Planning Commission

The Planning Commission is a 21 member citizen volunteer advisory body appointed by the Mayor and approved by the City Council. The Planning Commission has several sub-committees: Zoning Committee, Comprehensive and Neighborhood Planning Committee, Transportation Committee, and Communications and Nominations Committee. The commission works on citywide plans and area plans to establish a vision and specific recommendations for how the city should grow and change in the future. The commission also updates the City Zoning Code and reviews zoning applications.

The commission shall consist of twenty-one (21) voting members appointed by the mayor with consent of the council. Initially, seven (7) members shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years, seven (7) members shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years and seven (7) members shall be appointed for a term of one year. Thereafter, the terms of commission members shall be for three (3) years and until their successors are appointed.