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(A) The Village Planning Commission shall elect a Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, and Secretary from its members; provided, however, an ex officio member shall not be eligible to serve as the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson of the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission may create and fill by election such other offices as it considers advisable. The term of Chairperson and any other officers shall be one year, with eligibility for reelection as specified in the Planning Commission bylaws.
(B) The Planning Commission may appoint advisory committees, whose members are not required to be members of the Planning Commission.
(C) The Village Planning Commission shall hold not less than four regular meetings each year and shall by resolution determine the time and place of the meetings.
(D) The Village Planning Commission shall adopt bylaws for the transaction of its business.
(E) The Village Planning Commission shall keep a public record of its resolutions, transactions, findings, and determinations.
(Ord. 5 of 2018, passed 2-12-2018)
(A) The Village Planning Commission shall have all powers authorized by, and shall perform all duties specified in, the State Planning Enabling Act, being Public Act 33 of 2008, being M.C.L.A. §§ 125.3801 et seq., as amended, except that the Village Planning Commission shall be exempt from the requirement to prepare annually a capital improvement program of public structures and improvements.
(B) The Village Planning Commission shall have all the powers and duties conferred on zoning commissions under the State Zoning Enabling Act, being Public Act 110 of 2006, being M.C.L.A. §§ 125.3101 et seq., as amended, and any other powers and duties conferred on planning commissions by other provisions of law. Any and all such powers and duties are hereby conferred and incorporated as if fully set forth herein.
(Ord. 5 of 2018, passed 2-12-2018)
A member of the Village Planning Commission shall declare a conflict of interest in connection with a matter pending before the Planning Commission and shall disqualify himself or herself from deliberating and voting on the matter when any of the following circumstances exist.
(A) The applicant is the child, grandchild, great-grandchild, parent, grandparent, great-grandparent, brother, sister, nephew, niece, aunt, or uncle of the Planning Commission member or the member’s spouse.
(B) The Planning Commission member or the member’s spouse, parent, child, or any relative residing in the member’s household has a pecuniary interest in the outcome of the matter.
(C) The Planning Commission member or the member’s spouse resides on or has an ownership interest in land within 300 feet of the parcel regarding which the decision is to be made.
(D) While being a member of the Planning Commission, the member has made statements or taken any action outside the formal decision making process that would suggest that he or she has prejudged the matter before the Planning Commission or would in any way preclude him or her from affording the applicant and the public a fair hearing.
(E) If the Planning Commission member has expressed an opinion concerning a matter before the Planning Commission prior to becoming a member of the Planning Commission and cannot in good faith set aside that prior opinion and decide the matter based on the information provided at the public hearing and the zoning ordinance requirements.
(F) The Planning Commission member concludes in good faith that because of prior business or personal relationships with the applicant or with other participants in the public hearing process, or for other reasons, he or she cannot afford the applicant and the public a fair hearing.
(Ord. 5 of 2018, passed 2-12-2018)
(A) The Village Council may employ a Planning Director and other personnel as it considers necessary to assist the Village Planning Commission in carrying out its powers and duties.
(B) The Village Council may contract for professional planning services and other technical services, such as attorneys and engineers, as it considers necessary to assist the Village Planning Commission in carrying out its powers and duties.
(Ord. 5 of 2018, passed 2-12-2018)
Within 14 days after the Village Council adopts this subchapter, the Village Clerk shall transmit a notice of the adoption of this subchapter to the County Planning Commission.
(Ord. 5 of 2018, passed 2-12-2018)
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