19730904 1973-20ORDINANCE NO, 1973-20
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 13
OF THE ~,ONING ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA
IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
Fairfax, Virginia that Section 13.05 of the Zoning Ordinance of the
City of Fairfax should be and the same is hereby amended and re-
enacted to read in its entirety as follows:
"13.05 For the purpose of making effective the provisions of
this article, there is hereby created a Board to be known as the Board
of Architectural Review, to be composed of seven members who shall be
appointed by the Council. One appointee shall be selected from a
list of nominations which shall be solicited from the Chamber of
Commerce such list to be composed of businessmen in the City, not
necessarily members of the Chamber of Commerce. At least one appointee
shall be an architect licensed in Virginia and one member shall be
appointed from among the membership of the Planning Commission.
Members shall be appointed by the City Council for staggered terms
of three years. Upon the passage of this Ordinance, Council shall
appoint two members for terms of one year, two members for terms of
two years and three members for terms of three years. Members of
the Board now in office at the time of the passage of this Ordinance
who wish to be re-appointed shall draw lots to determine which members
will be appointed for terms of one year, two years, and three years.
The re-appointment of any member for an additional term or terms
shall be by affirmative action of the Council only. The term of the
Planning Commission member shall be further limited by his term on
the Commission. Any appointed member of the Board may be removed
from office with cause by a two-thirds vote of the City Council. Any
appointment to fill a vacancy shall be only for the unexpired portion
of the term."
This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its enactment
by the city Council.
Enacted: September 4, 1973. ~~,~/;~