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Consider adopting a resolution to amend the Planning Commission Rules of Order and Procedure to revise and update definitions, propose clarifications, corrections and necessary updating; under CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(2) and (b)(5), amending the Rules of Order is not a "project" subject to the California Environmental Quality Act as an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission receive a copy of the draft update to the Planning Commission Rules of Order and Procedure and consider adopting a resolution to amend the Planning Commission Rules of Order and Procedure.
SUMMARY:
In response to Planning Commissioner requests, Department staff are presenting proposed amendments to the Planning Commission Rules of Order and Procedure (Rules of Order), which were last amended by resolution on June 16, 1994. The proposed amendments revise and update definitions, and provide necessary clarifications, corrections, and updating to the existing Planning Commission Rules of Order to reflect updates to State law, adapt to current protocols, and to provide additional procedural clarity for current and future planning commissioners.
DISCUSSION:
Background
The Planning Commission Rules of Order and Procedure have not been updated since June 16, 1994. The Rules of Order may be periodically reviewed and modified in order to maintain applicability and provide for the effective and expeditious conduct of Planning Commission meetings. The Planning Commission's rules of procedure govern its public hearings and performance of duties and functions assigned to it by State Planning and Zoning Law and the Solano County Code.
Solano County Code, Chapter 28, Section 28.115 describes the duties of the Solano County Planning Commiss...
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