Article 2.20. - Planning and Zoning Commission#

Sec. 2.20.010. - Created.#

Pursuant to the authority conferred by title 31, article 23, part 2, Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S. § 31-23-201 et seq.), as amended, there is created a Planning Commission and Zoning Commission for the Town. The members of the Planning Commission shall also serve and are appointed as the Zoning Commission.

(Code 1995, § 2.14.010; Ord. No. 110, § 1, 1980; Ord. No. 300, § 3, 2005)

Sec. 2.20.020. - Membership; term; vacancy.#

(a) The Town Planning Commission shall have five members, consisting of the Mayor and a member of the Board of Trustees as ex officio members, and three persons appointed by the Mayor. The term of each member shall be for a period of four years or until his successor takes office; except for the terms of those members of the public appointed to the Commission, the term of one member shall be for a period of two years, the term of one member shall be for a period of three years, and the term of one member shall be for a period of four years. A term shall be deemed to end on May 15 of the appropriate year. The terms of the appointees shall be fixed and designated by the Mayor at the time of appointment. All appointed members of the Commission shall be eligible for reappointment by the Mayor. Nothing contained herein shall in any way constitute removal of existing members of the Planning Commission at the time of enactment of the ordinance codified in this chapter.

(b) In the event of a vacancy in the office of any member of the Planning Commission by reason of death, resignation or removal, the Mayor shall declare a vacancy in office and shall appoint some qualified person, in the concurrence of the Board of Trustees, for the remainder of such term. In the event any appointed member is guilty of misconduct, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office, the Mayor, after public hearing, shall have the right to remove such member from office and to appoint some other qualified person to such office for the remainder of such term.

(Code 1995, § 2.14.020; Ord. No. 110, § 2(part), 1980; Ord. No. 126, § 1(part), 1981; Ord. No. 214, § 1, 1994; Ord. No. 239, § 1, 1996; Ord. No. 300, § 3, 2005)

Sec. 2.20.030. - Residence requirement; compensation.#

All members of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be bona fide residents of the Town, and if any member ceases to reside in the Town, his membership shall immediately terminate. All members of the Commission shall serve as such without compensation, and the appointed members shall hold no other municipal office, except for that member who is a member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Town.

(Code 1995, § 2.14.030; Ord. No. 110, § 3, 1980; Ord. No. 300, § 3, 2005)

Sec. 2.20.040. - Terms; election of officers.#

The Planning and Zoning Commission shall elect its chair from its members and create and fill such other of its offices as it may determine. The term of the chair shall be for one year, with eligibility for reelection. The Commission shall hold at least one regular meeting in each month. It shall adopt rules for the transaction of business and shall keep a record of its resolutions, transactions, findings and determinations, which records shall be a public record.

(Code 1995, § 2.14.040; Ord. No. 110, § 4, 1980; Ord. No. 126, § 1(part), 1981; Ord. No. 300, § 3, 2005)

Sec. 2.20.050. - Powers and duties.#

The Commission may appoint such employees as it may deem necessary for its work, whose appointment, promotion, demotion and removal shall be subject to the same provisions of law as govern other corresponding civil employees of the Town. The Commission may also, with the consent of the Board, contract with Town planners, engineers and architects and other consultants for such services as it may require. The expenditures of the Commission, exclusive of gifts, shall be within the amounts appropriated for the purpose by the Board which shall provide the funds, equipment and accommodations necessary for the Commission's work.

(Code 1995, § 2.14.050; Ord. No. 110, § 5, 1980; Ord. No. 126, §§ 2, 3, 1981; Ord. No. 300, § 3, 2005)

Sec. 2.20.060. - Additional duties.#

The Commission shall have all the powers and perform each and all of the duties specified by title 31, article 23, part 2, Colorado Revised Statutes (§ 31-23-201 et seq.), as amended, together with any other duties or authority which may hereafter be conferred upon them by the laws of the State. The performance of such duties and the exercise of such authority is to be subject to each and all of the limitations expressed in such legislative enactments.

(Code 1995, § 2.14.060; Ord. No. 110, § 6, 1980; Ord. No. 126, § 2, 1981; Ord. No. 300, § 3, 2005)

Sec. 2.20.070. - Master plan preparation.#

In the preparation of a master plan, the Planning Commission shall make careful and comprehensive surveys and studies of present conditions and future growth of the Town with due regard to its relations to neighboring territory. The plan shall be made with the general purpose of guiding and accomplishing a coordinated, adjusted and harmonious development of the Town and its environs, which will, in accordance with present and future needs, best promote health, safety, morals, order, convenience, prosperity and general welfare, as well as efficiency and economy in the process of development; including, among other things, adequate provision for traffic, the promotion of safety from fire, flood, water and other dangers, adequate provision for light and air, the promotion of healthful and convenient distribution of population, the promotion of good civic design and arrangement, wise and efficient expenditure of public funds, and the adequate provision of public utilities and other public requirements.

(Code 1995, § 2.14.070; Ord. No. 110, § 7, 1980; Ord. No. 300, § 3, 2005)