[CC 2001 §400.010]
There is hereby established within and for the City a Planning
and Zoning Commission which shall consist of not more than fifteen
(15) nor less than seven (7) members, including the Mayor, if the
Mayor chooses to be a member; a member of the Board of Aldermen selected
by the Board, if the Board chooses to have a member serve on the Commission;
and not more than fifteen (15) nor less than five (5) citizens appointed
by the Mayor and approved by the Board of Aldermen. The term of each
of the citizen members shall be for four (4) years, except that the
terms of the citizen members first (1st) appointed shall be for varying
periods so that succeeding terms will be staggered. Any vacancy in
a membership shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment
as aforesaid. The Board of Aldermen may remove any citizen member
for cause stated in writing and after public hearing.
[CC 2001 §400.030]
The Planning and Zoning Commission shall elect a Chairman and
a Secretary from among the citizen members. The term of Chairman and
Secretary shall be for one (1) year, with eligibility for re-election.
[CC 2001 §400.035; Ord. No. 1026 §12.18(1)(D), 10-13-1994]
The Commission shall appoint employees or staff necessary for
its work, including an attorney, an engineer, and may contract with
other professional persons for the services that it requires.
[CC 2001 §400.040; Ord. No. 1026 §12.18 (1,C), (2), 10-13-1994]
A.
The Planning
and Zoning Commission shall hold regular meetings and special meetings
as they provide by rule, and shall adopt rules for the transaction
of business, and keep a record of its proceedings. These records shall
be public records.
B.
Meetings. Meetings of the Planning and Zoning Commission
shall be held at the call of the Chairman and at such other times
as the Commission may determine. Such Chairman, or in his/her absence
the Acting Chairman, may administer oaths and compel the attendance
of witnesses. All meetings of the Commission shall be open to the
public. All meetings shall be held after publication of said meeting
in the County-Star Journal and posting of time and place of said meetings
in three (3) conspicuous areas of the City. The Planning and Zoning
Commission shall keep minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote
of each member, or, if absent or failing to vote, indicating such
fact, and shall keep records of its examinations and other official
actions, all of which shall be immediately filed in the office of
the Commission and shall be a public record.
[CC 2001 §400.050]
The expenditures of the Planning and Zoning Commission, exclusive
of grants and gifts, shall be within amounts appropriated for the
purposes of the Board of Aldermen.
[CC 2001 §400.060]
All public officials shall upon request furnish to the Planning
and Zoning Commission, within a reasonable time, all available information
it requires for its works.
[CC 2001 §400.070; Ord. No. 1026 §12.18 (1)(D — E), 10-13-1994]
A.
In general,
the Planning and Zoning Commission shall have the power necessary
to enable it to perform its functions and promote City planning. The
Planning and Zoning Commission shall have the power to perform all
of the functions of the Zoning Commission provided for in Chapter
89, RSMo., and shall have and perform all of the functions of a Planning
Board as outlined in such Chapter.
B.
Functions.
1.
Planning. The Commission shall prepare from time to time
a Comprehensive Plan or plans for a zoning system covering the whole
or any part of the City, including the method and manner of regulating
subdivisions, and providing for the proper development thereof together
with its recommendations as to restrictions and regulations.
The plan shall provide for the location, length, width and arrangement
of streets, alleys, bridges, viaducts, parks, playgrounds, boulevards,
or other public grounds and improvements; the platting of the subdivisions
and other property into lots, streets, alleys, easements for utilities
and otherwise; the design and placing of memorials, works of art,
utility plants, light standards, telegraph and telephone poles, street
signs, billboards, and other signs, and all other things pertaining
to the welfare, housing, appearance or beauty of the City or any part
thereof. The plans shall provide recommendations covering the erection,
construction, reconstruction, alteration or use of buildings, structures
or land.
2.
Zoning. The Commission shall consider all proposals to amend
or change the Zoning Code, the granting of exceptions, variations,
and the question of granting or refusing special permits, which may
be referred to it by the Board of Aldermen, and shall report to the
Board, in writing, its report and recommendations thereon, stating
the reasons therefor.
3.
Other functions. The Commissioners shall have all those
functions and powers as authorized under Chapter 89, RSMo., including
power to recommend plans and development to the Board.
C.
Consultations. It shall be the duty of the members of the
Commission to consult with the County officials and officials of other
cities in order to coordinate and harmonize the development and planning
of the respective communities and to familiarize themselves with the
procedure and methods of the Planning and Zoning Boards and officials
in other jurisdictions.
D.
Enforcement. The Building Official shall be the enforcement
officer of the zoning regulations.
E.
Powers And Duties. The Commission shall have all the powers
and perform the duties imposed upon it by Chapter 89, RSMo., and by
other Statutes, and it shall proceed in accordance with the provisions
thereof.
[CC 2001 §400.080]
The Planning and Zoning Commission, its members and employees
in the performance of its functions may enter upon any land, as allowed
by law, to make examinations and surveys.
