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STETTLER.
BEING A BYLAW TO ESTABLISH THE MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF
WHEREAS The Planning Act, 1980, Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1980, and amendments thereto authorize the Council of a Municipality to enact a establishing a Municipal Planning Commission.
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Town of Stettler, in the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows:
1. SHORT TITLE
This Bylaw may be cited as "The Municipal Planning Commission Bylaw."
2. DEFINITIONS
In this "Bylaw",
"Council" means the Council of the Town of Stettler;
"Development Officer" means a person appointed as a Development Officer pursuant to the Town of Stettler, Land Use Bylaw,
"Municipality" means the Town of Stettler.
3. ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
Town of Stettler, hereinafter called
A commission to be known as The Municipal Planning Commission of the
"The Municipal Planning Commission" is hereby established.
The Municipal Planning Commission shall be composed of five members appointed by resolution of Council.
No person who is a Development Officer or a member of a Development Appeal Board shall be appointed to act as a member of The Municipal
Planning Commission.
Town of Stettler Council shall appoint a Chairman and the Chairman and Vice-Chairman both be absent from a meeting,
Vice-Chairman to the Municipal Planning Commission annually.
Municipal Planning Commission may appoint a Chairman for
meeting only.
3.6 Each member Of The Municipal Planning Commission shall be appointed for one (1) year, and may be reappointed upon expiry of this term. Any vacancy caused by the death, retirement or resignation of a member may be filled by resolution of the Council.
Three (3) members of The Municipal Planning Commission shall
constitute a guorum for the making of all decisions and for doing any action required or permitted to be done by the Chairman.
Municipal Planning Commission shall vote on
meeting of The
matter before it.
Only those members of The Municipal Planning Commission present at a Planning Commission as a whole.
The decision of the majority of the members present at a meeting duly convened shall be deemed to be the decision of The Municipal
3.10 The Municipal Planning Commission shall hold such meetings as necessary Municipal Commission's responsibilities.
The Municipal Planning Commission shall have prepared and maintain a of The intenan Pianing Commission, copies of at regularly filed with Council.
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## ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION (cont'a)
for the conduct of its meetings and its business that are consistent
3.12 The Municipal Planning Commission may make rules as are Town of Stettler Land Alberta, with this Bylaw, amendments thereto.
Planning Act,
3.13 The remuneration, travelling and living expenses of the Chairman and other members of Municipal Planning Commission established by resolution of Council.
The Municipal
3.14 The setting of fees for any matter coming before
Planning Commission shall be established by resolution of Council.
by resolution of Council.
3.15 A Secretary of The Municipal Planning Commission shall be appointed
3.16 The Secretary of the Municipal Planning Commission shall be auting add given or issued by, decision, pal landing times there described in see on entering annie in a bie e of Alberta, 1980, and amendments thereto, The Municipal Planning Commission shall designate one of its members to be an "authorized
4. FUNCTION
4.1 The Municipal Planning Cormission shall advise and assist the Council with regard to the planning of orderly and economical development within the Municipality and shall seek to ensure that any proposed development is accordance with the purpose, scope or intent of the Stettler Land Use Bylaw, provide comments to the Subdivision Approving Authority that has jurisdiction within the Municipality with respect proposed subdivision within or near the boundaries of the Municipality.
4.2 The Municipal Planning Commission is hereby authorized by Development applications for development permits; (2) refer any application an adjacent municipality or any other agency or person which in its may provide relevant comments or respecting the application (3) issue or refuse a development permit manner prescribed in the Town of Stettler Land Use Bylaw.
The Municipal Planning Commission may make its decisions, development permits and approvals and issue notices with or without conditions. Prior to imposing any condition upon the issue of development permit, The Municipal Planning Commission shall consult with the Council as may be required in the circumstances and shall specify the terms and content of the agreement in the condition.
Bylaw 1341 is hereby repealed.
READ a first time this 4th day of October, A.D. 1988
SECRETARY-TREASURER
## Elmas
MAYOR
READ a second time this 4th day of April, A.D. 1989
READ a third time and finally passed this 4th day of April, A.D. 1988
SECRETARY-TREASURER
MAYOR