There is hereby reestablished the Udall City Planning Commission which is composed of seven members of which at least four members shall be residents of the City and at least two members shall reside outside the City, but within the City’s extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction. Of the two members living outside the City, one shall be appointed who resides in Maple Township and one shall be appointed who resides in Ninnescah Township. The seventh, at large member, may be a resident of the City, Maple Township or Ninnescah Township, as long as such member resides within the City’s extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction. The planning commission was originally created by Ordinance No. 456 which was passed and approved on May 6, 1989.
(Ord. 554, Sec. 1; Code 2007)
The members of the Planning Commission shall be appointed by the Mayor with the consent of the City Council at the first regular meeting of the Governing Body in May of each year and take office at the next regular meeting of the Commission, with the exception of the Planning Commission’s initial appointments. The initial appointments made to the Planning Commission shall be made no later than January 7, 2004. The members of the Commission first appointed shall serve respectively for terms of one year, two years and three years, divided equally or as nearly equal as possible between those tens. Thereafter, all members shall be appointed for tens of three years each. The appointments shall be so made that the tens of office do not expire within the same year for the two members residing outside of the corporate limits of the City specifically appointed as residents from Maple and Ninnescah Townships. In case of death, incapacity, resignation or disqualification of any member, appointment to such a vacancy on the Commission shall be made for the unexpired term of the member leaving the membership. If any member has a conflict of interest in any matter coming before the Commission, he or she shall be disqualified to discuss or vote on the matter. The Governing Body may adopt rules and regulations providing for removal of members of the Commission. Members of the Commission shall serve without-compensation, but may be reimbursed for expenses actually incurred in the performance of their duties as deemed desirable by the Governing Body.
(Ord. 554, Sec. 2; Code 2007)
The members of the Planning Commission shall meet at such time and place as may be fixed in the Commission’s bylaws. The Commission shall elect one member as chairperson and one member as vice-chairperson who shall serve one year and until their successors have been elected. A secretary shall also be elected who may or may not be a member of the Commission. Special meetings may be called at any time by the chairperson or in the chairperson’s absence by the vice-chairperson. The Commission shall adopt bylaws for the transaction of business and hearing procedures which shall be subject to the approval of the Governing Body. A proper record of all the proceedings of the Commission shall be kept. The Commission, from time to time, may establish subcommittees, advisory committees or technical committees to advise or assist in the activities of the Commission.
(Ord. 554, Sec. 3; Code 2007)
The Governing Body and Planning Commission shall have all the rights, powers and duties as authorized in Kansas Statutes Annotated 12-741, et seq. and amendments thereto, which are hereby incorporated by reference as part of this Ordinance and shall be given full force and effect as if the same had been fully set forth. The Commission is hereby authorized to make or cause to be made, adopted and maintained a comprehensive plan for the City and any unincorporated territory lying outside of the City but within Cowley County in which the City is located, which in the opinion of the Commission forms the total community of which the City is a part. The Commission shall also cause to be prepared, adopted and maintained zoning and subdivision regulations on all land within the extraterritorial jurisdiction designated by the Governing Body. The comprehensive plan and zoning and subdivision regulations are subject to final approval of the Governing Body by ordinance. Periodically, the Governing Body may request the Commission to undertake other assignments related to planning and land use regulations.
(Ord. 554, Sec. 4; Code 2007)