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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Ord 384 1949-11-07 : .:' . . .' . .. . . ORIGINI L OFFICIAL COpy NOT TO BE TAKEN FROM THE CIT CLERK'S OFFICE ORDINANCE NO. 38f- . I. I I ...... __9" U Seal Beach, b;y and through its Cit;y Council, does ordain as follows: SECTION I: That in order to carry out the provisions of the statutes of 1947, Ohapter 807, the Oity Oouncil ot the Oity of Seal Beach does herehy oreate a planning commission to be kno~ as the Oit;y Planning Commission. SEOTION 2: The Oity P1anning Oommission shall oonsist of not less than f1 ve, nor more than 9, members who may be persons who hold an office or a position 191th the Oity; provided, however, that the number of members of such commission who are not officers of eaid Oi ty shall exceed the number of"mElllbers who- may be officers or employees of said Oit;y. Members of the cOmmission shall be appointe b;y the Ma;yor with the approval of the Oi ty Oouncil., SECTION 3: Of the members of the commission first appointed, two shall be appointed for terms of one year, two for terms of two ;years, one for the tem of three years, and one for the tam of four years. When seven members are to be appointed, the additional members shall be appointed tor three years. When nine members are t be appointed. the additional members sball be appointed for one year. Their sucoe~sors shall be appointed for terms of rour yeare. If a vacancy shall occur otherwise than by expiration of tem, it shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired portion of the term. The terms of advisory members shall correspond to their res- pective official tenures. SECTION 4: Any appointee member of a planning commission may be removed by the appointing official, at his pleasure, but euch removal shall be subject to approval rf the Oi ty Council. However, by a majority vote of the Oity Council. any appointed member ma;y be removed. All members of the commission may receive compensation for their attendance at each meeting in a sum to be fixed by the Oit;y Oouncil, and not to exceed five dollars per meeting nor sixt;y 1. I I I . " Ordinance Number . .. , dollars in any calendar year. my JII8Dlber missing two oonsecutive . meetings, unless furnishing a va11d reason acceptable to the Appointing Official and the City Council, shall be replaced, and his successor shall be appointed for the unexpired portion of the term. SECTION 5: It shall be the duty of members of the commission, including advisory members, to inform themselves on matters affeot- ing the functions and duties ot the oommission, and, to that end, when authorized by the .commission, may attend planning oonferenoes, or meetings of planning exeoutives, hearings on planning legislation or matters affecting the master plan or any part thereof, and the reasonable traveling expenses incidental to such attendance shall be charges upon the funds allocated tO,such oommission. SECTION 6: It shall be the function and duty of the planning oommission to prepare and adopt a comprehensive, long-term, gene~l p~n for the physical development of the Cit;y of Seal Beach, and of any land outsi de of the boundaries thereof which in the oommis- sion t s judgment bears relation to the planning thereOf. Such plan shall be known as the master plan and shall be so prepared that all or portions thereof may be adopted by the City Council. SECTION 7: The master plan provided for herein shall be pre- pared, adopted and submitted in the manner provided for b;y Article 5 of Act 52110, Deering's Code, and amendments thereto. SECTION a: Each commission appointed pursuant to this ordinance shall elect its chairman from among the appointed members for a term of one year. The commission shall hold at least Qne regular meeting in each month. The oommission shall adopt rUles tor the transaction of business and shall keep a recor~ of its resolutions, transactions, findings, and determinations, which records shall be a public record. The commission may, subject to the approval of the City Council, employ planning consultants and such other ctticers and employees as it may deem necessary to do the work of said commission. 2. . , . Ordinance Number' , . .. SECTION 9: The Cit;y Council shall provide the funds, equip- I ment. and' aocommodations necessary for the work of the planning oommission, and the expenditures of said planning colllDl1ssion shall be kept within the budget given to them. SECTION 10: The City Council may. in making its annual tax levy and as a part thereof. levy and collect a tax not to exoeed in any fiscal year the sum of two mills on the dollar of assessed valuation, for the purposes of this ordinance, and may also use other funds of the City for the same purpose. SECTION 11: The planning colllDl1ssion shall have all the powers and duties given to them by general statute and shall in its deliberations, conduct and aot be guided b;y the statutes of the State of California in reference thereto. I SECTION 12: The City Council of the Oi ty of Seal Beach may adopt the maeter plan or any portion thereof, but shall. before adopting such plan or part thereOf, hold at least one public hearing thereon. notice of the time and place of which shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general ciroulation in the City of Seal Beaoh. No ohange in the master plan shall be made by the City Council before referring the same to the planning commission for report thereon. Failure of the planning colllDl1ssion to report on such contemplated change within forty days, sball be deemed by the City Council as an approval of the proposed cbange. SECTION 13: Before the planning commission shall recommend to the Ci t;y Council the adopti on of any master plan. they shall hold a hearing thereon as required by law and sball comply with all the provisions of law in recommending said master plan to the Ci ty Council. SECTION 14: The City Planning ColllDl1ssion and the City Counoil shall be governed in all their actions. where not specifically covered by this ordinance, by the Conservation and Planning Act of 1947, Chapter 807. and amendments thereto. I 3. I I I . " , Ordinance Number . , ' .- . . '". SECTION 15: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in oonflict with this ordinance are hereby specirioall;y repealed. SECTION 16: This ordinance shall be printed and published onoe in the SEAL BEACH POST AND WAVE, a newspaper printed, pub- lished and oirculated in the City of Seal Beach, and shall take efrect and be in force 30 days trom and after its final adoption by the City Council. The above and foregoing ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Ci ty Council of the Oi ty of Seal Beach held on the # day of OCrOBE~ ' 1949, a~d was tinally passed and adopted on the "7~ day of , 1949, b;y , said City Council at a regular meeting therecf, by e following vote, to-wit: AYES, OOUNCIU4EN: ;StJWER~8l(tJST!f"M. ~ EtJtv'RR.o". \ 1~I{~of3Sc/lfSflO'PEL, 'r- NOES,COUNCTT.M'RlIl: .IY'd' /V'" p ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: ~Nc..... I The foregoing ordinance is signed and approved by me this -;z!!- day of ~'eu..~ , 1949. ~~4 ~~ MA.YOR c----- 4.