Agoura Hills Municipal Code Part 2 Planning and Community Development Department

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Cross reference— Streets, Art. VII; zoning, Art. IX; subdivisions, Art. X.

A planning and community development department is hereby created and established which shall have the following functions and duties:

(a) To make studies and conduct research regarding the development, implementation and maintenance of the city's general plan;

(b) To review and investigate zoning matters, to implement and enforce the provisions of the zoning ordinance, and to recommend necessary revisions thereto;

(c) To administer the subdivision ordinance and the subdivision regulations;

(d) To enforce the provisions of the Municipal Code that may be assigned by the city manager as areas of responsibility;

(e) To administer the services provided by the Los Angeles County department of building and safety within the city;

(f) To administer the services provided by the Los Angeles County engineer within the city;

(g) To administer the services provided by the Los Angeles County road department within the city;

(h) To administer the maintenance and operation of all public buildings specifically assigned to the planning and community development department;

(i) To administer the maintenance and operation of all open space areas and landscaped medians specifically assigned to the planning and community development department;

(j) To administer streetlighting within the city;

(k) To administer the maintenance of the city's trees located along public ways;

(l) To administer the city's housing block grant program and all city council approved activities thereunder;

(m) To advise the city council, city manager, planning commission, and any other departments, divisions, boards and committees of the city government on planning, community development and housing matters;

(n) To administer the city's sanitary sewer system;

(o) To be responsible for such other duties as may be assigned by the city council.

(Ord. No. 23, 5-4-83; Ord. No. 111, 8-5-86)

There is hereby created and established a position of planning and community development director, who shall be the manager of the planning and community development department. The planning and community development director shall be appointed by the city manager with the consent of the city council. The director shall have the following duties:

(a) To attend all meetings of the city council unless excused by the city manager;

(b) To attend all meetings of the planning commission, if such commission is established by the city council, where the director shall have the power to discuss, investigate and make recommendations with reference to any and all matters coming before said commission;

(c) To administer the city's general plan and any specific plans adopted by the city council;

(d) To serve as community development coordinator for all development plans and proposals, public and private, as to which the city council determines such participation to be advantageous;

(e) To serve as the chairperson of the subdivision committee;

(f) To supervise all building and safety services;

(g) To supervise all city construction projects and to review all engineering done by consultants for the city;

(h) To supervise the maintenance of all streets, alleys, sidewalks, curbs and gutters and public ways;

(i) To supervise the construction and maintenance of sanitary sewers;

(j) To act as the city's chief code enforcement officer in those areas assigned to the planning and community development department for enforcement;

(k) To perform such other duties and functions as may be assigned by the city council or by the city manager.

(Ord. No. 23, 5-4-83; Ord. No. 111, 8-5-86)