(1) A Provo City Planning Commission is hereby created. Said Commission shall consist of nine (9) members, each of whom shall be a resident of Provo City and each of whom shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Municipal Council.

(3) Members shall be selected without respect to political affiliation and shall serve without compensation except for payment of reasonable expenses.

(4) The Planning Commission shall:

(5) A quorum of the Commission shall consist of four (4) members, and at least four (4) votes must be cast in order to render a decision of the Commission. All members present, including the chair, are encouraged to participate in discussion and vote, unless recusing themselves due to conflict of interest.

(6) When a regularly scheduled and noticed meeting of the Planning Commission does not occur because a quorum of the Commission is not present, all action items scheduled to be heard on that date shall be continued to the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Commission.

(1) Perform all functions and duties permitted or required of a Planning Commission by Chapter 9 of Title 10 of the Utah Code, as amended.

(2) Hear and decide all applications for conditional use permits.

(3) Review and approve or disapprove project plans.

(4) Make any decision required by this Title, the making of which is not expressly conferred upon another person or board.

(1) Executive Director. The Executive Director to the Provo City Planning Commission shall be the Development Services Director of Provo City as duly appointed by the Mayor.

(2) Duties of Executive Director. The Executive Director, acting under the general direction of the Mayor of Provo City, shall be responsible for providing staff services to the Planning Commission as provided in Titles 14 and 15 of the Provo City Code within the provision of budget authority appropriated by the Provo Municipal Council.

(3) Secretary. The Secretary to the Planning Commission shall be appointed by the Executive Director from the staff of the Development Services Department.

(4) Duties of Secretary. Subject to provisions of Title 14 of the Provo City Code and the direction of the Executive Director of the Planning Commission, the Secretary shall in general attend to all correspondence of the Commission; send out or cause to be published all notices required; attend all meetings of the Commission and all public hearings (except when excused by the Executive Director with temporary services arranged); compile all required records; maintain the necessary schedules, minutes, files, and indexes; and generally perform or supervise all clerical work of the Commission.

(5) This Section shall not be construed to prevent the Mayor from appointing citizens of Provo City to advise the Planning Commission when additional citizen participation is deemed desirable by the Mayor pursuant to Section 2.10.070, Provo City Code.

(1) The Planning Commission may direct that any matter over which it has jurisdiction be formally or informally referred to the Planning Commission staff for review and the preparation of recommendations. This can be done through adopted bylaws, motion of the Planning Commission or under the direction of the Planning Commission chair.

(2) If a matter is referred to the Planning Commission staff as permitted by Subsection (1) of this Section, the staff shall conform to any instructions or limitations contained in the referral, and subject thereto shall review the referred matter and conduct any necessary hearings and shall prepare written recommendations for the Planning Commission, including recommendations on conditional use permit applications.

(3) Unless the Planning Commission shall otherwise direct, an applicant for authorization to develop property may in writing consent to the staff recommendation and waive further action by the Planning Commission. If the applicant waives further action by the Planning Commission, the staff recommendation shall be considered approved by the Planning Commission and appropriate authorization and permits may be issued. This Subsection (3) shall not apply to any action with respect to which the Planning Commission is required by state law to take direct action.