The powers and duties of the Plan Commission are described below. Duties should be interpreted as activities that are obligations. Powers should be interpreted as activities that are optional to be initiated.
(A) Plan Commission duties.
(1) Adopt and maintain a Town Council-approved Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Control Ordinance as authorized under state law;
(2) Adopt and maintain rules and procedures for holding meetings, holding public hearings, and administrating and enforcing the Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Control Ordinance;
(3) Maintain complete records of all meetings, hearings, correspondences and affairs of the Plan Commission;
(4) Record and file bonds and contracts for development and land use functions;
(5) Publish and make available to the public all plans, ordinances and other related materia! that are the responsibility of the Plan Commission;
(6) Adopt and maintain a permitting process and seal used to certify official or approved documents;
(7) Certify and submit recommendations to the Town Council including new versions of and revisions to the Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Ordinance, Subdivision Control Ordinance and Official Zoning Map;
(8) Certify and submit recommendations to the Town Council for adopting a Planned Development District;
(9) Maintain monetary and fiscal records of the Plan Commission;
(10) Prepare and submit an annual budget to the Town Council;
(11) Approve or deny plats or replats of subdivisions;
(12) Approve or deny development plans and amendments to development plans;
(13) Assign street numbers to new lots and structures, renumber lots and structures, assign street names and approve or deny proposed street names in new developments;
(14) Establish and maintain a Town Council-approved fee schedule that assigns a fee to permits, processes, and official actions of the Plan Commission in order to defray the administrative costs of such duties and powers;
(15) Enforce regulations and procedures of the Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Control Ordinance to the extent of the local resolutions, ordinances and state law; and
(16) All duties as permitted by Indiana Code.
(B) Plan Commission powers.
(1) Delegate to a committee or person the role as Zoning Administrator;
(2) Establish advisory committees as necessary made up of town/township officials and the general public;
(3) Establish an executive committee;
(4) Seek funding assistance through grant programs as necessary;
(5) Distribute copies or summaries of the Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Ordinance or Subdivision Control Ordinance to the general public and development community; and
(6) All powers as permitted by Indiana Code.
(Ord. 2002-05, passed 12-30-2002, § 13.4)