Pursuant to the provisions of California Government Code Section 65101, as amended, the Lemon Grove planning commission ("planning commission") is hereby created and established to consist of five members. All members shall be resident electors of the city. Each member shall be entitled to vote on matters before the commission.
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The members of the planning commission shall be appointed by the city council.
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The term of office for each member shall be four years, which term shall commence on July 1 and terminate on June 30, four years thereafter. Members' terms shall be maintained so that no more than two terms shall expire in any given year.
The initial five members shall assume office when they are appointed and qualified for office. The initial appointments shall be of two members for full terms of four years. The other three initial appointments will be made for partial terms of one, two and three years respectively allowing for staggered terms. The council shall lengthen or shorten the initial terms so that each term expires on June 30.
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Each vacancy on the planning commission shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term vacated in the manner set forth in Sections 2.36.020 and 2.36.030.
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In the event the reappointment in the manner set forth in Section 2.36.020 is not made upon the expiration of a term of office, a member shall continue in office until reappointment or until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.
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Each appointee shall comply with the provisions of the Conflict of Interest Code of the city of Lemon Grove and the California Political Reform Act of 1974, as amended. Planning commissioners shall abstain from any participation in matters in which they have a conflict of interest as determined by law.
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The planning commission shall have and is hereby vested with all the powers and duties provided by this chapter and amendments thereto, and such other powers and duties as may be conferred upon the planning commission by all laws of the state of California and the city council. The planning commission shall follow the Ralph M. Brown Act Open Meeting Law when holding its meetings. It shall draft and administer the Lemon Grove general plan in a manner consistent with state planning laws and regulations. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the planning commission shall be the initial appeal body for all appealable staff decisions under Lemon Grove Municipal Code Titles 15 (Buildings and Construction), 16 (Subdivisions), 17 (Zoning) and 18 (Citywide Regulations). The city council shall hear appeals from planning commission decisions.
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Members will be compensated at a rate established by the city council. All members shall be paid such allowance for travel and training expenses incurred in their attendance if the city council has authorized travel and training.
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Pursuant to California Government Code Section 65103, the planning commission shall establish such rules, regulations, and procedures not inconsistent with this chapter for the transaction of business and shall keep a public record of its resolutions, transactions, findings and determinations. The commission may adopt its own procedures in a manner that does not conflict with the Lemon Grove Municipal Code or applicable California laws and regulations. In the absence of any adopted procedures, the planning commission shall follow the procedures established for the city council under Lemon Grove Municipal Code Chapter 2.14, as applicable.
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If any member of the planning commission absents himself or herself from three consecutive regular meetings of the planning commission without permission secured before the third meeting or absence granted by the vote of not less than three members of the commission, his or her office shall become vacant, and shall be filled as any other vacancy as provided for herein.
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Members of the commission and persons in attendance at meetings of the commission shall conduct themselves in an orderly manner and in compliance with the commission's rules or, in the absence of such rules, with the rulings of the presiding officer respecting applause, noise making, and conduct shall apply in a manner consistent with law.
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The planning commission shall also act as the "Lemon Grove relocation appeals board" and shall have the power when it acts in that capacity as provided by the by-laws for the relocation appeals board and shall carry out its duties and obligations pursuant to said by-laws. Said by-laws shall be adopted at the first meeting of the planning commission acting as the relocation appeals board and shall not thereafter be amended without the prior approval of the city council.
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