§ 33.55 ESTABLISHMENT; POWERS AND DUTIES .

   There shall be a Planning and Zoning Commission to exercise the powers and duties set forth in the general statutes.

(Ord. 623, adopted 9-4-12)

§ 33.56 APPOINTMENT AND MEMBERSHIP.

   In accordance with § 7-2:F(2) of the Charter, the Planning and Zoning Commission ("the Commission") shall consist of nine members and three alternate members, all electors of the town appointed as set forth in § 7-l:B of the charter. The Commission shall choose a chair and such other officers as it may desire.

   (A)   Term. The Mayor shall appoint members for term of three years, for a term commencing on the first day of February of the year of the appointment, which terms shall be staggered as established at the date of the original appointments.

   (B)   Term of alternate members. The Mayor shall appoint alternate members for a term of three years on the first day of February of the year of the appointment, which terms shall be staggered as established at the start of the original appointments.

   (C)   Assignment of the alternate members. When a regular member of the Planning and Zoning Commission is absent, the chair of the Commission shall designate an alternate, choosing alternates in rotation so that they shall act as nearly equal a number of times as possible. If any alternate is not available in accordance with such rotation, such fact shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.

(Ord. 623, adopted 9-4-12)

§ 33.57 RESERVED.

§ 33.58 DIVISION OF COMMISSION.

   (A)   Division of Commission. In accordance with § 7-2:F(3) of the Charter, the Planning and Zoning Commission may be divided into a zoning section and a planning section, each to consist of four members and the chair.

   (B)   Each section shall be subject to the provisions of § 7-1:F of the charter. In the event the Planning and Zoning Commission is divided, the powers and duties of the separate sections shall be in accordance with the Connecticut General Statutes, as may be amended from time to time. In the event the Planning and Zoning Commission is divided, the chair shall select four members to serve on the zoning section and four other members to serve on the planning section.

   (C)   Three members of the planning section and three members of the zoning section shall constitute a quorum for each section.

(Ord. 623, adopted 9-4-12)

§ 33.59 PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ZONING REGULATIONS.

   Public hearings on zoning regulations shall be held in accordance with the Connecticut General Statutes, as may be amended from time to time.

(Ord. 623, adopted 9-4-12)

§ 33.60 RESERVED.

§ 33.61 DISQUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS.

   (A)   No member of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall appear for or represent any person, firm or corporation or other entity in any manner pending before the Planning and Zoning Commission or Zoning Board of Appeals or agency exercising the powers of any such Commission or board in the same municipality, whether or not he is a member of the Commission hearing such matter.

   (B)   No member of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall participate in the hearing or decision of the Commission of which he or she is a member on any matter in which he or she is directly or indirectly interested in a personal or financial sense.

   (C)   In the event of the disqualification of any member of the Commission, such fact shall be entered on the records of the Commission and, unless otherwise provided by law, such replacement shall be made from alternate members pursuant to the provisions of Conn. Gen. Stat., § 8-19a, as maybe amended from time to time, of an alternate to act as a member of such Commission in the hearing and determination of the particular matter or matters in which the disqualification arose.

(Ord. 623, adopted 9-4-12)