17.20.030 Planning commission powers and duties.
A. Establishment of the Planning Commission.
1. The West Point City planning commission is hereby established. The commission shall consist of seven members, all of whom shall be residents of the city. Members shall be selected from different professional and vocational backgrounds insofar as possible.
2. Members of the planning commission shall receive approved expenses such as per diem compensation based on necessary and reasonable expenses and on meetings attended.
B. Term – Vacancies.
1. The term of office for each appointed member shall be three years and shall expire on December 31st or when the successor is appointed thereafter. Two terms of office shall expire each year with three terms expiring every third year. Appointment of members to the commission shall be made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the city council. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made at any time to fill the unexpired term of any member.
2. Vacancies shall be promptly filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term. An unexpired term shall not be counted toward the maximum number of terms. The mayor, with the advice and consent of the city council, may appoint up to two alternate members to the planning commission for a term not to exceed three years.
C. Removal. Members of the planning commission may be removed from office by the mayor with the advice and consent of the city council for misconduct, nonperformance of duty or failure to uphold the provisions of this title.
D. Powers and Duties. The planning commission shall act as the land use authority as follows:
1. Prepare and recommend a general plan and amendments to the general plan to the city council.
2. Prepare and recommend zoning ordinances and maps, and amendments to zoning ordinances and maps, to the city council.
3. Administer provisions of the zoning ordinance, where specifically provided for in the zoning ordinance.
4. Prepare and recommend subdivision ordinances and amendments to those subdivision ordinances to the city council that regulate the subdivision of land in West Point City.
5. Recommend approval or denial of subdivision applications as provided in Chapter 17.130 WPCC.
6. Approve permitted use site plans when they comply with the city ordinances.
7. Approve, approve with conditions, or deny certain conditional use permits.
8. Advise the city council on matters as the city council directs and hear or decide any matters that the city council designates, including those powers authorized by state law.
9. Exercise any other powers that are necessary to enable the planning commission to perform its functions as delegated to it by the city council.
E. Organization. The planning commission shall adopt such rules that it deems necessary for the conduct of its proceedings. Meetings of the commission shall be held at the call of the chairperson and at such times as the planning commission may determine. [Ord. 08-17-2021B § 2 (Exh. A)].