§ 160A-451. Membership and appointment of commission; joint commission.
Part 7. Community Appearance Commissions.
§ 160A‑451. Membership and appointment ofcommission; joint commission.
Each municipality and county in the State may create a specialcommission, to be known as the official appearance commission for the city orcounty. The commission shall consist of not less than seven nor more than 15members, to be appointed by the governing body of the municipality or countyfor such terms, not to exceed four years, as the governing body may byordinance provide. All members shall be residents of the municipality's orcounty's area of planning and zoning jurisdiction at the time of appointment.Where possible, appointments shall be made in such a manner as to maintain onthe commission at all times a majority of members who have had special trainingor experience in a design field, such as architecture, landscape design,horticulture, city planning, or a closely related field. Members of thecommission may be reimbursed for actual expenses incidental to the performanceof their duties within the limits of any funds available to the commission, butshall serve without pay unless otherwise provided in the ordinance establishingthe commission. Membership of the commission is declared to be an office thatmay be held concurrently with any other elective or appointive office pursuantto Article VI, Sec. 9, of the Constitution.
A county and one or more cities in the county may establish a jointappearance commission. If a joint commission is established, the county and thecity or cities involved shall determine the residence requirements for membersof the joint commission. (1971, c. 896, s. 6; c. 1058; 1973, c. 426, s. 63.)