Loomis Municipal Code Ch. 2.36 Planning Commission

There is created a planning commission for the town which shall consist of five members who shall not be officials or employees of the town, but who shall be residents of the town.

(Ord. 7 § 1, 1984; Ord. 300, 11/12/2024)

A. Each town councilmember shall appoint a member to the planning commission. Appointment will be made at the regular council meeting in January following election to the council to become effective on March 1st of that year. All appointments shall have an affirmative confirmation vote by a majority of all members of the town council prior to becoming effective. An individual proposed to be appointed to the planning commission shall submit to the town clerk an application for the position on a form prepared by the town clerk. The form shall require, at a minimum, the individual's name, contact information, experience, and qualifications relevant to serving on the planning commission. The applications shall be submitted in a timely manner to allow town councilmembers to review the application before a confirmation vote. The town clerk shall keep all applications on file for two years from the date the application is received. In the event of vacancy on the commission due to election of a member to the council, that vacancy shall be filled in accordance with Section 2.36.040 of this code.

B. In the event a councilmember vacates a seat prior to the end of a term of office, his or her appointment to the planning commission is deemed terminated thirty days after the filling of the vacated council seat. The newly seated councilmember filling out the term of office of the vacated seat will make an appointment to the commission within thirty days of being seated. The town clerk shall provide each new councilmember with all applications on file for the position of planning commissioner on file with the town clerk. The councilmember is not obligated to appoint a person from the applicants on file; however the person proposed to be appointed to the planning commission by the new councilmember shall submit an application to the town clerk in the manner described in Section 2.36.020(A).

C. All other vacancies shall be in accordance with Section 2.36.040.

D. The term of a planning commissioner is four years beginning March 1st of the appointment year unless the seat is vacated during that four-year term. In that event, the term of the new appointment is the unfilled portion of the original four-year term. At the end of a term of office, a commissioner may be reappointed to another term, again subject to a confirmation vote. A commissioner vacates a commission seat on the last day of February four years from appointment.

(Ord. 7 § 2, 1984; Ord. 44 § 1, 1987; Ord. 94 § 1, 1990; Ord. 154 § 1, 1995; Ord. 300, 11/12/2024)

Any commissioner may be removed at any time by a majority vote of all the town councilmembers.

(Ord. 7 § 3, 1984; Ord. 44 § 1, 1987; Ord. 300, 11/12/2024)

If a commissioner vacates a commission seat for any reason prior to the end of a term, the appointing councilmember must appoint a new commissioner within forty-five days of the vacancy. The new appointment is subject to confirmation by a majority vote of all the councilmembers.

If confirmation of the new appointment is not achieved within forty-five days of the vacancy, any councilmember or the council as a whole may entertain other nominations for the position. Should a person nominated by a councilmember or the council as a whole accept the nomination, the person nominated shall submit an application in the manner described in Section 2.36.020(A) before the town council votes to confirm the appointment.

(Ord. 7 § 4, 1984; Ord. 44 § 1, 1987; Ord. 257 § 1, 2015; Ord. 300, 11/12/2024)

Each member of the planning commission of the town shall receive monthly compensation, in an amount set by the town council by resolution, for attending and participating in planning commission meetings.

(Ord. 24 §§ 1, 2, 1985; Ord. 141 § 3, 1994; Ord. 207 § 4, 2003; Ord. 215 § 2, 2004; Ord. 300, 11/12/2024)

A. Subject to subsection B below, the powers, duties and functions of the planning commission shall be all those powers, duties and functions of a planning commission and board of zoning adjustment as provided in Chapters 3 and 4 of Title 7 commencing with Sections 65100 of the Government Code of the state (the Planning and Zoning Law), as the same may be hereafter amended. The planning commission shall perform such other duties and functions as may be designated by the town council.

B. Pursuant to Government Code Section 65853 when the town council requests a recommendation from the planning commission on matters concerning changes to the general plan, zoning code and municipal code, the commission shall render such decision by the time noted in the council request. The council may act on a matter solely on its own without obtaining a planning commission recommendation if the council determines that the matter requires immediate action.

(Ord. 7 § 6, 1984; Ord. 233 § 1, 2006; Ord. 300, 11/12/2024)

The planning commission annually shall elect a chairperson and a vice chairperson from among its members, shall adopt rules for the transaction of business, shall keep a public record of its resolutions, transactions, findings and determinations, and shall hold at least one regular meeting each month.

(Ord. 7 § 7, 1984; Ord. 300, 11/12/2024)

This chapter is specifically intended to supersede the provisions of Loomis Ordinance No. 1 insofar as it is in conflict therewith and to supersede the provisions of the Placer County ordinance providing for a county planning commission insofar as the same was incorporated by reference in Loomis Ordinance No. 1.

(Ord. 7 § 8, 1984; Ord. 300, 11/12/2024)