HomeMy WebLinkAbout2246 Amends 2.28 Building/Planning FunctionsORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2.28 OF THE
ASHLAND MUNICIPAL CODE WITH RESPECT TO THE
BUILDING AND PLANNING FUNCTIONS.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 2.28.050 of the Ashland Municipal Code is
hereby amended by deleting from the fourth and fifth lines
thereof, the words:
"and ex-officio planning officer."
SECTION 2. Section 2.28.340 of the Ashland Municipal Code is
hereby amended by deleting from the twelfth through the fifteenth
lines thereof, the words:
"the enforcement of all laws, ordinances, and
regulations governing the erection and occup-
ancy of buildings and structures, and the
alterations of or additions to buildings or
structures;"
SECTION 3. Section 2.28.350 of the Ashland Municipal Code relative
to the Downtown development coordinator is hereby deleted in its
entirety, and a new Section 2.28.350, 2.28.352 and 2.28.354, are
hereby added to the Ashland Municipal Code and shall read as
follows:
"2.28.350 Co~unity Development Department -- Created.
A Community Development Department is hereby created which
is under the direction of the Director of Planning, and
consists of such employees provided for by the position
classification plan or city budget, and such other
employees as the City Administrator may assign to said
department.
2.28.352 Director of Planning -- Duties. The Director
of Planning, subject to the approval of the City Adminis-
trator and City Council, shall organize and maintain such
divisions in said department as the operations may in his
or her judgment require, and shall be responsible for the
supervision and control of all divisions of said depart-
ment and for the performance of the functions herein
assigned to said department. The Director of Planning shall
be the ex-officio Secretary to the Planning Commission,
Historic Commission, Economic Development Co,~,~ission, and
Citizens Planning Advisory Committee.
2.28.354 Community Development Department -- Functions.
The functions of the Community Development Department are
the preparation and maintenance of the Comprehensive Land
Use Plan of the City as required by State law; the prepara-
tion of ordinances, policies, maps and studies implementing
said plan; the processing of applications for planning
actions set forth in Title 18 of this Code; with the
-1-
assistance of the Police Department, the enforcement of all
laws, ordinances and regulations governing the erection
and occupancy of buildings and structures, and the altera-
tion of or additions to buildings and structures as
required in Title 15 of this Code; with the assistance of
the Police Department, the enforcement of all laws and
ordinances governin~ zoning and land-use as set forth
in Title 18 of this Code; and the development and implem-
entation of energy conservation programs as may be approved
by the City Administrator or City Council."
The foregoing ordinance was first read on the /~-~'day of
~~_~ 1983, and duly PASSED and ADOPTED this .0~
day of ~iz~<"~ , 1983.
Nan E. Franklin
City Recorder
SIGNED and APPROVED this ~M~ day of /~~ ~ , 1983.
don Medaris
Mayor
-2-