Cranston City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 17
112 INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE COMMISSION
§ 17.112.010 Establishment.
An advisory body is established known as the industrial performance commission. The purpose of this body is to provide technical and scientific assistance in the determination by the inspector of buildings of the performance characteristics of proposed or existing industrial operations pursuant to Section 17.88.070.
(Prior code § 30-44(a))
§ 17.112.020 Membership.
The industrial performance commission shall consist of five members, one each from the zoning board of review and the city planning commission, appointed respectively by the chairperson of the zoning board of review and the chairperson of the planning commission, and three appointed by the city council. Each member of the industrial performance commission shall be a resident of the city and one member shall be a registered engineer, and another shall be a qualified builder or contractor of industrial buildings. The inspector of buildings and the planning director shall be ex officio members of the industrial performance commission.
(Prior code § 30-44(b); Ord. 06-73 § 1)
§ 17.112.030 Terms of office.
The appointees from the zoning board of review and the planning commission shall remain as members of the industrial performance commission for the duration of their term on the zoning board of review and the planning commission. The other members of the industrial performance commission shall be appointed on the basis of one member for three years, one for two years, and one for one year; thereafter, each new member to serve for three years.
(Prior code § 30-44(c))
§ 17.112.040 Chairperson.
A chairperson shall be elected by the industrial performance commission to serve for one year. No chairperson shall serve more than two years in succession.
(Prior code § 30-44(d))
§ 17.112.050 Exemption of commission members.
No member of the industrial performance commission shall pass on any matter in which he or she has a business or personal interest.
(Prior code § 30-44(e))
§ 17.112.060 Meetings.
The industrial performance commission shall meet at the request of the inspector of buildings.
(Prior code § 30-44(f))
§ 17.112.070 Quorum.
Four participating members of the industrial performance commission shall constitute a quorum. The concurring vote of at least three members shall be required to pass any resolution or advisory opinion.
(Prior code § 30-44(g))
§ 17.112.080 Rules of procedure.
The industrial performance commission shall determine rules of procedure that are not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter and existing state and local laws.
(Prior code § 30-44(h))