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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2009-02 A Resolution Amending Ordinance No. 21.01 Planning and ZoningRESOLUTION NO. 2009-02 A RESOLUTION AMENDING ORDINANCE N0.21.01 WHEREAS, the City of Riverdale, Iowa ("Riverdale") established the Riverdale Planning and Zoning Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to Iowa Code Sections 392.1 and 414.6; and WHEREAS, Riverdale Code of Ordinance No. 21.01 currently specifies that the Commission must include at least seven members; and WHEREAS, the City Council believes it is in the best interests of Riverdale to reduce the number of members of the Commission from seven members to five to ensure the expedient and efficient consideration of and recommendation on zoning matters. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Riverdale, Iowa, that Riverdale Code of Ordinance No. 21.01 is amended to read as follows: 21.01 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. There shall be appointed by the Council a City Planning and Zoning Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Commission, consisting of five (5) members, who shall be residents of the City and qualified by knowledge or experience to act in matters pertaining to the development of a City plan and who shall not hold any elective office in the City government. FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Acting City Clerk shall enter the attached Amendment to Ordinance No. 21.01 in the Code of Ordinances of the City of Riverdale. This Resolution shall take immediate effect. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 17th day of February, 2009. Ayes: Nays: Absent: January 20, 2009 5 Ayes February 3, 2009 5 Ayes February 17, 2009 Channon, Franklin, Hupp, Littrel Jeffrey Grindle, Mayor ATTEST: Halsey Mary ances Blevins, Acting City Clerk Amendment to Ordinance No. 21.01 The City of Riverdale Ordinance Number 21.01 is revoked and replaced with the following Ordinance No. 21.01, effective February 17, 2009: 21.01 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. There shall be appointed by the Council a City Planning and Zoning Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Commission, consisting of five (5) members, who shall be residents of the City and qualified by knowledge or experience to act in matters pertaining to the development of a City plan and who shall not hold any elective office in the City government. INTRODUCED: January 20, 2009 PASSED FIRST CONSIDERATION: January 20, 2009 PASSED SECOND CONSIDERATION: February 3, 2009 PASSED THIRD CONSIDERATION: February 17, 2009 PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Riverdale, Iowa, on February 17, 2009 and approved by the Mayor on February 17, 2009. Je re 'n ,May r ATTEST: ~j~ / ~ i~'7iQ~1LCey~i~~~~ Mary ances Blevins, Acting City Clerk CERTIFICATE I, Mary Frances Blevins, Acting City Clerk of the City of Riverdale, Iowa, do hereby certify that the preceding is a true and complete copy of Ordinance No. 21.01, as passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Riverdale, Iowa, on February 17, 2009. Witness my hand and seal of office on February 17, 2009. SEAL ~itayccP.v ~~~ Mary ances Blevins, Acting City Clerk D2046-38 20'J9-02 P&Z Commission CHAPTER 21 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION 21.01 Planning and Zoning Commission 21.04 Compensation 21.02 Term of Office 21.05 Powers and Duties 21.03 Vacancies 21.01 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. There shall be appointed by the Council a City Planning and Zoning Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Commission, consisting of seven (7) members, who shall be residents of the City and qualified by knowledge or experience to act in matters pertaining to the development of a City plan and who shall not hold any elective office in the City government. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 414.6 & 392.1) 21.02 TERM OF OFFICE. The term of office of the members of the Commission shall be five (5) years. The terms of not more than one-third of the members will expire in any one year. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 392.1) 21.03 VACANCIES. If any vacancy exists on the Commission caused by resignation, or otherwise, a successor for the residue of the term shall be appointed in the same manner as the original appointee. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 392.1) 21.04 COMPENSATION. All members of the Commission shall serve without compensation, except their actual expenses, which shall be subject to the approval of the Council. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 392.1) 21.05 POWERS AND DUTIES. The Commission shall have and exercise the following powers and duties: 1. Selection of Officers. The Commission shall choose annually at its first regular meeting one of its members to act as Chairperson and another as Vice Chairperson, who shall perform all the duties of the Chairperson during the Chairperson's absence or disability. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 392.1) 2. Adopt Rules and Regulations. The Commission shall adopt such rules and regulations governing its organization and procedure as it may deem necessary. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 392.1) CODE OF ORDINANCES, RIVERDALE, IOWA - 111 - CHAPTER 21 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION 3. Zoning. The Commission shall have and exercise all the powers and duties and privileges in establishing the City zoning regulations and other related matters and may from time to time recommend to the Council amendments, supplements, changes or modifications, all as provided by Chapter 414 of the Code of Iowa. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 414.6) 4. Recommendations of Improvements. No statuary, memorial or work of art in a public place, and no public building, bridge, viaduct, street fixtures, public structure or appurtenances, shall be located or erected, or site therefor obtained, nor shall any permit be issued by any department of the City for the erection or location thereof until and unless the design and proposed location of any such improvement shall have been submitted to the Commission and its recommendations thereon obtained, except such requirements and recommendations shall not act as a stay upon action for any such improvement when the Commission after thirty (30) days' written notice requesting such recommendations, shall have failed to file same. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 392.1) 5. Review and Comment on Plats. All plans, plats, or re-plats of subdivision or re-subdivisions of land embraced in the City or adjacent thereto, laid out in lots or plats with the streets, alleys, or other portions of the same intended to be dedicated to the public in the City, shall first be submitted to the Commission and its recommendations obtained before approval by the Council. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 392.1) 6. Review and Comment of Street and Park Improvements. No plan for any street, park, parkway, boulevard, traffic-way, river front, or other public improvement affecting the City plan shall be finally approved by the City or the character or location thereof determined, unless such proposal shall first have been submitted to the Commission and the Commission shall have had thirty (30) days within which to file its recommendations thereon. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 392.1) 7. Fiscal Responsibilities. The Commission shall have full, complete and exclusive authority to expend for and on behalf of the City all sums of money appropriated to it, and to use and expend all gifts, donations or payments whatsoever which are received by the City for City planning and zoning purposes. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 392.1) J CODE OF ORDINANCES, RIVERDALE, IOWA - 112 - CHAPTER 21 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION 8. Limitation on Entering Contracts. The Commission shall have no power to contract debts beyond the amount of its original or amended appropriation as approved by the Council for the present year. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 392.1) 9. Annual Report. The Commission shall each year make a report to the Mayor and Council of its proceedings, with a full statement of its receipts, disbursements and the progress of its work during the preceding fiscal year. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 392.1) c~ CODE OF ORDINANCES, RIVERDALE, IOWA - 113 - CHAPTER 21 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION [The next page is 145] J CODE OF ORDINANCES, RIVERDALE, IOWA - 114 -