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The
planning and zoning commission is a five-member board responsible
for making recommendations to the city council on zoning and subdivision
matters. Each member is a resident of Mount Pleasant and is appointed
by the city council to serve a two-year term. The two-year terms are
staggered ending January 31st each year. (For current members see
boards and commissions.)
The planning and zoning commission meets regularly
at 6:00 p.m. on the second Monday of the month in the city council
chambers of city hall located at 501 N. Madison Avenue. On occasion,
meetings times and dates may change due to holidays and other special
circumstances. Please call the planning department 903-575-4137 to verify meeting dates.
Some of the items on the agenda of the planning and
zoning commission are administrative in nature and do not require
a public hearing. Others such as zoning changes require a public
hearing. Each public hearing is preceded by a staff introduction
of the request. The applicant is then permitted to make a presentation
to the commission. The commission may spend time asking the applicant
questions about the request. In addition, the commission will hear
others who wish to speak in opposition or in support of the request.
If there are organized groups in attendance, a representative should
be selected to serve as spokesperson for the group. After a brief
rebuttal by the applicant, the hearing will be closed and no further
testimony will be permitted. Discussion of the issue will follow
and a recommendation will be made.
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