A. Any factual information obtained by the planning director or a member of the city council outside the information provided by city staff or outside of the formal process for review or hearing will be deemed an ex parte contact. The planning director or a member of the city council who has obtained any material factual information through an ex parte contact must declare the content of that contact, and allow any interested party to rebut the substance of that contact.

B. Whenever the planning director or a member of the city council, or any member of their immediate family or household, has a financial interest in the outcome of a particular demand or lives within the area entitled to notice of the demand, the planning director or member of the city council shall not participate in the deliberation or decision on that application.

C. All decisions on demands must be fair, impartial and based on the applicable review standards and the evidence in the record. Any planning director or member of the city council who is unable to render a decision on this basis must refrain from participating in the deliberation or decision on that matter. Ord. 4818 §1, 2004).