NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town of Alta, Utah, at their regularly scheduled Town Council Meeting on 12/14/2022 adopted
ORDINANCE NO. 2022-O-7
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 10 'LAND USE REGULATIONS,' CHAPTER 4 'PLANNING COMMISSION,' TO CLARIFY PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS APPOINTMENTS, TERMS, AND VOTING.
WHEREAS, the Alta Town Council ('Council) previously enacted an ordinance creating and regulating the appointment and terms of Planning Commission members; and
WHEREAS, the existing code language was ambiguous and internally conflicted with other code language; and
WHEREAS, the expiration and/or appointment of prior Planning Commission members' terms resulted in the non-staggered expiration of terms; and
WHEREAS, three current terms of the Planning Commission expire on January 1, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the Council has determined that amending the current language governing Planning Commission members will correct the ambiguity and internal conflict of the code and allow for efficient operation of the Planning Commission.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Alta Town Council that:
SECTION I. Amendment. Title 10 'Land Use Regulations,' Chapter 4 'Planning Commission,' Sections 2, 3, 11, and 12 are hereby amended as set forth as follows:
10-4-2: CREATED; MEMBERSHIP; APPOINTMENT:
A. Specified: There is hereby created a planning commission, to consist of five (5) members. Members shall be appointed by the mayor, with the advice and consent of the town council. Alternate members may also be appointed, which the mayor may appoint with the advice and consent of the town council. The mayor shall, with the advice and consent of the town council, appoint a new planning commission member, or reappoint an incumbent Member, to fill a position on the planning commission that has expired. The Mayor shall appoint a new Planning Commission member, with the advice and consent of the town council, to fill vacancies that might arise and such appointments shall be to the end of the vacating member's term.
B. Community Representation: To the extent possible, appointments to the planning commission shall be made on a basis which represents the interests of residents of the town, and, in the event that they are available, should include at least one member representing the business community, one member representing the environmental community, one member representing the architecture/building community, one member representing the planning community, and one member who is an at large representative.
10-4-3: TERMS, ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS:
Terms: Members of the planning commission shall serve terms of five (5) years. There is no limitation on the length of time a member may to serve if they are reappointed. Terms shall be staggered with one seat expiring each year and shall expire on March 1 of the respective year. Members shall continue to serve until their successors are appointed. In the event that the expiration of planning commissioners' terms are not staggered, the mayor may appoint members for a term shorter than five (5) years to ensure the staggered expiration of terms. 10-4-11: VOTING: Actions of the planning commission pass by a vote in the affirmative of three (3) members.
10-4-12: DECISIONS:
All decisions and all findings for the decision of the planning commission shall be included and incorporated in the minutes. SECTION II. Effective Date. This ordinance shall go into effect upon publication.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 14 Day of December, 2022. TOWN OF ALTA Roger Bourke, Mayor ATTEST: Jen Clancy, Town Clerk Certification Ordinance/summary published on Utah state noticing website on December 15, 2022. Effective date of Ordinance: December 15, 2022.
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