#095 Appointment of Planning Comm.

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N . ~ ~ c) t STA1`E OF MINNESOTA ~ COUNTY OF RAMSEY VILLAGE'OF ARDEN HILLS " 0) ORDINANCE NO. 95 C ~ AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR n7 E•.~ APPOINTbIENT OF A PLANNING \ 4. ~4- COMMISSION AND PRESCRIBING THE POWERS AND DUTIES THERE- OF • ~ Q r The Village Council of the Village of Arden Hills doea hereby ordain as fol- lowa : Section I: Apgoantment of Plaanintg O U q) s. Commissian. At the first Counci] mee- ing after the effective date of this ordi- nance, and thereafter at the first bus- iness meeting of the calendar year, the . Mayor shall appoint a Planning Commis- 0 A sion to consist of nine members, and shall designate ane of the members as \ ~ - Chairman of the Planning Commission. Such appointment shall be submitted to 0 the Coancil at such Counci] meeting and C, . shall become efPective on approval by majority vote of the entire Council. Va- cancies on the Commission cecwrring Y ~ fp during the calendar year shall be filled by the Mayor as soon as conveniently possible, with the approval of the ma- ` jority of the entire Council. The term of each member shall be for the calendar Tj w year or the balance thereof following his appointment. Rz Sectian II. Powers and Duties of theM LPlanning Commissian. The Planning ~ y Commissian shall have all of the powers and duties preacribed for the :planning agency in the Municipal Planning Act, Chapter 670 of the Laws of 1965. The ~-C Planning Comaiission shall cansider amendments to the Zoning Ordinance, variances to the Zoning Ordinance upon C%f, i" G reports from the Board of Appeals, such 0~~. other matters as are required to be re- ferred ta it by the Municipal Planning - Act or other atatutes of the State of i~ J Minnesota, and in addition thereto the 0` ~C Planning Commission sball consider all Q? Q L other matters referred to it by the Vil- L _ Iage Council-. . t~'1 '-Z~ v' Q Recommendationa and findings of the ~ Planning Commisaion shall in all cases be advisory to the Village Council, which may take such action thereon as it deems proPer. - 0 ('7' c Section III. Pmcedare af the Plan- < C) ning Commission. The Planning Com- 7.7~ r mission shall prescribe its own rwles y~ 0 of procedure to the extent perxnisaible J -usder statute and to the extent that such rules are consisent with village or- ~{,I " dinances. The members may elect a vice n` C-L.-- ~ chairman, a secretary, and such other ~ C r- ~ o f f i cer s a s t h e y a h a l l d e e m a p p r o p r i a t e. The Commiasion shall pmvide a written -01 0 record of its proceedings, including the 1 minutes oY its meetings, findings, and the action taken by the Commisaion on LL esch matter referred to it or heard by it, including the fina] recommendatian. Hearing shall be held by the Commis- ~ sion in all matters where public hear- ings are required by the statutes of the ~ State of Minnesota or the oxdinances of - this Village, and hearings may be af- forded to any interested garties on any other matter where the Cummission . . deems it appropriate. _ The Commission shall submit reports . ' directly to the Village Council, which reparts shall inclwde the recommenda- tions of the Commission as to action - - - to be taken by the Cauncil. In addition thereto, the Commission shall send cop- - - ies of its raports on variances of the Zoning Ordinance to the Board of Ap- peals. In the absence of an adverse written recommendation by the Plan- ' ning Commission regarding any report on the variances aubmitted to the Plan- ning Commission by the Board of Ap- peals, if the report of the Board of Appeals has been duly filed with the Planning Commission and the Planning - Commission has thereafter met without - ~ taking action thereon, it shall be con- ' clusively presumed that the Planning Commiasion concurs in the recommend- ation made by the Board of Appeals ttr the Planning Commiasion and to the Lillage Cauncil. 3ection IV. Effective Date. This Ordi- nanee shall take effect from and after ~ its passage and publication. . Pasaed by the Council of Arden Hills this 27th day of June, 1966. Robert E. Nethercut, Mayor Attest : Lorraine E. Stromquist Administrative G1erk ~ ` -