There is hereby established the Pitkin County Planning and Zoning Commission:
The Planning and Zoning Commission shall consist of three (3) to nine (9) members and not more than four (4) alternates, as appointed by the Board.
Each member and alternate shall be a resident of the County.
The term of each member is three (3) years, with the terms of approximately one-third (1/3) of the members expiring each year.
This Commission may be called the "Planning and Zoning Commission" or "P&Z Commission" in this Land Use Code or in other official and unofficial documents and actions.
The Planning and Zoning Commission shall annually elect a chairperson to serve a one-year term.
The Board shall fill vacancies and shall remove a member for nonperformance of duty or misconduct as it deems appropriate in the exercise of its discretion. In the event that any regular member is temporarily unable to act owing to an absence, illness, conflict of interest, or any other cause, such position shall be filled during such temporary disability by an alternate member in accordance with the by-laws, if applicable, or by order of the chairperson.
(b) Conduct of Business:
The Planning and Zoning Commission shall adopt and amend such by-laws establishing its organization, and procedures, as may be necessary. A copy of such by-laws shall be available in the Community Development Department.
The Commission shall keep a record of its proceedings, which record shall be open to inspection by the public at reasonable times. The Commission shall consider any expert advice that may be provided by appropriate federal, state, county, and municipal officials, departments, and agencies and in particular, by the Director of the Division of Planning in the department of Local Affairs of the State of Colorado. All state officials, departments, and agencies having information, maps and data pertinent to County Planning and Zoning are authorized and directed to make the same available for the use of the County Planning and Zoning Commission as well as to furnish such other technical assistance and advice as they may have available for such purposes.
(c) Powers and Duties
The Planning and Zoning Commission shall have such authority to act as provided by State statute and by the Board of County Commissioners in this Land Use Code. Authority under state law includes, but is not limited to, the following as they may be amended from time to time: Chapter 28 of Title 30, Chapter 65.1 of Title 24, Chapter 67 of Title 24, Chapter 20 of Title 29, and Chapter 11 of Title 30. The powers currently delegated to the Planning and Zoning Commission by the Board of County Commissioners are summarized in Table 2-1.