Before casting a vote on a matter on which a Planning Commission member may reasonably be considered to have a conflict of interest, the member shall disclose the potential conflict of interest to the Planning Commission. Failure of a member to disclose a potential conflict of interest as required by this section constitutes malfeasance in office.
For the purposes of this section, conflict of interest is defined as, and a Planning Commissioner shall declare a conflict of interest and abstain from participating in Planning Commission deliberations and voting on the request in the following circumstances:
(a) An immediate family member is involved in a request for which the Planning Commission is asked to make a decision. An immediate family member shall include a spouse, mother, father, sister, brother, son, daughter, including an adopted child.
(b) The Planning Commission member has a business or financial interest in the property involved in the request or has a business or financial interest in the applicant’s company, agency, or association.
(c) The Planning Commission member owns or has a financial interest in neighboring property. For the purposes of this section, “neighboring property” shall include any property immediately adjoining the property involved in the request.
(d) There is a reasonable appearance of a conflict of interest, as determined by a majority vote of the remaining members of the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 2011-06. Passed 6-13-11.)