For the purposes of this title, and to promote the proper implementation of the sensitive lands overlay district (SL), as provided by chapter 8 of this title, there is hereby created and established the Ivins City sensitive lands committee (hereinafter the "sensitive lands committee").
(1) Powers And Duties: The sensitive lands committee shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) Recommend to the commission and city council amendments and revisions to the general plan, or any plan element, and to submit the proposed plan, element or amendments to the commission and city council.
(b) Recommend to the commission and city council amendments and revisions to this title and other land use ordinances, and to submit the proposed amendments and revisions to the commission and city council.
(c) Approve, approve with requirements, or deny the following:
(i) All class I use applications proposed on any sensitive lands areas.
(ii) All class II use applications proposed on any sensitive lands areas.
(iii) All class III use applications proposed on any sensitive lands areas.
(d) Recommend to the commission and city council approval, approval with conditions, or denial of all class IV use and class V use applications proposed on any sensitive lands areas.
(e) Recommend to the commission and city council approval, approval with conditions, or denial of all subdivision applications proposed on any sensitive lands areas.
(f) Adopt bylaws, policies and procedures for the conduct of the duties and meetings of the sensitive lands committee, for the consideration of applications and for any other purposes deemed necessary by the sensitive lands committee, provided such bylaws, policies and procedures are approved by the city council before taking effect.
(g) Advise the city council on other matters as the city council directs.
(2) Membership, Appointment, Removal, Terms And Vacancies:
(a) The sensitive lands committee shall consist of six (6) members. The sensitive lands committee shall include the zoning administrator, two (2) residents of the city, and three (3) professional experts with experience in sensitive lands matters in any of the following fields: civil engineering, city planning, architecture, landscape architecture and geology.
(b) Sensitive lands committee members shall be appointed by the mayor, with the advice and consent of the city council.
(c) Sensitive lands committee members may be removed by the mayor, with the advice and consent of the city council, without cause.
(d) Among other reasons, a sensitive lands committee member may be removed if three (3) consecutive or twenty five percent (25%) of the committee meetings in a calendar year are missed. If the absence of a sensitive lands committee member is due to an extended illness or vacation, the committee member is responsible to provide written notice to the city manager prior to the time the absence will occur. If such notice is given, these removal requirements do not apply.
(e) Members of the sensitive lands committee may be compensated, based upon meetings actually attended and reasonable and necessary expenses, as determined by the city council. (Ord. 2005-13, 2005)
(f) All members of the sensitive lands committee shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor and city council for a term of four (4) years. A sensitive lands committee member shall not be automatically reappointed to a second or third term. (Ord. 2015-01, 2015)
(g) At an annual organizational meeting to be held the first regular meeting in April, and at other times as required, the members of the sensitive lands committee shall elect one of their members as chair and one of their members as vice chair. In the absence of the chair, the vice chair shall act as chair and shall have all powers of the chair. The chair shall serve a term of one year. No member shall serve as chair for more than two (2) consecutive terms.
(h) The chair, or in the chair's absence the vice chair, shall be in charge of all proceedings before the sensitive lands committee, and shall take such actions as necessary to preserve order and the integrity of all proceedings before the sensitive lands committee. (Ord. 2005-13, 2005)
(i) Sensitive lands committee vacancies occurring for any reason shall be filled by the mayor, with the advice and consent of the city council. (Ord. 2015-01, 2015)
(j) Members of the sensitive lands committee shall be deemed "volunteers" for the purposes of city ordinances, rules, regulations and policies concerning personnel; provided, however, they shall be included in the definition of "employee" for the purposes of the Utah governmental immunity act.
(3) Recording Secretary: The city manager shall assign a recording secretary to serve the sensitive lands committee. The recording secretary shall keep the minutes of all proceedings of the sensitive lands committee, which minutes shall be the official record of all proceedings before the sensitive lands committee, attested to by a majority vote of at least four (4) members of the committee. The minutes of all meetings of the sensitive lands committee shall be filed in the office of the city recorder. All such records shall be available for public review and access in accordance with the state government records and access management act.
(4) Quorum And Necessary Vote: No meeting of the sensitive lands committee may be called to order, nor may any business be conducted, without a quorum consisting of at least four (4) members of the sensitive lands committee being present. The chair shall be included for the purposes of establishing a quorum and shall act as a voting member of the sensitive lands committee. All actions of the sensitive lands committee shall require the concurring vote of at least four (4) members of the sensitive lands committee.
(5) Effective Date Of Decisions: All decisions of the sensitive lands committee shall become effective on the date of the meeting when the decision is made unless a different date is designated in the rules of the sensitive lands committee, or the sensitive lands committee designates a different date when the decision is made. (Ord. 2005-13, 2005)
(6) Meetings And Procedure:
(a) The sensitive lands committee shall establish a regular meeting schedule.
(b) Special meetings may be requested by a majority vote of the sensitive lands committee, or by the chair of the sensitive lands committee.
(c) When a matter is postponed due to lack of a quorum, the chair shall reschedule the matter to the next available sensitive lands committee meeting. The recording secretary shall notify all interested parties and all members of the sensitive lands committee of the date when the rescheduled matter will be heard by the sensitive lands committee.
(d) Rules of order and procedure governing all public meetings of the sensitive lands committee shall be as set forth in title 2, chapter 6 of this code. (Ord. 2011-10, 2011)