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HomeMy WebLinkAbout217ORDINANCE NO. 217 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS AMENDING CHAPTER 2 ENTITLED "COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS" OF TITLE 2 OF THE LOS ALTOS HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING ARTICLE 1 THEREOF RELATING TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, BY ARTICLEA 21CREATING LA VARIANCEFAND NPERMIT D BY NNEW COMMISSION The City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does ordain as follows: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF THE CODE. Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 2 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code hereby is amended to read as follows: Article 1. Planning Commission Sec. 2-2.101. Established. Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 3 of Title 7 of the Government Code of the State (the Planning and Zoning Law), a Planning Commission for the Town is hereby established. Sec. 2-2.102. Members. The Planning Commission shall consist of seven (7) members. Sec. 2-2.103. Change of title. Wherever, in this Code, reference is made to the Environmental Planning Commission, the context so per- mitting the reference shall be deemed to be to the Planning Commission. SECTION 2. AMENDMENT OF THE CODE. Article 2 entitled "Board of Planning Administration" of Chapter 2 of Title 2 of the Los Altos i+ %0 Hills Municipal Code hereby is repealed. SECTION 3. AMENDMENT OF THE CODE. Article 2 entitled "Variance and Permit Commission" hereby is added to Chapter 2 of Title 2 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code to read as follows: Article 2. Variance and Permit Commission. Sec. 2-2.201. Established. There is hereby established for the Town a Variance and Permit Commission, the powers and duties of which shall be prescribed in this Code. Sec. 2-2.202. Members. The Variance and Permit Commission shall consist of three (3) members being members of the Planning Commission assigned by the chairman of the Planning Commission to serve at the Chairman's pleasure. The Chairman of the Planning Commission shall assign one or more other members of the Planning Commission to serve and act as members of the Variance and Permit Commission at any meeting at which more than one member of the Variance and Permit Commission will be unable to attend in order that matters to be heard can be disposed of. Sec. 2-2.203. Officers; Meetings. The members of the Variance and Permit Commission shall elect a Chairman, Vice Chairman and Secretary from among their number who shall serve at the pleasure of the Commission. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Commission. The Vice Chairman shall preside in -2- y %0 the absence of the Chairman. The Secretary shall keep a correct record of all proceedings of the Commission. In the absence of the Vice Chairman and/or Secretary, the members shall select a Vice Chairman pro -tempore and/or a Secretary pro -tempore, as the case may be. A regular meeting of the Commission shall be held in the Town Hall on each day upon which a- regular meeting of the Planning Commission is to be held and immediately prior thereto, at a time to be determined by the Variance and Permit Commission. Sec. 2-2.204. Actions Taken. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, each action taken by the Variance and Permit Commission at a meeting shall be added to and appear on the consent calendar of the meeting of the Planning Commission held immediately following the meeting of the Variance and Permit Commission. Each action of the Variance and Permit Commission together with any action thereon by the Planning Commission shall appear on the consent calendar of the City Council at its next regular meeting succeeding the meeting of the Planning Commission. Nothing contained in this Section shall abrogate or interfere with the right of an applicant to appeal a decision of the Variance and Permit Commission or with the powers of the City Council specified elsewhere in this Code with respect to any matters initially within the jurisdiction of the Variance and Permit Commission. -3- r (40 v Sec. 2-2.205. Change of Title. Whenever, in this Code, reference is made to the Board of Planning Administration, the context so per- mitting the reference shall be deemed to be to the Variance and Permit Commission. SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be posted within the Town of Los Altos Hills in three (3) public places and shall become effective on April 6th, , 1974. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills on February 20, , 1974, and was thereafter, at a regular meeting of said Council held on March 6, 1974, passed and adopted. City Clerk -4-