(a) Establishment. There is in the County a Design Review Board, hereinafter referred to in this section as the “Review Board,” for each of the following areas:
VALLEY CENTER, ALPINE, LAKESIDE, RAMONA, SWEETWATER, I-15 CORRIDOR.
(b) Membership. Each Review Board consists of not fewer than three nor more than nine members who shall reside, maintain a business, or own property or be employed in the applicable Community or Subregional Planning Areas, or other applicable area as determined by the Board of Supervisors, none of whom shall be an officer of the County. All Review Boards shall have an odd number of members.
(c) Appointment. Members of the Review Board shall be appointed by affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Supervisors from a list of candidates submitted by the community. At least one appointment shall represent the applicable community planning or sponsor group unless deemed inappropriate due to the lack of such a group, and at least one appointment shall represent the applicable business community unless deemed inappropriate due to the nature of the area subject to design review or the lack of an identifiable centralized business district within such area.
(d) Selection of Candidates. Selection of candidates for appointment to the initial Review Board, and for filling any subsequent vacancies, may be by any fair and equitable method as may be determined by each community; provided, however, that the community planning or sponsor group shall select at least one candidate. In selecting candidates emphasis shall be given to the following:
1. Candidates with design backgrounds in architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, fine arts and in construction.
2. At least one representative of the community planning or sponsor group whenever the area of jurisdiction is represented by such a group.
3. At least one representative of the local business community whenever the area of jurisdiction of the Review Board contains an identifiable central business district.
(e) Term. Members of a Review Board shall be appointed to serve a term of years as may be determined by the Board of Supervisors for each community or other applicable area. Terms of office of the initial Review Board such that fewer than a majority of seats become vacant at any one time is encouraged. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Supervisors may determine to appoint an initial Review Board on an interim basis, in which case all members shall serve equal terms of not to exceed one year. A member may be reappointed by the Board of Supervisors.
(f) Removal. Any member of a Review Board may be removed by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Supervisors.
(g) Officers. Each Review Board shall elect a Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, and a Secretary from among its members.
(h) Meetings. Each Review Board shall adopt the rules designating the place for holding its meetings as they are scheduled.
(i) Quorum and Voting. A majority of its members shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of a Review Board. A Review Board shall act by a majority vote of the authorized membership.
(j) Duties. A Review Board shall have all powers, duties and functions established by the applicable ordinances of the County.
(k) Rules. A Review Board may prepare and adopt rules for the internal conduct of its business.
(l) Approval of Board of Supervisors. The number of members of a Review Board, method of selection of candidates for appointment to a Review Board, and the term of office of members of a Review Board, all of which are at the discretion of individual communities pursuant to subsections (a), (c) and (d), shall be subject to approval by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
(Added by Ord. No. 7134 (N.S.), effective 6-13-86; amended by Ord. No. 7370 (N.S.), effective 9-16-87; Ord. No. 7381 (N.S.), adopted 9-23-87, effective 10-23-87, supersedes Ord. No. 7370; amended by Ord. No. 7512 (N.S.), effective 7-13-88; amended by Ord. No. 7622 (N.S.), effective 5-31-89; amended by Ord. No. 7636 (N.S.), effective 7-12-89; amended by Ord. No. 7639 (N.S.), effective 8-2-89; amended by Ord. No. 7921 (N.S.), effective 7-12-91; amended by Ord. No. 7922 (N.S.), effective 7-12-91; amended by Ord. No. 8098 (N.S.), adopted 7-1-92; amended by Ord. No. 8331 (N.S.), effective 1-6-94; amended by Ord. No. 8412 (N.S.), effective 7-15-94; amended by Ord. No. 8430 (N.S.), effective 8-26-94; amended by Ord. No. 8713 (N.S.), effective 9-5-96; amended by Ord. No. 9074 (N.S.), effective 9-10-99; amended by Ord. No. 9467 (N.S.), effective 7-11-02; amended by Ord. No. 9898 (N.S.), effective 12-7-07)