Portland City Code ch. 14 (Land Use Code)

Citation: Portland City Code ch. 14 (Land Use Code)
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
Source: Official source
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2.1.6 Quorum and necessary vote Urban Development, their staff, an
As to any matter requiring a hearing, no business applicant, or others. These meetings will be
shall be transacted by the Planning Board without a open for public comment according to the
quorum, consisting of four members, being present. rules of the Planning Board. Such
The vote of a majority of the members present shall meetings, unless open to the public as
be necessary to authorize any action by the board. If provided in Title 1 M.R.S. § 401 et seq. shall
less than a quorum is present, the hearing may be be informational only and shall not result
adjourned for a period not exceeding three weeks in final decisions on any matter.
at any one time. The Planning Authority shall notify 2. Public hearings. Public hearings shall be
in writing all members of the date of the adjourned held as required by the various statutes,
hearing and shall notify such other interested codes, and ordinances pursuant to which
parties as may be directed in the vote of matters are brought before the Planning
adjournment. Board and shall be conducted in
accordance with relevant state law, the
2.1.7 Conflicts Land Use Code, and the rules of the board.
No member of the Planning Board shall participate B. Notice. The Planning Authority shall give
in the hearing or disposition of any matter in which notice of the time and place of public
they have an interest. Any question of whether a workshops and hearings, including a brief
member has a conflict of interest sufficient for a description of the application(s) to be
member to be recused shall be decided by a considered, as follows:
majority vote of the members present, except the 1. Site plan and subdivision. Notice shall be
member whose possible conflict is being examined. sent