The Planning Commission shall have the following responsibilities:
(A) Zoning Administrator appeals. Act as the appeal body on decisions made by the Zoning Administrator.
(B) Design Review Committee appeals. Act as the appeal body on decisions by the Design Review Committee.
(C) Conditional use permits and variances. Hear and act upon applications for conditional use permits and variances.
(D) Recommendations to city council. Hear and make recommendations to the City Council on applications for specific plans, Zoning Code text and map amendments, General Plan amendments, development agreements and other related planning studies.
(E) Zoning Code amendment studies and recommendations. Initiate studies of amendments to the Zoning Code and make recommendations to the City Council for amendments to the Zoning Code.
(F) Historic Resource Advisory Committee. Act as the Historic Resource Advisory Committee and perform the following duties:
(1) Regularly survey the city to recommend to the City Council that certain areas, buildings or structures be designated as historically significant.
(2) Publish and regularly update a register of historic properties, buildings and districts.
(3) Recommend to the City Council steps to encourage public understanding of and involvement in the unique architectural and environmental heritage of the city through educational and interpretive programs.
(4) Encourage the protection, retention and use of any designated or potential historic properties, buildings and districts.
(5) Recommend and encourage the protection, enhancement, appreciation and use of structures of historical, cultural, architectural, community or aesthetic value that have not been designated as historic buildings but deserve recognition to acknowledge their importance to the city. The Committee may recommend to the City Council steps desirable to recognize these structures without imposing any regulations or controls upon them.
(6) Encourage cooperation between public and private cultural heritage groups.
(7) Review and approve redevelopment plans and make recommendations to the City Council regarding proposed historic properties, buildings or districts within the area covered by such plan.
(8) Notify all public agencies and public utilities that own or may acquire property, including easements and public right-of-way in the city, of the existence of historic properties, buildings and districts.
(G) Other powers and duties. Exercise other powers and duties as are prescribed by state law, local ordinance or as directed by the City Council.
(Ord. 1346, passed 5-2-12)