19.10.040 Planning and zoning commission.
(A) Establishment – Composition – Terms of Members – Vacancies – Compensation of Members. There is hereby established a planning and zoning commission of the City of Show Low to consist of seven (7) members, all residents of the city, to be appointed by the city council. The members of the commission shall serve for terms of four (4) years. In the event of a death, resignation, or removal from the commission, the vacancy shall be filled by the council for the unexpired term. Members of the commission may be removed by the council for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. The council shall file a written statement of the reasons for removal. All members shall serve with pay in an amount established by the city council, and may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in connection with their duties upon authorization or ratification by the commission and approval of such expenditures by the city council.
(B) Powers and Duties. It shall be the duty of the commission:
(1) To formulate for recommendation any lawful plan for adoption by the council for growth and development.
(2) To make or cause to be made a continuous study of the best present and future use to which land and buildings shall be put within the City of Show Low.
(3) To recommend to the council revisions in such plans which, in the opinion of the commission, are for the best interest of the citizens of the City of Show Low.
(4) To hold public hearings where necessary.
(5) To make recommendations to the council on all matters concerning or relating to the creation of zoning districts, the boundaries thereof, the appropriate regulations to be enforced therein, and amendments of this title.
(6) To carry out the specific duties as prescribed by this section.
(7) To undertake all activities usually associated therewith and commonly known as “planning and zoning.”
(8) To confer and advise with other city, county, regional, or state planning agencies and commissions.
(9) To coordinate the city energy conscious community program.
(10) To promote energy conservation through its plans, and implementation of the zoning ordinance.
(11) To develop energy policies and programs when necessary.
(C) Selection of Officers. The commission shall elect a chairman and vice chairman from among its own members, who shall serve for one (1) year and until their successors are elected and qualified. The chairman shall preside at all meetings and exercise all the usual rights, duties and prerogatives of the head of any similar organization. The chairman shall have the power to administer oaths and to take evidence. The vice chairman shall perform the duties of the chairman in the latter’s absence or disability. Vacancies created by any cause shall be filled for the unexpired term by a new election.
(D) Quorum – Voting. Four (4) members shall constitute a quorum. The affirmative vote of a majority of members voting shall be required for passage of any matter before the commission. A member may abstain from voting only upon a declaration that he/she has a conflict of interest, in which case such member shall take no part in the deliberation on the matter in question.
(E) Rules – Regulations – Records – Meetings. The commission shall make and publish rules and regulations to govern its proceedings and to provide for its meetings. All meetings of the commission shall be open to the public. The minutes and records of all commission proceedings shall be kept and filed as public record in the office of the city clerk. (Ord. No. 387, § 3, 6-6-95; Ord. No. 2003-17, § 1, 10-21-03; Ord. No. 2009-08, §§ 1, 2, 6-2-09. 1976 Code § 15-1-4)