New Whiteland City Zoning Code
PLAN COMMISSION
§ 156.020 MEMBERSHIP.
The Plan Commission shall consist of seven members appointed as follows.
(A) The Town Council shall appoint three persons in the municipal government as members of the Plan Commission.
(B) The Town Council shall appoint four citizen members who are not elected or appointed members of the municipal government, of whom no more than two may be of the same political party.
(2004 Code, § 3-100)
§ 156.021 TERM OF APPOINTMENTS.
Each new appointment to the Plan Commission shall be made for a term of four years.
(A) The term of each member shall expire on the first Monday of January of the fourth year after the year of the member’s appointment. A member service until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. A member is eligible for reappointment.
(B) If a vacancy occurs among the members of the Plan Commission, the Town Council shall appoint a member for the unexpired term of the vacating member. In addition, the Town Council may appoint an alternate member to participate with the Plan Commission in any hearing or decision in which the regular member has a disqualification under § 156.023 of this chapter.
(C) A member of the Plan Commission who misses three consecutive regular meetings of the Commission shall be treated as if he or she had resigned. The Secretary shall give written notification to the Town Council within seven days following the third consecutive absence of any Commission member. The Town Council shall remove the absent member and appoint a replacement to complete the unexpired term of the absent member.
(2004 Code, § 3-101)
§ 156.022 CONFLICT.
(A) (1) A member of the Plan Commission may not participate in a hearing or decision of the board concerning a zoning matter in which he or she has a direct or indirect financial interest.
(2) For the purpose of this subchapter, the term ZONING MATTER does not include the preparation or adoption of a Comprehensive Plan.
(B) The Plan Commission shall enter in its records:
(1) The fact that a regular member has such a disqualification; and
(2) The name of the alternate member, if any, who participated in the hearing or decision in place of the regular member.
(2004 Code, § 3-102)
§ 156.023 PROCEEDINGS.
(A) The Plan Commission shall adopt rules necessary for the conduct of its affairs in keeping with the provisions of this chapter.
(B) At the first meeting of each year, the Commission shall elect a Chairperson and a Vice-Chairperson from its members.
(C) Meetings shall be held at the call of the Chairperson or at other times which the Commission deems necessary.
(D) All meetings shall be open to the public.
(E) The Commission shall keep minutes of its proceedings showing the vote of each member for each question or, if absent or failing to vote, indicating such.
(F) The Commission shall also keep records of its examinations and other official actions, all of which shall be of public record and be immediately filed in the office of the Plan Commission.
(2004 Code, § 3-103)
§ 156.024 DUTIES.
For the purposes of this chapter, the Plan Commission shall have the following duties:
(A) To initiate proposed amendments to this chapter;
(B) To review all proposed amendments to this chapter and make recommendations to the Town Council;
(C) To review and make findings on development plans for subdivisions, commercial structures, industrial structures, planned unit developments and other similar plans for all proposed developments within the Commission’s jurisdiction;
(D) To review and revise the zoning ordinance, subdivision regulations and other land use regulations to keep them up-to-date;
(E) Render interpretation of this chapter as may be necessary from time to time; and
(F) To consider and act upon written requests for the waiver or reduction of fines imposed pursuant to this chapter.
(2004 Code, § 3-104) (Ord. 2001, passed 2-15-2005)