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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 70 of 2012
(An ordinance amending certain provisions of the
Salt Lake City Code pertaining to the planning commission)
An ordinance amending section 21A.06.030 and deleting the text chapter 2.20 of the Salt
Lake City Code pursuant to Petition No. PLNPCM2011-00554 to modify planning commission
composition and quorum requirements and to eliminate an outdated and redundant chapter of the
code.
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Planning Commission ("planning commission") held a public
hearing on January 11,2012 to consider a request made by Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker
(petition no. PLNPCM2011-00554) to amend section 21A.06.030 (Zoning: Decision Making Bodies
and Officials: Planning Commission) of the Salt Lake City Code and to eliminate the text of chapter
2.20 of the Salt Lake City Code; and
WHEREAS, at its January 11, 2012 hearing, the planning commission voted to transmit a
positive recommendation to the Salt Lake City Council ("city council") on said application; and
WHEREAS, after a public hearing on this matter the city council has determined that
adopting this ordinance is in the city's best interests,
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. Amending text of Salt Lake City Code section 21A.06.030. That section
21A.06.030 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Decision Making Bodies and Officials: Planning
Commission), shall be, and hereby is, amended to read as follows:
21A.06.030: PLANNING COMMISSION:
A. Creation: The planning commission is created pursuant to the enabling authority granted
by the municipal Land Use Development and Management Act of the Utah Code.
B. Jurisdiction and Authority: The planning commission shall have the following powers
and duties in connection with the implementation of this title:
1. Prepare and recommend to the city council for adoption, a comprehensive, general
plan and amendments to the general plan for the present and future needs of the city
and the growth and development of the land within the city or any part of the city;
2. Make comprehensive surveys and studies of the existing conditions and trends of
growth and of the probable future requirements of the city and its residents as part of
the preparation of the general plan;
3. Initiate amendments to the text of this title and to the zoning map pursuant to the
provisions of section 21A.50.020 of this title;
4. Review, evaluate and make recommendations to the city council on proposed
amendments to this title pursuant to the procedures and standards set forth in sections
21A.50.030 and 21A.50.040 of this title;
5. Review, hear and decide applications for conditional uses, including planned
developments, pursuant to the procedures and standards set forth in chapter 21A.54,
"Conditional Uses" and chapter 21A.55, "Planned Developments", of this title;
6. Hear and decide appeals from administrative hearing decisions of the planning
director; and
7. Hear and decide applications for subdivision amendments and approvals pursuant to
the municipal land use development and management act, title 10, chapter 9 of the
Utah Code Annotated.
C. Membership: The planning commission shall consist of at least nine (9) up to a maximum
of eleven (11) voting members, appointed by the mayor with the advice and consent of
the city council from among qualified electors of the city in a manner providing balanced
geographic, professional, neighborhood and community interests representation. The
director of the planning division (or the planning director's designated representative)
shall serve as an ex officio member without vote. Voting members may serve a maximum
of two (2) consecutive full terms of four (4) years each. The mayor shall appoint a new
commission member to fill any vacancy that might arise and such appointment shall not
be included in the determination of any person's eligibility to serve two (2) consecutive
full terms.
D. Officers: The planning commission shall annually elect a chair and a vice chair who shall
serve for a term of one year each. The chair or vice chair may not be elected to serve
consecutive terms in the same office. The secretary of the planning commission shall be
designated by the planning director.
E. Meetings: The planning commission shall meet at least once each month.
F. Record of Proceedings: The proceedings of each meeting and public hearing shall be
recorded on audio equipment. Records of confidential executive sessions shall be kept in
compliance with the government records access and management act. The audio
recording of each meeting shall be kept for a minimum of sixty (60) days. Upon the
written request of any interested person, such audio recording shall be kept for a
reasonable period of time beyond the sixty (60) day period, as determined by the
planning commission. Copies of the tapes of such proceedings may be provided, if
requested, at the expense of the requesting party. The commission shall keep written
minutes of its proceedings and records of all of its examinations and official actions.
G. Quorum and Vote: No business shall be conducted at a meeting of the planning
commission without at least a quorum constituted by the majority of the appointed voting
members. All actions of the planning commission shall be represented by a vote of the
membership. A simple majority of the voting members present at the meeting at which a
quorum is present shall be required for any action taken. The decision of the planning
commission shall become effective upon the posting of the record of decision.
H. Public Hearings: The planning commission shall schedule and give public notice of all
public hearings pursuant to the provisions of chapter 21A.10, "General Application And
Public Hearing Procedures", of this title.
I. Conflicts of Interest: No member of the planning commission shall participate in or be
present at the hearing or disposition of any matter in which that member has any conflict
of interest prohibited by title 2, chapter 2.44 of this code. The planning commission may,
by majority vote of the members present, allow a member, otherwise required to leave
due to a conflict, to be present if required by special or unusual circumstances.
J. Removal of a Member: Any member of the planning commission may be removed by the
mayor for violation of this title or any policies and procedures adopted by the planning
commission following receipt by the mayor of a written complaint filed against the
member. If requested by the member, the mayor shall provide the member with a public
hearing conducted by a hearing officer appointed by the mayor.
K. Policies and Procedures: The planning commission shall adopt policies and procedures
for the conduct of its meetings, the processing of applications and for any other purposes
considered necessary for its proper functioning.
SECTION 2. Amending chapter 2.20 of Salt Lake City Code. That chapter 2.20 of the Salt
Lake City Code (Administration and Personnel: Planning and Zoning Commission), shall be, and
hereby is, amended to read as follows:
Chapter 2.20
[Reserved]
SECTION 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective on the date of its first
publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this 2 day of October
2012.
RPERS
ATTEST AND COUNTERSIGN:
CITY RECORDER
Transmitted to Mayor on nrrnber 2, 2012 •
Mayor's Action: Approved. Vetoed.
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