Bradbury Municipal Code Art. II Planning Commission

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State Law reference— City planning agencies generally, Government Code § 65100 et seq.

A Planning Commission for the City is hereby created.

(Prior Code, § 2410)

The Planning Commission shall consist of a total of five members, comprised of one person from each of the Councilmanic districts, who shall be qualified electors of the City. Upon the expiration of a term, successors shall be appointed for a term of two years. If a vacancy shall occur other than by expiration of a term, it shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired portion of the term. Members of the Planning Commission shall be appointed by the respective member of the Council from the district for which the member of the Planning Commission is to be selected, with the approval of the City Council. No member of the Planning Commission shall hold any paid office or employment in the City Government. All persons appointed shall be registered voters of the City and shall maintain their principal place of residence within the City and District at the time of their appointment. If at any time during their term any Planning Commissioner shall cease to be an elector of the City or shall cease to maintain their principal place of residence within the City, then such person shall become ineligible to continue to serve as a member of the Commission and said position shall be declared vacant by the City Council. No individual shall be eligible to serve on the Planning Commission who has a spouse, household member living under the same roof, or designated relative (parent, step-parent, grandparent, child, sister, brother, niece, nephew, uncle, or aunt of the individual or of the individual's spouse), currently serving as a member of the City Council, or employed as the city manager, city clerk, management analyst, city attorney, code enforcement officer, building official, city engineer or equivalent for the City of Bradbury.

(Prior Code, § 2411; Ord. No. 357, § 1, 8-21-2018)

There shall be one regular meeting of the Planning Commission during each calendar month and such meeting shall be held on the fourth Wednesday thereof at the hour of 7:00 p.m.; provided, however, that if the date of any such regular meeting falls on a holiday, said regular meeting shall be held at the hour of 7:00 p.m. on the next succeeding day which is not a holiday.

(Prior Code, § 2412)

If a member of the Planning Commission shall be absent from three successive regular meetings of said Commission, without cause, the office of such member shall be deemed to be vacant and the term of such member ipso facto terminated and the Planning Commission shall immediately inform the City Council of such termination.

(Prior Code, § 2413)

An absence due to illness or unavoidable absence from the City and written notice thereof to the Planning Commission on or before the day of any regular meeting by said Commission shall be deemed absence for cause.

(Prior Code, § 2414)

The Planning Commission shall select its chairperson and vice-chairperson at its first regular meeting in the month of November of each year from among its appointed members for a term of one year and, subject to other provisions of law. The Planning Commission vice-chair shall become the chair, and the most senior member of the Planning Commission who has not previously served in as chair, shall be selected as vice-chair. If all members have previously served as chair, or the most senior member declines to serve as vice-chair, then the member whose service as chair was the least recent shall be selected. The Planning Commission shall hold at least one regular meeting each month if there is any significant business to conduct. It shall adopt rules for transaction of business and shall keep a record of the resolutions, transactions, findings and determinations, which record shall be a public record.

(Prior Code, § 2415; Ord. No. 357, § 1, 8-21-2018; Ord. No. 390, § 5, 2-20-2024)

The Planning Commission shall perform the duties and shall have all the rights, powers and privileges specified and provided for in this Code or by State law.

(Prior Code, § 2416)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, any member of the Planning Commission shall be subject to removal at any time, with or without cause, by motion of the City Council adopted by a least three affirmative votes.

(Prior Code, § 2417)