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T" <br />N <br />M <br />LAND USE <br />CHAPTER 6.04. PLANNING <br />COMMISSION* <br />Sec. 6.04.010. Established. <br />A planning commission is established. <br />(Code 1984, § 2.51(1); Code 2003, § 74-1; Ord. No. <br />115(2nd series), 5-24-1993) <br />State law reference —Planning commission authorized, <br />Minn. Stats. § 462.354, subd. 1. <br />Sec. 6.04.020. Membership. <br />(a) The planning commission is composed of <br />seven members, who serve staggered three-year <br />terms. The period of these terms is from April 1 <br />to March 31, and the members shall be appointed <br />by the second business meeting in March. <br />(b) It is the policy of the council to appoint <br />persons to the planning commission as follows: <br />(1) Two of the members shall reside in and <br />be appointed to represent the rural service <br />area of the city as defined in the <br />comprehensive management plan; two <br />members residing in and appointed to <br />represent the urban service area, one <br />appointed that resides on Lake Minne- <br />tonka Lakeshore property; and two shall <br />be appointed to represent the city at <br />large. <br />(2) The council by majority vote may deviate <br />from this policy to appoint persons without <br />specific designation. <br />(3) The zoning administrator and one coun- <br />cilmember shall be members of the com- <br />mission ex ofiicio and without vote. <br />(4) The council may by majority vote appoint <br />one or more alternate planning commis- <br />sion members to serve when regular <br />members are absent. Alternate members <br />shall be chosen at large. <br />(Code 1984, § 2.51(1); Code 2003, § 74-2; Ord. No. <br />115(2nd series), 5-24-1993) <br />*State law reference —Planning, Minn. Stats. § 462,351 <br />et seq. <br />Sec. 6.04.030. Powers and duties. <br />§ 6.08.010 <br />The planning commission shall be the plan- <br />ning agency of the city and be an advisory body <br />to the council. The commission shall have the <br />power, under the direction of the council, to carry <br />on the duties set forth in state law and those <br />duties provided by this Code and such other <br />duties as prescribed by the council. The commis- <br />sion shall hold a regular meeting once each <br />month and keep records of its proceedings. <br />(Code 1984, § 2.51(2); Code 2003, § 74-3; Ord. No. <br />115(2nd series), 5-24-1993) <br />State law reference —Planning commission functions, <br />Minn. Stats. § 462.351 et seq. <br />CHAPTER 6.08. REIMBURSEMENT OF <br />DEVELOPMENT COSTS, ESCROWS <br />Sec. 6.08.010. Definitions. <br />The following words, terms and phrases, when <br />used in this chapter, shall have the meanings <br />ascribed to them in this section, except where <br />the context clearly indicates a different meaning: <br />Costs means any time or expense incurred by <br />the city for governmental services performed by <br />the city planning director, city engineer and city <br />attorney or any other regular staff or consultants. <br />Development means any subdivision, planned <br />unit development, rezoning, conditional use <br />permit, variance, vacation, building permit, or <br />site plan; or proposed subdivision, planned unit <br />development, rezoning, conditional use permit, <br />variance, vacation, building permit, or change in <br />site plan; or any amendment to a previously <br />approved subdivision, planned unit develop- <br />ment, rezoning, conditional use permit, vari- <br />ance, vacation, building permit or site plan. <br />Owner means any property owner, applicant, <br />or duly authorized representative of a develop- <br />ment. <br />Improvements means all those public and <br />private facilities to be constructed by the owner <br />in support of the approved development, as <br />established in the development agreement <br />between the city and the owner, including, but <br />not limited to, streets and roads, parking lots, <br />CD6:17 <br />