Douglas County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

Make and adopt a County Master Plan;

Review and make recommendations to the Board for amendments to this chapter;

Review and make recommendations to the Board for rezoning of land;

Review and make recommendations to the Board for preliminary plans;

Review and make recommendations to the Board for other planning and zoning matters; and

Request special planning and zoning studies be prepared by the Douglas County Planning and Community Development Department.

The Planning Commission members shall adopt rules and regulations governing its proceedings consistent with the state statutes.

The Planning Commission shall meet as often as necessary to hear and act upon applications and other appropriate requests submitted. All meetings shall be open to the public. An agenda of items shall be made available to the public from the Planning Division.

A recording secretary shall be appointed by the Director of Planning to be present at all regular and special meetings. The recording secretary shall take the minutes of the meeting. The minutes shall be made a matter of public record within a practical time after the meeting and will be available from the Planning Office. Anyone wishing to have a transcript of the meeting may have a court reporter present at their own expense.

The Director of Planning shall serve as advisor to the Planning Commission on all planning and zoning matters brought to their attention, and be responsible for scheduling all Planning Commission meetings in accordance with the guidelines established by the Planning Commission. The Director of Planning, or authorized representative, shall represent the Planning Commission at official meetings at which the Planning commission recommendation or opinion is so solicited, inclusive of, but not limited to, meetings before the Board of County Commissioners, regional planning advisory meetings, and at such other times as approved by the Planning Commission.

The Planning Division shall conduct research, prepare reports, or complete other tasks as assigned by the Planning Commission on land-use matters or contract for such technical assistance in the preparation of information for use by the Planning Commission or Board of County Commissioners in the review and processing of land-use and zoning requests. The Planning Division shall serve as the administrative office for the Planning Commission and shall be available for assisting any member in the provision of secretarial or other services as needed.

The Planning Commission shall review the application, referral agency responses, and staff comments and recommendations at a public hearing. If the Planning Commission decides to continue an agenda item, they may do so without further notice to affected parties or reposting of the property. If the applicant or representative is not present, the Planning Commission shall continue the proposal.

Recommendation by the Planning Commission: After reviewing a proposal, any related information and discussion on the proposal, the Planning Commission shall make one of the following recommendations: