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A RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE FOR THE SUBMISSION TO THE ELECTORATE AN AMENDMENT TO THE GAHANNA CITY CHARTER PERTAINING TO THE CONSOLIDATION OF PLANNING COMMISSION AND ZONING APPEAL FUNCTIONS
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WHEREAS, the Gahanna Charter Review Commission has recommended to City Council that changes be made to Section 11.03, Planning Commission - Powers and Duties, of Article XI, Planning Commission, and that Article XII, Board of Zoning and Building Appeals, be repealed, all of the Gahanna City Charter; and
WHEREAS, the Gahanna Charter Review Commission's proposed amendment would transfer the powers and duties of the Board of Zoning and Building Appeals to the Planning Commission, repeal Article XII of the Charter, consolidate related land use functions within a single public body, and provide for appeals as otherwise authorized by Ohio law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GAHANNA, COUNTY OF FRANKLIN, STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That the question of an amendment to the Charter of the City of Gahanna be submitted to the electors of the City of Gahanna at the next regular general election so that, as amended, the same shall read as follows on EXHIBIT A, attached hereto and made a part hereof as if fully written herein.
Section 2. That the Clerk shall make available to the Board of Elections sufficient copies of this text so as to have one copy per precinct in all voting places within the City of Gahanna.
Section 3. That this amendment be digested on the voting machine with the following language:
Shall Section 11.03, Planning Commission - Powers and Duties, of Article XI, Planning Commission, be amended and Article XII, Board of Zoning and Building Appeals, be repealed to transfer zoning, building, and landscaping appeal functions to the Planning Commission and to transfer Planning Commission appeals to Franklin County courts?
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Section 4. That the Board of Elections of Franklin County, Ohio, be and it is her...
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