from any one political party.

§ 7-75 Alternates.

In addition to the seven regular members of the Commission appointed pursuant to § 7-74, the Mayor of the City, with the approval of the Board of Aldermen, shall appoint two alternates, each of whom shall be electors of the City holding no salaried municipal office, and not more than one of whom shall be from any one political party. The Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall, when a regular member is unable to attend a meeting or is otherwise unable to participate, select an alternate in place of such member firstly from the same political party as the member, and if an alternate from the same political party is not available, then the Chairman shall select the second alternate. If two members are unable to attend or participate, both alternates shall be selected, provided that the minority representation requirements of the General Statutes are not thereby violated, in which event the Commission shall proceed on the matter without the participation of any alternate.

§ 7-76 Filling of vacancies; attendance requirements.

Any vacancy existing on such Commission for any cause whatsoever shall be filled by the Mayor for the unexpired term.

Any member of such Commission who is absent from three consecutive duly called meetings of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be considered to have resigned from such body, and the seat occupied by such member shall be deemed to be vacant. The requirements of this section may be waived by the Board of Aldermen for good cause, duly shown, where illness or other extenuating circumstances has made it impossible for a member to have met the attendance requirements of this section.

§ 7-77 Nonparticipation of interested member.

No member of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall participate in the hearing or decision of the Commission upon any matter in which he is directly or indirectly interested in a personal or financial sense, and shall disqualify himself from participation in such matter. In the event of such disqualification, such fact shall be entered on the records of the Commission, and the remaining members of the Commission shall choose an elector of the same political party as the disqualified member to act as a member of the Commission in the hearing and determination of the particular matter or matters in which the disqualification arose.

§ 7-78 Chairman.

The Planning and Zoning Commission shall select from among its members a Chairman who shall serve for a term of one year.

§ 7-79 Clerk.

The City Clerk or designee shall be the Clerk of the Planning and Zoning Commission and shall give written notice of all meetings to the Commission members, shall cause to be published such notices as are required by the provisions of applicable law and shall be the custodian of all official records of the Commission. Such Clerk shall receive the compensation for such services as may be provided by the Board of Aldermen of the City.

§ 7-80 Removal of members.

Except as provided previously herein, no member of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be removed from office during the term except for sufficient cause, duly shown.