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ATTACHMENT 1
ORDINANCE NO. ___-2026
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BARSTOW AMENDING SECTIONS 2.24.010, 2.24.020, AND 2.24.030 OF THE BARSTOW
MUNICIPAL CODE
REGARDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission plays a vital role in reviewing land use and development matters; and
WHEREAS, the absence or disqualification of commission members can prevent the commission from achieving a quorum or conducting business; and WHEREAS, the appointment of alternate members will ensure continuity of commission operations and enable timely review of planning matters; and WHEREAS, alternate members will serve when regular members are absent, recused due to conflicts of interest, or otherwise unable to participate; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Barstow ordains as follows:
SECTION 1. Municipal Code Amendment. Sections 2.24.010, 2.24.020, and
2.24.030 of the Municipal Code are hereby revised as follows, and Section 2.24.100 is added, with additions denoted in underline and deletions noted in strikethrough:
Sec. 2.24.010. Established.
(a) A city planning commission of five regular members, and two alternate members, is established by appointment by the majority of the City Council. No member of such planning commission shall hold any other office with the city. (b) The City Council shall designate alternate members as first alternate and second alternate. If only one alternate member is appointed, that alternate member is automatically deemed the first alternate member.
(c) Members shall be registered voters and maintain their principal place of residence within the city throughout their term.
(d) As used in this Chapter:
(1) "Alternate member" means a planning commissioner appointed to attend meetings and exercise the powers of a regular member when a regular member is absent or unable to participate due to a conflict of interest or other disqualification.
(2) "Member" includes regular members and alternate members. 430698.2 2 of 4
(3) “Regular member” means a planning commissioner who holds one of the five seats on the commission.
Sec. 2.24.020. Term.
Planning commissioners Members shall be appointed and/or reappointed for one or more four-year terms. Commissioners Members may serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. In accordance with the process in section 2.24.035(a)(2), commissioners members may apply to be reappointed at the expiration of their term to ensure an equal opportunity for all community members to participate in the process to fill a vacancy.
Sec. 2.24.030. Vacancy. Vacancies and Absences.
(a) If a mid-term vacancy on the planning commission of a regular member occurs by resignation, disqualification, removal by the city council, incapacitation, or death, such vacancy shall be automatically filled by the first alternate member for the unexpired term. If there is no alternate member at the time of vacancy, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment pursuant to the provisions of sections 2.24.010 and
2.24.035 for the unexpired portion of the term.
(b) If a regular member is unable to participate in a meeting due to absence, conflict of interest, or other temporary reason, the first alternate member shall automatically serve in their place or, if the first alternate member is unavailable, the second alternate member shall serve.
SECTION 3. Severability. If any provision, section, paragraph, sentence or word of this Ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is rendered or declared invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions, Sections, paragraphs, sentences or words of this Ordinance, and their application to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect and, to that end, the provisions of this Ordinance are severable.
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect thirty days after adoption as provided by Government Code 36937. The City Clerk shall cause this Ordinance to be published in accordance with California Government Code Section 36933.
SECTION 5. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause this Ordinance and her certification, together with proof of publication, to be entered in the Book of Ordinances of the City Council.
SECTION 6. CEQA. The City Council finds the adoption of this ordinance is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act because it relates to an administrative matter. (CEQA Guidelines, 14 Cal. Code of Regulations, Section 5061(b)(3) 430698.2 3 of 4
and 15378(b)(5).
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this ______ day of _______, 2026 ________________________________
Timothy R. Silva, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Andrea Flores, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Matthew Summers, City Attorney
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I, Andrea Flores, City Clerk for the City of Barstow, California, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. ___-2026, which was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Barstow held on the 20th day of January 2026, and adopted at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Barstow on the ___ day of ___ 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
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Andrea Flores, City Clerk