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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3267• • ORDINANCE NO. 3267 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, amending membership procedures for the Planning Commission, and Ordinance 1123, as amended, and portions of Chapter 2.36 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DO HEREBY ORDAIN as follows: Section 1. Ordinance 1123, as amended, and a portion of Chapter 2.36 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code are hereby amended by amending 2.36.020 and 2.36.080 PAMC as follows: 2.36.020 Membership. A. Procedures. 1. The seven members of the Planning Commission shall be appointed by the City Council. 2. Each member of the Planning Commission shall be required to take an oath of office. 2 3. Members may be removed from office for reasons deemed appropriate by the Council, including but not limited to malfeasance in office or neglect of duties. B. Criteria. Criteria used in selecting members shall include but not be limited to the following: 1. Members shall be residents of the City. 2. Members shall have an understanding of (1) the benefits to the community of Z zoning and planning, to the City 2) the score and pu .ose of the Ci 's Com.rehensive Plan and 3 the rules of .roceedure and conduct a..licable to Plannin' Commission members. 3. Members shall be selected in accordance with the Equal Opportunity 4. The Commission shall represent a broad spectrum of the community. 5. Members shall be appointed without regard to political affiliation. 6. Members shall not be City employees or members of the City Council. 7. Members shall serve without pay. C. Terms. 1. A full term of office shall be four years. 2. The term of office shall start on March 1st of the year in which the guidelines. -1- • appointment is made, provided that appointments to unexpired terms shall start as designated in the appointment. 3 Members of the Commission may be appointed to succeed themselves. 4. Appointments to fill an unexpired term shall be only for the remainder of that term; _ after which a icappointment may be made. The terms of office shall be sta gered so that no more than two members' terms expire in the same ear. 7 6. No person shall be allowed to serve on the Planning Commission for more than two (2) consecutive four -year terms; provided that this prohibition shall not disqualify any person now serving on the Planning Commission from completing the term that he or she has been appointed to serve as of the effective date of this Chapter. 2.36.080 Fact - finding Powers. A. The Planning Commission is authorized and empowered to act as a research and fact - finding agency of the City. To that end, it may make such surveys, analyses, researches and reports as are generally authorized directed or requested by the City Council_ or by thc State law. The Planning Commission, upon such direction or request, is further empowered and authorized, upon such requests: A 1. To make inquiries, investigation and surveys concerning the resources of the County City; B 2. To assemble and analyze the data thus obtained and to formulate plans for the conservation of resources and the systematic utilization and development thereof; e 3. To make recommendations from time to time as to the best methods of such conservation, utilization and development; D 4. To cooperate with other plaiming commissions and wrthrany othci public agencyies of any municipality, Statc or thc United States in any such planning:, program; and B 5. To make surveys and recommendations for the adoption by the City Council of coordinated plans for thc physical development of the City. B. Limitation. The research and fact - finding powers granted to the Commission shall be exercised b the Commission actin as a bod Individual commissioners se . aratel or inde . endentl are not authorized to exercise such owers. Section 2 - Corrections. The City Clerk and the codifiers of this ordinance are authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance including, but not limited to, the correction of the scrivener's /clerical errors, references, ordinance numbering, section/subsection - 2 - • • numbers and any references thereto. Section 3 - Effective Date. This ordinance concerns administrative action(s) and therefore is not subject to referendum. This ordinance shall take effect five (5) days after passage and publication of an approved summary thereof consisting of the title. Section 4 - Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance, or application of the provisions of the Ordinance to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 1 qt.h day of December, 2006. ATTEST: Becky J. U n, L�lity Clerk PUBLISHED: December 94 , 2006 By Summary APPROVED AS TO FORM William E. Bloor, City Attorney G:\Legal_ Backup\ ORDINANCES &RESOLUTIONS\2006- 30.Planning Comm.092606.wpd November 22, 2006 - 3 - Summary of Ordinance Adopted by the Port Angeles City Council on December 19, 2006 Ordinance No. 3267 This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, amends membership procedures for the Planning Commission, and Ordinance 1123, as amended, and portions of Chapter 2.36 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code. The full text of the Ordinance is available at City Hall in the City Clerk's office or will be mailed upon request. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This Ordinance shall take effect five days following the date of publication by summary. Becky J. Upton, CMC City Clerk Publish: December 24, 2006