Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 2 — ADMINISTRATION›Chapter 2.20 — BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES
Concord Municipal Code Art. VIII Planning Commission
Concord Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-05 · Concord
Cite as: Concord Municipal Code Article VIII · Text as of 2026-10-05
Cross references: Planning and development, Title 19.
2.20.350 Membership; compensation of members.¶
The Planning Commission shall consist of five voting members to be appointed by the City Council. Members of the Planning Commission shall be citizens of the city who hold no other municipal office in the city. The basis and amount of compensation to paid members of the Planning Commission shall be determined and set by resolution of the City Council.
(Code 1965, § 2401; Code 2002, § 2-471. Ord. No. 226; Ord. No. 687; Ord. No. 990; Ord. No. 1006)
2.20.360 Terms of members.¶
Members shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council for staggered terms of four years. The City Council reserves the right to make appointments for an adjusted term period to maintain a staggered term structure. Any member who absents himself from three meetings of the Planning Commission within a fiscal year without being excused will be deemed to have resigned his office, and the City Council may appoint a new member to serve in the place of such absent member.
(Code 1965, § 2402; Code 2002, § 2-472. Ord. No. 526; Ord. No. 687; Ord. No. 990; Ord. No. 1006; Ord. No. 10-2; Ord. No. 15-3, § 8)
2.20.370 Rules of procedure; designation of committees and task forces.¶
The Planning Commission shall adopt rules of procedure and designate committees and task forces by resolution. Said resolution shall not be effective until approved by the City Council.
(Code 1965, § 2403; Code 2002, § 2-473. Ord. No. 226; Ord. No. 1006)
2.20.380 Vacancies.¶
All vacancies occurring on the Planning Commission shall be filled according to the methods of their original selection, and the new member shall serve at the pleasure of the Council for the unexpired term of their respective predecessor.
(Code 1965, § 2404; Code 2002, § 2-474. Ord. No. 70; Ord. No. 226; Ord. No. 687; Ord. No. 1006)
2.20.390 Powers and responsibilities.¶
The Planning Commission is the planning agency of the city. It shall have powers and functions as follows:
(1) All those functions and powers as provided by state law (Government Code §§ 65100--65700 as amended);
(2) All duties, powers, and functions as in this Code provided;
(3) Such other functions as the City Council may from time to time provide.
(Code 1965, § 2405; Code 2002, § 2-475. Ord. No. 70; Ord. No. 1006)
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