CHAPTER 1 Title 2 Planning and Zoning Commission
CHAPTER 1
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
SECTION
2-1-1: Appointment
2-1-2: Qualifications
2-1-3: Term of Office
2-1-4: Organization; Rules and Meetings
2-1-5: Duties
2-1-1:
APPOINTMENT: The Mayor, with the consent by the Council, shall
appoint a Planning and Zoning Commission of not less than six (6) or more than twelve
(12) members.
2-1-2:
QUALIFICATIONS: All members of the Commission shall reside within
Bonneville County, provided no more than three members may reside outside the
boundaries of the City. All members shall have resided within Bonneville County for a
period of two (2) consecutive years immediately preceding their appointment. No elected
or appointed officer of the City shall serve as an official member of the Planning and
Zoning Commission.
2-1-3:
TERM OF OFFICE: Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission
shall serve a term of three (3) years. The term of each member shall expire on
December 31 of the third year following their appointment, provided the terms of no
more than one-third (1/3) of the full commission shall expire in any one (1) year.
Vacancies in the office of the commission during the term of an appointed member shall
be filled by the Mayor and Council for the unexpired term of the incumbent. Members
may be removed by a majority vote of the full Council. Members shall be selected
without respect to political affiliation and shall serve without compensation.
2-1-4:
ORGANIZATION; RULES AND MEETINGS: The Commission shall elect
its own chairperson and create and fill such other offices as necessary. One (1) regular
meeting shall be held each month for not less than nine (9) months in each year. A
majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum at any meeting. All
meetings and records of the Commission shall be open to the public. Written rules
consistent with this Chapter and the laws of the State for the transaction of business of
the Commission shall be adopted, and a written record of the resolutions, findings and
determinations shall be kept.
2-1-5:
DUTIES: The Planning and Zoning Commission shall examine all
proposals, applications and petitions and shall make recommendations to the City
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Council concerning the zoning of properties within the City and properties to be annexed
thereto. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall recommend to the Council changes
regarding the City's comprehensive plan. The commission may suggest changes in the
Zoning Ordinance and shall study and make recommendations for the laying out,
widening, extending and locating of streets, roads and highways in the City, the future
development, growth and beautification of the City's streets, parks, grounds and lands.
The Planning and Zoning Commission shall have all powers and duties assigned to it by
the Zoning Ordinance. It shall act in an advisory capacity to the Board of Adjustment
when requested by the Board. All maps, plats and replats of land which require the
approval of the Council shall be submitted first to the Planning and Zoning Commission
for its recommendation. The Planning and Zoning Commission also shall perform other
duties required under state law or as directed by the Council.
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