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 subchapter constitutes malfeasance in office. For the purposes of this section, CONFLICT OF INTEREST is defined as, and a Planning Commission member shall declare a conflict of interest and abstain from participating in Planning Commission deliberations and voting on a request, when:
(A) (1) An immediate family member is involved in any request for which the Planning Commission is asked to make a decision.
(2) IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER is defined as an individual’s father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, and spouse and a relative of any degree residing in the same household as that individual.
(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, a 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. 277, passed 7-18-2011)