A majority of the duly appointed members of the Planning Commission shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of Commission business. Action by the Planning Commission shall be taken only on the affirmative vote of a majority of the members then present, excluding those who abstain due to a conflict of interest, but including those who abstain for any other reason.
In the event there is a tie vote on any motion pending before the Planning Commission or Board of Zoning Appeals, the chairman shall call for any further motions of any member on the subject. In the event no further motions are made, or that such further motions also result in a tie vote, the chairman shall call for a motion to declare the Commission or Board deadlocked. If the declaration of a deadlock is passed by a majority of a quorum, or if the vote on the motion of a deadlock is also a tie vote, the chairman shall declare a deadlock.
The declaration of deadlock shall be considered a denial of the matter and shall be appealable to the Board of Supervisors to the same extent and in the same manner as if the Commission or Board had denied the request. The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors is hereby authorized and instructed to waive the applicable filing fee for any appeal resulting from a declaration of a deadlock. (§ 2, Ord. 843, eff. April 26, 1979, as amended by § 7, Ord. 1178, eff. April 27, 1995)