Jurupa Valley Municipal Code Ch. 2.35 Planning Commission

There is hereby established within the city a Planning Commission. The Planning Commission shall perform the planning agency functions described in Government Code Section 65100 et seq., and shall fulfill the functions delegated to the Planning Commission for the County of Riverside under the relevant ordinances and resolutions, which the city has adopted as required upon incorporation. The Planning Commission shall perform the functions of any and all planning, zoning or code enforcement appeals board created by the relevant County of Riverside ordinances and resolutions, which the city has adopted by reference as required by law and by any City of Jurupa Valley ordinances.

(Ord. No. 2013-11, § 1(2.35.010), 5-12-2013)

State Law reference— Authority to establish Planning Commission, Government Code § 65100.

A. The Planning Commission shall consist of five (5) members. Members of the Planning Commission shall be appointed by the City Council. Each Council Member shall nominate one (1) member of the Planning Commission. Each such nomination shall require confirmation by a majority vote of the entire City Council.

(1) Not less than ten (10) days prior to the meeting at which the Council will consider one or more appointments to the Planning Commission, the City Clerk shall post notice of the pending appointments and invite qualified persons to apply for the position or positions.

(2) The City Clerk shall post such notice at the locations where the City Council agendas are posted pursuant to City Council resolution and on the city's website.

(3) In addition to these posting requirements, the City Clerk shall also comply with the posting requirements for vacancies and terms of Planning Commissioners as provided in Government Code Sections 54970 to 54974 or their successor sections.

B. Members of the Planning Commission shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council and a member of the Planning Commission may be removed from the Planning Commission by a majority vote of the entire City Council for any reason, with or without cause. If a Planning Commission member is removed from office, then at the time of this vote the Planning Commissioner shall be deemed removed from the Planning Commission, the Planning Commissioner's term and tenure as a member of the Planning Commission shall end, and a vacancy shall exist for that position.

C. If a vacancy should occur on the Planning Commission such vacancies shall be filled by appointment of a new member by the City Council for the unexpired portion of the term pursuant to the procedures of subsection (A) of this section.

(Ord. No. 2013-11, § 1(2.35.020), 5-12-2013)

State Law reference— Planning Commission membership, Government Code § 65101.

A. The term of each member of the Planning Commission shall be for four (4) years or until their successors are appointed and sworn in as members, whichever is later; provided, however, that the term of the first Planning Commission shall be as provided in this section, and, provided further, that the term of a Planning Commissioner shall be subject to reconfirmation or removal pursuant to this chapter.

B. The Planning Commissioners nominated by Council Members who will hold office until the first succeeding municipal election of the city, as provided in Government Code Section 57377, shall serve until December 31 in the year of the city's first succeeding municipal election, subject to reconfirmation or removal pursuant to this chapter.

C. The Planning Commissioners nominated by Council Members who will hold office until the second succeeding municipal election of the city, as provided in Government Code Section 57377, shall serve until December 31 in the year of the city's second succeeding municipal election, subject to reconfirmation or removal pursuant to this chapter.

D. Thereafter, each member of the Planning Commission shall serve the term of four (4) years as provided in this chapter, subject to reconfirmation or removal pursuant to this chapter.

E. Each year the City Council shall reconfirm the appointment of each Planning Commissioner.

(1) The reconfirmation shall occur at a regular City Council meeting during the month of December of each year.

(2) Each Planning Commissioner shall be reconfirmed by a majority vote of the entire City Council.

(3) If a Planning Commissioner is not reconfirmed by a majority vote of the entire City Council, then at the time of this vote the Planning Commissioner shall be deemed removed from the Planning Commission, the Planning Commissioner's term and tenure as a member of the Planning Commission shall end, and a vacancy shall exist for that position.

(Ord. No. 2013-11, § 1(2.35.030), 5-12-2013)

Members of the Planning Commission shall, at all times during their incumbencies, be bona fide residents and registered voters of the city. No member of the Planning Commission shall be a city employee, nor shall any member of the Planning Commission be a member of another city commission at any one time.

(Ord. No. 2013-11, § 1(2.35.040), 5-12-2013)

The officers of the Planning Commission shall consist of a Chairperson and a Vice-Chairperson who shall be selected by a majority vote of the entire Planning Commission. The terms of the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson shall be from January 1 to December 31 of each year, subject to removal or failure to reconfirm pursuant to this chapter.

(Ord. No. 2013-11, § 1(2.35.050), 5-12-2013)

A. The City Council shall establish meeting schedules for the Planning Commission by resolution.

B. A quorum of three (3) members of the Planning Commission shall be required for the transaction of any business.

(Ord. No. 2013-11, § 1(2.35.060), 5-12-2013)

Members of the Planning Commission may receive a stipend per meeting in an amount set by resolution of the City Council.

(Ord. No. 2013-11, § 1(2.35.070), 5-12-2013)