CLEARFIELD CITY ORDINANCE 2025-07
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 3 OF THE CLEARFIELD CITY CODE
PREAMBLE: This Ordinance amends Title 3 of the Clearfield City Code by amending Chapter 2, Section 2 Term of Office; Vacancy, Section 4 Compensation, Section 5 Powers and Duties, Section 6 Chairperson; Rules and Regulations and repeals Section 8 Removal for Cause.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CLEARFIELD CITY COUNCIL:
Section 1. Enactment:
Title 3, Chapter 2, Section 2 - BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, PLANNING COMMISSION, TERM OF OFFICE; VACANCY of the Clearfield City Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
3-2-2: TERM OF OFFICE; VACANCY
Each member shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years with a maximum number three (3) terms or nine (9) years (consecutive or nonconsecutive). A member that has served a combined total of nine (9) years (consecutive or nonconsecutive) may be reappointed to the planning commission following a reapplication, review and approval by the city council. A member serving as a full commissioner at the conclusion of nine (9) years of service shall be considered for reappointment as a full member and not an alternate if the member chooses to reapply. Any vacancy occurring during the term of any member of the planning commission shall be filled by the city council for the unexpired portion of the term.
Title 3, Chapter 2, Section 4 - BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, PLANNING COMMISSION, COMPENSATION of the Clearfield City Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
3-2-4: COMPENSATION
The remuneration paid to members of the planning commission, including the youth commission ambassador (per meeting which the member attends) shall be seventy-five dollars ($75.00), the vice-chair of the planning commission (per meeting which the vice-chair attends) shall be eighty-five dollars ($85.00), and the chair of the planning commission (per meeting which the chair attends) shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00) for their services rendered. Upon approval of the city council, members may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses actually incurred.
Title 3, Chapter 2, Section 5, Paragraph B, subparagraph 2, and Paragraph C - BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, PLANNING COMMISSION, POWERS AND DUTIES of the Clearfield City Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
3-2-5: POWERS AND DUTIES
A. General Plan:
1. Preparation: It shall be the function and duty of the planning commission to prepare and submit to the city council for its approval, a general plan for the physical development of the city, including other areas outside of its boundaries which, in the planning commission's judgment, bear relation to the planning of the city. The planning commission may, from time to time, amend, extend or add to the general plan, or carry any part or subject matter into greater detail. The plan shall be prepared in accordance with Utah code title 10, chapter 9a, as amended.
2. Surveys And Studies: In preparing the general plan, the planning commission shall make careful and comprehensive surveys and studies of the existing conditions and probable future growth of the city and its environs. The plan shall be made with a general purpose of guiding and accomplishing a coordinated, adjusted and harmonious development of the city in accordance with existing and future needs.
3. Reports And Recommendations: The planning commission may make reports and recommendations relating to the plan and development of the city to public officials and agencies, public utility companies, civic, educational, professional and other organizations and citizens. In general, the planning commission shall have such powers as may be necessary to enable it to perform its functions and promote municipal planning. (Ord. 2008-07, 9-9-2008, eff. 10-1-2008)
B. Zoning:
1. Recommendations For Changes: The planning commission, through its own initiative, may, or by order of the city council shall, make recommendations for changes in the zoning map or in the text of the zoning and planning provisions of this code and shall have all powers granted by law or by these provisions in the preparation of zoning maps and the recommendations for zoning in the city.
2. City Council Action: After receiving the recommendations of the planning commission, the city council may amend the zoning map and/or the zoning or planning regulations. No substantial change (as determined by the city council) shall be made in said amendment as recommended by the planning commission, unless the same shall be resubmitted to the planning commission, which shall be returned to the city council within thirty (30) days.
C. Subdivisions: It shall be the duty of the planning commission to review and approve, or disapprove, subdivisions of land as outlined in Title 12. No plat of a subdivision or land lying within the city shall be filed or recorded in the county recorder's office until it shall have been approved in accordance with the terms of Title 12 and entered in writing on the plat by the chairperson of the planning commission and the mayor for the city council, or other designated members or employees.
Title 3, Chapter 2, Section 6 - BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, PLANNING COMMISSION CHAIRPERSON; RULES AND REGULATIONS of the Clearfield City Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
3-2-6: CHAIRPERSON; RULES AND REGULATIONS
The planning commission shall elect from its membership a chairperson and shall recommend adoption of by-laws to the city council, subject to the provisions of the laws of the state and the zoning and planning regulations of the city to provide for the regulation of its procedure and the conduct of its duties, and may amend such rules from time to time upon final consent and approval by the city council. All such rules and amendments shall be reduced to writing and shall be filed with the city recorder.
Title 3, Chapter 2, Section 8 - BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, PLANNING COMMISSION, REMOVAL FOR CAUSE of the Clearfield City Code is hereby repealed:
3-2-8: REMOVAL FOR CAUSE:
The city council may remove any member of the planning commission for cause after a public hearing, upon written charges. After three (3) consecutive unexcused absences, such member of the planning commission will automatically forfeit his position and shall thereafter be replaced. (1966 Code § 3-1-3; amd. 2000 Code)
Section 2: Repealer: Any provision or ordinances that are in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 4. Effective Date: This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its posting in three public places within Clearfield City.
DATED this 25th day of February, 2025, at the regularly scheduled meeting of the Clearfield City Council.
CLEARFIELD CITY CORPORATION
/s/Mark R. Shepherd, Mayor
ATTEST:
/s/Nancy R. Dean, City Recorder
VOTE OF THE COUNCIL
AYE: Councilmember Peterson, Ratchford, Roper, Thompson and Wurth
NAY: None
Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
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