That, there is hereby created and established for the City of Graham, Texas, a Planning and Zoning Commission which shall be composed of five (5) members. The membership of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be at the discretion of the majority vote of the board of alderman; and shall consist of citizens of the City of Graham who are eligible to vote in city elections, are current on taxes, and have no outstanding liens owed to the city, and are not employees of the city, recognizing that the board of alderman by majority vote may include a person residing outside the city on any board or commission. The members appointed to board shall be appointed to terms of no more than two (2) years expiring on the last day of June of year of term expiration. Any term of appointment shall be considered a full term of appointment establishing that any board member may be removed without cause by a majority vote of the board of alderman at any time. No board member appointed after the adoption of the ordinance from which this section derives shall serve more than three (3) consecutive terms beginning with the first term appointed after adoption of this section, no previous term of service shall be counted towards the term limits unless so deemed by the board of alderman. The board of alderman may appoint up to two (2) members who concurrently serve on the board of alderman to any board or commission at their discretion, but are not required to appoint any member of the board of alderman to any board or commission. The term and term limit of any member of the board of alderman appointed to any board shall coincide with the term of said member on the board of alderman.

(Ord. No. 283, § 1, 12-1-60; Ord. No. 341, § 1, 2-24-66; Ord. No. 446, § 1, 11-27-74; Ord. No. 549, § 1, 7-3-80; Ord. No. 1019, § 1, 5-22-14; Res. No. 101, 11-17-16)

The Planning and Zoning Commission shall elect a Chairman from its membership and shall have power to employ such qualified persons as may be necessary for the proper conduct and undertakings of the Commission and to pay for their services and such other necessary expenses, provided that the cost of such services and expenses shall not exceed the amount appropriated by the Governing Body for the use of the Commission. It shall also have the power to make rules, regulations and by-laws for its own government, which shall conform as nearly as possible with those governing the City Council and same shall be subject to approval by such Council. Such by-laws shall include among other items, provisions for: (a) regular and special meetings, open to the public; (b) records of its proceedings, to be open for inspection by the public; (c) reporting to the Governing Body and the public, from time to time and annually; and (d) for the holding of public hearings on its recommendations when, in the opinion of the Commission, such public hearing is desirable.

(Ord. No. 283, § 2, 12-1-60; Ord. No. 341, § 2, 2-24-66)

The Planning and Zoning Commission shall have the power to make and recommend for adoption, a master plan, as a whole or in parts, for the future development and redevelopment of the municipality and its environs, and shall have the power to prepare and recommend for adoption a comprehensive plan and ordinance for zoning the City in accordance with Chapter 283, Acts of the Regular Session of the Legislature, 1927, (Arts. 1011a to 1011j, R. C. S.), and to recommend changes and amendments thereto and to complete any work heretofore commenced. The Commission shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by Ordinance or State Law.

(Ord. No. 283, § 3, 12-1-60; Ord. No. 341, § 3, 2-24-66)

The Commission appointed and created in Sections 1, 2, and 3 of Part "A" of this Ordinance is created and established in connection with work previously commenced and any work heretofore done by a Planning and Zoning Commission is adopted, ratified, and confirmed.

(Ord. No. 341, § 4, 2-24-66)

In determining certain requirements and guides with reference to new additions to be considered by the Planning Commission, it is hereby provided that hereafter no lot, street, or alley shall be of less dimensions than as follows: (a) No lot shall be less than 60 feet in width nor less than 100 feet in depth, (b) No street shall be less than 50 feet in width from property line to property line, (c) No alley shall be less than 20 feet in width from property line to property line.

(Ord. No. 341, § 5, 2-24-66)