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 Hernando County
 Code of Ordinances
 Appendix A. ZONING
 Article V. ADMINISTRATION

  § 5. Planning and zoning commission.  

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  • The following provisions shall apply to appointees serving on the planning and zoning commission.

    A.

    Terms of office . The terms of office for members shall be four (4) years. Appointments to fill positions vacated or otherwise becoming open prior to completion of a term shall be made for the remainder of the term. In addition, the governing body shall appoint two (2) alternate members, designating them as such. Such alternate members may act only in the temporary absence or disability of any regular member.

    B.

    Removal from office, vacancies, officers, and rules of procedure . Removal of members from office, vacancies, officers, and rules of procedures for the commission shall be set forth in applicable laws, ordinances and county policies.

    C.

    Functions, powers, duties of commission . The commission's powers and duties and exercise of power shall be as set forth in any applicable statute or ordinance, or pursuant to direction of the governing body. Such duties shall include the responsibility for holding a public hearing on any proposed comprehensive plan, plan amendment, element or portion thereof, and for holding a public hearing on any proposed amendment to the text of the zoning ordinance or land development regulation that is substantive in nature i.e. involving the layout, setback, design, type, classification, location or siting of any new development or redevelopment), which hearing shall be separate and additional to any subsequent public hearings required or otherwise authorized before the LPA or any other committees established by the governing body. The commission may provide comments on the subject of such a public hearing to the LPA as the commission deems appropriate, provided that any such comments shall have no official standing with respect to final LPA review and governing body action. The planning director in his or her option may, but is not required to, bring any proposed amendment to the text of the zoning ordinance or land development regulation that is solely technical, process-orientated, or legal-related in nature before the commission to review and conduct a public hearing thereon.

(Ord. No. 76-2, § 21, 2-17-76; Ord. No. 81-8, § 2, 10-27-81; Ord. No. 2002-02, § 8, 2-12-02; Ord. No. 2006-08, § 1, 6-6-06)