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Home My WebLink About2678 O O N^NCZ NO. / AN ORDINANCE creating a Planning Commission· a Planning Department and the office of Planning Director; prescrib- ing and regulating the duties and powers of each; and prescribing the duties and powers of the City Council regarding planning; operating under Art. XI Sections 10 and 11 of the Washington State Constitution; and repealing Ordinance No. 1231 and other ordinances in conflict with ~' this ordinance; and declaring an emergency. THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES ORDAIN: Section 1. Creation of the Bremerton City Planning Commission. There is hereby cre~ted 'the Bremerton City Planning Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Commission. Section 2. Membership, Terms~ and Compensation of the Commission. The Commission ~hall c0Hsist' Of' eleYen ('il) members. Eight (U) members of the Commission shall be appointive members and three (3) members of the Co~nission, consisting of the City Engineer, or his designated represen- tative, the Chief of Police, or his designated representative, the Fire Chief or his designated representative shall be ex-officio memDers by virtue of office held in the City of Bremerton. The non-ex-officio members shall be appointed for staggered terms so that at least one member shall be appointed annually; after the initial appointments · each appointment thereafter shall be for a term of six years. The init- ial appointees shall serve staggered terms of two (2) for one (1) year one (1) for two (2) years, one (1) for three (3) years, two (2) for four (4) years, one (1) for five (5) years and one (1) for six (6) years. A person appointed to fill a vacancy of a non-ex-officio member shall serve for the unexpired term. The members shall serve without compen- sation, o Section 3. Method of Appointment and Dismissal for Commission Members. The Mayor shall appoint t'he members of the Co,remission wit'h the approval of the City Council, (hereinafter referred to as the Council). Members of the Commission may be removed by the Mayor with the approval of the Council. If a mamber of the Commission is absent from more than twenty- five (25) per cent of regular meetings during any given twelve (12) month period unless by permission of the Council, his office shall be declared vacant by the Council. The members shall be selected witi~out respect to political affiliations. Section 4. Commission Organization, ~'~eetings and Records. The C~mmission shall elect a Ct~airman ~"n¥"Vice-Chai'rman f~om an~ong its ~non-ex-of~icio members who shall hold office for one year. The Commission shall hold a regular meeting the third Wednesday of each month and shall hold such special meetings as is deemed necessary by its Chairman, by a majority of its members, or by the City Council. If a regularly scheduled meeting falls on a holiday, the meeting shall be held on the next prior business day. The Commission shall adopt rules for the transaction of business and shall keep a written record of its meetings, resolutions, transactions findings, and determinations, which shall be a public record. A secretary' shall be provided by the Planning Department to prepare minutes and keep such record, and perform such other duties as prescribed by the Planning Director. Section 5. Expenditures of the Commission. The expenditures of the Co~nission shall 'be within t'he budget appropriations for the Commission. Section 6. Duties and Powers of the Commission. The Commission shall conduct public 'hear'ings relating to the Comprehensive Plan and the implementation thereof, including but not limited to, zoning, official map, and platting and subdivision regulations. The Commission is also authorized to r~eview and make recommendations on the adoption and the (1) enforcement of coordinated plans and regulations for the physical develop- ment of the City. The Commission shall be advisory and it shall advise the Council through the Planning Director. The Commission is Further authorized and empowered to cooperate with other commissions, with the State Council and other public agencies of the city, state and United States in planning, conservation and development. Section 7. Duties and Powers of th~ Council Regarding Planning. The Council in such measure as is dee~e~' reasonably necessary or requisite in the interest of health, safety, morals, and general welfare, may recognize or adopt coordinated plans, regulate and restrict the location and use of buildings, structures, and land for residence, trade, industrial and other purposes; the height, number of stories, size, construction and design of buildings and other structures, the size of yards, courts and other open spaces on the lot or tract; the density of population~ the set back of buildings along public ways, parks or public water frontages~ and the subdivision and development of land. For any or all of such purposes, the Council may divide the City or any portion thereof into districts of such size, shape and area, and may establish such official map or maps, or development plans for the whole or any portion of the area of said City as may be deemed best suited to carry out the purposes of this ordinance and within such districts it may regulate and restrict the erection, con- struction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or use of buildings, struct- ures, ~r'~tand. Section 8. Creation of the Bremerton City Planning Department. There is hereby created t'He ~re~e'rton ~i'ty Planning D'epartment, herei~ referred to as the Planning Department. Section 9. Expenditures of the Planning Department. The expenditures of the Planning De~'artment 'sH'a"ll be within the budget appropriations of the Planning Department. Section 10. Duties and Powers of the Planning Department. The Planning Department shall Ye responsi~'le for' t'he conduct, completions, and report- ing thereon of the planning studies, analyses, and the Comprehensive Plan or any portion thereof, together with conclusions and recommendations pertaining thereto; it shall prepare the zoning ordinance and any amend- ments thereto and prior to recommending them for adoption, they shall be considered in relationship to the Comprehensive Plan, and shall report on these activities to the Council; it shall prepare initially, a sub- division ordinance and shall prepare amend~nents to any existin~ sub- division ordinance; it shall prepare a capital improvement inventory each year and shall, in cooperation with the Council, develop a capital im- provement program; it shall aid the Council in the development of the capital improvement budget; it shall prepare conclusions and recommen- dations including with respect to, but not limited to, the Comprehea- sire Plan, zoning ordinance, official map ordinance, subdivision ordinance, and any amendments thereto; it shall be responsible for obtaining the services of outside consultants for a temporary period of time as authorized by the Council; and it shall accept any other planning assign- ments received from the Council. Section 11. Creation of the Office of City Planning Director. There is hereby created~ ~¥ office of city Planning ~Direc~t'or, herei~~ r'eferred to as Planning Director. Section 12. Method of Appointment and Dismissal for the Planning Director. The Planning D"irector "shall be appoi~ted by the Mayor, with t'he' approval of the Co~nissioner of Finance and the Commissioner of Public Works. He may be dismissed by the Mayor with the approval of the Commissioner of Finance and the Commissioner of ~ublic Works. (2) Section 13. Powers and Duties of the Planning Director.. The Planning Director shall have complete charge of work done by the Planning Department and of representing the planning office before government officials and the public. He shall submit written monthly and annual reports to each council member pertaining to activities in the planning department and furnish copies to the Planning Commission. Section 14. Authority. The Council hereby declares its intention to per- form all planning 'f~nctions and the implementation thereof pursuant to Article XI, Sections 10 and 11 of the constitution of the State of Washing- ton and not pursuant to planning enabling legislation of the State of Washington, Chapter 44, Laws of 1935, as amended (Ch 35.63 RCW, as amended). Section 15. Repeal. Ordinance No. 1231 and all other ordinances or por- tions thereof in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 16. Severability. The invalidity of any section, subsection, provision, clause or portion thereof, or the invalidity of the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this ordinance or the validity of its application to other persons or circumstances. Section 17. Work In Progress. Ail applications, petitions, i~earings, notices, proceedings 'a"nd b~iness of every kind heretofore commenced, under Ordinance No. 1231 shall continue and be completed under the procedures, authority and powers therein granted by the Planning Commission members appointed under the authority of this Ordinance. Section 18. Emergency. An emergency exists affecting the public peace, health, safety""'and' Welfare of the citizens of the City of Bremerton, and this ordinance shall take effect immediately following passage and pub.- lication. PASSED unanimously by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed by the Mayor and a~tested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage this ~c~ day of . 1966 ~ -GLENN K. JARSTAD,(j~_. ayor "' ATTEST: E. H T. McG'OWAN, Ci~y Cl~rk . (3)