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File #: 23-157    Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Held
File created: 2/21/2023 In control: City Council
On agenda: 3/22/2023 Final action:
Title: Ordinance amending Section 2.56.050 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code, regarding the start time of Planning Commission meetings
Related files: 23-156
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Ordinance amending Section 2.56.050 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code, regarding the start time of Planning Commission meetings

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WHEREAS, Chapter 2.56 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code ("Municipal Code") establishes the South San Francisco Planning Commission ("Planning Commission") and sets forth rules and regulations for its structure and operation; and

WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has discussed the merits of changing the regular Planning Commission meetings start times from 7:00 PM to 6:00 PM, and is supportive of this change; and

WHEREAS, starting in March, 2023, Planning Commission meetings will be held in a hybrid format, allowing members of the public to attend in-person or remotely; and

WHEREAS, members of the public have multiple methods to submit comments before and during Planning Commission meetings; and

WHEREAS, Planning Division staff recommends that the City Council adopt the proposed ordinance to amend the Municipal Code, and to change the regular Planning Commission meetings from 7:00 PM to 6:00 PM.

NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of South San Francisco does hereby ordain as follows:

SECTION 1. Amendment
The City Council hereby amends Section 2.56.050 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code to read as follows (with text in strikeout indicated deletion and double-underlined text indicating addition). Sections that are not amended by this Ordinance are not included below, and shall remain in full force and effect.

2.56.050 Meetings.

(a) The commission shall meet on the first and third Thursdays of each month at seven six p.m. in the community room, Municipal Services Building, 33 Arroyo Drive, South San Francisco, California, except in case of necessity or emergency the chairperson or four commissioners may designate an alternate meeting place within the corporate limits of the city. Legal notice of an emergency meeting shall be given at least twenty-four hours prior to the time of th...

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