It shall be the duty of the Planning and Zoning Appeals Board to serve in an advisory capacity to City Council, in general, and to do the following.
(A) Acquire and maintain in current form basic information and materials as are necessary to an understanding of past trends, present conditions, and forces at work to cause changes in these conditions.
(B) Prepare and, from time to time, amend and revise a comprehensive and coordinated plan for the physical development of the city.
(C) Establish principles and policies for guiding action in the development of the city.
(D) Prepare and recommend to the City Council ordinances promoting orderly development along the lines indicated in the comprehensive plan.
(E) Determine whether specific proposed developments conform to the principles and requirements of the comprehensive plan for the growth and improvement of the city.
(F) Conduct administrative hearings to review and approve or deny proposed major subdivisions in accordance with the standards and procedures of Planning and Regulation of Development chapters of this code.
(G) Review proposed map and text amendments and make recommendations to City Council.
(H) Keep the Council and the general public informed and advised as to these matters.
(I) Perform any other duties which may lawfully be assigned to it.
(Ord. 18-30, passed 9-4-18; Am. Ord. 21-26, passed 7-12-21; Am. Ord. 24-06, passed 2-19-24)