[Adopted by Bill No. 78-3[1]]
A.
There shall be a Planning Advisory Board consisting
of five (5) qualified voters of the County.
B.
Members of the Planning Advisory Board shall be appointed
by the County Executive for terms coterminous with his and confirmed
by the Council.
C.
Not more than three (3) members of the Board shall
be members of the same political party.
D.
Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term in
the manner of original appointment.
E.
Each member shall serve until his successor is appointed
and qualified.
F.
A member of the Board may be removed only for cause
by the County Executive subject to approval by the Council.
The County Executive shall designate a member
of the Board as Chairperson.
The Planning Advisory Board shall hold at least
ten (10) regular monthly meetings each year, but special meetings
may be held at any time at the call of the Chairperson.
The Board shall adopt rules for the transaction
of its business.
The Board shall hold hearings at its discretion
or upon written request of the County Executive or of the Council
on any matter pending before the Board.
The Board shall keep a record of its transactions,
findings, determinations and decisions, and it shall keep minutes
of its proceedings, all of which shall be filed with the Director
of Planning and shall be public records.
A.
The Planning Advisory Board shall make recommendations
to the Director of Planning and the Council relating to Master Plans,
Zoning Maps and rules and regulations relating to planning and zoning.
At such times as the County Executive shall fix, the Planning Advisory
Board shall consider an itemized list of all capital projects and
the capital improvement programs which all agencies of the County
government propose to undertake in the ensuing fiscal year and the
next succeeding five (5) fiscal years thereafter. After consideration
by the Planning Advisory Board, the Director of Planning shall transmit
to the County Executive, together with his recommendations, a list
of projects recommended by such Board to be undertaken in the periods
aforesaid and its estimate of the cost thereof. At least once every
eight (8) years, the Board shall prepare general guidelines for use
by the Department of Planning and Zoning in the preparation or revision
of Master Plans.
B.
The County Executive or the Council may provide for
reference to the Board, for review and recommendations, any additional
matters related to the Board's functions and duties.
