HomeMy WebLinkAbout1799Ordinance No . 3.799
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF
THE BUTTE COUi~TTY CODE
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The Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte, State
of California, DO ORDAIN, as follows:
Section 1. That §2-72 of the Butte County Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 2-72. Meetings and Actions.
The Planning Commission shah. hold at least
one regular meeting each month. A majority of
the members of the Commission constitute a
quorum for the transaction :of bus.inessc.;:. No act
of the Commission shall be valid or binding
unless approved by a majority of the members
present. A tie vote shall be deemed to be a
denial of the relief applied for.
Section 2. This urgency ordinance shall take effect
iimmediately upon its passage, and before the expiration of fifteen
', (15) days after its passage shall be published once with the zzames
of the members of the Board of Supervisors voting far and against
the same in the Biggs News a newspaper in general
circulation in the County of Butte, State of California. The
facts constituting the urgency on which this ordinance is based are:
1. Tiie present section requires a majority vote by
all members of the Planning Commission. When less than all the
members are present, acton:_,.on many projects has to be continued
because the Planning Commission is unable to obtain a majority vote
of all the members. The County of Butte is, pursuant to an
Action No. 14553, filed in the County of Colusa, required to cample
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1 and adopt the seismi~~safety, safety, noise, and scenic::=.highway
2 elements of the General Plan by March 15, 1977. The Board of
3 Supervisors has requested the Planning Commission to meet on
4 Thursday evening, March 3, 1977, to review proposed modifications
5 to the proposed elements and make a report back to the Board of
6 Supervisors with their recommendations by March 8, 1977. Only
7 seven of the nine members of the Planning Commi.ssi.an wi11 be
8 present for the hearing on March 3, 1977. Unless a majority of
9 all members were to make recommendations on the proposed modifica-
10 Lions, a report could not be sent back to the Board of Supervisors
11 by March S, 1.977. If the Board of Supervisors do not receive the:-
12 report back by March 8, 1977,-the Board of Supervisors may not be
13 able to complete hearing and adopting the four elements by
14 March 15, 1977,
15 PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Baard of Super-
16 visors cin 1st day of March, 1977, by the following vote:
17 AYES: Supervisors Lemke, Madigan, Moseley and Chairman Richter
1$ NOES : Supervisor Winston
19 ABSENT : None
20 NOT VOTYNC : None
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BERNARD D. RICHTER, Chairman
22 Board of Supervisors
23 ATTEST:
24 CLARK A. NELSON, County Clerk and
ex-officio Clerk of the Board
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