There is hereby created and established a Planning and Zoning Commission consisting of the number of members from time to time specified by the Council by ordinance. Such members shall be appointed by the Council for terms to be established by the Council at the time of appointment. Each member shall be a taxpaying elector and in addition shall have resided in the area comprising the Town at the time of their appointment for at least one year immediately preceding the date of their appointment.

The Planning and Zoning Commission shall exercise the functions and powers and perform the duties assigned to it by this Charter and the ordinances of the Town. It may prepare and submit to the Council for its approval a master plan for the physical development of the Town and areas adjacent thereto. All plats of the proposed subdivisions shall be submitted to it for its recommendations and approval before being presented to the Council for its approval; it shall hold hearings relative to zoning and changes in the zoning ordinance and shall make recommendations thereon to the Council. Where not otherwise provided by Charter or ordinance, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall have the powers, perform the functions and follow the procedures set forth in the Statutes of the State of Colorado. (Amended by Charter election held on 11-04-03; amended by Charter election held on 11-07-23)