CHAPTER 282

An Act to amend and reenact § 15-901 of the Code of Virginia, relating
to composition of municipal planning commissions. [H 393]

Approved March 9, 1956

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

a That § 15-901 of the Code of Virginia be amended and reenacted as
ollows:

§ 15-901. The number of members of the planning commission of a
municipality shall be specified by the council in the ordinance creating
the commission, * which number shall * be not less than five nor more
than seven. * One of the members may be a member of the council, and
not * more than three members * may be administrative officials of the
municipality appointed by the mayor; provided, however, that the number
of such ex officio members, including the councilmanic member, if there
be one, shall be a minority of the total membership of the commission.
The remaining members, hereinafter referred to as appointed members,
shall be qualified voters of the municipality appointed by the mayor. All
members of the commission shall serve as such without compensation, and
the appointed members shall hold no other municipal office except that
one of each such appointed members may be a member of the zoning
board of appeals. The terms of ex officio members shall correspond to
their respective official tenures. Provision shall be made in the ordinance
creating such commission for the terms of office of the appointed members,
the length of which terms shall not be less than four years or more than
six years, for the removal after public hearing of any appointed member
eu inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office and for the filling
of vacancies.