Sec. 2-77. - Powers and duties.
Sec. 2-78. - Composition of planning commission—Appointment, term and removal of appointees.
Sec. 2-79. - Composition of board of zoning adjustments—Appointment, term and removal of appointees.
Sec. 2-80. - Appointment, powers and duties of planning director.
Sec. 2-81. - Sources of legal and engineering advice.
There is hereby established a planning agency which shall be known and designated as the Sonoma County planning agency.
(Ord. No. 1204 § 1.)
The county planning agency consists of two (2) planning commissions, which shall be known as the Sonoma County planning commission and the board of directors of the Sonoma County agricultural preservation and open space district, a board of zoning adjustments, which shall be known as the Sonoma County board of zoning adjustments, and a planning department. The board of directors of the Sonoma County agricultural preservation and open space district shall constitute an additional planning commission solely for the purpose of making the general plan conformity reports, as required by Government Code section 65402, for the district's acquisition of open space interests in real property in the unincorporated area of Sonoma County, and any related transactions including, but not limited to, those that result in an acquired interest being held by another public entity.
(Ord. No. 5180 § 1, 1999: Ord. No. 4336 § 1, 1991: Ord. No. 1204 § 2.)
Sec. 2-77. - Powers and duties.
The county planning agency, county planning commission, county board of zoning adjustments and the county planning department shall perform those duties and exercise those powers delegated to it by the Planning and Zoning Law and other acts of the legislature and such additional powers and duties as may, from time to time, be delegated to it by the board of supervisors pursuant to Article VI, Section 11 of the California Constitution.
(Ord. No. 1204 § 3.)
Sec. 2-78. - Composition of planning commission—Appointment, term and removal of appointees.
The county planning commission shall consist of one resident from each supervisorial district appointed by the board of supervisors. Such appointments shall be accomplished by resolution, with resolution shall provide the term of each appointee. Any or all appointees may be removed from office at any time by the board of supervisors, with or without cause.
(Ord. No. 1204 § 4.)
Sec. 2-79. - Composition of board of zoning adjustments—Appointment, term and removal of appointees.
The county board of zoning adjustments shall consist of one resident from each supervisorial district appointed by the board of supervisors. Such appointments shall be accomplished by resolution, which resolution shall provide the term of each appointee. Any or all appointees may be removed from office at any time by the board of supervisors, with or without cause.
(Ord. No. 1204, § 4.)
The planning director shall establish a rotation schedule such that (1) each appointee sits on the board of zoning adjustments for six (6) months each year and on the planning commission for six (6) months each year, and (2) no appointees from the same supervisorial district simultaneously sit together on the board of zoning adjustments or planning commission.
In the event that an appointee gives notice to the planning director prior to the meeting that the appointee will not attend a meeting, the other appointee from the same supervisorial district may sit and act in place of the absent appointee at that meeting. In addition, any appointee, who does not wish to act on a quasi-judicial matter because that appointee has not been present throughout the entire hearing due to the rotation schedule, may refuse to participate on the matter and the other appointee from the same supervisorial district may sit and act on the matter.
(Ord. No. 1959 § 1.)
Sec. 2-80. - Appointment, powers and duties of planning director.
The planning director shall be appointed by the board of supervisors in accordance with Section 65201 of the Government Code. The planning director shall perform those duties and exercise those powers delegated to him by the planning and zoning law and other acts of the legislature, and such other powers and duties as may, from time to time, be delegated to him by the board of supervisors pursuant to Article VI, Section 11 of the California Constitution.
(Ord. No. 1204, § 6.)
Sec. 2-81. - Sources of legal and engineering advice.
The county counsel and the engineering advisory committee shall constitute part of the county planning agency for the purpose of providing legal and engineering advice.
(Ord. No. 1204, § 7.)
FOOTNOTE(S):
(40) For state law requiring county to establish a planning agency, see Gov. C., § 65100. As to subdivisions, see Ch. 25 of this code. As to zoning, see Ch. 26 (Back)