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O-199-C . . . . CITY OF CLERMONT CODE ORDINANCES ORDINANCE NO. 199-C AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF CLERMONT, FLORIDA. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, HEREBY ORDAINS THAT: This Ordinance provides for the establishment of the City of Clermont Planning and Zoning Commission, with all the duties and respon- sibilities required by Article VIII of the Charter of the City of Clermont, Florida. SECTION 1. Membership. The Planning and Zoning Commission, provided for herein, shall be comprised of nine (9) members, to be appointed by a majority vote of the City Council at its first regular meeting in January of each year, or as soon as possible thereafter. Each seat for the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be numbered one through nine (1-9). Members of the Commission originally appointed to fill odd numbered places 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9, shall be appointed for a term of one year. Members of the Commission originally appointed to fill even numbered places 2, 4, 6, and 8, shall be appointed for a term of two years. Thereafter, the term of each Commission member shall be two (2) years. SECTION 2. Qualifications for Membership. Qualifications for membership on the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be as follows: I. Be eighteen (18) years of age or older. 2. Be a registered elector residing in the City of Clermont. 3. Any interested person should petition the City Council no later than the first regular meeting in January to demonstrate sufficient interest in appointment. SECTION 3. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be the first regular meeting in the month of February of each year. Such meeting shall be devoted to the election of officers for the ensuing year and such other business as shailll be scheduled by the Planning and . . . . CITY OF CLERMONT CODE ORDINANCES ORDINANCE NO. 199-C Zoning Commission. SECTION 4. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be held in the Council Chambers at 7:30 P.M. on the first Tuesday of each month. A regular meeting may be cancelled or rescheduled by the Commission. SECTION 5. S2ecial Meetings. Special meetings of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be held at a time and place designated by the officer calling the same and shall be called by the Chairman or Vice-Chairman. Written notice thereof shall be given to all the members not less than twenty-four (24) hours in advance thereof. SECTION 6. Quorum. At any meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission, a quorum shall consist of five (5) members of the Commission. No official action shall be taken in the absence of a quorum, except to adjorn the meeting to a subsequent date. SECTION 7. Voting. A. At all meetings of the Planning and Zoning Commission, each member shall be entitled to one vote, at which time a voice vote will be taken, unless a request is made for a roll call vote. If a member has a personal conflict of interest, he may abstain under the provisions of Florida Law. B. A record of each and evevy meeting shall be made as provided by law. SECTION 8. Rules of Procedure. All meetings of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be conducted in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order. SECTION 9. Officers. The officers of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall consist of a Chairman and a Vice Chairman, elected by the Planning and Zoning Commission members at the annual meeting for a term of one year. The . . . . CITY OF CLERMONT CODE ORDINANCES ORDINANCE NO. 199-C City Manager or his designated representative shall be the Secretary of the Commission. SECTION 10. Duties of Officers. The duties and powers of the officers of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be as follows: A. Chairman. (I) To preside at all meetings of the Commission. (2) To call special meetings of the Commission in accordance with these By-Laws. (3) To sign documents of the Commission. (4) To see that all actions of the Commission are properly taken. (5) To serve as an ex-officio member of all Sub-Committees. B. Vice Chairman. During the absence, disability or disqualification of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman shall exercise or perform all the duties and be subject to all the responsibilities of the Chairman. C. Secretary. (I) To keep the minutes of all meetings of the Planning and Zoning Commission in an appropriate Minute Book. (2) To give or serve all notices required by law or by these By-Laws. ( 3) To prepare the agenda for all meetings of the Commission. ( 4) To be custodian of Commission records. (5) To inform the Commission of correspondence relating to business of the Commission and to attend to such correspondence. (6) To handle funds allocated to the Commission in accordance with its directives, the law, and City regulations. SECTION II. Vacancies. Should any vacancy occur among the members of this Planning and Zoning Commission by reason of death, resignation, disability or other- wise, the City Council shall appoint a new member to serve the unexpired term. Should any vacancy occur among the officers of the Planning and Zoning Commission, the vacant office shall be filled in accordance with . . . . CITY OF CLERMONT CODE ORDINANCES ORDINANCE NO. 199-C Section 9 of these By-Laws, such officer to serve the unexpired term of the office in wh~ch such vacancy shall occur. Any member who accumulates three (3) consecutive unexcused absences may, upon recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission, be removed from the Commission by a majority vote of the City Council. SECTION 12. All ordinances or parts of this Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 13. Should any section or part of this section be declared invalid by any Court of competent jurisdiction, such adjudications shall not apply or affect any other provision of this Ordinance, except to the extent that the entire section or part of the section may be inseparable in meaning and effect from the section to which such holding shall apply. SECTION 14. This Ordinance shall be published as provided by law and it shall become law and shall take effect upon /.3 --riv day 0 f Second Reading this 111fy day of adoption. First Reading this Jt~"Ah""t"A ~ )QA'Ð/H1t/1 " , 1979. , 1979. PASSED AND ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, THIS II ~ DAY OF ~~vt...- , 19 79. CITY OF CLERMONT BY: CLAUDE E. SMOAK, JR., - Mayor C?~9-- ATTEST: DOLO~A¿R~L ~lerk APPROVED by me this I/ij¿ day of LÇk~o~- , 1979. CE~ CLAUDE E. SMOAK, JR., - Mayor . . . . CITY OF CLERMONT CODE ORDINANCES ORDINANCE NO. 199-C CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION 199-C was published a certified copy of iÅ on the /0 day of the foregoing Ordinance I HEREBY CERTIFY that No. f..o.U~.LÆ , , 1979, in a newspaper of general circulation located within the City of Clermont, as required by Florida Statutes 166.041 (3) (a), said date of publication being ~ days prior to the Second Reading and Final Adoption of the Ordinance. Do ~~~./ I < Gn~f{J- DOLORE~W. CARR~' - City ~erk