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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd1979-47104/23/79 e ntroduced by: City Introduction Date: Enacted: 04/23/79 Manager 04/23/79 CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA ORDINANCE NO. 471 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE SEWARD ADVISORY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, AND REPEALING AND RE-ENACTING SECTIONS 2-66 AND SECTIONS 2-68 OF THE SEWARD CITY CODE WHEREAS, the Seward Advisory Planning and Zoning Commission is presently required to have nine seats, and WHEREAS, the Commission is required to have five members present in order to have a quorum for the conduct of public business, and WHEREAS, the necessity of a five-member quorum is unreasonably burdensome in a City such as Seward in which seasonal occupations require the periodic absence of a substantial portion of its work force; and WHEREAS, there are presently only four appointed members of the Commission presently in town, and WHEREAS, the conduct of public business by the Commission is not possible due to the quorum requirements, and WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds that the inability of the Planning Commission to function due to the lack of quorum constitutes a danger to the public health welfare and safety by obstructing the consideration by the Commission of important planning and zoning matters; NO~ THEREFORE, THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA ORDAINS: Section 1. Section 2-66 of the Seward City Code is hereby repealed and re-enacted to read as follows: Section 2-66 Created; composition; appointment; chairman; ex officio merr.bers. There is hereby created a city plan- ning commission consisting of seven citizens, all of whom shall reside in the City, and who shall be nominated by the mayor and confirmed by the council. No officer or employee of the City may be appointed member of the Commission. A chairman of the commission shall be selected annually and shall be appointed from and by the appointive members. The mayor, city manager, city engineer and city building inspector shall be exofficio melubers of the commmssion and shall have the privilege of the floor but not the right to vote. Section 2. Section 2-68 of the Seward City Code is hereby repealed and re-enacted to read as follows: Section 2-68 Meetings and Quorum. The Planning Commission shall meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Seward City Council Chambers on the second Wednesday of each month. Special meetings may