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3109.05 Commission Area

To qualify as a commission area, an area of the city described in a petition for its establishment shall:
A. Consist of a compact, homogeneous area that is manageable in size, being large enough for recognition and small enough for effective representation;
B. Maintain neighborhood identity and cohesiveness;
C. Whenever feasible, coincide with a designated city planning area;
D. Be compatible with boundaries of existing commission areas; and
E. Be described by the centerline of natural or artificial boundaries with the fewest changes in course practical, together with an indication of the number of acres and dwelling units contained therein.

Commission areas heretofore established by ordinance of council and presently in existence are hereby declared to be in conformance with this section.
In establishing a new commission area the boundaries shall be set forth in Chapter 3111. The city clerk shall give notice of council's action to the agent named in the petition. Council's designation of the proposed area as a commission area shall serve as approval of the initiating petition and attached documents. (Ord. 2654-96 § 1 (part).))