Title
Planning Commission - Expanding Commission Membership - For the purpose of expanding the number of Planning Commission members from seven members to nine; creating criteria for two of the members; and generally related to the Planning Commission.
Body
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis
Ordinance 1-23
Introduced by: Alderman Gay
Co-sponsored by:
Referred to
Planning Commission
Rules and City Government Committee
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Planning Commission - Expanding Commission Membership
FOR the purpose of expanding the number of Planning Commission members from seven members to nine; creating criteria for two of the members; and generally related to the Planning Commission.
BY repealing and reenacting with amendments the following portions of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2022 Edition
21.08.030
SECTION I: BE IT ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the Code of the City of Annapolis shall be amended to read as follows:
Title 21 - PLANNING AND ZONING
Chapter 21.08 - Decision Making Bodies and Officials
Section 21.08.030 - Planning Commission.
B. Membership. The Planning Commission shall consist of seven residents of the City who have a demonstrated interest with regard to planning policy and with regard to land use matters and procedures of the City. The members shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council.
B. Membership.
1. The Planning Commission shall consist of nine members:
a. Who are City residents and have a demonstrated interest in city planning policy, land use matters, and City procedures; and
b. Two members shall be residents of government-subsidized housing or have incomes below the Average Median Family Income for the City as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Policy Development and Research.
2. The members shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council.
SECTION II: AND BE IT FURTHER ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that this ordinance shall take effect from the date of its passage.
Explanation:
Strikethrough indicates matter stricken from existing law.
Underlining indicates copyediting or reformatting of existing law
Underlining & red indicate new matter added to the code.