(a) Authority. Council's authority regarding zoning is set by Article II of the Municipal Charter.
(b) Duties. It shall be the duty of Council to:
(1) Appoint five of eight members to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Of the remaining three, the Mayor will appoint one Council member, one shall be the Mayor, and the City Manager is a nonvoting member;
(2) Appoint a five-member Board of Zoning Appeals to hear administrative appeals, requests for variances and conditional uses, and interpretation issues;
(3) Act upon suggested amendments to the Zoning Code text or the Official Zoning District Map(s) following receipt of recommendations of the Commission;
(4) Act upon suggested development plans for the planned districts following receipt of recommendations of the Commission; and
(5) Upon passage of this Code, devise procedures and standards for implementation of the Official Zoning Map(s) required by this Code and per Section 1274.02(c).
(Ord. 2014-27. Passed 8-5-14.)