The Planning and Zoning Commission for the City of Sky Valley is hereby created. The Planning and Zoning Commission as it exists at the time of the adoption of this Ordinance will continue serving subject to elections as provided herein. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall be composed of five (5) members appointed by the City of Sky Valley in such a manner as hereinafter provided. Three (3) members present shall be required to constitute a quorum. One (1) such member shall be annually elected chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission by the Planning and Zoning Commission members. All members appointed to the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be residents of the City. The members shall serve concurrent terms of three (3) years and shall serve until their successors are appointed. The compensation of the members of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be as established by the City of Sky Valley. Any vacancy in the membership of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be filled for the unexpired term of such vacancy in the same manner as the original appointment. The City of Sky Valley may remove any member of the Planning and Zoning Commission for due cause after written notice to such member and after a public hearing. Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall appoint a secretary, or in lieu of such appointment, the City Clerk shall serve as the secretary of the Planning and Zoning Commission.

The Planning and Zoning Commission shall meet at the call of the chairman, or at such other times as the Planning and Zoning Commission may determine, and all such meetings shall be open to the public. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall adopt rules for the transaction of business, or in lieu of such rules, the Commission shall follow Robert's Rules of Order, latest edition. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall keep record of its resolutions, recommendations, transactions, findings, and determinations, and all such records shall be public record and available for purchase by interested parties at a reasonable cost.

The Planning and Zoning Commission shall have the following functions, powers and duties:

1.

Prepare and recommend for adoption by the City of Sky Valley zoning regulations, zoning amendments, subdivision regulations and other such land use regulations; prepare and recommend for adoption by the City of Sky Valley amendments to any of the land use regulations; and to review and make recommendations concerning applications for zoning map amendment, special exception approvals, variances, conditional zoning, or other such applications.

2.

Perform other planning functions and duties as may be required by the City of Sky Valley.