Ordinance No. 6,448921123 -1
ORDINANCE NO. 6448
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING DIVISION 4 OF CHAPTER 2 (SECTIONS
2 -48 THROUGH 2 -56) "PLANNING COMMISSION" OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES; CREATING THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT AND
DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION; PROVIDING A REPEALING
CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That Division 4, Chapter 2 (Sections 2 -48 through
2 -56) of the Code of Ordinances, City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"DIVISION 4. GROWTH MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION"
section 2 -48. Commission created.
An agency of the City Council is hereby created which shall be
known as the Baytown Growth Management and Development Advisory
Commission, and such commission shall consist of nine (9) members.
Section 2 -49. Makeup of commission.
The makeup of the commission shall be demographically and
geographically representative of the city. Five (5) members shall
be appointed during odd - numbered years and four (4) members shall
be appointed during even - numbered years. At least one member shall
be appointed from each city council district and one shall be
appointed from the portion of the city's ETJ lying outside of the
city's corporate boundaries. Terms of such appointments shall
begin on the first day of the month of January and extend for two
calendar years.
section 2 -50. Appointment of members.
The City Council shall appoint seven of the commission members
while the City Manager shall nominate, subject to City Council
confirmation, the remaining two members. In making the initial
appointments, the City Council shall designate four (4) of their
appointments to serve two (2) years and three (3) of their
appointments to serve one (1) year. The City Manager shall
designate which of his /her initial nominees are to serve for a two
(2) year term and which shall serve for a one (1) year term.
Thereafter all appointments shall be for two years. However, the
City Council may remove a member at any time by vote of the City
Council in public session.
As the terms of office of the individual members terminate the
City Council shall, as soon as possible, appoint members to fill
such vacancies for the new terms. The Council, if interim
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vacancies occur, shall appoint a successor for the remainder of
such term.
Section 2 -51. Attendance at meetings; chairman.
Any commission member who misses three (3) consecutive regular
meetings without valid reason shall be deemed no longer interested
in serving and the commission shall ask the City Council to appoint
a new member to fill the interim vacancy.
The commission shall elect a chairperson and vice - chairperson
at the first meeting of each year. The City of Baytown Director of
Planning shall provide staff to take minutes and serve as secretary
to the commission.
Section 2 -52. Rules of procedure.
The commission is hereby empowered to establish its own
parliamentary procedure; provided that such shall not be in
conflict with the laws applicable to the commission or the
following:
A quorum shall consist of a majority of the entire membership
of the commission and any issue to be voted on shall be
resolved by a majority of those present. The chairperson
shall be entitled to vote upon any question, but shall have no
veto power.
Meetings shall be open to the public and minutes shall be treated
as a public record.
Section 2 -53. Powers and duties.
The Growth Management and Development Advisory Commission
shall exercise the powers and shall be required to:
(1) Review and recommend to the City Council proposed changes in
all land development ordinances.
(2) Study plans and plats of proposed developments and shall,
within legal limits, approve such that meet all the standards
as required by the ordinances regulating these developments.
(3 ) Perform all duties required under state law for the impact fee
advisory committee.
(4) Recommend to City Council for its action changes in the City's
motor vehicle code.
(5) Recommend to City Council for its action changes in traffic
improvements in the City.
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(b) Recommend to City Council short -range transportation facility
improvements projects.
(7) Advise the City Council on annexation and disannexation
requests /proposals.
(8) Advise the City Council on Land Use and Land Development
issues and concerns.
(9) Hear and decide requests for variances as submitted under the
subdivision regulations of the City of Baytown.
(10) Perform such other functions as may be duly delegated to them
by the City Council.
(11) Make an annual report in January of each year as to the
committeefs activities.
Section 2 -54. Meetings.
When proposed developments are properly submitted for review,
the commission shall meet not less than once each month. Meetings
shall be held at the place and time and date stated on the notice
of meeting which shall be posted at the City Hall.
Section 2 -55. Commission is adjunct of City council.
The commission is hereby declared to be an adjunct of the City
Council. The City Manager and all other administrative personnel
of the City are hereby authorized and directed to cooperate with
and assist the commission at all reasonable times.
Section 2 -56. Relationship to prior commissions.
The commission is the successor to the previously existing
planning and traffic commissions. All actions taken by the prior
commissions which required resubmittal of projects to the
commissions for final disposition shall be construed as requiring
resubmittal of the projects to the Growth Management and
Development Advisory Commission. Any reference in other sections
of the City of Baytown Code of Ordinances to the planning or
traffic commissions is to be hereinafter construed as to refer to
the Growth Management and Development Advisory Commission.
Section 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent
with the terms of this ordinance are hereby repealed; provided
however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such
inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be
cumulative of other ordinances regulating and governing the subject
matter covered by this ordinance.
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Section 3: If any provisions, section, exception, subsection,
• paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or the
application of same to any person or set of circumstances, shall
for any reason be held unconstitutional, void or invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining
provisions of this ordinance or their application to other persons
or sets of circumstances and to this end all provisions of this
ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 4: This ordinance shall take effect on January 14,
1993.
INTRODUCED, READ AND PASSED by the affirmative vote of the
City Council of the City of Baytown, this the 23rd day of November,
1992.
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ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
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ACIO RAMIR Z, SR City Attorney