08-21-14 Regular Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission

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SubpartBLANDUSEREGULATIONS Chapter106ZONING ARTICLEII.ADMINISTRATION DIVISION2.BOARDSANDCOMMISSIONS SubdivisionII.PlanningandZoningCommission \[3\] Subdivision II. Planning and Zoning Commission Sec. 106-61. City planning and zoning commission. Sec. 106-62. Membership and structure. Sec. 106-63. General proceedings. Sec. 106-64. General powers and duties. Sec. 106-65. Review of chapter. Sec. 106-66. Hearing. Sec. 106-67. Special conditional use procedures. Secs. 106-68Ï106-85. Reserved. Sec. 106-61. City planning and zoning commission. The city planning and zoning commission, created in accordance with Ordinance No. 681, dated June 17, 1963, of the City of La Porte, and authorized by the city Charter, Section 2.09(e)Ï(j) and 2.10(c), shall have the duties and responsibilities of the zoning commission provided for in V.T.C.A., Local Government Code § 211.007. Sec. 106-62. Membership and structure. (a) The city planning and zoning commission shall consist of nine members, to be appointed as follows: a member from each of the six council districts, a member for each of the two at-large positions (At- Large A and At-Large B), and a member for the mayoral seat, who shall be the chairman. All members are required to be resident citizens and qualified voters of the city. The term of the six members from the six council districts shall coincide with the term of office of the councilperson for the said district. The term of office for each at-large member shall coincide with the term of office of Councilperson At-Large A and Councilperson At-Large B, respectively. The term of office for the chairman shall coincide with the term of office of the mayor of the city. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term of any member whose position becomes vacant for any cause in the same manner as the original appointment was made. (b) Each district member who is appointed shall be a resident of the district from which he or she is appointed at the time of his appointment and continuously throughout his/her tenure in office. (c) The term of each member shall terminate on August 30 of the year in which the term expires, or when his/her successor has been appointed and qualified. (d) The planning and zoning commission shall elect a vice-chairman from its membership. (Code 1970, ££ 2-11Ï2-20; Ord. No. 1501-DDD, § 5, 10-8-03; Ord. No. 3306, § 1, 12-13-10) LaPorte,Texas,CodeofOrdinancesPage21