§ 8-1

The Planning Commission is established and created by Ordinance No. 192 entitled "An Ordinance Establishing and Creating a City Planning Commission," as amended, is hereby re-established and recreated without loss of continuity under and by authority of the State Planning Law. The Planning Commission shall have all the powers, functions and duties provided for by State Planning Law, the laws of the City and as delegated in accordance with applicable laws. The Planning Commission have the authority to appoint a chair and vice-chair, and to adopt bylaws consistent with policies established by the Council. The organization, membership, terms and methods of appointment and removal of members, and compensation of the Planning Commission shall be as follows:

(a)

There shall be five voting members of the Planning Commission.

(b)

Each member of the City Council shall nominate a person from among the residents of their district to serve as a Planning Commissioner. The City Council may establish by resolution recruitment and service requirements, criteria and attendance standards governing service on the Planning Commission. A person nominated shall be confirmed by a majority vote of the City Council.

(c)

A confirmed Planning Commissioner shall serve a term of the same duration as the Council member who appointed them and shall serve at the pleasure of said Council member. Upon election or re-election, a City Council member shall either renominate an existing Planning Commissioner to another term or may nominate a different resident of their district. A City Council member may also seek removal and nominate another resident of their district to the Planning Commission at any time. All nominations shall be confirmed by a majority vote of the City Council. When a new City Council member is elected to a district, the existing Planning Commissioner for that district will continue to serve until they are either renominated and reconfirmed or a successor is confirmed by the City Council.

(d)

A Planning Commissioner or liaison may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by action of the City Council.

(e)

Annually, the County of Sutter may nominate a non-voting liaison to the Yuba City Planning Commission who may provide input. A liaison may be confirmed by a majority vote of the City Council.

(f)

Annually, the Planning Commission may nominate a member to serve on the Sutter County Planning Commission as either a voting member or liaison, consistent with County ordinance. The City Council may accept the person nominated as the City's designee and the City Clerk shall forward said designation to the Sutter County Board of Supervisors for confirmation.

(g)

The Development Services Director shall be an ex-officio member and shall serve as the secretary to the Commission. All members of the Commission shall have the right to vote; ex-officio members and liaison shall not have the right to vote.

(h)

Compensation for the Planning Commission may be established by adopted resolution of the City Council.

(i)

To effectuate initial implementation of this ordinance, the City Council may adopt a resolution removing all members of the Planning Commission and then immediately re-appoint five members thereof for an interim period, with each member being assigned to a Council district regardless of current residency within the City. The interim appointment period shall be until another Planning Commissioner is appointed to that district, or through February 27th following the election or re-election of a City Council member for that district.

(§ 1, Ord. 194, as amended by § 1, Ord. 739, eff. March 9, 1977; § 1, Ord. 943, eff. March 22, 1984; § 1, Ord. 28-92, eff. Dec. 17, 1992; Ord. No. 006-25, § 3, 3-4-2025)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 006-25, § 3, adopted March 4, 2025, repealed § 8-1.02, which pertained to the planning commissions terms of office and derived from: § 2, Ord. 194, as amended by § 1, Ord. 454, and § 2, Ord. 739, eff. March 9, 1977; § 1, Ord. 1092, eff. March 7, 1990; § 1, Ord. 28-92, eff. Dec. 27, 1992; and Ord. No. 004-18, § 1, adopted Sept. 18, 2018. See § 8-1.01 for similar provisions.

The Planning Commission shall have all the powers, functions, and duties provided for by the State Planning Law, by the laws of the City, and as delegated in accordance with applicable laws.

§ 3, Ord. 194, as amended by Ord. 547, eff. March 20, 1968, and § 3, Ord. 739, eff. March 9, 1977)

CHAPTER 2. - SUBDIVISIONS Article 1. - General Provisions