Section 102-067 Ord. 16773; Amending Chapter 20 RE: Planning and Zoning Commission

Ordinance No. 16773 Council Bill No. B 31-01

amending Chapter 20 of the City Code as it relates to the Planning and Zoning Commission; and fixing the time when this ordinance shall become effective.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 20 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Columbia, Missouri, is hereby amended as follows:

Material to be deleted in ~~strikeout~~; material to be added underlined.

ARTICLE III. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION*

Sec. 20-38. Removal of members.

Any member of the commission ~~other than the director of public works,~~ may be removed by the council at any time after public hearing.

Sec. 20-39. Officers; organization; rules and regulations; quorum.

The commission shall elect annually from among its members its own chairman, vice-chairman and secretary, and from time to time provide such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the ordinances of the city, for its own organization and procedure as it may deem proper~~; provided, however, its chairman shall be elected from among the appointed members~~. ~~Six (6)~~ Five (5) members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

~~Sec. 20-40. Employment of assistants and advisors.~~

~~The commission shall have authority to employ such assistants and technical advisers as it considers necessary, within the limits of the budget appropriation.~~

Sec. 20-41. Powers and dutiesGenerally.

The commission shall have the authority and duty to:

(1) Prepare~~, adopt,~~ and submit to the council for its ~~approval~~ adoption a comprehensive plan for the physical development of the city~~, including~~ and uses of land in the city. The plan may include the general location and character of residential, commercial, industrial and other areas, the general location, character and extent of streets, bridges, parks, waterways and other public ways, grounds, and spaces, together with the general location of public buildings and other public property, public utilities, and the extent and location of any public housing or slum clearance projects.

(2) Make recommendations in connection with the execution and detailed interpretation of the comprehensive plan~~, and make such changes and adjustments in the plan as may be deemed desirable from time to time~~.

Sec. 20-42. SameZoning ordinance and subdivision plats.

(a) The commission may ~~shall exercise the authority vested in it by the state zoning enabling acts. It shall prepare and~~ recommend to the council ~~a comprehensive zoning ordinance, or propose~~ such amendments or revisions ~~thereof, with such provisions~~ to Chapter 29 of this Code as the commission shall deem necessary or desirable for the promotion of the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the inhabitants of the city. Such provisions may include regulations as to the location, width, height, and bulk of buildings; the size of yards, courts, and other open spaces surrounding buildings; and the use of buildings and land. The commission shall hear applications for amendments, modifications or revisions of the zoning ordinance and shall forward such applications to the council with its recommendations thereon. The recommendations of the commission shall not be binding upon the council, which may approve or disapprove the commission's findings; however, no plan, no zoning ordinance, nor any modification, amendment or revision thereof, shall be finally considered by the council unless the same shall have been first submitted to the commission for its examination and recommendation.

Sec. 20-43. Reports.

The commission shall make ~~an annual report to the council covering its investigations, transactions and recommendations, and~~ such ~~other~~ reports to the council ~~relative thereto~~ as it may deem proper or as required by the council.

SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage.

PASSED this 5th day of February, 2001.