Humboldt County Municipal Code § 1.3 Planning Commission

1.3.1 The Humboldt County Planning Commission is established as the planning agency of the County.¶

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Planning Commission shall consist of seven (7) members selected by the Board of Supervisors as follows: (Former Section INL#318-2(a))

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1.3.1.1 Five (5) members shall be selected, one (1) by each Board member, so that each…¶

different Supervisorial District. (Former Section INL#318-2(a)(1))

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1.3.1.2 Two (2) members shall be selected at large by a majority vote of the Board of Supervisors.¶

1.3.2 The term of office for members appointed by a Board member shall run concurrent…¶

of the appointing Board member. (Former Section INL#318-2(b))

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1.3.3 Members appointed at large by the Board of Supervisors shall serve staggered two…¶

1.3.3.1 February 1, 2023, for the at-large term expiring January 31, 2023.¶

1.3.3.2 February 1, 2024, for the at-large term set to expire January 31, 2025.¶

1.3.4 Vacancies shall be filled as set forth in subsection 1.3.1 of this section for…¶

1.3.5 The members of the Planning Commission shall serve without compensation, except…¶

shall be paid a per diem of one hundred forty dollars ($140.00) for each day’s attendance (up to a maximum of ten (10) meetings per month) at a meeting of the Planning Commission. In addition, each member shall be allowed travel expenses in the same amounts and in the same manner as are allowed other County officers and employees. (Former Section INL#318-2(c))

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1.3.6 If a member of the Commission is absent from three (3) consecutive regular…¶

meetings within a calendar year, such person shall be deemed to have resigned his or her membership on the

Commission, unless such absence is excused by the Planning Commission due to illness, absence from the County, or extreme weather conditions. The Secretary to the Planning Commission shall give written notice to a Planning Commissioner who, without an excused absence, has missed two (2) consecutive meetings or four (4) regular meetings in a calendar year, which notice shall contain a statement advising the Commissioner of the absences and the consequences thereof, together with a copy of this section. (Former Section INL#318-2(e))

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1.3.7 A member of the Commission may be removed without cause and at any time by the…¶

representing the Supervisorial District from which the Commissioner is appointed or by a four-fifths (4/5) vote of the Board of Supervisors. At-large members may be removed without cause at any time by a four-fifths (4/5) vote of the Board of Supervisors. (Ord. 932, § 2, 6/26/1973; Ord. 1080, § 1, 5/4/1976; Ord. 1350, § 1, 8/28/1979; Ord. 1472, § 1, 6/2/1981; Ord. 2214, 6/6/2000; Ord. 2612, § 1, 9/11/2018; Ord. 2702, § 1, 11/29/2022; Ord. 2734, § 2, 3/5/ 2024) 312-2 Zoning Clearance Certificate Procedures

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