Diamond Bar Municipal Code Ch. 2.36 Planning Commission

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Cross reference— Floodplain management, § 18.108.010 et seq.; zoning, tit. 19; development review, tit. 20.

There is hereby created a planning commission.

(Ord. No. 25B(1989), § 2, 10-16-90)

The planning commission shall be composed of five members, each of whom shall be a resident of the city, and appointed in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 2.36.040.

(Ord. No. 25B(1989), § 3, 10-16-90)

The planning commission shall have power to do and perform such acts and carry out and put into effect such plans and programs as are provided by and pursuant to the provisions of the State Planning Act, Government Code § 65100 et seq., and shall serve as the advisory agency to the city council regarding subdivisions and nonresidential parcel maps.

(Ord. No. 25B(1989), § 4, 10-16-90)

(a) Each member of the planning commission shall be appointed by one member of the city council and confirmed by majority vote of the city council; provided, however, that should a member of the city council fail to make an appointment to a term that has expired within 30 days of the vacancy in question being created, a majority of the city council shall appoint to fill the vacancy.

(b) If a vacancy occurs other than by expiration of a term, it shall be filled within 60 days by appointment for the unexpired portion of the term by the councilmember who appointed or had the opportunity to appoint the commissioner whose position has been vacated or the councilmember serving the unexpired portion of the term of that person in accordance with subsection (a) of this section. If the vacancy is effected by the removal process specified in this section, the person so removed may not be appointed to fill the vacancy.

(c) Notwithstanding any other term or provision of this chapter, each of the planning commissioners shall be deemed to have resigned from their position on the commission 90 calendar days after the succession of any person, whether by election, reelection or appointment, to the office of the councilmember who appointed, or had the opportunity to appoint, such commissioner, and that commission position shall thereupon be deemed vacant and available for appointment for the otherwise unexpired term, if any.

(d) If a member of the planning commission is absent from three consecutive regular meetings or from more than 50 percent of the regular meetings thereof in any one-year period, the office of the commissioner shall thereupon be deemed vacant, and the secretary to the commission shall immediately inform the city council of such vacancy.

(e) Any member of the planning commission may be removed without cause during their term of office by a four-fifths vote of the city council, provided that no such member may be removed during the initial three months of any term of office for which they are appointed.

(f) The terms of office of the planning commission shall be two-year terms commencing on March 1 of odd-numbered years and expiring on the last day of February of odd-numbered years. The term of office for commissioners that would otherwise expire in February 2024 shall continue an additional 12 months to the last day in February 2025.

(g) The planning commission shall, at its first regular meeting in March of each calendar year, elect a chairperson from among its appointed members for a term of one year, and may create and fill such other offices as it may determine appropriate. The date, location and time of regular meetings shall be established by resolution of the city council. The commission may also conduct other meetings at such additional times as deemed necessary.

(h) The director of community development, or their designee, shall be the secretary to the commission.

(Ord. No. 25B(1989), § 5, 10-16-90; Ord. No. 25C(1989), § 1, 10-29-91; Ord. No. 25D(1989), § 1, 4-21-92; Ord. No. 02(2019), § 2, 11-19-19; Ord. No. 01(2023), § 2, 3-21-23)

(a) Each member of the planning commission shall be paid a fixed sum for each commission meeting such commissioner attends. The sum to be paid to each commissioner for each such meeting attended by such commissioner shall be established by resolution of the city council.

(b) The city council may, from time to time, provide such sums as the city council deems reasonable, in its sole discretion, for travel expenses, meals, lodging and related expenses necessarily incurred by planning commissioners incidental to the performance of their official duties, including attendance at seminars, conferences or training courses approved by the city council. The expenses may be advanced to commissioners or otherwise paid to them in accordance with policies established by the city council.

(Ord. No. 25B(1989), § 6, 10-16-90)