Lowry Crossing City Zoning Code
§ 27
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
27-1
There is hereby created and established a Planning and Zoning Commission for the city consisting of not more than 7 regular members appointed by the governing body of the city. 1n addition to the regular members, two alternate members of the Planning and Zoning Commission may be appointed to serve in the absence of one or more regular members when requested to do so by the Mayor or Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission.
27-2
(1)
Each regular member of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be appointed by the governing body of the City. Each regular member and alternate member shall be a resident of the city and shall forfeit his office should he cease to reside in the city during his term of office. After the effective date of this ordinance, regular members and alternate members, heretofore appointed under the preceding zoning ordinance, shall continue to serve as the Planning and Zoning Commission for the remainder of their terms.
(2)
Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission in office at the time of the adoption of Ordinance No. _____ of the City shall, subject to the laws and ordinances applicable to such members, continue to serve as Commission members until the expiration of their present terms of office, or until their successors have been duly appointed. Upon the completion of such members’ terms, members of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be appointed as follows: four (4) members shall be appointed as follows: four (4) members shall be appointed to each serve a two (2) year term and three (3) members shall be appointed to each serve a one (1) year term; upon the completion of the said one (1) year term, three (3) members shall be appointed to serve a term of two (2) years; thereafter, all members of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall serve a term of two (2) years. Vacancies of regular and alternate membership on the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be filled for the unexpired terms of office, by the governing body of the city. Alternate members may be considered for vacancies of regular membership on the Planning and Zoning Commission.
27-3
A majority of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall constitute a quorum to do business.
27-4
All meetings of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be public and the board shall keep minutes of the proceedings showing the vote of each member upon each question coming before the board. The minutes of the board shall be public record. Annually, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall nominate one of its regular members to be the Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission, which nomination shall be effective when presented to and approved by the City Council; additionally, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall select one of its regular members to be Vice-Chairman to act in the absence of the Chairman. During any term, the Chairman may be removed by a majority vote of the City Council. If the City Council fails to approve a nominee for Chairman or if a sitting Chairman is removed, then the procedure described hereinabove shall be repeated. Meetings of the Planning and Zoning Commission may be held as often as necessary to conduct the business of the board at the call of the Chair and at such other times as the board may determine.
27-5
The Planning and Zoning Commission of the city shall have the following powers:
(1)
To conduct, after notice as required by law, hearings required by this ordinance and the laws of this state; to recommend to the governing body of the city the boundaries of the various districts and appropriate regulations to be enforced therein; to recommend to the governing body of the city the approval or denial of zoning changes sought under this ordinance or initiated by the commission on its own motion or the governing body under its own motion.
(2)
To hear, recommend, or determine any matter relating to zoning, planning, or subdivision control, as may be specified or required under this ordinance, other ordinances of the city, or the laws of the State of Texas.
(3)
To exercise such duties and powers as may be now or hereafter conferred by this ordinance, other ordinances of the city, or the laws of the State of Texas.
(4)
Except in the case of a joint public hearing the governing body of the city shall not hold a public hearing or take action on a zoning change or change to boundaries of the zoning districts or the regulations of the zoning districts until it receives the final report of the Planning and Zoning Commission. However, any public hearing required to be held by the Planning and Zoning Commission or the Governing Body of the City by this ordinance or the laws of this state, may be held jointly by the Governing Body and the Planning and Zoning Commission. The governing body shall not, however, take any action at such joint hearing until it has received the final report of the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99; Ordinance 195 adopted –/–/05)