Sec. 27.02.07.03. Panels

A. The Chairman may appoint a panel of the Commission to review any of the development proposals listed in Regulation .01, above, and to make recommendations to the full Commission concerning approval, denial, or conditioning of the proposal. The panel shall consist of five Commission members to be appointed by the Chairman.

B. A panel may conduct public hearings on a proposal for development in accordance with the provisions of Regulation .02B, C, and D, above. The panel shall keep and provide to the full Commission a record of the proceedings.

C. The panel shall make its recommendations on the proposal known to the full Commission, which shall make the final determination by majority vote of approval, disapproval, or conditional approval within the time frames stated in Regulation .04, below.

D. The cabinet secretary, or that secretary's designee, of the State department or agency which is the sponsor of the proposed development, may not sit on the panel considering that agency's proposed development. If a local project is the subject of this regulation, the local elected or appointed official from the subject jurisdiction, who also sits as a Commissioner, may not sit on the panel appointed to consider that proposed development.