La Mesa Municipal Code Ch. 2.60 Planning Commission

Under and pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 3, Title 7 of the Government Code of the State of California, the planning commission in the city is hereby created and established to consist of five members. All members shall be resident electors of the city. Each member shall be entitled to vote on matters before the commission.

(Ord. 2165; September 7, 1978: Ord. 2401, § 1; November 12, 1985: Ord. 2600, § 21; April 28, 1992: Ord. 2625 § 1; May 25, 1993; Ord. 2022-2899, § 1, June 28, 2022)

The members of the planning commission shall be appointed by the city council.

(Ord. 1416, § 3; 1964: Ord. 2731 § 1; June 10, 2003)

The term of office for each member shall be four years, which term shall commence on July 1 and terminate on June 30, four years thereafter. Members' terms shall be maintained so that no more than two terms shall expire in any given year.

(Ord. 2165; September 7, 1978)

Each vacancy on the planning commission shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term vacated in the manner set forth in Section 2.60.020.

(Ord. 1416, § 5; 1964)

In the event the reappointment in the manner set forth in Section 2.60.020 is not made upon the expiration of a term of office, a member shall continue in office until reappointment or until his successor is appointed and qualified.

(Ord. 1416, § 6; 1964)

Each appointee shall comply with the provisions of the Conflict of Interest Code of the City of La Mesa.

(Ord. 2165; September 7, 1978)

The Planning Commission shall have, and is hereby vested with all the powers and duties provided by said act and amendments thereto, and such other powers and duties as may be conferred upon the Planning Commission by any and all laws of the State of California and the City Council.

(Ord. 1416, § 7; March 24, 1964)

All members shall be paid such allowance as compensation for expenses incurred in their attendance at authorized meetings within the City of La Mesa as the Council may from time to time fix by resolution.

(Ord. 1416, § 8; March 24, 1964)

The members of the Planning Commission shall inform themselves on matters affecting the functions and duties of the Commission. For that purpose such members may attend meetings, conferences, or hearings on planning as authorized by the City Council.

(Ord. 1416, § 9; March 24, 1964)

The reasonable travel expenses incidental to such attendance shall be charges upon the funds allocated by the Council for such purposes.

(Ord. 1416, § 10; March 24, 1964)

In conformity with Article 5, Chapter 3 of Title 7 of the Government Code, the Planning Commission shall establish such rules, regulations, and procedures not inconsistent with this chapter for the transaction of business and shall keep a public record of its resolutions, transactions, findings and determinations.

(Ord. 1416, § 12; March 24, 1964)

No member shall be elected to serve as chairman of the Planning Commission for more than two consecutive years.

(Ord. 1416, § 13; March 24, 1964)

If any member of the Planning Commission absents himself from three consecutive regular meetings of the Planning Commission without permission secured before the third meeting or absence granted by the vote of not less than three members of the Commission, his office shall become vacant, and shall be filled as any other vacancy as provided for herein.

(Ord. 2165; September 7, 1978)

Members of the Commission and persons in attendance at meetings of the Commission shall conduct themselves in an orderly manner and in compliance with the Commission's rules or, in the absence of such rules, with the rulings of the presiding officer respecting applause, noise making, and conduct. Any person found by the presiding officer to be in violation of any of the foregoing or to be disrupting the orderly progress of the meeting, shall be ordered by the presiding officer to remove himself, and to remain barred, from the meeting at which such violation occurs.

(Ord. 1416, § 16; March 24, 1964)

The planning commission shall also act as the "La Mesa relocation appeals board" and shall have the power when it acts in that capacity as provided by the by-laws for the relocation appeals board and shall carry out its duties and obligations pursuant to said by-laws. Said by-laws shall be adopted at the first meeting of the planning commission acting as the relocation appeals board and shall not thereafter be amended without the prior approval of the city council.

(Ord. 2600, § 22; April 28, 1992)