(A) 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 section constitutes malfeasance in office.
(B) For the purposes of this section, CONFLICT OF INTEREST is defined as follows:
(1) An immediate family member is involved in any request for which the Planning Commission is asked to make a decision. IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER is defined as a spouse, mother, father, sister, brother, son or daughter, including an adopted child, and their spouses;
(2) 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;
(3) (a) The Planning Commission member owns or has a financial interest in neighboring property; and
(b) For purposes of this section, NEIGHBORING PROPERTY shall include any property falling within the notification radius for the application or proposed development, as required by the zoning ordinance or other applicable ordinance.
(4) There is a reasonable appearance of a conflict of interest, as determined by a majority vote of the remaining members of the Planning Commission.
(Prior Code, § II-11.04) Penalty, see § 31.999