HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979 Adding AMC 2.14 Planning Hearings BoardORDINANCE NO. I~q~
AN ORDINANCE ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 2.14 TO THE ASH-
LAND MUNICIPAL CODE CREATING A PLANNING HEARINGS
BOARD.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has found there to be a need
for a subsidiary quasi-judicial body to deal with minor zoning-
related issues, therefore freeing the Commission for other tasks;
and
WHEREAS, the earlier Zoning Adjustment Subcommittee, with two
other Planning Commission Subcommittees, have not functioned in
several years.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. A Planning Hearings Board is hereby created and placed
in the City of Ashland Municipal Code at Chapter 2.14, to read as
follows:
"Chapter 2.14
PLANNING HEARINGS BOARD
Sections
2.14.010 Established--Purpose
2.14.020 Powers and Duties
2.14.030 Membership and Terms
2.14.040 Referral to Planning Commission
2.14.050 Appeals
2.14.060 Chairpersop and Staff
2.14.010 Established--Purpose. There is established a Hear-
ings Board to carry out some of the duties delegated by the City
Council to the Planning Commission under ORS 227,160 to 227.180.
The purpose of the Hearings Board shall be to enable the
Planning Commission to focus on broad planning concerns bF reduc-
ing the number of applications to come before the full Commission;
and to assure applicants of a timely hearing before members of the
Commission who have sufficient time to devote their full attention
to the matters at issue.
2.14.020 Powers and Duties. The Hearings Board shall con-
sider the following matters:
Variances and conditional use permits not involving.com-
plete new multi-family (three units or more per tax lot),
commercial, or industrial buildings.
Partitions and Site Reviews, where the Staff Advisor to
the Planning Commission determines that the proposal does
not contain significant items of discretion relating to
overall planning policy or impact on surrounding areas.
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3. Such other minor land use matters as the Planning Com-
mission deems appropriate to the Hearings Board format.
2.14.030 Membership and Terms. The Hearings Board shall con-
sist of three regular members of the Planning Commission, who
shall sit concurrently on the full Commission. Terms of Hearings
Board members shall be six (6) months, with terms staggered in two
(2) month intervals. The first members shall serve for 4, 6, and
8 months respectively. Membership shall rotate among Planning
Commission members such that service on the Hearings Board is
shared equally; the method of determining which members shall serve
at a given time shall be at the discretion of the Commission.
2.14.040 Referral to the Planning Commission. The Hearings
Board or Staff Advisor may refer any matter before the Board or
Advisor to the Planning Commission when it becomes apparent that
the matter involves major policy concerns or potential serious
impacts on surrounding areas.
2.14.050 Appeals. Appeals from decisions of the Hearings
Board shall be to the City Council, in the manner prescribed in
the Zoning Ordinance for the appeal of decisions of the Planning
Commission.
2.14.060 Chairperson and Staff. The Hearings Board member
serving the last two months of his term shall function as Chai-f-
person of the Board. The Staff Advisor to the Planning Commission
shall provide adequate staff support for the operations of the
Hearings Board."
The foregoing ordinance was first read on the ~X day of
SIGNED and APPROVED this ~/day
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