19.03.05 Planning Commission Created: Appointment of Members

1. There is hereby created a Planning Commission consisting of seven members, appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council, to serve terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. The terms shall be staggered so that the terms of the members shall expire on different years, when possible, and on December 31 of each year. Any unexpired terms shall be filled for the remainder of the term by the same procedure as original appointment. A member may be removed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council. 2. The Planning Commission shall organize as provided in Utah Code Chapter 10-20. 3. The Planning Commission members shall not receive a salary or fee for their services but may receive a stipend and be reimbursed for mileage or actual expenses incurred. 4. To carry out its duties, the Planning Commission shall have the powers granted to such by this Title and by Utah Code Chapter 10-20. 5. The Planning Commission shall adopt written rules of procedure for the conduct of its meetings and the performance of its other duties, which rules shall be subject to approval of the City Council and not be in conflict with state law or this Title. 6. The Planning Commission shall regularly meet to conduct its business according to a schedule of times and at a location set annually by the Planning Commission Chair. 7. From time to time the City Council may establish representative districts within the City from which the Mayor may appoint a resident to serve on the Planning Commission. Such appointments shall be made in conformance with all other sections of this Chapter. 19.03.06. Powers and Duties of the Planning Commission: Land Use Element of the General Plan. 1. The Planning Commission shall prepare and recommend a Land Use Element of the General Plan for the City of Saratoga Springs, or amendments thereto, in accordance with relevant sections of Utah Code and City of Saratoga Springs Land Development Code. 2. The Land Use Element of the General Plan shall be used by the Planning Commission for guidance when making findings on decisions or recommendations on land use decisions. 3. The Planning Commission shall not make any decision or recommendation without first considering the recommendations in the Land Use Element of the General Plan. 19.03.07. Powers and Duties of the Planning Commission: Land Use Ordinance and Zoning Map Amendments. 1. The Planning Commission may propose a land use ordinance or zoning map amendment for the City of Saratoga Springs, may propose amendments of an existing land use ordinance or zoning map, and may adopt procedures for the proposals to be initiated by its members. 2. The Planning Commission shall consider and give its recommendations on any amendment to a land use ordinance or zoning map amendment. 3. Before the Planning Commission proposes any land use ordinance or zoning map amendment change, it shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 19.17. 4. In considering a proposed amendment to this Title or the City’s official Zoning Map, the Planning Commission may submit a recommendation to the City Council for or against the proposal, or it may recommend an alternate amendment within the scope of the proposed amendment 5. The Zoning Map and this Title shall be used by the Planning Commission for guidance when making findings on decisions or recommendations on land use decision. The Planning Commission shall not make any decision or recommendation without first consulting the Zoning Map and this Title.