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(Ord. 422 § 4, 2009; Ord. 3 § 1 (part), 1991: prior code § 2.18.015)
Designation of chairpersons for the commission shall be governed by Section 2.32.030 of this code. The commission shall be authorized to appoint and fix the membership of such number of standing and temporary committees as it may find expedient for the performance of its duties. The city manager may appoint an executive secretary and other staff and provide for such compensation for their services as may be authorized by the city council and by the annual city budget of expenditures.
(Ord. 3 § 1 (part), 1991: prior code § 2.18.020)
Absences are addressed in Section 2.32.020.B. of the Murrieta Municipal Code. (Ord. 532 § 2, 2018)
The commission shall hold at least one regular meeting each month at such time, date, and place designated by the commission. Special meetings may be called by the chair or a majority of the commission, provided notice has been given to all members at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the meeting. A majority of commissioners shall constitute a quorum.
(Ord. 3 § 1 (part), 1991: prior code § 2.18.030)
A. The functions, powers and duties of the planning commission shall be all those functions, powers and duties of a planning commission and board of zoning adjustment as provided in Chapters 3 and 4 of Title 7 commencing with Section 65100 of the Government Code of the state (the Planning and Zoning Law), as the same may be hereafter amended. The planning commission shall perform such other duties and functions as may be designated by the city council.
B. Cultural resources: the Planning Commission shall have the following additional duties:
1. Recommend to the city council, the designation of cultural resources, including individual properties, archaeological districts, and historic preservation districts;
2. Maintain the register of cultural resources within the city, including all pertinent information for each designation;
3. Review and comment on land use, redevelopment, municipal improvement, and other planning matters and programs undertaken by the city, as they relate to cultural resources of the community when so directed by the city planner or city council;
4. Make recommendations to the city council, on the use of various federal, state, local or private funding sources and mechanisms available to promote cultural resource preservation in the city;
5. Review applications for certificates of appropriateness related to demolition permits for any designated cultural resource within the city and make recommendations to the city council, including considerations of economic hardship. (See “Demolition/Relocation Permit,” Section 16.26.100);
6. Review and make recommendations on applications for Development Plan Approval in compliance with the Development Code when so requested by the city planner. In general, the following projects shall be submitted to the planning commission for their review and recommendation:
a. Any exterior alteration or addition to and improvement that requires a building permit and that is a designated cultural resource or contributing resource; and
b. The new construction of a non-residential structure over 5,000 square feet within a Historic Preservation District. (Modifications and approvals to the Town Square Project are exempt from this review.);
7. Make recommendations to the city council, for recognition of owners of cultural resources who have rehabilitated their property in an exemplary manner; and
8. Undertake any other action or activity directed by the city council to fulfill the objectives of cultural resource preservation in the city.
(Ord. 505 § 2, 2015; Ord. 3 § 1 (part), 1991: prior code § 2.18.040)
The planning commission shall adopt rules for the transaction of business, shall keep a public record of its resolutions, transactions, findings, and determinations, and shall hold at least one regular meeting each month. Minutes of the planning commission meetings shall be filed with the city clerk.
(Ord. 3 § 1 (part), 1991: prior code § 2.18.050)