(A) There is hereby established the Banks Planning Commission pursuant to O.R.S. 227.010 to 227.090, which shall exercise any of the authority or duties provided by state law as the City Council may prescribe. The Planning Commission shall review and decide upon quasi-judicial land use applications for property within the city’s corporate boundaries and for land within the city’s urban growth boundary as the Council may provide through intergovernmental agreement with Washington County. Additionally, the Planning Commission shall make recommendations to the City Council on any proposed quasi-judicial zone changes or comprehensive plan amendments and any legislative amendments to the city’s land use regulations and Comprehensive Plan.
(B) Membership. Members of the Planning Commission shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council.
(1) The Planning Commission shall consist of 7 voting members, at least 5 of whom shall reside within the city to be eligible to serve. The remaining 2 voting members of the Planning Commission shall meet at least 1 of the following sets of conditions:
(a) Reside upon or own real property or own a business within the City of Banks and live within Washington County; or
(b) Reside upon or own real property or own a business within the Banks Urban Growth Boundary and live within Washington County; or
(c) Reside upon or own real property or own a business within the designated Banks Urban Reserve Area and live within Washington County.
(2) Voting members shall meet these requirements at the lime of nomination, appointment and throughout their tenure on the Planning Commission. All members of the Planning Commission holding office on the effective date of this section shall be entitled to continue to serve out the duration of their current term, but shall comply with the requirements of this section to be eligible for any subsequent term on the Planning Commission.
(3) No more than 2 voting members shall be engaged principally in the buying, selling or developing of real estate for profit as individuals, or be the members of any partnership, or officers or employees of any corporation, that is engaged principally in the buying, selling or developing of real estate for profit. No more than 2 voting members shall be engaged in the same kind of business trade or profession, as determined by the City Council.
(4) Terms and term limits. Planning Commission members are appointed for a term of 3 years. No person shall hold appointment as a member of the Planning Commission for more than 2 full consecutive terms, in addition to the unexpired portion of a prior term as provided in this subsection. After an interval of at least 3 months, any person may be considered for reappointment to serve again on the Planning Commission. Should any seat on the Planning Commission become vacant before the end of that seat’s term, the Mayor shall appoint and the Council may confirm a person to serve out the unexpired portion of that term. At the end of that term, the person appointed to serve-out the unexpired portion of the term may be considered for appoint to a regular full term, with possible reappointment for a second full term after that.
(C) Officers. The Commission shall elect a chair and vice chair from among its members at its first meeting each year to preside over its meetings. The City Clerk/Recorder shall serve as Secretary to the Commission and shall take minutes of all meetings, prepare and issue notices and manage correspondence and the records of the Commission.
(D) Commission meetings. The Planning Commission shall meet at least once a month, at a time and place to be fixed by the Commission. Meetings of the Planning Commission are open to the public and subject to the Oregon Open Public Meetings Act in O.R.S. 192.610 to 192.690 in addition to the procedural requirements of O.R.S. 197.763 and O.R.S. 227.175. A notice and agenda of upcoming Commission meetings shall be posted at least 24 hours prior to the meeting at City Hall and at the other places as may be- determined by the Commission.
(Ord. 2013-06-02, passed 6-11-2013; Am. Ord. 2016-04-01, passed 5-10-2016; Am. Ord. 2020- 06-01, passed 7-14-2020)