700-95 ESTABLISH THE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE TOWN OF OYEN BYLAW — full text

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## BY-LAW NO. 700-95 OF THE TOWN OF OYEN ## IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA Being a bylaw to establish the development authority of the Town of Oyen. Pursuant to Section 624 of the Municipal Government Amendment Act, 1995, the Town of Oyen Council duly assembled, enacts as follows: 1. The Oyen Development Authority shall advise and assist Council with regard to the planning of orderly and economical development within the municipality and shall seek to ensure that any proposed development is in accordance with the purpose, scope or intent of the municipal development plan, land use bylaw, area structure plans and/or area redevelopment plans. 2. The Oyen Development Authority shall consist of a Development Officer and a Municipal Planning Commission who are authorized to receive, consider and decide on applications for development permits in the manner prescribed in the land use bylaw (Section 9). ## APPOINTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 3. Council shall, by resolution, appoint a Development Officer. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSION 4. That a Commission known as the Municipal Planning Commission of the Town of Oyen, hereafter called "the Commission" is hereby established. 5. The Commission shall be composed of not less than three persons appointed by resolution of Council. 6. No person who is a member of the Subdivsion and Development Appeal Board shall be appointed to act as a 5. member of the Commission. 7. The Commission shall elect a Chairman and ViceChairman from its members. 8. The terms of office of the members of the Commission shall be 1 year and it may be renewed by further resolution of the Council. 9. Any vacancy caused by death, retirement or resignation of a member may be filled by resolution of the Council. 10. The Commission shall not be disbanded, nor a member of it discharged without cause. 11. A majority of members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the making of all decisions and for doing any action required or permitted to be done by the Chairman. 12. Only those members of the Commission present at a meeting of the Commission shall vote on any matter before it. 13. The decision of the majority of the members present at a meeting duly convened, shall be deemed to be the decision of the whole Commission. 14. The Commission shall hold such meetings as are necessary to fulfill the Commission's responsibilities. 15. The Commission shall have prepared and maintained a file of written minutes of the business transacted at all meetings of the Commission, copies of which shall be regularly filed with the Council. 16. The Commission may make rules as are necessary for the conduct of its meetings and its business that are consistent with this By-law and Municipal Government Act and Municipal Government Amendment Act. 17. The remuneration, travelling and living expenses of the Chairman and other members of the Commission shall be established by resolution of Council. 18. The setting of fees for any matter coming before Commission shall be established by resolution of Council as it considers necessary. 19. A Secretary of the Commission shall be appointed by the Chief Executive Officer. 20. The Commission may make its orders, decisions, development permits and approvals and issue notices with or without conditions. 21. This By-law comes into effect upon the date of it being finally passed, and By-law No. 539 is hereby repealed in its entirety. READ a first time this 5th day of September, 1995.  MAYOR Mebbie Karten MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATOR READ second time this 5th page 3 By-law No. 700-! day of September, 1995.   Wayse I Wiser AYOR MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATOR READ a third time and finally passed this 5th of September, 1995. day Wear. Z. Wilen Webbie torteh MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATOR