Chapter 3.10
ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION1
Sections:
3.10.010 Established – Composition – Appointments.
3.10.020 Qualification.
3.10.030 Compensation.
3.10.040 Terms of office.
3.10.050 Removal or vacancy of members.
3.10.060 Officers.
3.10.070 Meetings.
3.10.080 Quorum.
3.10.090 Absence from meeting.
3.10.100 Commission records.
3.10.110 Adoption of rules.
3.10.010 Established – Composition – Appointments.
A. Established. There is established a city architectural review commission.
B. Composition. The commission shall consist of five members.
C. Appointments. The members of the commission shall be appointed by a majority vote of the city council on the recommendation of the council interview and nominating subcommittee. (Ord. 946 § 3, 2021; Ord. 620 § 1, 1988; 1991 code § 2-37.1)
3.10.020 Qualification.
An individual who by experience, training, education, or occupation has demonstrated talent and interest in aesthetics and architectural design is qualified to be a member of the architectural review commission. (1991 code § 2-37.2)
3.10.030 Compensation.
Each commission member is entitled to receive compensation as established by city council resolution for each regular meeting attended. In addition, the city may reimburse a commissioner for actual and necessary expenses incurred in connection with the performance of his or her duties. (Ord. 638 § 1, 1990; 1991 code § 2-37.3)
3.10.040 Terms of office.
The term of office for each member is four years. Each member shall serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies. (Ord. 603 § 1, 1987; 1991 code § 2-37.4)
3.10.050 Removal or vacancy of members.
A member of the commission may be removed by a majority vote of the council or by the mayor with the approval of the council. A vacancy is filled in the same manner as the original appointment. A person appointed to fill a vacancy serves for the remainder of the unexpired term. (1991 code § 2-37.5)
3.10.060 Officers.
A. Appointment. The commission shall appoint a chairman and vice chairman from among its members. The chairman and vice chairman serve for a term of one year and until the successor of each is appointed and takes office.
B. Secretary designated. The director of public works and community development of the city serves as the secretary of the architectural review commission.
C. Duties.
1. The chairman shall preside at all meetings of the commission, and shall appoint each committee and shall perform the duties necessary or incidental to his or her office.
2. The vice chairman is chairman in the absence of the chairman or in case of inability of the chairman to act.
3. The secretary shall keep minutes of each meeting and shall record the official action taken. On all official actions on which a vote is taken, the secretary shall take the vote by roll call in alphabetical order, with the chairman voting last. The secretary shall certify each official document and resolution of the commission. The secretary shall maintain records of operation and shall perform such other duties as the commission assigns. (1991 code § 2-37.6)
3.10.070 Meetings.
The commission shall meet on the first and third Thursdays of each month as necessary at 5:00 p.m. at City Hall, 100 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill, California. (Ord. 700 § 1, 1995; 1991 code § 2-37.7)
3.10.080 Quorum.
Three members of the commission constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. (1991 code § 2-37.8)
3.10.090 Absence from meeting.
A. If a member of the commission is absent without cause from three successive regular meetings of the commission, the office becomes vacant automatically. The commission shall immediately notify the council of the vacancy.
B. A member is not absent without cause if his or her absence is due to illness or unavoidable, and the member gives the secretary of the commission written notice before the date of the meeting that he or she will be absent and the reason for the absence. (1991 code § 2-37.9)
3.10.100 Commission records.
The commission shall keep a public record of its resolutions, transactions, findings and determinations. (1991 code § 2-37.10)
3.10.110 Adoption of rules.
The commission shall adopt rules for the transaction of its business. (1991 code § 2-37.11)
Editor’s note: For provisions regarding the architectural review generally, see PHMC Title 18.