Chapter 2.08
PLANNING COMMISSION
Sections:
2.08.020 Membership – Qualifications – Term of office.
2.08.030 Chairman and vice-chairman.
2.08.040 Recordkeeping – Secretary – Compensation.
2.08.050 Powers and duties generally – Quorum.
2.08.070 Consultants, services and other expenses.
2.08.080 Recommendations to council – Requirements.
2.08.090 Recommendations to council – In writing.
2.08.100 Maps, plats and replats – Submittal requirements.
2.08.110 Maps, plats and replats – Approval.
2.08.120 Review of zoning, district and building ordinances.
2.08.130 Recommendations on location or construction of buildings.
2.08.150 Expenditure restrictions.
2.08.010 Created.
There is created a city planning commission for the city of Silverton. (Ord. 331 § 1, 1942)
2.08.020 Membership – Qualifications – Term of office.
The city planning commission shall consist of seven members. The commission members shall be appointed by the mayor with the approval of the city council. Not less than five members shall be selected from among qualified city residents and not more than two commission members may be chosen from qualified persons who reside within the urban growth boundary of the city of Silverton. Planning commission members in office upon approval of the ordinance codified in this chapter shall continue in office for the duration of current appointments. New members will be appointed for four-year terms. Vacancies in office shall be filled in the same manner as new appointments for the unexpired portion of the term. (Ord. 94-103 § 1, 1994; Ord. 845 § 1, 1986; Ord. 604 § 1, 1969; Ord. 601 § 1, 1969; Ord. 331 § 2, 1942)
2.08.030 Chairman and vice-chairman.
At its first meeting each January, the planning commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman, who shall serve for the ensuing year. In the absence at a meeting of the chairman, the vice-chairman shall serve as chairman. Upon resignation or removal of the chairman from office, the vice-chairman shall assume the duties of the chairman and a new vice-chairman shall be selected by the commission. (Ord. 845 § 2, 1986; Ord. 601 § 2, 1969; Ord. 331 § 3, 1942)
2.08.040 Recordkeeping – Secretary – Compensation.
A. Members of the city planning commission shall receive no compensation.
B. A city staff member shall serve as secretary and keep an accurate record of all proceedings of the commission. The record shall be bound at the end of each fiscal year and kept as a permanent record of the city. (Ord. 89-103 § 1, 1989; Ord. 331 § 4, 1942)
2.08.050 Powers and duties generally – Quorum.
Four voting members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. The commission may make and alter rules and regulations for its government and procedure, consistent with the laws of the state and with the City Charter and ordinances. It shall meet at least once a month at such time and place as may be fixed by the commission. Special meetings may be called at any time by the chairperson, or by three members, by written notice served upon each member of the commission at least 48 hours prior to the special meeting. (Ord. 845 § 3, 1986; Ord. 601 § 3, 1969; Ord. 331 § 5, 1942)
2.08.060 Statutory authority.
The city planning commission shall also have all the powers which are given to it under the general laws of the state of Oregon. (Ord. 89-103 § 2, 1989)
2.08.070 Consultants, services and other expenses.
The city planning commission shall have power and authority to employ consulting advice on municipal problems, a secretary, and such clerks as may be necessary, and to pay for their services and for such other expenses as the commission may lawfully incur, including the necessary disbursements incurred by its members in the performance of their duties as members of the commission, out of such funds as are theretofore placed at the disposal of the commission by the city council. (Ord. 331 § 6, 1942)
2.08.080 Recommendations to council – Requirements.
It shall be the duty of the city planning commission, and they shall have power, except as otherwise provided by law:
A. To recommend and make suggestions to the city council and to all other public authorities concerning the laying out, widening, extending, parking and locating of streets, sidewalks and boulevards, the establishment of setback lines, the relief of traffic congestion, the betterment of housing and sanitation conditions, and the establishment of zones and districts limiting the use, height, area and bulk of buildings and structures;
B. To recommend to the city council and all other public authorities plans for the regulation of the future growth, development and beautification of the municipality in respect to its public and private buildings and works, streets, parks, grounds and vacant lots, and plans consistent with the future growth and development of the city, in order to secure to the city and its inhabitants, sanitation, proper service of any public utilities, and transportation facilities;
C. To do and perform any and all other acts and things necessary or proper to carry out the provisions of this chapter; and
D. In general to study and to propose such measures as may be advisable for the promotion of the public interest, health, morals, safety, comfort, convenience and welfare of the city. (Ord. 603 § 5, 1970; Ord. 601 § 4, 1969; Ord. 331 § 7, 1942)
2.08.090 Recommendations to council – In writing.
All recommendations made to the council by the commission shall be in writing. (Ord. 331 § 14, 1942)
2.08.100 Maps, plats and replats – Submittal requirements.
All maps, plats and replats of land laid out in building lots, and the streets, alleys or other portions of the same intended to be dedicated for public use or for the use of purchasers or owners of lots fronting thereon or adjacent thereto and located within the city limits, and all plans or plats for public buildings, shall first be submitted to the city planning commission by the city engineer or other proper municipal officer, and a report thereon from the commission secured in writing before approval shall be given by the said proper municipal official. (Ord. 331 § 8, 1942)
2.08.110 Maps, plats and replats – Approval.
All plans, plats or replats of land laid out in lots or plats within the city, including the streets, alleys and other portions of the same intended to be dedicated to public or private use, shall first be submitted to the planning commission and approved by it before they shall be recorded. (Ord. 603 § 6, 1970; Ord. 601 § 5, 1969; Ord. 331 § 9, 1942)
2.08.120 Review of zoning, district and building ordinances.
Copies of all proposed ordinances for the establishment of the boundaries of any zone or district provided by SMC 2.08.080, and of all proposed ordinances regulating or limiting the use, height, area, bulk and construction of buildings to be submitted to the council, shall, before the same are presented to the council, be first submitted by the city recorder to the city planning commission for recommendation, and the auditor or city clerk shall immediately so notify the council of such submission to the commission, and the commission shall make its recommendation thereon in writing to the council; provided, that the city planning commission shall first hold a public hearing at such time and place as may be directed by the council, and make a careful and appropriate investigation thereon; and hereafter, before final action shall be taken by the council, or any department of the city government, on the location or design of any public building, bridge, statue, park, parkway, boulevard, playground or public grounds, the same shall be submitted to the city planning commission for consideration and report; and provided further, that unless the city council definitely names a longer period for the return of a report specified herein, the approval of the city planning commission to any matter so referred to it in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, shall be deemed to have been given at the end of 30 days after the receipt of the same in writing by the secretary, unless the city planning commission shall submit a report thereon prior to that time. (Ord. 331 § 10, 1942)
2.08.130 Recommendations on location or construction of buildings.
The city planning commission may make recommendations to any person, copartnership, corporation or public authority with reference to the location of buildings, structures or works to be erected, constructed or altered by or for such person, copartnership, corporation or public authority; provided, however, such recommendation shall not have the force or effect of a law or ordinance, except when so prescribed by the laws of the state or by city ordinance. Any person, copartnership, corporation or public authority having charge of the construction, placing or designing of buildings, or other structures and improvements, may call upon the city planning commission for a report thereon. (Ord. 331 § 11, 1942)
2.08.140 Gifts and bequests.
The city planning commission may receive gifts, bequests or devises of property to carry out any of the purposes of this chapter, and shall have control and disposition over the same, unless the ordinance codified in this chapter should be repealed, in which case such control shall be vested in the council. (Ord. 331 § 12, 1942)
2.08.150 Expenditure restrictions.
The city planning commission shall have no authority to make any expenditures on behalf of the city, or to obligate the city for the payment of any sums of money, except as provided in this chapter, and then only after the city council shall have first authorized such expenditures for such purpose from time to time by appropriate resolution, which resolution shall provide the administrative method by which the funds shall be drawn and expended. (Ord. 331 § 15, 1942)